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JIM SCOTT![]()
If it's true third-and-one personnel and true goal-line personnel, [Jacobs] was the short-yardage ba...
TOM COUGHLIN It?s always good to make those yards when you need them, like in short yardage and goal line situati...
BILL BELICHICK Guys weren't in their gaps because they were trying to do more than they needed to or they flat-out ...
RON RIVERA We can line him up over the center-guard gap in short yardage and let him attack without hindering h...
JOE KINNAN It really starts with getting less third-and-long situations, and that's what we've gotten ourselves...
GREG KNAPP I'm sure there's probably a lot of people in Colorado who are shocked by my performance. I didn't ha...
BRIAN CALHOUN Having Mike Anderson back, that's big. We really missed him last year. And having Ron Dayne, that ma...
AL WILSON He's definitely a must-have. I definitely think he makes our defense better. He has explosiveness an...
CURTIS MARTIN Placing fourth as a freshman and fourth as a sophomore and now second as a junior, you're climbing. ...
TODD HINEGARDNER I don't see myself having any pressure at all, ... There are still 10 other guys out there. And we h...
LORENZO LYNCH We have two excellent running backs. Both have game experience and have proven that they can make pl...
BOBBY WALLACE You see him in the huddle really challenging the guys on the short yardage situations, the third dow...
JEFF HORTON I thought Clay delivered the ball well, and we know Brandon can run. The thing with quarterbacks and...
TIM FINN This is totally a new group. A lot of guys are going to have to start as freshman, which makes it to...
IVAN MOORE One of the things you don't plan for is to go into short yardage situations in the spring game, beca...
JAY PATERNO It's like 2000. They have a strong offensive line and good running backs.
BILL CASTLE They tried pressuring us quite a bit in the first half, and Drew saw most of the pressure that was c...
KARL DORRELL We have some backs that are good runners, but our offensive line is really coming on. That was one o...
DAN CAVANAUGH We have another one, Sammy (Morris). I think that's something we've always looked at as a two-starte...
NICK SABAN Having three running backs on a hot day made a big difference. As thin as the offensive line is, our...
BRUCE WASEM We haven't been able to pick up third-and-short running all year. But I think our offensive line is ...
BRODIE CROYLE There are good running backs and there are special running backs. He is special.
GEORGE O'LEARY Smith continues to show his incredible ability in goal, ... Freshman T.J. Hart had a good game at fu...
DAVID O'DONNELL The running part is easy. The challenge comes with picking up the system, learning formations, readi...
JACK SIEDLECKI We played our junior varsity in the second half. Everybody is spreading the ball out, but we're goin...
JEFF MATHEWS We played well in a short yardage situation early on, but we were not able to dig ourselves out of t...
CARROLL MCCRAY![]()
It's surprising, but a lot of times we've had really talented running backs so once you get down to ...
BRIAN CARTER The quarterback is only going to be as good as the people who are surrounding him - linemen, receive...
CHAD JOHNSON I am not really sure what to expect from our kids. We are running a new spread offense this year and...
JACK PARKER You tell me one receiver out there right now that's doing the things he's doing. There's some guys w...
BRENTSON BUCKNER Callum has shown great improvement this year. He is over his back troubles and looks poised to get i...
KURT SILCOTT I have confidence in my players around me - my offensive line, my running backs, my wide receivers, ...
CHAD KELLY In a sense these are two guys who have never stopped running — they have never gotten out of campa...
JIM JORDAN We want to mobilize immediately and provide as much assistance as possible to the tens of thousands ...
BILL HUNTER It would be real bad if we were putting in a freshman goalkeeper in the goal and our whole back line...
GEORGE GELNOVATCH Obviously our No. 2 goal every year is to find depth. We'd like to come out of the spring with a sol...
BARRY NORTON You have to give our guys credit coming back like that. We need a stretch like this to get us back i...
DEREK LOWE A smaller pack that's staying in line, you have a tendency to have cleaner air, more like conditions...
RICKY RUDD Basically when Coach Hawkins went there, that is when I knew that is where I wanted to go but I stil...
DEMETRIUS SUMLER The biggest reason for the decision is the coach went to Colorado and I had a real good relationship...
