Postgame Quotes
November 17, 2002 | Football
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Head coach Mike Leach
On being one game short of Big 12 Championship: "We just have to do the same like we did today. We need to get a lot of first downs, make good punts and make completed passes."
On the offense:
"Kliff and the offense did an excellent job today. The young players stepped up and made some key plays. The interception late in the fourth quarter was key in the game."
"Today's win was an overall team effort by the players and the coaches."
On regaining composure after fumble:
"We dug a hole for ourselves with the fumble in the first quarter. But the team did a good job settling down, regaining their composure and getting back into the game."
Nehemiah Glover
On game:
"We knew the stakes were high for this game. We are a whole different team compared to previous teams."
On Kliff Kingsbury:
"I think Kliff is bigger than the Heisman. He has been a solid player and as long as we are winning it doesn't matter."
On the team's effort today:
"Our team was very explosive. We have great players on both the offense and the defense."
"I knew we had to keep going hard and that we couldn't give up. Plays started to open up and their defense was wearing down."
"You have to respect our offense. We are ranked because we are explosive with ball play."
Texas Quotes
Defensive Coordinator Coach Reece
On Kliff Kingsbury:
"He was the key player in today's game. We tried to change our plan and every time he would have the answer. He played really hard and executed every play. I have to take my hat off to Kingsbury. He was hot today and it is hard to battle a hot quarterback."
On Defense:
"Before the touchdown in the second half we were trying everything. We were mixing zone and blitz defenses but Kingsbury always had the answer. Every time we would run something they would answer."
Defensive End Cory Redding
On Longhorn's performance:
"We felt we had a great chance. Our offense was making plays. Our defense really hung in there with Kingsbury. We did everything we could but Kingsbury really stayed in there and made plays."
On 14-0 lead:
"We really didn't view it as a big thing. We have seen them come back before in some big wins so it really didn't affect us that much. We knew we were playing a tough team and we had to fight the whole way. They have some big playmakers and that is what it is all about."
Head Coach Mack Brown
On today's game:
"This was a great football game. I have to give a lot of credit to Texas Tech. It was a shootout between two great quarterbacks and offenses. They just had one more play. They did a great job and played as well as ever."
"I am really disappointed but I congratulate Texas Tech. They have fought adversity and been through so much this year. Texas Tech played a great game. It was not so much things we did but things that they did. Now we have to get ready to play A&M."
On bouncing back:
"I am really proud of our guys. They never quit. We had a lot of plays today for our young kids so that is really something to look forward too. These guys will be making big plays the next four years. We just have to regroup. There is a lot to be said for a team that is 9-2. We lost some things but we did not lose them all."
On Kliff Kingsbury:
"He is an amazing quarterback. We tried everything against him and he always had the answer. We could not slow him down at all which is really not like us."
