Craig Johnson formally announced as RB coach

[TomEric4756]

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-...johnson-as-associate-head-coach-and-rb-coach/
Interesting Quotes

Steve McNair, Vince Young, and Kerry Collins each reached the Pro Bowl under Johnson’s direction from 2002-09. McNair shared the NFL’s Most Valuable Player honors with Peyton Manning in 2003, and he made the Pro Bowl in 2000, 2003, and 2005.

Young was named the league’s Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2006. Collins took over for an injured Young in the 2008 opener, led Tennessee to a 12-3 record as starter, and received a Pro Bowl nod.

At Northwestern University from 1992-96, Johnson coached quarterbacks after three seasons as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Virginia Military Institute. VMI led the country in rushing in 1991.

Northwestern won consecutive Big Ten titles (1995-96) for the first time in program history. The 1995 Wildcats posted their first winning season since 1971 and captured their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1949. Quarterback Steve Schnur claimed first-team All-B1G accolades and was the conference’s MVP runner-up in 1996.

 

[lUCX9]

Huge pick up here.

 

[mk24]

Boy. There for a minute I thought he’d tutored YA Tittle, Otto Graham, Bobby Layne, and Johnny U. 😂

 

[CC Mac]

Boy. There for a minute I thought he’d tutored YA Tittle, Otto Graham, Bobby Layne, and Johnny U. 😂

Saban is 70
Ferentz is 66
Johnson is 61

 

[mk24]

Saban is 70
Ferentz is 66
Johnson is 61

Well, ok. Thanks. I guess. My point was the article starts off hyping his greatest achievements were coaching guys that have been retired for a really long time.

 

[TomEric4756]

I thought everyone would connect Coach Johnson with S. Barkley for the Giants … so I looked further down.

Prior BiG experience looked interesting… as well as NFL quarterback coaching assignments.

 

[vesuvius13]

This appears to be a very good hire for IUFB. I doubt he will be here for a decade or more but not many coaches do no matter what age they are.

 

[turney333]

This appears to be a very good hire for IUFB. I doubt he will be here for a decade or more but not many coaches do no matter what age they are.

Speaking of coaching for more than a decade, this will be Shelby’s 12th season at IU, which has got to be one of the longest assistant coaching tenures in IU history - maybe even the longest - the only head coaches to have served longer are Mallory (13) and McMillin (14)

 

[Chriselli]

Anybody else catch the part where he said that he's always felt that a RB coach's best friend needs to be the OL coach? Yikes.

 

[TomEric4756]

press conference q&a

“That [ball security] is what I have emphasized my whole career and most of the numbers from where I have been have kept that down, which gives you a better chance to win. “

Let’s hope our QBs run though new ball security drills too.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2022/2/...ig-johnson-introductory-press-conference.aspx

 

[It Will Do]

Within his interview the experience he demonstrated was appreciated. He didn’t talk about a magical solution, rather he spoke about what it takes to improve your chances of winning. An example is his response about the type of RB he desires.

 

[TomEric4756]

Found Coach Johnson telling his story while looking for the spring practice schedule

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2022/2/...hnson-aims-to-have-iu-running-to-success.aspx

Everybody‘s footwork matters to achieve running game success.