Postgame Quotes - No. 17/16 Michigan at Indiana
10/14/2017 4:58:00 PM | Football
Postgame Quotes
No. 17/16 Michigan at Indiana
Oct. 14, 2017
Indiana Head Coach Tom Allen
COACH ALLEN: I love these players, our coaches. They give so much. They invest so much. They sacrifice so much. And they left it all out there, and played a good football team. And just came up short.
So not going to sit here and feel sorry for anybody. I'll take responsibility for whatever didn't happen. I love these players. Love these coaches. And they fought. They fought, fought, and fought, and I believe in them and they believe in us, period.
Questions.
Q. You had first and goal at the one-yard line, can you take us through that?
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, you're just obviously, when you get that close to the goal line, you really -- as crazy as it sounds, it can be very challenging, you know, especially as good as they are in their front.
You know, you try to punch it in there with running the football a couple of times, and then take a couple throws to try and -- off some movement, try to move the pocket. You can't sit back there. They are bringing saw pressure, which is both edges, and really just kind of playing Cover 0, man, and just kind of daring you to win the one-on-ones. Weren't able to win those, you know, unfortunately.
But tough. Tough to convert against those guys, for sure. But they whipped us up front with those last couple runs and as we rolled out on those last couple trying to create some space and couldn't convert, so disappointing.
Q. What was your view, a couple of plays that could have gone either way, officials called?
COACH ALLEN: Several -- yeah, several. Everybody's saying -- yeah, I understand how this all works. We have to earn the right to get those breaks, period. End of discussion.
Q. What do you mean by that? What do you mean by "you have to earn the right?"
COACH ALLEN: We have to be a football team that's competing week-in, week-out for the Big 10 Championship. That's what I believe.
Q. How is Peyton's knee?
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, he just got tweaked a little bit. Tough kid. He'll be all right. Just kind of give him a little -- rubbed it a little bit. He felt better.
Q. Game like this, the streak's been going on for so long, what does it do for morale?
COACH ALLEN: It creates resolve. It creates a toughness and a fight. Stronger and tighter than ever. That's what it creates. It ain't no feeling sorry for nobody. It's none of this, "Oh, you know what, man, we're so close, you know, we just" -- no. Mm-mmm. This team has too much to them. There's too much love. There's too much fight. There's too much grit. There's too much invested.
No, they are going to keep fighting, more than ever. It's a great question, though. Because the average person would think that it would frustrate you and you would, Ah, you know what -- mm-mmm. That's not how we're built. That's not how I'm wired. That's now how we're wired, and that's not how this team is going to respond.
Q. What can you say about Griffin Oakes? He certainly had some ups and downs.
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, you know what, really respect him. He's having a great year. You know, the block wasn't on him. It wasn't a low kick, it wasn't a bad kick. It was just one of our guys got blown up, okay.
So he was frustrated by the call that we didn't get on the on-side kick and I had to calm him down and say, hey, we're going to need you to come kick one again and he came up to me after and -- because he didn't really want to hear that at the time, which usually you don't.
But he learned a valuable lesson there, so he came back and nailed it. Really, really proud of his performance and the way he's kicking right now. So he's doing a great job.
Q. You had problems a couple of times today wrapping up on tackles.
COACH ALLEN: We did. If I had to say a disappointment defensively was I just didn't think we had tackled as well as we've been. I just, I don't know, their back aren't that big. They are good backs, for sure, but they are not that kind of back. We just, you know -- I don't know. That's really disappointing for sure. That last play shouldn't have been a tackle for loss I thought, and then just -- that's it.
Q. You talk so much about takeaways. Is this the kind of game where you will assess what it could have done --
COACH ALLEN: Oh, there's no doubt. I agree. Field position, we had the one that we actually got, and that situation that we won't talk about.
And then you have, you know, Jon Crawford dropped one, and then I thought Chris Covington had a chance there. Those are big, because that' right before they have to punt, and we take about 40 yards away from field position. They are huge.
I'm not going to -- we just got to catch the ball. I tell you, you don't play defense because you can't catch, okay. You play defense because you're a great athlete. So no excuses there. Just got to catch the ball.
