Mike Norvell’s opening statement: “When things weren’t going well for us, we didn’t respond the way we needed to… Way too many mistakes that showed up tonight: penalties, extended drives.

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Mike Norvell: “It’s extremely disappointing. It’s embarrassing. Ultimately, as a football program, we have to make a choice about what we’re going to look like when we come out of there.”

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Mike Norvell: “Players, coaches, we’re all responsible for what happened… There were too many mistakes we made, too many times for us to show up at that moment.”

— Jordan Silversmith (@jsilversmith24) September 29, 2024

Mike Norvell: “This program means a lot to the guys in that locker room. Unfortunately, we don’t represent that very well, but we’re going to fight to get better.”

— Jordan Silversmith (@jsilversmith24) September 29, 2024

Mike Norvell on DJ Uiagalelei: “His hand got hit in the middle of it though, so we’ll see what happens with that… It’s very easy to point the finger at the quarterback… there were some mistakes by guys who didn’t do that “They don’t do that, they didn’t do that…”

— Jordan Silversmith (@jsilversmith24) September 29, 2024

Mike Norvell still believes in the character of the team: “There were players who put their hearts into it. They want things to be better for each other, for themselves, for what we did. When you see a team that retreats, not willing to push, that’s where concern…

— Jordan Silversmith (@jsilversmith24) September 29, 2024

Mike Norvell on whether or not the storm affected his team: “You’ve got to adapt. You’ve got to adapt. I thought our guys handled it well. Our guys tried to tighten it up, but obviously it translated not in 60 minutes tonight. and when things went bad, they went really bad.

— Jordan Silversmith (@jsilversmith24) September 29, 2024

Mike Norvell said of the team’s identity: “Every one of us has to make an effort and put everything in to figure out what it is to help our offense to help this football… It’s frustrating, the inconsistencies that have shown because I know what it could be and…

— Jordan Silversmith (@jsilversmith24) September 29, 2024

Mike Norvell, on the red zone stop at the end of the second quarter where DJU was stopped twice: “I had a lot of confidence in the play and I would like to say there were a few mistakes. Disappointing.”

— Jordan Silversmith (@jsilversmith24) September 29, 2024