Tyrone Willingham
Tyrone Willingham
Lionel Tyrone "Ty" Willinghamis a retired American football player and coach. He was the head coach at Stanford University, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Washington, compiling a career college football record of 76–88–1. He served as a volunteer for the Stanford University women's golf team...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth30 December 1953
CityKinston, NC
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But that is a mixed bag of blessings,
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I got my first real inkling of this (Monday) night. The long and short of it is our compliance office, in doing the things they do, checking and double checking and making sure that everything is right, brought this to our attention. We followed through (Tuesday) morning.
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I have been very, very pleased with the play that we have received from Isaiah,
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I don't coach their team. I have to coach our team. Our job is to prevent them from scoring. We have to do our job.
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We've got to improve on our play in the fourth quarter. That's the area we've got to tighten up.
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Hasty is still in contention. He has done some good things.
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He just came up to me, ... It was awful nice of him to come away from his team, to take the time.
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He works hard every day, he studies and prepares himself as well as any of our starters. There is no question he has a strong desire to be a part of what's going on. But he is a team player and he places that above self. And that, to me, is very special. That's what really makes the core of a good football team when you have guys who put team before self.
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He has dedicated himself to being a good quarterback, and I think so far, he is moving in that direction.
created deal makeup recruiting totally
I deal with it every day. The proliferation of recruiting has created different mindsets -- for all sports. It's a totally different makeup in many individuals than it was 20 years ago.
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I am keeping J.R. very close. I like a lot of things that he is doing. I am still wrestling with the decision of whether to activate him.
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You go too late, then you miss a valuable option. I think that is something he has to get a feel for and it is something that we encourage him to do. But the key for him is to make the decision at the right time. I think he is getting better and better each day.
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Everything gets more difficult. It adds another dimension to their lives.
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Because it is a very fertile area to recruit, it's always nice to go there and do well. It should provide some guys an opportunity that maybe they don't get because of their football schedules to see us,