On the defense:
“Our defense has played outstanding two weeks in a row. We stand out like a sore thumb if we
don’t go hard…They had us on the ropes in the first half. We covered their receivers very well.
It’s really great progress from last year.”
On special teams:
“I am very proud of how our special teams played. We blocked a punt and Chas Henry made
some great punts; his hang-time was decent but he did shank one. Jeff Demps blocked a punt
and that was the momentum shift. I wish we had recovered that for a touchdown.”
On Miami’s defense:
“They executed well. In the early parts of the game, they did a good job pressuring us. In the
fourth quarter, we opened it up and made some plays.”
On the offense:
“Miami threw some mix blitzes, raider blitzes and edge pressure. We used jet sweeps to counter
and get Percy some decent yards. If I could do it again, I would have used play-action pass more
in first half. In the second, we used more quick plays and bubble screens to move the ball.”
On Carl Moore’s catch at the end of the third quarter:
“It was the play of the day and it changed the game’s momentum. It would have been fourth down
if he hadn’t made that play.”