Quotes by Jack Siedlecki

“The bottom line is, their best player beat us. He made the biggest play of the game, and he beat us.”

“We didnt play the complete game we needed to play but give Holy Cross credit. They got the lead and played hard. Now weve got an opportunity to be 2-0 in the league. Thats the way weve got to look at it.”

“It?s confidence. The confidence level of this team built through the whole game on both sides of the ball and in the kicking game. You could feel it at halftime. We were just such a different team than we were last week. We were excited. These kids felt good about themselves.”

“In terms of front-line players, its the worst since Ive been here. Last year, we probably had 10 more guys injured at this stage of practice.”

“Its the degree of the break that will determine if he plays again. Its the same injury Eric Johnson had two years ago. Jake Borden did the same thing in our championship year [1999]. He came back to play the last two games of the season.”

“It?s a neurological problem being evaluated as we go along under doctors? care.”

“The running part is easy. The challenge comes with picking up the system, learning formations, reading defenses and knowing blocking assignments. All indications are he has very good natural football instincts. But we have to be realistic. He is just a freshman, a very talented freshman. We need to put him in situations where he can succeed, not situations where he?s not ready. That falls on the coaching staff.”

“We get more inquiries from California kids than anywhere else. California and Texas, I?d say, make up for almost 50 percent of the inquiries.”

“He looks great. To be that big and run that time is pretty impressive.”

“I like our team speed.”