Best College Sports Quotes

"When Tim Tebow was playing for Florida... he had the number one selling jersey in the world. How much money did he receive for it? Zero."

"It was about time that we won an SEC Championship, and we might not have had a Heisman winner, but we did have a Heisman finalist."

"LaRon stepped into the heart of the SEC playing for Nick Saban his first two years and then Les Miles Learners last year he started 10 games as a true freshman safety in the SEC."

"In college sports the athletic is reporting that Texas and Oklahoma which pledged to leave the Big 12 the SEC a year and a half ago could leave as early as 2024."

"David Thompson was by far the greatest college basketball player I ever played with."

"College sports are almost as popular as professionals... it just shows the passion."

"One of the shocking things to me was that Harvard doesn't have an athletic rating and that athletic rating holds for everybody gets one even for non-recruited athletes."

"College in those days, with the Fab Five and UNLV, almost felt better than the NBA."

"Duke even having the black guys and one and done, it's all gotta say y'all."

"Caitlyn Clark is uh the team that she's going to be drafted to cuz she's going to get the number one pick cuz she's like uh one of the best college players like in modern history."

"As big as college football is... it's not the primary business at these major universities... you're welcoming kids back to campus... football is a big deal but it is just part of that deal."

"Name, image, and likeness has officially arrived in college sports... if you are a college athlete now and you want to sign an endorsement deal with virtually any product out there you are now able to do so."

"Could this actually lead to elite talent spreading out their locations more... is it better to be a five star at a school with fewer five stars than it is to be one of ten five stars at a major institution?"

"At Purdue, they're always going to have a tall lanky dude... At Duke, they're going to have a guy that tries to trip everyone."

"An impressive 3-0 this year, good enough to earn SCU a number four ranking."

"USF is going to be moving on as they now have all of their hard-earned territory."

"Michigan has officially won college football imperialism."

"I just love Florida State itself, the fans, everything."

"I think this is a move in the right direction towards college football coming back."

"This is college football—crazy stuff happens all the time. Clemson is not special enough as a roster to go on that kind of run right now, and I don't think it's going to change."

"He may not have been the greatest athlete, but Green's robust skill set, big-game success, and increasing knack for talking trash and getting under his opponent's skin piqued the interest of multiple highly touted college programs."

"NIL and the money that they can earn while playing college football makes that time in their life more comfortable, more enjoyable."

"Patrick Robinson, defensive back, Florida State."

"We still have a second half to go, at halftime though, we see Darnell Washington, the five-star tight end, decide he is going to Athens, he is going to be a bulldog."

"Being snubbed from the playoff, that's a hearing now. But the fate of your future, that's it. If you don't have that, you don't have anything."

"We're not far from a world where players are making more money in college than they will make when they go to the NFL."

"Literally in one year in college ball, 12 people died."

"Adrian Felix, an all-time legend here at Death Valley State. The all-time kick return leader in college football history."

"I think it puts the power back in the players' hands." - Michael Dowell, Michigan State football player

"All FBS teams are officially going to be in the game."

"NIL is now a big part of real-life football and the game."

"What a privilege, what an opportunity to play with great players from other schools."

"This statline was a great way for Ryan Pace to end his college career."

"Sunny Dykes really, really quickly is turning TCU into a destination program... they are well-positioned in the Brave New Big 12."

"I'm Jordan Love, I play quarterback. I went to Utah State University."

"I was living my dream playing at Notre Dame for the first time ever."

"That's what we have at Penn State... I know what it's like to have success as an individual but also as a unit."

"Playing disc golf while wrestling in college was difficult at times." - Gavin Babcock

"Michael Jeffrey Jordan greatest college player greatest pro player by the way."

"Conferences have more Authority than the NCAA ever has."

"What's happening in college football right now has not always been done."

"Auburn doesn't offer everything it takes to win, but they will in the future."

"Deion Sanders got Georgia Tech another ACC Championship."

"For the first time in school history, Mike, the Hoyas are national champions."

"I don't want to see college athletes struggle when the school that they are working for technically is making hundreds of million dollars off of them."

"Basketball is my guarantee, and I always tell them, take advantage of these colleges for they won't take advantage of you."

"There's been a giant void created in college football with Saban leaving... and it's going to be Ohio State stepping into the mix."

"With the support of the fans his teammates and now his coaches our Prospect had officially become a campus Legend."

"I played the Division I football at Notre Dame."

"Lions, tigers, and tailgates, oh my! The college football season is always a great time of year."

"We have finally beaten the Michigan State Spartans, and our fans are ecstatic!"

"We've probably witnessed the greatest female college player to ever lace them up."

"I think it's disgusting. It's just an extreme example of what college football has already done to these players."

"We're talking about a guy that's one of the best defenders in college basketball."

"We just won the American, and if we win it one more time, we'll get an invite to join the ACC."

"The difference between everybody going to school for free on scholarship and athletes is the athletes are generating revenue."

"College athletes are now paid, which they weren't being paid before."

"Every high major program has kids getting high level NIL deals."

