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Case Ingram has hit the ground running since arriving at Saltillo.
The Tigers’ new head football coach has spent his first few months with the team alternating between on-the-field practices and intense sessions in the weight room. The latter is seen by him as a pivotal piece to their success.
“We're just very pleased that the guys are just buying into the idea that the weight room is going to be where we win the games,” Ingram said. “And I have zero complaints about how hard they've been working in the weight room.”
A big part of Ingram’s identity as a head coach has been his offense. In five seasons at Biggersville, Ingram’s offenses averaged 38.5 points per game. It also averaged at least 35.6 points in four of those five.
“Everybody always says, ‘Offense wins games, but defense wins championships,’” he said. “I kind of go with the motto of, ‘Everybody likes to see points being scored.' And that's kind of what I tend to live by offensively.”
Ingram will have a handful of talented skill position players to utilize in hopes of fulfilling that vision. The most important one may be Logan Heisel, a senior quarterback who showed flashes in two games last season before suffering a torn ACL.
In those games, Heisel completed 53% of his passes for 450 yards and six touchdowns. He also ran for 110 yards on 17 carries.
“He's just a grinder and a worker, and as somebody who you look to lead the offense and lead the team, that is a characteristic that is a non-negotiable,” Ingram said. “Because everybody's going to look and see if you're just all lip service.”
Heisel has bought into Ingram’s offensive vision this offseason, and the unit is being tailored to his skillset. It will include things that Ingram has done a lot of in the past and things he hasn’t.
“We're just trying to mesh all that together, because ultimately they're the guys on the field making the plays, and they need to be comfortable with what we're doing,” Ingram said. “And as a coach I feel like that's our role is we have to put our guys in the best position to win.
“Just because it's not something we've done in the past or that we like, we have got to adapt and do what's best for them.”
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The Tigers’ new head football coach has spent his first few months with the team alternating between on-the-field practices and intense sessions in the weight room. The latter is seen by him as a pivotal piece to their success.
“We're just very pleased that the guys are just buying into the idea that the weight room is going to be where we win the games,” Ingram said. “And I have zero complaints about how hard they've been working in the weight room.”
A big part of Ingram’s identity as a head coach has been his offense. In five seasons at Biggersville, Ingram’s offenses averaged 38.5 points per game. It also averaged at least 35.6 points in four of those five.
“Everybody always says, ‘Offense wins games, but defense wins championships,’” he said. “I kind of go with the motto of, ‘Everybody likes to see points being scored.' And that's kind of what I tend to live by offensively.”
Ingram will have a handful of talented skill position players to utilize in hopes of fulfilling that vision. The most important one may be Logan Heisel, a senior quarterback who showed flashes in two games last season before suffering a torn ACL.
In those games, Heisel completed 53% of his passes for 450 yards and six touchdowns. He also ran for 110 yards on 17 carries.
“He's just a grinder and a worker, and as somebody who you look to lead the offense and lead the team, that is a characteristic that is a non-negotiable,” Ingram said. “Because everybody's going to look and see if you're just all lip service.”
Heisel has bought into Ingram’s offensive vision this offseason, and the unit is being tailored to his skillset. It will include things that Ingram has done a lot of in the past and things he hasn’t.
“We're just trying to mesh all that together, because ultimately they're the guys on the field making the plays, and they need to be comfortable with what we're doing,” Ingram said. “And as a coach I feel like that's our role is we have to put our guys in the best position to win.
“Just because it's not something we've done in the past or that we like, we have got to adapt and do what's best for them.”
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