I expected the speed and the size of guys to be a little different than junior, and that I'd have to adapt to that. But as the first week's gone by, I think I feel pretty comfortable with that.

It's nice to set up guys and give them empty nets and stuff, but these D are good. I have to make sure that I use shooting as an option more.

He plays in-your-face, physical. He's not a huge guy, but I think he can surprise guys sometimes. He plays a tough style.

He's similar to those guys in that he has good size and speed and can really run, yet he can blitz, too. I think he enjoys playing in our system, just like they did.

We've got a lot of guys that have size, speed and quickness. I always judge our recruiting by linemen and this has been an exceptional year. We're always looking for guys at defensive line. We feel like all eight of these guys will have a chance. It will depend on them... and their work ethic.

He's got good size and good speed, but he's got to do something with it,