On working through injury to return to wide receiver…
“It’s been a long four months, especially coming back off knee surgery. I’ve been getting myself back into the role as playing receiver, getting back to feeling like 100%, and just getting better each and every day. With my teammates, especially with the quarterbacks, getting that chemistry back down. But being able to be back out there with my team, I just missed it so much.”

On the play of the wide receiver group…
“Guys have been making plays. You can tell by watching them just trying to score. We’ve been very explosive at the receiver role, more explosive since I’ve been here. It’s the fact that what we’re doing each and every day at practice is translating over to the game. Especially those games that I’ve missed watching on the sidelines and seeing those guys compete, like I said translating over to the game. It’s fun watching. I’m excited what this team has done to this point.”

On playing special teams not receiver…
“For one, I didn’t feel too comfortable with that brace on, I wasn’t 100% yet. The coaches felt confident enough that I could go back there and catch the punts. That’s the main thing about punt returns is being able to secure the ball. The coaches felt confident enough for me to be able to do that and that’s the main thing as long as it’s just securing the ball. Being able to play receiver, my routes weren’t what I want them to be at, so I didn’t want to put myself out there trying to go play 100% knowing I can’t do that. So, it’s about more so what can I do and what can I put on film. I didn’t want to put any bad stuff on tape, so if it meant to sit out four or five games, then so be it if the next time I do get on the field I could be 100%, that’s the most important thing.”

On the offensive line this season …
“This season there’s been some highs and lows. We’ve been able to run the ball well these past two games which has been huge for us. That’s always a point of emphasis. We try and take every game to be the best we can and play the standard we always try to set.”

On Kentucky…
“They are always one of the most physical games that we play. They’re hard-nosed, they’re tough, just like our defensive and offensive lines. The line of scrimmage is always tough guys that are trying to get down, get dirty and play the physical style football that we try to play.”

On being ranked No. 1…
“Obviously seeing that, it’s great and it’s something we all strive to be but then again this is the seventh game of the season. It’s not the national championship. We’re not at the end of the season yet. What we have to do is we keep taking every single day, every single week and to continue on with this progression. We must take time and keep getting better. It’s the most important part. I don’t think anything specific to me has changed except for that fact that I want to continue to work hard and continue to focus on Kentucky.”