He was a guy who would argue with you one minute and drive across the state of Iowa to back you up the next. He was a true friend to all law-enforcement officers.

It's up for grabs. We just have to be the one to take it. Our next game is Iowa State, and we have to make sure and be ready for that one. Just one at a time, do what we're supposed to do, and we'll see what happens.

You see a guy and kind of bait him into taking that drive. Then at the last minute you step in there and they already have a full head of steam.

It's like a mini Iowa-Iowa State.

He is one of the best coaches in the state of Iowa. If I am going to pattern my success after someone, I want it to be him.

You know what we can be like: See a guy and think he's cute one minute, the next minute our brains have us married with kids, the following minute we see him having an extramarital affair. By the time someone says "I'd like you to meet Cecil," we shout, "You're late again with the child support!"