mark dantonio, mark helfrich meeting at midfield after a terrific and entertaining football game that michigan state pulls out, 31-28. dantonio knows exactly who has beat him and now he's avenged one of those recent losses. he's with heather cox. >> heather: rece, thank you. coach, your team motto this year, reach higher. how did they show you that they have bought in tonight? >> well, we just kept playing. you know, i mean, great job by our offense there, you know, in the third quarter, i guess, fourth quarter. but you know, defensively just kept playing. things happen. it a crazy game. oregon has a great football team, but rose up a little bit. >> heather: you talk about that defense, impressive all night. but no more impressive than they were on that fourth and 16 on that final oregon drive. how did you neutralize oregon's offense? >> neutralized them? we just kept playing. vernon adams, everything they say, you know, can really move around. great receivers. clutch plays down there. but our guys kept playing. very, very proud of the team and how they responded. energy on the sideli

mark dantonio, mark helfrich meeting at midfield after a terrific and entertaining football game that michigan state pulls out, 31-28. dantonio knows exactly who has beat him and now he's avenged one of those recent losses. he's with heather cox. >> heather: rece, thank you. coach, your team motto this year, reach higher. how did they show you that they have bought in tonight? >> well, we just kept playing. you know, i mean, great job by our offense there, you know, in the third quarter, i guess, fourth quarter. but you know, defensively just kept playing. things happen. it a crazy game. oregon has a great football team, but rose up a little bit. >> heather: you talk about that defense, impressive all night. but no more impressive than they were on that fourth and 16 on that final oregon drive. how did you neutralize oregon's offense? >> neutralized them? we just kept playing. vernon adams, everything they say, you know, can really move around. great receivers. clutch plays down there. but our guys kept playing. very, very proud of the team and how they responded. energy on the sideli