"The Big 12 may look back at this deal as necessary survival in a restructured college athletics landscape. Or it may look back at it as the moment it decided an energy drink was worth more than its soul."
"I think we should petition a way for Independence Day to always be on the first Thursday in July...I think it's time to rebrand the holiday and just call it Independence Day."
"This opportunity is something I’m not taking for granted. It’s cliche, but it’s a lifelong dream of mine since I was old enough to realize what goals are."