Press Conference (Devon Armstrong) Elite Edition Mar 24

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2:01A lot of coaches have talked about versatility and all kinds of things, and that depends where. We're all here, you've been kind of playing other spring. Yes, I'm just bouncing around, taking reps a little bit everywhere. I think it's kind of this time of the year is for just giving a feel for the game. Just messing in well with wherever you're at on the field. I think it's a main job. We talked to guys this time of year a lot about their first year in the world and everything. Do you think maybe it's different going through it with your brother? Yeah, so I mean, just having somebody that kind of always, you know, bounce questions to, you know, we were roommates and stuff like that. So I'm just having somebody that you've kind of shared so many experiences with. You really could motivate each other and we really know like you kind of get us going more so than anybody else because, you know, we've been playing nice to each other for a while now.

3:03Have you let's go to Canter Street with this largely here for this season? Yeah, I mean, it's just being close on and off the field. It's just really not only, you know, being together on the field, always kind of going over some plays in the film room, just spending a lot of time with each other. Thank you. Jeremiah and Carnell and Brandon and I met them. Yes, that's my mindset, like, in practice the whole day. I want those boys to give me everything that they have. So, like, well, in Saturdays, it's going to be easy for me and I'll be prepared. What have you seen with Grocery Beach on the corners? Obviously, we saw that it's not a Jeremiah last year. They're germane, sorry, but Calvin and some of the errands, some of the young guys. How have you seen them come along? Um, and Scott has gotten completely better from his brain. Glad completely better. Is that just time in the program? I'm just getting used to the speed of college football, I would say.

4:06What about Calvin? He was obviously here last year. He was? Um, Calvin has gotten a lot better. Like, I would say that he's gotten a lot smarter. And then he also write G.B. Go ahead and think he's got about Calvin's intelligence, you know, where he's grown. Where specifically is it? The film room? Is it kind of picking up, you know, the playbook? Where have you seen that? The rain of a crab? I would say Calvin has gotten smarter just like his game knowledge, like expecting, like, a different kind of routes and stuff like that. Perfect. What did everything start to click for him? So last year was it in the soft sea? When did you feel just comfortable with him? I would say it in the spring, I started to get a lot more comfortable in our defense. Yeah, yeah. We said you break up the past yesterday with the German name, I'm sorry if you're asked about this earlier, but what is like going up against him? Do you, it seems like you enjoy it? Yeah, I love it. He's tough. I like going against him a lot. He's really good. What have you improved in your game? Just from that, for example, those one-on-one matchups, this preseason or whatever.

5:08You know how ball-a-hoo this game is. So Jeremiah, he forces me to play the ball, because if you don't play the ball against him, he'll go get it. Yeah, yeah. And you, Dave's in there. How would you describe this defense now compared to this time a year ago, from this standpoint of a confidence factor? You don't mean that you guys feel on the field? How would you describe it? It's different about it, I guess. I feel like everybody has a lot more smartness here. Everybody's like, I would just say that we're going to just just just smarter. Yeah, but you know, when you look up and late and ran, some decided to come back and Caleb down, transferred in. What did you feel about that? Did it just grow stronger in that one week span, two weeks span? You're still on up saying? I feel like those guys have played at that level. The level those guys have played at? Yeah, I would say that. Like a downcoming, and then what they say he was coming back, they say he was coming back, it's just still like,

6:08we'll be happy to be the netting. Yeah, Drake, still? Thanks, man. Of course. I said it right, I think. But he was quite elusive in stuff. Was that a good, I don't know, prep for this week? I mean, because Dylan gave us a little bit different scrambler, but he still gets the job done. Oh, yeah, that was definitely good to have, because like I said, I mean, all the quarterbacks are very mobile, and being people that have more experience versus mobile quarterbacks helps us, obviously. You know, just helping us home, and learn from our, where we had them going through the hole, and had them scrambles, where we can learn from those scrambles, and we going from that game, and the past game we played against the organ, just learning the quarterbacks tendencies, and when they like to run, the way they like to run, and everybody helps us out, really closing the cage, and facing pocketball. Is there a final line between being aggressive but also being wary? This guy can slip away, you're saying what I'm saying, timing? Yeah. You can't just go right at him, and go ahead, I'm sorry. Yeah, he's definitely a quarterback, and then gets out of the pocket, so I mean, being, he's definitely a threat, and he's a main guy in offense, he runs the show, so I mean, being able to stop him and contain him,

7:09really slows the offense down, so being able to cage the pocket, and be able to slow him down, and make him make more decisions on the run, and moving around, and it helps us. Go ahead and just add one more, him, I'm sorry. Well, no, I didn't want to ask about their center. Their center, I impressed with you with him, the last time you guys played. He seems to have a pretty good game, and he's kind of a tough guy to move out of there, and stuff he looks like. I mean, what's your impression of him? He's definitely one of the better centers in the conference, I mean, he's a really good guy, I mean, being able to be in there, being able to be in the size, and being able to move the way he can, it's really hard to get around him at times, but he's definitely having the game plan, and working against him, and working to tend to see that he has, and being able to work against that, it really helps us, helps me. Yeah. Steven Leonard, college football foul. Yeah, kind of piggybacking on that, how much of it was their offensive line being a strike that our team versus Dylan Gabriel being able to escape, and the lack of pressures that we had on our defense? Yeah, I mean, when you got a good offensive line,

8:10I mean, it makes it even better for a quarterback, you know, being able to roll out to know that your line was going to help you protect you when you're in the pocket, so I mean, it makes it easier for throws, and it makes it harder for us, honestly, if we're going to have a good offensive line, so I mean, like I said before, just being able to attack the offensive line, attack the weaknesses, and be able to go after them, and make it harder for the quarterback, and he's harder for them, or we're all. Uh, we're all right. Andrew Gillick, believe in Doc Brown. What's the challenge? Similar to Tim's question. And, you know, when you play a team like this that runs the level of RPOs that they do that wants to do, how do you stay true and be aggressive and force the issue, where, you know, Dylan Gabriel is really going to make it up for you too. Uh, yeah, like I said, just putting pressure on him, I mean, do you be able to get it, get back there? I mean, we got a lot of different plays that can help us get back their passer in playing and playing to their tendencies, you know. A lot of times they have the RPO, the RPO helps them out. It means you get the ball out fast. I mean, I mean, things like Jackson, and JTB, when they get their hands up, knock the ball down, crazy stream them out of pressure for the quarterback, when you got hands in your face all times. And final questions. Bill Rebeno, it's Columbus Dispatch. We've asked about Dylan Gabriel and the receivers.

9:12Uh, they're not one dimensional. They're a good one back in Jordan James. What makes him special? And what's the challenge for you guys? Uh, I think he's definitely one of the better running backs in the comforts of well. I mean, just how hard he runs is, it's hard to bring him down at times. So I mean, as a front pro, we probably stopping around. That's the first thing we're going to do is we go on the game. I mean, past Russian is good and all, but we can't stop the run. I mean, we're going to run the ball there and throw all the time. So all the time, we have to figure out how we're going to stop him. How we're going to run the ball. And then we're going to take him down. So I mean, it's our job as a front pro to go on there and stop the run. We're going to make him one dimensional as we go out there. So I mean, we get out there every time I have a mindset. We go out there and we're going to get, we're not going to allow him to get in the yards, allow him to get going. We're going to stop him. We're going to make him throw the ball. Well, uh, what J.T. was up here asked him about how to compare to trust him and, and Jack is, it's personalities. What's your take on that? How different are they? Is it, is it just personalities? Um, I definitely think Jack is more outgoing. I mean, the guys and he's like the, the light that shines around. I mean, everybody goes around him and everybody loves him.

10:12He's, uh, outgoing guy. There come come to you. Shake your hand anytime of day and then J.T. is more of the glue guy. I mean, a lot of guys gravitate to him. I mean, he just has a bright smile on him all the time. He's just a great guy that people would like to be around. I mean, they're two good people. So it's hard to tell. And Ty, I do that one more question for you. Tony Irvin, but I got up. You guys obviously have faced stuff while you did it last week. What's the key for you as a defensive one in facing tempo? Oh, yeah. I mean, we've been going through all week in the past two weeks. It's just getting set. I mean, that's the first thing you do. If you're not set, I mean, it makes it harder to do your job. So let's be able to get on the ball, get set before they're lined up and set the ball is one and more important thing. So when we're set, we're able to do our jobs at the efficiency they can before they can do theirs. It can be difficult at times. You know, you got to look to the signline first. You got to get the call. I mean, the call has to be set down first. So it can't be difficult at times. But that's definitely what we've been working on the past few weeks to just get the call and get the call early. Get set so we can go and be play faster. Is there a time where you're like, you've changed the plane to one side of the field. And now it's lined up.

11:14They're going to be heading to the other side. So like, you've got to just run the signline to the side line just to get the money. Oh, yeah. I mean, I haven't a lot of last game, you know. It's hard. It's definitely tough. I mean, that's what we work on in practice. It's just moving as fast as we can. We're simulating these things so we can get into the game. It's a lot easier. So we moving around side to side, running around, doing extra conditioning just for moments like this. All right. Thank you very much. All right. Thank you. Thanks, Tom. Kind of the same, really. It's a long, long place, but there's more understanding for sure I feel like you can get to that more understanding play than I feel like that's the difference. Peter was saying the other day just kind of like coming into this offense I feel like 20 years of breeze and just kind of I was just kind of built on top of each other, on top of each other. It's like kind of a lot to kind of begin. Do you find that they kind of turn it down to something new starting to be zero with everybody? It's just a little bit easier to kind of get everybody on the stand. Yeah. I feel like it's way easier. Like you say, it was kind of more of a jewel breeze style to the last playboost. So all credit to them though,

12:14they built that around him around this players, but like I said, it's more this playbook is more for matchups and feel like it's going to be better for us. How do you think it's going to really take advantage of your skill sets? Just building around the strengths that I have, you know what I'm saying? Things that I can do and things that she can do. Things that our players can do is kind of focus on what we can do and building on that. I feel like it's planted a player's strength. So I feel like it's going to help us. A lot of the emphasis has been around the way this office is. A lot of their speed and how's that transition been so far? I mean, like I said, building around the player's strength. So of course, we've got speed, a mere seat and ATR-seer. So just building around that. Like I said, playing to our strengths and being able to capitalize off that feel like it's going to help us a lot. The most I like the tempo abstract and getting a lot of plays in it less time. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's definitely going to play a big difference. Like I said, coming from the West Coast, but they bringing that stand for an offense here.

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16:19Like I said, I just try to do that. Leave by example. I'm not really outspoken, but just leave by example, working hard, trying to dominate every rep, and hopefully they fall out of that. And that yards after the catch, is that, you feel like that's a strength of yours that maybe wasn't you to lot, I don't know, utilizes the right word, but you could show more way. Yeah, it's an offense that is built around that. Just catching the ball in the space, catching the ball over the middle, or even on the outside with space and separation for like this built around, having yards at the catch. So I'm definitely proud to be in the system, like I said, and I'm excited. Is that a mindset too? Like being able to yards after the catch. Oh, yeah, I mean, of course. I mean, you don't want to get tackled by the first person. And my mindset is trying to take everything to the house, every touch. So I definitely got to do that more, and I'll definitely try to work on that in practice. And Chris, what kind of a person have you believed in?

17:19A great dude, man. Some that I definitely need it, some that he relates to me, just from backgrounds. He's a great coach, a great leader, motivational. And like I said, I'm excited to have him around. And for him to push me is everything that I need. So, what kind of you're talking about, like I fully found some back, you know, the tough performances, or whatever, like, did you try to find any resources to kind of help you figure out how to do that? Oh, yeah, I mean, it's all the guys that tell me that that's natural. I just have bad games, but just having a standard that I have for myself, and the expectation that I have for myself gets hard sometimes. So, I'll just be able to be hard on yourself, but at the same time, I'll just let it go, and just bounce back for the next game, or something that I learned last year. You wonder if guys that feel like you could always have the certain level of production, or are you okay with those certain games, where the defense is so focused on you, the other guys have big games, and we're just running good routes,

18:20and the ball's not coming. Yeah, I definitely was like that early in my career, especially in college, but I found out it's just about winning, really, just trying. If you are at number one, God, so bring that attention to you, so other guys can get open. It's going to be games like that, but as long as we win it, I feel like I can control what I can control, so. And how are the times going forward? Yeah, that will cost the Mario. Since you've been here, you've been in a way since your rookie year, there were games where you've been here. Oh, my God, really help this. When did you really start getting used to in the NFL, knowing that you were the primary concern for the opposing secondary? Probably last year, really. My rookie year, I wasn't really receiver one. Mike and Jarvis this year kind of had to play my role until they got hurt, but probably last year when that was the focal point. It still wasn't too much attention, but some games it was kind of like that, so probably last year, that's when I learned. In terms of him, I'm still learning that from G.

19:21So I feel like the spot is for who goes out there and do their job. He said, he said the last few years on U.S. What was that like, and he said he had to be like that for sure? I mean, I obviously as a young guy, when older guy is on U.S. every 24 or 7, and like every play kind of, I want to say annoying, but it's like, they ain't get off me a little bit, but it definitely helped me. I feel like it helped me in the long run. He was giving me good advice. He didn't tell me anything wrong, so I appreciate you for that. No, I don't know how much you got listening to that. But when you hear Ryan Day say what he said about you last week, how much they kind of need you to do, how do you take that up to play over the year? Well, what he could do to say, I sometimes, you know, I appreciate you. He said, he has the ability, he has the competitiveness, I love being around him all the time. He's just got a great way about it. He's learning how to continue to finish.

20:21And a couple of clips of him that we showed the team when the other day, finishing down to be able to play hard, continuing to focus on the job, and knowing exactly what the fuel is going to do. Playing side-in is not easy, it's certainly not easy anywhere you play, but it's not easy at all, I have to be able to run around like a receiver, but it's a block like an offensive line, and you've got to be able to check like a working pattern. They also said, we need you to be able to do that. Well, I feel like that's great to hear from your head coach, especially at this high level. You hear your head coach praising, you give me a pass on the bat and team meetings. That's, I just feel good. You may be in up there. Let my team see me do good, show our extra efforts, whether there's some things I gotta come in and play and make some big plays. You want to be physically, I can see my high school is pretty easy. I feel like I dominate the high school, yeah. So when you come here, you're starting from scratch and maybe some of the things that you were able to do with high school, you can't get away with it anymore.

21:22What's that transition like in trying to develop? Actually, as a tight end, versus just being better than everybody else. Honestly, I feel like it's high school again. I wasn't always dominant in high school, it's just like my last two years, I sprouted and I did what I need to do. This first year was a developmental year, the second and third year. So when I repop out and be the hardest fight you didn't want to team, tight ends, real to work. Well, he always gives me gems. He was on the defensive side of the ball, so he can give me a little different standpoint. But, you know, many of his conversations is more like following a signed conversation, not too much football. We keep the football side of the field. Do you work with Team because we're 50 more than there? No, I work 15 because I was born on the 15th. That makes more sense. Yeah. Johnny, for you, like just adjustment wise, to go, you know, you talk about early in high school,

22:23maybe you weren't like the style that you developed into one. Now you're back at that under the developing part of you. Yes. How hard is that from this and that's a perspective, especially because you're far from home? Like, when is the biggest challenge for you? Well, at first it was kind of hard because I had to reprogram myself to like, you're back on grandma. But, at the end of the day, I've done it before. I know what the overall goal is. I know what I want to complete in my journey. So, it's time to work. When you hear press conferences and folks today talking about, Johnny, we need you. But he is that intimidating? Is it inspiring? As inspiring, he basically called your number. When your number just called, make a play. That's all it is. Because they loves me. I love the team. He loves the team. So, when he keeps sending you out and lets you know he needs you, that's all he needs to be said. It would claim confidence about you right now when it's talking to the center of you. I guess where does that come from?

23:24Where do you get your confidence from? My confidence? I feed off myself a lot. I bring good energy. I'm always smiling. I feel like if you didn't get none of the wrong, there's little not to be confident about. Johnny, I'm accurate in the saying that toughness free stands out between last year and this year. It's more tough. What does that mean to you? Like, what is toughness to you? How are you more tough this year? Toughness, uh, I feel like for the tight end unit, this year we made it, we made a stand out of the tight end unit, be the toughest team, be the toughest unit on the team, no matter what. Often it's a different society, be the toughest unit because we have to do, I feel like the most. Like he said, we're around, it's like a wide receiver, like a D-line. Made it all on the side. So I feel like you got to, you got to bring it. You got to be tough. It's just part of the game. What does that look like on the day to day? Was that in the weight ring that you built that? Well, yeah, I was that guy struggling to weight roll. My guy a little bit bigger, but that's also on the field. Being able to get in between big plays,

24:24uh, some extra efforts down the field, running, being tough. Being tough is an overall game. It's just not physical. You play such a development position. What's it like to do that against this or I would speak to you guys? Well, you get to test your skills every day. You have the best, you have the best people on the other side of the ball. You got safeties at a high level, corners at a high level, D-line at a high level, linebackers at a high level. It's just every day gone for real. What happens if you have a bad day? No, it's just staying at the bad day. It's just lessons. Staying in the books, stay watching, I feel like. Johnny, with your room being as deep as this, you feel like there is a good opportunity for quite a few of you guys to see some some time on the field, and not just kind of towards the end of the game type thing, but maybe some like real legitimate meaningful reps. For sure, I feel like everybody in our room is well capable of going out of the field,

25:26and not missing a beat. I feel like everybody in our room can come in, play H or Y, know what they're doing, and do that at a high level. I feel like, what our room being deep is, nothing but a weapon for us. Have you guys been kind of tailoring your practices towards that kind of possible game plan aspect? I want to say Taylor, but coach places in the best situation. Coach places in all the situations, actually, if he wants to go out of Y, go out of Y, if he wants to go out of H, go out H, do what you need to do. Going to be going in the freshman. I feel like everybody has their own journey for real, and how they go about it is different, but I feel like he's taking it on the chin, and I feel like he's taking it well. He's learning from the other guys, like I had to do last year. He's making plays. He's learning. I feel like that room is deep, and everybody can do what they need to do as well. So I feel like you're going to be able to do

26:27if you may have been asked this earlier. You feel like you're going to finally get on the field a lot this year. What's your sense of it? I feel like I'm going to get on the field. It depends on a lot, that all depends on me. If I go on the field and get what I need to be done, I get more plays. If I don't do what I need to do, they don't find the next man who can do it. And that checklist is what? I mean, what would get you on the field? Like you said, if you do what needs to be done, what is it? Because it's the same way that you're going to win. This is just seeing. That's all it is. Know what you do, why you need to do it, and why you need to do it. Like that's all part of it. Once you're out there and they know what you know what you're doing, you're going to keep rolling. So you mess up. If you mess up, they're going to tell you how to fix it. So you're back out there. When you watch video of yourself, can you see what kind of weapon you are? If you're on the field, you're still what I'm saying. Yeah, I trust you. You're saying you're in damages, right? Yeah, I know I'm a match match problem sometimes, or most of the time. But I used to try not to watch too much videos of myself. It's just film now.

27:35I feel like I made a lot of progress from last year. This year we'll see how high goals we haven't played out for a day yet. So I don't. Hey there, it's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway. It's stock up savings time now through April 2nd. Spring in for store-wide deals and earn four times the points. Look for in-store tags to earn on eligible items from. Celsius, body armor, aura-aida, silk, Capri Sun, Bavarian meats, and Charmin. Then clip the offer in the app for automatic event-long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in-store, or online for easy drive-up and go pick up or delivery. Restrictions apply, see website for full terms and conditions. You're having a good time. You're out drinking with the boys. Now it's time to pay the tab. $11,352.47. Wait, what? Well, there are court costs, attorney fees, higher insurance costs, damage to your car, do you why finds? Ugh. Not to mention the damage to your social life. Plan a sober ride or pay the price.

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29:36you pick a gem from G, get a gem from K before he left. He still talks to us a little bit. He got bigger gems now. So I feel like the development has been all around. I can pinpoint one part of my Gensro. What do you like most about the game football? Physicality part and fit to you just to school at systems. And how much better do you become from a blocking standpoint where do you want to come? Where have you definitely improved in that realm? Say the guys are. The blocking standpoint of your, you know, as Ryan, they say, it's the most complex, probably, positional field, playing tidy on. You got to be this guy and this guy, and then you got to, split the scene. Yeah, I feel like the blocking standpoint, the thing that I got better at was just hand placement, and half placement, knowing the leverage of the ball, knowing to get your hands out there first, get the first touch. Yeah. Or if you get the first touch, you get, you win a block. That's the last question. The room? The bar's hands up, man. Yeah.

30:36That helps me a lot. These men are here. Either you can catch something or block something. Sorry, Charlie. Thank you. Thank you. That's because he's been watching everybody else all of them. He knows how to do it. Cool. Here's a redone of these things. Now, spring workouts, and he kind of just gave the ball. Like, he's a great dude. Like, he really wanted to build connections with us. So it's been amazing. Let's put in the biggest adjustment you've had to make

31:36since coming to Ohio State. The biggest adjustment I would have to say is, just really buying in to the culture. Because we're a big culture program. We keep the culture. It no matter what's going on, we are going to be the same way. So just kind of buying in stuff like that. You got to go to a couple of those bowl games and kind of see what that experience was like. What did that kind of do for you to help prepare you to do it yourself? It was crazy because there's my first time actually watching games from the field. So I actually got to see steps. I got to see play call, and I got to see coach Fry. I see coaching those guys up on the sideline and actually figure out the talk that he's talking about. For freshmen offensive lineman, patience is required. Right? It's a development. As a guy who comes from high school, we're playing a lot. How do you kind of reset coming in as an offensive lineman, knowing it may be a year or two before you start to get real fun? You know, you kind of just want to learn from those guys

32:38that have been here because like you said, it's kind of tough coming in and being a young guy and then going against different fronts you might never see before and talking different knowledge that you might not talk before. But for me, it's been kind of a learning process, but I'm picking up on it. I get very great coaching every day. And the older guys do a great job of, you know, communicating. So it's kind of been really easy. Nine different guys started last year. What does that mean for this realm in terms of you guys know you got to be prepared for anything. So how do you prepare for that? Just coming every day ready to work and coming with that mindset that we all need each other. It's not just one guy there. It's one guy that knows it's five guys out there and those five guys that are going to be out there, they got to be able to trust their brother and the guys that are on the side line, we got to be out there churning on our brothers and when our names are called or whatever names it's called you got to be, but it's step up. If I'm more just that early on,

33:38like right now for you trying to still your teammates can trust you. Just coming every day with the mindset that I'm here to work. Like I come in the building, I come in with Woody and they know that I'm here to work. They know that I'm not here to play around. They know that I'm coming in to meet and ask the questions. Trying to figure out what's going on, picking the older guys, the brain, staying out the practice, even getting at your work. You talked about this kind of scene improvement already. Where have you seen that development? It's most in your experience. I want to say knowing the game and football. That was the biggest improvement for me because coming out of high school is kind of a lot more simpler. Coming to a place like Ohio State, you got to know what's going on. You know what I mean? And Coach gives us a good look. I'm talking to my coach for the defensive court. He gives great looks. Different looks. And yeah. Is that through film work? That you start to see that the most kind of the knowledge of the game,

34:39not necessarily the whole field stuff? Uh, yeah. I want to say the film and on the field because you can work on the end of the film and you can work on the board but you can't take it to the field and none of that really matters. They make you hard on them. If you don't invest that time, and you're just trying to yell at motivated musicians and go ahead and one ear out the other. So leadership is same way. What does this spring look like for the CJ? It's just like things where it's where it's where it's where it can apply. Where it's where it's where it's where it's where it can apply. Yeah, I think CJ is going to be moved around a lot. You know, it's funny when we got we hired an Appetition the first person I thought it was CJ because I think it's a like that. Appetition, well, some of the stuff that he's done was similar-ish. Like I know, Al Gold was with him at Detroit. You know, they have clients. So like there's some stuff. At least we did over there at Notre Dame that we'll see if we're able to kind of implement something in here. I'm sure some maybe not. Others, depending on what our guys do best.

35:40I probably thought about CJ because it's like it's a fresh start. A new set of eyes on him. And I think it's an opportunity to be multiple and use him. And what he does best. You know, so that's the exciting thing. You know, when you really studied what coach Patricia has done in the past, is he likes to take like who are like who are our players and then let's build it around those guys. And I think CJ has had a hell of a winner. I think he's one of those guys. So I'm excited to see how we get creative and use him to get to the sprint. Does that mean you see how to be like flow is more of an edge of defender? Kind of differently than you guys do. I think yeah, I think he has that. I think that's exactly what kind of like potential CJ has. It's the ability to get on the edge, move around. The nice thing about that is that you're not handicapped. Just with CJ doing one thing off the edge. You think you have the ability because he understands conceptually zone drops, linebacker terminology, right? You can get really creative about how you use him.

36:41But I think he definitely needs to be utilized. Whereas a just got to the heart attack. Go be disruptive. What's happening? Is he going to be in your position? Find out on Monday. What about Matt? Is the leader of you guys? This coach is having you. How are you? How's he all fit with you guys? And how are you seeing that? And how do you feel about the higher football? I love the higher. I've had a lot of respect for coach Patricia. Like ever since he worked, me and Marcus out back here. And what we were talking about that when you first was and the interview process was kind of how fast time goes. But I'm really excited just to continue to learn. Like I said, there's some. It's funny because there's some terminology that when I was at Notre Dame, you can use. And I can at least speak some of his language with what he's called things before. And you're trying to morph everything together right with these things that we've done. What he knows what we do, it's a lot. But he's been incredible with I think the staff.

37:42He's very organized. He's detailed. He'll have constant, clear communication. You know, and they're going to get together at this time and being like, you're just efficient in your role. And it's been a lot like when you're come from outside and you come back into it, and you have to try to catch him up on the recruiting board. It's it, you know, like you have a lot of these conversations. Okay, what are we looking for at these positions now? How do you see it? Because you know, under one coordinator, you might see a, the Mike Linebacker needs to be this. And then under this coordinator, while I think the Mike Backer needs to be this. And like, so you have to have those conversations at every position, and you just kind of keep going through. And I'm just excited to learn. I think the more systems, I mean, look, play the system here in college, play the system, under Steve Spagnolo, play the system, or Tim Walden, play the system under Greg Williams, Dennis Allen, coach of Growl Gold, and then Jim Null, like everyone of those, there's like different terminology for everything.

38:43So you're just, you're learning a different language, call and think, you know, I mean, there's just concepts. And I think it is kind of collect over time. What you think is really good stuff, and how you do stuff that could be a little different, and I'm just really excited to learn from that, and to have a ton of success. He seemed very excited over there, talking really to me here. Yeah. coaching college, whatever. So long. What's his personal, how do you like it with you guys? Yeah, he's been great. I mean, his energy is incredible. He's very, he is. He's authentically excited to be back in college football. You can tell there's like a yearning to get back to like the while you got in the coaching, right, is that impact young people. It's the impact and teach the game of football. And so a few times it's been a fun, you know, kind of like talking to the guys, in a sense, like, he's excited to just teach ball. You know what I mean? And kind of ironically, like, you know, similar to a lot of other things that chips that last year, right? Yeah, get back and you're like, man, I'm just excited to. And so he has that excitement. He's done a phenomenal job, I think,

39:44of getting to know the players. Just kind of like walking around versus like popping in, making sure that he's in front of them and they get to know him and he gets to know them. And it's a lot. And you can imagine when you come in, you have all these guys, right? And trying to learn all these guys, I'm learning recruiting, I'm learning staff, I'm learning dynamics, like it's a lot. But he's handled it really well. You know, he's an old-school ball coach, so he's a grinder, so he's doing a really good job. James, Sonny's probably not going to need to do much this spring. How much more can you get done with the young guy? Let's tell him that. So you've got to do a lot. But in terms of Ryan DeRity said, you know, thank you for saying 75% of whatever. How much more can you get done with the young guys when you're not worried too much about the senior? Yeah, I think, I mean, you're always just looking for competition, especially like in Spring Bowl, and that's what it's all about, right? You're trying to have it so cliche, but it's true, like the Iron Sharpens Iron mentality of you want your room to be super competitive, to where, hey, the guy in front of me makes a play,

40:46then my next set of four plays, I go out there, I have to be on point, right? And it's a constant driving of the room forward. And so, yeah, Sonny gets 50 or how many reps off, 50% rubber coach said, then that means more opportunity for somebody else to play, right? So that'd be more for our values, that scheme flexibility with our value, we wouldn't pay pierce around, it's at TJ Riley. You like all these guys stove, we're all going to get more reps. I think it's great. It's what you got to do at this point in the season. But I think you'll, yes, there's still some. Hey, there, it's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway. It's stock up savings time. Now, three April 2nd, spring in for store-wide deals and earn four times of points. Look for in-store tags to earn on eligible items from Lindor. Chipsahoy, Gatorade, post, Ziploc, and Zoa. Then clip the offer in the app for automatic event-long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store or online for easy drive up and go, pick up or delivery. Restrictions apply.

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42:47or as a nutrient-packed reward to round out your afternoon, Kachava keeps you fueled and satisfied wherever your day takes you. Plus, it actually tastes delicious. No fillers, no nonsense. Just the good stuff, your body craves. And for the times you feel like switching it up, you've got seven flavors to choose from, all with the highest quality ingredients. Treat yourself to the flavor and nutrition your body craves. Go to kachava.com and use code news. New customers get 15% off their first order. That's K-A-C-H-A-V-A.com code news. The thing that I love about Sonny is that he's going to be clawed and try to get those reps because he's a true pro. And that's been the most enjoyable thing about working with him is like, you get a kid who's played safety his whole life, comes the backer, and he just wants to learn the why behind everything. And very similar to the fact of Cody, that we have guys who are that easy to work with. You're not trying to like, not worried about texting anybody in our room.

43:49About coming over and trying to learn ball. Where you at, they're obsessed with the game of football. They're always around when they're at class. So it's like, it makes it really easy as a coach because they're passionate for the game and so strong. You mentioned CJ, in terms of the higher with the map, just what can Sonny, what do you envision more with him with all of that stuff? I think we just have a lot of guys with a lot of links. It's up on Sonny Styles, Long, Conron, our Valries, Long, Conron. It's crazy because you see Sonny and he's like, okay, this guy, I wish I was built like that when I played. And then you see our Val stand next to Sonny here. Those, you know what I mean? And so like, and then you look across the room, like, as the room warms up, you're like, holy smokes. We just have a bunch of guys, and that's a lot of credit to make. Coach May does a phenomenal job. I was just talking to Burma about it. Like, to see even our mid-year guys,

44:50what they looked like when they showed up, during the full of the whole Maddy run, and they're kind of hanging out during practice. And you see the high school bodies, you see what they look like today before they go away. And like, the shoulders are all like, everything is just different. And they've been indoctrinated into the brotherhood. And so I think, you know, there's just a lot to work with. And so what he's really good at, right, is like, he's talked about it. One year, he has Junior Sayah, we'll let him get us Mike Vrable, you know, Roosevelt Colvin, and those guys. And then a couple of years later, he has Brandon Spikes. So he's like, okay, I'll just let his blitz Brandon at the middle all the time, because he was 260 pounds in the beast. He always says he was my best nose guard from Mike Bakker, right? And then the year after that, he gets, you know, we've got Jamie Collins and Dante Hightower. So now we can do a lot of stuff, right? So they're not just like, hey, this is what we're doing. We got plenty of people in there. Hey, here's what we got. Let's utilize it. So that's what Sprint will be.

45:51Walled on the lab and figure out what that means. I'm sure through Sprint Ball, there'll be like, hey, here's what we do really well. As a unit, because this unit's gonna be different, right? I mean, there's a lot of production. So the unit will be different. So you kind of got to reform your own identity and you have to re-hearn that civil bullet, big name, and mantra. How many other guys can look at our bell? It seems like he's on a very good track. Is that like, what's his ceiling? It's how he can do Sprint Ball. It's just a lot, and right now he's locked in. He's done a great job becoming a leader, coming out of his shell. I think, you know, I think for Velley, it's all about consistency and just preparation. And I'm proud of our bell, you know, he's through the season. You got way better at, you know, a lot of it's like little things, just note taking and stuff. Like sometimes these kids are always on their phones and stuff, not like the meeting rooms or anything like that, or just naturally. So like to get out a pen and paper and like, you hear things and to me, oh yeah, I got it. What you do until you're dog tired

46:51and then you forget, you know what I mean? But when you really understand it, you know what I mean? Like go play faster. He got so much better through the year. Just a lot of that's because of Cody, like becoming a pro. And then now it's like Sonny's pulling him along. He's pulling Payton along. The Payton's pulling TJ and Riley and Eli, so they can still like, so I kind of love the competition or the room right now. And the way it's made up. Yeah, he's on a great path around that. How many different guys do you feel like can be in that Mike's spot? Three yet. So that was obviously losing Cody and now having that. Not for me though. You know, I think that's something that's slow with us. We kind of go because, you know, week one Sonny actually started at Mike for us. And Sonny's smart enough to play him all. Our Vel is smart enough to play him all. Payton, he's smart enough to play him all. And it's also like, how did you, like depends on what scheme you're running. Where are they? How do they be utilized as well? You know what I mean? So you can say Mike, Mike Backer, you know, whether it's Tommy, I convert Garofil,

47:52Reese are two different people. Cody's different than those two. So my challenge to like a lot of the guys that come in is you got to learn both. The more you understand about the scheme in general, the faster you will play. You know what I mean? Like if I just sit here and I say, hey, I got to learn Mike. My drop is this and that's all I need to know. Like, well, no, football happens so fast and all the shifts and motions that like if you're out there just playing and you're waiting for a call and you're just reacting, like you're so worried about what's going on on your side of the ball. You don't even recognize that the offense is telling you something's what they're doing. So if I'm out there and also I'm not getting a call, I know what the call should be. It's like, hey, are we playing, you know, let's go. Now listen, you get it. You can look, I can see, okay, here's what the tight ends doing. That's what the back's doing. Here's what plays are coming. If you just line up and play, it's runner pass every time. Like, you know, stand a chance. You got to eliminate plays in your mind by seeing what the offense is doing. Like they tell you the story every time they line up, they just window dressing. My people motion a shift to try to,

48:53okay, are they trying to do man's own indicators and they're trying to make sure that they're getting the same formation, they're on the same place, but they just shift the people and then they motion and they move and they don't want you to recognize. So if we're always worried about what work you're doing, so the more you know, the faster you can play. You're not sitting there thinking, oh, what do I have for you? You're reacting. So you're, I know you have. So my challenge to guys, like, there's always a no both. So I think a lot of it would just be on, on depth of certain guys and get, you know, if Sonny's only doing 15 to 75% of the plays, then probably more guys get more will reps than they had, because we need more will bodies. That's technically where Sonny has started. But, we'll rotate them through. Let the production kind of show what it does and think sometimes, you know, you'll live with some of the mistakes just from being a new spot, but you'll be able to judge too, like, who's actually getting in the book. You know, I mean, who's actually studying? How much growth have you seen from Sonny to this time of year go through the national championship game? And then what's next for you?

