It's really opening with two openers in not knowing what your opponent is going to do.

I'm in the record book. That's not something you're proud of, so I think that's something we worked on from that standpoint, and (we) put a lot of stress into that as far as prioritizing that particular area. That's why we improved the last couple of years.

There were times tonight when this team could have folded its tent. We're not as good as we think we are. I told them at halftime that it was gut-check time, that they needed to show what this team was all about. They finally stepped up and made big plays when they needed to. I was very pleased with their enthusiasm and effort at the end.

His ankle is really sore. Playing on that surface probably made it more significant.

Our defense was on the field too long. We played catch up with our offense and that was a difficult task.

Given our lack of success we've had against Washington State ... there's a lot of focus and motivation to continue the things that we are doing. This is a big road test, our first road test of the season.