He means a lot to us. He brings an old-school mentality. He's played well all year, and he still thinks he's screwing up. He's going to have to play big for us [Monday]. Have to.

That's always the mindset for us going into every game. Everyone knows they have to stop the run against us. They're awfully good at stopping the run so that's going to be a chess match. We've got some adjustments that we'll make if we have to.

They've brought a lot of big-play ability to the team. They're going to have to make some big plays for us on Monday.

It's hard for people to understand. Why would a guy who has been this successful stay at a small school and, obviously, get paid a lower salary -- much, much lower?

The NAACP stands behind the school board's decision to redistrict. The NAACP feels separate-but-equal has no place in this society. We feel that if parents would let the children go to school together it (the issue) would work itself out.

We have had some discussion [within the Chicago Public School administration], and I'm always open-minded when it comes to ensuring the safety of kids. Cost is always going to be an issue with things like this, so we would have to address that, too.