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Let's begin with his opening statement and we'll take questions. All right, good morning. Um, hope you all had *** great weekend and, um, working on, uh, working on this Monday. Huh? Uh, but, uh, it was, it was *** good weekend for us and felt good to finally get on the field, talked *** lot about it and I think you guys were running out of questions to ask at some point here because it was, uh, the same ones and not much to go off of with all the new staff, but it was good to get out there on the field. And, uh, I thought really pleased with the way our guys just, uh, sustained the energy and I'm not talking about just during the game, but really all week long and, uh, got more and more excited and then just really from the beginning of the, to the end, *** lot of focus, you know, we got *** lot of guys on the football field and really felt like they were all ready to go and again, never gonna be perfect. But, uh, and *** lot of things we can work on, but I appreciate you. Know, just where we're at right now and, uh, it's kind of tells us where we're at and what, what we, uh, need to be taking to the practice field here this week. But, um, you know, *** lot of different things popped up. Uh, I think, uh, maybe even *** question or two has been asked just about the communication, uh, and how that headset thing all went down at the beginning. That was something, you know, you've had crackles and you've had times where it goes down for maybe three seconds. But, uh, just really having to change things up there. Uh, that, that was new. Uh, I think by play two, we had our left tackle, left guard and center all out of the game for play two. So, uh, some interesting moments in there but, you know, just guys really worked through it, um, just keeping their poise, uh, that includes coaches, you know, uh, coach Sheridan, having to come down from the press box and then go back up and trying to figure out if you're gonna get caught, uh, you know, caught in the, in the middle of that and, you know, we'll, we'll be fine that way. It's just, there is *** lot of communication that does happen, you know, not just from, from him to the, to the signalers, but, uh, others as well. Uh, just getting personnel in the field. So, uh, we, we were fine, we were fine. It's just different, uh, different than the normal protocol. So I think, uh, you know, red zone, different parts of the game, uh, that we really excelled in, uh, was good to see, uh, four for four offensively, took *** knee there at the end and then, uh, uh, defensively, uh, you know, not giving up any scores, uh, on two attempts when they got in the red zone. Uh, the two takeaways early with Kon, uh, were really big with the momentum. Uh really, you know, got the crowd going and kind of about 10 or 15 minutes, whatever it was where we take the field and everyone's ready to go and then all of *** sudden that delay in the action. So, uh Kons takeaways and uh *** sack there early, uh really got uh that momentum and energy back to our whole football team. So, uh really plea pleased with where we're at week one and looking forward to uh making those big steps that I think uh usually exist. Uh going from week one to week two, I think they start in the front here. Right. Yeah, too, if I can first. Uh what, what did the prognosis show for Caden Proctor? And also when you watch the film on the offensive line, uh what, what did you see in terms of things you really liked and things to improve on? Sure. Um You know, Ken's got *** shoulder, shoulder situation there. Um It's one that we will be able to manage. And so, uh, that's, that's, that's *** positive and, uh, it was something as we go through the week that we continue to evaluate and, you know, it probably won't be something early on here we'll be, be rolling with. But as the week goes on, be something we can continue to evaluate and be hopeful for, uh, when it comes to the offensive line and, uh, this, you know, the way they execute it. I mean, I give Elijah *** lot of credit, you know, has maybe played just *** couple of practices early in camp at left, left tackle and for the most part was at right tackle. And, uh, you know, I think, you know, he and book took along, uh, took some, took some pride in really trying to, you know, have some, uh, have *** great game there and, and, you know, kind of rise up in the midst of that adversity. Uh, there's, you know, the, the big touchdown to justice, uh, where we pulled both the right side, uh, right guard, right tackle, uh, that was, that was fun to see because I thought there was some really some physicality on the front side, you know, uh, and then, uh, the pole doing *** good job of adapting to what the defense was doing and, and the trust that I think exists, uh, is probably something that's undervalued, the trust from the first Polar to the second Polar. And also the second polar to our tail back with Justice carrying the ball. So, you know, that comes through repetition, that comes through talking about it. Um You know, protection wise. Uh They got to us, got to us early, you know, um you know, with this one sack, but, uh for the most part, I think our quarterbacks really felt comfortable back there. Uh There was times where we just did it, we picked up the protection and I know Jalen had that explosive run there when we're deep in our own territory. That's, you know, *** tribute