Indiana University Athletics
Postgame Quotes: Indiana vs Wake Forest
9/26/2015 5:40:00 PM | Football
Indiana Head Coach Kevin Wilson
Opening Statement...
"It was a good win. We made it hard at the end. We continued to improve and we finally started to get a better pass balance. We're very fortunate to win. We played pretty good defense until the end, but we got a little rattled. It's good to be 4-0, and we're pleased with the win today."
On keeping up confidence at the end of the game...
"I think defensively, we got a little rattled. We gave up some third downs. They had a really nice onside kick, they executed it perfectly. I thought we were OK, but the kid kicked it great and gave them a chance. It was nice to keep playing, get a little pressure, and good to close it out. We made it harder than we needed to. Wake played really, really good. They played hard, which I thought they would. We were very fortunate to win, very proud, and very happy."
On Indiana's upcoming schedule...
"This is the first game we've had the lead at halftime. No game has been easy for us. If we're not awake, we're doing a bad job coaching. We know conference play is coming and there's a lot of football to play. In this day and age, the ball can get down field, out in space. You've got to keep playing hard. At the seven or eight-minute mark, we lulled around and let them back in the game. But Wake kept playing. We can do a little bit better. We've been in some close games."
Indiana Players
On causing problems for Wake Forest QB Kendall Hinton...
"We game-planned it, and it was just the same stuff we saw all week and we really got after them today. It's a great day to be a Hoosier."
On Indiana starting 4-0 for the first time since 1990...
"One of our goals this year was to be 4-0 coming into October, and we accomplished that today. Everyone is excited, and it's a great feeling."
On stopping Wake Forest's quarterback and running game...
"That was the emphasis this week, to get after the quarterback and stop the run. We got after that today, and it was really good."
On having an aggressive game plan against Wake Forest...
"We did. The stuff that they showed us [today], we had seen all week. Everyone was really prepared and we showed up today."
On recording his first sack of the season...
"I hadn't had a sack this year, and today I was really trying to get after them and get one. I did, and it was a great feeling."
On the defensive struggles in the fourth quarter...
"We were starting to get a bit tired, you could tell. We were trying to get after them, but we had some communication issues and they started coming back in the fourth quarter. It wasn't a big issue, and we were able to come away with the 'W'."
On playing Ohio State next weekend, being from Ohio...
"I've been looking forward to this game all year. It means a lot. I'm from Ohio, and it's the big powerhouse program in Ohio. It's great to be able to play them and get after them, and I'm looking forward to it. I've got a couple of friends on that team, and I'm ready to play against them."
