45 Quotes by Gary Patterson

This senior class is special since it was our first full class. To win 11 games this season is a great tribute, and seniors like Quincy and Michael are on the forefront of this program's success.

We knew coming in that we were going to have a dogfight, and we had to jump on them early, ... We did that, and our defense was swarming.

We feel very fortunate and are very happy to be 1-0. I don't think many people gave us a chance to be 1-0. But you lose everything you gained winning against an Oklahoma if you go and get beat by SMU.

You do what's best for the team. But we've always had a policy that you don't lose a starting job because of an injury. We'll see how it goes when he gets back.

To be honest, I think that game probably put us in this situation,

Even though it's only 70, the humidity is a lot worse than you give it credit for.

After a game like this you always feel like you are No. 1. We wanted an opportunity to finish high and jump into the top 10 in the final rankings. I feel like we've earned it.

A couple plays here and there, and things could have turned out differently.

This is one of those games. If it had gone on for another hour, it would have kept going the exact same way. It was a great ballgame.