Trent Dilfer, Trey Mancini, Brian Newberry and Biff Poggi recently joined Glenn Clark Radio. Here’s what they had to say.
“I made a conscious decision that I wanted to go climb the mountain. I didn’t know it was going to be coaching, but I was going to take on a great challenge in life that was going to wake me up every morning, get me excited about living and have people tell me I can’t do it so I could fight against that.”
– Former Ravens quarterback and new UAB head football coach Trent Dilfer Dec. 9 on how he initially got into coaching
“I had to stay the course. And that’s something that Mo taught me, too. There’s something always greener on the other side. He’s always with me and all of us whose lives he touched.”
– Former Oriole and new Cubs DH Trey Mancini Jan. 26 on how his relationship with Mo Gaba helped him when he was slumping during the Astros’ World Series run
“Talking to our players and recruits, the culture piece around here is not going to change. The things that Coach valued and believed in, those principles that he hung his hat on, I believe in those wholeheartedly. It’s one of the reasons why I stayed here [as defensive coordinator] when I had some opportunities to do some other things, because I believed in that on top of the fact that we get to go to work with these players every day. I think we’ve got the best locker room in the country.”
– Navy head football coach Brian Newberry Jan. 6 on how he’ll aim to build on the foundation laid by Ken Niumatalolo
“Look, I spent 30 years of my life coaching in Maryland and in the DMV, as it’s now called, and I spent my playing days in high school here. I’ve invested a lot of time in this town. This is my town and my home. … When you get a long period of time to be at a place like Baltimore and the DMV, it means that you have impacted and honored people and their children. When that happens, people have a certain loyalty to you. So we have had an incredible amount of success here.”
– Baltimore high school football coaching legend and new Charlotte head coach Biff Poggi Jan. 10 on his expectations to recruit this area successfully
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