Just got done with Rhule's portion of today's AAC call.
He did say that several starters are banged up and that several of the backups at those positions will have to be ready. He declined to get into specifics and said he would know more tomorrow, but he did say Jahad Thomas "was out there today," so he practiced. I'll follow up about Kyle Friend tomorrow and anyone else.
When you listen to him two days after the loss, you're reminded of how close the Owls were to winning that game. When Rhule was asked again about the touchdown pass to Will Fuller and what Will Hayes' responsibilities were there, Rhule once again said the play was there to be made.
"I think he just broke at the wrong angle," Rhule said. He added that it's a play where Hayes would normally pick the ball off.
And on the 45-yard throw to a wide-open Alize Jones that got the Irish in range, Rhule said the defense was in Cover 3 and that one player jumped an underneath route.
That's kind of what I was trying to get at with my game story. I think the team was legitimately proud of how it played and how it handled the whole week, but it also knows it's a game that was there to be won.
He did say that several starters are banged up and that several of the backups at those positions will have to be ready. He declined to get into specifics and said he would know more tomorrow, but he did say Jahad Thomas "was out there today," so he practiced. I'll follow up about Kyle Friend tomorrow and anyone else.
When you listen to him two days after the loss, you're reminded of how close the Owls were to winning that game. When Rhule was asked again about the touchdown pass to Will Fuller and what Will Hayes' responsibilities were there, Rhule once again said the play was there to be made.
"I think he just broke at the wrong angle," Rhule said. He added that it's a play where Hayes would normally pick the ball off.
And on the 45-yard throw to a wide-open Alize Jones that got the Irish in range, Rhule said the defense was in Cover 3 and that one player jumped an underneath route.
That's kind of what I was trying to get at with my game story. I think the team was legitimately proud of how it played and how it handled the whole week, but it also knows it's a game that was there to be won.
