Postgame Quotes: Mississippi State Student-Athletes (Nov. 16)

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Mississippi State Student-Athlete Quotes
November 16, 2019 | Davis Wade Stadium

Offensive Student-Athletes

OL Darryl Williams

Q: What are your thoughts on the game today?
DW: "[Alabama] had a great game plan going in. We had a great game plan as well. We had to execute the way we should have to make big plays and score points. Credit to them."

Q: What's the mood right now between the team to get those six game wins?
DW: "Like Coach [Moorhead] said in the locker room, [we have to] go out there and compete. We have got a lot to play for in the season. We get two more games and two more opportunities to get bowl eligible. That's something that this team is trying to do. That's something that we continue to work on in practice is to get bowl eligible and compete for another game."

How frustrating is it to not be able to put everything together?
DW: "It is frustrating, but like I said, I think we didn't execute well enough to make those big-time plays in the pass game. We only ran the run game a little bit. I still think we have to be a balanced offense to beat teams of that caliber. I give credit to Alabama. They had an excellent game plan going in. Credit to those guys."

QB Tommy Stevens

Q: Numbers won't show it, but how close do you feel you are to making big plays and putting big numbers up?
TS: "Obviously, we have got to watch tape tomorrow and we'll fully be ready to see how close we were but like I said, numbers won't show it. I felt like we had a few plays that we were able to be explosive and have some success. We just had missed opportunities. We're going to come in tomorrow, grade it, get better from it and move on."

Q: You've played some really good teams in your career. Where does this Alabama team compare to the teams you've played in the Big Ten?
TS: "I think it's hard to judge right away. Obviously, it's fresh on my mind [compared to] thinking about some of the teams I played against at Penn State. But Alabama is a very good football team. They do things the right way. They don't beat themselves. I'm not telling anybody anything that they don't know. They are a good football team that has had a lot of success."

Q: Did being healthy have an effect on you rushing more in the game?
TS: "It definitely helps. I think successfully is the best way to put it. I always try to think about how it was never a case of 'I don't want the football.' Health does have something to do with it. Success would have to do with me being healthy."

Defensive Student-Athletes

DT Jaden Crumedy
Q: How do you feel the defensive line played today?
JC: "I feel like we played good today, and we went up against some good players. We really just wanted to give it our all and make good plays."

Q: Is there anything positive that you can take from the game today?
JC: "To me, I feel like we did a great job. We played like we can play, and we will keep playing like that."

Q: What was the feeling when some of your teammates were carted off the field?
JC: "It was really a bad feeling. We have to step up for our teammates and play better."

LB Erroll Thompson
Q: Is there still come confidence that you can be bowl eligible?
ET: "Yes, sir. There's still a lot of confidence knowing that we kind of control our destiny. With winning six games, we just have to win out. It's a big task ahead, but I feel like I have confidence in this coaching staff and my teammates as well."

Q: Is it the pressure or the drive to get it done that will lead you to win out?
ET: "I feel like it's a little of both. Pressure, in the sense that we have time to wait. But drive, because you know what you have to do to get there, so a little of both."

Q: How do you feel moving forward?
ET: "I feel confident. These next two, it is what it is. We have to get these two to make a bowl game. I feel like it's a little more pressure here and a little drive, as you said earlier, but I feel confident."

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Postgame Quotes: Mississippi State Student-Athletes (Nov. 16)

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