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Rice Player Quotes
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Sept. 27, 2014
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Southern Miss vs. Rice
Quotes from Southern Miss Players
Sept. 27, 2014
Faulkner Field at M.M Roberts Stadium; Hattiesburg, Miss.
FINAL SCORE: Southern Miss 23, Rice 41 (Three Overtimes)
Sophomore QB Nick Mullens
On coming up short against Rice...
- "If you see the drives that we score (on), we are very smooth, execute well and are mentally sharp. We have to work to get that mental consistency throughout the game. The only way you can do that is to put in extra work with your teammates. There is no way to get around it really. You just have to find a way to get it done and that requires extra work."
- "Going into the game I was really excited about it. Mr. Guy talked to us after practice on Thursday. I wouldn't say pressure. It was a great opportunity, great experience and I will be able to look back on it to say that I got the privilege to wear it. I have a tremendous amount for Mr. Guy, who is a great speaker, and he definitely did a lot for the University. I have all the respect in the world that he let me wear his number. That is a real honor."
On the Passing Game...
- "It was poor execution. We were locked in, but not focused enough to make the plays that we needed to make to keep sustained drives."
On what Rice did on defense...
- "There was nothing different that they showed us (from previous weeks). It was poor execution. They made plays and we didn't execute it well enough like we are supposed to and that hurt us."
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