Houston Nutt Quotations

We're going to have to be ready. Not only running the football, we need to keep improving our passing game. Our receivers are going to have to be ready. I just think everybody, tight ends, backs, you can't be one dimensional in this league.

We're about to jump back into the (Southeastern Conference) and the level of competition is going to go up a notch and all we're trying to do is get these guys playing at their best.

Leinart is a coach on the field ? he's a true playmaker, ... It's the best offensive team I've seen.

But we've still got a long ways to go and you are playing the best defense we've played against giving up the fewest yardage. Joe Kines has this defense running to the ball. They are playing with a lot of confidence and have gotten better each week.

He has made a real sacrifice and commitment to staying in shape over Christmas and spring break. He looks real good.

When he scored, that's when the game should have been won,

What we were trying to do was get to the fourth quarter. And we couldn't get there. They could score so fast. It messes you up. They're the best offensive team I've seen, absolutely.

He's a tremendous quarterback. We knew that going in.

He was running good. He made a good touchdown run and was being physical.

Kelly probably had his best game for us,

It has been a strong point being able to come out and run the football,

Marcus Monk is fine, and we've got to get one more receiver to really help him. Cedric Washington has got to stay consistent, but we need another speed receiver.

That was good then. I'm glad they cheered. I wish we would have completed it. I would have stood up and cheered if we completed it.

We really needed this one. I was worried we had forgotten the words to the fight song.

We were a little nervous going into the game without Kyle Roper,

We've put a great deal of emphasis on it. There have have been no balls on the ground the past two days and that's the way we like it.

We are very active with drug testing and (head athletic trainer) Dean Weber does a good job of checking up on any suspicions we might have. And that's the thing, Jermaine would have been the absolute last player we would have suspected. Every indication was that he was not taking drugs, but obviously we don't know for certain.

Vinnett had a great summer, ... and has been one of our leaders, but he's never, ever had this much pain in his knees with tendinitis. He can't change direction. He's very doubtful.

The terrible disaster in New Orleans with his family.

I want 30,000 minimum. It?s going to be a great day for former players and our players and it?s going to be televised. I want the television to see our fans there.

Once you think you've got one play stopped, here they go with something else. ... They've got the full package, ... That's the thing that you notice.

(Coleman) got a lot of work last week, he's going to get a lot of work this week and we'll see where Cedric Washington is before we make the final (decision) on that.

This is the best team I have seen,

The University of Arkansas is going to California and playing a great football team, ... It's something to get excited about.

Any time that you lose and you lose the way we did, there is going to be a confidence factor problem. The only way to cure that is to get back on the field and get better and move on.

(Snider) is playing hard, he did good. He's another one that's been hurt quite a bit, but he's a guy that's motor is always running. He got in 44 plays. We need him right now. We need him to keep coming.

I had to dismiss him from the team,

I really thought (Johnson) played hard and competed hard. He has a great look in his eye and did a good job for us.

I really think there's still a lot of season left, ... I wouldn't do it for any other reason except to win.

He's very unselfish. He knows he has a talented back right on his heels.

You could tell there is more on his mind than playing man-to-man defense. But once his family got in town, it made things a whole lot easier for Darius.