Everything Bill O’Brien said after Nebraska defeated Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl

Dec 28, 2024; Bronx, NY, USA; Boston College Eagles head coach Bill O’Brien reacts during the first half against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Boston College head football coach Bill O’Brien met with the media following his team’s 20-15 loss to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Pinstripe Bowl. O’Brien opened his availability by complimenting his opponent.

Yeah, these guys fought hard. We have a tough football team. They never quit. That’s what BC is all about. Give a lot of credit to Nebraska. They did a good job of controlling the game.

But in the end, we had a shot there. Couldn’t stop them on the four-minute drive there at the end. But got the blocked punt, kind of hung in there. Had trouble scoring in the red zone. I thought we moved the ball pretty well, but we had trouble running the ball, had trouble scoring in the red zone.

Like I said, give Nebraska a lot of credit.

On his team’s resiliency

Yeah, I learned — there were a lot of guys that played today that hadn’t played that much, and I really respected the effort that they played with. You had guys like Kevin Cline and Eryx Daugherty, Ryan Mickow, Dwayne Allick had to go to center. Then there were guys on defense, obviously, that played a lot, Ashton McShane played a lot today, Cam Martinez played a lot.

I thought those guys fought, man. I’ve got a lot of respect for this football team. I think we have a bright future at Boston College. Today didn’t go the way we wanted it to go, but today could have got really ugly. It really could have because Nebraska, they did a good job. But our guys hung in there. They fought, and I have nothing but good things — very proud of our effort today.

On his team’s offense

Didn’t change it at all. We were on the same plays. We struggled to run the ball overall. Nebraska’s…

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Author : Cornhuskers Wire

Publish date : 2024-12-29 09:30:00

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