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Ron Zook

Were thinking about it and talking about it, and we have to get some competition going in the secondary, ... They want to give Travis Williams a look to see if he can compete a little bit. Those guys have talent but theyre not playing the way we need back there, so well open it up a little.

— Ron Zook thinking

Were thinking about it and talking about it. But were using what we feel like is everybody we have. We have to get the ones who are playing better. Everyone has to play as hard as they can.

— Ron Zook thinking

You have to do what you feel like your players do best,

— Ron Zook you

We had kids who didnt hear from their loved ones for three days. It shakes everybody up.

— Ron Zook love

We have to worry about us. We cant worry about anybody else until we get ourselves fixed.

— Ron Zook body

We have two new tackles, big guys. That pocket is not going to compress as much. And moving Ryan put him at a more natural position. Hes done a great job. A couple of snaps at the beginning of the spring were a little off, but he hasnt missed a call. Moving Matt to guard has made him a little more comfortable.

— Ron Zook ya

We have a lot to learn from this game, ... Well get back and get better.

— Ron Zook learn

We played more freshmen out there. Well suffer with some growing pains now. Well be better for it down the road.

— Ron Zook pain

We had opportunities to stand up and make plays and we just didnt do it. Im tired of it. I know the coaches are tired of it, and I know a lot of guys in that locker room are tired of it.

— Ron Zook opportunities

We have guys who can back up and get in there, but one play and all of a sudden youre out of depth. I dont feel as good as I would if we had Justin in there.

— Ron Zook good

We consider St. Louis in-state. You start at home and then you go as far as you have to go.

— Ron Zook art

Were using what we feel is everybody we have, ... The good players have to play good, and everyone has to play as hard as they possibly can play.

— Ron Zook good

Vince has done everything I thought he would do in learning our package. Hes spent time with the defensive line and linebackers, and I help a lot in the secondary. Weve made great improvement on defense, which we should.

— Ron Zook time

Vince has done everything that I thought he would in terms of coming in, learning our package. Ive been very, very happy with the way thats going. Weve made great improvement on defense, as we should. Weve just got to continue to improve there.

— Ron Zook men

Were not near in as bad of shape as I thought we were during the course of the game. I kept saying during the course of the game that we were not getting enough pressure.

— Ron Zook thought

We saw a lot of good things early on from the first team offense. When we got into the fast-tempo mode it caused the defense some problems.

— Ron Zook good

Unacceptable, ... We had several guys who had a chance to get him on the ground and we didnt do it.

— Ron Zook chance

The reason our student-athletes are here is to get an education. I cant emphasize enough how important it is that each player take care of business in the classroom before they can do it on the field.

— Ron Zook education

You look at that first half, and we were awful, ... We werent pretty at times, but were going to be a better team than people think we are.

— Ron Zook time

You have to get guys in there who make fewer mistakes.

— Ron Zook mistakes

You had to make sure, particularly this first year here, that we had to fill our needs. For the most part, I think we hit right on.

— Ron Zook art

We just got worn out a bit, ... They did a good job coming back and we just tried to fend off the onslaught.

— Ron Zook good

We didnt come here just to play. We came here to try to win. And thats exactly what I did.

— Ron Zook win

We didnt play with emotion. We didnt play with the free rein and the emotion you need to be a good team.

— Ron Zook good

Well start off with Billy. Well rotate them. Theyre all going to have a chance to show what they can do.

— Ron Zook art

There are two ways to change attitudes. You get new attitudes, and you continue to pound on the ones here.

— Ron Zook change

What hes done for the game of college football is unbelievable, ... It is an honor and privilege to coach against him.

— Ron Zook honor

Well be fine. We wont miss a beat.

Hes a defensive player, too, and a fast guy, ... Although if you watched, he got knocked down one time and that cant happen. Were just trying to accelerate his experience, and one way is to get him on the field more.

— Ron Zook time

He reminds me of Chris Leak, the guy we had at Florida. Hes very athletic, very humble, and hes a leader. He was calling me and asking, How about this guy, how about this guy? Its hard to get that team attitude today.

— Ron Zook mind

He missed a couple balls out there. You want to see him be a little more accurate. He threw some behind, but he will continue to get better. Hes better than he was last fall and I feel confident that he has improved from the fall.

— Ron Zook you

He knows this situation is a great situation. He wants a chance to call plays.

— Ron Zook chance

He has had success at the highest level of college football and that winning attitude will be a great advantage as we move forward with the progress of this program.

— Ron Zook success

He hasnt made the strides that Id like to see in the weight room. Thats impossible. Hes burning the candle at both ends. Its important that he has a very good summer in the weight room and get a little bit stronger.

