Barry Alvarez Playing Quotations

He was really playing well and was cranked for this game. He got his foot caught in the turf.

Just how graceful he moves and how athletic he is, he was very impressive in the game, just playing with a lot of confidence and savvy.

I thought just the management of the game, making adjustments on the run and executing on both sides of the ball as well as playing all the young guys, I think all those things are good. I think just the way they prepared for a game like this and went out and executed it. Just a lot of things were built on. Plus we got some momentum going into next week.

Our special teams have been playing very well and they've given us tremendous effort. I wanted to reward someone, acknowledge someone who exemplified the effort that we look for in a special team - and that's what Zach has done.

We just weren't the same in the second half without him. No one is playing as well as he is.

It's our responsibility to help prepare them for when their playing days are over whether it's when they finish playing for us or when they finish playing at the next level. The best way to do that is have someone who has experienced it. The point comes across much clearer than a coach talking to you or even a parent doing the same thing.