36 Quotes by Chris Harrell

What we do in the first game sets the tone for how other teams in the Big Ten view us.

Last year, we'd hang close in games, but we couldn't put together those big plays when we needed them. We'd been getting them from our passing game this year, and today we got it from the running game.

We're pleased to go home with a win, but we're not very satisfied with how we played. On defense there were good times and bad times, and we want to be more consistent.

had a chance to learn and fall in love with the game again.

Going into it there were a lot of jitters. They weren't the type of nerves in that I wasn't confident, but I was nervous about having contact and being in the flow and making sure I picked up right after I left off, ... But after the first few tackles, I got a little more confident and got that attitude back.

It bothered a lot of us. To hear people criticize him, it hurt us.

It bothered a lot of guys. Coming off the field, everyone was talking about, 'We never want to see 20 points on the board again.' That's something we really, really dislike, especially as a defense.

Physically I've been able to add a different aspect to my game by playing the pass and creating some turnovers, ... I definitely consider it a blessing to have been able to sit back and increase aspects of my game like my strength, my speed and the way I play the ball.

Part of why Tony is so hard to tackle is that he's a big guy and you don't know what to expect. Sometimes he'll make a move and go by you or sometimes he'll try to run you over. As a defender, he keeps you guessing. I guess I have to accept being run over sometimes.