More from the NFL Q&A: Jacob Lacey
Jacob Lacey is making quite a splash in the NFL. Undrafted last spring, the former Oklahoma State cornerback has started the last two games for the Indianapolis Colts. He even had seven tackles a week ago against New England.
He still keeps a close eye, though, on his alma mater.
Jenni Carlson: Bedlam’s coming up, so who you got?
Jacob Lacey: That ain’t even a question. I’m rolling with the ‘Boys all the way.
JC: I figured as much. What do you think about your alma mater and how its playing this season?
JL: I think they’re doing good. I feel like Dez (Bryant) got screwed, but I talked to him about that. He said he wasn’t going to let it bother him, try to move forward. But I think they’re doing well.
JC: Several weeks into the season, you got your first career start in the NFL. What was that like?
JL: It was a little nerve wracking. You get kind of nervous. But after the first couple plays, like any game, you get settled down, you get comfortable, and I was just playing from then on out.
JC: Do you feel like you’ve settled in as an NFL rookie?
JL: Things definitely start to smooth out once you get in and get a feel for the system, you get in and get a feel for the games. How we prepare each week. How you handle different situations. It’s a learning process, so once you go through that for a couple weeks and see how things go, you kind of fall into your own routine.
JC: I’ve got to ask about your interception return for a touchdown against St. Louis. You had some fun celebrating it. Was that planned or impromptu?
JL: I had it planned out, what I was doing. I knew I was going to fly in the air.
JC: You didn’t get to repeat that last weekend against New England, but you still had seven tackles. What was it like to be in the middle of that rivalry?
JL: It was similar to being in the OSU-OU game. There’s a lot of emotions. It’s a big-time rivalry, big stage. You’ve just got to make sure you go out there and prepare so you can perform well.
JC: Had to be pretty satisfying for your defense to get that big fourth-down stop at the end of the game.
JL: That was great. They took a chance, and we stepped up.
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