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10/31/2026 2:50:00 PM | Football
2026 Chattanooga Mocs FootballÂ
Postgame QuotesÂ
Oct. 31 - VMI
Chattanooga, Tenn. | Finley Stadium
Rusty Wright, Head Coach
Opening statement
"It's a good win. Found a way to get it done. Happy for those players and coaches. And we're on to the next one."
On the performance of Taylor Crumedy
"It's huge for him to be able to do that. It helps us a little bit in the run game. The kid is playing well. That's the thing is, he can really run. He's fast. It helps. He played a little bit last year, but last two weeks are the most he's played in his career. So he will continue to get better."
On finding a way to win the football game
"I mean for turning the ball over twice, we're lucky. Very lucky to go win a football game, but you know the biggest thing is, we found a way to play and win a football game when we didn't play our best. I don't care what their record is. Doesn't matter. Every Saturday you have to figure it out."
On the performance of Montrell Henderson and the defensive line
 "I thought they were big all day. VMI had 117 yards rushing out of 43 carries and it starts with them. We should have been a little better. But Montrell's been a really good player this year and an awesome teammate. And I don't know if I can say anything better than that, but he's been that way every Saturday. When you turn the film on, I don't worry about that spot. He's giving us everything he's got to be a good player and help this football team win."
Taylor Crumedy, Wide Receiver
On what he did when dealing with an injury that cause him to miss games earlier this year
"You know just showing the young guys different things they could do to be able to play while I was sitting. Now, that's the main thing I was trying to do. Show the young guys that, you know, they have an opportunity to put their talent on the spot, and that's what they need to be trying to do."
Kristian Ozane, Linebacker
On going up against VMI's triple option offense
"The thing is my first two years of college football, I played at Davidson College, and we had Coach Abell. He ran an option out of a shotgun. So my first two years of college, I got to practice against it every single day, and we had two really great running backs. I think we were like second in the country in rush yards per game my freshman year. We also worked really hard at practice this week to go out there and get done what we needed to get done"
Montrell Henderson, Defensive Tackle
On what the team worked on defensively in practice this week
"This week we just preached on shooting our gaps, maintaining our gaps and just doing our jobs at the point of attack because that's where they want to hit the ball at."
Postgame QuotesÂ
Oct. 31 - VMI
Chattanooga, Tenn. | Finley Stadium
Rusty Wright, Head Coach
Opening statement
"It's a good win. Found a way to get it done. Happy for those players and coaches. And we're on to the next one."
On the performance of Taylor Crumedy
"It's huge for him to be able to do that. It helps us a little bit in the run game. The kid is playing well. That's the thing is, he can really run. He's fast. It helps. He played a little bit last year, but last two weeks are the most he's played in his career. So he will continue to get better."
On finding a way to win the football game
"I mean for turning the ball over twice, we're lucky. Very lucky to go win a football game, but you know the biggest thing is, we found a way to play and win a football game when we didn't play our best. I don't care what their record is. Doesn't matter. Every Saturday you have to figure it out."
On the performance of Montrell Henderson and the defensive line
 "I thought they were big all day. VMI had 117 yards rushing out of 43 carries and it starts with them. We should have been a little better. But Montrell's been a really good player this year and an awesome teammate. And I don't know if I can say anything better than that, but he's been that way every Saturday. When you turn the film on, I don't worry about that spot. He's giving us everything he's got to be a good player and help this football team win."
Taylor Crumedy, Wide Receiver
On what he did when dealing with an injury that cause him to miss games earlier this year
"You know just showing the young guys different things they could do to be able to play while I was sitting. Now, that's the main thing I was trying to do. Show the young guys that, you know, they have an opportunity to put their talent on the spot, and that's what they need to be trying to do."
Kristian Ozane, Linebacker
On going up against VMI's triple option offense
"The thing is my first two years of college football, I played at Davidson College, and we had Coach Abell. He ran an option out of a shotgun. So my first two years of college, I got to practice against it every single day, and we had two really great running backs. I think we were like second in the country in rush yards per game my freshman year. We also worked really hard at practice this week to go out there and get done what we needed to get done"
Montrell Henderson, Defensive Tackle
On what the team worked on defensively in practice this week
"This week we just preached on shooting our gaps, maintaining our gaps and just doing our jobs at the point of attack because that's where they want to hit the ball at."
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