"Obviously, during that time, I had a chance to speak and meet with Craig, and [I] spent a lot of time with Craig. And as I went through the process with other individuals, it kept coming back to Craig."
"The homework you do with people that worked with, worked for, and played for Craig — you have players, to me, talked about how they'd go through a wall for him. Ultimately, character matters. Character matters. It matters with your team, and it matters most importantly with your head coach.
I look at Craig, and ultimately what brought me back to him was his leadership, his ability to build teams and have a team-first concept, his ability to connect with players, and his ability to hold people accountable."