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“We take it personally,” quarterback Jarrett Lee said. “You don’t want to hear it as a player. That’s your head coach. That’s your guy. We have his back no matter what.”

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Receiver Russell Shepard, one of the highest profile recruits in Miles’ six-year tenure, deemed his coach a father figure to many players on the team, present and past. “Last year was a stressful time for me as a true freshman, and it took a toll on me mentally,” Shepard said. “He pulled me into his office several times and told me there’d be a lot of highs and lows, and if I fought through them, it would help me grow as a young man and a football player. “He’s the reason why I’m here, and he’s the reason I’m still happy to be a Tiger.”

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“We all came here for a reason, and coach Miles is a big part of every guy’s decision to come here,” Barksdale said. “We think he’s a great guy and we’re behind him 100 per cent.”

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“Coach Miles is our coach; he’s my coach,” center T-Bob Hebert said. “He’s the guy who recruited me here, and he’s the guy I play for — him and (offensive line coach Greg Studrawa). If I owe any improvement on my part or anything I’ve done right to this point, it’s because I’ve learned it from them. I stand behind them. We’re 5-0. We’ve won these games with them as our leaders up to this point, and I think this team, we’re united. We want to play for each other.”

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