Northern Illinois head coach Thomas Hammock held his fourth game-week press convention of the season on Tuesday, as his 1-2 Huskies put together to make the journey south to tackle the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats.
This is all the pieces that the fourth-year head coach needed to say concerning the Cats:
On Mark Stoops and this system…
“Robust soccer crew, sturdy soccer basis. I’ve lots of respect for Coach Stoops simply watching him from a far, how he is been capable of construct his crew, how he is been capable of develop his program, the kind of gamers he has in this system, the way in which that they play, the fashion that they play, you may clearly see his fingerprints all around the program.”
On Kentucky’s offense…
“Offensively, they’ve a quarterback that’s dynamic, a future draft choose. They bought an enormous offensive line, they bought expert large receivers they usually bought tight ends that may make performs.”
On Kentucky’s protection…
“Defensively, is basically what you see they cling their hat on. It is a sturdy defensive soccer crew, with their entrance seven and on the again of their capability to impact the sport by taking the ball away.”
On Kentucky’s particular groups…
“Then particular groups, they play actually actually good on particular groups. No. 9 (Tayvion Robinson) is a kickoff returner, punt returner who’s very dynamic and explosive.”
On what taking part in Kentucky means to the crew…
“You aren’t getting these alternatives as a soccer crew fairly often. If you get a possibility to go play in a hostile setting on nationwide TV, and present what you are product of and present the way you stack up. Our crew will probably be excited to play. On the finish of the day, it is about how we play and the way we’re capable of execute.”
On how NIU can win…
“If we will play clear soccer, defend the soccer, have the power to remain on the sector a bit bit on offense and reduce explosive performs on protection, you realize, we will go in there and we will go battle.”
On the problem of taking part in Kentucky…
“If you play these sort of opponents, they’re gonna have massive athletes that may play. One factor about faculty soccer, is everyone punts their pants on the identical manner. All people places their jersey on the identical manner and also you simply by no means know what could occur, however you must go on the market with the mindset and the assumption you could get it accomplished, and that is how we’ve got to strategy this sport.”
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