New Secondary Coach Derrick Odum from Utah

MisterV · Post by **MisterV** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:12 pm

Cadillac wrote:
OR-See-Nee wrote:
--Odum also played a role in the emergence of one of the greatest defensive players in Utah football history in 2005, when Eric Weddle manned a safety position for the first eight games of the season before moving to corner, where help was needed. Weddle, a 2006 Consensus All-American and two-time MWC Defensive Player of the Year, became a second-round NFL draft pick of the San Diego Chargers.

Weddle's a monster in the secondary for the Chargers. He came in as a rookie and really fixed a position that had been crap on that team since the departure of Hot-Rod.

-CoS

I attended the Utah vs San Diego State game in Weddle's senior season. He pretty much won that game for Utah single handed. The guy is a force. If your new db coach was responsible for molding Weddle into the type of player he is now, Colt Brenan's quote that you guys are going to be a terror applies not only to the offense, but the defense as well.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:37 pm

bump so we don't get a THIRD post with the SAME subject title.

redpony · Post by **redpony** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:29 pm

Speaking of defense- do we have a DC yet? I read on one of the forums here that JJ had filled all of the coaching positions except one. Guess he doesn't Stallion's phone number.

George S. Patton · Post by **George S. Patton** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:57 pm

It will interesting to see what he does with Brian McCann, Derrius Bell and De'Von Bailey. He's got some interesting people back there.

westexSMU · Post by **westexSMU** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:44 pm

[quote="George S. Patton"]It will interesting to see what he does with Brian McCann, Derrius Bell and De'Von Bailey. He's got some interesting people back there.[/quote]............and remember 2007 JUCO recruit DB Rock Dennis who was a starter last year before he got hurt in August. :wink:

smu diamond m · Post by **smu diamond m** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:48 am

westexSMU wrote:
George S. Patton wrote:It will interesting to see what he does with Brian McCann, Derrius Bell and De'Von Bailey. He's got some interesting people back there.
............and remember 2007 JUCO recruit DB Rock Dennis who was a starter last year before he got hurt in August.

I think Dennis is still out at this point... he suffered a monstrous injury...

GeorgiaMustang · Post by **GeorgiaMustang** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 1:06 am

I spoke to him late in the fall, and he said he planned on being ready to go.

Another guy who was fighting for time, on the DL, was Kyle DeGroat. Anyone know if his leg is fully healed and rehabbed? We can use as much help as possible along the DL.