The coaching staff there was real nice, ... They were cool people to talk to and deal with. Plus we have Matt Doherty and he'll bring a lot of prestige to the college.

Talk to me after the first game. We're a new coaching staff still getting to know our players. We haven't had the band out there or the cheerleaders out there yet. Who knows what our guys will do when that happens.

Going unbeaten (in the league) for a second straight year is a big deal to the coaching staff and the kids. I don't know if it's ever been done before, and we're trying to make it happen.

The only thing that never wavered was his teammates and the coaching staff,

But I think that's the most important job on the coaching staff.

It's cool to deal in the good times, but let me see you face the bad times. Let me see how you take it when things aren't going well. And he might be one of the best I've ever seen [at dealing with highs and lows]. That's why I never give up on him.