I thought he would fit in better back at safety. I think he was struggling a little bit at the Husky position so we wanted to put him back at strong safety, where he was...

We had a tough time blocking them. We had a tough time tackling them. We didn’t do a good job as coaches. We didn’t do a good job as players.

We’ll try to keep him as fresh as we can.

I like everything about Dennis in terms of what he can do, … I have the utmost confidence that he’ll go out and do a good job. We’ll put a game plan together that we...

This program has tasted success and what these kids want to do is keep that rolling.

When we’ve been really good here, we’ve had guys that have been that way. You go back to when Alfred (Fincher) was here.

I think when you have that it makes other people change what they want to do from a punting standpoint, … Larry has a tremendous amount of confidence back there and I thought he made...

I thought Rob made a couple good catches. He’s had his moments in practice. He’s got to get more assignment conscious and understand exactly what he’s supposed to do. He doesn’t have all the assignments...

Jonathon has overcome quite a bit. It’s [also] a credit to some people in his life who have taken an interest in him and wanted to help a young man who had a difficult upbringing....

Our starters aren’t going to get a free pass not to be on special teams. Even though we have more depth and some people who can do things, our best people are going to play...

I think anybody that watched our punting game this year knew that it was a very inconsistent game to say the least.

I think we have covered all of our needs.

One good thing is I don?t give a (crap) about the statistics this week.

He’s got to learn a game plan. He doesn’t need any other distractions other than getting himself prepared, … The more he can do that the better he’ll feel going into the game rather than...

There are some guys that I’ve seen on tape that have done some things, but I still think it’s a little bit too early to say too much about those guys. I’d rather see if...

We had a tough time blocking, tackling, and didn’t do a good job as coaches and players, … We didn’t open up enough holes and sustain enough blocks on offense. It’s always a combination of...

There will be two guys competing. I don’t look if a guy is a walk-on or a guy is a scholarship player. I’m looking at who is the best guy that’s going to give us...

Anything we want to do offensively he can do, … That’s why he’s our starter this week.

We know that they’re a very experienced football team. They feel like they’ve got one of the top defenses in the MAC. We know we’re going to have to go out and win the game....

I was proud of the way our guys came out and played the game, in terms of going through executing the way we did. Sometimes you have some concerns in situations like this.

He’s healthy now. He’s been punting the ball much better than he had been. He’s got a little more confidence.

It was a work ethic that we saw. And then we also saw a guy that was able to come in and contribute for us in different ways. You try to reward guys when they...

He’s kind of moved on and is looking forward and not looking back.

Our kids are playing hard. I think they have some confidence. We know as the season progresses it’s going to get tougher and tougher.

We’ve made up a lot of ground. With each year we’ve recruited, we’ve gotten faster and faster. We’ve increased our team speed each year, but are we to the level of a Georgia Tech? I...

The more I study (Nixon) on tape, I think be can be become a dominant cornerback. He’s a guy that will come up and hit you.

There were some positives. No one got hurt.

All he did was shake my hand and say thank you. And off he went into the trailer to go watch film.

You’re allowed to have 85 on scholarship come August. It doesn’t matter how many you sign as long as you’re at 85 come preseason practice. Believe me, it’s been thought out. I did get a...

I’d much rather play our non-conference games first and then get into the conference. Every game is important, but I’m a guy that would much rather play the non-conference first.

Three of the four of them had their moments last year. Each of them brings different things to the table. … There’s nothing etched in granite. I want to see how they develop. We want...

If I didn’t feel like he could handle the situation then he wouldn’t be the guy that we would go with,

To me [Butler] has got a tremendous challenge. They all have a tremendous challenge, but to me they have to look at every game as a tremendous challenge – but they have to understand that...

Everybody has to take a bit more pride and effort that the No. 1 job of the offensive line and running backs is pass protection. You don’t want that quarterback to be touched. You have...

We’d like to get him up to about 250. He’s a guy that has the athleticism to play the run and play the pass equally well.

He’s the type of guy that’s going to do all the things that you want to do. He understands the scheme that we’re playing very well. He has experience at his position and he’s going...

I like everything about Dennis. I have the utmost confidence in him that he’ll go out and do a good job. He’s a student of the game. He’s a guy that’s very conscientious and wants...

Because of the number of people we lost – we had to spend time doing some different things in terms of developing leadership and getting guys to understand what it’s going to take to play...

I’m not going to make any statements on [the Richardson case] because that’s not something that I’m dealing with. That’s an administrative matter. It’s not really a football issue.

The biggest thing is we were able to attract more speed and more athleticism with this group. Not only in your normal skill positions or the power positions, but even with the linemen.

There?s a lot of work to do, no question, just like the other 116 Division I teams in the nation.

I don’t know how he’s going to play,

The guys respect him for that. He gets it done in the classroom. He gets it down on the football field.

I am extremely disappointed for our seniors that weren’t able to get this game and extend their season. Our kids competed hard and played hard, but playing hard doesn’t get you what you want. And...

It was one of those days. With the wind and things like that, the conditions weren’t very good. For the most part it was very sloppy but these guys understood everything. I thought the communication...

I think he’ll do fine. His confidence and poise will be fine. Those are things we as coaches have to help him with this week. I’m confident in his abilities. Our coaches are confident in...

I thought he did a good of hanging in there. We’ll grow from this. We have to understand just how good we’re going to have to be to compete with a top-20 team on the...

He’s demonstrated to me to have the best work ethic. He has the most passion of the next best tackle that I think we have on our team. He has the size, the strength and...

That’s news to me if Marvin’s the starter.

The schedule that I’ve already made for beginning in August, I know this: Regardless of wind, rain, snow, sleet, whatever it may be, I’m never going to have to worry about changing. We can set...