Pete Golding

It wasn’t exactly what it was before, it was different

We’re going to evaluate that moving forward, kind of what it looks like

We’re going to need all those guys moving forward

Obviously he’s not going to play this week

(Howes has) played his butt off

They’re working well together. They’re starting to understand the scheme better

Coach Garrison does a really good job with that group

Very few guys have that pro mindset and come in every day with a chip on their shoulder and go to work and take hard coaching and work extremely hard and say, ‘Yes, sir,’ and ask really good questions

He’s really athletic, he’s got really good feet, he’s nasty and he’s super consistent

Some people have shown him different looks, taken away some first reads and been able to apply some pressure

A lot of (defensive issues have) been from a technical standpoint of pressing the football and angles of staying inside out

I thought we stopped the run on first down and second and long, and then we got a penalty on the other one on third and long. We got into some advantageous situations where we had pressure

(Frazier) had a really good week of practice last week

(Lindsey’s) still in the mix. He’s still there. (Mills-Knight) came in … (and) gave a spark

Sometimes, when you don’t have (Lacy), and you try to fit (the opponent) into what you want to do, that’s not always perfect and that’s hard to do

Obviously, getting Kewan (Lacy) back really healthy, that’s going to change box counts as well

There wasn’t one new call that we put in for this game that wasn’t already part of the system. … The execution was a little better and we played harder

I think the opportunity presented itself

There wasn’t one new call that we put in for this game that wasn’t already a part of the system, and so that’s what I tell you guys all the time

That’s going to be a constant rotation based on how (Lacy) is and how healthy he is

(We) have to work on both of them all week

(The Ole Miss players) came back and responded the right way. Accountability and ownership come from everyone right?

That was an old-fashioned butt whooping right there, man. (I) thought in all three phases, especially in the first half, (we) just couldn’t really get anything going offensively

It (was) as bad of a first half as you can potentially have

You can’t take (Florida) lightly. … I know it’s a tough place to play

(Ray told me,) ‘Coach, I would love to stay (with Ole Miss), but I hate corner,’

The goals and expectations that (Chancellor) Glenn (Boyce) and (Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics) Keith (Carter) have set for this place isn’t about winning one football game in September

I don’t think anybody came here to beat LSU. That’s not what our goal was. Coming in, working so hard in the offseason (and) summer, (our goal) wasn’t to win one football game

Am I super proud of (the players)? Absolutely, but that’s three years since we’ve (Golding) been here that we’ve come home with that trophy. That’s an expectation here as it should be

Is it sweet? Absolutely

It wasn’t going to be a super fun night for (the defensive line) because we were trying to make (Leavitt) a pocket passer

(The fans) created an unbelievable atmosphere, which is the norm here

I think for the most part they did a really good job

I don’t think they stuck around for me. I think they stuck around for this (community), the fans and the alumni

We’re going to continue trying to find five guys in the back end who do s–t right, because right now, we don’t have five

(We are focusing on) eliminating the explosive plays. We had 12 explosive plays (allowed) last week for 340 yards

I remember watching him back at Arizona State. (I noticed) his athletic ability there

Winnie’s a huge part of their offense. He very rarely comes off the field. (They) use him in multiple different ways

Obviously the former players and all the former coaches and the relationships that you’ve had (are important)

This will be unique. Their head ball coach recruited a lot of these guys and all that is on the opposing side

We’ve got a mature enough group to understand that it’s going to be a hard football game. (LSU has) a really good football team

(The team will) be locked in. I think they’ll be focused

It’s like high school homecoming. If you focus on the wrong s–t, that homecoming dance ain’t very fun after you get your butt beat on a Friday night

It’s been a really good game every year that I’ve been here

I think it goes both (ways). Obviously, there’s a lot that you know about them on both sides. (They know) about us. We know about them

I thought Maldonado played a better game. He’s constantly getting better with every rep and every practice. He really flashed

Ferrelli played a better game. I think he’s getting better with every practice and every week as well

It’s still early in the season, and you have to create some continuity in the group

It’s too many highs and lows. There’s flashes of an elite football team, and there’s flashes of a bad football team. We’ve got to get those off the tape, and that’s our job as coaches

Football’s gonna end

We really did the mock game week not as much for the players, to be honest, but from a staff standpoint, to make sure we get the schedule down, build the right routine and make sure we’re hitting everything

