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Game Week Player Quotes: Oregon State
9/27/2023 12:49 PM | Football
Lander Barton | LB | So.
On the buzz around the defense inside Rice-Eccles last Saturday…
"It's fun. But I love seeing people cheering for anybody on the team; offense, defense, whatever it is. It was just a fun game on Saturday."
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On keeping the momentum going at Oregon State…
"We've just got to continue doing what we do every game. Every day, Coach Scalley preaches about just doing our job in our 20 square feet, not listening to the outside noise. We've just got to go in there with confidence."
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Nate Johnson | QB | R-Fr.
On the UCLA game…
"We've just got to execute plays a lot better. I still believe in our offense; our offense is really good. We've just got to execute plays better."
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On the running backs room…
"I have full faith in those guys. We've been living the next-man-up mentality since Week 1. When a guy goes down, it's next man up. I have really good faith in Jaylon Glover, Charlie Vincent and Chris Curry as well."
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What was your biggest takeaway from the UCLA game?
"When things weren't going right, just have to move on to the next drive. Had a couple fumbles there, some drives didn't go our way. But we just came on the field, just kept pushing and pushing the full 60 minutes. We didn't score enough points (offensively), but we played the whole 60 minutes and got the win."
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Karene Reid | LB | Jr.
How's everything going?
"It's good. Once you get toward the middle of the season, you've got to push yourself mentally. It's a long season. But it's great."
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On keeping guys engaged and not becoming complacent…
"Everyone's been so (bought in). It's been easy. I don't have to say much or do much. Everyone wants to be great at their positions. This team has been easy to work with. I just try to lead by example. It's been great."
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On building up the younger guys…
"The talent's always been there. It's been up to us older guys to pour confidence in the younger guys. After every rep, we're telling them 'good job' and hyping them up. It goes a long way. I remember when I was a freshman, that helped build my confidence so much. Now, I try to do the same (for those guys)."
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On the buzz around the defense inside Rice-Eccles last Saturday…
"It's fun. But I love seeing people cheering for anybody on the team; offense, defense, whatever it is. It was just a fun game on Saturday."
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On keeping the momentum going at Oregon State…
"We've just got to continue doing what we do every game. Every day, Coach Scalley preaches about just doing our job in our 20 square feet, not listening to the outside noise. We've just got to go in there with confidence."
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Nate Johnson | QB | R-Fr.
On the UCLA game…
"We've just got to execute plays a lot better. I still believe in our offense; our offense is really good. We've just got to execute plays better."
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On the running backs room…
"I have full faith in those guys. We've been living the next-man-up mentality since Week 1. When a guy goes down, it's next man up. I have really good faith in Jaylon Glover, Charlie Vincent and Chris Curry as well."
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What was your biggest takeaway from the UCLA game?
"When things weren't going right, just have to move on to the next drive. Had a couple fumbles there, some drives didn't go our way. But we just came on the field, just kept pushing and pushing the full 60 minutes. We didn't score enough points (offensively), but we played the whole 60 minutes and got the win."
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Karene Reid | LB | Jr.
How's everything going?
"It's good. Once you get toward the middle of the season, you've got to push yourself mentally. It's a long season. But it's great."
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On keeping guys engaged and not becoming complacent…
"Everyone's been so (bought in). It's been easy. I don't have to say much or do much. Everyone wants to be great at their positions. This team has been easy to work with. I just try to lead by example. It's been great."
Â
On building up the younger guys…
"The talent's always been there. It's been up to us older guys to pour confidence in the younger guys. After every rep, we're telling them 'good job' and hyping them up. It goes a long way. I remember when I was a freshman, that helped build my confidence so much. Now, I try to do the same (for those guys)."
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