In May, President Bush maked a statement to reporters after meeting with five NCAA football coaches who visited military bases in the Middle East to boost morale with military personnel, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Pictured from left to right: Jack Siedlecki of Yale University; Mark Richt of the University of Georgia; Randy Shannon of the University of Miami; Bush; Tommy Tuberville of Auburn University; and Charlie Weiss of the University of Notre Dame.