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Cowboy Football Report, Aug. 11
August 11, 2015 | Cowboy Football
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STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma State football team wrapped up practice Tuesday morning at the Sherman E. Smith Training Facility. After practice, head coach Mike Gundy talked about the session with the media.
Head Coach Mike Gundy
Opening statement:
"We just finished our walk-through for today. Today was a much lighter practice for us. We've been through about six really good workouts. We went through a lot of mental situations in practice today in spiders and shorts. We kind of let the players regroup, hydrate, get some quality sleep, eat some food and let them get their bodies back to how they were on August 2nd. We'll go back at it tomorrow, and then we'll scrimmage on Thursday and Saturday."
On how J.W. Walsh has contributed to camp:
"He's had a really good camp up to this point. He's throwing the ball exceptionally well. Obviously, he understands our offense. His leadership has always been tremendous. He's very mobile, so he's had a really good camp. He's been a good player here for our football team. He was at full-speed in June, and he's done very well up to this point."
On taking extra measures to improve the team's health:
"We have a more mature team this year, so we want to be smart in how we handle the players. We want to be as preventative as possible with the loss of fluids and keeping their shoulders fresh. As I mentioned, after six practices, we've pushed them pretty good. Today's a day off. If you look when we finished yesterday, which was around 10:15 in the morning, and look at when we get back out tomorrow, which will be at 8:45, it's almost 48 hours of recovery. Most of your medical people will tell you that that's a good recovery time for an athlete."
On what he expects from Thursday's scrimmage:
"I want the offense to take care of the ball. I want the defense to force turnovers. I'd like guys lined up in the right spots, playing hard, competing and playing to the speed of the game. I think we're really comfortable with where we're at, X's and O's-wise and on both sides of the ball. We just want guys to compete. We'll have officials at both practices, so it'll give us an idea of where we're at from an officiating standpoint. We just want our guys to play hard."
On what he'd like to see from Mason Rudolph throughout the rest of camp:
"He's done a good job over the last three or four practices about distributing the ball and taking what the defense gives him. He's going to make his plays. He's still showing signs of toughness, and he's continuing to become a student of the game."
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma State football team wrapped up practice Tuesday morning at the Sherman E. Smith Training Facility. After practice, head coach Mike Gundy talked about the session with the media.
Head Coach Mike Gundy
Opening statement:
"We just finished our walk-through for today. Today was a much lighter practice for us. We've been through about six really good workouts. We went through a lot of mental situations in practice today in spiders and shorts. We kind of let the players regroup, hydrate, get some quality sleep, eat some food and let them get their bodies back to how they were on August 2nd. We'll go back at it tomorrow, and then we'll scrimmage on Thursday and Saturday."
On how J.W. Walsh has contributed to camp:
"He's had a really good camp up to this point. He's throwing the ball exceptionally well. Obviously, he understands our offense. His leadership has always been tremendous. He's very mobile, so he's had a really good camp. He's been a good player here for our football team. He was at full-speed in June, and he's done very well up to this point."
On taking extra measures to improve the team's health:
"We have a more mature team this year, so we want to be smart in how we handle the players. We want to be as preventative as possible with the loss of fluids and keeping their shoulders fresh. As I mentioned, after six practices, we've pushed them pretty good. Today's a day off. If you look when we finished yesterday, which was around 10:15 in the morning, and look at when we get back out tomorrow, which will be at 8:45, it's almost 48 hours of recovery. Most of your medical people will tell you that that's a good recovery time for an athlete."
On what he expects from Thursday's scrimmage:
"I want the offense to take care of the ball. I want the defense to force turnovers. I'd like guys lined up in the right spots, playing hard, competing and playing to the speed of the game. I think we're really comfortable with where we're at, X's and O's-wise and on both sides of the ball. We just want guys to compete. We'll have officials at both practices, so it'll give us an idea of where we're at from an officiating standpoint. We just want our guys to play hard."
On what he'd like to see from Mason Rudolph throughout the rest of camp:
"He's done a good job over the last three or four practices about distributing the ball and taking what the defense gives him. He's going to make his plays. He's still showing signs of toughness, and he's continuing to become a student of the game."
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