-Whittingham opened with talking about the awful Virginia tragedy and the sad passing of the Utah fan on the stands from Saturday.
-Not counting the last drive, they scored on 6 of their last 7 drives
-Called Autzen Stadium a crucible. A tough and loud place to play.
-Oregon is doing a really good job in a ton of categories on offense.
-“If you’re not playing in pressure games, you’re irrelevant.”
-Not counting the shortened COVID year, Utah has been in the thick of the conference race and playing great football deep into November for four straight years. It speaks to the talent that they’ve developed as well as the jobs the assistants are doing.
-Called Harding one of the top OL coaches in the country at any level. The fact he had their third-string Faaiu ready without missing a beat, speaks volumes to how he prepares his guys. They hope to have at least one of Maile or Maea back for Oregon.
-He’s pleased with Tavion and hopes they get that same effort from him this week.
-He’s really happy with how the team has evolved and developed throughout the year. Says that by now you know who teams are.
-They don’t go completely off of analytics, it’s more of a feel thing, especially on 4th down.
-They were careful with the reps they gave Dalton because he’s not 100% yet, but he’s getting a lot better.
-The Pac-12 has a tradition of cannibalizing itself and this year is no different.
-The need to put the best QB room together that they can, if Cam indeed leaves. They’ll do what’s best for the room if it leads to the portal. He’s really pleased with Barnes, intrigued by Johnson, and Brandon Rose is developing really well and growing every week with the scout team.
-It’s been a big benefit to see that the stage isn’t too big for Nate Johnson. He’s also lightning quick.
-During the season, the focus is the team. After the season the focus is the player. They’ll help the guys weigh if they can improve their stock by coming back or if it is time to go and capitalize on their success. If scout or GM evaluations say for them to come back, they warn the players what to be prepared for and and hope they come back. It has to be their decision, because you’d hate to see them come back and get injured. There’s also the aspect with NIL of, “Can I make more staying than if I could as a free agent.” He mentioned the odds of sticking as a free agent are a longshot.
-The biggest reason for the defensive improvement is how the guys have come of age throughout the course of the season.
-Not counting the last drive, they scored on 6 of their last 7 drives
-Called Autzen Stadium a crucible. A tough and loud place to play.
-Oregon is doing a really good job in a ton of categories on offense.
-“If you’re not playing in pressure games, you’re irrelevant.”
-Not counting the shortened COVID year, Utah has been in the thick of the conference race and playing great football deep into November for four straight years. It speaks to the talent that they’ve developed as well as the jobs the assistants are doing.
-Called Harding one of the top OL coaches in the country at any level. The fact he had their third-string Faaiu ready without missing a beat, speaks volumes to how he prepares his guys. They hope to have at least one of Maile or Maea back for Oregon.
-He’s pleased with Tavion and hopes they get that same effort from him this week.
-He’s really happy with how the team has evolved and developed throughout the year. Says that by now you know who teams are.
-They don’t go completely off of analytics, it’s more of a feel thing, especially on 4th down.
-They were careful with the reps they gave Dalton because he’s not 100% yet, but he’s getting a lot better.
-The Pac-12 has a tradition of cannibalizing itself and this year is no different.
-The need to put the best QB room together that they can, if Cam indeed leaves. They’ll do what’s best for the room if it leads to the portal. He’s really pleased with Barnes, intrigued by Johnson, and Brandon Rose is developing really well and growing every week with the scout team.
-It’s been a big benefit to see that the stage isn’t too big for Nate Johnson. He’s also lightning quick.
-During the season, the focus is the team. After the season the focus is the player. They’ll help the guys weigh if they can improve their stock by coming back or if it is time to go and capitalize on their success. If scout or GM evaluations say for them to come back, they warn the players what to be prepared for and and hope they come back. It has to be their decision, because you’d hate to see them come back and get injured. There’s also the aspect with NIL of, “Can I make more staying than if I could as a free agent.” He mentioned the odds of sticking as a free agent are a longshot.
-The biggest reason for the defensive improvement is how the guys have come of age throughout the course of the season.
