I can't even tell you how many times we both talked about this — about starting an NFL season together, ... We had bunk beds in our bedroom, and we'd stay up and tell each other how we would make it. It's a blessing.

I think we have a good thing going. It doesn't feel that way right now. There are things I can see and things that we can build off of.

It was tough knowing that your mom could be down there miles under the ground and something bad could happen. She'd go down there wearing that light on her helmet, pads on her knees and her elbows. She did what everyone else did in the mine. It was hard work. We knew what she did. We knew what sacrifices both our parents made for all of us.

We didn't have everything we wanted, but we had everything we needed,

I've got a couple of bumps and bruises, ... But other than that, I feel good. Winning takes a lot of the pain away.

I know the initial response from students is, they don't like it at all.