Both teams are playing very well, both teams could easily be undefeated. We both have some of the best fans. The stadium is going to be packed, people are going to be going crazy. There's going to be a lot of energy. We're going to try to make the most of this opportunity.

I have been looking forward to this since my freshman year, because Texas had the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, and we were second. So this will decide which one was better.

You've got to start somewhere. He definitely gives guys in the position he was in a lot of hope.

That definitely came to mind when we started off thinking about the possibility of being in the Fiesta Bowl, the fact that we started off there in the national championship and we can finish there. I think it's kind of fitting.

It'll be a big challenge for us in the secondary, but we just have to try to stay loose and do our thing. We're going to have to bring our 'A-game' and be prepared.

Our offense is hard to stop. You can definitely tell a difference from last year.

I believe we believe in ourselves a lot more than anyone else does.

We definitely think we belong up there with the elite teams in the nation if you maybe take away a few plays. That's how it goes sometimes.

It's kind of funny. Take away two or three plays for each team, we both could be in the Rose Bowl. But it didn't work out that way. We're meant to be here, so we have to make the most of it.