Quotes about Malcolm Lane

About how he improved during the offseason, Lane said:
"I went home and worked hard on all the little things and just worked on getting my plays down." (HSB)


About how the competition for playing time at WR is fierce, but friendly, WR coach Ron Lee said:
"They're a great bunch of guys who are pulling for each other and want to see each other do well. That makes it so much fun." (HSB)


About how hard it was for him to be a freshman from Germany, Lane said:
"Last year coming out on the field as a little kid from Germany, I was scared of everybody, scared of competition. Now I'm just out there and it's like I'm not scared of anybody. I feel like I can beat any DB they put in front of me. ... I'm more focused and the confidence is there." (HSB)


About pushing Hawthorne for playing time, Lane said:
"I know I'm behind C.J. right now, but the main thing I want to do is just keep pushing him. It's not a fight between us or anything like that, it's both of us going out there and competing and making each other better every day." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Lane has been bothered by a dislocated finger in recent practices and although Hawthorne has been running with the first unit throughout camp, the coaches aren't ready to declare the matter resolved. When game time arrives, both Hawthorne and Lane could split time in an arrangement similar to last year when Ross Dickerson and Ian Sample shared duties for much of the season."


About how the next 2 weeks are key in the Lane vs. Hawthorne battle for playing time, Ron Lee said:
"That's a strong possibility and the next two weeks are going to be a key. (Dickerson and Sample) shuffled in and they weren't as beat up and toward the end of the season both of them were playing very fast." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Born in North Carolina and raised in Florida, Lane spent most of his high school years in Germany. He graduated from Hanau American High School, where he lettered in football and basketball, last summer and credits UH assistant Jeff Reinebold with tracking him down and giving him the opportunity to play Division I football. Lane's speed and 6-foot-1, 181-pound build no doubt were selling points for the UH coaches, who took to teaching him the basics when he joined the program."


About Lane's inexperience last season, Ron Lee said:
"Last year he didn't know where to line up. Physically, he's a specimen, a tremendous athlete, but he was learning the system. Now he's so far away from where he was last year. ... He's ahead of schedule and he has a couple of weeks to tighten things up and get ready for the season." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Though Lane was relatively raw, the staff elected not to redshirt him last season. Instead, he found himself playing in all but three games, catching three passes for 120 yards, highlighted by a 58-yard completion against Eastern Illinois. He also averaged 14.5 yards on six kickoff returns, a role that could expand this season."


About how Lane is improved this year, Ron Lee said:
"I think as a person he's grown up. It was a long way from home for him, coming from Germany, he's a young guy. He's a whole different person this season. I'm proud of him. I give him a lot of credit. He's gained a lot of confidence, and it's making him faster on the field in running his routes and catching the ball correctly." (HSB)