A few tidbits from Gary Pinkel’s morning conference call today:

On Texas: “Colt is playing at a very high level. Playing great defense. Skill people outstanding. Good up front on both sides of ball. That’s why you see this team as good as it is.”

On Saturday’s loss: “You can’t turn ball over. We want to correct our problems but certainly Oklahoma State did a good job.”

On idea of a playoff in college football: “So much better right now. Every week, the national title is on the line.”

On Chase Coffman: “He played last year with bone spur and that affected him. He’s a guy that works hard and is phenomenal athlete. Always ready to play. He’s been playing for four years. He’s on the field more. When Ruck was here they split some. Design a lot of things to go to him.”

On quality of Big 12: “Our league is very well respected. A lot of good quarterbacks, that’s true. Some of best in the nation in this league. When you have that and throw in some good defense, you’re seeing what you’re seeing. Certainly shows from a national standpoint to be very strong.”

On Colt McCoy: “He looks like a competitor and is tough. If you don’t have those ingredients, you will never be a high-level quarterback.”

On challenge of getting team back ready: “You’re not going to win all your games. You’re going to have adversity whether you win or lose. Constant reminder that we have to play our best game. Even though we made some mistakes, we put ourselves in position to win. I’m not too worried about us.”