Obviously, he was aware this would be a storyline after the game, and I thought he neutered it pretty well, without dismissing Levis' absence as meaningless (because it wasn't).
In his opening statement:
"First of all, we were missing a lot of guys from an injury standpoint, and want them to get healthy."
Then:
"We were short-handed as well. I know they had injuries, so did we, playing without two of our top three safeties as well."
And:
"I know they’re missing their quarterback, but we won seven games with four different starting quarterbacks, so I feel coach Stoops’ pain."
In his opening statement:
"First of all, we were missing a lot of guys from an injury standpoint, and want them to get healthy."
Then:
"We were short-handed as well. I know they had injuries, so did we, playing without two of our top three safeties as well."
And:
"I know they’re missing their quarterback, but we won seven games with four different starting quarterbacks, so I feel coach Stoops’ pain."