Postgame Quote Sheet

Sept. 23, 2006

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PITTSBURGH -

Pitt Head Coach Dave Wannstedt post-game quotes:

"Our players really did a good job of coming out ready to play."

"You're supposed to win these games like today and this is one that we expected to win and I thought our guys came out and made plays today."

"The only injury was to Doug Fulmer who got hurt early...we'll see where Doug's at, it's an ankle injury."

"Today they (The Citadel) did a lot of blitzing and I thought our guys picked it up pretty good."

"I think the thing that Tyler has improved on the most is his touchdown to interception ratio and his accuracy. When you can have that kind of completion percentage and still make some big pass plays then you do a real good job."

"Our offense line did a real good job today protecting him (Palko)."

"I think Tyler is a better runner then he really gives himself credit for."

"That was a play we've been working on for a couple of weeks really and it was a good call. Both coaches today did a nice job of preparing the game plan. It goes back to our senior leadership. We've got good guys that want to win and they took nothing for granted."

"He's talented. He can do it all. When you think about it, he's only a red-shirt freshman...he'll just get better and better." (Speaking of Oderick Turner)

Pitt Quarterback Tyler Palko

"We executed fairly well. When you come out in a game like this, it feels like nothing you do is ever going to be good enough. So that's the challenge we faced when we came out today."

"We have to win the games we're supposed to and we were able to do that today."

"As the quarterback, the only thing I can do is throw. I need to have someone that I can throw the ball to and today I had guys doing a good job of giving me time and the receivers did a good job of catching the ball."

Pitt Linebacker H.B. Blades

"My mind is on Toledo now."

"We got a good win today. Any win you can get is good."

"We can't underestimate a MAC (conference) school (like Toledo). They have talent and we need to be focused on details."

"We came in with a lot of confidence. We knew that this was a game we had to come into knowing we could win. We felt like this was a game that we wanted to rebound (last week's loss to Michigan State) from."

Pitt Wide receiver Oderick Turner

"It was like Tyler couldn't miss today."

"We had to come out knowing that just because they are a I-AA school didn't mean that we could take it easy."

"We had confidence knowing that we could get the job done."

The Citadel Head Coach Kevin Higgins

"We're at a point where we are not confident, but hopefully we will walk away with experience from playing a team who is bigger"

"They (Pitt) have size and speed, and are better than any team we have played in two years."

"We need to start being concerned with us, and not the score. Each guy needs to look at what he did well and gain confidence from that."

"Next week we need to put a game plan together, execute and win."

"We need to look at what we did well to gain confidence; it isn't all about winning."

The Citadel Quarterback Duran Lawson

"They (Pitt) have great athletes; it is hard for receivers to get off. We didn't execute certain things, but if we look at the film, plays happened as they were on the board."

The Citadel Receiver Rontreal Tyler

"We need to become one as a team and come together in order to do well the rest of the season."

"Next week, we can turn around our season, because the way we look at it, we are 0-0.

"They had a great defensive line and linebackers, but it all comes down to confidence and executing."

The Citadel Defensive Back Justin Matherson

"At 0-3 we need to keep believing. Our coaches gave us a good speech last night about how we just have to believe in ourselves and our team."

Players Mentioned

H.B. Blades

Doug Fulmer

Tyler Palko

Oderick Turner

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