[The trade] definitely took me by surprise, but it kind of motivates you to go out and work even that much harder because now the coaches have put their trust in you to do a job, ... Because now I'm that much closer to having to be in the game. They entrusted me in a job, and I intend to do that job to the best of my ability. |
Coach Olson will be a great fit. His offensive philosophy will allow him to do a lot of things with the speed and athleticism that UM has. |
He's normal, you know? |
Hopefully we can get back to having some fun and scoring some points. It's not a competition. As a group, we all have a lot of respect for each other. We all like each other. We prepare together and go into every game together. |
I don't want to go out there now. |
I really feel like it kind of saved my career because it has improved my accuracy on the ball and it has improved my velocity on the ball, |
I think that it's important that if you don't do something well in practice, you go out and do it (again) so you feel confident in anything you do. |
I'm excited about the position I'm in, ... It provides an opportunity for me to be the second-string guy now on a team that I love to play for. That's an exciting opportunity for me. I'm excited for Tim and the new opportunity that he has, and we're just going to move on here from where we're at. |
I'm pretty excited and happy about the way the healing is going, ... It wasn't the best, and it's not 100 percent, but playing with pain is just one of the things we've got to do. You've got to push your body to a certain limit to help the team. |
It looks like I've got a little golf ball in there, ... If I can get through a practice, I'll play in the game. I'll go out Wednesday and test it. I'll do anything to be on the field. |
It will be pretty interesting to see him over there. He's a good guy and I wish him the best, but hopefully we can do some things. |
It's an opportunity for me to go out and play and do some good things. You just never know what kind of opportunity is going to arise. I didn't have any idea two weeks ago, being the third-string quarterback, that I'd be starting today. |
It's easily one of the most exciting games I've ever played in. |
It's easy to say to protect the football and be smart with it, but you've got to go out and do it. I think that's going to be an important part of the game for us because it's a fast defense that thrives off getting turnovers. |
It's something that helped propel me to a level where I was more confident that I could make every throw and have no doubt in my mind that I could make every throw, and that's what it takes to be a starter in this league, |