288 Quotes by Jim Tressel

The key to any great performance is that your key players make plays. What Troy Smith does is, he has a great command of our offense, and when it doesn't go right, he can improvise.

What you saw out there was total domination by the defense. After that first play, our defense was in complete control. Obviously, that pleases me. I am not as pleased with our offensive showing. We need to become much more consistent in order to be a good team. We made too many mistakes out there,

What was impressive to me was that he looked like he has all spring - confident, patient, and with the ability to accelerate.

Their wide receivers might be the second-best coached in the country behind ours.

He's a dynamic young man. He loves to compete. He's working to become a complete quarterback.

Their trio of receivers is probably the best we've played.

What was impressive about Chris (in the spring game) is that he looked like he did all spring -- comfortable, patient, a big guy with the ability to accelerate. But he knows we have other good backs and he's going to have to compete.

He's a competitor, he was excited out there and he wanted to make up for time missed. We felt that based on preparation and what we're doing, both (quarterbacks) could contribute to a win. As it turns out, when we put the film on, that very well could have happened. But it didn't.

What Troy does is he has a great command of our offense. He's old-school and he knows what he needs to do. When it doesn't go just right, he can improvise.