Nebraska Football
vs. Fordham
Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021
Press Conference Video
On being Adrian Martinez’s go-to receiver
“Obviously every receiver wants to be their quarterback’s go-to. That is just something that comes with the game, something that comes with the position. So yeah, you know I want to be his go-to target. I want to be someone that he feels comfortable throwing the ball to, so like I said we have a deep receiving corps. A lot of guys that can go out there and make plays, so we’ve all got confidence in all our guys.”
On running option plays
“It’s super fun because again I’ve got all the trust in the world, and Adrian to make the right read. I know if I get the ball for a reason I am just trying to make something happen, and so I think it is something that definitely opens up our offense a little bit.”
On quarterback and receiver chemistry
“I think that drive going into halftime, we connected on a couple corner routes and it is just like it was in practice in fall camp and in spring ball. I come out of my break where I am supposed to and the ball is exactly where it is supposed to. I think that is just our chemistry and our practice coming to fruition.”
On reps helping games
“We definitely got it in the spring. We just got so many reps, and we got on the same page in the spring and you are right, it just carried over to fall camp to where we started fall camp without missing a beat.”
On playing in Memorial Stadium
“That is what I was thinking to myself running out of the tunnel looking at 90,000 plus, this is why I came here. To play on the big stage in front of big crowds that is exactly why I came here.”
On what the win meant for the team
“We definitely needed this one, and we knew we were going to come out and play like this just like I said after the Illinois game. We are going to respond. That is just the type of team we are, not going to let a first game loss hang over our heads for too long. We came out here, we did what we are supposed to do and we just have to let this carry over to the next game.”
“I think it was just communication among the team like we know we cannot come out slow cannot come out soft, we have to come out guns blazing like we did in that second half and that is something that we definitely need to fix. I believe we are going to come out next game strong and do what we are supposed to do.”
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