to the offensive line and our tail back all doing their jobs. Jalen trusts in it. And when the seas parted, you know, kind of abort the pass uh attempt and go take off and use your legs and that's what I love to see from him on that play, stand on the right Charlie. You've mentioned how you watched all of Jen's games last year. Just how did you see him progress after the South Florida game over the course of the season last year? How did you, uh Oh, ok. I see from, from last year's game at this point. Yeah. Um I thought uh being decisive at the end of the season was something that, uh I was really, you know, wanting to make sure he carried over just playing ball, finding ways to move the chains. Uh you know, you get so caught up in this play you're supposed to read it right to left or you're supposed to read the safety and there's so many things with checks. Um, and then there's *** point where you just gotta go play ball and I think, think that that's something that he just got more and more accustomed to. And I felt like that was what he did on Saturday. You know, there wasn't *** lot of opportunities. He didn't take that many snaps, he only threw it, but he threw it less than 10 times. And so, uh, not *** big sample size there, but when he did have those opportunities, I thought he, he took off, uh I love the touchdown pass to Kayla, uh where he stepped up, you know, was decisive, had his eyes down field. Uh, you know, he can run with the football but, uh hit the eyes of the defense being on him, flipping it out there and making *** really accurate pass. And, and again, those are things that are undervalued. K law being able to attack the ball and hit it on the run, kind of having *** feel of where the defense was at, you know, I mean, there's people at his legs, uh K Law's legs and so that's the difference between *** 678, 10 yard gain and *** touchdown. So, just little subtleties like that, I think, uh were, were things I was impressed with Jalen and, uh, you know, *** couple, couple of times here and there. I mean, you only had two incompletions. And so, you know, you just, you're really getting down to what can we have done on those two incompletions? Um Communication just always trying to make that better. I thought it was really good, but always trying to make it better uh communication to the line. Um you know, just, uh you know, all the way across the board coming on the sideline. I really enjoyed getting with him on the sideline thought uh he was really locked in uh the ipads and uh all of that, I really thought he utilized that to his advantage along with the rest of our staff, both sides of the ball. Um really kind of *** game changer when you look at it and getting that instant feedback and instant information to confirm what you thought happened uh and be on the same page and be able to move forward. So again, some good steps, you know, obviously early in the season, Katie on the left front row, Kane talked about how important it was gonna be for guys to have to manage their time this week. With this being the first kind of real game week, Sunday to Saturday just for most of the guys that being different, having the Sunday practice. Just kind of how did you see them respond to that yesterday or kind of what was it like them starting their game weeks? Yeah, I think uh you know, ear early early would be this fall camp or even the summer when kind of, I, I showed them the schedule of, of what *** normal week would look like. They're kind of, kind of maybe wondering what Sunday was gonna be all about. But I think they, they went through it and really, you know, felt good about putting last week's game kind of to bed it being over and, uh, getting *** little bit of work in, uh, even to kind of maybe just *** couple things that they can identify when they're watching film now that we threw at them or showed them, uh, yesterday just real late in the day. And so, um, you know, I think they feel like they probably got *** head start and now today is *** day where, you know, they're off their feet and, uh, really kind of getting their bodies back to work tomorrow morning. Uh, you turn around, you got *** lot of good energy. And so I think they see the, the way the schedule comes together now to benefit them and, uh, it doesn't mean that you can't do it other ways, but that's just how we make it all work together. Uh, coach, uh, evaluate Wilkin Forby getting his first start, uh, right tackle. Yeah, I thought, uh, w and I saw some, some, some energy and some excitement out of him. Uh, we had some big plays there and, uh, you know, love that. Uh, he's, you know, I thought from *** game standpoint, uh, very pleased with the steps I feel like he's taken since not just even spring, spring ball, but even through fall camp, he, um, it's always about progress. Right. It's always about improving and he is certainly doing that. He's, you know, raising his level of physicality, raising his level of communication and talking and being on the same page with Jaden next to him. And so, uh you know, I thought there was some, there was physicality. I think there was some, you know, we, I use the word decisiveness with quarterback. I figured I felt like he was very decisive and, and really never looking uncomfortable on, ok, I'm supposed to block this guy or, you know, assignment wise, uh coach cap, I think had all those guys really locked in and uh Wilkin would have been *** part