Terry Malone Quotations

I think we've had excellent preparation. I think the guys are really into it. I think this is a very important game for our program and our future.

We always preach that if you're practicing well, you give yourselves a chance to win. If you don't practice well and don't pay attention to details, you can still win, but you don't give yourself the best chance.

I've taken a job with the New Orleans Saints as tight end ends coach, and I'll fly to New Orleans to start the job on Monday. The combination of going to the NFL and also to work with Sean Payton is a very exciting opportunity.

The thing we've worked on quite a bit is being able to finish a game. Three of our four losses were because we didn't finish. So offensively and defensively, we've really focused on finishing. Sometimes it comes down to one or two guys making plays.

Sometimes it might be time to start something new and pursue a different course.

It's a great opportunity. I'm very happy. It's a change I think probably needed to be made. It's really exciting.

I really think that my long-term future is to be a head coach in college football. This (move) is an avenue to get there.

I hope people would look at the big picture and the whole body of work and not just one season. I'm satisfied with what I did. I think I did my best, and I worked very hard for the university.

He's a guy who will show up, and if you didn't ask him something, he wouldn't say a word. I think that's his natural persona. But that didn't make him a bad leader. I think he's a good leader because he works extremely hard at preparing for every game. He is really, really tough, and I think he has our guys' respect.