52 Quotes by Mark Dantonio

He certainly played well in the fall. He's a guy with a lot of ability - a big, strong guy.

I think the defense had a little bit to do with that. When the ball got out in space, they got there quick.

Last year, almost whatever could go wrong, went wrong.

I said all along that if Dustin didn't get things moving we were going to go to Nick, we gave him an opportunity and we did do that the entire second quarter.

Our guys have worked hard this spring and we have had good competition at a lot of positions. I have been pleased with our effort most of the time, yet I know we need to get better in a lot of areas, too. I am looking forward to who comes out ready to play and compete on Saturday, and who plays with toughness and who plays fast.

I think he can be a dominant player up the middle for us.

I think Kennedy has done a wonderful job and he has handled his situation very professionally, and even had some success. I support Kennedy 100 percent, but as to whether he should be hired I shouldn't answer that. That's up to the administration.

We need to protect the passer and run the ball better on offense, but we did make some plays down the field with our tight ends. Defensively, we played pretty well at the point of attack, but gave up some big plays that hurt us.

You'll probably see him play three positions out there (today). That's something that's a positive for him. He's a football player, we just need to find him a role and allow him to grow into that role.