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In the second half, we came back and played better. ... The turning point of the game was when they mishandled the punt. We were able to turn around and score and put the game away.

Kyle Whittingham

 Game

It wasn't a good first half. Utah State deserves a lot of credit. ... They controlled the ball well in the first half, and we missed a lot of tackles.

Kyle Whittingham

 

It's not huge. I mean, it's a goal of ours to win the first game . . . and win the Mountain West Conference. But it's not a make-or-break-your-season type of a game.

Kyle Whittingham

 

Had he not had a bad ankle this year, I'm telling you he would have caught 90 balls. That's how good he is. He missed a third of the year essentially.

Kyle Whittingham

 

This is an entirely different group of players, we have a new coaching staff and there are a lot of things going on in this program that will take time to come to fruition. Are we where we need to be right now? Absolutely not. But I feel good about the potential of this football team.

Kyle Whittingham

 

I think we've had a good spring. We've progressed, I think, in virtually every area. Spring is all about fundamentals and technique. It's not about out scheming each other offensively or defensively. It's about making every player on your football team better fundamentally and technique-wise ? and I think we've done that.

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As poorly as our defense tackled in the first half and as much as they controlled the football, the bottom line is still points allowed. And we only allowed seven points, which is a very good outing for the defense.

Kyle Whittingham

 Defense

Brian Johnson has answered every bell. The only thing we can't construct is the game itself.

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It feels extremely good to get this game behind us. Air Force is a pain . . . to defense, and it is nice to have them in the rearview mirror.

Kyle Whittingham

 Defense

We have a lot of guys who have not been in that situation, and I'm just anxious to see how they react.

Kyle Whittingham