There were a couple blown assignments, a couple missed tackles. They had a couple long runs. That led to their 16 points. Other than that, our defense played really well.

Our line did a lot of work this week. We ran the plays over and over again. (David) English had a really good game. Our linemen really stepped it up.

Our whole football team just had a really good night.

He was just a sophomore last year and he was in control. He's just taken it to the next level. He's just trying to get himself better and the team better. He takes control when he needs to. He's a bigger leader than me or (David) English or any of the captains. He's pretty much our fifth captain.

Overall, it's a top-50 class. What (Michigan State coach John L. Smith) needed to do is get some Band-Aids for his team and fill some needs right away. With eight guys coming in signed, I think he did that.

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