Samori Toure Quotes - 11-6-21

Samori Toure
Wide Receiver
On his 72-yard touchdown
“That was obviously a big play for us. Our whole goal into this game is, we had to come out fast, and the biggest thing was being able to respond and being able to answer, and that was the time for a big play. And I think it showed, some of the progress this team has made. Instead of getting down and saying, 'Oh, here we go again," we got it together and we responded.”
 
On gaining confidence from his performance against Ohio State
“I think it's just the attitude that we had as an offense. We never got too down on ourselves. You know, we obviously had the mentality that we want to score every time we touched the ball, but it doesn't always work out like that. So, I think I would attribute that to the offense just staying in it and keeping our heads up and keep working."
 
On playing with Adrian Martinez
“He's one of the toughest players that I've ever played with. One of the best leaders. I tell him, I will go to bat for you every day. I always have your back no matter what. And I mean that. It shows that he's tough and he's a leader on this team. Not a lot of players will fracture their jaw and miss one drive, and then come back and lead the team almost to a victory. Not many players can do that, and especially not many quarterbacks. So that's something that gained a lot of respect for me. Keep going a little more you know, just sticking with it, allowing the quarterback to get through his reads. It's not going to be every game, where you have opportunities like that, but I just tried to make the most of my opportunities. Last week, I had a tough one that I feel like that's a play I could have made and could have made a difference in the game. But you know, I didn't want to let that sit over my head. I was waiting to bounce back, and I did that.”
 
On seeing improvements from spring camp to right now for the Huskers
“Yes, definitely. This isn't the record that we planned. And, like you said, we've had plenty of opportunities to make this whole season flip, instead of 3-and-7, 7-and-3. It could have been that easy, but we just have to make the plays when it matters and just finish games. And I think we're making progress, we're not quite there yet.” 

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