Houston Nutt Quotes (87 Quotes)

Hes just a monster. I love how physical he is every day. He brings it.

The University of Arkansas is going to California and playing a great football team, ... It's something to get excited about.

Offensively, we didn't execute. We've got a lot of receivers hurt. ... It kills your momentum not to have the timing when you're missing some guys. It really hurts.

The way you do it is to sleep and eat with that ball. Starting today at practice we're going to have a lot of scout teamers trying to poke and strip the ball away from them when they're least expecting it.

I know everybody wants to see the ball slung all over the field, and everybody can stand up and cheer. As former quarterback, I love to throw the football, and we're going to get better.

You can tell Zach Tubbs has been away from the game almost two years now. That hurts. But we'll get him caught back up. Nate Garner is doing really well.

We still feel like we have some practice time left and we're encouraging them. But Saturday will be a great day for kids and former players, and we're excited about it.

I hate it. I mean, it's a terrible feeling.

It's been a long time, ... that I've ever been prouder of a football team - to come down here and lay their heart and soul and guts on the line every play and fought them toe to toe. They have a great defense, but I really thought we were going to win the ballgame.

Started off good, and last week was the toughest loss since we have been here. Now we are trying to put that behind us and go play the best team in America.

Everybody is geared up for Saturday. We've been pushing our players to be as good as they can be because we got a big time event coming up.

We are going to make sure the kicking game is sharp. Being on TV, you don't want to have just 9 or 10 out there.

This is the halfway point and it's time to reach down. It's about the way you take the field, how you're listening, whether your correcting your mistakes, whether you're getting better and if you're doing everything you can to help your teammates.

That was real difficult a real difficult time. ... I understood it, but boy, it really hurt. But the positive swing on that is when he jumped back in, there was a domino effect that Mitch created.

Jacob has a good night, his best as a Razorback.

(Snider) is playing hard, he did good. He's another one that's been hurt quite a bit, but he's a guy that's motor is always running. He got in 44 plays. We need him right now. We need him to keep coming.

Johnson and Johnson have been doing a great job and are off to a great start. They are good, good people and they care about their teammates.

It's a great cause and it hits home because my mother is a cancer victim. I'm just proud that our players can help any way that they can. We're volunteering today doing whatever we're told to do, handing out water, towels, or whatever's supposed to be done.

We appreciate Jermaine Taylor coming to speak to our team. I thought he really came from the heart with exactly the same thing we've been saying since January 14. It's about an attitude and a work ethic and doing it every single day. That's how he became a champion. We have a lot of respect for him.

I do, ... because of the practice habits and the attitude. That's how I gauge our team. Especially when you've had a tough run the last few weeks.

Arkansas sophomore quarterback Robert Johnson rolled to his left and saw nothing down field and began scrambling back to the right. He cut up field and appeared to have enough of an angle to pick up the first down but decided to dip back outside and was promptly thrown for a 4-yard loss, forcing a punt. If he doesnt go back outside, he has the first down, ... He wasnt conscious of the chains.

Anything can happen in the wild, wild West. That's the biggest theme,

We just felt like for the team, we needed this change, ... We're going to let Casey start, and see how he does, and he's done some good things throughout the year. This wasn't an overnight decision.

I really thought (Johnson) played hard and competed hard. He has a great look in his eye and did a good job for us.

Marcus Monk is fine, and we've got to get one more receiver to really help him. Cedric Washington has got to stay consistent, but we need another speed receiver.

Reggie made some catches today and that's what we need. Somebody to make a play to keep the chains moving.

Too many balls on the ground today. Too many dropped balls. To me its a little lack of concentration and feeling sorry for themselves.

I know our players will use this game as motivation during the off-season and during spring practice. I am confident that Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium will be packed and our fans will make it one of the most exciting atmospheres in the country.

Gus is running the meetings. He sets the agenda and the things were going to get accomplished. Im involved, but hes done a good job.

We had a good, good rehearsal. We didn't go very long, but it has been a good spring. We wanted to make we had good concentration and had our kicking game in order.

I had a good talk with them yesterday. I think it's just gonna take getting back out there on the field. You just don't want to get too hung up on a non-conference game. Yes, it was important and, yes, you want to win, but, bottom line, there's still a lot of football left.

We expect the defense to be further ahead. They played well the last few games of the season and you just want to build off that.

We're about to jump back into the (Southeastern Conference) and the level of competition is going to go up a notch and all we're trying to do is get these guys playing at their best.

It's a great deal for high school coaches. I have an awesome respect for high school coaches. My father was a high school coach for 33 years.

He hasn't taken a lazy step.

Their defense is fast, ... We can't make any mistakes. We have to take great first steps and proper angles, but we also have to be at our best blocking. These guys can run, and they know how to chase the ball. They do a great job of swarming the football.

We had every intention to play Rod, but the way Cedric Logan stepped up during the game, I think it really motivated him. I didn't want Louisiana-Monroe to be the one game (Coleman) plays, then all the sudden, he's getting one play a game the rest of the

Starting flanker Cedric Washington rested the hamstring Thursday he first injured a week ago. Cedric Washington has a slightly pulled ham, ... but I think hell be full speed by Saturday night.

The Hogs lined up with short splits on the line and a loaded backfield, while Vanderbilt (2-0) filled the box with all it had. The Commodores won with a stalemate at the line of scrimmage as the powerful Hillis failed to move the mass. It doesnt matter, ... From there we have to put that ball in the end zone.

I think two years from now, I think we'll all say that this was truly one of our best classes.

It wasn't an easy decision to make because of the quality of the individual involved. I'm grateful to Roy for his contributions to our program in his tenure.

Offensively, we will have four or five good plays, and then we will have an illegal procedure or an illegal shift. Those are the things that you just can't have. We are just going to have to keep working hard on those types of things.

Baker, the twoyear letterman from Osceola, has a knee injury that hasnt improved as hoped. Chris Baker will have an MRI Saturday to check his knee, ... There is still some problem there. Hell definitely be out.

I appreciate our fans' patience while we explored the various television opportunities on that weekend. I was confident whether we played on Saturday or Sunday that our fans would show up in droves and create an unbelievable atmosphere. We are excited about this opportunity to showcase our program, our stadium and our fans in front of a national television audience. It will be a terrific way to open the 2006 season.

Another true freshman defensive lineman, Cord Gray of Wynne who ran ahead of Shavers all August, has not been forgotten but is eligible to redshirt. Theres another one sitting on go, ... Cord Gray has given us everything, attitude, effort, he just hasnt played yet.

(Coleman) got a lot of work last week, he's going to get a lot of work this week and we'll see where Cedric Washington is before we make the final (decision) on that.

Thats going to be a big film to watch evaluating the safeties.

There's a confidence level there, and he's better in the huddle. You can see when there's pressure he's doing things better, getting rid of the ball and not holding it. He hasn't thrown an interception in the last couple days. We've been real pleased with that.

It's just natural. They're trying awfully hard, and (they've) got to take care of themselves because we want them to stay on the field 15 times (for spring practices).

We had every intention of playing Rod, ... but the way Cedric Logan stepped up, it (the intentions to play Coleman) motivated him.