9/6/04

Two Minute Drill: Tony Jeffery

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Senior wide receiver Tony Jeffery is the Longhorns top returning receiver heading into the 2004 season. A versatile athlete, Jeffery is a former prep quarterback and also is the holder for UT's place kicks. Against North Texas, Jeffery caught three passes for 23 yards. He took time with the media this week to discuss Arkansas gameweek.

On the match-up with Arkansas:
I think we are all looking forward to it. It'll be a good test for us. We talked about critical situations and we didn't have many in last week's game. So it'll be interesting to see how we respond to the critical situations this week.

On receivers doing the intangibles:
We spend a lot of time on the run game as well as the pass game. We take pride in our blocking and it showed against North Texas. We sprung a lot of big runs with our downfield blocking.

On preparing the younger players for the atmosphere in Fayetteville:
I tried to give them some of my experience. You can only talk about it so much. It's something that you've got to experience for yourself. I've actually spent time talking to Nate Jones since he is from Texarkana and I think he has given all of us a little insight on what it will be like because he's been to a couple of games there.

On if the team is seeking revenge after last year's loss to Arkansas:
We want to win every game. Arkansas happens to be the next team on the schedule. We feel like we have something to prove as a team. We were disappointed about last year's game, but this is new team and we are just focused on doing what we need to do to win.

On playing on the road:
I know in the past, we've always been focused when we play on the road. It's tougher on the road than at home so we try to be as prepared as possible for those games. We know that the other teams are gunning for us because of the name on the jersey, so it always presents a challenge, but we'll be ready.