What Harsin said on Tiger Talk on GSU

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What Bryan Harsin said about Georgia State on ‘Tiger Talk’

Tom Green

Auburn’s final nonconference game is just a few days away. No. 23 Auburn (2-1) will host Georgia State (1-2) on Saturday for homecoming on the Plains, with kickoff set for 3 p.m. on SEC Network.

Before the Tigers close out their non-SEC slate against the Panthers, head coach Bryan Harsin made his weekly appearance on the ‘Tiger Talk’ radio show, joining hosts Andy Burcham and Brad Law to preview this weekend’s homecoming game.

Below is a recap of Harsin’s segments on Wednesday’s show:

BRYAN HARSIN

-- Auburn had a “good” Wednesday practice. Harsin lauds the scout team for its work today, noting that Georgia State’s option offense is “difficult to defend.”

-- On what he asked of the team on Sunday after a late night against Penn State: “We hung onto that (loss) until we had a chance to watch and review, so we didn’t flush it right away.” Wants his team to focus on the things from that loss that Auburn could control. Take it and learn from it, apply it moving forward.

-- The goal is always “don’t make the same mistake twice... Move on, make new mistakes” and do the best you can.

-- On what he’s most encouraged by through three weeks, Harsin points to the play of the offensive line, especially in the run game. Adds in the tight ends for what they’ve done in run-blocking, as well as the play of Tank Bigsby and Jarquez Hunter.

-- On what Auburn needs to work on: Creating explosive plays, hitting throws down the field. “We need to balance that out.” 

-- On Zakoby McClain’s targeting ejection: “You can’t go back and change it once it’s confirmed.” Says McClain did everything he could to not put himself in that position. McClain will miss the first half of the Georgia State game due to the ejection. 

-- Owen Pappoe’s “getting himself healthy. Hopefully we’ll get him back” this weekend.

-- Georgia State is going to try to run the ball, but Harsin says the Panthers will try to take their shots downfield. For Auburn defensively, it’s about staying disciplined.

-- On Shaun Shivers’ return: “We get more explosive with him out there, no doubt about it.” Also notes how much energy Shivers brings in practice. “He’s stronger, faster. He’s going to provide another opportunity, a spark to do some things.”
 

On this week’s honorary captains, Luke Deal and Marquis Burks, Harsin says their hard work has not gone unnoticed. 

-- On the wide receivers, says he thinks they need more out of their depth. “At that position, there’s opportunities to go out there and make plays.... We’ll see what that depth looks like.”

[WFE12 9,203]

Paying special attention to that last quote…

[Randman5000 4,251]

Saying all the right things. I feel bad for Shivers, there's no doubt that Jarquez took a step forward or two with him out. It's bittersweet especially because its over the quarantining. 

Definitely the run game was a surprise. Hope we can improve the passing game as we go through the season. 

[SRBautigerfan 1,040]

4 hours ago, WFE12 said:

noting that Georgia State’s option offense is “difficult to defend.”

If we're going to be without McClain for the 1st half and possibly Pappoe (pure speculation on my part) to get 100% for LSU, the #2's and #3's may get a lot more PT against GSU.

[keesler 5,934]

9 hours ago, Randman5000 said:

Saying all the right things. I feel bad for Shivers, there's no doubt that Jarquez took a step forward or two with him out. It's bittersweet especially because its over the quarantining. 

Definitely the run game was a surprise. Hope we can improve the passing game as we go through the season. 

Hunter stood out and proved himself.  This has to be good fortune for the coaches though, 3 really good backs can be a 3 headed monster if utilized properly and the game planning should feature all of them. 

[IronMan70 3,315]

Looks like it's going to be time for WRs down the depth chart to get a look. Hopefully they will step up, we need it. I like what he said about the OL. While they did make a few mistakes, we had a good rushing attack and there were zero sacks (I think). That's pretty darn good against a tough opponent with a good DL and LBs.

[cole256 17,085]

15 hours ago, WFE12 said:

- The goal is always “don’t make the same mistake twice... Move on, make new mistakes” and do the best you can.

Man some loser has been reading preaching this on here, so clueless