Without looking at the film, we looked sloppy at times. We knew we'd have some small mistakes. We've got new kids in key positions, and how we respond to them will be how successful we become.

If we do come to an agreement, then it's just an advisement.

In the game of football, there's a lot of passion involved. To have a young man missing from your family, it makes you look at things with a different mindset. We've raised funds every year, but this year, there's no doubt what our fund-raiser was going to be.

We continue to make history. Two years ago we reached the pinnacle of Texas high school football, and now this is only the seventh time in history a Texas team is playing a California team.

I saw plenty of film on them and I knew they don't make a lot of mistakes. We just broke down at the wrong time.

He doesn't give you many mistakes to hit. It was just command. He was not throwing 95 mph at you. It was just pinpoint control.