That started everything. King coming in and making a big play like that started everything. He's a big-time player and big-time players show up in big-time situations. He's one of those guys we gotta get the ball to.
It's Joe Paterno. What more can I say. Who wouldn't want to play for Joe Paterno?
It wasn't always throwing to them. I'd put the ball down, put the receivers gloves on and go out there and run with them. And they responded to that. They soaked it all in. These kids, they all know how to win. And they brought that attitude to our football team.
Oh my God. I have a lot of respect for him. Even a little bit more than I already had.
Oh man, don't say that. I forgot I had it in. It's one of those things where we're not around Joe right now.
No, it's not. But it's our Rose Bowl (this) week.
I try to have a smile on my face. But when I fumbled, I was out of it a little bit.
It was just a little bit of miscommunication like that. It happens, ... It happens at all levels of football and hopefully we can get that corrected.
Once I heard what it was ... me and coach had it out.
At times he's the fastest guy on the field and one of the best tacklers. AZ is a real cornerback. He can run with anybody they put against him.
I'm definitely enjoying it. But I haven't really sat back and thought about it. I'm very focused. All I'm thinking about is Northwestern.
I'm definitely enjoying it, ... But I haven't really sat back and thought about it. I'm very focused. All I'm thinking about is Northwestern.
I'm trying to stay focused on this game, focused on what we have to do. But this senior class has been through a lot. We've seen great seasons around here and we've seen a lot of bad seasons, some of the worst seasons in Penn State history.
I knew it was going to be like that, ... What can I say?
I haven't been around for much winning, but it's definitely a highlight of my career,
I know, I know. I understand why they did. It's about time we started getting things going. It happens.
I haven't made a tackle in seven years. I'm waiting for an offensive line coach to approach me.
I never would have thought my Senior Day was going to come,
I just hope I showed people that I'm a football player and when coached I can go out there and you can put me anywhere and I can succeed.
But I'm a realist. People have seen me run the ball. People have seen me catch. They figure this kid can help us with two or three roster spots. I'm more than willing to do that. I just want a shot at quarterback.
He's taking it OK. He understands he's still a young guy. He has a lot of football to play. He's waiting to see if he can make it back for a bowl or not.
He's one of those guys that people really don't think can hurt you, but he can. He's probably as good at running the deep pass patterns as anyone we got on the team. He's making the most of his opportunities.
He's a more patient runner now. Now, he lets things open up and then he hits them. Before he waited too long. Now, he hits them exactly when he's supposed to hit them. He has made great improvement, even from last year to this. He will be a big part of this offense this year.
He said it was just supposed to be a scare tactic to wound him, not hurt him like he did.
Galen was very quiet last year. He did what he did, but he was very quiet. Now he?s more out there. He?s yelling, getting on people. That comes from him knowing his personnel a little bit more, knowing what he has and being able to do whatever he needs to do with it.
I can¹t believe people wanted him to leave.
I definitely felt more comfortable in the pocket, ... The line did a great job. They kept everybody at the line of scrimmage, and I didn't really get rushed that much.
I don't see him leaving soon. Maybe he can coach my kid.
He always talks about 'I'm not going to put the team in somebody else's hands while we're at a low point. He definitely doesn't want to turn the team over and us not be good. I definitely feel he has an obligation to all the fans and the players who came before us. We feel the same way.
You know, people see a guy who can run around and make things happen with his legs, and all of a sudden, he's not a quarterback. That's just the way people think. I can't be upset. Now, if Brett Favre was like that, those questions wouldn't even have arisen.
You could see it in his demeanor that he wasn't used to this, ... He wasn't the same coach. A couple of times I had to ask him if he was having fun. He said, 'Mike, losing is never fun.'
You can't really just key in on one receiver, because now we have three or four guys that can beat you deep. Sometimes I drop back and I don't know who to throw it to, because they can all get open.
The line did a great job. The receivers got open. I had an easy job. All I had to do was put it out there and those guys ran underneath it.