After I said I was going to Ohio State, (Texas) coach (Mack) Brown came back five minutes later and said a snowstorm came in and it shut the whole school down, ... I said to myself, that's way too cold; I'm not going there.

He gave up about five minutes later.

That's where the seed was planted. Some of the alumni said, 'Wouldn't it be great if Ohio State played Texas?' In the back of my mind, I was thinking, it sure would.

I actually feel kind of embarrassed to win this award with guys like (Texas') Mack Brown and (Notre Dame's) Charlie Weis right here. I would have voted for either one of those two.

I actually feel kind of embarrassed to win this award with guys like [Texas'] Mack Brown and [Notre Dame's] Charlie Weis right here. I would have voted for either one of those two.

He was upset like anyone else would have been. He's like me. He gets real mad. Five minutes later, I went over to talk to him and he was giggling about it. I went over and apologized. There's no need to get somebody mad at you before the race even starts. It was no big deal.