Post-Game Quotes
Northern Iowa at Hawai`i
Sept. 13, 2014 UH Head Coach Norm Chow Opening statement…It’s really nice to see these young men have success. They were very happy in the locker room and we hope this is the start of something special. We played a very good football team and we got chipped up but just kept marching. Steven Lakalaka, the defense, and a bunch of different people did a really terrific job and I’m really pleased for these young men.
On Scott Harding’s performance…Every time we play, the other team talks about Scott (Harding). We gave him the game ball in the locker room. We decided to make an adjustment during the week and not play him too much at receiver. It hurt us a bit but he was just so special on special teams, not only on punts but on punt returns. If you notice he doesn’t fumble the football.
On Steven Lakalaka’s performance…He really stepped up. He played with a shoulder sprain but he just needed to step up because we needed to have him, and he did. We’re really happy to have Steve and even when Joey (Iosefa) was healthy Steve was playing well.
UNI Head Coach Mark Farley On the loss to Hawai‘i…We made too many errors. We had coverage errors in the first half and then of course we had the snap and the muffed punt. Offensively, that gave them 10 points. We were our own worst enemy.
On the defense…The defense in the second half, I was pleased with for the most part. The first half, we gave up too many big plays. Those long passes shouldn’t happen. We’ve got two great corners but whatever happened wasn’t right.
On quarterback Sawyer Kollmorgen…I thought he was very average. We weren’t productive enough. We got to make plays but he also needs protection and we have to do a better job in the run game.
On running back David Johnson…Johnson is a good running back but he wasn’t productive today until that one pass catch at the end. He’s got to be more productive. But for him to be productive, your offensive line needs to be more productive.
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