THSCA Live Thread — Day Two Starts Now

[Jeff Howe]

Juluke said he didn't coach running backs until he got to Louisiana Tech. He initially interviewed for a spot on Skip Holtz's staff as a defensive backs coach.

[Jeff Howe]

Juluke: "I coach running backs with a lot of pride. You don't need us until you need us. We're undervalued."

[Jeff Howe]

Juluke: "Football is all I know." 

[Jeff Howe]

The mantra in the Texas running back room under Juluke: "The team is the ball. The ball is the team."

[Blake Munroe]

He also added they start every day with with ball security drills. 

Should be music to y’all’s ears. 

[Jeff Howe]

Juluke: "Ball security is job security."

[Jeff Howe]

Juluke on the mindset of his running backs: "We're going to be the most violent and physical runners you've ever seen."

[Jeff Howe]

Juluke on the importance of eye discipline: "You cannot be a runner with bad eyes."

[Jeff Howe]

Just about every analogy Juluke is making compares footwork, reads and ball security to a fistfight. 

[Jeff Howe]

Juluke just showed a live practice clip of Derrek Cooper taking an inside zone run about 60 yards for a touchdown. He wants his guys to finish live plays by scoring, if possible, so that they get used to scoring in a game.

[Jeff Howe]

Juluke on runs when a running back has to play through contact: "Sometimes, you've got to go be tougher than him."

[Jeff Howe]

Juluke: "We're not going to let a guy tackle us with one arm. If a guy tackles you with one arm, you're not going to play for the University of Texas."

[JMarquette]

4 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Juluke on runs when a running back has to play through contact: "Sometimes, you've got to go be tougher than him."

Yeah, this was the right guy.

[JMarquette]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

Juluke: "We're not going to let a guy tackle us with one arm. If a guy tackles you with one arm, you're not going to play for the University of Texas."

Oh my lord - this f*cking rocks

[Jeff Howe]

Juluke was asked by a coach in the audience if the physicality of Will Muschamp's defense has helped the offense.

"Absolutely," he said. "I only know one way."

[Jeff Howe]

On Muschamp's No Thud = No Play shirt, Juluke joked that Muschamp wore it and made it a thing because the defense "couldn't tackle our ass."

[Jeff Howe]

What does Juluke tell his running backs to do when all else fails?

"Sometimes," he said, "your technique goes out the window and you've got to go bust his chin."

[ArizonaLonghorn]

19 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Juluke on the mindset of his running backs: "We're going to be the most violent and physical runners you've ever seen."

As a UT grad who was on campus in the Roosevelt Leaks and Earl Campbell years I gotta say this made me laugh. 

Good luck with that, especially with Hollywood and Raleek as RBs 1 and 2.

[Jeff Howe]

Juluke: "Everybody's going to be violent. Whether you're the biggest or the smallest, it doesn't matter. If not, you'll be sitting next to me. I'll get you a ball cap and clipboard."

[Jeff Howe]

That's it for Jabbar Juluke. Very good stuff from the Texas running backs coach."

[Jeff Howe]

Blake and I are both going to hit the road home.

It's been another productive trip to coaching school. Next stop for me is Tampa.

[Blake Munroe]

3 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

That's it for Jabbar Juluke. Very good stuff from the Texas running backs coach."

It was awesome! 

[Here for the Wins]

15 minutes ago, ArizonaLonghorn said:

As a UT grad who was on campus in the Roosevelt Leaks and Earl Campbell years I gotta say this made me laugh. 

Good luck with that, especially with Hollywood and Raleek as RBs 1 and 2.

R Williams concussing 3 opponents also hard to top.

[chefbeezy]

29 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Juluke: "Everybody's going to be violent. Whether you're the biggest or the smallest, it doesn't matter. If not, you'll be sitting next to me. I'll get you a ball cap and clipboard."

[Gerry Hamilton]

Great stuff from Jaluke