“In the moment of truth, we took care of business. That had to be fun for America to watch and for our fans to watch. You don’t get many opportunities like that and have it come out the way it did. It’s been an emotional day for me, for the players and coaches, for the fans. We knew it would take everything we had in this game. Everything was so crucial. I’m just humbled and thankful to be the head coach here and be able to enjoy what happened here today.”
— Georgia coach Mark Richt
“It was big. Knowing the situation we were in and what we were playing for, it was time for us to rise up. It’s just hard to describe a game like this. It’s just an unearthly feeling.”
— Georgia defensive end Ray Drew on the magnitude of the game and the atmosphere surrounding it
“I didn’t think we’d be able to slow down their run like we did.”
— Richt
“The line of scrimmage was won by Georgia today. That was big.”
— Richt
“Congratulations to Georgia. They did a good job and have a very good football team. We were a mistake or two away from winning that game, which was a tremendously competitive game.”
— LSU coach Les Miles
“It’s been a tough start to the season, playing three top-1o teams in the our first four games, and I am so proud of the way our team has gotten through it.”
— Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray
"I hit a (24-yarder) earlier in the game, and I think that gave me some confidence. When I went out to kick from 55 yards, I knew I had it. (Snapper Nathan Theus) and (holder Adam Erickson) executed great, and I hit it well. I knew when I hit it that it was good."
— Georgia placekicker Marshall Morgan on his career-long 55-yard field goal in the third quarter, one of his three field goals in the game
“This is a tough loss. Not many teams have put that many points on this defense in a long time.”
— LSU linebacker Lamin Barrow
"I'm proud of the way the defense stepped up at the end of the game. … It was all about the pressure (on LSU's final possession). We were getting to (quarterback Zach Mettenberger), and it was making him uncomfortable. After (Leonard Floyd) sacked him, we were all feeding off of it. We were able to rush (Mettenberger), and it caused him to make some bad throws there at the end."
— Georgia linebacker Amarlo Herrera
“I told coach before that (final LSU) drive that I was ready to make a play, and that’s what I did. He told us before we went out to pin our ears back and get after it.”
— Floyd
“I was hoping our home-field advantage would make a difference, and I think it did.”
— Richt
“When it comes to a national-championship scenario, we couldn’t afford any more losses.”
— Richt
“Was he perfect? No, but he was good. We like him as our quarterback.”
— Miles on LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger
