Oklahoma State University Athletics
Nebraska Postgame Quotes
October 29, 2006 | Cowboy Football
OSU Football Vs. Nebraska
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Opposing Coach quotes
Nebraska Head Coach Bill Callahan
On Oklahoma State's performance
“Give them a lot of credit today, they were outstanding in the second half. We just did not
respond and make the plays we needed to make in the second half. Give them credit, they
are a fine football team, and they definitely deserve the win.”
On his team's performance
“First of all, our goals are still intact, and we have an excellent opportunity to capture the
North. Secondly, we just have to get better. I am not pleased with our efforts today. We can
play better, we can coach better and that was pretty evident today. I felt coming into today that
special teams was an area that we had to at least match, and we failed to do that. I was not
satisfied with our fielding decisions, our coverage and our kicking.”
On second half performance
“We could have responded better. There were flashes of good plays, but other plays where
we dropped balls, missed tackles and coverages. I was not satisfied at all with what we did
in the second half. We knew they were a great second-half team. Our kids knew that, they
just did not respond.”
On Zac Taylor's performance
“There were instances where our protection could have been better. He got beat up a little
bit. Overall, I think he made good decisions, but we need to do a better job of route running
for him. Our route running today was not as good as it could have been.”
On Oklahoma State's running backs
“Their running game was outstanding. I thought their boundary runs were excellent, they
captured the corner and the perimeters well on their runs. Their backs were impressive.
Savage and Tolsten have quickness and elusiveness. You got to credit those guys, and we
have to get better on the second level.”
On Brandon Jackson's performance
“He had 182 yards today and two touchdowns. He ran the ball hard and averaged 8.2 yards a
carry. We thought we could come in today and run the ball at them and that plan held up until
we got behind. Then we started throwing the ball down the field, probably a little to much. All
in all, I thought he did a great job.”
