Steve Sarkisian
Steve Sarkisian
Stephen Ambrose "Steve" Sarkisian is a former American football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at the University of Southern Californiafrom 2014 to 2015. Before that, he served as the head football coach of the University of Washington from 2009 to 2013. Sarkisian played college football as a quarterback at Brigham Young Universityand professionally with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League...
definitely excited faced human pressure shy
Definitely there is pressure. I wouldn't be human if I did not say so, but when you get faced with pressure you can go one of two ways. You can take it on and get excited about it, or you can shy away and hide.
affected competitor might physically trying
I don't know if that affected him physically but it might have affected him mentally. That's the competitor in him, trying to make a play.
changes extremely great knack pleasant speeds surprise
Steve's been an extremely pleasant surprise to me. He's been fantastic. He changes speeds and explodes out of the block. He's just got a great knack for the game.
ahead asked following prepared stepped
He's done everything we've asked of him. If he's back on schedule, and he's ahead of it now, he'll be more prepared than the two quarterbacks he'd be following when they stepped in.
extremely great kids prepare veteran
We've been extremely fortunate. We have great kids who know how to prepare -- a veteran group.