College Sports Programs Quotes

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 didn't get an athletics scholarship at a major school.

Arizona was the best place. I like the competition in baseball, and the football program has been great for the past five years. I think I'll be playing as a freshman in both sports, and I think I can play with them.

I didn't go to Harvard because I thought they had good academics. I went because they had crappy enough sports so they'd let me play.

College baseball, I love it. I love to work with the younger kids who are trying to live out their dreams, if in fact that's what they plan on doing after college to take the next step.

Washington State was a tough recruiting spot.

The only reason I went to college was to play basketball. I injured my knee and couldn't play.

I thought I was going to play soccer in college.

I played soccer in college, at this little school in North Carolina called Campbell. It was the only place in the world where they would offer to pay for everything.

I thought my freshman year at the University of Miami, I was balling, I was looking forward to the NFL.

Yes, I went the junior-college route, but I was playing at some very good junior colleges.

You see, some kids, the college coaches are calling them at all hours of the night, saying the same thing over and over again.

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

I went to the University of Arizona on a full athletic scholarship for gymnastics, where I competed and got 9th in the nation at the NCAAs.

We could fill up a whole hour's television show talking about coach's recruiting stories, I love them, they're the best.