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Too Many Tigers ... LSU Beats Bama 27-3

Charlie Peprah (#26 So. LCB, 5-10 189 lbs. Plano, TX - Plano East High School)

These comments came following the 2003 LSU game as Charlie Peprah answered questions from the press pool ...

Charlie Peprah (on the fumble recovery) … I just tried to knock it out, just tried to do something because I knew we were down. So I knocked it out and thank goodness it stayed in bounds. I just tried to get over there as quickly as I could before it rolled out. I snatched it right before it hit the sideline.

Can you describe you interception and the run afterwards?

The interception was easy. I just had to wait on it to come to me. We were in a zone. I pushed my man out of bounds and then started sinking back a bit. I don’t know what happened, but I was sitting back and the ball started floating in the air and it came right to me. I just had to catch it.

And the run back? You made up a lot of ground.

I got the ball and started running and started getting kind of tired. The quarterback was right in front me, so I slowed down to let them get him out of the way. When I slowed down, Clayton tackled me and we went out of bounds.

How do you regroup for next week’s game?

Just watch film and then bury it. Just get ready for Auburn. Move on. It isn’t the first time we’ve lost this season, so we have to bury it and move on.

Does a win next week end the pain?

It will help. Having a winning season would have ended it. But it’s always good to beat those guys down the road. A win period would probably help.

Can you talk about some of the younger players like yourself who have had to step up their games this year?

Prothro is a guy I really like. I talk to him all the time and tell him he needs to step up into a leadership role. Some people just have it, and he has it. You just have to get him the ball. He’s Prothro. DeMeco Ryans is a great player. Darby is a good one. There’s just so many and them getting experience now is going to help them shine next year.

Where has Prothro been all year … hiding out in the wings?

He’s been there, but he’s been waiting his turn I guess. He never complained and knew that he’d get his chance to shine. That's what he’s starting to do now.

You guys clinched the four losing season in 45 years tonight. How much does that hurt right now?

It hurts bad. Anytime you lose, it sucks. Especially, now. If we win out we still won’t have a winning season. That’s tough to have a losing season, but stuff happens man. There’s nothing we can do about it now except win out and get ready for next year.

Does it help that the next game is Auburn and winning that game would be so big?

That’s what they say … “If you beat Auburn, then you’re good.” We want to go out winning and start a streak for next year and be contenders. We’ve been through a lot. We want to win out and then go on next year and compete for something huge.

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Coach Mike Shula (Head Coach)

Coach Joe Kines (Defensive Coordinator)

Coach Dave Rader (Offensive Coordinator, quarterbacks coach)

Shaud Williams (#21 Sr. TB, 5-8 191 lbs. Andrews, TX - Texas Tech transfer)

Brodie Croyle (#12 So. QB, 6-3 200 lbs. Rainbow City, AL - Westbrook Christian High)

Charlie Peprah (#26 So. LCB, 5-10 189 lbs. Plano, TX - Plano East High School)

Tyrone Prothro (#4 Fr. SE, 5-8 173 lbs. Heflin, Cleburne County High)

Postgame Analysis from ...

Mike Raita (Sports Director, ABC 33/40 Birmingham)

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