I grew up a Cleveland Browns fan and it is really exciting for me to be able to play for the team I grew up watching and rooting for. I can't wait to get to work and be able to do my part to help the team succeed.

Phil was a lot of the reason I came here.

We were just really excited to play them again. We hated to lose the [Ivy title], but in a lot of ways this was a much more important match.

He was just a raw-boned kid that loved the game and never took a play off. Coming from a small town, he had not learned a whole lot about football. So he would always want to know, 'Coach, should I take a 6-inch step, should I take a 12-inch step, what's my aiming point?' It was like coaching a kid in youth league that wants to ask you a million questions.

We had a lot of transition play, got some rebounds and created some turnovers.

It was nice to see [that kind of offense]. Whenever you can play long ball, it takes pressure off your defense. I can't remember taking two from Cary in my five years [as head or assistant coach] at Jacobs.