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Postgame Quotes - Fresno State
9/12/2015 | Football
Ole Miss Football Postgame Quotes
Ole Miss vs. Fresno State
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium - Oxford, Miss.
Sept. 12, 2015
Opening statement…
"We started off well, then we kind of lost the edge. Some of the fault in that is mine. I was really please after halftime because Fresno State could have really come out and made it a game with a 35-14 score. Our defense had blown a couple of assignments and didn't really tackle well the last couple of possessions. I challenged them after halftime to set the tone early in the second half and they came out and did that. They set it with a three-and-out fumbled punt, then created a turnover. I was really proud of how they took care of that. There is a lot to improve on. We can't have the penalties or turnovers that we had today and be elite. We certainly are doing some good things as well. It's easy to coach and critique. That's not always the fun part, but it is part of it. You always have the urgency to improve your team. I didn't think we were extremely focused in our preparation Friday or this morning. We need to continue to work at increasing that."
On Chad Kelly being the starting quarterback…
"Chad Kelly is the starter. I said yesterday, to the ESPN crew, that the job is his to lose. Chad has certainly done nothing to put himself out of the job, so he is the starter. I expect that to continue. I still like Ryan Buchanan and DeVante Kincade, also."
On being prepared for SEC play …
"I saw the first quarter and thought we looked sharp, and we looked good. I probably killed some of the momentum. I felt like the game was maybe getting away a little bit. Are we ready for SEC play? I don't know. It is hard to tell. We have to line up better defensively and get in the right spot. We need to get our eyes in the right spot. We have had some lapses in that. We didn't take care of the ball particularly well today. Chad Kelly did. I am really proud of Chad after today. We looked a little soft at times today. I can't answer if we are ready or not, but we are really excited about finding out next weekend."
On Chad Kelly keeping up with the tempo…
"Chad likes to stay on schedule. That is what I always meant for us to do last year, but we did not do that. You could argue that the tempo was really good for most of the year. We enjoy moving the ball fast. Chad does it well. All of our kids enjoy it and it was very efficient early on. I don't have a drive chart in front of me, but our first five or six drives were great and we looked like we were in pretty good shape."
Ole Miss Student-Athletes
#8, Chief Brown, DB
On his interception…
"Before the half, it was man-to-man. They pushed up field and switched. I was right there but the quarterback made a good throw. I said the next time that I had to make up for that. If they throw the ball my way next time, I'm grabbing it no matter what. The next time the guy pushed up and stopped. The stinger is supposed to make a play and swatted it. I thought that no way this ball's hitting the ground. I knew I was scoring a touchdown. No one was going to stop me."
On Alabama next week…
"It's going to be electrifying. It's one of my favorite places to play. The fans are so loud and genuine. It's just a good atmosphere to play in."
#8, Quincy Adeboyejo, WR
On the game…
"The coaches called some plays that I knew practicing all week that I would have some chances to score. I didn't know it would be three. I was hoping to get one or two, but I got three."
iiOn Chad Kelly…
"His deep balls are one of the better balls I've ever encountered from high school and since I've been here. He just has really good touch on his deep balls."
On Alabama next week…
"I went there my freshman year, but I didn't play much. I'm hoping to get down there with my team and do something special. Honestly, the whole team has been looking forward to this game. Coach Freeze has been telling us to stay on this week because we have an opponent. Now they are the opponent in front of us so we can finally focus on it."
#10, Chad Kelly, QB
On today's game…
"I thought we did well, there were some things that I thought we could of done better. I could have had better moves on the field. I think we definitely did well. Any time you score 70 points is a great day. The defense did a great job and the offensive line did a tremendous job, as well."
On the offense…
"I think we're doing well. We just have to make sure we're hitting on all cylinders every play of the game and that we don't take anything for granted."
On what he would like to do differently against Alabama…
"I don't think there's anything different, I just need to keep working to make sure I'm making the right move on every single play, because one play can decide the whole game."
Fresno State Head Coach Tim DeRuyter
On the game …
"Obviously we played an excellent football team in Ole Miss. Give them credit. They have a ton of talent and are coached very well. They came out and executed very well against us. We knew going in to the game that we had to take care of the football on offense, and defensively we couldn't give up explosive plays, especially ones where we let the ball get thrown over our head. We have to do a much better job in coverage.
On end of second quarter…
"I like how our guys responded at the end of the half. I thought that coming out of halftime we had a little more momentum, getting the turnover on the punt. We had a perfect opportunity to get back in the game, but the key play of the game was the next play when we turned it over and they scored. It kind of took a little life out of us.
On turnovers …
"I think we had four second half turnovers. You're not going to beat any bad football teams, let alone a top-20 team like Ole Miss."
#31, Ejiro Ederaine, OLB
On the defense…
"We have to lineup and tackle. Ole Miss is a great team and well coached. We took steps in the right direction but we just have to look at the tape and attack it."
#5, Chason Virgil, QB
On earning coaches' trust …
"They trust me, and I appreciate it. I can't make those turnovers, but it means a lot to know that I have offense and coaches trust."
On his nerves…
"There is nothing wrong with being nervous and after the first play it all goes away."
On next week…
"This loss just adds fuel to the fire and it motivates us. We play another top-25 team, and we need to work harder. We have Utah at home and losing in Bulldog Stadium is not what we do at Fresno State."
