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Gus Malzahn Press Conference Recap September 6 2016

Gus Malzahn met with the media this morning in his weekly timeslot. Check out what he had to say! All credit to the beat writers who were there.

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So, this may be one of the most information-filled Gus Malzahn press conferences since I've been doing the Tweet-caps even though there aren't that many tweets. I'm thrilled with a good bit of it, too.

First, let's get to the QB part... It appears Jeremy Johnson is out of the picture, for the moment. It looks like Sean White is the man, right now, and that's the way it should be after Saturday's game.

I like that he's admitting his plan failed. In the post-game presser, it was sounding like he was going to be a lot more stubborn about sticking with the rotation.

Stephen Roberts is back from his suspension, though we don't know how much he'll play. More on that in a bit, because I think it plays into something else.

Kam Pettway will have a bigger role (yay!). Nate Craig-Myers and Kyle Davis will have more roles as they get more experience (excellent!). Praised Will Hastings (of course). He also said Rudy Ford could see more snaps on offense. That sounds nuts at first, but I think it's a product of getting Stephen Roberts back, Holsey's performance, and also Nick Ruffin's performance. He's more confident in the DBs and thinks he can get a serious playmaker the ball more.

So, it sounds like the QB rotation is gone, more playmakers on offense, get into a rhythm, and keep letting the defense be awesome and maybe even improve. That's a recipe for success that could see the Tigers having a very good season from here on it.

Now let's get after it.