My dad really started to love football during my sophomore season, which meant a lot to me because he could see me playing a sport where I really excelled. I want to make my dad proud of me.

After that game, my dad suggested that I try football instead of soccer.

I started playing soccer as a young kid. I wanted to be just like my dad.

It was rough. When the shots went up, it was football out there. We just tried to dig down and get stops at the end.

We understand their situation coming here. We did a lot of stuff for Hurricane Katrina relief during football season. Our fans are classy. They will show their support. It will be a great atmosphere Thursday.

I absolutely love football,