What Tom Allen said following Indiana's tough loss to Michigan State
Head coach Tom Allen and his Indiana Hoosiers were feeling good fresh off a bye week as they were ready to potentially upset the No. 10 Michigan State Spartans.
On the defensive side of the ball, Indiana felt like they suppressed the high-caliber talent at the skilled positions. They held Michigan State to only 241 total yards accounted for and only allowed a third-down conversion rate of 5-for-15.
Coach Allen: "I thought our defense played awesome. They did everything we asked them to do." #iufb
— Keegan Nickoson (@Knickoson42) October 16, 2021
Offensively, Indiana felt they could make a big splash under its new starting quarterback in Jack Tuttle. Indiana accounted for 322 total yards off of offense and 24 first downs, but it was the three turnovers from Tuttle that plagued their momentum.
Coach Allen: "It continues to be the same issues. Not scoring in the red zone… We were moving the ball well."
— Keegan Nickoson (@Knickoson42) October 16, 2021
Allen acknowledged after the game there is still plenty of work to do and they were not far from making the big upset over Michigan State. Allen acknowledged that the pick-six was a killer for them.
Coach Allen gripping the sides of the podium.
"I'm really disappointed right now… Our kids did what we asked them to do." #iufb
— Keegan Nickoson (@Knickoson42) October 16, 2021
Allen: "At the end of the day, the buck stops with me. I’m the head coach. The kids played hard." #iufb
— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) October 16, 2021
Allen: "The pick six was just a bad read. It was a mistake." #iufb
— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) October 16, 2021
More: "I thought our defense played awesome. I don’t know what else to say. They did everything we asked them to. Except maybe score. That’s the only thing they didn’t do." #iufb
— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) October 16, 2021
Allen asked about 50-50 balls the receivers got last year and didn't this year: "Someone's gotta step up and make a play. Someone's gotta step up and make … a… play."
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) October 16, 2021
Allen: "There's no doubt this one is going to hurt for a while."
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) October 16, 2021
Allen: "I'll sit out and evaluate the play-calling and see where that's all at. That's part of the evaluation."
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) October 16, 2021