SWAC Football Press Conference - Week 1 | Jackson State Head Football Coach, TC Taylor

be joined by coach TC Taylor with Jackson State University good morning coach good morning how how's everybody doing doing great coach and thank you for taking some time out of your schedule to join us coach if you could please start us out with an opening statement just kind of assessing uh where you see your team coming out of Camp uh great Camp I thought it was a highly competitive Camp you know uh the team and our coaching staff done a great job you know providing that energy and coming out executing every day um you know just like any other training camp it was a grind you know the the the heat was excruciating but you know we came out pretty uh healthwise pretty clear and uh cut on that you know didn't have any major injuries like uh you know on the football team but you know we're ready to go looking forward to Thursday night against Monroe um you know like I said far as the grind and Camp our team has really been doing a good job of getting after each other so it's not now it's time for us to line up as a football team and go out here and execute on on Thursday night against uh ULM appreciate those opening comments coach first question goes to Charles Bishop how you doing coach what's going on Chuck how you doing I'm all right uh I wanted to ask this question uh in regards to uh inevitably when we start taking a look at these uh FBS versus FCS matchups uh we talk about the the quality of line play or or defensive line depth especially uh once you start going into the second half of the game but uh speak to Jackson State's uh quality of defensive line depth going into this Monroe game yeah I mean we got a great group of d linan a lot a lot of football has been played on that side of the ball by that group you know uh starting with Jeremiah Williams God it's been in the program for a while true thps and a transfer we got had uh we been here for a few years from Florida State but um that's what we did we did a great job of going and recruiting and add to that depth you know um that that's what it's going to come down to uh in the end what you talked about in the second half I think you hit the nail on the head you know the team with the best depth in the trenches you know on both sides of the ball but dline wise you know we got a great group that can really get out the quarterback they are athletic strong guys and you know um you know and we put a lot on them you know we started a team with big men the saying is big men lead from front you know and that's the group that we really lean on for as this football team but excited about that depth in that group right there quick follow-up question and not to get into game plan but uh you have a lot of toys in your disposal uh at the running back position and I wanted to ask just in terms of of looking at uh can Jackson State kind of control the clock against uh uh this FBS team uh it starts you know you was talking about the dline when you talking about controlling the clock you got to bring up the offensive line you know we got some big bodies over there as well a lot of guys that played football in this conference that we are excited about and then you know anytime you have that kind of depth at running back you know it makes you know play calling a little little bit easier that group right there with um Ahmad Miller U ER Mulligan you got JD Martin Travis Terell just some guys that can really move the ball and you know grind up some clock and that's what you got to you got to try to have the mindset of you know try to control the football game don't let it get out of hand you know and get it to the fourth quarter you know if we can get to the fourth quarter once we get there we'll see you know where the chips fall good thing appreciate it coach thank you Chu appreciate you next question goes to James Hill hey coach I hope you and everybody in Jackson are well last time Jackson State played at Monroe it was three years ago it was a close game uh 12 to7 the final you guys were in that game I know it was three years ago but is that can that be encouraging going in uh you know for guys who are still on this team from then can that can there be any encouragement from that oh definitely definitely we got a few guys that was on that football team like you said I was part of that coaching staff as well as some other coaches and um we were right there in that football game you know that's what I was telling chucker just a second ago if you can get to the fourth quarter you know you you you like your chances winning a game like that it was a close football game but you know guys know that we had opportunity to win and that's how they're looking like at this game going into Thursday night you know if we go down there and play good football don't turn the football over um you know and create some turnovers as a defense you know we we got a great chance to go win this football game um we know they got a entire new staff new roster and everything not a lot of information you know coming from them where you can go evaluate their their talent and um you know see some uh you'll have to make some tweaks to the game plan but you know football is football you know it's going to be the team that can go out there and make the quickest adjustments uh in that first second quarter halftime and come out and be ready for that second half of football thank you coach have a great week all right you do the same thank