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- No changes to the depth chart
- Offensive MVP was Jarquez Hunter. Derrick Hall defensive MVP. Oscar Chapman Special Teams.
- Penn State, a very good football team. Scoring 40 points a game. Fast, physical and well-coached. Sean Clifford, quarterback, very good player. 2-1 vs. Auburn in the history of the series.
- From last game: the turnovers hurt us. The interception TJ threw, the kid made a great play. SJSU brought pressure and was in his face. The other interception was just a bad throw.
- Defensively, we have to create some takeaways.
- Mentioned hasn’t gotten back feedback from referees. It seemed like they were taking turns throwing flags. Mentions Auburn needs to be more disciplined.
- Mentions some young players aren’t getting enough playing time but they are building to that. Could contribute against Penn State.
- On TJ and Ashford: “They were okay, both of them. I thought TJ bounced back from his interceptions. Ran the ball well when he needed to.” - Mentions as a quarterback you have to have a short-term memory. “Overall I think we were solid at the quarterback position.”
- On pass rush: “It’s hard to get a pass rush when they are throwing on one step.”
- “At the end of the day we just had some bonehead penalties.”
- On what stands out from last year’s Penn State game: “I saw a well-coached football team.” Mentions the opportunities they missed. “Credit to them, they won the game.” Penn State has a different offensive coordinator this year.
- Assessing offensive line: “Yeah, they are good. I think they are doing a good job. I think we have run the ball okay. We are a work in progress. We aren’t as clean as I’d like us to be.”
- On Malcolm Johnson’s status: “I expect him to play. He just wasn’t healthy enough to play (against San Jose State).”
- On Keionte Scott and DJ James: “I think Keionte has come on quite a bit. He showed up as an impact player. He was already breaking the defense down by the third day. DJ James is coming along. He’s able to go out there and play faster.”
- On receiver production: “You have to get the ball to the receivers. We were just throwing it to the other guys. Those guys have to get open as well.” The opportunities are there, we just have to make them count.
- “I like them both. I like those opening games that are at neutral sites. Those are the ones that get built up all offseason.” - On whether he prefers on-campus or neutral-site games for big games like this.
- On Ashford’s response after interception: Says he responded. He wasn’t pouting. He wasn’t yelling at someone or pointing fingers. Mentions they didn’t have to have a team meeting at halftime (unlike like year).
- Kiesau has done a good job establishing the mindset of, “Boom, the interception happened. Let’s move on.” Says they will talk about it after the game.
Sorry, the Bunker was down while we were speaking with him.
- No changes to the depth chart
- Offensive MVP was Jarquez Hunter. Derrick Hall defensive MVP. Oscar Chapman Special Teams.
- Penn State, a very good football team. Scoring 40 points a game. Fast, physical and well-coached. Sean Clifford, quarterback, very good player. 2-1 vs. Auburn in the history of the series.
- From last game: the turnovers hurt us. The interception TJ threw, the kid made a great play. SJSU brought pressure and was in his face. The other interception was just a bad throw.
- Defensively, we have to create some takeaways.
- Mentioned hasn’t gotten back feedback from referees. It seemed like they were taking turns throwing flags. Mentions Auburn needs to be more disciplined.
- Mentions some young players aren’t getting enough playing time but they are building to that. Could contribute against Penn State.
- On TJ and Ashford: “They were okay, both of them. I thought TJ bounced back from his interceptions. Ran the ball well when he needed to.” - Mentions as a quarterback you have to have a short-term memory. “Overall I think we were solid at the quarterback position.”
- On pass rush: “It’s hard to get a pass rush when they are throwing on one step.”
- “At the end of the day we just had some bonehead penalties.”
- On what stands out from last year’s Penn State game: “I saw a well-coached football team.” Mentions the opportunities they missed. “Credit to them, they won the game.” Penn State has a different offensive coordinator this year.
- Assessing offensive line: “Yeah, they are good. I think they are doing a good job. I think we have run the ball okay. We are a work in progress. We aren’t as clean as I’d like us to be.”
- On Malcolm Johnson’s status: “I expect him to play. He just wasn’t healthy enough to play (against San Jose State).”
- On Keionte Scott and DJ James: “I think Keionte has come on quite a bit. He showed up as an impact player. He was already breaking the defense down by the third day. DJ James is coming along. He’s able to go out there and play faster.”
- On receiver production: “You have to get the ball to the receivers. We were just throwing it to the other guys. Those guys have to get open as well.” The opportunities are there, we just have to make them count.
- “I like them both. I like those opening games that are at neutral sites. Those are the ones that get built up all offseason.” - On whether he prefers on-campus or neutral-site games for big games like this.
- On Ashford’s response after interception: Says he responded. He wasn’t pouting. He wasn’t yelling at someone or pointing fingers. Mentions they didn’t have to have a team meeting at halftime (unlike like year).
- Kiesau has done a good job establishing the mindset of, “Boom, the interception happened. Let’s move on.” Says they will talk about it after the game.
Sorry, the Bunker was down while we were speaking with him.
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