We are proud of Blake Field, ... He became our starter with an hour's notice. He did a great job handling the football.

We started finding out a little bit about Blake Field's nerves.

He's got great presence on the field, in the huddle, at the line. Even when there's pressure around him in the pocket, even with six or seven people (rushing) and he's got to get rid of it, Brandon always looks like he's in control. That's the sign of a good quarterback.

When a defensive back makes a major mistake like he did — stopping on a go route — it's going to show up,

I was hoping we'd get a monsoon.

This conference tends to build with speed rather than bulk, ... It's very noticeable. If you look at the defensive stats, there are a lot of guys ranked very high.