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    Paulus is the opposite, giving up one sport for the other, then coming back to a sport that five of his brothers have played in college. "There is nothing like playing football ... I did miss it. I love the game of football and have a passion for it. At the same time, I wouldn't change my experience at all with Duke, playing for Coach K (Mike Krzyzewski). To have a second opportunity to do both sports at the highest level is something I feel blessed to have." Despite the four-year absence from football, Paulus has led Syracuse to a 2-2 start, and has drawn respect from the USF coaches now challenged to stop him. Full Article at TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times
    There is nothing like playing football ... I did miss it. I love the game of football and have a passion for it. At the same time, I wouldn't change my experience at all with Duke, playing for Coach K (Mike Krzyzewski). To have a second opportunity to do both sports at the highest level is something I feel blessed to have.
    Greg Paulus – Greg Paulus SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 2 months ago
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USF-Syracuse features two starting quarterbacks who have also played college basketball
  1. You could see his quickness, how he handled himself with the ball ... It was quite exciting. What I wanted to watch was the intangibles, the characteristics you look for in a winner. I saw a kid who managed his players, who got them up to play.
    SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 2 months ago
  2. Your ball skills, your feet, your leadership — you've got to lead a basketball team, and that's certainly what Paulus has done ... As far as B.J., anyone who can play basketball the way he does is a heck of an athlete.
    – Jim Leavitt SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 2 months ago
  3. It's very tough, and it takes a person who's committed to both sports and not going to base their future on one or the other
    – Charlie Ward SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 2 months ago
  4. It's knowing what to do with the ball. I think they both help each other. A point guard's mindset is the same: reading defenses, recognizing where plays are and understanding the game as it happens.
    SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 2 months ago
  5. In my opinion, you don't get too much more mobile than B.J. Daniels
    SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 2 months ago
  6. I think it's one of the best stories of the year ... Greg is a very unique college athlete, with a great competitive fire. He's always been one to seek out challenges, to test his limits. One advantage he's had is he's played on as big a stage as you can play on. He's dealt with the publicity, the scrut...
    SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 2 months ago
  7. If you're a good point guard, you can be a good quarterback
    SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 2 months ago
  8. He's a winner ... Their demeanor — if you look at them on tape compared to the last couple of years, are they improved? Absolutely. But I think having a young man like that in his position with his presence of leadership and the success he's had on the basketball court, parlaying that to the football fi...
    SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 2 months ago

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