Strong was relaxed and confident.

Quick highlights:

• No suspended players will play
• Daje is practicing
• Estelle & Harrison are not practicing, but will return some time this week
• Some of our seniors aren't playing their best football. Need to step it up
• "We know we have to score points, generate offense, big plays."
• QB - we can start opening it up a little now. He has game experience
• RBs need to know it won't always be blocked perfectly - sometimes you need to run over someone
• When you go on the road, you better pack your defense. It's the best way to take a crowd out of the game
• TE Greg Daniels is back. Slowly being worked back in
• Recruiting unaffected by 1-2 start. "We just need to get the right ones"
• Reporter asked if Ridgeway will start for Tank. Strong laughed and said,"Yeah, but at what position?" He didn't clarify what he meant by that. I think we may be starting Ridgeway at 3 tech and Brown at NT as I mentioned in my defensive bye week post. We'll see on game day. Could be a potent combo if Ridge wreaks havoc in the gap. No center in college football can single block Malcom Brown
• Strong laughed about the coin toss. Desmond Jackson got excited and lost his mind
• OL is piecemeal. Darius James is improving and practicing well - may play
• Cedric Reed is playing fine. Don't get caught up in numbers
• The punt against UCLA failed because we didn't kick left. We had coverage slanted left. Gunner gets pinned, we missed a tackle and the coverage team stopped pursuing. Punt was also a line drive - no hang time
• Swoopes is learning to become a student of the game. Starting to do more self-study without coaches around. He realizes it's now his team
• "We're not going to play freshmen 20-25 snaps and waste a whole year"
• Jerrod Heard playing is dependent on game situations and how the season goes overall
• Punt return - "We want it caught - we want to be a punt block team"
• Called Kirk Bohls "Curt" again. Highlight of every press conference
• Jason Hall will keep starting in the nickel