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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][B]#26, CoShik Williams, RB[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On the running game opening up the passing attack … [/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“It makes it really easy, and it opens up the passing game. We get a lot of deep balls, and new we have the receivers and quarterbacks on the same connections. It opens up the running game a lot.” [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On the ability to throw opening up the running game … [/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“When you run the ball consistently, you get about six or seven yards a pop. When you do a little play action, it opens up the passing game a little bit more.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On Maxwell Smith’s performance at quarterback … [/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“Max (Smith) played really well, and he protected himself really well, too. He made good picks when he saw the blitzes, and he made good completions.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][B]#22, Danny Trevathan, LB[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On getting the win … [/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“I think we played pretty well tonight. We really got after the quarterback. I think we shut down what they were trying to do. (Ole Miss) had some big plays, but that all comes with football. You have to be able to adapt well and I think we played our type of ball today and I think we looked like a team.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On his 17 tackles tonight … [/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“I just try to play off my guys and feed off of them. I just try to motivate those guys. The offensive line did a good job if shutting down the quarterback and trying to let me fill voids, and exploit the gaps. All the credit goes to the guys.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On the offensive performance … [/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“It was pretty good. I have been telling them that they have to take it one game at a time and they have to step up. It’s going to be hard. We are in the SEC, and we have young guys. When you start winning, you start to get that feeling and I think the guys have that now. It’s going to be a good finish to the season.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][B]#16, La’Rod King, WR[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On the main reason Maxwell Smith is so effective … [/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“That’s a really good question. He trusts us. It really just comes down to trust. I got his back, and all of our receivers have his back. He just has to throw it up and trust us. All of the balls he threw were on the money. The accuracy was great. We didn’t have to work, all of the balls were right there.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On what his reaction would have been before the game if someone told him they would have thrown the ball 36 times … [/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“He didn’t do it. It’s awesome that he did it. That’s pretty crazy. He did look good. He did a good job. He took control of the offense, he was confident, and he was poised. Everything was good.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On his overall thoughts on Maxwell Smith’s leadership abilities … [/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“You expect a quarterback to be rattled, but he was actually confident. He kept his composure and he played the game. We knew that he was capable of making plays not only with his feet, but his arm as well. He is a smart kid, and he made smart decisions.” [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][B]#11, Maxwell Smith, QB[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On throwing 36 passes …[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“I actually didn’t expect to throw it that many times but I was ready to throw it that many times if I had to. I was ready to do it if I needed to.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On his mentality before the game…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“I was really relaxed. I had all my teammates with me and we were just listening to music to get hyped before the game. I was just relaxed. I felt really good and I was confident about the game plan and we executed well.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On the “fun” level of this game…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“In the beginning I was a little bit nervous but coach told me we have to get a touchdown so we can relax a little bit. Fortunately, we got the touchdown and then we were having a lot more fun in that third quarter.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][B]#46, Ronnie Sneed, LB[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On how quickly the game seemed to turn around…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“Being down a field goal was nothing. We knew we still had a lot of football left to play. We were still excited and it turned in our favor.” [/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On whether the team felt like they were in a good position going into the fourth quarter…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“We definitely did. We felt that their offense couldn’t really do anything against us so as long as we didn’t let them score we knew that our offense could come back and get the lead. We hung on to it and we had a story book ending. We knew what we could do.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On Maxwell Smith’s play today…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“I thought he played awesome. It’s good to see him out there and to see a young player getting repetitions like that. He really carried the offense. He handled it well and he does really well for the experience that he has.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On how the offense’s success helps out the defense…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“We were bouncing around. It feels good because earlier in the season we were out there so much that we were really drained. It was hard for us to play as fast as we needed to all of the time. With the offense clicking the way they are and getting those first downs, it keeps us fresh and it felt good.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][B]#3, Matt Roark, WR[/B][/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On how he transferred his success in the season … [/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“I set an expectation for myself and I push myself to meet it every week now. I didn’t really do anything different in practice or anything. I just kept going hard and working.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On how the consistency helps him…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“It builds your confidence and it builds other people’s confidence in you. It shows you’re more reliable and stuff like that.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”][I]On the trust between Roark and Maxwell Smith…[/I][/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=”Arial Narrow”]“That just comes from practice and we have landmarks we have to be at. He knows where they are and he does a good job of hitting us when we get there. If we’re not there then he’s still going to hit the landmark so we have to get there for it.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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