Notes and Quotes From Tom Allen's Week Three Press Conference
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Image: Sammy Jacobs Hoosier Huddle
Written By Sammy Jacobs and Lauralys Shallow
Tom Allen recapped a wet and wild Saturday night win in Bloomington on Monday morning. Here are the notes and quotes from the Indiana head coach:
Notes:
Players of the Week:
Big Ten Co-Freshman Player of the Week: RB Stevie Scott
Offense: Offensive line (Delroy Baker, Coy Cronk, Hunter Littlejohn, Wes Martin, Nick Linder, Brandon Knight, Simon Stepaniak)
Defense: Reakwon Jones
Special Teams: Micah McFadden
Scout Team: Owen Strieter, Madison Norris, Ryan Barnes, James Miller and Luke Shaytovich
Quotes
Allen on Reakwon Jones:
He had a great great spring as we have said and really gained a lot of confidence, but didn't really play well week one. We challenged him about that. I thought he was a much better player in week two than he was week one. The kind of player that I saw this spring. Need him to continue to develop and grow and play with that confidence and be able to play with that -- he's a very, very strong individual and just really can finish plays because of his strength and he's gotten quicker and faster and but I think a lot of it has to do with just confidence and knowing that we believe in you and we expect certain things from you and I think when you feel that from your coaches and you feel that from your teammates, that there's an expectation to run the defense, there's expectation to be a playmaker. I tell our guys that in that position, that that position demands leadership and production at that position.
Allen on Stevie Scott:
Stevie stepped up and answered the call, but the patience and the vision and the ability to cut and just that knack to run and he's big, he's 240 pounds and so that helps and he's got good speed, he's not a blazer, but he's got good speed he pulled away on that one long run to end the score, but it's the vision and patience and knowing how.
Allen on Stevie Scott being recruited for linebacker:
As a matter of fact, I had this conversation with our staff after the game and talked yesterday that hey just another reminder about why we recruit a guy like Stevie just go through and find big strong guys that have some versatility. You can play them at multiple positions and then you just get them on the bus and then you figure out what seat to get them in, but the key is to get them on the bus first and then get them in the right seats once they get here.
Allen On running back depth:
I know Ahrod Lloyd's a guy that helped us in the spring and really kind of came into his own there and he is coming back from being out for a few weeks and he was back practicing today, which is a good sign for us, and Ronnie Walker is a guy that we have, came here early, so he has a chance to learn the system and kind of see what he can do and obviously Mike Majette we want to get him more carries and Ricky Brookins is another guy that's in the mix there and I just think that that whole group of guys there has to continue to develop and grow and get better.
Allen on not playing Michael Penix:
“We really expected to play him, to be honest with you, and then as the game, just the weather conditions were so bad, Peyton was doing a good job and was comfortable out there. I know he threw the one pick that was a mistake that he shouldn't have thrown, but I thought that was just a tough situation to put him in and so yeah that really was we were actually planning on playing him and then we just kind of got into it and it was really a one possession game for a lot of the time, especially in the second half and so circumstances didn't allow us to do that.”
Allen on the trashcan kick:
“My intent was to thank the students for staying. I mean, they were awesome. We got out there to start warm up and they're all there in the full group, it's just pouring down rain, the whole, their whole section is full and the rest of the stadium is not at that point before the game and they're all in there. So I'm just so pleased and so appreciative for them and then the whole game they never left and they cheered and so as soon as I shook hands with Coach Mendenhall, they caught my eye that they were still there cheering away, so I ran over there to go high five them and everything. Well as I make it through the first round of them and the second tier's a lot higher, so I started jumping up. Well the trash can is right in my way. So instead of going around it I just kicked it and didn't really think anything of it and so -- but I will say this, so I come back at 6 in the morning and I was hoping it was and it was still, it was still turned over and nobody had touched it. So I went out there and picked up all the trash and put it back in.”