Everyone is looking for negatives. They all know the positives. Everyone knows what I have accomplished as a quarterback. Truthfully, they are thinking, 'What more do we need to know about this kid that is bad? |
Everyone made a big deal about it all offseason. I think we've proved in the first two weeks that it doesn't matter. He was a great coach, but coach Kiffin and Sark are two of the finest young coaches in the country. |
Everyone thinks we're going to beat everybody by so many points, ... That's not how college football works. |
He came in like a little baby, just a 17-year-old kid. He had all the athleticism and potential in the world. He just couldn't quite find it. |
He never puts his head down anymore. He dresses a little different, walks around a little different, and it's good to see that, ... It's fun. |
He took his shirt off, and I mean, he was huge. You should have seen the looks on (the scouts') faces. They already know how fast he is. They didn't know he looked like that. |
He was in game mode. |
He was just a little kid out there and had to grow up fast, |
He's doing a great job, ... He's one of the top quarterbacks in the country. He's proven it with his stats. |
He's excited about the possibility of me possibly being there (with the Jets), but he said he doesn't have much control of that situation. |
He's like, 'Your welcome man. I pushed your back, ... I was like, 'Thanks dude.' |
He's the real deal. He's going to be in the mix right away. |
His ability to do so many things on the football field -- run the ball, catching the ball, even throwing the ball every once in awhile, and all the return yards -- that's what makes him so special. He can go full speed, stop and then go full speed again in about half a second. It's amazing. |
His message was that every game is tough and, yeah, we finished undefeated and, yeah, we won the national championship, but it wasn't easy. There were a lot of games where we battled back and had to show our mettle as a team. We still have to fight to beat people. |
I actually just watched the film the other day, kind of analyzing and critiquing it. I didn't even watch the last two series. I just ended it that way. |