“Eventually, we want our whole returning team -- and will have our whole returning team -- in town for the summer. One of the ways you get better as a football team is developing the guys you have within your program, and one of the best ways of doing that is in the summer.”
“I don't think it's any easier. I really don't. My first couple years as head coach, I ran around selling a dream, and I'm still selling a dream, only there is a little more substance to it now because we've taken a step in the right direct. But it's still just as hard of work to close the deal. And any time you relax, I don't think you'll do very well. You have to work just as hard as before.”
“Signing day is an exciting time of the year, and once again, we think we have an exciting class coming to UMD. It's a little different than my first two classes. This year's class is not quite as large. We were a little more specific in the positions we were going to recruit early.”
“We have a few more guys missing than what we had hoped. But, you know, we graduated a lot of guys up front, and that's our No. 1 concern right now, is developing the offensive line.”