Press Conference (James Laurinaitis)3 Elite Edition September 2

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2:25There's always, you know, whenever you have a good day, you got to follow it up by another good day. You know, and kind of stack days. And I think that's what a pro does. You know what I mean? Like there's always, you want to be a pro. You got to keep stacking and that's the expectation. And I think, you know, he's had some really good days. And then he's had some days where you're like, you're trying to push him a little bit. But I think, I think CJ, where he is now compared to where he was last fall, he's a lot better football player. We've heard a lot of good things, a lot of good things here. So why is he going down the gate hours out there? Are you envisioning right now that you want this to be a five, six person operation? Yeah, well, I mean, I think Coach Day's talked about it a lot, right? It's gonna be a long season. And so I think we need to have, I've always been on the opinion. If you have two guys, you have two guys when you ride with them, right? If you have six, you have six, not the blessing. So I'd say right now we're probably at five. That I would feel confident rotating out there on the field. And look, I'm old school, right? So I come from the era. I used to yell at Luke Pickle, what he was taking out.

3:26Oh, I get so mad. I get some, maybe 42, whatever against Youngstown State. I'd be so upset coming out of the game. But seeing how violent this game is from this perspective, now you have to say, Hey, okay, not only within games, can we keep guys fresh? Right? But can we do that? So that when you get to the last few games in the season, that act that are the big ones, right? The ones that you're judged off of when you get to the game, are we healthier? And I think that's, it's kind of a both, a both hands, right? So I feel confident with five guys and that's going to be week to week. You know, and I mean, like these guys know, I think honestly, who start should be week to week? If you display during the week of practice that you're locked in and somebody else has a bad mental week, well, I can't reward you with starting. If you have six mental errors during the week, you know, I mean, just because you started last week. So I think it's got to be that iron sharpens iron constant competition through the whole fall. That was something that Dave Gorn has to do with the player kind of as you, as he just alluded to, but is that part of which one has to drive you then?

4:27Was it, was it driving you then? Then you just assumed that was a kind of a case when you played anyway. I, I always felt when I was here that they were trying to outrofruit me, which is the reality, right? Yep. Which is why it prepares you so well for the national football league. That's why Ohio State prepares you so well for the league because now it's like they're trying to outdrat you. And so I use that as fuel, but I also thought firsthand, you know, like there was a season where it was John Kerr, Marcus Freeman, certain guys rotating week to week. And so I thought like should it happen to them that can happen to me. So I just try to be a certain way in practice. Like I tell the guys all the time, you have to control the things that take no talent. You have to eliminate all loves like if you, if you loaf on the field, you're a trader, like you should just go play for their team. Like that can't, you can't be coaching effort. And then you can't have mental errors because if you have a mental error, then you can't trust you. So those are the two things I always have the player who was like, all right, you're not going to catch me loafing and you're definitely not going to catch me not knowing what I'm supposed to do. I might get beat and that's inevitable. It's football, everyone's on scholarship, right?

5:28But those two things you control, everything you do. What's the next step that you're going to be doing in this season? I think it's just the end, you know, we haven't done like any of my series. You know, we know you can tackle and all that, but I think it's just the repetitive grind of a football game from in the box, the constant. And he's been, he's been willing so far, you know what I mean as far as his hand placement has been good. Even more on the strike, he's tough. So it's just continuing to have him challenged to, there's plays right now where he's seeing it from the first time from the will backer. So the next time he sees it, maybe throw catch tackle is an intersection. You know what I mean? Because he's seen it for from that perspective. He's seen before this, he's been from top down off the shelf, right? So now it's dropping back, that'll drive him. So he's made great progress and I'm really happy with how son he's done. James, look at that recruiting. It seems like it's going really well for you. Obviously you can't talk about specific recruits, but just overall how do you feel like that's going and are you enjoying your food?

6:30I am, I am enjoying it. I think it's fun to build relationships and get to know so many different types of kids, you know? Ohio State presents opportunity, right? And so many different ways. You're not going to get developed better anywhere else in the country. You have the largest fan base, the largest alumni, it may be the opportunity everywhere, right? So you try to just explore, like explain your passion for the school that did so much for you, you know, especially being an out of state kid, not being from Ohio and then realizing how much Ohio State changed my life. And so now you communicate that to other young kids who kind of see it and try to tell them the vision, like where you can get to. And I think the fun thing for me is that most of the kids that I'm recruiting are way more athletic than I ever was. So it's like, I tell them if I can, the only way I survived in the NFL eight years was the fact that I had football intelligence, like I knew where I was going.

7:34You know what I mean? I knew where I was fitting. And so now if I can impart that information on kids who are extremely athletic, well now you're, now you got something special, you know what I mean? How much of you guys have this staff already talked about the long season and the need to play more guys? Well, I think, yeah, you're going to have to have depth. That's just the reality, right? If the longer season there's more games. And there's no excuse that a place like here, like if you're all on playing with a, maybe a guy who was third or fourth, no matter, you know, like you got to be ready to go. So I think depth is crucial at all of the positions. Because injuries are going to happen. There's part of football, you know? You never want to wish it upon anyone and you're certainly not. But it's just, you can't be naive to think that you're just going to have every single starter healthy for the whole season. You talked about your mentality as a player and then you're recruiting different players than you were. How do you, how do you marry that when they made that same mentality that you need and what you want them to have?

8:35Well, you figure that out when you get to know them. And there are certainly some kids that you start to recruit to where you see like, you know it? Ohio State might be too big. It might be too big for them, you know what I mean? And so it's not for everybody. You have to want to come in and compete against the best and realize that you have to win every single game to be the best in the world of what you do. That's the expectation. That'll have state. And that's certainly not for everyone. And that's okay. But you have to through the process kind of find out who has that mentality, who really craves football. You know, like who craves football versus a lot of the other fluff that kind of comes with it? Who craves ball? Because when they craves football, then the other stuff will take care of itself, right? And we'll just keep getting better and better and better if they want to be the better. Two more questions for games. Yeah, that's, I mean, I think that's your job as a recruiter is you got to figure out what's the mindset of the kid and are they serious about football? And you have to talk to the people that are around them and you got to figure out talking coaches and you've got to try to figure out like who loves ball?

9:36And the NFL, they do the same thing, right? Now they're attending the massive about the money and they're saying, okay, we're going to get this person money as a change, their motivation, or they still love ball. So now it means, and college is the same thing. Like who actually wants to be the best or who just likes the attention that comes with playing football? I don't know if you already talked about it, but can you tell a little bit of the elevation from our bell from the end of the class? Obviously, missing time last year with the injury, but where he's at now versus the expectation that he had to move this way. Our bell, I mean, has shown a lot of progress. You know, most importantly, you know, mentally with the playbook and everything, I think our bell last year, there was a couple things, right? Because of injuries on the D-Line and camp, you know, he moved to end for a little bit, then we brought him off the ball and then he had an injury and he kind of missed some time. He wasn't an early mid-year, you know, so he comes in right in the summer. And so he missed some reps there. So the see where he's at right now is extremely impressive. And for a guy of that size and that much power and his ability to run, he's a special athlete.

10:38And so our bell has had a good spring. He's got to continue to dive into the playbook and got to continue to learn all the little things. And as you go, right, like week one, week two, you start seeing new schemes, new schemes, things build. And it becomes kind of a lot. He's just got to continue to comb through it all because athletically, you know, he's one of the most gifted guys that we have in the room. I know, you and I have come to make some use of my equipment. What has changed the time that you've been recruited to now that you're working for me? Like, are there other mental differences you've noticed in your own area? No, I think it still comes down for the most part. Like, N-I-L is certainly an aspect for some. For some, it could be the most important thing. It's always a factor. So I think you still just need to find out who are the kids that love football and they want to be developed. And it's about the relationship to an extent. Like, a relationship gets you to the final stretch. For some kids, I know I might be the thing that pushes them over the top. I mean, I don't know. Like, every kid is so different, right? I try to view it as you're just building relationships and are you going to get a young

11:40man to trust you to develop them and to not only the player that they want to be, but the person that they want to be in the future? And can you convince mom and dad that you're the right person to do that? You know what I mean? So, I think one of the things that is helpful is my playing experience. I think, you know, when you've played and you've done it and the drills that you're doing, you know that they work. You're not going to waste your time on stuff that doesn't work. And then the fact that, you know, I am blessed to be at my alma mater, you know, so there's no sense of trying to leave here. You know, and then you have to question, I get a ton of, what do you see yourself in five years? I'm like, where I'm sitting? My alma mater, you know, my kids love it in Columbus, obviously. I love Ohio State, so I think those are things that can kind of be in the van. Okay, but I know you've been working with, you know, kick off and punch teams as well as what's that look like for you in terms of getting involved with that thing. Yeah, it's awesome. Maybe I love it because it gives you an opportunity to coach the whole team. You know what I mean?

12:40Like, special teams in a spot where the whole team, probably minus the quarterbacks, right? There's all in one team room, in one meeting room, so you get to actually directly impact other positions and just your own. And I think it also gives, it gives a little bit of urgency to your own room. Like, when you're in there every single time, you better be making an impact on punts if you're a linebacker. You better be making an impact on kick return or on kick off, kick off return, punt return, all those things. You better be making an impact, right? Because your coach is in there all the time. So it's been nice and there's a lot of stuff that I think our coaches have done to kind of push that sense of team when you're in special teams that we're in every position matters. Jared, is there someone who's been a VNFL? What do you think? What VNFL is doing to kick off now? Do you think that's like it could be good for college? I mean, the thing that takes away the surprise on side, you know what I mean? But all these rules are changing so much for the safety of the game.

13:40I mean, I think it's only a matter of time before it triples down. It seems like everything's tripled down. So we'll see. As of right now, we'll keep things going the way they are. All right, James. Thank you. Yep. Thanks, guys. You're welcome. I'm really good. What point you feel like after moving around positions, you feel like you felt settled at my neck? I would say during the spring, like I said, I had a pretty good spring. I think that's a little bit of when you felt settled, was it more of like, okay, I know the plays, I know what I need to do, or was it the worst is that field that I'm going to be? They just felt natural like I knew what I was doing and I felt bad doing it. What were the conversations like last year when they were looking at you maybe closer to the Lions' front engine and now sort of like focused on that linebacker? They just thought I could be an idiot just because I was a little bit nervous. They just thought I could be an idiot just because I was quick. I was going to go gain a lot of weight. I was already 235 last year, so they thought I would lose to like 250 by this time.

14:45But stay with you for 40. Do you have like a, you're playing lineback now, obviously. Do you, do you have to be your preferred spy? Like what do you like about linebackers? Just persons like, if you had stuck with like maybe feet on the edge or an end? I like a linebacker more because I feel like I'm more free is what I like is too, but play linebacker I'm more free. Not to make a bunch of plays in linebacker. Did you ask anybody to linebacker? Did they just push you back in linebacker? They put me back there. I'll just go one last year, not being out there for a while, getting hurt. They really seem to feel that some deep sense of it. It wasn't really difficult. I knew I wasn't seeing a field. It was because what I was doing, I wasn't really into the playbook. I was just, I was really all over the place. So, who I knew what the bottom was, and that's what I was saying. Sorry, how much did that drive you into this year, man? I completely changed from last year. I'm like, this year I'm in a playbook, I'm watching a film, I'm with my coach. Like Justin Diff? Or what does that look like day to day when you're in the playbook studying Coach Day

15:47mentioned that was an uptick and preparation going to the week one. What just take me through like a day, what do you do? I just go over the mistakes I made yesterday. You just can't make the same mistakes. We don't all make mistakes, but you can't make the same mistakes. So, I just go over the mistakes. Obviously watch film with other teams, watch a notice coming. You have the mindset, you seem to have, watching play, the mindset of a linebacker. Here's what I'm saying. Do you feel more like a linebacker in your heart than anything else? Yes, sir. Why is that? How do you feel that? Like I said, I feel like that linebacker, I feel like I have to be around every player like to make every play. So, that's why I'm always running to the ball. Because you never know what happens. The ball can pop out, you can get a pick from that. So, you just run into the ball being around the ball. Do you have anything to coach you about the injury? Or you always be like that? That's just something I'll always be. Just ran to the ball and saw it on the side. That's something I'll always be. If you have a little max sometimes, some guys have a criminal issue of what's coming before

16:49it gets to you know before it actually happens. Do you feel like you have that kind of sense of action? Kind of having a feel for what's coming before they run the blind year. Yes, sir. That's just come with watching films. Like on the plays I was chasing the ball. I pretty much knew it was coming just from the mistakes I made that week. But I cleaned up on it when I watched it. But that first week when Cody wasn't out there, what was that like for you and what did you learn from yourself getting so many reps on the foot? It was exciting because I knew I was going to play a lot. I got like 35 plays that day. I knew I was going to play a lot. And honestly I learned that like, that like a pop, a pop, a pair of four, I have to do it. And when you add Cody back to his linebacker room, I mean, you Cody C.J. Stoney, the four of you very first. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy,

17:50they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Pro-football is back in sore predictions. Trade yours on CalShe. America's number one prediction market platform. New England is currently trading at 39% to beat Seattle. Meaning $100 trade pays out $246 if they win. Download CalShe. Use code, heart. To get $20 when you trade $20, KALSHI. CalShe. Trade on anything. 18-plus only. Restrictions and eligibility apply. Trading involves risk. Not available in all jurisdictions. Price and value is a market's native from those mentioned. For more see CalShe.com slash regulatory. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money,

18:50time, resources, energy, their dedicated, their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. lose money. lose money. lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. All guys do a lot. What is it like being with that group and how much does that? Do you have help each other in playtime? I learned a lot from those guys, like especially Cody play the micromancer. So me being behind him, I could just watch him learn from him. Like when he's going to walk through, I'm locked in learning. So just I just learned a lot from Cody. I've had the opportunity to kind of be a player, make an impact. It's your being from a high uproot to an area that chances us to make a play that a high up play in the house. It means a lot to me, especially where I come from. It's a lot of guys that come from came from where I came from. That did the same thing. So just the fact that I can live up and be and make shoes, it means a lot to me. Of course some people you leaned on had it grown up. That maybe have had experience. It's a little bit.

19:51Can't really say. Can you tell your love of football? I've been playing football since I was five. My mom put me in school. So I said, my mom. You didn't work at all at the will during camp at all. He never got any work over there. I know a lot of times Sunday we'll talk about how interchangeable the two positions are. I learned about it, but I didn't get too much work there. Arve, with the preparation stuff you're talking about, like what flipped that switch? Was it a conversation with Coach Lornais? Was it something you just saw? Was it a conversation with the team? Like what got you in the film or more? I say Coach Lornais maybe. Really realized that I could really do it and actually play. Like he always say like, if I just put the time in, I could do it. He always say something to me. So I say, I've really said Coach Lornais is just me realizing too like, damn, I really can't do it. So is it a lack of confidence? So for the end, like you weren't sure if he was up there to cut it right back? Not a lack of confidence, but a lack of like.

20:52Like serious. Like serious. I say, I was like last time I was just here. I was more really involved. I was here. Did you not know how good you were? Not serious. No, I knew I'd do that with. What the hell is that? You're talking like a guy who didn't understand how good they actually were. Somebody showed you like, no, this is what you're talking about. Were you all struck by the process and everything? Or being here? Or was it just just showing up and going to the motions? You said you were. Were you all struck by everything? Is that why you weren't taking a series? We're just trying to process more than you. I may not start off at long, but I move the A. It doesn't feel like. You know, like. Here. Yeah. What was the more questions? When you got her live stress, what injury was that? And how did that change things for you? I had a good person. It was a little kicker. I had a good person. I was off like five games. It didn't really change much.

21:52Was that a hard thing to go through? Yeah. I've never been injured like that for that long. So it was hard. Yeah. Well, I was a little rough. Last question. Did you just do a marching back coach said yesterday about 5 kids? Can I have a boy? No, what did you say? He said, hey, if any of the black guys want to keep that here, basically, you have a boy, you call a 5 kids, you know, if you have to have them. Okay. You have to go out and think about that. Yeah. Like, it's a great thing. Oh. I'm not known. Thank you, Arvo. If you end up in Marshall, I'll stand up for you. And can't happen stuff like that. And, you know, just try and simulate that every day. So. Oh, I mean, we had this finisher at the end of practice where I had to make 5 in a row and going all the way back to 50.

22:53It was actually the people who came to end it. And, yeah, I had to make 5 in a row where we were running. And so we got it. We ran, but we ran one. I didn't want to. I did one time. Yeah. I know it's kicking me to see the short-term. I'll take it, Fisherman. That way, you were at all long. That's right. Yeah, I feel a little bit, you know, you always been a performer in those kind of moments. And, you know, I felt like I got the team down. But at the same time, I knew that those guys had confidence in me. And I actually talked with my teammates, Jack and GTE, and those kind of guys really got around me. It really helped me. But as a kicker, you kind of just kind of wipe it clean and go to the next play. But, yeah, you definitely want to make those kicks. Is that something you have to process? Like, a week's after, or is it just something you got over a big game? It's something you have to get over a big game as a kicker. You can't let their last kick affect you. So, just trying to get through it and get through the game. And I knew I could have made that kick.

23:53I mean, it's just one of those ones that got away from you. But you always look forward to the next one. And you always have to correct your mind and get ready for that. I'd probably say the same as last year. I feel just as confident as I did last year, even though I didn't get too many points. I didn't get too many attempts from deep to show that. But I still feel just as confident as I should. 55, 60. Yeah, right around there, right in there. Yeah. That's every kicker's drill. That's every kicker's drill. I mean, you saw the guy from FSU a couple of weeks ago. That's my buddy, Ryan Fitzgerald. Really, really great kicker. But everybody wants that opportunity to show everybody what you can do. What did you do? Did you win from year to year? Trying to become more consistent always. You can always become more consistent. You're going to miss every once in a while. They're just trying to limit the mistakes and the misses that you do have. So that you can become as perfect as possible. I guess this is the way I would put it.

24:53I mean, the standard is the standard here. And even we didn't look up to it last year. So you got to correct it and get better. What is that consistent in you? What works? It's a lot of things. It's ball contact. It's confidence in your teammates. It's trusting that the ball is going to be there when it's there. It's getting more down the field on your follow through. It's not falling through straighter. Yeah, that's something I really worked on. It's falling through straighter this past off season. So a lot of my balls are going left towards the end of the year. So I had to correct that. And some of you can't really correct mid season. You don't want to mess with it. But yeah, I corrected that this all season. Coach, today's Saturday. And he said to you and the fellow players in the trees, friends of the sun, especially. I have. And I really like it. I like Coach Day being around the specialist and all the special teams. It's just was more involved. It feels of a higher importance this year. I think you guys saw that in the first game. He's done a great job. Him and Coach Keys and Gunner Danners.

25:53They've done a really good job. So yeah, I feel I feel it's good. Where do you specifically feel now? Like, where does that show up do you think that you have a coach and a higher performance? I think the fact that he's paying more attention to special teams. He's seeing the good things that we do. And so he has more confidence in us to put us out there and give guys like Joe a chance and you know, he pays more attention to things like that. So it's better for us so that we can thrive in those situations that we didn't thrive in last year. And he has the ability to put us out there because his call is a final call. Which junior folder or who ball camp always that? The guys with the starting funder is also the starting funder. Me and Joe got a lot of work over the offseason to get him there. And it's not always who the starting funder is. It's just that he's the best at holding. So we got the job. Well, you're done every good job. Second year and then being here. I mean, me and John are like I said, me and John and Joe are like three best friends off the field.

26:54So we work a lot on stuff on the field and nobody's around. And so yeah, we've definitely built a good camaraderie between the guys. And yeah, I love job. Great guy. How does it make a difference for you guys when you stay and you have a position called, you know, in order to really provide your experience? It just, it makes you feel like he has more confidence in you than he's putting you out there because he's watched it a lot more. I know for sure on the kickoff reps, he watches kickoff coverage all the time. He loves to see the guys running down the field. And we actually made that a really big point of emphasis this past game to run through the goal lines. I joined my teammates running through the goal line. It was pretty fun. How much has it helped you guys, but now there's only their coaches in Rob and Gunner from the other side of the time? I mean, Gunner was out there last year, but he couldn't give us coaching technique, critiquing on the field. But at halftime, he would talk to us and Gunner played at BC. He was a long snapper. So he provides really good insight into kind of like a, I would compare him to like Brad Robinson, my freshman year,

27:55gives you good insight. It's kind of like a veteran guy. So like when, when things aren't going your way on the field or you're not playing up to the level that you want to, he's kind of there to calm you down and tell you like, hey, like I've been there before, like the veteran guy even though he's a coach now. So yeah, it's very nice. What is last question you guys? Rob brings a lot. And he's, he's one heck of a coach. He brings a lot of pressure to it. He makes you feel that every kick really matters. He's really good. He definitely helps with the coverages. The covers has been much better this season than they were having to have to cover. But you can just tell from the guys running down, they're a lot more passionate about it. There's bigger emphasis on it. Thank you, Jay. Thank you. Thanks, guys. Thank you. I mean, I think if you remember what we did with Justin Field,

28:57it's probably similar to that. There's always going to be part of the game that, you know, Wilkin and all of the quarterbacks can make an impact with their feet, how we design that, you know, we'll determine that on a week to week basis based on our opponent's schematics situation of the game where we are. We're going to be a lot of things that come into play, but you know, the quarterbacks can have an effect with their feet, even in the passing game scrambling those those type of things. So there's a lot that comes with that part of it. But, you know, on a week to week basis, you know, we'll tailor it based on the opponent. The Indiana is over here, let's go. Yeah, Ryan's hiding. So where do you think standing streets like the start of Saturday? Yeah, we're going to try to roll the tight ends the best we can. We think that they all deserve to play. I think they've built some depth in that room. Excited to see how they play on Saturday, but we expect those guys to play. There'll be multiple groupings going in the game as well. So they'll all have their opportunity and just to start on Saturday.

29:57But again, another group that has come on in the preseason. Now it's time to put it on the ceiling. Spencer Oberg. Ryan, have you heard just the same thing about the top two? Yeah, we did. You know, JV is going to take the first kickoff return in carnells. And also going to be right there. Those are two guys there. We're a little bit by committee in the back, back in on part returning. Brennan and this is there. Mecha's there. We really have a few guys back there we can use. You know, I think they'll see a couple of them there. But in terms of kickoff return, Jay and Bauer will do the first kickoff. We'll go for that. Well, again, you know, it's coached me for a reason, but it's true.

31:01It's a ball to our standard. And what is our standard? We want everybody to grade out over 80%. You heard us talk about that, champions. And that's a big part of it and then be the hardest playing team in the country. So if it's truly not about our opponent, and we really embrace that, then it shouldn't happen. You know, we have to respect everybody we play against. We have to respect the game. We have to respect the fact that we only have 12 Saturdays in the regular season every year. I mean, these are precious opportunities. It's probably work that goes in to think that a game would be under value. I mean, that's not even, not anybody's radar right now. We have a certain standard that we have to play with. We want to come into this game and set the tone for the season. That's our goal. And then we come in on Sunday and figure out what's right. But every season is different. You know, this season is what it is. But that doesn't change our approach into the first game. Other than, you know, you just have a different group of guys out there. And I think with this group, we do have some experienced guys that have played a lot of football.

32:03We also have some guys who are excited to see on the field. We've got guys like Wil Howard and Caleb Downs and the Quinchon Junkins. And we have some guys that we haven't seen. Wil Kazmerich. So I think we're all excited to see what those guys look like in a game and see how they gel with the team. I don't think anybody forgot about what a great player, Mecca Bukhiz. But seeing them out there healthy is just so exciting and so energetic for our entire offense. He's just is. I mean, he's a warrior. He's a great player. And so not only do people feel his play out there, but they also feel his maturity. He's been like that since he's got here though. Now, this is not one of those things we just matured last couple of years. He came in and rolled man.

33:03And he's continued to have an impact on the entire team. And nobody was more frustrated than him last year, not being able to be 100%. So it was great to see him elected a captain, especially, you know, we had a lot of guys that could have been captain, but great to see him elected captain by his peers. And I know he's excited to be 100% going on Saturday and start the season on the right way. It's a rig. It's three days until the opener. I'm just one. You've heard of bios or more. Someone who's having higher orders to be more set. It's their prototype, Kelly. You know what I mean? It's three days now. He's going to be calling the players. Yes, someone I'm saying. Yeah. Right. Are you still getting used to that in your brain? I'm different. I've got a big point. I'm excited. I'm excited. It's. I'm. Again, we got a long way to go. There's a lot of storms coming in. You know, nothing's going to be easy. It just isn't. It's just the way the game football is. But I do like the way the offensive staff has come together. I like the way they're working together. Chip has been great with the staff. You know, he's got ideas. He's got a different perspective.

34:03The things are going to look a little different, but he's also embraced who we are. And offense and what we do. I think Brian Hartline has been unbelievable just in the day to day. What he brings and Justin Fry. And, you know, he and Tim Dreb know they've done a nice job working together. I keep him Bailey. I call us Laughlin. I mean, I think it's a good group together. I think we all worked well together. But you know, it's going to be a long road. So that chemistry is going to be very important. But on the defensive side again, I feel that same chemistry. I think the staff is strong right now. And it has to be. Because you know, we're in for a long road here. The last question, Cameron T. Roberts. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two-thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the longest amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two-thirds of people on CalShe lose money.

35:05That's CalShe in their own CEOs' words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two-thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the longest amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. So what is the most important thing to be able to do? In terms of what we do in the short term. We do a lot of things to be able to do. We do a lot of things to be able to do. dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShi lose money.

36:07lose money. lose money. That's CalShi in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredicts.com to learn more. I just want to be asking for a camp. You want to be asking for a camp. I definitely got to do with this event. We've got to accept this event. If you haven't finished your first page yet. It does allow you to step back and just perceive things differently. You just notice things different. You're able to put your arm around some players and have a conversation with them. Much more involved in special team, which has been exciting. And that allows me to coach some of the guys on defense. I think the guys feel that part of it. Being able to sit in on other meetings has been good. Even if I don't have a lot of input just to be in their room and give a little feedback here and there, even on the defensive side to say, here's how the offense is approaching this. This is that perspective. So that's been great. A little bit more time than myself, where I can get my thoughts together on how I want to message the team and areas that I want to make sure I'm challenging the staff with and the staff

37:08meetings. So I think all that's allowed me to do that, which and I think it's helped the team out. I think it's helped the culture out. I think the coaches feel good about that part of it. But the chip is has been great. And there's a lot of input from everybody on that staff together. I think that's what makes great chip a great coach is. He trusts the staff and the guys that are around him. But he also is firmly believes in something. Coach, thank you very much. Thanks, guys. Thanks for having me. Thanks. Coach, you have a neck and a boon car on the cold line. Yeah, I think around the world, the detacles are usually just guys that just eat on the space. But here, we're like playmakers. We got guys like hero, Taiwan. We're not just there to fit the gap. We're just there to fit the gap and make the play. Coach, what's the best match for you in the sats? What's that for you? What's the best match for you? What's the best match for you? What's the best match for you? We definitely want to be more disruptive and get more sacks.

38:11But anyone's going to get to Ohio State. They get the ball off fast. They're not going to let us rush them. Because they know what was going to happen. So teams are just smart. They know not to hold the ball. They quick screens, quick passes. But if they hold the ball, it'll be a completely different story. Coach, what's the best match for you? It's frustrating, but it is what it is. We cut out half their game plan just by being explosive. Like, explosive dude. What light has come on for Tai Hamilton in the last couple of years? You've been around him and stuff. What's different about him is approach, et cetera. I say Tai is definitely more of a leader now. He leaves the whole D-line, the whole interior. He's that head guy you go to if you need advice for anything. He leaves as a great example for the young guys. Yeah, he's almost like his silent partner a little bit. But he last year, especially, he seemed to be in the right place at the right time along. That's not a trick. I mean, what do you call it? A maturity?

39:11Why would you call it? I'll say it's just his dedication to the game. He takes things serious. The way he room, his diet, his everything, he's top of the notch on recovery. Yeah, everything you need as a player. And then for you, what's the difference about you three years ago? I mean, right now, you get raped in this season. Obviously, you want to stay healthy. You think it takes like that moment? Where are you better as a player? I think I'm better everywhere. I'm not trying to be like a big headed, but I think I've taken a big step since last year. And I think the whole D-line has, and I'm just ready to show it next Saturday. Yeah, and how will that show up in this D-line? Because it's veterans across the board. Where are you all going to be known for? I think we're going to be the most disruptive group in the nation. And yeah. I think both Jay has talked about how consistent Seth belongs to today. Is your hand on it? What do you see in your battles with Seth? Seth definitely knows what he's doing. He has a high IQ. You know, strong.

40:13He's not like a pusher over or nothing like that. He's a great player. I'm glad we got him. How do you see him leading that line? Is it better to come on the same day as me? I mean, I say he knows what's going on. He tells other people what's going on. If you don't know the play, ask him. He's kind of that guy. He knows everything. He studies with a lot of strong fans. I guess he likes it. So we'll see what's the very great thing about it. You know, it's a big deal. But you know, it's good work. I think of today I'm glad. Glad he's that guard. I think it's a better position for him. He'll be a great guard in the future. Right now. Last spring, I think it was we called the Josh Cement. We thought the Mitchell belt was going to be the next game in the past Russian style. How would you describe the way it fits you? Mitch is playing basketball on grass as with Coach J. Carter. He has a unique style that cannot be reciprocated within anyone. He's just, he's a different athlete

41:14than he comes to think of that. I'll tell you, thank you. Mr. You just won through that? Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. You can't get close to Bill's. That's not going to stand in here for a while. Yeah, he's asking you. Yeah, it was. There I am, are you certain? I'm not sure. We said that my arm length, you know, is so many tools that you can use, you know, just use the best place on your field. What about having, you know, that almost can happen, there's no one to thrive right there. What about that? He's so active.

42:15You know, just coming off the bar, you know, he's been there with a great state, like that penetration, and he's been able to build off of that, you know, so many of the rules, the abilities to do, and it's kind of our realties. It's not just like the talent by the manager, it's a guy getting it, it's kind of good. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. I think that will happen. We love one soon. We just want to play games. We would be experiencing high road giving for the spring game. And also you'll have the spring game coming up this year. It's banco! the state of the group, the California Reserve of Track. I mean, four or five practices on net worth television within a group 20 years. Yeah, I say, definitely something going.

