Baylor, Kansas Postgame Quotes
11/12/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 12, 2011
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RV/RV/25 BAYLOR (6-3, 3-3) 31, NR/NR/NR KANSAS (2-8, 0-7) 30 (OT)
MEMORIAL STADIUM • LAWRENCE, KAN.
NOV. 12, 2011 • ATTENDANCE: 35,188
Baylor Head Coach Art Briles
On Baylor coming back from a 24-3 deficit in the fourth quarter...
"First of all, Kansas did a tremendous job. They came out with a lot of effort, attitude and belief. We saw it last week against Iowa State. They played extremely hard. It was their lowest point total since 2007 defensively (against a Big 12 opponent). They had a good plan. They did a good job. The thing about it is our guys just never stop believing. The whole time, even when we were down 24-3, it was never a situation where we were saying it was over. We never felt like it was over. We felt like if we could make a play and get a little momentum, we could turn it. Fortunately, that's what happened. We made some plays, the defense got a stop or two, and we were able to drive the field a couple of times."
On Robert Griffin III's 49-yard touchdown run to bring Baylor within 14 points...
"It was huge. We could not make a mistake in the second half. When you're down that much, when you turn it over or you don't get a set of downs and score some points, then the next thing you know, you're down 21 instead of 14, which is what happened to us. We had to have plays there toward the end on both sides of the ball, and we made them. To me, that's just character and belief."
On Baylor becoming bowl eligible for the second-straight year...
"It's unbelievable. It's huge. We want to do well enough that people will quit talking about, 'When's the last time Baylor went back-to-back bowl seasons?' We want them saying, 'Baylor's going again this year. This will be the fourth in a row.' We have a long way to go, but today we took a big step toward getting there."
On the frustration of seeing the offense struggle in the first half...
"It felt we couldn't get in sync. Nothing was going right, and that's what makes this so much better. We never quit believing. As long as you believe and have hope, you have a chance for something good to happen, and it did today."
On if he was nervous when Kansas went for two points to win the game in overtime...
"No, actually I just took the headphones off and handed them to Brett. (The outcome of the play) is either good or bad. All the talk and planning is over with. Fortunately we made the play. Joe (Williams) is a heady ball player, good when the ball's in the air. It didn't surprise me (that Kansas went for two) because of the situation that they're in right now. They're fighting hard to get a Big 12 win, and they felt like we had a little momentum. That's a good way to squelch it. 'Let's do it, get it over with and get the win.' That's what they are thinking, so it didn't surprise me a bit."
Junior QB Robert Griffin III
On the comeback...
"We only had the ball for about five minutes in the first half; it just wasn't going our way. But our guys kept faith and I told them not to deviate from the game plan. And you saw in the second half, especially in the fourth quarter, our sideline was amped up even back when it was 24-10. Everybody believed and we went out and did it."
On his touchdown run...
"I think we got a lot of momentum from that and I don't get too many long runs anymore because teams are paying attention to me. But whenever I can do something to spark the team it's great."
On the momentum shift in the fourth quarter...
"We just got going, we got our mojo and we got our rhythm. And before the fourth quarter we really couldn't establish that because we didn't have the ball. We knew we weren't going to get many opportunities, because of how well Kansas runs the ball, but after we scored that first touchdown, we felt if we keep it up we can get back in this game."
Sophomore IR Tevin Reese
On the offensive frustrations in the first half...
"It was very frustrating with my fumble and the other interceptions, but we went in at half time and said that the second half will be different and we will be able to do what we didn't do in the first half."
On the rushing touchdown by Griffin...
"It was a huge momentum shift and our defense fed off of that and we fed off of the defense."
Senior LB Elliot Coffey
On the Baylor defense in the fourth quarter...
"We had to come up with some stops, our offense scored and it was up to us to give the ball back to Griffin and our offense so they could put points on the board."
On his interception with 25 seconds left in the fourth quarter...
"That was just me having to do my job. The ball popped in the air and I was in the vicinity so I had to catch it."
