On Vanderbilt canceling last season…
“I just remember preparing all week leading up to that Saturday. We were just ready to play, to be honest with you – it was an SEC game – we were just ready to play. I just know that the moment it was canceled we were pretty much upset that it happened, but you know there was a lot that was going on with Covid and how serious it was and how serious it is now. But at that moment, we understood but we just wanted to play football at the end of the day. Peoples’ health was way more important than us wanting to go play football.”
On Jordan Davis…
“The biggest point for me is how he chases after the ball. I think everyone saw that play against UAB. That play surprised me, to be honest with you. I was on the field with him and seeing him run – that’s pretty much something he was already doing in practice so I wasn’t surprised, but to see him move that fast – that was the fastest I have seen him move. That would be the biggest thing that surprised me, to be honest, with Jordan Davis this year compared to last year.”
On playing a morning game…
“Not at all when it comes to playing football. At the end of the day, we are in Georgia so we are going to get ready regardless. You already know with Coach Smart and everything and with all of our leaders we are going to have everybody ready. We are going to be ready to play – shouldn’t be a problem at all.”
On the Vanderbilt game being canceled last year…
“I remember it vividly. The only thing I remember about the game is that it was after I got hurt, and it was one of the games that we were planning on shooting for some recovery time, and not being able to play and having to wait another week, it was a little bit of an ‘ehh.’ At that point, you just have to move on. Obviously, for everybody, corona is not something to play with, and I understand completely, being short-staffed or having only a little bit of players. It was one of those things where you have to press on. Nowadays, moving forward, it is just the next game that we have to play, so we just have to take care of business.”
On what he thinks of the defense compared to previous Georgia defenses…
“Over the offseason, we had a lot of time to spend with each other, and we gelled together. That was one of the big positives from this year. People come and go, but the standard is still the same. We want to make sure that we play our ‘lights-out’ defense every week, and we have to get better. It is just one of those things where it is more enjoyable this time around, because you truly know your brother and know who you are playing with, so that is one of the biggest things for this year.”
On his lateral movement this season…
“I have not really been keeping up with it. I just try to make the plays that come to me. The UAB quarterback looked at me, and we locked eyes for a second, and he just ducked his head and took off running. I was like ‘I have to get him at this point. I have to keep going.’ It is fun seeing it in hindsight. It is just one of those things where if you can make it, you can make it. If you can not, a teammate will make it. It is fun watching it.”