It's competition. It's putting them in environments, in situations where I want to see who the fighters are and who they guys are that are going to compete. And there will be rewards at the end of the day. Gatorade if you win. You drink out of a water hose if you lose and do some running. And that includes the coaching staff.

I have ignored my health for years, but recent developments have forced me to re-evaluate my priorities of faith and family.

It is so easy to be average. It takes a little something to be special. Why be around average?

At the end of the day, I'm very convinced that you're going to be judged on how you are as a husband and as a father and not on how many bowl games we won.

What makes LSU is the environment and the fans and those guys wearing the jerseys. They're really good players.

Anyone can run the option. I can run the option.

If you can raise the level of effort and performance in those around you, you are officially a leader.