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Kansas vs. Oklahoma State Post Game Quotes
November 11, 2007 | Cowboy Football
Gundy regarding the game:
“I give Kansas a lot of credit. They did tonight what they've done all year long: made no mistakes, had very few penalties and took care of the football. They did a nice job on offense of mixing the run and pass. It's really simple: we had four turnovers. If you play a team that is as successful as they are and that play as well as they do, if you give them four more chances to have the ball it will be extremely difficult to win. That's really what it comes down to. We gave the ball away too many times in order to overcome an offense that has had as much success as they've had.”
Gundry regarding Adarius Bowman's injury:
“He's obviously out tonight and we'll find out tomorrow if possibly for the year. We just don't know. He hurt something that has to do with his knee or ankle. It's his leg and I don't even know which leg it is. It was enough that when I turned around he was in sweats so I knew he wasn't coming back tonight. Hopefully we'll get him back this week but we just don't know yet.”
Gundy regarding Kansas offense:
They're good at run-pass and their offense is very similar to ours. They took over and they check run-or-pass or however we lineup. There are a lot of similarities. Their quarterback is a nice player. He does a nice job of getting the ball to the receivers.”
Gundy regarding players stepping up to fill Bowman's spot:
“Dez Bryant made some plays. We put Damien Davis in for Bowman and he made a couple plays. He got in the wrong spot at times. Dez played hard and challenged and went up to try and get the ball.”
Kansas Head Coach Mark Mangino
On the game
“I want to tip my hat to
“It was one of those games where we knew that it was going to be a fight, it was going to be a battle. We told our kids all week that it was going to be a battle. The kids kept their poise on both sides of the ball. I am very proud of the way that they just kept fighting.
On his team's performance
“It was an outstanding performance on the part of our players. Todd Reesing played well again. Brandon McAnderson continues to play well for us. The offensive line continues to pass-protect and run-block very well. Marcus Henry, coming back to his home state, had a big night tonight and I am very happy for him. He is a young man that just wanted an opportunity to play Division I football. We gave it to him and he has made the most of it.”
“Our kids don't panic. They understand and we did what we had to do to keep separation between us and
On the prospect of moving up in the BCS standings after Ohio State's loss to Illinois
“We're going to enjoy this win tonight and then tomorrow morning, we are going to get up and get ready for Iowa State. We're not caught up in polls and all that stuff. Our team is 10-0 right now because we have taken care of the task at hand.”
OSU Player Quotes
Senior Linebacker Donovan Woods
On cutting the Kansas
“We thought that we were back in the game once we fought back and made it a 33-28 ball game. Obviously, the game did not end the way we wanted it to. It is tough, but we have to deal with this sometimes.”
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Senior Wide Receiver Tommy Devereaux
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On his 39-yard touchdown reception
“It felt really good because it was my first score since my freshman season. When Adarius (Bowman) went out, I knew that someone had to step up. Dez (Bryant) played a good game, but we needed someone else on the other side to make plays. My number was called and I was lucky to get that. I beat the guy with speed and Zac (Robinson) did a great job throwing it up to me.”
Sophomore Quarterback Zac Robinson
On the loss to
“Any time a team turns the ball over like we did, it is going to hurt.
Sophomore Safety Andre Sexton
On the play of the
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Kansas Player Quotes
Linebacker Joe Mortensen
On Oklahoma State offense
“Their offense is definitely the best offense we've seen so far this year. They've got two good wideouts that are ridiculously good, their running back is leading the Big 12 in rushing and their quarterback is an athlete. Best offense we've seen so far for sure.”
“We didn't get down. We knew they were going to get big plays, they have tremendous athletes and good ball players. We just kept trying to fight back and ended up making a big play and we got three turnovers, which is great and something we take pride in on defense.”
On Ohio State losing today
“I don't care. I just want to win them all and see what happens.”
Defensive back Aqib Talib
On tackle and play he made that forced Adarius Bowman from the game
“It's just a read for us. In the coverage we were in, that's just what we do. He threw it, I made a good break on it and I hate to see him (Bowman) go down like that, but I was just out there playing football.”
On Oklahoma State's offense without Bowman
“It was a little different, they went to Dez Bryant more, but they still made plays. They still had a ton of receivers out there that could make plays. They still did pretty good.”
On feelings after Oklahoma State pulled within five points
“Of course you get nervous the whole game. Even when we're up 20, you're still nervous the whole game because anything can happen, it's college football.”
Quarterback Todd Reesing
On the offense's response after Oklahoma State pulled within five points
“I think that's happened several times this season when a team's gone ahead or gotten a little close to us late in the game the offense has responded well and found a way to get the ball in the end zone. We were moving the ball well all night and that drive was definitely a huge drive because it got us a little bit more of a lead and a little more of a comfort level.”
On being 10-0
“It's awesome, it's unbelievable. To be at this point in the season and be undefeated is beyond out wildest dreams”
