Post-Game Quotes vs. Arkansas State
Toledo Head Coach Matt Campbell
(opening statement)
“It was a great effort by our kids against what in my opinion is a really good football team. I couldn’t be happier with how we finished the game because we were sloppy at times at times in the first half.”
(on the passing game)
“I thought we really threw the ball and caught the ball well in the second half. Cody Thompson is continuing to emerge as a dynamic player. It’s going to come for our receivers. We have a lot of young pups out there. We just need to be a little more consistent in the passing game.”
(on throwing the ball a lot)
“Arkansas State wanted to stop our running game with seven or eight guys in the box. That dictated us throwing the ball as much as we did. We did a good job of working through that.”
(on getting six sacks)
“Our front seven has done a good job of shutting down our opponent’s running game without us having to sacrifice playing man coverage. We’ve worked really hard to get to that point.”
Senior defensive end Orion Jones
“I’m really thankful for what the guys are doing in our defensive group. We fell in love with the process. We love lifting, practicing and running through plays. We like to be perfect, and tonight was a pretty good game, but we will find something to work on as a group.”
Senior safety Rolan Milligan
Comments on Not Allowing ASU to Convert in the Red Zone
“We try to play the same no matter where we are on the field, but when you are in the red zone, you can’t let the opponent get in the end zone.”
Senior quarterback Phillip Ely
Comments on UT’s Offensive Effort
“We wanted to exploit our tempo and move the ball and not bring their third-down package into the game. We felt like if we could get them on their toes, we would be in good shape.”
Arkansas State Head Coach Blake Anderson
Comments on Play of QB James Tabary
“James struggled all night and played like a freshman. He never really settled down. He made a couple really good plays throughout the night that were bright spots, but he’s capable of playing a lot better than that. I thought Toledo did a good job playing sound base defense and keeping things in front of them. They were able to get to him and create some loss-of-yards plays.”
Comments about Being Down Two Scores Before Your Offense Took the Field
“I thought we were in Mobile (site of last year’s GoDaddy Bowl) again to be honest with you. It seemed like we gave up seven points on the first play from scrimmage like in the bowl game. JD (McKissic) doesn’t fumble the ball much and for him to put the ball on the ground is not something he does. It was a big hit, and UT took advantage of it. We just never did anything offensively to get ourselves back into the game.”
Comments about Having Five Turnovers
“Five turnovers against a good team or five against a bad team will get you beat, and Toledo is a really good team. I think Matt is doing a great job with them. They are fundamentally sound and don’t make a lot of mistakes. They have done a good job recruiting, and we didn’t give them much of a game tonight.”
