TWO SPOTS IN THE A-P TOP-25...NOW RANKED NUMBER NINE IN THE NATION. THAT COMES AFTER M-U'S ABSOLUTE*ROUT OF MURRAY STATE ON THURSDAY NIGHT. ALWAYS GOOD TO START 1-0...BUT HEAD COACH ELI DRINKWITZ MADE IT CLEAR...THEY AREN'T PATTING THEMSELVES ON THE BACK FOR IT. DESPITE PUTTING UP 51 POINTS AN PITCHING A*SHUTOUT...THERE IS STILL LOTS OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. TODAY...COACH ELI SAID HE*ESPECIALLY WANTS TO SEE IMPROVEMENT IN THE PASSING GAME AND ON THIRD DOWNS. THERE WAS A LACK OF CONSISTENCY THERE. YOU SAW Q-B ONE BRADY COOK*UNCHARACTERISTICAL LY MISS SOME DEEP SHOTS. HE STILL WENT 20- FOR-31 WITH MORE THAN 200 YARDS AND A COUPLE TOUCHDOWNS. BUT DRINKWITZ WANTS TO SEE MORE IN PRACTICE THIS WEEK. "IT STARTS WITH FUNDAMENTALS. ROUTE DEPTH, TIMING, THE QUARTERBACK SETTING HIS FEET WHEN HE MAKES THROWS, YOU KNOW NOT DRIFTING WHEN HE THROWS THE BALL TO GET READY TO GO DO A CELEBRATION. FINISH THE THROW, HAVE YOUR FEET SET IN THE POCKET. WIDE RECEIVERS GOT TO RUN THEIR ROUTES AT THE CORRECT DEPTHS. THEY GOT TO EXPLODE OUT OF THEM. QUARTERBACK'S GOT TO MAKE THE THROWS...IT'S JUST BACK TO THE BASICS OF EXECUTION AND KIND OF PUSHING THE LIMITS IN PRACTICE. DON'T PRACTICE JUST TO PRACTICE, PRACTICE TO IMPROVE." BUFFALO WILL DEFINITELY BE A GAME NOT T LOOK PAST FOR TIGER FOOTBALL. A QUARTERBACK NAMED C-J OGBUNNA. HIS NAME *MIGHT JUST RING A FAINT BELL FOR YOU GUYS. HE WAS ACTUALLY THE STARTER AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE IN 20-21... WHEN THE RED-HAWKS VISITED FAUROT FIELD. IN THAT GAME...HE RUSHED FOR NEARLY 100 YARDS. "OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE GOT TO DO A GOOD JOB IN THE READ GAME. UM, THEY TRY TO GET ON YOUR EDGES THROUGH ZONE READS, PLUS ONE RUN SCHEMES AND OPTION, UM SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE DISCIPLINED AND-- AND MULTIPLE IN--IN THE WAY WE'RE CHALLENGING THOSE READ SCHEMES." "STOP QUARTERBACK, ONE. HIT THE QUARTERBACK, UM REALLY JUST EVERYTHING. STOP THE RUN, DON'T LET THEM THROW THE EASY- ACCESS THROWS AND JUST PLAY PHYSICAL, REALLY. MAKE--MAKE THEM NOT WANT TO THROW IT NO MORE." YOU CAN WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEWS WITH PRIDE JR...COACH DRINKWITZ...AS WELL AS WIDE RECEIVER MOOKIE COOPER AND CENTER CONNOR TOLLISON ON OUR WEBSITE...ABC 17 NEWS DOT