I believe I was a part of it because I was there every day. It was just a great feeling. We were down in Miami and people just know who you are; they don't even know you.

It would've been a huge deal.

He still has the motivation to do what he's doing. Our success this year was a slap in the face to all the people who doubted him and our program.

When I first did it, coach Paterno talked to me about it and made sure that mentally I was OK.