There's always the stereotype that Texas can't win the big game. Until we win a national championship, there's always going to be doubters.

Not only did he do that and win a national championship in the process at Texas Western, he became an institution in El Paso. He was never lured by NBA or big-school NCAA money. He felt his job and his integrity were dependent on doing good by his school and town, the same role he had when he arrived there.

It's another big game. It's the Peach Bowl. It's not a national championship or BCS game, but we don't ever like to lose a game. We'll prepare to win, prepare to play hard.

I'm a big Texas [football] fan, and after they won [the national championship] I shaved my head into a Mohawk with a Longhorns logo on each side. All of us like to go all out.

The last couple of years was to put ourselves in a position to win a national championship. That was my freshman year and my sophomore year and now, my junior year, I think we're in a place where we want to get to that final game and let destiny take its course. That's what our team sees happening.

The first two years were rough, and this year's better. But we still are working to win a national championship. Hopefully that's somewhere in the future.