Matt Campbell still looked visibly stunned at his post-game press conference after Wisconsin knocked off his Penn State Nittany Lions in Beaver Stadium. The Badgers stormed their way to an incredible comeback and sealed the victory with a 70-yard touchdown by tight end Jacob Harris. Maybe Campbell was just baffled, frustrated, or at a loss for words. Or, so focused on his team’s problems, his post-game press conference featured zero credit to Wisconsin.
Campbell spent eight minutes after losing to Wisconsin talking and answering questions. At no point did he say the word “Wisconsin” or “Badgers.” Instead, it was always “they” or some version of that. All the blame for the loss was squarely on Penn State. He didn’t have any credit to give Wisconsin.
To be fair to Campbell, he didn’t bad-mouth Wisconsin, but he basically stayed focused on Penn State as the reason Wisconsin won. It wasn’t that the Badgers outplayed Penn State; it was that the Nittany Lions failed. Which is certainly one way to see the game.
Matt Campbell’s post game quotes were solely focused on Penn State’s problems
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