He was the leader of the defense. Obviously, it is a loss, but we can't sit here and cry about people we don't have. We still have some good football players so hopefully we can fill that void.

It was a huge win. We couldn't afford another loss one game away from our conference schedule. We have to keep getting better and keep picking up victories.

We were very competitive again tonight, the defense had two goal line stands and the offense put together some good drives. We need to be more aggressive on defense and hold our blocks a little longer on offense.

Our intensity on defense was much, much better. I thought we responded well as a team after the loss. Plus, it's always nice to have Lee (Coleman) back in the lineup.

We probably learned the ins and outs of (the 46 defense) in two days, but it took about 10 years to really put it into action,

We had our chances to score in the loss. But we made critical mistakes on defense.