He's just a good, down-to-earth, Christian guy. He seemed to take everything in stride. The whole recruiting process was very tough and he said he was really interested in going to Alabama. But his family is so close, it would have been hard to leave Florida.

I knew where I was going. There was no reason to pull Auburn's chain or another school's chain. I bleed orange and blue. This is something I knew I was going to do.

We were mad at first, but we realized we have to pull together. We're not focusing on it being this person or that person's fault. A mistake was made and now we have to put it behind us.

It's always a tight game with them. It seems like both teams trade leads and then it comes down to the wire. That's what makes our rivalry great.

We think it may have been food poisoning. I may have gotten an hour of sleep. I threw up and then I lay down and it seemed like the alarm went off as soon as I did. I felt awful. My dad told me I had to tough it out.

Everybody was talking how this was different from playing in a regular high school game. There was so much talent and I didn't realize how different it would be until getting on the field with them. It was an incredible week, and I wouldn't trade it for the world.