49:55Man, I mean, definitely, I know Sonny has big goals and he should, I do as well for him. To see how far he's come, you know, the first thing kind of stands out is just like his, his footwork has gotten so much better. You know, when you're in the boxes and linebacker, you gotta be able to, remember Luke Fickley to say it all the time, and you gotta be slow until it's time to be fast. And when you're twitching like he is, a lot of times, you know, when you're about safety, you're used to pulling the trigger and rolling. Like, you gotta learn how to shuffle and not cross over, and he got so much better as the year went on. I think a lot of people question whether he'd be able to hold up his cowly-wise, and he was great. You know, he was the season guy. He's really good with his hands. He's had really natural ability to snag. We'll keep challenging him. I think he should be a dominant guy in coverage. Like he needs to be a guy that we can put on, a tight end and be like, he's not gonna, he didn't catch on the ball. You know what I mean? Because he has that athleticism, and I think we need to challenge him there. Challenge him. I think everything is just,

50:56this is not just Sonny, it's everybody's urgency in zone coverage. I mean, the urgency with you have to break on the football, to close that space, not at the ball carrier, have so much space on you to cut making mistakes, it's critical. I think sometimes he's, he could be so athletic, that you know, you can get away with some stuff. And he knows like, anything that I'm saying right now, here he knows. So the best part is a lot of times, like he'll come to me before film, and I already said, man, coach on that play, I should have, you know what I mean? Like he knows. And the best part is that he's humble enough. Our whole problem is that they just want to be, they want to be pushed, and they want to be coached. And so, the pain heck of a loss could be asked for, right? Like, how I was asking like, what do you mean for me? Just, just keep making sure, like you're pushing, you don't let me settle, don't let me settle. So, he's probably the best in the room with that. Do you look at Sonny and Arvel, and Peyton, that's kind of your top two guys right now? Yeah, I mean, I think going into it, you know, I think it's Sonny, Arvel, Peyton's right up there in that mix, you're accurate there, and then it's like,

51:58who else is going to emerge for really the fourth, the fourth guy? You know, I think that's a healthy way to put it. Yeah, I just, I think our, I think our backers are so competitive, so competitive that it's, you know, like I know Peyton Pearce is chomping at the bit, and I know that he's going to push, you know, Vell and Sonny, I know that, you could look at Riley and TJ and Eli and Stove, like those guys are going at it. These work guys, those guys are going at it, and it's constant, you know what I mean? They're trying to fight each other, everything. So, because the reality of it is, they're fighting for reps, right? So, this game is hard, it's winter loose or every single day, and, you know, a lot of the guys are going to make our break and then start with the mental preparation to be honest with you, and because that's where trust starts, right, if you don't know what you're doing, I can't put you out there. So, who preps mentally as we get rolling, and then the physical part of that,

52:58but let's say it says, it's Sonny Arbella, and Peyton probably have probably the top three, and then, but like I always say, it's always fluid. It's always fluid. I haven't done this, you know, it's funny. There was one coach who said that, I forget what kind of felt he knew was, but he said that what he does is he has the depth chart sit in the front of the room, so like if you're a starter, you're the first to grow, you know, and then the second row, and he's like, it'll change weekly. Sometimes loop camp, I'm like, I can't do that. I got it. I'm not sure I can do that. Okay. We're good. Just speaks to how great a coach he is. I think a lot of coaches would have, you know, had a lot of selfie goes on in that meeting. He didn't at all. He loves us, you know, all of us like for his sons, and we felt that form, you know, that loss, you know, we knew that we had a rebound like we did, I mean, I can't say enough like how much he means to us, and he means to me. The way he goes about business,

53:58and we don't go about it, like a lot of teams do about fear of losing your job. We go about it as a family, it's about love, and we know we had to execute, and we did that tonight. How happy are you for Coach Day? You know, and how close you are, you were the first to make for him to build a healthy business. Yeah, I mean, it's a dream come true. Like I said, I mean, God is so great. And during that, it took us down, and it took Coach Day on, this family on, I mean, and then I'll victorious like we did tonight, and I'm on the ramps, and you know, it means everything to us. And to see you have the success, you know, it makes me so happy. I know, I saw the spot on his wife on her face, and it's up to she ever to do it. It's going to be an excellent set of things, and that guy in front of your door, it's terrible. And to come out tonight, and win this game for them, it's awesome. Yeah, he dropped them, he come and burned them. Championship for bust, all that in the expectations with this team at own point, you know, we knew what the expectations were going to the season. You know, we knew that we're at the highest state, and the job at hand every year, as if you're not competing for a national championship,

55:00you're not doing your job. So, you know, what never a burden, it's kind of a motivating factor. You know, do what we're doing right now, and you just did, and you know, the legacy that we just left is something that, you know, you can't put in the words how much it means. So, we never looked at this as a burden, but there's an opportunity in it, and we did that just tonight. Check, you dropped your nation, and you might have a chance at a championship. When did you sense that? Well, look, we never know today was going to fight seven in. But, you know, during the season, yeah. Hey there, it's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway. It's stock up savings time. Now, three April 2nd, spring in for store-wide deals and earn four times of points. Look for in-store tags to earn on eligible items from Lindor, Chip Sohoi, Gatorade, post, Ziploc, and Zoa. Then, clip the offer in the app for automatic event-long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store or online for easy, drive up and go, pick up or delivery. Restrictions apply. See website for full-terms and conditions. Craving the coffee flavor you love. But without the caffeine, Kachava's got you covered with their newest coffee flavor.

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57:02No fillers, no nonsense. Just the good stuff your body craves. And for the times you feel like switching it up, you've got seven flavors to choose from, all with the highest quality ingredients. Treat yourself to the flavor and nutrition your body craves. Go to Kachava.com and use code news. New customers get 15% off their first order. That's K-A-C-H-A-V-A.com code news. Was it doing the season you felt that you had to think that before the season, we knew that we were capable of a national championship. Just because of the guys we had and the coaching staff, we knew that we were capable of this. And through all the ups and downs, we were able to persevere and keep fighting. Keep swinging. Coach, they always say, you've got to fight your way out of bad times and life. And as a player, as a coach, as a family, really, for him, you know, he's got to fight himself out of bad times. And he did just that, made the adjustments, made the change that had to get made. And now we're champions. So, like I said, got us so good. And the journey brought us on was amazing. Jack, I believe that was the last week to send your debug guy, obviously you grew up in Pickerington. When did you allow yourself to think about

58:02what this moment would be like and what it would mean for your legacy at Ohio State if you could get this done? When did you allow yourself to think about that? Yeah, I know. I mean, honestly, I haven't still even thought about it. I'm just so happy to be able to celebrate this in the School of God. It's not about me at all. It's about this team and Coach Day and the City of Columbus has been waiting for this for a long time for 10 years. And now I'm just so happy for this group of guys and the stuff that we went through and heard and we keep getting up and keeping shout out to practice and going as hard as we can and approaching with a positive attitude and trusting in God's plan. And, you know, here we are at National Champions and we can never take that away from us. So, I'm just so happy that we will finish our job and get it done. Congrats, man. You go check. Now there's a piece on the stage at one point. What were your thoughts right there, Jack? I said that again, please. It looked like you kind of dropped your knees at one point and we're giving some kind of thanks or whatever, but what was going on there? Yeah, I was just thinking God. I was thinking God for all of the ups and downs in my career and everyone else's career and then to end it this way is so special. I mean, you know, when you put your faith in God,

59:04you know, he says it's not gonna be easy and it hasn't been easy for any of us. And, you know, we kept trusting him and believing his plan and here we are at National Champions. You know, when I don't want to say all your guys didn't believe it, but I'm sure you guys that you're doing the thing we did the job and I thought we can November. So, here we are at National Champs. I feel it's great to say. Who brought the cigars? Who brought the cigars? Who brought the cigars? Who brought the cigars? Since then, I get, you mentioned the core, core expires stuff. We've seen other games and twists. Like, it seems, from the outside, like it was pretty extensive. Some of the changes that were made, what was it like in that room for those two weeks as you guys are sort of changed over, maybe some philosophies? Yeah, I think it's just here being simple. Trusting the guys and, you know, I think we have so much trust in the coaches that they're gonna make the right, you know, the changes for us to be in the best position possible. And I think they did just that. And I think for us, we just had to go out there and just accomplish the plan and whatever play was called, whatever it may be, just go out there and execute it.

1:00:05One thing we appreciate is execution is really the motive. You know, I didn't get me called, but as long as everybody's mindset is, has one mentality, which is just go get it and, you know, make sure there's no yard gain. I think that changes the mindset of everybody on the silver bullet defense. Did they feel like big changes to you all as they were ongoing or? I mean, I first, like, you know, it was a tough loss. So, you know, I think it felt like everything was big, but then when you kind of just take your time to look at everything and analyze everything, it was just like, man, we just, we just need to keep everything simple, make everything and just about us. And, you know, not like feel like we're, you know, making everything about damage. You know, we can dictate what they do. And I think that was the mindset. Did it make Letterman Raw? Yeah. JT, I know you get to watch a little bit of video of Caleb and Nathan and Jordan. What stands out about that group from your vantage point? Oh, they're respected. They're relentless, man. I mean, Nathan, Caleb, I mean, everybody in that BIA core,

1:01:07yes, they can cover, but, you know, when it's time to, you know, stop the run, they'll come down 12 yards out, however far off the front of the line of scribes and coming, you know, though the nose in there and I respect them for that, because, you know, there's gonna be times where we need them to make them tackles. And I mean, they're displaying it this whole season. Yeah, how critical are they in a game of this magnitude? Obviously, everybody's critical, but you know what I mean? Yeah. Sort of the last line of defense, but sometimes the last line of defense is in the middle of it. Yeah. I mean, they play a huge role. I mean, like you said, it takes everybody from the front four. It's like a chain reaction. The front four don't do their job, then, you know, falls, you know, the back end, so we off to work as a collective unit. And I think there's a reason that there's 11 of us out there. And, you know, it's crazy if one person doesn't do their job, then, you know, something can go wrong, but if we just all continue to stay, communication with one another, continue to just lay each other, know, we have each other's backs and just trust one another. And, man, I think that performance is gonna be off the charts. Well, for the right, just it's WSYF. DT, how would you describe the mentality of the defense right now, getting this opportunity

1:02:08for Greenhouse and the Warden? Yeah, hungry and thankful. I mean, we know how the last time when, you know, we had a chip on our shoulder. I mean, we were riding high before that game and we took that loss and we came back how to make a couple of changes, but I think we understand what, you know, everything's at stake right now, you know, just fighting to where another hall stage is for the next game. That's what's on stake. And just to be able to represent this state and this team. I mean, we understand what's on the line. And, you know, we're just hungry and blessed that we get this opportunity to play in the Rose Bowl. Right behind you, Adam King, WVNH. What do you remember most about walking off the field in Eugene? What was kind of all your minds in that moment? I mean, there was a, I don't think anybody imagine it. Imagine us losing. You know, I didn't, that's for sure. And I think after that, it was a kind of head deep understanding that, man, we still, there's still a lot of ball left to be played. I mean, you can let it sting for a little bit, but, you know, if you let it carry over too long,

1:03:10then, you know, there it goes. There goes your whole season. But I think we did a great job of just understanding, coming together in this room right here, not being afraid of display or hold a accountability for one another. And, you know, as that happened, we came back regrouped and, you know, we're just going right now. And, you know, I'm just blessed for those specific moments, you know, losing. I mean, no one wants to lose, but the testimonies and the things you're taught within those little situations speaks of all of you. That's our old rock, Letterman Drone. Jay, what did you see from Kenya in the last couple of weeks, that was there like a push from him and then there were many conversations with him. We can see like he's playing since the best performance. Yeah, I mean, that's, that's my boy. He's in the R2X Club, too, but, you know, Keata, I mean, every time his numbers call, he goes out there and makes the most of it, no matter where we are in the game. When he goes out there, he's just hungry.

1:04:11He wants to go make plays and, you know, we see it in practice, so it's not surprising to us. Bill Rebino, it's fun, it's this bad. Dylan Gabriel's obviously very elusive in her talent and he's not very tall. How important it could be to just kind of stay in your past rush lanes and neglect a lot of balls and kind of make it different that way. Yeah, I think it just comes on being disciplined. No one who you're playing against, like you said, Dylan, he's a, he's sharply, he's very elusive. I mean, he can, he is making throws. I mean, he get out the pike, he can do everything. So I think for us, we just have to discipline him and just continue to just meet with Coach Jay, meet with the coach's nose and understand how we can just eliminate that. Question about you and Jay, I mean, your personality seems to be a little different. You're more on the quiet side, he's, he's not. How about it? You've played together four years, both five store guys, kind of describe your relationship with him, friendship with him, and just kind of how you cop on with each other. Man, that's my brother, like you said.

1:05:11We're different, but very alike. I think outside, like you said, he's louder, I'm quiet, but you know, once we're on that field, we're like the same person. We'll do anything for this team, you know, we'll die for our players and we'll give everything we got. Room together for four years, correct? Yeah, fall camps. Every room? Yeah, sometimes go over there, slip over there. So yeah. There's the neat one, who's the messy one? We have our share of days when we, when I'm neat, he's neat, or we might both be messy, but we do a good job. Yeah, I'd probably say I would better cut the jack though. Tony Gertman, like I held. When you're playing a team for the second time, and that was almost a season to go by now, how much of, are you at square one with the scouting and the preparation, or how much do you take from that game, and how much do you avoid taking so that you don't have any preconceived notions of what you're going up against on the offensive line? I say it's pretty 50-50, I mean, that game, like you said, it was a while ago,

1:06:12but at the same time, they elevated as a team, so did we, so we understand that they had, they made some changes for sure. You know, there's, there's a certain intensity we can take back from that game, but we also understand that they went on a low run after that, and we can see that they elevated as an offense, so we just got to continue to watch those games, dissect the other games, and just continue to see what stands out and what they changed for the past game. We got a couple calls on Zoom that we'll wrap up with. First, we have Nick Hamilton from Nightcast Media, Nick. I just wanted to ask you basically about the synergy of this defense and how you guys were able to not only celebrate the triumphs, but get through the adversity, be able to be this top-notch defense that you are in college football today. Here, Pete, the question one more time. Yeah, no problem. I wanted to ask you about the synergy, you are able to develop over the course of the season, obviously celebrating the triumphs,

1:07:13but also getting through the adversities to where you go all the top-notch defense that you all are today. Yeah, I mean, like you said, we went through a lot of trials to trials, but there's a lot of things we can take away from all the wins and losses, and from those wins, we understood that, hey, we can be the best defense in the country, and from those losses, we understand that there's still things that need to be fixed, and I think when you take all that in, at once, they come down to the common goal, or the common target, which is, there's always learning points everywhere, and depending how we dissect those games, or how we just continue to come as one and elevate, we continue to just collect all those learning points, and just continue to grow from them. And one final question, Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch, Joey. JT, what have you guys done better, and especially in the Tennessee game, and just late in the season, do you think about turning some of the pressures that you've gone on in quarterbacks,

1:08:13and the sacks, and getting at home, in some of those situations? Yeah, I think it was more just understanding the defense as a whole, understanding everybody's job. I think as the season went on, we had to understand that, and we have to know what's going on in the backhand, we have to know what's going on in the linebacker crew to understand what plays we have room of freedom, and I think once we understood that, and got a better understanding of everybody's job, I mean, it showed this play, because everybody knows what each other's doing. It's not like the linebacker knows what they're doing. The corners and B.I., they know only their job. I think we all know each other's job, and we continue to ask each other questions, or if they're listening to how they can get to the quarterback, and if I'm dropping, playing quarterbacks, I can ask Cody on how to open field tackle it. So we just kind of lean on each other's understanding, because like I said, Denzel knows how to play corner-bedded, and I know how to play corner. So, you know, he has more wisdom at that position than I do. JT, thank you very much. Thank you.

1:09:14Thanks, man. Yeah, 5.8 yards of very average for your career. Like, knowing that when you're out there, you're very productive. How much confidence does that give you that really all you need is an opportunity, you know? All the confidence in the world, you know, the way I work. I want to say just from the numbers. Hey there, it's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway. It's stock-up savings time now through April 2nd, spring in for store-wide deals and earn four times the points. Look for in-store tags to earn on eligible items from, Celsius, body armor, aura-aida, silk, Capri-san, Bavarian meats, and Charmin. Then clip the offer in the app for automatic event-long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in-store, or online for easy drive-up and go pick up a delivery. Restrictions apply, see website for full terms and conditions. Craving the coffee flavor you love. But without the caffeine, Kachava's got you covered with their newest coffee flavor. This all-in-one nutrition shake delivers bold, authentic flavor, crafted from premium decaffeinated Brazilian beans with 25 grams of protein, six grams of fiber,

1:10:17greens, and so much more. Treat yourself to the flavor and nutrition your body craves. Go to kachava.com and use code news. New customers get 15% off their first order. That's K-A-C-H-A-V-A.com code news. I've got Dan Morgan here on the pod. Say hi, Dan. Hey, how's it going today? It's going good, man. Tell us who you are and what you do. I'm Dan Morgan. I'm an attorney and a managing partner at Morgan and Morgan, which is America's largest injury law firm. That's pretty awesome. I think I saw Billboard years recently that said 20 billion one. 20 billion is an insane number. Yeah, 20 billion recovered. It's actually, I think, somewhere north, probably closer to 22, 23 after this year. And each year we get bigger and better and our army grows. So the number will hopefully keep getting bigger and bigger as time goes on. Awesome. So how does someone do in contact with Morgan and Morgan? What would I do if I got into an accident? Probably the easiest way is dialing pound law. It's pound 529 from your cell phone.

1:11:18We are always open. Our call center is always waiting to take your call. 24-7365. Wow, Dan Morgan. From Morgan and Morgan, America's largest injury law firm, thanks for coming by the show. Thanks for having me. Visit forthepeople.com for an office near you. But just the way I work, my work ethic, and my relationship with Jesus is like, I have the most confidence when I stop out there. Because I do know like, if he grants me the health, it's over with, is, I don't think I'll be, I think it'll be a great year or whatever, a couple of years, however many years, he grants me great health. And I think just the work ethic, my prayer and all that stuff, that's what helps me have that confidence. But the numbers will be there, and they might be higher after this year, you know, and it's crazy to think about, because I had six point yards per carry, you know, so we'll see. Is it forward to running behind this line that they put together? Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, I play with Bradley.

1:12:18I play with him, you know, I know Slater, I know all the guys, you know, and I'm excited. I think it's, like I said earlier, it's a talented group, you know, we just got put together and win some games, because that's why I came here for it. Do you guys know the part of the year, or? I wouldn't, I wouldn't say a part of the recruitment, but like whenever I decided I was going to sign it, it was great to have him in the room. What's your question like? Yeah, we're great, we have a great relationship. That's, he's like my brother, so. Any time in each other? I think it complements each other very well, you know. He can do a lot of stuff too, you know what I mean? Got a lot of people think he's just power, power, power, but I think he has some other parts of his game too, which it'll be great, because I feel like I can do everything, and when one's getting tired, we can roll it in, we keep rolling, win some games. When you, the two of you keep going, how do you think it's going to look, or what will be that partnership that's back there? I know, that's a hard question.

1:13:20How do I think, I think it'll look beautiful? You know, a lot of people call this a passive league, but I think you got to run the ball to win the Super Bowl. You know, if you look at the teams who win the Super Bowl, they can run the ball, they can control the clock. And so if we're both good, it'll look great, beautiful. How do you describe the Greg Rowan offense? I would describe it as, you know, a great offense. I think he gives a quarter, he's going to give the quarterback a lot of options, he's going to give the running back a lot of options. He's going to give the receiver a lot of options, you know, and I think it'll be, I think it's going to be great. He's often going to be amazing. When we talk to him, you know, I was like, why are you going to be able to build something good for Russian offenses throughout your career? Which everywhere you've been? And you said that one part of it is just, you got to call the place, you got to call it on the place. As we're running back, you know, how much confidence, how much excitement does it give you? You know, you have a play collar that's going to stick with it and allow you and the offense upon it to get to a rhythm of rope.

1:14:21It gives me a lot of excitement. You know, it's going to be, like I said, it's fun to play at his office. You know, and I think he does have some good things in the past game, too. But like you said, he sticks with the run and that's the identity. You want an offense that has an identity, right? You don't want to be looking everywhere else to find your identity. You want to have it. And so I think his offense has that. And the guy he builds and puts in there, it complements that identity. So I think it's going to be great. You mentioned you're on a percent now, so you mean Volga or Petrania? That's the expectation. Volga, I ain't going to answer any of the four. If it's up to me? Yes. Yeah, look, because I had this problem like two years, three years ago. I'm thinking I'm full of gold. I think I'm ready to go. And the next thing you know, I'm on PUP. Like, hey, look, some stuff above my pay-gray. So, but I don't know. Hopefully I can start. I think I'm ready to start, you know? At the beginning of training camp,

1:15:21but that's not up to me as I've learned. How do you feel? I wouldn't say that. I think I've been in some great organizations. And I think this organization is a great organization. And the training staff is great. And so they just want what's best for me, you know? And they're taking care of me, which that's what you want in an organization. And so that's where that comes from. Which I appreciate it. Like, I really appreciate that. You know, because I'm a type of guy like I work really hard. So maybe sometime I'm blind to, you know, the danger of something, you know? So, I appreciate it, but like I said, if it's up to me, yeah, I'm out there. But never know. Well, any frustration for you during the getting into pre-agency, you know, dealing with rehab and not, you know, having a full season of paid for the production to go out there. Was there any part of that where you're like, can I wish I had hit the open market with a different situation, you know? And I like it, I like, how would I say this?

1:16:28I like it the hard way, but not, you know, I like it the hard way. I like it, I like trial and tribulations. So, I mean, the dice that I was given, the role was, I was coming off a third Achilles. Hey there, it's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway. It's stock up savings time now through April 2nd, spring in for store-wide deals and earn four times of points. Look for in-store tags to earn on eligible items from Celsius, body armor or aida, silk, Capri Sun, Bavarian meats, and Charmin. Then clip the offer in the app for automatic event long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in-store or online for easy drive up and go pick up a delivery. Restrictions apply, see website for full terms and conditions. I've got Dan Morgan here on the pod. Say hi, Dan. Hey, how's it going today? It's going good, man. Tell us who you are and what you do. I'm Dan Morgan. I'm an attorney and a managing partner at Morgan Morgan,

1:17:31which is America's largest injury law firm. That's pretty awesome. I think I saw Billboard years recently that said 20 billion won. 20 billion is an insane number. Yeah, 20 billion recovered. It's actually, I think, somewhere north probably closer to 22, 23 after this year. And each year we get bigger and better in our army grows. So the number will hopefully keep getting bigger and bigger as time goes on. Awesome. So how does someone get in contact with Morgan and Morgan? What would I do if I got into an accident? Probably the easiest way is dialing pound law. That's pound 529 from your cell phone. We are always open. Our call center is always waiting to take your call. 24-7-365. Wow, Dan Morgan. From Morgan and Morgan, America's largest injury law firm, thanks for coming by the show. Thanks for having me. Visit forthepeople.com for an office near you. You know when you're wrapping up a long day in that what's for dinner panic hits? Well, when you've got convenient everyday protein from Omaha Stakes waiting at home, that panic turns into your weeknight win. And now's the time to buy during Omaha Stakes

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1:19:33and just enjoying the process, letting myself get fully healed. So whenever that team whoever I would sign with who now is the Chargers is going to get the best me, you know? I mean, I think people all around the league know that. Like, okay, this guy, okay. It's a high risk, high reward type thing, right? Not even a high risk, low risk because you, it's a business, right? So I got hurt last year. So not as much money and he's be throwing it. But I think everyone around the league knows that whenever I am on the field, the numbers don't lie. And so they know that and a lot of teams were like, all right here, you can, we give you this, but we want you to be healthy. So when I'm healthy, it's going to be great. There's the chance that I've been giving here. I'm so grateful. And I know that's going to be, they won't be, they won't regret it. Are you the type of person that likes to prove people wrong? Like you've run a couple of things like a high risk, high reward, injury from, you know, like are you the type of person that really tries to prove people wrong?

1:20:36No, I hear it. I see it, it's pretty cool. Like you'll never see me unless I'm just like in a bad mood. You'll never see me like, oh, like if I have a great game or a great year, like I have this wonderful year, I ain't going to go back and you're like, yeah, yeah, what happened? No, because I don't care. You're eventually see, like I'm a guy that's really good. So I ain't worried about that. But I'm proving myself right that I am one of the best in the league. So forget all the naysayers and people that talk about me being injury prone, because whenever I have this great year, it's going to be forgotten, you know, too. Why, why give that energy? Talk of Justin and all, I got a chance to be in it all year. Yeah, I was, you know, just with him, you know, he's a great guy. I mean, he was in my class. I remember seeing him, we were at an award show, because I was a dope walker, a finalist. And I'm like, I've seen him play, but I didn't know he was that tall.

1:21:38Like, I didn't know he was like six, six. So when I first saw him, this was years ago in college. And I'm like, am, this is pretty tall. Like, it's cool though. Like I, like I never really got to, I think a lot of those would be kind of, you know, you know, nerdy, they're ways, he's cool, dude, very lay in bed. No, we'll face to him, you know. Actually, we're in week five. Just isn't good enough to compete in the college football playoffs. And so our mindset is to get better and better and better. Call it what it is, last time we played them, we fell up short. But, you know, here we are, X amount of weeks later, we were able to see who upgraded more. And it looked like it was a buck, guys. And so the goal is just to continue to upgrade every single week. And then you'll look back and say, and see how far along you've came. Austin Moore, podcast. G, when you go back to that street fight and throw in the first punch, the fact that the coaching staff trusted you to do that, we all know how much work has gone into your career and getting to this point. Yeah. Is it wrong of us to say that might mean a little something more

1:22:39that you are the person they wanted to start the game with? I would not necessarily, I mean, in my opinion, not necessarily. I think that the coaches have great trust in all of us that are out there. I think if they didn't have great trust in us, I don't think I would be out there. Or I don't think, you know, certain guys would be out there if they weren't trusted. And so I think the job of the coaches is to draw and put us in positions to be successful. And I'm just a true believer that our coaches do a really good job at that. And so I don't really ask questions on what they tell us to do. I go and I do my job at the highest level and I try to execute it. And so, yeah, I think it's just my job when the ball comes my way to make good things happen. And, you know, you look forward with hopes that it'll continue to keep coming your way. Rob Hall or Columbus Dispatch? Yeah, you, you have to go against JT and Jack seems like they just keep improving. What's it like going against them and say Tuesdays? Have you seen that improvement? How much of a challenge in helping? Yeah, no, they are, they are two electrifying players.

1:23:43I don't think, you know, just being real, I don't think I've seen any defensive ends to their caliber on an opposing team yet this far. And so when you get to go against that every single day, going back to the analogy of fighting when your sparring partner is that good, when it's time to show up and play on game day, you're going to have confidence in where you're at. And so, I just feel like those guys have given me a great amount of confidence going against those guys all throughout camp throughout the entire season. Sometimes when you get to the games, it's like, dang, I was going against better practice. And so, that's the whole goal, right? Iron and sharpening iron. We believe one man will sharpen another. And so, that's the goal of why we practice so hard and why we do the things we do even to this point of the year, why we practice so hard still is to give ourselves that mental confidence over the opponent that I've gone against better opponents, even in practice. And so, that's the goal right there. What are these dudes like off the field? They play opposite on the field. They seem like they're pretty different off the field. Projecting the team? Yeah, no, they're great guys.

1:24:44I think, yeah, there's a bunch of, I mean, from top to bottom on our team, this is a bunch of great characters on our team all throughout. But when you get on that field, they go into a mode where they're not to be messed with. And so, yeah, I'm glad to be on their team. Do you have any problems with the app life? Gee, I think about a month ago, I asked, Will, where his confidence is in the row or has grown? He said it's been a nice day from January to where he is now. When he is on time to work for it, like he has in the last two weeks, how much more confidence does that feed until the whole offense, knowing he's in sync or serious? How much does that feed, everyone? Yeah, I mean, I think that's the same way I'd answer that question as how I'd answer that with any player on our offense. Whether that's Will, at quarterback, or offends of wine, or Travianna Quinchana running back, or myself at tight end, or the receiving court, or special teams. You know, I think our goal is to, we taught, we preach this all week, and all year long is to be at competitive excellence,

1:25:46and to make the play when your number is called. And so, the more times you're able to do that, the more often you're going to be successful as a team. We have a goal around here to grade out a champion. At 80% on the game. And so, the more times that you can look back, and at the end of a game, you can come in here on a Sunday, or the day following a game, you grade it out a champion. That's your job, is to take care of your 11th. And so, obviously, yes, of course, when we have Will, that when he's firing, it's ultimately going to help our whole team. But that's the kind of mindset that we have for everybody, is that we all need to be doing our part and doing our job. And ultimately, we have the guys, we have the talent. And so, you'll look up at the scoreboard and look where you're at. Guy, we'll let you have a couple of Zoom questions. And you have them there? Yes, sir. Our first question is going to come from Michael Cohen. Michael, go ahead. Do you want to instead of trying to throw that first punch early in games, there's different ways you could try and do it to do so vertically in the passing game aggressively? Like, where does that come from? Is that a coach day message, a coach Kelly message?

1:26:47Somewhere else, just to attack in that way, in particular, deep down the field repeatedly? Yeah, I think that's just our entire identity as an offense. I think, yeah, definitely coach day and coach Kelly, they kind of install that mindset is that we're not going to hold back, we're not going to hold back, we're going to come after them. And sometimes coming after an offense, or sorry, coming after a defense isn't always look like taking a 50 yard, 60 yard shot down the field. Sometimes that's just we're going to run the ball right at you. And so I think it's, yeah, that's just kind of the mindset behind it is that we're going to come right after you guys, despite how it looks. It might be a vertical throw, or it might be running in between the tackles, but the whole message stays the same is that we're going to be dominant, we're going to be the proactive ones and we're going to throw the first punch. Next one's going to come from Dan Hope. Dan, go ahead. Gee, you mentioned that you guys need to upgrade every week. How do you guys make sure you keep that same edge you've had? You don't get complacent when you've played as well as you have the last two games? Yeah.

1:27:47I think that's everybody's job in here. And I think a special emphasis on our coaching staff that they have a responsibility to make sure from top to bottom that this thing stays like a well-ran oiled machine. And I think they do a great job at that. One thing that they don't allow us to do around here is get complacent or to be comfortable with wins. Although, you know, Coach Day does a great job. He tells us all the time, you know, to whenever we win these games, he says, enjoy this win for 24 hours. You know, be able to feel it. It's important to celebrate your victories. But when you come back in your 24 hours later, we're on to the next week. It's too competitive out here. Playing at Ohio State, you can't lose football games. And so the whole goal is to celebrate the victory. But, you know, get your head down and get right back to work. Whether you win or you lose or whatever it looked like last week to get your head back down and get back to work and show up for Tuesday practice and get ready to roll again. Our final one from Zoom is going to come from Kurt Bowles. Kurt, go ahead. Hey, gee, I don't know if you even watched the Texas game

1:28:48or what to their tape, but they obviously blew a 16-point lead. And the way you guys are riding high at the dominate, do you feel like that gives you an edge and confidence in this game? And do you think you all play a more physical brand of football to Texas? No, I wouldn't say that we find our confidence in anything that an opponent would do. Like I just mentioned a moment ago, we, all of our confidence and all of our motivational, all of our motivation comes internally. We don't look at an opponent and say, you know, they blew a 16-point lead or, so we're going to give us more confidence that, you know, how much more can we do? Or we're not going to look at team that maybe just blew out another team and maybe be a little bit more timid because this is going to be a good team. I think a lot of our motivation and a lot of our drive comes from what happens internally in this building. I don't care what anyone says, you can show it before games, you can take your shirt off, you can try to flex your muscles and, you know, look however you want to look. But when you cut on the tape, ultimately, what you put in this week and throughout the week of preparation and what you did this whole entire year

1:29:48is what's going to show up on Saturdays. The raw raw stuff, the, you know, the false motivation that may come from, you know, what happened week prior to that team, that's all meaningless. What really is important is what did you do that week to prepare to be ready for competitive excellence on Saturday? And so that's the mission around here is to make sure we're doing our due diligence. We're putting the work in necessary to show up on Saturday to be confident and dominant. We have time for a few more questions here locally on the whole Shearant WBNS. What's it going to be like going up against Queen Ears and what was your relationship life with him when he was here? Yeah, I briefly met. It was good happening here. He was definitely a cool guy. He wasn't here long enough for him and I to be very close. But obviously, you know, when you line up on the other side of the field, there's no friendships in that moment. We're there to win a game. And so I think I don't think it really makes a difference

1:30:50if who's at quarterback and I don't think that's something that we're going to be thinking about. But obviously, after the game or it's going to be exciting to play against someone that you know, but ultimately, it doesn't really matter who's in their uniform. Our goal is to come after them, regardless of who they are. Over the left, Noah Weisskopf, some flattered. How have you seen Will change but on the field and off the field from the moment you first met him? Yeah, Will has, you know, continuously became more of a confident leader. He's somebody that I've seen take tremendous strides in his faith and his servant leadership. And it's just been amazing to be a part of and amazing to witness. I think he's just been continuously growing to be more comfortable and confident. And this is all of just one year. I mean, I could only imagine if he were to have two years here and what he would be able to accomplish. But it's just been amazing to be around him. He's growing to be one of my better friends on this team. And, you know, I'm assuming I'm speaking off all of the book I nation that we're excited to have him.

