How sweet this is. The roses smell so pretty. Oh, so pretty.

I call him 'Pretty Ricky,' ... I like him because he's one of those guys, he plays hard. If you pull him aside and try to help him, he's willing to learn. He's very attentive and he asks questions. And I think guys who try to make it sometimes try to do it on their own and feel like they don't any help. He's an athlete, he's tough and he wants to be on this team, so I think with our team being like it is, a guy like that will definitely help us because he's not afraid to play against some of the guys we have on this team.

Oklahoma throws a lot at you, ... So I made it a point to get my head ready and the mental part of the game ready so that I would be prepared this year.

I don't care if I have to run 100 times or pass it 100 times, ... Whatever it takes to win is all that matters to me.

That would be special, knowing how long we've been together, how many different things he has taught me to become the man that I am, and how to better myself on the football field and understanding the leadership of a quarterback, and different roles you have to do as a quarterback.

To me, mistakes happen, ... I don't really think about last year's game. It's all about now.