Patterson, on the Austin Schlottman injury:

"We'll see if he plays next week. I heard the radio group announced something. Whoever told them, I'll fire. Let me say that to you. Because it's not our job, it's illegal to be talking about injuries. So, bottom line to it is, whoever did it is in a lot of trouble when I find out who it is."

Patterson, on having to resort to second choices at positions:

"You know, I wasn't my wife's first choice. You gotta outlast your competition. Look at her, look at me. Man upstairs said, 'Gary, you might win ball games, but you're not going home early.'"

Patterson, on John Diarse and his stellar day:

"The thing about John is, he gives you a big body. He's a wide receiver, but he's kind of like a tight end body. He's wider, he can sit in space. He's smart enough to learn what they've taught him."

Diarse, on his big catch:

"It's kind of hard as a receiver, you don't really know where everybody is once you catch the ball. I just said, 'Outrun 'em. Whoever's behind you, they're not going to catch you.' I checked once or twice, and said 'Hey, we're in the clear. Let's go.'"

Diarse, on getting motivated by being on the receiving end of a targeting penalty:

"We were talking on the way here, I need something to get me going. It's kind of hard on the road, you don't have the crowd behind you, you gotta find something to get going, and that was it. I mean, I wouldn't prefer that [laughs]. But I mean, that's what it took, so we got it going."

Quarterback Kenny Hill, on the Frogs' offensive turnaround:

"I mean, the first half we just weren't executing, and that was the biggest thing. We came in at halftime, and coach said, 'Hey, it's there, we just have to execute it.' We hit that first play in the second half to John, and that just kind of got us rolling, got us clicking, and that's what happened."

Hill, on the extreme up-tempo the Frogs displayed at points:

"That's what our offense is predicated around, is going fast. Once we get a first down, and we can start going fast, and we roll, that's when our offense is at its best. You start hitting passes here and there, it starts clicking, everything just rolls all together. You hit a couple of passes, then hit a big run, you pick up yards quick."

Patterson, on Desmon White's performance at returner in place of KaVontae Turpin:

"It was awesome. You know, everybody wondered what would happen with [KaVontae] Turpin, and Des -- except for the one that he misjudged that rolled to the 3 -- did an unbelievable job."

White, on his day:

"It feels good to do anything to help the team win. I just go out there and do my part and contribute any way I can."

Diarse, on having the day off tomorrow:

"Man...just to be off Saturdays is refreshing, especially after a win. That's kind of something Coach Patterson mentioned at the pregame meal, is, you know, your Saturday will be a lot better if you win. And that's the attitude the guys take, and as a team, we're gonna recover and get ourselves back together."

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