37 Quotes by Tom Amstutz

Our program, and our conference because of its great reputation for developing players to their highest potential, attracts quality quarterbacks and receivers. These young guys are good and they're ready to step up.

Our players were aware, sure, but they didn't focus on any of that. We prepared well and we executed well. I was proud of the way our team went about its business.

I thought it was pretty interesting that old Notre Dame, known for power football for years, spread the football around a little bit.

That will be a huge game for us against a very talented team, probably one of the top 15 teams in the country. It's a great opportunity to play a team of that caliber and see how we measure up.

I was proud of our defense causing turnovers, and our special teams made big plays. That's a good sign that the attitude of your team is good because the special teams is playing hard.

We are better because of having Bruce as a leader. He has a rare work ethic and a rare positive attitude. He's the whole team's quarterback. Everybody believes in him.

We have a good core group back from a championship team and they understand what it takes to win. Those guys have the guts to lead and they set the bar on how everybody else works. When you have that, you have a program with continuity.

We played our style of football. It may be a little different than what they (UTEP) are used to seeing. We tried to establish a little bit of a run. Once we got the run going, using different formations, then we used our passing.

We came out sharp tonight, and I really can't ask for too much more than what they did in the first five series. The execution was sound and we had a good of mix of runs and passes. Bruce did a nice job of executing the offense and we had other players make players for us. We just have to keep it going.