Nebraska Football
Postgame Quotes vs. UCLA
Nov. 2, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.)
UCLA 27, Nebraska 20

On defensive prep
“Everyone was there, everyone was ready to go out there and compete for 60 minutes. That toss play, we didn’t see a lot of them when we were breaking down film. That’s one thing you just have to figure it out when you’re out there. We did that pretty well when we came out in the second half, finally settled in and started playing our ball

On getting through the bye week
“We make sure that doesn’t happen, that ‘here we go again’ mentality. I know I’m not going to stand for it because I’m here to win. That’s the reason why I came back, if I start hearing that around, I’m going to nip in the bud and I know the older guys will as well. I know how bad us older guys want to go out there and win. Just to fall short like that and not, it really stings, it really hurts. I know as a team we’re disappointed. 

On third down and defense getting off the field
“I think guys just needed to start winning their one-on-ones. The past few times I’ve been up here, that’s been the mentality of the defense. When all of the guys are able to win their one-on-ones, we’re a force to be reckoned with type of deal. In the second half, we finally got that to click a little bit better and our defense was a lot better in the second half.”