Rich McKay Quotes on Competition (2 Quotes)

Competition Committee co-chair and Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher complained, and he's a defensive guy. It started before last year, actually. In our last three annual reports to the teams, we said we had to do something about the illegal contact. There was just getting to be too much of it. And as we went through last season, I don't want to use the term 'death threat,' but there was going to be a clear emphasis made on clarifying the rule after the season. By the end of last year, it was well on our radar screen.

That's the first time that ever happened, obviously, and also the first time that a six seed has made it to the conference championship game. So that was quite an accomplishment, and something we're obviously happy to see from a balance of competition.