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FOOTBALL ***BARRY ODOM MEDIA DAY***

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Excited for the team coming off a win that was desperately needed and excited about the way that they played on both sides of the ball.

Good to see carryover from practice to the games the last two weeks.

Team is healthy other than the guys who have been out.

Played efficiently on offense, ran it when they needed to, converted on the vertical passes, receivers blocked well, which helped use the screen game.

Drew Lock is "the driving force offensively." Offense is rallying behind him.

Have made progress defensively. Kids have been able to learn, retain it and execute it. Still a long way to go, but getting better. Played faster and more physical.

Addition of AJ Logan has helped up front.

Second in the league in TFL, have to continue to do that.

Florida is really good, they can only control what's happening with them.

Been open and honest about the situation with the team. Talked about the McElwain story last night and told them any comparison to last year and LSU won't relate.

On McElwain: "I hate it for him on a personal level. He's a good dude."

Imagines the offense and defense will remain pretty similar to what they've been. Florida has recruited really well over the last few years and has playmakers all over the field.

"You look at the job he did there on the field and only look at results, he's been pretty successful."

Crockett won't practice, will be out for this week. Nothing beyond that as far as an update.

Odom with a nod to GP says it's "mammoth" that the defense starts creating more turnovers.

On the OL didn't play as fast or confident early in the season as they have the last 3-4 weeks. Some of it's experience, some is trust, have played well the last few weeks. "Improvement that you see is playing with more speed, playing together more consistently and with a little more of an attitude."

Ish Witter: Done a really good job as a leader, understands his role. "It's important to him. Very, very consistent. I know exactly what we're going to get out of Ish tomorrow, every period that we practice...That's one of the signs of being a really mature competitor that wants to do everything he can for his team."

On Lock: "I think he's a lot better player right now than he was at any point last year." Confidence in receivers has jumped, pre-snap read ability has improved.

On message to recruits: "There's a lot of time between now and the first signing date and there's a whole lot of time between now and the second signing date. There's a whole lot of things that are going to happen." "I'd like to be all signed, sealed and delivered, but things have changed. Again next week, we'll get some more news. Some good and some bad."

Asked about the schedule, he said he'd prefer to have a few more non-con games early, but that's not the way it worked out. Can only play them the way they're scheduled. "Every team's going to be a little bit different. We hopefully will get in years down the road we're lined up and it doesn't matter, it's a nameless, faceless opponent and let's go worry about playing our best."
 
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