Quotes by Cody Pickett

“I came off the field and told Timmy [Rattay, starting quarterback], Did I just play special teams right now? ... Guys were yelling at me, Cody, what are you doing? I just pretended like I didnt hear them, because I didnt have an answer for them.”

“It takes a little getting used to, but hopefully its something Im going to get better and better at, ... Im just here trying to make this team, and whatever they want me to do, Im going to do it.”

“I came off the field and told Timmy (Rattay), Did I just play special teams right now? ... Guys were yelling at me, Cody, what are you doing? I just pretended like I didnt hear them, because I didnt have an answer for them.”

“As much as it eats you up inside not to play (quarterback), youve got to understand the circumstances, ... If I can make myself useful to this team, thats another day of experience Im getting. Ill do whatever they need me to do for that.”

“Im sure its going to be crazy, ... But last year, we opened at Michigan in front of 110,000, weve been at Miami during their national championship season, we play at Oregon -- were used to playing in some tough atmospheres.”

“Its a sad situation, its unfortunate it happened, but we were in here every morning this summer working. Weve got a great challenge ahead of us at the end of the month, we play Ohio State at their place, and we have to put it behind us.”

“Our offensive line won the game today, ... We just ran it on them all day, and those guys did a great job.”

“It was good that I got a chance to go out there and be a part of it, ... If they do say Im going to be the starter, Ive got a lot to do, a lot of work. Im sure Ill be watching film here all week.”

“Im a very competitive person, so running around on special teams is a lot more fun and a lot more interesting than getting no action at all,”

“I was bit by the bug, ... Thats what I pursued.”