Injury really got us this year. We've never really had an injury bug like this. Seven, eight players get hurt, you never really see that in a team.

I've done so much maturing, it's unreal, ... I'm here for a reason.

It'll give us some great national exposure and a chance to visit a different part of the country. It'll be exciting for them since it's their first ACC game. After that first play, that'll all be gone and it'll be time to get after it.

It's out of everybody's hands, so things you can't control, you can't worry about.

It's out of everybody's hands. Things you can't control, you don't worry about. We have to move on no matter what. Had it been someone else, we'd move on also. I just wish the best for him and his family.

It showed that we are still the Florida State of old. We came up short but we really showed some promise for next year. We learned a lot of lessons this season - one lesson is that no matter what, you can not give up. We played 27 freshmen. We came back and fought hard.

They're ready. They've played 13 games. They're not freshmen anymore. That'll be the nucleus of our defense next year, those guys and myself playing linebacker. It's good for them to get the exposure and the experience they need.

You don't want to be called a quitter,

That's not him. He's not that type of guy.

When a guy like that with that stature -- who has coached some of the greatest linebackers in the game -- for him to say that means a lot to me.