"Practice is slowly approaching. I think all of the guys are more excited than I am. I have been through four or five years of practice. I'm used to practice and I know how to prepare for it. With the young guys, this is their first go-round so they really don't know what to expect and they're ready to experience a collegiate practice. I'm a little more excited about the games and the season, but practice is where it all starts.

"So far this year has been an experience for me. I'm used to being one of the young guys on the team, and now I'm the OG and the young guys look up to me. It's kind of weird, but it's funny at the same time because I see these guys making some of the same mistakes I made when I was younger. "We just finished up team individuals yesterday. We've got a lot of guys learning some new things. We're still got a ways to go to get prepared for the beginning of the season.