That's what championship teams do. It speaks well of Southern Illinois. They had a little adversity and they responded.

It's going to be tough, ... but this team has reacted to adversity very well in the past and this will be no different.

There's no way we could have had as smooth of a transition at defensive line.

You can see that Alex is a very shifty runner. And Herb is just a load out there.

The kicking game is key. Last week our mistakes in kicking had everything to do with the outcome of the game. I'd like to think at the end of the game this week that our kicking game has the edge.

There's no doubt that we're going to get it done. We're getting better on a daily basis. We're playing a lot of young players and they are learning on a good pace now.