Quotes about Lane

About participating one day when the team was having a "top that" conversation, Lane said:
"One day, everyone was having a conversation about who's No. 1, and this and that. Everyone said they were all-state. I said, 'Your all-state isn't anything. I was all-continent.' " (HA)


Praising Lane, JJ said:
"Malcolm is a player." (HA)

"He's fast. He's very fast." (HA)


About how Hawthorne beat him out for the right wideout starting position, Lane said:
"It hurt me, but C.J.'s a great player. But more than hurt me, it pushed me to become a better player." (HA)


About how he would have felt if Lane had beaten him out, Hawthorne said:
"It would have hurt me, also. I think Malcolm works really hard. He's a great guy, and I believe he's going to be amazing in the future. He's going to be a future star here." (HA)

HA Note: "Lane said he is making the adjustment from the left to the right side. At right wideout, Lane's pet play is the inside screen, in which he runs diagonally toward the middle of the defense. At left wideout, Lane will run mostly slants and screens."


About adjusting from the left to right sides, Lane said:
"I actually like to catch the screen better from the left side. As soon as I catch it, I get to tuck it in my right hand. I like running it more with the ball in my right hand." (HA)


About taking over the #1 KR spot with Mouton (Rivers used to be with Mouton), Lane said:
"I'm glad I can make an impact somewhere." (HA)


About how Rivers might miss the CSU game, JJ said:
"It's still bothering him. I told him he'll only play if he can go full-on." (HSB)


About switching sides of the field, Lane said:
"It's a little awkward, but I am picking it up more and more every day. I've never ran routes on the left side." (HSB)


About how he is fine with the play calls for the other side of the field, Lane said he needs to adjust to the minor differences:
"It's just running routes and turning one way while turning my head the other way." (HSB)


About playing both left and right wideout, Dylan Linkner (who has worked at both positions and is in his 4th year at UH) said:
"For some it can be confusing moving around. Once you understand the whole concept of what we're trying to do, it's a lot easier." (HSB)