Joe Thomas Playing Quotations

We had three new starters, but two of the guys (guards Matt Lawrence and Jason Palermo) had significant playing time. They're fifth-year seniors. They've been in the program a long time. They know what it is to work. They know what the technique you've got to have in order to be a Big Ten offensive lineman, especially at Wisconsin.

I always love being on the field. When you're on defense you can be a playmaker like you can't really when you're playing on the offensive line. And I was really fired up about that chance but it didn't rise to that, so maybe hopefully later on in the season.