It's designed to show appreciation for what they have done for the program and to give them a chance to have nothing asked of them but to enjoy the day.

It's directly applicable to football, ... If this program doesn't have the success I anticipate, those principles aren't to be questioned.

There's a very good chance he could contribute and play against Boston College or in our first three games. If things went perfect regardless of injury, then there's a chance also that we could save him.

On my headset, our coaches told us it was a fumble. But I trust the replay system. They reviewed it and made the call.

I didn't like the way we played in the third quarter at all, ... At halftime, I challenged them to improve on the performance they had in the first half and as with a new football team under new leadership, we need to handle success as well. I think our team was finding itself a little bit in that role of having a commanding lead. I did my best to prepare them at halftime.

Mike is coming in as a running back, but he will help out the team wherever he can. He is hard to tackle and he is fast and I like him a lot.