They started out pretty darn good, but when you lose an Allan Houston, you know, your best player, it's pretty difficult to overcome that.

Houston just offered me. I was pretty excited to see that, but it didn't surprise me really. I kind of knew something was going to come eventually.

I had a pretty strong list. Tulsa and Houston were a little late coming in. I started seeing I would have a chance to play Division I. I was sure I'd be a able to get that opportunity. I was just nervous about picking the right one.

The Houston Endowment is smaller in scope than UT-Austin, but the activity is large, ... It is extremely important to the education scene, the arts scene and the medical scene in Greater Houston.

He's a very good athlete for a lineman, very strong, great feet and, honestly, he's a steal for Sam Houston State. He played predominantly offense. He'll be successful at wherever they play him.

It's not the type of project that the city of Houston has been successful at in the past, so it's a huge challenge.