Postgame Quotes vs. NC State
October 9, 2004 | Football
Oct. 9, 2004
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UNC Player Quotes
Adarius Bowman (Soph. WR):
(On Madison Hedgecock) "A fullback that runs like a tailback, I'll take that any day. He looked like a warrior out there."
(On Darian Durant) "He stepped up like everyone else did. We were all on the same page today."
(On the final stop) "This is going to build a lot of confidence for our defense. Those guys showed great ability on the goal line."
Larry Edwards (Soph. LB)
"We gave it our all this week in practice and it showed. Thiswas very emotional, a high-stress game."
"We're not a different team, I think we just stepped it up for this game. We played our hearts out and showed that North Carolina football is back."
Melik Brown (Soph. DL)
(on T.A. McLendon's carry at the end of the game) "We knew they'd go with T.A. We watched a lot of film last week and we saw he was their go-to guy when they needed a play. We knew he was going to get the ball, so when he got it we just attacked."
"It's a great confidence boost for us. We gave up a lot of yards, but we stopped them when we had to. "
Madison Hedgecock (Sr. FB)
"This was a whole lot of fun. To beat our archrivals was tons of fun."
"It was a whole lot of fun for me to get the ball. I was reliving my high school days."
"Late in the game I was thinking about all the players who have played with me, all the alumni, thinking `We've just got to win this for them.' We want to beat everybody in the state."
Khalif Mitchell (Fr. DE)
(on the goal line stop) "I believe in my team so much. We just said, `Let's go block this.' I was thinking to myself, `If he runs my way, please let me get him.' I can't describe it, it's the greatest feeling ever. It was crazy out on the field, just a great feeling."
"Our motto is `Get better ever series,' not just every game but every series, every time you're on the field. Every time you get out there, take it up a level.
(On the last defensive series) "No one got their heads down. I didn't see one head down so that gave me a lot of energy."
