Postgame Quotes From No. 8/9 Ohio State vs. No. 21/21 Iowa – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 24, 2005
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Ohio State Player Quotes
Nate Salley, senior safety
On the game
“After how we came out and played last year we wanted to make a statement. We focused really well all week and played well today. Now we have a bye week and we want to work on some things and get better. If we play well we feel like we can hold our own against anybody in the country.”
Marcus Green, senior defensive lineman
On frustrating Iowa quarterback Drew Tate
“The coaches did a great job with the different blitzes and stunts we ran at them. We plugged the middle and let the ends get after it. You could tell the quarterback was getting frustrated. We just really wanted to erase the bitter taste in our mouths from last year.”
Anthony Schlegel, senior linebacker
On getting redemption
“Today was great redemption for us. It was a physical game like all Big Ten games are. This was a great statement on both sides of the ball.”
On the play of the linebackers
“All of us played well today but it’s because of the defensive line and their play. Their were many times when their running backs had to make cuts three yards behind the line of scrimmage because our defensive lineman were getting such good push off the snap.”
Ashton Youboty, junior cornerback
On the play of the defense
“We have been looking forward to this game all year. We watched a lot of film on Iowa and knew what we wanted to do. The coaches put together a great game plan and we executed. I’m extremely happy with the play of the defense. It was a lot of fun being out there.”
Mike Kudla, senior defensive end
On the defensive play after turnovers
“We take great pride in situations like that. We call them `sudden-change’ plays, where something unexpected happens and we have to get back out there. It really forced us to come together as a defense because we were put into an adverse situation. We knew we just had to settle down, focus and stop them.”
Donte Whitner, junior safety
On the physical play of the safeties
“Whenever a receiver catches the ball we want to make him pay. Sure they’re going to catch some but when they do we want to hit them as hard as we can. It makes them think the next time they catch a ball.”
Tyler Everett, senior safety
On the game
“From the first drive, we dominated the game. When (Drew) Tate starting scrambling, we caught him right away. Our main thing today was focus and we had it in every part of the game.”
A.J. Hawk, senior linebacker
On the defense
“The biggest thing today was the great job the defense did. Our coaches put us in the right positions and we knew after last week we wanted to play well. We wanted to come out and jump on them early–and I think we did.”
Kirk Barton, sophomore offensive tackle
On the defense
“Last year, we were a young offensive line and Iowa took advantage of that. We took advantage of their situation today just like they took advantage of ours last year. Our coaches were great at using our weapons, and we ran the plays we needed to get things done.”
Anthony Gonzalez, sophomore flanker
On the offense
“When you can see the ball the way we did it sets up everything. I knew what Iowa was going to run from playing them last year. I saw plays before they would happen and Troy (Smith) and I talked about it after every play. (Smith) had all day to throw the ball. Offensively we got it done up front and controlled our passing game. This is what the offense is supposed to look like and what the defense is supposed to look like. This was a total team performance – a whole team win.”
Iowa Coach and Player Quotes
Coach Kirk Frentz
On Ohio State
“They really played well. They controlled both lines. Whatever they had wrong on offense, they definitely fixed it. Our kicking game was good, but that was about it for us. We continued to compete and we have a lot of work to do.”
On OSU running game
“We were surprised only in the sense that they haven’t run the ball this well all year. It was a good strategy. They executed very well. One year ago the offensive line was very young, but now they are veterans and played like it.”
On fixing Iowa’s offense
“We need to eliminate some things. We need to focus better as coaches. You know, we’ve been here before. We know what we can and can’t do and need to steer the car in that direction.”
On keeping composure on the road
“That is always an issue. No matter where you go. It is very hard to be effective without having composure. We know we have a tough schedule and need to be as good as we can. When it comes to composure, you definitely need it.”
Drew Tate, Jr., QB
On Iowa’s performance
“It’s not quite where it needs to be. We have to be on the same page to win in the Big Ten and we couldn’t do anything on offense.”
On Ohio State
“They did a great job catching our routes. They’re a great team and very fast. I couldn’t step up in the pocket because they closed in really fast.”
Chad Greenway, Sr., LB
On OSU’s offense
“We didn’t see much else than what we were prepared for, but we didn’t execute the game plan.”
On Iowa’s senior leadership
“The only thing we can do is keep working. We have to keep fighting and to keep planning.”
Albert Young, So., RB
On the game
“We made some mistakes. We messed up on some assignments when they gave us chances today. We’ll watch the film, watch the mistakes tomorrow and go back to practice. Both the offense and defense weren’t doing great.”