DEMETRIUS SUMLER That's always a good test. I mean, that's one of the best teams in the league as far as running the ...
HOWARD GREEN We want to mobilize immediately and provide as much assistance as possible to the tens of thousands ...
BILL HUNTER![]()
I think it's always tough coming back from an injury, physically and mentally. But Michelle has prov...
SASHA COHEN They have what you call super backs. That is backs that play wide receiver and running backs because...
DOMINI RICH I sit back and watch guys like Heath Miller coming in as a rookie and doing things like he has done,...
VERNON DAVIS We made a good recovery after giving away a soft goal early. There was much better organization in t...
BILL KIRK They're a very athletic team. (Running backs) Brad Walker and Ronald Osborne are two very explosive ...
GEORGE QUARLES We gave up a goal, and then within a few minutes later, we're back up on top again. That's how explo...
BOB BAUMAN I can't remember a freshman I've coached that has stepped on the field as a freshman and played how ...
CHARLIE WILLIAMS I admire the guys who can do it with as little technology as possible, two turntables and a micropho...
BRIAN PETERS No back in the league gives me as much trouble, ... I'm short, and I can get leverage on the backs, ...
ZACH THOMAS We're playing so well right now, the wins will happen. Our top players can go up against any player ...
LAURA SCHULER We've got two teams coming in that are playing very well and have a lot of momentum. I think we gain...
BEV SMITH My biggest concern coming in was having two junior quarterbacks, I won't deny that. I feel real good...
DAN SABERS As a receiver, you just have to continue blocking to help the running backs out, and when called upo...
HINES WARD In girls, a freshman can be a star. In boys, they need to be a junior or senior to be a champion run...
BILL KAHN We did a lot of good things tonight. Our backs ran hard and (junior quarterback) Gavin (Johnston) di...
DEAN CAPPEL I do have a lot coming back, plus I've got a very talented (junior varsity) team.
JUDD TERWILLIGER You've got to have confidence or you might as well not get into it. I know I'm from Colorado and all...
JOE CONWAY We have wanted Katie at Quinnipiac since the moment we saw her compete in her junior year at the Nat...
BECCA KOHLI Mike is coming in as a running back, but he will help out the team wherever he can. He is hard to ta...
BRONCO MENDENHALL It's going to be a gritty, nasty, physical game. What wins games for Cal is the running backs and th...
ALVIN SMITH It's our understanding that about half of that capacity will be back up and running in one or two we...
ALLAN HUBBARD We've got some guys who can throw. They just haven't been put in big situations.
TODD BOYD Last year was pretty much another freshman year for me, and early on I was fine. But then once we go...
JAMES GILBERT Drew has been to state in the 100-meter dash as a freshman. He was a safety in football, so he knows...
TIM KARSTEN We've got to defend the run, defend the Wing-T and put them into long-yardage situations so they hav...
DOUG PRESTON![]()
I think any time you have the chance to play early in the season really tells you what you have and ...
BOBBY KNIGHT We knew coming in that if we could crack the line we have a couple guys who could get some yards. A....
JOEL GRAY We are not a team with just two or three superstars. We can back up those guys, Cooper and Stump, wi...
ROB BRAUN [The Raiders have a record 32 players returning from last year's championship squad out of 39 who we...
BRUCE BENNETT Andrew really rose to the occasion. He's played three different positions from as a freshman, sophom...
BRUCE KAY You can look back to five or six years ago when scholarships got trimmed from 15 to 13 ? I think tha...
JIM LES![]()
Running has never failed to give me great end results, and that's why I keep coming back for more!
SASHA AZEVEDO When I got back to the sideline, Reuben said, 'Hey, you got it for us,' ... I didn't know about tha...
JASON WRIGHT We think we will really be solid in the infield. Now in the outfield, we've got some new guys, we've...
GREG APPLETON That kid is a great running back. As the saying goes, he brought the funk -- he ran hard, buddy. He ...
JEFF HOLLIS Up front they can play with an extremely large line or a smaller, quicker line. I expect a smaller l...
DALE SCHURING At halftime we felt that as long as we are patient and do a good job with possession we could get th...
