270 Quotes by Bob Stoops

Every year coming into the season, I'm always the most anxious because you want to see what you are. How competitive are we? How tough are we? What's our attitude?. And what's the players' demeanor in the locker room and coming out of the tunnel?

This is a guy who, when he's healthy, has been phenomenal. Once he regained the strength in his ankle this year, he was right back to running with power and making the same kind of cuts before he was injured. He really came on once he was over the injury and he has been sensational in every game since.

We were fighting, scratching and clawing all year. At the end of the game, you had that feeling of 'Here we go again,' but we made the plays we needed to win the game.

All those guys are coming in ready to play at some point.

While we deny many of the allegations made in the lawsuit, our attorneys will continue to try and resolve this matter, ... It is our expectation that this lawsuit will not unduly disrupt our family or professional duties and responsibilities.

The competition there has been really close and really good. Between all those guys, we have a lot of confidence in whoever is out there. Who plays the best and makes the best plays will get the most time.

To me, it'd be way too premature right now for that to happen. That's something that will be talked about and discussed,

To me, I am most critical that we were not tough and physical. It's something we have always done. For whatever reason we didn't do that to the ability we're capable of, and that's my fault, along with my staff.

This typifies our whole year. We've been fighting and clawing this way all season. Fortunately, our ball magnet came up with the big interception.