On the “revenge” factor for Tennessee:
“There definitely is a revenge factor. There are opponents who we lost to last year that I’m just waiting to play. At the same time, we have to use that to our advantage.”

On pregame hype:
“It’s something hyped up a lot, but once the game starts, it’s a war no matter who you’re playing. The opponent is trying to kill you, you’re trying to kill them. I think it’s more of a pregame hype. Shoot, they might come out flying around and try to give it to us right away, so we have to go back and fight right away.”

On preparing for three straight new head coaches:
“That was something difficult against SDSU. We didn’t have much film on them, and even with Tennessee, they played Western Kentucky, so it’s kind of hard wondering what they’re going to do. That’s when you really have to just focus on doing what you do. You can’t rely too much worrying about what the other team is going to do.”