Ken Clausen on Sunday’s Syracuse game:

“We’ve had a long week to prepare, which the whole team is grateful for. It will be the first big test of the season.”

“It’s a great test for our defense. We need to be on our best game. Syracuse is a team that capitalizes on mistakes. We know their middies are strong, very good players. We know we will have our hands full this Sunday.”

“Looking at the calendar before the season starts, there are a few games you always highlight and this is one of them. We’ve been able to maintain an attitude of ‘One scrimmage at a time’ and ‘One game at a time.’ Everyone’s excited to know it’s Syracuse week. I don’t think we’ve talked about it in the slightest earlier this season, but you had better believe that now 100 percent of our attention is being paid to them.”

“It’s an unbelievably competitive game. We have very similar styles of play, and that contributes to the mentality going into this game. We want to beat them at their own game.”

“Throughout my career we’ve beaten the eventual National Champion every season, but we’ve come up short in the end. This being my senior year, the senior class is putting the pressure on themselves. We have the potential and this is the first step in the season to prove to ourselves that we have what it takes.”

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