On being injured last year for Florida…
“Florida is always a game that we look forward to and anticipate, especially after the bye-week. It was hard I thought I could have done some things against Florida. I am not going to say it is all one person but at least help the team in whatever way I can. That is the past and this year we want to move forward, and I feel like we are putting a great foot forward and we have our legs under ourselves now. We are just going to keep moving forward and do the best that we can. I can’t control an injury, that happens. Just being there for team morale and just give them a little high-five, a boost or a little word of encouragement. It really hurt me because I was sitting in Athens with my mom, and I was like, ‘I wish I could be there even if I can’t play. I would kill to be there right now just to be with the team and be that support.’ At the end of the day it is a different year, we are moving on, the past is the past, the future is the future.”
On the ‘No Name Defense’…
“It is just about the team. You have to put your priorities first and you know, I was never the kid to put myself first. I always want to put somebody in front of me whether that be family, friends or team. We embrace that ‘No Name Defense’ because it about all the parts working together it is not an induvial thing. You can’t have a car without a steering wheel to drive or tires, it takes all the parts to get that thing moving.”
On Florida’s offense…
“They’re explosive, Florida has a very explosive offense. We have played explosive offenses before and Florida comes in with that challenge of having two QBs and not knowing which one. We have a scheme for both, we have a scheme for everybody. We are just going to go in there and hopefully we can stop and contain them and do our best.”
On Florida last season…
“The thing I remember about last year when we played Florida was when Zamir White scored on that first play. That is probably the one thing I remember. I don’t tend to remember the rest of the game probably because I tend to focus more on the positives. You know, last year Florida got the best of us, they played better than us. Florida has always been a good team. We are looking forward to playing them”
On his personal performance last year…
“Personally looking back at I didn’t have too many good punts. Had some punts that we didn’t necessarily want. I am just focusing on the positive not looking too much at the negatives, just looking forward to playing Florida.”
On Jordan Davis…
“Man, ‘JD’ is awesome! He is probably is one of the better dudes that I get to be around. He is just a good dude. What you see on the field, the guy that is happy and enjoying playing, you see that outside of the field as well. He is a good guy all the way around. He is really one of the best guys on the team, it has been a joy to get to know him. Anytime you are around Jordan I can almost guarantee you that he will be laughing about something. He is going is going to laughing, he is going to be dancing, he is going to be doing something. That is just him, it is consistent.”
On the chemistry between the receivers and quarterback…
“It’s everything, really, but that comes with the offseason, just getting those reps, running those routes on edge, getting the timing down. Knowing how I’m coming out of my breaks, knowing how other receivers are coming out of their breaks. That’s something that we developed in the offseason, working every day, but it really is a big factor.”
On concerns with JT Daniels returning to the team…
“We are confident in both of our quarterbacks. They’ve done a great job preparing in the off-season, all the way up to this point. We really are so lucky to have two quarterbacks who go out there and compete at a high level in the SEC. We really are thankful for that.”
On how JT Daniels has stayed prepared while sidelined…
“Just being at practice. I’m sure the feeling didn’t slack off in the meetings. He’s really helped out Stetson, too, on the sideline you would see them every time they come off the offensive series talking about, ‘Let me hear what you see, let me know what you see.’ Just going back-and-forth, just really being there for Stetson during that time. That just shows what kind of player he is and how he can help the team even when he’s not there.”