Ethan Hurkett
Iowa Defensive Lineman

On thoughts during 4th quarter interception
“I really couldn’t believe it. At first I was like, is this really coming right to me? Fortunately, it did.

On hugs with teammates after game
“That's the best part, I'd say. That's the best part of football in general. Like these are my brothers, this is my family so to be able to make a big play and then come back and celebrate with these guys is the best part.”

On overcoming adversity this season
“It means a lot to me. These guys, they’ve been here the whole time and these coaches have allowed me to be patient and trust the process knowing one day I’ll be able to come back and hopefully help this team out. So I’m very grateful.”

On offense and defense closing out the game
“Yeah, I think that goes back to what Coach (Kirk) Ferentz says a lot which is that it's about complimentary football. So just everybody doing their job. And if we can all do that, it's gonna end up in a good product.”