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Oklahoma State Football - Head Coach Postgame Quotes - OSU vs. Texas Tech - Nov. 28, 2020
November 28, 2020 | Cowboy Football
Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy
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On the game
"That looked like a lot of the games we've played here over the last 10 years. We got into the third and fourth quarter where neither team could slow the other team down other than a turnover. We were able to rally and make some plays and found a way to win. We had a few guys go out of the game who we had to replace with young players who came in and competed. It's a good win for our team."
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On Dezmon Jackson
"Dez competed and ran well. He looked good out there once he settled in; it looked like he saw some of the cuts really well. I would've preferred he hang on to the ball late in the fourth quarter, but overall I was proud of the way he competed."
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On being in a shootout
"That was definitely like it used to be. We hadn't been in that situation this year, and you just have to rally back. It's like being in a title fight, you're going to take a blow and you have to give one back. You just try to hang on long enough so you can get the last one. Our guys found a way to come out in the end, which I was proud of them for playing well down the stretch."
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On the senior class
"It's another special group. We've had class after class come through here that have all been to bowl games, been ranked high in the country and played in big-time television games. All of these guys are graduated and most of them have minors or double majors, and I think nine of the 22 today were already in grad school. It makes us proud because that is part of our job. Our guys are getting quality degrees and then they're competing in football. Hopefully we are putting a product out there that can be productive in society and help give back to make the world a better place."
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On Tre Sterling
"He played really well. He's been beat up a little bit and hasn't practiced much. He got two days this week and had been practicing one day a week. He's a veteran guy who has seen a lot. On his interception for a touchdown, on the sideline he told the coaches if they run that same route concept again that he was going to intercept it and run it in for a touchdown. He went back out and did exactly what he said he was going to do. He's a pretty savvy guy, and he is intelligent and has had a lot of reps so he is generally in the right place at the right time."
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Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells
Opening Statement
"Well, it's a tough loss for us. You know we got behind in the second half, got behind by three scores and continued to fight. That was the thing I was most proud of, nobody on that sideline ever thought we were out of it. We continued to play to win, coach to win; obviously, we came up short. Credit to Oklahoma State. We came here to win the game, to play aggressive, to call an aggressive game and play to win, and we came up short. That's not what this program is going to be about. The effort, the intensity, the vibe all the way through is what we will be about. Credit to those guys in the locker room for continuing to fight. That's what we've got to have as we continue to change this culture and turn this program around. So, for that, I'm proud."
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On the onside kick returned for a touchdown by Jason Taylor
"It was a look that we had seen on tape that we thought we could take advantage of. We practiced it all week. We got it confirmed on several kicks in the first half and made the decision at halftime that when we come out and score and take the lead, that's the best time to try to do it. We just didn't execute it well."
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On the change in the game plan in the second half and the decision to onside kick
"It was something by scheme and by where their guards were playing, we felt like we had it. We just didn't execute well. That's a point where we bring in those things, and you have times to call them in a game. From a football standpoint and a space standpoint, we just didn't execute well enough."
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On the rotation of SaRodorick Thompson and Xavier White at running back in the second half
"It was probably just a matter of Xavier being in that rotation for that third fourth-down drive. I don't think we subbed him in specifically that drive, it was just part of the natural flow of that rotation. He certainly played well and merited continuing to play at that time."
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On mistakes that resulted in big plays for Oklahoma State
"The biggest thing is that we are playing through that. Bad things happen. A sign of a team not playing through it is a team that doesn't play hard. I don't think anybody saw that. When things happened, either good or bad, I think you saw us rally together. Whether it was offense in the late-third quarter or defense with the turnovers after that, that's how I would evaluate it. I would look at our guys, their reaction and the play that happened afterward."
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On the game
"That looked like a lot of the games we've played here over the last 10 years. We got into the third and fourth quarter where neither team could slow the other team down other than a turnover. We were able to rally and make some plays and found a way to win. We had a few guys go out of the game who we had to replace with young players who came in and competed. It's a good win for our team."
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On Dezmon Jackson
"Dez competed and ran well. He looked good out there once he settled in; it looked like he saw some of the cuts really well. I would've preferred he hang on to the ball late in the fourth quarter, but overall I was proud of the way he competed."
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On being in a shootout
"That was definitely like it used to be. We hadn't been in that situation this year, and you just have to rally back. It's like being in a title fight, you're going to take a blow and you have to give one back. You just try to hang on long enough so you can get the last one. Our guys found a way to come out in the end, which I was proud of them for playing well down the stretch."
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On the senior class
"It's another special group. We've had class after class come through here that have all been to bowl games, been ranked high in the country and played in big-time television games. All of these guys are graduated and most of them have minors or double majors, and I think nine of the 22 today were already in grad school. It makes us proud because that is part of our job. Our guys are getting quality degrees and then they're competing in football. Hopefully we are putting a product out there that can be productive in society and help give back to make the world a better place."
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On Tre Sterling
"He played really well. He's been beat up a little bit and hasn't practiced much. He got two days this week and had been practicing one day a week. He's a veteran guy who has seen a lot. On his interception for a touchdown, on the sideline he told the coaches if they run that same route concept again that he was going to intercept it and run it in for a touchdown. He went back out and did exactly what he said he was going to do. He's a pretty savvy guy, and he is intelligent and has had a lot of reps so he is generally in the right place at the right time."
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Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells
Opening Statement
"Well, it's a tough loss for us. You know we got behind in the second half, got behind by three scores and continued to fight. That was the thing I was most proud of, nobody on that sideline ever thought we were out of it. We continued to play to win, coach to win; obviously, we came up short. Credit to Oklahoma State. We came here to win the game, to play aggressive, to call an aggressive game and play to win, and we came up short. That's not what this program is going to be about. The effort, the intensity, the vibe all the way through is what we will be about. Credit to those guys in the locker room for continuing to fight. That's what we've got to have as we continue to change this culture and turn this program around. So, for that, I'm proud."
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On the onside kick returned for a touchdown by Jason Taylor
"It was a look that we had seen on tape that we thought we could take advantage of. We practiced it all week. We got it confirmed on several kicks in the first half and made the decision at halftime that when we come out and score and take the lead, that's the best time to try to do it. We just didn't execute it well."
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On the change in the game plan in the second half and the decision to onside kick
"It was something by scheme and by where their guards were playing, we felt like we had it. We just didn't execute well. That's a point where we bring in those things, and you have times to call them in a game. From a football standpoint and a space standpoint, we just didn't execute well enough."
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On the rotation of SaRodorick Thompson and Xavier White at running back in the second half
"It was probably just a matter of Xavier being in that rotation for that third fourth-down drive. I don't think we subbed him in specifically that drive, it was just part of the natural flow of that rotation. He certainly played well and merited continuing to play at that time."
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On mistakes that resulted in big plays for Oklahoma State
"The biggest thing is that we are playing through that. Bad things happen. A sign of a team not playing through it is a team that doesn't play hard. I don't think anybody saw that. When things happened, either good or bad, I think you saw us rally together. Whether it was offense in the late-third quarter or defense with the turnovers after that, that's how I would evaluate it. I would look at our guys, their reaction and the play that happened afterward."
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