I definitely feel ready, but I won't know until I try to get on those 300-pounders or try to cut and make a play.

If everybody does the right thing, then this kid should be eligible. That's what it really boils down to.

I think all of those guys, everybody knew they had the potential. It was a matter of us getting out there and doing it.

This game has been declared the national championship. If we win, I'll consider myself and my team the national champions.

As great as quarterbacks are, as soon as things aren't working for them, they get frustrated. We just kept coming at him, we hit him a lot. I think we did get to him.

There's no question he would have been a great offensive lineman. He would have been an All-American ? if he had wanted to play. Back in high school, he'd rag-doll those poor kids. Guys were so afraid they'd run over him that they'd just stand there and Glen would put a little move on them and shake them out of their shoes.

When I was recruited and after I signed, I had aspirations to be a tight end and thought I would be.

You hear the older guys talk about the rivalry and you definitely don't want to be the weak link. We'll be on our P's and Q's this whole week trying to make sure we're in the right places at the right times. It'll be exciting.

We can't impede a person's opportunity to get an outstanding education,

I think it helps us a lot to know we can be better than we were, ... and we still played effectively.