<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0WPECA_0vRsc2WO00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0WPECA_0vRsc2WO00" width="1182" height="619" ><h2>On getting back on the right track</h2><p>"I think second half, defensively, they did that. But we got to start strong. Really accountability, understanding urgency. I challenged them if the person you loved the most, the person you cared for the most, was depending on your performance at practice today, how would you go about it? That was the challenge today. So that is how we are going about it. We are holding everybody accountable, including myself, and a sense of urgency."</p><p><b>On scouting Colorado State, which is coming off games against Texas and Northern Colorado</b></p><p>"They are consistent with the plays they run, they are consistent with the personnel changes that they have, they are consistent with some of the things they do. So you scout the consistency in what they run. I know the wonderful gentleman that coaches them said we looked a lot like the same team as last season. I am not going to say that about them. I am going to say they are doing some wonderful things. We just got to be stout to stop them in all phases."</p><h2>On getting the ground game established</h2><p>"Sometimes the game dictates certain things you must do. I think you guys see that on those third-and-shorts, fourth-and-shorts, we try to do that. We try to run the football. It is an attitude. You gotta whoop your guy on that particular play. I think we've committed to it on certain plays, we just got to do a better job in getting to first down. Today, we had third-and-ones from the 35, a couple times. If they got the first down, they continued the drive. If they didn't, the next group is up. So we practice certain things weekly. It just depends on the game. But we have to do a better job of running the football, that takes a lot of pressure off your quarterback and makes things easier for Pat (Shurmur)."</p><h2>On if the offensive line could benefit from being able to run block more often</h2><p>"Well, that's the approach. But you got to understand when you are looking at certain fronts, you have to check out of certain things because it is not beneficial. You have to play the game the way it tells you to play it. So oftentimes, just look at the fronts and see why we do certain things. If it is a heavy box, you are not going to be successful in running the football in that aspect. So sometimes what you are thinking may not be correct until you really watch the game closely and understand the box, and understand the opposing team's tendencies."</p><h2>On if he has spoken to the offensive linemen since Saturday</h2><p>"Of course. I feel like we got the right guys. You may see something shaken up a little bit. Phil Loadholt is a wonderful offensive line coach, Pat does a tremendous job in calling plays as he did the first game. So you just can't take a snapshot of one game and not understand the first game. We had over 500 yards of offense... I didn't hear all these questions. But I understand it comes with the territory, so you have to ask it. But game to game, it is going to be something else. If we go out there and run for 200 yards, you are going to go, why didn't you throw on third-and-two? So it is always going to be questioned. But we deserve it. When you lose, you are going to be ridiculed. You are going to be prosecuted and persecuted and I am good. I have been on a cross for a long time and I am still hanging."</p><h2>On if the players understand the CU/CSU rivalry</h2><p>"They know. All these kids have social media handles and I am pretty sure they know. They spend a quantity of time on social. So they knew what time it was when they came here. It was explained from the former players, the players that we retained from last season about how important these rivalry games are. To tell you the truth, these games are truly important, but every game is a huge game for us. Every week is a huge game for us."</p><h2>On playing back-to-back emotionally charged road games</h2><p>"The benefit is you have to get up. Prayerfully you learn your lesson from a week ago and you have to get up. You have to come up ready to play. From the first snap on, you have to be ready to play, all positions, all phases, coaches included. We have to be ready to coach, we got to be ready to play, we got to be ready to execute. You don't have time to wait until the second half to try to hit the engine and turn the car on. You can't do that. You got to be ready to go. I love it that they are on national television and they get to showcase their talents. But the same thing that blesses you and shows your promise, shows your inconsistencies. So you have to be careful with that. But if you prepare well during the week you don't have to worry about being inconsistent. If you prepare well and study, you are going to be okay, and that is what we are impressing upon our team."</p><h2>On if last year's heated game against CSU will play into motivation this week</h2><p>"No. You have to get up for every game. Last week you got your butt kicked, so you have to get up. You know that. But it shouldn't matter. Whenever you see somebody on that schedule, you are supposed to get up. We shouldn't have to rah-rah and fire them up to go out there and do what they are gifted to do. We just have to make sure they are prepared, they are studied, and they are ready."</p><h2>On early scripted plays against Nebraska</h2><p>"You started slowly because a couple things transpired. The first ball got tipped, the second ball got dropped and now you are in third-and-long. So things like that play a tremendous role in what we do. I think we came back the next series and did similar. I think we had another incompletion that we have to do a better job with that. Now, we're backed up on our goal line and we make a crazy... not crazy. I wanted to say something else but I can't say that. It wasn't profanity, by the way. But Shedeur (Sanders) has to be smarter from our end zone."</p><h2>On knowing when to make changes as a head coach</h2><p>"We are 1-1 and you want to make a bunch of changes? You know. You know what time it is. Before you even sense it. I am out there in practice every day. I am falling asleep watching tape every day. I am going over all the practice grades, game grades, seeing what we got ahead of us and what we did today. So, we have a lot of knowledge in-house that you guys aren't privy to, that we get to see. We tape every day. So when we make a change, or we don't, there is a reason. And sometimes you got to trust that we're on the inside. That's like me coming to you and telling you to turn the air down in your house. Well, shoot, she likes it hot. I can't tell you what to do in your house because I am not in there."</p><h2>On the freedom Shedeur Sanders has on offense</h2><p>"He has freedom because he has earned it. He's a senior, played a lot of football, seen a lot of football, and he has a tremendous relationship with Pat. They trust one another. You got to understand the mic cuts off at 15 seconds. So a lot of people, they may not show their hand until that time. So they may change the look, so he may have to change the play based on the look. But he has freedom."</p><h2>On having DJ Fedora around the program</h2><p>"DJ is awesome, man. You got to understand these guys either have on headphones or something. Everybody listens to music. And he does a wonderful job of mixing it up and appeasing everyone in the locker room. He has a few country ballads in there as well to satisfy that country bone that I may have sometime or others, Trevor (Woods) and some of the other guys. But he does a phenomenal job of mixing it up and putting a smile on guys' faces and playing some of the hottest tracks that are out right now. It is vital to these young men. They like to set the mood and atmosphere for them to go out and play. He does a great job. I am proud of him."</p></div></body>

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Q&A: More from Deion \"Coach Prime\" Sanders' press conference on Colorado State week

\"I think second half, defensively, they did that. But we got to start strong. Really accountability, understanding urgency. I challenged them if the person you loved the most, the person you cared for the most, was depending on your performance at practice today, how would you go about it? That was the challenge today. So that is how we are going about it. We are holding everybody accountable, including myself, and a sense of urgency.\"

"I think second half, defensively, they did that. But we got to start strong. Really accountability, understanding urgency. I challenged them if the person you loved the most, the person you cared for the most, was depending on your performance at practice today, how would you go about it? That was the challenge today. So that is how we are going about it. We are holding everybody accountable, including myself, and a sense of urgency."

Q&A: More from Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders' press conference on Colorado State week

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