"Randy Moss packed his bags and transferred back home to Marshall University."

"What a shame that is but I do gotta say this and I want to make it clear this college football season has been awesome."

"He started to impart the hundred mile weeks for these college students which was absolutely unheard of."

"Should their college win tonight, it'll become the first institution ever to take the championship five times."

"College football is dealing with the NIL boom. Massive conference realignment is taking place."

"The player's ability to grow throughout college or maybe shrink if they're a little bit overweight coming out of high school."

"Money talks and all these schools that had been in these storied leagues for a long time just [__] it."

"Every week college football gives us the chance to see something we've never seen before."

"Different treatment of men and women in college athletics."

"A major step towards decency for college athletes."

"For all the hard work college athletes put in, for all the risks we take and injuries we sustain, and for all the money we generate, we should at least be able to share in profits that can be made off of our own names, images, and likenesses."

"Fans may not be 100% on board at first, but Oklahoma to the SEC makes all the sense in the world."

"We are at the dawn of the golden age of college football."

"Mental toughness is Big because I've seen guys get to Ohio State who were juggernauts in high school physically really good on film tough kids and they get their man."

"College basketball's dead, NCAA y'all [ __ ] up."

"Plaintiff suffered pain, mental anguish, and emotional distress, and was forced to quit the team and withdraw from Navarro College."

"This is a transfer portal player. Devon Townley formerly of Penn State he was a former 2021 four-star defensive lineman."

"We are out of here, national Signing Day tomorrow."

"It's what's happening College athletics for a long time now."

"Jackson State flipped Travis Hunter, who I've seen reports that he was the number one scout or number two, it don't matter."

"I believe Nick Saban is the greatest college football coach that has ever lived."

"I don't think NIL ruins college football but it's gonna make it suck."

"I felt like I could win a National Championship here."

"The Pac-12 had the opportunity to add Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech."

"I should be able to pay you, let you go market yourself like the Olympic model. So Rick Pitino, let's go market ourselves. We do commercials, we do signings, and we go out there, we make money while we're in college, like any other student can do. So, I'm in the Olympics, yes."

"NIL stands for name, image, and likeness, and now college players are able to make money off their name, image, and likeness."

"It's a game changer for college sports."

"It's the best tradition in college sports."

"There's a lot of great athletes lost in freshman year of college."

"The most versatile player in all of college volleyball."

"Fair pay to play act was passed in California in 2019. Legally schools in the state of California were allowed to compensate players for their name image and likeness."

"NIL deals may not only benefit the students, but the pro game as well."

"Paige 'Buckets' Bueckers is also one of the biggest college students when it comes to NIL deals."

"NIL is something that I have been a proponent of while I worked for Coach Paterno, and he was a proponent of paying the players way back."

"These are the best players in the country and the best incoming freshmen from Fullerton to Arkansas to LSU to BYU all over the country. They'll be making an impact and making a huge difference."

"Arkansas fans hoping to see the Hogs capture their first ever SEC Championship."

"Outstanding right now. This is as good as it gets in college ball."

"I'm a senior guard at the University of South Carolina and this is my team first."

"College level sports have a big fan base."

"This would be the comeback of the season as far as the Blue Devils are concerned, especially in the ACC."

"It's definitely one of those moments you got to savor and you really appreciate it for being a part of this program."

"Coach Alameda is one of the best college softball coaches in the country."

"College sports is always difficult for me to get into a real rooting interest because I'd like to see everybody have their best day ever."

"Jake Mangum... quite simply one of the best college baseball players in the country without question."

"This is what college football is."

"$700 million into a stadium especially a college stadium is no joke that is a huge investment."

"4x400 relay is religion in college."

"Morrell grew up in Hawaii, ended up playing college ball at West Virginia. I don't know how you get from Honolulu to Morgantown though."

"Being able to profit and make as much money as you can in college and be able to create a brand and set yourself up for future is very important."

"College athletics is one of the things that brings everybody together."

"March Madness is the best thing college basketball has going for it."

"College athletics is revenue producing and that revenue is reinvested in all athletic programs across the board."

"There was a spirit in college athletics which I think has always been great."

"I believe in college athletics as one of the truly special and unique aspects of our country."

"I thrive in the college rules, I love the points, I love the periods."

"College golf is great... if you can play good college golf, most likely you'll be able to play good professional golf as well."

"BU does not have a football team, but there is still a lot of school spirit when it comes to school sports, particularly hockey."

"Want to go to the best college sports dynasty of all time? Sure."

"Being part of this, having the opportunity to be a Blue Jay, is ridiculous, and it's definitely something I'm super privileged to be a part of."

"It's not because of hate, it's freaking Duke-North Carolina."

"It is one of those Goosebump moments in college football."

"Cedric Benson, one of the best inside runners in the college game."

"Crouch is going to be one of the best college quarterbacks around."

"It's just been a great opportunity to benefit off our name, image, and likeness."

"Old Miss is one of the best teams in the country this year."

"College sport is such a huge thing, it's big business."

"This is what we've all missed about college football."

