Quotes by John Hendrick

“The problem with Tremaine was not so much with him as it was with his receivers dropping passes. We had two games in a row where we had six dropped balls. If you add those up, hes 10-for-14 with 200-something yards passing.”

“This is probably, in terms of talent, the best team Ive had since Ive been here.”

“We got to get things going on the other side of the ball.”

“Sometimes last year, we just didnt seem to be together as a team.”

“I love my job. Its not easy all the time, but God never told me it would be easy.”

“Somehow, they have become our conference rival, and were opening the season with them, so Im expecting a good, hard-fought game.”

“Theres no question about Tremaine being the catalyst for our offense. Hes going to have to be the steadying force on the field. We have guys who will have to be factors who havent played a whole bunch. Tremaine is going to have to be the guy that, when things arent going right, will steady the boat and exhibit the leadership qualities he possesses.”

“Were just going to play our defense. The defense is designed to keep (an opponent) from passing. No matter who you are, we are always going to play our defense. We always have five defensive backs in the game.”

“We want to do a good job of not letting them run the football against us. If we let them run the football, were going to have a long day.”

“Its simple, if you dont tackle you cant win. Our defense played poorly tonight and it showed in the end. We didnt attack anyone tonight.”