Mark Mangino Quotations

When we didn't play him, he realized, 'They're not kidding. He cut his weight and finished the season strong.

What he does for our team, he does it better than most guys I've been around at this level. He has a knack for playing that outside-linebacker position. He has a knack for knowing who's supposed to block him, at what angle they're supposed to block him, and he has just a knack for defeating those angles.

We were informed last week his waiver was denied. However, we are putting together an appeal process. We feel like we have some additional information that we did not submit the first time, which would probably support him and give him a chance to win the appeal.

One game is not going to make or break our season, we're in this for the long haul.

On the first day of practice the running game was a concern. But the running game is one of the areas that's probably improving the fastest on offense. I'm really fired up about Jon Cornish.

He needed some personal time off. He'll be back with us next week.

I think we're coming around just fine, and we'll use this week to find out what we need to shore up.

I think we are going to be pretty decent on defense. We have more speed on defense now than any time we have been here. You can see the defensive line is a pretty hard-nosed bunch of guys.

Our players are well-conditioned. But you can see that the most conditioned teams have an advantage as the games go on.

I'm impressed with this Florida Atlantic team. They are going to win their share of games. We knew it was going to be a tough game.

We played well against a very good Texas Tech team that throws the ball probably on a consistent basis better than anyone in America. I feel good about the match-up. I think our defense understands their assignments, and they're well-prepared for the game.

We don't assume anything here. We go day to day.

When people talk about our linebackers, he's seldom mentioned. But he's the consummate team player. He doesn't care.

We've had very business-like practices. We've been very focused.

We shut down the run. They could dink and dunk for a while, but it was only a matter of time before our line wore them down.

Brandon doesn't get a lot of credit when people talk about our linebackers. He's seldom mentioned. But he is a consummate team player.

Blocking and pass receiving are going to be important for Jon to sharpen up. Even though he makes good plays for us, there is still a lot more involved than just running with the ball under your arm.

There's not going to be a drum roll or anything like that. I think you'll see the (spring) game and you'll realize who the No. 1 quarterback is going to be. If you want some official announcement, I'll do it after the game.

These are the guys that laid the foundation.

This has been by far our best winter. They've fought through it mentally. They've really pushed themselves the extra little bit to get better.

They have a top-notch facility here. It's beautiful. We appreciate the fact that they're allowing us to use it.

It's up to us to count his reps and be careful with him. We won't wear him out and put him in harm's way.

It's up to Clark. He can look at it and say, 'I've got to be the main guy.' Or maybe he'll look at it and say, 'Jon Cornish and Gary Green are doing some good things, so I'd better keep going strong.

I told Brian, 'I'm looking for you to start, finish and win the game.

It's hard for me to sit in front of my team and say a certain game is a 'must-win' game,

It's better to look for outstanding athletes that are also good people, ... When you don't have a lot of egos, you can get more done. The reason we've made progress every year is because of team chemistry.

It was a good day's work here. It was beautiful weather; a great facility and I really like the way our kids practiced. It was intense, and we're finding out a little about ourselves.

I'm not concerned at all that he's not 6-3 or 6-4. Some of the best quarterbacks I've been around have been rather vertically challenged.

He stacks up well. He's speedy. He's tough. He has breakaway speed. The thing I like the most about him is he's a tough customer. That guy's fearless, a hard-nosed, tough kid. We always have room for those guys here.