Redshirt junior and graduate student Jan Johnson spoke to the media directly following the Citrus Bowl. He was asked about the decision late in the game to go for the field goal and then try to get a defensive stop.
“It was the coaches’ decision and I think it was a good choice. I think that we were stopping them pretty well, in that last quarter especially. I probably would have made the same choice.”
Johnson mentioned that the linebacker group was disappointed that Cam Brown, who left the game following a targeting penalty, was not on the field to try to get the stop on the final series.