Postgame Quotes From No. 9/9 Ohio State vs. San Diego State – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/17/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 17, 2005
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Ohio State Player Quotes
Quinn Pitcock, junior defensive tackle
On Ohio State’s defensive play
“Our whole defense really stepped up tonight. Our goal is to have nine three-and-outs as a defense every game and I think we did that today. They did a lot of short stuff and we just tried to contain them and do our job.”
Santonio Holmes, junior wide receiver
On Ohio State’s offensive play
“We didn’t execute like we should have. They were playing really deep in the secondary, trying to stop our passing game. Because of that, we had some success running the ball with Antonio (Pittman) and Troy (Smith).”
Ashton Youboty, junior cornerback
On SDSU’s 80-yard touchdown
“We can’t give up big plays like that, but at the same time we played well from there on out. Half of their yards came on that one play. We just had to get our heads on straight and start executing and we did that. They were a totally different offense from Texas. We went from playing a scrambling quarterback to playing a pocket passer, so it took a lot of different preparation.”
A.J. Hawk, senior linebacker
On the play of the OSU defense
“Aside from the first play we were good in most aspects. We shut them down most of the game and you have to give credit to the front four. They got pressure on the quarterback all day and allowed us to drop back into pass coverage.”
Brandon Schnittker, senior tailback
On Troy Smith’s performance
“He played pretty well. It was nice to have continuity, but we all have to get better. In order to beat Iowa we’re going to have to execute better.”
Bobby Carpenter, senior linebacker
On San Diego State
“They came out and were very aggressive. I think we did a good job and were able to adjust to them. We have a tremendous defensive line that I think we have improved every week.”
On the game
“We were committed to playing today. We knew we couldn’t be hung up on last week’s game. We knew San Diego State was going to be a good team and they proved that on the first play.
Anthony Schlegel, senior linebacker
On their performance
“I think coming off of last week’s game, we played very solid. I thought we played very well after the first play. We are not where we want to be yet, but we will keep working on it.”
San Diego State Head Coach Tom Craft Quotes
On the game
“Going into this game, we really felt it would be a big challenge. It was an electrifying start, but without any follow-up. I saw growth and development with our special teams from week one, and we did things today that everyone can draw from in the future. For the people who ask, `why are we playing against Ohio State?’ It’s a springboard for next week if we handle it right. We have the potential to be a good football team. Now, we lost the first three rounds (of the season), but can look forward to the fourth. We will go back to work and clean some stuff up now.”
On Ohio State
“We played physically with the Ohio State defense and our corners hung in there. Ohio State’s quarterback kept things alive. (Troy Smith) was elusive and physically strong. Defense is reacting and recovering, and we certainly had a bigger challenge than two years ago. Ohio State was diversified in coverage, and in the end, we got exposed in a lot of areas.”
On SDSU’s performance
“It was a big test on our returners, but we were hanging in there. That is our job and that is what we always talk about. No matter what the score, we the play the same way. Our guys hung in there against some outstanding athletes and we should be proud.”