43:17That's an television for a spring game. I've never heard it out before. You know, that's a neat thing. That definitely serves a brand-new year. You know, it's different than a lot of different school in a country. By way, definitely, it's kind of a real kind of thing. And this definitely is special for us to have the opportunity. Jason, you know, the group might be talking about what you're going to do. Thanks for your might, please, on the entry of the room. Thank you. I'll say throughout my ice cream career, I kind of read out some of my ears, but, you know, due to the process, you know, post-Jays, you quite over post-Jays, I have the real reason to kind of film you that. You know, I might go to the group that you know, that's years when it's whereby, you know, things worked out and you were right. How much ever you are now is worth? I've been using that here in the air around two, eight and 25, and I'm at three or five now. It was definitely, to me, I don't, they don't throw out the difference. You know, I may make it look different,

44:17but to me, I feel like I'm moving way faster, quicker and more supposed to be. I ever was in my life. What did you do? Five, nine, nine. I know it just wasn't the longest one for the team to show. Jason, you know from your size in high school and just being able to kind of use your size and kind of dominate. So learning how to use your size is a college level. A big adventure in Michigan. This is huge, very interesting. I feel like it's not just size, what you did here. That's one thing I realized. It's a big, all-time kind of process. Because we want to get the real men out here dying these acts and that general class here. Like, that's way different than anybody in high school. And it's more than just size that you have here that kind of did past them. More techniques, knowing the plays, knowing who's around, what everybody's doing. So I think this is way more than just size. Kind of a much easier one. Is there like a moment for you like a game here and I've got to learn it into this size? Is there a moment last year of practice with you in the South of Ann or Carson

45:17or one of those guys on the inside? Is there a moment you can point to? I go, that's what I like. I say, finally, how we do this season. You know, you can all those reps and practice scouting, number one, to start at every straight. And you know, that just kind of opened my eyes. This is the real thing. This is kind of where everybody knows this is okay. And I really have to adjust myself. I want to do that one. Question that helped you put it on the scouts. Because right now, Coach Jason, that you've had an ideal pre-set. You're gaining some bones here from other guys around the program in the spring. How much did you think you'd point at the scouting? And yeah, that helped me prepare for it possibly up before he got to the point. That helped me a lot. I feel like, without being on the scouts, I wouldn't be right here like now. You know, all the learning I went through and all the physical issues I went through and started. I wanted you to help me out there and try to keep going running for the game. It helped me kind of get ready for myself. You know, for when, whenever my time is, to come in and jump.

46:19So we're talking to you and Gage and Hero today. How important is it for you three young guys to step up on the interior this year? It definitely for me. You know, we have our, I talk for guys. You know, they kind of came in and said, what they can do. Obviously, they couldn't want to the trapeze past year, but they want to come back. You know, and you know, they knew we had to do. And I go, because you can see them north when they're chatting and shit. And, you know, you can't build just with them. You know, you need guys to come in, kind of get themselves, when they need it. So they can be the best, when they're on the field. And for us to be able to come in and help the team, you know, I just really need it to what I do. What was your reaction when Ty League said he was coming back? Well, I was happy. Now I was so excited to see anything in that. You know, that's my guy. I'm really proud of him. He ain't never to take another year, just to learn from him. You know, that's for me, that's the kind of the best thing I've ever been. So I think a lot of people see it as, everybody on the team wants to be older guy to lead. You know, but why is that wrong?

47:20Why is that, I don't look good. I said, you want to win. You know, I feel like that's what everybody here as well. You know, I would never be worried about anything else going on. You know, guys who come back and help us win, you know, that's all we care about. That's all we want. Jason, they was Thursday that said that you guys are going to have to play 25-30 snaps to games to help Ty League and Ty League. Six-30 games. When you know the Thursday, 25-30 snaps to game, you kind of up for the grab. What does that do for you? Obviously, like you just said, just guys at the top, they're probably going to win there. We're 40-50 snaps. You know that there's pretty good chocolate. Can't talk about the rest of the wrap up, Lane. What does that do for you? I mean, besides just looking at whatever the snaps are available, and we just want to do whatever the six-per- when. And this case, you know, taking those types of snaps, that's what we need to do to help the team win. We're going to do that and do what the best we can. What about the future of the top five? Have you specbed the sure thing you need to take in already? Yeah, I mean, every year doesn't matter what the record is.

48:21You know, our record or their record, it's going to be a war no matter what. We just go back to history and look at that. So we know that they're going to give us a good shot. They're a good team. They're a good football team. And there's no mistake in that. So, you know, we know we're going to have to come in there and play our balls off, and we expect a war. And that's what we came here to do. That's what we hope it is. Is there any chance they have an extra edge? Just because they're only playing their sort of games. No, I wouldn't say that at all. That no matter what, it's going to be a battle in this game. You know, it's a rivalry. It's the biggest game of the year for both of our programs. And I expect it to be a hard-fought game. I can't wait. Jack, obviously, the win is the trial. The last few years with the losses, the toughness of this team is the question. Is that a point of pride for you guys? Not just getting a win, but doing it in a way that's like, yes, we can play the style of you can win that. Yeah, I love it. I mean, you know, for myself personally and for the defense. That's how we want it. Offense as well. It's been our motto all year. You know, it's been the toughest guys on the field. Every time we stuff out there and execute on a high level. And if you do those two things, you know, usually win the game.

49:22So that's definitely, you know, I love that question. Because you know, for me, you run up in Columbus. That's like, what you pride yourself on is being tough and win the games that way. So that's definitely the style of what we expect the Saturday. And that's just the style of what we love the point. Jack, do you feel against the front of it now? Are we playing anybody else? What if your impressions been in that they left the match? Yeah, I mean, Donovan, Donovan is a great player. You know, he's so athletic and seeing him move to the left tackle and play well. He has. There's no surprise to me. And the rest of the team, he's set up in a big way. Two leadership wise for the young guys that have to step in for, you know, Seth going down, which is so unfortunate. You know, still still feel so bad for him. But, you know, he's been a great leader as well. So Donovan's been great leadership wise, playing wise. You know, it's no surprise that he's been able to switch like that. And I really know. He's a step. Jack, do you have any specific memories from growing up when you realized how thick this rivalry was? Yeah, I could say back to when Curtis and Miranda went in over, I think it was over time to win. Pat Elfine leading the way, you know, from Pick North.

50:22I grew up watching Pat play. So I was really special. I think I was really the moment I was a man I want to, I want to play in this game. And it's just really cool looking back on the now, you know, watching them. My buddy's going crazy when we scored. I have no idea that one day I would be playing this game. So just a blessing from God and you know, take it all in. We're sad like this. The thing about that is that you're in it for that. You know, they didn't kind of sometimes hard to grasp. What you aspire to is competition. Yeah, you know, sometimes it's tough because you get caught up in the swing of being the, you know, trying to prepare yourself for the game that you kind of lose sight of, you know, where you came from. And, you know, being grown up in Columbus always doing about playing this game. Sometimes you forget about it in the, in the midst of, you know, getting ready to go play and actually compete. But yeah, I know it's cool to definitely reflect and be able to realize that, you know, growing up, you know, being a buck I've been growing up 50 minutes in here. It's such a, like I said, this is a blessing from God to be able to play in this game and play for the buck eyes. You know, so definitely don't take it for granted and stuff. It's senior night too.

51:22So sure the emotion can be run high. So I'm going to see a bunch of tears for my mom, you know, right out of the tunnel. So it's going to be a good experience. We're used to curious most of us were, how Austin and Carson were going to function this past week. I mean, did you find yourself watching them at all? I mean, you're on the sideline. Just, let me, what that was like watching that from a deep, consistent, uh, corner game. Yeah, you know, I wouldn't sell as curious about how they do because I know that, you know, Carson played a lot of ball for us last year at center. And, you know, I know Austin's a great player. He's been, you know, working his tail off. Calhchee's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on Calhee lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend, hope, your amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on Calhchee lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money. That's Calhchee in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more.

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53:23Paul, you're being right from Emma like that. So I wouldn't say I was curious as to how he plays. I know they play well together and I was cool to see that. What's that you're been like in the head of Calhchee? Have you thought about it? Just got to get far beyond that. Yeah, I mean, that's the reason why we come back. You know, that's the reason why we all came back. You know, I think a big part for me is to come back for Coach Day. I think that no one deserves this win more than he does. And I just see what him and his family have gone through in the last three years. Falling sorts of them. I made my decision even more clear to come back. And he's a guy who gave my opportunity to play here. So I thought that I owed it to him to come back and you know, get this win for him. So that's what we plan to do Saturday. I was amazed that you could see the pain on the team. I was wondering if we also have a person like how much to lean on that. About 30 feet.

54:24Say that again. Well, how it's said on Saturday, even though we couldn't see the pain. Yeah. You can see how much to lean on that. How personal. Yeah, I mean, it's always personal with game and you know, the last year has been tough. I'm not going to sit up here until you hadn't been. Because this game means everything to this program and everything that anybody involved. So yeah, we're using this fuel. We use it as fuel the last whole off season. So, but you know, we're just ready to go out there and play and compete and we're ready for work. Are you going to have any amazing. What coach has had to go through this tournament? What are his family and whatever? What was that dude? I know you played for each other. Did you play for him? Yeah, I mean, I love Coach Day. I mean, like I said before, I'm big team media dad. Commit him a thousand times over. Just the type of guy he is and the family man he is. And the coach he is, the us, believing in all of us. So he had the stuff he had to go through as bullshit the last three years and works out of get out here and play for him and definitely playing for him a little bit too.

55:25Not a little bit. I mean, that's one of the big reasons I came back is for him too. So definitely excited for this opportunity as we can. I guess you're going to go up here, real quick, this rivalry. Oh, you talk a lot about me, but what's it been like for you? It's been the toughest part of now you get to live out this rivalry you've watched. And you're on the other side of that. Yeah, I mean, it's tough. I think that I don't want to ride a real football since seven grade against the Ridgeview. Never beat central in high school. You know, tie in the row, like they rubbed that in a lot. And then you get here and you fall sort of three years too. So just excited for the opportunity to go out the right way this weekend. I mean, the rubber games are emotionally. Yeah. A long time ago without running a rubber game. I know when high school would be a little different. How does that weigh on you as a person, more than the size of football for you? Yeah, I mean, I wouldn't necessarily say it weighs on me as a person, but I'd be lying. I said I don't think about it every day. Sometimes I still think about this.

56:25The game's against central in high school. So it's just a competitor in me. But, you know, I think that going through those trials and tribulations the last three years has really shaped this team and the coaching staff as well. And I think you see it in the way we're playing, the way we're approaching stuff now. And, you know, it's been tough. It hadn't been easy, you know. The far from easy. So that's the way we like it around here. You know, it's going through those tough times with each other has embraced it for this moment that we're got this year. So I think the chips have all aligned in the right spots. And we're just excited about that. I got there to keep this Saturday. Did you hear the positive clearly still again between you guys? And where you want to get to here? That's the way it's supposed to be, man. You know, I think they're growing up. You know, it's always been like that. You know, the game's always been played for the most on the line. That's how I think they want it. That's how we want it. And, you know, that's how you want us to competitive too. You know, I know they love it. We love it. They, you know, everything you got you worked for and you love is on the line against the team that, you know, you hate the most. So that's the way it's supposed to be. And that's the great thing about sports.

57:25Jack, the past rush felt like the first quarter against Indiana was a bit of a struggle. But then Cody got free on that one. So you and JT were there too. And just kind of opened the plug-in a little bit. Just what you thought about that, or you guys a 60 minute team that it may not happen in the first five minutes and the second five minutes. But it's eventually going to happen. Is that what do you look at? Yeah, I mean, I think that, you know, early on in games, you know, I'd love it more than anybody to be able to get, you know, a bunch of Saturdays. So we're going to be on games, but you know, teams scripted up a good, you know, first couple of drives and they're getting the ball out quick against us and doing different things. So you kind of got to let the game come to you a lot of times, which, you know, I know you guys want to see a sack. And I was just, you know, I know we want to see it more than anything. But like you said, that once you get in the flow of the game, you start putting the pressure on getting a third down, starting longs. When you can really pin your ears back and go, that's when you, that's when you see the sacks start happening. That's when you can really get out to the quarterback. Did you guys put Indiana in a position they hadn't been all year? Did you see that? Yeah, I think you felt it too.

58:25I mean, you could see it in their eyes, you know, when they got in the third long, after the first few sacks that, you know, they're kind of looking all over the place. No, some was coming. So once you start putting pressure on offense like that, you know, it kind of just snowballs. Now they say sacks coming bunches. And I really believe that like you saw it last week. You got a couple of sacks all year on, then they just started coming away. So that's really solid defense. We want to play. You're so low sacks came out of play where Cody Blitz is across the center space and you look for weak side C gap on the way to strong side A gap. When a stunt is dialed up for you like that, what is going to be like? Just excitement, you know, I mean, just hopefully that, you know, the play works like it's supposed to work. And, you know, we executed a high level. That's the thing we've been talking about a lot later is executing at a high level and doing your job and not worried about anything else. So I think that when we got that top of mindset and, you know, we're just going to play as hard as we can execute and do our job, you know, to the fastest and best capability we can and things are going to work on the right way. Is there a sense of that there are sense of deepness is over for shit.

59:26That was only for the basically the portion of Nebraska on is something new. You guys pretty much figure out what should take down one way or the other. What is it from the inside that you feel about this defense? Say that word again for Shindo. What's that mean? I mean, I like that. I might add that in my dictionary. But, yeah, I mean, I think that we're playing confident, man. You know, coach knows it's trusting in us and he's down and stuff up for us and letting us play. Let us play fast and aggressive, which we want to solve while we want to play. And, you know, it's working out great. We're just keep continuing and keep going and keep going to high level. And you see, he's been going in spine again the last couple of games as he's done here. Jack, you've been here. What he's doing, I think he's done a great job the whole time. He's been here. You know, I think that a lot of times we had execute better. And I think that's been the focal point of this defense moving forward. You know, after the organ loss is executing better and knowing our job with Simon and playing, you know, fast we can. Jack, you know, you guys have not talked about this much. Two, three locks. At least there's no back turn bones.

1:00:27How much is that in the back of your room? You know, we don't really talk about that much anymore. Thanks guys. Thank you, Jack. He's more poised. You know, there's a lot of great reps, great won't be ones. And, you know, he tests me athletically. I test him athleticly, but, you know, both him and both Josh is actually. They do a great job. They do a great job of just having us stay on our toes. And, you know, there's, I mean, we're going to say the best tackles nation. They're going to win us the best of the ends, the best of the line. So, you know, we're just, it's just good on good every day. What makes him a difficult guy in the rush? He has great feet, very athletic. You know, he, he's just a, he's a freak. I mean, he moves well at his size and, you know, it tests all of us to, you know, stay on edge. You know, he's going to have his moments. But, you know, he's a great kid, man. You know, he's getting better each and every day.

1:01:27You know, he's a young guy, but, you know, he's a high-semer. Can I get your thoughts on Ty Lee can tie his new secret TNT, ham shake? No, I haven't seen it, but I can't talk. I'm not part of it. I was I was. But, you know, that's I just, I guess that's how the cookie crumbles, you know. You like the TNT moniker? You like that? You guys are explosive, they study? Yeah. I feel like I could be a part of that. I have a T. But it's probably not in the, you know, my first name, but I do have a T. So, I guess I'm just the cousin of the whole thing. You can be JT TK. Yeah. Right now they just have me on the side. So, I'm just on the side right now. I think that's high. But I think right now, we're working on all the little things, you know, get off violent hands and just staying, you know, taking a making our toolbox. So, you know, of course, that's a, that's in mind.

1:02:27But we understand that, you know, that goal would not be reached unless we, unless we don't continue to do the things that we're doing now and just work on our craft. JT, what has Cody Simon done to earn for respect to this team in the Commonwealth? Man, you know, Cody, you know, once he came back, he just took on leadership role, took on the vocal role. You know, it wasn't easy at first. He just continued to talk, you know, just get that confidence going. And, you know, he just, he grew, his growth as a leader. You know, I've seen it from, we first started off season to now. He's a great leader. A great guy, you know, playing, playing behind me and just leaving the pack. And, you know, I'm blessed to have him as a Mike Lombard. What is front four going to be known for? Do you think when it turns October, November, what, what, what are y'all, what are y'all going to step in a paystance for the world you want to call it? Is there a reputation you feel? I think for us, the front four, the D line, the R2X, we just want to be known as,

1:03:32you know, the guys that play relentless, you know, like, like, Cozy says, head on fire, you know, never, never seen us, you know, for sideline to sideline. That's big as we are, you know, maybe 300 or maybe, you know, 262, 250, but, you know, no matter what, we're going to be fine. We're playing on our, you know, our heads off and just, you know, making sure that, you know, relentless effort is a hell to a stadium. Yeah, and you know, it's a commentator around the country. You know, they talk about how good you are. You know, I mean, one of the things they talk about is, having a Penn State game every week. Now, you know what I'm talking about. What is your goal in that regard this year? My goal, yeah, I think you just hit on it, consistency. You know, my goal for me is, you know, as much as it would be great to have a Penn State game every day, every week, you know, it's hard. So, you know, for me, as you can't go chasing, I got let it come to me, got to stay, you know, in my warehouse, not, you know, going outside of it, you know, doing things out of, you know, out the blue that hurts me more. So right now it's just, you know, eyes, hands, feet, playing fast, playing physical,

1:04:35and just continue to just, you know, be the player I am and just bring that every week. Did you see how excited are you? Yeah, yeah, that's one thing we've been preaching across the room is a lot of us just being us as well as, you know, playing together and just playing fast as we can. Did you see how excited are you? It's a Jack has been able to cap them and win the A by his leadership. Man, you know, I've been, I've been roommates with him. Jack has, you know, just big praise for him, you know, just seeing him grow and being with him. Jack has been a tremendous leader in and out the, the D-Live room for him to be the name captain. You know, for us to have R2S be the name captain, I mean, that just speaks for Arnhem, you know, he's gonna, he's gonna continue to lead, continue to push us, I continue to push him and we just continue to just have a hard hat days and, you know, keep our head down and continue to work. I can be here for the last one for you two guys. Oh, okay. Yeah.

1:05:35I remember, we was just playing in the, in the Rose Bowl, you know, a couple of weeks back, but now it's a senior year. You know, we can ready for this last season. Man, time flies. That's one thing that all the guys that came before me told me is just, you know, count your days, make every day count because, you know, when that day comes, you're gonna look back and be like, man, you know, it's already my senior year and I do that every day. He just wake up, but, you know, that just made me understand that how blessed I am to play this game, you know, the position I'm in. I'm just able to, you know, not only, you know, affect the, affect others around me, but, you know, bring, bring a positive message to whoever, whoever's coming after me, you know, just let them know what the standard is, let them know, you know, what, on how state, especially, what closure, and specs. Thank you. Thank you. You're welcome. Thank you. You're welcome. You're welcome. You're welcome. First game, the shot number. Wait a minute. Yeah. I'm gonna be with James, you know, I'm gonna call him there.

1:06:36Thank you. We're done here. We're done here. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. We're doing some open time. What are you talking about? You're seeing, I mean, you're in these things. How's that? It's like a thoracia. We're back. Yeah. And that's there to say. We also know. Oh, yeah. It's just a long time. I don't think I'm putting out any other thing for the reason we're going to tighten it. No, he's helping us get better to make sure the run is going to happen. I'm a player I've seen. So, it depends on the design. He's like trying to get one. Today, that's what happened. Yeah. We have ways to adjust the number of hours before we reach. It's for your teammate. Tim, Tim, Tim, Tim. We're going to have a quarterback, a McIntyre decision. Just come up with two queries about the red and white's now tradition that it looks at the same level as the rest of the year. We're going to talk about the pocket for two of the universal, which I always do. It's not always a DB, just having posts, he can add back to some post. Yeah, man. I mean, the DB is a new climate. Sometimes these days, these are going to be like dogs, bad ones, so you know. You know, we're really excited to have them on our team. I remember this pocket presence is amazing. And the player feels really comfortable back to this. I remember it as well. I guess they're really good. Because it's all healthy. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

1:07:36Yeah. It's all healthy. How fun is it to be at practice or in games like this with B.A.A. right now? Oh, I'm really, really fun to be in games like this. And it was kind of just like a little foreshadow over the season. We have offers for the year. We have all the tips for this year. If we want to win it all the best, don't we go? You've always been honest about your assessments and how things are going. What did you see from day one of practice, through 15, for the corners and safety of the other? These are the open and open. We're really getting together. Sorry. You know, we have a new system. We have new scenes. We have to like a lot of things. We have to see those scenes. We have to see how the bags are a lot more comfortable. And they're making plays and getting that better. That's what we want. You know, I'm really excited to see those. I'm going to definitely win. The peer points. And then there is a user up there. And then we'll call you guys a team at the back. Maybe that's why we're going to see one of these scenes. We're going to be in that corner. Yes. We're going to be amazing. You know, we have a lot of new things. We're going to be able to see the installation from the move. We're going to see that the guys go back and see the open.

1:08:38We're going to see that all the things are happening. Or five people are feeling well, but they're coming in. They're coming in. So what we're going to do is, we're going to take the talk. And take the talk. Just think he's putting a lot of time into it. A lot of effort. And it's definitely showing. So he's doing one heck of a job. And we're just trying to help mount as we can. CalShi's own CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on CalShi lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And he has two thirds of people on CalShi lose money. lose money. lose money. That's CalShi in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections that last for weeks.

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1:10:45they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Really caught up on the truth. Ryan was mentioning the idea of increasing germized routri. Something you guys have been working on. Where was it last year in work and I guess grow or can you expand on that? Yeah, I mean, just, you know, ask some JJ do everything. You know what? You never want to put them in a box. You don't want to put carnell in a box. You don't want to put anybody in a box. So to make sure he's fully equipped with every tool necessary to do anything that's required of a receiver at the college level and NFL level. We take a lot of pride in developing that routri technique, but it's really the play with the mind of, you know, routes based on coverage and all those things.

1:11:48But yeah, just trying to find ways to challenge them and that's been one of the ways you've done that. Austin, what, right? When you guys were talking as an offensive staff about the possibility of having a quarterbacks go live, were you surprised that it came up? Were you surprised that you guys wound up doing it? What were the deliberations? I'm surprised it's even a conversation. Like, it should always be live. Let's tell you. Tell you. Tell you play football. Obviously, there's a proximity to the season, which is a little reckless, I understand that. But in spring, when you're competing for jobs, I mean, if I'm a quarterback, I'm asking to be live so I can show him how I'm different than, you know, anyone that can't be live. You know what I mean? You're always trying to find an edge. And if you're never fully live, I don't think you fully give guys opportunity to be who they want to be or who they can be. So that being said, you know, I will cast my vote, but that will not be my final decision on that, but I will cast my vote. I think I was able to handle it well.

1:12:48It was good for all parties involved and more we can do that better, but I'm sure that is coming to a close here very quickly. That would be 24th of... Right. Jeremiah off the field, we saw after practice on the Saturday, the mob that came to get autographs and things. When you're working with him on all these things you're talking about, but also dealing with the life of being one of the biggest names in college football, how do you help mentor him in that past? Yeah, I mean, it's a blessing to be able to be in a position where, you know, can provide insight or, I wouldn't say recommendations, but just give perspective. How he chooses to receive the first perspective or not one or not, I mean, he always does, but which is fine. But to be in that position is really humbling. That being said, he does a really good job on his own. He doesn't need to check talent too much. He's really done a great job.

1:13:48Again, the way he was raised and his morals and humble would always sign and take him pictures. I'm always trying to be the bad guy for him because he's not going to be and just says again more about his character. But he's not the only guy. Any guy would kind of do that. We have a group full of awesome young guys, but Jeremiah has done a great job with it. He's on it and it's definitely growing at an exponential rate to say the least. But I think he's built for it and he's been handled at a high level. But those around them were trying to help him out a little bit. What made Prince the first freshman to do this black strike machine? Yeah, I mean, that's a good question. I think that, you know, frankly, you know, I don't, I'm not really fully involved with that. So that can be, but I wasn't. You know, I think that people on the outside, whether it be defense or even coach day or anybody brought it to my attention, you know,

1:14:50we're kind of just going about practice and that's our expectation to make plays, not make mistakes. And he was starting to make a lot of plays consistently. I think the consistent level that he's been as a person, being on time and doing his job description on each play and the ball is going your way or making some big plays. And, you know, it starts, it starts being seen by your peers and your peers start asking for it. They start barking, getting it straight off all those kind of things. That's the ultimate sign of respect, I think, when your peers, you know, go to your bat and he's not going for his bat. No one, no, people are bringing it to your position coach. I think it speaks volumes of the general respect that you're earning through the process. So I think it's something like that happened and, you know, as well as served based on his peers and the other coaches. So on a Christian, Cleveland.com. Ryan Day was talking about how impressed he's been this spring with Austin's Serval, all that he's been able to do. And Tyler Bohn was talking last week about the importance of the cross-training and all that that goes into that.

1:15:51How much have you seen Austin benefit from this spring and everywhere that he's been and how big of a piece you think he's going to be regardless of where he fits on this offensive line? Yeah, I think Austin's been awesome. He's literally, you know, what I'm going to say, he played every split, every position, which is moving around, you know, and he handles it. And, you know, he's one of those guys I feel like he watched film over and over again day after day. And his name never really gets brought up, you know, in a good way. Like, you know, the old line, your name gets brought up when, usually not going as well, you know, I mean, they're literally at the point of attack on every single play. So there's nowhere to hide. But Austin, when his name gets brought up, it's like, man, that was a good job. A good job, pass off that combo, whatever. It's always positive. And they're really impressed with him. They start in the winter to a great job through the winter. Again, continue to build their respect for his peers. And then he's going to a good job, really good job just being very consistent through spring. I'll have Jeff Gilbert, press bro. Brian, since you've been working more with the whole offense, when it comes to quarterback play,

1:16:55what has grown in your, I don't know, appreciation in that position and what those guys have to do and go through? What do you think more about those guys versus maybe what you thought before is just a wide receiver guy? Yeah, I mean, I mean, there's no just a wide receiver guy. Do you want to be a wide receiver guy? No way, but you won't be a very later on. It's all about quarterback play, you know, so I think in that same world, though, to the point is that, you know, in order to be a great receiver or a great receiver guy, whatever you want to call it, there's only one page, just a quarterback's page. So everything is based off them. Whether they're progression, they're timing, the stresses they have is what we're trying to minimize. So if you don't fully understand the quarterback play, it's hard to maximize receiver play, I think. That being said, yeah, I mean, I'm still always learning. You know, I think that I can't say anything's jumped out massively right now. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money.

1:17:55So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Hi, this is Dave Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgentcarekit.com slash blue. Urgentcarekit.com slash blue. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money.

1:18:57So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. But I would say that, you know, I guess I would say the preparation level, I mean, the what is required to execute and play at a high level, it's just not capable in the a lot of time, right? I mean, there's only so much time where I'd be with players. If you're not willing to spend, you know, your own time, getting prepared for practice, to be to maximize one's ability. There's a good chance you're not going to maximize your ability. So, you know, in other positions, I mean, aligns same thing. I mean, receiver play sometimes can, you know, get away from it. We do a great job studying and being in the room extra for sure.

1:19:59But the requirement of a quarterback to know, the fixed protections, the BR run game coordinator based on the calls. You know, to get us in different checks. I mean, there's so much thing you know. And frankly, you know, the, you know, the online is good as the quarterback. The receiver's the line is good as the quarterback. The offense is the line is good as the quarterback. And it's our responsibility to put guys in position to maximize with our capable of maximizing. But their inability to notice that they need to spend extra time outside the a lot of time. I think it's critical. And the amount that it takes, I guess that was maybe a little naive too. But the guys are doing a great job doing it. Just a couple more coaches got a meeting. Rob Aller, come with us this fashion. Brian, you know, get reached the mount top. You got a banner out there, national champs. I think you keep these guys grounded. Being in the moment, looking ahead. Not back. Do you, are you tougher on them? Because? No, I think that. I mean, I think we have a lot of guys. You know what?

1:21:01I think it's understanding that we were trying to build the map to get to where you wanted to get to. But now that we have the map, doesn't mean we've traveled the path. So like we know what it looks like. The guys that are here know what it's supposed to look like. The guys before us, sitting on the believable example of how to get to where you want to get to. So the focus is on trying to replicate what they just did and how they operated. Can't say we've done that right now. So it's very easy to stay motivating because they already know it's not good enough. Frankly, and so the last thing they want to do is put in a ton of effort and then not reach their goals. So motivation, I don't think is needed. I think there is a catching up of those. Maybe aren't quite sure what it takes, you know, and. But overall, motivation is not what we've needed. A clarity of message is definitely what we've been focused on. And I think the message is being received. So not concerned about, you know, motivation and the. Looking back, if you will, I think everyone's pretty, pretty focused on being forward and knowing we haven't accomplished anything.

1:22:05So. Who would you say is the leader of your wide receiver right now? I would say carnal tape, Brennan and his. Probably done the most most outspoken, you know, in the room. Yeah, I would say they're doing a good job. Those are probably the two guys that would jump out my room. Yep. Brennan, he's been in the local. Obviously carnal taking on that role. Yeah, more and being more vocal. He's a good football player. Obviously, he's the only thing that. But that process for him and becoming a more vocal leader took to say that on him. What was the question? What do you think like the growth part of it? Yeah, I mean, he's, I think he's pulled guys aside. He's got a lot of conversations with them. He's locked in to, you know, just I think he saw the impact that a mecha made and the role he played. And to think that we're going to lose that and then be a better group. Probably doesn't mathematically make sense to him.

1:23:05So someone's got to set up in that role. And one, everyone respects him too. He knows he's capable of it. And it's just the desire and the appreciation, I think, to be at the order table now. And he's got to get the way I met him, probably went about his business. And so he probably valued that, appreciated that. And he's just being assured we still have that. Final question. Bill Rebell, what's this about? Could you assess the running back room? I think it's pretty much assumed both as running back to CJ and James. I think that tandem system is probably the way that it go again. How do you think it's working? And you see third and maybe fourth guys up in there. I think that in college football, any football really, you've got to have depth in the running back room. I think that it's very apparent in the NFL. It's usually a two back system, very rarely is it one guy. But in college, I think we saw the benefit of that last year. The ability to compliment each other is really important. And the ability for us to... Yeah, we're just very three weeks prepared.

