Oregon Ducks' Bryce Boettcher & Matayo Uiagalelei Discuss Defense vs Wisconsin

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00:00What did you see and talk about its significance?

00:06Yeah, it was a two minute situation, so he was running a pass rush game.

00:13I see the quarterback release it, and I see some of the tip-dodgers look in the mirror.

00:16It was right there.

00:17I don't know, I got kind of lucky, but it was right there, right.

00:23Mateo, what are the emotions like going to the sideline after a play like that,

00:26when this was such a grind of a game?

00:28Yeah, shoot, it's not a situation we wanted to be in, as far as score-wise,

00:34but you get to make a play like that, and

00:36I'm excited to celebrate with your team.

00:39It's pretty exciting and fulfilling.

00:44James.

00:45Bryce in the third quarter, in their long drive there,

00:47they run 12 out of 13 plays, returning out yards there.

00:51What did you guys do in the fourth to make that adjustment,

00:56to get better results across the board, particularly on the ground?

00:59I think there's just a mentality.

01:01Going into the fourth quarter, they had that jump around song.

01:03And for those who weren't at practice this week,

01:06we'd play that every single practice.

01:07We knew going into the fourth quarter, that was gonna be a mindset.

01:10And I think that's just what switched.

01:12Scheme-wise, obviously, I think we kept it mostly the same, but

01:16football's all about mentality, and our defense showed up in the fourth quarter.

01:20Eric, from there, Bryce following up on what you said was about mentality.

01:23When you said they flipped, switched, what happened?

01:26What did that do for you guys?

01:28That song, I think it just brought us all together and realized that no matter what

01:32the score is, we have each other's backs.

01:35No matter what's going on, we're gonna find a way to win.

01:37I think as a team, when you find a way to win in those kind of situations,

01:40it shows a lot of character.

01:42You're not gonna blow every team out by 40.

01:43I mean, you'd like to, but we showed some grit tonight.

01:46I'm proud of our guys.