Will Muschamp

I've lined the field. I've washed the uniforms. I've washed my own equipment. Those Division I guys don't understand that. I've worked myself up the ladder.

I believe it was seventh or eighth grade: I went to a Danny Ford football camp. A buddy of mine was a big Clemson fan, and coach Ford put on a camp, and we did actually enjoy ourselves.

If a guy's not executing very well, then obviously we haven't given him enough looks in practice.

The best friend I have is competition.

We need to play between the whistles. That's what tough competitors do. They don't run their mouth.

One of the great rights as an American citizen is freedom of speech, one of the things that makes this country what it is.

Standing up for what you believe in, to me, is freedom of speech. And that's a right that every American citizen has and what makes this country great.

Tackling and playing well in space against any spread offense is very important.

It's my favorite thing to do, grilling.

It's our job to make sure the players are ready to play at a high level. Part of that is making sure that the emotion is in check.

Perception is not always reality.

I think, as a coach, you've got to do what your players can do.

The SEC is a line-of-scrimmage league. You'd better be good up front, or you're going to have some long days.

When you talk in terms of a rivalry game, it's always important for our guys to understand the history of the rivalry and the history of the game.

Self-evaluation is hard, and it starts with me, and it falls on my shoulders, and I'm responsible. But at the end of the day, you are what you are.

It's not a right to play at Florida. It's a privilege.

The worst thing you can do in a leadership position is be something you're not.

Good teams understand how to compete, how to practice the right way.

As long as Will Muschamp is the head coach at the University of Florida, Urban Meyer will be a part of this program. He needs to be involved with this program for our players. He's a great sounding board for me and part of this great tradition.

The University of Texas was very good to Will Muschamp and my family.

I want the University of Florida to be successful. I'm always going to be a Gator, unless I'm on the other sideline.

I think you live and learn each year, whether you're a head coach, coordinator, or business manager. You learn different things that work and different things that don't.

I think people who know ball and know me know that I'm a good coach.

I probably made a mistake at Florida trying to change schematically from what they had done before. As a result, we ended up not being very good at anything.

I was very involved defensively at Florida, and regardless of popular opinion, I wasn't as much on offense. Should have been, but I wasn't.