Mike Kudla Quotations | Page 2

When Oklahoma shut him down in the run, they made him one-dimensional and really made it tough on him. It's our job to shut down the run and make him throw it.

It was huge. It propelled you right through the second half.

I love coming here. It's a great place.

His passing is his backup. They definitely use the run to set up stuff ... We have to stay in the same space and keep him in that pocket. We want a nice cup around him and squeeze it in on him and not let him feel comfortable in there, not let him check that option of sprinting out and running on us.

That was a low point for us. We had to either go up or down from there. We responded to that. Where we are now, our starting point was really that game. We just grew from there and it was one of those deals where we got better each week.

I had 46 right there. I just couldn't get that last inch on my right arm. It just kind of gave way. But I was very happy with that performance.

It's like two years ago. We lost two games but still won the Fiesta Bowl. It's been a great four-year career. You've seen a little bit of everything.

You have eight weeks to get ready instead of eight months. But they make it easier. It's a give and take with them. It's a great blend and things are working out perfectly.

It's a huge challenge for us. They all have experience, they all have played numerous games. They're smart. They know their schemes. They're solid. They don't make mistakes. We look at that as a challenge.

We were all chasing after him. I didn't know what Ashton was going to do. I know he started locking up there a little bit.