[Notre Dame defeated back-to-back ranked teams (No. 23 Pittsburgh, No. 3 Michigan) on the road for the first time since 2002, when Tyrone Willingham’s squad defeated No. 18 Air Force and No. 11 Florida State.]...

It was a situation where we needed to come out with a score. I hadn’t been all that productive the entire game. There was a point in time where I needed to step up and...

When they cut it to five, I think it was expressed across the sideline that we need to stop messing around . . . and put some points on the board.

We don’t focus on (individual accolades). Everyone on our team looks at the success of our team as the most important factor.

[The Heisman hype] is obviously flattering, but at the same point in time, it’s something that’s handled after the season, so it doesn’t really matter. If everything goes well for us, good things will come.

It’s obviously a lot more comfortable when you’re calling the plays down on the field. I can come up to ‘ [ Charlie ‘ Weis ] ‘ on the sidelines and talk to him face to face. You...

I think the biggest thing is you’ve got to make sure everyone is relaxed and focused, because communicating back and forth between the o-line, the wide receivers, everyone on the field is going to be...

It’s hard to give an answer to the question.

To see him come in and talk to me, and then all of a sudden he becomes your new head coach, it was such a weird transition. I guess that’s life. Things like that happen.

I wasn’t thinking anything about revenge coming into this game. What enabled us to win was the execution of our game plan.

Physically there is a difference. He dropped a significant amount of weight, some where between 10 and 15 pounds. The biggest thing, he has a lot of stamina and can run deep routes down the...

They were a pretty good team – they hung with us for a while.

There is no question that Coach Weis sets the bar high. But he has been very sensitive to the pace at which he’s been introducing his offense to us. He wants us to learn, for...

When you look at those Xs and Os you’re pretty confident in what they are able to do.

When you come back like that, you’ve got a lot of emotion and you feel pretty good about yourself. And then when you can’t come through with the victory, I think there’s the ability to...

A lot of his plays are cool to watch just because of his effort.

I think I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t frustrating, … There were times in certain situations where I realized that someone was going to have to make a play outside of themselves in...

Coach Vaas and Coach Weis are on the same page in what they desire from their quarterbacks. The always try to get the most out of you. Coach Vaas is on us a lot of...

Two years ago at Michigan the crowd noise was pretty heavy there, obviously, with 110,000 that had to play a big factor. It was one of those situations where I think our team had to...

We feel as if we are by far the best team in the tournament. Last year the tournament was tainted, and this year we are going for blood.

Coach Weis’ scheme sets us up in favorable positions all the time. The biggest thing is the way he’s taught us as far as where to go with the ball in every single situation. You’ve...

He’ll definitely come on and be physical with a linebacker or a defensive back or whoever.

Not that anyone wanted to settle for mediocrity, but I think there were times when guys didn’t realize how far they could push themselves. That’s something Coach Weis said right when he got here, that...

Every team wants to have that in their quarterback – someone who understands the offense and how things are supposed to go. If coach is saying that, then that’s a good thing.

It almost has the feeling of going through two-a-days in training came, so it hasn’t been a hard transition at all.

With the guys we have coming back and obviously our coaching staff and kind of the foundation we’ve laid last year for ourselves, our goal is to do it big, win every one.

He puts that pressure on us all the time.

It’s something that makes a lot of people upset to say the least with the fact that’s how they deal with a win like that. Looking back to the season prior when we beat Michigan...

I want to win a national championship and I think our team has the ability, without a doubt next year to win it, especially with the people we have coming back.

He has helped me through a ton of highs and lows. Just having him there, and with us being so close and being able to share the whole college experience, has helped.

I think it was our best performance of the season.

I’m happy with what happened out there. It’s always good to finally get out there and seeing what it’s like actually being in front of everyone and actually running (Weis’ offense) the first time when...

It feels so good to see the clock run out and have a winning score.

He’s a big, athletic player. He has great hands, … He’s a smart player, so he knows how to read defenses and find soft spots. He’s the type of player that’s able to make plays...

I still am. I root for Ohio State in certain circumstances.

I think he’s trying to mold me the same kind of way. Initially, he used to talk about Tom Brady a lot. He doesn’t necessarily bring him up as much now. I’m nowhere close to...

It was more a feeling of hunger than anything else.

Like he?s been saying all week, we?re here for a business trip. We want to win this game, so the biggest thing is we need to put emphasis on the fact that we?re prepared and...

The reaction of the fans being on the field and then seeing how you kind of want it to come out, then seeing the exact opposite all in a matter of minutes. People were pretty...

I don’t think he’s worn all of them at the same time.

I didn’t notice any (difference) in particular. He’s a great player with a great career ahead of him. He showed up today and had a great game.

I think that sent a message to start the game like that,

I’ve always been confident in myself and my abilities. At this stage of my career, having coach Weis and having as much talent as I have around me, I may be one of the cockiest...

The first two years were rough, and this year’s better. But we still are working to win a national championship. Hopefully that’s somewhere in the future.

We just tried to get them the ball and let them do what they do best.

We tried to get him the ball. That was one of the strategies we tried to do coming into the game. With his size and his ability, one of the things we wanted to do...

He showed up today and had a great game.

Obviously statistics will be kept and you want to get closer to perfect. But when it comes down to it, a quarterback is graded upon winning, and that’s the area I’m looking to improve the...

We still talk to this day. We had a real close relationship and used to hang out as friends and everything. It’s fun seeing them before and after the game, seeing how they’ve progressed and...

He can get it there. We are all just a little tired right now from lifting and running.