Can you tell the story about how you picked your wedding date?

Back in February, we got engaged. We looked at the national championship (date). We are like, well, we are going to have a pretty good year this year, you know, and if we make it to the national championship, we can't be getting married on the same day. So, we looked at the date and just moved it back another week and decided we will get married the next week.

Did you meet your fiance on campus?

She was actually in Orange Pride, for football and stuff like that. We met when I was a freshman and she was a sophomore. We met and just started dating ever since.

You're about to wrap up your career, but didn't you come close to leaving when you were a freshman?

It was more like when you first get to college, you are homesick and you want to go home. I got to two-a-days and you think two-a-days are Monday through Friday. But I had a hard realization that it's seven days a week for three weeks straight. I wasn't really prepared for that. I was like, coach Gundy, I don't know if I can handle all of this. He said, "Andrew, just stay here. It will be fine. Once school starts, you will have a great time. It will be a lot more fun than it is right now." So I just stuck with it.

Considering how things turned out, aren't you pleased you stuck around?

I'm definitely glad. I don't know what I would be doing with my life if I didn't stay here — probably going to some junior college or something small like that. But I'm definitely glad I stayed here.

FAST FACTS

Class: Senior

Height: 6-4

Weight: 291

Hometown: Joplin, Mo.