Dennis Franchione
Dennis Franchione
Dennis Wayne Franchione, also known as Coach Fran, is an American football coach. He is the former head football coach at Texas State University, a position he held from 1990 to 1991, when the school was known as Southwest Texas State University, and resumed from 2011 to 2015. Franchione has also served as the head football coach at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, Pittsburg State University, the University of New Mexico, Texas Christian University, the University of Alabama, and Texas...
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We certainly think that's big. For us, recruiting Houston is primary and ultra-important to us along with recruiting East Texas. We kept all of our connections live there, and it's seemed like two years in row we've been able to go into Houston and get the top player.
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These 14 players were selected by their teammates and they are a very important part of this team. They provide needed input and assistance in the way we operate as a team.
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Are we there yet? I can't say that, but we're a lot closer than we were. Hopefully we'll take another step this year.
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Sometimes when you get in a rhythm, you're in that zone. This was Reggie McNeal's zone today. He broke some records today, and it's probably not going to be the last record he breaks this year.
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We did a little bit against each other and worked a little bit on Clemson today. It was good preparation and they came back pretty good from last night's workout. We started subtly working on Clemson yesterday and today.
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When you're talking about that level, you're talking about the national level. You're talking about the elite teams in the nation. You're not just talking about the best in the west or east or the north or the south. We're talking about great football programs.
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We need to play. We don't need to play a game, take a week off, play a game, take another week off. That's not a very good schedule for us.
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I think guys are still confident they can make plays. They know they need to make them. They get frustrated when they don't and that's true of every football team that goes through any of the things we're going through.
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We follow NCAA rules here at Texas A&M. I believe Terrence did not explain himself well. We will do all that we can, within the rules of the NCAA, to help our players be successful on the field, in the classrooms and in life.
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I don't think Reggie has made a bad decision yet. He hasn't forced any balls. He is really comfortable here. He's doing his thing and is really sharp.
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If they're prideful, it helps tremendously. That's certainly a gut-check.
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Obviously, he can run and do a lot of things with the ball in his hands. But he's a good receiver, he catches the ball very well. The other thing that really catches your eye is he's a good blocker. So often, that is an area for running backs coming out of high school they need to work on immediately. Mike is pretty good at it and that's a bonus.
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I was impressed with how far we were able to get along on 15 days.
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Mike is probably one of the nation's elite running backs, and arguably the top running back in the state of Texas. One of the things that sticks out to me is that he's a pretty complete back coming out of high school.