Opening Statement:

"I want to first emphasize the great job that Brady Hoke and the Cardinals did today. They play in a tough conference and have a tough schedule. You might not be able to tell from today but they are improving. He's done a heck of a job building that program. For the game, I think that we played a complete game. It felt a lot better getting the bad taste out of our mouth from last week. This was the best team performance this season. Now it's Big 12 time, we've got to become a better football team because we can be much better than we are right now."

On the game:

"I think that we did some good things. We're still a long way from becoming a great football team so we need to focus on getting better. We protected the ball better and played a much cleaner game. We had a few penalties but not too many. Both [Adam] Crossett and [Joe] Tantarelli did good things out there today. Crossett did a god job punting and Joe added some consistency in the kicking game. We looked like a well-coached football team. Now that we're entering Big 12 play the competition will increase so we need to focus on becoming a better football team."

On the running backs getting involved in the passing game:

"Our running backs have good hands. Damien [Nash] and Marcus [Woods] are both players that can some good things with the ball. It's good that we can get everyone involved."

On the expectation level:

"There is a high expectation level out there for our program, and there should be. The first thing that I told them after the game last week was that we let a lot of people down. Missouri fans expect to have a good team and expect to see the performance level to match the expectation level. When we have 60,000 fans they deserve to see a good performance."

On becoming a better football team:

"We've got to become a better football team. Every area of the team needs to become better. Missouri has to become better and if we're able to do that, we can do some big things this season."

On the play of William Franklin:

"He did a great job. He's a very 'heady' athlete, he's able to see the field and find space. On top of that he's just a great kid. Because he can do all of these things he will continue to get better and better."

Victor Sesay

On the game:

"We came alive out there today. We came out there ready and focused. We had a long seven days of rest, and just came out ready to play."

On the plays this game:

"We don't focus on the plays, but the game, executing them right, and putting some touchdowns up. We had a long seven days or so, and we had to think about something. Coach put up some plays, and it worked."

Brandon Coleman

On his playing time today:

"I haven't really been able to play a game like that since high school. Then I got to play against Arkansas State. I'm just happy to be able to get out there and contribute to my team."

On his pass to Will Franklin:

"It was exhilarating. Coach thought of a good play. I was just the lucky one that got to throw it. Will did all the work. He got out there and made the catch. I just threw it. The offensive line had good protection, and that was all that I needed."

Xzavie Jackson

On the pressure on Ball State's quarterback:

"We had good pressure. That's what it takes to get sacks, get take-aways, and get that shut-out that we had today. We worked hard on it in practice."

On the defense:

"We're a great team. We just came back from a hard loss on national T.V., and now we just have to go show the nation that we can play in the Big 12."

Thomson Omboga

On coming back from a loss and beating Ball State:

"It wasn't that difficult. We felt like we let our fans down by going down there last week and losing. We just practiced all week. We've got a good team, and we work hard. We just had to go back and get it."

Damien Nash

On winning this game and the expectations from everyone:

"With losing at Troy State last week, we had to come back and redeem ourselves. This was just a good redemption, to go out here and play good. Offense was good, the defense played good. We've just got to keep it up."

On having the next two weeks off:

"It's a good thing, and it's a bad thing. The bad part is that we're always ready to play, but the good part is that we get to work on it a little more."

Brad Smith

On coming back with a win after last week's loss:

"It was definitely a rough week. This past week, guys were upset and just wanted to come out and play football. We just had to put that behind us. Today was a good win for us."

On his running game:

"The openings were there. They're always there. I've just got to take them. The guys blocked well."

On the next two weeks off:

"I think it will be a positive thing. We can use it just to get better. It's going to make us a better team."

On Thomson Omboga's punt returns:

"He's a great player. He's a play-maker. We've always known that. Every time he touches the ball, he does big things with it."