Lloyd Carr Quotes

"It was obvious that was a violation of the rules."

"He's bigger and stronger, and he knows what he's doing. He's matured. That's always the key."

"Will Paul has really (made) strides. He's got the ability to play there and has picked things up very quick."

"It's a matter of quickness, that's what this game has evolved to - quickness and toughness and ability to sustain an effort over 60 minutes and over four months. Any time you have too much weight, it has a fatigue effect on you, in an individual game and in the season."

"We thought if we get control of the game, Ohio State would have trouble playing from behind, but they played very well from behind. Nobody ever would have thought they would throw for that kind of yardage, but they changed the tempo of the game, they made it very hard for us to pressure the quarterback."

"Jake Long got rolled up in practice and will miss a significant amount of time."

"He's got great toughness. He's got great vision. And he's got great size."

"I don't worry about him bouncing back, ... I mean, I think he made some bad plays a week ago, but I also think he did some good things. What I hear is that it's like he lost the game. Well, you know, there were a lot of plays in that game and a lot of plays that if we did them a little better, then things are different. It's a combination of a lot of things. It wasn't just the quarterback."

"He's been impressive, and he's going to lend at least quality depth to the (center) position."

"When you look at what he did in the fourth quarter, there was not a lot of space in that defense on the last drive."

"Thirty-seven points should have been enough to win. There are no excuses."

"I think he's a guy that can make you miss. He's a guy that has great vision. He's one of those guys that can hurt you in a lot of different ways."

"The finest athlete I've ever seen on the field as a quarterback."

"I've interviewed every player on our team, and that's always part of the conversation. There's a lot of things that certainly should be motivating. I don't think there's anybody in this program that wants to go through that kind of season again. I think they'll do everything that they're asked to do to make sure that it doesn't happen again."

"Being a quarterback is a process. And I think he made a lot of progress. I think he made some very good throws out there today, then he had some very poor plays that he'd like to have back."