The Football Brainiacs

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Sorry y’all wasn’t a whole lot today but here’s what we’ve got.

Coach Bob Stoops

– Coach Bob Stoops praised Trevor’s play and said that the interception was not Trevor’s fault. Said it was the receivers fault, “the receiver is supposed to break his route off in front of that.”

– Said the defense was great against the run game but they beat us on some big plays. But still happy to control the line of scrimmage.

– Praised the program and his staff for putting him in the position to be able to win games.

– “Brennan Clay was sensational”. Talked about how well he ran but also said that the line played a big role.

– Said he believes there is so much there in terms of Trevor’s ability to throw the ball.

– Talked about the fact that they are down a lot of guys but “still have to play”

– On the effect of the weather on their play. Said that the wind with the cold did make their job a little challenging.

– Said they didn’t plan on giving up those big plays but said that they knew coming in that they had to focus on the run game in order to take away what KSU does best.

– Said at half time they talked about the fact that there was really only one guy (Lockett) hurting them and they had to focus on stopping him. They tried to limit Colvin’s play early on because of his injury (but it seems they had to play him later)

– Said that he’s frustrated by the fact that the offense, in previous games, had been so inconsistent. Said that “we’ve got to keep it consistent for another week. But we showed what we can do and I believe it will only get better.”

Trevor Knight

– Said that starting fast was something they hadn’t been able to do all year but doing it today really set the tone for them

– Said that the O-line was winning the battles up front and then being able to hit a few shots down field early allowed the whole offensive game to open up.

– Talked about the 3rd down scramble pick ups and said that eventually he wants to be able to make all his reads and complete a pass but said that for now he’s glad he can use his legs. (Really smart here and shows Trevor’s maturity – knowing when to tuck it and run is about knowing yourself and knowing what you can and can’t do at this point in your game.)

– Said the wind didn’t bother him too bad.

– Said that the last two weeks has boosted the offenses’ confidence. Said that Blake can play and praised Blake and then talked about how they have depth with himself and Kendall (very interesting and very humble comment here – again, showing his maturity praising Blake and deferring to him)

Sterling Shepard

– Talked about how their ability to start fast sets the right tone for the rest of the game.

– Said that their ability to move the ball in the pass game did not surprise him.

– Said that a big emphasis in the offseason was on blocking downfield because they knew they’d have a running QB back there and it seems to be paying off.

Brennan Clay

– Said that Tyrus will be alright

– Said that it was hard not having Damien. Said they feed off each other. But said that Coach Heupel called great plays and they were able to get a rhythm.