Dabo overall thoughts on the game:
"We couldn't get the ball in the third period. We just couldn't stop them on third down. The third quarter was huge. We had too many penalties, too many turnovers and South Carolina did a great job of controlling the ball."
"We got off to a good start scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter but they just started to control the ball after that. Give them credit, they did a great job. Their ability to put pressure on Tajh (Boyd) was key. Give credit to South Carolina"
"They disrupted our rhythm. We only got two plays in the third quarter and their 86 plays to our 59 was huge. You have to give them a lot of credit. Tonight was very disappointing. We played with great effort but that third quarter drive was critical."
"The fun is in the winning and we just didn't do what we needed to do tonight. We dropped a lot of passes and interceptions and their third down conversions killed us. We just couldn't get in an offensive rhythm."
"I just want to apologize to our fan base, to our seniors, to everyone. I really appreciate the environment that these fans have created these past few seasons. This loss really hurts."
On South Carolina quarterback Dylan Thompson:
"We couldn't disrupt him. He threw the ball incredibly well. He was the difference in the game. We just couldn't turn the momentum. Overall, you have to give them credit. They made just enough plays and ran the ball just enough to keep us off balance."
On the end of the game:
"Penalties, the third and 19 play, it was just poor on our part. Their time of possession was unbelievable. We could never get in rhythm and it was just a bad team effort."
On Xavier Brewer:
"Brewer dropped a couple of interceptions, but he kept playing. After that interception in the end zone, we felt like we could reclaim the lead, but they made some big plays to keep us off balance and we just couldn't turn the table."
Quarterback Tajh Boyd, on not scoring in the second quarter:
"I don't think it affected us. I just don't think we got into as much of a groove as we wanted to. We just did not take advantage of some opportunities we had. Give credit to those guys. Those guys played outstanding on the other side of the ball but we just did not do what we need to do on the offensive side."
On the second half:
"We only ran 19 plays in the second half; it just makes it take much more important, crucial, to take advantage of those opportunities that you do have. We will learn a lesson here, a life lesson as well. We just have to come back and get ready for this bowl."
Center Dalton Freeman, on the loss:
"It is actually very disappointing. Not just losing this one, but losing four in a row to them. But you have to give them all the credit. They had us for hte past four years. They have out played us."
On the play of South Carolina:
"It's not even really them, it's us. We're just not playing our style of football. It's turning the ball over, not stopping them on third odwn. It's us, it's not them."
On South Carolina's defense:
"They have a great front. We weren't able to get in a rhythm. I think they had the ball 90% of the second half. It was very hard to get into a rhythm and get things going. Then we got down, and they just pinned their ears back and rushed the quarterback, so it was tough. Our offense is built a lot on being able to get into a rhythm and we were not able to do that."
Cornerback Xavier Brewer, on the sack and interception:
"It just worked out perfectly. With the sack, I just came free and was able to make the play on the back side. And on the pick, we had a lot of great pressure so he was just trying to lob it up out of the back of the end zone. I was able to just go up and get it."
"I definitely thought it was the spark we needed, but we definitely had some missed opportunities. I should have had two other interceptions that could have changed the game. That I am looking back on and am still disappointed."
"We couldn't get the ball in the third period. We just couldn't stop them on third down. The third quarter was huge. We had too many penalties, too many turnovers and South Carolina did a great job of controlling the ball."
"We got off to a good start scoring two touchdowns in the first quarter but they just started to control the ball after that. Give them credit, they did a great job. Their ability to put pressure on Tajh (Boyd) was key. Give credit to South Carolina"
"They disrupted our rhythm. We only got two plays in the third quarter and their 86 plays to our 59 was huge. You have to give them a lot of credit. Tonight was very disappointing. We played with great effort but that third quarter drive was critical."
"The fun is in the winning and we just didn't do what we needed to do tonight. We dropped a lot of passes and interceptions and their third down conversions killed us. We just couldn't get in an offensive rhythm."
"I just want to apologize to our fan base, to our seniors, to everyone. I really appreciate the environment that these fans have created these past few seasons. This loss really hurts."
On South Carolina quarterback Dylan Thompson:
"We couldn't disrupt him. He threw the ball incredibly well. He was the difference in the game. We just couldn't turn the momentum. Overall, you have to give them credit. They made just enough plays and ran the ball just enough to keep us off balance."
On the end of the game:
"Penalties, the third and 19 play, it was just poor on our part. Their time of possession was unbelievable. We could never get in rhythm and it was just a bad team effort."
On Xavier Brewer:
"Brewer dropped a couple of interceptions, but he kept playing. After that interception in the end zone, we felt like we could reclaim the lead, but they made some big plays to keep us off balance and we just couldn't turn the table."
Quarterback Tajh Boyd, on not scoring in the second quarter:
"I don't think it affected us. I just don't think we got into as much of a groove as we wanted to. We just did not take advantage of some opportunities we had. Give credit to those guys. Those guys played outstanding on the other side of the ball but we just did not do what we need to do on the offensive side."
On the second half:
"We only ran 19 plays in the second half; it just makes it take much more important, crucial, to take advantage of those opportunities that you do have. We will learn a lesson here, a life lesson as well. We just have to come back and get ready for this bowl."
Center Dalton Freeman, on the loss:
"It is actually very disappointing. Not just losing this one, but losing four in a row to them. But you have to give them all the credit. They had us for hte past four years. They have out played us."
On the play of South Carolina:
"It's not even really them, it's us. We're just not playing our style of football. It's turning the ball over, not stopping them on third odwn. It's us, it's not them."
On South Carolina's defense:
"They have a great front. We weren't able to get in a rhythm. I think they had the ball 90% of the second half. It was very hard to get into a rhythm and get things going. Then we got down, and they just pinned their ears back and rushed the quarterback, so it was tough. Our offense is built a lot on being able to get into a rhythm and we were not able to do that."
Cornerback Xavier Brewer, on the sack and interception:
"It just worked out perfectly. With the sack, I just came free and was able to make the play on the back side. And on the pick, we had a lot of great pressure so he was just trying to lob it up out of the back of the end zone. I was able to just go up and get it."
"I definitely thought it was the spark we needed, but we definitely had some missed opportunities. I should have had two other interceptions that could have changed the game. That I am looking back on and am still disappointed."
