Ohio State vs. Toledo Postgame Quotes
Toledo Head Coach Tim Beckman
(Opening comments)
"If there's a bright spot in this game it's that we competed all the way until the end. Anytime you lose 38-0, it's tough to find positives. We challenged our kids at halftime and they play good in the second half. A lot of credit goes to Ohio State and Coach Tressel. They had their team very well prepared offensively, defensively and on special teams."
(on Ohio State's defensive line)
"I think their front four is extremely good. You could see what they did last week against USC and they came back and did the same against us today. I thought their defense as a whole played well today. I give them full credit for stopping our offense."
(on not being able to run the ball effectively)
"We got down 21-0 early and had to throw the football a little more than we would have liked. I thought at times we were able to run the ball, but we got into so many situations that we couldn't continually run the football."
(on his team's offense)
"We've been in this offense for three weeks and we're still learning it. We're building something here and our kids believe in it. We're going to stick with what we believe it."
Toledo Senior Quarterback Aaron Opelt
"Give a lot of credit to their defense, they played a real good game. We've got to get back to the drawing board and get things clicking again because we have a tough opponent this week in Florida International."
"It's Ohio State's defense, it's what we saw on film. Their linebackers played real well and their DBs played great and covered real well. We've played a lot of other great defenses, but they're definitely right up there [with the best.] They're a great team with a great pass rush."
"Our receivers did well. In the second half they found windows and got open and never gave up. Our guys up front [blocking] never gave up either. We battled but we've just got to get better. We'll be back after it next week."
Toledo Sophomore Free Safety Mark Singer
"It's good to get an interception because it helps us as a team and a defense. But it was a loss, so it doesn't really mean anything to me."
"Pryor scrambled when he got pressured. He rolled to his left, I followed him and made a break on the ball in the air."
Toledo Senior Safety Barry Church
"It's real disappointing. I've been waiting for this game a long time. But we're going to regroup as a team and come back against Florida International. I'm really looking forward to that game."
OSU Head Coach Jim Tressel
"It was great to get a win. Our kids did a great job approaching this football game the right way. They were excited to play this game in Cleveland Browns Stadium. We had great respect for Toledo because a lot of our guys know Coach Beckman very well. Our defense came out of the box, and when you swarm on defense, it gives your offense a lot of opportunities."
"I thought Terrelle made a couple key plays. When you step up and run after the defense drops back, that's frustrating for a defense. When they rush extra people and you hit some seams, that frustrates defenses. He made very good decisions. [Toledo] was a hard team to read, they were blitzing nearly every down from all over the place."
"Their quarterback is a tough kid. He had lots of pressure but didn't back down. The receiving corps is a solid bunch, and defensively they kept coming. They bothered us inside with their movement and penetration, and they're going to be a good football team. Their goal is to be the MAC champions, and they have another week to get better. They played with a lot of fire and they're very well schooled on film. Tim's going to do a great job."
OSU Junior Linebacker Thaddeus Gibson
"We wanted to try to get after them because they had only allowed one sack in the first two games. It was something we worked on in practice all week. But we knew they were going to give everything they had so we tried to keep after them the whole game."
OSU Sophomore Quarterback Terrelle Pryor
"Toledo's a tough team and we knew they were going to play us tough."
"I try to play as best as I can, make the right choice and make the right play. I love getting the ball in the receivers hands and let them make plays."
