He plays the game like a veteran. He's looking at the game like a veteran. I saw some of the reads he was picking up and some of our veteran quarterbacks weren't picking them up as fast as he was, so that's to his credit.

I definitely worry about a head slap, but I worry about that every week,

No matter what it is in life, you make mistakes and move on,

It's great to be off to the good start. We knew we were going to be sound defensively, and we knew our pitching would be good.

It's a matter of how much pain I can deal with, what my stamina is going to be out there,

It's kind of like being the new kid wherever you go, whether it's in school or a new job or whatever, ... You just have to find your way.

It's just a matter of how much pain I can deal with as well as what my stamina's going to be, especially with me not eating a lot of food, and just seeing if I have enough energy to go out there and run around and play,

A win is a win. You try to keep the game in perspective and let the kids play. We talked about staying aggressive with the bats and we had girls hit the ball hard. You just try to play your game and play good softball.

Each individual has to do his own job to make it easier.

We were effective and we did what we needed to do. The defense played absolutely great that game and kept us in it. The special teams did a great job. We didn't turn the ball over.