Independence Bowl Postgame Quotes

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OLE MISS POSTGAME QUOTES
Head Coach David Cutcliffe
On the amount of passing:
"It was by design and anticipating what they were going to do. We knew they were going to mix it up. I thought we had a really good offensive plan to mix it up tonight."

On the game:
"These games last a long time. I've been in many bowl games and I've been on both sides. For the short term it's a great feeling. When they go back to school they feel a whole lot better, but the long term effect isn't as big. When it's time to go back to work in the spring, it doesn't have much of an effect."

On Oklahoma QB Josh Heupel:
"We were trying to pressure him and make him move out of the pocket. Our rush was consistent and the big thing was just to keep him moving."

On the last drive:
"It wasn't out first time to be in that situation. We knew we could do it."

RB Deuce McAllister
On being a future Heisman Trophy candidate:
"You can't put a lot of pressure on yourself. It's a team award and you have to play and not worry about the award."

OKLAHOMA POSTGAME QUOTES
Head Coach Bob Stoops
On the game:
"I thought it was a heck of a game. I give Ole Miss credit, they made more plays than we did to win the game. We made a few too many mistakes during the game. I couldn't be more proud that we came back in the second half. I'm proud of our efforts in the second half."

"The difference in the game was that we moved the ball in the first half but we didn't in the second half and turned the ball over."

On next year's expectations:
"We had a good year and I recognize that and appreciate the work of our seniors. If you play hard and are disciplined you'll win your share of games."

On the first half fake field goal:
"It was a bad call on my part. At the time we were down 21-3 and we figured we would gamble and go for it and it didn't work."

QB Josh Heupel
"(There was) no doubt in the locker room we were going to win this game, but we did things to ourselves in the second half, like turning the ball over that hurt us."

MLB Torrance Marshall
On Ole Miss RB Deuce McAllister:
"Deuce is a good player. He keeps his feet moving even after the tackle. We tried to keep him out but he made a big play that hurt us."

The University of Mississippi Athletics

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