ACC, Pac-10, whoever it is, we go into the games expecting to win.

It's not a big deal. We've got good players behind him and we're ready to go. That's life. It's a window of opportunity for those two kids and they need to jump on it and go get it.

He's an unbelievable playmaker. He's just one of those kids who has a knack to make plays. Now he has to be a leader off the field, too, for our defense, and I think he's accepted that role.

I felt like we got in a rhythm there in the second half. I think it was a definite improvement.

At the end of the day, am I happy with the way we played? Absolutely. Bottom line, we beat 'em.

One of those guys will step up and do a nice job in there. But the maturity and being in a game situation definitely goes to Eric.