DAVE SARACHAN You've got a guy that's smaller and quicker and shifty and is going to make people miss. Then you've...
BILLY HITE They looked like a strong running team against Mount Vernon. They have some real talent on the line ...
DICK ABRAMS![]()
If the two economies can figure out how to waltz... I think there is benefit for Colorado colleges a...
JOHN HICKENLOOPER Robbie and Bryan figure to be our two prominent players up front. Robbie is one of the most prolific...
DANA TAYLOR I couldn't be more proud of guys like Derek Jeter, Sheffield, Matsui. They absolutely played incredi...
ALEX RODRIGUEZ At the time we didn't put another linebacker in. We took one of the defensive linemen off the line, ...
JOE COLLIER![]()
Two things are as big as the man who possesses them - neither bigger nor smaller. One is a minute, t...
CHANNING POLLOCK The igniter of this whole thing was Katrina Chapman. She's a freshman junior varsity player, who's b...
MIKE KLEMBARA We always want to run the ball. That is something we are going to be good at as the season progresse...
ART BRILES I know a lot of republicans are talking to him about running as a republican, and early indications ...
MATT WYLIE The first two or three games are really important for those kids because those are the tapes that ev...
MICKY SULLIVAN Between the two schools, we've had great running backs, but Lorenzo is probably No. 1. I'm not going...
JAMIE MORRIS![]()
I have unbelievable trust in my offensive line that they will get the job done. Not only them, but t...
CAM NEWTON No. 1 (Demetrius James) is an outstanding running back. He has good vision and he runs hard and fast...
JAY WALLS Take me to the height where success would seek my help to succeed!
I ARE Obviously it's a goal to stick with Calgary, but they have a lot of guys signed and a lot coming bac...
DAVID MOSS Jenna Croce is a role model for the younger players. She was on the team her freshman and sophomore ...
LAURA LAVALLEE I really don't know that, how much they'll let me play. I think I showed I can be a third-down and s...
CODY GLENN I was as proud of these guys as I was any team I've coached. We got down early and they battled back...
JOE DENSBERGER My character is somebody who is smaller in stature and yet who's strong, so to see the fighting ...
CHIAKI KURIYAMA
JIM SCOTT
If it's true third-and-one personnel and true goal-line personnel, [Jacobs] was the short-yardage ba... TOM COUGHLIN It?s always good to make those yards when you need them, like in short yardage and goal line situati...
BILL BELICHICK Guys weren't in their gaps because they were trying to do more than they needed to or they flat-out ...
RON RIVERA We can line him up over the center-guard gap in short yardage and let him attack without hindering h...
JOE KINNAN It really starts with getting less third-and-long situations, and that's what we've gotten ourselves...
GREG KNAPP I'm sure there's probably a lot of people in Colorado who are shocked by my performance. I didn't ha...
BRIAN CALHOUN Having Mike Anderson back, that's big. We really missed him last year. And having Ron Dayne, that ma...
AL WILSON He's definitely a must-have. I definitely think he makes our defense better. He has explosiveness an...
CURTIS MARTIN Placing fourth as a freshman and fourth as a sophomore and now second as a junior, you're climbing. ...
TODD HINEGARDNER I don't see myself having any pressure at all, ... There are still 10 other guys out there. And we h...
LORENZO LYNCH We have two excellent running backs. Both have game experience and have proven that they can make pl...
BOBBY WALLACE You see him in the huddle really challenging the guys on the short yardage situations, the third dow...
JEFF HORTON I thought Clay delivered the ball well, and we know Brandon can run. The thing with quarterbacks and...
TIM FINN This is totally a new group. A lot of guys are going to have to start as freshman, which makes it to...
IVAN MOORE One of the things you don't plan for is to go into short yardage situations in the spring game, beca...
JAY PATERNO It's like 2000. They have a strong offensive line and good running backs.
BILL CASTLE They tried pressuring us quite a bit in the first half, and Drew saw most of the pressure that was c...
KARL DORRELL We have some backs that are good runners, but our offensive line is really coming on. That was one o...
DAN CAVANAUGH We have another one, Sammy (Morris). I think that's something we've always looked at as a two-starte...
NICK SABAN Having three running backs on a hot day made a big difference. As thin as the offensive line is, our...
