What Gus Malzahn said about Ole Miss, offensive changes on 'Tiger Talk'

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-- "Tweaks" include changing some things up in practice and off the field, as well. "There'll be some new things out there," he says, while remaining vague.

-- Team's mindset? "We've got great leadership, got a bunch of great coaches... Obviously we're disappointed, but our guys are going to keep fighting."

-- Have to stop shooting selves in foot, eliminate mistakes.

-- Can't turn the ball over. Can't give up third-and-long conversions.

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-- AL.com question of the week from Adam in Foley: Any changes from a personnel standpoint this week? "Yeah, like I said, there'll be some tweaks. I don't want to say much about personnel and everything that goes with it."

-- AL.com question of the week: How do you slow down Ole Miss' receivers? "The challenge for defending those guys is, yeah the receivers are special and the quarterback is pretty good too, but their offensive line" is experienced and good. "It's not just take away the receivers."

-- "I don't know if there's anyone we've played that's similar to" Ole Miss QB Jordan Ta'amu, who can pass and run well.

-- Scottie Phillips and the offensive line have impressed Malzahn. Rebels' run game is much improved from previous years.

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-- On Stidham handling things: "He's disappointed. He's a competitor. He's continuing to fight." Knows he needs to play better and protect football. "More than anything, he's ready to get back out there."

-- How to get Anthony Schwartz more involved? "He's not just a fast guy; he's a football player. He's really rare.... He'll be a bigger part of the gameplan the rest of the season, and he'll be on the field more."

-- On Malik Willis: "I think everything's a possibility at this point." Says they need to do whatever they can to score points. "We'll be creative."

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-- "We got to continue to build upon" the tempo and stuff offense has been able to do in spurts.

-- "It's about execution. It's about taking care of the football and not beating yourself."

-- On dealing with outside noise: Says they try to protect the players and keep them in a good frame of mind. Adds they're pretty isolated.

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-- Stresses importance of a quick start, especially with early game on the road.

-- Boobee Whitlow still day-to-day, will be a game-time decision. No update on Marlon Davidson (ankle) or Jamel Dean (shoulder), who have been day-to-day this week.

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