Marcus Allen Quotes

I chose Tennessee because I thought they'd give me an opportunity to play.

I don't think there's been anything in the game of football in my lifetime that has changed college football more than redshirting.

Even when I was young, playing college football, and I injured my knee, I bounced right back.

I don't make a big deal out of playing football at UGA to people who have interviewed me.

Eddie George was outstanding early.

The Heisman Trophy is such a special award.

There's no better Gamecock than Marcus Lattimore.

I wanted to go down as one of the best running backs to ever play at Penn State.

Having a father as a football and a baseball coach, I grew up around college baseball players, college football players, like, I just knew sports my whole life.

If you are an Oklahoma football fan, you have one of the best football programs in the nation.

Whether you like it or not, you're a national figure after five games at Notre Dame.

I'm a backup quarterback at the University of Dayton. I was a one-year starter in high school. I think I got the job in high school because our quarterback left and went to another school.

I didn't run the ball very much in college. I sat out most of the time and played a little slot receiver, a little tight end, a little fullback but that's pretty much about it.

I had a coach when I was getting recruited say maybe you should play basketball at a Division III level, because you're not good enough to play football in college.

As far as the bowl games, I don't think the players really play for that. Not at USC.

I thought I did until I looked at some old game films. (When asked if he played college football)

My dad was a big Woody Hayes guy.

One of the main reasons I went to Stanford was to run in a pro-style offense and show I can run between the tackles 25 to 30 times consistently.

If I scramble, I might get 5, 10, 15, 20 yards, but I'm not that fast. I always want to get it to the guys that can make plays.

I've got great respect for all the teams in the SEC as well as the Big 12, the Big Ten, on and on.

I'm negative-three yards in the rushing department. Nobody wants to go out with negative-three yards rushing.

I'm thankful for the experience and to be able to coach other young people on their journey through college football. It's a privilege.

When Washington State has been good, they've always had a connection to Southern California. You know, as far as visiting, that's different than recruiting. Recruiting is based on production and players, who you can get. You know, so, the nicest parts of Southern California aren't necessarily the best players.

I've been very fortunate and blessed to have been able to play football at LSU.

If we have somebody who may be ranked a little higher than another person, if one of them wants to be a Buckeye, wants to play in that rivalry game, play in the Horseshoe, that matters to us. We take all those things into consideration and we try to be as aggressive as we can on the recruiting trail.