Him and his brother are real close. Since his brother's not here anymore and it's his first year at a bowl game, we're really going to have to put Derek on our arms and carry him along with us.

He and his brother are real close. This being his first year and everything, we're really going to have to take Derek in our arms and carry him along.

I never like to be too optimistic about contracts because you're really not close until you sign them. Sometimes you can get to the brink and never get it done. But we're pretty positive about our thoughts about him.

To be in first place is really hard to comprehend, but it feels great. Last year we were getting beat bad and now this.

It's not like this is the first year it's been like this; it's been like that for 30 years,

We both came from small, close families and we each have one brother. We married after our freshman year and after serving as youth minister in a few churches, I became the pastor of Ferris Avenue Baptist Church at 26 years old and have been here ever since.