Speaking out.(THE PLAYING FIELD)

"We just kept on chopping on that redwood and the tree ultimately fell down for us in terms of making the playoffs and winning our division."

--Wynne native DeAngelo Williams on the Carolina Panthers' play of 2008, and how he hopes the situation can repeat itself in 2009. (heraldonline.com)

"It's pretty traditional in the SEC. It's probably one of the last conferences to have a little bit of an open mind as far as doing different things on offense. I think Florida's the team that's the most unique, and, of course, they've had great success."

--Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn on the offense played in the SEC versus the rest of the country. (The Huntsville Times)

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"I know it's 8-0, but I can't let a ball drop. Sometimes it's stupid, but I've got to get it. It's what I do."

--Pine Bluff's Torii Hunter, after injuring himself by running into a wall again at San Francisco. The Angels won the game 9-7. (MLB.com)

"It'll be one I'll never forget."

--Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn said of the 4-3 win in 12 innings over Virginia on June 16 in the College World Series, a dramatic come-from-behind victory that kept the Hogs alive in the double-elimination tourney.

"I was just telling myself out there, 'We've been through so much with this whole team and I wasn't going to let them go out like that. I just need to make one pitch at a time' and they were swinging. I kept throwing that slider and I got some swings and misses."

--Dallas Keuchel, Arkansas's usual No. 1 staking pitcher, who was pressed into a relief situation against Virginia while the Hogs rallied for the 4-3 extra-inning win in Omaha.

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