Alabama TE Marshall Pritchett after Georgia loss

Yeah, I mean, like I said, very talented team. That's why you come to the SEC is to play in big games like this. Obviously an incredible opportunity that we wish, you know, went our way. We said in the locker room, obviously you want the ball to bounce your way, but it's up to us to go out there and play better and execute. I think this team has incredible capabilities, and I think, you know, the sky's the limit. We just got to go in there Tuesday, shake back, and like I said, I think this team's very talented, and, you know, I like us down the road to make a big impression. Well, you described the touchdown, and it looked like you got kind of wide open. Yeah, just kind of got the best look possible, end drop. Right when I saw the end drop, I knew what was going to happen. Midpoint in the corner, you know, quick eyes, and the ball came my way. What do you kind of anticipate the response of this team being, and maybe what was the mood like in the locker room after? You know, it's a horrible feeling to lose any game, but to lose a game we definitely feel like we should have won. It's not heartbreaking because, you know, I know this team and what we're capable of, and we can shake back from this, but it definitely hurts. You know, at the end of the day, it's up to us to show up Tuesday, show up Monday, and put as much work in as possible. Y'all only had three offensive possessions in the second half. Just kind of how tough is it when, you know, it's hard to get them off the field on third down? I know you're not out there, but then kind of taking advantage of the opportunities you all have when you do it as well. Yeah, I mean, that's frustrating. As an offensive player, I would, you know, love to be out there as much as possible. Same with Keelan and everybody in our unit. You know, this is how football is. They did a good job holding the ball, and, you know, those three possessions, we've got to go out there, execute, and try and score three touchdowns at the end of the day. What do you see from Keelan? I mean, he was under duress, but it seemed like he fought the battle. You know, I think Keelan Russell is the best quarterback in the country. What is this, his sixth start? So, obviously, the sky's the limit, and he's just going to continue to get better. You know, I love what I saw from him. I love what I see from him every game. And, you know, it's up to us to rally behind 12, and this isn't going to phase him at all. I think this will be something we go back to, and we're like, all right, you know, this might have made him a stronger quarterback in the end. What did you see from Trayshawn Brown and some of the rushes he was able to have tonight, especially the explosive one? Yeah, Trayshawn's a really good football player, runs really hard. Kind of everything that we define in this program came in as a freshman. He's made a great impact. On my touchdown, he had that big play before, so he's doing a great job. This is, for a lot of the freshmen, their first loss, so just got to make sure everybody's heads up high and, like I said, get back to work Monday, Tuesday, and have a great week preparing for Tennessee. What's your role to ensure that that is the case moving forward? What is your role to ensure that that is the case moving forward? You know, for me, just show up, be the best version I can. There's people on this team that look up to me, and there's people on this team that I look up to, and so just trying to be the best version of myself, bring the energy, show up, get back to work. At the end of the day, there's no reason to hold our heads on this. Does it suck? Yes. You know, I want to win every game, especially want to beat a team like Georgia. But it's up to us to show up Tuesday, show up Monday, and just bust our ass. I mean, so I can't control the controllables, you know, obviously, you wish a call would go your way in a critical moment like that. But you know, it's up to us to execute and, you know, control what we can control. And that's not one of the things we can. Was Georgia bringing any pressures tonight that kind of were different than maybe what y'all had seen on film? I would say no, you know, obviously, there's little wrinkles, they might, you know, move a technique or somebody might come from deeper depth. But you know, they're, they're obviously an incredible defense, He's a great play caller, and we have the protections in. It's just up to us to go out there and execute and protect Keelan. What did you think kind of of the coach's decision at the end of the first half? Y'all could have kicked the field goal. If you don't succeed, you don't score. Just the trust they had in y'all to score there at the end of the first half. Yeah, that was, you know, going in the locker room, I said that was a big identity play. Like you said, could have kicked the field goal, taken three, but I think at any moment, you know, they have a ton of trust in us to go out there and execute. I have a ton of trust in our unit to go out there and execute, whether it's, you know, three tight ends on the field, four, one, two, it doesn't matter. You know, I had a good feeling right when we called that play. We were going to get in there. Thanks, Marshall.