Louisville Football Postgame Quotes vs. Miami

Miami 52, Louisville 45
October 19, 2024
Louisville, Ky. | L&N Stadium

Head Coach Jeff Brohm
(Opening Statement)
"Unfortunately, we did not come away with a win. We had some chances, I do think our guys played hard but it wasn't good enough. We definitely have not got off to good starts. I applaud our team for hanging in there and playing until the end but we have to play better football. Now was it a good team, yeah it was a good team. It was a good quarterback, they have good players, they have good pass rushers. We still had chances to win. So all of us need to dive in there from myself and coaches all the way down and figure out a little better plan that we can do and execute and execute it better because we gave up way too many yards, too many points, too many big plays and that can't happen."

(On the defense)
"Well, you know, I think we can play better so that is disappointing. I think we can challenge things more. They were able to move the ball at will for the most part. We had a couple good stops there in the middle of the game, that was good. We were able to get a couple sacks but we are giving up way too many big plays. We gave up way too many big rushes. We weren't able to tackle people to the ground late in the game. We weren't able to bring people down when we needed to. So those are things we have to get fixed if we want to try and win football games."

(On the struggles on third down)
"We had some long yardage deals. When you are doing that, that is tough to do it. We were able to move the ball and score some points. When we had to pass, we weren't as efficient pass-blocking and that has been a concern. We are down a little bit on some guys and we got to figure out a way to manage that better and make sure we are not allowing so much pressure on the quarterback in those situations. Those are just things we have to work through. Getting to manageable third downs would be the most important thing that we need to do and we had some negative things happened that pushed us back."

(On the fumble and the replay)
"I thought it was a bad call. I don't know how you overturn it. I really don't. This has happened multiple times, so it was disappointing. I guess I was wrong. I think it was a fumble."

(On getting to 3^rd and 20 and backing Miami up and letting Cam Ward run)
"Yes, we have really been awful on third and extra long. It has been a bad down for us and it shouldn't be. So if you have to blitz and get the quarterback down or need to play tighter coverage – either one of those things needs to happened and it is not happening. Believe it or not, it has really hurt us and that should not happen. So, it needs to get fixed."

(On working on tackling)
"We have been working on tackling a lot for the last couple of weeks because we haven't been great at it even before now. Wrapping up? You have seen our bodies, our shoulders, our arms, tackling higher and not so low and getting more guys to the ball – all of those things need to happen. Sometimes there were big piles in there and we need to get in there and get it done. Without question, the tackling was not good late in the game. So that needs to be fixed."

(On Miami's quarterback)
"A great quarterback can make a great difference, and he is a great one. I think the poise he has is not very common. He is able to stand in there and deliver the ball under duress without flinching ever. When you do get a shot on him, it is hard to get him down. He doesn't really go down right away. You have to wrap him up, spin him down and hope more people get there because he is not going down. He is a very strong individual. I give him a lot of credit. I knew coming into the game he was a great player. He has done it seven weeks in a row now. He helps his team win football games and scores a lot of points, buys time, makes plays and never gets rattled. Hats off to him, he is a phenomenal player."

(On making adjustments on the defensive side of the ball)
"We need to adjust, there are some things we need to do differently. As the head coach, it's my job to make sure those things get done. I think our guys are working hard, we tried to correct some things the last two weeks. I do think our coaches have put the effort in. I just thing we're going to have to continue to change some things and I'm going to have to make sure that those changes get done and we go out there and try to get better. We've tried to take the approach that we need to challenge things, guard things tighter, make them make plays. I didn't know if that happened as much as I would like in this game. I thought we got better in the game as it happened, but that needs to happen from game one to the very end. And if we lose, we need to lose challenging things and getting beat in a one-on-one matchups. Obviously, you need to have some intelligence in that and not go overboard with that, but I just feel like we can defend things better, so we have to get a better plan."

(In the second half going more tempo in the second half, is that something you'll do more of in the future and try to optimize the offensive possessions?)
"I think the last couple of games we've done that a little bit more. Every year things are different. Last year's formula was to play great defense, control the ball and it helped us to a lot of wins. Obviously, that is not working, so from changing things hopefully to improve on defense has to happen and also, yes, adjusting on offense and making sure that whatever we've got to do to win, we get done. And if that's opening the thing up a little bit and going with a little more tempo then we'll look at possibly doing that."

(On after the loss and then with the short week with Boston College on Friday night)
"We want it to sting. We want to taste the wound. We want to despise the taste because it is really an awful taste. One thing I will say, is our guys do care. They work hard and they want to win but it just doesn't happen. With that said, we preach all year long, it is a one-game season. Seven and oh or four and three or one and six, whatever it is, you have to come back and play one game the best that you can. If you can't concentrate and do that and you aren't tough enough to stand the adversity along the way and the highs along the way, then you aren't going to be a good football player. This is a team sport. It doesn't matter how good one player plays. All eleven on the field have to do it at the same time. When that does not happen, you will not win, no matter how good one player plays. I think we all have to buckle down and grind this thing out and find ways to improve."

