Mark Mangino Quotes

"Charles is fine. He's doing well, and he's a key guy for us on defense."

"Normally I give credit to our opponents, ... But I'm not going to do that today because our kids outplayed them."

"Normally I give credit to our opponents. But I'm not going to do that today because our kids outplayed them."

"Any pressure I have is self-induced. It's just the way I am. I don't feel any extra pressure."

"When Charles is running the pass routes, our quarterbacks look better. He's just a phenomenal athlete."

"Give Tech credit for playing inspired football,"

"I'm sure you sensed the poise he has. The physical ability he has is hard to overlook. He made some mistakes, a couple of checks he missed. But he was poised."

"We're going to play defense the way that we play defense all the time. They execute well so we have to play sound, fundamental football. That's what we plan to do."

"We're still keeping an eye Swanson's health,"

"Our young men have a lot at stake. They want to finish with a winning record. We want to play well for the seniors. We want them to go out in style."

"Our kids are ready to play. We've had some very good practices. It's great to be in a bowl game, but it's even better to win a bowl. We're a much more mature team now then when we started four years ago."

"The groups are running better routes and blocking better,"

"I informed him it's in his best interests, and ours, to look for another opportunity and we're assisting him and helping him with a Division II opportunity. He's a good kid. We really like Bruce, but feel like it was in our best interests, and his, to part company."

"You do it in drill work, you do it in team period, you do it in seven-on-seven. You have to create turnovers and address that nearly every day. It's a mind-set that you'll get them in, but it's also a technique."

"Charlton has a lot of heart. I was concerned he couldn't play tonight, and despite all that, he put pressure on the quarterback, he made plays in the running game, he hustled around. It's a real tribute to him because he was very, very ill."

"He's what we call a package player. He's not an every-down player for us, but he's a force for us."

"He is absolutely fine. He's going to be back practicing and back to normal. There's nothing to worry about."

"Collectively, the coaching staff and I agree that this is a class that really meets our needs. I thought our assistant coaches did an outstanding job in evaluating and getting the right kind of kids in front of me."

"We're moving in the right direction and when I feel like, and the coaches feel like, we have the guy who's going to be the starter, we'll make that decision. We don't feel we're under any pressure to do it quickly. We like to set-up we have now and we'll see how it turns out."

"He's going to win a job at one of the guard spots. There is no question in my mind."