Aggie Flashback with former A&M DB Jason Webster

Key quotes from Jason Webster interview

"I think the reception, initially, was that we were going to be an afterthought in the SEC, a team added for the rest of the conference to beat up on. That's changed. For us to come in and do as well as we have, right off the bat, has been a bit of a surprise."

"The Bonfire game was my last game on Kyle Field and we wanted to finish strong, that was the main thing, finish strong. I remember during pregame warmups and there was so much emotion due to the tragedy, I looked up in the stands and thought, 'I want to come back as a fan and experience this one day. I want to win this game for the parents, the families, all those who were related to those who lost their lives.'"

"I saw this quote the other day, 'It is important to not let winning go to your head, but it is even more important to not let losing go to your heart.' I just believe that God does some great work through trials and suffering. I don't know if he was pulling for us, but I like to think so."

"A group of us got together and decided that somebody needed to talk to Coach Slocum, and for some reason they chose me. I know one thing we asked was that we not practice that day and instead go help move logs. I wasn't sure if we should play the game but I'm glad we did and I'm glad we won."

"What I always think about is how emphatically I felt about being selected as one of the spokesman. I'm a football player, not a spokesman for anybody but myself. At the time I felt like I wasn't ready to have that attention on me and speak for the university or my teammates. I was honored at the same time and just didn't want to say anything that was not respectful or comforting to those families if they heard what I said."