University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Southern Miss-Kansas Postgame Quotes
9/26/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 26, 2009
Southern Miss Head Coach Larry Fedora
On getting into the Kansas red zone twice in first half with no conversions: "We turned it over once on a blitz. They came off the backside and then on fourth and six inches we didn't get the first down. It's disappointing that we didn't convert both those times. When you get into a game like this one you can't miss those type of opportunities."
On DeAndre Brown and Damion Fletcher being out late in the game: "They were banged up and neither one of them felt like they could go 100 percent and at that time we needed guys that could go 100 percent."
On Quarterback Austin Davis' game: "I think he played well and I think he played the game well. Obviously on the pick, he couldn't see the things that were happening and we don't want him to throw it in that situation, but I still thought he did a good job managing the football team. And overall, I'm still proud of the way our football team played. We knew it was going to be a four quarter game and we knew there was going to be adversity in the game. I don't think our guys ever flinched, I think they just kept playing and playing and I'm proud of the way they played."
Southern Miss players
Jamie Collins Freshman DB
On the team's overall play: "We came out and played our best. They fought back, and we got tired and did not have enough energy. They made plays and we did not."
On the play of Todd Reesing: "We did what we were supposed to, but he still made a few plays. He is good, he still made plays."
On the Kansas offense: "They have a pretty good offense. I can't take anything away from them."
On having such great stats as a freshman: "You have got to play ball freshman or not. You have to get out there and do what you got to do."
Jonathan Massey Junior TE
On the game: "We had a couple of penalties that put us behind the chains and were missed opportunities. It was a heartbreaking loss because we felt like we played the way that we wanted to minus the mistakes."
On his personal performance: "It is really hard to think of anything that I have done with such a heartbreaking loss."
On what put Kansas over the top: "They have a great team, but we feel like we have a great team as well. I really feel like the mistakes and missed opportunities that we had are what shot us in the foot."
