Nebraska Player Postgame Quotes

No. 16 Nebraska 45, Colorado 17
Friday, Nov. 26, 2010
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.)

Senior Place-Kicker/Punter Alex Henery
On how it feels to be tied as all-time leading scorer at NU
"It doesn’t really feel any different. It is just kind of cool to be able to be up there with some of those great guys."

On if he seems himself in the same mold as former Husker kicker Kris Brown
"I always try to picture myself up there with them. It is just a huge acknowledgment. It's really cool."

On his teammates' reaction to tying the record
"They were excited. They all wanted to kick (a field goal) at the end but it wasn’t the right thing to do at that point in the game."

On the emotions going through his mind as a senior
"It’s good to get a win. It was exciting and fun. I’ve had a good time here."

On if he would rather break the record on a PAT or a field goal
"I don’t know. Either one."

On how much of a factor the wind was today
"It wasn’t too bad. The wind died a little bit. My first punt I almost missed because of a big gust. Other than that, it didn’t affect me too much."

Redshirt Freshman Offensive Lineman Jeremiah Sirles
On what was working on offense today
"We just knew with the quarterback situation that we just wanted to pound the rock. We didn’t want to go back to basics, but use everything in our power. We called the bronco and wildcat (formations) with (I-back) Rex (Burkhead). He had a great day running the ball. We came out there and controlled the tempo."

On the importance of the wildcat formation
"Its huge. Having Rex (Burkhead) back there is a huge threat, and we showed tonight that he can throw the ball. Rex is just a great football player, and you have to respect him in every way. He is a huge, huge, huge asset to our offense."

On having a weapon like tight end Kyler Reed in this offense
"We call him Kyler Speed. He is a tight end with wide receiver speed, and he is a blocking tight end. He gets after guys in the piles, and he is definitely a huge threat as well. Kyler is a great weapon to have as well."

On what it means to win the Big 12 North
"It has set us up to go win the big one. Yeah, the North (title) is great, but our goal all along has been to win it all together. This game has set us up for that. We want to go down to Dallas next week and win the big one."

What it would mean to win the Big 12 Conference
"That’s been our goal this entire season. We want to go out champions, and we want to send our seniors out champions. We are going to continue and get on down to Dallas and take care of business."

On if he is rooting for either Oklahoma or Oklahoma State
"Nope. You get what you get and we can’t control it. You better believe I’ll be watching that game tomorrow."

On Rex Burkhead and what impresses him the most
"Just his work ethic. It's unbelievable. Everything he does is to 100 percent. I think it shows on and off the field that he is becoming a leader of this team, and I’m going to be very happy to block for him these next two years."

Senior Wide Receiver Joe Broekemeier
On the long wait until today’s game
"Yeah, its been a long time. I was telling the guys yesterday that we knew I was going to get in, but it has been eight years since I have been in an actual game."

On if he has been banged up this year
"Sort of. Coming into fall camp I had some hamstring issues. That slowed me down in fall camp but other than that I’ve been feeling really good."

On when he knew he was going to be playing
"Monday. (Receivers) Coach (Ted) Gilmore told me to be ready which he has said the past few weeks. Once Niles (Paul) went down, I knew for sure I’d be in this week."

On what his first catch was like
"I was just glad I didn’t drop it. I got hit right away. It happened fast but it was a lot of fun."

On if he was worked up
"I really wasn’t ever too rattled. I couldn’t be. I had to think of what I was doing assignment wise. That’s the big battle. That helped to take the pressure away."

Sophomore Quarterback Cody Green
On if there was anything particularly satisfying about this win
"To send out the seniors with a 'W'. I’m a huge, huge fan of doing things for older guys, so that’s something where that really warms me up inside?knowing that I left the seniors with something they’ll never forget."

On if it helped knowing all week he would start
"It basically helped out about as much as if they would’ve just said, 'Hey, you’re going in.' Our whole mindset is to basically practice like you’re a starter. Doing that, it really molds us into believing that at any point in time, we can start. Thanks to (Offensive Coordinator Shawn) Watson and Coach Bo (Pelini) and the (staff), it really turned us that way. When they do give us the green light to go, we’re ready."

On the team’s mindset this week after a tough loss"
Really, it was almost scary how focused people were. As a whole unit, we started off on Monday flying around, even though everybody was still banged up. It was kind of like everybody had an inner clock, an inner drive in them that just made them go. That carried on throughout the week. We didn’t have a setback, didn’t have a bad practice?even a bad period. Things just kept going and kept going, and a good practice week turns into a good game."

On I-back Rex Burkhead’s impact on the game"
He ran like a man possessed. For a guy his size, you kind of look at him and say, 'Oh, what can he do?' That little guy has a knack for getting yards, not going down and playing so tenaciously."

Senior Defensive Back DeJon Gomes
On what the key was to his two turnovers
"Probably the preparation this week in practice. Also, I think we were flying around and being more aggressive than we have been for most of the season."

On how the team prepared for this game
"It was just making sure we were focused, especially on a short week like this, you have to make sure you prepare well. You get one less day of preparation, so you have to make the most of every practice and every snap."

On why there were fewer turnovers created in the past few games
"I don’t know if you could really pinpoint anything. Maybe this offense was more aggressive than the offenses have been in the past couple weeks. We knew that they threw the ball up, and we’d have our opportunities so we’d just have to make the most of them, and we did tonight."

Sophomore I-Back Rex Burkhead
On his two passes today
"It was kind of neat, bringing those out. Coach (Shawn) Watson had those in the game plan. It’s fun to actually run them. The second one, our first target kind of got taken away and Kyler Reed made a great play separating from his guy. It’s fun?it’s neat to do that."

On how it will feel to get back to Dallas for the Big 12 Championship Game as a Texas native
"It means a lot. It’s still kind of in the back of our minds (what happened last year), I’m not gonna lie. Just to get back, it’s kind of a hometown as well?Plano’s not that far from there. It’ll be good, just to be in that state again and probably see some friends and family as well. We’ve got one thing on our mind, and whoever we play, they’re going to be ready to play as well. We’re gonna have to have a great week of practice, and (Coach) Bo (Pelini) and the rest of the coaching staff will have us ready to play."

On his sense of satisfaction after winning the North Division
"It feels good, especially to send the seniors out the way we did. We have a tremendous class of seniors, they’ve been great leaders all year, and it was a big win. Just to see those guys go out the way they did, smiling in the locker room and really enjoying it was huge."