UGA Football DB Malaki Starks Talks About "Explosive" Mississippi State Offense
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ATHENS, Ga – Georgia football defensive back Malaki Starks spoke with the media on Tuesday afternoon and offered the following comments....
On what stands out to him about the Mississippi State offense…
“I think the biggest thing is that they’re playing their best ball. I think records and numbers can be deceiving. They’re a really good team, very explosive, and very well-coached. They’re coming off a bye week, and they’re last two games they played their best ball. So, they’re coming into this week with a really good head of steam. You’ve got to watch out for a team. Like I said they’re really explosive, very well coached, and they’ve got a good wave going for them.”
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On how he and other Georgia players react to top programs’ results every weekend…
“It’s always good to play an early game because you can go watch the games that are going on. After the game, I got home and rewatched it just because I wanted to see what was going on and what happened. It’s funny to watch it because I can’t really watch it as a fan anymore. It’s kind of like I’m dissecting film all the time. But it’s really cool just to sit back and watch it. You never want to underestimate anybody. Any team can win on any Saturday or weekend. If you come out with the right mindset and attack it with the same mindset you do every week, the rest will take care of itself.”
On playing the STAR position…
“Really just being able to know the defense, being able to move down and play STAR for a little bit while being at safety in the drive. Just having to trust other coaches and my teammates putting me at STAR. I think that’s huge. When I’m at STAR, I have to just think about STAR. Sometimes I catch myself thinking about safety and that will mess me up while I’m at STAR. When I’m at STAR I might have the same job but just in a different area while I’m at safety. Just kind of thinking about where I’m at - being where my feet are. I think that’s the biggest challenge.”
On how he has developed at the STAR position…
“I think I’ve improved a lot. When you look at it going back to fall camp, I got a few reps and stuff. But I really had to think about what I was doing. During game day it was a third down and they just kind of threw me in there last second. I think it's becoming second nature to me.”
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