Coach Butch Jones Pre-Rutgers Press Conference Notes

Opening Statement

Extremely proud of the players’ perseverence in the game. So am I.
Attention to details is still missing on this team. Of course, Butch always says that.
Rutgers #1 in total defense, scoring defense, redzone defense, takeaways.
Do a lot on special teams to change games.
Have to watch the play-action pass, especially with Sanu and Harrison at receiver.

Q & A

The players have a lot of confidence in Munchie, who has always had half of the practice reps as the #2.
Bearcats individually have to win their matchups. This is especially true in the secondary.
Butch regrets not redshirting Munchie but says that his reps at receiver helped him adjust from high school to college.
You can kind of tell Butch is tired of talking about the blocked field goal.
There is no doubt in his mind that Tony Miliano has forgotten about the blocked field goal.
Actually had Isaiah Pead wide open in the endzone on 2nd down of the final drive but Legaux didn’t see him.
Bomar and Temple will be back for Saturday. Kelce may or may not be available. All three are still nicked up.
Dodd and Nova are solid quarterbacks.
Rutgers wide receivers are physically dominating and are a challenge to cover, especially in the red zone.
The advantage for Munchie is that the Bearcats players are familiar with him even though opposing defenses don’t have much film on him to study.