Dennis Erickson
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"Dennis Brian Erickson" is an American football coach and the running backs/running back coach at the University of Utah. Previously, Erickson was the head coach at the University of Idaho (1982–1985, 2006), the University of Wyoming (1986), Washington State University (1987–1988), the University of Miami (1989–1994), Oregon State University (1999–2002), and Arizona State University (2007–2011). Erickson also was the head coach of two teams in the National Football League/NFL, the Seattle Seahawks (1995–1998) and the San Francisco 49ers (2003–2004), where he tallied a mark of 40–56. During his career at Miami, Erickson's team won two College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS/national championships, in 1989 Miami Hurricanes football team/1989 and 1991 Miami Hurricanes football team/1991.

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Him missing 2½ weeks in the preseason really hurt him and set him behind.

There are times during the year where you're so beat up, even with the practice guys that you have, that you can't even practice.

Eric's injury is a huge blow to this team, ... It's just too bad, because he's been playing so well. Hopefully we'll get him back.

The muscle came off the bone and they're going to go in and attach it in the groin.

The muscle came off the bone; it was obviously serious.

There were a lot of questions in a lot of people's minds. Not ours. I expected him to play well. For the first time out, he probably performed better than any of us thought.

[Has he been examined by a doctor?] I stay away from them, ... Hell, they might put me on IR. You never know around here.

There were times last year when we had offensive and defensive linemen going both ways. There are times when guys are so beat up, they won't practice on Wednesdays. They won't practice on Fridays. So you've got to have some guys fill in.

As time went on through the first and second years (2001-02), you could see him making plays all the time.