Nebraska Football
Postgame Quotes
vs. Oklahoma
Sept. 17, 2022
On what the week has been like for him
“It’s definitely been a challenging week for us. A lot of these players on the team had Coach Frost sit in our living room and recruit us. We believed in him and now we really believe in Coach Joseph and what he is doing. It’s been a tough week but I think the guys did a good job of sticking together.”
On this team compared to last year’s team
“We have to watch film and see. It was tough out there today but we got to use this off week and get better and work on the things that Coach Joseph is preaching. We need to buy in and believe.”
On what stood out about Oklahoma
“They do a good job of getting to their skill players in space and they have good athletes.”
On Coach Joseph’s prep throughout the week
“I think Coach Joseph did an incredible job this week. We are the ones playing the game so we have to buy into what he says and continue to work and believe in him. I know this team believes in him.”
On how Coach Joseph’s message strikes him as a captain
“We are the ones out there and we are the ones playing. Coaches can only do so much. Whatever they say we are going to buy in and believe which we need to continue to do as a team.”
On Coach Joseph’s message to the team
“Buy in and believe what he says. He’s going to get it right and we believe that he will.”
On what is wrong with defending the run
“I don’t want to point fingers. I am a captain and Garrett (Nelson) is a captain so it’s on us to fix it. We are going to keep working on it.”
On his return
“This was always the time-table and was the earliest I could come back. I’m glad I was able to get back this week and be out there with my brothers.”
On any correlation between losing their head coach and their performance on the field
“It was a tough week for everyone. We believe in Coach Joseph and this team so we are going to keep working.”
On the off-week
“It’s good to just work on what we need to work on as a team and continue to believe in Coach Joseph which we all do.”
On his message to defense
“Never quit. Don’t quit. There is no quitters and we are going to keep working to get it right.”
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