“I thought something like this wouldn't happen until maybe next season, ... I know how hard it is for offensive linemen to break in on this level. Getting back to my natural position has really been a blessing for me. I'm much more comfortable now.”
“I finally was able to get my mom on her cell phone last night, ... She told me everybody was OK and the house was OK. It's tough to get people on their home phones around the whole state.”
“I think the key today was our pressure on their quarterback, we had a lot of young guys step up. We had some young guys come in today and play well. That's something we needed, and they responded.”
“Lots of time we'd come down and make one call, then the defense would be something we didn't expect and we'd have to make another call. It gets tough but we just need to get better at it.”
“If we would've lost, we would've gone home; that would've been the end of our season. But, of course, as seniors, me, Blaise [Meeker], L.B. [Brian Glasper] and Pat [Nygaard] didn't want to go out like that. We weren't ready for our season to end.”