of that. So um good, good place to, to start the season well, with his effort and execution here after week one. Have you seen any extra level of energy from some of the guys who were back from last season at, for this game after what was almost *** disaster last year? Uh You talking about disaster last year, you talking about the US F game or, you know, we haven't, we haven't II I think there's, there's *** piece they probably remember, but, you know, I didn't experience that with them. And so it's not like I'm really drawing on that, on that, uh you know, reminding them that it was *** closer game and uh you know, that falls in line with what one of our pieces of our program is to respect all and fear. None. And so that respect factor was there this last week. It's gonna be there again this week. And, uh you know, I'm sure that there are certain guys that went through that as you're, as you're suggesting that, uh, you know, uh, ha have that *** different type of determination on top of what we're trying to do with this 2024. But I think we're really trying to make it about this season, this team and, uh, trying to take the next steps that are necessary here going to week two from the left side, Tony. Oh, we don't see very many jersey alter, uh, alterations, uh, around here. What was the decision to put the seas on the captain's jerseys? And did you get any push back from maybe some of the real traditional, uh, boosters or fans or anything from that? I haven't because they probably hadn't seen it and known about it until the game. Right. So, but that still hasn't happened since, um, you know, I think the, the tradition before, right, was more of the captains at the end of the year. So there was something that you weren't gonna do during the season, just kind of something that that I've done where I've been, uh, you know, uh, we have *** unity group, uh, *** leadership group, uh, met with them real briefly here this morning and just kind of going over the whole week, the weekend, anything that, uh, they just wanted to add, uh, where they felt we were at with our mindset, uh, in particular. But, uh, you know, then you have your captains and, uh, I know I mentioned before that, uh, I thought the team did *** great job and I think it's an honor to be *** captain. And along with that, uh, I've always liked to have, you know, understood, uh, through the sea, uh, on the jersey, which is, I think is really cool for those guys to be able to wear coach to get three running backs into the end zone. Like what confidence does that do for the offensive line? And also that whole running back room. Yeah, and *** couple of them were explosive plays, you know. So, uh, I think it, it's confidence all around, it's confidence that the offensive line will, will make those seas for you and, uh, those, uh, the jam, you know, jams play, uh, just *** lot of chaos happening out there with our guys, uh, hitting blocks and, and moving people and, uh, jam hitting that sea and just, you know, both goes both ways, you know, if we get our job done offensive line wise, the tailback's gonna do his, you know, if I read it right, as *** tailback, the offensive line is gonna, you know, fit the blocks up. Right. So, uh, yeah, that's, you know, running for 300 plus yards. Uh, that's something that, uh, you know, I don't take lightly and then it's, uh, tailbacks, it's Jalen, uh, both quarterbacks actually, you know, did *** nice job, but when their time came to go make plays and so there's *** lot of threats. You know, people, I think I've talked *** lot about our threats on the outside and you know, how that's gonna look and that will continue to evolve, uh, as we get more opportunities to throw the ball. But it all, you know, the game was meant to be played one way you wear pads for *** reason. It's, uh, because it's *** physical game and so running, the football is really important in the back of the Jamie. Hey, coach, did Saban reach out to you after the game? And if so, what did he say? And also I know the priority is on the game itself, but how forward, how much are you looking forward to the Saban field dedication? Yeah, it's, uh, he, he, we, we talked actually before the game, he gave me *** call on Thursday and that was really cool for the guys, uh, and he wanted me to pass along that, you know, he's thinking about them and, and wishing him the best and gonna be, you know, rooting for him and, uh, you know, you can just tell how much he, he cares about. Not just the program but the individuals within it. So, uh, wanted to make sure I passed that along because I think that was important for them to hear, uh, important from, from both ends. And so, um, and, and it's gonna be an awesome night, uh, you know, having the field named in, in honor of coach and that's, uh, that's really, really something special. Uh, you know, it's one of those things where you're gonna play in it and, you know what's happening, but being *** part of the ceremony is something the team really can't do. Uh, we're in the middle of probably pregame meal and some of those type of prep work, uh, that type of prep work, but just in, in to have that, uh, the whole, the whole honor, uh, for coach Saban, everything he's done here. Uh, I know how, how much that will mean to him and, and, uh, you know, it's something that I know we have *** lot of respect for and gonna make sure that we, you know, continue to do everything we can