I was just out there enjoying a good time and just trying to have a good time, and really just trying to get around the coaches more and trying to get to know them more, Malone said. I sat down with coach (Butch Jones) and talked to him for a minute, and then, mainly, it was just hanging out with the players, Malone said. Really, (Jones) was just saying, Were just going to treat you like youre always part of the family, and he asked how the day was going.
Its a lot more of an energetic place, and its a lot of moving around, and theyre trying to get things done up there, I just like the new energy up there and the feel up there and just how much support theyre really starting to get, and really just seeing how much the place has changed over the years I mean, not over the years, but over the time from (former coach Derek) Dooley to Butch. It was really eye-opening.