ACE is the philosophy that we want our team to follow. Attitude, Character, Effort. If we take care of all three of those things, this will be a good football team.

I'm very pleased with our effort--with our attitude. I think we've turned the corner.

Hoffman continues to be a strong runner in this offense.

He's a good, rangy kid who comes with some football experience. He has good hands and has good speed. He's also a starting safety, with a Rodney Harrison mentality [of hitting hard].

I was impressed with the caliber of the effort that was mounted here, and it's a good place to come learn some valuable lessons,

That really changed at the half. They made a distinct effort to hit the boards.