Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State vs. Nevada Game Quotes
10/15/2000 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 14, 2000
Fresno State head coach Pat Hill
"I thought it was a totally awesome performance on special teams. We blocked a punt. We had a punt return for a touchdown. And all of our kickoffs were inside the 20-yard line. Jason Simpson knocked two down inside the 10-yard line on sting punts."
"Defensively, we turned three turnovers into touchdowns. Offensively, I thought we ran the ball well. We protected the quarterback well. Overall, tonight was a very, very good performance by our football team."
"Unlike a lot of people, I'm not too worried about stats and rushing offense and passing offense. We have a lot of kids who work very hard and every kid played tonight. And that's what it's all about. I think they played very well."
"I think Nevada has a young football team. They just got to keep working, and they'll be fine. I've got a lot of respect for David Neill. He's a tough, tough young man. The hitting out there was ferocious by our defense. The guys in red really hit. We've got a big game coming up against UTEP."
"I thought Bernard Berrian really stepped up. Rodney Wright and Charles Smith, our wide receivers, were out. Berrian and the wide receiver corps really picked up the flag. It was a total team effort."
Nevada head coach Chris Tormey
"We just didn't compete today. We had turnovers in special teams and turnovers. You just can't give a team like Fresno State 35 points."
"We just don't have the sense of urgency when the game is on the line. We don't know how to compete yet. We are young and immature. We need to teach these guys how to compete."
"They are good at rushing the kicker. We were late getting out [on the punt returned for a touchdown]. Our contain person wasn't in good position. The two guys that were supposed to be in the lanes were nowhere to be found. I don't know if we slowed up when it looked like he was going to let it go."
Linebacker Josh Smith
"We came out flat and didn't compete. We didn't show our true colors, and they are a great football team. We didn't come out with any intensity, and they had it. That's why they beat us up."
