Syracuse Player Quotes
Syracuse Football
Syracuse vs. Notre Dame
September 27, 2014
MetLife Stadium
Jarrod West, Senior, Wide Receiver
On Notre Dame’s defense:
“They did a great job of slowing down the runs and making us pass.”
On getting involved late in the game?
“I’m not a selfish player, so it’s not frustrating. I just try to go out, and whatever comes my way I try to make my plays. If it’s a run play, I try to block for my teammates and anything like that.”
On how well the Syracuse defense played:
“They played well. They caused so many turnovers. The opportunities are there, we just have to capitalize on them.”
Terrel Hunt, Senior, Quarterback
On whether it was frustrating that you could not get the ball down the field more often:
“We got the ball down the field -- we weren’t able to get in the end zone where we wanted to get it. It was frustrating but you have to play on.”
On whether it was difficult to run the football:
“No, not really because their (defensive) ends were maintaining and keeping outside. They did that on film and they did it with other teams. I figured I wasn’t going to be able to run as much, so I left it up to the running backs.”
On what he feels is keeping the offense from scoring more points:
“Really, (it’s) just penalties. It’s just being anxious, but you have to take a step back, take a breather and just relax and realize we’re in the red zone and we have to score there.”
On what it was like playing close to home:
“It was frustrating. I know I’m home but we lost at the end of the day. I can’t look at any bright side to it. We lost, that’s all it is.”
On whether he feels the team will break out soon:
“Most definitely. I have the utmost faith in the whole team. The defense did a great job -- they gave us the ball -- and the offense fell short a couple times. I put that on myself and (I’ll) just go back to the drawing board and get better next week.”
Durell Eskridge, Junior, Free Safety
On today’s game against Notre Dame:
“As a defensive backfield we have to do better and we can’t come in and let a quarterback complete 26 straight passes. That just makes us look bad, and makes him look even better than he already is.
“It’s tough knowing that a quarterback completed 26 straight passes on my defensive backs and I’ll take full responsibility for that.
“We could have played with these people. We had a good shot to win this game and again we have beat ourselves and the only thing we can do is get ready and come in tomorrow and go to work.”
On next week’s game against Louisville:
“We have to come back tomorrow and concentrate on the little things – the penalties, the ball disruption, the scooping and scoring – the little things we have to come back and go to work on that tomorrow. We have a big week ahead of us with Louisville coming in on Friday night.”
Sean Hickey, Senior, Offensive Tackle
On today’s game against Notre Dame:
“We have to just keep our cool and pick moments. That’s probably what it’s come down to. We had a few false starts, a personal foul and just others things and some communications issues that we just have to clean up when it comes to crunch time.”
On the passing game and play of wide receiver Jarrod West:
“Jarrod is becoming a big play threat down the field and it’s very encouraging to see. It’s good to have your vertical passing game working like that; it helps out the running game a lot and it helps out the overall team. We just got to hope that they can keep it going.”
Brandon Reddish, Senior, Cornerback
On whether it was frustrating to cause so many turnovers and not be able to capitalize on them:
“We work as a team. We definitely do not point fingers at each other. No matter what we will stick together.”
Prince-Tyson Gulley, Running Back, Graduate Student
On Notre Dame’s defense:
“Notre Dame was really disciplined in what they were doing. It was pretty tough but it was nothing that we couldn’t handle. We just didn’t show it, we didn’t get the job done.”
On what he has learned about his team this season:
“After these first four games I know that we can compete with anybody, I will tell you that. We just have to execute what we are doing. I do not think there is any team out there that is just so much better than us. I don’t see that out there. We really have to go back to work and go to the drawing boards and do what we have to do.”
On whether or not he thinks the team will come together:
“That is exactly how I feel. It will all come together when we work it out together and we are going to be very potent.”
Julian Wingham, Cornerback, Junior
On Notre Dame’s quick tempo offense:
“We were playing a softer zone in those situations and they took advantage of it. Good job to them. It was a good game play. We started to tighten up in the second half more and it started to work. We just have to get back to the drawing board and fix it.”
On whether the loss is a disappointment or morale booster:
“It’s a little bit of both in that situation. It’s encouraging to see the defense play so well with the turnover margin but we just have to keep pushing. It’s a disappointing loss but at the same time it’s encouraging to see the good things, and they’ll show up on film. From there we just have to keep pushing and get back up.”
On how the defense and offense do not blame each other for the loss:
“That’s just a sign of a really good team. It’s good to be a thumb pointer back at yourself and understand that you have to do your job. Everyone is an individual who does their job, but it’s all part of a team game. We’re really well disciplined, Coach Shafer does a good job with that. We understand that you can’t be finger pointers because that is a detriment to the team. So owning up to mistakes is the first step towards getting better.”
