We plan on just doing what we can to get our hands on him early -- jam him, slow him down, get him before he starts going. Because once he gets that engine going he's hard to bring down.

What we do in the first game sets the tone for how other teams in the Big Ten view us.

With that spread offense, we know we are going to have to play a lot of nickel and dime defense and we are going to have to be ready to have our linebackers running all over the field chasing all those receivers.

Part of why Tony is so hard to tackle is that he's a big guy and you don't know what to expect. Sometimes he'll make a move and go by you or sometimes he'll try to run you over. As a defender, he keeps you guessing. I guess I have to accept being run over sometimes.

It was like he had oil on his jersey. He's a quick guy for his size.

The big change of pace has been learning how to work through the sweat and being able to drink water, things like that.