Aug. 20, 2008
In Attendance: Bill Wagner (Annapolis Capital)
Wagner: I wanted to ask you about a couple of guys that appeared on the depth chart that I'm not real familiar with. Who is Gary Myers, a freshman wide receiver?
Niumatalolo: He was a defensive back at the prep school and was actually doing pretty good for us in practice at defensive back, but he wanted to play wide out and so we decided to give him a shot and he's doing a great job.
Wagner: How long ago did you move him to wide out?
Niumatalolo: Maybe a week.
Wagner: In a week he moved up to third on the depth chart?
Niumatalolo: He has ability. He is very athletic and has great hands. We really like what we see.
Wagner: How about Wes Holland at fullback? I see that he has moved past Campbell and Murray.
Niumatalolo: Murray and Campbell are both hard-nosed, typical fullbacks. We love their toughness. Wes is similar to Alex Teich. He has a little more ability to cutback on some runs. Kevin and Vince are very similar and Teich and Holland are very similar. All those guys are still fighting to back-up Kettani.
Wagner: Could you see using more than two fullbacks in a game? I know Paul always thought that there weren't enough reps in a game to play more than two guys.
Niumatalolo: Two is probably the max.
Wagner: Why is that?
Niumatalolo: We do a lot of mesh with the quarterback and when you have a bunch of different guys handling the ball you are going to put the ball on the ground. We want our fullback and quarterback to be as familiar with each other as possible. There is a great battle going on right now between Kevin, Vince, Alex and Wes to be that second guy.
Wagner: How about Aaron McCauley, a freshman outside linebacker. What do you like about him?
Niumatalolo: His motor. What we see on the field now is exactly what we saw on his recruiting tape. He isn't the biggest guy in the world, but he runs all over the place. He is very similar to Clint Sovie and David Mahoney. He is one of those guys that when you turn on the tape you say "who is that?" He is tough and can run.
Wagner: Are you thinking about traveling two kickers in Harmon and Teague?
Niumatalolo: Yes. The kickoff in the college game now is huge since they moved the kicker back five yards last year. If you can kick the ball in the end zone and have the other team start at the 20 instead of the 40 that is big. It's all about field position. Field position is a big part of the game and having a good kickoff guy is a valuable asset and a definite weapon.
Wagner: I know Steve Johns coached special teams with you at UNLV. How is he doing with your special teams unit?
Niumatalolo: He is doing a great job. I am pleased with that group right now.
