What they’re saying after Auburn 63, Ole Miss 31
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Well, that was pretty much expected.
Auburn was bent on going up big early and not, for any reason, playing its workhorses in the second half.
Mission accomplished.
Let’s hear/read what they had to say.
Gene Chizik
(On his commitment to playing the reserves)
“I was committed to going with young guys and letting them play. That was really indicative of how football games go. They have to play through those times. You have to keep them out there and let them play.“
(On his big game)
“I feel like can’t nobody stop me now. I got my confidence all the way up now so ... you’re all going to see a lot of me.“
(On his big day)
“It was fun. It was my first career touchdown in college. It was fun. I was happy.“
(On why he wrote ‘Zac’ on his arm)
“I just wanted to show that I talked to him last night, show him that I love him and I still want to be out there with him.“
(On tying his coach, Tracy Rocker, on Auburn’s all-time sack list)
“I don’t care.“
(On being able to play a lot of young guys)
“We certainly got a lot of people in there. There’s no question about that. Our first group did a fantastic job in the first half. Zero yards rushing, 59 total, 0-for-7 on third downs. The second half, we played a lot of different combinations of folks. We got a chance to play a lot of people, and that’s a wonderful thing.“
(On Senior Day)
“It’s a special day to come to school here. I was able in the summer to graduate and get a degree from here. I think that was very important. Being able to reach this point in the season is just very special.“
(On DeAngelo Benton’s performance)
“DeAngelo came on for us, and I think that will really help him. He’s got confidence. All he needed was a game like this. And Emory Blake is the same way. Both of those guys got some catches, and it was real good to see that. That will help us.“
(On his comfort level at safety)
“I’m always—anytime I’m on the field, I’m comfortable. I beat myself up a lot. I don’t like missing tackles. I don’t like missing assignments. I’ll have to practice a little bit harder.“
(On Auburn)
“We obviously could not stop Auburn in the first half, their pace of the offense gave us trouble even though we worked on it all week in practice. They were hitting on all cylinders and they were very difficult to defend.“
(Photo credit: Cliff Williams)
