Justin and I were good friends in high school and we talked about it happening just this way. We wanted to go someplace where we could make a difference. We wanted to put Penn State back on top, back where it belongs.

Grades are a problem. On the most general level, they're an explicit acknowledgment that what you're doing is insufficiently interesting or rewarding for you to do it on your own. Nobody ever gave you a grade for learning how to play, how to ride a bicycle, or how to kiss. One of the best ways to destroy love for any of these activities would be through the use of grades, and the coercion and judgment they represent. Grades are a cudgel to bludgeon the unwilling into doing what they don't want to do, an important instrument in inculcating children into a lifelong subservience to whatever authority happens to be thrust over them.

It's unusual to see this kind of defense in high school and even if a team comes up with a concept of how to attack it, it still can throw you off. We trap the ball and because of our height and speed we can cover the passing lanes.

That motivates me and Mike, ... Me and Justin and a lot of freshmen came out here like, 'We can win the national championship this year.'

We talked all week about establishing the running game. We established out running game, and now we can see that we can run and pass.

That's why I came to Penn State. I think I'm a great football player. If I get the opportunity to shine, I'm going to shine.