He thinks about how he'll present himself and exactly what he'll say the first time he addresses the Schuyler Central High School football team as its new head coach.
In fact, the former Nebraska defensive end was awake much of Thursday night putting his thoughts together.
The essence of the message: “From here on out, we’re going to attack everything day by day with relentless effort no matter the circumstances," Ankrah said Friday. "We're all together in this. We’re in attack mode. I’m not just talking about football. I’m talking about school. I'm talking about life. No more lackadaisical stuff.