DeBoer at CFP on Program Turnaround

UW coach Kalen DeBoer spoke about making the Huskies winners.

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00:00 >> Kayla, you once told us that you only play for championships.

00:06 Now that this run has come to an end, were you amazed at all that you put this together

00:12 so quickly in two years that you got to this point, you know, to challenge for a national

00:16 championship?

00:17 Because I think this is like a story that was, you know, really unusual for college

00:21 football in general, that this happened so quickly for the Huskies.

00:26 >> I think, you know, we have a great quarterback and when you can have an offensive line and,

00:32 you know, our defense came a long ways this year from a year ago.

00:38 And it felt like at the end of last season, the last few games of the year, you could

00:44 really feel like if everyone kept it together and, you know, that this could happen.

00:50 And when you're in the moment and when you're going through it, it's not about, you know,

00:56 all of a sudden going from 4-2, which we were at one point, to saying, "Hey, we're going

01:01 to go win a national championship."

01:04 But I felt like there were some of the basics of being a special football team.

01:09 Credit to the guys, they just hung in there with the process, just focused on improving

01:15 every single day.

01:16 A year ago and this year, it's just built up to this moment.

01:23 It's execution, it's physical toughness, it's all led to a mindset where, you know, anything

01:32 that comes their way, they felt like they could come through and get it done.

01:37 I truly feel like five minutes ago, man, there was nothing but belief, you know, that we

01:44 would find a way to win that football game.

01:45 I really believe that.

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