"I felt like I wasn't given the opportunities I should have been but it is because of guys like Ryan and Bug, who believed in me," he said. "I couldn't leave them behind. I didn't want to transfer anywhere else. I just stuck to the plan, put my head down and said I am going to work my butt off and do whatever it takes. Whenever I get an opportunity, no matter how big or small, I am just going to take advantage. I learned a lot throughout that process and it was thanks to those guys for always believing I could get to this point."