2011 Kentucky Football

Kentucky vs. Louisville
Commonwealth Stadium
Sept. 17, 2011
Postgame Quotes


Kentucky Player Quotes

#19- E.J. Fields – WR

On his career game …
“It felt really good to get my opportunity to play and make some plays on third down, and then the touchdown. But it’s a little bittersweet because we couldn’t come away with the win.”

On getting the call tonight on several big plays …
“Being on the sideline requires that you are always ready to play when your number is called. I had jitters but being confident is a huge part of being a receiver.”

On getting his first career touchdown …
 “It felt really great and was a big confidence booster. The jitters that you talked about were gone after that. I’ve seen that play a million times in my head, and have practiced that play many times. To get in there and do it in front of all the fans felt great.”

#70- Stuart Hines - OL

On what Kentucky can take from the loss …
“We just have to put this one behind us and start preparing for next week. We can’t sit here and put our heads down, we have to move on.”

On the team coming together after a disappointing loss …
“I’m behind all my guys 100% and we are all behind each other. The coaches are all behind us, and we just lost a tough game. We have to move on and finish the rest of the season.”

On the offensive line and what they need to improve on …
“We just have to focus in on what we have to do. We have to focus in practice and bring that same focus to the field on Saturdays.”

#12 - Morgan Newton - QB

On how much pressure he felt from Louisville’s defense…
“I felt fine. On a couple of the six sacks, I just got to do a better job getting rid of the ball. We just got to do better.”

On how he felt throwing the football in the game …
“I felt more in a rhythm. It was tough early. I felt like we could have had some plays go either way as far as making plays happen in the passing game.”

#16 - La’Rod King - WR

On how Kentucky will respond from this loss.,,
“We’re gonna bounce back. We’ve got Florida in SEC play next week and we are going take this feeling and put it in our back pocket and use this motivation to our advantage.”

On doing a better job in the passing game tonight than the first few games…
“Definitely, we are stepping it up and we got to continue to improve, trust our reads, and listen to our coaching.”