Tracy Claeys
- Pleased with the offense. Always find an answer and a way to score in the second half.
- Defense not where it needs to be going into Big Ten play. Run defense and defending screens need to improve.
- Didn't play well but finished. "We'll never complain about winning."
- Devers is not big enough to defend the run. He'll continue to get a lot of playing time on passing downs.
- Not commenting on suspensions.
- Praised Leidner, said he's a big reason they've had success.
- Thought Vincent Calhoun (toe) would play but decided to hold him out so he's 100% for Big Ten play.
- There should have been someone in the middle of the field to stop the fake punt pass.
- Defensive line played well, linebackers and defensive backs need to be better.
- Taiyon has really good coming off the edge.
- Teams are going to run screens on because they've had success doing so. Need to practice that.
- Defense has more speed than in past years because of playing with more linebackers.
- Exits the podium by saying he's the real #7. Mitch responds by saying his locker number is 7 and that Damarius' is 122.
- Need to clean penalties up but mostly content with the offense going into Penn State.
- Jay Johnson said defender made a good play on the interception. Mitch couldn't see it and will have to rewatch the film.
- Johnson's offense does really well with intermediate, 15-20 yard routes.
- This is the first time he's been healthy coming out of nonconference play.
- Gave the running backs a hard time about his juke move.
- Asked Leidner if he was wearing his "Like Mike" cleats after Leidner's first half juke.
- Don't need too much therapy because his foot is "pretty much healed." Just ice it every now and then.
- Good feeling in the huddle knowing how many playmakers there are.
- Worked extremely hard in the offseason on pass protection as running backs. Pat Poore was told by someone that the running backs didn't pass block well, and that was taken personally.
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