Bret Bielema Quotations

Mark has been a pleasant surprise for us. He has really responded well; the keys, the reads, he's got great ability, just his overall presence. It's good because he can now make plays both ways.

Now, we're getting into the meat and potatoes about spring ball.

He's a big body that can run. I would like him to have a little bit more ability to flip his hips and run in certain situations. But I think he can really be a good football player.

He's a guy that didn't hesitate at all, just jumped right into the challenge and looked forward to the opportunity. He's definitely a big guy that can move around and do good things.

Going into that last series, I looked up at the board ... there was 7 yards in total offense. I was just amazed at that.

Which has allowed Shane to take all the No. 2 reps. We just wanted to let him concentrate on doing that and become good at free safety. And, then, if he shows that he can maybe handle more and more things that may be a possibility.

There will be certain things that we'll ask during a course of a practice. He's back there rattling off the answers as fast as we're giving the questions.

The thing that you've got to be always conscientious of when you're playing a team that likes to chop block, ... is not overemphasizing to the point that they're looking for the chop block instead of going to make the play.

He had to do certain things just to get out of the state, but I really admire his strength through this whole thing.

He has been a key element in numerous successful programs and he has been the architect of some of college football's best defenses during the past 25 years.