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ajc.com is a subscription site, for those that don't want to subscribe, here is the article.....
Ex-Vol coaches QBs at Morehouse
By ANDRE' L. SHANNON
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 08/10/06
Photo Caption: Former Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin now wears Morehouse colors as the Maroon Tigers' new quarterbacks coach.
A national championship in his hip pocket and work for several professional football teams on his résumé, former Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin now is taking a shot at real glory.
Martin, who has a street named in his honor in Knoxville, is hoping to make a name for himself as the new quarterbacks coach at Morehouse College.
"I'm just living out my dream right now," Martin said. "Before I went to college or the pros I saw myself learning things like a coach. As a professional I always kept my notes and my game plans and said when I become a coach I'm going to use this."
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2000, Martin bounced around the league as a backup quarterback (including a stint with the Oakland Raiders) and ended his career in 2005 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.
This August instead of fighting for a job in training camp, he's on the field of B.T. Harvey Stadium hoping to make an impact on the Maroon Tigers football program. Terry Beauford, Morehouse's head coach, said he already has.
"With him here we're like night and day," Beauford said. "Those quarterbacks are young as far as fundamentals are concerned. Now you have somebody who can mentor them daily, and the level of play has already risen with the quarterbacks."
Carlos King agrees. All of a sudden he has a little more confidence in his game. The junior quarterback said Martin is a melting pot of information.
"I'm getting it from the best," said King, who platoons with Ruben Dupree at the position. "I wouldn't have any other NFL quarterback here. With him here I feel like I'm getting it from Tee Martin, Peyton Manning, Kordell Stewart and Rich Gannon. He learned something from all of those guys, and he's feeding it directly to us."
Martin backed up each quarterback King mentioned at some point in his career. King's goal now is to use what he's learned from his new quarterback coach in hopes of one day making it to the NFL.
"When he wants me to pick my game up he'll tell me if I want to make it to the next level I have to do this and that," he said. "I do want to make it to the next level, so I definitely listen."
Interestingly, the first time King saw Martin in action was a few weeks before they met. A cable network aired the 1998 season's Fiesta Bowl, in which Tennessee beat Florida State for the national championship. Martin who was 11-for-18 for 278 yards with two touchdowns, led the Volunteers to a perfect 13-0 season.
"I saw that game, and a few weeks later the coaches told me to come meet the new QB coach," King said. "It was Martin, and I was like, man, I get to hear it straight from the horse's mouth now. He's been at the top level, and he's won a title. I was just happy to have a real QB coach."
The question now is how much will King and the other quarterbacks get to use what they've learned? Beauford is preparing for more of his same smash-mouth football this season, explaining Morehouse's offensive philosophy as simply "we're going to continue to run the ball."
"I'm the dictator around here, and we run the ball," Beauford said. "That's what we do. With Martin I feel more comfortable throwing now. That may change the percentage from 90 percent run to more like 60."
Martin will face the task of preparing King and Dupree for a season in which Morehouse (3-7 in 2005) is expected to finish near the bottom of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Still, the Maroon Tigers, who averaged 25.7 points and 359.8 yards per game last season, both third-best in the conference, aren't toothless.
DuPree ranked third in the SIAC in passing yardage, averaging 172.1. King threw for 80 yards per game.
"I'm ready," Martin said. "I'm going to come out here and learn as much as I can and contribute as much as I can to help these young men become better."
For now, the focus is on Benedict College on Aug. 26, but in the long run Martin has already mapped out his future.
"My goal is to become a head coach one day," he said. "I want to start learning all I can to become a coach, help build up a program, then become an athletics director."
Ex-Vol coaches QBs at Morehouse
By ANDRE' L. SHANNON
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 08/10/06
Photo Caption: Former Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin now wears Morehouse colors as the Maroon Tigers' new quarterbacks coach.
A national championship in his hip pocket and work for several professional football teams on his résumé, former Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin now is taking a shot at real glory.
Martin, who has a street named in his honor in Knoxville, is hoping to make a name for himself as the new quarterbacks coach at Morehouse College.
"I'm just living out my dream right now," Martin said. "Before I went to college or the pros I saw myself learning things like a coach. As a professional I always kept my notes and my game plans and said when I become a coach I'm going to use this."
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2000, Martin bounced around the league as a backup quarterback (including a stint with the Oakland Raiders) and ended his career in 2005 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.
This August instead of fighting for a job in training camp, he's on the field of B.T. Harvey Stadium hoping to make an impact on the Maroon Tigers football program. Terry Beauford, Morehouse's head coach, said he already has.
"With him here we're like night and day," Beauford said. "Those quarterbacks are young as far as fundamentals are concerned. Now you have somebody who can mentor them daily, and the level of play has already risen with the quarterbacks."
Carlos King agrees. All of a sudden he has a little more confidence in his game. The junior quarterback said Martin is a melting pot of information.
"I'm getting it from the best," said King, who platoons with Ruben Dupree at the position. "I wouldn't have any other NFL quarterback here. With him here I feel like I'm getting it from Tee Martin, Peyton Manning, Kordell Stewart and Rich Gannon. He learned something from all of those guys, and he's feeding it directly to us."
Martin backed up each quarterback King mentioned at some point in his career. King's goal now is to use what he's learned from his new quarterback coach in hopes of one day making it to the NFL.
"When he wants me to pick my game up he'll tell me if I want to make it to the next level I have to do this and that," he said. "I do want to make it to the next level, so I definitely listen."
Interestingly, the first time King saw Martin in action was a few weeks before they met. A cable network aired the 1998 season's Fiesta Bowl, in which Tennessee beat Florida State for the national championship. Martin who was 11-for-18 for 278 yards with two touchdowns, led the Volunteers to a perfect 13-0 season.
"I saw that game, and a few weeks later the coaches told me to come meet the new QB coach," King said. "It was Martin, and I was like, man, I get to hear it straight from the horse's mouth now. He's been at the top level, and he's won a title. I was just happy to have a real QB coach."
The question now is how much will King and the other quarterbacks get to use what they've learned? Beauford is preparing for more of his same smash-mouth football this season, explaining Morehouse's offensive philosophy as simply "we're going to continue to run the ball."
"I'm the dictator around here, and we run the ball," Beauford said. "That's what we do. With Martin I feel more comfortable throwing now. That may change the percentage from 90 percent run to more like 60."
Martin will face the task of preparing King and Dupree for a season in which Morehouse (3-7 in 2005) is expected to finish near the bottom of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Still, the Maroon Tigers, who averaged 25.7 points and 359.8 yards per game last season, both third-best in the conference, aren't toothless.
DuPree ranked third in the SIAC in passing yardage, averaging 172.1. King threw for 80 yards per game.
"I'm ready," Martin said. "I'm going to come out here and learn as much as I can and contribute as much as I can to help these young men become better."
For now, the focus is on Benedict College on Aug. 26, but in the long run Martin has already mapped out his future.
"My goal is to become a head coach one day," he said. "I want to start learning all I can to become a coach, help build up a program, then become an athletics director."
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