Frank Solich Quotes (12 Quotes)

It will be important for us to run the ball well. We need to make sure that what we're doing offensively matches who we are, and that means, to a degree, running the football.

You may slow them down, and you need to if you want to have a chance to win. You need to control the clock, and the important thing is at the end of that, put points on the board. You can't control the clock and come away without putting points on the board, or that plan falls apart too.

I respect the decision by the State Highway Patrol, and I certainly wish them the best in the future with this initiative.

I thought our kids played well. We did not necessarily play smart football. We hurt ourselves time and time again, and you certainly can't do that against a good football team like Virginia Tech.

We will come back and get ready to start off on Monday. And hopefully meet the challenges that are ahead for us in the Mid-American Conference.

That's about as bad a start as you're going to get. You've got people in the seats, the players are really excited. To have someone return the opening kickoff kind of takes all the wind out of you.

Hopefully, we can get them (McRae and Owens) a few creases, and they'll be able to make some runs. I think they're both guys that can be very affective for us.

It's important to communicate with the big, big donors, but also with the average fan who doesn't have the ability to donate heavily. They're going to be e-mailing that athletic director, too, and probably the head coach. There are a lot of expectations, but that's the name of the game.

You can do everything right on a blitz and think you have him pinned in, but all of a sudden he makes somebody miss and he's got a first down or a big play when everything was designed right.

He's been in the right spot three times for us. I don't know if there's anybody else in the country who has gotten off to a start like that.

(Jacobs) has two receivers that are going to get a shot at pro ball and have the ability to play. They're averaging over 100 yards a game in receptions. They have a combination of things that makes it very hard to stop.

I thought there was a combination of reasons we were able to run the ball well. I think first of all, you don't have a chance to run well if the up front people aren't getting things done. I thought they had a good day as far as blocking. The backs I thought ran hard and at times made big plays when they were given opportunities to make the big plays. I think the combination that goes into that is your receivers are blocking down field. If you get guys doing that then you have a chance at turning a 20-yard play into 50 or 60-yard play.