I was too short for basketball and too little for football, ... They had (three-time NFL Pro Bowler) Bucko Kilroy about a year ahead of me. He was full-grown then.

We spend a lot of time together playing football and basketball and lifting weights all the time.

From football to basketball season, I did not have any time off. That's hard, especially on your body. Your body changes based on the sport and it was good to have a couple of weeks of rest before track.

When I met him I saw a well-mannered kid with raw basketball ability who at the same time was struggling with everyday life skills. At first to me it was a challenge to help this kid because he was so likable. I wasn't thinking he'd be a big player or anything. I was trying to change the kid's life around for him.

For the first time, I stopped caring about the regular season in college basketball. College football, for good or bad, has doggedly held on to the sacredness of the regular season, to its credit.

Katie's our leader, and it did hurt us when she went out. Everybody looks to her to handle the basketball. They did a good job of turning up the pressure when she went out, and it made a difference in the game.