We really started to develop last spring. We began talking about how next year our cross country team was going to be something.

They all dedicated themselves to summer training. They were motivated. These guys were focused. They want to be the Class B champs.

He's continued to improve since the spring. He's one of the kids I have to reign in a little bit. He's willing to run through a brick wall.

(Hunter is) one of the top players in the country, and you're talking about a guy who has scholarship offers from around the country, ... I think the thing that separates him from other linebackers is he doesn't have just good speed for a linebacker, he has elite speed and he still has that size, too.

It's one of the reasons why we started talking a month or so ago. It is good to allay all the speculation.

Guys were actually talking about the Kansas City game.