He threw the ball and distributed the
ball as opposed to Zaire, where they
had some runs for him. We wanted
to get pressure and keep the ball in
front of us, but the last play was a
devastating one for us."
Virginia redshirt junior quarter-
back Matt Johns …
On Virginia senior wide receiver
Canaan Severin: "They were battling
all day. Devin Butler, KeiVarae Rus-
sell, Cole Luke, they were putting
everything they could on him. There
were a couple times where he wasn't
winning his route because they were
grabbing him.
"So I made a few throws to him
to try to get calls. I would throw
behind him on purpose, so he could
come back and make a play. If you
throw out in front it has to be a
perfect pass, whereas if you take
something off it, which I did a few
times, Canaan has a chance to ad-
just. Canaan is such a freak athlete
that you know he is going to make
some plays."
Virginia senior cornerback Deme-
trious Nicholson …
On Notre Dame 59-yard touch-
down on which he was beat by Irish
standout Will Fuller: "He just ran a
straight route. I didn't expect him to
just run straight by me, but he is a
pretty fast guy.
"I got on my pedal a little late, he is
a great receiver and they threw it to
him. It happens sometimes when you
play corner."
— Jordan Wells
