Marques Hagans Quotations

The only times I got sacked was when I was trying to make plays on my own. It wasn't that the offensive line had let down. They did a great job.

He has proven that he can make big plays. He gives us a great option out there. It is so good to have him back.

I think it has been going good. There has been a lot of energy. I think the atmosphere has been good. We are looking forward to going out and giving a good showing on Friday.

I was disappointed by the three interceptions. My team fought hard, and that's all that matters. They kept us in the game and won a tough one on the road.

We've got some good running backs as well. It's going to come down to execution.

We'll have football practice, a team meal, meetings, curfew and then I'll call it a night.

When second or third comes along again, they're going to be more concerned about what the quarterback is going to do in there. Maybe that's less pressure for me to worry about and that gives me more time for my progressions or opens things up for a running back to get a first down.

Speed is a factor in any game. Coach E has done a good job of getting us faster overall.

At first it was erratic every time he snapped the ball but now he is doing a good job of putting it right where it needs to be. Bart, man, he is getting a whole lot better.

As soon as he got back and that incident occurred and he spoke right up about it, that is kind of when I realized that I had missed him and the team had missed him as well.

All my life, I've always played up. I came in here as the youngest person on the team but, what's funny is, now I'm leaving as the oldest person on the team.

It was close, but they weren't going to get me down. I couldn't go back to the sidelines with a safety and face Coach Groh. There was no way there were going to get me down. I was going to throw it into the stands before they got me down.

Football is great. Not only does it bring families together. It brings different ethnic backgrounds together. It's funny how we don't see black and white on our team. We just see teammates.

It's a long season, and it gets even longer on the next level (NFL), so I think the bowl system is a good thing. Playoffs might work, but not like bowl games. I hope they stick with the bowls in college.

It's good those coaches got promoted to the jobs they did . . .. I think the team rallied together and everyone assumed individual responsibility, and the win is good. It's gratifying.

It's good to reminisce. But that game has no effect on how this game's gonna be played.

It was great how my teammates and coaches kept rallying around me up there. They never pointed a finger and never got down on me. That shows how much this team has come together.

I'm tired. But the win was so big. We had lost two in a row and the season was on the line.

I'm pretty comfortable now, there are still things I need to learn, like running routes. That takes a little time, but I feel confident in myself.

I'm just looking forward to getting a chance to get on the field and make some plays. If you're a football player, you can adjust to anything on the field.

I have to give credit to my strength and conditioning coach and to my quarterback coach for me being in good enough shape to run like that at the end of games. Coach Mike always makes me run after practice even though sometimes I get mad. But I appreciate it because it has paid dividends down the stretch.

I think my God-given abilities just took over. I felt hands grabbing at me. I don't remember where I went or how I got out. I just knew that I got out and started looked for receivers.

I just wanted another chance to redeem myself. It was just a matter of us going out there on that last drive and executing. We always work on two-minute drives and four-minute drives, so it wasn't anything new to us.

I don't know how that happened. I've been meaning to talk to my mom about that.

I couldn't go back to the sideline with a safety on the board facing coach Groh. So there was no way ... I would've thrown it in the stands before they took me down.

I couldn't believe I dropped that punt and then came back to throw an interception. I thought, 'It can't get any worse than this.' I just kept fighting and my teammates rallied behind me.

He really stayed after hours and asked me to come out and throw with him and he really took the initiative. And it's paying off.