BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSUs Josh Boutte knows his late hit on Wisconsins DCota Dixon two weeks ago looked bad. Hes thankful that the recipient of the hit - which drew an ejection, a one-game suspension and a flood of criticism - was willing to listen to his side of the story.Believe it or not, the conversation that took place during Bouttes apologetic phone call and their communication via text message afterward created a bond between the two players.DCota Dixon, hes a really good guy, really nice guy, Boutte said Monday while speaking to reporters for the first time since the Wisconsin game. I got to talk to him and we exchanged numbers. We became friends over something that probably shouldnt have happened. But in a way, Im glad that we got to meet. ... I just wish him the best.Dixon had every reason to doubt Bouttes version of what happened on the play. The 346-pound LSU offensive lineman leveled Dixon well after the Tigers final offensive play, where Dixon had sealed the Badgers 16-14 upset by intercepting a Brandon Harris pass. Just as Dixon made it back to his feet to celebrate the interception, Boutte barreled into him and delivered a brutal hit on the unsuspecting defensive back.Dixon said he had already forgiven Boutte for the hit even before he called the next day to apologize and make sure he was OK. However, he appreciated that Boutte had requested to make contact so he could extend those sentiments.He was just saying, How are you doing? How is your head feeling? He was like, Man, I really didnt mean to do that. Im sorry for what I did, Dixon recalled. He mentioned how he thought I was still up, which I could kind of see. So I told him it was all right, it was totally OK and dont worry about it. It happens. Its part of the game.When the call ended, Dixon took a step that he worried might be inappropriate. He texted the Louisiana number that had just called him, unsure whether Boutte had even called from his own cell phone. The return gesture helped the two players find even more common ground.I texted him asking if there was anything that I could possibly pray for him about, Dixon said. He ended up texting me back and saying, Yeah, just pray that we have a good season and that Gods hand is on both of us moving forward throughout the season. So I ended up praying for him and it was OK.Dixons text touched Boutte, also a devout Christian.I would have to say [what helped us become friends was] just our relationship with God, Boutte said. He was a big God guy and after I found out that, it kind of like just meshed. Its almost like hes been in my life. It was really good. Hes a really good guy.Boutte faced near-universal condemnation from media critics and across social media immediately after the game, but LSUs stance from the beginning has been that Boutte did not realize Dixon was down before the hit.Anyone who knows Josh knows that he did not mean to hurt that kid or hit him [flagrantly]. It just was bad timing because it was at a frustrating point in the game, LSU center Ethan Pocic said. But anyone who knows Josh knows he didnt mean that. He was on the other hash and you see on film the kid gets up and from when the ball got intercepted, [Boutte] didnt stop running. He was running full-speed, and he honestly thought he was making a tackle.Just as he told Dixon that it was not an intentional cheap shot on their phone call, Boutte reiterated that point on Monday.On TV it seems like it happened so slow, and you can tell in the game experience, I literally looked up, I saw the ball in his hand and I was like, Ive got to get the ball, Boutte said.Even if it was an unintentional late hit, LSU still suspended Boutte for the Tigers game against Jacksonville State the following week. Dixon was fortunate to be OK, but Boutte could have seriously injured the Badgers defensive back on the play.Even though this was done by mistake, a play like this does not belong in the game of football, and therefore, action must be taken, LSU coach Les Miles said while announcing Bouttes suspension two days after the Wisconsin game.Boutte admitted the ordeal has been embarrassing, although Dixons forgiveness alleviated his shame over the situation somewhat. 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WENTWORTH, England -- European captain?Darren Clarke has named?Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Thomas Pieters as his picks for next months Ryder Cup.Clarke, who will lead Europe into the defence of the title at Hazeltine from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, made the announcement at the European Tours headquarters at Wentworth on Tuesday.The trio will join automatic qualifiers Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose,?Rafael Cabrera Bello, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Andy Sullivan, Danny Willett and Chris Wood in the team.There is no place in the team for Scotlands world No. 20 Russell Knox, who finished 10th in qualifying, just 0.04 points ahead of Pieters.With rookies filling five of the nine automatic qualifying places -- albeit one of them being Masters champion Willett -- Clarke had made no secret of the fact that he wanted to balance the team with experienced players.Westwood and Kaymer had long been favourites to be selected and finished 13th and 14th on the world points list respectively, with Westwood securing a 10th consecutive appearance in the event. Clarke revealed hes been losing sleep over the decision to choose Pieters or Knox -- but it was the Belgians incredible win at last weeks Made in Denmark tournament, where he opened with a 62 on Thursday before birdying the final three holes on Sunday to earn his third European Tour in three months. Knox, meanwhile, is left kicking himself for not taking up European Tour membership before his WGC-HSBC Champions win in November.Lee and Martin were two pretty obvious choices but the last one was very difficult, Clarke told reporters at Wentworth. Graeme McDowell and Luke Donald, in terms of experience, could have been in the three, but those two havent quite been on top of their own games.So then it came down to the choice between Russell Knox and Thomas Pieters and it was an incredibly difficult decision. 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He has the talent to go all the way to the top in the world in my belief.Clarke insisted Westwood had not been selected because of the pairs longstanding friendship, adding: I selected him because he brings something that no one else can bring to the Ryder Cup. This is his 10th one. There is nobody that has that amount of experience on the team.He will be somewhat like the general amongst the team. Anything he says, everybody sits up and listens. Thats what makes Europe the team that we are, because theres always guys that want to learn and want to get better, and you cant have a better guy from a playing point of view than Lee Westwood in that team room.The selection of Pieters means the European team features six rookies for the first time since 2010 and the most in America since there were seven at Brookline in 1999.Its going to be a monumental task but Ive got full confidence in the team were going to take, Clarke added. 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