"It's so difficult to win a National title with a freshman point guard."

"It obviously means a lot to him to stay home and play for the University of Alabama."

"It's just a great day to be a Blue Devil."

"It's about peeking at the right time and then we played our best softball in the college world series where it needed to be."

"These are the athletes we're going to see on the big stage next year as they go off to college."

"She's in the best physical and mental shape she has been in her college career."

"Boston College is on cloud nine right now."

"It's incredible that only in their fourth season they were able to win the ACC championship."

"This is going to be the best year to go back and win a National Championship."

"I got to play college football at home, so this whole process and where I've gotten has just been amazing for me."

"Todd Gurley is simply the best college football player in America."

"For players and fans alike, few schools can match the game day experience at Ohio State."

"David Green, the Georgia Bulldogs, the only remaining unbeaten team in the Southeastern Conference."

"They are making the transition to the college game, doing it at a high level."

"I love college. I hope I could continue to put UConn in this position moving forward."

"College football is amazing to watch."

"It's a great time to be a college fan or a draft fan."

"After three years of falling short in this title game, Boston College has finally done it."

"For the first time in program history, the Eagles are national champions."

"Every member of the BC lacrosse program won a championship today."

"These are the best collegiate runners that the country has to offer."

"That's what makes it college football."

"That's such a great feeling to have a guy who's like a really, really good player staying for an extra year in college sports."

"Nebraska believes it should compete for a national championship in college football every year."

"It's unbelievable, that's what we love about college sports, that these guys can do it in the manner that they did it."

"Many people consider Archie Griffin to be the greatest college football player of all time."

"You can win a national title at LSU, I don't know if you can do that at Notre Dame."

"As you get older, your college team becomes like a portal to your long college friendships."

"This is surreal, living out his dream of being able to play quarterback in college."

"College has emotion, college has passion."

"Our fans create an environment that is unique to college gymnastics."

"There's no tournament like college nationals; the passion, the excitement, the atmosphere, every single game has meaning."

"It's hard to comprehend sometimes the journey that some of these kids go through to play college basketball."

"College football prepares you for the game of life."

"We shouldn't pay college athletes because we pay them in education. What a joke."

"It's been awesome, it's been a great experience. People are good, players are really good. I got made a lot of friends, good relationships built with everyone on campus."

"Making the final four is a huge deal that makes you legendary in college."

"Everything that's right about college football, the passion, the pageantry, is on display today."

"College football, the sun will rise on college football tomorrow either way."

"We're proud of our cowbell; it's one of the most unique traditions in all of college athletics."

"This is why you come to Notre Dame, this is it, this is your moment."

"I liked Syracuse because of the head coach, and he promised that he would give me a chance to play as a freshman."

"You know you're gonna be part of something great, and you're contributing to one of the best college basketball teams in the country."

"College is doing a better job of developing big leaguers than the professional game is."

"Nothing's like Nationals in college; all the tournaments are fun, they're intense, but there's something different about college nationals."

"College football is a great sport to watch."

"What makes college basketball different are the student sections, the crazy fans, the home court advantages that do not exist in any other area of basketball on this planet."

"When the game is over, there's nobody on planet Earth that belongs on the court more than the students that pay the tuition at that school."

"It's the Amherst College Mammoths who enters 17-2-2 and on a nine-game unbeaten streak."

"The Connecticut College Camels, 18-4-1, in the college's first ever NCAA title game."

"If Connecticut College wins today, they would actually become the fifth NESCAC team to win a national championship, which is remarkable."

"I wish I could play the way Brown is playing in college," Connor said to his mom.

"Going to an LSU football game is a walk away."

"Make no mistake about it, Oklahoma has been and always will be the measuring stick in college football."

"We want to be the model program in all of college football."

"Clemson's culture was unmatched, some argued it was the best in all of college football."

"You just never know, there's a thousand reasons why a guy transfers."

"Wesleyan beat Salisbury in the division three national championship game by a score of 8 to 6."

"It's what every runner looks forward to, competing for your college in a cross country meet."

"Electrifying offense, we've got some of the most exciting players in college hockey across the board tonight."

"There's a certain amount of rivalry and excitement in college football."

"Colorado football program won both sides, definitely got better as a team."

"Carolina keeps the victory bell in double overtime."

"Being here in college and being with these young athletes, it's really freshened me up."

"For the second time, Virginia knocks off the number one team in the country."

"I enjoy it. I think we need stuff like this in college football."

"Good time to be a Michigan Wolverine fan."

"Rashad White led his college team in both rushing and receiving yards his final year."

"The for-profit dynamic spinning off college football is the only one that makes sense."

"We've been every Power five School; this is the best environment that we've had."

"Productive college players tend to be productive in the NFL as well."

"I would love to have all the best players in college."

"Oregon has some chips in its back pocket that other schools don't have; it's just a matter of how they want to utilize them."

"Oregon and Washington have been vetted and cleared by the Big Ten."

"That's the crowning jewel and any conference that could land Notre Dame is doing it tomorrow."