Coach Ogle Reports on the Running Backs Post UTM

Coach Jimmy Ogle addresed the running back play following the win over UTM.

Q: Overall assessment of the running backs play:

A: I think we played hard and fought hard. I was a little upset that we turned it over one time, but I'll take [reponsibility] for that because we have a goal of 200 yards every week. Sometimes we have to learn the difference between more and enough.

Q: When will Drec Lindley be back?

A: As soon as he can! What Andrecus practices in and what he has to wear on his hand for the game is a little different. We are trying to get him back and get him involved because he is going to help us. When we do get him back we expect great things from him.

Q: Have you ever seen a tougher pound for pound runner than Jamal Young?

A: No. He is a mature player. Here is the neat thing about not just Jamal but our whole team. They are not ever satisfied. They want to be great. They do everything we ask them to. That is what is making our football team go right now.

Q: How are you keeping the team grounded?

A: Like I said, all they [the team] want to do is get better. Its about us. Even though we are playing quality opponents, most of the time we tell them when things don't go well its because of something that we do. When the guys don't do it the way they want to do it, they are not fully satisfied because they have great expectations for themselves and for the team. And, we as their coaches, have great expectations for them as well.

A note from Gamecockillustrated.com: Thanks to Coach Ogle for taking the time to talk with us following the game. There is no staff in America working harder or doing a better job than this coaching staff. When you saw some of the plays that were made against FSU, a team with more highly recruited athletes (not necessarily better) at almost every position, it was not an accident. Our staff is watching film every night until 1 or 2 in the morning figuring out ways to put our guys in postion to be successful. They worked just as hard for the Martin game- and it showed. The thank you that we can give to them is to be enthusiastic supporters of this football team.