Steven Terrell and C.J. Jones look back on their time in Aggieland

Key quotes from C.J. Jones interview:

"We decided to compete against each other because it always good to compete to make each other better.... before Pro Day, we decided to see who could win the most events."

"I feel like to a certain extent, I have always been an underdog. It doesn't bother me to be an underdog."

"My goal was to first an opportunity... if you give me an opportunity, I am going to work as hard as I can at whatever you put me at."

"I think [winning a National Championship] in 2013 is a definite possibility. Everything is going uphill now... [the future] is as bright as they want it to be."

"Training for Larry Jackson for Pro Day was the best decision ever."

"[Training with Larry Jackson] was about us getting behind each other and encouraging each other. That's really what he wanted... for us to learn to act as one and be strong together."

"The immediate buy in and what made us so comfortable with Coach Sumlin was that he is a brutally honest guy... his first thing is to do what is best for the team. He is going to be honest with you whether it hurts you or not. How you take it is up to you."

"I could tell off the rip that he was a very honest guy. That's what made me feel good about him and because Coach Sumlin would never lie to you."

"[Music at practice] changed the whole attitude about practice... Coach Sumlin knows how to reach players."

"Defensively, Steven Jenkins is going to be a big leader this year... Deshazor Everett will be a leader this year. He has the mentality and the personality that makes him a natural leader."

"Toney [Hurd Jr] leads by example. He is a hard worker."

"I played football and ran track in high school. I was really good at track, but I was also really good at football. I got offers for both. I originally wanted to go to Florida State [to run track]... because my mom didn't want me to play football in college. I'm the baby and she didn't want me to get hurt... but she said [FSU] was too far.... A&M built a really tradition at being a great track school."

"Pat Henry is a mad scientist when it comes to track. He is an awesome coach. I learned a lot from him... not just in track... but about being a young man. He is just as good as a life coach."

"My mom supported [my decision to play football during my junior year.]"

"I have worn [the 12th Man jersey] for two years straight. Pretty much every game. It's a big blessing and a great opportunity for me... I really enjoyed it."

"The last game that my mom ever got to see me play in was Auburn, which was my best game of the season. After she passed, I didn't know if I should've stayed with my family, but I knew she would've wanted me to play. Even though she didn't want me to play football, she was my biggest fan hands down. She was so happy for me because she knew I was happy. I knew she would want me to play."

"My mom was my motivation [against Mississippi State.]"

"When Coach Sumlin changed our entrance and we were walking through the tunnel, it just gave us a different feeling than when we walked under the tarp... when we were walking through the tunnel, hearing the music and seeing the fans hyped up, we knew we had to play."

"There is no way to describe the feeling of entering Kyle like that."

"I remember when Coach Sherman was here and it was the spring that [Johnny] got here, I went on a corner blitz and I didn't think there was any way I could miss... and I missed. I knew he had something to him."

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Key quotes from Steven Terrell interview:

"I felt really good [after Pro Day]... we trained hard... it felt good to get out there and get it over with."

"I was really proud of myself. I could have done better in some things. But on a stage like that, you don't always get your best times or your best jumps. I was satisfied and came away with a great feeling."

"[Pro Day] felt like game day... there was so much adrenaline"

"I want to sneak in to one of those later rounds. But you never know, it's the NFL. A lot of teams like my speed."

"When it comes to the NFL, you want to show them how versatile you are."

"It would be great to get drafted, it's always been a dream. But not going on draft day, it's not the end of the world... you get to chose which team you go to... it's a win-win. The main goal is getting in to a camp. I don't care how I get there, I just want to get there."

"Larry Jackson doesn't get the credit he deserves. You could see in all of our games, teams were getting tired and we were getting stronger."

"When teams were doing no huddle, it was hurting them more than us. We see it every day."

"What I really liked about Coach Sumlin... when he came in, he sat down with the seniors and he was telling us 'I know yall didn't sign up for me and I am going to do my best to help yall win. If you just listen to me and trust me, I know we will win. I know yall's talent level, I know this is a good team. That's why I came here, so just listen to me.'"

"His attitude [from day 1] was about helping us win. From that day on, we bought in. We just wanted to win. We didn't have time to go against Coach Sumlin, it was our last year... we had to get with the plan right away."

"He's a players coach. He did a lot of stuff for us that he didn't have to do... "

"It really bothers Deshazor to lose and that's what you need in a leader."

"The crazy thing about C.J. is he was on scout kickoff on his very first day of practice, I had to guard him. I didn't know anything about him... but when I looked over my shoulder, he was already past me. The guy I was supposed to guard was already gone... he caught me off guard. We went out there again, and same thing. He ran by me every single time."

"[C.J] is the fastest guy I have ever seen... I can't block him. That's how it started."

"I didn't really know what to do [after C.J's mom died.] I just decided to act normal. For me, it was just crazy. If it was me, I don't know if I would've been able to play. For the rest of the team to see him out there playing, it gave us that extra oomph just to see our brother out there playing after something like that happened."

"One of the best feelings I have ever had was winning state in high school..."

"It means a lot [the academic success.] That's what my mom cares about the most. She doesn't care about football stats, she cares about my grades. I don't think I am extra smart, I just work really hard. One of my goals was to graduate in three years. I told my mom I would and I was blessed to graduate in three years."

"[Walking through the tunnel] was one of those feelings you can't really describe... it is one of the best feelings."

"[Johnny] was our scout team QB... and he would get out there and run all over us in practice. We would get so mad... I knew he was going to a be a good quarterback, I just didn't know it would be so soon."