"I don't think there was a whole lot of pressure," he said. "I just answered the questions honestly and openly. If you do that, you don't have much pressure.
"Most guys know me. I talk from my heart. I talk to the team that way. I'm not a piece-of-paper guy. Everybody knows that about me. I say what I have to say. It wasn't bad."
On the job for almost two weeks, Bradley is 1-1 as head coach after a confidence-boosting 20-14 victory at Ohio State. A victory Saturday at Wisconsin would propel the Nittany Lions into the Big Ten's inaugural championship game.
With the scandal enveloping the campus, Bradley has been challenged to make sure that his players know what's happening, and that they take care of their business off and on the field.
Senior offensive tackle Chima Okoli appreciates what he has done.
"He's handled it great," Okoli said. "In adverse times, I think that's when a person's character is really revealed. He let us know that we're not going to crumble, we're not going to fold. With all the pressure that was on him, he handled it very well and took a lot of pressure off us. We're really grateful to have a coach like Coach Bradley."
Bradley's work also has been noticed by his rivals, particularly Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema, who got to know Bradley during the many times their paths crossed while recruiting.
"I know he's a good human being," Bielema said. "To watch him from afar how he's handled everything, it's not a surprise to the people that know him. He's a class act, a guy that's been in position for a long time waiting to be a head coach. Unfortunately, this situation came up in a way he didn't want, in a way no one wants it to come."
