University of Richmond Athletics
Postgame Quotes - Maryland 50, No. 18 Richmond 21
"You know you think about it, the very first punt of the game, we kicked the ball off to the perfect spot on the field. It rolled inside the 15-yard-line just laying there. It’s an absolute perfect kick. It was a single high return scheme and he found the soft spot, he (Will Likely) wiggles out and makes a run. I love DJ (Helkowski), but for the last three punts, I told him to punt it out of bounds, but it didn’t get to out of bounds. I guess we just have to practice punting out of bounds a little bit more. ”
-- Richmond head coach Danny Rocco Maryland’s Will Likely’s success returning punts
“I mean he had his moments. He showed some promise. He was a little inconsistent with his confidence and his checks at the line of scrimmage. He was a little inconsistent with his reads; he was out of sync with Reggie (Diggs) on a couple of throws. It’s probably expected that would be the case at this stage this early. We were hoping for maybe a little more consistency there with our offensive production.”
-- Rocco on Richmond QB Kyle Lauletta’s performance
“There were some plays where Kyle (Lauletta) should have gotten rid of the ball. We had some timing throws where he held the ball too long. I think today was a huge growing experience for that offensive line. Seven guys got a good number of snaps out there. I’m optimistic that the group can really solidify and get better here heading into next week.”
-- Rocco on the performance of Richmond’s offensive line
“I think we definitely had successful drives. At times we ran the ball really well and had great protection. I think the positives we had are very good. We are going to watch the film and learn from it. I think it’s great momentum going in to Hampton.”
-- Richmond QB Kyle Lauletta on the team’s offensive performance
“Our game plan was to try and stop the run early – we tried that obviously. They are big guys and they are probably going to be the biggest guys we see all year, 300-plus all around.”
-- Richmond LB Omar Howard on Maryland’s size