1:24:07Sometimes we get... We need to try to get tired of going to study. Sometimes I don't want to get somebody else much. So they were able to do that. We were able to tackle somebody and just get off the case, I lose there. And today, man, we were just... To release off my dog farm. Was there a moment out there in person when you felt like a younger guy was born? I mean, one out of the time. Did you feel like that's the first time you were in his throw? What was that guy for? I mean, we're all poppies, but when I said like Tennessee in the last game, I think it was Vanderbilt. And they came back and worked so we understood that, you know, this team's trying to back their own bits of the team to go for all of our sports. Yeah. So, you know, they're trying to make more time available. Yeah. Well, it's just for the whole... We have a really good experience. Yeah. You know, the project goes on to trust in me. So we created for our DB stuff. To attack me. It's different. I don't know what it's like.

1:25:07I mean, it was a great project. It gave good... Different looks and... I think we showed that to it. It's due to the defense when he often starts the way they... When you're often started the way he's doing, what was that to you guys? I mean, we just beat off him. They started it. And, you know, we just... We were already high, we had to stay in the way they do. We went down the score. We just ramped everything up by tarry. So, you guys came out and stood up for something as well. You guys went over there and you got all the best on the Dutch. I mean, they're great teams. I know, they base up the last game, I know they elevate it. So, I've always... We always have... We have some time to prepare. Time to get our bodies right. You just said it's due to just the whole blessing. So you're looking forward to that rematch? Oh, yeah, but it was definitely. I mean, there's a lot behind it. Playing them twice in one of my first years... Or this year. So, you know, we're very motivated. And we understand that there's going to be a hard-working, a poor part of gaming, and a good thing about that.

1:26:07We're getting ourselves ready. And we won't be ready. J.C., I know you and Jack, I'm supposed to close relationship. How special is it when you both play at the level that you did tonight? I mean, a match, you know, like previous games, I've always matched shove energy. And whenever he makes a play, I want to make a play. And he goes by first, so to say him and it makes me happy. I'm blessed to play alongside him. And I can be thankful enough to have him as long as I can. As well as everybody else on the parts of it. Do you feel like I was the best game you two have had collectively? I think it's up there. It's up there. It took turns and looked like I got a second out of set. He got one, I got one. I mean, we're just doing off the show this year. So, we always bring the heavy games like that. And we've got continuous takers listed in the other game together. If you have a form, was it? You guys, again, there's a lot of stuff. Three now and then, comments for the right away. I just had another thing. I think that's a common form. Yeah, so I think that was just the very name for who we had is.

1:27:08The one in the conference, I tend to see it very close to the conference. SEC, play of the year, we had to go back and get on the point. Sorry. Can you please just make sure it's yours? Sorry. I'll try that. Talking. Jerry's younger than you. Never Jerry's younger than me. But, yeah, so they have a lot of weapons. No, we had to understand that. But we had to play Gaps out. They just continued to attack every time. And they got like, let's go ahead and finish up with Jack. I've had a lot of guys come and go. They still protect you very well. And they've got two stacks. Last five days. What do you see with this guy? How are they going to go? Yeah, they've done an unbelievable job, man. I'm so proud of the way that they've attacked these playoffs. I feel like they were kind of being challenged when we came into the playoffs a little bit. And people had a lot of question marks about them. But I think they answered in a big way. And I'm just so proud of those guys and the resilience and the way that they overcame.

1:28:08A lot of those struggles that they had. All the shifting around that they've had to do. I mean, Donovan Jackson's playing maybe some of the best football of his career. And he's playing left to have. He never played tackle before. I mean, it's unbelievable. These guys have just stepped up and done what the team has asked them. No matter what, maybe they want to do. I'm sure Donovan coming into this year probably wouldn't have expected to be playing tackle. And probably wouldn't have preferred to play tackle. But he's doing it because he, you know, that's what we need for us to win this game. And for us to win all these games. So they're just unselfish or, you know, an unselfish group of guys. You know, a group of guys that I love and care about so much. And, you know, they keep me safe, man. So I got to give all the all the thanks and the credit in the world of those guys. Cool.

1:29:13Yeah, I think that's a really good point, man. I, you know, I talked about a lot when I was at K-State, you know, the fact that experience is invaluable. And when you go out there and when you do things, it may not be perfect, but, you know, the reps and being out there and just getting that experience is invaluable. And, you know, I feel like there's few ways to, there's few ways to really practice being out there other than actually doing it. You know, and I've played a lot of football in my career and I think it's taught me a lot, you know, and there's been situations even this year where I've learned from, you know, and you're never done learning. And the more that you, the more that you can go out there and, and feel different situations, understand how to deal with it, you know, not just in the moment, but mentally, emotionally, after it. You know, I've dealt with pretty much almost every scenario that a quarterback could probably deal with in terms of, you know, playing, starting, backing up.

1:30:15Like I've done pretty much all of it, but I think, you know, I just trust that God has a plan and, you know, just continue to work hard and believe in, believe in myself. And, you know, here we are, man. So, so God is good and, you know, just just keep your head down and keep working, man. Yeah, you know, obviously, after the first two rounds of the playoffs, we were, we knew that he was probably going to draw some attention. Yeah, you know, obviously, after the first two rounds of the playoffs, we were, we knew that he was probably going to draw some attention in that last game. And, you know, they did pretty much everything they could, you know, in the cotton bowl to eliminate him and not let him beat us or beat them.

1:31:15And I thought other guys stepped up really well, but, you know, there are ways to get, you know, to get him the ball that, you know, you just got to scheme it up and figure out different ways to attack it. But obviously, you know, it's a different style of defense that we're playing, you know, so there's maybe some different wrinkles that we can throw in there. You know, it's all part of the game plan, man. We just got to look at it, feel what's the best way to get the ball into his hands and, and in all of our playmakers hands, because, you know, the thing that can work out to your ability there too, sometimes is that, you know, he can take two or three guys out of there. And, you know, that, this is a good thing sometimes. Sometimes you want to get him the ball. So, you know, there's a lot of different ways you can work with it. Yeah, I definitely would expect him to attract some attention.

1:32:25Yeah, I think, you know, he's just a really down to earth guy, a really, really truly, you know, faith-driven, good values, good family. You know, you can just tell, you know, you talk to him, and he just feels like pretty similar to me, you know. And I just really respect the guy that he is and the person that he is, you know, first and foremost. And then, you know, seeing the way that he plays, I feel like, you know, our games are a little similar in a way. You know, he's, you know, he's a really good leader. You know, he plays with some passion, some energy. And I love that, man. I think, you know, you know, I think we're pretty similar guys, you know, and I'm just, I'm just really, you know, it's crazy that we're here, you know, a couple of months later, and, you know, we're here in the national championship. You know, it's kind of, it's kind of wild, but you just got to thank God and be thankful, man, and do everything we can to win this game.

1:33:40Yeah, the transition was definitely, you know, interesting. And, you know, coming from a place where you're there for four years, and you're very comfortable, and, you know, everyone, you know, coming into a new system where you have to kind of, I didn't know anyone's name. You know, I'm just learning everybody's name when I first got here. You know, so first and foremost, I wanted to get to know, you know, I don't know how he went about his transfer. You know, I didn't talk to him a ton about it. You know, we obviously, you know, had had a couple minutes together, you know, at the Manning Camp, but we haven't, you know, we haven't talked to Ton, you know, but at least for me, in the way that I went about my transfer is, you know, I wanted to get to know everyone first, you know, and come in and not, you know, not be trying to lead everyone in bark orders right from the, from the get go, man, just, you know, I don't know what I'm saying. I just, I just, I just, I don't know where I'm going to come and get to know the get go, man, just coming in there and saying like, hey, I want to be a part of this, you know, I want, I want to be a bug guy, like, I want to understand what it's about. You know, I didn't want to come in too strong. Come on too strong.

1:34:45really just show them and earn their respect, show them that I wanted to be here and I wanted to be a part of this thing. And going from there, we just had so many good guys that took me in and appreciated me and I feel like I gained their respect. And really in the summer I think I was able to kind of step into more of a leadership role and just get more comfortable out there. I think the second place I was able to do it was really, really good. I'm sure I've been able to do it. Yeah, first of all, Notre Dame's defense, I mean, I think that the hardest thing about them is that they play really, really hard. And they don't take plays off. Sometimes you can watch on film and look around and see, these guys take a play off here and there, but these guys play hard and they're tough.

1:35:50And they're going to do everything they can to disrupt me. The passer, they're going to move up front. Those guys are active. I think their linebackers are really instinctive players, their DBs are good cover guys, they're smart. That's safety number zero and number eight, I think they're both really, really good players. They got a lot of talent and a lot of heart and I got a lot of respect for that. So we know it's going to be a fight, but then the second part, the mystique of Ohio State, I guess. For me, coming from a different program, the brand of Ohio State is just so big. And so it is what it is, man. It speaks for itself. It's the Ohio State. So coming to a place like this, you understand what that is. I try to just buy into it as much as I could, man, because I'm only here for one year. I love it. I love it here. You know, I love being a buck eye and trying to just make the most of the year that I have here.

1:36:56Yeah, that's a good question, man. I would say probably my sophomore year of high school was when I started to realize, like, hey, man, this football thing I think is what I'm probably going to end up doing. And I think I might have a real shot to do this thing. I started getting some offers. It wasn't anything too high. I was kind of just thinking, man, maybe I can work my way into some of how playing at the Division I level someday. But I always believed in myself. I never really expected my career to go the way that it would. I obviously wanted to make it to this point at some point. But you know, if you were to ask a 19 year old or 18 year old Will Howard, if he'd be at Ohio State playing in the national championship, I think he'd probably say you're crazy, man.

1:37:59But you know, it's just you got to continue to believe in yourself no matter what and adapt and change. You know, I that was one of the biggest stories of my career was just dealing with the change and dealing with adversity and then dealing with success. And being able to balance that and just continue to work hard and keep that chip on your shoulder through all that. You know, I would say probably not that much. Honestly, you know, when I came into the the transfer portal, it was really between, you know, at the end of the day, it was really between going to Ohio State. And then you know, there were a couple other schools on the docket, but it was really the NFL was was what my other option was. You know, I had a senior bull invite. You know, I was everything was teed up for me to kind of go into the draft process. You know, obviously the NIL money, you know, it was nice to get it as kind of more of like a almost insurance, you know, like kind of kind of thing.

1:39:03But, you know, that really didn't, if I would have been in it for the money, I probably would have been somewhere else to be honest with you. But, you know, I came to coach day and I said, man, I want to go somewhere I can develop myself into a better player and win a national championship. And that was really what the ultimate motivation was for me. So, yeah, the NILs nice and you know, I wasn't there when I was when I was coming into this thing. It's a nice add on, but it wasn't why I came here. Trey? Oh, man, that's a really good question. He's, he's, I think one of the most underappreciated guys, you know, in college football, man, that dude's just an explosive guy when he gets the ball in his hands. But, I think one of the most special things that he does is without the ball in his hands is, is pass pro. I mean, that guy is unbelievable in pass pro. Like, and he, and as a quarterback, it's cool because he takes so much pride in it and he loves, he's like, man, they're not touching my quarterback, man.

1:40:07And I, I just like, man, I love that, you know, I do that, especially a running back, you know, that's unselfish enough to, to be, you know, that caring about not letting dudes hit his quarterback, man. And I like that special. And he and Q do an unbelievable job in, in, in pass pro, man. But I mean, that, you know, what they do with the ball in their hands speaks for itself. But, you know, that, that, that's one piece of his game on the field, I would say that is special and probably overlooked. Yeah, you know, I, obviously I wasn't here for that, but I know that, you know, a lot of people around the building still ache at that one. You know, so definitely it will be, you know, if we were able to, able to get this one done in this building, you know, it'd be, be a little poetic.

1:41:08And, you know, that, that would definitely be, you know, a great feeling for a lot of people in this building. But, man, that, you know, Ohio against the world mantra, that's kind of what we, kind of what we try to embody, you know, and we talk about Ohio against the world, the woody against the world, you know, really just us believing in ourselves. That's really what it is. It's, it's not us against, you know, obviously we say it's us against the world. It's more us bringing each other together and saying, man, like we're going to hunker down and kind of say this is all we got, this is all we need, man, and, and it's more of that, you know, I'm going to go out there and, and, and fight my butt off because I love the guy next to me, not because I hate the guy across from me, but it's because of that love for the guy next to me. And that's really what I think we're trying to portray with that, you know. Yeah, yeah, that's definitely, you know, the human element starts to kick in at this point where, you know, you get a little tired and it's late in the, late in the year, but you got to shake that off, man, because this is the national championship.

1:42:27You know, and at the end of the day, none of that, none of that stuff matters, none of that, you know, human stuff matters because I mean, we got, you know, 60 minutes really for the rest of our lives, man, and this is, this is it, this is all we've, you know, been working for. And it's been, yeah, I mean, this playoffs has been, it's been long, it's been a grind and it's been, you know, kind of a crazy ride because, you know, when we started off in this thing, you know, a lot of people were writing us off. Not really going to give us a chance at home against Tennessee and then all of a sudden going into the quarterfinals were like the favorite and, you know, it's, it's just crazy, man, you got to, I think the thing we've done a really good job of is not changing who we are because of what people are saying about us and trying to just believe in ourselves, stay true to what we are and who we are blocking everything out and just continuing to work and have that same chip on our shoulder every week. So, what's the second touchdown? Why did you break that around deep? Yeah, kind of saw the pre snap based on the play that we called. I know I kind of had to overrun and once I kind of scrambled to the right, roll to the right.

1:43:31I kind of feel like there was only nobody deep there and obviously with Kyler and his ability to extend the play, you always got to be ready and kind of have an a pre snap, you know, what I want to do if he starts to scramble. So, I just took a high, you know, obviously great vision. He saw me and we connected on a big play there. So, when you don't, did you think you were going to get to the goal line or were you where you were going to be? Oh, I did once I took off. I was getting an end zone for sure. And that JG always tell us not to reach some. So, he's going to tell me about that, but I'm glad I made the play for sure. What was another screen? What was the key for you to help him in the situation? Just get open. Make sure he can see you first and foremost. Get open, find open space, make yourself available. On the second scramble drill on the left side line, was that intentional? You kind of stepped back, they did the safety that you went deep. Was that intentional? What's going through your mind there? Is it just kind of all based on feel? Yeah, I mean, it's a little bit of feel, obviously. I kind of saw the deep fence that there was no way deep. And kind of once I came back to Kyler and knew he would kind of drive on it and kind of made a U-turn and took it deep.

1:44:38With Kyler's vision, like I said, his ability extended the play second to none. And I was been grateful he saw me. On that first touchdown, does it all feel familiar when you score in Paris' lifting yet? Yeah, definitely. We've been talking about that for a while now, so I'm glad we got the fight because he has the chance to do that. Are you feeling that Kyler could come up with a 20-year-old? Yeah, I mean, I think it's great. Obviously, his skill setting, his ability, he can do everything on the football field. Obviously, from end to pocket, extended the play. I think I do a good job of getting myself open when the play breaks down. Obviously, that's one of his best abilities. Obviously, in the pocket, having everything one time, I feel like I'm a pretty good route runner. So I can get open all the time and on schedule and we kind of just do our thing from there. Mike said you didn't change anything about your pretty game routine. Did you think about it? Did you think about changing anything up or did you know I got to just do the same thing? No, we can't change anything up just off of one week. I think more importantly, anything to process is probably the most critical and important factor to anything.

1:45:38The results are going to be what they're going to be, depending on the week, depending on the defense, how the game flows. So the results come very, but along with your process, they're saying I think that's most important. What are your catches, Marvin? There's a defender draped all over you. What does more for your confidence or validate your confidence that or scoring the touchdowns? I'm just happy because it's a completion. However, it comes, it comes. I'm just going to do my job to get open and catch the ball for Kyler and I just go from there really. Mike said that he texted you after the game last week to kind of give some words of wisdom. What does it mean to have the support of something that your locker made over there? Yes, I couldn't ask for a better teammate really than Mike and just to really rest the receiver room. Since the first day I got there, they've always had my back always wanted to support me. The ever-cee-be-room is great. I've been in a lot of special receiver rooms from a talent standpoint and the talent's just up there with the rest of them, but just the characters and persons. The personality in that room is really second to none. I'm super thankful that they always had my back. I always have their back as well.

1:46:42Mike, for him to do that, definitely meant a lot to me. Obviously we do everything pretty much together. We do on a jug machine throughout the week. We're always on a jug machine. We just find it any way to make each other better. I have a teammate like Mike, like I said, he's been great and I wouldn't ask for anybody better. Did you feel like you left some meat on the bone in terms of plays that you could have made and then how much is that going to fuel you for next week? Like I said, for a conclusion, for Kyler and they were all to me, it's definitely unacceptable and we're continuing to get better. Develop that chemistry, develop that relationship, as we get more giver up, some sure-o-come, still week two. We have 15 weeks left, so I'm not worried. I'm going to continue to get better like I said. When did you realize that all the physical completions were targets for you? Well, look at the stat sheet, a box score, whatever it is. On a sideline. It was very disappointed. That's all that. You had a counter-region with Telugu in the locker-american game you was wondering if you would have some jokes for the team this week at meetings?

1:47:45Yeah, they've been on me. Obviously all the rookies have kind of had to stay jokes before the meetings. It's not really my personality. I kind of just sit there and listen to the coaches, but I told them, we'll see. We'll see about that. You like this time to deliver though, he said if you were an ol' Iman, you would have been fine by now? Yeah. Like I said, the receiver room, they're the great job of not having me do too many outlandish things and I guess I couldn't ask for a better receiver room. How many texts did you have when you checked your phone after the game? I'm asked that really having gotten around to it yet. I just kind of enjoyed the win with my teammates. Obviously that's our first win of the year against the division opponent. I'll build a lot of momentum going forward. There's such performance like this. I was just asking what are performance like this says about the offense in big situations, hostile environments, just putting it all together. What does that say about what this team can do moving forward? I think within a building, we think we have the best offense in the NFL, just from a talent standpoint, who the coaches are.

1:48:51Obviously with one back there, we can do anything. I think we have continued to show that, improve that on a weekly basis. We continue to get better. Obviously the whole offensive really hasn't had much in-game action, just yet really, really on that second game. Continue to grow. I'm going to see where we go from here. 30 and 2 in the first quarter. That is doing the quarters. We see what we do. Yeah. I mean, it could have been better, I'm sure. So I got to get the rest of the game to go as well. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on CalShe, who's money? So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe, in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more.

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1:51:53Coach false won't take the size of the season. I think that's the early practices. But the guys have taken heed to that and really took pride in it. Just coming out here with the right mentality. Not oozing into practice and turning it up at the end. Obviously throughout the camp, we have some highs and lows. But more we can continue to ascend. In terms of how we compete, I think the better we will be. That's been the biggest thing I've been impressed with. Just coming out hot. Ready to go. I'm always in a challenge. My guys are coming out. I feel like we set the tone up front. I'm stepping up there. You can't expect the rest of the defense to fly around. So that's going to be the constant challenge. We're playing out local places this season in a lot of different areas. So we've got to be able to react to wherever time they give us. We've got to go play. And what area is still the improvement you think is where season will be? It's the way. I mean, I think just the little things, like we're trying to, like I said, this is year two for them. This solid defense. So not as much teaching in terms of execution and where you need to be. So just little techniques. Whether that's your hand placement and your feet. How violent you're bringing it to strike or how offensive and quarterbacking.

1:52:54What we're focusing on in on our past, what are all those little type of things. I think make a big difference once you get the game time. So while we're in this camp training type mode, how can you get better on the little things? Because I think how you do anything. How do you see the camaraderie of the team improve throughout the camp so far? Yeah, I know. It's kind of tough to get around other groups throughout camp. So started with my group. I think they've been great. And like I said, I've been trying to shuffle around guys. And see who can play with what. So you can always trust these out on the field. I think how we play on defense. Coach Moe is all about connections. One of the most passionate guys I've been around. And bringing us together and playing for one another. And I think that's going to also turn into special teams. And it's going to turn them into the offense. I love the competition periods that we have. Coach Foster challenges the guys to be there after it. But doing it in a way that's great on the field and on the field. We're back to being brothers again. So great competition up front. I think we can continue to build that relationship with them. I think that's going to ultimately make us better in the long run. What's the process like of building a line? Like building a combination of guys that's going to work?

1:53:56And where are you guys out with that process? Yeah. I think it starts with knowing who can do what. And knowing what can each person handle. Some guys are athletic enough to play on the inside of the game. Some guys are more cerebral to be able to drop at times. We were rushed to pass our time. We had to get inside and play passing situations on the materials. It's similar to what they did with the twins last year. So it starts with that. And then just going out there letting them play. Obviously, the individual cares about things like that. I'm very vocal. I'm trying to show them and teach them what I want to do. And when they get on the field, it's their time. I want to be overcoaching them. I want to be able to have them play naturally and play based off of their parameters. I don't need constant trial and error. I can put in different groups out there. I see them who can do what. And then see who's step-sector and it's time to play. I don't even know. I wouldn't even say I have a clear idea of who is going to be doing what this year. We have a lot of guys with a lot of experience and a lot of different athletic abilities. So it's going to be interesting how we can play that on the field.

1:54:56I'm excited for where we're at. But looking forward to getting more out of the way to go throughout this last few weeks. What separates J Toi? I think it's mentality, man. He's out for it. As you guys know, he's a dog on the field. I guess all business we step into this turf, which is something I can always appreciate. Him being an older guy, having a whole lot of snaps. So I'm constantly finding ways to challenge him, finish more. He's definitely going to bring the juice and never got to be a guy that you've got to rally up or roul up to get going. He's going to set the tone up front. So he's trying to find ways to constantly bring guys around with he knows. He knew he played a lot of snaps last year. He's going to be a lot of snaps last year. We've got a lot of guys who haven't had that experience. So trying to help them see what he sees and kind of do kind of what he feels like the best reaction to a blocker or a particular play is. So he definitely stepped up his leadership qualities. I'm definitely going to have him on part of the room. And I think he's taking some strides from our first guy here to now in terms of how he's speaking up, how he's having a sense of pride on the defense and also having a standard of what he needs to look like.

1:55:56He's probably one of the first guys to speak up with things I'm going right. But not from a demeaning element, but from a passionate element, a care standpoint. I don't know if you really cares about this game and you're trying to maximize the time that he has. And I think that's the type of urgency to play this game at this level. So our Collins plans some insights. So the Terri defensive line on Saturday. Is that kind of like part of a cross training where you do both or do you see him maybe play more inside? Yes. That's the fact of the topic of moving guys around. I think it's the guy that can do both. So challenge him to do both. I don't know. He's been out dealing with injuries in the past. So trying to get him back in the groove trying to shake off the rest. And he's going to have to challenge. So I'm going to keep growing and keep improving. He's taking the coaching. And obviously, you know, what he's used to doing in the past. What we're doing here is a little bit different. So he's still very young in terms of his experience with the defense. But I think he's doing a good job so far. He's got to keep stacking the days. Man, trying to find a way to push through. Find a way to get better. Sharif says he's close to joining. You know, it's up to Coach Miller. I hope, I hope so.

1:56:56And I know he's working hard to get back. We just don't want to be, you know, two. Two quick to put him out there before he's ready. So we just want to make sure his condition is straight. For all that. But you know, behind scenes going a lot of work to get him prepared and ready. So when his time is, you can see what he can do. You know, good. True evaluation. And he's kind of going from there. One other guy. He's got to try to make it up. He's going to leave over for Sherman coming from Division 3. Got top against UCLA. What have you thought about him? So I like his mentality, man. I know he was not sure what to expect just in terms of from where he was at to where we're at here. But another guy that's like you can see and try to make it happen. You can see and try to take the coaching and applying. It's a different way of doing things. I know a lot of our techniques are different. Our scheme on defense is a little bit different. You kind of mentioned how this is the first time I've been being like a true outside backer. So all the elements that go around that's been different from him. But you know, one thing about Luke Mayn go up because it goes a hundred miles per hour. You know, so if you can play with that type of effort and that energy. I think it would be in the right spot. And how it's just about fine-tuning little details and cleaning up this technique. But you know, he's always going to work hard.

1:57:57He brings that mentality, that work horse mentality to the group. So he's going to keep it up. One of the younger guys on the group, Grant Bucky. What have you seen out of him so far? Bucky, man. Another guy that's playing multiple positions. You know, I know in the past he's played inside. This season we're really working on him at both. A guy that's, you know, he can just show it to him and Bucky just retains it. Right? He can just listen to the coaching and play it really early. So him, another thing I'm challenging to play, continue to play faster. You know, with being able to move him all around like you can't just be. You know, just super heavy and just ready to play the run all the time. Want to be able to drop it sometimes. Want to be able to set the edge at time. So I think he's been getting better, man. It's especially from spring to now. I'm like, until it matters to him. At least on the field he carries it like that. You know, another thing on the container challenge, Bucky, man. Just continue to compete and everything that he does. Like every place in. Not saying that he is, but sometimes you just feel like when you've got the scheme of the defense down. You can just go out there and just, you know, play it naturally. But I always want to try to find ways to look at things differently.

1:58:57How can it be better in this rush? I can be better on the inside when I'm playing these type of blocks. And he's he's responding, man. He's great, man. I feel like I can coach all these guys hard. But it's something I appreciate. There's just an extreme amount of passion I have for this game. Like I said to this university, it means a lot to those who follow us and move first. So I want to make sure we put out the proper product once time we go. Good? Yes. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thanks, Hitch. Just finishing it in the right way is, I might say, you know, right now. And you're going to be playing in Texas against Texas. The crowd will be, you know, you have a lot of low-hours defense because they always travel. But we approach Texas crowd for the most part. Do you guys kind of thrive off that? Do you like that kind of being the enemy? I guess. I mean, you can say that, but you know, we don't really, you know, try to focus on the fans. We just want to, you know, produce on the field. If it's a way game, home game, you know, we just want to go out there and execute. Four goals, right. Cameron T. Grovins in the athletic. It's highly, if there's a lot to say when you guys all came back,

1:59:58we saw some of the goals. Steve DeLine could be in these last two games. We have 12 stacks. I mean, you guys really aren't blitzing the time. It's not even the start. The bench guys can yada. The players come in. Which is what's it been like to see this room? We realize it's potential and kind of, we got a big half glass of these. I said we always knew what we had in our room, you know. You know, it's just, now it's just showing up, you know. Teams are scheming us different ways. And it's allowing, you know, certain players to make certain plays. And I think, you know, we got so many guys in the room, you know. We have two that can be ones anywhere. We have three that can be ones anywhere in the country. But they all, you know, decided to stick here and, you know, grind this thing out with the guys that came in with it. And like I said, I think we have a great group who, you know, can make plays anytime. When you guys get 8x in game, but also hold it even, hold on to some minus 25 rush yards in the game. What is that like? What is that say? I just got rid of the job you guys did. I think it's a great feeling, you know, looking up at the scoreboard,

2:01:00seeing like a negative. Definitely. But you know, it's just like all the work we put in over the summer, over the season, you know, we've been building this defense to where it is now. And like I said, when we're executing and we're at a high level, it's hard to, you know, do anything with us. Behind the Jeremy Birmingham, the bot cat. I'm not going to ask you to call out officials, okay? But I do want to ask you, have you ever been told support? Yeah, I think our whole deline gets held, you know, every game. I don't know what the rest are seeing or what's going on with that. But you turn on the tape and really look at it. We're held almost every play. So, is there something that you can you guys keep better actors? You need more dramatic about it. What do you think has to happen for that thing to get called in your favor one time this season? We can be actors, but you know, we don't really teach nothing like that. But I don't know if it's real, because we're all high on stage, you know, letting things go or what it is, but it's been, you know, pretty bad.

2:02:01I know y'all see it too. It's every play, almost every game. Okay. We got you. Adam, can you WDNF? We have a chance to see a glimpse of Coach Day's pre-game speech. The intensity that you've seen for them for the last two games in the playoffs. Is that different than you've seen throughout the year? And what does that do for this pre-before you go out on the field? I want to say it's different. He's been like that his whole year, but it's just now getting recorded and posted. But definitely when you see your head coach it's fired up like that. It likes to fire and you, you know, go out there and do better. And you know, you can't thank Coach Day enough, because you know, he's our leader over this team. And he's like that. He makes you want to, you know, go out there and do great for him for like the guys around us. Scotty, we're going to go to you with a couple of zoom. Yes, sir. We're going to start with Andy Anders. Andy, go ahead. Yeah, and we Texas has a lot of outside zone schemes.

2:03:02Just what's important for the thing those kinds of plays on the ground? And I guess just, uh, you're stringing out those kinds of so to speak. He said, again. Yeah. I don't need to get there. Yeah, um, just Texas runs a lot of outside zone in their run game. Running schemes. Just what's important for defending that kind of play as a tackle? Uh, for a detackle versus a stretch team, um, you always want to talk about penetration, like penetrating the line and not catching. Um, because once, you know, you penetrate the stretch, it basically stops the stretch and makes them, you know, cut back to, you know, unblocked players. So really just attacking this game and not catching. Next question is going to come from Dan Hope. Dan, go ahead. Highleek, you are in a freshman class with Quinn. Now you're playing against him a few years later. Just what's that like for you? You know, Quinn's my guy. You know, he's a great competitor, great quarterback.

2:04:02I think it'll be fun going to guessing, you know, trying to get him running around. Next question comes from Kurt Bulls. Kurt, go ahead. Yeah, tell me. I don't know if there's one thing you can pinpoint why y'all been so dominant. I would think maybe it comes back under the physical brand of football. Do you feel that's going to be the survivor in this game? Who's the more physical team? Um, I'll say definitely the more the most violent team, you know, the team that plays the fastest, excuse the most. And you know, uh, exceeds their game plan. The most is going to win this game. And then we'll find a question to come from Stefan from Cleveland. Ty Lee, what's kind of your relationship been like with Ty Hamilton, especially as the seasons progressed and just how in sync? Do you feel like you two are playing on a defensive line together? Me and Ty are, you know, we've been roommates for the past two years.

