When you play defense, it is about emotion. It is about enthusiasm. You want to see that and you want to have that. And we have a few guys that bring that to the table.

We knew about his athleticism when we recruited him. We wanted to utilize his speed and athleticism and his ability to get to the ball. He’s a tough kid, too.

There’s no doubt about it, we would have been inside. We’d like to be able to get things done. And plus we’d be further along. We’ll be further along next year because our guys will...

We’ve just got to move forward. I don’t remember being involved in anything like this.

I knew physically that he had the ability to do it. It was just a matter of him learning his assignments and the things that he had to do from a mental standpoint of playing...

We did a pretty good job. They thought they were going to put a big number on us. They were surprised. They thought they’d be able to wear us down. I was pleased with our...

There has to be a whole revamping of recruiting because of technology.

Lou made some really nice runs. Donald probably had his best day of the spring. Andre also had a good day. They all did some good things. They’re guys that proved they can help us....

But I know this: He’s going to be prepared and he’s going to give everything he’s got. I know all the guys on the team have a tremendous amount of respect for him.

a great addition and a great help to me personally and also the program and the kids. He’s done a great job of bringing our football alumni back into the fold.

They’re a much different team than we played a year ago – a much improved team. We know they’re going to be disciplined. They’re going to be well-coached. They’re going to play hard.

A lot of these kids get rated in their junior year. There’s a lot that happens between a kid’s junior year and their senior year in terms of maturity, development and understanding the game. …...

Danny made significant improvement from the time his second spring ended to the time we started in the fall. He made a complete jump. That’s what I’m hoping with D.J., that he’ll make that jump.

Rutgers is a team that has been playing with a lot of confidence. On film right now they are a 4-2 football team, just like we are.

The schedule gives us balance in terms of not being on the road more than one week at a time. I like that the Big East games are mostly together and later in the season...

Other than seeing the ball go down the field a little more, I don’t think there’s a whole lot of difference in what they’re doing, … The times Mike Teel has been in playing, he’s...

I never look at if a guy is a walk on or a scholarship player, to me it’s the best guy that gets the spot.

I think those could be season-ending injuries,

There is a tremendous challenge for this football team this week as we head down to Atlanta. We know that they are an outstanding football team. They are well coached. They have quite a bit...

When you can get that kind of field position through special teams it’s a big advantage. Guys like that, the one thing it does is it gets the guys in front of them to keep...

When I saw him at our summer camp, (Hurd) demonstrated a lot of athletic ability. And he showed good speed for a big man. We’ll put some weight on him and where we plays …...

I think your quarterbacks need to get hit once in a while. Maybe not hit because they shouldn’t get hit if their people up front are doing what they should be doing but I think...

He appeared find. I expect him to kick on Friday.

I know we’re a much more talented and athletic team than we’ve ever been. I also know that we’re a much more inexperienced and youthful team than we’ve ever been in the past.

I think we’re getting as much as we can out of Terry and Brock. If the (offensive line) can pick it up, that will make everybody’s job a lot easier.

It’s great to have Jon come back to the program. He did an outstanding when he was here before and, with his added experience, he will contribute even more to the program. His high level...

I think we have a number of guys, as they continue to get more experience, that can go in. What has to happen is that we need to have more consistency at that position.

I expect Dennis, being relaxed, to go out and play the game. It’s interesting, the one thing about him, the fact that he’s coming from Miami is that he’s played in front of 10 to...

I’ve never been in this situation before, … But hopefully the kids that get the opportunity to get in and play will do a good job.

We feel Jonathon has speed and athletic ability coming off the edge if we play him as a defensive end, … In college football you don’t need to have all those big people up front...

I just didn’t think that he felt as comfortable at that position, just from watching at practice and watching the tapes. I didn’t want to take 15 days [of spring practice] and all of the...

If he couldn’t throw, he wouldn’t be the guy going in for us,

He’s throwing the ball better and is making good decisions. He can hurt you throwing the ball and running the ball.

We had some inconsistencies last year at that position. We’ll have four guys compete for the job this spring.

He’s a hard-nosed football player. We just liked everything about him.

He’s going to work real hard to try and get himself back for this season. It’s unfortunate because he’s a young man who was making some progress this spring.

He’s never thrown a ball like that since I’ve seen him. He’s a guy that’s not going to force a ball, but that one should have gone into the stands. These are the things he’s...

After watching tape Friday night and after four days, there’s been a lot of improvement since the first day that we were out here. We’ve got a lot of guys working hard and a lot...

We’ll continue to run our offense and put a game plan together that we know he’ll be able to handle and that everyone will be able to execute.

They’re all pretty excited about it, but they also understand the practice squad can be a week-to-week thing,

He’s here, he’s paying his own way for classes, and he’s taking part in football activities. He’s a walk-on who’ll be fighting for a chance to play, just like everybody else.

Dan made significant improvement from the time his second spring ended to the fall. We?re hoping we get the same thing with D.J. We know he?s going to work his tail off.

They all watched the Iowa State-Army game on television. They saw what kind of team Army had.

It was one of those days, where the wind and conditions weren’t very good. It was a little sloppy, but the guys that have played understood their assignments.

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

For a big man, he’s got pretty light feet.

We’re trying to put the guy in there that gives us the best opportunity to do the things that we want to do offensively and has had the most experience with our offense,

I think they may have the best wide receiver in the country in Calvin Johnson. You just play against him and see the catches that he makes […] he poses a big problem for any...

We did lose a lot of seniors and there’s no one person that anybody can gravitate to and say `Here’s the guy.’ I know it’s nice to have outstanding players. But I also know it...

Those are the three that we really went after. Those are the three that we identified who we thought could really come in here and help our program.