Quotes

Colorado Head Coach Gary Barnett
GENERAL-"I guess that we better get used to this. That's two weeks in a row. I think we just had enough to win. UCLA was bigger and stronger than us up front. . We had to scratch and claw to fine a way to win the game and today we just had enough. It's great to be 2-0 at this point in the season with the schedule we have.
ON DE MARQUES HARRIS-"He broke his leg and he's having surgery in a couple of hours. He's done for the year. He still has a red shirt year and we're going to plan on that. His teammates really came together after that and played
for him. It was apparent the minute that they asked for the stretcher. I knew when the kids came off the field, they said he had broke it."
ON THE PLAY OF THE DEFENSE-"Other than the lapse that we had when it was 3rd and 30, we had a couple of freshmen who made mistakes. That's the kind of stuff that you live with when you play young guys. Other than that, it was pretty good. We were much better than last week. I don't know what they ran, but I don't think it was much."
ON THE RUN DEFENSE-"We played hard inside this week. We got off the ball well. We dominated the line with our defensive line and I think it helped having a rookie running back in there."
ON TE JOE KLOPFENSTEIN-"He had three catches and the last one was for a touchdown. That's a young guy who can play. He had a tremendous freshman year. I've been preaching to the players that we have a lot of guys out there
who can make plays. . He's just one more weapon for us."
ON THE GAME-WINNING DRIVE-"We went to the two minute drill. We knew they were tired and we were just trying to use that and the altitude and keep them from catching their breath."
ON THE SEASON'S TONE-"I really don't think this team has set the plate for its season. Right now, with the schedule we have, we can't afford to focus on anything except for Sunday. We can't look ahead."
ON THE GAME GOING TO THE WIRE-"You know, you can't think about it. You just go out there and handle what happens and react and respond. I think it (late game winning drives) helps define who we are. We can put that in the bank and know when it happens in the future that we can do it."
ON TRICK PLAYS -"We're not going to hold anything back out there. We're going to go broke on everything. We'll have another one next week, and they'regoing to have to learn how to defend it."
ON QB JOEL KLATT-"I think he had a better view of Mars than most people (after being hurt). .Joel goes out an come back and I think that was a huge lift for our receives and for our offense."

ILB SEAN TUFTS
ON THE DEFENSE: "When we needed to, we showed up, but we didn't play well on third down. We played the run really well today, but the pass game really burned us."
ON LAST STAND: "It was a safety and linebacker blitz. They had no one left to protect the quarterback after the halfback split out. We'll enjoy this win today, and we'll come back tomorrow and start preparing for Washington State."
ON DE MARQUES HARRIS: "He's a senior leader and a good friend of ours. It's terrible to end the year like that, but we'll play the rest of the season for him."

TE JOE KLOPFENSTEIN
GENERAL: "I was coming off the top, Jesse Wallace pulled both defenders away, and I was wide open for the score. When I saw no defenders on me, I knew I was going to get the ball. They were playing man on me, and I just ran across the end zone. It was a great throw and an easy catch. When I'm running that route, I'm not thinking about the pressure I'm just thinking about pulling the ball in. It was my first CU touchdown and it felt great when all my teammates ran up to me. I want to make an impression and play as well as I possibly can."

QB JOEL KLATT
GENERAL: "CSU was a challenge, but UCLA was physically so gifted. We had to pick our way downfield on the underneath coverages. They've got a great front four. They're big and physical and very strong. They're good players and they really got after it today. We were fortunate because we didn't play well today. When Marques went down, the team came together and we knew we had to make a play. I think our team enjoys the two-minute drill. We have great receivers. I threw some terrible passes but the receivers made me look good. Our 'D' played a hell of a ball game and kept us in the game. This team has a lot of heart and character, and we beat a great team today."
ON COMING OUT OF THE GAME: "I knew where I was. You know, it's one of those deals that happens in football."
ON WINNING TOUCHDOWN PASS: "He did a hell of a job. He beat his man and popped open and made a great catch."

CB PHIL JACKSON
GENERAL: "It feels great. I haven't been 2-0 since I've been here. To be 2-0 is a great feeling. I gave up a big play in the first half, and all that was going through my head was 'give me one more chance.' We knew we had to get three and out, and try to make the turnover. We picked up our pressure a lot and I pressed the receiver."
ON MARQUES HARRIS: "If you see one of your teammates go down, it just gives you an anger when you go back out on the field. "
ON WASHINGTON STATE: "Our defense is going to have to defend the pass a whole lot better because we know they like to throw the ball."

PK MASON CROSBY
ON HIS FIELD GOAL: "It was so exciting. I was ready to go when they called my number. The nerves were running a little bit, but it was exciting."
ON THE BLOCKED PAT: "I felt like I hit it well, but I guess it was low and the guy made a great play."

OG MARWAN HAGE
GENERAL: "We knew we had to score at least one touchdown to win, the offense came together. We fast-tempoed them and took it in for the score. The line was more relaxed this week. UCLA gave us tons of stunts and movement, but we were more relaxed this week than last week. We still have a lot to improve on for next week. "

UCLA Head Coach Karl Dorrell
GENERAL-"Part of it was first-game jitters. We've got a young team, but we'll get better as the season unfolds. I'm proud of the effort. I thought the team played pretty hard. We ended up losing our starting quarterback fairlyearly, so we were up against it early. But I liked how we tried to hang in there. Iwant to always try to build on what this team has done, which is they fought all the way to the end. I was proud of their effort."
ON THE CHANGE OF QUARTERBACKS-"They were really pretty close anyway, so we didn't have to change very much when Drew Olson came in."
ON CU'S GAME WINNING DIVE-"Part of it was that we got more worn down. We felt the altitude and started cramping a little bit. The defense was probably on the field a lot more than they should have been. We'll all learn from this."
ON HIS FIRST GAME AS HEAD COACH-"It was like any other game on the sideline. It all comes down to strategy and what you're trying to get done. I wasn't as nervous as I thought I was going to be once the game started. We were just trying to do the best thing we could as a program."
ON UCLA'S RUNNING GAME-"You try to create some kind of continuity on offense and I think we tried to at least get into a rhythm. We never really got into a rhythm as much as we should have."
ON FAMILIARITY WITH CU-"I never did really say I knew the opponent so well. Everybody was anticipating that. This was a different team with a different quarterback."

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