Quick Hits....

"May the Force be with us all" – Disney Chair & CEO Bob Iger, ending his call with investors and analysts announcing the deal for most Fox assets. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” opens in theaters tonight (THE DAILY).

"Whenever you're dealing with human beings there's going to be mistakes made. ... In almost every case with the concussion protocol, we get it right. But those we get wrong end up being highly publicized and that's what ended up here" -- Giants President & CEO John Mara, on the whether protocol was followed properly in the aftermath of hits sustained in recent weeks by QBs Russell Wilson and Tom Savage (NFL.com, 12/13).

"The Arkansas thing happened really fast, a lot of faster than anything else that’s ever happened for him. There was really much to keep in hiding there. Something I’ve been through a bunch, this is my first experience as a [Marshall] player. It’s an experience, for sure" -- Marshall TE Ryan Yurachek, on his father, Hunter, recently accepting the Arkansas AD position (WVGAZETTEMAIL.com, 12/13).