Postgame Quotes: No. 6 Richmond Beats VMI, 34-19

Richmond Head Coach Wayne Lineburg
Opening statement:
"First off, any time you win a game, you know, congratulations to the kids, you know they played hard. Obviously the second half we kind of let back in the game, we went out there to make some plays but our defense came back and made some plays or two and this and that we have to do a better job of finishing games. Congratulations to the kids, they played well and enough for us to win it. We got to correct some of the mistakes that we made out there in the second half and get ready to go for next week."

Improvements before next week:
"The things that we saw and I saw out there, obviously I have to watch the film first before I make any final judgments. You need to run the ball consistently and our offense needs to be running the ball better. We struggled during times, running the ball against VMI and I give them credit too. They played hard and after we didn't run the ball as well as we are capable of running it the first two weeks so that's something we got to improve on. And you know, defensively we gave up some big plays there during the second half, cutting a guy lose a couple times on a seam the ball. We can't have that. And just special units and special teams, we didn't do as well as we need to do and we let VMI have too many return yards which is uncharacteristic of our special teams unit. That's something we really got to address this week."

"Well, I mean, this is a great group of kids and they've hung together through everything that is going on and to be in the position to be 3-0 is something you got to like but there are a lot of things that we got to get, the things I just mentioned we got to get corrected or we are not going to be able to come out on top during conference games if we don't get some of these things corrected. But definitely coming in 3-0 in the conference in non-conference schedule is something we certainly have to be proud of but we got to fix some things to be ready."

Being 3-0 in non-conference play:
"I certainly think it gets us off to a great start and just gives the kids some confidence in what they can do in the conference schedule and we know full well going into this conference what it is like every week and I've told them every game in this league seems to come down to the fourth quarter and all my experience in this conference, that's what it comes down to. And if that was a game today, we would've struggled in the fourth quarter and not finishing in the way that we need to."

Special Teams:
"Those guys a great job in the coverage units. We just got to maybe look at the plays there and maybe get some of those things covered up. But as far as the punt, they did a great job blocking the punt and by and large our special teams for a long time has been sound. Coach Legg does a great job with that but some of those things will get corrected this week. Those guys, Stephen Barnette made a play today too and everybody makes a big difference when you make some big plays down the field. That's something we liked last year, to make those throws down the field and that helps change the momentum."

VMI Head coach Sparky Woods
Opening statement:
"I just want to start out and congratulate Coach Lineburg and Richmond. They're a really fine football team, an undefeated football team right now. They're talented and a well-coached team. I think Wayne has done a really remarkable job. I'm really disappointed in our first half. We felt like it was just a shame. We could've had an outstanding football game. We had a lot of respect for Richmond coming into the game. Our special teams in the first half kept it from being a fun game to be a part of. I was proud of our team for coming back in the second half. I thought we played better in the second half, after shooting ourselves in the foot with turnovers. It was a shame the game got so out of hand in the first half. I was proud of our guys for coming back and playing hard in the second half. We just need to put two halves together to beat a really outstanding team like Richmond. Congratulations to Richmond, we have a lot to fix."

Halftime motivational talk:
"It wasn't anything in particular. We just talked about fixing special teams. We needed to make sure where the ball was. We just talked about executing and doing our responsibilities better. We moved the ball decently in the first half. We just got taken out of the game due to our special teams. When you get way behind, it changes your view as I'm sure it did Richmond's. I was proud of how we competed throughout the game."

QB Eric Kordenbrock

Overall performance:
"When one guy makes a mistake, it messes up the other 10 guys. Overall, I think we came out flat the first half. Richmond's a great team, not to take anything away from them, but we definitely should've been in a closer game than what it was. I think we showed that when we came out in the second half. We executed as Coach Woods has taught us to do. If we do that in the future, we should be a pretty good team."

Second-half play:
"Everyone was just clicking together. We knew where to go with the ball. Tracy [Hairston] made a great play. That's something you would see at any level of college football, even the pros. That was a great catch. The big thing was we just came out [in second half] and played football. We didn't think about anything else. We just did what we're supposed to do, full speed. Which is what you're supposed to do, what you need to do to win games."

Overcoming the deficit:
"It's difficult but we're trying to get this program started again. We're trying to get it back to where it used to be. At halftime, we all just looked at each other and said, 'We need to play like it's 0-0 and we want to win the game.' We need to have a winning attitude all the time, not just when you're in practice. Coach Woods is doing a good job of making us turn around and get back on that streak."

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