— Ron Zook good

He wants to have an opportunity to play more and he didnt know if thats going to happen. He wants to get into an offense that fits him better.

— Ron Zook opportunity

Hes done an unbelievable job with their program. When you go back and you look, up until just maybe two three years ago, his staff was pretty much intact for such a long period of time. To me, that really says a lot. You look at the record and you can see what hes done, but when you see coaches that stay there for a long period of time, I think it says a lot about the way he runs the program.

— Ron Zook time

Hes done everything I thought he would do at this point. Hes extremely fast. Hes made great strides at getting stronger and bigger.

— Ron Zook thought

Chris is a guy the offensive coaches fought for the day we walked in the door. Hes a guy that could possibly be an NFL offensive lineman, as well.

— Ron Zook man

I didnt know we were down by 20, ... but I told them all along, the score doesnt count until its over.

I dont think its done, but weve had some examples where we feel weve made some strides in that regard, ... Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. ... Weve put ourselves in some situations the last two ballgames that you dont necessarily want to be in, but yet they hung in there, so Ive got to believe some of its getting through.

— Ron Zook believe

I dont think you can say quarterback is the only place we need to upgrade to be competitive. Tim is going to be improved, and hell be the first to tell you he needs to. You can only go so fast. To say Tim is the only one who needs to improve is not fair.

— Ron Zook art

I dont think you say quarterback is the only place to upgrade. If were competitive in the (Big Ten), theres no question that Tim will be improved.

— Ron Zook art

I dont want anyone feeling down in the dumps. I think we are going to be competitive in the Big Ten. But we still have to go out and do that.

— Ron Zook think

If a guy is working his tail off, he deserves to be in there.

— Ron Zook work

I dont think theres any question our line is much improved over where it was in the fall, and it needed to be.

— Ron Zook think

I dont think theres any question that we were a better football team this week than we were last week. Its important that we played a lot of people. Were going to need those guys down the road.

— Ron Zook people

I cant begin to tell you how much I appreciate and respect these players,

— Ron Zook respect

Getting Justin back is a big, big plus, ... He is arguably one of our better players. I was really impressed with the way he played, having not played in a while.

— Ron Zook wit

If this had been a game he would have played, but you want to be safe any time you have a head injury.

— Ron Zook time

I love coaching against those guys, ... Theyve forgotten more than most people know. Theyve seen it all.

— Ron Zook love

Im about as low as Ive been in a while,

I knew that Rutgers was much improved, ... Theyre a veteran club and experienced, and I didnt realize theyre as athletic as they are. I know a lot of their guys from recruiting, so I know theyre talented.

— Ron Zook experience

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.

— Ron Zook good

Im probably more excited about spring ball starting tomorrow than I can remember in a long time. Its just so much different than a year ago.

— Ron Zook time

Im probably more excited about spring ball than ever before. Its just so much different than a year ago. I think one of the biggest reasons Im looking forward to getting started is seeing where were at, physically and mentally.

— Ron Zook war

Im just so proud of them. They did what weve 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.

— Ron Zook success

In any league, at any level, you have to be able to run the football.

— Ron Zook you

I just know Im excited about it. Ive been told I cant do things all my life and thats usually when I get excited.

— Ron Zook life

I just told them were not ready to play, but then again we dont have to be ready to play. We still got some time, so weve got to continue to improve and get better.

— Ron Zook time

I remember watching their bowl game and thinking, Holy smokes. They were supposed to lose 26 guys, but it looks like theyve completely reloaded.

— Ron Zook thinking

I think its important that we get the right guy who can come in here and recruit and just continue doing the things that were doing. The mistake would be to rush into something. Were fine; this thing is going to keep on going at the same speed. Were not going to slow down a bit. I dont foresee any change at all.

— Ron Zook change

It all was going their way, ... But you have to keep fighting.

— Ron Zook fight

I think hes going to get bigger and better. Hes going to play a lot of football here. If he continues to progress the way he has this spring and in the weight room this winter, theres no reason why he cant be an awfully good player in the Big Ten Conference.

— Ron Zook good

I think that maybe in Florida, the expectations were a little out of sync where they were talent-wise.

— Ron Zook wise

I thought he did a nice job. He showed some bursts.

— Ron Zook thought

Kyles a guy who just gets better and better. Im proud of the way hes come on.

Kyles face is all ripped up. They put stitches in a bunch of places.

I was just glad to see him practicing and running around out there. I think everyone was.

— Ron Zook think

Lou turned up the wick considerably this year from last year.

