First-year Indiana football coach had his first pre-game press conference on Monday.
Indiana's football team will host Florida International at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in the season opener. The Hoosiers' matchup with the Golden Panthers is the first of an eight-game home schedule. Indiana plays four of its first five games at Memorial Stadium.
Q: Kurtis Rourke, does he remind you of any quarterbacks that you've coached? And how has he developed as a leader? Ty Son Lawton was telling us he kind of brought the group together after the first scrimmage and kind of lit a fire under them. What have you seen from him in the locker room kind of getting the guys together?He probably reminds me of Cole Johnson, who we had for two seasons.
Q: Curt, you mentioned FIU’s quarterback, Keyone Jenkins, what do you feel like is the biggest thing where he causes trouble? And what is the biggest thing where you can cause trouble for him on Saturday?He’s an extremely capable passer, but when he gets out of the pocket, he does a really nice job of extending plays.
Q: We had Shanahan in here a few weeks ago. We had Walker, we had Lawton. Each mentioned this winning mindset that you have. How do you shape your specific mindset? For an team that’s won nine games the last three years, how do add that culture here?I think that's well-documented at this point. But we came in and changed the roster and then you have to change the way people think -- the mindset, the culture, the identity of your football team. And I think we've made progress.
But as a coach you've always got concerns, too. I've never had a team I didn't have concerns about something. But my focus right now is on preparing these guys and help them be as successful as possible Saturday. And I feel good about the pieces we have in place.
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