There's something special going on here that I didn't want to give it up. |
They gave me the choice, |
They got tired, and we just kept going. |
They're playing exceptionally well. There were question marks at the beginning of the season. And there were some ups and downs early in the year. But the last few weeks, they've been nails. |
This defense is one of the best we're going to see, probably, if not the best. |
This is a new Notre Dame team, |
This is a new Notre Dame team. |
This is what it's all about, 41-38 in the final game. You couldn't ask for anything better. This was a great football game. We gave our hearts, they gave their hearts, and they came out on top. |
This year, battling back from Oregon and Arizona State and Notre Dame and finishing a great game like that, never giving up and staying true to our motto that you can't win a game in the first, second or third quarter. It's all about how you finish. |
Three days out of the year, it rains out here. It just happens it's all coming down right now. |
Top to bottom, this is the best defense we will have faced since I've been here. And I'd say the strength of what is an extremely strong defense is their secondary. |
Two undefeated teams, no controversy. That's all that's left. |
We all expect him to have a real big season. And he's only a sophomore, that's the great thing about it. Last year he played like a senior making some of those plays. |
We are now unanimously No. 1, |
We both kind of figured, 'Let's take that,' ... We'll practice our tango or whatever the heck they do — the 1-2 step. |