5 Quotes by John Stiegelmeier

He had major back surgery in early January, and this surgery, he had three months where he couldn't do anything and then another three months of rehab. So ideally, he's going to be getting back to his prime about time for fall camp.

Paul's service gives us a tremendous platform to appreciate the guys who are fighting for us and appreciate those who have fought in any conflict.

We haven't won a championship at South Dakota State since 1963. We went to the playoffs once. I might sound like I'm making excuses, but there just hasn't been the expectation of playoffs around here.

It's a play we added because we knew we were facing a dominant defense. I told our coaches to try to figure out a way to win the football game. I think it was a tremendous play call. ... But just like anything else, you've got to execute.

It's interesting, because every fall we talk about how honored we are and (how) lucky we are to be living in the United States. One of the reasons we're able to do that is because of guys like Paul Fischer.