J. C. Watts Quotes

I'm running for governor; I'm not running for a legislative office.

I'm not going to be the Alabama coach.

I go back to Francis Schmidt. Francis Schmidt was the Ohio State coach who hired me.

At the end of the day, I grew up wanting to play in the SEC.

I always felt like, one of the niches is if you can recruit the SEC, you can be a head coach in the SEC.

Even at North Dakota State, football is a big deal.

I watched UCLA football for many, many years. I've grown accustomed to the Pac-10 style.

God bless the United States of America, and Roll Tide.

It's hard to say that it gets any better to be at your alma mater and run a major college football program.

My brother went to Ohio State. I think Cris Carter just graduated, but Cris was there a lot. I got a chance to go up there and watch the battle between Ohio State and Michigan.

I know how great Alabama is. I know how great Coach Nick Saban is, and I enjoy being around his program. I will continue to enjoy being around his program.

I got to know Peyton Manning when he was a high school junior and I was the offensive coordinator at Mississippi State.

I played football in college and what I really wanted to do was be a football coach.

I mean, I don't think a lot of people know this, but I played corner in college.

I want to become prime minister.

I follow Texas A&M very closely, having worked with the SEC Network.

We're from Athens, GA.; we're big Bulldog fans, and I remember watching A. J. Green, David Pollock, David Greene. We were big Cowboys and Falcons fans.

For me, it was watching the New York Giants growing up, with Bill Parcells and Lawrence Taylor and that whole crew coming up through the '80s. And then, as I moved on to college, I thought I'd want to coach for sure.

Overall, there is very little in my life I enjoy more than college football.

I'd love the job of Chancellor one day.

Oregon deserves a Governor who is fully focused on the duties of state.

Here, anyone can become president. We've had haberdashers, generals, lawyers, peanut farmers, community organizers and a real estate developer, to name a few. But perhaps no one had a better resume than George H.W. Bush.

Do I want to be premier? Yes, I do.

Back home, the Iron Bowl isn't just a football game, it's a phenomenon.

I have nothing against the Razorbacks. In fact, they are one of my favorite teams because they play so hard for Houston Nutt.