Miami Hurricanes linebacker Chase Smith spoke after the Hurricanes full week of spring practices together inside the Carol Soffer Indoor Practice Facility.
Smith spoke on the focus heading into Spring, how the first three practices went so far, and overall Smith's thought getting onto the field again.
Check out everything he said:
Q: Focus heading into Spring?
We got a few things to build off, but really our main focus is really getting better each and every day this year, and we generally feel like we haven't accomplished nothing. This is a full reset, and we're trying to get right back to where we were.
Q: For you personally, what was last year like to finally get on the field consistently and be able to show what you can do?
It was good getting the experience, and it's got to translate into this year, going and making sure we have a good start of this spring and make sure we finish out strong for the spring, preparing for the ball.
Q: Describe the feeling of being healthy now and being a quality, productive football player.
It feels amazing. Getting over that hump and being able to actually produce and be with my guys each and every day has just been a blessing for sure. I'm just glad to be out there for sure.
Q: On defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman:
He’s very, very thorough in his process and it’s amazing to see him build off what we’ve created just in one year. It’s amazing to see the progression in our defense and that’s why we’re just trying to work on the smallest details. We had a full reset and we’re just going right back to zero and making sure we build from there.
Q: On the people that kept him going while facing injuries:
It’s been a lot of people for sure. I will say Hetherman primarily has really got my mind and my mental fine-tuned, so it’s been a good process coming along with him. And really just [with] the injury aspect of it, he kept me locked in even when I wasn’t fully ready yet. He kept me locked in the offseason, making sure I’m getting everything done…he’s been a real impact as far as my progression as a player.
Q: On Miami’s linebacking corps:
There’s definitely a lot of experience in the room, and we also have two young guys that came in and we’re making sure we’re going to get them on the same page. They’re coming along really fast, because they that have to build off of that for sure.
Smith spoke on the focus heading into Spring, how the first three practices went so far, and overall Smith's thought getting onto the field again.
Check out everything he said:
Q: Focus heading into Spring?
We got a few things to build off, but really our main focus is really getting better each and every day this year, and we generally feel like we haven't accomplished nothing. This is a full reset, and we're trying to get right back to where we were.
Q: For you personally, what was last year like to finally get on the field consistently and be able to show what you can do?
It was good getting the experience, and it's got to translate into this year, going and making sure we have a good start of this spring and make sure we finish out strong for the spring, preparing for the ball.
Q: Describe the feeling of being healthy now and being a quality, productive football player.
It feels amazing. Getting over that hump and being able to actually produce and be with my guys each and every day has just been a blessing for sure. I'm just glad to be out there for sure.
Q: On defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman:
He’s very, very thorough in his process and it’s amazing to see him build off what we’ve created just in one year. It’s amazing to see the progression in our defense and that’s why we’re just trying to work on the smallest details. We had a full reset and we’re just going right back to zero and making sure we build from there.
Q: On the people that kept him going while facing injuries:
It’s been a lot of people for sure. I will say Hetherman primarily has really got my mind and my mental fine-tuned, so it’s been a good process coming along with him. And really just [with] the injury aspect of it, he kept me locked in even when I wasn’t fully ready yet. He kept me locked in the offseason, making sure I’m getting everything done…he’s been a real impact as far as my progression as a player.
Q: On Miami’s linebacking corps:
There’s definitely a lot of experience in the room, and we also have two young guys that came in and we’re making sure we’re going to get them on the same page. They’re coming along really fast, because they that have to build off of that for sure.
