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Nebraska vs. Minnesota
Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014
Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, Neb.)
Sophomore Quarterback Mitch Leidner
On what he said to his guys in the fourth quarter
"Coming in the huddle it was just a lot of laughs and fun. That's all we do in the huddle. We know if we stay relaxed and just play our game, good things will happen. Early on in the game we were making some drives but just not able to finish them. The second half was big for us."
On throwing big-time passes
"It's never really thinking about it. I like throwing the deep ball and we don't take too many opportunities but when we do we got to take advantage of them."
On the mood at halftime
"I thought guys were relaxed. Coach Kill came in telling us how we are a relentless group and to keep fighting. We have been in this position before. Guys were not really concerned about it because of the way we were moving the ball early in the game. We weren't finishing drives. We had a feeling we were going to go out there and start finishing drives.
Senior Offensive Lineman Zac Epping
On his recovered fumble
"We ran a zone read and Mitch (Leidner) kept it. He saw me wide open and decided to pitch it to me so I grabbed it and got five yards out of it. Unfortuntately he fumbled it, but I was in the right place at the right time."
On running back David Cobb's injury
"It sucks at first. He's a great back, the best running back on our team. When he came out we were still confident. We have a lot of great running backs. They stepped up and did a great job for us."
On next week's game against Wisconsin
"This is what we have been working for all year. Who ever wins gets to go to the Big Ten Championship Game, and everyone is excited for it. We get to battle for the ax. It's going to be a helluva game."
Senior Running Back Donnell Kirkwood
On how far the program has come
"It's came a long way. I was part of two 3-8 seasons. I've been a part of those seasons and being a part of this one now you can see how a program develops and guys buy in."
On his opportunity to play today
"I'm always prepared. I wouldn't say I was waiting behind David (Cobb). He's a great person. He's a helluva running back, I'd be the first one to say that. It's just being prepared. I get my reps in practice. Coach always harps on you never know what's going to happen. You get in and do your best job, and I just felt like today was an opportunity where I can know what I am doing out there even though I am limited in game time."
On what this week will be like in preparation for Wisconsin
"I think it's going to be the same. I mean we might get a little attention. I think we knew we got that after we beat Michigan. But I think we will do a good job with that. This is a mature team and I don't think it will bother us at all."
Junior Defensive Back Briean Boddy-Calhoun
On the interception he missed early in the game
"Dropping the interception, I held on to it until the ball was snapped for the next play. I knew I needed to regroup and get it back together because I had a whole other half to play. Whenever I make a mistake I try to make up for it, and I kind of carried that througout the game."
On getting the strip later in the game
"In little league my coach taught me the play isn't over until the ref blows the whistle. That's been something that's been grinded in to me since I was younger. I am always chasing the ball, I am always trying to go and fight for the ball until the ref blows his whistle."
On where the program is at right now
"It's telling us that we have made tremendous strides and we have worked hard in the offseason. I came here two years ago and we got smashed, and right now two years later it's a completely different team with a completely different feeling."