Football: Selected Player Quotes
April 09, 2010 06:20 PM | General
By MSNsportsNET.com
April 9, 2010
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University selected player quotes from Friday’s spring practice.
Geno Smith Right now I am still trying to build strength in my foot. I feel like I have done a lot of things and exceeded some expectations as far as where I should be. I feel like I am still getting stronger and I’m trying to be a leader on this team.
It was really unsure at first. The first day was really a test. My test came out to be positive so they are letting me do more as the days go on. Hopefully it won’t cause problems, but it is tempting to try and push myself and get better every day, but I keep in contact with the trainers and let them know how I feel and so far, so good.
Julian Miller I see everyone getting on the same page. Last year, guys went down a lot. There were periods of time where we didn’t have Scooter (Berry), and it would be just Chris Neild and I. Sometimes Neild or I would have to come out for a break. I think one of the main things for this year is that we want to try to get more of a bond – one that when we are all in there together, we all feed off of each other’s energy and get stronger.
Experience anytime is an advantage. If you have experience, you have guys that have played together and know the defense and what to expect from each different offense in the league. We have experience on the defense and that is a major key – it can help us out a lot, especially up front with me, Scooter and Neild. I know that is going to help us out.
Brad Starks It (ankle) is getting better. I am just going to treatment everyday and trying to keep getting it stronger, and just doing what the trainers want me to do so I can get back out on the field faster.
It limits me a lot, because I can’t run the routes how I want to run them, at the speed I want to run them.
It’s frustrating, but at the same time I can take mental reps and get myself mentally prepared.
I hurt it three weeks ago in workouts. I just rolled it, and it swelled up. I am just taking care of it right now so that I can get full mobility back.
The received corps right now is young. I am the only returning veteran, but we have new pieces. We have J.D. Woods, Stedman Bailey, Tavon Austin, Eddie Davis, and they are all great young athletes that can get the job done. We have a lot of athleticism at the wide receiver spot and I think we can do anything just like last year.
