He really brought it up to another level between this year and last.

It was a normal day at practice. If anything, I pushed them a little harder. I told them after the game, enjoy it and tomorrow we go back to work.

This is huge for us. It's like I always tell them: If you want to be state ranked, then you gotta beat a state-ranked program. And today we beat a state-ranked program.

We have never given up, no matter how bleak things looked. These guys are fighters; they could be losing 24-2, and they'd still never quit.