QB Tyler Shough
(On whether Louisville did enough to win)
"Of course not. We had a couple of other chances that we should have gone down and scored—penalties, negative plays, some things like that. Overall, it was pretty decent, but we have to find a way to get it done in the end so they can't go up two scores. It is what it is with the other stuff, but we have to control what we can as an offense. There were a couple of times where we could have gone there and tied it up. Credit to them. They're a really good team. I feel like we played really well, as well. I don't think anybody is hanging their heads. We know what we have to do to keep getting better. You lose three games by one score, and this one was a tight one as well. It just happens. I think everybody is going to be good going forward."

(On Isaac Brown's fumble)
"Stuff like that happens. You have to come back. He's one of our key players. Keep doing your thing. Obviously, it's an unfortunate situation, being backed up like that and the fumble. But he's a great kid and a great player, and he's going to be fine. He came back and was playing his butt off. It's just an unfortunate key moment there that changed the tides. We bounced back on offense and continued to battle and so did he. Proud of him and the way he fought and continued to go. We have to try and limit some of those mistakes that can be costly, because you never know when it's going to happen like that."

(On his view of the overturned fumble by Miami QB Cam Ward)
"I originally thought it was incomplete just watching it on the field because the ball went forward. I couldn't comment on it. It looked like [the ball] was coming out. I think in any of those situations, the defense did a good job of getting to them. It is what it is. It's [the officials'] call to make, and if they reviewed it, then they're obviously looking at it. We have to find a way as an offense after that to go and score and make it close. Stuff like that is going to happen."

(On potential CFP elimination after three losses)
"I don't know. I don't know where everyone is ranked or how that works. I know we've been really close in some of the games against really good opponents. I think our best football is yet to come. We just have to keep doing what we're doing every single week to go and get that W on the board."

(On increased pressure on the offense in high-scoring games)
"We know we have to go out there and score every single time. Our goal is to go out there and score every time we touch [the ball], and that's not always feasible when you're playing against a really good team. We felt like we were going to be able to do that, and we should have, and we could have. Stuff like that is part of the game. Sometimes you can win a game 7-6, 14-13, or you can win a game 52-51. Playing as a team, we had opportunities to go out there and finish it as well. Defense, we got their backs and we know they got ours. There are going to be games down the line where maybe we could have scored more in some of those situations, and [the defense] makes some great stops. Overall, we got to all be better."

(On the back-and-forth nature of the game offensively)
"It's a blessing. It's a lot of fun. Just looking back and being able to compete against some of my former coaches, some of the guys I've played with. Just being here in college for this long and going through a lot of stuff. I love it so much. It sucks and it stings, and we have to find a way to fix those things, but I love that group in that locker room right there. Those guys are awesome, coaches included. We'll be good, and it's part of football. We got a long season ahead."

DL Ramon Puryear
(On making adjustments to improve defensively)
"We've got to be together. We've got to communicate. We've got to execute. It just comes down to finding a way to win. It's as simple as that. Our last three losses have come by one possession, so it's on us as a defense. We've got to find a way to stop them."

(On what feels off for the defensive unit on the field)
"Communication. All it takes is one person not doing their job, one person not in the gap, one person that doesn't get a call or isn't guarding their man, and it's a touchdown. That's all it is. Everyone needs to be on the same page if you want to win. It's a game of inches, so everything counts in a game like this."

(On emotions after the reversed fumble call)
"Stuff like that changes the game. We can't control what the refs call, so you've just got to play. Whatever they call is whatever they call, and they made that call, so we've got to get back on the field, line up, and play."

(On containing Miami QB Cam Ward)
"He's a great player and he's a great athlete. Obviously, he can get out of the pocket and it's hard to tell if he's going to use his legs to scramble or if he's going to sit in the pocket and look for a receiver. He played great today, and we've just got to do a better job at getting to quarterbacks, containing them, and executing."

(On Louisville's tackling issues)
"It's technique at the end of the day. We're all men, and you've got to find a way to be a man and make a tackle when it's one-on-one in that hole. This is a violent sport, so you've got to be violent, and we didn't do a great job of tackling. We've got to get better."

(On being on the wrong side of one-score games this season as opposed to last season)
"It's just the little things, the little details. Both sides have had trouble executing. All it takes is one person. You've got to execute everything. All the little things matter in this game, and that's going to be the difference between winning and losing in games like this."

(On approach towards finishing out the rest of the season)
"All you can do is show up and get better. It's as simple as that, just show up and work."

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Players Mentioned

Isaac Brown

Ramon Puryear

Tyler Shough

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