The offense wasn't executing like we should. We'll be better. It's a team effort. We've just got to keep working to get it cleared up in the fall.

It's going to be a different atmosphere. But hopefully once I get out there and start playing . . . I never really pay attention to the crowd anyway. It might be a little louder and we might have to raise our voices to communicate during the game, but other than that, we should be able to just execute and play.

There's a lot of pressure there. But I like the pressure. It's going to push me to be a better player. I've got some big shoes to fill.

It was third down and I wanted to make a play. But that's something the coaches tell me, that if you don't have it just throw it away. I probably should have on that play.

The difference this year has been our defensive effort. This group bought into the team concept and it has worked.

That's all I wanted them to do was chip away. I was real pleased with our effort in the second half, but I'm very disappointed in the way we played the first half.