We’ll have everybody that we intended to have when we started camp; everybody’s available. Everybody’s in a pretty good spot

I thought the execution was better. I’ve really been on them about the consistency of the execution

There were some explosives in that scrimmage because of lack of communication and all those things, and if you do that this coming Sunday, you’re not going to win the football game

We didn’t start very fast on offense, but I thought they got it going midway through the second quarter

This is real now. This is for keeps, so we got this week to make sure we prepare really hard to clean it up

I think Brohm does an unbelievable job calling and packaging plays. He’s had a lot of success (with that)

A lot of these guys that didn’t play last fall are really, really good dudes, and our guys enjoy being around them because they’re like-minded

(It) feels awesome. July was kind of that for me when we first spoke to get back into the ball piece of it, and then it was good to get through camp

This is kind of a hybrid week for us

To me, (practice has) been really flashy

The drive is either extended based on a nonaggressive penalty or a bust, or the drive was stopped based on a nonaggressive penalty or a bust

From that standpoint, how can we rotate a couple of guys for worst-case scenarios, and then what does one do better than the other from a package standpoint?

I think, obviously, everybody after camp … is kind of banged up within reason, and I think that’s one thing in camp that we try to really focus on: the difference between being hurt and injured

(He’s) continuing to develop his body in the weight room

Is there a player you HAVEN'T been asked about that we should be asking about?

It’s not Louisville that the first time adversity hits or where there’s a situation that occurs that we’re not prepared for

When you’re talking about five (offensive) linemen, it’s kind of like a puzzle. Sometimes I could take this piece and move it over here, but is that a perfect fit over here?

Knowing you have other things with the (Patrick) Kutas’ of the world, some of those other guys that have played a lot of football that you could move and bump out that would create other opportunities for other guys

(Renaud) has gotten a lot better in the weight room

We do have a couple guys banged up, whether it be hamstrings or some shoulders, primarily at the wide receiver position more than anything right now

This is my ninth year in this league, and I’ve been fortunate to be learning (from) a lot of really good guys that do it the right way and that I have a lot of respect for

Just Google ‘Lane Kiffin,’

(Lane) helped me on this one a little bit … because he had another offer that he actually worked out to where I could get it, and the other person couldn’t

What have we created? … Let’s not act like recruiting in college football for the last 100 years is the most moral thing. What are we talking about here?

You don’t think other ADs are calling us during the year?

It was a unique decision for us to leave Tuscaloosa (Ala.) to go to Oxford. (It was) not strictly a family decision, … but the people there have embraced us

We still know there’s a lot of work to be done. We know every season is independent of their own

We definitely would not be where we’re at as a university right now, as an athletic program at Ole Miss, without Glenn (Boyce) and Keith (Carter) working side-by-side. They embody everything Ole Miss is about

A little different structure than they’re used to, but I am just really, really big on the why

I was really … glad that I was able to retain … good staff on both sides of the ball — really, on all three phases

Football’s gonna end. What are you going to use? You gotta use an alumni base to be able to get you a job. Where are you gonna bring your kids to? What jersey are they wearing?

Lane and I are good. Everybody won from it

We got a compliance department. They get paid to do their job. They do a really good job

Let me put it to you this way: You’re a reporter. Would you quit your job before interviewing for another job or being offered another job? No. Nobody would

The model obviously has been broken. I’m all for everybody being on the same playing field and doing the same things

We go by the rules of the program and the flow. Like when you’re on the interstate and people are flying by you, what do you start doing? (Drive faster) or you’re going to get hit

That’s not why I came here

I think that was the biggest thing, that the old spring portal allowed you to do, if there was injuries or you took a guy that wasn’t who you thought he was, then you had the opportunity

Obviously the Egg Bowl was that Friday

It got real at about 12:20 that day

He’s just like, ‘Look, you got that job for a lot of reasons, but the primary reason is you’ve always done a really good job with the defense, and if you’re able to do that, you need to continue to do that,'

Obviously, there’s two sides to every story, right?

The bottom line with the recruitment of Luke, he came here on an official visit prior to the Fiesta Bowl

I told him, ‘I want you to be our green-dot mike, but right now we’ve got a green-dot Mike (linebacker),'