He's an amazing talent. He's probably the most explosive back since Marshall Faulk and Barry Sanders.

Most people would say the talent level is not what it's been at Kentucky. But they continue to have great years.

He's a real building block for this organization, a major injection of talent into this team, ... He's an exciting player that the fans are going to enjoy watching. He sets the tone for the entire team with the way he plays.

We need to bring in some players to close this talent gap and that's what we intend to do.

We knew Matt was a talent when he came into the program and that it was only a matter of time before he'd be making the Grand March.

It's talent, toughness, experience and character. We've added two players that give us all those qualities. The heart is bigger than the man sometimes. That's what we have. We think that's going to take us to another level.