Q. You mentioned field position. Field position seemed to be a problem.
COACH ALLEN: It was. Especially in the first half and into the third. You know, we struggled. Their punter did a good job, and I thought we just -- you know, we didn't get enough first downs in key times in there to get the field flipped and I just still -- but I tell you, that wasn't really what -- the one time we got them on the 16, that's when we gave up the last touchdown in the fourth quarter. But yeah, that's a big deal. We talked about it all week long, how big that was going to be.
You know, just field position in a game like this, it proved to be true. Comes down to overtime.
Q. What did you say to J-Shun Harris before that big punt return --
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, I said, "Go score." I said, "Hey, let's get one. Let's house one," and he almost did. He's the reason why we got the chance to keep on playing. So great job by day Shaun. Great to have him back.
Q. What is it about Peyton that you're comfortable trusting him not just as the starter, but in a game like it against that defense, he had the ball in his hand so much.
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, well, you know, I tell you what, he's young and he made some mistakes. But he's everything I believed he would be. He's tough. He understands the game. He got some tough yards. He took some hits. He distributed the football. They are breathing down his neck all day long and he made some key throws.
You know, he'll keep getting better and better. I'm telling you, that's a nasty defense to play. It is. I'm going to give them credit. That's a great -- I know they struggled last week, but they turned it over, like, what, four or five times last week, or that game wouldn't even have been close to that score.
That's football. Everybody can say what they want about -- you know, they looked pretty good to me against Florida, and they have got a few athletes down there. That's a good football team we just played.
So I just thought Peyton did some great things and we've just got to keep working. He's our guy and we believe in him and the players do, too.
But anything that he has to work on, we'll get addressed and keep fighting together. I'm really, really proud of the way he competed.
Q. You seemed pretty animated after the interception got called back.
COACH ALLEN: Ya think?
Q. What did you see on it --
COACH ALLEN: I saw a great defensive play with a great pick and we had the ball going that way. That's what I saw.
Q. Peyton rolling out to his left -- is that something he's comfortable doing?
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, he is. Yeah, you know, and where the ball was at, he kind of -- you had to get him on the move. We can't just sit back. They are bringing edge pressure. I mean, that's like suicide if you just drop back. But yeah, he can throw the ball moving to his left.
Q. On the on-side kick, what explanation did you get, because on replay, he didn't have one foot down?
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, he did. He had a foot inbounds with the ball and he had it controlled. So they didn't see it that way.
Q. You've got a lot of film to watch, but just your initial impressions of what positive can you take out of this heading into this week?
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, you know, really, the positive is, we fought our tails off and we tied the game up, to go to overtime and had a chance to win and beat a top 20 team in the country. And I'm proud of our team for that.
But my heart breaks for these guys, because they have worked so hard and they believe so much, and they deserve the opportunity to come out with a win. And that's why I hurt for them.
But I'm proud of them. I'm proud of how hard they played. I'm proud of how they fought and how they finished. We've just got to find a way to make those plays.
Life isn't always about getting everything you want. It's about learning from, you know, coming up really close and creating a character and a resolve that will allow you to face any challenge that you come up against. We're building men here. Then we're going to win. See you.
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh
On Karan Higdon's performance:
"He was phenomenal. I don't know how many yards he got after contact but those were tough yards. It looked like there'd be a tackle for loss, a small gain or no gain and he found a way to get four or five yards out of it. More than a few plays.
"He cracked a big one for us, and he didn't get trapped behind the line. He was a big boost for us."
On the goal-line stand in overtime:
"We're going to have to dig down deep to do it. The goal-line stand was great, an opportunity to keep them out of the end zone and win the ball game. We responded with two tackles for loss, incompletion and an interception on the quarterback option route. It was a great four plays for us."
Was there a point in the game when you realized that Karan was going to be the one that was carrying the offense or was that the plan the whole time?
"Karan started the game and we leaned on him heavy. Chris and Ty both made some good plays. Nice to see Kareem Walker get a shot and produce. More carries for him in the future. And we've got a long way to go. We're not very humble about this. We move onto a big road game next week. But this was a big game for our team. Mistakes were made, but it's something we can really grow from."
LB Tegray Scales
On defeats against Michigan in overtimes twice recently
"It's frustrating. All that work throughout the week and the offseason. These are close games that you want to win and you lose. It never feels good, but you can't keep your head down. We still have a lot more games to play."
