 Back with you in the postgame here with head coach Ed Hoddle and and obviously we just saw what happened big 35-21 victory over Salisbury Just take me through it emotionally first of all. It was a very emotional game between two in-state schools Well, we talked about it at halftime I thought we rode the wave a little bit in the first half and You know being able to control the highs and control the lows and you know just go out and handle your business You know we that was my big message at halftime was just do your job Let the game will come to us and and fortunately we were able to come out in the second half You know and respond we saw ourselves in the foot a little bit a couple of bad penalties here and there But you know the guys did a great job managing the emotion of the game and fortunately we were able to come out on top So so let's take our fans through it then and we'll pick it up at halftime It was back and forth in the first half 2121 was the score at the half second half. They had run for 240 whatever yards in the first half You guys held them to 38 yards rushing in the second half But that's not even the biggest story The biggest story was the takeaways talk to me about the resilience of that defense and how they came away with that football Well, I think if you know when you when you play teams that run the triple The game plan is gonna come to you right you can't replicate the speed of what's going on in practice And the turnover piece the takeaway piece for us is something we work on all the time We work we drill it, you know a couple times several times a week and you know So it wasn't necessarily surprising to see our guys, you know working to take the ball away You saw it on almost every tackle, but you know, I think the game plan came to us Coach Hollings did a phenomenal job this week working working that stuff and you know just really It doesn't surprise me, you know, I heard some guys after the game talking about, you know shocked the world I'm not shocked, you know, I think this is a good football team And I think this guy's limit force now you coach the triple options it back in your earlier job So you are familiar with it. What's the key to defending that triple option simplicity? You know you you was you assigned guys to one of the three ball carriers And you put them on the ground every play and that's what you have to do And you know, they're very multiple and they got us on a couple things today and had some big plays And but that's to be expected you've got to again kind of weather that storm a little bit Whether that emotion and know that you know, you got to go out you got to play again And you've got to do just that job and that is your job all day long And you know our guys did a great job executing the second half Let's talk a little bit about the offense obviously they put up 35 points. So they deserve something to Sedgwick had a couple picks in that second half under some duress But a very patient offense didn't get a lot of yards on the ground But got key yards, especially in the second half Well, they've got a great front, you know, it's it's funny They actually run the exact same defense that we normally do Same terminology same coverage the same fronts and everything is the same So, you know, obviously our offense has seen our defense and all through camp Which we felt you know helped us a great deal You know and we got the yards and we needed to get them, you know, particularly in the running game You know particularly late to close it out, you know, that that's a tough spot, right? You're up seven You know, you potentially facing a fourth down You got a snap and a hold and a kick you got to execute to put it away So, you know, again getting crucial plays and crucial times was was a big Can't let the interview go by without talking about the offensive line Especially on Sedgwick's touchdown passes He had a chance to step up He had all the time in the world Ben Blum did a great job on his guy But that O-line gave him a clean pocket pretty much most of the game Yeah, you know, Coach Mahoney does a great job with those guys every day You know, it's probably the hardest working group and you know that we have here You know what they go through on a daily basis and, you know, not You know, I don't know how they do it because it's it isn't a whole lot of fun Some of the things that they do over there So, you know, I think I'd like to mention, you know, obviously Maddie Nelson today You know was was one of our honorary was our honorary captain and mom and dad were able to be here And it was, you know, really emotional for me pregame that they were able to be here I think this is one of her first outings in some time and Just really exciting for the guys to be able to see and You know, just a great day all around for for our program And Maddie Nelson won the opening toss and that was a good harbinger of things to come You know, I hats off to Salisbury, you know, they let her call it, you know, which, you know, they didn't have to do And I think that You know, they showed great sportsmanship there and hats off to coach Woodness program for sure If it's possible, should this game try to be played more often? Because it's almost impossible to imagine that this was the first time these two schools ever played I think the defensive staff might all quit You know, coach Wood and I have gone back and forth over the years As far as, you know, trying to match up the home in a way and I told him give me call monday and it may be something we look at down the road All right, sounds good. Listen to a note sounds pretty good. Congrats Long way to go, but you're off to a good start. Thanks very much. Yep on go mustang sports dot tv