To say Doeren’s demeanor at his makeshift press conference was overly frustrated, is an understatement.
“I thought it was fake news…We knew we were going to win, especially with how we prepared.”
Less than an hour after hearing of the cancelation of the Holiday Bowl, Doeren met with media in an open ballroom of the team hotel. The mood was low, lots of shrugsand head shakes.
Doeren said that he learned of the news from a call with Boo Corrigan, minutes before the news hit Twitter.
“We had no clue they [UCLA] were up against that.