Mark Stoops Quotations

I just wanted him to play to his potential. He hadn't had a complete game to this point.

We are getting better and more physical and more explosive. That's what we have talked about doing since we got here.

We are doing enough good things to win, and then we give up some big plays. That is something we can't do. We stress that.

Fundamentally we are getting better. But there are enough bad things, too - missed tackles and guys getting out of their gaps and giving up big plays. That's something we can't do. To be a great team like we want to be, we can't give up those big plays.

You have to be big and fast and strong. That's what we have really worked hard at. We have worked on being more explosive on the field. It is not just about size and strength. We have to get that on the field and get them moving faster. That is where we are headed.

There's not another official in the history of the game that would make that call.