Michael Robinson
Michael Robinson
Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Year in 2005 as a Penn State quarterback. He was selected to his first Pro Bowl in 2011 as a fullback for the Seattle Seahawks.
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth6 February 1983
CityRichmond, VA
home last
It was emotional, being our last home game. But what a way to go out.
smile smiles
I try to have a smile on my face. But when I fumbled, I was out of it a little bit.
joe
It's Joe Paterno. What more can I say. Who wouldn't want to play for Joe Paterno?
bit lead people run
I told him he should have scored a touchdown. I told him he's got to get some lead in his butt a little bit and run some people over.
adversity hang head overcome past
I told myself that, Mike, you can overcome adversity on the field, ... In the past when things didn't go right, I started to hang my head and it was like a snowball effect.
next people process second telling
The process has been enjoyable, but at the same time, there is so much uncertainty. One day people are telling you you'll go in the second round. Next day people will say second day.
change mindset running trying
When I'd get through the hole, I was just trying to change my mindset to, 'Now you're a running back,'
bowl rose understand win
We didn't win the Rose Bowl or anything. It's just a game. I think we understand that.
efficient hang
We're going to have to play very efficient and mistake-free to be able to hang in there with those guys.
drafted earlier later rather
Would you rather get drafted later and play quarterback or get drafted earlier and play quarterback and some other things?
coming game michigan next ourselves tough
We're not done. We've got ourselves a tough Michigan game coming up next weekend.
country fair folks oppose puts support wine
We know that a lot of folks will support this and a lot of them will oppose it. It's fair to say that this really puts Oregon's wine country at a crossroads.
came compete four mean national penn season state
We didn't come to Penn State just to be in a competitive situation, ... Just because we have four wins, that doesn't mean our season is over. We came here to compete for a national championship.
believe character everybody game god pray says value whatever
We pray before every game as a team. You don't have to go back there and pray. But everybody does. That says a lot about the character of the team. It says a lot about how much they value their God and whatever they believe in.