2:05:04We live in the same apartment complex. We played a game together. It's really like one of my best friends on the team. We talk about a lot of football things. So we're really on the same page with a lot of, you know, plays teams like to run against us. And it could be some stunts we run. We're always, you know, connected in some kind of way. Jerry, back to you. Great. Thanks. Got that. Just a couple more questions. Joy, come up and Columbus this bat. Ty Lee, what does it say about your defensive line and how pride for you guys when you can get eight sacks, 13 tackles for loss. Do you have an umbrella of extra guys and pressure but you can just move forward and do a lot of that? I'll say Kudos to our coach, Coach Jay. This is a lot of technique and you know sometimes it doesn't show up because you know team scheme you different ways. But when you have a team one dimensional, like they have to pass the ball. That's when all the, you know, the pass rush technique and stuff comes out. And I think we've gotten Tennessee and Oregon to those situations where they had to pass the ball. And you know, just let us rush free instead of worrying about the run.

2:06:06Does that make sense? Are you guys just winning those one on one of those pass rushing situations till I was here? So many sacks and TFLs? Yeah, I'll say we're definitely winning way more 101s now. And you know, they're not keeping as many guys in the box to block us because they have to, you know, they're trying to come back. So I think it's like I said, it's just Kudos to the offense, you know, creating these big leads and making teams one dimensional. Before left David Dugu is Ben WCME. Tyler, we've talked about how better the team has gotten to getting off the fast starts on both sides of the ball. But there has been some scoring lead in the first half. Like it's had to see in the gets Oregon. Has there been renewed emphasis on controlling the middle eight and how important will that be against Texas? Definitely, you know, that's one of Coach Day's biggest points, you know, controlling the middle eight. Controlling the middle eight, you like chances of you winning that game goes, you know, sky rockets. So definitely versus Tennessee and Oregon, we give up touchdowns, you know, lay in the second half. I mean, first half. But we, you know, we just got to keep our full on the gas.

2:07:08We can't let up like at all because these teams we're playing are great teams like Texas is a great team. You know, Gray offense, Gray offense, a line, great quarterback, great receivers, great running backs. So you know, we just got to just keep executing like we know we can and you see how it plays out. Okay, final question. Finally here. Tell me, you know, Aaron Doney, you talk about everybody's hurting at this time of the year, but when the lights come on and the snap goes, what goes off in a guy like yours mine? I mean, from the standpoint of making the play, I mean, can you explain that the people don't get to play down in the middle of it all? I'll say, you know, like I said, you're right. Everybody has heard around this time. You know, we're in, what, 15th, 14th? You know, deep in the season, you know, you just got to, you just got to show up. That's my mind. So you just got to show up. No matter what I'm going through, I got to make that play. I got to be disruptive, you know, just to help my team out because when I'm on, when I'm on my A game, you know, everybody else can, you know, feed off of me or we can feed off for like, you know, JT Jack tie.

2:08:12But I said, you know, Coach, make always says like nobody cares. Like it's true. Nobody really cares if you're a hurried, if you're injured, you just got to go out there and play and make plays. Just a little bit explain the drive you have personally to get to through this next one into the next one. But I know it's one step at a time, but you know, you came back, etc. Explain people what's going on in your brain about your motivation. My motivation, you know, we all have our wise, you know, while we're doing things, you know, we have family, you know, family here, our team, our brotherhood. But he's got to, you want to do right for your brothers, you know, on this team, you know, we're trying to win the big thing. We're not just, you know, trying to go win two games and lose, we're trying to win the big thing, you know, as long as we stay motivated, stay, you know, humble, like, you know, take the rap poisoning, you know, things like that and just execute and just play our hardest, you know, we'll be fine.

2:09:13Thank you very much. I think that brotherhood is important. You've been known as a recruiter throughout your entire career, but have you seen a shift in the way that you're able to do things already without walking into buildings yet? You say like, I would say offensive. Yeah, whatever you say, like, is it different than what you were able to do already in a Virginia Tech, or even a Penn State group? I always look at this with recruiting. I think it's so true. Every program, there's a different level of difficulty. Right, it's all difficult now for you. Now I think the biggest transition is going from a role as a coordinator back to the role as a position coach in that recruiting mode, which is obviously been something that I've been excited about, to be honest, and that's something that I cut my teeth doing. But I think each program you go to, it's a different, it's a different level of difficulty based on who you're competing against. Right, when you're at certain programs, you're not going to compete against a program like this. Right, but when you're at this program, you compete nationally with other programs. Right, so it gets all the same level of difficulty and it still, you know, it goes back to kind of what we talked about with the trust with the offensive line.

2:10:18It is a people business. The first thing and no different than we did with our individual players, but within the groups that have been on Ohio State's radar for a while, and our radar for a while, but also we want to try to build that relationship and bridge it quickly, make sure that we're getting people in campus to be able to sit down face to face. I haven't had an opportunity with a ton of these guys to go visit them in person unless they were regionally at the place at once. So, you know, I think all of that's been exciting. I don't know if it's certainly the brand here, it's really really strong. Right, but always look at it, I'll never say it's easier or better, right, wrong or indifferent. It's just a different level of difficulty. You've got to attack it that way. We talked to Rachel last weekend, the con line about, he said, you do a good job putting running bags in the game, the best position to be successful. Do you have like a one game that you try to stick to or you like a community that you call one game to get in the spring practice, you're going to see like, okay, this group does this best.

2:11:19Where is there like a Taliban stable? I think the first thing that you miss, based on the crowd, that was fun to be able to move them around and put them in positions to be successful, hard worker, and I'm looking forward to see what he does with his career. I look at the wrong game like this, particularly this time of the year. In today's college game to play and particularly run the ball at a level, you better have a diversity. Right, so that's going to look very multiple at this time of the year. And then as we go, we're funneling that now to what does this new, well, what is this offensive unit, new well in the run game. You're always looking at that way. If you don't have the ability to attack the defense from the A gap to the D gap and on the perimeter at some point, they're going to be able to on the career and have an opportunity to make it difficult for you. That means you can't do it, but they can make it difficult. So to be able to have that diversity to go in to them, radically, and then from there, what do we do well? What are those five guys doing? What are running back?

2:12:22Where's our quarter back of all of that? All those things will play into the run game. So I wouldn't say there's ever one thing. I know this. We want to have a physical downhill run game that does not generate TFL's and have it. That's another one thing where we do it our best all the time and create TFL's and have it. So it really starts there. Before you go run the ball really well, you can't give up to your FFL's right. We got to keep the ball moving forward. So I look at it that way every year, every team is different. Every unit takes on a different identity. But you've got to start diversion of to attack the defense in every area and then figure out what pieces in that game plan we really fit to go against that defense based on what we do well. So it's interesting to be taking the most of our goals in the game. Oh man, there's a ton. I don't I'll miss somebody. If I just start spitting off names, I mean, I'll go all the way back. I think early in my career is fortunate to play for a really good head coach.

2:13:25That was run mind. It a very diverse and what we did and then also become a young coach in the first round that we run free to that. That's someone comes them on right away, but then even moving on, you know, the spread game. We coach more at, you know, where I was with him in a couple of different places and running that type of system invaluable to experience I had with the Jacksonville Jaguars. You know, what we did wasn't a great year from a results standpoint, but you take a lot of knowledge from that situation. And then, you know, going to a place like just came from where you're in a rebuild and you're having the evolve every year. Your personal may not be necessarily to go and wait, but we've got to figure out how to equate the talent and equate the run game based on what we have. So I think all those have been valuable experience. I don't know if there's, you know, I don't know if there's one person in particular. I would say you take good and bad from everywhere you go. I'm not trying to give a cop out answer, but that that, I mean, that's the truth. I mean, if nothing else, I don't believe you can be in this profession and not be a lifelong leader.

2:14:30Yeah, and that's how I view it every year. If we're not studying best practices of technique, we're not studying best practices of what's newscomatically. If we're not looking at our own film and saying, how could we make this better? How can we enhance it? Then we're going to fall in line. How are you interested for other creative standpoint? You spend a lot of time getting up kids and then you take a job right here. How does the messaging shift when you go from any place of the opposite for between a time to last? How does the message change? Is it just made and I didn't understand why it's different because of this? Where is it still about the person? Yeah, I mean, I think it starts with the personal relationship for sure. There's a trust level that's built in any relationship we have, but it's also kind of bridging the gap of what this program means. I think it's a good testimony for guys that have had prior relationships with, why did I not come here? Why did I want to be a part of this? Which is what I think is the best program in the college film home.

2:15:34I think that part of it makes the communication easy, but it still starts with those personal relationships. Those are going to go a little wild on it for you in the year of the film. Maybe realizing why was Dave at the time? I would say a while it is what I expected to be, but more. I'd say that all starts with Coach Dave's visual. I'm just how the program is going to be. I think that's why Dave, the detail of the organization, how everyone has a very detailed role of what they need to accomplish for the greater good. I think that's from a player standpoint, from a coach standpoint. I think that's where you need him. He's at the top of the league. Excuse me, sorry. If we were in Dave first, I'd tell him, would you think whatever process will start? I see you know what's going on in the landscape of Coach Heddon. I think it was a time from remembering, correctly, it's all been a whirlwind. We were out on the road, our house on the road.

2:16:38Number popped up and it was great because I'd been around Coach Dave before. I was down in Jacksonville and knew a couple of people here and obviously always competing against this program and also at Marin and from afar. I was very excited and the conversations started from there and the interview for us as well. And were you comfortable with that? Why would you obviously be able to force me to do some care towards you? Yeah, I think you think about alignment with the type of coaches you want to be around. The type of head coach you want to work for. The ability to compete at the highest level. I think all those things are trying to be here. You get here, you're surviving with the guys over here. You're returning service back. You can have them in practice here. What are your early impressions of like the Barcelona Center, the parts that you guys are bringing back and the attack was like, you know, recruit these guys, you know, maybe not met any other potential now.

2:17:38What are your early impressions of like the stock powder? You said it best first. I'm going to reserve a lot until we get on the field. Obviously there's a body of work with some guys from last year that you're seeing on film watching every snap that they went through last year and guys moving around and all those things. I'd say the thing that stands out to me is the athleticism in the room. The guys that can pull and kick out and get on the perimeter and do things. I think there's a general level of athleticism that sticks out and guys that have experienced different spots. You hope as we get in the spring that helps the bad strategy, but as we go through spring, we're able to create some flexibility for them. You think your conversation with Brad, how big part of this conversation was the current incident? So how much of that matter do you think you are? I don't know that, you know, that'd be a question for him. I mean, I hope that everywhere I've been, I think you make an impression on people as a recruiter, as a coach, you always view it whatever job you're at.

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2:20:45How excited are you to be able to kind of learn under him and kind of gain his knowledge as well? Yeah, I'm really excited to learn from him. And just how he sees the game. As a former linebacker, as a great player, how he sees the game. And just how he coaches us too. You know, I can't wait. Just curious. What is your relationship? Maybe with Sarah Monferd and of you a bit able to kind of hear what his experience has been like with the Raider. Did you say that again? No, I was just curious. Maybe your relationship with Sarah Monferd from a real estate guy and he's been able to talk to him and all about what his relationship has been. What his experiences with the Raider? Yeah, I talked to him briefly. We actually we overlapped two years or three years, I think. He loves it. And you know, I can't wait to join him. Tommy, so I don't know how familiar you are with the kind of the energy around the Raiders. That's since Antonio Pierce took over his head coach.

2:21:45It's led by you guys like Max Crosby and Robert Spillane. But it's basically how do you think your energy fits in with this team? You know, I think they're really, really tough dudes that love the game football and play really, really hard. And that's something that, you know, I try to proud myself on too. And you know, that's something I hope to add to this team. I know, just curious what these last few days have been like. I know this can be, you know, kind of a nerve-wracking proposition waiting for your name to get called. How was it for you over the last few days? It was, you know, it was definitely ups and downs. I think, you know, I think if you ask anyone, I think they'd probably say that. But, you know, it's a relief. But, you know, it's kind of like, you get picked. But, you know, there's other things, you know, there's more steps. You know, you got to keep going. So I'm just excited. Yeah, I know you obviously are new, but he's going to rivalries up there in Ohio State.

2:22:46And now you have to rival with the Chargers here with the Raiders and Jim Harboss there. You've got to be excited about it. Are you renewing that rivalry at the NFL level? Yes, I am. Yep. I'm very excited for that. Tommy, could you talk about your motor and just the way you're all football all the time, and whether it's film and after practice, just about your love for the game? That set you apart from a lot of guys who have talent as well, but maybe don't love it. Yeah, I mean, and that was something I told a lot of the teams is, you know, my love for the game is unmatched. Like there's nothing else I want to do in my life. And, you know, it's hard to turn off, but I mean, I love the game. I mean, I'm always around it, always just trying to learn, learn whatever it really. I mean, even, I mean, I can't even name all the things I've done back in college that just revolved around football because I love the games so much. I love the dudes, I love the coaches, I love just everything that comes with it.

2:23:47I'm excited to just, you know, continue my journey. Tommy, obviously coming from a prestigious program like Ohio State, you played in some really big games, some really big robberies. How much do you think the pressure of those moments and those situations will help transfer to, you know, playing within the NFL and making it a go roster? Yeah, I think it'll help me a lot. Just because I know that I played football at the highest level in college. I know how to say where the expectations are so high. When someone comes to take a spot every single day and if you don't show up, you know, that's your spot on the line. So, you know, I think it's helped me a lot, so much. And, you know, I think it'll keep health and man's future. And we speak the same language, you know, you know, like in a hospital, 20 plus years in NFL, I was 12 years in NFL. So a lot of the language, you know, a lot of guys, the tree that he's under and a lot of guys that I were close with really kind of have the same background. So those things and the language and the understanding of the frauds and coverage and high-time,

2:24:52kind of similar it is there. So that part of being a good blend. And, you know, just really going to show him the lead a little bit of college perspective. Because it's changed a little bit since he's been there. It's different obviously. At Ohio State, the new office, where it comes in, it's Ryan's office, right? Is there still Jim Holtz and B-Fence? Is this B-Fence now? What is the identity of this defense? It's B-Fence. It's B-Fence. You know what I mean? It's a collaborative group effort on pulling things together. Some new stuff we did in the past, you know, there's days and thoughts, you know, it'd be a group effort of things trying to pull it together to get their right mix and the right fit, you know. Because we've done a lot of good things here that has, but you know, some things we need to tweak and adjust. And we'll just kind of blend it all and see how it goes. It's the second year for Aaron and Bryce. How big is this spring for them?

2:25:53And what, you know, work the day. I was really worried about the fact that IGV is not going to be getting this many drafts. So this is a spring where there's probably some real opportunity for those guys to sort of make a stay. Yeah, we have to see what some guys can do. Big for Aaron, big for Bryce. We're really excited about them and upside in the potential. But they're really good players, really good young guys with a big, a lot of potential, big upside. And we need to see them, put them in position to see them, get a chance, get a lot of reps, execute new things. You know, we have a few guys, you know, IGBK-Lup, we have a lot of snaps, you know. So we need to really see the rest of the guys, put them in different positions, game-like positions, and see how they function over a three or four week period. When David St. Joseph Breakfast is wearing other lips also. Probably so. We're all probably self-reduced. Yeah. But all those things, though, we'll work on that.

2:26:54Even though I was in a league, you know, we have streaks for guys. You know, these, those things happen a little bit. You know what I mean? Do you want to keep learning and grow for it? You know what happens is, you know, we'll go back through it and look through it. Some easy out of doing a better job. It's two or three of them are questionable calls in there. Is that just a representation now that you just let's look at it and say he's the guy that holds it? Yeah. Well, all those things kind of play a factor. Doesn't matter. They call it. We got to work through it. So we got to put ourselves in a position to be better with it regardless because it's kind of thing for you now. So you got to find a way to remove that. And you do that by working on it and doing the little things at the top of the route to help you, you know, overcome that part of it. Which we will. We'll work on that all this spring. That part of the game. I know you and I hear a lot of great folks together in the secondary just out of that year together last year help prepare you this year.

2:27:54We have a new coordinator. Want to kind of keep some things. Keep some things together and something. Yeah, it helps a lot with that. You know, man, you know, we work together. So like I said, me and Coach Gurrey got a great relationship and we able to blend stuff together. And we're kind of showing them that, you know, some of the stuff that we've done here. It's all football, man. It's all the same, you know, it's just, you know, whether you call it an apple. So orange is all, you know, cover three, cover one, cover two, you know, little same thing. So we just got to blend it and make sure the verbiage and all that stuff is in place. It's not unusual for young players coming and making them back in the spring. Right away, what do you want to see from some of the younger guys coming in for their first group? Compete. I want to see you compete. I want to see you have a chance to make plays on the ball. I want to see you have a chance to be in competitive situations and apply the things that you know.

2:29:00So that's a big force to see. You know, because that's a game like the good thing for us. We see the best receivers in college football. We also want to top off offenses in college football. So we get a chance to experience real game like situations in one of ones, 707s, team drills. So I look to see them compete and then try to execute in game like moments. Because that's critical. That's how you get game ready. You know, it's not just the drills. You know, now can you go play the game of football and go apply situations down in distance, feel position. Can you comprehend and apply those things under the risk? How much does that take? Can you look back as a third year version of Caleb Downs? Help a young secondary or young defense? It experienced it.

2:30:01It's huge. I mean, the leaders over there. So it helps a lot that he can direct and advise comfort those young guys on how to play the game. He puts a at ease type of effect with guys in there because he can help communicate with them. He gives them words of encouragement and the one-on-one talks and things that he has with them of understanding the game. And it can be a constant for those young guys when they coached out around. And so that part is big because you're getting it from a guy who's played the game on an elite level. It's with Devon. It's great. I think Jeremiah Smith has sort of broken everyone's brain in terms of what every realistic treatment season looks like for a guy with sort of a five-star group of categories. What have you seen out of Devon so far? What's Devon? What are the kind of key things that he needs to work on this spring? And what's a realist expectation for him? This season, if he sort of puts things together? Well, first of all, let's start out where he's a tremendous athlete, a tremendous talent.

2:31:06But now we've got to go play football. Now we have to see the application of those things transitioning into the game. So we kind of got a little bit of weight and see on that, but we have big hopes. He has a big upside. But we're looking forward to seeing now go apply those things on the field in competition, in situation of football. And then he does. You know, he has a chance to improve and keep going in the direction we were like. But you got to got to wait and see once they get going because obviously you still have, we got a lot of guys that have, that we look for bitch friends with. You know, and Scott, Bryce, Wes, you know, we got those guys that are young talented guys, man, that can be, but we have the still go play the game. So we're looking to see how that transpired in the moment when the bullets start flying. So former player here, yourself, James and Brian, also the staff, you guys take extra pride that you brought a national team, a chip back to I state.

2:32:14Have the guys you played with? Thank you and congratulated you. What's been the response? No doubt we feel really good that we've been able to be a part of that as as former players. Yeah, that's big for the city. You know what I mean? And the former players, you know, it's in 10 years, man, we have some really good teams. This came up short. So I'm going to get it over the hook for those guys. Coach, they that's really big for the city. You know, because we believe, but God, man, you know, played here. So that's stuff is big to be able to be a part of this on the other side and go down in the history of books. But to be able to bring that to the community is our standing bill to know we have a long history with this city. Sorry, if you were asked about this, it's just a wild hair. Maybe could Davis and play inside at all? Well, he's better outside. Well, he does do inside some to, more of the dying stuff.

2:33:18We just, you know, we'll see how it goes in spring. But you know, we had enough that was stuff last year that we just got a, you know, we had a good group there last year with depth. But we'll move a lot of guys around the spring to see what they can do. I mean, because we're different here. Different group now. Jeremiah sort of redefined, I think, the expectations for freshmen around here that made me natural. I have been calling Devon Sanchez the Jeremiah Smith and cornerbacks for a while. How stupid am I for saying that? And where how has Devon lived upwards? Or what has he shown you so far that gives you optimism that he is whatever thought? Well, it has stupid for saying that. But I don't ever like to put expectations on guys. I like to let them don't play and see tremendous athlete. But once you get adjusted to the game, learn the game,

2:34:21give it some situation of football stuff and see and then grow, don't get better. Don't compete. Because you know I'm big on compete. You know, that's the thing we talked about about the room. Even when we started recruiting, you know, like everybody's competing for stuff. But they know that the whole room knows it. Open to a positive musical chairs, man. We won't guys to go earn it. We've got a lot of young guys that's been on that. We're looking to see things from the screen. And it's got Bryce West. You know, we've got a lot of guys that we've got to go see play. And then we kind of let it play out. We'll have a much better handshirt on those things, probably in about two or three weeks, once they get going. You know the C-I-U make the transition. And even with the young guys, when you start playing more snaps. You know what I mean? When you start getting to the hockey now, I'm playing 40 snaps. Now you can see whether you can ascend and be able to maintain it for a level of time. And you know, those are the things we were able to see with Jame. You know, he was able to get it and then move up and then be able to maintain it. So that's when they're trying to build the clubs.

2:35:21To be reunited with Max, just how excited are you about this opportunity and how much scheme and how much do you think this defense is going to change? I don't know. It's still up in the air with Stelke-Jandu. But I'm excited about it because of the fact that we've worked together before. He's a brilliant mind. He's sharp. He knows the game. We've been able to work together. He knows the same language. And then we've been to teach the guys at a high level understanding the game of football and the game within the game. So we're excited about it. It'll be a combination of stuff. You know, because we had a lot of guys. They're back, you know, me and James and Matt. Go Jay. You know, all those guys we've worked together a lot. So he's the added piece that's coming in. And then we're going to do it. So we'll just start to blend it and see how all this stuff fits together. James, you got the right answer when that's about a little bit last year. How much on board were those experiences in as he gets as he kind of wants to start? It was important, you know, again, we have to see how those does on a week.

2:36:23We're excited about it. It has a big upside as well. But we have to see it play because you know, join play a lot of stuff. It'll pass over years. So now, we're going to see because he doesn't have as much experience with that. But really works hard, really sharp, detailed, listen to time. This will be a good strength for him also to see a new role. Or how that has applied and how he handles those things. And the first till today he can do it. When you think about when you're in the match with another day, when he's playing in the hall, then there's how, what does that journey that might just seem? That's a very much improving time. Big coaches, we're open on the 30th. Last question. It's been great because of the fact that I saw the transition of him learning, rolling, started the bottom of the depth chart, don't work his way to the top. But he's a diligent worker, puts the time in, and we're looking forward to see now in a new role on how he can compete and go maintain the lowly's. Thanks. Things, because we're going to be going on a road against a really good Baltimore team.

2:37:24And we got to be able to minimize mistakes if we're going to be able to win that game. But the vibes are in here are really high because of the way we're competing in practice and is showing up in the game, the little thing. So we're looking forward to middleing that. Terry, you have to be shut down Cincinnati. Today you have a 60 plus incredible play, Jayden. How do you feel about the rapport that you and him are building? And how special was that played in it? Yeah, him and I are growing each and every week. And great thing about him is we're always in constant communication. So when I have him to stay, he's always got my back and making sure I'm just keeping focused and staying with him, just trying to encourage him when things don't go right. But you could definitely tell that our connection is growing each and every week. And I just want to be the guy that can help continue to develop and be a great teammate for him and the rest of our team. And honestly, I just want to shout out Deami for real. He's had a quite the journey and the league and the way he's matured and continue to keep his head down at work. And he's kept his faith high in the Lord and he was ready for his moment.

2:38:24And obviously, Mr. Noah, that was tough for us, but for him to step up in that moment to get one-on-one coverage. We knew we were going to get a lot of man today and I felt like we handled that as a group. Luke coming up with big conversions, OZ. And I'm just really happy for Deami. So I think he just has to continue to grow and being those big spots for us. I know he's going to continue to try to make those plays. So me and Jayden are going to continue to grow, but I'm definitely happy for the other guys in our team. You guys had a lot of huge plays today. What does it say about the�? I think four plays, 34 more yards. Yeah. Maybe six overall. What's it about the softest? It's a lot of young plays like that. Yeah, I think we're finding ways to create explosives. And it's not just in the past game. It's in the run game as well. You're finding guys who are running down the field trying to get blocks in the second level. So they're running back and spring-free. We're doing a really good job in Scramble-driven. Jayden is giving us a chance. And when you got a man game, like this, you might have some chance for where it's some explosives. And you got to make teams pay. So we're really excited that we're able to create explosive plays in the run in the past. And I feel like that just gives a lot of dynamics for our defense to continue with.

2:39:25And on us, we just got to learn how to minimize the mistakes, you know, getting down in the red zone, missing opportunity, fumbles on my part, drop touchdowns. So, but to put up 34 points and win the game against a good defense, you know, we're proud of that. So you take the good with the bad, but you are learning from it going forward because we're going to have a really, really good test next week against Baltimore. Jerry, could you see this coming? Could you start? Could you see it coming? I think you never really know how it's going to play out, but I had confidence in this group the way we practice each and every week. The camaraderie, the way we built from the spring through camp, the competitive edge that we have against one another. And Kyle Coach Quinn pushes us to compete in everything we do. And when you got guys who want to win every single practice rep, I think that translates to the football field. And I think our preparation is really in a good spot right now, but I think it really the hang hat. We can really hang our hat on the way we're working. And just to see that we're able to put up the points that we already defense is getting in the groove. But we still have a lot of room to get better and leave, you know, at least meet on the bone. That's exciting as a player for myself.

2:40:27So yeah, we're just going to continue to build on this. You never really know how it's going to play out in the league, but when you put good days of practice together, when you play for one another, when you compete at the highest level. And there's a lot of unselfishness on this team. You have a chance to have success. So I think we're doing that at a high level right now. You guys are putting the nation on notice. So for those just starting to tune into what this team is all about, what do you think you showed them today? We're just going to continue to stay humble. But at the end of the day, I feel like when you turn on the film, you're going to see a group of guys. But it's often as defense special teams going to play extremely hard for the guy next to them. Everybody's eager to try to make a play to help win the game or make a game changing play. And you got guys who are really unselfish and just willing to do the little things that help us be successful. Whether it's in the run game, pass game, defense running to the ball, D-Lime and run out of stack. Especially teams that way they're converging on kickoffs and bringing energy to our team. So it's not really something that we're trying to prove to the nation. But I think when you turn the film on, it's a direct indication of what we've been building since Coach Quinn got here in the spring.

2:41:30And it's on us and the leaders that continue to try to build on that. And continue to get better on the little things and the mistakes that we did have. So we could play a lot cleaner. But when you come out with a win like that and you feel like you still have a lot of room to improve, that's exciting. It makes you get eager to get back to the drawing board. Where's the filming to get better? Awesome. Thanks, Sarah. Thanks, Sarah. Thank you, guys. Thank you. Fun and mental stuff like handplacing, leveraging things like that. What do you do as the biggest strength of your game that you're bringing here last year? Definitely my arm lift, my side line, the side line speed and my covering. What are the biggest things you're working on now to be like key to get better at some freshness? My hand placement, you know, since my arm is so long, sometimes I tend to try to get all blocks in my hand. You too, why I got to get closer, things like that. I think Ryan Riley are kind of going through the exact same thing. She should still be in high school right now, both linebackers. Is it nice to have a guy going through the same thing that you're going through? Yeah, that's my roommate. So like, we just from everything together. What kind of example is sunny setting for you guys as a linebacker right now?

2:42:33Really just being a great leader like the way he leaves the whole team is just amazing. And the way he swits from safety to linebacker and how he learns so much in just one year from going out is just great. How invaluable was it for you to be able to come in and join your in-be with the team for the end of that championship front? Oh, it was great. You know, just watching the matchers seniors, how the way they led, or the way the run they went on, how intense things were, and how everything, like every rep matters, every rep matters. I'm sure like that's something you already dreamed of before you got here, but when you actually see it, you know, and how much does that inspire you to then want to be part of what you're selling? Well, that's great. You know, you see it and you're like, we gotta go get one. We gotta go get one. We gotta keep the legacy going things like that. The bread doesn't go in. That's never happened here before where the early and earlys get to go to like no season games like that. Oh, hasn't. When did you, when did you, when did you guys find out that you doing that? I found out when I came because I got here on January 2nd. And as soon as the day I got here, they called me, said I had come in to work out.

2:43:35And then we just started doing things with the team. Yeah, I was the person that did it here. Yeah, very. And what did you take away from that experience? Just everything, you know, the way they appreciated everything, the way they took in everything, like I would tell them every rep matters, just every little thing, every little thing matters. Is it going to help you out? Now, when we first got here, I was just doing individual drills. Physically, how have you changed to person hold? I've been great. You know, got stronger in the weight room, closed the main thing. Everything there's amazing intent. Got gotten faster things like that. What are you doing? I came in what weight are you right now? Uh, 230. What'd you come in at? Like, two-eight teams and 20 round there. What are your goals for your freshman year? What do you feel like you're going to accomplish in your one season? Uh, really just getting some playing time, you know, showing what I could do on the field in the game moments, things like that. But, you know, first it starts in practice. Yeah. How much do they emphasize special teams being something that is up where you can contribute in your one?

2:44:36Oh, they emphasize that a lot. They'd say to play here at Ohio State, you have to first play on special teams. Like, that's just the coaching. You got to do on self-esteem to make the team better. When was the last time you were on special teams? Uh, I played special teams all four of my school years. Obviously, a lot of guys have come from Florida and have had success here. How much does that inspire you? Uh, you know, it's great. It inspires me a lot. See people like, you know, Jay-J, come in shine, uh, KJ, come in shine, ride, change the earth, ride back in position. Just things like that. You just, it just shows you that, yeah, I can do that. You know, in Florida, they kind of be like, oh, yeah, Ohio don't play Florida kids. They don't like Florida kids. But then when you look at history, like, it's so different. Is Jay-Z here one of the guys that inspires you as a player? Definitely. Him, Jerome Baker, players like that. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. We're going to need everything we got to, uh, to try to win this game, you know, you know, clearly we're massive underdogs. Nobody's going to give us a shot. So we're going to need all that that we can to try to win this game.

