Bobby Johnson Teleconference 11/11/09

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Notes from Bobby Johnson’s teleconference:

* Vandy is playing their 11th straight game “and it’s been wearing on us pretty good.”  VU had a good practice yesterday.

* Johnson got a good look at Warren Norman in one of his camps.  “Did we expect him to be this good, this early?  Probably not. … He’s had a fantastic year.” 

* Warren says he never returned a kick for a touchdown in high school.  He’s brought back three this year.  Johnson said Vandy’s special teams coach has tweaked the ‘Dores return scheme each week to find Norman opportunities.

* There was a long question about players who are in graduate school.  Sorry, but I don’t care about the question (don’t think Johnson did, either).

* Asked what makes Florida’s kick coverage good, Johnson said they’ve got big, fast players.  He also pointed out that “you don’t return one every week.”

* “Adam Smotherman has done a tremendous job on the defensive line for us.”  Being healthy has helped him. 

* Johnson said his team is still motivated.

* Argh… two-sport athletes… blah, blah, blah.  “We haven’t had too many over the years.”  Football and baseball is the easiest sports to mix together.