Chattanooga Football Postgame Quotes
Chattanooga at Mercer
Five Star Stadium – Macon, Ga.
Saturday – Oct. 5, 2019

Head Coach Rusty Wright
Opening thoughts on the game:
"It was fun to watch.  It was fun to be on that sideline.  I get upset because I don't see us reaching our potential every snap and that is the thing, but they know I love them.

"We hadn't won down here since 1929, so it is friggin' awesome to come down here and win.  Any time you go on the road in the Southern Conference and get a win, it is all good."

On guys stepping up when an injured player goes out:
"That is what has been happening.  Colin Truett had another solid game.  There are guys that can make plays and we have to consistently do that.  They can't get upset when they don't.  That is my job.  They just have to keep trusting what we are doing and trying to figure it out."

On the play of the defense today: 
"Do your job. Be where you are supposed to be.  Make people line up and beat you.  That is how you play defense. 

"Those guys did a good job.  We had a good plan.  We had a better week of practice. It is not real hard.  When they do that, they give themselves a chance." 

On Jerrell Lawson's third-down stop: 
"Awesome.  That is the difference in these games.  People have to make plays and we have to make stops when we are supposed to make them.  That is the difference in the football game." 

On the passing game early:
"We were trying to get some things going and they were giving us some stuff.  We have to catch the football. It isn't real hard.  Pitch and catch it.  We have to be able to do those things and we did at times.  Reggie made a great catch on the sideline late.  It was awesome.  We just have to continue to keep getting better week-to-week with that."

On being 2-0 in SoCon:
"If you would have told me a month ago this is where we would be, I don't know if I would have believed you or not.  These kids just keep playing hard.  I told them it is only going to get harder.  Everyone you win, it is only going to get harder.  Everyone you win makes it that much more important.  All I know we are sitting here 2-0 with a week off.  We will just try to figure some things out and get a little better."

Ty Boeck – So.-LB
On the play in the second quarter. 
"They had a solid first drive and we made a few mistakes.  After that, we really capitalized.  Our D-line started playing out of their minds.  They are capable of that and we knew that going into this game.  It is they way our coaches prepared us all week.  We knew we were going to have a good game, especially the way we played in practiced." 

On being 2-0 in SoCon:
"It is huge, going into the off week 2-0, especially the way we played.  It will feel really good preparing for ETSU, just knowing we have to come back and get better and better.  It is only going to get harder."

Nick Tiano – Sr.-QB
On being 2-0 in SoCon:
"It is huge for us.  To win last week and then for us to come down here and get a win going into the bye give us a lot of confidence.  The ability to rest up and just attack this final stretch of the season.  It is all league games and we need to win them all.  To come down and get this on the road is huge for us."

On the play of the defense:
"It was a total team win, offense, defense and special teams.  The defense kept getting turnovers and kept getting stops and giving us a short field.  We were able to capitalize.  The defense played their tail off all night."