2:45:39CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on CalShe whose money? So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend, hope, your amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk. Most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we're traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need.

2:46:42No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no emergency care. No pharmacy lines, no co-pays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Our next question is going to come from Stephen Hawkins.

2:47:44Go ahead. Please, Stephen Hawkins with the AP and Dallas will Howard the last game he pointed AT&T stadium was came to state beaten the TCU team. It was undefeated. You saw a lot of him last year, obviously, and you've seen what he's done this year. What do you see from Ohio? Did you watch him play in the car? And did he bring? Yeah, I would say the first thing is he's a he's a much better athlete than people probably give him credit for. He snapped off a shoot about a 70 yard touchdown run against us a few years ago. So he has good speed. He's got great poise and composure in the pocket. You can tell he's very bright. You know, the system they ran at Kansas State. Put a lot on the quarterback and knowing Coach Kelly and Coach Day and what they do. So him managing, you know, the offense is that way. So he's got intelligence. He's got athletic ability. And then his ability to throw a catchable ball. You know, I've seen that now for a few years. You know, he throws passes where they need to be thrown and guys make plays form. And his poise and composure in critical moments is something that has been very impressive as well.

2:48:49Coach, your next question is going to come from Corey Moose. Corey, go ahead. There you go. Try you doing it. I just wanted to ask about how you love making your call sheet. I know that for sure. And so when he comes to this game, particularly when you have a guy like Caleb Downs and the secondary, especially not they're moving him into the box lot more. How much does that affect your building of that call sheet? And also how much of the how much of the help that you have a gym door for war winner to practice against to prepare for this game? Yeah, I mean Caleb's a fantastic football player. You know, obviously we played against him last year. His freshman year at Alabama and made some impactful plays in that game. You can sense and feel his football IQ, his awareness. But yet the athletic ability to cover ground to make plays, but then the physical ability to get people on the ground to take on blocks. So as a complete player, he's all around player. And again, we're we got to look at the scheme first when we start building the call sheet and coach Knowles is a fantastic defensive coach.

2:49:53Been doing it a long time. Very good. Very good at developing plans that put his best players in position to have success. Caleb being one of those. And so we got to look at the schemes. Before we even really start dialing into the specific players. And then try to put our players in the best position to have success. So that's always a process. That's a fun process to have. But again, us to opportunity for our guys to go against our defense every day, which we think is pretty good. That that, you know, that always helps our guys kind of prepare for the speed. The closing ability on the ball that that is going to be necessary on game day. Coach, your next question is going to come from Eric Henry Eric. Go ahead. Good morning, Steve. You know, beginning of the season, you spoke about the obsession with winning a national title. And obviously got a long way to go, right? Yeah, I think that's a lot of things that I will be able to do. And I think that's a lot of things that I will be able to do.

2:50:53I'm not going to be able to get that right. I'm not going to be able to get that right too more games, but just curious having gone through 15, 16 weeks. As you said, not much rest. How does that obsession kind of manifests itself within you now? But being so close. You know, we didn't come this far just to come this far, I guess, would be what I tell you, it's how it's manifested itself. It's like the journey's not done. The mission's not complete. Why are our players are, you know, come in on an off day when they're when we're asking them not to be here and they're in here watching tape working out, stretching, strident, getting rehab. It's all that, you know, it's all that that continues to push you, you know, because none of this is guaranteed today's not guaranteed, but none of this is guaranteed. It's not like, well, we'll just get back here again next year, you know. We're back in the final four for the second consecutive season. And those other three teams that were here a year ago with us didn't make the 12 team playoff, never mind the final four. So nothing's guaranteed. It's difficult to get to this spot. And we want to make sure that we maximize this opportunity and put our best foot forward and see what happens.

2:52:01Coach, your next question is going to come from Kenneth Barry. Go ahead. I'm going to start with the first quarter coach here on the West Coast. I'm going to start making it this far in terms of just obviously everybody talks about NIL, but you got you talked about pretty much for a 16 game season. You're pretty much playing in NFL schedule in terms of just a number of games, especially with very little buys. So whether outside of the portal, how important is it for the sports science department to coach to be on the same page and just the money that would go into that to keep guys healthy, making sure you're training and healing processes up the power. How crucial and overlooked does that get CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good.

2:53:01There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. And sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we are traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic Z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook

2:54:02or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredicts.com to learn more. Just gotta get overlooked at a time like this. It does definitely does not get overlooked in our building. We believe in sports science.

2:55:02We believed in it before. The 12 team playoff, you know, became into existence. But we definitely poured into it even more so when we found out that this could be the path and the journey that we'd go on before the season. We definitely altered some things before the season and how we worked. We altered some things from a recovery and rehab standpoint. We did a bunch of research and studies on NFL teams and how they practice. Not only in season, but as they get into the playoffs. And we tried to put our players in the best position to perform. And as much as it is, it's about X's and O's. It's about taking care of their bodies, taking care of their minds. So that they're physically ready to compete at a high level, but also mentally and emotionally. And so sports science, sleep studies, all those things are hugely important in our building. Coach, your next question is going to come from Nick Hamilton. Nick, go ahead.

2:56:03Hey, coach, Nick Hamilton, night cast media. I wanted to ask you just from afar, I'm being able to watch the wide reciever. I was able to watch the wide reciever, tend to mount a high state of Ameka and Jeremiah Smith. And just how they've been able to change the course of games and the threats that they pose against opposing teams. Yeah, but they're both big physical players. They have length, they have speed, they have playmaking ability on the ball. They have really big catcher radiuses. They've got the scheme to go with it with coach Kelly and coach Day. And they've got a quarterback who delivers on the ball. So you add all that up. These guys are impactful players that that are real issues. And we're going to have a hard time garden. Coach, your next question is going to come from Joe Cook. Go ahead, Joe. Hey, Steve, I don't know how you view maybe the first round, but the peach bull is the first time you as a head coach lifted up a bowl.

2:57:05And your program in 10 years, do you allow yourself to reflect on that or is there still just too far to go before you can start thinking about what that means for your career? No, I mean, we took a moment. We took a moment after the cleansing game and took a moment after the peach bowl. You know, there's always probably a good thing when the confetti's fallen on you and it's your colors. You know, so we try not to miss those things. You know, as much as there's a there's the big prize at the end that we're striving for. There's there's there's victories along the way and those small victories need to be celebrated. And this by no means was a small victory, but you got to celebrate your victories as you as you navigate your way through it because it's hard to get. If they weren't that difficult, there'd be a lot of other teams in this position. But we're fortunate to be here and like I said, I've been I'm so proud of our staff. So proud of our team with their work ethic with their determination with their resiliency, you know, week after week after week. And it's been a credit, you know, that our selves in Penn State are the only two teams now that actually played in a conference championship game and had to play a first round game.

2:58:14So we're we're the two that really haven't gotten any of the time off that that, you know, that Notre Dame and or Ohio State have gotten and even those teams that got the first round by. So we're just trying to, you know, take it all in stride and continue to move forward. But again, along the way and join the victories as they come. What's your next question is going to come from Westcott, Ebers. Go ahead. Hey, Steve, I was just wondering if there's anything that Arizona State did specifically to make things difficult for y'all on first down and what you need to improve that to be more effective on that down against Ohio State. Well, I thought they were very active. I thought they did a good job of running their defense. I didn't think it was so much of that there was something new or different. But they executed. I thought they won some of their one on ones, which we got to improve upon that. You know, you know, at the end of the day, you know, first and second down wins are really important for us to try to minimize some of the third and long situations that you can get yourself into.

2:59:19But, you know, that's when we're at our best. And so for them, I just thought it was they executed that what they do on defense and they did it better than we did. For a lot of that ballgame. Coach, your next question is going to come from Brian Davis. Go ahead. Hey, Steve, just wanted to ask you about the way you feel like the defense has answered the bell. You know, multiple times here, you know, in the post season, all these situations they're getting put in. And I don't know if you want to do you want to brag on the Michael Taff or maybe defend him a little bit, you know, multiple games now. You guys have been laying some really hard licks that that are not targeting. Does that is that a sign of how good you know, are coaching them to maybe play the right way. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? To do extensive amount of research to be good.

3:00:19There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we're traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by.

3:01:22Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgencaredkit.com slash blue. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe. And their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredicts.com to learn more. Well, I think our defense has been tremendous all year. That was a hard game the other night. You know, they played over a hundred snaps. And it was an odd game. You know, you think about we really lost almost three full possessions on offense. Anytime you have a scoring return, you know, you can't just go to the other side of the table and say, you know, you're going to have to go to the other side of the table and say,

3:02:23you know, we have three full possessions on offense. Anytime you have a scoring return on special teams where we had a punt return for a touchdown, that would have been an offensive possession that we lost. Our first drive on offense, we scored in two plays. And then we have the safety in one play. And so we really lost three possessions that, you know, unintentionally put our defense continually back on the field. I just thought it originally, man, we weren't getting off the field. Okay, especially in the first half of that game. But over time, that can wear on you. And so I thought those guys showed a lot of grit, a lot of guts in that game to fight through. I had, you know, we had players playing a hundred snaps on defense, not including special teams. Michael Taft being one of those. I think you played 101 snaps on defense, not to mention he was on punt, punt return and kickoff return. And so that's a lot on these guys that, that we again, we've got to get him healthy and get him back. As far as, you know, football goes, hey, we don't play flag football, man. All right, this isn't seven on seven.

3:03:23This is tackle football. We believe in playing a physical brand of football. We try to do it the right way within the rules. You know, there were, there were numerous plays. I thought in the game that I'm sure they were upset about a call. There was numerous plays. I didn't agree with the call. And so, but that's football. That's the way it goes. But we're not going to change the way we play. We play a physical brand of football. We're always going to try to impose our will on our opponents. And, and Michael's a great example that he plays the game the right way. What's your next question is going to come from David Eckert. David, go ahead. Hey, Steve, appreciate the time. I was just curious going back to Ohio State's wide receivers. I guess, how do you kind of balance ensuring Jeremiah Smith doesn't kind of take over this game? And while they've got, you know, two other wide receivers who are six hundred yard guys. How do you kind of conceptualize that defensively with resource management there? I just hope we're good enough to guard them. I mean, these guys are really good players. We'll find out.

3:04:25Coach, your next question is going to come from Sean McFarlane. Sean, go ahead. Hey, Steve, appreciate the time. Just you talked this season about the depth and talent of the SEC and the competition in this conference. What does it mean in year one to be the last team standing from this conference and be representing this conference on this stage? Well, you know, I, I still hold true to this. Like, I really believe this is a premier, you know, football conference in America. Because of the weekend week out task that it requires physically and mentally. It's not a one time thing where you just play one SEC team and then you get on to go do the rest. You have to do it weekend and week out. You have to go into some really difficult environments. And over time, that's what takes us toll on your team physically and mentally. And so you got to make sure that you can kind of recharge those batteries. Stay as healthy as you can.

3:05:27You know, clearly we've endured our fair share of injuries this year. And I think I've done a pretty good job, decent job of navigating our way through it. You know, I know unfortunately for Georgia, you know, they lost their starting quarterback in our game and the SEC championship game. And I'm sure other teams in our conference had to endure things that can take their toll on your team. And that's, that's no excuse that the end day we have to find a way to navigate our ways through it. But to be here on this stage, to be back in the final four. Where in that SEC patch on our jersey, you know, we're going to do our best to represent it because it's a heck of a conference. So, next question is going to come from Christopher Hidal. Go ahead. Hey, coach. This is Chris Hidal from Herbert and Radio in Baltimore. Do you feel a lot of pressure being the home team in the state schools of the big state of Texas, building a plane in the cotton bowl with the history of Texas being in the cotton bowl?

3:06:28You feel a lot of pressure or you just feel like there's just another game each week. I don't necessarily feel pressure upon that, you know, when you take the head job here at the University of Texas, you got to know what you're signing up for. And there's an expectation and a standard here to compete into win championships, compete for and win championships. And so you acknowledge it, you accept it and you start charging forward. I think if this is more of a great opportunity to play in the cotton bowl and in the semi finals of the college football playoff against an unbelievable opponent in a Ohio state, they've got a great fan base. They're going to travel. Their fans are played against them in the Rose Bowl and different opportunities. So, their fans travel really, really well. And so the challenge for us is to stay composed in that arena. You know, the challenge for our fans is to show up by tickets and support us so that we can make it as tough an end of the environment as we can. Because like I said, we're going to need all those factors in this game. This is the best team in college football.

3:07:29And we're going to have to make sure that we put our best forward to give ourselves a chance to win the game. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk. Most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we are traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue.

3:08:30That's promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. Hi, this is Dave Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. Urgent care kit.com slash blue. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we are traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic Z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses.

3:09:36So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. So your next question is going to come from Rob Oler Rob. Go ahead. Hey Steve Ryan Day was just talking about the NFL and his experience there. You have NFL experience. He said it kind of feels this starting to feel like an NFL playoff late season thing. Is the field that way to you and you not that you have an advantage, but can you use that experience?

3:10:36You know moving on from one game with the quick turnaround. Well, it definitely feels like that. You know, you think about like I said, we're going into game number 16 here. And so how you manage the players, how you utilize your time, how you try to keep them as fresh as you can, not only physically but mentally. But also put forth that you make sure you got a good plan that you can execute against you know the further you go into the playoffs, the better quality opponent you face. And so your quality of play has to continue to improve. The coaching has to improve. Everybody's got to improve. We've always got to continue to strive to get better all on the same time trying to get everybody fresh and back and putting them in the best position to have success. And so it's a challenge. But that's the beauty of it, right? That's that's like to be in the stage and to be it with this opportunity. And you embrace it and you try to balance it as best you can so that when the balls kicked off, you're putting everybody, your staff, your players in the best position to have some success.

3:11:47Coach, two final questions first from Donovan Bridgeforth. Donovan, go ahead. Hey, coach, congratulations on such a great season so far. What is your response to those who see this as a home game for your program with it being at AT&T Stadium? Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I think both schools get the same number of tickets. I'm not certain Bianco might be able to answer that for you. But I think I think everybody gets the same number of tickets. And then from that point, who's going to buy the rest, you know, and I know we've got a great fan base that travels. I know Ohio State's got a great fan base that travels. So I don't know if it was at D.K.R., or I'd probably say something that would be like a home game, but you know, it is what it is. The last question is coming from Chip Brown. Go ahead, Chip. Hey, Steve, in Ohio State's first meeting with Oregon, they didn't sack Gabriel once in their second meeting. They sacked him eight times.

3:12:50What, what, you know, what stands out most about their pass rust? You see them. Are they similar to Georgia? Anyway, well, they're ferocious. So front, they've got a great pass rush big on the inside, big edge players that are, they're very talented. I think getting ahead 34 to nothing in the second quarter was helpful. You know, Oregon got a little limited where they had to just start passing the ball. And that's generally when a lot of sacks occur. So when people have to just really throw it to get back into the game and quarterbacks can hold the ball and so on and so forth and D.Liaman can start pin in the ears back and going because there's not the threat of the run. So I think inevitably that's where that balance comes in that we talked about of why it's important that we continue to lean into the run game and find, find balance there to try to neutralize those guys up front because it's a ferocious pass rest for sure. Well coach, we really appreciate you joining us today. Thanks for joining us already. I'll thank you. Full transcripts of both news conferences along with audio and video files will be distributed via email and posted via the Good Your Cotton Bowl Classic section of the College Football Playoff Media Portal.

3:14:01The game access to the portal send an email to licensing at catapultsports.com. If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email at Scotty SCL TTIE at Cotton Bowl. Thanks for joining us today. Stay safe. We wish you safe travels. I think some of my still need to work on so I've got a lot of work to do. But I think the biggest thing in Library, you guys just be instinctual in the GGO. You can't try and overthink things and try and overprosite because then you'll be slow to the play every single time. And our bell reached. Just what you've seen out of him coming on this season and it looks like he's ready to take over what Cody's done. Is that kind of how you view it? Yeah, I think he's going to be a great player right now. He's going to be a really, really good player next year. Obviously he's a physical specimen. Big guy fast and run can hit. I think the biggest thing, he took a huge leap this year in terms of the mental part of the game. I think he has a grand understanding of the game. You know, be able to play my client back or you've got to be a smart football player. And I think he took a huge jump in that part of the game to share.

3:15:02Thanks. We'll throw it to Texas and Scotty. Yes, sir, we have two questions on zoom. Our first is going to come from Dan Hope from 11 warriors. Go ahead, Dan. Hey, sonny, you talked about how you guys prepared going into those first two games. How do you guys make sure you keep that same edge going into this third game? Yeah, I mean, I think those days been doing a good job. Make sure there's no let off. You know, last two weeks, really don't matter if you lose this one. So we're not really focused on anything. Top of the past. It's a clean slate. Or if there's folks on being Texas, they've got a really good team, a really talented team. And we know we've got to bring our best to build on that game. Our next question is going to come from Kurt Bowles from the Houston Chronicle Kurt. Go ahead. Morning, sonny. Good to see you. I was curious how you assess Texas off-mance and they've had their struggles in the running game. So they look like a team that's kind of pass heavy and leads into the past first and how would you evaluate that part of their game?

3:16:02I mean, I mean, you say they struggled the past few games of the running game, but I think they got a super explosive run game. If you watch the Clemson game, I think they put up almost 2050 rush hour or something like that. I think they're a team that's capable of putting up around 50 points if you let them. So I mean, we're deep in the short ready place and extremely talented offense on all three levels. I think the quarterbacks great player, the running backs are very, very explosive. She was very explosive. They got great tight end, great online. So they're well rounded offense. And you guys are big favorites in the game. Do you worry at all about overconfidence or complacency just because the way you all have dominated the opposition so far? No, I don't think anything outside noise matters. I think there's things they said about it before we won those two games and now they're thinking set up about us after we won those two games and those things might be different. And it really doesn't matter us. We're just focused on the opinion inside these what inside the Woody and we know we got a bear egg in every single week. I mean, it's a really good team. It doesn't matter how how it beat the last two teams. This is a whole completely different team.

3:17:03Thank you. That's all our questions on zoom. All right. We'll go back to the local level here. Phil Rebenoins. Columbus this batch. I mean, you guys travel, your fans travel very well, but obviously this game is in Dallas. Do you guys kind of thrive and like the playing front of hostile crowds? I think guys kind of like going in an enemy territory sometimes. You know, it feels good being a little bit of the villain you could say, but yeah, I mean, obviously you got to take into fact that it isn't in Texas. So it could be a lot of environment. Could be like an away environment. We obviously know that. But I mean, that's right. Where you put the ball down. We're just going to come show up and play. And I think there's a staff that you guys that your opponents have not been called for a holding call since September or something like that. Is that something that you guys are aware of? And do you guys point out on the film? I didn't call that one. Maybe call that one. Yeah, we're aware of this. We don't pay attention to too much. So you guys just play.

3:18:07I don't really got too much to say about that. You got to just play through and just let your let your talent take over. Don't let it come down to a ref decision. Over here to the right Austin Ward podcast. So I didn't feel like against Oregon that you guys had to blitz as much as you had in maybe some other games in the second half of the season. Why is that? What does it allow the linebackers to do when you don't have that responsibility? What made that a successful approach on Wednesday? Yeah, I think when you got as talented as guys, we do a front with those four guys up front. I mean, a four man pressure is feeling like a six man pressure to the quarterback. So you're able to drop out and be able to drop everyone else in the coverage. So it makes a lot easier on our defense when the defensive line is just taking over like that. It's it's tough for an offense to do anything. We got four four man four man rush feel like a zero coming at you. And then you got everyone dropping into coverage. It's kind of just shout over the field. So I mean, it's definitely makes the defense a lot easier for everyone else when the defense line's playing like that. Jim knows it talked about this a little with having so many veteran players that you could make different game plans.

3:19:12You don't have to just be you know pigeon hold into one thing we kept a week. Does it feel when you get in there and you guys start game planning like they are very different for every opponent for you guys at this point? I don't know if I would say that. I think they keep it simple enough where guys aren't like confused when we're doing. I mean, it might look like that for like the quarterback. We might be giving different looks and things like that. But I don't think it's over complicated at all. I mean, I might just be because we got a veteran deepened as well. So it could be a little bit biased, but that's kind of the way it feels. Isn't feel over the complicated like that. We'll go to Joey Confin Columbus this back. Sonny, how do you think it's helped you guys to get Caleb down? Dr. Morn to the box. Lay the latency. And then you can do that. Seems like more. Yeah, I mean, I think both our safeties have done a really good job. You know, dropping down in the box and being able to come down faster run run support. I mean, I think when you see guys coming from 12 yards and they're making tackles or two yards games.

3:20:15It's all that's pretty impressive. I mean, you saw Latham's last game come from the weak side boundary hash about 10 12 yards. You come down hit the dude at two yards and then home was knock him out. So I mean, both our safeties are super impressive in the run game. So it makes the health of the defense. You know, usually you're dropping the safety in. Usually those four yard runs, five yard runs and where they're stopping for two yard runs, no yard runs. So it's super impressive and helps the defense out a lot. We'll go to Jeremy Birmingham, the podcast. Sonny, how much does the defense structure really changed since the Oregon game in NUG? Or is there some more of it awesome time for you guys just being more better and knowing the defense better? Or has there been fundamental changes that have been made? Because it looks a lot different. I mean, I think there's been some changes. But I think a lot of it's been a mentality of trying to be more aggressive. And we're just trying to have an aggressive mindset. I think you've seen that in shows up on tape with the pressures, the TFLs and things like that.

3:21:16And I think we've gotten a lot better since the beginning of the year. And we've kind of improved on the issues that've shown up each week because the issues are always there. And I think we've improved on those really well. And then obviously looked like a completely different team now. You've got a different aggressiveness from the coaching staff. So it's not just your children's individual position coaches like coach Jordan. But even from my day, like, is he been a different type of leader? I think he's been a great leader the whole year. And I think after that team of Norfolk lost, we kind of hunkered down and say, hey, we're going to get up. We're going to start swinging. And we're going to keep swinging as hard as we can. And see what happens at the end of the game. And I think that's what we've been doing the past two games. And it's worked out pretty well. Next to Mick Walker, Letterman Row. So you mentioned a great kind of earlier. What stands out to you about Gunner Allen? And how do you kind of take out a guy that's such a focal point for all of us? I think he runs great routes. He has good hands. I think they set up some really nice plays for him.

3:22:17You see some of those plays where he kind of sneaks out of the protection and comes out quite open. I think the biggest thing that stands out is probably the routes in the hands. He's super impressive for a tight end. Obviously, you always be aware of where he's out on the field. And there's going to be some explosive play set up for him. Any other questions here? Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, Letterman Row. I'm sorry. Good minute eruption. Jerry. When you were in a nutshell, how would you describe him to someone? Because he seems even more effective when he kind of gets out of the pocket or moves around and stuff. So what do you see when you think of him? I would say the capability of like early on the game, not him getting his routine. Like some of those routine throws, routine throws. They run the ball. They play action shot. 50 yards in the field. Things like that. I think he's a super good job of that. Being able to sell the play action and pull the safety up and then hit you downfield with a 60 yard bomb.

3:23:19So I think that's the biggest thing that stands out to me on film. He's a super talented quarterback, super talented arm talent. He can get the ball out in many different ways. But that's probably how I put it in the nutshell. He's just super talented player. I think he can make any throw on the field. Like you said, he can move around a little bit. I don't think people respect that enough of his legs. He can move around and extend the plays and hurt you downfield. Is there really a guy who used to be in this building, at least for four or five months? I wasn't really here with him, but the only thing is really, you played some former players before. But obviously he's a talented player. I think a lot of guys have a lot of respect for him. So it's just going to be a good match. I'm excited for it. We'll go to Bill Rebiewicz, Columbus Dispatch. Adam, the win will talk to you next. I'm sure it's the last thing you're on your mind when we talk about. Do you have any idea what you're going to do next year? I mean, you obviously can go to the NFL. Do you have any thoughts on that right now? No, I haven't thought about it at all. Just worry about winning. Scotty, that's in from Columbus for sunny styles anymore on your end.

3:24:23No more on our end. Thank you, sunny. Thank you. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we are traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no co-pays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgencaredkit.com slash blue.

3:25:23That's promo code blue at urgencaredkit.com slash blue. Hi, this is Dave Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgencaredkit.com slash blue. Urgencaredkit.com slash blue. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we're traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses.

3:26:29So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. And then we went into the last game and still didn't quite know what the ramifications were everything that was going on based on who we had up front. And you know, there was a lot of things that played into that game, but certainly one of them was we called this game more aggressively. There's no question about that. But also I think we did some things in this game that maximize what we have in terms of our strengths and minimize our inefficiencies. Not that everything was perfect in this game, it wasn't. But I do think that, and I also thought Will was excellent in this game played really well.

3:27:36You know, did a really good job of placing the ball and some big time throws when he needed to make plays with his legs he did. And certainly Jeremiah, you know, was dying to mind again, but Will was the leader. And, but we also had balance in this game. You know, it wasn't like it was just throwing it all over the place. You know, we did we did have balance. We had some good runs and those those hit for us, which makes a big difference when you have that run run pass balance that we're looking for. You know, this has got to continue. Now this has got to build momentum, you know, going into this next game over to the right Dylan Davis Delaware Gazette. Right. You don't you dominated the first half of the look up on the scoreboard head didn't have time to join the web. Would you feel like you let him off the hook a little bit? What was that conversation like at halftime? No, you did dominate that half. I'll be it. You know, yeah, that's why we knew coming out in the second half. We had to we had to win the next four to five minutes and we did and that that really helped because you're right. You can feel that way a little bit, but I say it all my time coming in halftime. You're going to be up down or it's going to be tied. So now we have to go win the next five minutes of the game for minutes of the game.

3:28:38And you know, they deferred so they got the ball. So we had to get that stop. We did and then we went down the score and that made a huge difference. But yeah, you know, I tell the guys all the time that, you know, in games like this, you got to have poise because there's ups and downs. And you can't get caught up in that. But yeah, I mean, there was a point there where we're going to we have a chance to go 28 nothing and you're the interception great play. And I like the call. I like how aggressively we were because that's that's part of it when you're going to call the game aggressively something like this happens. You know, you have to do one to work, you know, live with it. But but yeah, I mean, you had a chance to score right there and go 20 and nothing and the games, you know, pretty much in hand at that point. But they they fought their way back in, but they're a good team. I mean, this is a very good SEC team that came up here and so we knew it wasn't an abeasing. Camera T Robinson, the athletic. Ryan, I know obviously the confidence for this good comes from the work you put in on a databases. But when you sit, you sit for week to use, obviously just want to get in the game. How important is it for you to have that first drive the way you guys did that to build confidence for the press.

3:29:41And just the execution. We've talked about that the last few weeks and some of the press gone to Ben and I know you've heard us harp on execution execution execution because there's a lot of things coming out of that last game that, you know, we just look back on and we're like, we just didn't execute very well. We didn't we know and certainly there are there are things that we needed to do better in terms of scheme, but we also didn't execute. And if you know for the most part field of the kicks better in this game, I thought we blocked better in this game. I thought we ran through contact better in this game and certainly with you and caught better in this game. That made a huge difference in it, but you're right. There was there was a confidence coming out of that that first quarter because you know we're playing with a lot of energy, but even coming out of warmups you can feel it. And I think these guys wanted to play in this game and there was there was a confidence that got built through practice and I thought we had a good game playing going in. I think the guys believed in it and that went a long way to get that first drive. Folks, I'm going to bring have Jack Sawyer and Cody Simon go to the back two tables there to start their interviews. Then we're going to go ahead and continue with coach Dave Bill Rebenwenc Columbus dispatch. Thank you, gentlemen.

3:30:52Either one of the back two tables. How you got through it and just how important this was because this was a season defining win to this point. What did you do to make sure that you guys were ready? That was out the event standing off. Well, the first week was an identification of the issues. You don't just move on from the game. You have to identify what the issues are and have real conversations with the players. Allow them to speak because they're invested in this. And then coaches have their their two cents and you know you give it about a week and then you put a plan together on how we're going to move forward, how we're going to get these things fixed. And then you figure out what your opponent is. We found out it was Tennessee. And that's where the two weeks of work went. And they got about Wednesday of this week. You could tell these guys just want to get on the field. They had been a long lead up for us, you know, weeks.

3:31:52And it does, you know, to say it doesn't weigh on it does. You know, a lot of pride who we are. And these guys have a lot of pride. And these guys, they love each other and they're a great representation of Ohio State. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk. Most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we're traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic Z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue.

3:33:00That's promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. Hi, this is Dave Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. Urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we are traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses.

3:34:06So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. You know, I'm glad that they were able to, you know, for the last game for those seniors to finish with the win, but they are not satisfied at all. I mean, they quickly are going to get their focus on Oregon, which is going to be a rematch for us, which is exciting and going into a great opportunity to go play in the Rose Bowl again. So, yeah, I think it says a lot about who our guys are that we're able to respond like that in a big way.

3:35:06Dan Hope, 11 warriors. I and you talk a lot about leave no doubt how important was it for you guys in terms of building momentum, but not just win tonight, but two things no doubt. That's it. And even there were a couple points in the game where, you know, there's some couple calls and, you know, different things where, you know, in the past when you have one of these games that comes down to the last play, you can look to those as game altering plays, but when you leave no doubt, you know, nobody will talk about those plays because we did. And there was a few opportunities in this game to do that very thing for a downstop. You know, there was again that those drives right there in the third quarter that I felt like allowed us an opportunity to pull away when the defense was getting stops. Over to the right, Stephen means Cleveland dot com. Right. You told us during the week that we could see a rotation on the interior of your offensive line there. You just talk about the job Luke Montgomery did, but then also Austin's playing essentially two different positions in one game just evaluate the job he did going back and forth, depending on who was in the game. When you don't notice the guards, they're doing pretty well.

3:36:08I noticed Luke's energy, toughness and edge. We got to watch the film and see how we did, but we blocked them much better in this game and they have a good front. I thought we got some of the gap schemes going some good double teams. It wasn't all perfect by any means, but we'll have to continue to diversify going into the next game. But I thought we at least focused on the things that these guys could do well and now we got to build on it. And they played with confidence. They played with energy. You can see after, you know, we scored a couple of touchdowns. I mean, they were they were jacked up and coming off the field with good energy and the leaders of that group certainly is Donovan Jackson, Josh Friyer and great to see Carson play well. Look like anyways, from my point of view, watching the game on tablet that he played well. So that allows us to have balance. And as you know, that's a huge part of it. Yeah, we'll have to look at it and see, but it seems healthy to me to get those guys involved in the game.

