On Ladd McConkey and Adonai Mitchell’s improvement…

“They are starting to build their confidence up. They’ve been in this offense for more than one year now, having the experience of last year translating over to this year, having the whole fall camp, having Stetson Bennett as our quarterback the whole fall camp, really gave us confidence as a receiver group. Those two guys were able to showcase their abilities and especially how they make plays.”

On how his confidence grew over time…

“It builds game by game. When you get that opportunity to go out there and play, I just wanted to go ball, because you never know when that next opportunity is going to come. So when it does come, I just wanted to showcase my ability and put it on tape.”

On the team’s offensive identity…

“We’re still trying to find our identity. That was just the first game. A lot of people trying to dictate, ‘Oh, Georgia’s going to be better than last year,’ it’s just one game. We just have to be able to be consistent. If we can keep being consistent, then maybe that [the air raid] will be our identity.” 

On the depth of the offensive line…

“I think it is pretty rare for an offensive line to be able to rotate people. I think we have a really solid two-deep that can play.”

On what the defense was capable of against Oregon…

“They perform every day in practice. They come and bring it. We go against them every day. It makes us better, and we make them better.”

On his performance against Oregon…

“Physically, I felt pretty good. It took me a minute or two to get used to it again with nerves and everything, but after that was gone, I felt really good.”

On his biggest takeaway on where he can improve heading into week two…

“Personally, it is definitely foot work and things. Little things like hat placement and stuff like that. It got me into situations that I did not need to be in up front.”

On his health…

“I feel great out there. Being out there is the best feeling. I’m trying to stay healthy. That’s something that is really not in my control, but I just get treatment every day. I talk to Ron [Courson] to see how I’m doing. That’s still out of my control, but I get guidance. As long as I stay readied up.”

On Malaki Starks…

“Malaki was in beast mode when he stepped onto the field. He’s really young, but if you’re good enough you’re old enough. As long as he keeps chopping and working every day, he’ll be alright.”

On “going to the doctor”…

“Going to the doctor just means fixing our mistakes. They didn’t score, so it looks like we did not play a bad game. But you still go to the doctor on Monday and see what you did wrong to get better. I could’ve had a possible takeaway, like the pick. I could’ve completed one of our goals with a few takeaways. There is always room to do better, and we’re trying to come back and practice Monday to work on that.”