![]() You have to fight for the position, you can't complain, you can't bicker, you just have to go out there and show that you're the best corner. "Me and my uncle talk a lot, he just told me to keep going. I think going into the bye week is a big deal for us." We come out here a little more prepared, knowing that last week was a big W for us. "Going into the bye week with a win gives the team a lot more confidence. "There's a feeling you can't let people down when you're talking about alumni or former players, that's a responsibility, so we're going to take it that way." To be able to do the things that we want to do, we have to be able to play lights out in November." This is really good for us to have the ability to roll other people in to keep guys fresh. I think you're going to see some different people come next week because some of these younger guys are starting to figure it out. This is a great opportunity for us to not be under the fire of getting prepared for a team, but three days of great fundamental work and it goes back to allowing some other people to get in some spots. But it all goes back to how we're going to practice. We have to start playing our best football in November. As we continue to prepare for FIU, now we continue to refine our fundamentals and techniques and make sure that everybody is still competitive. "Our practice habits, there's a certain standard that we do, and we just have to uphold the standard with it. A victory formation from the offense is the greatest things to see on the sideline." There's nothing better than to end it on defense. ![]() He found a way to get that ball on the ground. You get into a situation where I talk about players making plays and players winning for you, and that's what he did. We give a lot of credit to our corners down the stretch…Mike's play was special. I thought he did a really good job of that and it rewarded him with a whole bunch of plays." ![]() He's aggressive, he's got great instincts, you don't coach guys that part, but you just try to keep them fundamentally sound within the scheme. Stuff that we talked about in practice, I thought he was really focused. I thought he played really disciplined during the game. There were some times in the games beforehand, he wasn't doing that. Everybody knows Jay can play, it's just whether or not, being a young guy, can you play within the scheme. On Freshman LB Jaylen Wester's improvement They did exactly what they did in Rice: we gave up a bad play against Rice and we gave up a bad play against UAB, but we found a way in the fourth quarter to make enough plays to win the ball game." These kids are resilient, especially being at home. I think it goes back to what I talked about with UTEP when I was disappointed that we couldn't finish the game in the second half. "For the most part, I thought the guys played hard. We try to keep it as competitive as possible we're moving depth charts almost every other day if starters aren't on point, then we make sure that they understand they could be on the bench too. But you can't ask the person to bust their butt in practice and not give them playing time. I think sometimes in our profession, you watch guys go really hard and you start thinking about overall talent level, but in college football especially, how hard you go for how long you go is probably a higher percentage of winning plays than anything else. ![]() "You have to prove to everybody that you're accountable, you have to prove that you're going to give fanatical effort, and then you have to reward it. ![]() That's really important that you go into any type of game, and you reward that." But I think you're seeing quite a few people play because of what they're doing in practice. We try to look at film and look at matchups, because at the end of the day that's what it really comes down to athletically, whether or not a guy tall enough, fast enough, quick enough, strong enough to be able to matchup with the individual. "If you talk to any coordinator, offense or defense, it's just finding roles for guys. QUOTABLE Defensive Coordinator Todd Orlando ![]()
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