I think it helped us to learn more about him and what his strengths are. It was very difficult (with the injury). |
I think that is just part of the profession. |
I've been in some different rivalries. |
It's dead even. There are four guys, and they're all competing. |
Leon is playing better and better every week. |
On the one hand, I love the bowl system. I love the opportunity to be in bowls, and it's a great thing. I would like to keep the bowl system and still have a playoff. That allows team to get in there (a championship game) that normally wouldn't get in. |
Our defense has got to make critical stops at critical times in the game. |
That was one of the worst (possessions) I've ever been around. We had a chance to get to 14 points. |
The MRI was a strictly a safety precaution. He's still got a couple more days before he has to play. He's probably at about 90 percent right now. |
The thing that is great about it is that last week, after Sergio missed that extra point, he could have very easily gone into the tank. But he didn't. We all believe in him. He's a great kicker. And he's going to win a lot of other games for us this year. |
The whole thing is respect. They are our rival, and we're not going to give them the respect of calling them by their name. |
There's been an academic situation from a previous institution where he is, at this point of time, ineligible. He still has to earn his Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree. We are expecting him to come back to UNLV when he does. |
This guy is a warrior. He played his heart out. |
To get to where everybody understands what you are doing and completely understands it, yes, it is difficult. |
We did a national search to find both the best person and assistant football coach and I know we have found that in Tony Dews. We wanted to add someone with a lot of energy and enthusiasm and his background in special teams was a real plus. |