Kansas State Player Quotes
Nov 22, 2003 | Football
JUNIOR RB DARREN SPROLES
On the game...
“I feel good. It felt good to get all those yards. Thanks to my O-Line, they made it happen for me today.”
On what it’s like to have a game like that...
“I’m just in a zone at that time. I’m running and I don’t hear anything. I’m just going at that time.”
On feeling any different after this game...
“I’m not anymore excited. It’s just another game.”
SENIOR OL RYAN LILJA
On running the ball 70 times today...
“The fun ones are when you mix it up. They knew what we were doing. They knew we were running at them, so they kind of knuckled down a little bit, and got lower in their stances to make it harder. It was fun to see Darren (Sproles) do it. It fun to watch him run, and it’s fun playing for him. He makes us look better.”
On people questioning Darren’s ability after this game...
“Not if they really watched him play. You look at him and think he’s kind of small, but he uses that to his advantage. There shouldn’t be anybody that doubts him at all.”
SENIOR
On today’s game...
“I feel really good right now to get back in a position to play the best team in the country.”
On the team in the locker room...
“Everybody was excited to get back the Big 12 North title that we were missing for a few years.”
On the defense...
“We are playing pretty good right now. We still need to improve on a few things but we’re headed in the right direction. We still have to get better because we will face a very good team in
On winning six straight...
“It feels really good. We went through that skid. We went through some adversity. We had to reach deep down inside and get it together and get things going. We pulled off six in a row and got ourselves in the title game.”
On his last game at K-State...
“It was very exciting, but sad too. It was my last time playing here in front of all that purple.”
SENIOR DE ANDREW SHULL
On tonight’s game...
“I’m proud of this team. I’m proud of the way we fought back from the beginning of the season. I’m so overjoyed right now.”
On winning six straight...
“I think everyone in
On the defense...
“I think our defense is playing really well right now. Communication is really good on the field. It’s improved so much from the beginning of the season. Guys are coming in and watching film and making plays on the field. You can see the emotion in how everyone is getting excited and feeding off each other.”
On playing
“We’ve thought about it. It’s going to take great preparation on our part. We know we can’t make any mistakes in this game or things can get out of hand.”
