Alex McLaughlin on Nebraska Game
Nov 5, 2026
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AI GeneratedAlex discusses receiving the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor, attributing the success to his teammates' efforts in stopping the run and creating pressure. He also addresses a targeting penalty during the game, explaining his confidence that the replay would overturn the call because he intentionally positioned his head to avoid illegal contact.
First Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, honors of your career.
Just, you know, what does it feel like to get that kind of recognition?
Yeah, it feels great.
I think it's just a testament to our whole defense.
I think we played extremely well on Saturday,
and I couldn't have done it without the guys around me,
especially the dudes up front creating
so much pressure and stopping the run.
So, shout out to those guys.
Alex, when they threw the flag for targeting,
were you nervous at all that that would stand,
or were you pretty confident that the replay was going to overturn it?
I was pretty confident that it was just my shoulder in there.
I just wanted to make sure that my head was to the side,
so once I saw the replay, I knew it wasn't targeting.
You have a bang-bang play like that.
Do you feel as a defender like you have a lot
of control over getting your head out of it
and making sure it's not targeting in that split second?
Uh, yeah, I mean, obviously in a in a hit like a play like that,
you know, like he can't see you.
So I think and you know, you're going to make pretty good contact.
So I think, yeah, I definitely tried to turn my head to the side
or at least lower my hit zone. So I didn't get that.

