Gus Malzahn pregame interview

*Team is ready
*First two games told us a lot, we're going to have to raise our level of play
*We need to protect the football better
*Positive about last week is that our guys made plays at the end to win the game
*Injuries, everyone plays but Lawson (he'll be back next week, hopefully)
*Depth up front for us is big
*Developing defensive depth
*On Barber: he seizes the moment, confident in practice, all RB's healthy
*Avery Young back on O-Line, which is huge for O-line continuity, Young is a leader
*Bottom line, defense holds people to 20pts
*We've been playing good red zone defense
*Secondary making good adjustments
*Both early teams had new wrinkles that they hadn't shown

On LSU:
*LSU only playing one game helps us, but we need to be ready for new wrinkles
*Always play better at home
*1-on-1 battles, physical game
*Brandon Harris was in a tough spot against us last year, he's more confident now, we recruited him. He's poised, he's a good QB, we have to pressure him.
*Fournette will be a focal point for us
*Gotta avoid mistakes, weather the storm, we have to be in the game at half time, and if we do that, we have a good chance
*He's gotta do a better job at putting JJ in good position
*What he told the team: Older guys have been there and done that, first game was like a home game, this will be their first experience, and the younger guys will have to respond to adversity