I think with that Ohio State defense it was a competition, it was a rush to get the tackle. That was just the mentality up there. So I attempted to get all my tackles solo...

I think I dozed off before the kickoff, but I woke in time to watch Scott make his [two] interceptions. I wasn’t alert enough to watch Manny Fernandez make his [17] tackles.

We knew we were missing some tackles. This means we’re going to make sure we send more people to the ball. That’s what we’ll need this week.

I’ve had to change my game some, … In college it was more of me being able to outrun people. Now it’s a time to line up inside the tackles. I still can outrun people,...

With Brown, people get misled by him running upright, but he’s still a very physical runner. He’ll hit it between the tackles, and he’s very explosive when he hits the hole.

Defensively, we have to have the first man on the scene make the play. If we miss tackles or blow assignments, they have the talent to make you look bad.