This morning NC State Defensive End Mike Rose was the defensive representative at the weekly press conference.  Here is a transcript of his conversation with the media.

On having to go against Jacoby Brissett every day…
“Nah, we usually destroy them in practice, but Jacoby (Brissett) is a great player, and does a lot of really good things.  We notice it because we go against it every day, and on 3rd down he’s a dangerous runner.”

On the success of the Defense thus far…
“I think we are just holding together and sticking together when adversity happens.  Last game we let a screen pass go for a touchdown.  We stuck together, doing a lot of sideways talking.  There are a whole lot less missed assignments.  That’s what it comes down to, less missed assignments.”

On third down success…
“I think it’s just getting hats to the ball.  We put a big emphasis on running to the ball now.  You will see eight guys on a camera film at the end of a play.  That is what we want. We want eight or more players and every picture frame.”

On focusing on first down…
“First down is a big down for us.  We have been focusing on getting them behind the chains.  If we can get them behind the chains then we can use our pass rush on third down.  Especially for me that’s great.  What we want is third and long.  The less second and shorts you have the better.”

On not being on the field that much…
“We’re fresh.  The defense feels good.  The defense haven’t really played that much this season.  That’s good or bad.  It’s a good thing our offense does a good job keeping us off the field and the more we are off the field the better.”

On hoping to pick up more sacks, tackles for loss, and turnovers…
“I hope so.  We haven’t had a turnover in two games.  We need to step our turnovers up.  We have been getting a couple more sacks.  I think it just takes individual effort to get to the ball.  The sacks will come when we play more traditional schools.  When you play a lot of spread offenses it’s hard to get sacks sometimes.  The sacks will come.”

On South Alabama…
“South Alabama has a really good Right Tackle.  I believe he is #55.  They have a transfer quarterback from UAB.  A lot of guys from bigger schools have transferred into South Alabama.  They’re a good team.  They’re a good offense.  I watched the Nebraska game, and they looked pretty good.”

On what the staff does on the day of a night game…
“We do extra stretching.  They will throw an extra meal in there or an extra snack.  We get to watch a movie sometimes.  When you play those late games your body gets a little tired and a little restless.”

On which young lineman has stood out…
“Kentavius Street had a really good game last game.  He had a TFL and a couple of tackles.  People thought the play would drop off after we had Seniors leave last year, but they have definitely been holding it together and playing really well for us.”