BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It was the defensive lines turn at the podium on Thursday (August 11), as defensive line coach Paul Randolph, along with three student-athletes addressed the media inside Memorial Stadium following the eighth practice of the preseason.
Below is a partial transcript of the press conference, while video of the full media session can be found on the right sidebar at IUHoosiers.com.
Paul Randolph | Defensive Line
On the defensive line’s experience…
PR: They have that experience. They’ve got experience in our system, which is awesome. And then they do have leadership, James Head Jr., Demarcus Elliott, and Sio [Nofoagatoto’a], not going to say that last name, but all three of those guys have immense experience here at IU, in the Big Ten. And they’ve done a tremendous job even since spring of leading the group. Coaches were leaning heavily on them because they’ve been in the trenches during game time in this league.
On what has stood out about James Head Jr. this offseason…
PR: I’ll tell you what, just his work ethic. He approached spring as a guy that [thought] “I’ve got to get better; I’ve got to improve in different fundamental techniques” and he’s worked hard to do it. He hasn’t missed a single practice, he’s worked his tail off, and he’s gotten better every single day at working and focusing on getting better at one specific thing a day. So, just pad level, aggressiveness, playing the run, different things like that. He’s really improved and excited about his mindset.
On what Venson Sneed has shown…
PR: Venson, he models who we are. Toughness, tremendous fanatical hair-on-fire effort, and the willingness to learn, and extreme aggressiveness. He’s really held his own as a freshman. I think the best thing about it for him was he was here [for winter workouts]. So, he got to…
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