We've played some very, very fine defensive fronts, and I think this is the best we've played. They lead the nation in sacks. I think that alone tells you the challenge we have.

Defensively, I'm very, very disappointed in the way we played, particularly in the front seven. I don't think we played well at all up there. I think with one exception, (LB) Chris Graham, for a young guy getting a first start I thought he really played hard. He made a lot of plays. We're just not where we need to be. We need to play harder. We need to play more physical. That is our intent. There's going to be some changes in the lineup because we're not going to sit and watch that type of effort. We need to play harder, we need to play tougher.

They're a good team. That's why we schedule them. They'll be the best defensive team we've played.

I don't think our young defensive linemen played very well, or as well as they can. That was the most disappointing part of our defense.

Defensively we played awesome. That was our best defensive game of the year.

Dr. Knouff is my advisor and I think he is awesome. The best thing about him is the way he conducts his classes, most importantly the lecture aspect.