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Senior Cornerback Nick VanHoose
On the feeling of making a bowl game
"It's really exciting to be bowl eligible. There are a lot of guys in the locker room, me and a couple seniors were talking and we have never experienced going to a bowl game. So it is great to hit that mark. But six is not what we want, obviously we want more than that."
On his interception return for touchdown
"Well I was in cover two and Anthony (Walker) took him out of the pocket, and I saw that the running back came out to my side. I figured Anthony is chasing him around, he is going to throw the ball eventually. And I ran up and got it. After I got it, I started running and I basically had one person beat, and Deonte Gibson was running his heart out and got a block for me, cut back and it's history from there."
On having Tommy Armstrong Jr. confused
"Coach Hank does a really great job of changing up coverages and what not. We figured Tommy would have problems if we were mixing up the defense disguise. I think we did a good job of that."
On if the defense was tired
"We do a lot of off season conditioning, so we are always ready to get out there and go. You get fatigued pretty easily when your offense goes three-and-out most of the time. We are out there a lot, it can get pretty tiring. You've just got to perservere."
On what was going through his head on the two-point conversion
"We've got to win. We've got to find a way to win. Marcus (McShepard) ended up making a huge play there at the end of the game. I know he was struggling a little bit, but he was resilient and made a great play."
On the conversion play
"We practice a lot of plays during the week. I think the play they ran was actually one that we have practiced. I believe we were ready for it."
On the 2013 Hail Mary play
"It is a little bit of redemption but its just great to come out here and get a win with my brothers."
Senior Defensive End Dean Lowry
On setting Northwestern records
"It's cool but I think it was more of a defensive effort I think today. The line was more fucused on guys like Anthony (Walker) and (Jaylen) so it allowed me to be open and make some plays."
On containing Tommy Armstrong Jr.
"It was a challenge watching him on film. He is somebody that is very elusive and a dual-threat guy. At times he got away from us, but overall we did a good job of containing him."
On how much Coach Pat Fitzgerald talked to them during practice last week
"It was a very uptempo practice. Guys were getting after it. Losing to Iowa was a very tough loss for us, but we responded well and I think guys can get through tough losses and set the tone with work ethic and attitude."
On what was said at halftime
"Coach Fitz at halftime called the defense out and said we were beating ourselves out there, and to go make a play so that's what we did the second half."
On how they stayed fresh defensively
"I think a big key to that was we rotate a lot. We rotate usually eight to 10 defensive linemen, so a lot of the guys who were starters felt fresh for the fourth quarter."
On being a senior with his team having six wins
"Its a big win, it's very special playing against a historical team like Nebraska. I think that momentum is back on our side and we have to run with it."
Sophomore Linebacker Anthony Walker
On the plan for containing Armstrong
"First I've got to give credit to him. He is a great player and kept us on our toes all day, scrambling outside the pocket. We just formed a wall and forced him into mistakes, and we made great plays and were able to capitalize on his mistakes. I give my hat off to him. He is a great player. But we were able to make some plays as well."
On knowing they are bowl eligible before their bye week
"Just to know we are eligible for a bowl is great, but that's not the goal."
On if he was worried what way this team might go after last two weeks
"Not at all. I knew we were a very strong team. We just needed to come out and play our game. We were able to get on track this week. Focus on us, was the main thing, just focus on us. Don't worry about what we can't control. I think we were able to do that today."