(The offense) slipped a little bit, so we had to buckle down a bit tighter. We had to cover their backs. |
I don't want to get beat by the offensive lineman, and I don't want the guy behind me taking my job. |
I feel like I am one of the hardest-working players on the team, and this is a symbol of that. I like carrying it. |
I really anticipate it being a defensive struggle. That's why I enjoy it. It's Virginia Tech-Miami. We're former Big East rivals and now ACC rivals. It doesn't get any better than that. |
I think the Big East teams put more emphasis on running the ball than we see in the ACC. Stopping their run, that has to be our main goal. |
I was astonished. It was like I wasn't even on the field at all. It hurt my pride. |
I'm sure Mario probably is chomping at the bit. I would be, too. |
If anybody in New York wants to adopt us, we'll take it. Come on down this Saturday. Nowhere up there is a game quite like it is down here. |
It wasn't too many gimmicks, just hard football. They have a massive line, but we used our speed and fundamentals to put them in some bad situations. |
It's a great honor to get a shutout. They're so hard to come by these days. |
It's an unwritten law that it's my lunch pail. I've issued the challenge. If someone outworks me, they can get it. |
It's everything, especially in my family. It's first and foremost. To get it done and out of the way is a great feeling. |
It's unbelievably tough. We don't have any film on these guys on what they're going to run. We have to be that much more prepared. |
Teams are remembered by their last game. Our last game, we lost to Florida State, so we have to get that bad taste out of our mouths and go out there and do our job. We can be one of the greatest teams in Virginia Tech history and go out there and win 11 games. That's a big statement, so there's a lot on the line and we all know that. |
That's common nature for guys wanting to come in and do everything they can do for the team in their senior year, their last year. There's no guarantee we'll be playing tomorrow, so every time he hits the field, he just goes all out. |