Coach Riley started by adressing the media with injury updates. Running Terrell Newby will travel along with receivers Stanley Morgan Jr. and Alonzo Moore and Riley expects all three will be ready to go.
Riley also commented on the status of a couple Blackshirt defenders.
“We hope we can get 15 to 20 plays out of Kevin Williams and Michael Rose-Ivey.” Riley said.
He also stated that Kevin Williams has been granted an appeal for a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA, allowing Williams to compete in 2016.
“He is a very consistent person, a good player and if we can help him get ready for his last year physically and get through a little cleaner injury wise. He can have a very good impact for our team.” Riley said.
“This will be a tough football game,” Riley acknowledged of this week’s opponent. “This team has been really good at home. They have a couple players that are real difference makers and we cannot let those guys win the game. I think it is going to be tough.”
“I really felt a consistency in this week of practice, I’ve said all along that the practice weeks have been good and the attitudes have been good.” Riley said, “I think it has allowed us through the year to be competitive, allowed us to grow, allowed us to even be in that game and win it last week. We will see what that means for this week.”
Saturday’s game against the Scarlet Knights kicks off at 2:30 p.m. (CT) in Piscataway, New Jersey. The game will be televised on BTN/BTN2Go.com.
