Gene Chizik is at the podium. Here's what he's had to say:
- "We're excited to get back to Jordan-Hare in front of our fans."
- "Ole Miss is a great football team. Probably the most balanced team we've played up to date, as far as being able to run the ball, throw the ball. Same thing defensively."
- On the team's mental state: "They're great. Just what I expected. I'm just really proud of this group and getting to know them as you go through some difficult times that we've embarked on these last few weeks. They're true personalities, the mark of the men is coming out."
- Chizik doesn't think there's one thing he can pinpoint on offense that's not going well right now.
- "It's a little breakdown here and a little breakdown there that causes things to get exposed."
- "The level of competition has gone up. And we've got to be better at what we do."
- He wasn't sure how DE Antoine Carter would come back from a knee injury but has been pleasantly surprised. "I thought he really came to play Saturday night," Chizik said. "We need him for this home stretch."
- The team hadn't had a day off for three months before Sunday. The Tigers did more work with the film and mental stuff instead of being physical. "I thought the timing was really good," Chizik said. "And they were great. Their response was great."
- Doesn't know how much fatigue has played into the slide. Says execution is a bigger factor. "This is the time of the year where everybody is tired," he said.
- On QB Chris Todd: "I think you have to be tough to be a quarterback anywhere." He said people like to pin too much good and too much bad stuff on the quarterback everywhere. "Common sense would tell you, there's a bunch of pressure on those guys," he said. "But that's what makes football great."
- Chizik said the struggles aren't necessarily all Todd's fault. "Chris Todd is a quarterback, but when it's third-and-7 and he's got five guys in his lap, that's not Chris Todd. That's different people."
- Chizik thought it was important to say Todd was still the starter on Sunday, just from a confidence issue.
- "Quarterback's got to be a tough-minded position. It all comes with the territory and they have to be mentally prepared for it. ... No different than coaching, right?"
- Chiziks Ole Miss RB Dexter McCluster is a difference maker. "His speed on the field is a little different than everybody else."
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