There’s probably five of them that could probably play (at the position). That’s a nice problem. One’s just as good as the other one.

Kevin Noel, at the time, was a high-profile recruit, but has not had the best of luck since he’s been here, … If he holds it together, he could certainly be a big contributor.

We knew the system needed some review and obviously they did that. It’s nice to see. The true results are there.

There are ample challenges on the schedule,

If weather will decide the game, and I don’t think it will, it would favor the home team.

But we didn’t do it. On the drive that counted the most.

So, I want to thank Pluto and Mickey and Donald, and all my relatives.

I thought our defense stepped up. We had a number of takeaways, which is what we are looking for, and for the most part we were flying to the ball. Not that the offense didn’t...

(The offense) had the upper hand, there’s no question about it. I think we need to make some headway in the secondary, I think that’s real obvious is it not.

It’s another back injury. We are getting all of them out of the way this spring.

In terms of fixing it, I don’t know. I don’t know if we can change people. We don’t have that many options. We have to fix it as it is and get ourselves in better...

I felt like, ‘ ‘ ?hey, we need to take the next step. There’s more to this than we were doing at the time.’

When you look at a system that’s outside of something that you’re most familiar with, there seems to be some mystery attached to it, … when in fact, it really is pretty simple.

We’re just so anxious to start. There are so many things we need to learn about ourselves.

We feel like we’ve got enough talent at the position that it’s possible that we wouldn’t designate starters.

I think everyone is kind of geared to go out there and see option football,

Right now, I’d say the option is going to be part of our offense.

We looked for something to give us a spark and hoped that maybe it would work,” said Tiller, who wasn’t pleased with the accuracy of Kirsch’s passes for most of the game.

Bill knows our system as well as anyone. That’s why he was chosen. Bottom line: He is a guy who will be able to get it done.

Surprisingly, the injury isn’t too serious. We thought he might have been able to hold for field goals but he wasn’t able to.

He’ll be given an ample opportunity to display his skills.

It’s very difficult to win a game when you have five turnovers.

Particularly turning the ball over where we turned it over, three times in the red zone in the first half, … Particularly to turn the ball over and have it ruled as a touchback. I...

I wanted more emphasis on our problem from last season. So, Brock will be helping out over there throughout the year.

Brandon Kirsch doesn’t lack confidence. He’s not one of those cold and timid souls that’s going to disappear when the ball is snapped.

I felt like, ”, ‘, ‘,hey, we need to take the next step. There’s more to this than we were doing at the time.’

Some people refer to it as the Purdue rule, which is a block by a guy, to an adjacent lineman, below the knees, … I’ve seen teams continue to do that this year and so...

I feel really good about the guys we’ve hired. Offensively, we need to get out here as a staff and work together and just make sure we are covering all of our bases.

My initial take on this group is that it’s my second-best staff. It may prove to be the best.

I think we’re going to run a couple of options, but I don’t see us going out there and running 40 option plays in a game. We’re still a spread offense, and we’re going to...

We felt like coming into the game that if he has a lot of time to sit back there, he can be pretty accurate. If he doesn’t have a lot of time, he can be...

Much has been said about who we’re not playing, … Now that they’ve heard all this nonsense all summer long ‘ ° we’d better worry about who we’re playing.

He’s one of the few guys I’ve interviewed over the years, he tells you he believes in something, then he brings tape in and by God, when you turn on the tape, they’re doing what...

We might put a couple young guys on the field, … And they might not be ready to play. But we’ll put them on the field anyway and give them a chance.

We have Ohio State and Michigan right where we want ’em,

He’s taken another step as a player. He’s not improved by leaps and bounds, but he’s taken coaching well. He’ll do the things he needs to do.

I think the two programs are very close, … But they’ve had (recently graduated) Matt Roth as a four-year starter at defensive end and he’s a big defensive end. Our defensive ends had been undersized...

I don’t want to say he’s a key, but it’s pretty important he comes on and plays like he was playing before he was hurt. I thought he had a chance to be the best...

He played like a great player. He’s a talented player.

(McDonald) is making more of an impact. He is getting around the field a lot more.

The wholesome stuff that we do is boring to you guys. But that is life.

We think the game is a chess game you’re playing all the time,

He has more confidence and a working knowledge of the offense. Last year, each and every week out was a new experience for him. Last year, he was a little timid in the huddle. Now,...

I think the thing that disappointed me a little bit is that I don’t think the energy level was as high as it normally is. That might be because we’ve been getting ready for this...

He did a great job of managing the game and executing the offense. We’re always looking for perfection, but he played awfully well once again.

If I’m not coaching at Purdue, I won’t be coaching anywhere else, … I think this is it for me.

We know what we need to do to win, … And I think we can do that this weekend.

We had more positives than any game this season. We’re very, very close, but the huge negative is the ‘L’.

All my relatives in Orlando came through for me,

I didn’t think we exactly dominated the line of scrimmage.