These are guys who are difference-makers.

We played hard, we played with intensity, we flew around. Were we as sharp mentally? No. Our guys were in a fog. We won, despite ourselves. That's the mark of good team. We're not a great team yet.

We played hard but we didn't play smart. Chances are running out on us and those guys better understand that.

Tyler Emmert is going to come in here and compete very well.

When you look at why this team is 9-0, I don't think it's necessarily because the offense is that much better than it was last year, but I do believe the defense and special teams are better.

They had the momentum at that time. Was it a good call or a bad call? I'm not going to say it was a great call, and I'm not going to criticize it.