Ted LePage Quotations

If they were thinking Luke was going to be quarterback, then they were probably thinking we weren't going to be as effective throwing the ball. We wanted to throw them off and get them confused on defense, and it was effective on those first couple of plays.

We had a motto this week of 'start fast and finish faster,' and our kids really bought into it.

We have a huge task going into Warsaw. I've never went to Warsaw and had an easy game. It's a great football tradition, and we're expecting another big battle.

We know the defense had to play hard because we were going with two different quarterbacks. We needed them to step up, and we're pleased with their effort, especially against a set we haven't seen. It was a great adjustment by our kids.

We've got to be consistent. (Chapman) goes every down extremely hard. That's a challenge for us because if we're not consistent, they'll give us a bunch of fits.

With the commodities we had coming in to help me, something had to give. That's always the toughest part of the job, because those other guys are great coaches.

We want to establish the run, but (Chapman) is going to put eight men in the box and bring a bunch of people, so we'll have to adjust to what we can do.

I've watched a lot of film (of the Jays last season) and I've been around Drew now for quite a while, and I like a lot of the things he's doing. I thought the schemes he ran last year were very good.

Our defense was able to get a lot of pressure on (California's) quarterback and our backs broke to the ball well. The one Luke intercepted and ran for a score is the first defensive touchdown of the year.

They're a very balanced team. They run a lot of the I offense with blast, powers and options. So, they try to establish the run and throw when they can.

That kickoff was supposed to be a squib kick but it came off the kickers toe, and it was ugly.