Quotes

“He has an absolute rocket for an arm and he makes every throw with confidence - hash to opposite hash. He can throw the post. He can set his feet (and throw). He has the touch routes over the middle. To think that we’re going to shut him down, well, you can’t go in with that type of mindset.”

- UMass Coach Don Brown

"I think Matt Ryan is the best passing college quarterback I’ve ever seen in person. (Note that I didn’t say the best quarterback per se: I’ve also seen Archie and Peyton Manning, Charlie Ward, Matt Leinart and Vince Young. They were pretty good, too.)"

-Atlanta Journal-Constitution Columnist Mark Bradley

"One Thing about Matt Ryan is the guy is a gym rat. He loves spending time in the film room studying and preparing himself the way a quarterback should. He doesn't get rattled when things come at him."

-BC Head Coach Jeff Jagodzinski

"We are very, very, very lucky to have Matt Ryan."

-BC Offensive Coordinator Steve Logan

"If I could have any quarterback on this list to start for an NFL team, Ryan would be my choice. Great size (6-foot-5, 220 pounds), arm strength, mechanics, pocket poise, touch on the ball. Did you see how he dissected the secondary of defensive genius Jon Tenuta? His perfectly placed touchdown pass to Brandon Robinson was Heisman-caliber."

-Sports Illustrated's Gene Menez

"Matt's maturity level is as good as any quarterback I've been around. The game slows down for him. He doesn't get rattled about anything he does. I'm sure glad I've got him."

-BC Head Coach Jeff Jagodzinski

"Ryan is now inspiring the same kind of fear/respect from ACC defensive coordinators that Philip Rivers did at NC State. No matter what Georgia Tech defensive coordinator John Tenuta threw at him last week, Ryan handled it. Rivers used to have that kind of mental command, forcing defenses to back off and play less aggressively."

-ESPN Analyst Chris Fowler

"He's amazing. I was at the game between Georgia Tech and Notre Dame two years ago with Brady Quinn. Matt's right there with him. He's got an NFL arm."

-ESPN Commentator and Former Notre Dame Coach Bob Davie

"To me, Matt was always a Heisman guy. But I think he is as good a quarterback as any of those other guys. At BC, we've been under the radar. But after Saturday's game, he's not going to be under the radar anymore."

-Boston College LT Gosder Cherilus