ON STATUS OF SUSPENDED PLAYERS
“All of our guys are day-to-day. They’re day-to-day. They’re practicing. Guys who have been suspended have been practicing with the rest of the team. Nothing changed today.”
ON PENN STATE
“How about we start with the quarterback, (Trace) McSorley. Heck of a player. He’s mobile. He’s accurate throwing the ball. He’s a good athlete. He plays with a defensive mentality. Running game-wise, yeah, Barkley isn’t there anymore, but their stable of running backs are good. Wideouts, line, you just go down the list and they have good players at most of their positions. On the other side of the football, it starts up front. Athletic, size, all that. These are the kinda games with where we are with our program, we look forward to this challenge. When you play an opponent like this, you want to play them at home. We’re going to show up excited about seeing exactly how much improvement we can make and how we come back from adversity. Usually, that sends you one way or the other. I just know the direction it’s going to send us.”
https://247sports.com/college/illin...vie-Smith-press-conference-Sept-27-122043977/
“All of our guys are day-to-day. They’re day-to-day. They’re practicing. Guys who have been suspended have been practicing with the rest of the team. Nothing changed today.”
ON PENN STATE
“How about we start with the quarterback, (Trace) McSorley. Heck of a player. He’s mobile. He’s accurate throwing the ball. He’s a good athlete. He plays with a defensive mentality. Running game-wise, yeah, Barkley isn’t there anymore, but their stable of running backs are good. Wideouts, line, you just go down the list and they have good players at most of their positions. On the other side of the football, it starts up front. Athletic, size, all that. These are the kinda games with where we are with our program, we look forward to this challenge. When you play an opponent like this, you want to play them at home. We’re going to show up excited about seeing exactly how much improvement we can make and how we come back from adversity. Usually, that sends you one way or the other. I just know the direction it’s going to send us.”
https://247sports.com/college/illin...vie-Smith-press-conference-Sept-27-122043977/
