The defense is the heart of our team. The defense has carried us in practice. When things aren't going well, they're the ones who pick us up.

Bring 'em on. No one expects us to go in there and win, except our team. We're competitors.

It's not like us. We haven't done that in practice, so I guess you've got to credit their defense ? their speed, their ability to strip you.

It's like a mini Iowa-Iowa State.

I'm sure he did that on purpose.

The protection was there and the receivers were just running routes. When those two things combine, it's real easy, you don't have to make it look easy because it is. . . . It's just like playing catch in the back yard.