Then we reduced it even further, let's get one positive play and then start getting the engine going in a positive fashion.

It's big. It's something we talked about after the USC game -- finishing our successful season on a good, positive note. Now the people still in our program have something to shoot for.

Whenever we needed a play made, he stepped up and made a play.

We're getting our players ready to play a good Northwestern team. It's going to be a great challenge for our program.

I'm not predicting anything but for us to go out there and play to our potential and that's what we're gearing ourselves to do. Who knows which way the game is going to go and how it's going to flow and what's going to happen? We need to go out there and play good football, play to our potential and keep building on the positive things we've done in the season.

His ankle is really sore. Playing on that surface probably made it more significant.