1:31:50There were been ones calling this dispatch. G-U and everyone in your class had ups and downs and previous years you've fallen short of your goals. I know you're focused on the moment. But are you guys savoring this that maybe the disappointments have made this even more special, even within this year? Yeah. I ride on my iBlack every game, Romans 8, 28. And we know that all of things work together for the good of those who love the Lord. And I'm just a firm believer that everything that we have been through as a team, all the hurt, all the hardship, all the tears, all the shame, everything we've been through has ultimately led us to where we are today. And I have confidence in that. And that's why I'm not a big believer in getting too high or getting too low. When I lose games, I try to stay. I just even kill as possible, the same way when we win games, because I ultimately just have the faith and the ability to know that the Lord is working all of these things together to make us better. So these moments, I think, through hardship,

1:32:50I believe that makes people closer. And so I think as a result of the things that we have been through, you're looking at a very tight-knit team. And so I'm just excited for what the future holds for us. You need to work the shame. And like, losing a game is not a crime. It's just a disappointment. But is that the kind of pressure that you guys feel here that when you lose, it's not just a loss? It's a shame? Yeah, it's important right here. Especially at the Ohio State University, from the time that you sign up here, you know exactly what you're getting into. And our coaching staff does a great job of making sure, when it's time after you go through a whole spring, summer, and off season, that by the time we get to game one, you know exactly what you're up for. And so losing is absolutely unacceptable around here. And there can be a bit of shame to maybe even show yourself in public because of the loss that you've had. But again, my point being is that despite the things that we have been through, I'm a firm believer that there has to be a certain amount of faith that you have trust, that all of these things are working for moments like this.

1:33:52And you know, even in my, I don't know how this might sound, but even in my personal life, regardless of even what happens in the future from today moving forward, I will continue to keep the faith that it's working for my good, whether it's making me a better father one day in the future, a better husband one day in the future. However, that may look, I believe in how the faith that the Lord is working all things together for the good of those who love Him. A couple more questions. Jeremy Birmingham, the podcast. G.I., you're starting to go down the road. I was just going to ask about it anyway because it's the transformation in you as a person. So I think obviously everyone, yeah. Can you imagine yourself three years ago for you, the person you are now, and now leaving you, I'll say, whenever it happens, whether it's one week or three weeks from now? Like with the legacy that you're leaving here, is it something that you would have ever imagined about yourself? No, man. No, I think there's, I think what has taken place in my life

1:34:53and the lives of other people on this team. And I know that this, I'm here to talk about football, but it's a true testament of the Lord that I serve. He's taken my heart and he's made me new. His word promises that he'll take your heart of stone and make it a heart of flesh, that he will soften you and making you more into his image when you take on your cross and know him. And I think that's exactly what has taken place in my life. And just when I look back on my journey and the things that I've been through, even that question that you just asked me, it kind of made me a little emotional, just because when you said that for whatever reason, I just thought back just some years ago, when I headbutted that guy from Team North and just the amount of public ridicule that I received from that and the anger that I received from that. And that's just one thing that was blown up big, but there were other things that were going on that maybe that was a behavior pattern that maybe I had. And I just look at what the Lord has done in my life and not just myself, but other guys on this team. It's just been amazing to say the least. And I'm able to stand here confident

1:35:55and say the things that I do because of the revelation that he has given me that he is true and that no matter what happens on this field, that there's a place that I can call home with a relationship with him. It's an interesting juxtaposition of you were on the way to being like the bad example. And like, don't, here's a guy with all this opportunity and took this path. And you took it and changed it. And I just, I just think it's fascinating. We don't talk to you often. No, man. So are you suggesting that we'll give him a five or six year? No, not at all. No, man, no. No, man, but you're absolutely right. And again, I say it again and I emphasize it that it's just a true testament of Christ. And I just encourage everybody that's even, whether in the room or watching it, that if you may feel like you're that protocol, you're that one who's felt like you straight away too far. And there's no way that a Lord can forgive the Lord, this Lord that you're talking about

1:36:55can forgive the things that I've done. I just want to encourage you that there's no sin that you've committed that can outweigh his justice and outweigh his grace that he has for you and the love that he has for you. And so I think there was intentional the things that I went through to get to where I am now to maybe shine that light on somebody else. Good work from Columbus here. Joey Kaufman, Columbus, this path. Gee, Texas has passed defense just to go into the living big plays and getting interceptions. What has stood out about that back end when you've watched my film? Yeah. I think just for the couple of days of how to watch them on film, I think top to bottom, they look like a pretty good team. So it looks like they do a good job all the way around. They look, again, they look good, but these are the moments that you live for. These are the moments that the reasons why you come here to a house date. We've reached all the time to, like, when you come here, you play for games where you play against... We call these match-up games where you're almost playing against yourself. And when you're playing against yourself, that means you're not just going to be bigger.

1:37:56You're not just going to be stronger. You're not just going to be faster. And so the question comes down to, well, if I'm not bigger and stronger or faster and we kind of look the same, then what's going to make me win? And I think ultimately the answer to that question is all the intangible things that you work on throughout the season, the things that, kind of, you can't really see on the outside. The grit that you may have in your heart, the distance that you're willing to go to win the game, the skill that you have acquired throughout the season, all of the intangible things are going to be on display this weekend. And we'll see either of them or ourselves who has put more into the intangibles to win these kind of games. Any final questions? Tim Mayn, letter and roll. Yeah, as you've been speaking here, G, I'm just saying of other teams I've covered in the past, really good teams and stuff. I had one guy one time tell me there was almost like a home in the background when you're in this building and stuff of like work being done and things like that. And you kind of, you have a feel for the spiritual aspect

1:38:59of this team also and stuff. You feel that special home or where we want to call it about this team at this moment? Without a doubt, without a doubt, I said it a few times in the interview post game and I'll say it again, there was a moment that we were able to share and after coming off of that loss against team of north, we had a player-led meeting where we were able to hash out some of the differences what we think is going wrong. There was just a moment to be very vulnerable with each other as brothers. There was some frustration that was going on and ultimately at the end of it, in this room actually, we stood in here all 100 plus guys and we locked in arms. We put arms around each other. Actually, when we looked around in that moment, there were actually a few guys that were even tearing up just because of the powerful moment that it was and we were able to pray together. And I think ever since that moment moving forward, I wouldn't even say it's just from that moment. I kind of knew all along, but I believe that there's something very special about this team. And I think people are getting ready to witness the special ability that this team has.

1:40:02I've received a lot of ridicule and coming after losses of just how people may say things like they, I miss real football players. I'm tired of these Christian athletes on the field. I miss the real gritty football players. And I think here moving forward, people are going to be able to witness the strength of the Lord that we serve. Yeah, your day's over in my podcast. Toughest team wins bottom line. Yes. You feel that in your heart, too, that the toughest team finally wins these games. Yes, yes. I think, I mean, there's an accumulation of a lot of things. There's being tough, having discipline, not getting dumb penalties, having great technique. You know, again, when you get in these matchup games, all the intangibles that you can't really see, I'm not just going to walk out in the field and just have confidence that I'm bigger than them. And I'm stronger than them like we can and maybe some other games. That's just not how it works. And so it's going to come down to all the intangibles. Am I more disciplined? Am I not going to hold on this play? Am I going to make the catch when the ball comes to me? Am I going to uplift my teammates? Am I going to be positive? Am I going to be a cancer on this team? You know, all those little things are all what goes into

1:41:04winning these kind of games. And like you mentioned, toughness. And so we hang our hat on that. And that's the goal is to go out there and be tough and put all these things together and get a win at Down in Texas. You've thanked me very much. I said, thanks, I see. To win your ret. And I feel like that's the best hit for me and him. And I feel like that'll be exemplified on the weekend. Hope all about how you talk about it. You've got a team in your heart. And it's the rest of you. Some of the games, some of the games, some of the games. You did those things, but like you and Tim? Yeah, I do. You know, I feel like step one of being better and, you know, playing the way you want to is being conscious and self-aware of what you did to put yourself in that position the week previous. So then that's where it all started watching the film and, you know, being in tension on practice. So just catching up all with my body, doing those type of things. I think I did a really good job at it this week. I feel, you know, it's confident that I felt all year.

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1:45:07Nothing, nothing. I wouldn't think about it. What was your take away from divide-based entry to not receive the line of attention? Just that stuff like that is contagious. And it's something that, you know, we've, you know, it's all I know, so you kind of get used to something, but the reality of it is, it's not okay. And we've got to figure it out and we've got to figure out why we're not winning again. We've got all the time in the world. We've got all the pieces. So why are we winning when it matters? And then, you know, little things like that add up. And that was my take away from coming from someone that's been part of great coaches, great teams. And it's a great player himself. You know, when he talks, you're going to listen. So I know we all, you know, heard him and tried to go about it the right way, this practice week, and as far as having energy. And, you know, if you don't have that energy, make it so you make it so that, you know, it's like it's contagious. And that was my kind of take away from that. I moved to you all over the place, but I imagine with Devon today, and with that one, you can line up a little bit more

1:46:10in the slot. We've seen you be pretty ridiculous inside there. Is that a place that you feel at home is that something you would enjoy being in there more? Yeah, I mean, I don't mind being in slot. I don't mind being outside the truth of it is, you know, usually you get less of a, you know, a cover player in the slot. You get to see the defense show itself in a little different view as opposed to being on the outside and just focus on your corner. So there's ways to get into your route a little faster and just break down the coverage and find that zone and that hole. So I like it. And I feel like it being the type of player I am, it's, you know, it can seem a little easier in the slot to break things down, I'll say. But, but no, I like doing both, man. I don't think I like doing both. And when we be in the slot, being the slot and, you know, vice versa. When you're in the slot, can you get quick wins that are right in the quarterbacks? You have to be right in front of them. Is that an aspect of it that's positive? Are you doing it right or wrong?

1:47:11You know, it's a good point. Maybe, maybe, yeah, maybe that is something that goes into it. But, you know, I think reality, but you got to make some tough catches being the slot outside and you're over the middle of the field. Got those big, you know, the big backers and the stack monsters that you got to do it a little more. And that's what comes with it. But you are right in that sight line at the quarterback. So, yeah. Do you remember the feeling walking out of the stadium after feeding these guys a month ago? And, you know, you were driving pretty high right then. Yeah. You know, can you get back to that with a win something, you think? Yeah, you know, you got to start somewhere. And this is who our next opponent is. So, we got to go out and do what we got to do. Yeah, I mean, we want to get on the street. We want to get on. And if we're going to do it, it starts this weekend. So, you know, we got the Patriots. And we got to, you know, handle everything. I believe the team of Raleigh is where it needs to be.

1:48:14You know, we have some adversity hit. As a team, we all would agree that we then respond the right way with the adversity. We have some people say some things throughout these past few weeks. We have people, you know, step up and have people, you know, show ways not to do those things. So, like, I think we in the right spot. I think everybody's missing in the right spot physically. My especially, we are too, which is what's important. Because that's what it comes down to when adversity hits. You just want to show me where they are. There's no magic portion. There's no magic portion to bend down on the whole game. But it's fine that way to win it in two minutes. They're just showing who you really are. I think it's time for us to respond to Raleigh. When adversity hits in the game, whether they open down and we have to be the same team no matter what. I think this weekend is going to be the right time to show. What did they get their own needs to have to be championed? I think it was just what everybody needed, you know, whether

1:49:15he was talking to you or whether he was, if it was something you could just say, you know, Brick talked to us, talked to the whole team a few days later about how it coming from him. You know, he hasn't been here at all. You know, he's on the band with us a week, playing one game with us. And, you know, he felt and saw that, which is real. As a team, the core group, you know, we've been in the situation a lot of times. And unfortunately, we came out on losing hands. So it can be easy to kind of fall in that trap of life. And here we go. But that's what I said, like about adversity that we got to make. It could be okay to think like that, but I'm going to change that. So when adversity hits again, you know it will. You know, what's going to be our reaction. And I would respond the right way. And if you do respond the right way, we see a player, a teammate, a coach not responding that way. So make sure we all get on the same page. So it coming from him was very good because everybody respects him. He has all the accolades in the world.

1:50:15He's definitely paid. But, you know, that's the person that has a man. So I think that was really good to come from him. Have you gotten the sense that it's resonated? Or is that something you'll kind of see on Sunday? I mean, I hope he resonated. Right after he finished speaking. But, obviously, we're going to see this Sunday. Because like I said, you know, the versus you're going to come. You know, it would be nice to have a game like last time. But, you know, you can't prepare for that. You just got to go out there and do our job. And, you know, when that moment comes, you know, listen to respond the right way. Somebody look at that and say, he's going to be here for a few days. And, like, what makes him like an expert? That's a bad response. So, if that was the talk in the locker room or around, then that would get weeded out real quick. Because that's not when it pulled off. That's not being a teammate. That's not holding your own stuff accountable with that. That's you're thinking that way. And, if you are thinking that way, it's probably what's talking to you.

1:51:15So, hopefully, that message, whoever was in that locker room at the time, was heard from top to bottom. And, we can move forward with that. What's it been like seeing that go around, you know, he was only playing like he's been, he's just on his way to the defense hand running, he'll show like, how you've seen him handling that? I feel like he's handled with race. He's been humble about it. And, he's been vulnerable about it. You know, he's opened up. You know, he was surprised just like everybody else was. So, you know, it really was a family effort to kind of cope with what happened. But, obviously, try to find a way to move forward, the right way and productively. Honestly, really good like he's just been alone and offensive meeting, like just all the way through, because, you know, he's just saying the same things we're hearing in the defense room. You know, all the things he's preached to us these past few years that's made the defense what it is. You know, to make us fight this heart and the love in regard. My heart is, you know, all of that he's now just bringing it to, bringing the light to everyone in here. So, he's just been cool to see the office and the special teams. You know, here, those messages, you know, feel his passion.

1:52:17You know, here is speeches for the life of 40 games and watching the world there respond. So, he's been good. If you ever see him play, like, have you ever seen video, or played with him playing? Oh, yeah. Yeah. He seemed like a very tough line there. Yeah. And if you run across a line back with a Mohawk there, you know, he's crazy or he can hear it really hard. But, yeah, as a kid, I definitely remember watching a coach very play. I remember his name. I remember his face. I remember all that. So, I respect him a lot as a person in it. And, obviously, you know, as an ascent being a former player. And, you know, he'll play with Patrick Willis. I believe Ronnie Light, if I'm not mistaken, was like his mentor was, and I think coached him, was, am I correct? I don't think it was it. He was the, no, not Patrick Willis. He was the head coach for the Sanctuary. Sanctuary. Sanctuary. Sorry, Sanctuary. Also, a bad old linebacker as well. So, he knows a lot of ball. He's seen a lot of ball. Has that old-school mindset, which I love,

1:53:18which I'm, that's who I am. So, you know, a lot of respect for a coach for sure. You were teasing about his black rowing technique. You're just black throwing. You know, a challenge black. Oh, no, I didn't see that. I didn't see that. Who do you think your deepest is played on last couple of weeks? I think it's better to say we haven't played through our standard. You know, people are getting saved. What's the reason then? But at the end of the day, we're the ones that cost the white lines. We're the ones that have to, you know, handle the adversity. We're the ones that have to step up when the time's good tough. So, we got to each challenge ourselves to, you know, get back to our standard. Just, you know, having fun out there. Just running around, hitting, you know, executing, didn't turn it over. So, that's just what we have to do, because that's what we're going to take first to win football games. As far as Jeff, you talked about the toughest as player. He doesn't, he doesn't like Jeff. He doesn't like Jeff. Like Colin. Got a coach. Coach Brick. Okay, come back here.

1:54:18The toughest is a player for what you saw and watched. How does that carry over to being a head coach? I think it's more, I think it's a massive, like his ability to take adversity with his good, a bad, and turn it into something, and, you know, make it work something fighting for. Like I said before, you know, him being vulnerable, him opening it up into the deep things. Like the day, him opening up to the whole team, telling his story, telling his why. Like that, that builds character, that builds trust, and that, you know, that builds love, and that builds the family. You know, that makes you want to go out there and play off on. That makes you want to go out there and feed his family. I make you want to go out there, you know, to do everything you can for, you know, for him as a, as a man and a boss or as a coach, because, you know, he would do the same thing, off the field, and if he could play, he would definitely be doing the same thing for us on the field. So I think that's just, just a respect thing. He was jailing Mills. What have you seen from the Patriots often so far with Drake May? Yeah. A guy who's, he's trying to put the ball in the air.

1:55:18You know, of course, they are still trying to establish their run game. They got a good running back over there, um, Remind Jerry. Um, but, um, young, young quarterback, like I said, he's putting the ball in the air, and he's also, you know, he's getting those third and five, third and six, you know, he's converting those offsets with his leg as well. So we just have to be aware of that, um, when he does want to take off scrambling and then those passing down situations, you know, covering down on those guys. As a former Patriot, like, do you see similarities in the defense, or is it totally different without Bella Check there? Yeah, definitely similarities. Um, a lot of those guys were there when I was there. Um, I mean, DC, um, who is the DC? Now we call it DC, uh, Coventon. Um, he, he was there. He was the D-Lion coach, of course, Mayo as well. Um, so they are kind of running the same type of defense, little tweaks here and there, but for the most part the same. Is there extra meaning for you playing at Foxboro this weekend? Um, I don't want to put a snap on that, um, because at the end of the day, uh, it's, it's, it's time to win regardless, whoever we are going against. Um, when, when Sunday at 1 o'clock comes,

1:56:20you know, I'm pretty sure that I will be fired up. What your thoughts of being around me was? Hey, he's an incredibly detailed guy. And yeah, I got that for sure from, uh, just like watching a film when he broke down. It was like something game film with me. And he also had kind of worked on some of the guys that he, he's coaching the past that are similar to me. And, you know, that was, uh, he really just showed how, how good of a coach he is. You know, getting to know Coach Moreveld during this experience, what has that been like? It was good. He's a, he's a very passionate guy. And I mean, I love that. Like, uh, the head coach should have that. And, um, yeah, you can tell how much he cares about, what the guys about the program, about just like being dedicated, being, uh, driven to win to succeed. What did they tell you about the opportunity here as far as meeting a player of your sort at a position on the offensive line? Well, I mean, they gave me a, I left tackling this, um, I'll be a good fit, you know, coming in. I put the coach Noveld stressed, you know, they'll also have other great, um, uh, offensive linemen in the portal that have lost the risk of,

1:57:22you know, saying that to wise, I mean, I'll be a good fit when it comes to, such as I would, what you guys do. But, uh, if you see does, I'm just like the people here, you know. What's kind of the ultimate feeling now about FSU? I think it's all just big experience, but then what's kind of the feeling about them? Yeah, it's, it's a, it's definitely a good feeling. It's great. Um, I'm glad that I was actually able to come down here, because I mean, Zoom calls and, phone calls are nice, but, you know, in person, it's a lot different. And this is a thing to know the staff, you're getting to know Coach Herb, and to know Coach Noveld, it was, it was a great experience, so overall. Who else have you checked out during this process? What are their schools? Um, I've talked to some others, so I've talked to, um, how I say it in Iowa and, um, and really just, um, yeah, that's what I've been, I've, I've tried to keep it short, I've tried to keep it sweet. I really need to be 200 bunch of schools. I mean, that's not the main priority. Are you entering decision mode now, or do you intend to take some trips in early January? Yeah. Yeah, I'm done with this incident. When do you want to decide?

1:58:23Um, sometimes with poor Christians. What all? Good. For those of us who only see maybe highlights of you, what are, what are kind of your strengths and areas that you're looking to improve on? So, shrink wise, I would say, probably just, um, movement. Um, I mean, I've been told by Coach Herb. You know, I'm very well for a 300, 45 pound guy. Yeah. You know, if I ever done on film, um, just like meant to get out of my stance is a big thing for me, so big, and, um, just being able to move people. But at the same time, I'm also just being consistent, and I can't place any punch. I'm in full work in general, just like me. So, I mean, if you're, I mean, if you're a big, strong guy, then you can only do so much by when you don't have the right technique. So, that's a big reason why I want to have to go to my coach for work, just to refine that technique to, to be precise in everything. And, uh, that, that's kind of like what I'm looking for to improve in. I appreciate it. I appreciate it. I appreciate it. Thanks so far. So, just gotta keep,

1:59:23keep carrying that on and see where it takes us. Obviously, when you're sideline, you're not playing how important it is to stay, like mentally ready and mentally get those reps, so that when you come into the spring, you can improve. Definitely. I mean, that's all it is really just mentally visioning the plays, envisioning making the plays, and every night, you know, I think about it probably every day, so it was a big part of it, for sure. For sure. How have you gotten better? Um, I think, just understanding the defenses, and understanding where the quarterback wants me at a specific time, and, um, you know, building that trust with them is huge, and I think I've been doing a pretty good job of that. How does that relationship with you and how it's been developing the year, too? Yeah, it's developing great. We have a great friendship off the field, so, you know, that helps a lot on the field as well, so we have a great connection, you know, both on and off the field, and it only helps. Your brother's coming, right? Yeah, yeah, so you'll be here in May. It'll be a lot of fun.

2:00:23It'll be a lot of fun having him up here. What do you need to see on this team on Saturday? I think, just, you know, go out there and play hard, um, limit the mistakes, and at the end of the day, it's just being consistent with what we do, and playing hard, so that's what I want to see, for sure. You feel like everyone's more prepared for this spring game? Oh, for sure. I think we're way ahead of last year, and I'm excited to see where it takes us. Anything on Dipper or the freshman? Yeah, Drew Bipper. Yeah, he's getting healthy now. He's looking great. He looked really healthy today, and, um, I'm super excited to play with him. He's a lot of fun to play with. Just how quick is this turnaround? You guys just started practicing a couple of weeks ago, and now you have a spring game to get to. It's pretty quick, but, you know, I like it. I like it a lot, so it's fun to get out there and play, you know, 11-V-11, and put the ball down and go. Who do you think it could be one of the big turns? I mean, that's the goal. That's the goal every day. You know, that's what I'm reaching for, and whether I get it or not, who knows, but that's what I'm reaching for every day. That, I mean,

2:01:24you know, he's not going to get tasked with corners anymore. He's going to get his dizzled, germane, and, um, and 80, and all those guys. Yeah, absolutely. Um, you kind of, we try to recruit guys with that dog mentality, you know, it's not really something you're going to want to teach them. It's going to be something that you, you hope they already have, and he definitely has that. He has that competitive spirit, that competitive nature. Um, so it definitely shows when, you know, going a bit against, you know, bigger talent. Yeah. And they guys don't care, like, good picture how, how you guys will appoint some hits or other, but this often seems like there's been a, a little bit of concentration slash focus on the one game, and maybe this is going to be a wrong first offense. That has two guys in the team room. I mean, we don't, you know, we got to see how everything stacks up. We put on the field, but I mean, a run first offense opens, opens up big lanes for the passes. You know, you, you got to take the safety's low. You got to do all that type of stuff. So it's less about, it's less about who gets the touches and, um, more about, you know, how we can capitalize on opportunities that we're giving.

2:02:25So, do you agree that people are right for thinking about what happens to be that way? Is it, like, you know, I mean, you can, I mean, you can tell you in any way you want. We have the best running back, backfield in the entire nation, and we have the best receiver unit in the nation. So, um, we kind of, we're kind of jack of all trades. So, you can move around the offense in the past of different things, motions, different trade and ways to get open, but has that increased any knowledge of intelligence here, or is it kind of the same? Probably stay away from talking about scheme stuff. So, yeah. What, what was it that Jeremiah did that you think enabled you to be in Iron Buckeye? Just coming in every single day and competing. That's really what we're challenged to do, um, as, as Buckeyes, when we, when we walk into the weight room with coach, make your supposed to be there and show up and show out every single day. And you're not allowed to have a step back, you're not allowed to have an off day. He took, he took care of all his, um, you know, the non-negotiables of this program. He was never late. He made his weight every single day. He gave his 100% effort.

2:03:26And at the end of the day, he was just winning a lot of competitions and just grinding. So, yeah. That's great, a lot about brand new. Hmm. Brandon didn't get a chance to do a lot this spring. Hmm. What stood out to you, even when he wasn't on the field, this spring, that, that, basically, things like, he could be a legitimate head back by for you. Well, yeah. First and foremost, he got, he got voted on by his peers to the Leadership Committee on our team, which is a group of about, you know, 16 to 20 of our, of our guys who the team looks to as leaders. So, obviously, you can see, how people think of him on this team. They think highly of him. Um, and he comes in every day as a very fiery competitive nature. Um, and, you know, he puts in really hard work and days in and days out. So, even though he hasn't seen the field too much yet, um, we have no, we have no, um, concern that when he does stuff onto the field, he's going to make a great impact. He's only been here here. Yeah. Yeah. Not him. Like, Darn has never specifies that he can be on the leadership of the Leadership Committee. I think that's around 365 days ago.

2:04:26Yeah, just his ability to be able to, you know, talk a good game, but also back it up. Um, not in a sense of playing football, but more in a sense of, we're going to be the hardest working team on the field. Uh, we're going to go in day in day out. I'm going to, I'm going to beat you even when I don't feel healthy, even when I don't feel good, all that type of stuff. It's, it's all an mentality. I'm not going to. From far away, it looks like, uh, I don't feel very happy. You know, like, like, like, when I look at you, like, you see that in him, like, I'm not trying to compare to, you see that a little bit in the way that he can shift around. Yeah, he definitely is very fluid about the way he moves. And we see it in his, in his, you know, his routes and his releases. So, you know, when, when all the White Receivers are, know in the film room and, you know, he's getting crafty. He's doing all this body movement stuff. It's like, to him. So it's just about bringing him along. You know, he wasn't, you know, he just got here. It's the first year here kind of built on the long. There's steps you got to take, but he's definitely training in the right direction. I think a lot of teams get talent for whatever reason you guys seem to develop their receivers

2:05:30better than anyone. What goes on out there that somehow helps Ohio State keep replacing you guys. We play Denzel, Davidson, Ibnelson, Germain Matthews, Jordan Hancock, Layton Ransom, Caleb Downs. That's really what it is. It's BIA getting this better every single day. Tremendous credit to the defense and the ability to be able to develop corners like that. It's just good on good every single day. That's that's the way you get better. I mean, we definitely have a strong second there. I would say this year, but, you know, it's just, it's just, it's not just their talent that makes them special. It's their, it's their ability to go hard every single day. They show up every single day with a competitive nature. And, you know, we're going back and forth on the field every single day. It would be bigger in it and spin that each other a little bit, but it's all love at the end of the day. We appreciate them for getting this better. Let's question a method. You do a lot of things. This is all that to have out here. Brandon seems like a guy who do so much, whether he'll move around, whether he's just beefed

2:06:30anything. You see kind of that same horse how-filled and Brandon is kind of something you do. Yeah, absolutely. Brandon, you know, he came up, played running back for a lot of his life, played a little quarterback here and there. You know, now he's received very. He can do a lot of different things. So we just try to put him in a position where he can be the most successful in the position that makes him the most successful or just the ball on his hand. So we try to do that for him and a bunch of other guys in the program who thrive with that. All right, Michael, this is opportunity one-year contract. How are you looking at your situation? Yeah. To be honest with you, man, you know, my career to this point, it's been a lot of ups and downs. I tend to harp on the downs more than the ups, but I know the opportunity is all I need. At the end of the day, that's all I want it. You know, I'm just a guy that's going to try to make the most of the opportunity whenever it comes, whenever it shows and you not take pride in that. Obviously, you know, hey there, it's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway. It's stock up savings time now through April 2nd, spring in for store-wide deals and earn four

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2:08:33get in contact with Morgan and Morgan? What would I do if I got into an accident? Probably the easiest way is dialing pound law. It's pound 529 from your cell phone. We are always open. Our call center is always waiting to take your call. 24-7-365. Wow, Dan Morgan. From Morgan and Morgan, America's largest injury law firm. Thanks for coming by the show. Thanks for having me. Visit forthepeople.com for an office near you. Access to affordable credit helps me pay my employees that I don't really need it. Infliction is killing me. But who cares? Big retailers and making record profits. That's why we support the Durban Marshall credit card bill. See, things in credit unions help small businesses make payroll. This bill would cut the vital resources they need while increasing Megastore profits. They deserve it. Don't they? Tell Congress, stop the Durban Marshall money grab for corporate megastores paid for by the Electronic Payments Coalition. The number of opportunities wherever you are may be limited. But that's why I say you got to make the most of them.

2:09:34And each and every day, man, I'm just trying to get better. Better at my crab. Been a better teammate. Been a better person. All the intangible things. And like I say, when opportunity comes my way, I just want to make the most of it. I drink along those downs instead of the ups. Is that a conscious decision? Or is that something that just kind of happens? I think a little bit of both. I think just the guy that I am, my competitive nature. Obviously, I love it to compete with others in this game, in this sport. But I compete with myself a lot. And obviously, some of my downs have been things I haven't been able to control. Obviously, talking about injuries and things of that nature. But some of the other things, on a day-to-day basis, I think, just being the competitive guy that I am, is just something that's inside of me. I always want to be better than I was the previous day. There's a talk about when you look at the speed in the room, when you look at the speed in the room, when you look at you, and also John Ross. I mean, what does he notice about that, especially, if you wouldn't have Robert. Yeah. I mean, you can look out there on the field, man. And find around, try to make plays.

2:10:37And for me, and I'm sure John, as well, every time you're on the field, you just want to put that speed on tape. No matter if you're number one reading the play or the last reading, you always want to put that speed on tape. Obviously, the quarterback's to see that, the coaches to see that. You know, hopefully more opportunities come from that, which is always going on. There's a talk around the NFL that they might want to ship the workouts to Lee Jr. would to live, thinking about, like, injuries and prevention towards that. And some have talked about how all season's coaching for players. What are your thoughts on that? What do you consider? Yeah, to be honest, I haven't really quit much thought into it. I feel like now, like, I'm year six and a week, I kind of got to, not kind of, but I have a pretty good routine, you know, how I schedule my off season in terms of dates and, you know, report dates and all that stuff like that. But shoot there, if they're willing to push you back, I'm not going to be mad because that kind of just gives us more time. Obviously, with our families and kind of doing the same things, just working out like the first two weeks of

2:11:41OTA is kind of just working out and training and stuff like that, which, I mean, we're kind of doing already, you know what I mean? But then I see the side of it coming in when we do because we've got a lot of new faces, guys that you sign up for agency, and then obviously the draft. So I mean, it's not a bad thing that we come in when we do because guys get to kind of be around each other and know each other and create that bond early on. Can you send an injury history for yourself? Do you think that schedule should help in terms of injury recovery and streamwind after the season? I mean, yes and no. Speaking of personally, I feel like a lot of my injuries have been things out of my control. I feel like I've had a lot of freak injuries. And, you know, can prevent, I don't know. But I mean, more time off, more recovery, I mean, if you're doing it the right way, then it is definitely beneficial. Check around back in 19, the Eagles were very interested in you. What do you remember from that period, that process? Yeah, it's actually funny because I took a top 30 visit here, and I remember my visit vividly coming in, like just really loving the place, loving the staff, loving the people,

2:12:46especially like just having conversations with Howie and just kind of just being in the building. Like it felt right to me. And I remember like going home after my top 30 visit talking to my girlfriend, wife at now, but in my mom, like, I think I really liked the Eagles. And that was kind of one of my teams like going into the draft, like I thought that I might be here. And I know that there's been talks that, you know, it almost happened or whatever. But, I mean, in hindsight, things like things always work out how they're supposed to be, you know, now I'm here. So I don't know of that. It was meant to be like that, obviously it was, but, you know, now I'm here. So you've all been speaking install here. Do you feel like the levels of playing field for you with your competition at all? So I think obviously with Kelly Meier here, you know, at the end of the day for me, like, football is football. And obviously, like I said, like being with a familiar face in Nick. So working with him and kind of like knowing what he's done in the past. And then obviously, Kelly being a different dynamic. The good thing is, like, a lot of that stuff is similar, just different terms and different names. So for me, it's been very easy to kind of just

2:13:50be in here and get an offensive understanding. So yeah, I think that's a credit. So another reason why I came here is just knowing Nick has some type of hand in the offense with Kelly. So it definitely helps me. Yeah, shoot. So I remember when I first, like, agreed to terms, would come here. The first person I got a text with from Jalen. And he was basically just saying, like excited, you know, have you here. He said he kind of watched me from afar. Just knowing that I was a, you know, a speedy guy, a good player, whatever. But just, you know, that meant a lot to me for him to reach out during that time. Hey there, it's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway. It's stock up savings time now through April 2nd. Spring in for store wide deals and earn four times the points. Look for in store tags to earn on eligible items from Celsius body armor or aida silk capri sun, Bavarian meats and Charmin. Then clip the offer in the app for automatic event long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store

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2:16:56that zippercruder.com slash zip. And since I've been here, man, he's been nose down like this works hard. He's a great leader. Just kind of his presence is aura. It just speaks volumes of the player he is, the leader he is, the person he is, man. And he's grinding to get better each and every day. And you know, when you're in the boot, I'm going to go like that. You just want to play for them and want to get better with them. So I would say they are very, very, very detailed. Like Fernando and his team, they're like super, super detailed. Like even today, like we got these little things where we kind of rate our soreness from the prior practice and things like that and talking with the with Stefan and Chisholid's just about plans and all that stuff. Like they're very, very detailed. And I've been, I've been in places where it's been like that. But I think this is kind of a step up. Just how they're so intense with those things. And I think it's definitely been efficient to the players. You mentioned a couple of times as far as

2:17:57why you came here, even Kevin and Jason, but haven't he changed the botan in that room as a fellow receiver. How is that? You sort of just getting a lot of one on one? Yeah, man. To be honest with you, like looking at looking at the room and looking at the situation, it's like I'm blessed to be with two of the best receivers in the game. And from outside looking in, like the question is, oh, why would you go there? They already got these guys. And I'm like, man, I want to, I want to be around greatness. Like I want to be in there and be with these guys and work with these guys and learn from these guys. Obviously me and AJ came in together, Devonce came in a year after. And so like I've known AJ prior because we trained together for the combine and all that stuff. But like to be in the room with those guys, like it's only room for to opportunity to learn more. Like these are two of the best. And if you're in the room with that, like getting all the knowledge you can, like playing, competing with those guys, like it's only going to make you better. So like I'm blessed to be in this opportunity, blessed to be in that room for sure.

