Soundbites: Pitt Postgame Press Conference

Head coach Justin Fuente speaks to the media

Football
10/16/2021 8:02:00 PM

BLACKSBURG Virginia Tech coach for Pitt after a setback on Saturday 28-7 Justin Font met with the media at a press conference. Read below what he had to say.

HEAD COACHJUSTIN FUENTE

Opening remarks:

“First of all, congratulations to Pat [Narduzzi] and Pittsburgh, they have a good team. I still believe what I said before the game about their defender. That’s a great player. I’ll just start by telling you all the same things I told the national football team in the locker room. It is my duty and my job to make us play as well as we can, no matter what the level is, and sometimes this season we have achieved it. Actually, at no point today did we hit it. It’s not a game call, it’s not a defense system, it’s not special teams, no players, it’s a head coach. It is the responsibility of the football coach. I betrayed them and I am disappointed and angry with myself. The most important thing is whatever the top level of the national football team, my job as a coach is to maximize it. We’ve missed it in every way today and it’s right next to my feet. Once again, I hope Pat knows that I am not trying to take away their efforts and their actions, I am just saying that I failed on our football team today. “

About Tech Bypass:

“I don’t know if it was one problem. I think the wind a couple of times was a small problem, the placement of the ball was a problem, we had to fight through tight coverage a couple of times and it was a problem, and we catch the ball but we don’t make it all the way to the ground which would be a big game. It wasn’t one thing or one drive, I think it was just a combination of everything. “

In the Tech running game:

“Against [Pitt’s] defense, great plays are rare. There are so many hats out there that it forces you to the approach we had today. I felt like I was about to start the game, if we could find a way to get four or five yards to run the ball to force them to continue playing this way, then we had opportunities for big shows in the feed game. “

Behind the quarter Braxton Burmeister:

“I thought he did what we asked him to do a certain percentage of the time and allow our friends to do plays. Sometimes he wasn’t as accurate or disciplined as we ask him I think he’s made some progress and there were times when we got the ball expected result or delivery, and then there are times when we don’t. ”