POSTGAME HAMPTON GAME QUOTES

Coach Fobbs on the Hampton game
“It was a very physical football game, there is no question about that. I felt like our defense played well. Offensively, we just didn’t have enough continuity. Throughout the ball game that was our problem. We got a few things going, but we just weren't able to be consistent.”

 Coach Fobbs on the physical nature of the game
“They had some nice drives and some very good runs. And we pressed a little bit on some throws. The opportunities were there for us, we just didn’t cash in. In a physical game like this you just hope you come out healthy and I felt like we did anyway. “

 Quarterback Shelton Morgan on his performance
“Tonight, I evaluated my performance in two halves. I believe in the first half my performance was exceptional. In the second half, after the first interception, I believe I started rushing things. At that point, the game kind of got out of control. But I believe I laid down a foundation and something I can build on.”

 Morgan on the help he was getting from previous starter Herb Miller
“Herb was telling me what was going. Stuff I couldn’t see on the field, he could see on the sideline, so he was trying to tell me what was going on in terms of the coverages and the defenses’ tendencies were. Herb knows because he’s been out there before. He knows what I’m going through.”

 Fullback Trey Green on his touchdown before the half
“Down 17-7 at halftime, we’re still in the game.  We were excited. We were ready to go out and do the things we needed to do to win. As far as the touchdown call goes, he was a great call by (coach Kenny Ray). We just caught them off guard. I was open, and I just did what I was supposed to do.”

 Coach Fobbs on the second-half kickoff confusion
“It was a total error and I’ll take responsibility for it.  We wanted to defer to the second half, but we just said it the wrong way.  We just didn’t word it right and we had to pay for it because we had to kick to them in the second half. Normally, you would say defer to the second half, but we said we wanted to kick off, so….”

 Coach Fobbs on the special teams
“Just like last week we corrected the things in our punting game. The thing that happened tonight was coverage, getting out of our lanes. We’ll continue to work and get those things taken care of. “

 Coach Fobbs on the morale of the team
“Somebody asks me that every week. Let me tell you something about these guys. These guys love playing football. All they want to do is strap it on Success is going to come for us. We’ve got the right guys out there. I know this because they bust their tails every day at practice. And you have never seen – through all the ball games we’ve played – those guys go out there and quit. Our guys are hungry, and our guys are going to get it done.”