We came in after that first play and said, 'We know we're a better team than that.

We don't expect foul play,

We do not suspect foul play.

That's something we all kind of talked about when we started doing this. It's something that's really grown and gotten a lot of attention, even on the national scene.

It's bittersweet, obviously. No way could I imagine missing my final game as a senior, but it wasn't in the cards...

He's a tremendous athlete and a very explosive runner, but he's not a guy who's going to put on a lot of moves. Once he gets in the open field he tries to run by guys. We will have to be fast and sure on our open-field tackling.