Quotes by Brad Ekwerekwu

“Hes definitely aching to get back and I think this week is a great time for him to come back.”

“A lot of guys were really emotional this week (about) A.O., and we tried to pay tribute to him as much as possible. When it came down to it, we owe a lot to him and his family. Well never forget him.”

“The season looks a lot better. You have a championship in your hand, a winning record, youre not .500, and we got a lot of things accomplished despite our record. It gives a lot of young guys the sight of confidence. They were all here. They saw us win a championship. They know that in big games, big players step up. Hopefully, we can carry some of that momentum into next season.”

“At this time were not necessarily just starting from scratch, but we have a lot of experience coming back.”

“Rex Sharp went over to Aaron and put his arms crossed, stood back and said that there was nothing to take care of. He did not examine or check Aaron.”

“We have to come together when one of our guys goes down, especially a leader, an older guy in the group. Its not going to be easy, but at the same time we have to come together. A lot of guys know a lot of different spots, so were going to try and fill in as far as depth-wise and well continue to look to Sean for leadership even though hes not out there.”