On facing a lot of important third downs
"I told them it's on us. This is what we wanted. We didn't always step up and make the plays, but that is what our defense works for."
On what to say as a team leader after the game
"It was a lot of emotions. We just fought 60 minutes plus and didn't come out victorious. We thought we could win and we were close, but we didn't. Everyone deserved to be a little sad, but also motivated."
In what way coming up short is motivational
"We are right there. We didn't win, but we see what we are capable of."
On Coach Allen taking the loss so hard
"He is passionate about this sport just like we all are. The coaches prepare a lot for this and there is a lot of emotion that goes into this game."
S Chase Dutra
On the outcome of the game
"I think we gave it everything we had. We've got to keep fighting. We broke down in that overtime on defense. We had him (Karan Higdon) stopped in the backfield, and we just have to have more people pursuing the ball. It's a tough one. But, you know, we are just going to keep fighting, keep learning and keep going. We've got to move on. We've got to flush it out and get ready."
On the defense nearly getting takeaways
"We are right there. I know the takeaways are coming. We are getting our hands on the balls, we are doing our assignments and we are where we are supposed to be. Maybe we just have to get to the ball harder. Maybe hit the jugs machine a little bit more. We are right there, the takeaways are coming. It is something that we are going to get."
On the close calls
"To be honest, I don't go into any game expecting to get any calls. I play the game to not get a call the entire game. When the referees see how they do, that's how they see it. Sometimes you agree or disagree. The crowd might disagree or something like that, but you just have to play the game how it is called. Whether the call is for you or against you, you just have to move on and keep playing."
WR Simmie Cobbs Jr.
On onside kick
"We prepared all week for that situation. You never know when it's going to come. I should have made the play. It's something that happened. We are going to watch film on it and the next time this situation occurs I should be more balanced, keep my feet in and be prepared."
On 62-yard pass play that was called back
"Looking at it, it looks like that but once again you have to be prepared to make a big play. Be stronger with that kind of situation and it's a bummer but we will bounce back from it."
On the close calls
"It's a tough game out here. It's big Ten play. We aren't really looking for the calls. I think what he means by that is that we have to give them every reason to call it in the first place. We left some plays out there on the field and we are going to watch the film and get back to it."
On recent games in Michigan-IU series
"You come to Indiana and you know you are going to play all these great opponents. It's tough for me and for the rest of the seniors as well who have come so close and not finishing. It definitely hit us on the chin, but it builds character. Coach Allen keeps us up and tells us that we played our hearts out and we did but we just have to make more plays."
QB Peyton Ramsey
On forcing overtime
"I don't think it was anything we did differently. I think we just executed better as a team and an offense. There were points in the game where we struggled to execute."
On the last series in overtime
"It's the same thing. It comes down to execution and we just have to be a little bit better. We've got to tighten up and we have to make just a couple more plays."
On moving the ball in the fourth quarter
"I think we just took our time and settled down a little bit and got into the flow of the game again and once we stopped that drought, I think we got into a rhythm and that helped us out a lot."
On final play of the game
"I was trying to get out of the pocket so there was an option to run or throw it in and there was a little bit of pressure, so I just tried to give our guys a chance."
On close calls
"We just have to play better. We have to make plays and that's what we consistently talk about and it doesn't matter. We just have to control what we can control on every single down and that's how our big plays will come."
On Michigan defense
"They were really good and I think what makes them really good is the fact that they're sound and they do their job and it makes it tough on a quarterback when they're consistent and do the right thing. They're really good at what they do."
On second half adjustments
"I think just making some adjustments at halftime, making adjustments on the sideline, seeing what's working and what's not working, and kind of just rolling with it."
On what Coach Allen said postgame
"He talked about how proud of us he was, how proud he was of our effort and how hard we worked because he saw for 60 minutes guys competing in battle."
RB Morgan Ellison
On locker room postgame
"It's tough for everybody because how hard we fought and how hard we trained. Coach Allen just told us to keep our heads up and keep working because it's not always about the score, but the effort and he saw a lot of effort out of us."
On second half adjustments
"The coaches made adjustments and Coach Hart told us what to do and we ran the plays.
They just said be patient, trust it and keep going, but it wasn't enough in the end."
On playing a tough schedule so far
"I think we treat every team the same. We've just got to keep working because the most important game is our next one against Michigan State. That's going to be the next important game and we just have to keep working."