you next question goes to Doc Holiday morning Co I mean good afternoon how you doing today's up doc what's going on I'm good it's a great day to be a tiger so we have a unknown going on right now as far as with ULM with the whole new coach staff whole new team what are some things you going to try to take in from this game on Thursday night I just try to gauge you know we gonna have some new faces as well filling in some new spots too on this football team that we're excited about going into it you know um we talk about the physicality of our football team this is a great game to gauge and see you know where we at for as physicality as a football team before we come back next week and uh have our home opener again against Lane but anytime you can go up against a FBS opponent it get it gives you a chance to see exactly where your football team is because you know they uh got more scholarships you know we they 85 we at 63 but you know you talk about physicality are we going to be disciplined as a football team you know turnovers um did the Special Teams improve you know did we get better as a unit for special teams you know those are the some of the things I'm looking for going into this game and S uh my followup question we are all know that uh how a game goes is within the trenches on both offensive and defensive side of the ball uh how do you feel as far as with uh on both sides of the ball and what you think we could uh come up with as far as like I said on Thursday yeah I mean that's something we've been emphasizing in this game plan that's one thing we can control is the line of scrimmage you know we've been emphasizing that with our bigs on both sides of the football you know offensive line talk about controlling the line of scrimmage playing fast playing with some Tempo you know making the correct calls and the um they got a good quarterback over there in booty you know and um I've been constantly stressing coach queenn has been constantly stressing to our defensive line you know we got to press the pocket you know that's where this game I think is going to be decided I think you you're exactly right it's going to be decided in the trenches which team can control the line of scrimmage as the offense and a defensive line I appreciate you coach and good luck on Thursday man thank you appreciate it DOC take care next question goes to James Hill hey coach your quarterback room at Jackson State uh just talk about your quarterbacks uh headed into uh the game this Thursday and what that can look like uh we're gonna uh Jacobi and Morgan will be the starter for this football game on Thursday night uh but we got I've been saying it all year we got two other guys some other guys here that can really play cam McCoy the transfer from Eastern Michigan has been you know lights out in Camp Z McDonald has been doing a great job the transfer we was in got in last year that played in some meaningful games for us last year but it'll be jobian on Thursday night you know when we take the field against Monroe but the all three have had you know phenomenal camps they've done a great job you know over the summer developing didn't have uh developing great relationship with the receivers the running backs far as throwing the football around uh making good decisions that's what I'm always stressing to him uh you know protecting the football but all three have had a great camp good luck on Thursday coach thank you appreciate it joh next question goes to Kendrick Marshall yeah coach um you mentioned earlier that you really wanted to enhance um depth on your ball Club um what position groups do you think you're most comfortable with heading to the season opener um pretty much you know just watching them all from Camp all All Phases look good to me right now to be honest with you uh but because you know we just have great depth at each position uh offensive lineman in here running backs receivers are deep you know um just and that's something you know I stress to my staff in recruiting that I want to have each position you know depthwise talented and ready to go but uh no group has really just jumped out because you know you have depth at every position we got several pters in here several kickers that can really you know kick the ball so it's a great problem to have yeah coach it seemed like you wanted to kind of I guess protect yourself um with that dep based on what happened last year season with know injuries and and things of that nature um how has that depth kind of like changed the dynamic of of the program and how you hope it carries forward throughout the regular season it just makes me relax as a head coach you know you never see a lot of stuff coming like that what I had to deal with for as last year no excuses being made but you know to have to go in a a football game with no kicker and no punter you know that that that's something that I had to improve on you know like I said that's why we built this roster differently you know with depth and not just depth you know from those ones twos and thre is just trying to get the most talented guys in there you know but just being ready for all those moments you know those are some things that I learned as a first year head coach and I'm prepared for going into this season I appreciate it coach all right thank you any final questions for Coach Taylor with Jackson State coach we sincerely appreciate your time and good luck this week thank you guys I'll see you next week sir thank you all right