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
game quarter second ten
It's the Big Ten and anything can happen, ... But I never thought I'd be out of the game before the second quarter was over.
home last
It was emotional, being our last home game. But what a way to go out.
ball missing wants
You would think he's a fifth-year senior. He always wants the ball and wants to make plays, and that's what's been missing around here.
born brings great physically players respond
The thing that's great about AZ is he brings so much to the field. He does everything well physically and he's just a born leader. The players respond to him.
easy great guys line ran underneath
The line did a great job. The receivers got open. I had an easy job. All I had to do was put it out there and those guys ran underneath it.
game great kept playing quit team
It was emotional, but what a great way to go out, playing a great team like Wisconsin. It was hard-fought and they never quit. There were a lot of times in that game where they could have quit but they kept pushing.
attitude filtered freshmen good knew rare
Derrick was one of these rare freshmen who knew he was good before he got here. He would look at me and say, 'I'm going to be open,' and that attitude filtered down to all the receivers.
attitude ball brought football gloves run throwing
It wasn't always throwing to them. I'd put the ball down, put the receivers gloves on and go out there and run with them. And they responded to that. They soaked it all in. These kids, they all know how to win. And they brought that attitude to our football team.
definitely enjoying sat thinking
I'm definitely enjoying it, ... But I haven't really sat back and thought about it. I'm very focused. All I'm thinking about is Northwestern.
bad hard judge might pick team
They know all our plays, so when we do things it might not look that bad in a game, so you just don't know. And we know their plays, so we pick up some of their blitzes that another team might not pick up. It's hard to judge right now.
definitely enjoying sat thinking
I'm definitely enjoying it. But I haven't really sat back and thought about it. I'm very focused. All I'm thinking about is Northwestern.
definitely highlight
I haven't been around for much winning, but it's definitely a highlight of my career,
guy happen people questions run
You know, people see a guy who can run around and make things happen with his legs, and all of a sudden, he's not a quarterback. That's just the way people think. I can't be upset. Now, if Brett Favre was like that, those questions wouldn't even have arisen.
definitely knows obviously
He is definitely more focused, and he understands things now, ... He knows what all the linemen do. He understands cutback lanes and things like that. Obviously as an offense, period, we can always get better, and I always try to tell him, 'Don't get complacent.'