2021 UNION HOME MORTGAGE GASPARILLA BOWL QUOTES
UCF KNIGHTS QUOTES
Head Coach Gus Malzahn
“I’m very proud of our team. We’re building the foundation. We’re just getting started. The best is yet to come.”
“I am so proud of our guys. The character that they have showed through tough times this year is amazing. A lot of teams would have splintered when faced with what we had.”
“These seniors helped us build this foundation and I am very proud of their effort.”
“There have been ups and downs and it has been a very interesting year. I even got hurt and coached from a treestand for a while. We overcame a lot of adversity this year.”
(On O’Keefe) “Our goal was to get him at least 15 touches today and you saw what he did with it when he got the ball. He is one of the best playmakers in the game.”
Isaiah Bowser, Senior, Running Back
“I was back healthy. Felt great to play with my teammates and get the win. Was able to lean on my teammates. They were very encouraging for me to get back.”
Ryan O’Keefe, Junior, Wide Receiver
On death of former teammate Ottis Anderson:
“It hit me hard when he passed away. I saw his jersey tonight and said I was going to play for him.”
“Like coach [Malzahn] said, this year was about building a foundation. This is a great win that will be a big start for us.”
FLORIDA GATORS QUOTES
Interim Head Coach Greg Knox
“We gave it everything we had. We had a lot of penalties and you can’t make the mistakes we made and expect to win a ballgame.”
“I thought our kids played hard but we just couldn’t overcome the mistakes we made. We made a lot of mistakes as a team – personal fouls, holding penalties, false starts – and we just can’t win big ball games when you make that amount of mistakes.”
Malik Davis – Senior – Running Back
“Anytime I get to put on the orange and blue I am going to give it my all and have fun.” “The guys that are here will have a better year next year.”
Emory Jones – r-Junior – Quarterback
“Thinking about the seniors and wanted to send them out the right way.”
Question about his future and possibly entering the transfer portal: “Not thinking about my future right now. Will talk to my Mom and family and then will make a decision.”
