How much trouble you've ever been in is something schools are looking closer at now. But they don't have to worry about me on anything like that. I grew up with a strict mama who always kept a belt close by.

Before I committed, I wanted to make sure when the initial high went down, it was still going to be Mississippi State. So I waited and waited, and it was still there. That's how I knew. It died down quicker with the others.

I read the paper one morning after Eason committed that they (Eason and Derrick Davis) were going to be a two-headed monster. I'd love to have a great running back up there with me because you just can't do it by yourself. But I was just going to go wherever I chose.

I had been leaning to Mississippi State for a (while). I was going to give every team a chance to make an impression. I liked the other teams, too. I wanted to do my homework. When I went up there (to Starkville last weekend), it just confirmed everything I thought.

I didn't want to be pressured. Everybody wanted to hear the news. They were tired of waiting. But you can't give in to that. I was going to make sure I did all my homework.