Says Caden Durham is doing great. The injury happened when the lineman fell on him in the end zone. Says "we'll have our guys for Ole Miss." but isn't getting too far into an injury report during the bye week.
CJ Daniels aggravated an old knee injury, but they got good reports on it. He had an ACL in the past, but it's not that.
They were in full pads today. Said they're going to go hard this week, but they're also giving them some time to recover. Said they have things they need to work on, so they're not taking it easy.
Says Aaron Burrell has made a huge difference in kickoff duties. He's kicking them all through the back of the end zone, which they weren't doing last year. Also highlights Damien Ramos at kicker, says he's doing very well. Says all-in-all, special teams has been very good.
Outside of Dom McKinley, all the freshmen who are playing a lot were here in the spring and early enrolled. Said it helps a lot for them to get in early. Highlights Ahmad Breaux, who's starting at DT now.
Says sometime his defense gets caught up in the "eye candy" offenses throw at them with presnap motion. Wants his guys to narrow their focus on their job and ignore what else is going on in the play.
Calls Caden Durham a "competent" pass protector. Says he has to think about it, so he can be a step behind, but they want to get him to the point where he just naturally does it without overthinking. Says it took a while to get him on the field more often because he was still learning the playbook and the nuances of the offense, and he had some experienced players he had to leapfrog. Says he earned his opportunity against South Carolina.
