Kickoff Quotes

It`s the start of football season. It`s like the kickoff party. We wait nine months for this day.

(Here`s Spielman after Oregon State nullifies a sweet kickoff return for a touchdown with a dumb block in the back.) That`s laziness, pure laziness, ... and lack of discipline.

I think the momentum of the game definitely swung on that procedure penalty on our kickoff. Indiana went on to score 14 straight points. I`ve never experienced that in 22 years. It was the key play of the game.

You can`t get off the script, or it`s going to throw the kickoff time. That`s the main thing, to keep ESPN`s 11:02 (a.m. EST) kickoff time on schedule.

They (Herscher) ran the opening kickoff back for a touchdown. We did the same thing but it was called back because of a penalty.

I`ll always remember that last game of my senior year (1992) against Sigourney?Keota. Sigourney?Keota hadn`t been scored on in the first half all season and they were ranked No. 1. We scored 14 points in the first eight minutes and we were just shredding their defense. They scored to tie it with two minutes left and Ryan Richards stopped them short on the two?point attempt. But we fumbled the kickoff and they recovered it and scored to win. I felt so bad for my Dad. I`m 30 now and not a day goes by that that game doesn`t pop up in my mind.

If it is intended to be a serious visit, then we expect the U.S. would make a move to prove its goodwill, and that would be the kickoff point.

I waddled in about 7:30 in the morning, and I could barely stand up for the kickoff.

From the starting kickoff we controlled the tempo of the game, playing hard for all four quarters. The offense was on fire, controlling the clock and ball, rolling up 316 total yards and the defense overpowering (Truckee).

Our kickoff team played terrible. We made some mistakes which will have to be corrected if we are going to be competitive in league play this season,

(Because of Rita, Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive set kickoff for Monday at 6:30 p.m. Central.) The commissioner made a great decision, ... We`ve got a wonderful event here with ... a safe environment.

I thought maybe I was (already) in and they were going to spot the ball on the kickoff or extra point,