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Here’s what Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney had to say after the Tigers won 37-17 in the Captial One Orange Bowl on Thursday in Miami.
DABO SWINNEY, CLEMSON
On being 14-0: “Never been with a 14-0 team, so it sounds good.
On being the underdog: “Nobody believes in this team except these guys, and they just got a great heart, and it showed tonight.”
What was the key?: “I thought we physically won in the trenches.”
Ran away in the second half: “Defense rose up in the second half, man, was some huge plays, B.J., Ben Boulware.”
What’s next: “All I know is we’re going to play somebody in the Natis. That’s all I know.”
Comfortable with the lead in the fourth quarter: “We’re 51-0 when we take a lead into the fourth quarter.”
BOB STOOPS, OKLAHOMA
Bob Stoops: “They played more physical than we did."
— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) January 1, 2016
Oklahoma's Bob Stoops: "We were outplayed badly in the second half and that's where it is."
— Chuck Carlton (@ChuckCarltonDMN) January 1, 2016
Bob Stoops: You have to give it to Clemson. Give them credit for making us miss tackles.
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) January 1, 2016
"You can't take away the Big 12 Championship, what these seniors have done… We weren't good enough to finish it." @OU_CoachStoops
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) January 1, 2016
Press conference beginning.
"They really are an excellent football team… They showed why they are undefeated." @OU_CoachStoops
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) January 1, 2016
Stoops on penalties: "Too many. Way too many, and a lot of them critical."
— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) January 1, 2016
Glenn Sattell is an award-winning freelance writer for Saturday Down South.
