In the world of football, you're usually about as good as you're last game,

Our head coach decided we were going to do more territorial recruiting like football did,

This football team, like the state that they represent, has been through an enormous, difficult time. But they're ready to play.

I said, 'I'm supposed to meet you to talk about recruiting in Chicago,'

So he wrote on a little yellow piece of paper, 'Les Miles.'

He came by and said, 'Yeah, I heard you stood Les up,' ... I said, 'I didn't stand him up, he stood me up. I was there, I was just late.' So that kind of helped bridge the gap.