LVS = Las Vegas Sun
RJ Note: "Alexander passed for 453 yards and three touchdowns Saturday in a 38-20 victory over Washington State. The Warriors totaled 626 yards of offense. OK, Washington State might struggle to beat Palo Verde High School, but UNLV coach Mike Sanford won't dismiss those numbers."
About how they need to try to slow down UH's offense, UNLV head coach Mike Sanford said:
"We've got to be able to slow them down and contain them and rush the passer. I think we're better than we were a year ago, we're better than we were two years ago, but how much better, I don't know yet." (RJ)
About how UH's offense is hard to stop, UNLV defensive coordinator Dennis Therrell said:
"The thing about that offense is it's a timing deal. You can blitz him, and they'll turn a guy loose. It comes out of there so quick, you can't get to him. We've got to come up with a way to try to affect him somehow somewhere." (RJ)
About how Alexander become comfortable in their system during the Nevada game last year, Mac said:
"About the Nevada game, he started picking up the system and started playing well, and he finished the season doing a great job." (RJ)
RJ Note: "Starting seven games last season, including the last six, Alexander completed 154 of 245 passes for 1,895 yards and 14 touchdowns. Alexander didn't know if he even would play major college ball. Few schools showed much interest in 2008, even though JCFootball.com ranked him the nation's No. 1 junior college quarterback. Then close to signing day, Hawaii stepped forward with a scholarship offer for Alexander, who played at Santa Rosa (Calif.) Junior College."
About how he was happy that UH offered him a scholarship at the last minute, Alexander said:
"I was kind of getting nervous, kind of wondering what was going on, kind of getting anxious. But it all worked out." (RJ)
Evaluating Alexander, UNLV DE/LB Jason Beauchamp said:
"He's definitely a leader. But I think a lot of his talent is deceiving. I think he does everything pretty good, nothing great." (RJ)
About how he learned last year how hard D-IA football was, Alexander said:
"You can have a good game, then the next week you can dog out and throw three picks and have a horrible game. High school and junior college was all success. Coming here, you really hit some bumps in the road. You just have to stick with it and keep working." (LVS)
About trying to learn UH's complex offense with all of the schemes and reads, Alexander said:
"Obviously, when you start off, you're lost. It takes a lot of repetitions until, as an offense, you're able to execute and be comfortable and perform at a high level. People have said it's almost a two-year system. You're gonna struggle your first year as a quarterback. The second year is when you'll start seeing things and picking it up." (LVS)
About how he wondered at times how it would be to play for UH, Alexander said:
"I knew a little about them, but I wasn't necessarily following them." (LVS)
"It's one of those things you watch on TV and think, It would be fun to play in that system. One, it was Hawaii. And the fact that they weren't going to change anything, offensively, was one of the main reasons I wanted to come here." (LVS)
LVS Note :"Hawaii assistant coach Ron Lee rang SRJC coach Keith Simons to inquire about another Bear Cub when Lee remembered that sturdy quarterback and asked about him. That started Alexander's journey to Honolulu. New Warriors coach Greg McMackin had hired Nick Rolovich, who had seen Alexander play the previous two seasons when he was an assistant at the City College of San Francisco, to coach Hawaii's quarterbacks."
About wanting to do well this season to show that their offense can continue to have success without Colt and the others from the past, Alexander said:
"I just want to prove to people that we'd be capable of doing some good things in this offense, that it wasn't just a one-time deal when Colt and those guys were here." (LVS)
"Plus, we didn't perform well last year." (LVS)
About how UNLV is the best team they have played this season, Alexander said:
"It's going to be a tough game. UNLV will be the toughest team we've played so far. They're fast, and they're physical. Their corners are fast and physical. It'll be a tough matchup. We'll have to win with accuracy and running good routes." (LVS)
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/sep/18/unlvs-challenge-contain-hawaii-quarterback/
http://www.lvrj.com/sports/alexander-takes-aim-at-rebels-59721062.html
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