There are good running backs and there are special running backs. He is special.

Every time I looked in the gym there was Sonny running or Sonny shooting. I saw his dedication, desire and commitment to getting back on the floor.

We brought in a number of defensive linemen, which was a necessity for our program. We then tried to help each area with the best person we could find to make them a better group. It is a class with size, speed and great potential.

Any time you have a chance to make a statement on national television is important. No big speeches are needed from me. If you have any blood flowing you're going to be up for this game.

They should feel bad. That's what winning and losing is all about. You put in so much time and when you do lose a game, it hurts.

I think there is, no question about it, a confidence now. I see a little strut in them now, maybe a concerned strut. They just need some confidence, need to have some good things happen early and then stay together.