IN QUOTES

“If God tells me I need to do something else, I will do it on the spur of the moment. He has not told me that.”

MIKE DuBOSE

Alabama coach after being asked what his future might hold as the Crimson Tide’s season continues to unravel after a 40-38 loss to Central Florida

“I thought I was going to die under there. There was probably 5,000 pounds on me.”

JOEY GETHERALL

Notre Dame wide receiver, who scored the winning touchdown in overtime against Air Force, after getting piled on by teammates

“I talked to Ja’Mar walking off the field before the game and he told me he would get the job done. So I saddled him up and rode him off into the sunset.”

STEVE KRAGTHORPE

Texas A&M; offensive coordinator after 275-pound fullback Ja’Mar Toombs rushed for a season-high 84 yards and three touchdowns in 26-10 over No. 10 Kansas State

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Oregon State’s Ken Simonton became the first player in Pacific 10 history to rush for at least 1,000 yards as a freshman, sophomore and junior. He set the mark on a career-long 53-yard run on his second carry against Washington State. . . . Jamar Fletcher had his fifth interception of the season for Wisconsin against Iowa. Fletcher has 19 career interceptions, breaking the school record of 18 set by Neovia Greyer (1969-71) and Jeff Messenger (1991-94). . . . Southern Utah quarterback Matt Cannon ran for 218 yards in a Division I-AA game against St. Mary’s (Calif.), surpassing the 1,000-yard mark for the fourth consecutive season.