Nebraska Football
vs. Northwestern
Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021
On getting his opportunity
“I mean it was worth it. It was worth the wait. I got the opportunity, took a chance and went out and balled out.”
On getting on the field after putting in the work
“It was amazing. I continued to work, got my weight down like my coaches wanted, went out and did what I was supposed to do each and every day.”
On progress being made since the spring
“It took a lot. It took quite a while for me to get where I need to get to. Eventually I got there and coaches saw it.”
On when he knew he was playing
“Early in the week. Coach was telling me if I had a good week.”
On his 64-yard first-quarter run
“The O-line, they blocked their behinds off so they opened things up for me, and I saw it and I took it and basically we took what we do in practice and took it to the game.”
On challenges at the start of fall camp with cutting weight
“The coaches get paid for what they do, so if they feel like it would be better for me to lose so much weight whatever they feel like is best for me I just listen. It made me upset, but you have to do what the coaches say.”
On what he expected for playing in a major game
“The competition was there. I am not going to take anything away from Northwestern. It was amazing. Once I got out there and started moving around a bit I was like ‘Yeah this is what I expect.’”
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