Jabari Zuniga

[rogdochar]

.... and Rumph keeps his shirt on around his wife for the opposite reason.

 

[NVGator]

Here's a funny quote about Zuniga from Coach Rumph:

Keep that shirt on

While Clayton is on hold for the moment, redshirt freshman defensive end Jabari Zuniga's career appears ready to take off. He had two sacks in the opener and has undergone a physical transformation in the year he's been here.

“This guy was really mature for a freshman,” Rumph said. “He's up to 250 pounds, but if you go back to the spring, he got all the way down to 230. I actually said, 'Man, you're losing weight. You've got to get this weight on.'

“He said, 'Coach, I want to take the fat off and I want to build my body up.' But if you've ever seen this guy with his shirt off. ... I have a rule: He can not take his shirt off in front of my wife. I mean this guy is yoked up. My wife's around, his shirt is on."

That's a short time to turn 20+ lbs of fat into raw muscle. Hope he didn't get into Grier's stash. Maybe just Bama's.

 

[jereed16]

Re-watched the game this AM. Zuniga is a really good rush end. None of UK's tackles could slow his bull rush. Reminded me a bit of watching Jermaine Cunningham. By the way, they were holding the **** out of him but never got flagged.

 

[NVGator]

Great to see you back, Jereed.

 

[jereed16]

Thanks.

 

[GatorJ]

Re-watched the game this AM. Zuniga is a really good rush end. None of UK's tackles could slow his bull rush. Reminded me a bit of watching Jermaine Cunningham. By the way, they were holding the **** out of him but never got flagged.

On their big pass play in garbage time that led to the score they were basically tackling our guys. Refs must've been like "fvk it".

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

So is his name really pronounced zoo-nigga? That's unfortunate if it is.

 

[NavetG8r]

So is his name really pronounced zoo-nigga? That's unfortunate if it is.

I think it's actually pronounced Zoo Neega. But I'm sure the announcers will say it all kinds of ways this year. His name is gonna come up a lot.

 

[NVGator]

I thought it was pronounced Zoo-ni(eye)-ga.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Re-watched the game this AM. Zuniga is a really good rush end. None of UK's tackles could slow his bull rush. Reminded me a bit of watching Jermaine Cunningham. By the way, they were holding the **** out of him but never got flagged.

With all due respect to Cunningham, I think Zuniga is much farther along at this point. Cunningham arrived at like 196 lbs and took 3 years to get to playing weight.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

So is his name really pronounced zoo-nigga? That's unfortunate if it is.

zooNEEga is a not uncommon surname name in espanol.

 

[jereed16]

With all due respect to Cunningham, I think Zuniga is much farther along at this point. Cunningham arrived at like 196 lbs and took 3 years to get to playing weight.

Didn't want to go that far, but yeah, kid has some push.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

I think it's actually pronounced Zoo Neega. But I'm sure the announcers will say it all kinds of ways this year. His name is gonna come up a lot.

That's what I figured, but I definitely heard the announcer say it wrong against UMass.

 

[NavetG8r]

That's what I figured, but I definitely heard the announcer say it wrong against UMass.

Oh yeah he did.

 

[t-gator]

So is his name really pronounced zoo-nigga? That's unfortunate if it is.

During the umass game, that's how the announcer was saying it and it's kinda caught on around here.lol

 

[Zambo]

I'm going with zoo knee gay.

 

[bradgator2]

I just met a guy with the last name knigga on his card. He hasn't actually said his last name yet. We all have the same bet going.

I'm going with ki-ni-ga just because it makes me laugh.

 

[LongTooth]

 

[ATXGator]

Pretty cool!

 

[Lake Gator]

Pretty cool!

What's the record I wonder cuz Zu will get more.