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--This is the last full week in the weight room before practice starts next week. They'll do all their testing tomorrow morning before a few days off and reporting Thursday. Practice starts Friday morning. There's "nothing like being on the football field with our guys."
--Spent some time with Zacch Pickens and said the players are really happy with the summer program. Now it's about getting on the field.
--Said recruiting is going really well and "hopefully we're not done yet" this summer. Said they have a "big time" recruit currently en route to Columbia to spend tonight and tomorrow in Columbia. It's the last hoorah from a recruiting standpoint before camp begins. Next time after this week to host guys will be for games in September.
--Sterling Sharpe asks the first question, wanting to know what the offense is going to look like. Beamer said they have a "good group" and are going to adjust it to the personnel. Nowadays they want to create explosive plays and get the ball to the playmakers. They're not trying to "force a square peg into a round hole, either."
--Asked concretely about Texas and Oklahoma, and said he knows Greg Sankey will only do what's best for the SEC and only makes this conference that much better top to bottom.
--The energy has "a lot to do" with recruiting but it was there before June and in-person recruiting resumed. The staff "truly, truly, truly wants to be here." He thinks the fans, players and recruits feel that. The recruiting has certainly helped build the energy. Said there's no substitute for having guys on campus and being genuine with recruits.
--Beamer said guys have responded really well in the transition. Mentions in his first team meeting he told the team he's not there to demand trust right away but his staff is going to work every day to build trust. Said it's not going to be perfect every day but thinks they're in a very good spot right now.
--Mentions the game is won on the line and it's especially true in the SEC. Given how veteran both offensive and defensive lines are it "certainly gives you hope." Mentions having all of the specialists returning is certainly a good jumping off point too.
--In building a family atmosphere, said it's important for players to see them as husbands and fathers and having the coaches' families around the facility. It was like that with Steve Spurrier, Bob Stoops and trickled down to Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma.
--Team has to continue and improve offensively. Said they can't just rely on Kevin Harris. Said MarShawn Lloyd and ZaQuandre White are going to be relied on but they need to be able to throw the ball and create explosive plays in the pass game so they need receivers and tight ends to step up (along with Luke Doty).
--Knows there will be bumps in the road this season but confident in the support staff and coaching staff he's build around him.
--Asked about what he'd like to see from a SEC scheduling standpoint, said he hasn't thought too much about it. He's focused on what he can control, camp and a big recruiting weekend. He can't really spend a lot of time thinking about stuff like that.
--Team is working through whether or not they will have open practices for fans. Still TBD.
--Doty's really worked hard with the offensive staff to try and get better fundamentally as quarterback. He's taken a leadership role and really embraced that. He's the one leading player run practices and the entire quarterback room is working really hard.
--Team is "pretty good" from a reporting/injury standpoint.
--Team is very strategic about which current players are paired with prospects on official visits. Said the biggest ambassadors of a program are the players.
--Team was "rapidly approaching" the vaccination threshold as a team and it's only gotten better over the last week. Said it's a personal choice and they're doing their best to educate players about the shots.
That's a wrap.
--This is the last full week in the weight room before practice starts next week. They'll do all their testing tomorrow morning before a few days off and reporting Thursday. Practice starts Friday morning. There's "nothing like being on the football field with our guys."
--Spent some time with Zacch Pickens and said the players are really happy with the summer program. Now it's about getting on the field.
--Said recruiting is going really well and "hopefully we're not done yet" this summer. Said they have a "big time" recruit currently en route to Columbia to spend tonight and tomorrow in Columbia. It's the last hoorah from a recruiting standpoint before camp begins. Next time after this week to host guys will be for games in September.
--Sterling Sharpe asks the first question, wanting to know what the offense is going to look like. Beamer said they have a "good group" and are going to adjust it to the personnel. Nowadays they want to create explosive plays and get the ball to the playmakers. They're not trying to "force a square peg into a round hole, either."
--Asked concretely about Texas and Oklahoma, and said he knows Greg Sankey will only do what's best for the SEC and only makes this conference that much better top to bottom.
--The energy has "a lot to do" with recruiting but it was there before June and in-person recruiting resumed. The staff "truly, truly, truly wants to be here." He thinks the fans, players and recruits feel that. The recruiting has certainly helped build the energy. Said there's no substitute for having guys on campus and being genuine with recruits.
--Beamer said guys have responded really well in the transition. Mentions in his first team meeting he told the team he's not there to demand trust right away but his staff is going to work every day to build trust. Said it's not going to be perfect every day but thinks they're in a very good spot right now.
--Mentions the game is won on the line and it's especially true in the SEC. Given how veteran both offensive and defensive lines are it "certainly gives you hope." Mentions having all of the specialists returning is certainly a good jumping off point too.
--In building a family atmosphere, said it's important for players to see them as husbands and fathers and having the coaches' families around the facility. It was like that with Steve Spurrier, Bob Stoops and trickled down to Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma.
--Team has to continue and improve offensively. Said they can't just rely on Kevin Harris. Said MarShawn Lloyd and ZaQuandre White are going to be relied on but they need to be able to throw the ball and create explosive plays in the pass game so they need receivers and tight ends to step up (along with Luke Doty).
--Knows there will be bumps in the road this season but confident in the support staff and coaching staff he's build around him.
--Asked about what he'd like to see from a SEC scheduling standpoint, said he hasn't thought too much about it. He's focused on what he can control, camp and a big recruiting weekend. He can't really spend a lot of time thinking about stuff like that.
--Team is working through whether or not they will have open practices for fans. Still TBD.
--Doty's really worked hard with the offensive staff to try and get better fundamentally as quarterback. He's taken a leadership role and really embraced that. He's the one leading player run practices and the entire quarterback room is working really hard.
--Team is "pretty good" from a reporting/injury standpoint.
--Team is very strategic about which current players are paired with prospects on official visits. Said the biggest ambassadors of a program are the players.
--Team was "rapidly approaching" the vaccination threshold as a team and it's only gotten better over the last week. Said it's a personal choice and they're doing their best to educate players about the shots.
That's a wrap.
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