Quotes by Abdul Hodge

“Well have the same mentality. Well try to be one of the top defenses in the country. Be in the attack mode. Be aggressive.”

“Youre aware that at any given moment they can change the face of a game by returning a punt. Theyre fast and athletic and with a slight mistake they can make you pay.”

“Well never be a team that kicks away from anybody.”

“I cant speak for them. But weve lost some games, too. It makes you face reality, that there are some things you needed to improve on.”

“Thats been a trademark of our football team. We go out every Saturday and try to play with intensity, we try to play with emotion, and we try to play with a chip on our shoulder. Until we do that, were just an average team. When we do that, we can really step up to a challenge.”

“We cant move forward if we keep on looking in the past. Last year was last year, and it was a great year, but its gone.”

“Were not going to sneak up on them like I think we did the last time. I think they kind of took us for granted, but this time we know weve got our hands full.”

“Growing up, I think the competition at a young age with the programs here, I was able to compete with a lot of great players at a young age, and I think that carried on to middle school and high school and I think that carried on to college. Those same things, the high competition at a high level, is still in me.”

“Ill tell you what, that was big. It gave them a bigger gap and when you play a team with an offense like that, you cant really give them a lot of points and expect to win.”

“Thats a tough call to make, especially on a critical call like that.”