Quotes about UH working on its tackling

About how GM places more emphasis on tackling, Sol. Elimimian said:
"We do a lot of work on the technique of tackling. Tackling is a science. You can't go out there and try to hit someone hard. You have to know what to do." (HA)


About how they had 52 plays against UNC that they could make initial tackles and had initial stops 48 times, Adam Leonard said:
"Coach (McMackin) is always preaching making gang tackles. He's always telling us: 'Every man to the ball.' " (HA)


"A lot of guys leave their feet when they want to make a tackle. Coaches preach taking that extra step. If you take that extra step, you can be in better position to make the tackle." (HA)


About how they spend part of every practice working on tackling, GM said:
"We teach from the ground up to basic fundamentals of tackling. We work on it every day. Every form of tackling — open-field tackling, sideline tackling. Obviously, the better running backs test your tackling." (HA)