It's pressure, but a different kind of pressure.

We're still kind of in limbo with Skinner, waiting to hear what's going to happen with him, ... My gut [feeling] is that he's a non-qualifier, but nothing has been cleared or sent to us through the [NCAA] Clearinghouse from his school yet.

We're still kind of in limbo with Skinner, waiting to hear what's going to happen with him. My gut [feeling] is that he's a non-qualifier, but nothing has been cleared or sent to us through the [NCAA] Clearinghouse from his school yet.

Everything that UCLA stands for, it's top of the food chain. So you either look at those things as burdens or you look at them as blessings. From day one, I've told my staff we're going to look at it as a blessing and do everything we can to build champions.

It's all about persevering. You know you're going to be tested. If you keep your eyes fixed on Christ, He's going to reward you.

They've earned it. They worked awfully hard. But there's a lot that can happen in February.