The FAU Owls are back from their bye week and looking to keep pushing forward. After a decisive victory against the Wagner Seahawks, the Owls turn their attention toward American Athletic Conference play. FAU faces a talented and frisky opponent in the Mean Green of North Texas, who have started the season 4-1.
How are the Owls prepping for this game? What are the team’s latest developments? Follow along to learn all you need about FAU’s latest media availability.
FAU Owls Media Availability Quotes from Tuesday
Tom Herman Quotes
Herman began his media availability by speaking about the FAU Owls overcoming adversity and dealing with outside circumstances like the two major hurricanes that hit the state of Florida.
“Yesterday, I told the guys before they got really, really wet towards the end of practice that it was our best, crispest, most focused practice in shorts that we’ve had since I’ve been here. Now, it probably should have been. They had three days off, and they should be rested. But today, much of the same, a little bit more back into the routine. But I think you’re right. When you have a lot of these distractions going on in the real world, a lot of times it’s refreshing to get out there on that field and kind of lose yourself a little bit,” Herman said.
Herman also said, “I do want to let everybody, especially on the West Coast of Florida, know that we are thinking about them” in advance of the major hurricane set to hit Florida this week.
Regarding their matchup with North Texas, Herman spoke a good amount about quarterback Chandler Morris.
“They’re four and one, led mostly by their offense. Chandler Morris at quarterback, a young man that I saw in high school, was a heck of a player in high school, was a big-time recruit; and [I] got a ton of respect for his dad, former head coach at SMU, Arkansas offensive coordinator at Clemson, Chad Morris. They are a football family. Morris is a smart dude back there taking snaps for you; he has 16 touchdowns in five games. By my math, that’s over three a game. But he has thrown, you know, six picks, so that’s over one a game. So we’ve got to disrupt him at the end of the day,” said Herman.
“If he has a good day, we won’t have a good day. We need to make sure that, one, we cover the guys really well, but two, that he feels that kind of pressure. I said on the TV show that I’ve been around some really, really good quarterbacks and had to coach against some, too. None of them can throw it from their back, and very few of them can throw it at their best when guys are breathing down their necks. So he’s the key defensively. We’ve got to make him feel uncomfortable, and part of that is making sure guys aren’t open down the field,”
Regarding the quarterback position, Herman said Cameron Fancher is healthy and fully cleared to play. He also made it clear that the team is sticking with him.
“Cam’s been getting the majority. I think we’re left with a much more comfortable feeling if we needed to call Kasen [Weisman] since, number one, his readiness, and then two, kind of us know what he’s capable of too.”
Dominique Henry Quotes
During his media availability, wide receiver Dominique Henry said that the team puts a “big emphasis” on blocking. He also said that he looks forward to blocking in the run game.
Henry also spoke about the excitement in the receiver room after the bye week.
“There is a lot of excitement every day. We are constantly working, trying to prove ourselves, and get better.”
Daedae Hill Quotes
During his media availability, FAU Owls cornerback Daedae Hill spoke about preparing for the North Texas matchup.
“We know we have a tough one coming in. They like to throw the ball, and they are going to challenge us. We have a big emphasis on just being intentional at practice, knowing what we are going to get, and locking into our keys and details every play. We already know it is going to be a bit challenging, but we need to go out there and be intentional with every rep.”
