On what he thought of the coaching staff’s communication after the first game
“I thought it was pretty seamless. There were a couple things that creeped up early in the game that could be better, just from different phases of the football game. I thought between trainers, strength and condition staff, communicated in situations coming up as far a special teams, had everyone ready for their opportunity. Offense, defense and special teams communication during the course of the game, I thought, was handled pretty well.”
On his assessment of the offensive line and if he expects a bigger challenge with Pitt
“Yeah, certainly. Look at what they’ve done historically with the ability to put pressure on the quarterback. It’s a huge part of their success on the defensive side of the football. It changes the field position in the game. For us, everyone needs to be in sync up front, it’s going to be critical. For the most part, our five guys up front did a really good job. It’s everybody, it’s blocks breaking off, your protection being in sync, your quarterback being able to adjust and get it right. I don’t care if it’s the run game or the pass game, it takes everybody operating together. So, there are some positives, but things that can be a lot better this weekend. It will be a big test based off of what they do.”
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