Stoops postgame…
Here’s some Sunday reaction from coach Bob Stoops after the Cincy victory:
His thoughts on UC players accusing his players of dirty play when QB Dustin Grutza was injured
Oh, geez, heck no. Bottom line, we had a blitz on and two guys are trying to grab him and go down. You see that all through the year from everybody. No, there was nothing that would have indicated. Absolutely not. Our guys do what any guy does just tryhing to get a guy sacked. Unfortunately, two guys had him and as their taking him to the ground, his foot was caught, I guess.
On Travis Lewis’ play
He played really well. He had a big game, 12 tackles, a couple of sacks. He’s getting better, I think, as he goes.
On the Cincy WRs preparing his secondary
We do see a lot of good wideouts, not only in the big 12, but from about everybody we see. In the end, it was a good test. I’ve got great respect for those guys and how they play. I thought our guys played well and challenged them well.
On Matthew Moreland’s kickoffs
I thought he did a fine job. I still think he can be more consistent with the wind and get a few more in the end zone. But he hit them high and they hung, most all were somewhere between the 8 and the goal line. That’s what about most people are doing.
On Mardy Ginyard’s kickoff returns
He made us miss him. And we had some guys who were in position to make the plays that are somewhere between the 20 and 25 yard line, where you’d normally make it, who missed tackles. You can say he did a nice job making them miss him. We’ve got to do a better job tackling in those situations, because that’s where the breakdowns were.
One time, two guys missed him. The other times, there’s one or two guys who had a chance to get him and missed him.
By Jake Trotter
