Head Coach Jerod Mayo 12/22: "These guys have been coming to work every single day, regardless of what the record is"

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Jerod Mayo (0:30)

Good evening, you know, never feel good after a loss. Our expectations still remain high and we'll get better. We'll learn from this and we'll move forward. Fire away.

SPEAKER_5 (0:42)

How unfortunate was the turnovers in the sequence there in the second half after you played such a good first half?

Jerod Mayo (0:48)

Yeah, we always talk about, you know, winning the turnover battle, and unfortunately, we weren't able to do that today. I mean, it's a good football team on the road, hostile environment. Can't do it.

SPEAKER_7 (0:56)

We didn't see Ramondre on the second half. Was there any consideration for taking some of the reds back?

Jerod Mayo (1:02)

Look, we always talk about, you know, the football is the most important thing. And we can't turn the ball over, especially against a good team like this.

SPEAKER_8 (1:10)

You guys went for it on 4-1, 0-23, but then on that same drive, 4-1, from 0-34, you punted. What was the thought process?

Jerod Mayo (1:18)

I'm not going to get too much into the thought process on that. You know, I'll try to do what was best for the team.

SPEAKER_8 (1:22)

What made pointing from midfield in the 4th quarter the best decision?

Jerod Mayo (1:29)

To me, it's the field position then.

SPEAKER_6 (1:30)

There were two levels that we saw, especially obviously the one that Ramon drew in the end zone. Were those play designs or was the execution one of those two quarters?

Jerod Mayo (1:39)

You know, I got to watch the film and see exactly what happened there. I tried to see it on the jumbotron. Unfortunately, I couldn't really see it.

SPEAKER_7 (1:44)

Jerod mentioned to field position game, down 10 there, what does he have in it? So what do you mean by that?

Jerod Mayo (1:49)

No, for me, it's all about, you know, our timeouts, especially at that point in time, are definitely important. And, you know, when you have three timeouts at the end of the game, you try to, you have a chance to get the ball back. And we didn't do it.

SPEAKER_9 (1:59)

Why not, Jerod, you guys chose to onside kick? Why not kick it deep?

SPEAKER_10 (2:03)

You had three timeouts, I think, at the time, and try to play with the corner.

Jerod Mayo (2:07)

It was a good onside kick. We didn't come up with it. And that was the decision I made.

SPEAKER_11 (2:11)

Jerod, we saw Drake run a little bit more by his side today, sneak a stick like that. What made today the day that you guys wanted to do that?

Jerod Mayo (2:19)

You know, for us, we thought that was best for the football team, and he could make plays with his legs, and he did that today.

SPEAKER_7 (2:25)

Why was it best for the football team?

Jerod Mayo (2:26)

We're always looking for ways to win.

SPEAKER_8 (2:28)

What do you see at his interception?

Jerod Mayo (2:32)

I got to go back. I got to go back and watch the film just to be on the same page. But again, I'm sure he's disappointed in throwing an interception, and all of us are, and we'll learn from it. What do you think of the Amherst on that point?

Again, I got to watch the film as far as that's concerned.

SPEAKER_12 (2:48)

I think it was the second quarter they hit the procedure penalty on the kickoff, and you guys took it at the 27-yard line. Why did you want to take it there as opposed to making that kick again?

Jerod Mayo (2:55)

Yeah, that's always a consideration to me. The offense is doing a good job and wanted to get those guys back on the field.

SPEAKER_11 (3:01)

Much faster start in the appearance game today. What would you just attribute to the better start today?

Jerod Mayo (3:06)

Honestly, I'm not sure.

I got to watch the film. The guys were ready. In the locker room, I felt like the guys were ready to go. They went out there and started fast. Now we got to do the same thing in the second half and put them together.