Quotes: Kansas 44, Duke 16

Duke Head Coach David Cutcliffe
On the game:
"It's very difficult to come in and have any magical words, we got beat and we got beat handily. But what you do know is that if you think you are defeated then you lost. That mentality is not something that we embrace or are going to. We have a lot of goals and obviously one of those every week is to win. Where we are right now I can't have goals just to win games, we have a lot of things that we have to try to accomplish each week. We are going to focus on what we did well, because as a staff we can learn what this team is capable of."

On Kansas:
"They are far better than the No. 22 ranked team. People are going to have a hard time defending that team. They make you look a little worse than what you are."

On the Onyegbule interception:
"The big defensive end just popped out of a pile and we threw it right to him. It was unfortunate and not the way that you want to start out the second half. We turned around and fought back after that which is a good sign."

On scoring first:
"The first drive was the product of a big play and we need more of those. We did start well; we hung in there and played some good defense."

Duke senior quarterback Thaddeus Lewis
On Kansas' defensive play:
"They did a great job up front covering up our guys. You have to take your hat off to Kansas, they played well today."

On the interception by Kansas defensive end Max Onyegbule:
"The first one they dropped down the defensive line and I didn't see him at all. It was a good call on their part. He got in the throwing lane and I kind of threw it back to him. He did a great job of hiding. I didn't see him at all."

On the team's game next week:
"It's another home game. It's another opportunity to win in front of your home crowd and that's what we want to do. You always want to defend your home territory. We'll have to go back to the drawing board and make sure that we prepare to go out there and execute."

Duke freshman quarterback Sean Renfree
On his comfort level:
"I got a little more thrown at me today, but I felt comfortable. We had a good game plan. Coach prepared me well for whatever they would throw at us."

On the team's 394 yards, but failure to score:
"It comes down to executing and finishing. We were driving the ball, but we just couldn't finish at the end. We had the shots and we missed a couple shots. It just comes down to executing."

On his touchdown pass:
"I knew they were probably going to zero out because that they did that the time before. I tried to roll away from where I knew the pressure was going to be and give Donovan (Varner) a chance."

Duke sophomore safety Matt Daniels
On the play of Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing:
"Todd Reesing is a heck of a quarterback. Hats off to him and his coaches. He really hurt us a lot with his feet. We had him a couple of times in the backfield, but he was able to get loose and make plays downfield with his feet and as well as throwing the ball downfield. He hurt us a lot with his ability to scramble and make plays."

On how the team can move on from the loss:
"Only thing we can do is look at the film. Coach told us to look at the things that we did really well and not focus on things that went wrong. We have to move on from this loss and keep on working."

Players Mentioned

Matt Daniels

Thaddeus Lewis

Sean Renfree

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