He struggled to make kicks from the 15-yard line at first. Through a lot of hard work in the weight room, he's really improved.

I don't think I have a lot of close friends in life, but I include coach Beamer as one of them. That relationship won't change. Business is business. I think we have enough respect for each other . . . we've all been through days like that. It's not fun for either one of us.

I'm getting a little concerned about that position. It's so erratic. No one's taking charge, and the door is wide open.

I'm very appreciative of the way they're approaching that. They're taking double reps now, and everybody is trying to help each other. They're not moaning and groaning about it. They're doing what they have to do to be better.

Any time you play on national TV, you don't want what happened last year. It's a tremendous chance for us to show our program off. Any time you play against a Top 10 team, it's an opportunity.

They just ran the ball down our throats.

Do I have to? You really know how to hurt a guy, don't you? It wasn't one of the better days of my life.

I told them that Virginia is going to press us, they play a lot of man-to-man, and if they shut you down, they'll shut everything else down. They accepted the challenge.

It wasn't one of the better days in my life.

A lot of it is good coaching and fundamentals. A little bit of it is luck.