Quoted: Preseason Camp – Oct. 13
10/13/2020 11:55:00 AM | Football
Below are partial transcriptions of Zoom press conferences with Indiana co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Grant Heard, WR Ty Fryfogle and WR Whop Philyor on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Co-Offensive Coordinator/WR Grant Heard
Q. On Jacolby Hewitt…
HEARD: He is a young guy. He had the setback with the ACL last year, so he is getting back into the swing of things. As long as he keeps progressing, hopefully he has a chance to get in there and help us, add some depth in that room.
Q. On Javon Swinton…
HEARD: The biggest thing is that he is a smart kid. He has come in and picked up the offense. He has his freshman moments where it starts to pile up on him quickly, but for the most part he knows what to do. We are trying to clean up some of his technique and trying to get him to understand that the pace of the game he is about to get into is a lot different from what he had in Virginia. He has the ability to make plays. It is not always pretty, but he finds a way to get to the ball and he has really good hands. We are trying to get him to understand the pace of the game, how physical the Big Ten can be, and as he progresses, I think that he is going to be really, really good.
Q. On Ty Fryfogle…
HEARD: He is exactly where he needs to be. He worked his butt off in the offseason. Even though he was not here, down in Mississippi they did not really think [COVID-19] was real, so he was out there working out. He got his work in. Every day I talked with him and he was at home, he was outside working out. He is exactly where I need him to be and I expect big things out of him this year.
WR Ty Fryfogle
Q. On offseason workout routine…
FRYFOGLE: I was trying to keep the same routine. At the time the season was postponed we were in spring ball, so I just tried to stay in shape and catch balls. I never knew what was going to happen or if we were going to get called back up. I was trying to keep the same work ethic and not get out of shape. Once you get out of shape, it is hard to get back into shape, football wise.
Q. On the chemistry with Michael Penix Jr.…
FRYFOGLE: The chemistry is great. It has become really good over time. We can never say that the chemistry is perfect because you always have room to get better. We have been practicing and getting in extra work together. The chemistry is going day-by-day. We are getting better. I am confident.
Q. On specific workouts in the offseason…
FRYFOGLE: We have a few quarterbacks down where I live. All of the receivers got together, receivers and defensive backs, and we got some good work in. We went through the route tree. We were just being active. Of course, we were social distancing and wearing masks, but we were trying to stay active and not get out of shape. We were getting good work in every day.
WR Whop Philyor
Q. On Miles Marshall and Ty Fryfogle…
PHILYOR: Fry and Miles have been here just as long as I have been. They already know how it is going. Mainly, we have to get the younger guys right. Those two have played in big games and made plays in big games. It is just the young guys, we have to bring them along. We are going to need them. The Big Ten is a rough league. People go down. It is mainly the young guys that we are developing, getting them right and getting them ready to go.
Q. On the chemistry with Michael Penix Jr.…
PHILYOR: It has not really been that bad [to get the chemistry right again] because we always found the time for us to get a little bit of work in. We found places to get in and throw so we could all create chemistry. Not just with Mike, but with Dexter Williams II and Jack Tuttle as well. We found time all of the time so we could all get the chemistry down. You never know, Mike went down last year. God forbid that happens again, but the next guy has to come up. I could go down, Fry could go down. Everyone has to be ready, so we all have to work on the chemistry together.
Q. On Michael Penix Jr.'s leadership…
PHILYOR: Mike is always going to be cool, calm and collected. He will take control of everything because he is the big dog, obviously. He is always going to be cool, calm and collected. He will always have a poised look on his face. Mike will take control. He is the big dog right now. We will fall behind him. He is going to lead us.
Co-Offensive Coordinator/WR Grant Heard
Q. On Jacolby Hewitt…
HEARD: He is a young guy. He had the setback with the ACL last year, so he is getting back into the swing of things. As long as he keeps progressing, hopefully he has a chance to get in there and help us, add some depth in that room.
Q. On Javon Swinton…
HEARD: The biggest thing is that he is a smart kid. He has come in and picked up the offense. He has his freshman moments where it starts to pile up on him quickly, but for the most part he knows what to do. We are trying to clean up some of his technique and trying to get him to understand that the pace of the game he is about to get into is a lot different from what he had in Virginia. He has the ability to make plays. It is not always pretty, but he finds a way to get to the ball and he has really good hands. We are trying to get him to understand the pace of the game, how physical the Big Ten can be, and as he progresses, I think that he is going to be really, really good.
Q. On Ty Fryfogle…
HEARD: He is exactly where he needs to be. He worked his butt off in the offseason. Even though he was not here, down in Mississippi they did not really think [COVID-19] was real, so he was out there working out. He got his work in. Every day I talked with him and he was at home, he was outside working out. He is exactly where I need him to be and I expect big things out of him this year.
WR Ty Fryfogle
Q. On offseason workout routine…
FRYFOGLE: I was trying to keep the same routine. At the time the season was postponed we were in spring ball, so I just tried to stay in shape and catch balls. I never knew what was going to happen or if we were going to get called back up. I was trying to keep the same work ethic and not get out of shape. Once you get out of shape, it is hard to get back into shape, football wise.
Q. On the chemistry with Michael Penix Jr.…
FRYFOGLE: The chemistry is great. It has become really good over time. We can never say that the chemistry is perfect because you always have room to get better. We have been practicing and getting in extra work together. The chemistry is going day-by-day. We are getting better. I am confident.
Q. On specific workouts in the offseason…
FRYFOGLE: We have a few quarterbacks down where I live. All of the receivers got together, receivers and defensive backs, and we got some good work in. We went through the route tree. We were just being active. Of course, we were social distancing and wearing masks, but we were trying to stay active and not get out of shape. We were getting good work in every day.
WR Whop Philyor
Q. On Miles Marshall and Ty Fryfogle…
PHILYOR: Fry and Miles have been here just as long as I have been. They already know how it is going. Mainly, we have to get the younger guys right. Those two have played in big games and made plays in big games. It is just the young guys, we have to bring them along. We are going to need them. The Big Ten is a rough league. People go down. It is mainly the young guys that we are developing, getting them right and getting them ready to go.
Q. On the chemistry with Michael Penix Jr.…
PHILYOR: It has not really been that bad [to get the chemistry right again] because we always found the time for us to get a little bit of work in. We found places to get in and throw so we could all create chemistry. Not just with Mike, but with Dexter Williams II and Jack Tuttle as well. We found time all of the time so we could all get the chemistry down. You never know, Mike went down last year. God forbid that happens again, but the next guy has to come up. I could go down, Fry could go down. Everyone has to be ready, so we all have to work on the chemistry together.
Q. On Michael Penix Jr.'s leadership…
PHILYOR: Mike is always going to be cool, calm and collected. He will take control of everything because he is the big dog, obviously. He is always going to be cool, calm and collected. He will always have a poised look on his face. Mike will take control. He is the big dog right now. We will fall behind him. He is going to lead us.
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