We've got kids, I'm sure, who have never been out of South Carolina.

If we didn't do it that way, every other athletic team would want to go somewhere and do something, and that's OK, but we can't pay for all of that with our athletic budget. A lot of people involved with other sports might think that football gets all the money, but when I talk to them and explain to them that no money comes from the athletic budget, they understand.

Winning is the biggest thing.

Byrnes is a hot commodity right now.

It's all the same. It's an official document from Mexico or wherever they were from. It's been a hassle for us for several years.

(From) the smiles on the kids' faces, you could really tell that you took them away from everything that's been going on in their lives these last couple of weeks.