The only thing I know about Coronado is what I read on the scouting reports. From what I read or heard, they're real quick and shoot the ball very well. |
The thing that made me feel positive in many ways was the way our defense played in the early stages when the game was in doubt. They ran an interception back and had the ball after the punt block. At that point it would have been in a lot of peoples minds that Toledo would knock it in, but they had to kick it. There was another red-zone stand that left them with a field-goal attempt. |
Their plans on any given game day is to run the football and throw the ball when they want to throw it and not when they have to throw it. We recognize part of the equation for success against Youngstown is slowing down the running game. Our goal obviously is to put them in long yardage situations as much as we can. |
There are some players that have a quiet confidence in what they can do. I believe Alex has that confidence. ... He believes in himself. He knows he has paid the price to properly prepare for the opportunity. |
There aren't many breaks in the Gateway, that's for sure. We recognize that all the opponents in the conference are dangerous and they're all capable of beating you. |
There's no doubt that we're going to get it done. We're getting better on a daily basis. We're playing a lot of young players and they are learning on a good pace now. |
There's no way we could have had as smooth of a transition at defensive line. |
They (Marcus) held the ball most of the night. They controlled the game for the most part because of that, but at least we left with a win. |
They (Waxahachie) just outplayed us in the second half. We ran into foul trouble and turnovers and they took advantage. |
This defense causes you problems. We had a hard time on pass protection, and we had four weeks to prepare. Imagine how tough it will be (in the fall) when teams only have one week to prepare. |
This game does mean a lot to me. Having grown up in the state of Texas, I'll have a lot of family and friends at the game. I think the whole town will be there. I've only had one opportunity as a head coach to coach a game in Texas, and that one didn't work out so well against a good Sam Houston State team in 2001. |
This is unbelievable. I'm ecstatic about this and it's still soaking in right now. It's a very surreal moment. |
Ultimately, it still boils down to execution. Our guys have to get open, the quarterback has to find them, and the linemen have to give them the benefit of protection. We'll have to hope they don't hit us with the stuff that we haven't seen already because that element of surprise can sometimes create a sack for the other team. |
Usually, you see if people are going to behave. |
We did a good job contesting shots. I was proud of our defensive effort and we got the scoring when we needed it. |