They're good players, ... but we knew if we got any kind of pressure on them at all they'd throw it up for grabs.

He's got great presence on the field, in the huddle, at the line. Even when there's pressure around him in the pocket, even with six or seven people (rushing) and he's got to get rid of it, Brandon always looks like he's in control. That's the sign of a good quarterback.

Academics are the No. 1 thing. It's the first thing we tell players when they come to Auburn. They are here to get a degree first and foremost. Once they understand that, they understand that football is second.

Good players like Matt don't have two bad years in a row. He really put too much pressure on himself in his draft year.

I've played with most of those Celtic players so I know how good they are, and our players knew what they were going in to. Now we have to shrug it off because there is no point in any of our lads coming in on Monday with their heads down.

When a defensive back makes a major mistake like he did — stopping on a go route — it's going to show up,