"He's a class act. He's a big-time player, but he's willing to help us get ready by playing on scout team. To do that shows he's a team guy." (HA)
HA Note: 'Dimude is expected to have an expanded role for Saturday's game against Wisconsin — in part because of his elusive running, in part because No. 2 running back Alex Green is recovering from a sprained shoulder."
About how Chizzy's blocking limited his playing time earlier, Mack said:
"Protection-wise, is why he didn't get more reps. He's an excellent runner. Now we're able to use him to give us a change of pace. And he's better in the pass protection." (HA)
About how his blocking problems are related to the pain he began experiencing in his left shoulder during training camp, Chizzy said:
"I kept playing." (HA)
HA Note: "But the injury recently was diagnosed as a torn labrum. Dimude said he will undergo post-season surgery."
About how he will have completed rehabbing his shoulder by the start of spring training, Chizzy said:
"I'll be 100 percent in April." (HA)
About how he deals with the pain, Chizzy said:
"I take pain killers every day." (HA)
Later trying to minimize his pain, Chizzy said:
"Scratch that. I'm not hurt. I'm OK." (HA)
Praising Chizzy's toughness, Mack said:
"He's a tough guy." (HA)
HA Note: "In a limited role this season, Dimude is averaging 6.1 yards per rush. He also has caught four screen passes for 27 yards. Most significant, he is averaging nearly one broken tackle per touch."
About how he breaks tackles due to his "mindset", Chizzy said:
"I try to get into the end zone every time I get the ball." (HA)
HA Note: "He also relies on what he terms as "explosive" weight-lifting sessions. The most helpful is when he squat-lifts 315-pound weights. The key is he will stand on only one leg. He does four sets of 10 squat-lifts."
About Chizzy's style of running, Mack said:
"He's a quick, slashing-type of a back. He gives us another speed. We're utilizing him right now." (HA)
About how Chizzy will have an increased role this week and next season (LWJ graduates), Mack said:
"He'll have a big role for us (this week), which will even expand more next year." (HA)
About how they didn't use him against Navy because their scheme did not use a MLB, Jake Heun said:
"I had a week off." (HA)
HA Note: "John Clay, who is 6 feet 1 and 248 pounds, is the Badgers' top running back. Heun is 6-2 and now weighs about 235."
Looking forward to facing Wisconsin's power rushing game, Heun said;
"I couldn't be more excited. It should be some good times." (HA)
About how he suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder and will miss the Wisconsin game, Kenny Estes talked about getting his injury on kickoff coverage last week:
"I hit the wedge, and I felt something in my shoulder. I thought it was a stinger at first. I found out later I tore my labrum." (HA)
About plowing into Navy's wedge to allow the coverage team to stop the Navy kick returner at the 15 on the opening kickoff, Kenny Estes said:
"Nobody picked me up and I was just free to the wedge." (HSB)
Praising the job that Kenny Estes did in breaking the wedge, special teams coordinator Chris Tormey said:
"He did a great job of bringing it and took out three of the four guys and set everybody else up to make a big play." (HSB)
About how he will not need surgery, Kenny Estes said:
"They're going to let it heal on its own." (HA)
About withdrawing from classes in 2006 because of personal reasons, Brent Rausch said:
"I was not in a good living situation. Trying to play football at the same time, it wasn't going to work out." (HA)
HA Note: "Because of that circumstance, Rausch's reasoning is that his eligibility clock should not trigger until the fall of 2007. The NCAA allows a student-athlete five years to play four college seasons. If Rausch does not play against Wisconsin, he can use this season either as a redshirt year or medical hardship. He suffered a fractured right pinkie during the first road trip of the season. A few weeks ago, he aggravated the injury while trying to test it. He has not been healthy enough to compete this season."
About how he will file his appeal after the Warriors' final game of the season, Rausch said:
"I should be good." (HA)
About facing Wisconsin's huge OL, all 6'4" or taller and aveaging over 317 pounds per man, DL coach Dave Aranda said:
"This is the best O-line we've seen. They're the most physical inside and their tackles are very long and very athletic. If you take the best of each O-line that we've seen and put them together, it's what these guys are." (HSB)
Contrasting the OLs of Navy and Wisconsin, DT Rocky Savaiigaea said:
"Last week those guys were smaller, more quick and finesse. These guys will stay on their feet and go man-on-man and try to impose their will. It's going to be different, it's going to be real physical." (HSB)
About how Wisconsin often uses double teams to create a hole, DT Vaughn Meatoga said:
"That's close to 700 pounds. You just have to stay low. Our pad level's going to be key for this game. Technique, pad level, being aggressive." (HSB)
About how Wisonsin's RB leads the Big 10 in rushing with 111.3 yards per game and 13 TDs, Mack said:
"They're a power team ... and you can't arm tackle this guy, you have to take him on." (HSB)
About how their DL is used to playing against bigger OLs, Meatoga said:
"They're going to be big, but it's not like we haven't played bigger guys before. Our line is undersized so we always play bigger guys up front. They're real physical and real sound up front so it'll be fun." (HSB)
About serving as a TE on their scout team, Antwan "Tua" Mahaley said:
"Coach Mack always says you have to find your role on the team and I realized that my role is to be a scout guy to be able to give our defense a look. I just try to go out there and do my job. If everybody does their job then the team will succeed." (HSB)
About blocking a potential game-winning FG in UH's win at Fresno State last year, Mahaley said:
"I give God all the praise and glory for giving me the opportunity to do that." (HSB)
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