Paul Chryst Quotations

He's worked his tail off to give himself a chance. He's accountable and dependable. He's played more than I ever thought he would have when he came here as a freshman.

We were pretty fortunate last year. Now we're trying to find some other guys. That has been frustrating. You can't even get a play run. That's not very good.

I think he's got a picture of what he wants this program to be and how he can build on something that's obviously been successful under coach Alvarez. He'll have success, but I think it will be different because he'll be able to put his stamp on it. But hopefully it will continue to grow.

The one thing that I took from him as a coach was the way he made every guy on the team feel good about themselves. I'm sure there were some exceptions, as always. But most of the guys truly liked playing for him. And you always felt like he really cared about you.

In a bowl, I think you can always expect something that you haven't seen during the season. But when all the dust settles, we are who we are, and we're going to try and get the ball to Calhoun ...

When you first watch the film, the ends jump out at you and the 'backers. But the more you watch it, I think their inside guys do a heck of a job and are good players. There's no question, we have to protect the quarterback. If you don't do that, it'll be a long day throwing.

The way (Alvarez) built this program, it speaks volumes. What I think is pretty neat is that he did it his way. There's a lot to learn from that. He does a great job of communicating.

I remember Brian was putting water on him, and I was feeling for his pulse. Once the paramedics got there, we cleared out.

And we thought we were going to be a decent team.

He worked tirelessly at it. He really is passionate about recruiting. He's energetic. He's got a good feel for the pulse. I mean, he worked on it. I think he did a great job.