Dennis Erickson Coaching Quotations

I feel sorry for the guy. It's like he's coaching in the Pac-10 with 50 scholarships instead of 85.

It's not about the money, it's about coaching ? I'm a coach. It's all I've done all my life. Making me sit out last year made it appreciate it even more.

Al is a great technician of secondary play. He is as good as there is at coaching cornerbacks. He was with me for two years at Oregon State and then at the San Francisco 49ers. He understands what it takes to be successful in the secondary. On top of that, he is a great recruiter.

Just being around the players and coaches; the camaraderie of the game; to see them learn and get better, improve all the time; and being around the coaches and coaching football, which is what I do best. Probably the most fun is to see them get better as a football team and as individuals.

I just thought it was an opportunity for me to come back, give back and get back to coaching college football ... my first love.