Sometimes these games get personal. All the credit goes to the kids.

The kids just came out of the gate like racehorses.

We're in a no-win situation on the field. But you know what - the kids who stick it out here build a lot of character dealing with adversity. I'm convinced it helps them in later life.

For me to be a starting running back in the NFL and somebody says that I could play 16 games, but I won't get 1,000 yards, for me I look at it as a slap in the face. That's one of those slaps where I say, 'OK, you can slap me once. But at the end of the season, I want to make sure I'm hitting you back with a powerful punch.'

He hasn't been going to all those little camps and stuff. The (Marshall) program had dwindled. When you don't stay above water, people will forget you.

The incident that occurred happened rapidly and was totally unforeseen.