69 Quotes by Tyrone Willingham

When you take that job, you understand. And I think that's one of the reasons that I took the job, because it is a place that has had some of the most prestigious coaches in the country with some of the greatest accomplishments in football. So, you take it knowing that. And hopefully you're prepared to try to live up to that type of manner.

We have quite a few players from California so it makes it easier for their families to get there and see them play,

My first focus was to have a guy I felt very comfortable with as our leader of our football team. I've always said I don't care if he throws end over end or can run around mountains, as long as he can lead our football team to victories.

I would probably venture to believe that it would be what Mississippi Valley State did some years ago with their offense (featuring quarterback Willie Totten and wide receiver Jerry Rice). I think some of it has come from the northwest portion of the country.

I got my first real inkling of this (Monday) night. The long and short of it is our compliance office, in doing the things they do, checking and double checking and making sure that everything is right, brought this to our attention. We followed through (Tuesday) morning.

I have been very, very pleased with the play that we have received from Isaiah,

I don't coach their team. I have to coach our team. Our job is to prevent them from scoring. We have to do our job.

I deal with it every day. The proliferation of recruiting has created different mindsets -- for all sports. It's a totally different makeup in many individuals than it was 20 years ago.

I am keeping J.R. very close. I like a lot of things that he is doing. I am still wrestling with the decision of whether to activate him.