We often hear about the power Stoops has on recruits when they hear he coached the defensive backs at The U. Today D.J. Eliot flexed his guns from Florida State. Former ACC Defensive Player of the Year and All-American defensive end Bjoern Werner shared his story with the team. Born in Germany, Werner only played two years of football before joining Eliot and Stoops at Florida State.
“I could talk to you all day about what he said,” Denzil Ware was impressed after practice. “(I) Heard the things that made him a great player but also the things that made him a better man.