It was just fun to meet him. I mean, everyone knows he's the best coach in the state.

It just makes you work harder.

I'd only seen him on TV. In person, he's just so big . . . It was pretty intimidating.

He made fun of me a lot. He made me shave my beard. He gets on me and J.T. (O'Sullivan, another quarterback) for being from the West Coast.

Everybody played hard and contributed, and when that happens, it makes it a lot of fun. We have really come together and everyone is working hard toward the same goal. It is an incredible time to be playing with these guys. It is coming down to the end and every game is so important. We just want to play hard every moment we are out there on the court.

This is fun. This rejuvenates you. It keeps you young.