Postgame Quotes

Sept. 20, 2014

Postgame Quotes

San Jose State at Minnesota

Sept. 20, 2014

Jerry Kill, Minnesota Head Coach

On the gameâ€¦

"We got a big 'W' and I thought our kids played well together as a team. I thought they defensively played well and they also did a good job in the kicking game. Offensively, we played well out front coming off of what happened a week ago. Our kids were focused and came out and played hard and whenever you can run a football like that, it's a good day. Coming off of the delay I thought our kids handled it really well. Sometimes that doesn't happen but our strength coaches made sure we had everything ready to go back out and the kids did a good job."

On the rain delayâ€¦

"In 31 years I think this is the second time I've been involved in one. You come in (the locker room) and start visiting about how you can adjust some things and I go in and talk to the players. You get them up and get them moving around about every five minutes, and then when you get closer we get them talking to each other. We try to create that enthusiasm. I thought our kids came out with great enthusiasm and closed the game out."

On quarterbacks Mitch Leidner and Chris Strevelerâ€¦

"Leidner wasn't full speed on Thursday so we came in on Friday morning and you can't take chances (playing Leidner) and he understood that. Hopefully this will get him healed up. Chris had a nice game. You take the one pick out of it, that was our fault, and otherwise he did well. We didn't have to throw it because we were running so well but when he did throw it, except for the one he was on target, we just dropped the ball."

Chris Streveler, Minnesota Quarterback

On his first startâ€¦

"I was excited to get out there. When you get the 'W,' it's always good. You're always happy with that. Obviously there's going to be some stuff that we can clean up, that I can clean up, but overall, when you get the 'W' you're always going to be happy."

On being able to use his speedâ€¦

"It feels good to just go out there and help the team get a 'W,' to be honest with you. I don't really care whether I do it running or passing or whatever it may be. The O-line opened up some huge holes for Cobb and myself to run through."

On expecting to pass moreâ€¦

"I think you always go into the game with the pass plays you like, expecting to run them. But they were giving us the zone read that we were running. So if it's not broke, why try to fix it? We just kept taking it."

David Cobb, Minnesota Running Back

On being worried about injuriesâ€¦

"That wasn't the biggest thing. The biggest thing was the performance that the offensive line put out there, getting the vertical push. The ankle is always feeling good when you win. That was not a problem out there."

On Chris Streveler's confidenceâ€¦

"You know his confidence is always high, whether he has 100 passing yards or no passing yards. He has a lot of confidence and we believe in him."

Damien Wilson, Minnesota Linebacker

On redemption for the defense after the TCU gameâ€¦

"I feel like we came out more energized today, and we were flat against TCU. We still have to do a better job getting down the field on third down situations. But definitely a lot better."

On how ready the team is to face Michigan next weekâ€¦

"We will be prepared. We will have a good week of practice, and I know the coaches will do an excellent job breaking down films. I expect us to be ready 100 percent."

Damarius Travis, Minnesota Defensive Back

On the secondary's playâ€¦

"I think that we did pretty well. We went out with the mentality to dominate everybody. So that is how we feel, and that is what we are going to do. And Coach holds us to the highest standards, so we have to meet those standards every game, no matter who we line up against."

On playing in nickel defensive formationâ€¦

"We like to play in a nickel a lot, get about five DBs on the field, so we wouldn't have any mismatches on the field [with that formation]."

Ron Caragher, San Jose State Head Coach

"The defense played great football. They hustled to the football, created some turnovers and held the opponent to one completion."

"The offense had a frustrating night - for all involved. I thought the offense had many opportunities and turned the ball over at very opportune times."

"Collectively it was a tough day, not as we had foreseen because I thought we had a good week of practice. I think we saw that on the defensive side, but not on the offensive side or special teams."

Travis Raciti, San Jose State Defensive Tackle

"There were times where we stepped up to the occasionâ€¦ but there were times where the communication was a little off."

"Complimenting Minnesota, I thought they had a lot of different formations and adjustments."

"We played hardâ€¦ it just comes down to execution."

Blake Jurich, San Jose State Quarterback

"There were mental mistakes. I made a couple of bad decisions. You've got to just move on."

"Defense did a great job. We just couldn't capitalize on it, with a few mistakes, we're just going to learn from it."

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