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Southern Miss Player Quotes
10/7/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Southern Miss Player Quotes
Southern Miss Senior Tight End Otho Graves:
On the touchdown:
?I don?t know how I managed to get one leg in, but I made a big play and we won.?
On nerves at the end of the game
?We were confident we could move the ball. We stayed poised and with our game plan. We made a few adjustments and some big plays toward the end.?
Southern Miss Senior Linebacker Michael Boley
On Houston
?I give them a lot of credit. They do a lot of different things, and the quarterback has great field vision.?
On receivers running free
?They moved people around, and we had some miscues at times. Overall, when it came time to step up we did.?
On the win
?It?s big. It gives you a lot of confidence when you step up in a big game situation like that.?
Southern Miss Sophomore Quarterback Damion Carter:
On coming in on short notice
?Being the No.2, you know you?re always only one play away. I try to go out there with the same poise and confidence that Dustin goes out there with and be a team leader.?
On the team having confidence in him
?It?s real important not only for me to have confidence, but for the team to have confidence in me. To go out there and see they had that confidence in me, it just made me want to go out there and play hard to do it for them.?
On the two-point conversion
?It?s a situation we practice all the time. You have to go out there and execute the play.?
On the touchdown pass
?Coach gave me a pass/run option. The first two receivers were covered, but I looked over and saw Otho streaking in the back of the end zone, and I tried to make a throw to get it to him.
?He was the last receiver in the progression; next would have been to run.?
On what he brings to the table
?Obviously we don?t know Dustin?s situation, but I?m going to continue to do what I do every week ? practice like I?m going to be the starter.?
Southern Miss Senior Linebacker Dillon Cleckler
On the Houston offense
?You have to give them credit. They were getting the ball off fast, and were not giving us a lot of time to get to them.?
On bending, but not breaking
?We gave up a lot of yards. It?s not the best we?ve played statistically, but I guess that?s been our motto, ?Bend, but don?t break.??
On next week
?I?m sure when we watch the film, we?ll see a lot of areas where we can improve. Basically, we want to get better.?
Southern Miss Junior Cornerback John Eubanks:
On the touchdown return
?A couple of games back against Tulane a seem opened, but a guy from the backside got me. All week, we?ve stretched that it is time to raise the bar. I saw people falling down, and the next thing I knew it was just me and the kicker.
?From there, you just try not to get run down.?
Southern Miss Senior Running Back Sherron Moore:
On getting more comfortable playing
?Running the ball has never been the problem. It?s been my pass blocking, and now I?m real comfortable doing that now too.?
