McGee joined Steak Shapiro and my fellow Lindale native Rusty Mansell this morning as the show was live from Georgia State practice.
Link to the full interview is below and I will include some notes from the interview as well.
Notes:
-Said he feels like the team is a little bit ahead of schedule after doing a little work Saturday and Sunday before a full work day practice Tuesday.
-Said he learned a lot about the little administrative things becoming a head coach on the college level for the first time at Georgia State
-Said what made the Georgia State job the right one for him is that "we're in the best city in the country" and what is within a five-hour radius is incredible. He said within 20 miles around Atlanta is great high school programs, coaches and players and he wants to build his program with the players within a five-hour radius of Atlanta and have a really big emphasis on the counties surrounding Atlanta.
-Said that there is a pitch to players to come to Georgia State for not just football but for what is after football. He said there are great connections between Georgia State and the business world. He mentioned former Georgia Tech player Rod Rook-Chungong (Director of Player Development and Community Engagement) as doing great work for the players off the field.
-Said that Kirby Smart was a great mentor for him and he took a ton of stuff from his time coaching under him.
-He talked about coaching his son at Georgia State (Austin), a freshman wide receiver, who won the 100 meter dash at the GHSA state track meet last year. Said his son told the receivers coach that he gets nervous when his dad comes around at practice, but that he tries to treat him the same as every other player.
-He said he is freed up to do whatever is needed because his coordinators Jim Chaney (OC) and Kevin Sherrer (DC) do such a great job.
-He answered a question from Rusty about staying in contact with Isaiah Crowell, who McGee coached at Carver-Columbus, and how proud he was of how Crowell came out of all of his problems and is doing well now as they still stay in regular contact.
-Last question was about what he sees in the matchup with Georgia Tech. He said Tech is very physical up front on both sides of the ball, lots of continuity on the offensive line, a quarterback that is dynamic in the run game with "deceptive speed," very explosive at the receiver position and Jamal Haynes is about 190 pounds but runs like he's 220 and is a really good player. He then talked about the defense with new DC "Santoni," as he called him, is doing an outstanding job on that side of the ball getting guys to fly around, be physical and make plays. He said they have to match Tech's physicality, but most of all he wants to see his guys "have fun" while looking to improve and play the game the right way and "don't play the scoreboard."
Link to the full interview is below and I will include some notes from the interview as well.
Notes:
-Said he feels like the team is a little bit ahead of schedule after doing a little work Saturday and Sunday before a full work day practice Tuesday.
-Said he learned a lot about the little administrative things becoming a head coach on the college level for the first time at Georgia State
-Said what made the Georgia State job the right one for him is that "we're in the best city in the country" and what is within a five-hour radius is incredible. He said within 20 miles around Atlanta is great high school programs, coaches and players and he wants to build his program with the players within a five-hour radius of Atlanta and have a really big emphasis on the counties surrounding Atlanta.
-Said that there is a pitch to players to come to Georgia State for not just football but for what is after football. He said there are great connections between Georgia State and the business world. He mentioned former Georgia Tech player Rod Rook-Chungong (Director of Player Development and Community Engagement) as doing great work for the players off the field.
-Said that Kirby Smart was a great mentor for him and he took a ton of stuff from his time coaching under him.
-He talked about coaching his son at Georgia State (Austin), a freshman wide receiver, who won the 100 meter dash at the GHSA state track meet last year. Said his son told the receivers coach that he gets nervous when his dad comes around at practice, but that he tries to treat him the same as every other player.
-He said he is freed up to do whatever is needed because his coordinators Jim Chaney (OC) and Kevin Sherrer (DC) do such a great job.
-He answered a question from Rusty about staying in contact with Isaiah Crowell, who McGee coached at Carver-Columbus, and how proud he was of how Crowell came out of all of his problems and is doing well now as they still stay in regular contact.
-Last question was about what he sees in the matchup with Georgia Tech. He said Tech is very physical up front on both sides of the ball, lots of continuity on the offensive line, a quarterback that is dynamic in the run game with "deceptive speed," very explosive at the receiver position and Jamal Haynes is about 190 pounds but runs like he's 220 and is a really good player. He then talked about the defense with new DC "Santoni," as he called him, is doing an outstanding job on that side of the ball getting guys to fly around, be physical and make plays. He said they have to match Tech's physicality, but most of all he wants to see his guys "have fun" while looking to improve and play the game the right way and "don't play the scoreboard."