No. 17/16 Michigan at Indiana
Oct. 14, 2017
Indiana Head Coach Tom Allen
COACH ALLEN: I love these players, our coaches. They give so much. They invest so much. They sacrifice so much. And they left it all out there, and played a good football team. And just came up short.
So not going to sit here and feel sorry for anybody. I'll take responsibility for whatever didn't happen. I love these players. Love these coaches. And they fought. They fought, fought, and fought, and I believe in them and they believe in us, period.
Questions.
Q. You had first and goal at the one-yard line, can you take us through that?
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, you're just obviously, when you get that close to the goal line, you really -- as crazy as it sounds, it can be very challenging, you know, especially as good as they are in their front.
You know, you try to punch it in there with running the football a couple of times, and then take a couple throws to try and -- off some movement, try to move the pocket. You can't sit back there. They are bringing saw pressure, which is both edges, and really just kind of playing Cover 0, man, and just kind of daring you to win the one-on-ones. Weren't able to win those, you know, unfortunately.
But tough. Tough to convert against those guys, for sure. But they whipped us up front with those last couple runs and as we rolled out on those last couple trying to create some space and couldn't convert, so disappointing.
Q. What was your view, a couple of plays that could have gone either way, officials called?
COACH ALLEN: Several -- yeah, several. Everybody's saying -- yeah, I understand how this all works. We have to earn the right to get those breaks, period. End of discussion.
Q. What do you mean by that? What do you mean by "you have to earn the right?"
COACH ALLEN: We have to be a football team that's competing week-in, week-out for the Big 10 Championship. That's what I believe.
Q. How is Peyton's knee?
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, he just got tweaked a little bit. Tough kid. He'll be all right. Just kind of give him a little -- rubbed it a little bit. He felt better.
Q. Game like this, the streak's been going on for so long, what does it do for morale?
COACH ALLEN: It creates resolve. It creates a toughness and a fight. Stronger and tighter than ever. That's what it creates. It ain't no feeling sorry for nobody. It's none of this, "Oh, you know what, man, we're so close, you know, we just" -- no. Mm-mmm. This team has too much to them. There's too much love. There's too much fight. There's too much grit. There's too much invested.
No, they are going to keep fighting, more than ever. It's a great question, though. Because the average person would think that it would frustrate you and you would, Ah, you know what -- mm-mmm. That's not how we're built. That's not how I'm wired. That's now how we're wired, and that's not how this team is going to respond.
Q. What can you say about Griffin Oakes? He certainly had some ups and downs.
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, you know what, really respect him. He's having a great year. You know, the block wasn't on him. It wasn't a low kick, it wasn't a bad kick. It was just one of our guys got blown up, okay.
So he was frustrated by the call that we didn't get on the on-side kick and I had to calm him down and say, hey, we're going to need you to come kick one again and he came up to me after and -- because he didn't really want to hear that at the time, which usually you don't.
But he learned a valuable lesson there, so he came back and nailed it. Really, really proud of his performance and the way he's kicking right now. So he's doing a great job.
Q. You had problems a couple of times today wrapping up on tackles.
COACH ALLEN: We did. If I had to say a disappointment defensively was I just didn't think we had tackled as well as we've been. I just, I don't know, their back aren't that big. They are good backs, for sure, but they are not that kind of back. We just, you know -- I don't know. That's really disappointing for sure. That last play shouldn't have been a tackle for loss I thought, and then just -- that's it.
Q. You talk so much about takeaways. Is this the kind of game where you will assess what it could have done --
COACH ALLEN: Oh, there's no doubt. I agree. Field position, we had the one that we actually got, and that situation that we won't talk about.
And then you have, you know, Jon Crawford dropped one, and then I thought Chris Covington had a chance there. Those are big, because that' right before they have to punt, and we take about 40 yards away from field position. They are huge.
I'm not going to -- we just got to catch the ball. I tell you, you don't play defense because you can't catch, okay. You play defense because you're a great athlete. So no excuses there. Just got to catch the ball.