2:18:58Thanks, guys. Yeah. Thank y'all. What have you seen with Grocery, the young Warner's? Obviously we saw that he's not a Jeremiah last year. They're your mates. Sorry. But Calvin and some of the errands and the young guys. How do you see them come along? Um, and Scott has gotten completely better from his brain. Glad completely better. Is that just time in the program? I'm just getting used to the speed of college football, I would say. What about Calvin? He was obviously here last year. He was. Um, Calvin has gotten a lot better. Like I would say that he's gotten a lot smarter. And then he also write G.B. Go ahead. These are about Calvin's intelligence, you know, the, the, you know, where he's grown. Where specifically is it? The film room? Is it kind of picking up, you know, the playbook? Where have you seen that? I would say Calvin has gotten smarter just like his game knowledge, like expecting like a different kind of routes and stuff like that.

2:20:01Perfect. What did everything start to click for him? So last year was it in the softies? When did you feel I would say that in the spring, I started to get a lot more comfortable in our defense. Yeah, yeah. We say you break up the past history with the Jeremiah name. I'm sorry if you're asked about this earlier, but what is like going up against him? Do you? It seems like you enjoy it. Yeah, I love it. He's tough. I like going against him a lot. He's really good. What have you improved in your game? Just from that, for example, those, those 101 matchups. This preseason or whatever. You know how belly-hooed this game is. So Jeremiah, he forces me to play the bunker. If you don't play the ball against him, he'll go get it. Yeah. Yeah. And you, and you, Dave, how would you describe this defense now compared to this time a year ago from the standpoint of a confidence factor? You don't mean that you guys feel on the field? How would you describe it? It's different about it, I guess. I feel like everybody's a lot more smart of this area. Everybody's like, I would just say I would go just just just just smarter. Yeah, but you know,

2:21:07when you when you look up and late and ransom decided to come back and Caleb down, transfer it in, what did you feel about that? Did it just grow stronger in that one week span, two weeks span? You're still one I'm saying? I feel like those guys have played at that the level of those guys have played at that. Yeah, I would say that like a down's coming and what we say he was coming back, zero say he was coming back, it's just still like a group of people going to the net. Thanks, man. Of course. You know, I'm wanting to win more than anything. What you said, he was a little surprised how much attention you had right away from the defense. How about you? Yeah, definitely. We maybe gilved in more one-on-ones kind of how the game plan was set up, getting back like different covers out of cloud to my side and this is kind of how the game goes. What's the process been? I don't know like sometimes we're whatever reason, just just just see that. Yeah, definitely. Especially in college, a lot of the game fans defensively were taking the away. You know, we had a lot of success at a house. They obviously

2:22:11were one of the boys having different the weapons that kind of still get the victories and I was, yeah, you continue to do a better job doing it right here. A lot of communication, the process has been like post-game, getting on the same page with Kyler. You guys exchange text or you guys in the film? Yeah, film, definitely. Kind of asking what did I see there or kind of go over and play and that's how I get him when I saw and kind of different feedback there. Change words. Mark, I get it. We're asking questions about the previous game. But are you the type of guy to let a game like that winger or how do you flush it? You got to move on. Got to move on. It's a long season. Got like 16 more of them. Hopefully, you know, I can stay healthy throughout the year and just continue to build and get better each week. You guys did so much work throughout the off season to get on the same page. How different is it when you get into that regular season? Yeah, it's totally different. It's totally different. You can do a lot of things, you know, in shirts and shorts and then once you go out there, put practice and get pads on. You do like the joint practice video with the colds but there's

2:23:12nothing like actually going out there and live action and really trying to be on the same page. So I think that relationship will continue to develop and improve. Is that just a matter of roughs then this much of anything? Yeah, definitely, definitely. Like I said, I was kind of my first live action together. So continue with me. When you're early impression. Yeah, but now obviously I have a death respect, you know, JG's call or preseason, obviously we all feel really healthy. That's kind of the most important thing. I obviously get a lot of healthy even going forward. So, um, that's it actually. Marvin, what are your early impressions of the Rams? What do you think of the Rams? Yeah, I mean, they're a good team. They're a good physical team. I got a new lot of new guys up front, I think. That's kind of where their strong suit is. Kind of a little different to Buffalo, come over to a little match coverage. So I'm excited to build this one. Personally, when the bells did give you one of my opportunities, how do you feel today? It wasn't many of them. It wasn't many of them. So, um, I thought I could be good.

2:24:14I'm just what you think versus just playing. You know, not getting a preseason game actually. I think it was three season. It was definitely, definitely thinking a lot out there. And, um, you know, I think I'll come with reps. I think to think and less and just going out there and playing, definitely come with reps. And it's something that I'll get better at. But, um, they definitely say I was thinking a lot out there. Is there anything you can do to prove that that's from coverage? Anything you can do in the past? Because you're going to face that a lot on the side in front of you. Yeah, I mean, you just got to team, get open for yourself, make yourself available. And when the ball does, get away and making the play. Um, this, he's just taking you away. That means other guys are having a chance to get open. So, um, that's kind of how I look at it. It's no longer season or offense. That's the best thing for us. They're kind to be able to be with pilots. Is this something that comes pretty quickly in a new game? Or is this something that might take months? Uh, hopefully sooner or later, I think. Um, they'll continue to see. We'll see. I don't think we're in a bad place right now at all. Obviously, I don't really think that. But, uh, just the live reps will continue to grow and show. Just a true blessing from God to really be able to put in names off.

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2:28:18So I got to go back and look at that flip the game today. What was that moment that flipped this game from your vantage point? Really, I just, I think this is a collective of the whole game. I would say at the beginning of the game, we were a little shaky. But I would say after we went up by seven, it was really just, all right, we got out of the house. I was like, okay, we got to do our jobs. And then, yeah, we got to do our jobs. And we're going to dominate. Over to the left. Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic. Okay, well, in what way can you put in the words to run this defensive spin on last four or five games? I would just say process oriented. Just truly trying to get prepared every week, trying to get ourselves in the best position and the best minds at the play. And really going to the game, like, they're not going to score. We're dominating the whole game. And at the end of the game, we let it for a few plays that we really should not have. So we can't do that again. We got to finish and play close to 60 minutes. But really just going to the game, like, we're dominating

2:29:20and nobody's going to move the ball, score the ball. And that's what we're going to do. And final question for Caleb. Laurie Schmidt to the left, the club is dispatch. Caleb Omega said, someone you had called your TV, but they said that here it's coming. It's going to go to the house. You were called that was? I just, okay, so I just see them. I'll follow Tag and Junior said it on TV earlier today. And that was the craziest thing. Because he told me probably, like, three or four weeks ago, he was like, do you get back there? You're going to score out like, okay? And then he did that. And then Will said on the sideline that he said it before the play happened. So I can remember that too. Play different terminologies, different. It's a whole different scheme. So just learn how they want things done compared to how you used to do things. It's really the... So like being in a tight end room, everybody's got to have the skills to see. Everybody's different, but y'all do some of the same things. Right. Yeah, no, it's a great room. A lot of really good guys. Grown really close with a lot of those guys. So everybody helps each other. A really nice learner from Dalton breadin' those guys. I mean, Dalton's done it for a really long time. So he helps me a lot with things

2:30:21that really aren't coachable things, you know what I mean? I mentioned how the family at the game, but what about working out here at this high school? Are you still in Ohio? They've got to feel good. And I don't know if your high school is like this. Man, they can't feel what's going to a different name. Yeah, I went to Lexington. It's about the eighth of the size of this place. Yeah, this is not like my high school, but this is a healthy place. But it's super cool to be home and just be back and give you a little sense of comfort, I guess, for me, especially being away for as long as I've been. So I was a man in the kind of war around the city and you've been there. Have you seen a bunch of fuck out fans that have wanted to get your autograph to take a picture of your brother? I don't get, I don't go out of the hole. I actually went home yesterday. I went back to the farm for a little bit, which was great for a couple of days. He did all my family and stuff and see my grandparents and everything. So it was good. But I really haven't been out enough to know. So I try and keep her inside. It's good, that's good. Yeah. You need to talk a lot about, you can talk this. What do you think of your play in that really show-based itself? Oh, that's a good question.

2:31:22I don't think that's for, for me, I'm just trying to give. I mean, every time I think you can be as you can play this game for 50 years and there's always going to be something you leave the field with. Like, God, I wish I would have been better in that area. I wish I would have been better in some way. You know what I mean? Like, it's never going to be this is absolutely perfect. So like, to me, that's, right now, the hardest part of this is just mental toughness of it all. I mean, physical toughness, I mean, you either have it or you don't, in my opinion. So, I mean, I've always felt like I was kind of bred in that area with things and that's just kind of way happens naturally. So just play after play. That's kind of how we roll it. Thank you guys. We are now. We gotta get you on the boat. It's Zach Harrison, Javante and Tyler Friedell, in front of me. So I feel like I'm just trying to be kind of one of those peers that they work for me and kind of just give them the steps to get there and I feel like they're definitely picking up quick and they're definitely going to be one of the great rushmen. The only coach that I should talk about is J.T. and Zach probably don't need it. It's on the boat, it's great. Same as some of the opportunities for me with a lot of them. Is there a difference in the work going

2:32:22because you've been getting a half a chance between the last couple? I feel like all the camps, I've definitely gotten a big course load and I love that because I asked Coach J4 and I love getting more reps because I just like protecting my craft. So, I mean, some people may not need it, some other people need it, but I mean, I'm just like, you guys may reps like you guys. What do you think about that course load? So what kind of training? I mean, for me, it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly, like my steps and my footing, kind of just perfecting my toolbox and what we call it and my craft and just trying to be a so I can win every place and kind of do it. One of the two kind of big issues. Yeah, I'm definitely just getting stronger, faster, everything all the above, but one of my big things is being a leader and kind of just not trying to look, still look up to Jack and JT and kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into so I feel like we kind of have a lot of leaders on the D line and we have to be in position

2:33:23so we kind of all kind of just count off the children and those. It's definitely tough for me to be able to focus on these guys playing with them all the way around and being on the field and just kind of trying to get them to know and try to just be like, the leaders, those guys, how's that transition going to be? It's good competitive and we love it. We all competitive people, we all look at fish each other and I feel like we're bringing the best out of all of this. I feel like we're all just kind of bouncing off each other and see what one person does and we kind of build it into our toolbox and we all kind of just kind of build one great thing. Hey, you probably were last year and you got to get the shot and pull it back and pull it and did they approach you without out there and two coached them? I mean, how did that come about? Because you heard Jack saw your sloppy. You could have touched that. So I definitely did it in high school. I was pulled back and a little bit of tied in so I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there in Coach Wilson, honestly. He loved watching it too before he left and I feel like he planned that seed and Coach Day's head and Coach Day kind of just went for it and tried to do the best I could to do it.

2:34:25Is that continuing now? I mean, do you have anything in the spring? New playbook, I did not know you. You haven't got that far. Yeah, you haven't got that. How tough was that for you? You know, look at that. Um, I like to think myself as a football player. I can really play any position on the field. You need me to just give me a week or two to learn it and kind of perfect it and I'll try to do my best for you. Can Jack do the same thing? Oh, yeah. Don't want to look at him. Graphically, that's why. Kids is talking to Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations and sort of sought you and got out to have some conversations after JT and Jack decided to come back. Just kind of went into those from your perspective and how did that help you maybe get the right mindset I guess many days from? Um, definitely kind of seeing it all the way through. I feel like people kind of just see what happened and they don't know everything that goes into it how long the season is now. What you got to do to prepare for and what happened in all that time from here to to then. So I feel like we definitely just coached and we kind of connected and we kind of just talks man-to-man and he kind of just said straight to me

2:35:27and I feel like we kind of both have been honest and we know we're making it. We're making each other better every day and we got the four best DNs. Five best DNs, honestly, in college football and we're going to be one of the best D lines in college football. How do you feel like a better player today at any work in the season? Well, I feel like I've taken big steps in my roles of just being responsible and being more of a leader and kind of stepping up and taking a step to kind of get out there more on the team and kind of bring people in and I feel like we're kind of helping out more. How do you record a hit around the posture of the TKFC? Is that sound? I mean, it sounds bizarre but I mean the season goes by so fast already so when you're kind of like week 10 and you're like wow it's already week 10 so now it's kind of gives you more time to kind of enjoy it and kind of savor it because I'm already here for you to like refreshments when it's crazy. But you don't want to spend on your powder for the first month of the year right? Oh yeah. Is that not pace yourself that? I mean, there's a mindset that I didn't know the season. Yeah, definitely.

2:36:28Definitely going to have to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks and all those practices. How much has Larry talked to you guys about like that? Last question right here. Before 2016, 2017, four LFL, two French veterans all in the same location. How much does he talk to about that? I mean, he doesn't have to talk about it. We know about it. We've seen it every day. We watch the film. We see them all working together. We know what it could be. We know we could become. So we know we're right at the same at the right place at the right time. And God wanted us to be here. And he knew we wanted us all to come together and kind of play together and be able to bounce off and just perfect our craft together. And I feel like we all are just great individuals and we come together at something special. Great. They'll be able to eat off that as well. CJ, when you look at the defense, second half, less than two years will allow. One scoring drive, big stop at the one yard line. Just can you talk about their performance to get the offense second opportunities to give and keep this thing close and actually pull over. Man, they play their tells off. It's not always perfect. It's not always how we draw it up. But that's NFL. Those Jaguars are a heck of a team.

2:37:28I don't think that their record shows who they are. They've had some injuries and things like that. But they play really hard. And I feel like when it's a division opponent as well, it makes it a little harder. Just because that means a lot for the playoff right and everything like that. But we got to stack a win. I mean, as he's were talking about, he was about to play a couple of married football. You know, when the offense is down, the defense got a picker, so when the defense down, the offense got to pick it up and, you know, the, especially teams got to blanket everything. So we got to play three phases of football, you know, at a high level. And we got to clean a lot of things up. But, you know, defense played really, really well at it. I thought. Hey, CJ, can you talk about kind of what those three you're mind when, you know, you talk about, you know, going backwards. But how your A was stay so calm and focused, what you think in those moments, you're like, you got to make a play. Can you take us through kind of your mindset? Oh, yeah. It's kind of funny. Like last night in Chapel,

2:38:29our, our pastor, pastor Vaughan, I forgot what church he's at, but it's from Southy to Houston. And he's talking about, you got to go through the mud before you get to the miracle. And, you know, that, that resonated with me. Not only just involved, but it's just in life. Like, it's not always perfect, but, you know, like the mud makes you who you are. And I think the mud we have is self-inflicted mud. But, you know, I feel like that kind of motivates us in the sense, and it motivates me just to like, man, like they, they're trying to, you to see how great you're really going to be in this third and 20 or the second and 20, like how great you're going to be, like I just kind of just challenge myself a little bit. But, you know, I don't love it, but I deal with it, and I, and I respect the game, and I'll just know they're like, those plays if we can make them. We don't want to live in that situation. We don't, we're going to, we're going to slip this in the bud. It's, it's going to happen. We speak to existence, but, I definitely like it motivates me just to be great. Last three, start making.

2:39:29CJ, it seems like it's time for you guys to just aim for the turn. You know, coming out of the halftime, two, three, and now, but then if we're going to drop, you guys are moving the ball kind of with ease aside from the penalties that have had you guys go backwards. At, at what point does it, do you start to look at the office and say, no, we can be so much better if we play what have passed the tempo, and we able to play our brand of football. We're playing our brand of football, man, you know, like we're, we're, you know, just because you get two-three and out of me, you're having a bad day. I, I expect what you're saying, I understand. But, you know, just because you go tempo, don't mean like things just start rolling. Like, we try that, we just get in shells, you know, so, but I do understand where you're coming from. I think, you know, we can, you know, get more of a tempo and get going a little more, and then I don't even just staying, no huddle, really, just get out the huddle, breaking the huddle the right way. All the elite teams I ever was growing up, Patriots, I watch staffer a lot with the Rams. I can go sawing and so forth. Man, you, you watch it on TV as a kid,

2:40:30you see how quick they break from the huddle and they get on a lot of scrimmage, and defense feels that. Now, you get the opportunity to read the defense a little more, and I think that's where we can take the next level and get better at. But, yeah, I definitely do, like, think, we just came out a little short, out of the second half, but, you know, it's not about, you know, looking down on yourself, you know, it's all about the next play, making the next play, the better play. And my team actually helped me doing that, you know, Mr. Thoreau, the in the second half, I mean, the first half that I know I can make, and I just rushed it, but, you know, they picked me up and came back in the locker room, and, you know, just went from there. And, you know, we know that's one thing about ball. You can't, like, hate your head down too long, because, man, the other team ain't doing that. They try to get you, you know, so, yeah, but I definitely do understand what you're coming from, but, you know, I feel like, man, we got a lot of good things going to offense, and we got to just clean things up, for sure. CJ, you talked about your relationship with Nico, and what ways have you seen him grow?

2:41:30So, why do you see her here? I would just say he's growing a lot, but I just think he needs his opportunity. I've always, I think Nico's been gracious. He's been born, you know. I'll tell you all when I was met his dad two weeks ago when we played the Bears, and it looked just like his pops, but his pops are like, he could play, you know, like, he looked young to this day, you know what I mean? So, I definitely know, like, Nico has been great for a long time. He doesn't need his opportunity. And, you know, I think, as he continues to go, he's going to continue to get better and better and grow, but I think Ben McDaniel's done a good job, a great job helping him along the way, learning about route running, and, you know, and just like, how serious you got to take the game away from Sunday, from Monday all the way to Saturday, how hard you got to prepare. And I think, you know, being this helped him do that. And I think, as he continues to go, man, you just seem to get better and better every week. CJ, can you just go through the current sequence? It was like the 105 mark.

2:42:31Do you got to put it in the second mark? And being able to send it in like just stood around for like 10 seconds, rolled off. Can you explain what was happening? What we are trying to do? Even though you're at the scoring grind. What was going on at that point of what we are trying to get done, at that grind of the scoring grind? Well, a lot of times, a lot of games come, like, I think the first week of the first two weeks in in the field was like 11 out of the, however, games came down from one scoring. And, you know, if you can get the lead or tie it up, we could not give them the opportunity to go down the drive. That's the, that's the goal in the plan we want to do. But we also do want to stay aggressive. But just be smart. Time management, I thought Demiko and Bobby did a great job. And, you know, we end up scoring, which was great. And then you see we get them with 16 seconds. Like, it's hard to operate. Eight was now at 70 yards down the field. To get a field goal or a touchdown. Like, so you just playing at the time game. And, you know, we were, we knew we had,

2:43:32excuse me, we knew we had a field goal. And we were tired of the game of them going over time. Or we could score and not give them much time. Either way, it went, you know what I mean. So just, I thought I was very smart on what we did there. Thank you. Thank you very much. Yeah, I think everyone played a lot longer than they ever have. So, you know, I think, you know, heading to this spring, it's just the tear down of the former foundation and the rebuild of a whole new team. I mean, you have to have that mindset. You have to have a mind, a day one mindset in order to progress. You can't rely on previously built culture or schematic understanding. There's no assumptions. You have to rebuild from scratch. We're in the process of that. We will treat day one like day one. That includes Jeremiah Smith. And so, great opportunity to, you know, evaluate and grow a new group of guys. I think in spring, I think our opinion is, you know, by fall, everything, the team, the team, the team,

2:44:33it's what it's all about. But in order to add to a team, in order to add to a collective, you got to focus on the individual. The individual must improve so the collective can improve. And so, building the base, I think, schematically and fundamentally, culturally, is what we're attacking as we head into spring. How much is Brandon looking forward to a different spring and a different opportunity? I know it wasn't fun for him having to take a little bit of a backseat to a Mecca. Where do you see him, the fire, the passion right now? Is he gets right to this one? Yeah, I think when you come out of a season, you get out of January and kind of take a breath, then when you get back in the winter, it's the first opportunity to reestablish the new role that I want to have, right? I mean, across the board, there's not one guy that doesn't want to improve roles. So, I think they're all attacking it that way. I think Brandon's one of them, but he's one of 50. And I think that it's our job to provide opportunities

2:45:37to grow, to separate themselves, to see peer-to-peer evals, to allow these guys to check, you know, and chase a role at least through winter. They've gotten that started to continue that through spring. And I think Brandon's, you know, fits in line with that. I think Brandon did a great job looking back of finding his role last year and excelling at it. We know we talk a lot about if you want to be a starter, you have to be a starter before you're the starter. And if you're not, then you're never going to be the starter. So, I think he embodied that, you know, he gave himself an opportunity to get into spring, and get into, excuse me, into winter, continue who he is, continue to build, you know, his base, build his leadership, and then now he's got to take that in spring. So, all the great things you do prior, doesn't mean anything. You don't have to go out there and do it in spring. So, you know, that's the harsh reality of this sport. You know, what have you done lately? And I think all these guys are chewing at the bit to get back on the field. Brian, everybody brings their own experience. Ryan was a quarterback, you were a receiver.

2:46:39And then to become a play caller, obviously you have an understanding of the whole offense. But what was the process like for you of protections and the run game and quarterback play and just continuing to grow with your knowledge of that part of the game as you prepared for this position? Yeah, I mean, I think you're always growing. I think that, you know, you still have a specialty here. You still have an expertise in one area that has seen you have an expertise in all of it. That's just not true. In my opinion, I've seen multiple coordinators and I know that as a fact. So, you know, for me, I think it's just, you have an opportunity to be with the best staff in America every single day with the best coach in America. So, you just stay off your phone and pay attention and take notes and actually maximize your time. It's amazing the amount of people that don't do that. So, every time I'm in a meeting, I just try to make sure I'm getting a nugget or I'm getting information or when things are said, do I truly understand it? And I really, guys, will tell you, I don't care.

2:47:41I'll ask the question. You may think I'm, I look dumb, but I don't care because I want to know the information. So, I think that approach, I think a lot of guys have that approach. That approach allows you to just build, you know, over time and then that'll continue to build from now to game one and then build to the season. So, the opportunity to grow is literally daily so I just try to make sure I'm finding those opportunities. I'm aware of those opportunities when they're right in my face. I think I'm going to do a role in the offensive meeting room. How important is that? I don't know what you guys are doing. Yeah, the coach Jordan's always been a huge part of other receiver room. I think that, yeah, he's just understanding that, you know, my pull away is real that can happen. So, he's going to be on his toes and being ready that, you know, we're ready to not skip a beat, right? So, information-wise, communication-wise, he's got to be locked in on that and just on to assume that, you know, Coach Hard's got it. He never really has. I expect him to continue to do that

2:48:42and, you know, he's been a big part of everything we've done. Is that almost like taken from what Ryan did last year where he shipped away from play-calling and handed that to somebody else and shipped him away from being a quarterback's coach where like, get to have somebody you trust and how long did it take you maybe to develop that trust and that relationship with them and to where like, you know that hey, if I'm pulled away for a second like, Devon's got this I don't have to worry about like, what my room is here. I think it's more important that I do a great job being organized so I'm never pulled away. I will be in that receiver room and they will be coached at the very highest level. So, I think there's ways to eliminate being pulled away by being organized on top of things and having the right work and working right help before that receiver meeting ever happened. Is that important for you because that's the way you've got to emphasize? Nothing's going to change in terms of your There's no, nothing's going to change in my involvement in the receiver room. Brian, for my land to be going through a full spring fall off scene for the first time, what do you look at everything? It's areas he can grow to push for playing time is here. Yeah, I mean, my land. Hey there, it's Ryan C. Crest for Safeway.

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2:51:46which is our absolute favorite F word. In fact, four out of five employers who post on Zippercruder get a quality candidate within the first day. So, whether you need to hire four, 40, or 400 people, get ready to meet first rate talent. Just go to zippercruder.com slash zip to try Zippercruder for free. Don't forget that zippercruder.com slash zip. Finally, that zippercruder.com slash zip. He's doing a great job. He's growing on exponential rates and stronger. He's getting bigger. He's got weight added. You know, I'll tell you like, you know, I always explain to him like, you don't realize how much you've missed when you come in June versus a mid-year. Like, it's massively different. Not saying you can't overcome it, some do. At the end of the season, you know, some have. But, you know, I think that's probably reliant on the room. You know, I have Chris had an opportunity late a lot of a, you know, in the season to kind of make an impact. But it's very, very rare. So, and now, you know, he's going through the winter workout,

2:52:48his growth, his everything he's done. He's like, hey, Coach Hart, you know, I know what you're talking about now. When he missed that, that section of winter workout. So, that being said, it makes you laugh. But he's doing a great job. I expect expectations for him through spring. And I don't see that changing. The opposite of that, the opposite of that. The opposite of that, the opposite of that. This year is younger than it's been last year's. Like, make up for that. You don't have somebody who's maybe used to it. What's the average? It's like the average, like, 30, 30 is the average age. Does that include support staff? No, it's just the primary. What's it been in the past? A couple of minutes ago, it was two more minutes higher. No kidding. No kidding. We don't know yet. Kevin Wilson. I don't know, Dan Lanings, the head coach in Oregon. I was his average. I'm asking. He's 38. I don't, I'm 38. Can he Dylan Campbell's? It's 30s and 80s. So, I don't really know. I gave zero thought to that. I think that, you know, I think your ability

2:53:49to kept with players is important. I think you probably see a little bit of that happening in the NFL as well. I really have given zero thought to that. I don't want to just ramble on that. Yeah, I just didn't know if it was the thought of the manager. No thought to it. Frank, what's the next step for him? Because we've heard him make a talk to him about, like, he had Mr. Consistency catching a lot of things. He's like, he seems to generate a little bit of buzz but has limited role. Like, now he's got an opportunity. What's the next step for him to get that opportunity? Take the next step and be a, be everything. He's capable of being, right? I mean, I think the guys that, you know, are out there are, you know, very consistent in all job phases. You know, like, again, I think he wants to be a full rounded receiver. You know that. I think he loves playing in the slot. They're a great job there. I asked him to come out to the outside a little bit, did a good job out there. I think his natural positions is in the slot, doing a great job there. But it's just another opportunity to establish himself based on his peers, right? I mean, it's kind of like the drafts. I try to explain sometimes to these guys,

2:54:50like, you come to Ohio State to compete with the best. They'd be alongside the best. It's always pure to peer evils. Like, that's how it works. Like the draft embodies that. Like, if it's easier to go play somewhere else, then that's fine. That's what we're kind of looking for per se. I'm not saying that's pricing. I'm just saying, it's a very competitive room. And you chose that because of this room. Now you got to beat your peer to play more and do more and all that stuff. So, you know, I think that you got continued to build where he's at. And the guys that seem to be, you know, starters in our room, you know, really, I think over the last eight years have been NFL quality guys. So, if you're in it, become a starter to Ohio State, it's a good chance. You're probably an NFL caliber receiver. I mean, again, just go off the numbers. So, you're chasing that. Can't get discouraged. Or maybe not being, you know, not doing what you think you should have done. And that goes for everybody. It's not just Bryson, but all these guys are chasing that as I ramble about Bryson. But, you know, I think that it's not just him. It's at B.I.

2:55:50It's Karnel. Everybody wants, it's chasing a higher level of play. And this spring is another step forward to do that. What's your impression of it? What's your impression of it? How much in your estimation is that a gift? Do we have to do it? How much of it is learned and where do you stand on it? Oh, never gave it a lot of thought to it. I've never, I've never called a play in a game. So, for me to have an opinion, I think that'd be a little brash. I would say that, like anything, it's probably a skill that you can improve on and do better at and do good and do worse at. I think being surrounded with guys and seeing how they do it has been a blessing. And it's a very clear, other's more than one way to do things. So, being aware of that, I've noticed that. What's your impression of the three freshmen and how they may be transitioned here? Yeah, all four freshmen, I'm like very encouraged, impressed with, they carry themselves the right way, like we have hoped, they work their tails off,

2:56:50if all improved, I would say that they're the right mode, they're the right fit, they belong in the room. And now they have to just improve, now they're competing both, you know, first individually between each other. And then, you know, as we get into spraying, they'll start competing against each other with the rest of the guys, what I mean by that. So, but as a group, the freshman group, very impressed and they're off to the right start. Coach Arland, thank you very much. Amazing. It seems very unaffected by all of the starter. Yeah. How does that happen? I think how he was raised. He's very level-headed, he knows his goals and what he wants to get done in life. And this is just one step of the way for him. Can I throw a back to Texas for a couple of questions on Zoom, Scotty? Yes, sir. We're going to start with Defon from Cleveland.com. Go ahead. Brandon, I want to go back to what you were talking about with Coach Day earlier. You know, whenever he talks about this team's success, he says all the credit goes through players.

2:57:50It seems like the players think that he deserves some of the credit. How big, how influential has he been? You know, in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks? He's a bit huge, man. Coming here after that team with Northwest, he knows heart breaking, of course. But we came in here. We had a leadership meeting and he was in here, I mean. And then we had a team meeting after that, hearing the stuff he had to say. And we had to say, going back and forth, we just, we knew we would have his back no matter what. I mean, there's a lot of stuff set about him and his family and stuff like that. But hey, here we're a brotherhood and we're a family. And we just, we don't stand by him no matter what. Our next question is going to come from Dan. Hope Dan go ahead. Brandon, I mean, I'm sure you came in here to Ohio State thinking you'd probably be starting here in your second year. But it seems like you really embraced the growth process. Just what's kind of that process that like for you of kind of embracing your role this season and continuing to develop? Yeah.

2:58:51In life, things doesn't go the way you exactly planted, too. And that just happened, you know, things happened to Mecca last year that allowed him to come back and that allowed me to learn more. And that's just how I see it makes me a better football player for the future. So yeah, I mean, yeah, that's it. Three more on Zoom. Next one's going to come from Stephen Means. Go ahead. Stephen, but I'm sorry. Yeah, you're good. Brandon, there are a lot of clips of you this year where you're super, super excited after a block and kind of showing your emotion there. What about blocking do you love so much as a receiver? Just being able to hit another guy with all my power as hard as I can without any consequences. Except if you hold, of course. But yeah, just bringing that power, I mean,

2:59:53I heard some of the defensive guys telling me yesterday they were like, bro, I hate to go against you. So knowing that from the defensive guys, so I know what the other defensive guys are thinking, like, just keep bringing it to them. They're not going to like it for four quarters. That's my mindset. Next question's going to come from Danny Davis. Danny, go ahead. Hey, Brandon, what are your impressions of these Texas defensive backs and this kind of we've seen from them on film, so far? Yeah, the last couple of days we watched them, they're a fast team. They don't give up many big plays down field. They're aggressive, but I actually know some of the DBs they have at corner there. Oh, I play with them. Well, I played with Malik Muhammad at SFE, so I might know him a little bit. And we have been watching them, they're a fast team, they're physical, they're disciplined, but we just got to get the job, nah. Give any Malik stories or any,

3:00:55what do you say? Give any Malik stories or anything, you remember about playing with them? Oh, yeah, but I'm not going to say them. I'm here. Yeah, what does this keep that? Our final question's going to come from Kurt Bowles. Kurt, go ahead. Hey, Brandon, one of the issues Texas has had the second half of the year is finishing. And what if you can speak to, and they had a trouble, obviously, in the Peach Bowl, you know, blew a 16-point leak? And you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct, and you guys obviously seem to have that now. Yeah, I think that started in an off-season training at Fall Camp. We always say, go plus two. If you're doing a 10-yard pro-shut, you have to go plus two throughout the line, and that's just finishing as well. And then Fall Camp, we had these long two-and-a-half-hour practices or whatnot, and then we came out, and we had to do these finishers, we called them, ask for games late in the year like this.

3:01:56And I think Coach Day has a great, did a great job preparing all of us for these moments. And yeah, we just were ready to go. We have time for just a couple more questions and clumpets so we can wrap up with our other two guys. Bill Landis, Kings of the North. Brandon, I'm sure you'll be on the second touchdown run. It seemed like you took two players out of the play, first with your release, and then with the guy you actually blocked. Is that, is that how it's designed? Or is it just, was it just you get lucky to the guy who decided to take off inside of the release? It's actually designed for me to block the safety of the corner one on one with the running back. But I was surprised at the corner. I actually came in so far on my release. I think he thought it was a pass. But I think he was the edge of the defense. If you go watch that play, but I don't know, I don't really know why he came in so far, but it helped out for us. And I made my block interior off score. Is there any lesson there for like, even a young receiver watching that, that even if you know him to play, you're not getting the ball, you're intended to block,

3:02:58but your release has to be at all point, like as if you're gonna go catch a pass. Yeah, definitely. Every little detail matters and then type of plays. We were in a red zone there. So we say every yard matters, it's two yards. So the block I made, it's just a testament to Kyle. Coach Hardline prepped me throughout the week to make that block. So yeah. And final question. Joy Conference, Columbus Dispatch. Brandon Will, and then there's been some of the ball to eat well lately, and some of the, especially the way you guys have opened games. What do you think is this quick for you guys and for him in watching those plays? A lot more confidence. I say throughout the year, we weren't always there as offense. We didn't quite know our identity. And now slowly but surely, I think we found that and we're gonna keep on rolling. And he's made some great throws. And yeah. I'm sorry, Brandon, I do have one more steep. How do you do the 24-7 sport? Brandon, there've been opportunities for you to play a huge role on offense.

