Nevada Quotes
Nevada Head Coach Chris Ault
On the game:
"This game was dedicated to Jack Reviglio. He is a good friend of mine who is fighting cancer and winning, just like we did tonight."
"We kept UNLV in the game with our fumbles."
"We overcame adversity and kept our poise."
"Our seniors go out never losing the UNLV game."
On getting the team's first win of the season:
"This win doesn't heal wounds. When you are 0-3, you are fighting for your identity. We knew we were a better team that what we've been this season."
"The beauty is the win at the rival game, a big game."
On the play of Mike Ball:
"We wanted him to play earlier this season but never had the opportunity. Since Vai went down, his time came."
On the penalties and the rivalry:
"We had deserving penalties; you always have things you can't control."
"I'm very proud to win in this capacity."
On the defense:
"Our defense played consistent."
On the offense:
"Our offensive line made the difference in this game. They played outstanding."
Defensive end Dontay Moch
On the key for the defense:
"The key today was everyone doing their part and staying focused."
On the win:
"This is what we needed."
Quarterback Colin Kaepernick
"I don't think there's a better game to get your first win"
On the school rushing record:
"Breaking the school rushing record speaks for itself. Our offensive line just dominated up front."
On the game:
"There were still some mistakes here and there that we need to eliminate."
Running back Luke Lippincott
On winning the rivalry game:
"That's the one thing I was thinking about the whole game - just keeping the cannon blue."
"Inside the locker room after the game was one of the best times I have had here."
On the offensive line:
"We knew our line was going to be there for us."
Running back Mike Ball
On the expectations for him:
"I just tried to go in and do my part."
"I give a lot of credit to our offensive line"
On whether he could have predicted his performance:
"As a running back you never try to predict anything - you just try to go out and run your hardest."
UNLV Quotes
UNLV Head Coach Mike Sanford
On the game:
We didn't play well enough to win and the game got away from us late"
On going forward:
"There is a lot more football to play and we are going to regroup, it's what this game is about"
On Nevada's effort:
"I give Nevada a lot of credit, they played well today"
On his quarterback decision:
"We made a decision to play Mike Clausen, and I thought he played very well"
On the turning point of game:
"We needed to answer every score with a score and we didn't do that"
UNLV linebacker Travis Trickey
On the game:
"We had a few turnovers in the first half, but we needed to put more points on the board to win the game."
On the second half:
"We were ready to come out and compete in the second half, but we need to play a complete game."
On the defense:
"There are 11 guys out there and 11 guys need to make a play on the ball. It's the defense as a whole."
On the team:
"No, there is definitely not a confidence issue with this team"
