UH-Utah State Quotes

Worried about UH's offense, Utah State coach Brent Guy said:
"What scares me more than anything is their offense. They're scoring over 60 points both times they've been home on the island and over 40 in games off the island." (Deseret News)

"What scares me more than anything is their offense. Obviously, they're scoring over 60 points both times they've been home on the island and over 40 in games off the island. That's the thing that scares me the most about going and playing this football game, is the potential that their offense has." (Utah Statesman)


Forgetting about UH's 63-10 win at Utah State last year, WR Kevin Robinson said:
"Last year was last year. That's something I've been treating my whole career is that after that game is over, it's over, move on to the next game. I haven't really given too much thought into what happened last year. I just know last year we lost. I'm going into this year like it's a whole new game and start from there." (DN)


About how their high ranking now is not important, JJ said:
"We don't pay much attention to it. It is great for the media and everyone else. Until the end of the year, I'm not going to worry abut it. No one is going to say, 'Hey, they were ranked 15th in Week 5.' That is going to be forgotten." (DN)


About how they will do their best vs. UH, safety Caleb Taylor said:
"We never go into a game intimidated. We expect the best from all our players. We've played some of the best teams in the nation the last couple of years. This is just another step for us - a chance to put our football team on the map." (Salt Lake Tribune)


Praising Colt, Utah State coach Brent Guy said:
"He has a very quick release and a strong arm, so it's very hard to get to him. Even if you get a guy free, he can get rid of the ball. And what makes him deadly is he knows where to get rid of it. Some guys have quick releases and can get rid of the ball. But they can't complete it." (SLT)


After the La Tech game, La Tech coach Derek Dooley said about Colt:
"I have a tremendous amount respect for Colt. We hit him as much as he's been hit and it didn't phase him. That's what great competitors do. I have the world of respect for him because of how he competes." (SLT)


About how they have to prevent the YAC, Taylor said:
"They have a good quarterback and good receivers and they're good at what they do. The thing we have to do to slow them down is tackle [well]. We know we're probably going to give up a couple of throws, but the main part - the most important part - is to come up and tackle and not give them a lot of yards after the catch." (SLT)


Hoping their offense can score enough to keep up with UH's offense, Kevin Robinson said:
"It's going to be fun. Hopefully we can put up a lot of points, just like they do. If not, we probably won't win. [But] football is a weird game. ... We'll just wait and see what happens." (SLT)


Asked about the long trip to Hawaii, Robinson said:
"You get kind of sore and stiff on the plane. You just have to fight through it. ... You can't use it as an excuse. You [still] have to go out and play football." (SLT)


About how they cannot lose a single game this season to reach their goals, JJ said:
“Hopefully our guys realize what's at stake. We can't have one slip up." (AP)


Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan, still recovering from an injured right ankle, is looking to redeem himself after tying a school record with five interceptions in last week's 48-20 victory at Idaho.
Happy that he has a lot of time to erase the memory of his 5 INT game, Colt said:
“Thank God, I have seven or eight games left this year to make everybody forget about that game." (AP)


About how his 5 INTs hurt his public perception, but glad it put the focus on their team, Colt said:
“I know five interceptions does a lot of negative toward me, but when you look at the bigger picture, I'm glad it happened. It was a fluke I had that type of day out there but it finally took the spotlight off of me and put it where it belongs, on the team.” (AP)


Praising their defense, Colt said:
“It's funny, because for once, it seems the defense is what's really the stronghold on this team." (AP)


Worried by UH's offense, Guy said:
“That's the thing that scares me the most about going and playing this football game, is the potential that their offense has." (AP)


Hoping that they score enough a ton of points to give them a chance to win, Guy said:
“It's going to be fun. Hopefully we can put up a lot of points, just like they do. If not, it will probably won't be in our favor.” (AP)


About UH's 63-10 win last year, Guy said:
“I haven't really given too much thought into what happened last year. I just know last year we lost. I'm going into this year like it's a whole new game and start from there.” (AP)


About his injured ankle, Colt said:
“It's just tough because you practice on it every day. You play on it on Saturday, so you don't really give it a chance to heal fully. So it just seems like I'm battling it. Saturday, with game-day adrenaline, that's when it usually feels the best.” (AP)


About all of their losses, Guy said:
“It's starting to get to me a little bit, but I can't focus on that. I've got to focus on a new game every time ... I've just got to realize that a new game is a new game and hopefully I can do something better this time so that we can get a win.” (AP)