Jim Tressel Defense Quotations

What you saw out there was total domination by the defense. After that first play, our defense was in complete control. Obviously, that pleases me. I am not as pleased with our offensive showing. We need to become much more consistent in order to be a good team. We made too many mistakes out there,

Good defenses will wear on you. Our defense just kept coming after them and as the game goes on, good defenses are harder to go against.

I think Troy is aware of what stepping up and running can do to a defense, but he's also aware of what it can do if he steps up and, all of a sudden, distorts where the defense is going and makes (pass) plays from there. It is an example that he has more confidence and is in charge out there. While he's got the ball, you better defend the run and the pass.

What's most important is that the quarterback takes what the defense gives and not make up his mind before maybe which it's going to be,

Every play is designed to work and every defense is designed to go against every play. It's just a matter of who executes and they won.

After the first play of the game, our defense dominated. After we were startled a little bit ... our defense decided no more of that and shut them down.

Our defense fought like crazy and came up with things that we needed, like the turnovers, ... We just needed more touchdowns.

Our defense is special. People come in with great plans against them and it's the game of their life to have a chance to play against out defense and our guys just keep fighting and keep fighting and believing in each other.

They were never gone, ... You saw what their defense did a year ago. Offensively, I thought they struggled a year ago because they had (Zack) Mills part of the time and they had Robinson part of the time. They were different guys and it was hard to get a real flow.

They were never gone. You saw what their defense did a year ago. Offensively, I thought they struggled a year ago because they had (Zack) Mills part of the time and they had Robinson part of the time. They were different guys and it was hard to get a real flow.

As you could see, our kids played hard. Every second is important. Our defense kept coming after them. Our offense made some big plays and they stepped up and made those big plays.