A lot of us are really surprised at how they're playing because they have so many athletes on the team. It does kind of bother us that they're 3-3. |
A lot of us really had to stick our feet in the ground to make our breaks. The ground was coming up in chunks. It was a big hindrance to us. |
After the first big hit, I felt really good after I made contact with the guy. I felt all types of energy through me. |
As I walked back to the huddle, a lot of guys walked up to me and said 'You're back. You're back,' |
During the spring, [Cronin] worked some with the linebackers. He has linebacker size, and he gives us a big body that can run and move, and I'm sure we're going to see a lot of him. He's so valuable to our defense because he can cover and blitz, and that's a dimension that we need. |
Early on it was very tough for me, especially emotionally, ... There were a lot of tears. I wasn't sure if football was still the game that I should be playing after a neck injury. |
Even when we were up in State College, we started going through the blitzes that we wanted, some of the checks and stuff like that. So it's been on our minds for a good month now. |
Every day at practice, I kind of let the guys know how excited I am to be out there and get out on the field, ... I try to let the young guys know what kind of opportunity they have to play a game they love at a place like Penn State. |
Going into it there were a lot of jitters. They weren't the type of nerves in that I wasn't confident, but I was nervous about having contact and being in the flow and making sure I picked up right after I left off, ... But after the first few tackles, I got a little more confident and got that attitude back. |
had a chance to learn and fall in love with the game again. |
He's so fast. He gets down there almost before the ball does. |
It bothered a lot of guys. Coming off the field, everyone was talking about, 'We never want to see 20 points on the board again.' That's something we really, really dislike, especially as a defense. |
It bothered a lot of us. To hear people criticize him, it hurt us. |
It was like he had oil on his jersey. He's a quick guy for his size. |
It wouldn't hurt to have our kids sleeping on cots, especially when some people are still sleeping in tents and have to endure a lot of hardship. This gives them a deeper understanding of what we're trying to do and who we're trying to help. |