Opening statement…
“Heck of a football game. Hats off to Miami. They have a really good football team. Obviously, not good enough on offense. We did not generate enough yards and points. The first half was a trial of errors and really struggled to stack any good plays together. Four three and outs, six punts in the first half. I do think the kids responded at halftime. The staff here did a great job, put together a good script. We found some running game there early in the second half, and able to kind of make it a football game there, 13-7 and get a takeaway, and in position there with a fourth down, got to have it. Came up a little bit short on the 30-yard line. Then, obviously at that point, the game kind of gets out of control and a couple of short fields late, but in general, our kids competed.”
On being 0-13 on third downs…
“Yeah, I think in particular in the first half, we had some bust in protection. I do think there’s opportunities there, when you look at it, the big picture wise, we got to make some plays. We’ve got to give Miami some credit, too. They pressured us, they affected the quarterback, and it wasn’t good enough. So, I think in the first half in particular was a game that was about third down. They stayed on the field. They got us.”
On having one single touchdown in three consecutive games…
“Yeah, I think that when we watch the tape, it’ll be a combination of a lot of things. I think there’s every position that is contributing to our issues. Obviously, we talked about DJ (Lagway) and what he’s been through this offseason. Do think that there’s some rhythm missing there, and that is going to be what we go back to the drawing board.”
On being confident to turn the season around after the bye week…
“We’ve got to, we’ve got to generate some points. We’ve got to get more first downs. We got to find some rhythm on offense. Bottom line, I think we’ve got a good group in the kicking game and on defense, and guys continue to show up and play. We are lacking consistency, we are lacking detail and struggling to stack plays. I have confidence in the young men in that locker room.”
