Charlie Strong's post-UTEP/pre-Cal Monday Press Conference

"And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart."
Galatians 6:9

Good stuff here:



Highlights:

• "Buchele did an outstanding job again."
• "Week by week, game by game...he continues to improve."

• "It's going to be a challenge for us being on the road for the first time."

• "Sterling and the offensive staff are doing an unbelievable job."

• "When you have competition it forces guys to execute."

• "The whole attitude has changed."

• "The defense knows that the offense is going to take the ball and go score...and our offense feels good that the defense can go out there and stop 'em."

• Jerrod Heard: "Brings energy to the whole team."

• "All of our starters will be back for this week."

• Penalties: "VERY concerned."
• "The penalties are really costing us."
• "We've got to...be a more disciplined football team."
• If guys get a penalty during games "they're gonna run for it."
• Author's Note: They got much better on the penalty front over the course of last season, so there's a precedent here.

• Buchele: "Is just so calm."
• "The teammates, they respect him so much."
• He treats every one of his teammates like equals.
• "He never makes it about himself."

• Defense: "It's always about stopping the run."
• Cal game: "It's about yards after the catch."
• Can't allow penalties to extend drives.

• Cal game: "You're taking a young team into a hostile environment."
• "We're going to have to play unbelievable defense...you can take the crowd out of the game with unbelievable defense."
• "This is a business trip and you need to treat it like a business trip."

• Watch "how the receivers take over now."

• This is going to be Cal's first home game.

• Cal threw the ball 68 times last week.
• Author's Note: All the more reason for Texas to establish the run game.

• Running back: "You're going to see all three of them."
• Foreman, Warren, and Kyle Porter.

• "We need to get turnovers."