Brandon Kirsch Quotations

We're excited to try it against somebody else other than our defense. I think our defense is getting it down now and they're cheating it a little bit in drills.

We're an experienced team. We like that pressure. We'll learn from the close losses last year.

I was talking to some guys on the sideline and I said, 'We just won 49-24 and we're upset about the way we played,'

If we can do that, we're going to be successful.

It comes down to being smart and making good decisions, and that stems from being prepared and knowing where guys are going to be,

I think you can kind of see everything changing from the old Purdue 'basketball on grass' style to a style where we're going to pound it, pound it and run some play option things off that.

We had every opportunity to win that game.

You saw big plays there. That's definitely what that offense can do and it's good to see that happen.

There were signs of greatness, but we obviously didn't play up to our potential or as well as we wanted to play,

It's a staple game every year when we play Notre Dame and all eyes are on us. Every other team in the country wants to be in the position to play Notre Dame, and we're fortunate enough to have that opportunity this Saturday.

It's a staple game every year when we play Notre Dame and all eyes are on us, ... Every other team in the country wants to be in the position to play Notre Dame, and we're fortunate enough to have that opportunity this Saturday.

It was exciting, ... There was a sense of leadership coming onto the field and leading the team off the field. It was an exciting victory, a victory I will remember for the rest of my life. I had to deal with the crowd noise and the fireworks they set off before the game. There were just so many things going on that reminded me of how much I love this game and why I play it.

It's a good thing we have a week of practice before we play next week, because I think Arizona (Saturday's opponent) is going to be a little more of a challenge.

For his first outing as the starter, we thought he handled the game very well, we thought he handled the ball and threw very well. He threw over 60 percent and had only two drops, which was a positive. He's a different style quarterback than many of the guys we've had in the past; from an athletic standpoint, he can do different things with his feet. Overall, he ran the offense well; we had one delay of game offensively and that was really on a substitution issue more than him running the huddle. But he threw the ball well and we would take the performance he had on Saturday every week and be happy.

It's the same old story, we can't close out games, ... I think on the last one I just threw it sidearm and it floated on me.

It's going to be good if defenses have to get out and prepare for the option and our 'basketball on grass,' ... I think it's going to be tough for defenses to play us. I feel we should be able to put up points.

It's in the back of your mind, but it is not something day in and day out you think about,

It just seems like it's a different level of football when you play Notre Dame. I'm not sure if it has to do with the rivalry or the tradition of Notre Dame. But it seems like it's a different type of game.

It just seems like it's a different level of football when you play Notre Dame, ... I'm not sure if it has to do with the rivalry or the tradition of Notre Dame. But it seems like it's a different type of game.

I had a good time at Purdue, but I feel that it's time for me to move on. I went through the evaluation process, talked to a lot of people and got some good reviews. That made the decision a little easier.

He's improved, ... He understands the offense better and where he needs to go on the field.