Gary Pinkel
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"Gary Robin Pinkel" is a college football coach, currently the head coach at the University of Missouri, and the winningest coach in the history of Missouri, a position he has held since the 2001 Missouri Tigers football team/2001 season. From 1991 to 2000, Pinkel coached at the Toledo Rockets football/University of Toledo, winning a Mid-American Conference championship in 1995. He is also the winningest coach in Toledo's history. Before becoming a head coach, he was an assistant at the Washington Huskies football/University of Washington under Don James (American football)/Don James from 1979 through 1990, the last six years as offensive coordinator.

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There are certain things that you have to do to play that position.

They got the option going, and we were scrambling with that a little bit, then they play-action a little bit and come down with the ball. That's good play-calling and some good execution on their part.

We wouldn't have made the changes we did if it would have affected him.

Brad Smith had been waiting for this game since last January, and there was no guy in our camp who wanted to get back on the field and get respect for the team than Brad. ... Brad looked very calm and poised out there.

We're doing some significant things different on offense, but there is enough carry-over that it didn't phase him. It's just one game, but he was just so excited to get out there and have a chance to play quarterback again.

Brad's been waiting since January, and you can see it. There was no guy in our program more excited about the season getting here than Brad Smith. I think he wants to earn some respect back. ... He worked very, very hard. It's only one game, but certainly I think he ran the offense very well out there.

He has been preparing for this season since January.