Oh my God, it was hell, ... We were screaming, hollering, flashing lights. It was complete chaos.

I know everybody in the country knows we play on defense. If we go out there and do what we're supposed to do, everybody will know at the end of the game.

It's kind of weird. You see things flashing over the TV screen, and you know we're real familiar with the Gulf of Mexico, so you see spots you recognize. It's kind of surreal to see it that way, but you know that's how it goes. It's part of nature.

We've been waiting for this since he got here. It was really exciting. I was standing over there like a fan watching him.

Our players are young, and they're hungry. It's bigger than just football around here. I mean, it's football, but it's really, really bigger than that.

This has been on everybody's mind. From where did they leave their car parked because it's probably going to be underwater because of the flood to alligators in your house.

He told those kids if your sports life, your social life, and your book life -- if all those three things aren't going well -- then you're not going to have a nice time in college. But get all three in line and then college is a breeze.

When people tell me what a good guy he is, that's what I'm proud of most. The sports are a given, he's going to be good at that. But his vibrant personality and him being a good person and being someone that people don't mind introducing their kids to, that's what I want.

I came back to the huddle, and I was dog-tired, ... I got way too excited. But I felt good, shape-wise.