It was more of being winded. We were planning on getting Duke in there more than we did. So it was give Duke a chance there at the end.

I told him he can keep our morale up and don't let it end at the halftime speech. He's probably more important now for us even though he's not on the field. We can sure use the support from him, and his teammates have so much respect for him.

I just told a couple of players, the first thing that sticks out on both offense and defense is that we were successful on third downs for the most part.

I think he's got a city giving him advice. I can imagine what he hears from his friends, his family, his coaches. Sometimes it can be information overload.

It's pretty much the norm of what we felt was going to take place. We've got to play better in other areas, which I think will help his progress in the long run.

He's done a good job. I'm hoping he's going to keep building on that.