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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There's always going to be that. He hasn't even practiced with the (first or second units). Hopefully, he'll regain it quickly.
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I think we have a good relationship that is based on the right principles. But at the same time, it's still a very competitive relationship, whether it's golf or football.
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I think that does offer some nice options for some of our guys, because we do have a fair amount of California guys on the team. But at the same time I think they are excited to go play a football game.
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I think he didn't feel like he needed any assistance. I think he felt that with his Notre Dame background he was in pretty good shape in terms of understanding the program, what he wanted to do. I think he wanted to come in and have a fresh, brand new approach.
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I think he didn't feel like he needed any assistance, ... I think he felt that with his Notre Dame background he was in pretty good shape in terms of understanding the program, what he wanted to do. I think he wanted to come in and have a fresh, brand new approach.
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I think Johnny has done very well. Johnny has been under very difficult circumstances, with the way we, or should I say I, managed to get him back into the lineup. But, I think he has handled himself very mature, and he is preparing himself to be our number two.
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Kenny has had a good winter. I think he sees himself performing at a level that was much above last year, for whatever reason, and that's exciting. He has put in the effort, the focus and the concentration. He's trying to regain the spot and the level that he was playing at before.
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That creates a little hype and energy for them, ... That's a very positive thing if you can control it and keep their focus and not get distracted.
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You have to be great at reading body language. Hopefully I continue to get better at that so I can do a better job of knowing where their minds are when their mouths aren't saying anything.
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We're trying to get them to understand it's perfect practice that gives you good performance, ... practices have been up and down.
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We'll have a clearer picture on that on Tuesday. Is it conceivable that he might play? We don't know yet. I think that's a very honest answer.
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We won't know until practice today, until he goes out and tries a few snaps and sees what happens. Then after that, we'll probably be able to make a decision one way or the other. You'll probably know tomorrow.
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When you take that job, you understand. And I think that's one of the reasons that I took the job, because it is a place that has had some of the most prestigious coaches in the country with some of the greatest accomplishments in football. So, you take it knowing that. And hopefully you're prepared to try to live up to that type of manner.
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He's had those flashes. That's good, because Corey is one of those guys I think can really come in and do some things for us. Since he had the break in his wrist, he's been trying to bounce his way back to what we all expect and hope he'll be.