BRUCE WASEM We haven't been able to pick up third-and-short running all year. But I think our offensive line is ...
BRODIE CROYLE There are good running backs and there are special running backs. He is special.
GEORGE O'LEARY Smith continues to show his incredible ability in goal, ... Freshman T.J. Hart had a good game at fu...
DAVID O'DONNELL The running part is easy. The challenge comes with picking up the system, learning formations, readi...
JACK SIEDLECKI We played our junior varsity in the second half. Everybody is spreading the ball out, but we're goin...
JEFF MATHEWS We played well in a short yardage situation early on, but we were not able to dig ourselves out of t...
CARROLL MCCRAY
It's surprising, but a lot of times we've had really talented running backs so once you get down to ... BRIAN CARTER The quarterback is only going to be as good as the people who are surrounding him - linemen, receive...
CHAD JOHNSON I am not really sure what to expect from our kids. We are running a new spread offense this year and...
JACK PARKER You tell me one receiver out there right now that's doing the things he's doing. There's some guys w...
BRENTSON BUCKNER Callum has shown great improvement this year. He is over his back troubles and looks poised to get i...
KURT SILCOTT I have confidence in my players around me - my offensive line, my running backs, my wide receivers, ...
CHAD KELLY In a sense these are two guys who have never stopped running — they have never gotten out of campa...
JIM JORDAN We want to mobilize immediately and provide as much assistance as possible to the tens of thousands ...
BILL HUNTER It would be real bad if we were putting in a freshman goalkeeper in the goal and our whole back line...
GEORGE GELNOVATCH Obviously our No. 2 goal every year is to find depth. We'd like to come out of the spring with a sol...
BARRY NORTON You have to give our guys credit coming back like that. We need a stretch like this to get us back i...
DEREK LOWE A smaller pack that's staying in line, you have a tendency to have cleaner air, more like conditions...
RICKY RUDD Basically when Coach Hawkins went there, that is when I knew that is where I wanted to go but I stil...
DEMETRIUS SUMLER The biggest reason for the decision is the coach went to Colorado and I had a real good relationship...
DEMETRIUS SUMLER That's always a good test. I mean, that's one of the best teams in the league as far as running the ...
HOWARD GREEN We want to mobilize immediately and provide as much assistance as possible to the tens of thousands ...
BILL HUNTER
I think it's always tough coming back from an injury, physically and mentally. But Michelle has prov... SASHA COHEN They have what you call super backs. That is backs that play wide receiver and running backs because...
DOMINI RICH I sit back and watch guys like Heath Miller coming in as a rookie and doing things like he has done,...
VERNON DAVIS We made a good recovery after giving away a soft goal early. There was much better organization in t...
BILL KIRK They're a very athletic team. (Running backs) Brad Walker and Ronald Osborne are two very explosive ...
GEORGE QUARLES We gave up a goal, and then within a few minutes later, we're back up on top again. That's how explo...
BOB BAUMAN I can't remember a freshman I've coached that has stepped on the field as a freshman and played how ...
CHARLIE WILLIAMS I admire the guys who can do it with as little technology as possible, two turntables and a micropho...
BRIAN PETERS No back in the league gives me as much trouble, ... I'm short, and I can get leverage on the backs, ...
ZACH THOMAS We're playing so well right now, the wins will happen. Our top players can go up against any player ...
LAURA SCHULER We've got two teams coming in that are playing very well and have a lot of momentum. I think we gain...
BEV SMITH My biggest concern coming in was having two junior quarterbacks, I won't deny that. I feel real good...
DAN SABERS As a receiver, you just have to continue blocking to help the running backs out, and when called upo...
HINES WARD In girls, a freshman can be a star. In boys, they need to be a junior or senior to be a champion run...
BILL KAHN We did a lot of good things tonight. Our backs ran hard and (junior quarterback) Gavin (Johnston) di...
DEAN CAPPEL I do have a lot coming back, plus I've got a very talented (junior varsity) team.
JUDD TERWILLIGER You've got to have confidence or you might as well not get into it. I know I'm from Colorado and all...
JOE CONWAY We have wanted Katie at Quinnipiac since the moment we saw her compete in her junior year at the Nat...
