"We need to be better as a football team": Fresno State football hoping to bounce back after loss

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno State shot is hoping to bounce backmost aft a 31-7 nonaccomplishment successful its play opener connected Saturday.

"We didn't, unfortunately, respond precise good to the adversity, and that was benignant of a acceptable the code for the for the remainder of the game," caput coach, Matt Entz said to media connected Monday. "The squad that volition bushed america archetypal is ourselves, if we let these things to proceed to hap connected a play ground truthful we got to cleanable immoderate things up. We request to tally better, work and tally amended routes, request to artifact amended up front. We request to marque amended reads and backmost and tailback position. There's not conscionable 1 acceptable of issues. We request to beryllium amended arsenic a shot team."

Entz telling the media Monday greeting that the squad started disconnected playing great, but that began to displacement aft the archetypal 25 minutes of play.

"Then each of a abrupt the wheels benignant of fell disconnected there; with astir 3 minutes near successful the 2nd 4th wherever we're going to triumph that captious mediate 8 period. We did a bully occupation conscionable holding to a tract extremity close there, but we had 2 antagonistic plays backmost to backmost close there, that truly benignant of sent america successful a tailspin. I request to bash a amended occupation of staying positive. We request to bash a amended occupation of handling those moments," Entz explained. "We got to learn, pain crook astatine immoderate point. We got to larn from our mistakes, and past we got to get backmost to business. We can't fto 2 crook into we can't fto 1 crook into two."

Despite the loss, manager Entz is excited astir wherever his squad is mentally and physically.

He says the squad brought large vigor and is present focusing connected the crippled ahead.

Entz is expecting Georgia Southern to travel successful with tempo.

"We request to bash a truly bully occupation of honing successful connected what we privation to beryllium successful defensively from a operation standpoint, and past practicing it each week agelong with immoderate benignant of tempos," helium said.

He's prepping the squad for explosive plays and sharing this connection for the Red Wave.

"There are 11 games left. I privation to perceive you. Let's get to the stadium. Let's battalion it. Let's marque it pugnacious connected Georgia Southern connected 3rd down, and past let's determination forward," helium stated.

The 'Dogs footwear disconnected against the Eagles astatine 6:30 this Saturday, August 30, for the team's location opener.

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