We knew we were going to have young line. I'm really pleased with their effort so far.

Payton Thompson is a threat anywhere on the field. That's why he doesn't come off the field very much. He's going to be around the ball.

This is not a real rah-rah group, it's more of a group from within, a group that's going to play from within, and I kind of like it. They don't have to make a whole bunch of noise. They're going to show what they got on the field, and I kind of like that.

We throw the ball to him (Thompson) out of the backfield. He can do a lot of things for us.

I think they (Massac County) are better this year. Their linemen are good because they block and they run.

I think they'll give us their best game. They are going to run their big tailback real hard at you. You're on the road so you always have to give it a little extra shot.