3:37:08We're going to go just a couple more questions for coach over to the left pat Murphy 24 seven sports. Brian, this week the defense talked about, you know, they had to win the game. They felt confident doing that. Obviously, you're often played the way it does so they don't have that much on their shoulders, but other than a couple of drives, they hold hold the port down their performance and just what they can build on from this. Well, they're playing with confidence and coming off the last game. I think they felt like, you know, we have to go win the game. But when the offense is playing to their potential, like they were today, then now it's complimentary and you can end up with a game like we did tonight. So you just never know it could be like the Oregon game. It could be like, you know, the last game of the season. You know, you just never know how those games are going to shake out and we have to do whatever we can to win. We've talked about that before just win the game. So we got to win three more over to the right here Spencer, Holbrook, Letterman, Ro. Ryan with will that first touchdown throw just seemed like it was just so on point.

3:38:11Yeah, he looked to be just kind of dealing tonight. What did you see anything different from him last couple of weeks? Just because like down field, he looked better. He just looked more concise almost at every time. I thought his footwork was good. I thought that we worked hard on some of those throws and he had a few of those right on the money. Faith ball and the goal ball were really well done. I thought the levels ball to Carnell was really, really well thrown ball. Probably missing a few others, but yeah, he was he was accurate today and you know, a big thing for well is his footwork when his foot works on point. And when he's seeing things well, you know, he's as good as anybody in the country. Folks, we just sent Donovan Jackson to the back of the room as well. And this will be the last question for coach, uh, day, uh, Scott darker man, the athletic. Yeah, Ryan, I wanted to ask you just kind of a big picture about the big 10 and what kind of this the season maybe looks like when you have three teams advance into the quarter finals. And from a big picture perspective, what was this first year like playing in the big 10 and how good are these teams that are in the tournament?

3:39:18Well, I think, um, you know, the big 10 has great football. I think that, you know, we play nine conference games so we beat each other up sometimes. Um, but when you have an opportunity like this against a very good SEC team, you know, we, we know how important that is for the conference and you know, great to see some of the other teams in the league. Hi, this is Dave Roberts heading into summer without a medical emergency kit. That's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home, say $45 with code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue urgent care kit.com slash blue. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk. Most people don't think about until it's too late.

3:40:18Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks, getting sick right before vacation can derail everything and we're traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic Z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no co-pays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. Hi, this is Dave Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything.

3:41:21That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. Urgent care kit.com slash blue. Representing well because it is a great conference and a very difficult conference. Coach, thank you very much. We're going to open up. I guess more just like confident and like set you feel that can lead to this year than you have. 98 difference. 98 difference from my first year and my second year to now. Now my guy, I know I can play and I know I can hold him until one of the best. Especially with Max. Anybody else that we can want to play this year and I know what to do. All I do now is actually meet my potential and help everybody else out on the team as well. You've practiced a lot against Malcolm and he's really come into his own. What is it about Malcolm that's helped him make that next step there?

3:42:24Malcolm, he's quiet. He doesn't really say too much. He comes in to work every day. The way he does and he works hard. He doesn't like twice anything. He'll get mad over cold rest. He's like, he has an entire open up. He doesn't really care what you're doing. He's our invite else. So it's like, alright, keep going. That's how everybody does something. How about Ty Reed, two together at the same mindset? He does have a same mindset. But now he makes wrestling grow a lot from this first year here. So now he has a same slander. He's grown up a lot mentally. Looks like you guys are reimagining the offensive line. We'll be with you out there right side. Farm there next to you on that side too. And then drafting guys on the line. How exciting is that to be part of something that's kind of being having that trust but also being reinvented a little bit? That's very good. But me and Doer are known as making one and keeping place in us in the worst.

3:43:27But all the same time we got to keep going. We can't just really think about what they did. All we got to do is think about what we can't really do. We can't really do a thing that we're going to do. So I'm going to build a lot of them on the left side. I'm going to build a little bit more. How well are you going to work with them together? We've worked pretty well. I guess they sure is. We had a little rookie moment a little bit. But as big great friends, I do like my brother. And I always will. We talk every day about how can we get better, how can we help each other on the right side so we can make that connection? You guys play like party game. Do you think of that? What do you think about the other self playing? Like the Wednesday Christmas home? I guess you guys are going to go first. I don't really care about that. I'm going to go first. I'm going to go first. I just think of the challenge. I'm okay. We got all these attributes. They got all these things. But can they get past me? Can they beat me? So every day, just working on that.

3:44:28Just getting better and better. Have you used the strong race, jumping, falling on the straps? Yeah, that's my dog. We came in together and just talking to each other about the process, especially when I was in a coach's rire left. And I was like, you know, what are we going to do with me? And we just stuck through it. And me and him, I just talked to them every day. That's my bully. And working on different things. Because he's at the left. I'm at the right. Things from different point of view. So it's really great. What's your condition going for you? I was going to be amazing. I feel every day get better and better. Going to get the best every day. So you have to be on your A.K. And going to just do like CJ. That's my full. Just getting better and better and transition. Just not an hour. Half a week from home. So this has been pretty good. You started for game plans. So those, what do you have to think you did in the memory of those games? Which you learned from that? I think like for my role, I think I did just enough. Like as a person I am now, if I was a person, I feel like I would have done lay better.

3:45:31But just going into that role, helping that's helping Minnesota. Do we got to do? I feel like I did just enough. But there's always I could always do. Where's always one for a person? Where did you see this? Pass, pro and my first steps. Working on those things. I had to lift out the power. I just, I was all over the place. And just every, I feel like every game I was understanding on how the game worked and how to attack, how to be passive, how to work together as an online unit and not just be by myself. You mentioned the first step. What, what about that first step? I really just make sure I feel powerful out of my stance. That was the one big thing I had to work on. And especially at my last school, working on my stance, making sure I can push off and like, gain ground. And I felt like sometimes I wasn't doing that. You don't mention that he had to lose 30 pounds when he got here. Did you have to change from your body at all?

3:46:31Definitely. I was 320 coming in and I played at 320, I felt great. And then they told me they wanted me to go down to 315. And I was like, nah, I want to do that. I got 315. I started running. I started, they started putting me on a meal plan. They started doing all this. I'm like, oh, hold on. I see the vision now. Yeah. I definitely changed before my body. My arm is steadily getting bigger. The weight room is going to amazing. I'm growing every day. It's hard every day. But I love it though. Like, I'm getting worked after practice. After the weight room, I'm like, cooked. But I can see the results and see the games. What is it like you leave a place, you know, you're probably breaking some people's hearts back there. Describe what it's like to make a move like this. You know what I mean? And basically the midst of a college career. What were you seeking for the event? It was definitely a big move. What was I seeking? Just the development with knowing I can, I wanted to go and get some of the best dudes every day.

3:47:37And coming here, I'll be able to do that. Just a training program in the culture here. And it's summer. Minnesota. So it was definitely like a easy merge. You had said you had really thought about Ohio State being an option. When the house is quickly to sort of emerge. What do you remember about just some of the ever-preparement of you? I remember coach Fry call me when I hit the portal. He was one of the couple first people to hit me up. I was going to go home anyways. Because I was going to go to my mom's house because I fasted. When I hit the portal, make sure I was making the right decision. And I was going to go home with my family and just talk about it. And my cousin and I were like, you're already an hour and a half away. So you might as well just see what's up up there. They show an interest and I was like, you know, I'm not sure. You mentioned the transition from Fry to Tyler Bowen. Just what's been like playing with Coach Bowen so far? I don't really know too much about Coach Fry. Just a little bit. But what I was in here, I definitely saw dudes definitely develop.

3:48:40I can see it on tape. Not necessarily like really see that practice. But with Coach Bowen every day, just improving. And he's just always telling me things. Little things, I don't even notice that I need to work on. Especially with Coach Johnson and Coach Dickey. Having no story in the room is probably the best thing ever for me. Last year helped a lot. Just being in nose-a-skid was pretty complex and understanding both and playing both has really helped me. So yeah, I'm just trying to do whatever I can to learn both and just fit wherever I'm needed. And Matt Petrusha has talked a lot about already how he likes to do guys around. And just things to the strength of his players. Can you spound on that a little bit? Yeah, man. We've got a lot of players that can do a lot of things. And you know, you got two of the most versatile linebackers. And you got CJ too. So I mean, you've got Sunny who's probably the best, you know, past defending linebacker I know. And then you got Art Vel who's elite off the edge and can do literally everything on the field.

3:49:44And then I feel like I'm pretty good in the box. And we all got our strengths and we're just trying to make each other better. And so I think, you know, whatever happens, happens. And we've got guys who are able to play anything. It's been like two weeks, but what are your thoughts on Petrusha? Man, I really like Coach Petrusha a lot. He's a big, you know, it's what can he do for you? Not what can you do for him? And he's role, you know, he's just trying to serve and help. And I've learned so much football and this past two weeks more than I've, you know, learned in my whole lifetime. So it's been great having him. And he's a good coach and he teaches and he's talking to me on the mic, telling me what I see and stuff. And it's just, I feel like I'm getting a lot smarter and processing things a lot faster. That's the difference for you coming out of, you know, last year with the injury and everything. What has it been like to take defeat under you and kind of give away the building? I mean, it feels good. I was kind of just throwing right into it and fall kept. And I thought I did a pretty well job, you know, just kind of getting thrown into the fire.

3:50:46But, you know, now after coming back this year and just things are, things click a lot, a lot easier. And this, and I feel like this defense is everyone's clicking and I'm just, I'm really studying as much as I can. I mean, I just live up here all day and, you know, it's great having sunny and then just, even like a guy like Cody last year, just the level of preparation he had every single day was unlike I've ever seen anyone. I mean, he knew what everybody was doing every single play. And so that's what I'm just trying to have trust in the coaches that I can, I know what's going on at all times so I can go in there and do my job. What feels different about this defense, the coach for trash or running? I mean, you picked up on that and the new on-swice would you, would you, would you sense a bit of difference? I think he's just, he's big into playing the player's strengths. Like, if I'm better at this, he's going to put me in this position. It's just just a little bit of that. I mean, we haven't really done much. It's only been two weeks, but guys are playing other strengths and just getting better.

3:51:48I mean, that's just, and we're doing a lot of fundamentals stuff, not too much scheme. Just, you know, working on tackling, getting off blocks, being physical and telling stuff like that. I've got openings. You know, there's two coach Laura Minus over years to change a little bit and it's teaching him. Where do you work calling those actual? Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I was, I mean, I would say right now, he's the best linebacker coach in the country. I mean, he knows everything about it, especially, you know, with Patricia being in the NFL. He's definitely, you know, he knows it all and stuff. So he's done good, man. I, it was kind of hard for him. I think it was a little hard, you know, because he was kind of just thrown in. Like, I was just thrown in the mix. He was trying to give me as many reps as I could get in the fall camp. And I'm really grateful for that. I mean, it was hard for me. Like, you know, when fall camp kind of ended, my reps really, you know, cut down, but he did a good job of, you know, keeping me with the defense and watching all the plays and stuff and just talking me through everything.

3:52:49And, you know, we built a great relationship and I couldn't be more careful to have him as my coach. How did you think you had the last question? We had heard of the tie-roader with that. Were there any moments where you thought to yourself, like, I'm not ready for this. You feel pretty good. I mean, I, like I said, wrestling, you kind of get forged in fire. And so, maybe just a little bit of that. I think the really the hard part for me was just, you know, just consistently waking up every day and doing it, the mental side of it. Especially, I mean, you just don't know a lot of stuff. I mean, you hadn't never done it before, but I wouldn't say the physical stuff was hard. I mean, I mean, obviously it was hard, but, you know, growing up wrestling and, you know, having older brother beat up on you a little bit. I wouldn't want to, I wouldn't want to back. Did you see that? It seemed like you picked up more special teams' responsibilities, especially in the playoff. Is it like your snap counts at these moments or higher for you doing more by that one this season? Did you get the curve a little bit more? Yeah, 100% I mean, I was kind of on all four phases just trying to do my job and just show I'm accountable every week.

3:53:52And just, I mean, you know, guys will go down and stuff and stuff and up and, you know, being on kickoff and kick return and get some power turn reps and eating some punt reps. And, you know, I was really grateful to have those, you know, just being, even just being in the games and the playoff games, you know, seeing the stadium and being on the field and having the responsibility. Thank you. It made a lot that they were willing to put me out there and they trusted me enough to do my job. Thank you very much. Thank you, thank you. Thank you very much. I was really just watching it because I mean, we played Missouri lost on this past year on a part of the field build from like 62 yards. So, like, I was watching the game with more of a span. But yeah, I mean, the things that Coach Day does in his offense and I thought the Ryan does, I feel like really fit my type of build and my best player.

3:54:52You know, where I was coming from in case they was a very long heavy offense, especially quarterback Lauren Hevys, which I was very happy to do and didn't want to do any more. I'm excited here to where I feel like it's more of a, you know, where I can be that pocket passer and also use my legs when I need to. But, you know, I feel like my strength is doing my own thing. But I also feel like I can do really good things in the leg, obviously being a quarterback, you need to make those plays when you need them. How much do you support it? If you see this, you can say that it has your obviously good. How much do you support it? You can say it has that. Oh, it had a huge impact on it. You know, I love my guys at K-State and I have nothing bad to say about them. I mean, the talent here is unbelievable. Just being around the guys and the thing that's impressed me the most about, especially the receiver room, is how driven, you know, much they want to work.

3:55:57I don't have to go out there and beg these guys to go catch. And they're already out here catching on the jugs when I come out the truck. They're incredibly hardworking just all across the room. We got dudes like Carnell and Brandon and I, obviously, and Mecca and all those guys. That's just the, that's just the expert. There's so much talent in that room and being able to throw to guys like that makes my job a lot easier. First and foremost, you're a boss man. Dude, he's a dude, man. I haven't gotten to talk to him that much yet, you know, just because we've been in different groups, lifting and stuff. But man, he's a specimen. I mean, that dude is a freak show when he comes to physical. I mean, he is, I'm excited to see him on the field and by the actually, I feel like the resounding thing that I heard from, from these NFL guys and from people around the league was need to play more.

3:57:00And we need to see more high level play. And I feel like, you know, I played a lot of football in my time at Bay State, but, you know, I only had one year where I was really the true starter. And where I played, you know, the whole year. The most part I was a backup filling in. And I felt like, you know, there's a bunch of statistics and things that they look at. You know, I was on the very lowest end of like, you know, the amount of yards that you're supposed to throw for. You know, you look at the success stories versus the failure stories. And there was just so many signs of the point in becoming back. And really in my heart, and that was at the end of the day, I mean, it was up to me, it was my gut. And I felt like I just wasn't ready to leave college yet. I want to go to a competition. I'm really going to make a lot of things. I'm going to be a lot of things that I'm going to be doing for today. Absolutely.

3:58:00And I mean, the biggest thing was I felt like I could come compete here to win the national championship. And that above anything else was one of the most important things. I just had more. I wanted to accomplish my college and I wasn't telling yet. And that was I think what really drew me here. Obviously, you know, getting to the next level and, you know, playing in an offense like this, I think it's really going to prepare me for that next level and give me the best shot. And that's all I just really shoulder on the cake, you know, for me. I mean, we definitely talked about it. You know, we're all here to compete and we're all here to, you know, help the buck guys win. That's all we're here for. And that was, you know, that was made evident when I came on my visit. And, you know, the thing that I'm the most fired up about is how good the dudes in the room are and how good they've been to me.

3:59:05You know, I they could have, you know, believed me. I've been in a situation where we brought in an older trans, a kid and, you know, they could have been, you know, mad and not taught me and helped me out. But I mean, Devon and Lincoln, the guys that have been around, they've, they've really helped us a lot, especially us three new guys. And, you know, I know I'm older and I've done things but still just learning a new system learning, you know, how we do things and how we, you know, go about our business. Just everything's a little different. So I'm so thankful for those guys that they've just, I mean, they've helped me so much just getting, getting accustomed to, you know, being in this building. What do you get offered right now, Aaron? Really good dudes, really good kids and really talented too. I mean, they can both spin the ball really well. You know, they're young and they, you know, they know they got a lot to learn and so do I. You know, I'm right there, you know, I think we're all trying to learn this together, even, you know, approach over on a little bit and we're hitting the ground running.

4:00:09But, you know, it's exciting. Those two guys are especially, especially in the field. What do you want me to have a ride with you? You didn't, you didn't, you didn't have the facility to go to the hands of a football club. It's hard to say. I would probably say the draft would have been my, you know, I was, I was talking to some other schools, you know, Miami and, you know, USC were in there in the mix. But it was really, I would say here in the draft at the end of it. You know, there was a lot of different things at one end of it and it was a long, hard process. But yeah, I would say, I mean, that was probably the most like it. When you first thought you spoke to about the weighting rack in the console, you know, I'm just going to do it for you. How did the calisthenics of football and the standards and the main problems? I mean, nothing, nothing crazy. You know, it was just... Oh, thank you. Appreciate that. It's a fighter fan.

4:01:10Who really, really? Yeah, I'm sure. I'll stop it. Yeah, I appreciate it. Yeah, there you go, a little sidetrack. But, uh, no, I, what was the question again? I'm sorry. It's a fighter controversy. What's up? Yeah. How did the competition fall? Yeah, no, it was... I mean, it wasn't really anything crazy, I would say. You know, I just, you know, nothing really changed. It was really kind of, you know, they were kind of holding me off a little bit until after that game just in fairness. You know, I was, I was patient and waited my time and, you know, it all worked out. Did it come to you? No, it just kind of makes it. What did you say? It's hard to tell. I don't really know. It was a whirlwind of a process. You know, I started hearing initially they might be interested, but I hadn't really heard anything directly, and then, you know,

4:02:10really getting in like, I really started to feel that interest in them. Did Coach Day let you know there's a change coming in court later? You know, you were back in the ring? A little bit. Yeah, I kind of figured that. I didn't know for sure, but he kind of hinted at it. And, you know, his point was, you know, it's in the best interest to him and the team. I was all in. You know, I completely understood, you know, the decision and why he did it. You're a part of the team. What was this experience to about your team during the other tournament? Yeah, I mean, there were a lot of things that were said. You know, a lot of things that, you know, were attractive to me about this offense and about what he kind of thought about my name and how he thought he did, you know, elevate me to where I wanted to be. And, you know, I feel like one of the biggest things was how pro style the offense is.

4:03:10And, you know, a lot of these other schools that I was looking at, you know, maybe these air raid type of schools. I mean, they got great offenses and, you know, I could put up a lot of numbers, but I don't know how much that would develop me to be out of. And, you know, playing in a system that coached Ryan, which is, I'm using the picture of that, how much? How much better can you prepare for the NFL than with somebody who's coached at a head coach level and an important head level at the NFL? You know, there's just all the things pointed to it. You know, when it comes to safe parts of the screen, or that, I know this truck is just a few years ago. And, I've heard of the pictures of the homecoming curve being. I kind of wanted to look back at the graduation. I just did it in the age limit. And, you know, obviously, you first see this in the coming months. How did you stay ready in prepare? Did you get up, getting carried off from the field? I could stay ready in prepare. It's almost a cracking rate.

4:04:11Maybe you'll be able to see that adversity in the back of the screen. It's roughly that far ahead of you. I'm prepared to do this. I'll be counting on the calendar. I'll be understanding a new twist or why he called it how we did. And, it's been great for the Titans. I'll leave it at that, not to get too much in the scheme, but we've definitely benefited. And, me personally, learning every day. Do you look at the, I guess, relative inexperience for your group? Is that true? You know, should you appear to other years, the emergency intensity, the technical shirt talk? Yeah, I think, you know, awesome. That's a great question. I hope not. I think the energy was still there with a guy like Kate. Now, again, it might have been, like I said earlier, also it might have been, you know, the 3000 level course with Kate because he's ran that play for four years before I got him. Right now, it still might be the what do I got to do? Yeah, and yeah, I mean, I hope the guys feel that the energy's picked up because the urgency has. I mean, eight number eights, not in the room anymore. Great. We're going to play somebody in a couple months, right?

4:05:11And there's got to be a tie-down out there. Hopefully it's two, hopefully it's three tie-downs out there. So hopefully they feel the urgency's picked up. They believe that it was a structure that the G's been in for a long time. But it felt like year after year, there was a lot of stuff. The better guy, the next one, the better guy, the next one, that's the thing. It's like having a bigger picture right now. Does that mean you have to provide all the leadership for the guys? You know, you can be, does that have to be more with you? Does that mean just the G's job, even if it's not going to work? Yeah, I don't know. I'm not going to put it all on you, right? But again, the leaders drive the culture. Whether it be G or whether it be Pat, who's been here for a long time and played a lot of football, whether it be Will came in and said, no, this is what it should look like. I mean, I want those guys to take it around with it. You know, on Saturdays, I'm in the box. I'm not cutting off the C gap. It's got to come from them. Now, again, my job is it coaches to make them hear things they don't want to hear. You know, pushing to do things they don't want to do. So I'm certainly going to do that at times. I'll keep doing it. But they've done a great job of driving the culture. Keenan, you were in the room with Kevin. Was in the offensive meeting room for so many years.

4:06:12Does having Chip kind of get you guys back to where you guys were with Kevin? I know that the room has an offensive staff. You guys were kind of young last year. Now to have Chip with that experience, is that kind of like what you guys have with Kevin? You know, some similarities. I think the comparison is that we're talking about Kevin Wilson and Chip Kelly are two of the brightest, you know, minds and offensive football in the last several decades. So I think there's some similarities there. But yeah, I think it's a loud one coach day, maybe to delegate to Coach Kelly and let him be the best version of himself. And Coach Kelly has been an awesome leader, right, of driving us and listening and providing input. So it's been great. I don't know if it's exactly like it was with Coach Wilson, but it feels great however it is right now. Keenan was initially a bigger role, it's been for Giuliani in the cotton bowl and that not get to come to fruition as much as the way that game played out here. You know, I don't remember exactly what, you know, the expectation was he was going to help contribute. And certainly we wanted him to contribute from the jump and keep him in there contributing.

4:07:12The game kind of started off, you know, not ideal. And we had Kate in there and you know, that was his last game as a buck guy. So we felt comfortable riding out with him, but I think Giuliani and everyone else is kind of focused going forward. Did you guys see him coaching during the bull prep that was a step forward at all? Yeah, oh yeah. Yeah, he definitely takes that forward for sure. If you are changing an ideal situation football, what does the depth look like in terms of how many guys you trust? I think I got six seats in there. So six of the toughest dudes on the team. I'm not sure I'm just giving the coach speak, but I mean, however it shakes out. Hopefully we could play 13 person, no 14 person now. And I got guys out there that are going to go a recent happy, but I don't know. They're going to make that sort of out right now. I'm worried about whatever Thursday's practice, the toughest dudes on the field. Are you seeing enough of that to feel comfortable saying that that can happen by hand? Yeah, I mean, we're taking strides. We'll see about the end of spring and then hopefully fall camp. It's a long ways away from wherever we play with one.

4:08:13Can you tell me what's happened? Yeah, it's been great. It's been great. A pump return and kick return and again to coach other positions too, right? I mean, I mean, special teams comes down to technique and effort. And that's the ultimate test of the brotherhood. No one signed up to be a buck out of me on a pump return. They want to be first round this, first round that. So it's been awesome. And involved in that. What's going on? I think that. Oh, yeah, we're working quite a few guys back there. We got some options. So. Yeah, we fun. You guys were thinking about puts. Maybe having bigger wheels. What is it? What is it you guys? I mean, you have more time, right? Just because we have that whole month of kind of December for development. And you know, the bull press a lot like spring ball and that he has those three or four weeks, you know. To get the reps he wasn't getting during the year because Katie was taking it.

4:09:17I think good. I think it just shows that, you know, next man in we trust you fully. Kate couldn't go. No one better than I was G. Then it was Pat. Period. We call their offense. There's no modified offense or anything like that. So to put our trust in him, he went out and made a lot of plays. And both of this gets played really well. I think that helps the confidence for him and awesome. Really good. When you look at G now, do you, and this is the easiest question maybe, do you see a tight end now? You're still when I'm saying from a couple years ago. A couple years ago he was, you know, he moved over from wide receiver and all this kind of stuff. What just jumped out at you about what he brings to the tight end spot. Yeah, I know what you're asking too. I promise you I never like, he's in the tight end room. I didn't say, oh, but he's a receiver playing tight end. He's a tight end. He's a tight end. So he's going to be greater like a tight end, true to like it. So I never really, but like Kevin talked about when the, you know, first made the move. You want to, you want to get this guy some confidence, play and tie it in. Meaning, I'm not going to say it gets lesser opponents, but having some success out there, you know, like in the run game,

4:10:17the blocking aspect of things and stuff. He seems to progress big time from that. I mean, do you feel that way too? Oh, yeah. He's gone way better. And again, practice is on the left side. He's against JT. He's on the right side. He's against Shaq. This is Ohio State. You're playing against the best every day. So he's definitely progressed. Do you think that elaborate effort you guys are having as a special team? Do you think that's benefiting you guys in terms of just how you're approaching that day? Yeah, I think so. Dan, as far as ownership goes, right? Like, I mean, I'm not saying I wasn't invested last year, but shoot. I'm a pumper-turner-kigger-turner. I mean, that's Coach Hartlan and I's product out there. And if there's not tight ends all over those units and they're not going to play tight end in Ohio State. And I bet you Hartlan feels the same way about the receiver. So as far as the buy-in from the staff, heck yeah. Heck yeah, for me, at least speaking for myself. When Coach stayed broke that up, what did you think about that change? And number two, what has he told you he wants that he wasn't getting from a special team two years ago? No, he never told me anything about last year. It was all about, okay, how it going to be?

4:11:17This is, again, Ohio State. Yeah. Whatever the janitorial staff is supposed to be the best in the country. The tight end coach better be the best tight end in the country. Same thing with quarterback. Same thing with pumper-turn coach. On the pumper-turn coach, I should be the best one in the country. So I got to work with Coach Hartlan and Coach Keys and everyone else. Learn in this game and techniques and now we got to put on the field. You fund yourself studying punt return in a field team and things like that. How are you doing your prep work? Oh yeah, Coach Hart, Coach Keys, Thanksgiving or not. I mean, we lot ourselves in a room for a week there. I don't think I did any offense. You already have pretty good knowledge of the turn game. Or do you have to start from scratch? No, yeah, there's no starting from scratch, Dan. I mean, it's all ball. And that's the coolest thing about special teams is if you're on special teams, it's going to make you better tight end. It's going to be a better DB, you're running back. And it's like the technique and everything like that. I think I had a pretty fair foundation and then maybe some tweaks and, you know, we have to decide what our identity is going this season. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit,

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4:15:23That's what you have in the store. Oh, yeah. Is that help you? Oh, yeah. They know, I think everyone in my room knows and you know guys I talked to on the recruiting trail. Kate went down and there was G and then Pat was right in. I didn't have that in I. I'm going to put the toughest dude out there who goes the hardest. I don't care if you're from Ohio, your dad's a buck guy. If you're a walk on or a five star, whatever should help us win, you know. We can marry in the past. Not period. Yeah. You still work with them before? How does that kind of work right now? Yeah, we can. I mean with Max and Toe, it's face times and it's encouraging them to get here and watch practice so that when they get here right after graduation, we can hit the ground running. But yeah, it's much prep work as we can do on the front end with, you know, sending them tip sheets and that's what a thing. We're technology nowadays. I mean, COVID we had to do it. So yeah, we could get to work right now. Two more questions folks with the special teams question. The collaboration that you guys have. It's three people in one room. Like how does that work semantically where you guys are all putting your heads together to get one idea? Just how does that play out in the room together?

4:16:23Yeah, I mean, luckily, I mean, it's Coach Hart and I. I mean, that guy, we worked every, we see each other every day for the last eight years. Luckily, I worked for years with them. So that's so organic. Hart and I just kind of bounce each other, thoughts off each other. We can read each other's minds by now. I think that's how close we are. So this really organic in there and then Coach Kees does a great job of kind of setting the direction, giving us some expertise. And we just kind of have a flow off each other. Okay. I've seen the guys react to that. So you're coaching the special teams. Yeah, I think they like it because like the accountability, again, if my tight ends aren't on point return to kicker dream, they're not playing tight end. You know that. So I think across the board, it gives us a platform to coach other positions. She didn't, in a time when the print transport is so big and the guy like G probably could have left multiple times when you wanted to. What does that do for the room? To have a guy who's the leader, have just so step-ass and like, I want to stay here, I want to stay here and make an impact. Yeah, I think it speaks volumes that you hit the nail on the head, not just for G, but for the brotherhood. I know it sounds cliche and people read it on Twitter and kind of roll the rise of brotherhood.

4:17:25Why did they think the entire defense came back for the brotherhood? We got two goals here. We haven't done them since she's been here. He hasn't hit his two goals, so he stayed for the brotherhood. So I think it speaks volumes for G as a leader in the room. But also, I mean, you look around a roster. How many guys could have either left for other opportunities in the portal or in the NFL? So I think it speaks volumes to the brotherhood. Is it different at tight end with the transfer portal maybe because for some positions it's such a development position at tight end where you have to develop run blocking? You have to learn the passing game. Is it different trying to keep kids around maybe in the portal or at a tight end? Yeah, maybe it is. And I haven't really thought about that because it's still so new. I think you've got to be so honest in recruiting. Right? If you think I'm going to walk into a living room and say, Come be my starting tight end, I should be crazy. You're crazy. Now, come prepared and get to work before you get here. And, you know, I'm going to give you the opportunity to. Again, I'll take a question earlier. I don't care if he's a senior or a true freshman. If you could play, you could play period. I can't wait. Give me a true freshman. You could play tight end.

