Jeff Hafley Georgia Tech Press Conference
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00:00 Georgia Tech, obviously Coach Collins has done a nice job.
00:05 They had two really impressive wins over Louisville and Florida State.
00:09 And they've been in some really tight games.
00:12 He brings a lot of energy.
00:14 You can tell they play really hard.
00:16 He's very detailed.
00:17 You can see him from everything on the sidelines, how they run around.
00:20 He brings a lot of juice.
00:21 And in his second year there, he's done a good job.
00:23 You can already see the recruiting that he's done with some of the young freshmen
00:27 that are stepping up, and they're doing a really good job.
00:32 On the offensive side of the ball, Coach really well.
00:37 They got two really, really good young players in quarterback and the running back.
00:42 Dynamic athletes, 21 is really fast and explosive.
00:46 He catches the ball well out of the backfield.
00:48 Coach Patanoic has done a really, really good job with them.
00:52 Quarterback is, he can run it, he can throw it, and he's only a freshman.
00:56 So, again, a credit to Coach Collins for recruiting those guys
00:59 and playing them early.
01:01 You can see they're getting better every single game.
01:03 They have some pretty good receivers, number one, number two, number 15.
01:08 Number two can fly, probably one of the faster guys that we've seen on tape.
01:12 Number 15 has got some good size.
01:14 And their whole line is solid.
01:15 They do a lot.
01:16 Like I said, they're really well coached.
01:17 They'll spread you out.
01:19 They'll run the football.
01:20 They'll run the football with the running backs, the quarterbacks.
01:22 They'll throw the ball down the field.
01:23 They've got the running backs involved in the past game.
01:27 So they've been pretty effective this year.
01:29 And I have a lot of respect for them on offense, on defense.
01:34 Again, really well coached.
01:37 Their middle linebacker is a good player.
01:38 I believe he's number six.
01:39 He's like the quarterback back there.
01:41 They do a lot.
01:42 They'll play some split zone safety and some middle close.
01:45 They pressure.
01:46 They overload.
01:47 They've got really good length in the back end, which I like.
01:49 You look at those guys, they're really big and long.
01:53 And they play hard.
01:54 And they cause a lot of issues with how much they do.
01:58 So just watching some of that tape earlier on in the week.
02:01 Like this game, overall, really a well coached defense.
02:04 Special teams, I know Coach Collins is involved with the special teams.
02:09 Their punter is exceptional.
02:11 You see him boot the ball.
02:13 You see him throw the ball.
02:14 You see him run sneaks.
02:15 And you see him run fakes.
02:17 So they do a lot.
02:18 They'll surprise onside you.
02:20 They keep you on your toes for sure.
02:22 One of the better coached special teams groups that we've seen.
02:26 I think the most important thing this week is for us to improve.
02:30 Again, a ton of respect for Georgia Tech and their staff.
02:33 But we need to get better.
02:35 We need to take care of the fundamentals and technique.
02:38 We need to secure the football.
02:39 We need to attack the football.
02:40 We need to get off blocks.
02:41 We need to tackle.
02:43 And I'm excited because I do believe if our offense continues to take these
02:48 steps and we're more disciplined and we don't move ourselves backward,
02:52 I'm excited to see us put together a full game.