Nebraska Football
Postgame Quotes vs. Houston Christian
Sept. 13, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.)
Nebraska 59, Houston Christian 7

On the sack and defensive touchdown
“It feels amazing knowing that I’m out there with my guys who are playing hard around me and letting me make that play and hoping I can return that favor to them. Plays aren’t just me making the play, it’s them. I’m doing my job as well. Personally, I haven’t been too ecstatic about how I played the past two weeks, so getting out there and making a play just does a lot for me. It puts me in the right mindset heading back into Big Ten play. You forget how good it feels to go out there to make a play like that and it’s something we’ve been talking about. Coach (Terry) Bradden said when we got on the field today when we were warming up ‘who’s going to get the first one, who’s going to have the first one this game.’ Just having a little inner competition between the team, every game and who’s going to get the first one.” 

On how the scoop and score happened
“We had a little interior game call with me and (Elijah) Jeudy. I was timing up the silent count because I knew when it was coming, but I had a feeling they were going to zone down-down, so  I had that open gap and I was supposed to be the penetrator. Something we talk about all the time is to get off, get off the ball, get vertical and let things take care of itself, so I tried my best to shoot the gap, penetrate for Jeudy who was wrapping me and I saw him go to the mesh so I thought he was going to hand it off and I was getting ready to tackle the dive and then I saw him pull it back. I shot my shot. I went out there and tried to make the play. I didn’t really even know I knocked the ball out, I just heard everyone get loud. I turned around and Will (Nwaneri) had it and he was running for the end zone, so I was happy.”

On how the defense is run
“It’s a lot of fun to play with that style of defense. It’s good because everyone can play in our room can play all across the line. Whether that’s the nose, the tackle, whatever it is and of course you have three down, four down stuff. Sometimes you’re on the inside, sometimes you’re on the outside. I think Coach (Terry) Bradden does an excellent job of teaching everyone. Whenever he’s talking to one person, he’s talking to the whole room, when you’re on the field, when you’re in the locker room. Everyone’s learning how to play every aspect of the game from the defensive line standpoint no matter where it’s at. It’s fun because you’re not sitting there doing the same thing every time. You can get to pin your ears back and just go.”