Bruce Condello Gets Nod as Husker Starting QB - 08/26/10 01:29 AM
Here’s a quote from Nebraska football coach Bo Pelini today:
When asked about Nebraska’s tenuous quarterback situation, Pelini responded, “Yes, It’s true that Condello has been named starting quarterback. We’ve been pleased with the progress of Green, and of course Zac has starting experience from last year. That being said, the new NCAA rules, which require us to start at least one middle-aged dentist, have forced us to be creative in our two-deeps. In the past we would have taken a slow, weak player like Condello and hide him at the Mike linebacker position, but with the use of more one linebacker sets in our Peso defense, we were forced to put Condello in the least important position on the team. Placing Condello at quarterback allows us to continue to put emphasis on the running game, while not handicapping the defense to any great extent”.
When asked to elaborate on Bruce Condello’s skill set, Pelini responded, “Condello’s lack of speed is more than offset by his lack of any appreciable strength. Bruce improved quite a bit at spring conditioning, increasing his bench from 125 lbs, up to 175, which, by percentage was the greatest increase on the squad. Condello also lowered his 40 yd dash time from 5.9 to 5.7 which offered us great encouragement, but not enough to risk placing him on defense”.
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson, when asked about the “Condello at quarterback” controversy responded by saying, “I’m only vaguely aware of the fact we have a dentist on the squad. I knew that the NCAA was mandating the use of older health professionals on college football teams, but this guy is apparently too busy at his office to show up for fall practice. I’m going to have to go with Coach Pelini’s instinct on this one. We’re actually predicting that with Condello at quarterback we’ll be at least as potent on offense as we were in 2009”.
When asked about Nebraska’s tenuous quarterback situation, Pelini responded, “Yes, It’s true that Condello has been named starting quarterback. We’ve been pleased with the progress of Green, and of course Zac has starting experience from last year. That being said, the new NCAA rules, which require us to start at least one middle-aged dentist, have forced us to be creative in our two-deeps. In the past we would have taken a slow, weak player like Condello and hide him at the Mike linebacker position, but with the use of more one linebacker sets in our Peso defense, we were forced to put Condello in the least important position on the team. Placing Condello at quarterback allows us to continue to put emphasis on the running game, while not handicapping the defense to any great extent”.
When asked to elaborate on Bruce Condello’s skill set, Pelini responded, “Condello’s lack of speed is more than offset by his lack of any appreciable strength. Bruce improved quite a bit at spring conditioning, increasing his bench from 125 lbs, up to 175, which, by percentage was the greatest increase on the squad. Condello also lowered his 40 yd dash time from 5.9 to 5.7 which offered us great encouragement, but not enough to risk placing him on defense”.
Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson, when asked about the “Condello at quarterback” controversy responded by saying, “I’m only vaguely aware of the fact we have a dentist on the squad. I knew that the NCAA was mandating the use of older health professionals on college football teams, but this guy is apparently too busy at his office to show up for fall practice. I’m going to have to go with Coach Pelini’s instinct on this one. We’re actually predicting that with Condello at quarterback we’ll be at least as potent on offense as we were in 2009”.
