Florida State Seminoles College Football Pregame Quote, 12/27/2023

On playing in South Florida:

Coming back down south where we have a lot of guys from this area you do kind of see a little bit of perkiness. But I believe overall guys are just anxious to show what they can do. We’ve got a confident bunch. They’re all like, ‘this is my time to show what I can do.’ It’s going to be fun for those guys because they get to go out there and have a good time and display their talent. It’s been a different energy, a better energy, in practice yesterday as opposed to before Christmas break.

On Georgia’s defense:

Looking at Georgia’s defense, what stands out for me is just its soundness. They’re very, very detailed and fundamental. You watch them up front in their technique when they’re using their hands, playing the gap and have leverage and things of that nature. The discipline they play with (is great). They’re always going to be lined up perfectly and the way they fly around you (is impressive)‚Ķ The way that the defense is built there are not many holes or leverages you can attack. Both safeties can play both sides whether it be field or boundary and you’ve got a defensive line that can kind of smother you and kind of keep you in tight. They can leverage the football. A lot of their three down (lineman) stuff is to prevent things from going on the edges so you’ve got to make sure you’re presenting some difficulties and problems – find ways to attack them and leveraging.