Giving up a kick off return on the first play and fumbling on the third, is called not being ready for the moment. It’s the coaches job to have the players ready, and his title is HEAD COACH, it falls back on him, period.
Not sure why anyone here is surprised about this. We have literally looked like a comatose 98 year old woman whenever we take the field on the road. Whatever heupel does for road games they should strongly consider doing the exact opposite.