“The point is, somebody else is in need and in a grave condition. You want to focus on that and make sure that the person gets the attention that he needs.”
“You just want to continue to focus on what you have to do, but, obviously, you have to understand that there are more important things than football, and this is an incident that will highlight that in your thinking.”
“There's distractions, and then there's events. This is an event. A distraction is something that sort of occurs, that takes your mind away from the game, that doesn't have to happen. This is something that's unfortunate, but it's an event, something you've got to regard.”
“We found out at a team meeting in the morning. Our prayers are going out to him and his family. We just wish for everything to go smoothly, and that he'll be safe and be well.”
“Coach Wolfe is the offensive coach and he never really talks to the defense. But he yapped at us pretty good for awhile so we kind of understood the significance of it.”
“In years past, the offensive line hasn't been big here, but they've been extremely effective in the red zone. So you can't say that's the reason. They weren't big before and they were kicking butt.”
“You knew it in September, not because we played so wonderfully the first week, but because of the character of the individuals that were working, trying, sweating and giving their all for the team.”
