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Quarterback Aaron Murray
On the challenges of going on the road…
The biggest challenge is the communication, especially in the no-huddle offense, being able to communicate to the receivers, the line and the running backs and making sure everyone is on the same page. Our guys have done a great job all camp and all summer learning the signals and understanding them. I feel comfortable just giving them a signal and they know what’s going on; I don’t have to yell to them. We just have to work on that a little more this week, especially with the younger guys who don’t know what it’s like to be in that kind of environment, but I think we have enough veteran guys that we’ll make sure they get through the week.
On the loudest crowd he’s faced…
South Carolina my freshman year was pretty loud, and they stayed loud the entire game. Once you get going in the rhythm of the game and you start moving the ball, the crowd noise goes down a little bit, so we just have to execute and that will help out with the crowd noise.
On deciding between making the plays and getting rid of the ball…
It’s hard. You always want to make the play, you always want to get the completion or if nothing is there, you want to get up and run. You have to be smart, sometimes you have to throw the ball away, get down or take a sack. You never want to do that, but at the end of the day it’s the smarter play that matters most.
Tight End Aron White
On achieving All-State Good Works team…
I’m extremely honored to be a part of such an elite group of guys. (All-State) only choose eleven football players in the nation. I’ve very honored and blessed to be a part of that group.
On community service…
Coach Richt has done a great job of giving us ample opportunities to give back. That’s something that he believes in a lot and I think it reflects in a lot of the activities of my teammates and myself. It’s really important to give back when you do have things or when you are blessed with a position where people look up to you. When I was younger, there were people who came by and spoke to me and it meant a lot to me and really resonated. I took something from it. You never know how much someone is really going to take from that. Setting a good example for young people means the world to me.
On communicating on the line….
We have to do a really good job of communicating. It’s definitely a whole lot more complex than people at face value may realize, especially when people are shifting around. We are a very big part of the line and the blocking scheme. You’ve got to step up and do maybe a little more than your asked to do. It’s definitely something we take very seriously to work together on the line.
Safety Bacarri Rambo
On getting ready for Ole Miss…
We still have a chance to win the SEC East. We know we should have won at least one of the games we lost so we have a lot of frustration built up. We’re taking this game against Ole Miss as a business trip. We’re ready to go and focused on getting the win.
On the competition in the SEC each week…
We’re alert every week because you never know what is going to happen in this conference. You get a team’s best every week in the SEC. You can’t underestimate anyone in the SEC. You have bring your “A” game every week because you never know what is going to happen.
On leading the team in tackles last week…
I don’t pay too much attention to that. I am focused on running to the ball and making a play. I go out there and do my job. Sometimes the defensive scheme is set up for safeties to make tackles. We play defense to make tackles. The linebackers don’t have to make all the tackles. There are two linebackers, which means nine more guys have to be tackled by someone.
Linebacker Michael Gilliard
On playing linebacker…
I’ve spent this whole month since the season started learning the inside linebacker position. We’ve had some injuries so I have just tried to step my game up and prove to everyone that I can go out there and play. I am continuing to do that now by watching more film and studying the playbook more.
On teammate Shawn Williams…
Shawn is a football player. For him to make the transition from safety to linebacker shows that he is a football player. Not everyone can do that. He asked me a few questions here and there but the majority of the things he figured out on his own.
On the mental approach to playing Ole Miss…
The mental approach is still the same, especially since this is a SEC game. Both teams want the win to improve to 2-2. We’re going to do our best to go out there as a team, play assignment football and get the W.
On the importance of the win last week…
Last week’s win helped us out a lot. We needed that win. It gave us confidence and motivation that we can go out there and make the plays we need to make to win the game.
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