9/21/04

Two Minute Drill: Michael Griffin
By Jeremy Sharpe, Media Relations Assistant

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Sophomore S Michael Griffin is making his presence felt both in the secondary and on special teams so far in 2004. Through Texas' first two games, Griffin has registered six tackles, all solo, with three coming on special teams to tie for the team lead. Coming out of the bye week, Griffin spoke about focus and the defense as he ran the Two-Minute Drill with MackBrown-TexasFootball.com.

On how he spent his time over the bye week:
I spent a lot of time watching film and watching other games around the country. I like to watch some of the better safeties in the country play to see what they do. I think I can take some of that and add it to my game. Also, I like to watch offenses and practice going over my keys. I also took time to look at a little Rice film so I could start getting ready for them.

On the importance of focusing on the next game:
We need to make sure we take everything step-by-step. Rice is coming into this weekend 2-0 and they put points on the board last week against Hawaii, so we are going to have to do a good job. It's important for us to focus on Rice and not worry about what's going to happen in the future.

On Michael Huff:
Michael has kind of turned into a big brother to me. I've started to look up to him. Coach Akina likes him a lot and uses him as an example in the film room of what to do on the field, so I try and use him to make myself better.

On the camaraderie of the defense:
Since coach Robinson came, the defense has really come together even more. He taught us a lot about team effort. We have a lot of great individual players, and with coach Robinson's help, we have the chance to be a great defense. All we need to do is play together and we can go a long way.