288 Quotes by Jim Tressel

We hate to lose him, but I'm extremely proud he has achieved this position and wish him the very best,

We had many opportunities and didn't cash in on them enough to win, ... If we'd have done a better job of making touchdowns, it would have come out a different way.

For his first time out, I thought Troy did some good things, ... I am sure there are some plays he would like to have back, but the only way to get better is to get in there and play as many snaps as possible.

Maurice is going to be playing tailback on our scout team.

We have a little different world, but preparation is critical, especially when you're not as efficient as you want to me. To give a player or team the chance to be successful, it really begins with preparation.

It's the risky-stock syndrome. Sometimes you have to buy stock that goes crazy to make lots. Sometimes Teddy goes sideways, but he can turn it into six. I never want to squash someone's creativity.

Occasionally, all of us, I'm sure, think back to, gosh, if I would have called a different game ... we might have beat Texas. But you better not spend too much time thinking about those things. Once you get into conference play, the guys are looking hard to see who beat who and who do we have next and what have we got to do. I think their focus is very good.

We've made a decision to have Troy get the bulk of the work and probably 75 to 80 percent of the reps in practice with preparation being the key word there...We think the best decision is for Troy to be the quarterback and get the bulk of the work.

It's the farthest thing from complicated right now because Troy's not playing this week and we're playing Miami. . . . I don't know exactly what complicated means, from this reference point, but there's no complication now in my mind.