UH-SJSU quotes from the papers this morning

HA = Honolulu Advertiser
HSB = Honolulu Star-Bulletin
SJMN = San Jose Mercury News

About how he'll start vs. SJSU, Colt said:
"I hope to be as close to full speed by Friday as possible. Who knows what will happen during the game, but I'll be ready to start." (SJMN)

"I'm determined. It's just one week and then I can rest it up. It's all out this week." (HA)


About his ankle, Colt said:
"I'm not going to let it bother me." (SJMN)


About Colt's ankle injury, JJ said:
"He'll be fine." (HA)

"He looked good today. That's the history with ankles. When you re-injure them they don't really hurt that bad." (HSB)

About how Colt will have to learn to play with his ankle injury, JJ said:
"He's got to learn to play with it. He'll practice this week. Hopefully he'll be ready to play Friday." (SJMN)


About the status of Michael Lafaele, JJ said:
"It's up to him at this point how much pain he can stand. It's a pain deal, and it usually takes three to five weeks, but sooner if a guy's tough." (HSB)


About his injury, Lafaele (who is wearing a knee brace) said:
"It's pretty good. Just got to hold it up for this game." (HSB)

About being held out of the Utah State game, Michael Lafaele said:
"As much as I wanted to play, coach didn't want me to play. It was the first time ever I didn't suit up for a home game. It was different for me. But I'll be playing this week. It's nothing serious." (HA)


Hoping to return after the bye week after the SJSU game, Ryan Mouton said:
"The bye week will be good. I'll be back in there after that." (HA)

About being fitted with a knee brace yesterday, Mouton said:
"I can't run without that. It's for security purposes." (HA)

About how the back of his knee hurts every time he bends his knee, Mouton said:
"I lost all of the pain everywhere else but there. I'll be fine. I just have to strengthen the area around it. I've never been hurt before. It's one of those things." (HA)


About his bet with Mouton over kickoff return TDs, Lane (who had one vs. Utah State while Mouton missed the game) said:
"I was laughing during the game. I said, 'Now I get to tell everyone I'm up by one.' He started laughing. He's happy for me. I can't wait until he gets back there." (HA)


About how Lane is ahead of him for now, Mouton said:
"It counts. He needed a head start. I'll bounce back. I've got plans for two or three more." (HA)


About having Dane Porlas as #1 left safety in their 5 DB nickle defense yesterday, GM said:
"We'll see what happens." (HA)


About Desmond Thomas being demoted yesterday before Dane, GM said:
"We haven't given up on Desmond. We're just trying to get some competition going." (HSB)


About the chance he has at playing time, Dane said:
"I'm getting an opportunity, and I'll do the best I can. We'll see how long it lasts." (HA)

"I'm just coming in in some situations and I'll do my best to fill the spot. (Thomas) played real well last game, so it's kind of shocking I'm getting this opportunity now." (HSB)


Hoping he gets to contribute at SJSU, where he had a crucial INT (55 seconds left, UH up by 7)last time UH played there, Dane said:
"I hope good things happen again." (HA)

"That was so exciting, I was stoked to play and be able to contribute. Hopefully I can step up and do the same this game." (HSB)


Asked if GM was thinking about his past success at Spartan Stadium when elevating him now, Dane said:
"I highly doubt that. I don't think Coach McMackin is thinking about the past. I think he's thinking of right now." (HSB)


DB coach Rich Miano said that Dane has:
"worked hard. He's going to get an opportunity to see what he can do." (HA)


About how he grew up in San Diego but his father is Hawaiian and he's always been a UH fan, Dane said:
"It's always been kind of a dream, to play for Hawaii. I was a fan of two schools, the other school ... Notre Dame." (HSB)


When someone pointed out Notre Dame's struggles this year, Dane said:
"That's not nice. I still like them." (HSB)


About the play in the 3rd quarter vs. Utah State when he suffered a mild concussion, Sol said:
"I don't remember. It happens in football. It was one of those things that happens in a game that you have to bounce back from. I was able to come back." (HA)


About the 3rd WAC Defensive Player of the Week award in 4 weeks for their D, Sol joked:
"Defensively, our goal is to get more than Colt, so that's good. I'm just joking." (HSB)


Not satisfied with his 20-tackle game, Sol said:
"I was thinking about the plays I should've made all morning Sunday. The thing about football is you can always get better." (HSB)


After crediting the DL for his success, Sol said:
"The scheme that we have allows me to make plays." (HA)


About getting inspiration from watching tapes of Ray Lewis (who played for GM at Miami), Sol said:
"It's unbelievable how instinctive he is, and ferocious." (HA)


About Sol trying to emulate Ray Lewis, LB coach Cal Lee said:
"Why not try to emulate a guy who's at the next level, plays hard and does good things? If he wants to be like Ray, I'm all for it." (HA)


About how he gave an animated version of the pep talk from Rudy during a defensive meeting the night before the Utah State game, Keala Watson said:
"I was the only one who had the guts to stand up and do the speech." (HA)


About Keala's speech, Fale Laeli said:
"I was trippin'. It was something out of the ordinary for Keala. I knew he was a comedian, but I didn't know he would do that." (HA)


About Watson's speech, Jeff Reinbold said:
"I wasn't surprised he spoke. I was surprised with what he chose to do. ... Keala gets up and stands on the chair and goes into the whole Rudy speech with the pantomime and the whole thing. It brought the house down. As he was standing up there, the leg of the chair collapses. We almost lost him for the game." (HA)


About how they have to play better to beat UH, Tomey said:
"We can't play like we've been playing, or we can't win. This has to be a quantum leap for us." (SJMN)


About how his star RB Yonus Davis will sit out the next 2 games and see if he can play later this season, Tomey said:
"We've just got to see if he can get well." (SJMN)