3:04:00And the number of plays you play in game can differ from one week to the next. But the opportunity is coming sooner rather than later for you to be in every down player. Just what are the things you need to do in your game to take it from where it is now to be in every down guy? I think there's a lot of things I could work on in my game. I would say continuing to be football smart, my IQ, just knowing what the defense is gonna do before they do it. My routes always can get better. My hands always can get better staying in the jug machine. Work ethic, keep on top of the bid. Don't get satisfied with anything I do. And don't get too big, don't get too low. Don't get too high, don't get too low. That's what they say, yeah. You feel like a guy that the people follow, it seems like just in your mind, even though just second your guy that you're kind of working toward being kind of a leadership type guy. That I got to have guys that will take that role. Yeah, it's a great feeling. Of course, no guys are watching what you do

3:05:02and listening to what you do. But I just feel like we do that with a lot of players here and not just myself, but the leadership we have on this team is like no other. And that's why we got so far, I think. Brandon, thank you very much. What are the first things that come to mind when you think of, you know, how you're doing, man? Speed of power. Yes, on and training, got it. Yeah, is that something that, I mean, you feel like you have to, you know, work on it or is that something that you're like, yeah, that's the kind of back I am. I'm just going to be next to mine at all. I think that's the kind of back I am, but you call it. Yeah, yeah. What are kind of a few of those things that you're like, yeah, I need to work on it. Like go to the course and the next few months or so. I would just like to make sure I keep all the details whilst you're here. What the coach's like to tell you that you like so much about your game is a part of this one. Tackles, you speed, what is he like? He said you like Mara's brother back to your game. What's kind of your main, I mean, obviously, as an in-state kid committed to this class, what's your pitch now to other recruits? And be like, this is why you should join Ohio State's 20th major class.

3:06:03It's a real family atmosphere. Yeah, everybody gets more and everybody talking to everybody, so what do you say? What do you get any coaches? You are, it's like a lot of training back or a lot of training back or a lot of training back. I mean, you bring it through. Well, I've always looked up to both Jackson Washington's films. Cause I do, that's funny. Do you think that your voice style can mirror his from his perspective in just the way that he really is. I don't really know what you're talking about. No, I think that what you want to grow is it. Yeah, I think I can. I think the speed and the power that he has, I think that's what they have in the budget. We're the main guys that you're talking to right now to join the school. I'm really talking to everybody for the rest of the room and that auto community. And you guys didn't want to join the class? Anybody at the top here? No, I'm sorry if you already got asked this, but coming up here as a recruit, there has a commitment here. What did you want to show today? What did you want to get out of this experience?

3:07:03Oh, it wasn't up in the show. I just wanted to get some work in with this a lot. How did you feel like that went? Obviously, he's still relatively new here, but he seems to bring it a little bit of a different energy than some of these camps in the past. I feel like it went good. Do you sense that energy? I mean, when you're out with him, he's different than other guys though, right? I mean, how do you explain his coaching than some of the other running back coach you've made up working with in the past? There's intense, intense, like go, go, go. Did you talk to Coach Lachlan when he went over to him? I did. Okay, so when didn't he work and get him off the air? I grew up around after season, like not so far out to see. Okay, so I mean, was he kind of the same guy that he is now? So just in a new uniform, basically? Yeah. Then you guys obviously added Isaiah to the class and there's no secret they would like to add another one. What are your thoughts on being in a class with three different running backs like that? I have no problem with being in the class with him in the other day, so.

3:08:04What do you like about Isaiah? I don't know Isaiah. You don't know Isaiah, you never met him? Could you just damn down the person? No, come on. When you committed, we were some of the guys that we shared to you. I'm not really a couple of linebackers. Take me on. Do you mind if I go in the back? Yeah, man, it's inspiring. You know, Will came in here not knowing anything, but to go hard and put his head down. I'm super, super proud of Will. And I think we kind of feed off each other. You know, he was a lowly or utter recruited guy out high school, so all he knows is to go hard and what that looks like, so I'm proud of him. What do you think Max is better at? A lot of skill. I mean, the guy, he fits the room, personality wise. Johnny would tell you that. He's fun to be around. He's an outstanding ground runner. And he wants to get better and he's hungry,

3:09:04so he's a great addition. I think a lot of people from the outside will see the new guy comes in and you guys have two or five guys who you like and get reps to. Maybe some people want to talk to some guys. Why would you guys say why is this group so deep and state even though you guys probably are another guy? Yeah, I mean, I think it's just a testament to how strong his brotherhood is. You know, when a coach told us that we were bringing in Max, I thought it was a great opportunity for me to like, I can worship stuff and he's a great player. And I already have and he's learned stuff for me and Will. And I think now we are really good guys in the room and you stay fresh. There's a lot of pressure there and ultimately we come. The best players we can be. I think it was a late and who said that. Yeah, I saw that as late. Like, take him. I'm sure you're not watching produce offense when you guys are getting ready. But how quick did you kind of realize that? This guy's legit. You see the numbers. You see the numbers. You realize that this guy's real good. But when I met him the first day, he was a class act. And for me, I think character is a big thing. I had a really medical football player

3:10:05and it doesn't have good character. And I met him the first day I knew that he was a hard worker. He came in here and just grinded. And you know, it's showing right now in the field. It's going great. What do you have to do to get better? To get better? To get better? To get better? To get better? Yeah. I mean, I just, I'm not really focused on specific areas. You know, obviously I want to become a more polished outrunner and to get better blocking and to get better in the past protection. But, um, so real I'm just working on everything, man. Hopefully, you know, to get all of this together. I think, um, have a really good year. Does it feel good to have the only touchdown catch from one of the quarterbacks? Yeah, tools, yeah. Yeah, that was cool. That was a cool moment to have with him. How's that good working with Julian? You guys were so close. Yeah, it's great. You know, I remember when Lincoln first got here, I was dragging him out to the fields, uh, throw with me. So, uh, me and Lincoln go way back. And I'm 41 first got here.

3:11:05Julian and even Tavy is coming in and he's, uh, he's impressed me. So, there's a lot of talk about the foreback position and the leadership that coaches want to see. I mean, how are you seeing those three guys coming emerge? You know, as leaders and is that role? Yeah, I think they at first weren't nowhere near as vocal as Will was when Will got here, but I think they're really stepping up in that role and it's really good to see. All right. Thank you. Awesome. Thanks, guys. I want to say this with full respect. When we see JJ and Sonny it's like, that makes sense. When you're the third guy, were you surprised to be named? What puts you in that same category? Yeah, I was a little surprised. I kind of have a feeling because like, it kind of like, I mean, I kind of, I could have guessed it, but like, I just, I just knew like, um, I was one of my goal to talk to him, be an iron bug guy, and I just put in the work that it was another thing. So, what did you get in house? What did it mean? How did you take it? Um, it was really special. We're right after a Texan appearance. And, um,

3:12:06they really knew what it meant until like, the video came out and the question he explained it to us. So then, so then, uh, that's what it's going to be. Yeah. That's what it's going to be. Back when I went play off, it was playing, full press and right bar and games. Did you think you'd tell the difficulties of going back and forth? Not just like, we were learning them, but actually having to play both of those five games. Um, yeah, it's pretty difficult, uh, especially dirt and game. It's a lot easier in practice because it's like in like, several down, but like, going left and right and game. It's pretty hard, but like, like in high school, like I was, it was every other play I was in back and forth with the triple option. So, like, I knew, I knew it, um, I was comfortable with it. And sometimes, I just take it, but when I'm walking to go around to my screens, I had like, uh, say it to be the same, but again, I mean, sometimes I get into my head. Yeah, so like, I got to set the example, um, and then, like, my first two weeks here, I was like teaching them, like,

3:13:06like, I don't know what they're expecting these plays, because obviously it's a new place for them. Um, and even new defense, so like, like technique two, because I keep saying technique, but, um, just helping them out, because we need all of this. Um, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, which is what the idea of playing Backer kinda kind of comes about, like, about a map that seems middle, like Well, you've got game, hopefully you wouldn't have had it back before, like, they done about it. It ain't close to spring time. They wanted to have, uh, they just wanted to have a good five out there, and they wanted to play the best, so then they just didn't make the chase. So... What's up? you know what's going on. It's it's awesome. They can they tell you like everything because

3:14:07they know like what's the less I had. Hey there it's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway. It's stock up savings time. Now through April 2nd, spring in for store wide deals and earn four times at points. Look for in store tags to earn on eligible items from hunts, nerds, bills buried, loweries, briars, quaker and culture pop. Then clip the offer in the app for automatic event long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store or online for easy drive up and go pick up or delivery. Restrictions apply. See website for full terms and conditions. I've got Dan Morgan here on the pod. Say hi Dan. Hey how's it going today? It's going good man. Tell us who you are and what you do. I'm Dan Morgan. I'm an attorney and a managing partner at Morgan and Morgan, which is America's largest injury law firm. That's pretty awesome. I think I saw billboard years recently that said 20 billion one. 20 billion is the same number. Yeah 20 billion recovered. It's actually I think somewhere north probably closer to 22,

3:15:0723 after this year. And each year we get bigger and better and our army grows. So the number will hopefully keep getting bigger and bigger as time goes on. Awesome. So how does someone get in contact with Morgan and Morgan? What would I do if I got into an accident? Probably the easiest way is dialing pound law. It's pound 529 from your cell phone. We are always open or our call centers always waiting to take your call. 24-7-365. Wow Dan Morgan from Morgan and Morgan and America's largest injury law firm. Thanks for coming by the show. Thanks for having me. Visit forthepeople.com for an office near you. Access to affordable credit helps me pay my employees that I don't really need it. Infliction is killing me. But who cares big retailers are making record profits. That's why we support the Durban Marshall credit card bill. See, things in credit unions help small businesses make payroll. This bill would cut the vital resources they need while increasing Megastore profits. They deserve it. Don't they? Tell Congress stop the Durban Marshall money grab for corporate megastores paid for by the electronic payments coalition.

3:16:10With coach Johnson and coach Dickie's watching 11 and coach I'm the one who feels a lot of money. You know what's going on. How was the experience that you got at the big reps and the big games all that helped? It really boosted my confidence and I can lead the young guys too because I know what's going on because they really don't really miss this first time spring so I think they're going to love it. My stuff is just that leadership of them. Versatility has also been mentioned a lot. It's been long both sides with all playing in different spots. Can you elaborate on that? Yeah. Yeah, I can beat that up question one more time. Can you just talk about the versatility? That coach has been talking a lot about that. It's been guys in different spots being able to win. Yeah, so like I mean you all seen it last year, probably lost two stars, all maybe started. So like really guys need a step up and like going to season. I didn't know I was playing. I started left guard and then I didn't really know I was going to bounce over the right and what had Donnie knew he was going to bounce out of the

3:17:10tackle. So like it really helps everyone. I think a lot of guys this season are playing multiple positions and it's going to help us. What have you learned from Donnie and John? Just like technique wise, they really helped me like pretty snap stuff and like no one like what's going to push you guys? I can't remember. I'm going to replace myself with that. All right. Thank you. Yeah. Thanks. Man, I try to prepare like him. I like that from him. He prepared when he prepared the intentional. So that's definitely something I try to do like him, but like you said, I'm leaving. So but when it comes to preparing and being intentional with studying and how I prepared for practice, I definitely took that turn. Anything you can see your skin bleak? No, Cody Lee. Tell you a different type of person in the video. Those are my eyes, sir. All right. Just being honest. Like you can't be more than those guys where they ask you what

3:18:11happening. You try to lie and then you get in the film with him. It's obviously obviously lying here. Is it that you don't know something? I can't believe the last time that happened. So that's a good thing. Those big shoes to fill the Cody down from a leadership standpoint. What is he taking out the door with it? Somebody got a feel in that slot. Yes, sir. I think it's definitely some big shoe to feel because Cody was a great player, a great leader. He's like with a quarterback or defense. So it's definitely some big shoe to feel. And like, Coach Lauren, I said, though, you got to be who you are or not. Yeah, you can't just try to be him, but definitely that's what you do. When did you feel like you've blossomed last year or they could truly count on you and stuff? I mean, you remember how it kind of came along? I think it started in like fall camp just flash and then after like the first days

3:19:11weren't around, so I was hollow. I'm almost being great. I like him. I like his personality. I like him all feel and that's not some poor. Oh, we just we just learned it right now. We just worked it out. We just worked it out. We just learned to have a song. What do you think about Suja Hicks and what he can do in this defense? I think Suja Hicks, you said what he can do in his defense? Or just what are you going to do this season? We can do this season. I think Suja is going to pop up this season for sure. I think it's definitely going to be one of his years for sure. Got to. To me, it's no different. They both coach you and they both like they hard on you but they want you to be great.

3:20:13So I don't think there's no difference here. No, I don't think so. What stands out to the coach that you know about the sun, either on or off the air or something like that? I think Sunni is a great leader. First we follow anything. Sunni is a great leader. I feel like he's like the voice. He can be thinking something Sunni just can't worry about for the whole team I understand. So Sunni definitely a great leader. How does that show itself? On the top of our whole field or what his leadership man like I said he's just a great leader like you a vocal guy and like you say it shows up on the field too so

3:21:15he's it's hard to follow up to a guy who says something don't and like they're not on their stuff so sunny one of those guys who he's on his stuff so when he leaves everybody listen there's obviously been a long string of linebacker success of Ohio State and I've been a long string of linebacker success at Ohio State and now you look at you know guy like Sunni taking that next step this year. I'm motivated or are you going to be part of that linear to be one of the great linebackers to play at Ohio State? Oh I'm ready for it. That's what I'm here for. Go out of the tent so I had to go answer some questions. Crown of your helmet? It was like jammed yeah my neck. Do you like your helmet? I know that you've got a sort of a different helmet helped you. Yeah maybe when it hits the top like that it's not as good but I played these guys 11 months ago kind of crushed their dreams. Do you get the sense they're kind of a different team or and also that they this was a very important game for them to win?

3:22:16I don't think they're that different I think they've had a ton of injuries on defense which hurts them but the mentality of the head coach you could see it throughout everybody. It's really a cool team. I could just see from afar that it's probably a fun team to play for and they've they come out and they play to win every game and I respect that I've put so much emphasis on the ball all meetings and takeaways and and I think you've got two since the by-week. Is there any accounting for that? I mean there's so many different things that go into a turnover or take away how do you wrap your brand around that? It goes into every level of the defense. When you have your opportunity I know we had two against Stafford. That could have made I mean if maybe if we get those it sparks a bunch of other ones so you just have to make your make your plays when they're there

3:23:17and then just be in being the right spots and I don't think we've done a great job of that this year. What's the last cycle since tonight? The pool is all pro. Did you want that matchup? Would you think about that matchup? It's good he's a really good player and yeah I wanted to see where I'm at against him. Have you ever seen anything like the Jameson Williams touchdown or his pop-back to him and you've seen something like that? I was in the tent so I had no idea that happened. There was a play in this game when we saw a kind of a misdirection sprinted all the way across the field to make the play. Did you see the play and I think it was it the one Gibbs cut back? Yeah I had like a 10-yard cushion and he ran by me like I was didn't exist and I tried to sprint and I was just like I don't have this and thankfully

3:24:19Mustafa is a heat-seeking missile and when he made the play so. What was your mindset against Miami? I mean I mean I think we came in with the right mindset as a team just myself it felt a little like dead energy wise but yeah I was a learning a moment for me to learn and make sure that I come in with the right mindset every single week. There's a lot of plays where you guys get to the finals past breakups and it'll be like a couple plays in the row and then there's next close up aloud. What can you put your finger on about the circumstances? Yeah I mean we did we did get them to the second third and longs and then yeah they they would make a big play and you definitely want to capitalize when you back them up like that we didn't do that tonight

3:25:21and that's why they scored 40 points. I'm sure yeah I'm sure that and if I need help like with four works I think it'll come out help me and just like whatever I need is there. When you are making that transition to a new position do you have to kind of be patient and realize it's going to be a process that takes time? Oh yeah definitely Coach Hart told me that at the beginning like he played quarterback in high school too and he hadn't made a transition to receive it at here last day and this he's helped me it's going to be rough at first but he has to push me to get me to where I need to be. When you think back and just like you're upbringing you know coming from you know Africa being over here just what do you how did all you feel call of that kind of helped mold you interview are now? I definitely definitely maybe like tough and like not afraid of like new change and he's like willing to just adapt to my environment. What is it like for you coming in here as a freshman and getting to see if his team go win an national championship those first few weeks here?

3:26:22It definitely was a high motivated you know being a freshman it wasn't really my team though so like I didn't really get it so that makes like push me like that once when it's my turn I got put in the word I want in the same position but with the ring on my finger. What did you learn from those guys just about what you need to do to have a chance to go accomplish what they did? I say you just gotta don't let the past like affect you like and just you gotta be relentless you gotta be relentless you gotta put it in the work it's not easy at all by any means and it's gotta be hard but you gotta pull everything into it. What do you view as like the best attributes of your game that you're gonna bring to this team? I'll just say my my size my speed I can take the top off the defense and I can play it's tough and physical. It's about that. It's the last year then like when you think back to all the rewards last year what has the last kind of year been like for you as you have gone from the player that was kind of going through the process too?

3:27:25I didn't even try to say it was making a transition to see how has this last year been the 12th? I was definitely chasing back because I was always on my sophomore year I was hurt and I got hurt during drag so I was able to like I was a high schooler anything and this time last year was like when my recruiter really picked up and it's just like it's been crazy like must have another like he was just pleading me up in my corner my coach is everything and they just give me the motivation to go. What is your relationship with like the team you got this into? It's the team you got in the other team. Oh yeah that's a big good before I even got a hosting offer and before I even knew who he was exactly I actually got through with them a couple of times and both Bella Fondes and Trotte yeah I was working with I knew his head coach and he invited me to come and run routes and I actually ran routes for Tadon driving

3:28:27if we was exactly headed like this uh we first came to New York we had a lot more uh we got got together as the freshman class and he's growing he's working on everything he's definitely got nice on this this quarterback in the years I've been pretty talented how has that kind of helped you a lot in your depression? the quarterback? the quarterback? yeah yeah yeah they're definitely talented in it and say as I always say I just love being on it and they make it hard for you and just when you play this high level competition practice then you go on the game like it's life is easier than the practice and he's putting his spells on so there's never been a moment of question oh wow this is difficult this is something you know I guess like a one-off I guess they've been kind of like a moment first I realized oh wow these guys are these guys are really good at this like uh yeah just like I just first like on high school like I would just take some like reps and I've seen we just got yeah I just had

3:29:29past speed and uh catch your abilities like face separation and I come to college and explore everybody's fast everybody's big so you have fun new ways to get open it's really got push yourself to hire your IQ I'm so I'm excited for this it feels like what August 30th is it just around the quarter years don't what I'm saying you got to have a ready to go I'm a kids Texan you know yeah yeah I don't think so I don't think so quite yet you know I think we have a unique situation where we've got three really talented kids you know they're all young they all have a lot of room to grow and I think they all understand that and are eager to attack tech growth but most college football teams or a lot of college football teams going through a year and they end up you know having a guy get hurt or something happens so as far as you know having one guy like that's not to go either we want to develop the room we want all three of them you know to continue to get better to continue to develop and you know big guys that we can count on you know throughout the season so you guys went up for it scholarship guy

3:30:31uh that's still in conversation we'll kind of see how it goes um you know obviously three is a little bit less than we typically have um but you know the three that we're really confident in right now last year we got Ryan Morgan's quarterbacks two quarterbacks two quarterbacks you work in the quarterbacks five quarterbacks who's filling out your green I mean you have someone that you have in mind to to come into me the system for you or how do you see that yeah right now uh Colin canos in helping me um so Colin was working with me at Akron he was a student assistant and he was really really impressive there um so he's he's gonna come in he's gonna help out with some of the day-to-day stuff and then you know coach day and I have built a pretty good relationship where you know between my time here is the GA where you know I learned the game of football the way he sees it and that was such a pivotal time in my career I was so blessed in college and then in my first couple you know my first job there that I got to work with Joe Morehead and you know I learned so much football from that man and I credit so much of my career to him um to put me in the position

3:31:33but then having the opportunity to okay hey man let me see you through a little bit of a different lines and to learn how coach day sees it um it was so big for me in my development so that couple years as a GA was awesome for me and then last year to be able to sit in with him and really kind of see the game you know in a similar fashion and I'm always going to continue to learn from him because he's just uh such a special coach but to be able to see it you know in a similar way and and to continue to bounce thoughts on them to make sure that him and I are communicating in the same way um you know coach day will always be directly involved with the quarterbacks and now coach Hartlein will as well um you know as the offensive coordinator I think as the guy in that chair you have to have a relationship with the guidance and how I think that's really important so you know him and I have already begun conversations just about you know how that's gonna work out how you know he's going to continue to see the game the same way that the quarterback does and how he's going to communicate to them those those conversations are already um beginning so it'll it'll be it'll definitely be a combination of you know us three Billy Tavian being there for the championship round how about like a help with the development well it's pretty cool just about every one of those games um

3:32:35where he gave his adapoi off camera at the national championship you know our guys warming up and I grabbed him I say hey look around you got to take a couple minutes and take the sim right this is what it looks like this is what this is what we work for so you know when you get to a really hard day in the winter or you just remember not a homework and to get to that point um so for him to have that experience and to be able to see that and you know hopefully one day when he's in that spot he's like oh I've seen this before I know what it looks like um I think it's pretty cool I think just to have that bank in his memory you know I think he comes off so I've spoken but um he's without question you know come out of the show and I wouldn't even say he's so spoken last year you know I think that he kind of understood that you know Will was in charge of the offense and and he knew that he was young and was still earning respect um you know a big part about leadership is you can't just walk into a room and start leading you have to earn the respect to your peers and truly understood that um and you know I think he earned that respect about the year and so this year you're definitely seeing him step up

3:33:37him and Lincoln both you know are in that phase where they've earned that respect and so they're doing a really good job leading right now and and Tavian's doing a good job on respect um so we're kind of in the middle right there between those two phases really uh most Lincoln is and I think still less than two years you know I'm just specializing in the you know he was just we're definitely like I guess where do you think he is harnessing all of that all athletic ability to be yeah I mean so there's no question how Lincoln's special I think um and you know guys that have that background that have been successful in multiple different sports um you know one way or another is going to translate to the game of football um so I think that we continue to see that uh you know I think as the more that he you know is in position to understand and learn the game and which we saw last year um you continue to grow um and so to take that into spring you know and combine that with his athletic ability um I'm excited to see you know I think

3:34:40it'll be a really good competition uh can I uh you pull back truly lead until he is in quarterback oh absolutely I mean he took one to quarterback oh I think so I think so I mean um leadership comes in all different phases you know in all different ways um there's you know there's without question I've been part of different teams and I've seen it where maybe the guy that was in the starting quarterback was you know the strongest leader on the team um so I definitely think that that's part of it you know I think once you are in the respect of your teammates and once you show that you know you're gonna lead by example and you know they respect you for that um you're in position now that you can be both of them so you know I definitely don't think that you need to be a starter named a quarterback to be a leader at all believe it around some incredible offensive minds in college already what are your what are the traits you look for specifically as a quarterback being a quarterback yourself yeah um you know I think it comes in a couple different ways you know from a tangible

3:35:40perspective I think that you've got to be extremely accurate um I think you you have to be able to make great decisions with the footballing at the ball at a time um and I think that you have to be able to do it we saw the problem with the feet um so you know it's rare in college football that every protection's blocked up perfectly or or everything goes exactly that we drew it up on the whiteboard so when things break down you know all the ability to fix it with our legs um and then you know as far as intensible skull you know I look at I look at you know guy like Will who had those intangibles about as well as I've ever seen and that's just complete command and understanding of both the offense and the huddle um to know exactly what we're trying to do on every single play know what we're trying to attack understand where the issues are and where they lie and and how you're going to combat those issues to be able to understand you know when it's time to to move on for the ball way and move on in the next play and then also be mentally tough enough that when things don't go our way uh to be able to react the right way and it

3:36:40move on to the next one did you know last year one last question you go fight a quest condition at all where you just focus on oh no no I didn't do this in addition all I did like when you're coaching and you build a relationship with these guys you want nothing more than for them to go out and have success on the field and and I think that's so you know so important like I sit in that room and you know what's about them is about them going out and reaching their potential and maximizing their talents and and going out and execute on the field um and so you know last year I was just trying to find a way that I could help them do that um so you know to be able to work with those guys last year and and to to help out and you know have them see some success well yeah I was it was special for me but it was special for me because I know how bad they wanted it and so that was that was pretty neat a surprise to be named what what puts you in that same category yeah I was a little surprised I kind of have feeling because like it kind of like I mean I kind of could have guessed it but like I just I just knew like um that was one of my

3:37:41goals of tossing behind Buckeye and I just put in the work that was in there so what did you get it now? What did it mean? How did you take it? um it was really special right after I texted my parents and um they really knew what it meant until like the video came out and the question explained it to them so then uh that's what it's like yeah that's what it's like actually in playoff it was playing hey there it's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway it's stock up savings time now through April 2nd spring in for store-wide deals and earned four times at points look for in-store tags to earn on eligible items from hunts nerds bill's buried loweries briars quaker and culture pop then clip the offer in the app for automatic event-long savings stack up those rewards to save even more enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store or online for easy drive up and go pick up or delivery restrictions apply see website for full-terms and conditions I've got Dan Morgan here on the pod say hi Dan hey how's it going today?

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3:40:45um yeah it's pretty difficult uh especially dirt and game you have to put the whole mind around it's not easier in practice because it's like seven down but like going back to my game it's pretty hard but like in high school like I was it was every other player in backports with triple option so like I knew I knew it I was comfortable with it and sometimes I just take a one walk into a line to line scrimmage I'd like say it to be the say a play again again one more time so getting to put my head yeah so like I got to set the example um and then like my first two weeks here I was like teaching them like I don't know what they're expecting me to play because I've seen a new place for them and even made defense so like like technique two for the time keeps saying technique but um just helping them out because we need a lot of practice what do you like when do you like the idea of playing tagline kind of come about

3:41:48they do it about like raps or things like that when you go to bowling game what do you think when you had a bad guy come about? um it came close to springtime they want to have um they just want to have a good fight out there and like they won't play the best so they just won't I can choose. What do you want to do all of them? they're awesome they're great a lot of a lot of eyes and it's awesome because everyone's watching something it's not like uh someone's only watching this place so you know what's going on. I've got to beat back to you like after a play after a practice from me all three off to all five. It's it's it's awesome uh they can they tell you like everything because they know like what's the last time I had with uh like coach Johnson coach Dickie's watching left and coach um the one who feels a lot of them right so like you really you know what's going on it's but how has the experience that you got the big reps and the big games all that helped like coming into the side. It really boosts my confidence um and like and uh I can like leave the young guys too because I know what's going on because they really don't really miss this first time spring so I like to be on my own.

3:42:49My stuff's like just that leadership of them. Versatility has also been mentioned a lot. It's pretty long both sides with all playing in different spots. Can you elaborate on that? Yeah um this yeah I can beat that up question all the time. Can you just talk about the versatility? That coach Jason's talking a lot about that um Versatility. Guys in different spots being able to win. Yeah so like I mean you all you all see in last year probably lost two stars all maybe started so like really guiding you stepped up and like going to season in knowledge and playing started uh left guard and then I didn't really know I was going to bounce over the right and what a donnie knew is when we bounce out from tackle so like it really helps everyone like I think a lot of guys this season are playing multiple positions and it's going to help us in football. But if you learned from donnie and jog or sat and all that. Just like technique wise um they really helped me like pretty snap stuff and like no one like what's going to do. I don't know what you got. It's every time I um I tried to play something like that.

3:43:49All right thank you. Thank you. It's the top like that. It's not as good but probably these guys 11 months ago kind of crushed their dreams. Do you get the sense they're on a different team or and also that they this was a very important game for them to win? I don't think they're that different. I think they've had a ton of injuries on defense which hurts them but the mentality of the head coach you could see it throughout everybody. It's really a cool team. I could just see from afar that it's probably a fun team to play for and they've they come out and they play to win every game and I respect that. It's put so much emphasis on the ball all meetings and takeaways and I think you've got two since the by-week. Is there any accounting for that? I mean there's so many different things that go into a turnover or take away how do you wrap your brand about that? It goes into every level of the defense um when you have your opportunity I know we had two

3:44:53against uh Stafford um that could have made I mean if maybe if we get those it sparks a bunch of other ones so you just have to make your um make your plays when they're there and then um just being being the right spots and I don't think we've done a great job of that this year. It's good he's a really good player and um yeah I wanted to see where I'm at against him. And you ever seen anything like the Jameson Williams touched out where it's popped back to him and you've seen something like that? I was in the tent so I had no idea that happened. I think there was a play in this game when we saw a kind of a misdirection sprinted all the way across the field to make the play um did you see the play and I think it was that the one Gibbs cut back yeah I had like a 10-yard cushion and he ran by me like I was

3:45:58didn't exist um and I tried to sprint and I just was just like I don't have this and thankfully Mustafa is a heat-seeking missile and um and he made the play so you know what your mindset tonight was always your mindset against Miami I mean I didn't have the game it took us I mean I think we came in with the right mindset as a team just myself it felt a little like dead energy-wise um but yeah I was a learning uh a moment for me to learn and and um make sure that I come in with the right mindset every single week. It feels like there's there's a lot of plays where you guys get to the finals, past breakups and it'll be like a couple plays in the row and then there's an explosive about what can you put your finger on about the ecosystem? Yeah I mean we did we did get them to the second third and lungs um and then yeah they would

3:47:02make a big play and you definitely want to uh capitalize when you when you back them up like that we didn't do that tonight and that's why they scored 40 points. I'm sure yeah I'm sure this isn't a normal bull trip right we're not here to you know necessarily go sightseeing or check out the city or anything we're here to win a football game that's that's what we're here for you know we're gonna be punctured down doing everything we can to get this wet. Well if you talk about motivation getting over that October 12th game I think to talk about really the week of trying to balance that with not getting too high 100 motion how does that motivation for you show up on an idea that basically it's more preparation more film how to what does that look like for you? Yeah it's just really an edge and everything you do I feel like and you know carrying that that kind of pissed off mentality I mean obviously not letting it affect you in a negative way but you know making it you know reminds you hey like I'm gonna go the extra entry I'm gonna you know see if I can find something extra on film late at night or I'm gonna you

3:48:05know go over this you know sheet again called a place one more time like all these little things that you know I just you know we just can't let that what happened last time happened again. You know playing back here football he tended to be playing in the Rose Bowl you mean you grew up in big ten country what does it mean to take part in this game what does this game mean to you kind of growing up? It's a ton man it's it's crazy that you know that God has blessed me and put me in this position to to be here and be the quarterback in the Rose Bowl you know a game that I grew up watching every single year some unbelievable games that I've watched in the Rose Bowl some classics and just to be a part of it is a blessing and I think we're all we're all humbled to be here and we're all understanding of how unbelievable this opportunity is and we're not taking it lightly because you know again it's a business trip and you know the only thing that we're looking at is you know we win this game we go on to play in the top bowl so you know it's really exciting

3:49:05you know crazy that we're here and on that we're a part of this but you know can't let it be too big and just you know gotta go out there play football again you know I think so I think you know you go back and watch the film and you know I just didn't you know and I'm I'm like a critical myself and I think we all are here um you know but I just look at it and I'm like man I don't think anyone this year beat us you know I think we beat ourselves every time and you know you watch and you know we had to turn over you know in our own 20-yard line and they got the kick you know that's two possession just called first half but then no obviously the way the game ended like another and we're still one going away and that's that's what what hurts and it was a you know hostile environment at their place you know I'm just I'm just thankful that you know I said this this is the other day but I'm just thankful that we get through there. Do you feel like but looking back the two weeks ago you didn't see you feel like you're as accomplished about this game they may be one there you know you two want to show them you know you mean

3:50:10yeah put it all together what is your sense or the team from that aspect does it feel a little bit different yeah I think you know a game like that you know it stills confidence because it shows us we're capable but you can't be complacency and it can never be comfortability it has to be confidence and drive and that's what it has to urge us to be like man like we can do this when we play it our best if it was anyone in the country that can hang with us but we have to be on our game we have to make sure that we can't let anything go back there. A lot of people take this out. I just you know at the end of the day I just want to keep the keep the ball moving down the field you know getting in a rhythm I think it's going to be big for us and I think we did a really good job of that in Tennessee game weathering storm a little bit early in the early calls that we got to build a sound that game and kept us going but regardless we kept the drive going and for

3:51:14me keeping us on schedule take care of the ball and making sure that we convert on third down in our situation we good you know we do all that all that stuff obviously for me and I want to beat these guys and drive drive the machine because we got when we're on our stuff I mean we're on our stop so we just got to make sure that we finish our preparation right these at least last two days and go out there for our best reward. Thank you very much guys. You come out this way. This field is a college football ball out there. I really feel like my first couple of games it was it was a test for me it was a test to see where I was at just for me personally I feel like this is it's big for any person to get on the field and get to see some time especially when you've got that's the front of you that's the plan. Yeah I don't know who you're here. Yeah what changes is what changes once you've got an experience what just changes about your mindset out there. You belong I mean go ahead yeah more confidence you just you just get more confident every time you got there airy airy pay airy play that you have there's more confidence

