Postgame Quotes: Ole Miss Head Coach/Student-Athletes (Nov.28)

Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss
Ole Miss Postgame Quotes
November 28, 2019 | Davis Wade Stadium

Head Coach Matt Luke
Opening Statement
ML: "I'm disappointed. Especially disappointed for our seniors. I just told them in the locker room how much I appreciated them battling through. I'm just really grateful for those guys. This will be the last time they put on the Ole Miss uniform. I'm just grateful for them. I'm sorry it didn't work out for those guys. It's a disappointing loss. The kids fought. We came up short. We had too many turnovers, too many mistakes, and didn't get it done."

Q: Can you talk about your response to Elijah [Moore's] penalty?
ML: "Just disappointed. It's not who we are. We've been a discipline team all year. I'm just disappointed that it happened."

Q: From this point, looking forward to the spring, do you consider it an open quarterback competition?
ML: "We'll evaluate all that moving forward. Right now, we just have a bunch of disappointed guys in the locker room that all wanted to win. Again, we're going to get through this thing together. We're going to go on the road recruiting, and we're going to build this thing. I told them, 'This is not the end, it's the beginning. We're going to go battle, fight, and get through this thing together.'"

Q: With the way these games have gone the past few years, did you emphasize with your guys to stay away from penalties like the ones tonight?
ML: "Absolutely. We talked about it. We had five penalties. We just wanted to play a clean game. Nothing after the whistles or before the game was going to help us win the ball game, but we talked about that."

Q: After the interception, was there any consideration about going back to John Rhys [Plumlee]?
ML: "No. He just made a poor decision there. We felt like we could move the football there. Matt [Corral] did a good job of that. Once we put him in there, it was his. The game dictated that too."

RB Snoop Conner
Q: What was your reaction to the way that ended?
SC: "It was a tough loss. I feel like we had that one, but you've got to give credit to Mississippi State. That's a good team. They had to come out and do the things that we didn't do early on and that might have cost us."

Q: When you look at this game from the big picture perspective, what could you guys have done better?
SC: "Stop the run early on, not get penalties, things like that."

Q: What did the coaching staff say to you guy in the locker room?
SC: "He (Coach Luke) was proud of our effort and proud of the way that we played. Now, we just have to get ready for next year."

Q: What was the player reaction like at the end?
SC: "We were a little down. We had this one. We had to take it and win, but we didn't."

QB John Rhys Plumlee
Q: From your perspective, what did you see at the end of the play? What did you guys see from the sideline?
JRP: "I didn't really have a good look at it. I think everybody was excited that we scored a touchdown. I think when you're excited, and you make a big play, you celebrate a little. It just didn't go our way."

Q: You got some really close games this season. How do you use that to prepare for next season?
JRP: "Absolutely, that's a big motivational point going into next season. I think this team is going to work harder than it's ever worked. I think a lot of people can tell that there is something going on in Oxford, Mississippi right now. I think next season, it will be put on display."

Q: What were they doing defensively that gave the team trouble running the ball?
JRP: "They're good athletes. They've got a good defensive scheme. We still left a lot of opportunities on the field, and I think we could've done better."

Q: Would you consider this an open quarterback competition?
JP: "Yes, me and Matt [Corral], we compete. Week in, week out and day in, day out. But when it comes to game time, we're really excited for each other for whatever happens. There at the end when, he went in and made some big plays, I was excited for him. I was in his corner, and he's in my corner when I'm in. We compete every day, so I see it as a competition."

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Postgame Quotes: Ole Miss Head Coach/Student-Athletes (Nov.28)

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