Kalen DeBoer recaps 42-16 win over South Florida | Alabama Football

please leave your hands up I'll get you all right got um obviously uh going to the fourth quarter you know 1413 and uh you know in a fight and so um you know tip the cap to to uh USF for uh for fighting but uh also you know there many things that we look at uh that are that are things we got to definitely clean up um you know talked down the locker room about you know learning the lessons about things that you know right but also understand if we just keep fighting um good things can happen and in the fourth quarter uh staying away from the penalties and take and turnovers uh it's amazing what can happen and so defense did a nice job forcing some field goals and uh and you know just as we went through the game there in the fourth quarter uh I think those were were key you know so us scoring touchdowns and finishing drives other than the fumble which was was certainly unfortunate get a lot of things we need to clean up um guys got to do a better job when they make a big play you got to tuck it away all the things we work on all the things we discuss uh going to be you know a lot to learn from and so excited about uh the challenge the opportunity because that's that's what this that's what this is and I think you need games like this and you know need I this isn't a wake up call or nothing like that um it's nothing like that it's just you know just keep raising the standard I think this game last year was a an important one you know that propelled them last year and it probably be the same thing this year you know That's My Hope questions the start the front La Chase right here what are some of the things that you do in practice to with ball security limiting turnover that's is that something that'll be more of a focal point this coming week yeah I mean every every every day there's there's something but Tuesdays is a big time priority uh we start the week off with that there's other there's other things I mean it is a you know we talk about the the ball is the program you know and uh how important it is uh taking care of it you know and also getting it and so um really we won't have to raise the level of how much we stress it because we stress it significantly and so you know it's it's it's guys just learning you know that when you make a big play there's there's people behind you they're chasing you uh you know they're coming from all angles and we got to do a better job being conscious of that you know this guys got game a little bit you know and um got got a little loose with it so we'll watch on film I don't know exactly where the H the fumbles were created but you know a lot of the things we talked about I think what happen on the left side there yeah I don't think we saw Elijah P on offense until about 6 minutes left uh what went into him not playing till then and kind of then inserting him at that point yeah he had a he he got last game um just a minor minor Ding and we were trying to trying to get through practiced much early in the week but practice Wednesday and uh Thursday and so um was ready to go um probably worked a little bit more on the left side uh and we felt good you know after the week was uh kind of gone through the week that you know that we were just going to roll with what we had uh with book and Gino um but you know he was he was ready to go he could could have started the game and uh we were just trying to trying to hold on long as possible uh you know try to keep him 100% healthy he got through just fine tonight and uh you I think we're we're going to be in better shape offensive line wise going to next week so it was a little little touch and go there at some points during the week with a few different guys jump the right side go cat just kind of building off that how did you see the offense shift and change in that final six minutes when he came in the game and kind of things opened up yeah it was just not having penalties you know being behind the chains uh you guys saw it too and and uh it's hard to call a game it's hard to uh to to overcome you know second long third long situations uh and so you know we had to learn some lessons the hard way tonight uh there's there's no doubt about it you know two touchdowns that are called back uh you know because of holding calls and obviously the turnover inside the five yard line uh but you know when we didn't hold and we were you know moving the move the ball forward um good things were happening but we have to be able to do it on consecutive plays over and over and over again and have sustained drives and so you know last week we probably didn't get put in that position to where we had the sustain drives right we were explosive uh the ball is down the field go guys were making huge runs and so you know that mindset you know has to has to kind of carry over from this week to to next week and an understanding that we have to we have to grind the ball grind it out every once you know grind it out it can't just be explosive plays and with that comes you know executing uh and there's other things too that we certainly can be better on things we can help Jaylen out with um you know Jaylen I know how he is he's going to put it all himself and that's the way he always is there's other things we can do to help him out little you know you sometimes they kind of on the borderline of a missed assignment it's just guys not executing and helping him out as well as they could up front the skill guys um it's a whole it's a whole team effort on offense every guys got everyone's got to do their job for it to to go clean go to m on the left side on some of those penalties I think we saw you get a little bit heated you know with the officials just for those that haven't watched you you over the years just how often does it happen and what were you seeing on some of those that was getting to yeah just I mean you know they they obviously saw and I saw some things too on why they called stuff but you know there's there's other things I felt you know and when you get into we're that tight now all of a sudden everything gets called tight so I get it you know it's just um yeah I mean I'm just trying to trying to make sure kind of that everyone's held accountable and I got to hold my guys accountable when we are executing and doing things and there's a lot of calls that I mean most of them we're holding you know we were doing things that you can't do and uh we we got to clean up our our part of it but uh you know just making sure that you know things that I saw also that I was addressing uh that I wanted to make sure they kept an eye on few question the start St coach on the touchdown run Jam Miller just saw the