And the fullback was not going to be a big part of the offense. Jarrod ran well and was a tough guy. We put him on defense to utilize his speed.

He had conversations with them a while ago, but I guess they had not filled the position. It was official [Friday]. It's his alma mater. It's a great opportunity for him.

We ran our offense a little more (Wednesday) than we normally do.

Peter has shown through spring football, the summer and the early fall, he has been remarkably consistent with his distance. We're excited about that and keeping him in the groove.

I'm very pleased with him. Red-shirt freshmen will have good games and bad ones. We have to live with it.

It's very important we stay in touch with them, in that they are a visual reminder. But the most important thing we can do [to build support] is to win games.