“Everyone has played their part, whether that’s the players or the coaching staff. It’s been a top season and we’ve really enjoyed it. “We just bounce off of each other every single day. We have lots of laughs and banter in the changing room and in the gym, and that’s somet...
"Jessie Bates is up there, No. 1, in terms of one of the best safeties I've ever been around," Lake said. "He is extremely smart, extremely ball-aware -- an extension of the coaching staff on the field, in terms of how smart he is. "He's a special player. Ron...
In Oklahoma’s case, 14 newcomers have chosen to make that sudden transition from boys to men. Jerry Schmidt’s winter workouts might seem impossible at first, and then the summer grind is even harder. In between, the coaching staff takes over, and spring football practice puts the...
the culture that the coaching staff has brought in and just the buzz around the city, the excitement for the team," Bates explained. "I mean, there's so many things, so many intangible things that I think go into it with the feeling around the Lions right now. ...