Neal Brown Press Conference - Akron Game

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Good afternoon, thank y'all for being here.

Before we start, from our football staff and our athletics department, I just want to send our thoughts and prayers to Ben Abercrombie. He is a Harvard player, former Hoover Buc, that had a serious neck injury over the weekend against Rhode Island.

We're 1-0 in the Sun Belt. That was our goal all week. I thought we had a good week of preparation last week. Our guys prepared with purpose and understood the task at hand. We went on a tough road trip. It's really difficult to get from Troy, Alabama, to Las Cruces, New Mexico. I don't think the average fan understands what goes into making that type…