56 Quotes by Rubin Carter

We are going to have to be able to get off our blocks and tackle well. They are a very good opponent. They don't quit, and they play hard.

At this point it is hard to tell how good we will be, but we will really be able to tell once everyone gets the pads on and we head into training camp. We still need to understand the schemes a little better, but we will be OK if they stay enthusiastic and energetic like they were today.

Normally, we like to get a year ahead on recruiting and evaluating talent. But even in the time we had, we were very thorough in looking at each player academically and character wise, along with his athletic abilities.

As a team, you have to have balance. We went out and recruited positions of need. We had to replace some quarterbacks - that was a position of need.

This is a storied program. You look at the history, you look at the players who played here, the players who coached here. There's a lot of history here, and there's a lot of pride for this university. One of the reasons I wanted to be here was because of the alumni.

This is one of the games that you live for. The stands will be packed. I would think the players would want to excel in a game like this.

They showed a lot of energy, enthusiasm and hustle. We really didn't move the ball well on offense. We have players that have been out this spring that we think we will have on offense in the fall.

It (Saturday's game) was very positive for Chris. I think it helped him to be on the sideline and watch Josh.

I told (Pompey) it's best for him not to go out there and have a setback. He's a good player and a tremendous leader for us. He will play more football and with that (artificial turf) surface out there I didn't want him to re-injure the (right) toe.