Brandon Kirsch Quotations

It comes down to being smart and making good decisions, and that stems from being prepared and knowing where guys are going to be,

I think you can kind of see everything changing from the old Purdue 'basketball on grass' style to a style where we're going to pound it, pound it and run some play option things off that.

I had a good time at Purdue, but I feel that it's time for me to move on. I went through the evaluation process, talked to a lot of people and got some good reviews. That made the decision a little easier.

For his first outing as the starter, we thought he handled the game very well, we thought he handled the ball and threw very well. He threw over 60 percent and had only two drops, which was a positive. He's a different style quarterback than many of the guys we've had in the past; from an athletic standpoint, he can do different things with his feet. Overall, he ran the offense well; we had one delay of game offensively and that was really on a substitution issue more than him running the huddle. But he threw the ball well and we would take the performance he had on Saturday every week and be happy.

It's a good thing we have a week of practice before we play next week, because I think Arizona (Saturday's opponent) is going to be a little more of a challenge.

If we can do that, we're going to be successful.

It's going to be good if defenses have to get out and prepare for the option and our 'basketball on grass,' ... I think it's going to be tough for defenses to play us. I feel we should be able to put up points.

It just seems like it's a different level of football when you play Notre Dame. I'm not sure if it has to do with the rivalry or the tradition of Notre Dame. But it seems like it's a different type of game.

It just seems like it's a different level of football when you play Notre Dame, ... I'm not sure if it has to do with the rivalry or the tradition of Notre Dame. But it seems like it's a different type of game.

I was talking to some guys on the sideline and I said, 'We just won 49-24 and we're upset about the way we played,'