Quotes from Chad Kelly

In order to get to where I want to be, I have to do the right things off the field, first.

I fell in love with Clemson when I took a visit there.

People have sacrificed more to make me be happy than I could ever dream of.

It's a great honor to be an Under Armour All-American and to follow in the fast-growing tradition of this game. It's a great opportunity to spend the New Year in Florida, which is going to be a little warmer than Buffalo.

It's a dream come true. I mean, when I was a kid, I used to dream about playing college football one day, and now I'm playing in the best conference, and I truly believe that.

My parents work long, long shifts during the week and even on the weekend.

The main reason why I would even potentially go to the NFL Draft is for my family.

I wanted to be in the situation where I could have a chance to go to the NFL and be a great quarterback and take care of my family.

I have to give all praise to the Man above, because I never gave up on Him, and He never gave up on me.

I feel like I have been able to rewrite my story to some extent. But I feel like there is a lot of work to be done.

I know people still have questions about me. They still have questions about Ole Miss, whether we belong. With that feeling, you keep a chip on your shoulder that you want to prove to people that we are the best.

I have confidence in my players around me - my offensive line, my running backs, my wide receivers, and the defense and special teams.

Everybody's watching when you're the quarterback. The other players see how much you want it.

If you're the quarterback and want to be the best on the field, you've got to act like it.

I want to be remembered as the greatest quarterback who ever played. You have to go out and prove it first, and then you have to go out and work hard.

I've learned to keep your mouth shut even when something bad is going on. You never know how someone is going to take something you say. You have to bite the bullet.

I have to just come to work every single day. That's not just on the field but off the field, because you have little kids looking up to you; your face is the face of this franchise and this university. You have to understand that every decision that you make is going to be criticized.

I dream big. I think big. I try to go out and do it as big as I can.

That's what I love the most about being a quarterback. Everybody looks to you to make a play. They look to you to say something that's going to spark the team. I take full pride in that every single day.

Drew Brees, Kyle Orton, Curtis Painter - the recent legacy of quarterbacks at Purdue speaks for itself. I think it's 'Quarterback U.' The facilities are just beautiful. I didn't expect them to be as great as they were.

I wanted to win an SEC championship and a national championship. Those are the main goals.

I want to win a national championship; that's been my dream since I was a child.

People didn't think Christian Ponder would get picked in the first or second round, but they don't understand how prepared he was for the pro game through the FSU coaching staff.

The thing we all know is that you can't take a day off... in anything. If you do, the next thing you know, it can all be taken away from you just like that.