Nebraska Player Quotes

#8 Nebraska 56, Washington 21
Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010
Husky Stadium (Seattle, Wash.)

Taylor Martinez
Redshirt Freshman, Quarterback
On the crowd noise
"I thought the crowd was going to be very loud, like it was, especially in like in our third series it was really loud and our players could barely hear us, it was really tough in the third series."

On nervousness before the game
"They were asking me that in the first game. I don't get nervous before games, so they should probably stop asking me. I don't really care if it's a home game or an away game, it it's in a loud environment or not, it doesn't really bother me."

On the final scoring drive of the first half
"It was a great feeling that our offensive line did such a great job and Roy [Helu, Jr.] and Rex [Burkhead] did an awesome job running the ball."

DeJon Gomes
Senior, Defensive Back
On the defensive effort and containing Jake Locker
"We're real powerful guys, especially the back seven. We work together so well, and I think we're really gelling. We knew we had this test on the road against what they say is a Heisman candidate or a number one overall pick, so we knew we had to be aggressive and take our shots."

On if they did anything different defensively
"I mean we just do the same things we do each and every week. We didn't do anything too special, we kept the play calls pretty basic, and we just executed-I think that was a key thing. Just going out knowing what responsibilities you have and doing it to the best of your abilities."

Rex Burkhead
Sophomore, I-Back
On the three 100-yard rushers for Nebraska
"The offensive line did a tremendous job tonight. They executed from the get-go, they prepared well all week, Coach Barney Cotton had them really going."

On the score to start the game
"It was the momentum swing I guess...we definitely wanted to come out early, especially on the road, with the crowd environment and the loud noise. I guess we just set the tone for the game."

On the key to the game for the offense
"The offensive line-that was the key to the whole game. They were opening up some tremendous holes, and they were just making our jobs easier."

On the scoring drive at the end of the first half
"Going in to the possession we knew we were just going to run the ball, Coach Watson keyed that down from the press box that that was our goal for the drive, just really set the tempo for the run game. The offensive line kind of got into a rhythm, and was really confident in the run game at the time, and was huge for us going into halftime."