Injury really got us this year. We've never really had an injury bug like this. Seven, eight players get hurt, you never really see that in a team.

It's out of everybody's hands. Things you can't control, you don't worry about. We have to move on no matter what. Had it been someone else, we'd move on also. I just wish the best for him and his family.

I've done so much maturing, it's unreal, ... I'm here for a reason.

They're ready. They've played 13 games. They're not freshmen anymore. That'll be the nucleus of our defense next year, those guys and myself playing linebacker. It's good for them to get the exposure and the experience they need.

Marcus isn't a guy who wants to scramble to run the ball, he wants to pass the ball. This guy is all about running the ball. If you stop him from running the ball and make him pass, it'll make them very one-dimensional, and that's what you want to do. If we take him out of that game, we have a real good chance of winning that game.

You don't want to be called a quitter.

That's not him. He's not that type of guy.

We came out in the Virginia Tech game and played very well. That was the Florida State we haven't seen in a long time. Hopefully we come out (today) and do the same thing to help us for next year.

It's out of everybody's hands, so things you can't control, you can't worry about.