"Matt Griffin" is an American professional American football/football coach and former collegiate player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin (UTM) from 2003 to 2006, and Murray State University from 2007 to 2009, compiling a career college football record of 21 wins and 58 losses.

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You can only beat up on each other for so long before you want to face an opponent. I'm just as happy as the players to get going with the season.

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We're going to continue to put a lot on them mentally and see how they absorb it and how they react on the field.

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Mickey is one of the brightest young coaches out there. I'm glad to have him on the coaching staff with the knowledge he has of our offense.

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This is a group of impeccable character. It's taken me a few years to form the group that I wanted, but I think I've done that now. These guys eventually want to become head coaches, and that's what I want.

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I'm not quite sure where we are yet. Our quarterback had a decent game, but we have a long ways to go.

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Financially, we all have to do it. I don't think there's anyway around it. So be it. It's a necessary evil we all have to face at this level.

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Rich is a guy that I wanted on my staff when I went to Martin. We're going to use the same defense we ran at Martin, and he is very knowledgeable of that defense.

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We showed we've got a little mental toughness. We were able to put (the first-game loss) behind us and move on. That's all you can do in that situation.

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