Defensive coordinator Teryl Austin and offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter spoke to the media Thursday as they do every week.
Here are 10 takeaways from those media sessions:
1. We finally have a little insight into why Ameer Abdullah’s role hasn’t been as heavy in the offensive backfield as one might expect from a second-round draft pick. Abdullah's ball security issues have gone through Cooter's mind as a play caller: “When you feel secure that the guy you’re handing the ball to is going to have it at the end of the play and it’s not going to end up on the ground it’s a lot easier to call that run for that guy.