Ohio State Player Quotes – 11/23/2015 – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/23/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 23, 2015
Joey Bosa, junior defensive lineman
On his reaction following the game and returning to practice on Sunday
“Watching that kick go in, I was telling everyone it didn’t even feel real, like I was in a dream and I was waiting for myself to wake up. It took 20-30 minutes for it to set in in the locker room after the game and then I kind of broke down. Sunday wasn’t fun, but we’ve got to move on. There’s more to accomplish this season. Everything happens for a reason.”
On Michigan State center Jack Allen drawing him offside on multiple occasions
“He would point the ball up and then put it down right before he snapped, and I’m trained every day of my life to move when the ball moves. I see the tiniest little bit of movement and I’m getting off the ball. I’ve just got to be more disciplined and not let it happen again.”
On rebounding from the offside mistakes
“I’m still not completely over the mistakes. There have been sleepless nights the last few days. I just want to do everything I possibly can to help us win and when I do something like that to negatively affect our team, it hurts a lot.”
Jacoby Boren, senior offensive lineman
On four Pickerington natives playing in the rivalry game on Saturday
“It’s cool to have four guys – Taco [Charlton], Jake [Butt], Pat [Elflein] and I – playing in a big game like this. It’s a testimony to the coaches and programs in Pickerington.”
On his family’s legacy in ‘The Game’ and being the last Boren
“Hopefully I’m not the last – hopefully the next generation comes through and plays in this game. It’s humbling for me to be in the same footsteps as my dad and brothers. Not many people have the opportunity to play in this game, and four of us in my family have, so it is truly humbling. It’s a great experience and the best rivalry game around.”
On his father, a Michigan grad, supporting the Buckeyes
“It was easy for him. My parents put their kids before anything else. When we flipped, I had no doubt he would flip with us.”
Raekwon McMillan, sophomore linebacker
On the team reaching its potential
“We want to be playing our best football at the end of year, but we weren’t a complete team this past week. We have a long way to go before we reach maximum capacity. As a team that works hard and gets to work when something like this happens, we are capable of doing it.”
On being named a finalist for the Butkus Award
“It’s an amazing accolade. To be on the finalist list with some of the best linebackers in the nation, some of the guys I knew during the recruiting process – Reggie Ragland, Jaylon Smith – is really exciting. It’s a great individual honor, but I’m more concerned with working to be the No. 1 defense in the nation.”
On his appreciation for the Michigan rivalry despite growing up outside of Ohio
“After you get it beat into your head the whole time you’re being recruited that you’re going to beat ‘The Team Up North,’ when you finally get here and get to play in the game and get a sense of the tradition and atmosphere, it really sticks with you.”
Joshua Perry, senior linebacker
On Ohio State’s run defense
“One thing we want to work on right now is the point of attack. You have to build a wall in the run game and when you have a guy bottled up you have to make sure you get him down. You can’t allow those leaky yards, so that’s something we’ll look at.”
On getting over a loss
“You still hold on to the feeling a little bit and use that as motivation. But we’ll go out tomorrow ready to roll in practice, ready to start a new game plan, and really put in the work this week.”
