Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Football Report, Aug. 15
August 15, 2014 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma State football team practiced for approximately two hours Friday morning at the Sherman E. Smith Training Facility. Cowboy running backs coach Jemal Singleton talked about practice and the OSU backfield. His comments:
Running Backs Coach Jemal Singleton
On how Friday's practice went
“Not bad. I think our guys are feeling it a little bit, getting near the end of camp and maybe looking back to the barn a little bit, as opposed to coming out and pushing themselves as hard as they need to. We needed to pick it up a little bit today.”
On the running backs being established
“A little bit. I wouldn't say we're established. Really, if you look at the amount of starts that we have as a position group, it's not many. Five or six of them is about it, so we've still got some young guys. Rennie's (Childs) still just a sophomore. Tyreek (Hill), this is his first year here. Obviously Desmond's (Roland) been around the most, but he needs to step it up as well.”
On if he has goals for the production of Roland and Childs
“Not really. Setting those personal goals I think distracts you from what's really important. I think it's about the team and this is exactly what we have to be this year is a team that plays for each other – plays for the man next to him. Hopefully they just continue to do that and realize their goal is to win the football game. If they've got to rush for 150 or they've got to rush for six, it doesn't matter as long as we're doing things to help the team win.”
On if Hill opens up the offense
“Definitely. You've got a guy that can do multiple things. He can line up as a receiver. He can line up in the backfield, and really causes some problems for some defensive coordinators to determine exactly what personnel package we're in. Are we in two-back; are we in one-back? Those type of things. He allows us to do multiple things out of the same personnel packages.”
