UVA tight end Sackett Wood Jr. and running back Ronnie Walker Jr. talk about their performances against North Carolina.
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00:00 >> This week, knowing kind of the challenge that y'all had offensively with so
00:03 many guys out, just kind of what was kind of the mindset around you guys just
00:06 stepping up?
00:07 >> Yeah, I mean, it was just next man up mentality.
00:09 Kind of kept it pretty simple today and everyone just did their jobs relatively
00:14 well, the line blocked well, putting the ball on everybody.
00:18 And the water seers and tight ends were catching the ball.
00:20 >> Did you know you'd have more opportunities in the passing game just for
00:24 not being so short handed?
00:26 >> No, not really.
00:27 >> Was it easier for the whole offense to kind of buy in to the game plan,
00:33 knowing that you can't wait for Wicks to make a great play or
00:36 Thompson to do something crazy, that you kind of had to do it as a team?
00:40 >> Yeah, definitely, when you're missing our three biggest playmakers,
00:44 we know we gotta come together as a group and
00:47 really work to score, we haven't been doing that well in the past.
00:50 So it was good to see that today by this group and
00:53 once we get those guys back, hopefully we can be better.
00:56 >> I feel great to be back out there, but first and foremost, I wanna thank God and
01:00 thank the training staff, Miss Ashley, Kelly, and
01:04 Calla and the rest of this training staff that been with me
01:06 throughout the whole six months.
01:09 >> I know that this game didn't end up the way you guys wanted, but
01:12 the fight you guys had at the end, especially Billy getting that third down
01:15 reception, Brennan getting the touchdown at the end.
01:17 What does that say about this offense and this team?
01:20 >> That we can do it, we just have to take each and every step of the way,
01:24 go through practice, be very intentional.
01:27 And I'm very proud of the wide receiver group that stepped up today,
01:31 the young guys that stepped up.
01:33 And I'm also proud of the running back group that really played physical and
01:37 played every snap.
01:39 >> What was the feeling around that wide receiver group,
01:41 with knowing that the challenge that they had today?
01:43 >> It's next man up, you challenge.
01:47 Like my coach said, Coach Gaither, he said, you always one play away.