One, he's as good a practice player as he is a game player in the fact of he goes and goes hard. What have you seen out of his growth, and what makes him so special? He came into last season kind of unheralded and is going into this season as the Preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Felix Anudike-Uzomah has had a whirlwind last 12 months. But what drew us to him was obviously his games played and his maturity.” He practiced the last two practices, but just watching him bond with the players, watching him build relationships during the time when he couldn't be out front leading after a workout or after a practice, and now to see him going through the summer where he is cleared and healthy and watching him just kind of command the room, he's a tremendously mature individual that brings out the best in everybody. I've been so impressed with him as a person, as a man of faith, as somebody that came in and missed all the spring because of an injury he had.
If you get around Adrian or you visit with Adrian, the first thing that jumps out at me is his maturity and what a grounded individual he is. “Well, the thing that drew us to him was the amount of games he has played at Nebraska. Coach, what really drew you to Adrian (Martinez) when he entered the transfer portal, and what have you seen from him that made you bring him to Big 12 MediaDays as a leader? Some were here in the spring, many of them were not here in the spring, so for us to get together with those guys in August and have a great fall camp and put the work in so that come September we can start off the fall with a good season.” And we have a number of positions where we're going to have a lot of new faces out there.
Have a number of guys back on both sides of the ball, but as the landscape of college football is right now, it's going to be the new players that you've got to mesh with those returning players that are going to be the key to your success. We have very optimistic, high expectations, as everybody does this time of year, but we've got a lot of work to do. So appreciate everything that Bob has done for my family as well as for the Big 12, and excited in welcoming Commissioner Yormark into the Big 12, and looking forward to many more years of great football to come. Bob Bowlsby and my family go back a long ways, and Bob was the athletic director at Northern Iowa when I was a player there. I'd be remiss if I didn't thank Commissioner Bowlsby for his service in the Big 12 for so long and his friendship with myself and my family. We were playing here on September 2nd of that year. Last year was a different experience for us because we came down here and checked out the facilities. “It's great to be back here at AT&T Stadium. Chris Klieman Press Conference Quotes ( Courtesy of ASAP Sports )
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