Kansas State Wildcats College Football Pregame Quote, 12/29/2022

On how it feels to be on the big stage in his final college game against Alabama: It’s really an amazing feeling. I wouldn’t trade it for nothing. Playing Alabama and winning the Big 12 Championship is really a blessing.

On how big it would be for K-State to beat Alabama in the Sugar Bowl: It would be huge, but it’s one of those things where tomorrow or Saturday I’m playing for my team, and we’re playing to win a team game. Of course, I want to have the performance to put my team in the spot to be successful, but it is never one of those prove it type deals.

On what it means to play a program like Alabama: It’s huge. The Nick Saban era of Alabama football has been something that I grew up watching. I watched the rise of Alabama and how they’ve stayed at the top for all these years, it’s a historic program. They’ve played in games like this and games higher. They have won national championships in recent years and over the past ten to fifteen years. So, I’m super excited for this opportunity. This is a game that I have always wanted to play in, the Sugar Bowl against a top five team in the nation and a program like Alabama. So, I’m super excited.

On what K-State football means to him: Everything, I’m not the person I am today without it. I’m so thankful that I’ve had this opportunity to come here and play for this program in Manhattan. It has molded me into the person I am today, and I am so thankful for Kansas State and everything it has allowed for me to do and done for me.