42 Quotes by David Castillo

We knew coming in that Wake was going to give us problems. They do every year. We were fortunate that we had a few ways to attack them where we had advantages and we were able to exploit that.

We lost a lot of players to injuries. We lost three starting offensive linemen. That's tough. Our lack of experience with the younger guys playing caught up with us. We beat Miami the first game and everybody was talking about how great we were. But we had some weaknesses and we've been exposed.

Drew is always his harshest critic. Out of 80 snaps, he could have 60 good plays and 20 bad plays, and he'd beat himself up about the 20 bad ones. But he got something done that a quarterback hasn't gotten done here in a long time, and that's beat Miami.

I've been worried in the past. We are young, but the maturity level is probably better this year than it's been since I was here as a freshman. After the game ... no one was yelling at each other or complaining. That's a big change from years past ... and a pretty good sign we're going to rebound just fine. We can still finish strong and have a great season.

I've never liked stereotypes. I've always tried to set myself apart from that 'dumb jock' stereotype.

People say I'm a tough player, but that kid (Weatherford) is one tough (son of a gun). A lot of times, he got hit this year and I didn't think he'd get back up. He's like a prizefighter out there. He gets knocked down and keeps fighting and fighting.

People have always said I was a tough player. But that kid's a tough SOB, I tell you what. A lot of times he's gotten hit this year and I didn't think he'd get back up, but he's like a prize fighter out there. He gets knocked down, he gets right back up. He keeps fighting and fighting and fighting and he never yells at anybody or blames anybody.

Any time one of your teammates makes a bad decision, it's disappointing. It's very tough for the team that we have to deal with something like this again. ... Every time it seems we get the ball rolling something else hits us and knocks us down a little bit. We got to answer the bell. I think we've done a pretty good job this year of answering the adversity.

That play right there could have totally changed the outcome of the game. It was definitely a momentum play. ... You've got to credit Drew for really taking charge out there.