Fresno State Athletics
Fresno State-Boise State Post Game Quotes
Head Coach Matt Entz
On the game...
“It was a gutsy performance by our players. We had a great week of practice. Everyone was focused and elevated their attention to detail. The practices weren’t any different from last week, but the process behind how we came into this game was different. We didn’t put in extra effort because it was Boise State. We just did what we were supposed to do. There’s plenty of things that we need to look at and clean up, but it’s much better to do that after a win.”
“The defense continues to get better under Coach Benedetto and his staff. Those players are really buying in to what we are doing. They’re putting pressure on the quarterback and getting turnovers. It was a complementary football game. When you look at our coverage teams, field goal teams and field goal block teams, it all game together. Our offense got first downs when we needed them. That was our emphasis to them all week, ‘get the next first down, don’t worry about scoring, just get the next first down’. We had possession for 34 minutes. Our physicality today. That’s winning football.”
Simeon Harris, Jr., NKL
On the game…
“Coach Entz told us to take it one play at a time. Not to focus on the need result, just the next play. To mark our calendars for 3.5 hours, and come out here ready to play. We trusted our training, trusted our coaches and got the job done.”
On the defense…
“We just played together. Togetherness wins. You just have to do your job, do your part and big plays will happen. It’s a blessing to be out there with my brothers. I love them to death. I love my coaches. It was a great win.”
On the rivalry…
“I felt the hype about it all week. My first time playing Boise State on The Blue. I heard all the history about the rivalry and the milk can. Coach Baxter really set us straight with the history during our Monday night meeting. It was a fun experience.”
Rayshon Luke, Jr., RB
On the game…
“It was a great game. It was exciting to be in this atmosphere and be a part of this rivalry. It was great to get the win and celebrate keeping the milk can.”
On the run game…
“The past couple weeks have been tough, so today felt great. We came into today’s game with the mindset to maximize every opportunity that we get, and I think we did that. We knew the game was going to come down to physicality and belief. So we did what we needed to do to be the more physical and the tougher team today.”