Will have some quotes in a few minutes. Raw video of the post-practice interview:
George O'Leary's first camp interview session was fairly brief. Right away, GOL wanted to make sure everybody understood last year was in the past.
"It's a new year," O'Leary said. "New team, new chemistry. They've got to decide how they want to be as a team."
That led into a comment about the first day of work.
"Typical first day. Sloppy, I thought. But again, first day with some young kids. That'll get better as they understand tempo and the speed of the game... I thought the execution was good. The last thing that comes around is the passing game. It's hard to judge the running game without pads on. It looks like a rugby match out there."
GOL then took issue to a comment that UCF has a "young team." He disagrees.
"We may have three young kids playing on the whole field," O'Leary said. "I don't see it as a young team. I see the older guys taking charge more, the senior leadership. We're going to put people out there who are ready to play, so it's the best we have whoever is out there.
"They have to improve tomorrow. When you're in your helmets and not shoulder pads, they need to understand it's a contact game and need to get things done. We installed a lot today, gave everybody a lot of reps and we'll continue to do that throughout the week to see if we can separate some of these guys."
The biggest surprise we observed - at least for the 15 minutes of practice we could attend - was the move of Nick Patti to wide receiver. He had finished spring as the backup quarterback. GOL said the move was made because he didn't have a future under center.
"If he can't (play wide receiver), he won't play," O'Leary said. "That's why I made the move. He's not going to help us at quarterback. He's a good athlete, has good quickness and can do things with the ball in his hand which he proved at quarterback. That's why we made the move with him."
That creates an unexpected competition for No. 2 quarterback behind Justin Holman. Tyler Harris is now promoted to second team status, but he could be pushed by true freshman Bo Schneider who has generated some early buzz.
O'Leary also confirmed the addition of safety T.J. Mutcherson, a graduate school transfer from Iowa State who will be eligible to play immediately.
"He's a kid that graduated already," O"Leary said. "He was looking for a place to go. I met with him at length and discussed the issues he had (that led to his dismissal at Iowa State). I was comfortable with what his answers were. In this program you're going to do things the right way. I was very pleased with him. He's gonna help us. I watched him in practice today. You can see he has experience. He's just got to get the terminology down."
George O'Leary's first camp interview session was fairly brief. Right away, GOL wanted to make sure everybody understood last year was in the past.
"It's a new year," O'Leary said. "New team, new chemistry. They've got to decide how they want to be as a team."
That led into a comment about the first day of work.
"Typical first day. Sloppy, I thought. But again, first day with some young kids. That'll get better as they understand tempo and the speed of the game... I thought the execution was good. The last thing that comes around is the passing game. It's hard to judge the running game without pads on. It looks like a rugby match out there."
GOL then took issue to a comment that UCF has a "young team." He disagrees.
"We may have three young kids playing on the whole field," O'Leary said. "I don't see it as a young team. I see the older guys taking charge more, the senior leadership. We're going to put people out there who are ready to play, so it's the best we have whoever is out there.
"They have to improve tomorrow. When you're in your helmets and not shoulder pads, they need to understand it's a contact game and need to get things done. We installed a lot today, gave everybody a lot of reps and we'll continue to do that throughout the week to see if we can separate some of these guys."
The biggest surprise we observed - at least for the 15 minutes of practice we could attend - was the move of Nick Patti to wide receiver. He had finished spring as the backup quarterback. GOL said the move was made because he didn't have a future under center.
"If he can't (play wide receiver), he won't play," O'Leary said. "That's why I made the move. He's not going to help us at quarterback. He's a good athlete, has good quickness and can do things with the ball in his hand which he proved at quarterback. That's why we made the move with him."
That creates an unexpected competition for No. 2 quarterback behind Justin Holman. Tyler Harris is now promoted to second team status, but he could be pushed by true freshman Bo Schneider who has generated some early buzz.
O'Leary also confirmed the addition of safety T.J. Mutcherson, a graduate school transfer from Iowa State who will be eligible to play immediately.
"He's a kid that graduated already," O"Leary said. "He was looking for a place to go. I met with him at length and discussed the issues he had (that led to his dismissal at Iowa State). I was comfortable with what his answers were. In this program you're going to do things the right way. I was very pleased with him. He's gonna help us. I watched him in practice today. You can see he has experience. He's just got to get the terminology down."
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