BYU Cougars College Football Pregame Quote, 10/14/2019

It’s a new week. We have a ranked team coming into town so we have to be ready and we have to get our guys in positions so we have a chance to win the game.

On what needs to be done this week:

It’s kind of like the impression that I had right after the game. The stop on the run on defense didn’t take place in the second half and we didn’t score enough points on offense. Those are the things I’m addressing as head coach. I need to do a better job. We have good players, our guys are capable of scoring points on offense and guys are capable of making plays on defense. I need to get them in the right spot to make sure that we have some success.

On what items take precedent in the revaluation he mentioned on Saturday:

Everything. I’m not going to share much of what we’re doing, but we’re getting things done this week with the thoughts of performing better than we have in the past two weeks.

On if stopping the run is player-dependent or scheme-based:

It’s both. I’m not going to blame our players though. Normally as a coach, if they give you the effort and they’re tough, then we should put them in a position where they can at least handle the run consistently, and that’s what we’re trying to get done.

On special teams:

When it all comes down to it, when we have our playmakers in, they usually do a good job. We have some young guys kicking the ball right now and we’re as comfortable as we’ve been with those guys kicking. The punt game has been pretty good, kickoff has been good until the last couple weeks when the other teams were getting some big returns. There are things where we give a lot of credit to the other team for making plays, but we can definitely help out on our end. That’s something that we’re looking to get better at.

On using a hands-on approach with the defense:

I’m hands-on with everything, so anything that’s not functioning well is my fault. That’s how I look at it, hands-on with the offense, defense and special teams. We’re not performing well so that’s on me.

On Jaren Hall’s availability:

It’s day-to-day right now. We’re still hopeful, but right now we’re going to go to practice and see what the protocol is. That’s a question to ask the training room.

On Baylor Romney:

I think he’s comfortable with the coaching he’s received and with his mentality. He came into the game with great poise, I mentioned that after the game. We can work with guys that have a lot of confidence and we just need to put him in a position that works with his strengths. Whether it’s him, Joe or Jaren on the field, we’ll work towards that this week.