The great thing about Leon is he is not satisfied at all with where he is. He puts a lot of pressure on himself, which is good at that position, which is what we need.

He sees the whole field. He makes wide, quick cuts. And he understands pursuit by the defense.

It was 21-7 for a long time. All we had to do to get back in the game was make a play. But we couldn't do it.

It was much easier for the players, because you are talking in the same language. A year ago, it sounded like Chinese to them, because everything was new. The coaches' names were new, everything we were calling and doing was new.

The beginning of our schedule is very challenging. We are going to be playing a lot of football in the month of September where as last year with the hurricane and the open dates, we played just two games in that first month.

It's not going to be something where we stop and chat. I want them focused - that this is it. . . . We're walking down there to defend our ground.

Donald is one of the leaders on the team. He has a chance to go on and play at the next level. He is a very athletic guy, who worked very hard to learn how to run block.

Dale Robinson has made more plays that anyone could have imagined.

They're the team everybody points to in this league because of their three consecutive championships. They do things the right way. They win as a team. They know how to execute. They know how to win tight games.

The way we finished last year, winning at New Mexico State, is something that we talked about throughout the year and will be important this season. We have to learn to win on the road to become a winning program and to be able to compete for league championships. We will have a lot of opportunities to do that this season.