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What Florida coach Jim McElwain said at his Monday news conference
https://www.seccountry.com/florida/florida-coach-jim-mcelwain-said-monday-news-conference
He is meeting with reporters, where he’ll be asked for an update on suspensions, injuries and more about that momentous win.
Follow along here for live updates.
https://www.seccountry.com/florida/florida-coach-jim-mcelwain-said-monday-news-conference
He is meeting with reporters, where he’ll be asked for an update on suspensions, injuries and more about that momentous win.
Follow along here for live updates.
- “It was just great to be back in The Swamp after, what was it, 300 and whatever days it was, 308 days. The fans, the people that put the time in and made the effort to make the game happen, and I think ultimately The Swamp, the atmosphere, the fans had as much to do with us winning that ballgame as anything.”
- “Now the key is to build on that, get ready to go play on the road against a team that’s won a bunch of games in their last bit, have been playing as well as anyone is in the league. It’s going to be a crazy place. I know they’re looking forward to it. Our guys have got to understand in order for us to go in and play well and with confidence, we’ve got to do the things we need to do in practice this week to give us an opportunity going against a really good team.
- “The job Mark (Stoops) has done there is incredible. You can see after those years, his guys, the way they play, the athletes they have. We felt after the season last year when we went back and did our total recap they had some of the best skill of anybody we played.”
- Injuries: CB Duke Dawson (head) is “highly questionable, obviously. We’ll see where that is throughout the week, but he won’t go today.” … LB Kylan Johnson (hamstring) is doubtful. ‘He’ll probably be down again.” … WR James Robinson (heart) is being flown to a specialist this week.
- “I think with Duke being down it’s really going to put the onus on those young guys ,as you saw a lot of them play last week to really pick up their communication and not rely on him.”
- On clock management late in game: “That was on me obviously. A guy on our sideline pulled up the first down marker so I thought it was dead at that point. That’s on me. We knew where we needed to get to. That was the reason for saving the two (timeouts), thinking it was a dead clock.”
- On volume of sideline passes and screens: “I think more so what the defense was giving us too, especially to the field. They were playing off to the field, which is something we’ve seen, especially on first and second down.”
- On Tyrie Cleveland: “I think the biggest thing is he’s kind of really invested in getting in shape, No. 1, No. 2 understanding the position and playing with some technique where (before) I think he was able to get away with just running fast. … He’s a fun guy to be around. Here’s what I like, he’s learned how to practice and by learning how to practice that becomes confidence in games. I think the biggest thing now is people have to be aware of that position.”
- On Feleipe Franks: “There were six critical plays where just take what the defense is giving you, don’t predetermine where it’s going to go. In particular, Kadarius got hot, they jumped on him and we had a huge play over the top. … Obviously the interception was designed, it should have gone somewhere else. And we had a critical third down he tried to force into BP where the read was clearly on the other side. You can’t predetermine it.”
- On CB C.J. Henderson: “He’s obviously been in there and he’s had a pretty expanded role anyway. Obviously it puts some pressure on us. … (C.J. McWilliams) is a guy obviously we’ll have to get more out of.” Brad Stewart and Quincy Lenton will be involved at nickel.
- On Luke Del Rio being backup QB: “He’s healthy. That’s the big thing. That doesn’t mean Malik (Zaire) is buried down at the bottom. There’s things (we have) ready for him as well. We’re prepared for whatever may move forward.”
- On Kentucky: “I’ve seen it come a long ways. When I look all the way back, this is a totally different Kentucky football team.”
- On Jachai Polite’s hustle play: “He was actually one of our defensive players of the game. It’s interesting, when you look at that singular play. The guy made some guys miss, made a heck of a play. When you look at it, both he and Kyree (Campbell) who were at the line of scrimmage were the two guys who got to the ball carrier because they never quit. … If he’s not there and Kyree’s not there, that guy scores. It kind of puts a smile on your face.”
- On Feleipe Franks: “He’s got confidence. He’s got confidence in himself. He’s got confidence in the guys around him. Him growing up playing all the different sports, being the guy that had the ball on the mound, playing in championships, I think that has a lot to do with it.”
- On RB Malik Davis: “He brings a little juice, no doubt. He’s a little b it different. He’s a slasher. He does a really good job of sticking his foot in the ground and running through arm tackles. With a lot of these young guys, expanding their role as they continue to learn. No one felt worse after the game than he did.”
- On what Franks has done to seize the QB job: “I think it’s a complete maturation and body of work from the time he was here as an early enrollee. He’s done a good job of getting better, especially with his feet, his knowledge. I think I’ve already talked about the six plays, he’s got to make three of those six next week, then he’s got to make four of those six and then you’ve got to be six for six.”
- Are suspended guys still suspended? “Yeah.”
- On Chauncey Gardner missing big tackles, was he healthy? “You saw what I saw.”
- On Kadarius Toney: “In his case, learning a new position, you overload guys and then they paralyze themselves. You bit by bit. What’s helped him is playing the quarterback position. … He’s never been a receiver, but he’ll continue to learn and as he does that that part keeps coming.”
- On 30-game winning streak over Kentucky: “I’ll let you guys talk about it. Every year it’s different. Right now it’s 0-0.”
