Jeff Hafley press conference
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00:00 Before we start, I'll just talk a little bit about North Carolina.
00:04 Obviously, a top 10, a top 11 team, certainly a top 10 talent.
00:12 If you look at their roster and you watch their tape close,
00:15 I know they've only played one game.
00:16 But if you look at who they have and the players back and
00:20 what they've already put on tape, they're a top 10 team, if not more.
00:24 Obviously, Coach Brown, as a younger coach,
00:28 I have a tremendous amount of respect for Coach Brown and what he's done.
00:32 The guy I've looked up to when he was at Texas and
00:34 then certainly I watched him when he was doing TV.
00:37 So it's an honor for me to have the opportunity to go and coach against him.
00:40 I know Coach Bateman and
00:43 Coach Stigpen on defense as their coordinators do a really good job.
00:46 They have great scheme.
00:48 Coach Bateman actually was my head coach my senior year in college.
00:52 And then actually, I coached the wide receivers for him in the spring.
00:55 I actually almost stayed and coached there, but I chose to go to WPI.
00:59 He's had a lot of success.
01:01 He did an unbelievable job at Army.
01:03 I've kept in touch with him.
01:04 I have a ton of respect for him.
01:07 Coach Longo on offense, same deal.
01:11 If you look at his resume, what's cool about that is he's climbed his way up in
01:14 the coaching business.
01:15 Coach Division III football and worked his way up.
01:19 Really knows football, has succeeded everywhere he's been.
01:21 And then obviously, I have special teams as coach to it.
01:24 They do a really good job.
01:26 I know he's at Nebraska.
01:27 Really good coaching staff, really good talent.
01:32 O-line is enormous, a bunch of six, seven guys who can move.
01:36 We got two really good backs, an eight and 25.
01:39 Very patient, very good runners.
01:42 25's a big kid.
01:44 Wide receivers can make plays down the field, five, two,
01:48 and they have a couple other ones.
01:49 Might be some of the most talented guys in the ACC, and then the quarterback.
01:54 Really good football player, gets the ball out of his hand.
01:57 He's thick, he's strong, he makes the right reads.
02:00 And he's young, and he's only gonna get better.
02:02 So offensively, they gotta be one of the most talented teams in the ACC,
02:06 if not the entire country.
02:08 And then defensively, they're big up front.
02:11 The nose is a really good player, really strong player.
02:14 Their linebackers are fast.
02:16 I think they have a corner who eventually will be a top pick.
02:19 I know one of their safeties was hurt.
02:21 I'm sure they'll have a really good backup.
02:23 And their other safety makes a ton of plays also.
02:25 So again, this would be a great challenge for our team.
02:30 Another opponent we respect.