Syracuse vs. Notre Dame
September 27, 2014
MetLife Stadium
Jarrod West, Senior, Wide Receiver
On Notre Dame’s defense:
“They did a great job of slowing down the runs and making us pass.”
On getting involved late in the game?
“I’m not a selfish player, so it’s not frustrating. I just try to go out, and whatever comes my way I try to make my plays. If it’s a run play, I try to block for my teammates and anything like that.”
On how well the Syracuse defense played:
“They played well. They caused so many turnovers. The opportunities are there, we just have to capitalize on them.”
Terrel Hunt, Senior, Quarterback
On whether it was frustrating that you could not get the ball down the field more often:
“We got the ball down the field -- we weren’t able to get in the end zone where we wanted to get it. It was frustrating but you have to play on.”
On whether it was difficult to run the football:
“No, not really because their (defensive) ends were maintaining and keeping outside. They did that on film and they did it with other teams. I figured I wasn’t going to be able to run as much, so I left it up to the running backs.”
On what he feels is keeping the offense from scoring more points:
“Really, (it’s) just penalties. It’s just being anxious, but you have to take a step back, take a breather and just relax and realize we’re in the red zone and we have to score there.”
On what it was like playing close to home:
“It was frustrating. I know I’m home but we lost at the end of the day. I can’t look at any bright side to it. We lost, that’s all it is.”
On whether he feels the team will break out soon:
“Most definitely. I have the utmost faith in the whole team. The defense did a great job -- they gave us the ball -- and the offense fell short a couple times. I put that on myself and (I’ll) just go back to the drawing board and get better next week.”
Durell Eskridge, Junior, Free Safety
On today’s game against Notre Dame:
“As a defensive backfield we have to do better and we can’t come in and let a quarterback complete 26 straight passes. That just makes us look bad, and makes him look even better than he already is.
“It’s tough knowing that a quarterback completed 26 straight passes on my defensive backs and I’ll take full responsibility for that.
“We could have played with these people. We had a good shot to win this game and again we have beat ourselves and the only thing we can do is get ready and come in tomorrow and go to work.”
On next week’s game against Louisville:
“We have to come back tomorrow and concentrate on the little things – the penalties, the ball disruption, the scooping and scoring – the little things we have to come back and go to work on that tomorrow. We have a big week ahead of us with Louisville coming in on Friday night.”
Sean Hickey, Senior, Offensive Tackle
On today’s game against Notre Dame:
“We have to just keep our cool and pick moments. That’s probably what it’s come down to. We had a few false starts, a personal foul and just others things and some communications issues that we just have to clean up when it comes to crunch time.”
On the passing game and play of wide receiver Jarrod West:
“Jarrod is becoming a big play threat down the field and it’s very encouraging to see. It’s good to have your vertical passing game working like that; it helps out the running game a lot and it helps out the overall team. We just got to hope that they can keep it going.”
Brandon Reddish, Senior, Cornerback
On whether it was frustrating to cause so many turnovers and not be able to capitalize on them:
“We work as a team. We definitely do not point fingers at each other. No matter what we will stick together.”
Prince-Tyson Gulley, Running Back, Graduate Student
On Notre Dame’s defense:
“Notre Dame was really disciplined in what they were doing. It was pretty tough but it was nothing that we couldn’t handle. We just didn’t show it, we didn’t get the job done.”
On what he has learned about his team this season:
“After these first four games I know that we can compete with anybody, I will tell you that. We just have to execute what we are doing. I do not think there is any team out there that is just so much better than us. I don’t see that out there. We really have to go back to work and go to the drawing boards and do what we have to do.”
On whether or not he thinks the team will come together:
“That is exactly how I feel. It will all come together when we work it out together and we are going to be very potent.”
Julian Wingham, Cornerback, Junior
On Notre Dame’s quick tempo offense:
“We were playing a softer zone in those situations and they took advantage of it. Good job to them. It was a good game play. We started to tighten up in the second half more and it started to work. We just have to get back to the drawing board and fix it.”
On whether the loss is a disappointment or morale booster:
“It’s a little bit of both in that situation. It’s encouraging to see the defense play so well with the turnover margin but we just have to keep pushing. It’s a disappointing loss but at the same time it’s encouraging to see the good things, and they’ll show up on film. From there we just have to keep pushing and get back up.”
On how the defense and offense do not blame each other for the loss:
“That’s just a sign of a really good team. It’s good to be a thumb pointer back at yourself and understand that you have to do your job. Everyone is an individual who does their job, but it’s all part of a team game. We’re really well disciplined, Coach Shafer does a good job with that. We understand that you can’t be finger pointers because that is a detriment to the team. So owning up to mistakes is the first step towards getting better.”
