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Fresno State-Hawai'i Postgame Quotes
Jeff Tedford, Head Coach
On overall team performance…
“It was a great team victory; it was something the kids really put a lot of time and energy in over the week. You know, last year it didn’t turn out so well there and so the guys were very motivated this week, had a great week of practice. I thought we went into the game very focused. Really proud of the execution. Wasn’t a perfect game by any means but we got a lot of guys in the game which is great when they work so hard throughout the week on scout teams, to get those guys in was really nice.”
Jake Haener, QB, Sr.
On the game...
"It was nice to put together a complete team win tonight. I thought that I could have done a better job early on staying calm in the pocket. I thought I was a little jumpy in the beginning. I'm glad the boys up front did a really good job and gave me the chance to throw it down field. It wasn't a perfect performance, but it was one of the most complete games that we've played as a team all season long."
On his second game back...
"I didn't have any jitters last game. It's just about getting back to it and doing a good job with preparation during the week, and mentally preparing for what we are going to deal with. I just think that everything is solved with preparation. When you trust your preparation and take advantage of it, you're going to feel confident. I felt confident tonight."
Evan Williams, S, Sr.
On the game...
“It really comes down to the game plan and our execution. The guys were locked in, and we had a little extra motivation factor from last year and the year before that. We made the decision early in the week that we weren't going to allow the third down conversions. It felt good to stop those drives and get them off the field. It also feels good to get those takeaways and just be able to help the team win."
On overall team performance…
“It was a great team victory; it was something the kids really put a lot of time and energy in over the week. You know, last year it didn’t turn out so well there and so the guys were very motivated this week, had a great week of practice. I thought we went into the game very focused. Really proud of the execution. Wasn’t a perfect game by any means but we got a lot of guys in the game which is great when they work so hard throughout the week on scout teams, to get those guys in was really nice.”
Jake Haener, QB, Sr.
On the game...
"It was nice to put together a complete team win tonight. I thought that I could have done a better job early on staying calm in the pocket. I thought I was a little jumpy in the beginning. I'm glad the boys up front did a really good job and gave me the chance to throw it down field. It wasn't a perfect performance, but it was one of the most complete games that we've played as a team all season long."
On his second game back...
"I didn't have any jitters last game. It's just about getting back to it and doing a good job with preparation during the week, and mentally preparing for what we are going to deal with. I just think that everything is solved with preparation. When you trust your preparation and take advantage of it, you're going to feel confident. I felt confident tonight."
Evan Williams, S, Sr.
On the game...
“It really comes down to the game plan and our execution. The guys were locked in, and we had a little extra motivation factor from last year and the year before that. We made the decision early in the week that we weren't going to allow the third down conversions. It felt good to stop those drives and get them off the field. It also feels good to get those takeaways and just be able to help the team win."