North Texas Mean Green College Football Pregame Quote, 09/06/2022

On resetting after last week’s game:

We came in Sunday and clean up tape. Lot of mistakes we have to get corrected this week. Whether positive or negative, you have to learn from every game because there’s always things to work on and you have to put it in the past.

They responded very well. They were obviously very disappointed in the way we played. It was all three phases. Offensively, we moved the ball well down the field and put some really good drives together, but just mistakes obviously in the red zone killed us and some turnovers and missed snaps and too many penalties got us behind the chains.

All critical situations you work on and stress and we didn’t have a great outcome this past Saturday and it didn’t feel like we would’ve called anything different. We have to execute better. First and goal at the two, there’s no doubt in my mind I expect touchdowns in that situation with the way we run the ball.

I know our guys will respond. We have a mature football team with a lot of great men and a great culture. We’re going to bounce back and get better.

On WR Jyaire Shorter’s return after a tough two seasons dealing with injuries:

It was awesome. He’s been working hard and he’s had a lot of adversity. He’s had to overcome. I’m proud of him for getting through that and it was awesome to see. He’s only going to get more comfortable and better. He hasn’t played in over a year and not really a lot in two years. It was great to get him in there and make some plays for us.

The last two years have been difficult for him and it’s been mental warfare and it’s very challenging with all the things these men put into it to be able to play football. Having those setbacks can be frustrating and mentally draining and he’s done a great job of overcoming it.

He’s very talented. You don’t see big guys like that who can run and are that physical. He’s a tough matchup and he’s an experienced guy too. I’m looking for big things out of him this season. It’s great to get him back and out.

On the primary focus this week:

I’m focused on getting better this week. I told our guys when they leave that meeting room every day, they should know what they’re being coached to work on and then are they getting better from it. This week is all about our preparation and our opponent deserves the respect of our preparation each and every week and we have to settle in and make routine plays.

On RB Oscar Adaway’s performance thus far:

It’s just game two. Coming off a season when you haven’t done much, I thought he ran extremely hard and it was awesome to watch him be back out there. Game one was the first taste of getting back into the flow and I think he felt more comfortable in game two. I’m looking forward to watching him this week. He’s a great player and great teammate and he puts a lot of work into it. It’s exciting to see guys like that have success.

On this week’s opponent, Texas Southern:

They have a lot of skill and they’re well-coached. I’ve known their coach a long time. They have an air raid system and have really good skill and athleticism. Defensively, they are really multiple and have shown three and four man fronts. We’ll have to be schooled up on what they’re trying to do to us. I know they’ll be extremely excited.

On OL Manase Mosemaking his51stcareer start this week:

He’s one of our captains and a great leader and another coach on the field. He makes all our calls and he’s invaluable with his experience and the way he works, it’s huge, especially in that position. If you really think about it, there’s two people who touch the ball on every snap and that’s the center and quarterback. That’s an invaluable position andhe’s done a great job.