Sylvester Croom
Sylvester Croom
Sylvester Croom, Jr.is an American football coach. He is currently the running backs coach for the NFL's Tennessee Titans. He was the head coach at Mississippi State University from 2004 to 2008, and the first African American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference. His father, Sylvester Croom, Sr., was himself an All-American football player at Alabama A&M, later the team chaplain at the University of Alabama, and has been recognized by that school as one of the state's 40...
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I have a great deal of respect for people who stay in a program without the benefit of a scholarship and go through the grind every day, just hoping for that one time when they are able to put a uniform on and play in the college game. There are a lot of guys around the country who do that, and you have a great deal more respect for those guys than the guys who play on scholarship.
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The offense has made up a lot of ground this spring. We're better off there than we've been at any time. We've gotten a lot of improvement on the offensive line. We've moved Brian Anderson back to right guard and when (junior college transfer) J.D. Hamilton gets here, we should be solid at offensive tackle.
ability ball fast figured grabbing holding line sure trying
(His ability) is no secret, ... (Georgia) figured that out the other night, holding him, grabbing him by the face-guard, making sure he didn't get off the line of scrimmage. They figured out real fast we're trying to get him the ball. We're always trying to get him the ball in a lot of different ways.
calamity crucial good poised special teams
Special teams have been good all the time. We just had a calamity in one game. Like anything else, we just need to be poised in crucial situations.
extra gets line ran
It's the same thing as if we ran a toss-sweep. Then you line up on first down and 'let's go.' That's the way I look at it. (Norwood) gets an extra down.
enjoys ethic fun practice work
His work ethic is tremendous, ... He comes to practice every day to compete. He enjoys it. He has fun at what he's doing. And as a coach, you really like to see that in a player.
catch good schemes
They've got good schemes and they're well-coached and they play hard. But some of those little things may catch up with them at some point.
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I looked out there in the fourth quarter and there wasn't a single player on the field who had ever played in a college football game before. I'm sure they made some mistakes, but overall they performed well.
campus football remain report suspension team
They will remain suspended from the football team through the remainder of this semester. When they report back to campus this summer, the suspension will be lifted.
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Let me tell you something. That first game, they're going to be like a deer (in headlights), no matter what you do or how you calm them down. I remember the same way myself when I played. You can talk about it all you want to, but when you run out of that gate and that crowd starts yelling, it ain't high school any more, It's a whole different deal.
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I'm disappointed that the players have put themselves in a very embarrassing situation and did not use good judgment. I'm just hopeful that lessons have been learned. As these young men move into mature adulthood ... they must learn to either defuse the situation or walk away from it.
gave last seniors stepped time won
If we play like we did today, we could have won the last two games. This was the first time that the seniors stepped up and never gave up.
alabama class played teams
I didn't think they played with as much class as Alabama teams usually do,
determine money round taken worried
I'm not worried about him making it and doing well. It's just what round is he going to be taken in that's going to determine how much he's going to get paid. I want him to make as much money as possible.