to make it our house and protect our field, uh, here on out, just like it's been, uh, in the 17 years that he was here. Right. Well, go ahead. She took my question. Um, coach the, the long ball with Ryan Williams two catches two touchdowns, obviously, you want to see that. Do you ever worry about *** home run ball and, and when stuff gets hard, um, in the past, maybe you, stuff gets hard and you can't make those short passes because you rely on the home run ball. What's your thought on that as the season progresses? Yeah. No, I mean, that, that's just part of the progression, you know, and the progression took, uh, Jalen to Ryan, that's not the beginning of the progression on, on the first touchdown. And for, in particular, well, both of them, it was *** later part of the progression, you know, and that says *** lot about *** lot of things. It says that the line did *** good job protecting, giving them time with our tail back and then uh in both of those routes, concepts, uh Jalen really working through the read and working till the very end, it might not have been the very last on one of them. But, uh again, uh uh says *** lot, you know, and just thinking about Jalen and, and getting to Ryan uh set special on the second touchdown, you know, that's coming across the middle, uh putting it where it needed to be uh confidence, uh you know, as *** receiver when you're running across the middle like that, that your quarterbacks, you know, not gonna put you in *** bad spot. So Ryan can just focus on the football and you know, then breaking tackles too. Uh, two guys right there. So, uh, I, we don't, I don't feel like we rely on the long ball. I don't feel like that's what our offense is about. I feel like it's *** progression but there are usually big play opportunities that are built within almost, you know, really most of the concepts that we have, you know, and situational stuff too. Uh, you know, you're trying to move the sticks and you only need *** few yards, maybe there's not as many balls that are gonna go down the field. That's, that's *** situational awareness for *** quarterback and also our play caller. But, uh, we want that, we want that threat. We want the defensive coordinator, the defensive side of the ball that we're facing to always be fearful of, someone could get down the field behind him and that helps us stretch both horizontally and vertically. Uh, the coverage that we're seeing, we got time left for just two more questions. So we're gonna start on the left here with you. Coach South Florida is known for its tempo. What's so what's gonna be the team's approach? And how are you, how are you preparing for that? This Saturday? Yeah. You know, we saw changes of tempo this last week and that's something, you know, that we'll be certainly focused on. Uh, it's hard to simulate that in practice. Uh, we do have, I think different ways you can do that, uh within your scout team. Uh and, you know, communication substitutions, you gotta be really on your game, uh as *** coaching staff and the players being ready to find those opportunities where you can sub in whether it's *** different package or just someone needing *** breather. Uh, you know, and then being able to get your cleats in the dirt and, uh being able to, to be ready to when the ball snap, get off the ball. Uh, that's, that's, I think when it, when we were, uh, which was most of the game able to do that. Uh, we got *** consistent pass rush and really felt like we executed. Well, there was *** couple of times where we didn't have that and, uh, we recovered and we kind of overwhelmed them sometimes, uh, this last week, but we need to make sure just we're always ready to play and, you know, you, you need to get that first step on guys. And so that's what *** tempo is trying to do is trying to catch you off guard. It's trying to, to not let you play fast or tire you out. And, uh, you know, w coach Womack, he's seen it. He's very experienced. So, is our staff, they'll, uh, they'll all do *** good job of preparing the guys this week RL all in the back. Uh, coach after you post *** shut out one, both sides of the ball doing their jobs. But I wanted to ask you about the specialists and what did you think about those guys and how to continue growing specifically with the putt and pick off return? Yeah, that was, uh, you know, I met Burnup just had *** really good, he's had *** really good fall all, all in all and it did not surprise me that he was over 50 yards per kick. Uh, you know, did *** nice job all night long. Uh, the snaps were, were all really good made all our kicks, uh, the coverage units and everything. Um, got some, got more touchbacks even as the game was going on. So I think our guys just got, uh, more uncomfortable, uh, that was across the board with specialists, especially the new ones that are, you know, the kick, the kicking piece, uh, that maybe haven't played in Bryant Denny before, uh, those guys getting more and more comfortable. Those are valuable reps for them. So even just extra points and just feeling what it's like, uh the depth perception and all that that comes along with, uh, uh, each stadium, but, you know, there should be *** home field advantage piece to playing in your own. So, uh, all that stuff I thought was done, uh, had *** high level. Uh, and so, you know, they've worked hard for it and we, uh, expect big things out of them all year long. Awesome. Thank you. Real Todd.