"This two-week opportunity for them really makes them dangerous,"

"That only makes sense to me. (Booty) feels terrific - he has no pain at all. To see John David feeling so good gives us the feeling he's going to jump out of this rehab. He wants to throw right now - he feels like he can throw right now."

"We're always worried that the parents are going to be shocked."

"You can't get a big enough game for us."

"It's what everyone dreams about that comes to play here, and we try to be real frank about it. We have tremendous NFL experience on our staff, our background and the way we teach is exactly the way they do up there. It's a selling point."

"The argument about the system is out there and that's probably good, ... We did what we could, impressing the people in the AP poll and the coaches who felt free to vote."

"We're just learning about this."

"He's been to the mountaintop, so to speak,"

"For the second week in a row we just were on a torrid pace to self-destruct in the first quarter."

"We were on a torrid pace to self-destruct."

"When he returns he'll have had the most practice time with us (of any healthy running back). We do have a good feeling for what we can do; we're really excited about his ability to help this football team. He's doing really well, and there's a chance he could (play) now."

"We didn't hit the ball cleanly. The ball wasn't as deep as in practice."

"We will have to wait and see when he gets to practice today. There is no damage at all to his knee, it is sore from getting banged on it, but he is going to practice today. We will ease him through the week until he is feeling 100%. He might feel 100% today. He is real encouraged, and I am not really concerned about it."

"Since he's ahead of schedule, we should be able to give him the bulk of the work."

"We work real hard to make visits from NFL scouts as beneficial as possible. We offer our guys everything from A to Z as they go through the process."

"This was a different opportunity, ... But when I walked in here I felt I was ready. I had been in two difficult situations (in the NFL)... I had been through the wars. USC was an awesome opportunity."

"It was a championship night in all ways. These two teams battled until the finish."

"This was a night of champions. Two teams went out and battled to the final seconds and Texas did a great job."

"He has real serious back spasms. He's gonna rest a few days and see how he responds. They don't know if he will be back in a few days or a week."

"We've done this before. All through this process, it felt like three years ago, when Carson left and our running backs took off."

"We had hoped to discourage them in the running game."

"This was the best offensive line we had seen, the best running back we had seen, the best quarterback we had seen and the best receiving crew we had seen."

"That's the thing. We can't learn from our mistakes in something like this. We can't afford to make a mistake. That's why it's so tough to do."

"Why stop a game if you're going to make mistakes fixing mistakes?"

"As long as we understand that, we'll maximize these opportunities to make it a cherished memory in our fortunate lives. It's a big deal, man. It's a real big deal. But it's the game that makes it so special. The fact that you remember it's a game makes it so special."

"He's such a special player, a once-in-a-lifetime talent."

"We took a shot at a couple guys, we didn't hit it. We'll force our issues next year."

"I'm confident that's not where this is going. The information that I have thus far, I don't think that's going to happen at all."

"But if you look at the difference between the past couple years and this year, we've kind of gone off the charts in all numbers."

"I'm not going to make any excuses for any part of this. I'm going to continue to take responsibility for that. I'm not going to point the finger at somebody else. I'm the one who has to continue to get this done."

"Well, we couldn't stop them when we had to. The quarterback ran all over the place. This is their night. It's wonderful doing what we've been doing. We didn't get it done."

"That quarterback just ran all over the place. He made the difference. This is their night. Hats off to 'em."

"Without question, that was a phenomenal night by one guy. That's an extraordinary player."

"It really felt this way when we talked as a team last night that this could happen in a big way. It was like we could have kept playing all night and had all that fun."

"This was a night for championships. Texas did a great job, wonderful job, all night. We had to keep scoring all night to outscore them. They were great champions tonight. If you have to step aside for somebody tonight, they're the team to do that for."

"I would think that Texas has a tremendous amount of motivation building into this game, just as we do, and they don't need any more than that. If that helps them, then it's OK. I can't do anything about it."

"It's just fun. And it's supposed to be fun."

"Our team is well-prepared for his leaving. It'll be fun to see who steps up."

"These are two historic offenses. You just don't see numbers like this except in video games."

"Matt can hang in those (Hollywood) settings, but he doesn't thrive or dwell on that. It's just because he's in L.A. He's a local kid that's done great. He decided to stay in school and became famous because of that, as well as the other stuff."

"Is it human nature that we're going to be complacent? I don't see that in any way, ... As a staff, we've worked harder and longer and recruited more than ever before. Probably the opposite of what you think has happened we're more driven then ever."

"He's an extraordinary football player."

"He was obviously the difference in the football game. He's really off the charts."

"You make the first down, you win the football game."

"Gosh, we finished so strong. We just pounded the football in the second half."

"That was our moment. I was trying to win the football game. We came within one fourth down of doing it. Missed it by that much."

"will be so explosive that the defense will have to spend a lot of time on the field."

"This is the kind of class that you're going to feel the impact immediately from these guys. You're going to feel it at the running back spot. You're going to feel it at the (defensive back) spot. You're going to see young guys involved from the beginning."

"This is the kind of class where you're going to feel the impact immediately."

"We tell recruits we're going to a nice, quiet, homey place. We're going to talk about your future and stuff like that. The next thing they know, John's unbuttoning his shirt and dancing in front of everybody."