To be in first place is really hard to comprehend, but it feels great. Last year we were getting beat bad and now this.

He and his brother are real close. This being his first year and everything, we're really going to have to take Derek in our arms and carry him along.

It feels a little different now. Last year, I was a junior, but it was my first year on the offensive line, ... I think it's a good thing. It's a beautiful thing.

(Brooks) beat Durbin two times during the year. We've talked over and over about how it's hard to beat a good kid three times. Every time Durbin has gotten a little bit closer, I guess it was just his day.

Him and his brother are real close. Since his brother's not here anymore and it's his first year at a bowl game, we're really going to have to put Derek on our arms and carry him along with us.

It feels good. From the get-go, we knew we could beat these guys. The story all year has been us not playing up to our potential, not playing as well as we can. When we do that, we lose, and that happened a lot earlier in the season. We've learned that we have to come out with the kind of intensity we had tonight every night.