John Vaughn Quotations

I don't exactly know what's wrong. I think Zach is just letting it become a mental thing, ... He's a freshman and it's his first time out there.

Football is 75 percent mental and 25 percent physical. And heart and desire will overcome a lot of obstacles. If we can stay healthy, I think we have a great chance in this league to finish near the middle of the pack, if not a step up from that.

The one in overtime I just yanked it a little bit and it came out a little bit left.

As a kicker you have to kick in the wind. They had to kick in the wind, too.

There were times I didn't eat for days.

I feel great about our chances, ... We have all the intangibles, all the parts we need to get back to a bowl game. Everything is set up in our favor.

I just missed 'em -- there's really no excuse for it.

It was hard to deal with, ... You're used to going to a bowl game and having that type of experience. And not getting that for the first time was something tough.

About three of the kicks tonight, when I hit them I thought they were good. I got a little unlucky and they went right or left. The last one tonight, I thought I hit it pretty good and when I looked up I knew I was probably going to need a little bit of luck right there.

I had already put Mississippi State behind me, but it was good to get on the board.