‘“We have a lot of confidence in T.J. It was a struggle last year from the standpoint of him getting a jersey on game day,” McDermott said earlier this offseason. “The games that he did play, he contributed at a high level. From a leadership standpoint, you look at that Tennessee game on the road, his run in there was one of the runs that got us sparked in terms of going on the drive to go win it. What I love about T.J. also is how he handled himself through the season when he wasn’t playing, the way he handled himself as a team player helping on scout team, so I thought that spoke volumes about who he is.”’