Louisville-Kentucky Postgame Quotes

Louisville 38, Kentucky 24
Commonwealth Stadium | Lexington, Ky.

Louisville Head Coach Bobby Petrino
(Opening statement) "I'm just really proud of our players. I'm really proud of our assistant coaches. Obviously, we didn't get off to the best start in the world. We rallied at halftime. Our guys did a good job of keeping their poise. And then we really came out and competed extremely hard in the second half and found a way to come back and win the game. We executed well on offense. I think Lamar really grew up, but also the guys around him rallied and competed hard. They helped him play better, which was really good to see"

(On the team never giving up) "That's what I'm so proud about; their poise, their competitive spirit and their toughness. I think it says a whole lot about the leadership and the quality of guys we have on the team."

(On halftime message to the team) "I basically just came in here and told them that I wanted to see them compete hard and stay together. We'll do this together. We did shut them down in the second half."

(On keeping the Governor's Cup) "It's awesome. It's huge for us. It's certainly a rivalry and certainly something we are proud of, to have the trophy. Our guys did a great job this week in practice with our focus and our energy. This was important to them."

(On team's confidence that they would come back) "We were moving the ball. We had it in scoring position two other times and threw interceptions and made our own mistakes. I liked the way we were running it. You could see the holes. You could see our running backs hitting it hard. I felt like we could move the ball on them."

(On Lamar Jackson's overall performance) "I thought he really grew up. He made some great plays. He was running the ball, throwing it and I think that's the thing that was good for me to see. He really just concentrated on reading the plays, not guessing and not making a pre-determined decision."

(On how he felt the coaching staff responded) "I thought our coaches did a great job. It's hard to come in the locker room down like that. We didn't expect to be down like that. There was a little shock effect. So, you really have to have poise and you really have to take care of each other. I think that's the biggest thing."

Junior LB Devonte Fields
(On what kept the defense together) "We always stick together through everything. No matter what even today, we just stick together."

(On the feel of the rivalry against Kentucky) "It was exciting. Back at TCU we had rivals but this one was a legit rival and I liked the game it was fun to play."

(On what it was like to change the defensive game plan the morning of the game) "We practiced everyone at different positions all week in case something like this happens, we would be prepared just like today. We were prepared for what happened."

Freshman QB Lamar Jackson
(On what the coaches said when the team was down 21-0) "We're still in the game because it's only the first half, and to never doubt yourself."

(On coach saying he grew up throughout this game) "Because I kept the ball in our hands, kept moving the chains, took the short throws and never tried to make a big play fast. I kept taking my time. "

(On the mood when he first joined the huddle) "There was no doubt in the huddle. I just told them, 'It's game time lets go.'"

(On to be named the MVP in this rivalry as a freshman) "I have about two or three more years to go, so that's nothing."

Senior OL Aaron Epps
(On switching up the game entirely) "We knew that it was going to be on us to run the ball because of what was going on at the time. As offensive line, we got to run the ball. There is nothing else to it. We can protect but we got to run the ball. We got to establish a running game for the wide receivers to get open"

(On what it says about the team's comeback) "Everyone is doing what they are supposed to do. The whole offensive line and everyone that was brought in knew what was going on. It was just about having fun. This is going to be the biggest comeback of the year. That is what I was telling them. Who would have thought we would be coming back 21- nothing. I know a lot of people probably turned their TVs off, but we were just having fun and enjoying the moment."

(On the ending of the game) "I had an adrenalin rush. I was like, 'we are 5-0,' and I was speechless. I was sitting there, lost for words and thinking just give me the trophy. I don't know what else was going on."

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