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Postgame Quotes: 2019 Las Vegas Bowl
December 21, 2019 | Football
LAS VEGAS – Washington football head coach Chris Petersen, quarterback Jacob Eason, and defensive back Elijah Molden spoke with the media following the Huskies 38-7 win over Boise State in the 2019 Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday night, Dec. 21. Read some of what they had to say:
HEAD COACH CHRIS PETERSEN
(On why he brought Jimmy Lake on stage to accept the trophy) "This is never about any one person, it's never about any one player. It's a team game. I should bring all the coaches up. I think the bowl game, we've talked about for a long time, I've always felt so strongly that this bowl game needs to catapult. Send the seniors out the right way and catapult the program forward. Every time that it seems that we've won a bowl game, good things have happened that next year."
(On what clicked for Washington tonight) "I thought they practiced well, the last couple weeks and then we came over here yesterday to do our final practice, and I could tell they'd play really hard and I felt they'd play really well, and they did. Boise is a heck of a team, and for us to finish on this note, I just feel really good for the guys that are leaving this program and the guys that are coming back. Because you just want to keep building and feeling like you're on an upward trend."
(On what it will be like tomorrow when he wakes up) "It's going to be awesome (laughs). And the next day after that. Maybe in a month it might not be so awesome, figuring out what to do next. But it's going to be good for a while."
QUARTERBACK JACOB EASON
(On ending the season with a win) "It was awesome, just the way this whole team played… I thought starting up front, the guys did an outstanding job in protection, our running backs ran the ball really well and our receivers went out and made plays. On the other side of things, our defense got the ball back for us, and got some stops in a lot of huge situations, so the momentum was on our side for the most part. Overall, we just played a really well and efficiently and got the result we wanted."
(On the future of Washington's offense) "I think they can be tremendous. I know Coach Lake is going to do an outstanding job and we've got a lot of guys coming back. We're losing a few guys, but I know these young guys have started to make their mark this season and they're going to continue to do that next season. There's a lot to look forward to at the University of Washington and it could be fun."
DEFENSIVE BACK MYLES BRYANT
(On his interception) "I was just a hook player, and so I'm just reading the quarterback and it was a slow developing play. I kind of read his eyes and then saw the running back flare out and then took it. After that play it went to the offense, and I was like 'okay it's your turn to go.' And they did their thing."
(On finishing strong for Chris Petersen) "It's a pretty good incentive, with him and the seniors too. Every game is important, but some games are a little more important. We had a lot of weeks to kind of let this simmer and we went out there and we played well."
HEAD COACH CHRIS PETERSEN
(On why he brought Jimmy Lake on stage to accept the trophy) "This is never about any one person, it's never about any one player. It's a team game. I should bring all the coaches up. I think the bowl game, we've talked about for a long time, I've always felt so strongly that this bowl game needs to catapult. Send the seniors out the right way and catapult the program forward. Every time that it seems that we've won a bowl game, good things have happened that next year."
(On what clicked for Washington tonight) "I thought they practiced well, the last couple weeks and then we came over here yesterday to do our final practice, and I could tell they'd play really hard and I felt they'd play really well, and they did. Boise is a heck of a team, and for us to finish on this note, I just feel really good for the guys that are leaving this program and the guys that are coming back. Because you just want to keep building and feeling like you're on an upward trend."
(On what it will be like tomorrow when he wakes up) "It's going to be awesome (laughs). And the next day after that. Maybe in a month it might not be so awesome, figuring out what to do next. But it's going to be good for a while."
QUARTERBACK JACOB EASON
(On ending the season with a win) "It was awesome, just the way this whole team played… I thought starting up front, the guys did an outstanding job in protection, our running backs ran the ball really well and our receivers went out and made plays. On the other side of things, our defense got the ball back for us, and got some stops in a lot of huge situations, so the momentum was on our side for the most part. Overall, we just played a really well and efficiently and got the result we wanted."
(On the future of Washington's offense) "I think they can be tremendous. I know Coach Lake is going to do an outstanding job and we've got a lot of guys coming back. We're losing a few guys, but I know these young guys have started to make their mark this season and they're going to continue to do that next season. There's a lot to look forward to at the University of Washington and it could be fun."
DEFENSIVE BACK MYLES BRYANT
(On his interception) "I was just a hook player, and so I'm just reading the quarterback and it was a slow developing play. I kind of read his eyes and then saw the running back flare out and then took it. After that play it went to the offense, and I was like 'okay it's your turn to go.' And they did their thing."
(On finishing strong for Chris Petersen) "It's a pretty good incentive, with him and the seniors too. Every game is important, but some games are a little more important. We had a lot of weeks to kind of let this simmer and we went out there and we played well."
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