“At the beginning of the year, he knocked off a guy that was top 20 and then he lost the very next match. So it reminds me he's a freshman, but I think since then he's really shown a lot of maturity and progressively gotten better.”
“He's certainly built a lot of confidence throughout the year. I think he's had some milestones to get over, and now he's beating some guys who are ranked in the top 20.”
“Brent is always dangerous. He is a guy who can put an [opponent] on his back. ... I think we are going to see a lot more of Brent Jones pinning guys and getting big wins in the course of his [college] career.”
“We weren't offensive. That was the main thing. We didn't give ourselves a chance. We weren't daring. We hustled, but were not aggressive. We were behind late in periods and not taking shots.”
“That's the thing that is really hard. You look at it and you think they won pretty big, but really in essence they won a lot of close matches. We needed to win those matches. Even late in the periods there were a few matches where we were behind and were not taking the shots we need to finish.”
“It was disappointing to see us come out a little flat on our feet. I thought that we hustled -- I think there is a difference between hustling and being aggressive, and we weren't aggressive.”
“It's a Big Ten team. Ohio State always had traditionally a great team. This year they're a bit down but being a bit down, still, for Ohio State is very, very tough.”
“He has a very tough match this coming weekend against another freshman. If we can win some of those toss-up battles, and I consider that a toss-up, then I think we have a good chance to beat them this weekend. But if it goes the other way, it's going to be a tough, tough weekend for us. But we're ready for them. We've been progressing and getting better, and our freshman, sophomores are getting a little bit more battle-tested.”
“It's almost like we have a chip on our shoulder, and I think that's the way we like to wrestle. Guys wrestle with a physical style, and I think they get after it and that's why it's an exciting opportunity for our young guys.”
