![]() So I don’t know how many snaps he played. And he’s committed to getting back and he’s worked really hard. Because on the very first play of the game against Oregon, he took a tough ankle injury and has not really been 100 percent since. I would say the first time this year he was above 90/95. He was - the first time this year - I won’t even say he was 100 percent healthy. ![]() He certainly was productive in terms of tackles, calls, fumbles. The Jalen question: I don’t know how many snaps he played. “Does it matter? I’m worried about Mississippi State, to be honest. On Jalen Carter’s impact and the non-safety against Tennessee… We’re going to be comfortable being physical.’ So that’s agreed upon when they come. And we’re going to practice physical, we’re going to be physical in the spring. So we tell them, ‘We’re going to be in pads Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. So they get that speech before they come. “We hit mentally tough and physically tough. On creating a mentally and physically tough team… And we just try to prep the way that the young players get a lot of reps so they’re ready when their turn comes.” There’s just more things the first-year and second-year guys can get better at. There’s a lot of things they can get better at. They don’t say, ‘Well, your juniors are all good. I mean, NFL scouts come, they want to see a player get developed. And whether you’re a first year, second year, or third year, fourth year, they get better. ![]() We just take the guys that choose to be part of it and we try to develop them. And it doesn’t matter where they come from, when they get here, what age they are, or what their rating was. And we try to push the limits of the expansion so that they can hold more and they can do more. And the more you teach and the more you expand someone’s brain, the more information they can handle. And then we teach it again throughout the season. So when they come, they become part of the development. But you develop everybody that comes here. “We recruit based on talent and instinct and character. On young players utilizing talent and development… “The update is we’re hoping to get each one of them back this week.” But I feel good about him being able to play.” Secondary’s got to play well every week.” So it’s not going to be a deal where it’s all about secondary. And people have the wrong demeanor when they go to play this team that, ‘Oh, man I’m going to go out here and pass rush and get all these sacks.’ They’re not going to let you do that. And I think that’s the biggest difference, is they are committed to running the ball and being physical upfront. They’re really gashing people running the ball this year. Because they’ve got some really good backs and they’re really physical upfront. “You’d be mistaken if you think they’re just throwing it. On the secondary facing Mississippi State… Because I think the more you talk about it, the more attention you bring to it.” But they don’t get it discussed around here. That’s nothing but a number and a distraction and it’s irrelevant. And, like, what do we have to do to play well against them? What do we have to do to play well on the road in the SEC? Those are the focus. And you guys want to write about it, do all that. They understand it’s wasted energy when you talk about it. On the team maintaining composure following a big win… The defensive coordinator does a great job. But they are extremely physical, disruptive. Defensively, they may not be the same players they were because a lot of players are gone. And, you know, their quarterback is very experienced. So they have exposure to everything every defense has tried on them. They’re usually one step ahead in their answer than you are because you don’t play against them but once a year and they do it all the time. And they understand, very similar to last week, triple options. He uses Coach Leach’s offense to his strength. I don’t know how many games he’s played since then, but a lot. And he played really well in that game and kind of got a lot of confidence playing against us. On Mississippi State’s differences from 2020 game… We saw that, you know, a couple years ago, here at home against them. And their guys play really hard and they’re really physical. And I know our guys will be excited getting ready for it. And very, very few of our calls and schemes carry over from one week to the next when you play this offense. So it’s become a third week of facing a different kind of offense in terms of what they do offensively. But they’re really not similar to Tennessee. And people would probably think they’re similar to Tennessee. And then offensively, obviously, they’re very different. Different kind of scheme than we faced before. Their defensive coordinator does an incredible job. Took a day in the bye week to work towards these guys. “Yeah, we opened our start of work on Mississippi State today.
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