Head Coach Dale Steele

Opening Statements

This has been a beneficial week for us because we have had a chance to go back and work on some fundamentals again. One of the issues you encounter through the course of the season is that you don't get to work on some of the smaller details. Having a week off before the Davidson game and the week after off as well, we've had a chance to make sure we become a more fundamentally sound football team. It also allowed us to heal up, and to look at some different schemes.

We look forward to coming home to Barker-Lane and playing Valpo. It should be an exciting day. We're looking forward to playing again.

Valpo is a little bit like us in that the injury bug has bit them in a lot of places and they've had to play a lot of players.

On DL Jeremiah Robinson

Jeremiah is a player that came to us from the last recruiting class and sat last year because of academic reasons. He didn't get to practice at all or do things with us to get himself prepared, and therefore, he was behind everyone else in his class.

He came in, played in some spots for us early in the year, but he is now coming to the point where he is understanding the scheme and becoming a football player. He has made a tremendous amount of progress for us. We just look for continued success from him.

On the Offensive Line

The offensive line is such a critical place because it is a necessity to play together. We've been banged up at the position all year, and have not been able to play together. We've had to move some people around until now, where we actually have a healthy core.

Bobby Trimble

RS-Fr. OL

On the Offensive Line

We've come around over these last two weeks. Coach Olejniczak has really stressed communication and the message of playing together as one unit. By doing that, we've come around and are confident with what we're going on the field with.

On his Progress as a College Football Player

I learn greatly from week to week, and I feel like I still have a lot to learn. Just playing against these juniors and seniors every week, I can tell they are experienced players, and you can only get that from playing three or four years.

Just being in a college workout with a strength and conditioning coach of that level for four years gives opposing players an advantage over me, and that's something that will come to us as we work with Coach (Andrew) Carter over the next few years, and next time, we can push them off the ball.