5 Quotes by Rod Oden

When we began, we had him at receiver and I didn't have a guy who could tote the mail. When we moved him to tailback, I told him I was going to feature him.

He's aggressive. He won't let anybody outwork him.

This was playoff football in Week 2. We prepared for this game and said we were going to win. It's hard because we only have 29 kids and we wear down, so we have to jump out early.

In the first half, we moved the ball pretty well. We got some younger kids in in the second half to get them some early reps. But Collins was pretty consistent the whole game.

He adds poise, leadership and he's a coach on the field. One drive, he called every play himself. He looked at me and knew exactly where I wanted to go with the football. We were on the same page.