He's been a real pleasant surprise, honestly. He's improved a ton from the spring. The fact that he went through spring football was huge. I think that gave him a chance to get on the field this year.

Amber Sutherland is the most pleasant surprise of the season. She's passing well, she's hitting well, she's doing a ton of smart things. She hits the ball so hard. We knew she had this in her.

It was a pleasant surprise. I like it.

If things don't change, then don't fret to lose hope and simply trust God as the pleasant surprise may be in the closest range.

Basically, you're getting unlimited phone calls from someone who is a junior. Once it progresses, the phone calls and visits become more important.

There's such a difference between high school cornerbacks and guys in college, in how physical they play and how good they are at getting their hands on you. He just didn't have any idea how to get off the line of scrimmage and has really worked hard over the summer on that. I think that's the biggest area of improvement.