He almost didn't come out. He was unsure. I think he wanted to wrestle, but he's a really good football player and I think he felt a little bit of pressure to focus on one sport.

This is a fantastic and improved football team; the impact of the head coach is obvious,

History has shown we're a really good second-half football team and particularly strong in the fourth quarter. We count on that.

There's no question that as much pressure as can be generated in college football is surrounding Matt. He's marvelous at dealing with it, but he's just a kid, too. He's got his times when he'd much rather be outside all of the attention, but that's just life and that's what it is.

Once you're a football player, you're a football player for life. You always think of yourself in terms of that. We all do. It's hard to get rid of when you can't play anymore.

An independent Brooklyn probably would have built a new stadium for the Dodgers, so today there might be not just baseball but also the only football team on this side of the Hudson.