Coach Pasqualoni Quotes Prior to Central Florida Game
"We're going to hold him out of practice today. The doctor feels pretty confident he'll be okay for tomorrow. They're not sure if it's a new injury or an old injury. He'll be limited today, but we'll know a lot more tomorrow. If Troy can't go, Robin (R.J. Anderson) would start."
On whether Troy Nunes could play with a cast on his left hand:
"Considering the right hand is on the top and the left hand has got to clamp on the snap, my biggest concern is the snap. If he can take the snap, and he can't further damage his wrist, we would feel pretty confident. If he's struggling taking the snap, then there's no decision, Robin will play."
On health of Sean O'Connor:
"I think Sean will be fine. Unfortunately, he got dinged. He had some headaches so they kept him out. He'll be somewhat limited today but we anticipate that he's going to be okay."
On play of Willie Ford on Tennessee's first score:
"Tennessee got the ball on the 37-yard line. I think you really have to treat that situation like as a sudden change like they recovered a fumble or intercepted a pass. I think you have to anticipate they're going to go after you on that play. They had a different personnel grouping in the game than we anticipated. They had their four wide receiver group in the game and we thought they were in a three wide receiver group. We could've helped Willie on that play. But obviously he got beat for the long score. But for the next 59 minutes of that game, Willie Ford played a great game. I have a lot of confidence in Willie Ford. "
On facing Central Florida quarterback Ryan Schneider:
"As a passer, he might be the best guy we've seen so far. He's not an option guy, he's not a run-around-the-field type guy. It will be a big challenge for our secondary. He knows where to throw the ball. He does a really nice job of reading which guy to throw the ball to."
On number of Syracuse penalties in the first two games of the season: "It's very frustrating. Those things really hurt. It really hurts the momentum. We're shooting ourselves in the foot. I wish I knew how to correct it, because obviously, if I knew how to correct it, we'd correct it. We work on it. You can't have that number of penalties when you're playing the quality of a team like Tennesee. It's anticipation of getting off the ball. The kids know what they're doing, but they are too anxious some time. They need to calm down. They're trying to do the right thing. They have to settle down a little bit. They have to have more poise."
On possible changes to the offense:
"I think all we need to do is execute the plan. I think there are great opportunities there for the taking. But you have to execute the plan."
Player Quotes
Maurice Jackson, Wide Receiver
On penalties on offense in Tennessee game:
"It's really frustrating when you look at the way we hurt ourselves. It wasn't anything that Tennessee was doing. We shot ourselves in the foot. Guys are out there trying really hard. If you just do your job, and everybody does their job together, it will be okay."
Keeon Walker, Safety
On his health:
"My shoulder is just a little sore. I've been playing the last two games with it. I don't think it will keep me out of the game next week.?"
