Sam Keller Quotes (15 Quotes)

People say I have a lot of fire, I'm a little more emotional. But I also learned from Andrew to have a balance of being calm as well and prepared.

I have a really good feeling about this camp. I can't really pinpoint exactly what it is, but it's exciting. I think we're going to do a lot of great things this year.

It's ridiculous, isn't it We're just making plays right now. We just do everything at will. I'm not trying to be arrogant or cocky when I say that. We just have that chip on our shoulder.

It was great to get Lee that touchdown. And the way it happened too. He just held on to that thing so tight. It was good, it was fun.

It just seemed like they were always in a position to make that play. If I made a mistake, forget it, they were right there.

That's the best deal about this game. First and foremost, there's a tragedy going on down there. The game is secondary to people's lives and homes lost. The game has to be on the backburner.

It's the nature of the position that only one guy can play the position. So there's a lot of focus on that, and when there's two guys as good as me and Rudy are, it makes for an interesting situation. But it's all how you look at it. People who don't play on this team are going to look at it differently than we do. We look at it as, we're all men out here and the best player's going to play.

We're going to try to score every time we get the ball. Given that their offense is so darned good, if they score a lot of points, we're going to have to score a lot of points, too. I could see there being a shootout, but I think our defense is good, too.

It's extremely important (to believe USC is beatable) if you want to win. If you look at how good they've done and how good they are, you're beating yourself before you step on the field. They are just college kids just like us.

He's the man. He's probably the most consistent offensive weapon we have.

It was my first camp as a starter. I'll always remember that, just because I have been waiting for this my entire life. I felt like I really grabbed hold of the team. I didn't know how they were going to respond to me. I knew I had a lot of friends out here, and I knew I had a good rapport with a lot of them, but I'm just really pleased with how the guys have my back.

When I was growing up as a kid, I watched those guys on TV every Saturday. I can't believe this they're going to be right out here, and I'm going to be playing right in this stadium. To be honest with you, it's ridiculous. I've got to pinch myself.

We're up for it. You know, this kind of game is a test for us. It's going to be a good bar for where we're at, and when it's all said and done, we have the horses and we can run all over them if we just don't make mistakes.

We have one of the best offenses in the country, maybe top 10. I'll put that out there. We can drive down on anybody. Those were two top-10 teams going at it, in my opinion.

But I keep telling you guys, he's got a lot of guys around him that make him look good. That's the bottom line.