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Toledo Head Coach Tom Amstutz

(General comments)

"We came up short on both sides of the ball tonight. Most were just small things, but I thought we battled hard and never quit. Tonight we came up one play short."

(Comments on UT's last play - a dropped pass by tight end Chris Hopkins)

"We had the play we wanted and he was open, but he wasn't able to make the catch and that's football. We had our players on the field that had made the plays all season long, but we came up short."

(Comments on the play of the UT running backs)

"We did some good things running the football tonight. The backs each ran the ball extremely hard. Jalen Parmele ran the ball very hard. He made a huge play for our team. I'm very proud of his effort. DaJuane Collins also ran the ball well."

Ball State Head Coach Brady Hoke

"Our kids played hard. It was a 60-minute ball game and we used all 60."

"Our defense stood up well most of the game. We gave up a 92-yard touchdown run but other than that I thought our kids played well."

(on the last drive)

"They had a timeout and we felt we had to get a first down."

Junior Running Back Jalen Parmele

(General comments)

"It has been a tought road for us. We just have to come back and work hard and win our last game."

(Comments on his 92-yard TD run in the first quarter)

"I was trying to be patient with my steps. All of a sudden a big whole opened up. I just tried to accelerate and get into the endzone.

(Comments on team's offensive struggles)

"It's the little stuff. Everyone has to hit their assignments. If one person is off, that can disrupt everything."

(Comments on surpassing 1,000 yards rushing)

"It's nice, but I want a victory more than anything."

Sophomore QB Clint Cochran

(Comments on UT's last play)

"We should have never been in that position. Dropped passes are going to happen. It's tough if the game comes down to that."

"It hurts. We're better than this. This team has worked so hard. It's frustrating because we work hard everyday. We deserve to win. It's just unfortunate its not happening for us."

Junior LB Greg Hay

(General comments)

"Big plays always hurt you. We knew they were a passing team. They were able to make big plays tonight."