Matt Besser Quotes

The ACC is a great league.

I'm in the NFL now, and it's nothing like what we did at USC. Not at all. The only difference between my college and other colleges is the games we won and the attention we got because of it. Obviously being in Los Angeles plays a huge role in the publicity. We don't have a football team in L.A., so we kind of are like the pro team.

I definitely watch college football on Saturdays.

There are many reasons why I hate college football. The 4-hour games drone on longer than Steve Lyons during the American League playoffs. The ever-expanding season threatens to creep into early July. Boise, Idaho, hosts a bowl game. And it's played on blue artificial turf.

What do I know about college football? I look like Orville Redenbacher. I have no business talking about college football.

Every time I score a goal against Hapoel the media makes a huge story out of it.

The University of Texas is a place, a special place, that deservedly holds a seat among college football elite.

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.

It's not as if I dislike Michigan. I have a lot of respect for the university - not only the athletic department but how they educate young people. The only reason I dislike them is because they are the No. 1 rival for OSU.

I appreciate the history and tradition of Notre Dame. I also appreciate the history and tradition of Oklahoma, and I have been part of building that tradition here.

I say college football began with Rockne.

Ohio State University puts out some very fine football players.

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

I can tell you this: we at the Big Ten don't want to be like the SEC - in any way, shape or form.

Coming out of high school, Ricky Town was the dude. He was going to SC; I was going to UCLA. He was No. 1 in the country; I was No. 2.

I watch a lot of college football.

You will find no bigger media fan of Manziel's than I am.

Sure, I'd love to beat Notre Dame, don't get me wrong. But nothing matters more than beating that cow college on the other side of the state!

Coaching at Texas and playing at the University of Oklahoma, I had the opportunity to see a lot of guys in Texas - Texas lettermen - who I played against.

I don't know how Coach Saban found me all the way in Hawaii from Alabama.

I want to bring a Big 12 championship to Tech.

You come to Oklahoma to beat Texas. I was born and raised in Austin. They didn't recruit me. I grew up 15 miles from their campus. I can't stand them.

It's the media who love statistics.

Central Michigan was the one FBS team that recruited me hard.

The amount of TV exposure we have had and the attention women's football has got has been brilliant.