Gene Chizk is speaking with us beat reporters right now. Here's what he's had to say:
- "Obviously an exciting week for our players and fans. Playing Georgia is such a great rivalry."
- Chizik doesn't think anything in particular led to Chris Todd's resurgence. He said Auburn played some better competition during that stretch too. "We seem to be back on track as a group, not just Chris," he said.
- On RB Ben Tate: "I think he's got a comfort level in the offense. I think he's really found a niche in there. He's run for tough yards. He's run for some yardage that's out on the perimeter where you make some guys miss. I think he's made yards just about every way you can make them."
- On the Georgia rivalry: "One thing that stands out is we have a lot of people from the state of Georgia. So with our team there are built-in rivalries already."
- "It's kind of a different series. It seems like the team that wins is away from home for some reason."
- LB Adam Herring is touch-and-go with an injury right now. He has a heel injury.
- Chizik liked what freshman LB Jonathan Evans did yesterday. He thinks he's getting used to the speed of the college game.
- He still doesn't know exactly what he's going to do with Anthony Gulley. "You can't just throw him out there at corner against the Georgias and Alabamas of the world and say, 'Hey, good luck.'"
- D'Antoine Hood is the No. 3 cornerback right now. Demond Washington can swing back there. "There are very few options back there, but there are some."
- On the punt return foibles. "It's really disappointing. We have to have somebody back there we can count on. If we have to look at someone new this week, that's what we'll do."
- Chizik has given consideration to putting a veteran guy back there to catch them, but noted that catching punts are different than being a receiver.
- Onterio McCalebb was a gametime decision not to play. Still day-by-day.
- As for Travante Stallworth, Chizik doesn't know the details of where he's at with the ankle injury he suffered yesterday.
- Of the reserves, thought Neil Caudle threw the ball well, Eric Smith ran the ball well, Evans did well.
- Likes Mario Fannin in the tailback role. "The last two weeks, he's been productive. I think he's fit well in this offense."
- On Georgia: "They are very, very talented. That hasn't changed. Let's keep in perspective that three of their four losses are to top 10 teams."
- "I think they're going to do what they do and not panic. They've won a lot of football games doing exactly what they do now."
- On Smith: "He's been one of these steady guys for us." Chizik rattled off everything he does: blocks, catches passes, runs, covers kicks.
- On if he is satisfied being 7-3 at this point: "We expect to win every game. That's a question I don't feel comfortable answering because I expect to win every game."
Gene Chizk is speaking with us beat reporters right now. Here's what he's had to say:
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Thank goodness. That track runs directly into Sanford Stadium
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