Q. Coach, just interested in your overall impressions of the Texas defense and, in specific, the secondary.
OC JIM CHANEY: "Let me say this: I've sat up here for a lot of years and spoke to a lot of people. And I think the thing I take most pride about my own offense and the units that I've been in charge of, do they play hard and do they play together and do they play physical?
"And, when I approach a game and I look at the defensive side, I ask the same questions. And I would say that Coach [Todd] Orlando and that defense does. They play super hard. They play very physical. And they play together.
"So, to me, check the number one box. They've got that figured out. They're playing their hind ends off. I'm not arguing that some teams do and some don't. But, to be realistic, this team does.
"In the back half of their defense, their secondary is very physical. They will come up and tackle you. Is that unique? No. But maybe unique from the first play to the last play. They show up and they play, and they seem to enjoy it. And that's a good thing to have when your back half wants to tackle. Because we're going to try to run the football. And there's no question about that. So that's what comes the difference between the goal line and not a goal line run."
OC JIM CHANEY: "Let me say this: I've sat up here for a lot of years and spoke to a lot of people. And I think the thing I take most pride about my own offense and the units that I've been in charge of, do they play hard and do they play together and do they play physical?
"And, when I approach a game and I look at the defensive side, I ask the same questions. And I would say that Coach [Todd] Orlando and that defense does. They play super hard. They play very physical. And they play together.
"So, to me, check the number one box. They've got that figured out. They're playing their hind ends off. I'm not arguing that some teams do and some don't. But, to be realistic, this team does.
"In the back half of their defense, their secondary is very physical. They will come up and tackle you. Is that unique? No. But maybe unique from the first play to the last play. They show up and they play, and they seem to enjoy it. And that's a good thing to have when your back half wants to tackle. Because we're going to try to run the football. And there's no question about that. So that's what comes the difference between the goal line and not a goal line run."
