Ohio State Postgame Player Quotes

Malcolm Jenkins, senior cornerback
On Ohio State’s emotions
“It was a tough loss for us, especially because we were in it for most of the game. Everybody is disappointed, but I’m proud of everyone. The game just didn’t fall for us.”

On the remainder of the season
“We need to stay focused. We have three more games and have to take full advantage of those. In practice, we just need to keep working.”

A.J. Trapasso, senior punter
On Ohio State’s emotions after tonight’s game
“This is not what we saw for ourselves. This is not how we saw our season panning out. Penn State is a good team, though, and played a good game.

“We played hard. We didn’t get it done. It’s been all about the seniors all year. We have a lot of pride. We’re a family. We have pride and it’s evident on the field.”

Brian Robiskie, senior wide receiver
On the game
“You have to give a lot of credit to Penn State. To come in here and win is a hard thing to do. We have three games left and anything can happen. We have to take it upon ourselves to get back and finish the season strong.”

On Terrelle Pryor
“He continues to be a great player. Right now, he feels the loss is on his shoulders, but he knows he played a great game. It is up to us seniors to build him back up.”

James Laurinaitis, senior linebacker
On going into a bye week
“We have to keep fighting and practice hard. There are a lot of little things that we have to look at and take care of. We’ll go into the week, watch a lot of film and get ready for the last three games.”

On the defensive line
“First, Thaddeus Gibson is a great player. He has the ability to do great things. Overall, the defensive line did a great job. They had pressure on the quarterback all night. They have matured so much and the more they grow, the more we grow as a team.”

Penn State Postgame Quotes

Joe Paterno, Penn State head coach
On overall game
“I’m happy for the kids. They worked hard tonight against a good football team. We changed a couple things at halftime and came out with a lot of confidence. They kept their poise and that one turnover was the ball game because nobody had good field position until that play.”

On Ohio State’s performance
“Ohio State played a great defensive ball game. Their cornerback (Malcolm Jenkins) is one of the best we’ve faced this year. I thought Pryor played a heck of a ball game and our guys faced adversity tonight against a tough football team.”

On quarterback Pat Devlin coming off the bench
“I think Pat is a heck of a quarterback and we have two or maybe three guys I think are good. He had a lot of confidence and did everything you wanted him to do at the end of the game. He is a good football player.”

On Penn State’s upcoming bye week
“This week will definitely be a big help for our team. We are tired after three tough games, two being away in tough enthusiastic crowds. There is a lot of emotional strain along with the physical. This week off will be good for us.”

Jay Paterno, Penn State quarterbacks coach
On Ohio State’s defense
“They’re a good defensive football team. They hustled for the ball and didn’t give up big plays.”

Kevin Kelly, senior place kicker
On missed field goal attempt
“It was great for me to get back out there and make the next kick. It was a great feeling knowing that even though I missed the kick the coaches still came back to me.”

On the Penn State offense
“The offense did a great job of getting me into position. They did what they needed to do.”

On the locker room atmosphere after the game
“It was crazy. The guys were going crazy. We’re ready to get some rest now.”

Pat Devlin, sophomore quarterback
On the mental aspect of the game
“Mentally, this is what we practiced everyday. Surprisingly, I didn’t have butterflies. I was confident in our offensive line. This is what you prepare for, you don’t remember the fear.”

On replacing Daryll Clark and on the touchdown he scored
“It’s tough, because Daryll did a great job. There were definitely a lot of bodies on top of me in that end zone.”

Stephfon Green, freshman running back
On the game
“Winning this game was a relief. Ohio State is one of the better teams we have played this year and we played our hearts out tonight.”

Graham Zug, sophomore wide receiver
On feelings coming into the game:
“We knew it was going to be a tough game tonight. We knew not many points would be scored. Winning by such a small margin makes it that much more exciting.”

On end of the game:
“I was just happy and excited. It felt nice to come out of here with a win tonight.”

Gerald Cadogen, senior offensive tackle
On ranking and being undefeated
“We are taking it one week at a time. We get better every week. The Big Ten championship is in sight but can be lost easily. We need to correct this week’s mistakes”

On the team adapting to other playing styles
“We need to harp on the little things. If we fix our little mistakes the big things will fall into place. This is how we are able to change to other team’s styles.”

On critics coming into game
“We heard all week that we were an average offensive line and that this group had never won in the ‘Shoe. We didn’t let us bother us; it motivated us to work all week and we executed today.”