Caleb Bacon | DE | R-Sr.
Q: How do you guys get more pressure? I think the defensive line only has a couple sacks this year.
A: I think it starts with looking at each person, look at yourself, seeing where you can be better each week in practice. Maybe it's your fundamentals. Maybe it's your get off. There's so much to pass rush that I think you’ve got to look at. So, I think this week for sure, as an edge and our group of edges and DT’s, I think we definitely need to look at the film, look where we're missing the mark, and go forward.
Q: Caleb, this is not what you guys expected, I'm sure. How do you snap out of these three weeks? What will it take as a group for you guys going forward?
A: I mean, we’ve just got to stick together. I think that a lot of the guys on this team went through similar things last season. So, you know, we have those scars. Those scars can help us. We are going through this rough patch now, it's just coming back the next day, assessing your play and not pointing fingers at anybody. Looking at who you are on the film, what the film says about you, and then going from there. Having the coaches make corrections. It's just keeping a positive attitude, not letting outside noise get to you. Blocking that out because really the only thing that matters for us is what our coaches saying, what the people in the building are saying, because you know they've been through it. They've been through it with us in the thick and the thin.
Q: Outside of the outcome, just what was it like playing in your first White Out? Being able to experience this environment in that way?
A: Yeah, it was crazy. It kind of gave me those first game feels again a little bit, going out of the tunnel, just with the crowd. We set an attendance record today, they said, so that's crazy. It's cool to be a part of. The fans, you know, they really showed out today.
Chase Sowell | WR | R-Sr.
Q: Do you feel like the offense, despite everything, made some progress tonight?
A: “Yeah, I think rhythm-wise, we found rhythm. I think we definitely found the rhythm and credit to Rocco (Becht). I think we did a great job of sticking to the game plan. So yeah, I definitely think we took a step forward. Do I think we are where we need to be? No. I think we can still keep growing, but I definitely do think we took a step forward.”
Q: What were your thoughts about your first White Out game and getting to play in this environment?
A: “It was crazy. It was the most crazy feeling. Like the first snap, first play, the ground was literally shaking. Just being able to represent a university like this is great, and fans come out and show that much support is amazing, and I hope that they keep doing that because we are trying to get this corrected and trying to get this going in the right direction. I’ve got trust in all those guys in there and all the coaches. So yeah, it was definitely a great time.”