I’ve never had one like this – big, fast, great hand-eye coordination.

Getting a lead is important. Most times you get turnovers, it’s because you’re behind and pressing to make something happen.

Obviously I’m very happy to be here. Georgia Tech is a special place, and I’m looking forward to many more years here.

It’s OK. It’s not where it needs to be. Most of that is because of injuries and not having enough time playing together.

We’re on the field for four hours anyway. Our games have gone 3:50, 3:40 and 3:30. You want to get my attention and my ire up, let’s start talking about shortening the game. To me,...

We’re looking forward to a great game.

Big plays are the key. If you can keep teams from making the big plays, then you have a chance to keep them from scoring. They have a hard time going the length of the...

You still have to be able to generate your own enthusiasm, and you can’t allow the crowd to dictate how you play. Whether it’s loud or quiet, you can’t let it affect you.

They thought that was the winning edge, … It ‘s not the winning edge; he is the winning edge. They learned that the hard way because they lost the battle, and I realized that I’ve...

Now that more is going in, it’s starting to pile up on him. He just needs to play. Coaches don’t want to allow for that; you want perfect execution all the time. And Mansfield has...

I was sitting there understanding that God’s in control of this whole situation, however it goes,

I think first there will be an evaluation process of where he is physically and mentally, … If he is capable, we might spot play him on defense and on special teams. … I’m worried...

You don’t know what the kinks in the armor are until you see him play more. You didn’t see the vulnerability in that ballgame.

Taylor made better decisions than I thought he did during the course of the game. He rushed some things, but overall he put his team in position to win.

Obviously things are set up to give him many more opportunities. The key is to complete more of the things that are set up.

He is so much stronger than he was as a true freshman. He is extremely strong and explosive and powerful right now.

The pressure is more on the defense because you have a three-year starter standing back there at quarterback rather than a rookie. There’s the pressure on the defense knowing he can take advantage of any...

There will be a game of cat-and-mouse at the beginning of this game, … much like there was at last week’s game.

Any time you have a brand new quarterback, things function differently. Everybody has certain talents and abilities, and you’re trying to turn things toward that. But you don’t just turn everything on a dime. It...

We all want to be on the top of our game, and he has an energy that exudes that. We’re all in it together, and everybody pulls together.

What we’ve proven is that we can play from behind and play good in the second half,

They put pressure on you at all times. They stay on top of you. That’s why they win 45-0 instead of 28-0 or 28-10.

Other than being big, fast, athletic and very aggressive, he’s just like everybody else.

This game, none of those others has any bearing on.

Nobody’s going to miss those 15 plays.

He was finding the creases in the defense and (Brett) Ratliff was doing a good job of getting him the ball. If you’re a competitor, it makes you mad. It makes you realize how much...

I don’t know. That’ll be interesting to see. ‘Cause[cq] when they single [cover] Calvin, you see what happens. . . Right now, we have pretty good balance, and I think we can create things.

Give me a couple of days. I want to make sure he’s ready.

That’s always the balance that you’re striving to get to. I’m not sure anybody knows exactly. The only people that know exactly are the ones that are undefeated.

It’s just a strain. We’re holding him out more than anything. If he had to play tomorrow, he could, but we’re going to hold him the rest of the week so he can get well.

I’m just listening to everything that’s going on, evaluating everything that’s going on, trying to see where it’s headed, … I’m not worried. I’m not sitting there worried or scared at all.

My responsibility in this whole thing is to treat him just like I would any other player.

Those of you who were on the media conference call a few weeks ago might remember that I said that playing this game at SBC Park, the home of the Giants, is very appropriate with...

Well, we didn’t allow any first downs in the second half. That’s pretty impressive. It was a great job by the defense. They only gave up a couple of big runs. Other than that, they...

He also said coaches coach, and administrators administrate.

He’s a young player who had not played center; we moved him to center when he got here. He’s got excellent toughness and good strength. He is lost right now, learning how to play the...

For the little bit of practice time he’s had, I thought he handled everything very well.

I think Eric has handled this entire situation very well,

We’re not able to account for the extra people up there. We’re not physical enough to do that yet.

Jeep is another excellent all-around football coach, having coached on both sides of the ball in his career. He has recruited extensively in the Southeast, another key asset for our program. We think Jeep’s knowledge...

Time will tell that Auburn is a pretty good football team,

How about that speed down the sideline?

I get a lot done on Fridays,

We’re not going down by train, … so it doesn’t really matter.

That is, in my opinion, the No. 1 way to stay in contact with your recruits. It’s easy, it’s quick, it’s something that can be done while they’re in class, and then they get it...

It hurts me, it hurts them. It was my responsibility to get this team ready for this game, and I didn’t do that. When you prepare for them, you have to be ready for a...

He got sick a little bit late in the week, … It got bad (Friday) night.

He’s rusty, but he’s done some good things out there.

It’s unusual for a guy not to play except for his senior year, … No one really knew about him. I think we maybe found out sometime in October or November that year. It came...

Probably the strongest area of our football team is our defensive line, with guys who have played quite a few plays. We have great expectations for Darryl Richard.