He emerged as an administrator to be reckoned with, a big-league administrator who embraced that role.

We had to come through and show we're a team to be reckoned with in the (Oakland Athletic League). This is exactly what we needed. We had to instill confidence in ourselves and our school.

He's a big guy, that can be an adequate blocker. You look around the league and there are a lot of tight ends that are ex-receivers or ex-basketball players who are playing at a high level.

It established her as someone to be reckoned with.

I certainly didn't want to go down there again. I think I belong in this league, and I think I can help this team win. Hopefully, I can prove it even more in the second half.

This league is getting big. We have way more 300-pound guys than ever before. That's not to say all the people in athletics who have died are 300-pound guys. There are so many different reasons.