Blake Mitchell Quotations

We started off decent on offense with that first drive but we went down hill from there, ... They had a great defense. They covered our receivers well and defended the run well. They shut us down.

Shoot, I'm just happy to be getting the stuff that we're getting and be going to a bowl.

My first option wasn't there so I had to find somebody. (Rice) was open so I hit him. It was a three-step route and I had to get out of there. I didn't have much time even with a three-step drop.

When you have guys like Sidney Rice to throw to, it doesn't take a whole lot. Those guys just made plays, ... The offensive line protected me well most of the night. We were having trouble hearing but we kept plugging away and plugging away.

You have to take what Coach Spurrier tells you to do and just go out there and do it. It's a lot of fun playing for him.

We just want to come out and execute our plays no matter who's out there. They've got a good secondary. Their guys are fast and can make plays. So we're just going to have to throw the ball on time and hit the guys in the right area.

It was tough out there, some wet balls, whatever. I think their team might have gotten a little more pressure on me than our team did on them. But that's the way it goes. I've still got to go out there and perform.

At first you're kind of in awe of him, but once you get to know him, he's a great guy and a great coach.

They were stripping at the ball, punching at the ball and I tried to get it under my arm, but they were still able to strip it,

I never really considered going (to Georgia). One of the reasons was because they had (D.J.) Shockley and (David) Greene already there. When I came to South Carolina, I fell in love with the town.

I had him. It was a little out route. I threw a little too far. That's the way it goes.