Q: How do you like summer passing drills with your new teammates?
A: It's fun. I'm trying to learn the plays. Every day I pick up something new.

Q: Do you feel less pressure because you will redshirt?
A: In a sense, you do. But I don't want to relax, I want to get ready. They might need me if there's an injury.

Q: You weigh 190 pounds, does everyone tell you to gain more weight?
A: That's one of the big things with me and trainng camp. Every time I talk to the coaches here, they say don't worry, it'll happen naturally.

Q: You committed in the spring before your senior year and then led your team to the Division I title, state title game and had an extremely successful season. Do you think more schools would have recruited you if you waited?
A: I was recruited heavily, but I wanted to get it over with.

Q: Most of your friends from high school are still on summer vacation, is it hard to already be enrolled in summer school?
A: It's not bad. On weekends I get to go home. It's promoting discipline, especially not with just football but how to manage school and class and everything at the same time.