“I mean just finishing blocks, staying on people, finishing through the whistle and being that guy,” the right guard Witt said Tuesday. “Sometimes you come off as a tool to people, but that’s the way it’s got to be.”
Now after a 31-17 Saturday at Vanderbilt dropped his team to 5-4, Sanford is challenging his players to put a more physical product on the field Saturday against Conference USA rival Marshall. Kickoff from Huntington W. Va., is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CST, with the game to be broadcast on BeIN Sports.
The coach’s words Monday echoed what he said Saturday after the Hilltoppers’ 14-point loss in Nashville.