The secondary played better in many phases. We are in a situation that we are switching things up to see what the result is and tonight it was a better product.

Jim has been a loyal assistant and a great friend for some 13 years. He played a major role in our success at Wyoming and Purdue. I know he's excited about this next phase of his career, and we wish him nothing but the best in the National Football League.

Our entire secondary played well. Doug did a great job on Savage. He was not a factor.

If he didn't have the calf situation, he would have practiced, ... He played extremely well. . . . The game was very physical and he got some hits. Quarterback-wise, the odds that we can go through the year like that and keep the guy healthy. . . . I hope we can keep him healthy.

It was a situation where we just didn't execute plays down the stretch. Defensively we played OK again tonight, but offensively we turned the ball over in critical situations at the end of the game.

I'm just proud of the way the guys came out and played. In all three phases, we played an altogether great game tonight.