They've meant an awful lot to us. They're going to be missed, there's not doubt about it.

We didn't (do that) good a job of stopping him (Proper). We just weren't physically big enough to handle him, but I thought the kids played hard.

John and Sammy have been playing well the past three to four weeks, along with Dan Matthews, who has been doing well setting. We just need some of the other guys to get on board with them.

It's very important. We're desperate to win this weekend. We'll be battling with Ball State for third or fourth place in the conference.

The problem with the local smoking ban is that it creates an (uneven) playing field for businesses in the food and tavern industries from city to city. It should be done statewide or it shouldn't be done at all.

They're trying to distribute the ball, but he's still their go-to guy. There's no rocket science there. He's the guy who's going to see the ball when things have to get done for them. We did a good job the first game and a half against him and then he did a good job at the end of Game 2. Game 3 he got off on us again.

Part of the struggle was probably the fact that we gave the kids a few days off once we got back to get them back into rhythm on an academic side.

It's going to be another typical Ohio State-Penn State match with both teams knowing each other pretty well. After their loss to us out in Hawaii, I'm sure they will be ready to play.