I like being in that position, I think that’s a fun position to be in.” – Wide receiver Isaiah Esdale on his role in the offense Depth Chart When you’re up against the corner and you know you need somebody to make that play, that’s my favorite situation because that’s when you shine. I thrive in that siatuon, all the pressure. That’s what we do.” – Defensive lineman Quent Titre on what he’s learned about this team And I think we’re capable of doing that and obviously you saw it on Thursday. When you got a tough game, a tight game, when it’s close you got to look to the guy next to you to make a play. The things that we go through in practice, the things we went through in the summer, it all comes into play now. “We’re resilient team and we can we can play through anything. ” – Mike Bloomgren on adjustments needed for the Rice defense We just have to continue to trust and believe in what Coach Smith is presenting and we have to make the plays that are there for us and we’ll be just fine. In each of those examples, you either had somebody miss an assignment or get a hand on the ball carrier where it would have been well short of the first down marker and we didn’t make the play. We want to still rally and make those plays. You look back at the last two games to have a third-and-14 and a third-and-16 and they’re converted on the ground, that’s not what we want. That’s something that we’re continuing to work on. But, there’s still too many times where we get someone in third-and-long and we’re allowing them to move the sticks. “The bottom line for our defense right now is that on first and second down, I think we’re doing some really productive things. That’s pretty crazy in 2022.” – Mike Bloomgren on WKU quarterback Austin Reed Against a conference opponent, they scored 73 points. They’re moving the sticks at a great rate and they’re putting the ball in the box. His willingness to run and the fact that he really is a duel threat, so I think he brings a lot to the table. This offense looks a little different with him in there. He’s a guy who won a Division II national title at West Florida. “When you talk about Austin Reed, you talk about a winner. There’s no doubt about that.” – Mike Bloomgren on the UTEP win After watching the film, I think we’re doing a lot of good things for the team. They had to take every walkthrough like it was a game rep and I’m really proud of the fact that they did that. “It was pretty cool for our team to get that win to have the response that we needed and to do the things that we needed to do on a short week and make sure that we were prepared for that game on Thursday night. First, the quotes: Press Conference Quotes We touch on those items, then dig into the Rice football depth chart and what the team looks like heading into the weekend. More: Rice Football – Blue and Gray Preview Show They recapped the UTEP win and looked at the week ahead, detailing what they’re expecting to see when Western Kentucky takes the field. Head coach Mike Bloomgren and a pair of players met with the media for their customary weekly availability. Here’s what Mike Bloomgren had to say about the matchup at hand and a few depth chart notes. Rice football visits Western Kentucky this week.
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