On how well Georgia ran the ball… 

“We knew we were going to have to (run it well) with the defense they run. They drop eight on every play … They are just robbing with your eyes, and it is hard to throw the ball. We knew ‐‐ the offensive line knew, the running backs knew, the wide receivers knew, the tight ends knew ‐‐ that their job this week was to run the ball, and that is what we did.” 

On having something to prove this week… 

“We know how good we are. We know what it takes to be good every week. We know that we can lose to a team any week. It does not matter how good they are if we do not go out and execute. We do not really care what the rankings say. We just go out there and do our job. When we do it really well, and we execute, we are pretty good.” 

On the defense getting early stops… 

“Every time we get on the field, we are pushing for a three and out. That is just the standard. If they do not score, they cannot win. We just try to do our job and get them off the field and get the offense the ball.”