Jay Alford Quotations

We're just getting back into the football vibe. It's been a little rough. You get out of shape when you're out for that long, so we're just getting back into shape; we're having fun now.

Central Michigan ran a lot of the same stuff that Northwestern runs. So that's pretty much like two weeks we have had to prepare for Northwestern.

I can see it in his eyes. He's itching to go out there, but they just won't let him.

We got our composure back. Last week, we missed a lot of tackles. This week, we got them all.

They ran the ball on us all game two years ago. They pretty much ran the ball on us at will. It was going downhill on us every play. It just wasn't good.

He just wasn't hitting the holes like he wanted to.

Last year, the offense, we weren't able to put up that many points. This year we have weapons like Derrick Williams, Justin King, Michael Robinson at quarterback. I'm anxious to see how that turns out.

It?s definitely a bonus having Ed back. It?s not only me that?s a vet now. He knows what goes in on in the D-line room and what (defensive line) coach (Larry) Johnson expects from us.

I think he's going to be All-Big Ten. He's a great player. I really enjoy going against A.Q. because he can make me better and I can make him better.

He's a great quarterback. He's learning the system. As soon as everything starts clicking for him, he's going to be unbelievable. Unbelievable. I just can't wait.