Andrew Whitworth Team Quotations

I think that any time that you have this many returning starters, you have higher expectations. I think as individuals we have high expectations for our team just because we know the character of guys we have here and what we're capable of.

It definitely turned out to be the SEC showdown everyone thought it would be. They're a great team going at you. It's a tough loss for them but a great win for us.

It definitely turned out to be the SEC showdown everyone thought it would be, ... They're a great team going at you. It's a tough loss for them but a great win for us.

I think LSU is becoming a dominant and prominent team again.

I thought last year they played us pretty well. They have looked pretty good this year. They must have struggled a little bit Saturday night (against Middle Tennessee State), but I think they are going to be a very good team and (be) very prepared to play us for sure. It's a game that we are going to have to be extremely focused. It's going to be another tough road game.

Part of my job being a leader and captain of the team is not just to play well and lead well but find a way to make everybody around me better.

This team is unique to have won 10 games in a season like this. The way we were able to persevere through it was amazing.

It was during Auburn preparation. It was a Tuesday. We were getting ready for practice. Around lunch time, people started watching it and freaking out. We had a big team meeting about it. It was definitely something traumatic. It was really tough to put football aside.