It definitely helps a lot. When we see each other in the halls, we're always talking. A.J. and Anthony are in my group. That makes it nice when you have guys in your group you can talk to. |
It feels like someone took your dog out right in front of you and shot it. And then you've got to go and bury it. |
It's a defining point for us, and for Penn State. You can't ask for much more in a game. Two teams that it means a lot to, with good records and two historic national powers. |
It's bittersweet, obviously. No way could I imagine missing my final game as a senior, but it wasn't in the cards... |
It's gratifying for a defense when we know we can affect a quarterback so much that we take him out of the game plan. Any time you see him show outward emotion, it's a definite plus. |
It's not quite 100 percent, but it's good enough if I had to play. |
It's tough with an injury like this because you don't know how hard to push it. |
My goal for him is to get drafted by a team that's capable and wants to win the Super Bowl. |
My hat's off. Ashton was hurting. When he came in he had tears in his eyes in the training room. That's the type of guys we have. You are willing to give it up for the team. |
Our focus all summer up until we started camp was Texas and Vince Young. |
Our goal is when Vince Young leaves here he won't be a candidate for the Heisman Trophy. |
Seeing a lot of teams go to the 3-4, I think helps me. Looking around, it's tough to find a whole lot of guys who have the size and weight to play outside linebacker in the 3-4. You have to be a bigger, physical guy with good speed. That's something that's kind of a (rare) commodity in today's game. I think that's something I can bring to the table. |
That was like a breath of fresh air for us. We felt lucky to still be that close after how we had played. My thought was we're only three points down and we probably don't deserve it, so we better take advantage of our good fortune. |
That's something we all kind of talked about when we started doing this. It's something that's really grown and gotten a lot of attention, even on the national scene. |
The guys were so inspired. I knew there was only a small chance I'd play, but we had a great scheme on defense and our offense executed well. It was an amazing feat. |