Quotes by Mark Hummel

“We knew they had blown the original call,”

“Were capable of so much more than the effort we put forth tonight. Theres no other way to say it. Weve got a lot of talent, but were just not executing right now.”

“We planned that, ... They both played pretty well. They have different things theyre comfortable with, but theyre both coming along.. Were in a situation where we can spark some competition, so well do that.”

“Absolutely, ... Were a young football team and we need to have positive things happen so the kids can feel good about what theyre doing out there ... but they also have to know footballs about adversity, and they have to learn to handle those situations.”

“Sure. Im still very encouraged. I still think we can have a great season. Theres not a doubt in my mind we can bounce back from this. Two games doesnt mean anything.”

“To be honest, (LaPorte) didnt do anything I didnt think we prepared for or hadnt seen. We felt like we knew what they were going to throw at us. Its a matter of us getting better.”

“Man, I didnt want to see it when were up 21-nothing. But, we got something done when it counted. Weve obviously got to correct a lot of mistakes, but the boys feel good about winning right now.”

“You need to run the ball, run the clock, but the run was killing us. Weve gotten a little better running, but not nearly good enough.”

“We just make way too many mistakes to win. Its one of those things. Were dealing with things on how to fight adversity and getting ready to step up and be mature, but when youve got young guys ...”

“They got Neill out of his rhythm ... thats a good football team. Everything for us is a learning experience ... trial under fire. We just have to mature and believe.”