Q. You mentioned field position. Field position seemed to be a problem.
COACH ALLEN: It was. Especially in the first half and into the third. You know, we struggled. Their punter did a good job, and I thought we just -- you know, we didn't get enough first downs in key times in there to get the field flipped and I just still -- but I tell you, that wasn't really what -- the one time we got them on the 16, that's when we gave up the last touchdown in the fourth quarter. But yeah, that's a big deal. We talked about it all week long, how big that was going to be.
You know, just field position in a game like this, it proved to be true. Comes down to overtime.
Q. What did you say to J-Shun Harris before that big punt return --
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, I said, "Go score." I said, "Hey, let's get one. Let's house one," and he almost did. He's the reason why we got the chance to keep on playing. So great job by day Shaun. Great to have him back.
Q. What is it about Peyton that you're comfortable trusting him not just as the starter, but in a game like it against that defense, he had the ball in his hand so much.
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, well, you know, I tell you what, he's young and he made some mistakes. But he's everything I believed he would be. He's tough. He understands the game. He got some tough yards. He took some hits. He distributed the football. They are breathing down his neck all day long and he made some key throws.
You know, he'll keep getting better and better. I'm telling you, that's a nasty defense to play. It is. I'm going to give them credit. That's a great -- I know they struggled last week, but they turned it over, like, what, four or five times last week, or that game wouldn't even have been close to that score.
That's football. Everybody can say what they want about -- you know, they looked pretty good to me against Florida, and they have got a few athletes down there. That's a good football team we just played.
So I just thought Peyton did some great things and we've just got to keep working. He's our guy and we believe in him and the players do, too.
But anything that he has to work on, we'll get addressed and keep fighting together. I'm really, really proud of the way he competed.
Q. You seemed pretty animated after the interception got called back.
COACH ALLEN: Ya think?
Q. What did you see on it --
COACH ALLEN: I saw a great defensive play with a great pick and we had the ball going that way. That's what I saw.
Q. Peyton rolling out to his left -- is that something he's comfortable doing?
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, he is. Yeah, you know, and where the ball was at, he kind of -- you had to get him on the move. We can't just sit back. They are bringing edge pressure. I mean, that's like suicide if you just drop back. But yeah, he can throw the ball moving to his left.
Q. On the on-side kick, what explanation did you get, because on replay, he didn't have one foot down?
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, he did. He had a foot inbounds with the ball and he had it controlled. So they didn't see it that way.
Q. You've got a lot of film to watch, but just your initial impressions of what positive can you take out of this heading into this week?
COACH ALLEN: Yeah, you know, really, the positive is, we fought our tails off and we tied the game up, to go to overtime and had a chance to win and beat a top 20 team in the country. And I'm proud of our team for that.
But my heart breaks for these guys, because they have worked so hard and they believe so much, and they deserve the opportunity to come out with a win. And that's why I hurt for them.
But I'm proud of them. I'm proud of how hard they played. I'm proud of how they fought and how they finished. We've just got to find a way to make those plays.
Life isn't always about getting everything you want. It's about learning from, you know, coming up really close and creating a character and a resolve that will allow you to face any challenge that you come up against. We're building men here. Then we're going to win. See you.
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh
On Karan Higdon's performance:
"He was phenomenal. I don't know how many yards he got after contact but those were tough yards. It looked like there'd be a tackle for loss, a small gain or no gain and he found a way to get four or five yards out of it. More than a few plays.
"He cracked a big one for us, and he didn't get trapped behind the line. He was a big boost for us."
On the goal-line stand in overtime:
"We're going to have to dig down deep to do it. The goal-line stand was great, an opportunity to keep them out of the end zone and win the ball game. We responded with two tackles for loss, incompletion and an interception on the quarterback option route. It was a great four plays for us."
Was there a point in the game when you realized that Karan was going to be the one that was carrying the offense or was that the plan the whole time?
"Karan started the game and we leaned on him heavy. Chris and Ty both made some good plays. Nice to see Kareem Walker get a shot and produce. More carries for him in the future. And we've got a long way to go. We're not very humble about this. We move onto a big road game next week. But this was a big game for our team. Mistakes were made, but it's something we can really grow from."
LB Tegray Scales
On defeats against Michigan in overtimes twice recently
"It's frustrating. All that work throughout the week and the offseason. These are close games that you want to win and you lose. It never feels good, but you can't keep your head down. We still have a lot more games to play."
On facing a lot of important third downs
"I told them it's on us. This is what we wanted. We didn't always step up and make the plays, but that is what our defense works for."