passion and how he's figh in the end zone what does he bring this offense from that perspective his passion as a running back yeah he's he's he's just really quiet and uh you know it doesn't like to say too much but when he gets a chance to touch the ball you know we see what can happen and um you know you don't get to see it a lot in practice because you know it's it's different tempos the scrimmages we've seen times where what you saw tonight him getting loose and making those guys miss I love the cut back uh he did it early enough to we really you know there was a lot of B lot a lot of chance for the defender to make a play so um he's explosive uh he can run inside he can run outside uh just you know did did a nice job all around and uh you know I know he'll take it super hard too with a the one turnover he had there too so uh you know he's got a fire in his eyes and he came back you know want ball and that's what I love about him you know that's what I love about a lot of our guys you know they they want to get back in there they want to get back in the fight and go help the team let's go back Mario coach towards the end of the game there's a couple times there were some momentum starters I would say from momentum with Ryan Williams having that big touchdown catch and also to with jayen and B stepping up that big punt return kick off return I guess to have those guys be so young and make plays like that when it's really needed how impressive is that yeah yeah a lot of lot of new faces Young And even some just guys coming into this program that have really helped us out and the foundation is still all the guys that have been here you know they understand the standard they understand that the leadership down in the locker room whether it's halftime whether it's the end of the game um just you know holding us holding each other accountable including themselves but also you know showing that hey we we we can be better look what would happen if we just played our game and did our job and did it the right way and uh you know um Ryan you know and the the the catch that he had you know I love that um that Jaylen has enough confidence in him to to rip it out there and let him go make a play you know because there's a lot of options on that one play for jayen he can hand the ball off he can throw a little perimeter throw and he can also throw throw a hitch out there and uh he chose to go to Ryan with the hitch and identification being on the same page you know I love that he trusts you know Ryan in that moment you know when uh when we got to keep the chains moving you know we're looking to score of course but uh you know Ryan coming through he's done that a few times now obviously and uh you know those are just the steps that I love see uh boach stepping in when we needed to return you know and doing doing what he did uh that was that was really key he just you know unfaced hopped in there uh he's a lot of he's very confident uh we've got a lot of confidence in him unfortunately obviously Cole went down he was ready to go time for a few more questions start the left side to Tommy what did you see or what did you think of Tyler Booker's move to left tackle then he's so good at run blocking from that left guard spot do you feel like you guys kind of were limited uh in that move you know in some of your consistency in the running game yeah yeah no uh I think wherever he's at we're really good you know um you know I'm sure he's going to look at it and and learn a lot about playing tackle uh just with the number of stamps he's played in his career you know versus guard and uh you know you know didn't worry too much about him at all um I think a lot of it is just number reps that they've had together and it was just pretty much this week for a couple few practices and and it showed it showed that we weren't on the same page with different things and different calls and so uh you know they got to tighten that up but book uh certainly provides a punch and impact wherever he's at when he's inside just the firmness of the pocket the Run blocking the the push off the line of scrimmage um it's it's it's strong you know and when he was outside today I didn't really worry too much about you know a rush and a one-on-one I thought he looked really good practi practice I was excited on Tuesday we took some reps there and you know we rotated a lot of different groups um or multiple groups of guys in different spots throughout the week but he uh you know he looked good there and I was very confident going into tonight with him at left tackle jum Char you mentioned a couple minutes ago when Cole Adams went out just do you have an update on where things stand with him yeah he just had an arm injury and uh I I would say we we'll have to see you know exactly where that's at um just the extent to the extent of that you know um I didn't necessarily see and I didn't even realize it was his arm until he kind of got up I thought it was something something lower leg but um you know we'll kind of see where sh's at throughout the week but um you know unfortunately I he was I think more just frustrated that he got hurt than it was maybe even the pain that he was going through but I'm sure you know didn't feel good all right last question he coach the way your team finished tonight what does that say about your team what have you learned about your team how does that carry forward to the next week that yeah I'm not going to ever question I told them this I'm they going to question the want to you know and the way they practice it's they practice hard um the energy uh you know uh in the locker room before the game I mean they wanted to go out there and and uh you know I felt like there there was a lot of guys straining out there um the word we use a lot to to make plays to finish uh some sometimes we're straining too much we got to understand that uh you know you can't make that push in the back you can't you know tug the jersey in that Split Second of a hold um and those moments were the ones that cost us a lot of a lot of momentum a lot of big plays and so um you know in in the locker room we just again we talked about learning from it and there's uh some great lessons on learning that if we just stay in the fight and we just keep playing and live to see another down it's amazing what this team can accomplish and so you know remember this this time when it was uh 14 13 uh I believe that's what was and and and uh you know you just you just kept swinging you just kept playing and uh I'm I'm proud of that that's what that's what it's going to take to to win some close games even if they're not pretty because all wins aren't going to be that way thank you coach thank you