I caught up with new team captain Cole Bishop, who is feeling confident about the safety room, so far:
-He’s feeling good at the start of spring. He said his body feels good. He’s just trying to help everyone learn the playbook and make plays.
-Being named a spring captain is an honor. He mentioned that Scalley always says, “Leadership isn’t based off of the position you’ve been given, it’s the trust you’ve earned.” Bishop says he’s trying to do his best to lead by example and help the young guys learn the playbook.
-He really likes the leadership that this team has on it.
-Bishop said there was no hesitation last season when he was asked to play nickelback. He played it a little initially in his first bit of action as a freshman, as a nickel/stud linebacker as the third safety. He said it was nice for him because it helped him learn the defense even more.
-This spring it’s important for him to learn the free safety position, especially with Isbell now gone. So, the group is trying to get reps everywhere to see who fits where.
-It’s only week 2 and he’s already feeling comfortable at free safety with the QB reads and everything. He’s watched a lot of film on Utah’s previous free safeties, breaking down their reads and it definitely helps.
-Him and Vaki are interchangeable at free and strong safety right now, and it’s likely something that’ll remain the same whenever they’re on the field together. This is something Bishop views as a huge advantage. From there, it’s letting Scalley see the film and decide on the best approach.
-He’s not too concerned about the offseason love for other Pac-12 schools despite Utah being back-to-back conference champs. Utah's mentality is to just put your head down and work and prove everything from there. Him and every Utah defender just need to worry about their individual “20 square feet” and things will take care of themselves.
-He’s feeling good at the start of spring. He said his body feels good. He’s just trying to help everyone learn the playbook and make plays.
-Being named a spring captain is an honor. He mentioned that Scalley always says, “Leadership isn’t based off of the position you’ve been given, it’s the trust you’ve earned.” Bishop says he’s trying to do his best to lead by example and help the young guys learn the playbook.
-He really likes the leadership that this team has on it.
-Bishop said there was no hesitation last season when he was asked to play nickelback. He played it a little initially in his first bit of action as a freshman, as a nickel/stud linebacker as the third safety. He said it was nice for him because it helped him learn the defense even more.
-This spring it’s important for him to learn the free safety position, especially with Isbell now gone. So, the group is trying to get reps everywhere to see who fits where.
-It’s only week 2 and he’s already feeling comfortable at free safety with the QB reads and everything. He’s watched a lot of film on Utah’s previous free safeties, breaking down their reads and it definitely helps.
-Him and Vaki are interchangeable at free and strong safety right now, and it’s likely something that’ll remain the same whenever they’re on the field together. This is something Bishop views as a huge advantage. From there, it’s letting Scalley see the film and decide on the best approach.
-He’s not too concerned about the offseason love for other Pac-12 schools despite Utah being back-to-back conference champs. Utah's mentality is to just put your head down and work and prove everything from there. Him and every Utah defender just need to worry about their individual “20 square feet” and things will take care of themselves.
