32 Quotes by Bobby Carpenter

There are some things I have to get done that would affect the way I do my job. My father's got to go through some things, and I did a lot of thinking and I want to spend some time with him. I'd just like to be there for him when he has these operations, and it would be difficult with the schedule, playing every other night.

We were committed to playing today. We knew we couldn't be hung up on last week's game. We knew San Diego State was going to be a good team and they showed that on the first play.

My hat's off. Ashton was hurting. When he came in he had tears in his eyes in the training room. That's the type of guys we have. You are willing to give it up for the team.

My goal for him is to get drafted by a team that's capable and wants to win the Super Bowl.

I'd like to be able to run well on a big stage like this. But I told myself I wasn't going to get drawn into that. I probably need another week and a half, two weeks.

He was doing a good job of recognizing it. He was throwing it out there and they were making plays.

He's a tremendous athlete and a very explosive runner, but he's not a guy who's going to put on a lot of moves. Once he gets in the open field he tries to run by guys. We will have to be fast and sure on our open-field tackling.

I think it definitely helps me. We're a commodity in today's game.

I remember watching all the game film of teams that have played Arizona State and seeing the big 42 right on the field.