Coach Matt Rhule Postseason Press Conference Notes -Met with the team on Monday, coaches are meeting with players today.-Coach Rhule will meet with players individually tomorrow-Talking to older guys and staff to get feedback on the process is key-Try to go back and look at the football-When you end the way things did, you tend to look at the negatives - there are a lot of positives-Want to get guys from the portal with multiple years or instant impact guy-A good QB in the portal costs 1-2 million dollars-Our QB play has negatives, but there are also a ton of positives-If we started off with some layup games, things may have started off better for Jeff Sims-If some of our players went into the portal, they would get grabbed up quick-A lot of our coaches did some of their best coaching jobs-NIL money "is what it is"-"I would not let people be able to buy people off another roster"-Thinks players should get paid, just thinks buying players is unique-If you want a healthy locker room, you have to have players stay and be rewarded for it-The guys we brought in through the portal last year are "our guys"-If guys stay and are loyal, they will be rewarded-Coach Rhule is doing anything he can to help TW get a HC job-Rhule expects Ben Scott to come back. Benhart, Gifford, and Bullock are working through the process-Blaise Gunnerson and Ty Hahn have completed their careers-We have lots of good redshirt players-If players want to be here, they will stay. Coach won't kick players out of the program-Roster management can be tough - "we're over (on scholarships)"-Can never have too many linemen-Disappointed we didn't have more guys on the defensive All-Big Ten selection - mentions that we need to win-This offseason will be really good for the O-Line strength and conditioning-wise-
Gabe Ervin and Rahmir Johnson will come back from injury and be fine-Rahmir Johnson WILL COME BACK-Marcus Washington has requested to come back, but the waiver would be complicated-"I don't think we're unlucky at all. I think we've got to get better"-Replay bothers Coach Rhule, mentions the clock not running as an example-Fixing turnovers can be solved by improving protection and run game-Hopes to only play one QB next year, not three-Will meet with Jeff Sims tomorrow morning, not sure of his plans yet-Hasn't heard of anyone on the team entering the portal yet, but individual meetings will happen soon-Will tell players if they are going to start or not, but won't kick anyone out of the program-"If anyone's mad at us with how hard we work. then so be it"-"This is a complete and total build, not rebuild"-Fans and support are awesome, couldn't be happier having come here-"Could not tell you how disappointed I am about not making a bowl game"-Players now know the process and expectations-Expect us to make a huge jump this offseason and this year-Will likely have 1-3 guys drafted, with 3-6 guys in practice camps-Quinton Newsome will get drafted-Friday recruiting really starts