(Jacobs) has two receivers that are going to get a shot at pro ball and have the ability to play. They're averaging over 100 yards a game in receptions. They have a combination of things that makes it very hard to stop. |
He's been in the right spot three times for us. I don't know if there's anybody else in the country who has gotten off to a start like that. |
He's got composure. He's seen it all. He's responded to it all. |
Hopefully we have the bases covered to where we will step on the field and play well and not beat ourselves. |
Hopefully, we can get them (McRae and Owens) a few creases, and they'll be able to make some runs. I think they're both guys that can be very affective for us. |
I respect the decision by the State Highway Patrol, and I certainly wish them the best in the future with this initiative. |
I thought our kids played well. We did not necessarily play smart football. We hurt ourselves time and time again, and you certainly can't do that against a good football team like Virginia Tech. |
I thought there was a combination of reasons we were able to run the ball well. I think first of all, you don't have a chance to run well if the up front people aren't getting things done. I thought they had a good day as far as blocking. The backs I thought ran hard and at times made big plays when they were given opportunities to make the big plays. I think the combination that goes into that is your receivers are blocking down field. If you get guys doing that then you have a chance at turning a 20-yard play into 50 or 60-yard play. |
I'm very excited about it for several reasons. It's great to be part of the game again and to get a chance to line up a football team. It will be great to get back into the routine of playing games. |
I've reviewed it. That was certainly a different situation. We were a very experienced bowl team and we were hitting on all cylinders. Things got away from Northwestern a little bit. |
It will be important for us to run the ball well. We need to make sure that what we're doing offensively matches who we are, and that means, to a degree, running the football. |
It's important to communicate with the big, big donors, but also with the average fan who doesn't have the ability to donate heavily. They're going to be e-mailing that athletic director, too, and probably the head coach. There are a lot of expectations, but that's the name of the game. |
It's tough to come out of non-conference play with any confidence. We need to be a little realistic about what we're attempting to accomplish in these games. You want to create exposure, but winning will also do that. It's tough to win when you're coming in as 20- or 30-point underdogs each week. |
One thing that we couldn't do was let them establish a ground game, and they did that. Once they did that, they had a lot of things going for them. |
That one was tough on us. Once that pitch gets executed, you hope to have the chance for a big play. But it didn't and it got us in a big hole. |