"Jimmye Laycock" has served as Head coach/head football coach at the College of William & Mary since 1980. Laycock graduated from William & Mary in 1970 and played quarterback under legendary coaches Marv Levy and Lou Holtz. Prior to taking over the Tribe head coaching position, Laycock coached at Newport News High School, Clemson University, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina/The Citadel, and the University of Memphis.

Laycock has been the most successful head coach in the history of William & Mary Tribe football, leading the team to 23 winning seasons and 11 post-season appearances (through the 2014 season), including a 48-34 loss in the Division I-AA national semifinal to the James Madison Dukes football/James Madison Dukes in 2004 William & Mary Tribe football team/2004. After a win against the Southern Illinois Salukis football/Southern Illinois Salukis in the Division I (NCAA)#Football Championship Subdivision/FCS national quarterfinals on December 5, 2009, Laycock recorded his 200th win as the Tribe's head coach—the 13th coach in FCS history to reach that mark. The following season, he recorded his 200th win as an FCS head coach, making him only the third to reach that mark.

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Time will tell. Different team. Different makeup. Different setting. Some things you come out of the [Marshall] game feeling good about. I felt good that we were able to run the football. Defensively, I thought we played the run pretty darn well. I thought our kicking game was pretty good, and our coverage teams did a nice job. That's good, but we didn't take advantage of some situations.

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It's something different than what we normally see and something difficult to prepare for in one week. You've got to change your focus defensively to cover assignments and put people in the right places.

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We're going to have good quarterback play at some point in time. Everyone else has got to be sure they're taking care of their part.

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I don't know if it matters. It might help the perception some, but it doesn't change the football.

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Marshall had an excellent surface. The artificial surfaces now are as good or better than grass.

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It sends a message, so far as commitment. You can talk about it and talk about it, but actions speak louder than words. This says we're moving forward.

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He's consistently showing up around the ball and making plays.

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Last year, they played really tough and they've got most of those people back, including their quarterback. It should be an exciting game.

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I think they do a tremendous job offensively. They take diversified to a whole other level . . . They have so many different ways to attack you and have so many looks, it makes preparing for them very difficult.

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