Nov. 9, 2013
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Western Kentucky Head Coach Bobby Petrino
(opening statement)
"It was a great team win for us. On offense, we didn't play well in the first half, but our defense kept us in it. We played extremely hard and moved the ball well at times on offense. We also hurt ourselves with penalties and an interception in the end zone. In the second half, the offense got it going, and the defense came up with some critical stops. But that's why you play together as a team, and that's why you play four quarters."
(on the final drive)
"It was really good execution. Brandon (Doughty) did a nice job, and our offensive line gave him a lot of time. The line knew when they were blitzing and picked up the blitzes. We knew when they were in zone coverage."
(on difference between first half and second half)
"We just kept hurting ourselves. We didn't execute and didn't make the plays. We talked at halftime about giving the ball to our running backs and letting the offensive line take over. I thought our running backs did a great job of running power and making plays in the second half. Once we started running the ball with power, it opened up our passing game."
(on plan going into bye week)
"We'll give them a couple days off, and then we'll practice on Tuesday and Wednesday, and a little bit on Thursday. Then we'll start on Sunday night with our game plans for the next one. It will be a good time to have a break. Our coaches will get out and recruit on a road a little bit next Thursday and Friday."
(on come-from-behind win)
"It helps. We've had our opportunities. It was fun to watch our players make the plays. It was very good team win, the kind of team win that I think helps you the rest of the year."
RB Antonio Andrews
(on the outcome of today's game)
"They really wanted it, but we finished in the red zone and we got it done."
(on the play call)
"They pretty much stuck me in the middle, and I just had to bounce it out a little without going out too wide."
(on finishing close games and overcoming adversity)
"It felt good. You know we came in at halftime and coach Petrino made it clear that we were going to come out and run the ball like we have all year. We came out and that's what we did."
(on head coach Bobby Petrino's reaction at halftime)
"He was upset because we were beating ourselves. Our offense was going to quick three and outs and we weren't capitalizing on anything."
(the feeling of the last drive)
"The offensive line was overcoming all kinds of blitzes and focusing on their blocking assignments. Our receivers were making big time catches, and we got down the field. I mean we got down the field quick and took some opportunities which all happened really fast so that was exciting for us."
DL Calvin Washington
(on stopping the option)
"It was a great team effort. Coach was preaching to us all week on staying flat to the ball."
(bringing it all together)
"We just came out at halftime and said we were all going to stick together and have each other's backs. That's what we did we came out and grinded it out and we got it done."
