Quotes by Duane Akina

“We feel comfortable lining him up against anyone.”

“We compliment ourselves on being a pressure team. There is no magic to it. Our players just understand how important special teams can be in every game.”

“Thats what everybody in the country wants to see.”

“This is a great football team right here. This was our most complete game of the year.”

“Ive watched Ginn a lot, and Im not sure Ive seen a faster player in pads. Were going to be looking for him a lot, because if he finds a crease, hes gone.”

“Thats what we want our identity to be. We want to be a defense that runs and hits. Thats what we want people to talk about.”

“We dont want our secondary to be known as just a bunch of cover guys.”

“He not only understands the defensive concepts were trying to accomplish, he understands what the offense is thinking, too. So I can position him mentally to take the strains off of our linebackers and the rest of the secondary. I can put all the mental cover-down rules on him.”

“Its an insult to be just a great cover guy. I really think Deion Sanders set defensive-back play back. All he would do is cover people and not strike anybody.”

“Its really hard to find corners with that physical nature to them.”