Ah, man, I can't tell you enough about Nate.

I just like running into people. When you see us blitzing, I really enjoy going first and getting penetration. I like that. So sometimes I'm not going to be in the mix, because I'm going to be hitting an offensive lineman to try and make the ball (carrier) go a certain way.

I know A.J. and he wanted to play (at Ohio State) this year. He didn't think anything about it. We just have a great time playing together. That's what your senior year's all about: being with your teammates, being with your brothers, going on the field and having fun.

Any time you get that depth back, it's a bonus, ... especially when you're facing a team like Michigan State with so many weapons on offense.

It kind of makes me upset that people would do that to him. I don't see them out there.

That first play was a shock but we just kind of said, 'OK, let's play.' It's that old saying that the next play is the most important one. We really took them out of their game plan.

It just looks like everybody's comfortable. I think they really feel confident and you can see that. That's the difference this year, I think.

It's not necessarily revenge. But it's in the back of your mind.

It was an awesome experience being together. We knew what each other was doing and we were able to feed off each other.

You can't let that happen. They're tall, big guys. You've got to be physical.