He’s not one of the top five or six guys they offered. He was with the next group of guys that got offered. But he’s hardly a second-tier type of guy.

We lost guys. But we’ve got a bunch of guys who’ve been playing. These guys have been to three state finals. No one can match that experience, no one’s players have done that.

All of the guys coming in are big-time guys. They’re guys that are wanted very much so by this coaching staff.

It’s a gamble – if they get blown out like they have the past three years I don’t think [the game] will make a good impression in the slightest. They have to play well and...

He’s a good pickup. He comes from a good program. He’s a big kid who likes to smack people around a little bit.

I believed it was important to have another solidarity trip with a focus on AIDS/HIV.