Kyle McCord Meets With The Media Ahead Of Game vs. Rutgers
The Buckeye Quarterback told reporters the he feels healthy and that he was already good enough to go back into the game last week. He also detailed the match-up vs Rutgers.
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00:00 >> Yeah, I mean, obviously, it's not ideal, but
00:04 I think just powering through it and pushing through the pain.
00:10 I think the biggest thing is learning how to play with it.
00:16 And I think it's been getting better every single week and
00:20 just learning kind of how to move on it a little bit and stuff like that.
00:24 >> [INAUDIBLE]
00:28 >> Yeah, I mean, I think honestly, coming out of the game,
00:32 I thought it would hurt worse than it does now, so I feel pretty good right now.
00:37 >> [INAUDIBLE]
00:41 >> No, I mean, it's gonna take a lot for
00:44 me to take myself out of the game.
00:48 I mean, I knew I was good enough to continue to play, so
00:51 I really never thought about it.
00:53 >> [INAUDIBLE]
01:03 >> I mean, obviously, on both plays,
01:08 Martin did a good job of beating man coverage on the one and
01:11 finding a hole against zone.
01:13 And I think the coolest thing about both those plays is it's something that we
01:17 worked a bunch during the week and to see it happen on Saturday was pretty rewarding.
01:22 >> [INAUDIBLE]
01:32 >> Yeah, I mean, I think that's kind of how it was in high school.
01:49 I mean, we had a good receiving core in high school, but
01:52 obviously, given the type of player he is, there's a lot of times where it's not
01:57 a bad answer to try and find him, regardless of the route and the coverage.
02:01 He's gonna do a good job of finding a way to get open.
02:05 And I think you guys see that day in and day out from him,
02:08 just how consistent he is.
02:10 I don't think it really matters what the defense tries to do to him,
02:14 what route we give him, he's gonna find a way to get open mid plays.
02:17 >> [INAUDIBLE]
02:21 >> Yeah, I mean, growing up,
02:22 that was the team I grew up cheering for going to their games.
02:26 And so to kind of see it all come full circle, especially playing,
02:29 like you said, at Rutgers, it's gonna be fun.
02:31 A bunch of family and friends there.
02:33 And like I said, just seeing it all come full circle is pretty cool.
02:37 >> What does it mean that you get a back to back on the Super Bowl on Saturday?
02:41 What does that get you?
02:41 What does that get you off the bus?
02:43 >> Yeah, I think early on, obviously,
02:47 Meck had a really big impact in the games he played with together.
02:52 And he did a good job of making plays with the ball in his hand,
02:57 obviously in the Notre Dame game, he had a big game there with some clutch plays.
03:01 And so I think people kind of just assume that we have Marvin,
03:07 Meck doesn't really have a big role in the offense.
03:09 And I don't think that's true at all.
03:10 I think you saw it, especially early on the year, exploiting matchups with him.
03:15 And so to get a guy like that back is huge.
03:18 And so I mean, he's looked really good in practice.
03:20 And I thought he was gonna be good enough to go last weekend, but
03:24 I think they just played it safe.
03:25 So whenever that game comes, when he's finally back out there, I'm excited for it.
03:29 >> Everybody has plays in the game that you love to play, that's part of the sport.
03:34 Coach Davis saying, obviously, the first thing for you is to play English.
03:38 You had that.
03:39 When you have a moment like that, what do you try to do with that?
03:43 What do you try to learn from it?
03:44 I mean, you watched that.
03:46 This has killed a lot of dudes that you know, I don't wanna look at,
03:49 I just wanna go behind you.
03:50 Like, how do you deal with it?
03:51 I know I don't wanna do that again.
03:53 >> Yeah, I mean, obviously, the only thing I can do to describe the interception
03:58 is just to don't play on my fault.
04:00 And I think I have to grow from that.
04:03 And I think sometimes as bad as it is,
04:08 I think the best way to not make a mistake twice is to do it in a moment like that.
04:12 And obviously, you wanna cut down on plays like that and
04:15 eliminate that cuz I cost the team points there.
04:18 But definitely a learning moment and something that I think I'll grow from.
04:24 And like I said, I think obviously you don't wanna have it happen,
04:28 especially in a moment like that, but definitely a moment to get better from.
04:32 [BLANK_AUDIO]
04:42 >> Yeah, I think the biggest thing with Coach Day's offense,
04:53 Coach Dennis says it all the time, is you're gonna get yours if you just
04:58 follow the rules of the offense, continue to go through your reads.
05:03 And just trust your eyes and what you see, big plays are gonna happen.
