"You can tell by the way they carry themselves during the week that the game is more serious," Mathews said. "Coach Mendenhall said (Monday) morning that he wants this team to be nameless and faceless, which means you don't care who you are playing; you just go to play football. But at the same time, you can tell by how they carry themselves and how intense they are in practice that it is a big-time, in-state game.

"You can tell there is a little more seriousness that comes out in the coaches and players this week."