Postgame Quotes: LSU Head Coach/Student-Athletes (Oct. 19)

Mississippi State vs. LSU
LSU Postgame Quotes
October 19, 2019 | Davis Wade Stadium

Head Coach Ed Orgeron
Opening Statement
EO: "You have to give credit it to Mississippi State. [Joe Moorhead] had his team ready. We knew it was going to be a tough place to play. Three years ago, we came here and didn't play very well. We didn't play our best game today, but you know what, I knew this day was going to come. I'm proud of our defense; [they forced] three turnovers in the first half. We had to settle for some field goals, and we weren't as sharp as we'd been on offense, but I knew the offense was going get the deep pass going. Overall, it was a big win for our team. A plus three in the turnover margin I think is the difference in the game. We're 7-0. We came in a hostile environment, and won ourselves a big game. Any questions?"

Q: You said you knew this day was coming. What do you mean?
EO: "Well, you know the offense is not going to play on fire every week. You just can't expect that. There will be a time where it's going to be rainy, you're going to be on the road, and the offense is not playing well. That's when you've got to play great defense. I told the defense they did a phenomenal job today up to the last series."

Q: How concerned were you with settling for field goals?
EO: "I didn't like it. I didn't like it for sure. If it had been fourth and one or two, maybe we would have went for it. We weren't clicking on offense, so we settled for the field goals. That's not like us. We had to look at what we did wrong in the red zone. But you know what, it's going to happen, and we won the game. That's what we came here to do."

Q: Coach, I know this team isn't really obsessed with stats, but Joe Burrow broke the single-season passing touchdown record today. Can you comment on that?
EO: "It was a testament to him, the receivers, the offensive line and the coaching. We're just getting started. We have a lot of football left, and I know Joe is not worried about records. I'll tell you, we are 7-0, and I think our team is a little upset about the way we played. I know our coaching staff is. I'm happy. I know I won't be as happy when I watch the film. There will be some things to get done, but it's good for our football team to get us hungry for next week."

Q: With those three goal-line field goals you guys had, what was Mississippi State doing right to kind of force you guys out of touchdowns in the red zone?
EO: "Well, I think it was the tight coverage. They made a play on Ja'Marr Chase where some guy came over the top and punched the ball. I think you have to give them some credit. They had some nice tight coverage, and there weren't a lot of open holes there."

QB Joe Burrow
Q: What was going on in your first-half struggle?
JB: "We just started off slow. We were moving the ball, but we didn't execute the way that we have been in the red zone. That's credit to [Mississippi State], and I felt a little less energy during the game so that is probably had to do with some of it."

Q: You broke the LSU single-season passing touchdown record today. How significant is that mark for you?
JB: "It just shows the amount of work we put in during offseason. In game seven, we broke the touchdown record, and we're about to have two guys break the single-season receiving touchdown record coming up. I think it was obviously a great achievement for us, but we still have five games left."

S JaCoby Stevens
Q: Was the offense just not playing well or was it time for the defense to stand up?
JP: "I wouldn't say that the offense didn't play well. They just didn't score the 40-60 points like we are accustomed to now. They held the ball, they made plays when they had to, but it was time for the defense to step up. It turned into a defensive game in the first quarter, and we did our job."

Q: What do you think clicked for you guys these last few weeks as a defense?
JP: "We were just tired of the way that we've been playing. We gave up 38 points to Texas and Vanderbilt. We didn't forget that. It motivates us, and we know that we have a lot of room to improve. We have a lot of talent, and we feel like we've been playing well under the amount of talent that we have on the team. We are going to come out and keep trying to dominate like we did today."

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Postgame Quotes: LSU Head Coach/Student-Athletes (Oct. 19)

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