Jeff Choate Quotations

I might treat him a little differently as a freshman. I put my arms around him and looked in his eyes and said you have to have a clock in your head and know when it hits four (seconds) to fair catch.' We do those drills where we count to four in practice.

That's the one thing that Steve brought to the table is game experience.

That's been actually a pleasant surprise for us this spring. Those guys have done a nice job for us competing.

Depending upon the conditions and the situation in the game, I think that's a reasonable expectation. I think these guys would rather go out there than play the field position game with a punt.

It's almost like golf a guy can be one tournament on top of the world and the next one not make the cut. As long as they're in a groove, you've got to stay with them and ride them. If they start to trip up, boy, that's why you've got to have more than one ready to go.

You can see how frustrated he gets when he is just one step away. When you make a big play in the kicking game, it provides a spark. He's a young kid who is going to have a bigger role in the offense as he goes along, but right now this is what he can do.