WESTERN MICHIGAN QUOTES

Junior Linebacker Grant DePalma

On journey to WMU:
“This is a perfect program for me with Coach Fleck. It's all about guys who work as hard as they can and that is who I am.”

DePalma on size of being a linebacker:
“Never been an issue for me, I just stay as confident as I can and anyone with heart can succeed.”

DePalma on defensive success:
“I am a strong believer in this defensive scheme and the coaches and as long as we all execute to perfection I don't think anybody can do anything against us.”

Freshman running back Jarvion Franklin:

On consistency:
“I can take the credit myself; I wouldn't be able to get to the second level without the offensive line. I just try to practice hard and get mental reps in practice so I know where the defense is going to be.”

Franklin on offensive flow:
“We have an outstanding line up front and some shifty guys on the outside and once they get the ball in open space they can do whatever they want do.”

Head Coach P.J. Fleck

Opening statement:
“We worked our players hard and we practiced hard and we got after it tonight. We picked up the intensity and just stayed the course. The team showed tremendous resilience and it is a lot of fun to see the program work within the players. It's a lot of fun to watch this team grow.”

Fleck on Franklin:
“Jarvion is very blessed to be running behind a tough offensive line and he is a difference maker when he gets into the game.”

MURRAY STATE

Head Coach Chris Hatcher
“It is what it is, we left a lot of plays out there especially in the first half. We didn't have discipline play, we have some guys that are playing selfish so it's hard to judge where we are as a football team. We played two FBS teams that are better than us, 85 scholarships to 53 is a big difference… for us to accomplish what our goals are as a football team, we will still have that opportunity and that starts next week in OVC play.”