I'm just hoping our guys will respond. Our backs are against the wall.

He's a very versatile player. You can put him anywhere on the field and he will give you results. He's a tough competitor who plays a physical style.

The motivation wasn't there. I don't know if it was the layoff, but they just weren't ready to play. The mental mistakes, the turnovers, everything just showed they weren't prepared.

Every week we've been getting a little bit better.

We've got a chip on our shoulder. We've won two state titles, and we want to do that year after year.

All of our egos were flushed down the toilet after that game. We were knocked down from riding that high horse.