TAMPA - With summer workouts now here, the USF football position coaches had a chance to sit down and give a few soundbytes on the players currently with the team after a successful spring season. Each position coach said a few words about the players under their wing.
Today, we check in with offensive line coach Steve Shankweiler to hear what he had to say about the players who will form a good nucleus of talent in the offensive trench.
Check back with GoUSFBulls.com next week for more soundbytes.
Steve Shankweiler, Assistant Coach - Offensive Line
On Jamar Bass
"Improved more during the spring than anyone else. Focused a lot on his fundamentals and ended up having a very solid spring. Has a lot of athletic ability."
On Damien Edwards
"Got much better during the spring. Needs to continue to work on his strength. Has really begun to turn the corner in becoming a good player."
On Danous Estenor
"Is a guy who is going to play in every football game. Will need to work on his strength and fundamentals but has a chance to be a really good player for us."
On Josh Garvin
"Showed signs of doing some really good things before injury forced him to miss the bulk of spring practice. He's got great ability; just hasn't had the chance to get on the field with it yet."
On Sampson Genus
"Hampered by a knee injury during the spring, but found a way to fight through it in every practice. A great competitor with a ton of potential. Has a chance to be a very, very special player."
On Chaz Hine
"Our blue-collar guy who fights through injury. Has a great weight-room work ethic and has done a great job of learning the fundamental changes we've made. Finished the end of spring as one of the top 3 linemen we have."
On Steven Jacques
"A young, strong guy who is very smart kid. Working very hard at becoming a player for us."
On Kevin McCaskill
"Made some real strides after getting thrown into some situations where he had to be accountable to the whole offense. Had a very good spring game. I look forward to him being in the 2-deep and playing a lot in every game."
On John McGhin
"An unknown going into spring game, John will play a lot of football at USF before he graduates. He has come a long way and could play a bunch this year for us."
On Mark Popek
"Has tremendous upside and as much ability as anyone you could ever recruit. His confidence level improved so much during the spring and he really enjoyed some of the things we did. We need him to be a very good player for us. We're counting on him to push to be in that first unit."
On Darren Powe
"Probably had the most reps of anyone during the course of the spring. Really worked hard on trying to learn the offense and made steady improvement. He'll battle for a playing spot come fall."
On Austin Reiter
"A young player who will be a very good player here as he gets more reps in the weight room."
On Jacob Sims
"Finished as one of the top 3 guys coming out of the spring in terms of performance. Learns very well and adadpted to some new fundamental things we're teaching. Enjoys the game and is really looking forward to playing well his senior year."
On Jeremiah Warren
"Has come a long way fundamentally, but still has more work to do. Strength, attitude, toughness, you couldn't ask for anyone better."
