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ESPN releases quotes of the year, several B1G coaches, Tyler Trent featured
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The 2018 college football season is just about over.
Only bowl games remain. Most of the major awards have been handed out. However, ESPN had a unique award-type of article come out that featured the best quotes of the year.
Most of these are from coaches, however, former Purdue fan Tyler Trent made the list as well.
Take a look:
Best pick of the year
“The immediate future in my mind: Purdue beats Ohio State next Saturday.”
— Purdue fan Tyler Trent, who’s battling a rare form of bone cancer, to Tom Rinaldi after being asked, “How do you see the future?” Purdue beat the No. 6 Buckeyes 49-20 with Trent in attendance.
Life comes at you fast, Vol. 2
“We knew they couldn’t hang with us. … Sometimes your little brother starts acting up, and you just gotta put them in place.”
— Michigan defensive end Chase Winovich to Fox on Michigan’s 21-7 victory over Michigan State.
“I would say to any recruit or any potential guy that sees maybe what happened in the Ohio State game — I would say that alone is a mirage and what we’ve built here is a powerhouse.”
— Winovich, in a media conference after Michigan accepted a bid to the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl following a 62-39 loss to the Buckeyes.
Ohio State responded to Winovich’s mirage comment:
Was it just a mirage? 🧐 pic.twitter.com/BqnwmOPTdl
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) December 11, 2018
Spot the coach who played linebacker
“RPO is the purest form of communism.”
— Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, on how he doesn’t understand how offensive linemen get to block so far downfield on run-pass option plays.
Within his office, @CoachJim4UM has a massive whiteboard covered with Harbaughisms.
“Fat is the enemy of speed.”
💯 pic.twitter.com/IIRdBpnypQ— Marty Smith (@MartySmithESPN) August 20, 2018
ESPN also released its Top 5 quotes of the year. At No. 1, it was Texas head coach — and former Ohio State assistant Tom Herman — responding to former Buckeyes assistant Zach Smith, who went on a Twitter tirade against Herman.
Smith texted Herman as well, and here was Herman’s response back:
1. “OK. Cool. Hook Em!”
— Texas coach Tom Herman, in a text response to former Ohio State assistant Zach Smith, who was threatening to divulge embarrassing information about him.
The entire ESPN article can be read here.
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.