Leftovers

Rick Neuheisel on Tennessee’s coaches talking smack:
“Those guys are good coaches. They’ve got their way to motivate their team. We’re just going to show up.”

Norm Chow on the decisio to play Richard Brehaut:
“It’s hard; he needs reps and he’s a good player. He deserves the reps. But four guys are trying to get there, we have to make sure they’re all ready. We just have to manufacture reps for him.”

Richard Brehaut on the decision not to redshirt him:
“Coming in early in spring really helped so much. It’s not that I don’t need a redshirt year to have the playbook down, but right now I think I have it down pretty solid. For the most part, it’s not about going out and executing. Coming in early was kind of like my redshirt.”

Carnell Lake on meeting with Courtney Viney before practice:
“I called him into my office and had a talk with him, ‘This is your opportunity, this is your opportunity to shine. Take advantage of it. Don’t be afraid of it. Embrace it. Keep working and if things go against you, just throw it in the trash can and play the next play.’
“Everybody, including myself, has to go through that.”