Looks like Willis will be known as a Saban coach

On the deciding factor for leaving Alabama
"It was very hard to leave that place. It truly was, because I had a great time there. Everybody talks about the bowl game and victory, but to me it wasn't so much the victory and getting to the championship. It was the process and the road getting there. I think my time with Coach Saban and what I learned was, of course, the formula. I will try to do the same thing here and run the same type of program and the same attitude.

On how much the 2009 season helped prepare him for this position
"Tremendously. One thing Coach Saban always preached was it's not always about the results, it's about the process. If we can stay focused on doing the right things and focus on the technique, the fundamentals and being a student of the game, those things really pay off in the end. Once our kids buy into that and believe in it, we'll be good."