“They have a little guy, No. 22,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said this week, referring to Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn. “You talk about heart and soul? You want to be an athlete? Be like him as a competitor.' 'He’s not very big, but he doesn’t play small.'
When a 71-year old coach in his 50th season calls a team “old-fashioned,” it is absolutely a term of endearment.
In an age of college football where teams such as Alabama have shifted intentionally toward spread offenses built around quarterbacks and wide receivers, Kansas State is, to some degree, a relic. Offensive coordinator Collin Klein, the Big 12′s offensive player of the year in 2012 as K-State’s quarterback, does not mind being a little bit old school as a play caller.
“They have a little guy, No. 22,” Saban said Thursday night on his “Hey Coach” radio show. “You talk about heart and soul? You want to be an athlete? Be like him as a competitor. He’s about 5-6. I don’t know how much he weighs.
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