UNIVERSITY OF TULSA FOOTBALL MEDIA CONFERENCE

October 29, 2021

Yohance Burnett

Press Conference

Tulsa 17, Navy 20

Q. What was the difference in their being able to move the ball in the second half?

YOHANCE BURNETT: You know, they just ended up finding what we were doing. And we've just got to work on just finishing out the first half, you know. And then, of course, we've got to work on starting fast in the second half.

Q. A team like this, once they gain momentum, how difficult is it to kind of reel them back in after you started well and then once they got going?

YOHANCE BURNETT: Right. It's just about controlling the controllables and just focusing on your assignment.

Obviously, with Navy it's option football. We all know that. So when they start get going, you've got to just focus on your assignment and do your job and then everything else will handle itself.

Q. Obviously, you guys have played Navy before and you know how difficult it is to stop the option. But once you're in the game, you're like this is really tough, I mean, when they have those long drives. I mean, how difficult is it to get them off the field?

YOHANCE BURNETT: It's difficult because they're a well-coached team. They obviously understand what their assignment is, and they understand how to attack every defense they've seen. So it's pretty tough.

But it's all about just believing in your brothers and going out there and executing the game plan.

Q. Where do you guys go from here? I know that you have some tough road games down the stretch. How do you guys bounce back?

YOHANCE BURNETT: You know, it's a tough loss for us, but we're not going to allow it to linger into the following week. We're going to watch the film, learn from it and just focus on Cincinnati and continue to build off of the film.

Q. Will it be good to be back playing normal football and not dealing with the option?

YOHANCE BURNETT: Oh, no doubt about that. Going back to our normal defense and learning a defense in two weeks and now going back to what we ran all week -- all year, sorry, is definitely going to be a blessing.