NEW ORLEANS - Brady Quinn has one more college game to impress the NFL
scouts, one more chance to show he's worthy of being the top pick in
the draft.
That's not exactly what he's focused on, though.
Notre Dame's star quarterback merely wants a win in Wednesday night's
Sugar Bowl, not another batch of eye-catching stats. If he throws three
interceptions and the Fighting Irish still come out on top, that's fine
with him.
The draft? That's for another day. The head-to-head matchup with LSU
quarterback JaMarcus Russell? Let the media have fun with that one.
"I just want to play a good game for my team," Brady Quinn said. "I'm not
worried about putting up numbers and silly little things like that. If he
has a better game than me and we win, that's fine, that's great, that's
all that matters."
Besides, Brady Quinn already has put up enough numbers to show the NFL what
he's capable of doing in a pro-style offense. Over the past two seasons,
he's thrown for nearly 7,200 yards, with an astonishing
touchdown-to-interception ratio (67 TDs, only 12 picks).
More important to Brady Quinn, he's been a major part of helping Notre Dame
reclaim its status as a college football powerhouse. While the No. 11
Fighting Irish (10-2) fell a bit short of expectations this season, they
still earned a spot in the Sugar Bowl against No. 4 LSU (10-2).
"A win in this game would be a great way to cap off the career for me
and the rest of the seniors," Brady Quinn said. "We overcame a lot of tough
times."
