"We played hard tonight. I'm very proud of our team. We had a lot of plusses on the defensive side of the ball. We only gave up 291 yards. A game like this comes down to a few plays. And they had the plays."

"Tyler (Watts) played well tonight. He had some nice runs and some nice throws. He gave a gritty performance.

"Going into the game, it was Tyler's game. I didn't want him thinking that if he made a bad play I would take him out."

On whether Watts will start vs. Vanderbilt: 
"Right now he starts. I will look at the tape but unless I see something noteworthy, he will be the starter."

On 4th down play: 
"With that time left in the game, I felt that we had a chance to get a touchdown. Even if we didn't score, we could at least pin them deep in their own end. I think we made the right decision. Unfortunately, it didn't work out."

On Walking on to field before game: 
"I was very excited. I was absorbing the stadium and the fans. It is special to be here in this stadium, to walk on the turf where so many great coaches have been. I hope to have many more games in this stadium."

"He (Freddie Milons) did a great job in the kicking game. The punter was a real weapon. He had Freddie backed up many times on our own end."

"AC (Antonio Carter) had a good camp. It gave him a lot of confidence. He had a big game today and he will continue to be a big player for us."

UCLA Head Coach Bob Toledo

"I have to give credit to Dennis. I think he’s a great guy. I think they hired the right guy and I think they’re going to win a lot of games."

"I am extremely proud of this football team. They came back to a very tough venue with the heat, humidity, fans, and new coaching staff. To go down 7-0 an come back like they did, I think that showed a lot."

"We can build on this now. People didn’t think we were going to win this but we did."

(On Alabama) – 
"They came out with some formations we didn’t expect and that hurt us a little bit. We adjusted some things we were doing."

(When Alabama went for it on fourth down) 
"I thought it was huge because they didn’t score. The goal line play was huge, probably the biggest play of the game."

(On Alabama’s decision to go for it on fourth down) 
"I thought it was the right call and I probably would’ve done the same thing."

"We brought a lot of fans, maybe not as many as Alabama brought last year, but the ones that came down were vocal."

University of Alabama Player Quotes

The UCLA Post-game

FREDDIE MILONS:

"The game comes down to two or three plays. I think we hurt ourselves with penalties and turnovers."

"We need to build on this loss and learn that good teams don't beat themselves." 

On his 4th quarter touchdown reception: 
"It was an out-route. I saw Andrew (Zow) with pressure and it was just like an old drill. He read my mind and I read his. And I stuck my left hand out there and made the catch."

TYLER WATTS:
"If you don't have lack of effort, you give yourselves a chance to win the game, and we had a chance. Now we have to find out what we are all about. We have an SEC game next week and we have to show who we really are."

"Coming in to the game we said if we don't have turnovers and penalties we won't beat ourselves. Unfortunately we had a few big penalties at key times."

KINDAL MOOREHEAD:

"One of our goals as a team is to come out and play our best for four quarters. I think we were able to do that. I think our biggest problem was that they put the ball on the ground four times and we didn't get any of them. We weren't able to capitalize."

On returning after missing games last season injured: 
"It did feel good being out there tonight. There were no problems. I felt like I could go all day. It felt good getting back in front of the fans."

VICTOR ELLIS:

"We just really tried to get out there and play a four quarter game. It's kind of frustrating when they put the ball on the ground and you can't get it. But you're not going to be able to do it every time."

"He's (DeShaun Foster) a cool guy. I've got a lot of respect for him and I think he has for me. He's a good back. Tonight they just got the best of us."

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