They were hot. We came out kinda flat. We just ran into a good team when we weren't playing as strong as we had been.

How can a team be flat when you know what you have on the line? We know what this game means. We know what every game means. We're not going to come out flat on Sept. 21 when we're a game and a half out. They came out, they jumped on us, they never let us up. We scored three. They answered back. They kept their foot on our neck and never let us breathe. That's what the game was today.

We ran into a team that's really good. Nowadays, when the playoffs start, there's no underdogs.

No team is going to roll over because they're playing the Trojans. We came out a little flat. It was kind of a disappointing day for the defense as far as letting them score.

What we really need is for me to get hot and stay hot. When I go, this team really takes off.

Anytime you win when you're not playing your best, it's the mark of a good team.