Auburn coach
Gene Chizik is at the podium at 11:30 a.m. CT. Here's what he's had to say:
- "Obviously we're excited to have won a big game against Ole Miss, but we're moving on."
- "We've got to get back to work, get some things corrected that weren't as good as we felt like they needed to be."
- As we know, Zac Ehteridge is out of the season. He's out of the hospital and expects to make a full recovery. Chizik said he's in great spirits. Some teammates have visited with him.
- On whether he'll play football again: "We can't really go in that direction because we don't know one way or another. We're going to take things one day at a time."
- He's walking and has full use of his arms and legs.
- Chizik said there's some special teams issues to work on this week. He didn't like the big plays the defense gave up. And he wants to see some better third-down work by the offense.
- "We'd like to go into this game and see a lot of improvement."
- Demond Washington will work at safety in place of Etheridge. He's been a nickel cornerback all season. Mike Slade and T'Sharvan Bell remain options. "Our goal is to put the four best on the field that we've got," Chizik said.
- Auburn will try to keep the nickel package the same with a different safety in the game, since Washington knows the position well already. "We're going to try to do this with as little disruption as possible," Chizik said.
- On D'Antoine Hood, who will see an increased responsibility: "I think health-wise he feels much better. D'Antoine, he needs to step up the plate. There's no question about it."
- More on Etheridge: "We see this as a family. We always say, 'Never leave a fallen teammate.'"
- On Terrell Zachery: "He is a guy who has really come on. He's gone up and has made some tough catches. Those are the catches that spark the football team."
Auburn coach Gene Chizik is at the podium at 11:30 a.m. CT. Here's what he's had to say:
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