NC State linebacker Caden Fordham met with the media following the Wolfpack's 48-36 win over No. 8 Georgia Tech Saturday night.
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On this being one of his best performances…
We came out with the mindset that we were going to play fast. The coaches were on our tail all week. They simplified a lot of the things for us, so we just came out there and played fast and free. That's what I told the guys before the game: "We can't play tentatively. We've got to go play fast, and whatever you see, believe in it, go attack." That's what everyone did tonight, and it worked out.
On the catharsis from the upset victory…
It's awesome, especially to win a game like that. Being in the Carter, it was special seeing that. I’m giving that to Coach [Dave] Doeren. That man fights so much, and he goes through so much. He's there every day, the same guy working hard. It was amazing to go out there and do that with my brothers.
On battling against a quarterback like Haynes King…
I love playing against guys like that. Credit to him; he's a great player. He plays very hard. We knew we had a challenge up against us, so we went out there. Like I said, Coach simplified a lot of things for us so we could play fast. We knew they did a bunch of different stuff on offense, formation-wise, so it just simplified the game. I think that was a key to helping us play fast.
On sealing the game with an interception…
It was cool. It was my first interception in a college game, so it was awesome to get that done.
On the next-man-up mentality…
It means everything. Credit to Duke [Scott] tonight. That dude played his tail off with Hollywood [Smothers] being out. Our tight ends played very well, too. I thought, on defense, some of the safeties, Asaad [Brown] came in and stepped up really big for us. That's big around here. We know anyone can play at any time, and that's why Coach Doeren always says that to us and preaches it. Those guys were completely ready, and they went out there and played their tails off tonight.
On the tough stretch after the bye week…
We're going to enjoy this for 24 hours. Coach gave us tomorrow off, so we'll get back healthy on this bye week, get some of the guys back, and then just be ready to roll. We've got three games left. We’ve got to win all three of them, so that's the plan from here on out.