3:52:16I mean yeah and good I mean how excited are you just playing the first ball thank you super excited I can't wait to wear them Jerry's and Jerry's with ice I can't wait to wear them I'm super excited it's just like any other game though just take it take it play by play I value it most I can't I just try to make the most out of airy play and I don't really try to do too much I don't try to make a play that I that ain't for me for the play I know the play is okay so it's really doing my job and being in the right place my eyes and the right spot yeah that's that's what it pushed me about you seem under basically under control for one of another term you out there you're not just running around like a chicken with a headcut on right I mean where does that come from Jimmy I think practice helps that I go just some of the best players in the country in my opinion so I think I go just don't I think nobody else can really I'll we talk a little bit we talk before I even committed here before he committed here we we

3:53:17talk a little bit but I met him for like a few months I didn't know a lot so we was the first two DBs in our class together so it's really yes the only person that was here for the spring and all the other the other I first became in the summer so we really just been on each other just making sure we straight making sure everybody in the membership we both just got our head and the right spot and it's our man right for the room what did what did that interception return by Jordan Hancock do for the room I feel like it was a game change in play just put a whole game I feel like it was a play that we needed bad and we was down at that time so I feel like it was a great plan just shows with the cornerback room game how versatile we are and I snip it what what what what what concerns you most about Michigan State coming in here what have you seen on video that

3:54:18concerns you about their office not really too much it's just they really don't have men to lose right now so they're going for everything got to start really just we got to keep our eyes in the right spot just be in the right place at the right time what kind of role do you need for I've seen a lot of growth he was he got to start out with for me so he was really working hard and spring was getting up early every day we used to be roommates so he was getting up very very day early and just trying to get here and learn the defense he's been doing everything he calls to do if it's you let's get a friendly check let's go ahead and talk to him what's the out there I feel good because people in the same place so it just it just makes it easier to communicate and make plays together you as I am I'm no good to do for years and years to come I feel like I'm up to myself for sure

3:55:24because you're part of no big tall receiver just like me um no just came and kept it set not just working um my happy to see his future here at Ohio State probably going to be no next one for sure what's it like seeing all these like seeing the national championship banner and seeing all the new signage going you played a huge role uh I mean it's no it's a blessing no to say I played no or rolling no the nadi run that we had um as a true freshman um but no it's time to move on I mean that's behind us now and I can't wait for this season to come up I feel like he already got that uh just coming in he already got that hard work at it um quiet just like me as I came in just all about ball really I mean here early um me spending time with coach hardline meeting and everything he doing it the right way I should say and he have a bright future here coach hardline said he wants you to come up with okay yeah how much rich challenge that you are kind of quiet guy yeah it was a challenge uh no just no stepping

3:56:28out my comfort zone um me something everybody want to see for me not just my coaches but players on the team as well we have a uh leadership meeting as a lot a lot of people call me out on just saying they want me to talk more um working on it uh takes time um not really the guy that's talkative or no but laid by a zombie but one thing I'm definitely working on is trying to know talk more and get more on my comfort zone and uh just build it you guys open with yeah for sure that's definitely the biggest challenge um you know like I say just stepping out my comfort zone you know leading the guys and leading the younger guys as well you guys open with Texas next year i going back to the playoff game do you think about that moving forward just kind of how you were taken out of that game oh yeah i think not really think about it i mean that's behind me um maybe we won the game we ended up going to national championship uh i mean we see it on week one i just know can't wait to no face a great opponent what's your impression of Devin sent you in so far yeah big long corner of the Quran um physical um he got it all and i

3:57:28can't wait to see things he do here this year um as well and what if you know it's different is there anything different about this defense of the you know these first three weeks of spring that's a culture ride uh they just fast physical and willing to hit somebody i should say saying they nothing really changed for me um guys they're going to know what they've been doing over the last year and a half and so i should in the year and half as i should say yeah Coach that makes the quarterbacks live like he did for a couple of practices last week as a live receiver cardinal right how do you think you're in quarterback you're responding to that over offering uh i think they responded pretty good uh i did not expect the quarterbacks to be live um in a scrimmage um that surprised me for sure because they definitely surprised me with that um but i feel like they handled it very well they took hits um something we need they needed i should say you know tough him up a little bit right why don't see if there's anything about quarterback seeing how they handle that since obviously not a norm to do that uh learning anything now but it's definitely not known to see a quarterback get hit

3:58:29it gets his no defense i should say um but no because they was they was getting hit for sure but they was getting right back up so command to uh kudos of them for that too hard questions definitely can't get better no no feel like i'm getting complacent um always want to prove me and no i'm just taking the day by day and no just getting better each and every day and i want you to prepare for this group name and the expectations you're going to get on in x2 seasons here uh off the season you just had uh not really focused on the espacation that i have coming up or the year after that um no just focus on spring spring and you know just going into the uh fall camp and i just get ready for the season i should say espacations go be there and i really know something high no in my mind right now i'm just no being leader and i'll just focus on the team do you hear my how much changes is right bro i know i really know we haven't really spoken about that right now um i don't really know

3:59:34what's actually happened during my a lot of guys who said that they want a lot of championships about taking down they don't want to see it it's moving into this year to me team where what is how important is that for you and why do you think that's significant for this team with the coach uh mean like i said we came live in the past um the club in the 2014 they won the national championship um this year we did it so i mean we just took everything down and weight room and everything so no we could focus on being ourselves and no this is our season yeah i mean it's tough but you know we got to move forward you know i mean that's all we can do for out you know what is our problem um which you know i don't think it's hard to see and which is you know just executing you know and hone down on our assignments and um you know just get the job done and uh so out of it you know we got to buy a week you know rest up and get ready for Sam Frank yeah a couple of tough plays uh the red zone the fourth quarter then it'd be an interceptions but you're able to mount the drive down the regulation what is your confidence

4:00:38that you know that you would bounce back and be able to reach you the way that you did that final drive yeah total confidence i mean he's done it you know again again again honestly and uh you know every time we we go we take the field you know again the huddle um you know i know we're going to give our best effort you know i know if we give him time we run the right routes we know we're supposed to do he's gonna put the ball where it's supposed to be and you know that's all we can you know do and uh but yeah we have total confidence when we go out there we just gotta stop beating ourselves honestly man i hate losing you know i'm saying whatever i'd rather win you know 100% um you know my confidence level you know it's always been the same you know i i've known that you know i could break out and have an amazing game you know whenever but um that's the ones that count you kind of walk us through the last touch down there that tied the game for you i'm taking the big hit and everything uh yeah um no corner out do you know through a perfect

4:01:43ball had to put it really back shoulder for me you know to make a play on it um and you know just made a play on it um what do you have to catch you thinking about absorbing the hit of the uh yes sir um you know you know i make sure you know i see my surroundings you know you know some guys trying to take your head off um so you know yeah i do but i think at the end of at the end of the day when i see the ball it's about the ball and and catching it you know that's my job and you know i take i consider all those things but you know getting the job done is first what about the the port then five they set that up what did you guys see on that play port then five salt man coverage you know i'm saying be be too man catchable yes either the next year hey there it's Ryan sea crest for safe way it's stock up savings time now through april second spring in for store wide deals and earn four times of points look for in store tags to earn on eligible items from hunts nerds pills buried louries bryers quaker and culture

4:02:46pop then clip the offer in the app for automatic event long savings stack up those rewards to save even more enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store or online for easy drive up and go pick up or delivery restrictions apply see website for full terms and conditions i've got dan morgan here on the pod say hi dan hey how's it going today it's going good man tell us who you are and what you do i'm dan morgan i'm an attorney and a managing partner at morgan and morgan which is america's largest injury law firm that's pretty awesome um i think i saw billboard years recently it said that 20 billion one 20 billion is insane number yeah 20 billion recovered it's actually i think somewhere north probably closer to 22 23 after this year and each year we get bigger and better and our army grows so the number will hopefully keep getting bigger and bigger as time goes on awesome so how does someone get in contact with morgan morgan what what would i do if i got into an accident probably the easiest way is dialing pound law that's pound five two nine from your cell phone we are always open our call centers always

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4:04:55slash zip that zippercruder dot com slash zip zippercruder dot com slash zip and i and i played the first few games and i just feel there was a lot of scar tissue in there so i had to get it cleaned up i didn't get hurt again i could have played the whole year but i got it cleaned up so i can feel like me and um so after i got that cleaned up i the first two games back from the injury i had over 120 yards rushing right and then went on had great great ending of the year you know 100 total yards in the play-all game we lost which i hate the most styles don't matter to me i want to win but then come back the next year hurt again like tornakilly so two really unfortunate injuries but that's just a guy's plan you know and i think that the storm is now over you know and i do think that i'll be able to shine a light to the whole world are you concerned that you have that label i could care less because i do i do i do i know this out there um because as as it should be it should be i got hurt two major injuries

4:06:00back or not back to back years but you know so i haven't been on the field as much as i should that's true that is true but it's not like i'm having these little little dinky injuries and sitting out it's something i can't control literally so that's why i'm not bothered by it like yeah i am injury poem you can say that you know but i do think that the chargers are getting a guy that's going to be healthy from now on you know guy will it and it's going to be great and i do think that it's going to be it's going to be a great however many years here like knowing that when you're out there you're very productive how much confidence does that give you that really all you need is it's not all the confidence in the world you know the way i work i want to say just from the numbers but just the way i work my work ethic you know and i'm my relationship with Jesus is like i have the most confidence when i step out there because i do know like if he grants me the health it's

4:07:05over with is i don't think i'll be you know i think it'll be a great year or whatever a couple of years however many years he grants me great health you know and i think just the work ethic my prayer and all that stuff that's what help me have that confidence with the numbers will be there and they might be higher after this year you know zen and it's crazy to think about because i had six point yards or six yards per carry you know so we'll see oh yeah yeah yeah i play with Bradley i play with him you know i know it's later i know all the i know all the guys you know and i'm i'm excited i think it's like i said earlier it's a talented group you know we just got put it together win some games because that's why i came before i wouldn't i wouldn't i wouldn't say a part of the recruitment but like whenever i decide i was going to sign it was great to have him in the room yeah we're great we're we have a great relationship that's he's like my brother

4:08:08i think it accomplished it complimented each other very well you know um he can do a lot of stuff too you know i got a lot of people think he's just power power power but i think he has some other parts we've gained too which it it'll be great because i feel like i can do everything and when one gets tired we can roll it in we keep rolling we win some games when you the two of you keep going how do you think that's going to look or what will be that partnership that back there i know that's a hard question um how do i think i i think it'll look beautiful you know i um a lot of people call this a passive league but i think you got to run the ball to win the Super Bowl you know if you look at the the the teams who win the Super Bowl they can run the ball they can control the clock and so if we're both good it'll look great beautiful i hope you describe that i've prepared for an offense uh i would i would describe it as you know um a great offense um i think he he gives a quarter he's going to give the quarterback a lot of

4:09:10options he's going to give the running back a lot of options he's going to give the receiver a lot of options you know and i think it'll i think it's going to be great his offense is going to be amazing one thing when we talk to him you know i was like why are you going to build something good rush offenses throughout your career which everywhere you've been and you said that one part of it is just you got to call the place you got to call run the place as we're running back you know how much confidence how much you say it is to give you when you know you have a play collar that's going to stick with it and allow you and the offense on the team to a rhythm of rugby it gives me a lot of excitement you know um is he going to be like i say his spawn to play his offense you know um and i think he does have some good things in the past game too but like you said he sticks with the run and that's that's the identity you you want to offense that has an identity right you want to be looking everywhere else to find your your identity you want you want to have it hey there it's Ryan C. Cress for Safeway it's stock up savings time now through April 2nd spring in for store wide deals and earn four times of points look for in store tags to earn on eligible

4:10:13items from hunts nerds pilsberry louries briars quaker and culture pop then clip the offer in the app for automatic event long savings stack up those rewards to save even more enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store or online for easy drive up and go pick up or delivery restrictions apply see website for full terms and conditions i've got Dan Morgan here on the pod say hi Dan hey how's it going today it's going good man tell us who you are and what you do um dan morgan i'm an attorney and a managing partner at morgan morgan which is america's largest injury law firm that's pretty awesome um i think i saw billboard years recently it said that 20 billion one 20 billion is an insane number yeah 20 billion recovered it's actually i think somewhere north probably closer to 22 23 after this year and each year we get bigger and better and our army grows so the number will hopefully keep getting bigger and bigger as time goes on awesome so how does someone do in contact with morgan and morgan what what would i do if i got into an accident probably the easiest way is

4:11:16dialing pound law that's pound five two nine from your cell phone we are always open our call centers always waiting to take your call 24 seven three sixty five wow Dan Morgan from morgan and morgan america's largest injury law firm thanks for coming by the show thanks for having me visit for the people dot com for an office near you access to affordable credit helps me pay my employees that i don't really need it inflation is killing me but who cares big retailers are making record profits that's why we support the Durban Marshall credit card bill see things in credit unions help small businesses make payroll this bill would cut the vital resources they need while increasing megastore profits they deserve it don't they tell congress stop the Durban Marshall money grab for corporate megastores paid for by the electronic payments coalition and so i think his office has that and the guy she bills and puts in there it it compliments that identity so i think it's gonna be great look i ain't gonna answer any of the four if it's up to me yes

4:12:24look because i had this problem like three two years three years ago i'm thinking i'm four go i think i'm ready to go in the next you know i'm on pup like hey look some stuff it but my prey pay gray so but i don't know hopefully i can start i think i'm ready to start you know the beginning training camp but that's not up to me as i've learned i wouldn't say that i think i've been i've been in some great organizations and i think this this organization is a great organization and the training staff is great and so they just want what's best for for me you know and they're they're taking care of me which that's what you want in an organization and so that's where that comes from which i appreciate it like i really appreciate that you know because i'm a type of guy like i work really hard so maybe sometime i'm blind to you know the danger of something you know so i appreciate it but like i said if it's up to me yeah i'm out there but never know

4:13:27well any frustration for you during the training and the pre-agency you know dealing with with rehab and not you know having a full season of paid for the production to go out there was there any part of that where you're like i wish i had hit the public market with with a different situation you know i like it i like how would i say this um i like it the hard way but not you know i like it the hard way i like it um i like trial and tribulations so i mean the the dice that i was given the role was i was coming off a third Achilles and um that was that was the Lord's plan so it was beauty in that like i was comfortable i was caught like there was multiple teams you know i wasn't it wasn't like i didn't have any other team but i was comfortable in sitting back and just enjoying the process letting myself

4:14:28get fully healed so whenever that team whoever i would sign with who now is the chargers is going to get the best me you know and i think people all around the league know that like okay this guy is a high risk high reward type thing right not even a high risk low risk because you it's a business right so i got hurt last year so not as much money and he's be throwing that but i think everyone around the league knows that whenever i am on the field the numbers don't lie and so they know that and a lot of teams will like are here you can we give you this but we want you to be healthy so when i'm healthy it's going to be great this the chance that i've been giving here i'm so grateful and i know that's going to be they won't be they won't regret it are you the type of person that likes to prove people wrong like you've done a couple things like the high risk high reward injury from you know like are you the type of person that really tries to prove people wrong no i i hear it i see it it's pretty cool like you'll never see me unless i'm

4:15:35just like in a bad mood you never see me like oh like if i have a great game or a great year like i have this wonderful year i ain't gonna go back and you're like yeah like yeah what happened no because i don't care like you're eventually see like i'm like i'm a guy that's really good so i ain't worry about that but i'm proving myself right that i am one of the best in the league right so forget all the naysayers and people that talk about being injury prone because whenever i have this great year it's going to be forgotten you know so why why give that energy yeah i was you know we just with him you know he's he's a great guy i mean he was in my class i remember seeing him on we were at an award show because i was a dog walker or finalist and i'm like i've seen him play but i didn't know he was that tall like i didn't know he was like six so when i first saw him this was years ago in college i'm like damn this it's pretty tall like

4:16:37he's cool though like i like i'd never really got to i ain't gonna lie i thought he'd be kind of you know you know nerdy but he's he's cool dude very late but no offense to him you know what's one of the challenges that he presents all right he's a good player he's got no great feet um the technician you can tell he grew up with the pops that was getting them on early so um you know he wanted the best in the league for the reason for a reason you enjoy his matchups you get you get number one corners we kept a week here you know with seed and then it's all so we can answer things you enjoy it yeah yeah i love it man i love it you know as long as i i feel like i said this last week long as we don't crown them before the game and and um you know we still take some chances at him i i love it so um you know i love it yeah i love it um yeah we've been running the ball well um you know getting the bags going

4:17:40and then um you know making making plays in the receiver room just being opportunistic with it i feel like that's where we're improving so knowing that that um you know when we're caught upon we got to make that play and then i feel like that's where we've been at our best you know we've all had our opportunities and just you know go make it yeah i mean he got out the pocket his mobility um trusting that and just being confident you know i feel like when you come back from injury with that like that um it's all about confidence and and you can definitely see that building throughout the last couple of weeks Aaron and Robert were saying that you get the positive boost top corner particularly they're also giving the corner safety help how do you approach it do you take that as a challenge or is it there's a little frustrating that you you're going to going up against two guys uh yeah whenever they give that look you know it could be frustrating but uh you know i got trust that we're going we're going to have to answer on the other side and and that's what we've been finding so yeah it's definitely frustrating you know i prime

4:18:41myself on making plays and stuff like that doing what i do but if they want to give me that look you know uh we got to we got to handle it the best way we can handle it and um that means the other side of the field you know lowering numbers and we got to take advantage so for sure yeah i think i did a future schedule anyway back to the lab it was a question about kind of getting timing with Aaron did you feel like you did you face progress out of this week? yeah i feel like so you know we got to do it on Sunday now that's when it uh matters you know you would ask me before they go in last week i would have thought we was on the same page so we got to do it on Sunday that's what i'm adding during the football season you know we're doing a hard training in the morning whether it's lifting and then after no time we're going to yell in the field you know hitting and banging the next step you know after practice you know you're most likely starving and so you know i feel like i kind of like film myself a little bit more um where i normally go to see the solid with a little bit of ranch i go with a bison burger you know it's kind of not the same as a beef patty it takes off like i said a calories off your diet it's uh it definitely has a lot then there i normally wrap up with uh grilled chicken

4:19:43matchtails and broccoli half the time you know it's like when i go to my pre-workout foods i try to eat some pretzels you know there has a little bit of carbs on there so it gets my body started i know everybody's different but for sure works out for me and then after i don't just do a shake i feel like i took kind of too full before lunch so i definitely just do a shake you know after practice or after live you know just to make sure you know i'm getting a protein and just getting everything back that while it's while working out all right it's time for some rapid fire questions do i care about my macros i try to you know you're supposed to eat brown um for me it's like 2,500 to 3,000 calories and so i definitely try to make sure i'm accumulating them every day until you know how much i need this day and that day because you know sometimes you know my appetite's kind of different depending on how my day is my favorite carbs uh for sure i have to eat one of my favorite foods is french fries and so you know it kind of definitely plays with a hurt in my diet for sure breakfast you know it's my birthday now so it's the easiest day

4:20:43to make if i did my piece of crust anything it had to be cheese or man i thought you can't go wrong with either one i eat in bed um yeah well i do you know i'm a big guy you know i'm not for that keep going back for sure where i'm at i'm all telling you better but you know you do your own thing my dream taco i think is just normal bread tacos you know it's pretty good i wanted to say this guy is in the protein in my pan you know sometimes it could just be a little and greedy and you know once she makes it that will i think it really helps out the shake a lot i just want to say just work hard to stay dedicated to wherever you're doing everything's not gonna be alright sometimes but you know it's gonna be alright half the time but you know it's gonna work out at the end run first offense opens opens up big lanes for the passes you know you you got to take the safety slow you got to do all that type of stuff so um it's less about it's less about who gets the touches and um more about you know how we can capitalize on opportunities

4:21:47that we're giving so i mean you can you i mean you can tell you in any way you want we have the best running back backfield in the in the entire nation and we have the best receiver unit in nation so um we kind of we're kind of jack of all trades so you can move around the offense in the past of different things motions different trade and ways to get open but has that increased any knowledge of Kelly's here or is it kind of the same probably stay away from talking about scheme stuff so yeah what what was it that Jeremiah did that you think enabled to be in iron maca just coming in every single day and competing that's really what we're challenged to do as as bug guys when we when we walk into the waiting room with coach maker supposed to be there and show out and show out every single day and you're not allowed to have a step back and not allowed to have an off day he took he took care of all his um you know the non-negotiables of this program he was never late he made his way every single day he gave his 100% effort not the end of the

4:22:49day he was just winning a lot of competitions and just grinding so yeah i'm going to let you let's just you take a break a lot about brand new product um Brandon didn't get a chance to do a lot this spring um what stood out to you even when he was on built this spring that that makes you think like he can be a legit man and back later yeah well yeah first and foremost he got he got voted on by his peers to the leadership committee on our team which is a group of about you know 16 to 20 of our of our guys who the team looks to as leaders so obviously you can see how people think of him on this team they think highly of him um and he comes in every day as a very fiery competitive nature um and you know he puts in really hard work and days in and days out so even though he hasn't seen the field too much yet we have no we have no um concern that when he does stuff on to the field he's going to make a great impact he's only been here here yeah last summer um about him like he's gonna be on a leadership yeah just his ability to be able to you know talk a good game but also back it up um

4:23:54not in a sense of playing football more in a sense of we're going to be the hardest working team on the field uh we're going to go in day in day out i'm going to i'm going to beat you even when i don't feel healthy even when i don't feel good all that type of stuff it's it's all a mentality far away it looks like uh violent not just like uh it kind of moves a little bit like it's like young bear right we're here with you like do you see that in him like yeah yeah i'm not trying to compare it to the number 10 okay um do you see that a little bit in the way that he can shift around yeah he definitely is very fluid about the way he moves and we see it in his in his uh you know his routes and his releases so you know when when all the wide receivers are knowing the film room and you know he's getting crafty he's doing all this body movement stuff it's like okay we could see he got a little sun to him so it's just about bringing him along you know he wasn't you know he just got here first first here here kind of built on along there's steps you got to take but he's definitely training in the right direction back in a lot of teams get talent for whatever reason you guys seem to develop develop the receivers better than in any way what what goes on out there that somehow helps Ohio State keep placing guys in

4:24:58we played Denzel uh Davison it was it been Olsen germane Matthews Jordan Hancock lathe and ran some Caleb downs that's really what it is it's it's a it's BIA getting us better every single day so tremendous credit to the defense and the bit the ability to be able to develop corners like that it's just good on good every single day that's that's the way you get better so i mean we definitely have a strong second there i would say this year um but you know it's just it's just it's not just their talent that makes them special it's their so their ability to go hard every single day they show up every single day with a competitive nature and you know we're we're going back and forth on the field every single day they'll be bigger and and spin that each other a little bit but um it's all love at the end of the day we appreciate them for getting this better let's question Matthew you do a lot of things this all that to have uh we're bringing him seem like a guy so much whatever move around whether he's just beaten anything you see kind of that same worst how-build and Brandon is kind of something you do yeah absolutely Brandon you know he came up played running back for a lot of his

4:26:02life played a little quarterback here in there you know now he's received very he can do a lot of different things um so we just try to put him in a position where he can be the most successful in the position that makes him the most successful is just the ball on his hand so we try to do that for him um and and a bunch of other guys in the program who thrive with that and JT is tightly blocked what is left of you in that way uh yeah jack then all jack JT tell each every time to a great leaders one and all to feel they'll help me uh with just simple stuff like uh if I didn't know where to go get something down down tell me or they just like hang him out with him do get him closer just a lot of different small things they got brought us closer like last year uh they already just started going this year uh I've just started yet but I'm gonna give it to him yeah I feel like uh maybe we teach and I'll read it that anybody can be a leader no matter what year first week so I'm going through your scene or

4:27:06even if you're walking everybody can be a leader just um yeah then the wind didn't hit you last year that yeah this great technique this thing can work for me you know me you get did you have to grow into it how to grow into it a little bit um it's very new especially playing D in my own life uh but I had a talent help me like I said uh throughout the whole process yeah when did it really strike you that I could be a factor oh you know what game or you know how do we do you feel comfortable on this or anything else I would say closer to us to play else uh meet him with talent a lot uh I don't feel comfortable by okay I can actually do this because it showed me some stress I have like see him like so you can do this and uh that really helped me get the confidence and know that I can yeah then you became a factor you became a factor especially you know uh basically through the playoffs and stuff what did mean to you to be a factor that early uh all the word of God first of all to keep me uh healthy to keep going up but uh it meant a lot that coach they trusted me enough to go and end the big games like that and uh

4:28:08knew that I would be able to produce definitely speed and strength was my made to and I was saying to help me in the inside of those guards definitely my main thing also uh and so I know the interview to talk about some of those interviews I said the main thing was being a team player and moving the three teams was going to help the team so I was willing to move this hand to it. It's like I'm pushing uh Jason and Will and this is in Taiwan. Heading for the storm and effort to attack us. It's a fantastic deal. It's very competitive uh we both we all come in trying to see where we need to get better just to keep moving

4:29:08forward so it's pretty good good competition and I love him but uh Edrick you made the move like during the bi-week last year is that right? What was the toughest part about that whole crash course? Really nothing I really embraced it uh I knew that uh I made the movement side uh in order to help out the team and we had some really great years last year that's more in uh JT Jack Kenny Kerry, Kenny Jay so it was pretty good Ed's and then moving the three-take I also asked him down there while uh still been able to showcase what I got there. Did you feel like you like just needed to get done quickly like did you feel like pressure to get it done quickly because you needed to be ready for that next game? No they they were um all in on me just whenever I'm ready just let them know how I feel about moving them or stand outside. Can you just get asked about we got a leader in the three freshman now with you you played as a freshman to see what it takes to play as a freshman. So you see John Williams and these guys actually think they're going to be the

4:30:09uh Jack Williams, Tracy, all the guys that came in are they continue to work hard every day uh even if they don't get it the first time they don't ask us on what are they doing this situation to help me out. So the ability to keep trying to learn from people that's playing them on big stage uh that's the word really gonna keep them going. Are you surprised how quickly things did start to click for you inside? Given you said they were going to be patient with you but by the time you get to the playoffs you're playing like that is that the surprise I'm quickly and just trying to happen? I'm not really I knew what I got it because it was going to trust me a lot more than to keep going out there each and every time so I appreciate them uh like I said earlier thank you Lord and thank you guys. What is about this bill's offense makes them as dynamic as they are or the challengers they present to you guys this weekend? Starts with their 6-5 to 150 pound quarterback for real. That's the one that gets the horse going um I mean without them out there will be the team they are and they know that so right now he hasn't done any interceptions so hopefully

4:31:10Russian coverage can work together so we can cause his first turn over the season. I know the guy he's been a guy to pass that those lots of interceptions because he takes shots and yeah I know he's either to throw the ball as far as he can in front of our crowd so you gotta do a good job of plastering them. Hey there it's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway. It's stock-up savings time now through April 2nd. Spring in for store-wide deals and earn four times of points. Look for in-store tags to earn on eligible items from hunts nerds, Pillsbury, Lowry's, Breyer's Quaker and Culture Pop then clip the offer in the app for automatic event-long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store or online for easy drive up and go pick up or delivery. Restrictions apply. See website for full-terms and conditions. I've got Dan Morgan here on the pod. Say hi Dan. Hey how's it going today? It's going good man. Tell us who you are and what you do. I'm Dan Morgan. I'm an attorney and a managing partner at Morgan Morgan which is America's largest injury law firm. That's pretty awesome um I think I saw billboarders recently that said that 20 billion one. 20 billion is insane number. Yeah 20

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4:34:19seems to lead in a run game. So we're doing a good job. You know, are my sets right? The coaches are emphasizing it, and eventually he's going to get going. Obviously, you never want to have a teammate be traded away like Jerome, but with Ernst Jones coming in, he's highly touted. There's a pretty good run defense kind of linebacker. What does that do for your defensive room? Troy, I'm sure you're reading my book, but it does it. It does a I can't really speak on it because I don't really know Jones that well. I don't know his game. I've heard from others that I know that place from the Rams. I said he was good, but as far as that, I don't know. Hopefully this move works out for the betterment. I'm obviously, I mean, we all want that to, but we'll see how it goes. Feel like a positive thing. Obviously, when John Schneider and your coach are working to get an impact player and a team when the NFC is kind of this wide open. It can be viewed as a positive or negative thing. It depends on what window you look through. What's that process like for you in terms of having to learn guys and their tendencies and communicate with the new players that are

4:35:21coming in during the middle of the season? It's a big process. It's definitely not easy to rework your roster in the middle of the season. They're going to do what they're going to do regardless. And obviously, I respect that. I'm forward. I believe in their system and what they want to do. But, you know, it's an adjustment for all of us to learn a new guy and kind of reestablish a new relationship and reestablish a new voice that you're going to hear making a call in the middle of the field, especially, you know, because he's the quarterback of the defense. So it's just something you got to get just to all of us. Playing in a different way this season. Has that been any sort of an adjustment for you? It has been. Just getting comfortable with my body again and figuring out, you know, my strengths and weaknesses and how to make sure all my all my weaknesses are just completely strengths. So it's been a challenge in that aspect too. And I think I'm doing a good job by this so far. This past rush is going well. How much of it is guys playing on each other? Like I'm thinking of boys sack force from was, you know, to you collapse the pocket and then he's able to get them. Yeah, you all know. Yeah. Um, I was say last game was the probably the best game, surprisingly of us all working together as

4:36:23good as we did. Um, I think this past couple games prior before that game has been a lot of us just we just went in and just happened to be like that. I feel like this Atlanta game was a good game of us communicating. Uh, the past game schemes, whether it's a game or just going to straight work, a straight rush and just reading off each other. Um, and we had to get better at that. It's only been a couple games. Well, it's only been seven games. We have a lot more football to play to get better and good our relationship on that aspect. If you dropped in covers as much as you thought you might have, or, um, bad on par, I've dropped a good amount of time so far this year. I'm talking about doing it now. So she put me on whoever now put me on George Kittle. Have you seen Derek Hall grow in the last for my season this year and I mean, he's the same type of player that it, honestly, um, only thing that's been different is mindset and it's applying to the field and, uh, he got to have to continue. I was. Yeah. Jackson had a duck jersey on the week after.