4:18:25It's a Ohio State. You got to block Jack and JT. And then your dog tired next play. You're getting covered by Downs and Lathen and all those guys. You kidding me? Is this NFL? No, it's Ohio State. Right? So yeah, I think it's a little bit different, but you got to be honest on the front end. Can I thank you very much? Also, thanks, guys. Thanks, coach. Thank you. You know, the games are done. So I think that, you know, I definitely probably was in the back of my mind, you know, knew I was going to come back regardless. So, like I said, that just sort of been tough on your leave this year. And with the opportunity we got, you know, you only got one more chance left to, you know, to go do something that not many people get to do in their lives. So we're in a blessed position. That's what you do. Look for your. And I just think that I was putting good positions. Just kind of let, you know, let loose. We're not there in played ball. Like I know how to. And, you know, my teammates played great too. And coaches called it the game defensively.

4:19:26I mean, you know, we give a 14 total points or 17, 14, 14. I mean, 14 gets a good offense like that. Great team. I mean, that's a good day. So obviously we didn't get the results we wanted, which is frustrating again, but it's a whole different story. Yeah, I mean, I just think it was, it was collectively a good day on defense. And it all happened to be fortunate that being in position makes me a good place. I mean, that'd be the time for, obviously, some of you in your good organization. You guys are playing well, but nothing will be happening. The most I thought was necessarily meant to be hearing that. But you kind of had all that in what most starters. Can you feel when we're in a groove like that when you get back to the show, and you get the most money you've got? Yeah, I know. I think I felt like I was in a group probably the whole second half of the season. I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates. And I think that when you come here and you expect to get the feeling to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit. And I think you can look at all of us on the D line as a front.

4:20:27We all kind of had our own journey to how we're playing right now. And now it's just all about building and not looking back and playing how we know how to play and being confident out there. And using our abilities as God's gave us. So I think that this whole next year, you know, you're just going to see a whole different level of play from all of us. I know you're trying to keep it up. Yeah. And that'd be kind of a launch for you. What there may be capable of in the future. It's going to be a different way you go. Yeah, you know, I've knew all along what I was capable of. And I know it's frustrating for a few years, you know, not being able to, you know, not playing for whatever reason on the field. So what I was capable of, but, you know, once you just put that stuff to the side, just got there and play ball. You know how it's just going to take care of itself. You know, you're good. Did you use the term, don't you, don't tell what issues. I don't know about that. Is it not like an emphasis of not focusing on the little things kind of on you on that stuff? Can you guys know you on the talent? What is it for you this year? Yeah, you know, I think you said it.

4:21:28You know, there's no talent issues here on this team. You know, I think if you look at our team across the board, probably one of the most talented teams in the country. It's not the most talented team in the country. And so, you know, that's got given though. And what we can work on is our discipline, our skill, our technique. I think if we become the most, you know, disciplined and sound team technique wise, there's not going to be a team in the country to stop us. So, but it's, you know, it's a long process to get to that point and to get to that season. So I just think that when Coach Day talks about that, you know, it's true. We've got the talent. Just got to go out there and work every day on the little things. What are you specifically working on this spring? You know, I'm working on a flexibility. You know, I'm working on bending the corner a little bit and hands. At D line, you can kind of improve on everything. So, Coach Johnson's, our emphasis is just, you know, just taking care of the little things, hands, hips, foot placement. So, it's kind of a little bit of everything in the spring. There's a lot to be excited for, especially all the guys coming back on defense. But how excited are you to play again with changing? Oh, I'm really excited about that.

4:22:29You know, it was cool, really cool. I mean, him going back and forth the whole time to side. And we're going to come back or not. And, you know, when we, you know, I kind of knew before you guys knew when he was coming back. So, you know, I was excited. He's a, you know, hell of a player and, you know, a really good friend of mine. So, just having another year with him and, you know, we're going to enjoy it. And, you know, hopefully have some fun. You know, we can have a lot of support of that. It's nice. So, you've been going back to your group, man. You know, the first guy to come in on this spring. You had guys over for Barb Cue's in your house. What was it like, I guess, to see a kind of comfortable circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship. And we're good guys to come back into the pool and run back on the run. Yeah, you know, it's unique. You know, I think it's a really unique position. I've got great group of guys coming back, man. You know, it's just so exciting. And I just wanted to, you know, for me, you know, and the same thing for those guys, how much they care about this program and care about the team and coach day. And guys you want to do it for in the city and, you know, the chance.

4:23:32We all knew that, you know, we had great opportunities going in the field. And we also have a great opportunity to put another one of those banners up here. And, you know, get some revenge on, you know, the guys up north, all that stuff. So, you know, when you put in a nutshell, you know, it was a really simple decision for a lot of us. And, you know, we thank God for being in this position and coming back. You know, I don't think any of us have regretted it. And we're just really excited to, you know, get back on the chase and, you know, not miss a day. Jack, you take a wide view of the defense with the additions made by Caleb coming in. And now you see Sonny Moon closer to the line of scrimmage. But you just, when you have an opportunity to like looking at what's out there, how does it change the capability of your defense? How can it change the way maybe you deploy that you couldn't do a year ago? Yeah, I mean, you look at the defense one of the three like, damn, we're big. You know, corner, we're big, line back, we're big, D line, we're big, safe, we're big, fast. You know, we're just, you know, we're just got a lot of weapons to say the least.

4:24:36And so, you know, when you got, when you know you got those guys behind you, you know, you just make you play so much more free up front. And, you know, you depend and you can rely on those guys behind you. And I think that, you know, if we take that approach and everywhere on the field, offense too, that, you know, we're going to really fun here. Yeah, thank you very much. Combo, because like, you know, we're obviously, we're doing a lot as a group, it's not just chip and eye. So, but, you know, obviously chip has an image and a view on things that I never had. So, to have that experience and to have that viewpoint, I'm just trying to absorb as much as I can. But then also highlight some things that we've really done a good job of and make sure those, you know, nothing's really changing. We're just trying to enhance. We're not changing, we're enhancing. So, where the things fit is perfect. You know, I think, you know, the rest of the dynamics of search chip can talk about, but it's been, it's been awesome. So, I'm excited about it. You talk about it. Yeah. You talk to a mech at just not moving from slot to outside.

4:25:38You know how good you think in the slot. Is that a difficult move for you guys to just know how good a guy is at one spot, but know that maybe for his long term future and the No, I wouldn't say it's anything on his future because he's capable of doing whatever you want to get done. But I'd say that it says more about the room. I think it's the growth of, you know, Brandon, the gross growth of Bryson. That's really, you know, allowing my mind to say, hey, mech, be prepared, you're going to move around a lot. You're going to come out of that slot. You're going to be outside. We're going to create mismatches out there. I mean, his ability to move around is critical. But I would say between mech and between car and L. Tate's ability to move around a lot. It's going to provide a lot of flexibility for our room. And in those top, you know, six, seven guys that are really doing a good job right now. I'm just looking at this spring for mech. Because you know, there's no time for one of those things I'm sure when you guys balance how much does it work as a need versus how much does he have? Yeah, heavy, heavy emphasis on what work he needs, you know, versus anything else.

4:26:40I rely on him. We have great dialogue back and forth. It's a two way conversation. And frankly, there's going to be times where like, hey, mech, what do you want to do today? You want to go outside? You want to go inside? And I don't care. So we're not there yet. We will be there. But it's just more about, you know, when the room is ready to start mixing things up. I would say there's got, I mean, I make sure I bring in guys that are able to do all, but I have not asked them to yet. So the only guys that in our room currently I've asked to do that has been mech and carnell. And those are probably the two guys that I would, you know, think heavily on doing moving around a lot. I'm not putting that on anybody else right now. I'm not saying they can't, but at this point, having two guys be able to swing, you probably don't need much more than that. I need guys being experts at what they're good at.

4:27:42So it helps the offense. Don't be great at everything. Be an expert at something and we can use that to our advantage. Do you think you're doing this year's different? Like maybe you guys who are more situational. The room's always different. Frankly, I mean, from 2018 and then 19 through COVID and those guys and then the depth of those guys and then where Mech and Marvin and those guys were as freshmen, you know, it's just, it's always different. And I expect this one to be different again. Not sure at what level yet. The last question. The relationship between the TV room and your watching room, especially the back of the room. I'm curious. The TV has a leader just like you, you know, play the little high. I said it's all between two. I'm curious about how you've seen Tim kind of build our backs in, especially on the referees. I'll be not as obsessed with that. So maybe kind of be effective. Your referees. That's kind of an instinct. He would probably know more for that question than I would, but I would say that.

4:28:43Yeah, we obviously feel of each other, right? I mean, there really is a team sport and we can't do it without them and they can't do it without us and we can't do it without the quarterback. We can't do it without the old line. So the more that can seep into other positions and we work as a team and operate as a team and identify where a team. The healthier we are and we when we are, we think that, you know, already, but I would say me and Tim. I've really, you know, met on that talked about it. Like we talk about technique, we talk about recruiting, we do all that together. And not a crazy level, but definitely like, you know, more than I have in the past. So I love working with OG. I mean, he's, he's awesome. He's got a great perspective and we definitely feel of each other in practice. And then maybe while building building our rooms, we've done the same. Brian, thank you very much. Cool. Thanks guys. All right, folks, we have CJ Hicks on the 20s. Sure, this one. Yes, right. Yeah, that was great. I'm three-take.

4:29:44I mean, the Strith was like I was saying, and speed against those guards. That's, that's really helps me a lot. What were the conversations when this first game on the high school? You may have wanted to do it, but you feel it was like you're right. Well, I talked to Coach Jay. Coach Jay was the main one. He wasn't forcing me or nothing. He just said, if you want to move inside, you can't. If not, instead, then you can do that as well. But I saw that I can help the team out. Get some depth right there. So I chose to move inside. That's a lot of people come to my house. Just kind of different. Of course, you see it's getting longer. That's a different one to then see. Good points. Before we started, let's check, you're sick. It will look like a good one. Just not just, not just, I can think you know my problem. It will, I honestly have no idea how to do it. Yeah, I'm also. Okay, that would be cool. I'm so sorry. I was wondering what you meant in that anyway. Is that Нуax Chandelle in power? Yes. What is good about him? Are you hurt? blowing? Yeah. Yeah, Jack, named Mark Jack, JT, Tileek, and Tileham

4:30:47to a great leaders, on and off the field. They don't help me with just simple stuff. Like if I didn't know where to go, get some, they'll tell me, or if they just like hanging out with a group, getting them closer. Just a lot of different small things that got brought us closer to like last year, that I need to start doing this year. I haven't started yet, but I'm gonna get into it. Do you feel that you're in the position of a leader? Yeah, I feel like, mainly when we teach an hour unit that anybody can be a leader, no matter what year, freshman, sophomore, junior or senior, or even if you're a walk-on, everybody can be a leader, just, yeah. How do you find it to you last year? This is pre-technique, this thing here. I mean, you know that you did, did you have to grow into it? I had to grow into it a little bit. It's very new, especially playing D in my whole life, but I had a colleague help me, like I said, throughout the whole process. We did it really strikingly, I could be a factor. Oh, what game?

4:31:48I'm gonna do two quick, I'll say closer towards the playoffs, meet up with Tileek a lot. I felt comfortable like, okay, I can actually do this, because he was showing me some strengths I have. See him like, see, you can do this, and that really helped me get the confidence to know that I can. Yeah, but then you became a factor, especially, you know, you basically do the playoffs. Yes, sir. Would it mean for you to be a factor that really? All glory to God, first of all, to keep me healthy, to keep doing that, but it meant a lot, that Coach Jay trusted me enough to go on in the big games like that, and knew that I would be able to produce. Definitely speed and strength, those are my main two, that I would say would help me in the inside versus those guards. I'm on the move inside, when you were at high school, like you were one to be a good defensive enemy, right? Yeah. What's the changes being on mentally, and just realizing your body's taking you there anyway?

4:32:48What is the moment for you, where like, well, actually, I am gonna take a lot of time. Definitely, the main thing also, and so I know interviews, some of those interviews, I said, the main thing was being a team player, and moving the three-tag was going to help the team, so I was willing to move inside for it. It's the kind of push you're gonna like, Jason and Will and Tywin are on the team. Can you just hold me up and protect me? So what's that look like, can you do it? It's very competitive. We all come in, trying to see where we need to get better in, just to keep moving forward, so it's pretty good competition, and I love them, but all. You made the move like, during the fight we played here, right? What was the type of start-up that I had in the last two? Really nothing, I really embraced it. I knew that I needed to move inside in order to help out the team, because we had some really great D.N.'s last year, Mitch Mellon, JT, Jack, Kenny Curry, KJ,

4:33:48so it was pretty good ends, and then moving the three-tag, I could also ask some dev down there while still being able to showcase what I got going. Could you feel like you just did that in football, like did you build up Russian, did you get a deck break, did you get to be there, were you ready for that next game? No, they were all in on me, just whenever I'm ready, just let them know how I feel about moving in or staying outside. Have you just been asked if the leader would refresh your knowledge in the room with you? You played as a freshman, and you see what it takes to both the pressure? Will you see JT guys, and you can take the big, big, big time. JT guys, Trajan, all the guys that came in, they continue to work hard every day. Even if they don't give it the first time, they'll ask us, what are they doing in this situation to help me out? So the ability to keep trying to learn from people that's played in the big stage, that's the word really gonna keep them going.

4:34:54Not really, I knew once I got it, Coach J was gonna trust me a lot more because I keep going out there each and every time, so I appreciate them. Like I said earlier, thank you Lord, and thank you guys. All right, thanks. Thank you, I appreciate that. So I'm happy they're ready to go into the game and go execute. So now to step into a role where they're competing for the job, you know, is a little bit of a different deal. So I'm excited to see them compete with anything. Can you give your kind of impression of each of those guys from which you're the most big joy of the league at all year because they're gonna be able to just choose to finish your impressions with us? Yeah, yeah. So start with Lincoln, 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 where our schemes are susceptible and where the issues lie and what we're trying to attack. And so I think that's something that over time, I can feel Lincoln getting a better and better feel for it.

4:35:56Lincoln has definitely stepped up from a leadership perspective. And you can see the way that he attacks workouts. And 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, right? Because there's so much more than just pick out the football and throw it when it comes to this succeed it 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, he ended 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 way. But I saw him continue to grow throughout the year. So I'm 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 that's something that 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 Tavy and comes in and, you know, Tavy and Tavy, you know, really should still be in high school.

4:37:00Instead, 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 Macerite, he's over there doing academics and so on. So his days are pretty jam packed and it's definitely new for him. But his commitment to wanting to be great and wanting to be to the level where he can go out and compete in the spring has 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? I want to say and you got to have a career to go. I'm 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 to a year and they end up having a guy get hurt or something happens. So as far as having one guy, I guess not to go either. We want to develop the room. We want all three of them to continue to get better,

4:38:02to continue to develop and be guys that we can count on throughout the season. Do you guys want to board? Scholarship guy? That's still in conversation. What kind of Seattle goes? Obviously three is a little bit less than we typically have. But the three that we're really confident in right now. Actually, we got Ryan Morgan's cornerbacks, two of four of four of four of four of four. Who's fulfilling out here? How did you have someone that you've had in mind to come in to be the assistant 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. 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,

4:39:02that 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 put me in the position. But then having the opportunity to, OK, I may have been able to see it through a little bit of a different life. And to learn how Coach Day sees it. It 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 them and really kind of see the game in a similar fashion. And I'm always going to continue to learn from them 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 Hartlein will as well as the offensive coordinator, I think as the guy in that chair, you have to have a relationship with the guy that's in the hub. I think that's really important. So him and I have already begun conversations just about how that's going to work out, 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.

4:40:04Bill Ecavian being there for the championship round. How about help with this development? Well, it's pretty cool. Just about every one of those games where he was at a point off game and at the national championship. Our guys were warming up and I grabbed them. And I said, hey, look around. We've got to take a couple minutes and take this in. This is what it looks like. This is what we work for. So when you get to a really hard day in the winter, 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 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. Coach, you're really at the top of the glass. You're supposed to see me at the top. I just want to know if it's in the middle. I think he comes off soft-spoken, but without question, come out of a show. And I wouldn't even say he's soft-spoken last year. I think that he understood that Will was in charge of the offensive and he knew that he was young and was still earning respect. A big part about leadership is you can't just walk into a room

4:41:05and start leading. You have to earn the respect to your peers and truly understand that. And I think he earned that respect throughout the year. And so this year, you're definitely seeing him step up. And him and Lincoln both are in that phase where they burn that respect. And 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, just specializing in the community. Because it's just regretting. It actually kind of goes to the end of his personal career. I guess where do you think he is harnessing all of that, all on athletic ability to be a really good coach? Yeah, I mean, there's no question how Lincoln's special athlete. And guys that have that background that have been successful at multiple different sports. 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. I think as the more that he is in position

4:42:06to understand and learn the game, in which we saw all last year, you continue to grow. And so to take that into spring and combine that with his athletic ability, I'm excited to see. I think it'll be a really good competition. Can I go? Can you pull back truly lead until he is in quarterback? Oh, absolutely. I mean, the interval one is quarterback. I think so. I think so. I mean, leadership comes in all different phases in all different ways. 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 the strongest leader on the team. So I definitely think that that's part of it. I think once you earn the respect of your teammates and once you show that 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 I definitely don't think that you need to be a starter named a quarterback to be a leader at all. Believe in the rounds of incredible offensive minds in college already.

4:43:07What are the traits you look for specifically as a quarterback being a quarterback yourself? Yeah. I think it comes in a couple different ways. From a tangible perspective, I think that you've got to be extremely accurate. I think you have to be able to make great decisions with the football and get the ball out of time. And I think that you have to be able to do it. And we solve a problem with the feet. So it's rare in college football that every protection's blocked up perfectly or everything goes exactly that we drew it up on the whiteboard. So when things break down, I'll be able to do it. To fix it with our legs. And then, as far as intensible score, I look at Guy Lake 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, 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're at, and how you're going to combat those issues.

4:44:08To be able to understand when it's time to move on for the ballway and move on in 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 know last year? Last year? Last year? Last year? Last year? Last year? No. No. I didn't do this one. Oh, I did. 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 I think that's so important. I sit in that room, and it's about them going out and reaching their potential and maximizing their talents and going out and execute on the field. And so last year, I was just trying to find a way that I could help them do that. So to be able to work with those guys last year and to help out and 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. I'm going to have that game, but we'll look out there and hopefully change the narrative.

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4:47:17But the fact that you get to play them at the Rose Bowl, I mean, get a second chance. And people have said, you don't get that very often. How determined are you guys to take advantage of it? We're super, super determined. We watched film. I mean, we've watched a lot of film. The first time we played them, now we've got another six games that they played up film to watch. And it's just, they've grown a lot as a team. Same as us. We've grown a lot. We're not the same team. We were when we played them week one or weeks six or whatever. But now we're out there and going to play thighs, physical, and everything like that. All right, Jordan. We're going to jump to the zoom question here from Joey Kaufman. Columbus Dispatch. Oh, my bad. Not too Joey. Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic. Hey, Jordan, you've moved around a lot in the second day in your career. And now kind of getting some many more safety reps. What is it like at this point when Walt or Coach Noles comes to you and asks you to do some else? And just how much can you lean on the experiences you've had moving around when you're

4:48:19trying to learn something new in the middle of season? It means a lot. We always talk about, and this is if it's being on selfish, whether that's making plays or not making plays or doing your job so another person can make plays. That's kind of what we pride ourselves on. And it's just fun. We've moved around different positions. I'm always up for a new challenge. And a lot of people in the country can't do that. I just hold myself to that standard where I can play any position and excel at it. Okay, if anybody else needs a question, let me know. But otherwise we're going to go to Austin more of the podcast. Jordan, when you were talking about watching film Oregon, which one do you think is more valuable to you watching that against yourself? Seven games ago, even if you've changed or the ensuing six games for Oregon, which one do you put more stock in? Kind of both. For me, I kind of watched what I did, things I did well, things I didn't do too well against them. And their team is changing, their scheme has changed.

4:49:20Some players have been out those stretch of games. So I really watched the past game we played. And I know they're going to go back to some of the stuff that they liked, of course. And different games like Penn State, maybe Illinois, they run a lot of men. So just watching, watching stuff like that, every game matters. So yeah. Jordan, thank you very much. Thank you. Bye. I'm going to be back now and get a better job. Just pulling to the ceiling, taking our feedback, not for more spreadorcism, but just because we love it. And you're the best for me. So just doing that, and just keep rolling on that all the way to far and all the interesting things that just takes you. You are doing some more outside for sure. You're stopping as well. Yeah, I've been more, the more years you get under your belt, the more experience you get. You start knowing this offense more and more, not just your position or what you're doing or like everybody's job. And you're doing how you're doing and why you're doing it. So I mean, yeah, I've been wrapping the outside ZXH anywhere. Coach Hanlon needs me to just really be that guy and go make a play on this.

4:50:22What's the biggest difference for you between outside and outside? The pace. A route concept, you can kind of get the pace you can play within the slides more for next game in the slide. Something I got very comfortable with. Just the ways you can attack the defense, I think. And just you know, conceptually and also just, you're placed down. But I mean, just doing both and just making me a better guy for the NFL. And that's what Coach Hanlon is doing at the time. Producing NFL talent and producing NFL guys. I'm feeling very comfortable with that. Do you have to have a different mindset as a slide receiver? That's what's going on. Absolutely. I think it's more thinking. I think it's more of a, you have to have understanding of the game a lot. And the slide you've got to have a feel, it's just natural. I feel like it's more natural condition. And on the outside it's just more, you know, get different things and see different coverage and see different player types of corners and nickel bats and safeties more in the slides. So just seeing how you can attack knowing a person now and how you can attack some people

4:51:23is I say the biggest difference. Do you have that more courage? Say what we're talking about. You have that more courage in the slide? Oh yeah, absolutely. Especially like being myself in the slide faster. My skinnier guy, I want to put hands on and want to get physical with you, but you've got to match that and just let them know that you there too. So you as a balanced question, whatever gets you on to, regardless inside, outside, whatever has to be fun? I'm just willing to make plays and show one one of the best receivers in America. So that's in the outside, that's in the inside, whatever coach Hong Kong in this team needs me help us win and show them one of the best receivers in America. Thank you, sir. Off to it. No decisions yet. I think everyone played a lot longer than they ever have. So I think heading to the spring, it's just the tear down of the former foundation and

4:52:23the rebuild of a whole new team. I mean, you have to have that mindset. You have to have 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 evaluate and grow a new group of guys. I think in spring, I think our opinion is, by fall, it's everything, the team, the team, the team. And so, 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 different opportunity? I know it wasn't fun for him having to take a little bit of a backseat to America.

4:53:27I think we're going to see him at the fire right now. 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. 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 to grow, to separate themselves, to see peer-to-peer e-vows, to allow these guys to check a chase a role, at least through winter they've gotten that started, to continue that through spring. I think Brandon's 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

4:54:29you're the starter. And if you're not, then you're never going to be the starter. So I think he embodied that. He gave himself an opportunity to get into spring and get into winter, continue who he is, continue to build his base, build his leadership, and then now he's got to take that spring. So all the great things you do prior doesn't mean anything if you don't go out there and do it in spring. So that's the harsh reality of this sport. 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 quarterback, you were a receiver, and then to become a play caller, obviously you have an understanding of the whole offense. But what was the process like for you up 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 still have a specialty here.

4:55:30You still have an expertise in one area that's seen you have an expertise in all of it. That's just not true. And in my opinion, I've seen multiple coordinators and I know that as a fact. So 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. To 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 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. I'll ask the question. I 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 over time and then that'll continue to build from now to game one and build to the season. So the opportunity to grow is literally daily.

4:56:30So I just try to make sure I'm finding those opportunities. I'm aware of those opportunities when they're writing my face. I make sure they're going to do a role in the offensive meeting. How important is that? I don't know what you guys are doing. Yeah, coach Jordan's always been a huge part of whether a receiver room. I think that, yeah, he's just understanding that my pull away is real. That can happen. So he's going to be on his toes and being ready that we're ready to not skip a beat. So information wise, communication wise, he's got to be locked in on that and just time to assume that coach hard's got it. He never really has. I expect him to continue to do that and 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 he had somebody else and shipped away from being a quarterbacks coach. We're like, if they have somebody you trust, 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, Devin's got this. I don't have to worry about like what my room is. I think it's more important that I do a great job being organized.

4:57:33So 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 happens. Is that important for you? That's the question you've got to emphasize. Nothing is going to change the tempo here. I never, there's no, nothing's going to change in my involvement in the receiver room. Ryan from Myland to be going through a full spring, full off scene for the first time. What do you look at everything? It's areas he can throw to push for playing time is here. Yeah, I mean, Myland is doing a great job. He's growing on exponential rates and stronger. He's getting bigger. He's got way added. 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 know Chris had opportunity to lay a lot of a, you know, in the season to kind

4:58:36of make an impact, but it's very, very rare. So, and now, you know, he's going through the winner workout, his growth, his everything he's done. He's like, Hey, Coach, I know what you're talking about now. And he missed that, that section of winner workout. So that being said, it makes you laugh, but he's doing a great job. I expect expectations for him through, through spring. And I don't see that changing. The only staff, the office here is younger than it's been past years. I think the makeup of that, you don't have somebody to say. What's the average? It's like the average like 30 is the average age. Does that include support staff? No, it's just the primary. What's it? What's it been in the past? A couple minutes, no more minutes. No kidding. Yeah. Kevin Wilson. Yeah. Kevin Wilson. I don't know. Dan Langs, the head coach in Oregon, I was his average. I'm asking. I don't, I'm 38. Can you tell him that it was 30s and 50s?

4:59:38So, I don't know. I gave zero thought to that. I think that, you know, I think your ability to count 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 size of the main injury. No thought to it. From you, what you've been working with, what's the next step for him? Because we've heard him talk to him about like, he's a mystery consistency catching a lot of things. He's like, he seems to generate a limited 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, we're out there are, you know, very consistent in all job faces. 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. 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?

5:00:41I mean, it's kind of like the drafts. I try to explain sometimes these guys like, you come to Ohio State to compete with the best. It'd be alongside the best. It's always pure to peer evils. But that's how it works. Like the draft embodies that. Like, if it's easier to go play somewhere else, then that's fine. If 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 he's got continued to build worries 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 and it become a starter to Ohio State, it's a good chance. You're probably NFL caliber receiver. I mean, again, just go off the numbers. So you're chasing that. You can't get discouraged on 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.

5:01:43It's at BI. It's car now with everybody once. It's chasing a higher level of play. And this spring is another step forward to do that. What you're in the pressure. You rush me. 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 that? 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. They do better at it, they do good, they do worse at it. I think being surrounded with guys and seeing how they do it has been a blessing. And it's very clear, there'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 transitioning? Yeah, all four freshmen, I'm very encouraged, impressed with. They carry themselves the right way. Like we have hoped.

5:02:43They worked their tails off, they've 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 individually between each other. And then as we get into spraying, they'll start competing against each other. With the rest of the guys, what I mean by that. But as a group, the freshmen group are very impressed and they're off to the right start. Go charlotte, thank you for your time. I need like, have trouble remembering something. I just go up to them and they know every play, every little detail. He just, he's helpful with that. And if I need help, like with four words, I think it'll come out, help me. And just like, whatever I need, he's 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 a quarterback in high school too. And he hasn't made a transition to receive a hero off state. And 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.

5:03:47When 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, you are now? Oh yeah, 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 the SEVAS team go win an national championship for those first few weeks here? Oh, it definitely was a high motivated, you know, being a freshman. It wasn't really my team though, so like I 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 to be the same position, but with a 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 remember that you got to remember that you gotta put in the word, it's not easy at all by any means. It's gotta be hard, but you have to do everything you do. What do you do as like the best attributes of your game that you're going to bring to this team?

5:04:48I'll just say my size, my speed, I can take the top off the defense and I can play tough and physical. It's about that. It's the last year and like we think back to the whole record last year. I don't have the potential to accomplish what's going on. What has the last kind of year been like for you? It's been like gone from the player that was kind of calling me and promising us to. And it was hard to say what's making the transition to see. So how has this last year kind of been? I was definitely changing my mind because I was always on my sophomore year. I was hurt and my junior, I got hurt during track. So I was able to, I was a high student or anything. And this time last year was like when my recruitment really picked up. And it's been crazy like once after another. Like he was just leaving me in my corner, my coach was everything. I just give it the motivation to go.

5:05:52Oh yeah, that's a big good. Before I even got a hosting offer and before I even knew we was exactly actually through with them a couple of times in the middle of the month. So I was working with, I knew it was at head coach. And he invited me to come and run routes. And I actually ran routes for Tavis right. If we was exactly at a like, I would first came to me. We had a lot more, we got got together, I was the freshman class and he's always working on everything. He's definitely got nice on. This cornerback in the years, I was pretty talented. How has that kind of, do you have a freshman? The quarterback? The quarterback. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And they're definitely talented and you say, I always say, I should have been on it. And they make it hard for you. And when you play this high level competition practice, then you go on a game, like twice as easy as you do the practice. And he's pretty good on stuff.

5:06:53Is there been a moment of question? I was thinking about it with that at home. Oh wow, this is, this is, this is something. I guess like a welcome report. A welcome report. I guess there've been kind of like a moment first. I realized. Oh wow, these guys are really good at this. Yeah, just like, I just first, like, on high school, I just take some like reps and I've seen we just got, yeah, I just had past speed, and catching abilities like space 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 good for yourself to hire your IQ. Our only freshman ever to receive, you know, Iron Buck I reward, which, you know, is something I was pushing towards my entire time being here. But, you know, it takes another level of doing to be able to receive that reward, especially as a freshman. So, you know, that's kind of what I knew. CalShi's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShi lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third?

