Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – Following its game Saturday versus Miami (Fla.), Virginia Tech football met with the media for a press conference. Read below for what head coach Brent Pry and tight end Nick Gallo had to say.
Head coach Brent Pry
Opening statement:
"We got to maximize what we do well, and we've done some things well at times. We got to make sure we are maximizing all of that and minimizing what we don't do well. I'm not sure we're doing a great job of that right now. That's something we're going to evaluate closely."
On the defense's performance versus Miami:
"I thought we started slow. I thought we were allowing them to catch the ball and then we would tackle. We've got to go compete for the ball. That's a big emphasis. We talked about it at halftime. We talked about it on the sidelines. We have to be better there. We got after the quarterback better in the second half. I think that made a difference. Obviously, he is a talented guy with a great looking group of wide receivers that can run, a couple of nice tight ends. That's a good-looking football team. But we can't come out and be a slow starter like that. We just can't. You want to start the game fast and we started with a turnover, then an easy score. We're behind 7-0 before you blink. Even if we didn't do a lot of things well in the first half, we had a chance to be right there. You're one possession away. It took until the fourth quarter to cash one in."
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Tight end Nick Gallo
On what he feels wasn't clicking for the offense in the first three quarters:
"I think it just come down to execution. It's really about everyone believing in their job and trying to execute it as best as they can. Then the results will come after that."
On what he thinks the team can benefit from the open week:
"I think we will be able to get our bodies right, first and foremost. We will have an extra week of preparation, which is great. Extra film, extra practice. So, all of that helps."