4:37:23Did you have something that you had to do? Uh, I had to do something that was a little more personal, but, uh, not, I didn't make that bet. But speaking of that, I don't know why we didn't run the ball in the, uh, the last extension of the game. So talk to, uh, them boys down the Columbus and tell them to run the damn ball next time and just get trusted kicker, but it's a lot of it. Did you get the penalty, the intentional penalty late in the game? Uh, I don't know if that was on purpose. We, I think Mike brought that up to me and asked me anything is on purpose or they did by accident. I don't know. But it was intentional. It was intentional. It was a very serious move. I didn't, I wouldn't expect that. So that was actually, you know, big brain played by him. Did you think there should have been a second left? No, I'll be real. I don't want to be biased. No, we ran out of time. We just, my boy, my boy, uh, 18 was back there just too comfortable, but it's all good. They're going to learn. First game with Ray Robertson Harris. Uh, what were your impressions of him? It was like 6, 8, and it was crazy. Uh, he's super, super strong. Um, I've been watching him. I've been seeing

4:38:26this game from afar for a while. I shouldn't have been watching above and seeing I saw him in Chicago. I saw him in Jacksonville. You know, he just watched a lot of football and a lot of tapes. So eventually, you guys just see guys, you pay attention to who they are. Um, so it's, you know, it's been a unique process of just bringing them in. And he's picked up a defense pretty well. Um, very powerful guy, uh, versatile as well. And I think it's going to add a lot of, a lot of good plays to our defense here. So you've heard the events of Lyman have arms that long? Sure. Can nobody touch your chest? You in the ball game, man. Like, you don't want big, strong alignment, grabbing you and, and trying to rough out you because they're already bigger than us in the first place, especially me. They like 6, 8, 3, 30, you know, I'm wherever my way is. So. Hey, there. It's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway. It's stock up savings time. Now, three April second, spring in for store wide deals and earn four times of points. Look for in store tags to earn on eligible items from hunts, nerds, Pillsbury, Lowries, Briars Quaker and Culture Pop, then clip the offer in the app for automatic event long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings

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4:41:33zip zippercrooter dot com slash zip playing with extensions is very key for D1. The none Mr. Eris that's going to give me on sale. And you know, I do, I do what I'm supposed to do. That's that's going to give me along those lines. How do you manage those expectations for people who think that you should be playing week one season? How do you manage people? You know, I don't really let let it get to my head because, you know, like I'm here, you know, I got do's in a room that are, you know, like I should be, you know, he's going to be a three year start. I got your main personal American, you know, he's going to play this year too. So I can't let what people say on the net, you know, get to me because, you know, anybody can say, oh, he's going to play this year, but you know, I actually got approved it. So I just got to come out here, you know, work, you know, and that spot, what's the most important thing you've learned so far? You three months here, um, competing every day. That's, that's the biggest thing. Having to compete, you know, these guys appear, they take winning and losing to heart. So, you know, my first, my first week up here when we did our

4:42:35competitions, you know, I was winning, then I actually, I got that first loss on my belt and, you know, it kind of opened my eyes to like, these guys take it to heart when they lose, they don't like it. So, you know, I kind of got that now where I don't like losing. So, you had, you had the opportunity to be around the team for that, you know, CFP Ron, what did you learn from just those few weeks seeing this team make that run? Uh, you know, being real tight with your brothers, you know, they're, they're real tight, um, you know, they, they push each other, you know, it's a real brotherhood. They don't let nobody down. They always got each other back. So, I mean, it's a new team now. So, you know, we got to build that kimchi with each other, you know, just, just get tight. And I feel like when I was there for that playoff running and I practiced, um, when they were at the national championship, you know, I just got to watch, you know, how guys are, you know, real locked in. Uh, they're close with each other. They're not letting nobody slack off. And, you know, I feel like we had the opportunity to do that with this team now. How did you have to move? Uh, you have to do that first lock. Uh, that first launch, you know, it kind of got to me. It was, it was the IGB, uh, you know, he, you know, he let me hear. So, after that loss, I was like, now I

4:43:37can't let this happen. Because it's like, now it's not high school where you used 17, 16 years old. And if you lose, you lose appearance, not if you lose the coach to see that. So, and they go see how you respond to it. So I feel like I had to, I had to, you know, open my eyes, I had to go and lock them, like, yeah, I can't let this happen. So I got to go up and, you know, these guys are counting on me too. So it's really important that I don't lose. If you had to describe yourself as a competitor, how would you do that? I'm a great competitor. You know, I like winning. Who doesn't like winning? So I mean, winning is in my blood. You know, my parents taught me that at a young age, you know, going out there competing for anything that you want. And I feel like if you can go out there competing for it, you know, as yours. And if you compete for it all the time, who don't take it from? So I mean, I'm a good competitor. I'm always going to go out there and try to take what's mine. If it's out there, that means anybody can have it. And I'm going to be the one to get it. There's some roles in your room, obviously. You would talk to her. What's your natural. Yeah, I mean, it could come out on, you know, but I don't really, I really know my game to talk for this part. But, you know, if it gets there, it gets to

4:44:41that point. Yeah, I can bring it out because, you know, regardless, I'm not just going to let nobody just come out here and just, you know, catch balls on me. So if I'm having a good day, when I'm consistently getting TPUs, yeah, I'm going to talk, but, you know, being in that room, you kind of got to talk, you know, Jermaine, you got IGB, you know, those, those were the talkers in that room. So it kind of, it kind of makes you want to bring it out. And, you know, when you bring that out, that just brings it into your own whole defense. And when you got the whole defense clicking, I mean, you can see, you can see it. Is there anyone that's kind of a competition? It was doing a winner. We were doing, you know, just, just stuff on the field, we were just, just, just having the time of the field, just a lot of competitions. So I mean, he just kind of, it was a day where, you know, they had us going up against just the freshmen. And then they kind of threw us in there and fired against the older guys. So we had to, you know, we had to wake up and, you know, we, we all kind of lost. And it all kind of like, we all kind of can't get that professional group like, what are we going to do about this? Because, you know, they're kind of nice to step up in those roles. Yeah, definitely, definitely, definitely, my work in college

4:45:42moments, you know, you know, just, just showing that, you know, it's real now, a medal, Ohio State. I'm not in Houston, Texas, no more in my school. Far from my family, you know, I got to wake up, I got to grow, I got to mature fast. And, you know, I just got to get ready for the next level. You've mentioned high school a couple times. Well, how did, you know, grow out very in Texas, playing at that level? How do you feel like that helped you prepare for Ohio State? I feel like it prepared good. You know, I feel like I went to a powerhouse in Texas, we obviously ran the Houston area, you know, we've been running the Houston area for a long time now. And I feel like, you know, we're a real college program. We live just like these guys who do the same this, you know, the level of ball I play, the highest level ball in the Texas 6A, you know, we're going to against guys like Dunkin' Bill, more crowded, those top schools, you know, received with the coin more I got this and I want to get some three times in my career. So I mean, those, those that really prepared me for this level, you know, coming in like, okay, this is not where it's a little school where they don't, they don't believe that I can come in and make an impact. I came from big schools, so they're counting on me to make an impact

4:46:44because, you know, I think, I mean, everybody would say Texas is one of the highest, highest player bars in the country, you know, they go to us Florida and they're probably Georgia. So I mean, they're counting on me to be ready and that level ball prepared me real, real well. How'd you do against the Korean? You know, it was, it was when, when lose, when lose, you know, I went some, he lost something. So I mean, it's, it's just, it's just getting better on sharp and iron because, you know, he's the top receiver, obviously in our class, you know, I feel like he's going to have a good impact at the working. So, I mean, it's just, it's just, it's just, uh, just what's going to happen next? Like a part of seeing him again? Yeah, definitely, definitely. I, you know, I plan on planning against him. We don't, we want to see him this year, hopefully, we'll see him in the big ten championship. So, you know, I, I want, uh, I want to rematch him. Devin, you committed super early in the process six months after that. You shut things down when, quite frankly, someone of your caliber didn't have to do that. You could have, you seen kids play the game a little bit longer than that, but you chose to not do that. Just kind of lock it in here. Why? Uh, you know, because this was, this was, this was what I felt,

4:47:46this was home. Uh, you know, I didn't really feel like, you know, standing Texas was a good thing for me. I didn't, I didn't feel like that was home for me. Uh, up here, I just felt like he was home, you know, because of law and because they, you know, they're making it, you know, making me feel important up here. And then, you know, like, you can ask, cause what, uh, how many times I came up here, uh, throughout my high school career, I came for 13 times. So it got to the point where I was knowing the guys on the team. I had their numbers and stuff like that. When I come up here, you know, I don't got to always build the coaches. I can go chill with some of the guys on the team. So it's just, just me, you know, knowing what I want to play with my college ball at, you know, knowing where I felt, uh, like it was home and they, you know, it was also my parents, too, you know, my mom being, you know, feeling safe that, you know, I'm up here, you know, I'm handling the business and not having to worry about me when she goes to sleep. That's something that, you know, the game slows down for you a lot, you know, it slowed down for me, you know, now just here to write, you know, being a young guy to let a bit more experience, you know, and learn the place, executing at a high level. Coach Bowen seems like a good guy. We've got a chance

4:48:46to meet with him. What stands out about him is no like here. Absolutely love, absolutely love coach Bowen, you know, not even just his personality, but, you know, the way he teaches the game before the tournament. You know, I think it really, you know, translates to the information he's saying in these meetings. It really sticks in, you know, our players minds, especially me, you know, it's just the way he teaches ball. This has some good depth in that room, really good depth. How would you describe it? Yeah, I mean, we got the guys, we got the guys in the right, you know, you know, tough tap, but right now, you know, and all the way across, and we got the guys, and they got the toolbox, you know, it's actually good at high level. Yeah. Yeah, you know, guys are just going after it. You know, the practices are physical inside a high level. And at the end of the day, it's, you know, best first best. So they can get a little chipy sometimes. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're getting after you're talking about coach Bowen, what have been your thoughts on coach Dickie and coach Johnson and that open the room. I love it. So

4:49:49back that we got these coaches, you know, we got a lot more hands on coach, you give them one-on-one reps, you know, just getting the, you know, the information that you need to execute. So it's really on us to go ask them questions after practice. You know, if we work after, you know, practice on this drill, it's really up to you to put the tools into a box because we have all the resources. And what were your thoughts on the additions of Ethan and Philip and how do you think they could accimate it will? Really good guys. I mean, I love them. You know, they're good guys to have them as well. And you know, we push each other in that room too. So it's great. What position do you represent specifically right now? Right now, I move from left to right. So really just tackle, you know, tackle. Yeah, yes, sir. Josh Rire was somebody that was a leader in that room for a couple of years. What is it like now working without him in the room and then what kind of presence did he be on? Yeah. So those older guys kind of laid down a foundation for us. You know, they taught us things and outs and they left us with enough a lot of knowledge, you know, for when after they left.

4:50:52And then they taught us a lot of good lessons. So, you know, I still talk to Josh, you know, pops up in here every now and then and he's a good guy to have, you know, my freshman year. Thanks a lot. Thank you. Okay, and Jason Pockable, is there a fine line between being aggressive but also being wary? This guy can slip or, you know, slip away. You're saying what I'm saying? Time. Yeah, you can't just go right at me and go ahead. I'm sorry. Yeah, he's definitely a quarterback and then guess I guess I'd pocket. So I mean, being he's definitely a threat. He's a main guy in offense. He runs the show. So I mean, being a stop him and contained him really slows the offense down. So being in the cage of pocket and be able to slow him down and make him make more decisions on the run and moving around. It helps us. Go ahead. One more. Him. I'm sorry. Well, no, I did want to ask about their center. Their center. What I impressed with you with him the last time you guys played. He seemed to have a pretty good game, you know, and he's kind of a kind of a, you know, actually, a kind of tough guy to move out of there and stuff. It looks like I mean, what's your impression of him? He's definitely one of the better centers in the conference. I mean,

4:51:52he's a really good guy. I mean, being there and there be the size and being able to move the way he can is really hard to get around him at times. But he's definitely having the game plan and working against and working to tend to see that he hasn't been able to work against that. It really helps us. It helps me. Yeah. The real middle Stephen Leonard College football. Yeah. Kind of piggybacking on that. How much of it was their offensive line being a strength that our team versus Dylan Gabriel being able to escape and the lack of pressures that we had on our defense? Oh, yeah. I mean, when you got a good offensive line, I mean, it makes it even better for a quarterback, you know, being under the rollout, you know, that your line was going to help you protect you when you're in the pocket. So, I mean, it makes it easier for throws and it makes it harder for us, honestly, for having a good offensive line. So, I mean, like I said, before, just being able to attack the offensive line, attack the weaknesses and be able to go after them, make it harder for a quarterback, and he's harder for them a world. Or for a right Andrew Gill, like believe in doc, what's the challenge? Similar to Tim's question. And you know, when you play a team like this that runs the level of RPOs that they do that it's going to do, how do you stay true and be aggressive

4:52:53and force the issue where, you know, Bill Gates was really good at making those grades. Oh, yeah. Like I said, just putting pressure on him, I mean, do you be able to get it, get back there? I mean, we got a lot of different plays that can help us get back to our passer in playing and playing to their tendencies, you know, a lot of times they have the RPO, the RPO helps them out. It means to get the ball out fast. I mean, I mean, things like Jackson and JTB, and to get their hands up, knock the ball down, crazy stream amount of pressure for the quarterback, when you got hands in your face all times. And final questions, Bill Rubinowitz, Columbus Dispatch. We've asked about Dylan Gabriel and the receivers. They're not one dimensional. They were good running back in Jordan, James, what makes him special and what's the challenge for you guys? I think he's definitely one of the better running backs on the conference of well, I mean, just how hard he runs is, it's hard to bring him down at times. So I mean, as a front pro, we probably stopping the run. That's the first thing we're going to do as we go on the game. I mean, the past rushing is good and all, but we can't stop the running. I mean, we're going to run the ball there and throw all the time. So all the time we have to figure out how we're going to stop him. We're going to run the ball and then we're going to take it down. So I mean,

4:53:55it's our job as a front pro to go on there and stop the run. We're going to make them one dimensional as we go out there. So I mean, we get out there every time every mindset we go out there means we're going to get them. We're not going to allow them to get in the yards, allow them to get going. We're going to stop them. We're going to make them throw the ball. JT was up here asked him about how to compare to trust him and Jack as personalities. What's your take on that? How different are they as just personalities? I definitely think Jack is more outgoing. I mean, the guy he needs like the light that shines around me and everybody goes around him and everybody loves him. He's an outgoing guy. They're going to come to you, shake your hand any time of day. And then JT is more of the glue guy. I mean, a lot of guys gravitate to him. I mean, he just has a bright smile on him all the time. He's just a great guy that people like to be around. And there are two good people. So it's hard to tell. And Ty, I do that one more question for you. Tony Irvin, fuck that up. Yeah, it's obviously a face tempo. You did it last week. What's the key for you as a defensive one facing tempo? Oh, yeah. I mean, we've been going through all week in the past two weeks. It's just getting set. I mean, that's the

4:54:55first thing you do. If you're not set, I mean, it makes it harder to do your job. So let's be able to get on the ball, get set before they're lined up and set the ball is one of the more important things. So when we're set, we're able to do our jobs at efficiency. They can before they can do theirs. It could be difficult times. You know, you got to look to the signline first. You got to get the call. I mean, call has to be set down first. So can't be difficult times. But that's definitely what we've been working on the past few weeks to just get the call, get a call early, get set. So we can go and be play faster. You've changed the plane to one side of the field. And now it's lined up. They're going to be heading to the other side. So like, you've got to, you're just running the sidelight just to get the money. Oh, yeah. I mean, I have been a lot last game, you know, it's hard. It's definitely tough. I mean, that's what we work on and practice. Just moving as fast as we can, we're simulating these things so we can get into the game. It's a lot easier. So we moving around side to side, running around, doing extra conditioning, just for moments like this. Hi, thank you very much. All right. Thank you.

4:56:02Great, great, great seat. What do you want out of a quarter back in your class, make a white drive after you turn missing a test. Thank you for all those missing jokes today, thank you very, very much, thank you very much, thank you very much, thank you.

4:57:25What's been like for you just going up to California being on the front of that? Uh, this was a little honestly. I like California. I love it very much. It helped me just a little. Yeah. Different being on a state recruit here. There's a phone you were just talking about. That is definitely different. So, flying here. New generation of recruits. Where I don't think anybody outside looking at a new question. The strength of your commitment. Like you're locked in the last eight. You send it over and over. But you're making visits around the country. You see other schools. It's almost a totally different mindset. What's that code to be able to ask that? How do you approach those other visits? And how do you communicate with Ohio State about them? It's been the message. I'm always locked in. I'm still enjoying buses. This is the only ever one time. I'm very excited to see them.

4:58:25Enjoy it. Another school that's out of line. Yeah, it's going to be really hard to try to get to the flip. So, Ohio State. You know what I'm saying? What is it that's made you want to take home to this? I'm in a position at the center. Right now, our partner has just been left high. I haven't really played anywhere else so far. He's good. He's a very level-headed, very humble. Obviously, we all have work to do. So, we're going to keep doing that. But he's a great guy. Just to try my hardest in spring. Obviously, move in the fall. Can't do my job. You're going to put the best five on the field at the end of the day. So, whatever coach Boeing thinks that's going to be his decision. You mentioned having four offensive line coaches. How much does that help to have so many different brains? It definitely helps a lot. If you have a question, it's so easy to get feedback. You don't have to ask his coach, Boeing. You guys dig you if you want to. Whoever you want to ask, there's so many resources.

4:59:26So, compared to the last year, we just had three guys. It was just in Friday, then coach leaning, then one of a guy. But it's been a lot different. And I've been lacking a lot more. Do you feel like you're able to get more individual instruction of having so many coaches like that? I definitely can say that. We know we hold a lot of meetings. So, talking to specific coaches about different things. All of them explain stuff a little different. Just to be able to find one that speaks to you in the way you like it. So, it's a hell out helpful. Are you said that you changed your body a little bit since you got here? Have you felt the difference already in spring long? I definitely have. I would say I was a physical in high school. But I've been a lot more physical. I can tell just, you know, coach making the strength staff. You know, they help you a lot. Just exposure and all that. So, I appreciate the strength staff a lot. How much does that help you in the other early enrollments? Not just getting there. So, coach, they asked all the seniors before we came in. They asked if they were okay for us to come with the playoffs with them. And they all just give it a green light. Hey there, it's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway. It's stock up savings time now through April 2nd.

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5:03:26Carter, the especially the three primary coaches you're working with. Do they all speak the same language? If you follow my draft, I mean, who do you listen to most, I guess, in those kind of situations? You know, they're all from different places. So at first I think it was a little hard for them to mention or know Lingo. But now they've got it now packed. They're all at the same exact thing. So that's been helping a lot. I mean, obviously they can explain stuff a little different if you'd like them to. But they've been doing a good job of keeping everything together. And Coach Dickian in particular, what's he brought to you? What are some tidbits or things he's brought to you? Open your eyes a little bit. Just let the little older playstyle, I could say. He's not like too fancy on all the technique stuff. So I like just how straightforward he is with all the technique stuff for sure. Just very straightforward. I know you know Luke pretty well both being from Toledo. How have you just seen Luke grow here or so far going into this year? I think I've been watching him for a while. You know, I've known him like you said. But I've just seen him grow as a leader. It's been really cool just seeing him a while back. I think all the software he's just seeing you. We always play to each other.

5:04:26And that leader role has been really cool to see. What kind of leadership is he bringing to that unit right now? Just always talking to the younger guys. Then encouraging us. Tell us what we need to do. And not only the younger guys but the other guys just encourage us as a whole. And what does his story mean to you? I mean, obviously this time a year ago he wasn't even sure where he was going to fit in or whatever. No, especially through the playoffs he was a force. I mean, what does it just tell you about perseverance but also a season? I think it really just never give up. I mean, obviously you might not start the first game. Maybe not even the second game. But you can always make an impact if you really. That's your desire. We've been leading on. So that's going to lead to players on the team. Nice car. Kind of teach you the ropes. Kind of teach you tricks and tricks. I would say Austin and Luke a lot. You know, I talked to them for your office. Especially about technique stuff. Austin's been playing a little different places. So he's going to help me a lot of my small technique things. Just what to do for sure. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, it's definitely the smaller stuff.

5:05:26There's like, you know, hand protection stuff like that. Nothing to address it. So it's it's been good. The trade just hasn't been too crazy. Exactly what positions have you. Only a left tackle. Yeah, so far. You feel pretty comfortable there. I hope very comfortable. These are grown men you're going against. Kinyata and Kaden are like 22, 23 years old. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I did for them high school. You're playing what 16, 17, most 18. So it hasn't been a lot different. I first co-practors were my best. But I definitely adjusted pretty well this spring. Two more questions. I asked Jay about some kind of sampling. You guys obviously coach Milo's very close. He came with Toledo a handful of time and then all of a sudden by the time you get up here, he's gone. How's it been getting them? It's been really good. You know, obviously we had all the freshmen had a really good relationship with coach Fry. All kept our minds open with coach Bowen. And we're liking him a lot. Developing relationships with him. And he's been really good to us so far.

5:06:26Good. All right, Carter. Thank you. Thank you. And young man, so things are a little bit different for him. But you know, Coach Day speaks about this all time. Tough love. I get them boys in a tough love. I'm real. I'm honest with them. And it took some getting used to. I don't lie to them. I tell them the truth. You know, I think he's quite familiar with who I am now. But I love the kid. You know, he wears hard and like, he's a good kid. What you get like though in this modern age, for long enough term, have to keep improving guys. Meaning, you know, because tough love is one thing that you got to have the players to. I'm a year. It's almost like they're recruiting ever stopping. Well, I got to say, I'm not a legal coach. It's a much better run back because I'm not a legal coach. I have no desire to be a legal coach. What I am is a legal relationship. I've been a relationship with the young men. I love knowing that even though they can go somewhere else. I'm still having a relationship with them. I believe in a relationship partner. If you get the young men to believe in that,

5:07:27you're pouring into them as young men, and not just recruiting like you selling cars, you know, they'll begin to open up to you and believe what you're saying to them. So I am not a legal coach. But what I am is a legal relationship. When I see about the two freshmen, I know you haven't touched them in practice yet, but through to them, like, low jacks. And I say, you know, term bill will get here. Some are just what stands out about this. You look at low jacks, and you got size. I think he's right now six foot, 220 speed. He got gifts on the guy I can give him. So you see the potential what he could be. Now, you're going to have to work and compete. But I'm excited about him. But like I said, we'll see. Same thing with Isaiah West. You see his size. And so much right at five and never. 215. Built the right way. But he has the right mindset. So you get excited about him.

5:08:27Because his mindset is like, you know, he seems so much older than he is when he talked to him. His mind is in the right place. And like I said, Tobal Roger, somebody that I've been. Built a relationship with since he's been in probably seven grade. And they give him here that have an opportunity to coach him. I'm excited. But the three freshmen we got coming in, I'm telling you, I'm excited about him just to see. What their journey going to look like and to consult with him. I evaluate the year James had both. And what he put on the field on Saturdays, but also what he was doing behind the scenes and practices. I think what they mean, James have discussed about this. It's a marathon, not a sprint. I think so much. Like I said, we live in the microwave society. I'm going to insist to sit right now. And I told him, Elijah, I said, you going to learn from these two guys. And when your time comes, you're going to appreciate it. You're going to appreciate the client. And he said behind both of them. He learned. He's leading the room now because he had a great guy that

5:09:28wants to lead the room, which is a trade. And they saw Q and trade working. And he's working just as hard. But when these guys come out of high school, and these recruiting service give them these five stars, and four stars, they think they're supposed to come in, play from day one. And in the junior, they don't work that way. Not in the room that I'm in. They don't work that way. Because you're going to know how to be a complete player. And one of the other challenges that I used to dance with this year, all the run-backs. And I even said to Coach Davis, you know, running backs playing special teams here. We're going to be on special teams. And I challenge you every one of my guys with that in you. You're going to play special teams. Like, you ain't just talking about going on their press. You're going to be on the one or two, that's all. Because you told me you want to play the NFL. Well, you're going to know how to play special teams. I also teach you. Teachings are being known. It's just not a selfish plan. But you want to go out there. What other ways can you help to see me? So, last year, I think he got a chance to see all of that

5:10:30and is helping him now. I am excited to see his growth. But I'm also excited to see him compete because from a talent of a net rule, I'm talking about him. It's pretty good. And I know what makes him stand out. James? Yeah. Come back, Mama. He has good hands. He has really incredible short air burst. Tough. Like I said, quickness. Everything that you want in the back, he has. It's not a small guy. He thinks he's six foot. He thinks he's ten miles high. But probably five, ten. Right about two hundred ten pounds. And he wants to have great nods of the game. So, the things that stand out to me, like I said, short air burst. You know, I recouped James Robbins at home. I first made James Robbins a 10th grade. So, we already had a prior relationship. But I see the growth in the now.

5:11:30He's like him. So, I am excited to see him in a more demanding role where he gets the opportunity to showcase where he is. And what you did with Tread, when John, I feel, essentially equal in terms of attention, like, give or take, obviously, how the game flow is going. Or is there room in this office for there to be one lead guy? I don't think that's smart to have one lead guy. You know, if your expectations are played, deep into the playoffs, you know. I got told you before, you know, and I said, my job here is to make sure Coach Davis is successful. All right. And that's putting the best base on the field. You know, if you want to run one guy, run him into the ground and that works for you, that's good for you. That's not what I'm doing. You know, he still can accomplish his goals by having another guy play with him. Or another guy, you know, because it's a long season. So, you know, when I think about running the best in that aspect, and guys are like, I don't want to do the only one to get the ball,

5:12:31your mind says not on team goals. Your mind says on your own individual goals. Like I told Tread and Q, you know how to be one with what a great success. I think those are the two best bags that the NFL come by in this game. In the show, but they had great success. I think they won't hurt it. They know how to be one of them. And they still accomplish everything they want and accomplish it. One of that's the championship. So, they put the side of their personal goals and they put the team goals ahead. And when they did that, both of them still got you where they want to be. Now, I'm excited to see both of those guys named Kyle here, Layna. You mentioned the competition in the room. What are you looking for out of the ready-backed this spring? First thing is, I want to see if I can get three or four guys to start on a special team. That's the first competition I'm looking at. Then after that, I just want to see. Just see how all on compete with more overall. I want to see how James know how he takes on the leadership of the room. See how he competes with the other guys.

5:13:31Whether it's Bob, whether it's CJ, whether it's Sam, or Turbo, or like so. I said, whatever it is, or TCK, I want to see how he competes. And like I said, big thing is his leadership. That's the biggest thing I live in the room. Is everybody going to come to be one? Not be selfish, point to one another. If I'm not playing on offense, what else can I do on a team? Can I go start on kickoff? Can I start on kickoff return? Plant pressure. Those are the things I'm looking for. Like I said, it's going to take that whole room to win. It's going to take the whole room to win. Not just playing offense, but playing special teams as well. That's what I'm looking for. I want to bring that home energy that he brought. So last year, of course, I'm sure he's been doing for years, but the year when I spent my own, he brought a lot of energy, excitement, and happiness in the room,

5:14:31which is his natural energy, to where I only had to focus on me. I didn't have to make sure other guys would feel some type of way when they came in here, because hump brought that. You know, the hump's not here, but I saw when you did for the room, I want to be that guy to make sure I'm on this amptical practice. Everybody's, we're taking a built-in one period, it's a low day, or something, you know, it's a disadvantage, but I want to make it if you're feeling homesick. You're like, you have the parents to trip. I want to bring that, because that's what me and hump did to each other. We were hiding each other. I was like, dude, it's going to be a walk. We're lit. So I want to do that. I want to bring that energy. I want to make, bring more guys. You want to do that, you know? Yeah. I want to do that from day one, you know. I kind of had that. I want to do that from day one. I just talk into them, and obviously, it's that time I spent in the offices of the four OTAs started. Just being in myself just thinking about what the room needs,

5:15:34you know, because I don't know. And the new role as one of leaders, you know, on our offense is that we need a guy like that, just going to make sure the OTA is picked up. We're ready to go every day. Those healthy, kind of little things don't happen to practice and people aren't saying anything. And how I believe maybe different than somebody else may believe. You know, I like to practice at least, like, to be a positivity, you know what I mean? So, but the energy I want to be on, just like, oh, hi to the beyond. So, that's kind of how I want to be going on, living my whole life on the NFL. Team captain, like, specifically, and I felt I wasn't a captain in high school, wasn't a captain in college, but I want to make a joke, I was in high school. So, yeah, I feel like I'm not going to be a captain like he's been, I felt. But that would be awesome, you know, but, you know, if it happens, it would be great, but not either way.

5:16:35I want to assume a role as a captain from the perspective of guys onto the visual world and get back in that world. Yeah, I mean, I can't say that, I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like how it used to be in the past, but it didn't take just the first day of TAs and took training left and right once this season and because I didn't know what it was going to be. So, it took a lot of, yeah, grips, just to give back to feeling like myself for what they want to TAs and in that whole first week, but now, like, today, specifically, just changing some small things with my feet. That is it, talking about the long coach, about some things I'm going to do with my feet to get to sell it. That traditional angle that I love to sit on, I thought I felt great already, but I'm okay. I felt even better out there. Sorry, the more excited tomorrow, now I'm getting my feet back and how I like the right side

5:17:35and I'm on the left side. So, I'm excited. I mean, obviously, I feel like, in the league, whether you're left or right, you're still going against premier guys. So, obviously, they have high expectations for the left and right tackle, but there's definitely, like, the level of energy and, like, the expectation definitely take the human strength because now, tonight, the blind side, that's the, as the tackle world, you know? So, yeah, I would say, in terms of communication as far as, even outside of the facility, just stuff like that, like, really creating that, the tackle court back, bonding more off the field, I think, has been something that's, even the cool, I got the text one day, and I said, hey, thank you, well, I was like, you know, yeah, I've been training both. You know, I, I asked after the season, they're like, honestly, you know, we'll talk to you, some great season, and I just got the text one, having what happens with the,

5:18:35with the free agency. Then, so I was like, you know what? I had an old season right tackle. So, if I get the word, I'm going, I'm standing right tackle. I'll just do what I did before, I'm building on that. But I saw, I was like, I might as well just train the left tackle now, as if I'm going to be left tackle. And I'd rather do that, than train the right tackle to the collect, to the left tackle. I didn't, I didn't switch my feet yet. You know what I mean? So, I'm like, let me just prepare an advance. I was like, yeah, let's go. You know? I think occasionally, on third down, there would be a lot of twists, that I was just not like, it's a automatic or a car. And I think that was my mindset for like the first half of the season. Like, I didn't have to go it's again with some pros like, oh my gosh, they did that. I kind of figured like, okay, like, this is, this is the type of rush, I mean, again, this is how this guy usually rushes. If I get the vibe, this is how it begins, like the rush, you know, tackles that, you know, first year guys, we got the premier patch on. I already know what it was going to be. I already know what every stunt.

5:19:35And honestly, just knowing that it's kind of an advantage to, so you're not, you're not, you're not, oh, they brought the twist on my side again. It was never airing off of it. Well, they're coming up on my side. Three plays in the world. Two minutes. I knew that it was going to happen. So, you know what I mean? I'm watching more everybody else, and you rarely, I was out there on the occasional third. And I was like, you know, he's going to take me. You know what I mean? So, that effect, it's kind of, it's also kind of an advantage in the way. But it's also exciting, like, okay, I'm going to give the hardest look. You know, those are real, real reps, you know, the things. So, really, on our way to kind of process, that I was like, when I told me, let me know about I'm just going to train it. I was training all left. So, TAs, I guess, if I didn't hear anything about TAs, I came in like, so, you know what I mean? Because just like, I'm cool with training, both continue. I would have been cool with training, both continually.

5:20:35But I feel like anybody, any position will be like, okay, like, you want to, as soon as possible, give your feet, kind of, settle down, your hips, settle down, your hands, settle down, certain kind of left. So, really, do you work both, very good to use? No. No. No. But, they're definitely, but in terms of the development, they're definitely a lot faster to stay on the one side. But I think, having that, the weeks that we had to transition with the seasons over, you've had to, like, respond. You know, good, good. I'm trying to eat up, put up my heart, and I think, weak things at a time right now. But, I'm not too far from so I told him, I got that house, like, I could yell outside. DJ. You know what I mean? So, yeah. I felt like it was normal. I felt like it was the right thing for me. Time to borrow my hands to be in the third

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5:24:43Over to the left. Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic. Hey, look, in what way can you put in the words to run this defense that on last four or five games? I would just say process oriented, just truly trying to get prepared every week, trying to get ourselves in the best position and the best minds at the play. And really going to the game, like, they're not going to score. We're dominating the whole game. And at the end of the game, we let it for a few plays that we really should not have. So we can't do that again. We got to finish and play for 60 minutes. But really, just going to the game, like, we're dominating and nobody's going to, nobody's going to move the ball, score the ball, and that's what we're going to do. And final question for Caleb. Laurie Schmidt to the left, the club is this batch. Hey, look, Omega said someone had called your TV, but they said that here it's coming. It's going to go to the house. You were called, that was? I just, okay, so I just hit on my phone with Teagan Jr. He said it on TV earlier today. And that was the craziest thing because he told me probably like three, four weeks ago, he was like, do you get back there, you're going to score out like, okay?

5:25:44And then he did that. And then Will, Will said on the sideline that he said it before the, before the play happened. So I can remember that, too. So let me say this, he didn't compete for anything. Can you give your kind of impression of each of those guys from what you're supposed to be doing in the league all year? Did Teagan do that in the middle of the year? It's true, it's his official impression of those guys. Yeah, yeah. So, you know, start with Lincoln. You know, a guy that's going to his third year here. And I think really like, when you've been in an offense for two years already, you're going to that third year. You've got a really good feel of the scheme. You've got a better feel of college defenses and, you know, where are schemes are susceptible? And where are the issues lie? And what we're trying to attack. And so I think, you know, that's something that over time, I can feel Lincoln getting a better and better feel for it. You know, Lincoln has definitely stepped up from a leadership perspective. And you can see the way that, you know, he attacks workouts. You know, this winner is so big for all three of them, just really just set the standard and to understand the intangibles that playing quarterback is all about.

5:26:46Right? Because there's so much more than just picking up a football and throwing it when it comes to this, succeeding on Saturdays. So I've seen that growth from Lincoln and that's really exciting. As for Julian, you know, last year going into the year, he was competing for a job and, you know, end up not winning the job. And, you know, he could have turned it down and been bummed out and, you know, not attacked it the way why. But I saw him continue to grow throughout the year. I saw him don't learn from well. And to get to a point this year where now he can step up and be more of a vocal leader. And, you know, that's something I've seen growth of him as well. You know, he's put on some weight and he looks good. And he's definitely attacked his time in the, you know, the winner. And so that's been awesome. And then TAVI comes in and, you know, TAVI really should still be in high school. Instead, he's, you know, in my office all the time, learning the offense. And when he's not with me, he's with Coach Mac, when he's not with Coach Maker, he's over there doing academics and so on. So his days are pretty jam packed and it's definitely new for him.

5:27:47But his commitment to wanting to be great and wanting to be to the level. Where he can go out and compete in the spring. It's been really impressive. So I'm excited for all three of them. Does it feel like what August 30th? Is it just around the corner? Years down what I'm saying? You got to have a guy ready to go against Texas. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I don't think so. I don't think so quite yet. You know, I think we have a unique situation where we've got three really talented kids. You know, they're all young. They all have a lot of room to grow. And I think they all understand that and are eager to attack that growth. But most college football teams or a lot of college football teams going through a year. And they end up having a guy get hurt or something happens. So as far as having one guy, that's not to go either. We want to develop the room. We want all three of them to continue to get better, to continue to develop. And be guys that we can count on throughout the season. Did you guys win a board? Scholarship guy? That's still in conversation. What kind of Seattle goes? Obviously three is a little bit less than we typically have.

5:28:47But the three that we're really confident in right now. The last year we got Ryan working with the board of x2. Working with the board of x2. Working with the board of x2. Working with the board of x5. Working with the board of x2. Who's filling out your room? I mean, do you have someone that you have in mind to come in to meet the system for you? Or how do you see that? Yeah, right now Colin Kienos in helping me. So Colin was working with me at Akron. He was a student assistant and he was really, really impressive there. So he's going to come in and he's going to help out with some of the day-to-day stuff. And then Coach Day and I have built a pretty good relationship where between my time here is a GA where I learned the game of football the way he sees it. And that was such a pivotal time in my career. I was so blessed in college and then in my first job there that I got to work with Joe Morehead. And I learned so much football from that man and I credit so much of my career to him to put me in the position. But then, having the opportunity to, okay, hey, maybe I'll see you through a little bit of a different lens and learn how Coach Day sees it.

5:29:49It was so big for me in my development. So that couple of years as a GA was awesome for me. And then last year to be able to sit in with him and really kind of see the game in a similar fashion. And I'm always going to continue to learn from him because he's just such a special coach. But to be able to see it in a similar way and continue to bounce thoughts on them to make sure that him and I are communicating in the same way. Coach Day will always be directly involved with the quarterbacks. And now Coach Hartline will as well as the offensive coordinator. I think as the guy in that chair, you have to have a relationship with the guidance and how I think that's really important. So him and I have already begun conversations just about how that's going to work out and how he's going to continue to see the game the same way that the quarterback does and how he's going to communicate to them. Those conversations are already beginning. So it'll definitely be a combination of us three. Billy Cavian being there for the championship. How did that help with the development? Well, it's pretty cool. Just about every one of those games where he was at a playoff game at the national championship.

