It feels great to me, like it's not even broke. I just tried to go out there and play hard and not worry about it too much, because the mask is going to protect me.

It's a big game for us, but we're trying not to make it too big. We gotta go down there and take care of business if we expect to continue in the race for the Big Ten championship.

He's getting better and better. He just has to learn to play lower, which he's working on. His hands are excellent. I'm pleased with him.

We have to play to our tempo.

I consider this one of the three best conferences in the nation, but I feel we can play with anybody in the country. We've had two unfortunate losses against top-25 teams, but we're going into this weekend with a lot of confidence.

I'm feeling a lot better. It was good to get out there and play a little bit.