I have a tremendous staff. Any of them could have been the head coach, if not for the rule about having to be an assistant first. I'm real fortunate.

It's a nice stadium and it has that new turf everybody seems to be going to. The kids are really going to enjoy it.

We'll practice that day. We may get together (again) in the summer before the game and try to accomplish some things.

Players have to be nominated. We've done a ton of film-watching and studying. We were looking not only for good players, but also good citizens. I really feel good about our players. We've done good homework on them as far as who they are as players and also as young men.

I remember when I was 6 years old and my brother used to go seek out guys that were 13 to come over and play football against me while he was the 'permanent quarterback.' I didn't know exactly what the age difference was, but I was already playing against older guys.

I'm basically a homegrown American.