I wish he wasnt out for the season, but it doesnt bother me that hell miss our game. Hes such a great competitor and such a good person. You hate to see anything like that happen to such a great kid.

— Ron Zook hate

I was frustrated because we were working on recruiting and trying to get all that stuff done. But things happen for a reason. Things have a way of working out.

— Ron Zook work

My second game as a defensive coordinator when I was at the University of Cincinnati, we played Penn State, ... He threw 52 (points) on us.

— Ron Zook play

My second game as defensive coordinator when I was at Cincinnati, ... He threw 52 (points) on us.

So guys, Ive got some good news andÂ some bad news, ... How about the good news first. God knows we could use some after last weekend. Well, its official, Im still your coach!

— Ron Zook god

Our offensive line has got to improve. And defensively, theres no question we have to improve. Theres no doubt in my mind we will be improved. Weve got to play the type of defense you have to play in the Big Ten Conference.

— Ron Zook mind

Our offensive line has to improve. Overall defensively we have to improve. We have to improve across the board.

Our players should realize we can compete with a team that is ranked 15th in the country,

— Ron Zook wit

Right now, were undefeated. Im more excited about a spring than Ive been in a long, long time. (But) weve got a long way to go. Were a little bigger, a little stronger, hopefully a little quicker. Weve helped ourselves with the seven (new) guys that are in here right now and the younger guys are a little more mature in how they handle themselves.

— Ron Zook hope

Thats why hes a heck of a quarterback. He can scramble and make things happen. He may be the difference why they got the points and we didnt.

— Ron Zook art

Thats something that were going to have to continue to improve on; its something that we need. Its close contact, usually you dont get many injuries there. Its a drill where the defense has got to learn to separate and the offense has to accelerate their feet and just keep doing it.

— Ron Zook man

That was the first time I felt the momentum was ours,

— Ron Zook time

The amount of football that we have in is a lot more than it was last year. Everybodys on the same page - the coaching staff, the players - in terms of what we expect. Its been a lot smoother and, consequently, weve gotten a lot more work done.

— Ron Zook work

The more we can go out and play and compete, the better we will be. Well have regular 12-minute quarters in the first half and well have 12-minute quarters in the second half but probably with a running clock. We might change that to make it more competitive.

— Ron Zook art

The more you can keep it the same, the better off you are.

— Ron Zook you

At least we know what it is now, and hopefully its taken care of. We can go from there.

— Ron Zook hope

A specialist worked with him and we feel very good about him,

— Ron Zook work

A year ago, I didnt know exactly where we were. I dont know that I know exactly where we are now. I do know we are improved from the fall and that the amount of work we were able to get done this spring was two-fold from last spring.

— Ron Zook work

Every play on special teams is a nightmare. Cal comes after the punt. Theyre like sharks smelling blood right now. They will come after us and try to do the same thing.

— Ron Zook night

Even though it probably went exactly as we thought it would two days ago, until those faxes come across, you never know.

— Ron Zook thought

Eventually well get over this, ... Eventually well get a break and get over it. Weve just got to keep pounding away.

Its been different for them. Normally these guys would be walking the halls and talking to girls. When theyre really going to be glad they did this is in August when the rest of the freshmen come to practice.

— Ron Zook men

Its day-to-day with Derrick. His conditioning is good, but hes a freshman, so its going to take some time.

— Ron Zook time

Its important that this game is competitive. This should give us a good chance and, hopefully, be entertaining for our fans.

— Ron Zook hope

It?s going to be a challenge for us because Rutgers has an explosive offense and a strong defensive line,

— Ron Zook strong

Its a little bit like our situation in that all three of our running backs are a little different in the way that they run, the way they attack, the power, that kind of thing, ... When you look at what theyve done running the football, I think youve got to feel like theyre doing something right.

— Ron Zook power

It looks to me like they have just truly reloaded. The offensive line is huge. The running back is huge. They lost their receivers (to graduation), and theyve got a guy (Jordan) whos got 11 catches in one game. Theyll be obviously the best receivers weve seen to date.

— Ron Zook lost

It looks to me like theyve truly reloaded.

It wasnt my first consideration, ... But it was a consideration. Its particularly important when youre going into a new league of this caliber where youve got guys that have been in it and coached in it. Theres definitely a respect anytime you know what a team is about or what a team can do and you know the personnel a little bit. Its very, very important.

— Ron Zook time

It was not bad, it was really a pretty good practice, but we can be better. Were at the point where we need to stress to be as good as we can be all the time.

— Ron Zook time

Ive said this all along, but the thing Tim has continued to do is that he takes care of the football,

— Ron Zook care

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