It was great to see the young guys get some experience. Because you never know who will go down and when you'll need them to step up.

You can use the experience from Iowa State. It's a rivalry. And in the Big Ten, it's like every game is a rivalry.

I think it's been blown way out of proportion. (My name was brought into this) because they might have known I was friends with Jeremy, but I didn't give him tickets to the bowl game. They're placing the blame on me like I'm the one who's doing all this crazy stuff, but it didn't happen like that.

Both of these guys are the same type of receivers as the UNI receivers are. They're not the most physical when it comes to blocking. But . . . they can get downfield fast and they can make plays quick.

It's going to be a headhunt for us. They've probably had this circled on their calendar since last year. It's going to be a big game for us but it's going to be a big game for them, too.

A lot of schools didn't look at me because of my size, but they promised to give me a fair chance here and they delivered once I was here.