Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Player Quotes vs. Western Michigan
9/2/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 2, 2006
Indiana vs. Western Michigan
Sept. 2, 2006
Indiana Player Quotes
Sophomore wide receiver James Hardy
On the success Graeme McFarland
"He came in and didn't miss a beat at all. He takes as many reps as Blake does in practice, and we knew he would be ready if Blake would ever go down and he really stepped up and did the job."
On the performance of the offense
"We were decent, but there are more things we need to work on. But we got the victory and that is the only thing we are worried about. We just need to go back and watch film and see what we need to work on as an offensive unit to prepare for Ball State this week."
Senior quarterback Graeme McFarland
On his touchdown pass to Marcus Thigpen
"Marcus made the right read on that play with how the defensive backs were playing us. I threw it a little short to be honest, but Marcus made the play for me and it was really a great momentum shift for us."
On his overall play "I felt I played well; the line did a great job. I felt I was really well prepared for this game. I watched a lot of film with the coaching staff, and I felt like I knew exactly what their defense was doing."
Junior cornerback Tracy Porter
On the overall play of the defense
"We gave up some big runs, but overall I think we did a real good job containing their wide receivers. We made some big plays and had some big turnovers."
On the interception return by Chris Phillips
"That was huge for us. He came to his first game a little nervous, but he was confident coming in, and he's been making plays like that all through practice.
Junior fullback Josiah Sears
On the importance of the running game
"It's huge. We are going to pass the ball a lot. The short yardage formation we are using is going to give the ability to be successful on the ground and we need it."
