2008 Woodie Awards
Football ready to kick off Thursday at Ball State
Trish Engelman
Issue date: 8/28/07 Section: Sports
The RedHawks will also look to stay healthy, after being plagued by injuries last season.
One of the biggest injuries in 2007-08 was starting running back Brandon Murphy, who played in limited action in just eight games.
With Murphy returning to the starting line the RedHawks are looking to get back on track and hopefully take some of the pressure off Kokal and the passing game.
On the special teams the Red and White have increasing confidence in junior punter Jake Richardson and are working to train new starting longsnapper Mike Rummler.
"I feel really good with the talent level of the team, we are a young and inexperienced team, but I think we can work around that this year," Montgomery said.
Looking ahead and past the injuries, Miami prepares to play a tough schedule this season with games against schools from the Big Ten, Southeastern and Big 12 conferences.
"As the league gets tougher and tougher every year, we can't worry about the opponent," Montgomery said. "When it comes down to it, whether it's Minnesota or Colorado, we need to be selfish and worry about ourselves and getting better as a team."
One of the biggest injuries in 2007-08 was starting running back Brandon Murphy, who played in limited action in just eight games.
With Murphy returning to the starting line the RedHawks are looking to get back on track and hopefully take some of the pressure off Kokal and the passing game.
On the special teams the Red and White have increasing confidence in junior punter Jake Richardson and are working to train new starting longsnapper Mike Rummler.
"I feel really good with the talent level of the team, we are a young and inexperienced team, but I think we can work around that this year," Montgomery said.
Looking ahead and past the injuries, Miami prepares to play a tough schedule this season with games against schools from the Big Ten, Southeastern and Big 12 conferences.
"As the league gets tougher and tougher every year, we can't worry about the opponent," Montgomery said. "When it comes down to it, whether it's Minnesota or Colorado, we need to be selfish and worry about ourselves and getting better as a team."
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