David Castillo Quotations

It almost seemed like destiny, ... We get two blocked punts - how many times does that ever happen? We just didn't make anything happen.

I think it's like father, like son. They're both very good with players, they're both players' coaches. When they want something done, it's gonna get done. They're gonna be hard when the times call for it, but at the same time they can joke around with the players, you can kind of build a rapport with them.

I've been worried in the past. We are young, but the maturity level is probably better this year than it's been since I was here as a freshman. After the game ... no one was yelling at each other or complaining. That's a big change from years past ... and a pretty good sign we're going to rebound just fine. We can still finish strong and have a great season.

I don't known what it is about Miami, but we just can't kick field goals here. You can't get as many penalties as we had and expect to beat a team like Penn State. I was just penalty after penalty after penalty. We could have had a lot more chances to score.

We want to let him know we're here for him as teammates and family.

People say I'm a tough player, but that kid (Weatherford) is one tough (son of a gun). A lot of times, he got hit this year and I didn't think he'd get back up. He's like a prizefighter out there. He gets knocked down and keeps fighting and fighting.

It was my fault. I kind of got consumed with wanting to reach this goal. I regret it now. I made that mistake.

We're tighter as a unit than we've ever been.

I've never liked stereotypes. I've always tried to set myself apart from that 'dumb jock' stereotype.

We lost that game and I saw the Miami players laughing and crying. I didn't understand it at the time. Now I do.