Notes and Quotes From Weekly Football Press Luncheon
November 01, 2012 | Football
QUOTES
On The Third Quarter Against VMI
"There wasn''t any magic speech at all. I just asked them if they
wanted to win the game we needed to go out and get focused in the
second half and take care of business. We did a good job, got to
play a lot of people and really put together a good all-around
game. We are able to take advantage of opportunities, something
we've worked all year to try and do. Other teams had done that
against us early in the year."
On Things The Runnin' Bulldogs Can Improve Upon After A Big
Win
"We need to continue to push forward and play all 60 minutes. We
saw the good and bad [during film study and review] and we saw some
places where we need to get better We almost had a punt blocked and
we had some more opportunities to score but didn't finish a block.
We want all 11 guys doing what they're supposed to do. We did see
quite a few bright spots on Saturday. It was a good win."
On Coastal Carolina and any potential advantages of last
year's 26-24 win
"They're a different team than last year and we're a different
team. They are the hot team in the conference [after two-straight
wins]. We can't dwell on last year. We've just got to go out, play
good football and really execute."
On CCU's personnel
"They always have great defensive players, especially in the
secondary. They're very aggressive back there. They ran one back 66
yards for a touchdown last week. That really got momentum going
their way. The biggest weapon [on offense] is their quarterback
[Aramis Hillary]. He gives their other players - running back,
tight end, wideouts - a chance to make big plays. Against them, all
11 of us have to be sound."
NOTES
* Quarterback Lucas
Beatty is the first GWU player to pass for 300 yards three
times in the same season since Devin Campbell did so in 2008
against VMI, Stony Brook and Coastal Carolina in consecutive
weeks.
* Tight end Seth Cranfill needs just one catch to tie the Big South's single-season receptions mark for a tight end, set by current Coastal Carolina sixth-year senior David Duran in 2009 (34).
* Gardner-Webb backup quarterback Exavier Johnson saw his first action of the season on defense against VMI, logging snaps at safety during the fourth quarter. The Lake Balboa, Calif.., native had a solo tackle, recovered a fumble and broke up a pass. Johnson has been seeing action on kickoff coverage in recent weeks.
