Steve Spurrier Press Conference Quotes & Videos
From USC Sports Information
10/09/12
Video - Coach Spurrier | DJ Swearinger | Kelcy Quarles | Rory Anderson | Ace Sanders |
Gamecocks travel to LSU Saturday night
South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier met with the media Tuesday afternoon to preview Saturday's SEC road game at LSU. The Gamecocks and Tigers will kick off at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
Opening Statement
Looking at some of the statistics and they're sort of right where they were they were last year. Offensively LSU is in the middle in most categories but that's one way to describe LSU. That's a big, strong, physical team that doesn't get a lot of yards. You have to play well to beat them. They're first in the conference in pass defense. They can cover and play a bit more man-to-man than we've seen from most teams. A bunch of good athletes (and) well coached. Preseason number one in the nation. There was a reason for that. Their offense probably hadn't played quite as well as they'd hoped but defensively they're a very sound and tough bunch of guys. Other than that we're looking forward to the game. We're pretty healthy. I think Akeem Auguste and Byron Jerideau may not play with ankle sprains. Other than that the entire team should be healthy. Another TV and a top 10 matchup like last week. I guess we have an opportunity with two top 10 teams (in a row). We've never won one on the road. Maybe we have another shot at something that's never happened around here. We're looking forward to going to Baton Rouge. Tough place to play. (They are) loud and screaming. We won't be able to audible like last week. Hopefully we can get the right one called and go from there. (more)
From USC Sports Information
10/09/12
Video - Coach Spurrier | DJ Swearinger | Kelcy Quarles | Rory Anderson | Ace Sanders |
Gamecocks travel to LSU Saturday night
South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier met with the media Tuesday afternoon to preview Saturday's SEC road game at LSU. The Gamecocks and Tigers will kick off at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
Opening Statement
Looking at some of the statistics and they're sort of right where they were they were last year. Offensively LSU is in the middle in most categories but that's one way to describe LSU. That's a big, strong, physical team that doesn't get a lot of yards. You have to play well to beat them. They're first in the conference in pass defense. They can cover and play a bit more man-to-man than we've seen from most teams. A bunch of good athletes (and) well coached. Preseason number one in the nation. There was a reason for that. Their offense probably hadn't played quite as well as they'd hoped but defensively they're a very sound and tough bunch of guys. Other than that we're looking forward to the game. We're pretty healthy. I think Akeem Auguste and Byron Jerideau may not play with ankle sprains. Other than that the entire team should be healthy. Another TV and a top 10 matchup like last week. I guess we have an opportunity with two top 10 teams (in a row). We've never won one on the road. Maybe we have another shot at something that's never happened around here. We're looking forward to going to Baton Rouge. Tough place to play. (They are) loud and screaming. We won't be able to audible like last week. Hopefully we can get the right one called and go from there. (more)