5:30:49You know, our guys were warming up and I grabbed him. I said, hey, look around. You got to take a couple minutes and take this in, right? This is what it looks like. This is what this is what we work for. So, you know, when you get to a really hard day in the winter, right? You just remember not a homework and to get to that point. So for him to have that experience and to be able to see that and, you know, hopefully one day when he's in that spot, he's like, oh, I've seen this before. I know what it looks like. I think it's pretty cool, I think, just to have that bank in his memory. You know, I think he comes off, so I've spoken, but he's without question, you know, come out of the show. And I would even say he's so spoken last year. You know, I think that he kind of understood that, you know, Will was in charge of the offense and he knew that he was young and was still earning respect. You know, a big part about leadership is you can't just walk into a room and start leading. You have to earn the respect to your peers and truly understood that. And, you know, I think he earned that respect throughout the year. And so this year, you're definitely seeing him step up. Him and Lincoln both, you know, are in that phase where they've earned that respect.

5:31:52And so they're doing a really good job leading right now. And Tavian's doing a good job earned respect. So we're kind of in the middle right there between those two phases. Really, Lincoln is, I think still less than two years, you know, like just specializing. He wasn't just we're definitely actually kind of in the end of his personal career. I guess where do you think he is harnessing all of that all athletic ability and doing a really good job? Yeah, I mean, there's no question how Lincoln is special, I think. And, you know, guys that have that background that have been successful in multiple different sports. You know, one way or another is going to translate to the game of football. So I think that we're continuing to see that from Lincoln. You know, I think as the more that he, you know, is in position to understand and learn the game and which we saw last year, you continue to grow. And so to take that into spring, you know, and combine that with his athletic ability. I'm excited to see, you know, I think it'll be a really good competition.

5:32:54Can you pull back truly lead until he is the quarterback? Oh, absolutely. I mean, you know, one quarterback. Oh, I think so. I think so. I mean, leadership comes in all different phases, you know, in all different ways. There's, you know, there's without question, I've been part of different teams and I've seen it where maybe the guy that was in the starting quarterback was, you know, the strongest leader on the team. So I definitely think that that's part of it. You know, I think once you are in the respect of your teammates and once you show that, you know, you're going to lead by example and they respect you for that. You're in position now that you can be both of them. So, you know, I definitely don't think that you need to be a starter named a quarterback to be a leader at all. You've been around some incredible offensive minds in college already. What are your, what are the traits you look for specifically as a quarterback being a quarterback yourself? Yeah. You know, I think it comes in a couple different ways. You know, from a tangible perspective. I think that you've got to be extremely accurate.

5:33:56I think you have to be able to make great decisions with the football and get the ball at a time. And I think that you have to be able to do it. And we solve a problem with the feet. So, you know, it's rare in college football that every protection is blocked up perfectly or everything goes exactly that we drew it up on the whiteboard. When things break down, you know, all the ability to fix it with our legs. And then, you know, as far as intensible score, I look at, I look at, you know, guy like Will, who had those intensible as well as I've ever seen. And that's just a complete command and understanding of both the offense and the huddle to know exactly what we're trying to do on every single play. Know what we're trying to attack, understand where the issues are and where they lie and how you're going to combat those issues. And to be able to understand, you know, when it's time to move on, throw the ball away and move on to the next play, and then also be mentally tough enough that when things don't go our way, to be able to react the right way and move on to the next way. Did you go last year? What last question?

5:34:56Last year? Last year? Last year? Last year? No, no, no. I didn't do this in addition. Oh, I did. You know, like, when you're coaching and you build a relationship with these guys, you want nothing more than for them to go out and have success on the show. And I think that's so, you know, so important. Like, I sit in that room and, you know, it's about them. It's about them going out and reaching their potential and maximizing their talents and going out and execute on the field. And so, you know, last year, I was just trying to find a way that I could help them do that. So, you know, to be able to work with those guys last year and to help out and, you know, have them see some success. It was special for me, but it was special for me because I know how bad they wanted it. And so that was pretty neat. First, I would like, you know, to thank God, you know, for pretty, feel healthy, feel good, being able to go out there, but to see how coming on. It means a lot to me, you know, too. I want to say thank you to Geno and the rest of my teammates, receivers, gave me open and a line doing their thing.

5:35:58And hopefully, you know, it's just the beginning. I wanted to stay in this one because you had a game coming up in a few days. Yeah, I mean, we're going to definitely look at it tomorrow. Go over it, fix our mistakes. And it's good that it's an early week, early week, third day game. So, you know, we will have to flesh it and move on. How did I lock it? One of the state larger or before the game? It maybe hasn't been in the most productive season. What team did you guys in terms of leadership and maybe helping the young receiver like here? I mean, it means everything, everything to this organization. How he carried himself. Just everything he's done for this organization in the city. You know, he's a leader. And I appreciate him so much. You know, I feel like I'm in the best position possible. You know, having T-Lock and DK and all these other guys. So, you know, T-Lock, he's a special guy. And I'm just just blessed to have his friendship and him be my teammate.

5:37:03How do you guys bounce back from this one, Jackson? Just for you guys to ride and everything? When, you know, when, when next week and a week after that? You know, that's the best bounce back. Anything else? Thank you. DJ, fix. It's like things where it's where it's where it can apply. I think CJ is going to be moved around a lot. You know, it's funny when we got, we hired an App Patricia the first person I thought it was CJ. Because I think it's a... Like, App Patricia, well, some of the stuff that he's done was similar-ish. Like, I know, Al Gold was with him at Detroit. You know, they have clients. So, like, there's some stuff. At least we did over there at Notre Dame that we'll see if we're able to kind of implement some of it here. I'm sure some, maybe not others, depending on what our guys do best. I've thought about CJ because it's like, it's a fresh start. A new set of eyes on him. And I think it's an opportunity to be multiple and use him.

5:38:05And what he does best, you know, or so. That's the exciting thing. You know, when you really studied what Coach Patricia has done in the past, is he likes to take, like, okay, who are, like, who are our players? And then, let's build it around those guys. And I think CJ has had a hell of a winner. I think he's one of those guys. I'm excited to see how we be creative and use him to get to the sprint. Does that mean you see how to be, like, full as more of an edge defender? Kind of differently than you guys do? I think, yeah, I think he has that, I think that's exactly what kind of, like, potential CJ has. It's the ability to, you know, get on the edge, move around. The nice thing about that is, is that you're not handicapped. Just with CJ doing one thing off the edge. You think you have the ability because he understands conceptually, zone drops, linebacker terminology, right? You can get really creative with how you use him. But I think he definitely needs to be utilized more as a, just go after the heart attack. Go, go be destructive. What's happening?

5:39:05What about you? I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. What about Matt? What about Matt as a leader of you guys? This coach is talking to you. How are you? How's he all fit with you guys? And how are you seeing that? And how do you feel about the higher football? I love the higher. I've had a lot of respect for coach Patricia. Like ever since he worked, me and Marcus out back here. And what we were talking about that when he first was, and the interview process was kind of how fast time goes. But I'm really excited just to continue to learn. Like I said, like there's some, it's funny because there's some terminology that when I was at Notre Dame, you can use, and I can at least speak some of his language with what he's called things before. And you're trying to morph everything together right with these things that we've done, what he knows what we do. Like it's a lot. But he's been incredible with, I think the staff, he's very organized. He's detailed. You'll have constant clear communication.

5:40:05You know, and they're going to get together at this time of year. And you're just efficient in your role. And it's been a lot like when you're come from outside and you come back into it, and you have to try to catch him up on the recruiting board. You know, like you have a lot of these conversations. Okay, what are we looking for at these positions now? And how do you see it? Because you know, under one coordinator, you might see a, the mic line back, it needs to be this. And then under this coordinator, well, I think the mic back needs to be this. So you have to have those conversations at every position. And you just kind of keep going through. But I'm just excited to learn. I think the more systems, I mean, luck. Play in the system here in college. Play in the system. Play in the system. Play in the system. Well, play in the system under Greg Williams. That is talent. Coach of Galagol. And then Jim Nalt. Like every one of those. There's like different terminology for everything. So you're just, you're learning a different language. Call them thing. You know, I mean, there's this concept. And I think it is kind of collect over time.

5:41:05What you think is really good stuff. And how you do stuff. A big deal. A little different. I'm just really excited to learn from that. And I'm telling you success. He seemed very excited over there. He was talking really to me here. Yeah. Coach of college. Yeah. Whatever. So long. What's his personality like with you guys? Yeah. He's been great. I mean, his energy is incredible. He's very, he is. He's authentically excited to be back in college football. He could tell there's like a yearning to get back to like the way you got in the coaching. Right? Is the impact young people. Is the impact. Teach the game of football. And so the few times he's been in front, you know, kind of like talking to the guys in a sense like. He's excited to just teach more. You know what I mean? And kind of ironically, like, you know, similar to a lot of things that chips that last year, right? Yeah. Get back and you're like, man, I'm just excited to. And so if he has that excitement, he's done a phenomenal job, I think of being in other players. Just kind of like walking around versus like popping in, making sure that he's in front of them and they get to know him.

5:42:08And he gets to know them and it's a lot. And you can imagine when you come in and you have all these guys, right? And trying to learn all these guys, I'm learning recruiting, I'm learning staff, I'm learning dynamics, like it's a lot. But he's handled it really well. You know, he's an old school ball coach. So he's a grinder. So he's a really good job. James, son, he's probably not going to need to do much this spring. How much more can you get done with the young guy? Let's tell him that. So he's got to do a lot. Right. In terms of Ryan Dare, he said, you know, 50 percent, 75 percent or whatever. How much more can you get done with the young guys when they're not worried too much about the senior? Yeah, I think, I mean, you're always just looking for competition, especially like a spring ball. That's what it's all about, right? You're trying to have it so cliche, but it's true. Like the iron sharpens iron mentality of. You want your room to be super competitive. To where. Hey, the guy in front of me makes a play. My next set of four plays I go out there. I have the point, right? And it's a constant driving of the room.

5:43:08Forward. And so. Yeah, son, he gets 50 or how many reps, you know, reps off 50 percent rubber coach said. That means more opportunity for somebody else to play, right? So that need more for our values that scheme flexibility with our value paid pierce around. It's at TJ Riley. You like all these guys stove. We're all going to get more reps. I think it's great. It's what you got to do at this point in season. I think, you know, yes, there's still stuff that I think they're all about sunny is that he's going to be. Clon to try to get those reps. Because he's a he's a true pro and. That's been the most enjoyable thing about working with him is like. You get a kid who's played safety his whole life comes the backer and he just wants to learn the why behind everything and. It's very similar to the fact that Cody like we have guys who are that easy to work with. You're not trying to like not worried about texting anybody in our room. About coming over and trying to learn all you know, I mean like where you at, you know, like.

5:44:09They're obsessed with the game football. They're always around when they're at class. So it's like. It makes it really easy as a coach because they're passionate for the game is so strong. You mentioned CJ in terms of the higher with the map just looking sunny like. What do you envision more with him with all of that stuff? I think. I think we just have a lot of guys with a lot of length. You talk about sunny styles long. Can run our Valries long. Can run like. It's crazy because you see sunny. You're like, okay, this guy like. I wish I was built like that when I played and then you see our Val stand next to sunny. You're like. You know what I mean? And so like. And then you look across the room like as the room warms up. You're like holy smokes like. We just have a bunch of guys and that's a lot of credit to make coach made as a phenomenal job. I was just. Talking to burn about it like. To see even our meteor guys what they looked like when they showed up during like the bowl of the whole natty run.

5:45:11And they're kind of hanging out during practice. And see the high school bodies to see what they look like today before they go away. And like the shoulders are all like everything is just different. And they've been indoctrinated into the brotherhood. So I think you know there's just a lot to work with. And so what he's really good at right is like he's talked about it. One year he has junior say I will get us Mike variable. You know Roosevelt Colvin and those guys. And a couple years later he has brand of spikes. So he's like, okay, which is by this police brand in the middle all the time. Because he was 260 pounds and beast. He always says he was my best nose guard from Mike backer right. And then the year after that he gets you know got Jamie Collins and Dante high talent. So now we can do a lot of stuff right. So. There's not just like hey, this is what we're doing. We got people into it. Hey, here's what we got. Let's utilize it. So that's what spring will be. Wall going to lab and figure out what that means. I'm sure through spring ball there will be like.

5:46:13Hey, here's what we do really well. Because this unit is going to be different. Right. We lose a lot of production. So the unit will be different. So you kind of got to reform your own identity and. Hey there. It's Ryan Seacrest for Safeway. It's stock up savings time now through April 2nd. Spring in for store wide deals and earn four times the points. Look for in store tags to earn on eligible items from Celsius body armor. Or Ida silk Capri Sun, Bavarian meats and Charmin. Then clip the offer in the app for automatic event long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store. Or online for easy drive up and go pick up or delivery. Restrictions apply. See website for full terms and conditions. I've got Dan Morgan here on the pod. Say hi, Dan. Hey, how's it going today? It's going good, man. Tell us who you are and what you do. I'm Dan Morgan. I'm an attorney and a managing partner at Morgan Morgan, which is America's largest injury law firm. That's pretty awesome. I think I saw Billboard years recently that said 20 billion won.

5:47:1620 billion is insane number. Yeah, 20 billion recovered. It's actually, I think, somewhere north probably closer to 22, 23 after this year. And each year we get bigger and better in our army grows. So the number will hopefully keep getting bigger and bigger as time goes on. Awesome. So how does someone get in contact with Morgan and Morgan? What would I do if I got into an accident? Probably the easiest way is dialing pound law. It's pound 529 from your cell phone. We are always open. Our call center is always waiting to take your call. 24, 7, 365. Wow. Dan Morgan. From Morgan and Morgan, America's largest injury law firm. Thanks for coming by the show. Thanks for having me. Visit forthepeople.com for an office near you. Finding great candidates to hire can be like, well, trying to find a needle in a haystack. Sure, you can post your job to some job board. But then all you can do is hope the right person comes along, which is why you should try Zip Recruiter for free at ziprecruiter.com slash zip. Zip Recruiter doesn't depend on candidates finding you. It finds them for you.

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5:49:16And I'm proud of our bell. You know, he's through the season. You got way better at, you know, a lot of it's like little things. There's no taking and stuff. Like sometimes these kids are always on their phones and stuff. They're not like the meeting runs or anything like that, but just naturally. So like to get out of pen and paper and like. You hear things in the middle. Yeah, I got it. What you do until your dog tired and then you forget. Because you know what I mean? But when you really understand it, you know what I mean? Like go play faster. He got so much better through the year. Just a lot of that's because of Cody, like becoming a pro. And then now it's like Sonny's pulling him along. He's pulling pain along. The pain is pulling T.J. And Riley and Eli. So I don't know. So I kind of love the competition right now. And the way it's made up. Yeah, he's on a great path right now. How many different guys do you feel like can be in that Mike's spot? Three yet. But that was obviously losing Cody and now having that. I think that's something that's fluid as we kind of go. Because you know, week one Sonny actually started at Mike for us.

5:50:16And Sonny's smart enough to play them all. Our Vel is smart enough to play them all. Pares is smart enough to play them all. And it's also like how did you like depends on what scheme you're running. Where are they? How do they be utilized as well? You know what I mean? So you can say Mike, my backer, you know, whether it's Tommy, I can very grow up in research. Two different people and Cody's different than those two. So I challenged to like a lot of the guys that come in. And so you got to learn both the more you understand about the scheme in general. The faster you will play, you know what I mean? Like if I just sit here and I say, hey, I got to learn Mike. My drop is this and that's all I need to know. Like, well, no, football happens so fast. And all the shifts and motions that like if you're out there just playing and you're waiting for a call and you're just reacting, like you're so worried about what's going on on your side of the ball. You haven't recognized that the offense is telling you something's what they're doing. So if I'm out there and also I'm not getting a call,

5:51:18I know what the call should be. It's like, hey, are we playing? You know, let's go. Now listen, you get it. You can look. I can see, okay, here's what the tight ends doing. That's what the back's doing. Here's what plays are coming. If you just line up and play, it's rather passive at the time. Like, you know what I'm saying? You've got to eliminate plays in your mind by seeing what the offense is doing. Like they tell you the story every time they line up, they just window dressing. My people motion to shift. They're trying to do man's own indicators. And they're trying to make sure that they're getting the same formation. They're on the same place. But they just shift the people and then they motion. And they move. And they don't want you to recognize that. So we're always worried about what work you don't mean. So the more you know, the faster you can play. Because you're not sitting there thinking, oh, what do I have for you? You're reacting. Because you already know you have. So my challenge to guys is like, there's always a no both. So I think a lot of it would just be on, on depth. I'm sure guys get, you know, if Sonny's only doing 50 to 75% of the plays, then probably more guys get more will reps than they had. Because we need more will bodies. That's technically where Sonny has started. But we'll rotate them through.

5:52:18Let the production kind of show what it does. And sometimes, you know, you'll live with some of the mistakes just from being a news spot. But you'll be able to judge too, like who's actually getting in the book. You know what I mean? Who's actually studying? How much of growth have you seen from Sonny this time of year ago through the national championship game? And then what's next? Man, I mean, definitely. I know Sonny has big goals and he should. I do as well for him. And to see how far he's come, you know, the first thing kind of stands out is just like his, his footwork has gotten so much better. You know, when you're in the boxes and linebacker, you got to be able to remember Luke Fickley said all the time, and you got to be slow until it's time to be fast. And when you're twitchy, like he is, a lot of times, you know, when you're about safety, you're used to pulling a trigger and rolling. Like you got to learn how to shuffle and not cross over. And he got so much better as a year or not. I think a lot of people question whether he'd be able to hold up

5:53:18physicality wise. And, you know, he was, he was great. You know, he was the season guy. He's really good with his hands. He's a really natural ability to snag. We'll keep challenging him. I think he should be a dominant guy in coverage. Like he needs to be a guy that we can put on a tight end and be like, he's not going to be able to catch on the ball. You know what I mean? Because he has that athleticism. I think we need to challenge him there. Challenge him. I think everything is just, this is not just sunny. It's everybody's urgency in zone coverage. I mean, the urgency with you, if you have the break on the football, to close that space, not at the ball carrier, have so much space on you to cut and make you miss is critical. I think sometimes he's keeping you so athletic that, you know, you can get away with some stuff. And he knows anything that I'm saying right now. Here he knows. So the best part is a lot of times, like he'll come to me before film and already said, man, coach on that play, I should have. You know what I mean? Like he knows. And the best part is that he's humble enough. Our whole goal is that they just want to be, they want to be pushed and they want to be coached.

5:54:18And so the big heck of a loss can be asked for, right? Like, I always ask like, what do you need for me? Just keep making sure like you're pushing it, don't let me settle, don't let me settle. And so, he's probably the best in the room with that. Do you look at sunny and arvelas, and it's kind of your toughest guys right now? Yeah, I mean, I think going into it, you know, I think it's sunny, arvel, paint is right up there in that mix, you know, your accurate there, and then it's like, who else is going to emerge from really the fourth, the fourth guy? You know, I think that's a healthy way to put it. Yeah, I just, I think our, I think our backers are so competitive, so competitive that it's, you know, I know Peyton Pierce is chomping at the bit, and I know that he's going to push, you know, fell and sunny, I know that. You look at Riley and TJ and Eli and Stove, like, those guys are going at it. At these workouts, those guys are going at it, and this constant competitive, you know what I mean?

5:55:19They're trying to fight each other, everything. So, because the reality of it is, they're fighting for reps, right? So, this game is hard, it's winter losers every single day. And, you know, a lot of the guys are going to make our break and it starts with the mental preparation, to be honest with you, and that's where trust starts, right? If you don't know what you're doing, I can't put you out there. So, who preps mentally as we get rolling, and then the physical part of it, but let's say it says, it's sunny, our belly, and Peyton probably have probably the top three, and then, but like I always say, it's always fluid. It's always fluid. I haven't done this, you know, it's funny. There's one coach who said that, I forget what kind of felt he was, but he said that what he does is he has the depth chart sit in the front of the room, so like if you're a starter, you're the first to grow, you know, and then the second row, and he's like, it'll change weekly. Sometimes they'll camp, I'm like, I can't do that. I'm not sure they can handle that.

5:56:21We're good? Kinda, that makes sense, like, just not freaking out before the play, like, what am I doing? I was practicing different before off, that's a line coach. I mean, do you feel like it has changed the way that you're getting reps in on the reps? No, I mean, like after every play, like you're getting feedback from everyone, so like, it's great, because you'll have Coach Bowen and Coach Johnson still coaching the ones or the three of the twos, and then like, when you're running off the field, you got Coach Dickey or someone else like coaching you uptown, you know what to do. So I mean, I think it's really awesome that we are capable to have four coaches in the room with us, so that's definitely very great. Have you been strictly at center? Are you playing some guard? Play a left guard right now. Do you feel like there's a shift to center potentially down the road? I know, I don't know. I don't know. I don't know yet. I mean, just left guard, that's what I've been taking reps there right now. That's just how it's going to go. As a freshman offensive lineman,

5:57:22because it's Asia, this is pretty important, because the developmental part of that is issue. How do you, as a guy who was playing on high school, how do you develop that patient's knowing it might be a year or two since you're out of use? I take it as like, you know, you just got to keep just stacking days. Like, you can't get down on yourself if you're not playing. Like, you just got to keep developing. And like, the guys we have in our room are awesome. Like, all the, you know, uppercise, like, Lou, Josh, Austin, Austin, Carson, Taggart, and all those guys, like, they're great dudes. So it's really awesome being able to learn from them. Like, watch them, give them some reps of them every day to see what they're doing. And then just take that back and just use what they use. So I mean, it's definitely just like, keep stacking days, just keep working. Don't really pay attention about that. Just work. It's really interesting. The interior of the offensive lineman, obviously, I've played a lot of football. I've played a lot of important football. Who have you kind of leaned on here? To try and learn various things.

5:58:22I'll learn from all of them. Definitely, I'd say Luke Montgomery. That's a guy who, like, I just, every practice, I'm just, when I'm not even, I'm just watching him take his reps. Like, see what he's doing. When he has, like, a 2-I or a 3-0 in front of him. Like, what footwork he takes, where he puts his hands, his head. So I'd definitely say, he's a guy that I never watch. Clothes just trying to see what he does. Is that one of the biggest transitions to make him do the jump from high school to college on the offensive lineman? Just the small things. The steps and the hand placement. Yeah. That's definitely a huge thing when I first got here was, like, there's different footwork. Totally. Pretty much every block you gotta take. So that's, like, I think it's the most detailed position on the field. You just need, everything needs to kind of, like, be perfect in the block. You're taking steps and placement. How do you feel about it? Oh, it's good. Yeah. I'd say it's good. I mentioned that, Lars,

5:59:22is that a position you see yourself sticking with, or is that just kind of where it's where it's starting to be? Um, I mean, I could see myself sticking. I love guard. Yeah. But I mean, I could play pretty much anywhere, like, obviously, in the interior. But, um, yeah. But right now, it's just been less guard. So, anyway, it's time for me. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The opportunity to watch those ball games first and kind of get that experience on what it's like to be part of a championship roster. What was kind of the biggest thing you took away from that whole couple of weeks experience? Yeah, I would say, um, definitely, like, watching all those ball games and the national team Egypt just watching, like, how the guys carried themselves, like, how they, like, the preparation, it's up to get ready for that, just how they go about their days, like, what they're doing, when they're out here practicing, how they practice. So just, it was pretty much just, like, kind of just feeding off the moment when they're doing kind of, I kind of got a glimpse to see, like, what it tastes to kind of get to a stage like that, just kind of acting and stuff. All right, Jake.

6:00:22Thank you very much. It's just trying to get me acclimated to both sides. How have you changed physically from last year to this time? Uh, I mean, in terms of, like, numbers, I've gotten a lot faster. That's which year. Uh, I mean, my, my strength has always been above average. Uh, so I mean, I mean, that's always been great. And then, uh, I've proven out here. I think, I think I've done, uh, pretty good improving in, like, my sets, with, uh, you know, a song for work. Yeah. For the time of some type of stuff, you know. What was your weight at this time last year, compared to that? I've actually been pretty consistent right now. I'm sitting about 315 last year. I was about 310, 312. Uh, there was a period last spring, where I got really sick, so I dropped down to about 300. Uh, I'm, I'm about, you know, about even, so. Oh, yeah, I'm sorry. With that nutrition here, the defense might be a little different, but it looked last year. Uh, we're not told how much it looks. Yeah. But judging by your face, it's more than I would have anticipated. I was. Sorry. How has been that? For you going up every day against not

6:01:23just Kinyata and KJ, but now seeing CJ here, sitting out of all these, and those guys off the edge. What has that done for you? I mean, they, they might be, uh, our veil is one of the most athletic guys I think I've ever seen in my entire life. Uh, he probably runs, like, four, four, four, three. Uh, I've seen him do, I don't know what his, his, uh, approach shuttle is, but it, it looks fast. Uh, and like him just kind of bend in that edge. It's, it's, it's kind of, it's not like, scary, but it's, it's kind of scary, you know? Is that something that you're getting better? Because, uh, yeah, yeah, 100%. I think that's my, my sense, I think, to acclimate to those kind of speed, speed rusher type guys as, as it improved, and then, you know, you got KJ, which is more of a, you know, prototypical edge guy, instead of like a speed guy. And so, I mean, it's just, I'm getting a big mix of, a lot of good, different guys, and I think it's helping me. It's, uh, it's easy. Good. Luke was talking about, uh, three or four offense about coaches now. Absolutely, guys. I think it's natural. How much is that? How much is that?

6:02:23It's, uh, it's still a lot of, a lot of, a lot of stuff. I mean, it's really good. You know, like, Coach Johnson, uh, like they're all, they all notice different things about you. Like, Coach Johnson has talked to me about my hands. Coach Digi's talked to me about my set. Coach Johnson's talked to me about, like, my pad. It's like, when you, like, especially at one of ones, when it's just you going, you've got four different guys seeing so many different things, and then you just get all this information back to them. You can just tweak different things to try and get better. So, I mean, it's really helped out a lot of them. But you're, like, a top level. You've got to, you've got to, you've got to, you've got to, you've got to, you've got to, you've got to, you've got to, you've got to, you've got to, I mean, I don't really think I have, like, a perfect, it's like, I'm just really trying to, you know, do whatever I can to do with the field. There's obviously spots open that are going to be tacked walking off the lines here. How are you approaching that competition that's all sitting? No, like, I'm just trying to get better every single day. I think that

6:03:24in terms of, you know, roster depth, I think, I'll say that for a later, you know, right now, springs the time of development and I'm just trying to develop But what are, what areas are you working to develop right now in New York? Really, it's my hands. I like to lean a lot in my sets, you know, that gets me beat a lot. I don't strike as fast as I should. So I really work on my hands right now. In Rousseau, you asked me to go play a big role. So you asked me last year, it's Iron Buck High, this long season. Would it seem me to help him to lie in the office as a role? And how much have you kind of seen that role when you come to the leader of this team going into 2045? I think also it's like, if you can look at him and you're like, I need the beat, you know, he's, he's an outspoken leader. But I mean, even when he's not, you know, leading, hopefully you can just, he's leading by his hand. He's like, my sex, like he's just, you look at him, I feel like he boosts everyone thinking that I need to be to that stand.

6:04:25How much does that motivate other guys? I'm sorry, what? How much does that motivate other guys? I think it really, especially, I don't know, I think they're getting interviews down there, but especially like you run the guys. I mean, he's not like a screaming, like he'll like walk up and lean in, like he just, I mean, I think he just, like, kind of elevates all the weight I'm in the club, that makes sense. Alrighty, yes, yes, I was running with more of a camp. How much are you trying to push him along? Yeah, I think when his, his freshman year, I was doing that a whole lot more. His freshman year, I feel like every two seconds, every time I turn around, I'm trying to correct him and get him an alignment. But I mean, man, he's, he's, he's taking steps, he's taking steps in the right direction, and I'm, I'm proud to see his growth. Did you run with him both of you? Yes, his freshman year too. He's not the last question. No, he didn't drop me nuts, but... Do you drive him nuts? Nope. That's my guy. He will, however, because of a lot of experience during the fight, I have experience at Kansas State.

6:05:29When you're out there, do you feel that he's seasoning on the field and running with me? Like when he's throwing the football, you feel like he notices where you're at at all times? Yeah, I mean, not particularly. I feel like I trust that he's going to do his job. I feel like he knows his reads, that he's going to go through his reads, and he's going to get the ball, to who he's supposed to get it to, predicated on the play and the coverage that we're going against. And he's done, you know, he's done amazing things in the field this entire, I mean, even going back to spring, he had a great summer, and then to see the kind of player that he's really growing into, even this camp, has been great. And so, I have to just trust and faith that he's going to put the ball exactly where it needs to be. All it's my job is to go finish the play. Did you go back and look to see how much, like when Will Howard transferred over, did you go out to check him out at Kansas State to see how much he's at there at that end? No, I haven't. It was Bensonant, right? Yeah, no, I haven't really checked it out. I know he was a great player. I know he's somewhere in the NFL right now. But, you know, I'm focused right here, building camaraderie with him right here and putting good things on tape. Will, first walked in, do you think he was a new tight end transfer?

6:06:29Yeah, he was big. I think he's lost like 20 pounds since he's been here. That dude, it's a big boy. Yeah, what is his present? So, I think I should show up out there. Yeah, he does a great job, man. I think that's, he's growing to be one of my great buddies. It's up to Johnny. He's growing to be one of my, you know, really, really good buddies. I'd say one thing with him, he does a really, really good job of, you know, the ability to turn it off and turn it back on. I think when we're off the field, we're having fun. You know, he's one of my closest friends. But then when we're on the field, he's locked in and he's, he's ready to roll and he's able to take the lead of offense. If you could tell Johnny Thurman one thing, and we'll get him on the field more often this year, what would it be? I don't know. Where do I start? Let's see. I don't just keep doing what you're doing. You're doing good things, man. Yeah. What is showing out about him? I guess in this Canada. Yeah. No, like I kind of mentioned earlier, I'd say, you know, like I mentioned, God's giving him, you know, so many great abilities. I'd say ultimately the ball is in his court to take full advantage of that and ultimately bring the best out of himself. I think that's one of our missions as a culture is to fight to be the best versions of ourself.

6:07:30So I think if he continues to do that, he's going to be excited about where he's at. What do you like about this one game? Everything. I like the mindset behind it. Maybe not as much, you know, X's and O's is great. But I love the mindset that we have about our intentions running the ball. We're not just running the ball to be flashy, but we want to, we want to be downhill. We want to have smash, not play smash, not football. And just impose our will on teams. That's kind of our mindset going into playing games. That's our mindset going into practice. And ultimately we believe practicing that way is to how we're going to do it on the field. What's it like trying to do that against this defense? Oh, they bring it. The defense brings it every single day. It's a constant iron and sharpening iron. And as a matter of who's in, ones, twos, guys are good. We guys are flying around, we're playing fast, we're playing violent. But we're off and we're going to bring it. Did Chip Kelly, I mean, how did it become obvious to you that there was going to be a little bit of a new approach to the running game? Mindset, whatever you want to call it. Was it a big meeting or is it just y'all got out there in practice and hey, things are different?

6:08:33You know what I mean? How did it show up, I guess? No, I mean, I wouldn't say there was any catastrophic event. I think there's a mindset shift, like we want to run the ball. We want to be the most physical, fast team in America. Running the football is, you know, it's pretty universal wherever you go. Every team's going to run counter. Everyone's going to run zone. Everyone's going to have, you know, it is what it is. It's the mindset going into it. How efficient are we going to do what we do? And I feel like I'm very excited about, you know, the mindset that we have going into running the ball. That we want to be tough, we want to be physical, and we want to impose our wills on the team that we play. You know, well, I don't run the jet speed. You guys, I did not know that. You have to talk about that. I'm going to have to ask them about that. I had no idea that he did that. That's hilarious. He is fast for a big guy. He is. Yeah, he moves very well. You're sitting here, what, blessed two weeks away from the start of what your last season, right? Yep. Do you feel like this is the year, a mania, where you contribute even more?

6:09:33I mean, just what's your mindset? Yeah, I'd say my mindset is to ultimately be the best, the absolute best teammate in version of myself that I could possibly be this year. I think if I put in my due diligence of studying film, practicing hard, and laying everything out there, I have faith in the Lord that he's going to take care of everything else. I don't feel pressure of numbers or stats or things I need to put on tape. I just know that my absolute best, my greatest effort will be enough. And whatever happens from there, it's working for my good. The faith is driven you a lot in your game and in general. How does that really help connect the team offensively, defensively, and come together for your finances? Yeah. I would say I've seen the Lord working a lot of ways on this team and just bringing guys closer. And it's good to have that common ground with different guys on the team. When things may be rocky on the field or things may be rocky in the classroom or in the film room, whatever it may be, to have that common ground that we understand that the Lord is working the things that we're going through for our good

6:10:37and that we can just continue to keep our eyes on him in the midst of rocky times where we're in the valleys all around the mountain top that we just keep our faith strong. How's it going? Good? All right. Gee, thank you. Thank you, Gee. Yep. You're welcome, Christmas. How do I do it? Good. It's tax season and by now, we're all a bit tired of numbers. But here's an important one you need to hear. $16 billion. That's how much money and refunds the IRS flanked for possible identity fraud. But it's not all grim news. Lifelock monitors millions of data points per second and alerts you to threats you could easily miss on your own. If your identity is stolen, they'll fix it. Guaranteed. Save up to 40% your first year. Visit lifelock.com slash iHeart.

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