Ron Zook
Ron Zook
Ronald Andrew Zookis an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Florida from 2002 to 2004 and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 2005 to 2011. Zook is a native of Ohio and an alumnus of Miami University, where he played college football. He has worked as an assistant coach in the National Football Leaguewith the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, and New Orleans Saints. In August 2012, he...
again continue improve ready
I just told them we're not ready to play, but then again we don't have to be ready to play. We still got some time, so we've got to continue to improve and get better.
run
In any league, at any level, you have to be able to run the football.
assault backs good running year
I know there will be an all-out assault on running backs a year from now, and there are some really good running backs in the vicinity.
athletic club guys knew realize veteran
I knew that Rutgers was much improved, ... They're a veteran club and experienced, and I didn't realize they're as athletic as they are. I know a lot of their guys from recruiting, so I know they're talented.
coming hurdle key major pounding proud successful
I'm just so proud of them. They did what we've been pounding into their heads, ... Coming back was the key thing for us today. We have a long, long way to go. But we did something that I think was a major hurdle for us to have a successful program.
ball biggest excited forward looking physically reasons seeing spring year
I'm probably more excited about spring ball than ever before. It's just so much different than a year ago. I think one of the biggest reasons I'm looking forward to getting started is seeing where we're at, physically and mentally.
ball excited remember spring starting tomorrow year
I'm probably more excited about spring ball starting tomorrow than I can remember in a long time. It's just so much different than a year ago.
excited life
I just know I'm excited about it. I've been told I can't do things all my life and that's usually when I get excited.
count score until
I didn't know we were down by 20, ... but I told them all along, the score doesn't count until it's over.
low
I'm about as low as I've been in a while,
appreciate begin respect
I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate and respect these players,
football guys last played question team week
I don't think there's any question that we were a better football team this week than we were last week. It's important that we played a lot of people. We're going to need those guys down the road.
improved line needed question
I don't think there's any question our line is much improved over where it was in the fall, and it needed to be.
break eventually pounding
Eventually we'll get over this, ... Eventually we'll get a break and get over it. We've just got to keep pounding away.