Quotes by Kyle Schweigert

“Ted made some good decisions and a few mistakes, but mostly he showed good composure to lead the offense.”

“Our expectations are to keep getting better through the non-conference schedule and then to compete for a conference title. We will compete, hard.”

“I think we learned a lot tonight, especially in the first half. Good teams are going to hurt you when you make mistakes.”

“Eventually, we want our whole returning team -- and will have our whole returning team -- in town for the summer. One of the ways you get better as a football team is developing the guys you have within your program, and one of the best ways of doing that is in the summer.”

“I dont think its any easier. I really dont. My first couple years as head coach, I ran around selling a dream, and Im still selling a dream, only there is a little more substance to it now because weve taken a step in the right direct. But its still just as hard of work to close the deal. And any time you relax, I dont think youll do very well. You have to work just as hard as before.”

“Signing day is an exciting time of the year, and once again, we think we have an exciting class coming to UMD. Its a little different than my first two classes. This years class is not quite as large. We were a little more specific in the positions we were going to recruit early.”

“We have a few more guys missing than what we had hoped. But, you know, we graduated a lot of guys up front, and thats our No. 1 concern right now, is developing the offensive line.”