He is a very calm young man who is difficult to rattle. He is a young man who knows how to battle to the end and succeed.

The key for us Saturday is to establish our 50-50 offensive philosophy. We have to keep Georgia Southern from dictating the pace.

It's a dangerous offense. They force a defense to be assignment oriented. You can't slide off and help because then you will get hurt.

We are up against the best defense in the Atlantic 10 and if you are the best in the Atlantic 10, then you're probably one of the best in the country as well.

It's even tougher when you watch the tape. We had our chances. We made some plays.

We have a very good offensive line returning. That will be the foundation for how things are constructed offensively.

This game is a measuring stick for our program. They've won six national championships and they are what everyone in I-AA aspires to be.

I don't feel bad about us going in to try and meet those challenges. First and foremost, Georgia Southern is going to come in here running the offense that we saw against Navy (last season).

I feel very comfortable with Anthony. It doesn't mean he'll play a mistake-free ball game. Heck, even Tom Brady doesn't play a mistake-free ball game. He needs to go out and work the design and play the way he's capable of playing.