Rubin Carter Quotes (23 Quotes)

I told (Pompey) it's best for him not to go out there and have a setback. He's a good player and a tremendous leader for us. He will play more football and with that (artificial turf) surface out there I didn't want him to re-injure the (right) toe.

Their record is not indicative of what kind of team they are. Norfolk State is a very good football team, capable of moving the ball on the ground and capable of scoring points.

But we did have a conversation or two about advantages and disadvantages.

We have to stop the madness. That was the first thing I said. It's not just MEAC schools. We've got schools in Alabama and Georgia that have made a feast out of Florida players. There is no reason why those players can't stay here if they chose to do so. That's one of the things we are really trying to emphasize - keeping our kids in the state.

As a team, you have to have balance. We went out and recruited positions of need. We had to replace some quarterbacks - that was a position of need.

Normally, we like to get a year ahead on recruiting and evaluating talent. But even in the time we had, we were very thorough in looking at each player academically and character wise, along with his athletic abilities.

I'm looking for him to make good decisions. I think that's the key for Albert. We have to make sure he is doing that on every play. We want to make sure he is developing his ability to read defenses and use the check system.

At this point it is hard to tell how good we will be, but we will really be able to tell once everyone gets the pads on and we head into training camp. We still need to understand the schemes a little better, but we will be OK if they stay enthusiastic and energetic like they were today.

We wanted to make sure we were securing both lines, offensively and defensively.

He's conscientious, and he understands that we depend on him to show leadership and do the things we have to do on that side of the ball. Chris has shown his ability not only as a football player, but being able to persevere through some really difficult times. He's shown that if you have a great attitude and mental strength you'll be able to go through that and progress.

This really helps our program move forward. The loss of 28 scholarships would have been athletic suicide. We never would have been able to survive that.

This is one of the games that you live for. The stands will be packed. I would think the players would want to excel in a game like this.

We had to open them up a little bit and let the receivers take a little more control ... let Chris use his natural talent and throw the football.

He (Chester) showed his ability to scramble and make plays on the run. Those are his assets. He throws the ball well on the run. He made some good decisions out there.

This is a storied program. You look at the history, you look at the players who played here, the players who coached here. There's a lot of history here, and there's a lot of pride for this university. One of the reasons I wanted to be here was because of the alumni.

For some positions that is exactly what it is. They have to show that they have the toughness as well as the ability to compete at a high level. I'm expecting the players to come out on Saturday and show exactly what they have.

It was not a very good day for us. I thought we played mediocre. We did not come out with a lot of intensity and gave away some easy scores.

Having gone through an entire season and being able to evaluate the entire staff, I felt the need to go in another direction with some of my staff. It's not the most opportune time to make this change with recruiting coming up, but it was a necessary move.

He's had an outstanding year and he is definitely one of our leaders. He's a hard worker that pays attention to detail.

It (Saturday's game) was very positive for Chris. I think it helped him to be on the sideline and watch Josh.

Initially we were worried because we didn't think the weather would clear up. It eventually cleared up enough so that we would have decent footing out here.

I just want his mobility. How well can he move around. We want to make sure he can have pressure on the leg and run. We want to give him limited reps in practice and see how he responds.

Usually when a new coach comes in you have wholesale changes to the staff. Because of the late start that didn't happen, but you always want to have people that you are familiar with.