It's not about football with these kids, it's about mental health. |
Joe, we could have put him in (Monday). We've got other guys who need more work than he does. |
Our team is going to be ready to play. You are going to be amazed. It is a special group with character and pride. We are going to control what we can control. |
That's all we have right now, is football. We lost everything else. |
There's not one kid in that locker room that doesn't lack for character. I'm extremely proud of the way they played. |
They know how fortunate they are. |
They've had our number the last couple years. Their quarterback is one of the best quarterbacks in the league. |
This team is full of character. They're going to show up and play, and if it's good enough for a win, great. But to say we focus just on football is not true. Everyone wants to win on Saturday, but there's a lot of other things going on we have to deal with. |
Though our wins and losses are not where we wanted them to be, to have 100 people see this season through is a great testament to their character. |
Tonight's football game and tomorrow's practice is not as important to me as those families waiting out there in the parking lot. |
We didn't hide a thing from them. We showed everything and the biggest thing was the fact that we gave them every opportunity to see any facet of the city they wanted to see. You know, the areas of the city that are most devastated aren't areas that we as student-athletes frequent. We made sure that was pointed out. |
We had some breakdowns on a couple of plays, but the thing I am proud of is when we had to make a play, they made em. Four or five, six years ago, we didn't have that capability. That's what I'm proud of. |
We have a policy here: When you cramp, you're going to take the next day off. |
We have some sad faces in that locker room. I'm proud of my players. We're here to compete ... but there are some things a lot bigger than [losing]. |
We were very lucky to be able to get out of there. We were one of the most fortunate groups in the city. And it's just been absolutely heartwarming the way people have reached out to us. |