Quotes by K.C. Keeler

“He is absolutely fearless. What we expected from Aaron Love when we recruited him is what were getting right now. I just didnt quite see all the things I was hoping to see last year. I was saying to myself, this kid might need a couple birthdays before hes going to play for us.”

“[Ingram] has played his best football since Ive been here. Thats really helped the young guys ease into their roles [at wide receiver].”

“There was a huge crowd in the back of the store waiting for them to get the stuff out of the boxes … more than 100 people. We were looking at stuff and all of a sudden they saw me. They started congratulating me. Pretty soon, theres a person standing in front of me with a Sharpie and a championship hat. Im getting this for my grandfather, and it would be great to have it signed by you, he said. I signed it, and before you knew it, a long line had formed. I was there signing stuff for two hours.”

“I told them, Sit down, because Ive heard you brutalize a guy who won 300 games and three national championships and I know youll get me one of these days, too.”

“My best attribute is that I handle pressure very well. My job is to see how good I can get this team to be. I went to the Touchdown Club one day, and I listened to all the different opinions from alumni and others. Then I said, I really appreciate your opinions, but I have no interest in them. Its kind of like me going to your work for an hour and watching what you do and then telling you how to do your job. My staff and I work 80 hours a week, and just because you think we should do this or that … what kind of leader would I be? I let the people know.”

“We were working through some things. And when you work through things and beat a good football team, so much the better.”

“For two weeks in a row, we did not make the plays when we needed to make the plays. The last two years, we were able to make those plays.”

“I told the kids in our meeting Friday night that we cant have any more freshmen. We have to grow up and become sophomores and juniors. Its easier to say than do. But you cant explain how important experience is. We just dont have a lot of it. These games are learning experiences for us.”

“For people to say hes staring at the receiver ... in our offense, hes making his reads. Hes doing exactly what weve taught him.”

“Hes just comfortable with everything. Last year was still a learning process. You saw he had all the ability in the world, much like Andy. At the same time, its a process. Its just a matter of getting comfortable with it. Now he knows the offense as well as anybody.”