Steve Sarkisian Quotations

Nobody has done more at this early stage of their career, has done more than Mark has done. He's able to function. We just need him to function at a little better pace. He's a little late on a couple of throws, but he's making very good decisions. He hasn't turned the ball over in two days. You guys know how our defense gets after the ball. He's making good decisions. We just need him to make them a little bit quicker.

I don't care who's in there, we just keep going. We're not running stuff that John David hadn't been doing for three years, this isn't some brand new offense. There's nothing worse for a bad back than standing around for two hours.

He's done everything we've asked of him. If he's back on schedule, and he's ahead of it now, he'll be more prepared than the two quarterbacks he'd be following when they stepped in.

Steve's been an extremely pleasant surprise to me. He's been fantastic. He changes speeds and explodes out of the block. He's just got a great knack for the game.

Yeah, we're going to be starting over without No. 11. I think it was obvious how good he was tonight. But I thought our front really handled their front. We ran when we wanted to. It's tough.

We've been extremely fortunate. We have great kids who know how to prepare -- a veteran group.

We don't have to put it all on Patrick Turner.

Aside from Kobe (Bryant), he's probably the most recognizable sports figure in Southern California.

I see the trend changing and other guys getting more opportunities earlier, but if teams are intent on taking away the run, we'll take advantage of it.

Definitely there is pressure. I wouldn't be human if I did not say so, but when you get faced with pressure you can go one of two ways. You can take it on and get excited about it, or you can shy away and hide.

He's just a genuine good kid. I think the biggest thing is his teammates appreciate him.

I don't know if that affected him physically but it might have affected him mentally. That's the competitor in him, trying to make a play.

The first two games, they went maybe 40-45 plays and the last game there were 85 plays and they probably went 75. It's not easy to go four quarters all of a sudden.