“There were a lot of positives we took out of our opener at Northern Iowa. We won't play in a tougher atmosphere than that the rest of the year. Our guys learned a good lesson. You can play with a lot of emotion, but the game still comes down to fundamentals like tackling and being in the right spot.”
“A couple of times a year, we think it's important to reach out and see what we can do against teams at the top of our division. This game gives our guys a chance, even on an individual basis, to see how we stack up and where we are at the beginning of the season.”
“I think our team's going to be just fine. We have a group of guys who battled hard, but we just don't have the speed at the skill positions to match up with what UNI has.”