Well, I was counting on both of those (JV) kids. We have good varsity and JV kids at both of those weights, so I was really banking on that to happen.

Surprised? No. Used to it? Yes.

I can’t really envision much more of a hostile environment, … It’s on national TV. Monday night football. Everybody’s going to watch it. But you’ve got to put that aside. Bottom line is, it’s still...

We kind of know there’s a lot lying on this game. And we’re going to go up, hopefully, play mistake-free football and get better.

We owe those guys one.

We know what type of players we have and we know what type of potential we have. If we go out and pass the ball successfully and run the ball successfully, I don’t care what...

It felt like baby steps, the first day, learning some new things. I think guys weren’t hesitant. Guys came out with great energy. But learning something new, it’s kind of like you’re thinking too much....

You see a lot of great tight ends come out of here because we use the tight end a lot. I think you can look for the same this year, especially with Greg. Big, strong,...

There’s also a sense of pride. I think people kind of lost confidence in us, especially down here and even around the country. … People lost respect for us.

It was a great feeling to go out, have everybody out on the field at the same time, running around and having fun.

That’s definitely something that’s in the back of our minds.

When you have somebody knocking at your door and especially with the type of talent that we have at running back, it forces you to elevate your game. Those are things we’ve expected of Tyrone...

We finished strong and had a couple of scores. There was definite improvement. That’s why we practice. There were some good things and some bad things. That’s why we have nine more practices.

Everybody has their own story, … And I’m just hoping to create one for myself. … With the type of guys that I have around me right now, if I go out and minimize the...

This is, I think, the best team possible that we could have played. I think it’s going to be awesome, going up against LSU.