"Hats off to Kentucky. They came in here and they beat our ass. Not good enough from us on any level: coaching, playing, performing, physicality, anything." - Mike Elko after Texas A&M's loss to the Wildcats in College Station
Jon Sumrall when asked about interviewing for the Auburn job:
"Who said I interviewed for this job? What are you talking about? They didn't want me. I didn't want them."
Following LSU's loss at Ole Miss, Lane Kiffin was asked if he's glad his return to Oxford is behind him:
"Yeah. I'm sure I'll be criticized for saying that. But yeah, I am."
"This one meant a lot more than the other games... I wanted this one really bad and our team did too." - Trinidad Chambliss on Ole Miss' win over LSU in Lane Kiffin's return to Oxford
Jon Sumrall on Florida's win at Auburn:
"I grew up in this state... I've idolized the great coaches that have coached in this state and for our first SEC win as a program with me as the head coach is to do it on Pat Dye Field. I can't tell you what that means to me personally."
"It wasn't the Super Bowl, and we didn't make it to be the Super Bowl... That's 3 years since we've been here that we've come home with that trophy." - Pete Golding when asked if it meant more to beat Lane Kiffin
Pete Golding makes CFB history tonight becoming the first coach to beat 4 ranked teams in his first 6 games as a head coach.
- W, 41-10 vs. #17 Tulane (2025 CFP First Round)
- W, 39-34 vs. #2 Georgia (CFP Quarterfinal)
- W, 41-38 vs. #24 Louisville (2026 Game 1)
- W, 32-24 vs. #7 LSU (2026 Game 2)
Alex Golesh after Auburn's loss to Florida:
"The expectation, I understand it, is to win that game here and we didn't... I know we've got the right people in that locker room. I believe we're gonna go fight back, but we'll find out."
Kalen DeBoer on Alabama's defense giving up big plays in the 50-36 win over Florida State:
"That's disappointing and I know our guys can be better there. That's really what kept them in the game."