[Besides Jacobs, the Falcons also feature senior tailback P.J. Pope, who has rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of the past two seasons.] The quarterback is the triggerman, ... but he has to have a complement of players and skilled players in particular to execute that offense.

There was only one shot I felt awkward taking, ... I know I rushed jump shots at the wing. Besides that, the shots felt good.

[Benson, a senior, made his final statement on Thursday: 168 yards, one touchdown and a victory lap around the field at Royal-Memorial Stadium.] That was spontaneous, ... I thought I'd take one last go-round, get a good look at everything. It was my last game.

The guys are smart enough to know that this was a mismatch. These guys lost seven players (to academic suspensions) last week. They're very thin.

It just showed me the type of person he is, that he was glad that he was here and whatever he could do at that time without being able to play on Saturdays he was willing to do for the team.

[Not that anyone wants to fall into the trap of looking too far ahead.] We don't talk about that, ... To be in the mix is good this late in the season, but I hope our guys are all smart enough to figure out it's about (Purdue) this week. All the focus is on this week, and no further than this week.