BECCA KOHLI Mike is coming in as a running back, but he will help out the team wherever he can. He is hard to ta...
BRONCO MENDENHALL It's going to be a gritty, nasty, physical game. What wins games for Cal is the running backs and th...
ALVIN SMITH It's our understanding that about half of that capacity will be back up and running in one or two we...
ALLAN HUBBARD We've got some guys who can throw. They just haven't been put in big situations.
TODD BOYD Last year was pretty much another freshman year for me, and early on I was fine. But then once we go...
JAMES GILBERT Drew has been to state in the 100-meter dash as a freshman. He was a safety in football, so he knows...
TIM KARSTEN We've got to defend the run, defend the Wing-T and put them into long-yardage situations so they hav...
DOUG PRESTON
I think any time you have the chance to play early in the season really tells you what you have and ... BOBBY KNIGHT We knew coming in that if we could crack the line we have a couple guys who could get some yards. A....
JOEL GRAY We are not a team with just two or three superstars. We can back up those guys, Cooper and Stump, wi...
ROB BRAUN [The Raiders have a record 32 players returning from last year's championship squad out of 39 who we...
BRUCE BENNETT Andrew really rose to the occasion. He's played three different positions from as a freshman, sophom...
BRUCE KAY You can look back to five or six years ago when scholarships got trimmed from 15 to 13 ? I think tha...
JIM LES
Running has never failed to give me great end results, and that's why I keep coming back for more! SASHA AZEVEDO When I got back to the sideline, Reuben said, 'Hey, you got it for us,' ... I didn't know about tha...
JASON WRIGHT We think we will really be solid in the infield. Now in the outfield, we've got some new guys, we've...
GREG APPLETON That kid is a great running back. As the saying goes, he brought the funk -- he ran hard, buddy. He ...
JEFF HOLLIS Up front they can play with an extremely large line or a smaller, quicker line. I expect a smaller l...
DALE SCHURING At halftime we felt that as long as we are patient and do a good job with possession we could get th...
DAVE SARACHAN You've got a guy that's smaller and quicker and shifty and is going to make people miss. Then you've...
BILLY HITE They looked like a strong running team against Mount Vernon. They have some real talent on the line ...
DICK ABRAMS
If the two economies can figure out how to waltz... I think there is benefit for Colorado colleges a... JOHN HICKENLOOPER Robbie and Bryan figure to be our two prominent players up front. Robbie is one of the most prolific...
DANA TAYLOR I couldn't be more proud of guys like Derek Jeter, Sheffield, Matsui. They absolutely played incredi...
ALEX RODRIGUEZ At the time we didn't put another linebacker in. We took one of the defensive linemen off the line, ...
JOE COLLIER
Two things are as big as the man who possesses them - neither bigger nor smaller. One is a minute, t... CHANNING POLLOCK The igniter of this whole thing was Katrina Chapman. She's a freshman junior varsity player, who's b...
MIKE KLEMBARA We always want to run the ball. That is something we are going to be good at as the season progresse...
ART BRILES I know a lot of republicans are talking to him about running as a republican, and early indications ...
MATT WYLIE The first two or three games are really important for those kids because those are the tapes that ev...
MICKY SULLIVAN Between the two schools, we've had great running backs, but Lorenzo is probably No. 1. I'm not going...
JAMIE MORRIS
I have unbelievable trust in my offensive line that they will get the job done. Not only them, but t... CAM NEWTON No. 1 (Demetrius James) is an outstanding running back. He has good vision and he runs hard and fast...
JAY WALLS Take me to the height where success would seek my help to succeed!
I ARE Obviously it's a goal to stick with Calgary, but they have a lot of guys signed and a lot coming bac...
DAVID MOSS Jenna Croce is a role model for the younger players. She was on the team her freshman and sophomore ...
LAURA LAVALLEE I really don't know that, how much they'll let me play. I think I showed I can be a third-down and s...
CODY GLENN I was as proud of these guys as I was any team I've coached. We got down early and they battled back...
JOE DENSBERGER My character is somebody who is smaller in stature and yet who's strong, so to see the fighting ...
CHIAKI KURIYAMA
