Marcus Spears Quotations

LSU recruits some great athletes, it's just a matter of going out there and making plays, ... It's going to be like that for a long time because they keep recruiting great players.

I got lucky today and stumbled upon a fumble recovery. When you are a defensive lineman and you have to run a good 60 yards really fast, you have to get that extra boost to get refurbished.

Glen is one of those rare athletes that comes along once every 20 years. I just don't think he had the mindset to play football, though. I don't think he wants to play.

I think it helps us a lot to know we can be better than we were, ... and we still played effectively.

We can't impede a person's opportunity to get an outstanding education,

You hear the older guys talk about the rivalry and you definitely don't want to be the weak link. We'll be on our P's and Q's this whole week trying to make sure we're in the right places at the right times. It'll be exciting.

When I was recruited and after I signed, I had aspirations to be a tight end and thought I would be.

There's no question he would have been a great offensive lineman. He would have been an All-American ? if he had wanted to play. Back in high school, he'd rag-doll those poor kids. Guys were so afraid they'd run over him that they'd just stand there and Glen would put a little move on them and shake them out of their shoes.

As great as quarterbacks are, as soon as things aren't working for them, they get frustrated. We just kept coming at him, we hit him a lot. I think we did get to him.

This game has been declared the national championship. If we win, I'll consider myself and my team the national champions.

I think all of those guys, everybody knew they had the potential. It was a matter of us getting out there and doing it.

If everybody does the right thing, then this kid should be eligible. That's what it really boils down to.

I definitely feel ready, but I won't know until I try to get on those 300-pounders or try to cut and make a play.