Anthony Carter: "We Just Have To Go Out There And Execute"

NC State left guard Anthony Carter met with the media to discuss the upcoming matchup against Louisiana Tech and much more.

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Just your overall thoughts now that you've had time to kind of digest Saturday. What do you think you get now after a few days? 
I think we had to reflect, we had to reflect after the game, stuff like that. What we can improve on, stuff like that. And now it's just building on that, fixing what we need to fix. And just coming here with a new mindset, ready to attack. And game plan, game plan for the next opponent.

A lot of teams have a 24 hour rule, is that y'all's rule as well? How do y'all handle- 
We spend all Sunday focusing on the last game, stuff like that. And then we'll start the next prep, as I said, the next day. 

So you're in game prep mode now for La Tech? 
Yes, sir. 

Do you have any thoughts on La Tech, or what do you know about them? 
I think D-line, they got guys up there that's gonna strain. Or they got some transfers on the D-line. But I think you just gotta finish, strain, communicate. I think those guys up front, they play hard. 

I don't wanna look, I'm trying not to look ahead. But at the same time, I'm looking ahead, I'm guilty. But you look at the schedule, the way this thing's shaking. La Tech, they're not chumps. Clemson, then you got NIU, who just won itself. This looks like you guys have a meat grinder type of schedule. How do you like competing in that type of situation? 
You love those types of schedules right there. That's what you come to college football to play for. That's what you want, all of those things. But I think the biggest thing is, like you said, you don't wanna get ahead. You just gotta focus one day at a time, one week at a time, prepare for your opponent, and then take it like that so you can build on that. 

What do you think is the biggest challenge or biggest struggle that the O-line is facing right now? 
I think we just gotta not have penalties that's gonna kill the drive and stuff like that. I think we just have to go out there and execute, play fast. But yeah, the biggest thing is just take those penalties off that's gonna hurt us during the drive.

What have you seen from Grayson in the last couple of days since Saturday? 
Just keeping that energy in offense and everything, just really encouraging guys. Just making sure we all look in the man in the mirror and stuff like that, and just making sure we're all on point and reflect. But at the same time, encouraging, stuff like that, and just we still got that attack mindset for our next opponent.