Kyle Efford Media Availability (Aug. 21, 2024)

okay uh Kyle eford we'll go ahead and start questions Kyle R uh the depth chart came out yesterday afternoon we had a chance to see you know what coach santui decided upon you know uh what are you seeing from that depth chart and what do you think you know how strong is the depth at the linebacker position now I mean it's definitely there I mean we're going to have the opportunity to come out and play fast and know rolling some fresh legs when we need them so I mean the depth is there and it's across the board too so we're really excited about that and talking about Coach seni being new defense coordinator new system just kind of how excited are y'all to kind of get out on the field and kind of show you know everything new and everything kind of hopefully improved with how excited are yall about that really excited you know we've been prepping this whole time this whole offseason so I mean we're really excited to get out there and put on the field and really show everybody what we got so I mean our our excite our excitement level is really up there sir when you when the coaching changes were made uh with Coach santui you know new coordinator and also as a linebacker coach um what was the transition like as far as you know the new schemes and how do you think you guys have adapted to the new schemes and do you think it's going to be a positive for the defense oh almost definitely I mean coming in like we talked about you know kind of having like a blind trust we have to put in coaching staff you know when we come in you know we don't we don't know we don't know them so coming in we just kind of had to put our put that blind trust into them you know play laid off paid off so we are we're here we're at now just ready to go play some ball Alex and I guess we talked to Coach key yesterday but just about how far this team has come in Camp and just overall kind of Camp thoughts how how feel how do y'all feel about the team going into the season kind how much work have y'all put in and how prepared you feel like y'all are to kind of take the field on Saturday and and be a step above you know we were what you were last year yeah so for me really with this Camp you know the football is going to be the football I mean it is what it is so just we going to go out there and work every single day but I feel like this camp we really came together as a team you know no no more clicks around you know no more offense defense you know we're we're one we're one unit together so I feel like our biggest step was really just coming together during this Camp how does it feel to be starting off this season in Ireland and to have such a big stage for the first game it really doesn't feel real honestly like it's my first time out the country too going to go play this big old game so it don't feel real but it feels great at the same time feel me you have some new uh new faces at the linebacker position that are in the dep chart TSH Butler EJ what can you tell us about those two guys and what do you feel they can contribute you know boys some ball players I mean they came in and they show us that they could play ball I mean paid off for them so hopefully they can get in there and get some burn I mean they going to come out and do their job and that's really all we need and like you said first time out of the country I guess pretty long you know first long trip I guess are you a little bit worried about how your body's going to respond um in a few days you having to play a game after you get off a big trip or uh coach ke kind of joked about you you guys played you know staying up all night yesterday stay up playing the playing the football game and uh seemed like your body would be ready for it just kind of getting up and going to practice but kind of your thoughts on on you know how your body will respond to a long trip like that yeah I mean I'm not too worried about it like I mean it's in the back of my head but to me it's just really just a mental thing like if I tell myself I'm tired I'm going to be tired but if I wake up I'm ready to go you know I'm going to be be straight on you feel me so really to me it's just in my head honestly right are you excited to to let everyone see what the new defense is going to look like extremely I mean this is what all this work we've been putting in the offseason is for to go out there and put it on tape put it in front of everybody so I mean I I can't even explain to Y how how excited we are to play this game but but then again you feel me we can't we not we not going to be up here we're not going to be down here gotta keep it right there in the middle and I guess talk about playing a team like Florida State obviously they've got a lot of new new faces on offense just talk about that challenge and kind of what you're expecting you know going up against the offensive unit like Florida State yeah I mean the offense like Florida state is very very explosive offense I mean it really it's really just up to us to just come out and execute you know limit explosive plays and I feel like we'll be able to come out on top um you said this is your first time out of the country but fortunately you have a teammate who's from where you guys are going do you have anything on your bucket list or anything that you've talked to him about that y'all kind of want to check off whether that's food or just something that you guys want to experience why you're there uh I mean not for real like we joked about it and talked about it but I mean honestly just talking about Ireland for me it's a business trip so I really haven't been you know worried about too much other stuff going on so football for me football football football uh Florida state has a pretty good rushan it attack and that was sort of the Achilles heel for George Tech in the past you know has that been a concentration in Camp getting ready to to stop that run to force them into the passing game it has I mean that's we we going to have to stop the run and that's the plan so we just had to come out there and just lock on our fits and stop it okay anything else all right Kyle thank you Budd all right now appreciate you goodp