He's been great at both places; it's an honor to have the opportunity to follow him. It's going to be neat that he'll be there watching.

If it was part of a district race, it would be that much more important. But as far as a rivalry goes, that doesn't take away from it. This rivalry is known statewide, and it's great to be a part of it.

Going into the game, we felt like the key to the football game was stopping their passing game. They didn't do anything that was unexpected. We just did a very, very, poor, poor job of pass defense. Offensively, we got off to a slow start. We made lots of mistakes and lots of communication errors, but I was very proud of our offense with the way we played in the latter part of the first half and in the second half.

I was in a state of shock to receive such an amazing honor and opportunity. I don't think it sunk in when they announced the results. It still hasn't.

I'm humbled. This is indeed an honor to have an opportunity to be a part of the rich tradition and history that is associated with this program and this university. I'm excited, grateful, confident, all those things. I'm dedicated to putting together all the pieces to make this program exciting and successful.

It is an honor for HNTB to have the opportunity to assist the New Orleans District of the Army Corps of Engineers in continuing its valiant efforts to rebuild the city's infrastructure. We have assembled a talented team that will quickly deliver some diverse and complex services to meet the Corps' accelerated schedule.