Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Football Report, Aug. 12
August 12, 2015 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Oklahoma State football team continued fall camp with a two-hour practice Wednesday morning at the Sherman E. Smith Training Facility. Following the session, Cowboy backs coach Jason McEndoo talked about the practice.
Cowboy Backs Coach Jason McEndoo
On today's practice:
"I felt like it was great. Having the temperatures be a little cooler and having a couple of days off really helped the guys come out and have a lot of energy."
On the versatility of the Cowboy back position:
"I tell you what, if you're a tight end or a fullback out there, then you want to play in this offense. We're on the field 90 percent of time. The guys have got a lot of things they're doing and a lot of versatility, and they're relishing that role. Like I told them, the more plays they want to give us, the more we'll take care of everything they throw at us."
On the strengths of the Cowboy backs group:
"I think the strength of the group is the group. They're all so versatile that we can throw those guys in multiple positions, whether it's an end-line guy, a wing guy or a traditional fullback, and then split them out. I think they're doing a great job with that. They've embraced the role themselves, and they've embraced the versatility, which is great."
On improvement he'd like to see before the season opener:
"I think we've just got to keep bringing the physicality, putting a facemask on guys, and finishing at the top end. I think they've all got to be a little better with their hands, hand placement and finding out those little details that I don't think they've been used to in the past."
On the closeness of the Cowboy backs group:
"I love it. Coming from coaching the offensive line, where you've got 15 to 17 guys with a lot of moving parts, it's great because now I've got seven guys in my group. It's very intimate. I can spend more time, spend more individual one-on-one time and not feel like I'm leaving anybody out. I really love the group. Five out of the seven are Oklahoma kids, so that's very important to them. It's a real hard-working group. It's easy to coach guys who want to be coached. They show up every day to go to work, and they're very coachable. We're having a great time."
Cowboy Backs Coach Jason McEndoo
On today's practice:
"I felt like it was great. Having the temperatures be a little cooler and having a couple of days off really helped the guys come out and have a lot of energy."
On the versatility of the Cowboy back position:
"I tell you what, if you're a tight end or a fullback out there, then you want to play in this offense. We're on the field 90 percent of time. The guys have got a lot of things they're doing and a lot of versatility, and they're relishing that role. Like I told them, the more plays they want to give us, the more we'll take care of everything they throw at us."
On the strengths of the Cowboy backs group:
"I think the strength of the group is the group. They're all so versatile that we can throw those guys in multiple positions, whether it's an end-line guy, a wing guy or a traditional fullback, and then split them out. I think they're doing a great job with that. They've embraced the role themselves, and they've embraced the versatility, which is great."
On improvement he'd like to see before the season opener:
"I think we've just got to keep bringing the physicality, putting a facemask on guys, and finishing at the top end. I think they've all got to be a little better with their hands, hand placement and finding out those little details that I don't think they've been used to in the past."
On the closeness of the Cowboy backs group:
"I love it. Coming from coaching the offensive line, where you've got 15 to 17 guys with a lot of moving parts, it's great because now I've got seven guys in my group. It's very intimate. I can spend more time, spend more individual one-on-one time and not feel like I'm leaving anybody out. I really love the group. Five out of the seven are Oklahoma kids, so that's very important to them. It's a real hard-working group. It's easy to coach guys who want to be coached. They show up every day to go to work, and they're very coachable. We're having a great time."
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