On what to say as a team leader after the game
"It was a lot of emotions. We just fought 60 minutes plus and didn't come out victorious. We thought we could win and we were close, but we didn't. Everyone deserved to be a little sad, but also motivated."
In what way coming up short is motivational
"We are right there. We didn't win, but we see what we are capable of."
On Coach Allen taking the loss so hard
"He is passionate about this sport just like we all are. The coaches prepare a lot for this and there is a lot of emotion that goes into this game."
S Chase Dutra
On the outcome of the game
"I think we gave it everything we had. We've got to keep fighting. We broke down in that overtime on defense. We had him (Karan Higdon) stopped in the backfield, and we just have to have more people pursuing the ball. It's a tough one. But, you know, we are just going to keep fighting, keep learning and keep going. We've got to move on. We've got to flush it out and get ready."
On the defense nearly getting takeaways
"We are right there. I know the takeaways are coming. We are getting our hands on the balls, we are doing our assignments and we are where we are supposed to be. Maybe we just have to get to the ball harder. Maybe hit the jugs machine a little bit more. We are right there, the takeaways are coming. It is something that we are going to get."
On the close calls
"To be honest, I don't go into any game expecting to get any calls. I play the game to not get a call the entire game. When the referees see how they do, that's how they see it. Sometimes you agree or disagree. The crowd might disagree or something like that, but you just have to play the game how it is called. Whether the call is for you or against you, you just have to move on and keep playing."
WR Simmie Cobbs Jr.
On onside kick
"We prepared all week for that situation. You never know when it's going to come. I should have made the play. It's something that happened. We are going to watch film on it and the next time this situation occurs I should be more balanced, keep my feet in and be prepared."
On 62-yard pass play that was called back
"Looking at it, it looks like that but once again you have to be prepared to make a big play. Be stronger with that kind of situation and it's a bummer but we will bounce back from it."
On the close calls
"It's a tough game out here. It's big Ten play. We aren't really looking for the calls. I think what he means by that is that we have to give them every reason to call it in the first place. We left some plays out there on the field and we are going to watch the film and get back to it."
On recent games in Michigan-IU series
"You come to Indiana and you know you are going to play all these great opponents. It's tough for me and for the rest of the seniors as well who have come so close and not finishing. It definitely hit us on the chin, but it builds character. Coach Allen keeps us up and tells us that we played our hearts out and we did but we just have to make more plays."
QB Peyton Ramsey
On forcing overtime
"I don't think it was anything we did differently. I think we just executed better as a team and an offense. There were points in the game where we struggled to execute."
On the last series in overtime
"It's the same thing. It comes down to execution and we just have to be a little bit better. We've got to tighten up and we have to make just a couple more plays."
On moving the ball in the fourth quarter
"I think we just took our time and settled down a little bit and got into the flow of the game again and once we stopped that drought, I think we got into a rhythm and that helped us out a lot."
On final play of the game
"I was trying to get out of the pocket so there was an option to run or throw it in and there was a little bit of pressure, so I just tried to give our guys a chance."
On close calls
"We just have to play better. We have to make plays and that's what we consistently talk about and it doesn't matter. We just have to control what we can control on every single down and that's how our big plays will come."
On Michigan defense
"They were really good and I think what makes them really good is the fact that they're sound and they do their job and it makes it tough on a quarterback when they're consistent and do the right thing. They're really good at what they do."
On second half adjustments
"I think just making some adjustments at halftime, making adjustments on the sideline, seeing what's working and what's not working, and kind of just rolling with it."
On what Coach Allen said postgame
"He talked about how proud of us he was, how proud he was of our effort and how hard we worked because he saw for 60 minutes guys competing in battle."
RB Morgan Ellison
On locker room postgame
"It's tough for everybody because how hard we fought and how hard we trained. Coach Allen just told us to keep our heads up and keep working because it's not always about the score, but the effort and he saw a lot of effort out of us."
On second half adjustments
"The coaches made adjustments and Coach Hart told us what to do and we ran the plays.
They just said be patient, trust it and keep going, but it wasn't enough in the end."
On playing a tough schedule so far
"I think we treat every team the same. We've just got to keep working because the most important game is our next one against Michigan State. That's going to be the next important game and we just have to keep working."
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