05:06 And whether that's throwing a drag to Marvin, having him running in for
05:10 a touchdown, or throwing a shot down the field, I mean,
05:12 you're gonna get yours regardless.
05:14 And so I think the biggest thing is not pressing for those plays and
05:17 just letting them happen as the game flows.
05:19 >> How are they?
05:21 What has your past defense been like against the New Country?
05:23 What do you see from them that's challenging?
05:26 >> Yeah, obviously I think the first thing is they're really well coached, and
05:31 I think it's an underrated team.
05:33 Honestly, I mean, they're 6-2 for a reason, and
05:35 they've been playing good football, and a talented group too.
05:39 And so I think when you pair that with Coach Shiano,
05:41 who's in my eyes one of the better coaches in college football, that's the result.
05:47 And so we know that it's gonna be a big test, especially on the road, and
05:50 we're gonna have to bring our A game.
05:52 >> Kyle, are you allowed to at least see if Marvin has a shot almost every play?
05:59 I mean, you understand what I'm saying, man.
06:02 I grew up in the era of keystone combos,
06:04 of quarterback and receiver kind of being done together and stuff.
06:08 Are you allowed to peek at Marvin from every play?
06:10 How does that work?
06:12 >> Yeah, I mean, obviously, it depends on, I think, A, the play call, and
06:16 then B, the coverage.
06:18 But I said this earlier, I think there's never a time where going to Marvin
06:23 isn't a great idea.
06:25 And I think regardless of the coverage and
06:29 regardless of what route he's running, he's done a really good job all year
06:32 finding different ways to get open.
06:34 And I think he'll continue to do that, and
06:36 I think that's a credit to the way he watches film.
06:40 Being able to see what the defense is doing and
06:43 how they're trying to stop him and exploit it.
06:46 And I think at the same time, he knows if they wanna double hammer,
06:49 give him extra attention, it's gonna open other people up.
06:51 And so I think he's done a good job of kind of taking both of those in stride.
06:55 >> Yeah, we saw you kind of hop out.
06:56 I mean, you probably didn't ask this before we got here,
06:58 but kind of hop out of the last week's game.
07:00 But was there any way you weren't going back in?
07:03 >> No, I mean- >> And what drives you in that?
07:05 >> Yeah, I mean, I knew it's gonna take a lot for me not to go back in.
07:12 I knew I felt good enough to continue to play.
07:14 I think the more time went on, I just kind of started walking on it a little bit
07:19 more and running on it, felt better.
07:22 So I mean, obviously in the moment it hurt, but given the circumstances,
07:26 there's no doubt in my mind that I was gonna do that game.
07:28 >> [INAUDIBLE]
07:35 >> Yeah, so obviously trying to take
07:38 a shot down the field and the cornerback, I mean, he made a good play.
07:43 Obviously, I have to see him and do a better job of just being safe with the ball
07:47 and checking it down, but I fell off Carnell and
07:51 jumped in front of the route that Marvin was running.
07:54 So a look that I hadn't seen, but I think it's just another learning moment and
08:02 understanding that you put certain plays on film,
08:06 teams are gonna start to scheme it up a little bit.
08:08 And I think I made a good play, but I think I just have to be better than that.
08:12 >> [INAUDIBLE]
08:22 >> Yeah, I mean, obviously, a lot of attention on social media is going to that,
08:30 whatever, but at the end of the day, we know none of that matters if we don't
08:34 continue to win, and although it's cool to be the number one team in the nation,
08:40 it's November 1st, and I think the biggest thing is that
08:46 keeping the main thing the main thing, and that's winning, that's stacking these games
08:50 and continuing to improve, and if we're still the number one team at the end of
08:54 the year, then that's the goal.
08:55 >> [INAUDIBLE]
09:05 >> Yeah, so obviously,
09:10 going back and
09:14 watching the film,
09:19 we had a little bit of a quick pass called, third and
09:22 short, trying to get the ball out of my hands and get the first down.
09:27 And I think Wisconsin had a good call, they zoned it out and dropped that
09:30 underneath, and I just kind of felt that void right there in the middle of the field.
09:35 If I can scramble up and get a few yards to get the first down,
09:38 that's what I'm gonna do.
09:39 And then obviously, when it hit me, it didn't feel great.
09:43 But I think the biggest thing is just trying to keep us on schedule, and
09:47 know any way I can, if that's tucking my head down and
09:51 picking up a few yards, that's what I'm gonna try to do.
09:52 >> All right, Kyle.
09:53 >> Thank you.
09:54 >> Thanks.
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