It's been fun. If I didn't go to Syracuse, Notre Dame's a place I possibly could have gone. It's beautiful.

I feel great. Fantastic. It's a great feeling. We lost, and it was probably because of me.

It's tough to concentrate on other teams when you're struggling in your own conference. When they beat Texas, we knew they were a good team.

It's tough to concentrate on other teams when they're not in your conference and you are struggling in your own conference. We were having problems in our conference early on. When they beat Texas, we knew they were a good team. We are giving them their respect.

This was really something special for me – getting the opportunity to come back and play before the local fans. Coming home is something most players dream about, but rarely get to experience.

They have probably two or three of the best defenders in the league. It was difficult in the first half.