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When new SMU running backs coach Claude Mathis sat down with PonyFans.com, he had a lot on his mind:
• His career as a star college player.
• The adjustment he made when he went from the NFL to playing semi-pro football
• His climb to become head coach of one of the nation's premier high school teams
• Why he accepted a job at the University of Houston ... only to return to high school before ever coaching a single game at UH
• How his children impacted his decision to accept his new position at SMU
• How Prescott Line altered the way Mathis evaluates running backs
• His thoughts on his running backs serving double duty on special teams
• What it's like to recruit in his former high school ... and in the schools against which his DeSoto teams play every year

(Note: this is a long interview, so grab something to eat and put your feet up for this one!)

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Great to see the recruiting doors he has opened, and not just at DeSoto.
Excellent interview.

really enjoyed that interview

LOVE that we have Coach Mathis! Absolutely CRITICAL hire in turning this thing around. Very excited about what he does/will do here.

Excellent job!

Claude Mathis is absolutely amazing!

Great interview. Loving this series...

I would absolutely love to play for that man. My lack of talent and athleticism wouldn't endear me to him, but man, what an impressive guy.

Great interview!
Much like the rest of this staff, Mathis gets it. I can see why Chad hired him

excellent

Stepp and Mathis are my two favorite coaches after these interviews thus far. So pumped to have them.

I can't tell you guys how much I have enjoyed doing these interviews. Yes, part of it is getting to know the new coaches, but to a man, every one of them has been just as enthusiastic, intense and energetic before and after we shoot as during the interviews themselves. The sound like guys who would like to figure out how to squeeze more hours into a day — not to relax, but so they could work more on the playbook, on recruiting, on preparation for the season. Extremely impressive guys, one and all.

Great at stuff dude. Love Mathis passion and recognition of talent. Cool he and the other coaches see the talent and versatility of line and the other backs. Running opens up passing. Passing opens up running. Psyched for a great season