“Everybody made such a big deal about them being the top rushing team in the [conference] and that we couldn't stop the rush. I didn't have to do a whole lot. You all did it.”
“The thing that is so great about Vernon is that he doesn't think another human can bring him down. I'm trying to get our other guys over there to protect him.”
“Any time you play on national TV, you don't want what happened last year. It's a tremendous chance for us to show our program off. Any time you play against a Top 10 team, it's an opportunity.”
“I'm a little worried about our timing. It's not where it was before we went into it. But I think it gave us a little more time to prepare; they do some things that are pretty difficult. Hopefully that time will be beneficial to us.”
“I was really pleased with the way our defense responded. We had a very very good game against a very good rushing offense. And we got some turnovers, which isn't something we have been doing lately.”
“I can honestly say that I think we're ahead of where I thought we'd be at this point. I thought we'd still be searching at quarterback. Joel has had a good spring.”
