It was tough for the coaches to be attentive, as well as the players. We knew there was the distraction of everything going on.

I'm looking forward to a normal life. This is the last step.

It was an overall body fatigue. It was also emotionally draining. But I was running on adrenaline the entire week.

For lack of a better term, I'm just ready for some closure. This thing has run its course.

I always wanted to coach in college, and I always put it on the backburner and said I would do it someday. They were looking for someone with Baylor ties, and me being a player there in the late 80s and being a linebacker there helped.

Hopefully, the story will now be about Gilmer football.

I really struggle with it. I had come a long way and made it back. To have a setback ... you're always hopeful that it won't happen.

His face looked kind of lifeless. It looked evil.