Nov. 28, 2008

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Shane Montgomery, Miami head coach
On the game
"I didn't feel like we did a great job in the red zone today. We had to settle for a lot of field goals. It reminded me a lot of last year's game."

On the blocked punt
"That punt block is one of the strangest plays you will ever see. This season we have not had a lot of bounces go our way, but we got one on that play."

On the game
"I am disappointed with the result but you have to give OU credit. They played well and as I said before the game that I think they are a lot better than their record."

Mickey Mann, senior linebacker
On the blocked punt
"My job on that is to follow the punter and make sure that he kicks it.  They were in an area where it would not be out of the question for them to fake it and the kick came up and hit me in the shoulder pad."

Nathan Parseghian, senior kicker
On the game
"As great as it was to go out there and make those field goals, I would much rather kick extra points. I just did what I could for the team when my name was called."

Robbie Wilson, senior safety
On the game
"Things were just very frustrating. With the kind of players that we have, we should be better but we were just not consistent and you have to be at this level."

Frank Solich, Ohio head coach
On Chris Garrett
"Injury has really kept him from being at his best this season. He had an ankle injury early on and then a cracked rib, but he is finally healthy and it showed today."

On the season
"I'm really proud of our guys because with the start we had, it is real easy for things to snowball downhill. Our guys really battled through it."

On Miami
"Miami is a great program with great tradition and great athletes and coaches. I think it speaks to the high quality of our kids that they were able to beat a team like Miami."

Boo Jackson, junior quarterback
On the season
"We had a lot of belief. After our win last week, we came into this game feeling like we could beat anyone in the nation and I am really proud of how the team played today."

Chris Garrett, junior running back
On the game
"It was good to get out there and show that I can be an every-down back. A lot of people counted me out because of my size, but we run between the tackles and I showed I can do that today."

Noah Keller, sophomore linebacker
On the game
"It was a huge win for us. It is always great to come out and beat your rival. It is always fun to play in these rivalry games."