Dec. 9, 2016

What they are saying about new Nevada football coach Jay Norvell:



 “I’ve known Jay since he was an 18-year-old and we recruited to the University of Iowa. He was an intense individual, a leader on our team and an outstanding player. We got him into coaching as a graduate assistant because I thought he had everything you would want to be a great coach. I brought him with me to Wisconsin and he did an outstanding job with our receivers and our special teams.
“Jay has worked with some of the best coaches in the business. He’s ready to be a successful head coach. He can be tough when he needs to be but he relates to people well and he cares about the kids. The players will love him. The community will fall in love with him and his family.”
- Barry Alvarez
Wisconsin Athletics Director and former head coach.

“I am extremely proud of Jay, who is ideal for a head coaching position. He is very good as an on-the-field coach. He is also a true gentleman, and he cares deeply about young people and he’s demonstrated this throughout his coaching career.
“Jay will bring the program to the people, to the University, to the student body and throughout the entire state. He will represent the University and the community well and he will make it a high priority for him.”
- Bill Snyder
Kansas State head coach

“In all my years coaching, Jay Norvell is one of the finest coaches, teachers and mentors that I have ever been around, period. Nevada is getting a great coach, and an ever better person.”
- Todd Graham
Arizona State Head Coach

“Coach Norvell made me who I was on the football field and he cared more than you can imagine about me off the field as well.
“He is very strategic and goal-oriented as a coach. The players are going to love how he relates to them. He cares about his players. He is stern with players when he has to be. But he is an expert at what he does and the players will respect what he brings to the table.
“Nevada is getting a passionate coach who cares about doing things the right way. He cares about work ethic. He cares about fundamentals. He cares about learning.”
- Ryan Broyles
NFL wide receiver and NCAA’s all-time receptions leader while at Oklahoma.

“Coach Norvell was more than a great coach to me. He was a role model, a mentor and a leader. He helped me mature on and off the field and played a role in the man I am today. I couldn’t be happier for Coach. Nevada made a great hire.”
- Sterling Shepard
Wide receiver, New York Giants
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