5:07:55You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend, hope, your amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShi lose money. That's CalShi in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. More on that. When you and Mara first got here, Gary and Chris were adamant about the way that you guys, even as freshmen were pushing two guys who were about to be first round ground picks. And then Mara kind of said the same thing about Carnail and Brandon last year. How did JJ push you guys when he first got here as the young guy? And now you guys are the older guys? Yeah, I would say it's very similar. It's kind of the same exact thing. And I don't know what it is about the culture and its own sex, but we keep bringing in these type of people year in and year out. That's what makes our room so great. But I think that something that JJ was able to push me in was just,

5:08:55he was able to push me in my leadership. I needed to grow in that aspect. But he also was able to challenge me when it came to the weight room and on the field. Because we were always paired together when it came to summer and when our workouts were always lifting together. No, I get a couple wins. He get a couple wins. So it was really that next level step of competitiveness that I needed and that edge that I needed. That Murphy 2474. You guys came into the Tennessee game with a lot of outside motivation with Michigan loss and kind of the three weeks of the talk. I know obviously there's still not motivation to go on and win a national championship. How do you keep that kind of edge to life with better term mentally after some of that stuff has kind of gone away? I would say kind of if you lose your edge, I wouldn't really call you a true competitor. I think that the way with the college football playoffs is structured. The intensity cranks every single week. If you're not more intense than you were the last week, then something's wrong with you. I think that Tennessee was a great win, great for our momentum.

5:09:58But we have our full focus on Oregon. Not worrying about anything in the past, nothing in the future. Our full focus is towards this game. And then we win this one, we go on to the next one. Our full focus is going to be on that one. So you keep moving down a ladder like this. Mecha has been a lot of change in college football in the playoffs. I think it's in that nature. But the way in some of your teammates and coaches talking about the Rose Bowl seems like that's one game that's really maintained a lot of that tradition. You play the net. You know what it's about. You could use play it to, you know, also you would never have a chance to play that. Why the Rose Bowl has maintained a level of respect for players and coaches. Yeah, I think, I don't know, they're just something about it. Something in the air down there in Pasadena. It's just a beautiful venue, especially that time of the year. Like you said, the tradition is held year in and year out. And it's kind of the game you dream of playing. And when you're a little kid, you know, playing back yard football with your friends, the Rose Bowl is always one that tends to come up. So just having a chance of playing it is definitely very surreal. And this is going to be my second time.

5:10:58So I'm going to do my best to take it all in while also being fully focused on Oregon. Mackleville said he still has nightmares about that first game in Oregon. And just what kind of drive you seem to him this week wanting to get back at this one? Yeah, Will is a, he's a laser focused person. He goes about his business. He's very loose and he's very calm and he's able to rally the team. But you can see it in his eyes that this game means everything to him. So every single practice, every single huddle, making sure we're sharp, making sure we have a better practice than we had last. Then yesterday, a better practice than Oregon's having. So his full focus is on being this team. Obviously, it's hard not to think about the stuff of the past, but I know he's laser focused on what we got coming up. Honestly, I wasn't, I was never really a, a Buckeye fan until, I really committed here and I saw what it was all about.

5:12:00I was actually an Oregon fan growing up, especially on the Pacific Northwest. You know, my grandpa went to UW and stuff like that. So I like the Huskies too, but there was a legendary football player named Foto Liatto from my high school and he went to Oregon. And a couple of y'all probably know that story. It's from a couple of years back, but he tragically died in the car accident. And you know, he was, he was someone I looked up to in high school. You know, I was relatively close with him even though he was a bit older than me in age. But I'm just seeing what he did at my high school and then going on to play big time football Oregon. That was a school that I really dreamed of going to. They build a bit like this back. I think that's another Jeremiah question. Is there one moment, one play, one something that made you visco, oh man, I've never seen it before. That's just incredible. Yeah, I'll say it's happened multiple times. There's not really one, I can pinpoint, but the more he does it, the more I tend to react less. So I would say probably my earliest memories of it were in spring bowl.

5:13:02Kind of getting the first glimpse of him when he's making all these ridiculous catches and he still does it time and time again, even now. But it's just more common now for me. But you had, I think it was 12 touches in the first game against Oregon Thunder. Substances to carries. Is there something about this matchup that favors you? And now that you have, where that productive, the first time you played this team, what kind of attention? Or I guess maybe different defensive, are you expecting to see? Yeah, I mean, we're not entirely sure what their game plan is going to be, but we're paired for everything. You know, I'm not going to get too much into schemas like that, but we know that if the ball comes our way, we've got to make those plays. So whether I have 10 receptions again coming up this game where I have zero or one, we're just looking to get this win on the road, because it's really a road game for us, you know, flying across two times on. So I think that, you know, it's going to be a great matchup, whether they tend to focus on me more or not. It doesn't really matter to me because I know our team has a great plan regardless.

5:14:02CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. You can kind of feel it throughout the game, I would say. You know, he's a true competitor. He wants to get involved, but at the same time, he's super selfless. He's really humble. So he's going to do whatever it takes for the team to get a win. But it's the competitor nature and that wants to, you know, contribute as much as he can. So, you know, I try to be in his ear to tell him to be level-headed and stuff like that. Not that I need to. He's a very level-headed and selfless guy, like I'm saying. But, you know, sometimes that's just how the game goes.

5:15:05You know, I had a game this year where I only had one catch. But, you know, we ended up winning by lot. So I think that, you know, it's hard or it's easy to be focused on the personal attributes that you could have game in and game out. But no one's really going to remember those if we're holding up the trophy at the end of the year. I think that he's 95% of the ball off the ground. He's like number three. When you see his work ethic, all of those things that he does, that are big supply. And you guys ever have been hiking like, yeah, this guy can absolutely be a number one on the low-scalant football. I would disagree with you. I think that he is a number one. I think that we don't have a number three receiver. I think we have three number one receivers out there. So whatever the defense, you know, if they want to put their attention on one guy or a couple of us, they're not really doing their selves any favor because we're going to have a favor. We'll match up on the other side of the ball. So that's never how we view ourselves. We know we're alpha dogs out there every single one of us. Know as we have the capabilities to be a number one receiver and we are number one receivers. And final question. Steve Hellwang, 24-0 sports.

5:16:07Yeah, McAtee to that game, he made one of the clutch plays that passed down the sideline. At any time when you make that play, you think, did you ever, your mind, we're going to win this game after we're now close to field goal range. I mean, did that play in your mind say, my goodness, we've got a chance to get out of here with the win. Yeah, I definitely knew where I caught the ball and I knew we were, you know, closer being in a field goal range. So, you know, there was a sense of, you know, I knew I knew it was a big play that I made. But in those moments, you have to finish out the game no matter what. You can't get a big head, you can't get complacent, you have to finish the game and until the clock hits zero. So that's something we've been working on. You know, we work on too many every single Wednesday. Every single Wednesday practice. So today we'll work on our two minute and we don't even call it two minute. We call it clutch because in those times, in those games, in those big moments, someone has to make a clutch play. So we're focusing on that every single game, knowing that we're going to have to make one of those plays coming down the stretch here. What would it mean if you're able to finish this one off and get to the final four of this playoff?

5:17:08Just what in your mind, just, would this be, you know, just the ultimate, I suppose, to be a team that's already beaten earlier this year? No, I think the ultimate would be winning the national championship. So, you know, we're focused on this. This just happens to be the next team in the way. We're not focused on, when we played them earlier this year, whether they got the win over us. They're just a nameless, faceless opponent. So we're going out there fully prepared, not worried about what's happening in the past. You know, we played them before. We felt them out. So it's all about who got better from that point in time until now. I'm happy to thank you for your time. Thank you. Thank you. I'm talking about this, you know, just recently. Talking about how what I want to do for the runners, I want to bring that home energy, the he brought, right? 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, which is his natural energy, to where I only had to focus on me.

5:18:10You know, I didn't have to make sure other, other guys would, you know, feel some type of way when it came in here because hump brought that. And I've a hump not here, but I saw a winged bit for a room. I want to be that guy to make sure I was an amputable practice. Everybody's, I want to take a new team on period, you know, it's a low day or something, you know, it's a discipline, but like, I want to make it feel like hump's on. You know, you have to pair it as a trick. I want to bring that because that's what me and hump did to each other. We would hide each other, do something to do. It's probably going to be a walk, we're a blitz. So I want to do that. I want to bring that energy, I want to make, bring more guys. You know, should do that. Yeah. I want to do that from day one, you know, I kind of have. I want to do that from day one. I try to consume and obviously it's that time I spend, obviously, it's a before OTA started. Just being in myself just thinking about what the room needs, you know, because I know I knew OTA is one of the leaders, you know,

5:19:13on the 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. I want to help a 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 a legal positivity, you know, I mean so. But he, the energy yeah, would be on just, oh, I'd be on. So that's kind of how I want to be going on. Literally my whole life, I want to get an FL 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 want to get an FL. So I feel like I'm not going to get a captain to like his FL. But that would be awesome, you know, but, you know, if it happens, I'd be great. But not either way, I want to assume a role as a captain from the perspective of guys until the visual words and get back in that work.

5:20:18Yeah, I mean, I can't say that, I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like how we used to move past, but it didn't take just the first day of the OTAs and took training and left at the right. Once this season ended, because I know what was going to be the champion. So I think a lot of, yeah, grips, just to get back to feeling, like myself, what they want to do is, and then that whole first week, but now, like today specifically, just changing some small things with my feet, that good sense of talking about the long coach, about some things I'm going to do with my feet, to get to that, to sell my traditional angle that I love to sit on, thought I felt great already, but I'm okay. I felt even better, starting to work side to side with tomorrow. Now, I'm getting my feet back, and how I like the right side, and I'm on the left side, so alongside. I mean, obviously, I feel like, in the league, whether I left the right, you're still going against Premier Guy.

5:21:18So obviously, you have high expectations for the left, and you're like, tackled. But there's definitely, like, the level of energy, and like the expectations definitely take the human strength, because now, I can either blind side, that's the, that's the tackled role. You know, so, so yeah, I would say, in terms of communication as far as this, even outside of the facility, you just stuff like that, like really creating that, but tackled, quarterback, body, the more off the field, I think, has been something that's even the cool, maybe the extra. I got the text one day, because I, like, you put it left, I was like, you know, yeah, I've been training both. I've been training both. You know, I, I asked after the season, they're like, honestly, you know, we'll talk to you, simply in the season, and I just got the text one, having what happens with 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,

5:22:19and I'll just do what I did before, I'm filled on that. But I was like, oh my, I was trying to left tackle now. As if I'm going to be left tackle. And I'd rather do that than train all the right time, because I'm going to call it a, it'll be left tackle. I'm like, oh, how did I switch my feet? You know what I mean? So, I'm like, let me just prepare an advance. I'll say, yeah, let's go. You know, I think occasionally, on third down, there'd be a lot of twists. I was just, no, like, it's an automatic outcome. And I think that was my mindset for like the first half of the season. Like, I didn't have to go into again with some pros, like, oh my gosh, they did that. I kind of figured, like, okay, this is the type of rush I'm going to get. This is how this guy usually rushes. If I get the vibe, this is how the ends 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 we every stuck. And honestly, just knowing that's kind of an advantage too. So, you're not, you're not, you're not, oh, the problem twists my sight again. It was never air-dombed. But it come out the hot, like, three plays in the world.

5:23:20Two minutes, I knew that it was the morning. I mean, so a lot of, you know what I mean? I'm watching more everybody else. And he really, really goes out there on occasion. I'll throw it down. I was like, the end of the story, he's going to pick me. You know what I mean? So, that effect, it's kind of, it's also kind of an advantage. But it's also exciting, like, okay, I'm going to get the hardest to look. You know, so it's a real, real reps, you know, the things. Really out on our way to kind of process. And I was like, hey, when I tell me, let me know about my mom's going to train it. I was training all left. So TAs, I guess, if I didn't hear anything about TAs, I would come and like, so, you know what I mean? Because just like, I'm cool with training both, I would've been cool with training both continually. But I feel like anybody, any position will be like, okay, you want as soon as possible to get your feet kind of settled in, your hips settled in, your hands settled in,

5:24:21certain kind of that. Would it have been harder to work both, or how to use? No, no, no. But, they're definitely, but in terms of the development, it's definitely a lot faster to stay on all one side. But I think having that, the weeks that we had to transition with the seasons over, you've been delightful spot. You know, good, good. I'm trying to meet up with a man who's having weak things at a time right now, when he comes back, I'm gonna show him the one house. So, I've got a house that's not too far from, so I told him, I got that house like, I got a yellow outside. DJ! You know what I mean? My mom said, you know, just go out there, my dad just dominated the person that's in front of me. No, just do what I've been doing for the last two to three weeks, I should say.

5:25:21But, you know, they play men on men, so I'm just ready for the challenge. Yeah. I mean, feels good, just say somebody going out there and playing men on men, guess Ohio State receivers is something crazy. But, you know, we just ready for the challenge. They're sitting in our changing day game plan, but we've got to go out there and show them the reason why not the play man on men. So, in the last minute of the month 2016, somebody's not going to buy that right now. I'm sure he will be the conversation. Yeah. When you go to Carson Bay, he has a couple other men out in the state of case, that he's going to have a pool of water. Uh, I mean, I don't really, if I be on a curve, I'd be on a curve. It's not really a big deal to me. Uh, it may definitely be a blessing for sure, just to be on a curve, of a game, but, you know, it's not really a dream of mine. It's a dream of mine, but I don't really think too much of it. I mean, no, not yet.

5:26:24Probably hit me after this season. Um, no, just, no, playing in the, uh, college football playoffs as a freshman, uh, playing in the Rose Bowl as a freshman, um, playing in a Cardin Bowl, not in the National Championship. I mean, it's a blessing for sure, um, but they haven't hit me yet. I'm putting it right here. My favorite catch, I would say we play Michigan State, um, the one I call the two defenders, definitely probably my favorite for sure. Or you go the one from Iowa, I should say, and the answer is a part of them too. Uh, I don't, I mean, yeah, like you said, it's pretty frustrating me having a game that I had in the Rose Bowl,

5:27:26and they're coming to the Cardin Bowl, and they're just doing different things, chasing their scheme up for, uh, gives me, um, but I mean, like you said, whatever I could do to make, I mean, help the team win. Uh, it's not really a big deal for me, as long as we win, that's all I really care about, and it got us to the National Championship. Right here. Uh, it means a lot, uh, we put a lot of work in this, uh, this season, um, we have, how's we have loads, uh, we have people cutting us out, um, but we hear now, we just read it, pulling us off my day. Oh, yeah. Yeah.

5:28:27Uh, first of all, there's a national championship, because that means a lot, um, you see everything that he's been doing this year, people, uh, saying should be fine, and there's that in the third, but, uh, I mean, you see everything that he's been through this year. I mean, I see everything that he's been through this year, and I see everything people saying about him on Twitter. Um, I wasn't here, uh, he first got the head coach and job, but I know this year, for sure, we definitely got to win this for him. Uh, I mean, it's a lot, uh, a lot of people in the lead, I should say, I can't really say who, but, I mean, you had guys like, oh, they're you had guys like, uh, oh, they're you got stuff on the eggs. It means a lot of, uh, Michael Tom is Chris Carter, just a lot of, you know, guys I played in NFL and stuff like that, but yeah, really them guys for sure. Uh, no, just keep going, um, you got it, you've messed up for sure.

5:29:28Uh, really, I really that for sure. I'm going to see a lot of people saying that they like the play man, they're not changing their scheme. So we're just ready for the challenge. Uh, like you said, probably the best defense we, we probably go see all year and we just gotta be ready to go out there and Monday and just put on the show. What's your excitement? Uh, I'm excited for will, uh, him, uh, first coming here in Ohio State, January our first workout we had together, uh, I mean, just everything that we bit through this season, um, I mean, I'm just happy for will, for him to be in this position right now, but we got a financial job and that's the, uh, winning out of the, uh, Monday.

5:30:35Uh, I mean, it's, it's pretty funny, um, them saying that because I'm, I'm just only a friend, but, um, it's a pleasure for sure. People even say that, but I got two, three more years left for college and I'm just focused on college right now. I'm not really, we're about to interfere right now. All right, right there. Uh, it's, it's very special for me, uh, just being a freshman and playing the national stage, like a peer for national titles, something that I dreamed of as a very young kid. Um, I'm just happy to be here and I just can't wait to put on some Monday for you guys. Uh, I mean, all of us used to sit on the bench and we just see him hit the quarterback the ball come out and we all just got up and just started, you know, jumping up and down.

5:31:35We all decided, uh, happy for jacking that moment and we just knew that that moment, like, you know, this, we go on to the daddy for sure. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Yeah. Me, it shows a lot, um, means, you know, going from high school or within three state

5:32:37championships, uh, Shamanama Donna, then, you know, coming to Ohio State, uh, just competing for national charter right now. It just shows that I've picked, uh, two great schools. Um, but I'm happy to be here and just came with the Pooner Show Monday. The coolest person, um, I mean, you got a lot. I can't really say just a specific person. You got a lot of great guys. Rich out in the lead like, um, oh, there. You have guys like Stefan Dicks. Um, a lot of other players will just get cut off my mom, but really, really them two guys will show a dollar of Stefan Dicks. Yeah. Yeah, um, I mean, like they say, they play man. So I mean, I'm just ready for the challenge and just get ready to go out there Monday and just no put on the show. Thank you.

5:33:39Yeah. Uh, the vice genome, how you gave me, um, I said just keep golfers. Um, you, uh, he, I know the reason why I'm here. And me, like he said, just keep golfers and just no keep the main thing and the main thing. And the best corner I faced this year. Um, I mean, I faced a lot of great corners. Uh, I can't really say, but yeah, I faced a great, a lot of great corners. I can't really put a name on it. My dream vacation is, uh, Terence and K-Codes.

5:34:40Yeah. Oh, good. Are you? Yeah. Uh, I say both respect and frustration as well. But I mean, I doubt they come out there and trip it to me and they say you stick it to whatever door in our year and that's playing man covers, uh, which is ready for the challenge. Uh, pretty good group. Uh, Christian, Gary 29 is a great corner. Uh, 15, uh, the normal or two great guys are right there. Um, very physical, but you know, we all highest there received us. So we ready for the challenge. Uh, I say just no understanding the different understanding the defense, uh, understanding the

5:35:56game plan, understanding what Coach Kelly was trying to get done. Um, I mean, just coming in, I felt I progressed from my first game against Akron to now. Feel like I better each and every week. Um, me being slowed down a lot for me. Um, but yeah, really just no understanding the versus and no understanding what they're trying to do to me for sure. Uh, them two guys, great. Probably the best we go see all year for sure. Um, two, two, uh, physical guys. Um, but you know, we're ready. We're ready for the challenge that they're coming with and that's the play man. Oh man. And you know, we ready to go on Monday. Oh, I mean, environment is pretty crazy. Uh, seeing all these cameras. Uh, something I never thought I'd see their my life, but uh, it's a blessing. I'm sure this is the main this position right now.

5:37:01Um, and we just had a prayer, uh, prayer, uh, lead meeting and you know, we all, they all just, I mean, we all discussed the issues because they discussed issues. And you know, which is one of the work, uh, I mean, not two and a half weeks. We had off before Tennessee game and we just came out there, um, Tennessee game. And we played with a chip on a chip on our shoulder. Um, all throughout the playoffs, and we go continue to play with that chip on our shoulder. And uh, that's the championship on Monday. Uh, do you know how that very, uh, impactful, uh, yeah, the very impact on my career, I should say, uh, you know, just going to his games as a, uh, uh, very young kid, seven, eight years old, um, him playing Westwood, him playing for West Virginia, and they played Clemson, the Orange Bull down at Miami. Um, he just go like they're seeing his games. It was like, yeah, I definitely want to play on the stage and I can't wait till I get to know that moment for sure. You are you.

5:38:11Uh, because they really just in his own, his own little space, uh, he's just walking around trying to get his mind right, trying to get his mind ready for the game. Um, but you know, he, he just gave everybody hype in the locker room and you know, just trying to get us ready to go to win the game. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, for sure. I mean, uh, you go play mangas or higher stair receivers. I mean, just be ready, uh, cause, you know, we definitely go come out there and know, uh, give our best. And I mean, they said not to change what they do. So we're just ready for the challenge. You're the person who, like you've seen this kind of situation. Uh, not a year later, uh, definitely sometime in my career college, uh, but not my first in college, I should say, um, I mean, just to be able to be in this position right now, just, you know, a blessing, uh, just to get here from Miami to be here.

5:39:15And I won't take it for granted. I'm ready to go out there Monday and give him a call. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Uh, I mean, I was watching that game against, was it Georgia? I believe. Yeah. I was pretty sick myself because I was actually committed at that time. Um, so I mean, yeah, they left a bad testing them off. Um, but I mean, we ready to go out there Monday to redeem myself and just put a show Monday. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

5:40:17Yeah. Oh, I mean, I just live, um, but you know, that's what they do. Uh, just because we're high state. So I'm just gonna go out there and put it on. Put it on. Why not to play, uh, man, no, man, it gets us. So we just got to go out there and show them Monday. So. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Okay, say the year. Sorry. Uh, my journey here at a higher state, repairing a lot from the national championship. I mean, just going through everything that I've been through. Uh, my first guy here, all, uh, Matt Jules, all the hard workers that we had, all the hard patuses. Um, it just preparing all of us for this moment. And I'm just ready to go out there and give it up my all on Monday. Okay. Okay. Yeah. We just squeezed this.

5:41:20Yeah. One or nine. 200? I mean, he is big and strong. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'll go. Yeah. Yeah. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. What's the money? Yeah. That's great. Yeah. It's pretty good. No problem. Yeah.

5:42:26Uh, when I part of the most is the one against Michigan State when I caught up with two defenders on that song line. Put it out on the one after that. I should say, or you go to one against Iowa. Part of them three. Part of my best ones, for sure. Uh, I mean, just will put in the ball in my area. And I just know how to make a play for them. Um, even though somebody was grabbing my face, I just know I still have to make a play because the ball touched my hands. So, I mean, just when the ball and the other thing, I have to make the play no matter how the ball comes at me. After a big game. Um, I mean, we really, they really feel as Chick-fil-A or Pizza after the game. So it's really either Chick-fil-A or Pizza. So yeah, probably Chick-fil-A for sure. Yeah. Uh, it went, it went pretty good.

5:43:44Everybody just, uh, uh, speaking with their thing is going right in what they think is wrong. Which is a lot of the older guys watching their opinions on what we need to do to come together as a team. Um, but you know, that me and Deftly, uh, helped us in a, in a big way, because it helped us on the field as well. Cause we playing a great football right now and we just got to tell you that on Monday. Yeah, Deftly got emotional. Uh, can't really say what really was said because that's, you know, players only and coaches only, but it was definitely some stuff said that, um, people took, uh, people took and, uh, went with it. And that's the reason we're playing the, we're playing right now. Uh, yeah, make help me a lot this year. Um, him being our older guy in the room, um, me help me and Carl Nell as well and Brendan is in all the guys in our city room as well.

5:44:44Me just a great guy as well. It's very smart. Uh, me and make just been a big part of the reason that I'm having a season that I'm having a well cause he's been a big, you know, old. The guy been there, been a lot of great guys in that room like Crystal Lava, Garrett Wilson, Marvin Harrison Jr. Jackson, Smith and Jibba. So he's seen all the greats I've been through there and me teaching us the right thing and the right way and in the buck out way for sure. I love it. That means they don't know what's coming out of next. We got 12 personnel, 11 personnel. You could throw two of us in, throw one of us in, you gotta stop it all. What have you made of the quarterbacks of the three of them? Uh, not too much. I feel like they all come in here working. I feel like everybody's making their throws, making their paths and everybody making their directions. What did you take away from last season? I really expected. What did you take away from last season? You got to take a wall and then you're going to get it. Winning this game, that was it. Winning this game, go out there outside of the day, beat the man in front of you,

5:45:44and then came out with a national championship and won a damage. The spring ball is about improving as if you were going to work on this. I'm hoping I'll ever get down trying to get my game as well while I was playing spirit. I'm not trying to come out to fill it on. We hear about it. We need to be there to feed those. I just feel this really good for the whole team. You should get a step up, you have to step up and realize what's going to be going on. I feel like we've had leaders from last season that came back. I feel like we have new guys that stepped up into their roles and their roles and around the team. They have become leaders. Being a leader, you all always have to be vocal. You can have the same examples on the field. Or you can be vocal, or do both. What is it like to have the same guy need more of the last couple of years looking at that? I was happy for G.I.C. and I heard Grindr and I heard last year Grindr and doing an extra work. The ball is ball. We come out here and play ball. He's out here doing a pro day yesterday. I just see him ready to go make some real money.

5:46:44Do you feel like you're a different player now going into this year? Maybe you were last year. I feel like every year I've just improved on my overall game. Blocking and catching consists of wise people who use that word. But I feel like I'm just overall better. I came here ready to go. How much does it push you when you're in a room of guys like Max and Will and Bennett that you know you've got to be on your game if you're going to get in the field? I feel like Arya is sharp by Arya every day. He come in and work and they go push me every day to work. It's just like I'm a do-do. Why did you ask this before? It's now crowded room. You got Max? First one, what's the pressure you're going to bring up in a box? I love tomorrow, honestly. Max, Max Claire, Max LeBlanc, both of them. I love it. What's... You're flashed any time now? Is this the year where it all comes together? I feel like Arya was my year, but hey, you're going to see this year. I'm ready to come out here and put on a show for the Bugatti Nation. I feel like everybody on the field is ready to go put on a show.

5:47:45We're going to go back and back. You got a blow quite a bit though last year, Tulane. What did you pick up from all of that, especially in a championship run? You know, and they were counting on you. Honestly, just be ready at any time, honestly. You can be throwing in at any time, just like I was. I probably had some rest while I was just throwing in and you got to get it done. And if you don't get it done, they're going to find somebody who has to do it. I think we asked you this year, you know, a few times. We're definitely seeing what you can rest. It hasn't tied in, you know, the all of that needs. I've been here even a year ago. Honestly, over the spring and some of this, I feel like I've told them I've body a lot. And I got stronger in the way we were. I've also got a little bit faster, so I can get in and out of breaks a little bit. And just the mined part of the game, the middle part of the game, if you got even better at that, I mean, how would you describe that? I'd say it again. The mined part of the game, you know, though. Well, I feel like it's a lot more fair.

5:48:45I say the tight ends, we come here. Five o'clock, every other day, we do a walkthrough, more film. Which is more students in the game now. We're like that. Thanks, man. You're welcome. You got a lot of wishes for you. You're a bobble, it's like five. What do you remember about that? I feel like it was just an exciting play. I was the last read on it. Like the very last read on it. I don't go out, I came down with the cast, so we did the first down. I knew it was the most bobble. Thank you. You're welcome. But I still had a great work a year, six yards of carry, you know, things like that. I think it was like nine touchdowns, ten, including the playoffs. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money.

5:49:45lose money. lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. And so there's always been like, all right, you guys let me show my talent, trying a little bit. Like even when I had the knee, so I had the knee, right? A lot of people don't know, like I didn't get hurt again whenever I got, you know, got cleaned up. So I went down in 21, right? Had the injuries, the knee injury. And then came back later the next year. 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 so after I got that cleaned up, the first two games back from the injury, I had over 120 yards of rushing. Right? And then went on, had great, great ending of the year. You know, 100 total yards in the play-out game, we lost, which I hate the most. It's not going to matter to me I want to win. But then come back the next year, hurt again.

5:50:47Like, torn and killed. 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 my light to the whole world. Are you concerned that you have that label that you can't stand? I could care less. Because I do, I know this out there. Because as it should be, it should be. I got hurt two major injuries back, 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-poorn. 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, God will it. And it's going to be great. And I do think that it's going to be a great however many years here.

5:51:48When you've been on the field, you've been highly productive. Yeah, 5.8 hours 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, but just the way I work, my work ethic, you know, and 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 over with. 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 helps me have that confidence. What the numbers will be there in there, they might be higher after this year, you know, and it's crazy to think about it because I had 6.6 yards per carry, you know, so we'll see. You've been in for a little while behind this line, did you put the energy?

5:52:50Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, I play with Bradley. I play with him, you know, I know Slater, I know all the guys, you know, and I'm excited, I think, like I said earlier, it's a talented group. You know, we just got put together, win some games, because that's what I came through for. Just an old part of the year or older? I wouldn't say 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 relationship like? Yeah, we're great. We have a great relationship. That's, he's like my brother. He's a game-signal man, you know. I think it complements each other very well, you know. He can do a lot of stuff too, you know, and 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 gets tired, we can roll it in, and we keep rolling, win some games. When you, the two of you, he's going, how do you think this is going to look? What will be that partnership that is back there?

5:53:51I know. That's a hard question. How do 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 a Super Bowl. You know, if you look at the team through 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 would describe that as a great running 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's going to be great. His offense is going to be amazing. One thing we talked about, you know, is like, why are you going to build something that you can rush off into this, you know, throughout your career, which, everywhere you've been, and you said that one part of it is just, you got to call the police, you got to call the police, as we're running back, you know, how much confidence, how much you say it is, and give you, you know, you play collar that's going to stick with it and allow you any options for him to give you a bit of a grumpy.

5:54:51It gives me a lot of excitement, you know, it's going to be, like I say, it's fun to play his offense. You know, and I think he does have some good things in the passgab too. But like you said, he sticks with the run, and that's the identity. You want to off his deck, you know, you're going to have to go to the right, you want to off his deck has an identity, right? You're going 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'll be full go for training. That's the expectation. Look, I ain't going to answer any of the four, if it's up to me? Yes. Look, because I had this problem like two years, three years ago, I'm thinking I'm full go, I think I'm ready to go. And then next year you know I'm on PUP, like, hey, look, some stuff is above my pay grade, so, but I don't know. Hopefully I can start.

5:55:52I think I'm ready to start, you know, at the beginning of training camp, but that's not up to me as I've learned. 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. 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 were like, I wish I had hit the open market with a different situation, you know.

5:56:55Nah. I like it. I like how would I say this? I 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 to roll was I was coming off a third Achilles. And 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 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, and I think people all around the league know that, like, okay, this guy, okay, it's a high risk, high reward type thing, right?

5:57:56Not 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 were like, alright, 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. 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 throw people wrong? Like you've done a couple things like a high risk, high reward, injury from, you know, like are you the type of person that really tries to throw people wrong? No. 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 know, like, yeah, yeah, what happened?

5:58:58No, because I don't care. You're eventually see, 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 will talk about me being injury prone, because whenever I have this great year, it's going to be forgotten, you know? Why, why give that energy? I don't understand at all, I've got a chance to be in the league. Yeah, I was, you know, we just, with him, you know, 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 dope walker, I was a finalist, and I'm... Calci's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on Calci lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it.

5:59:58All that, and still. And yes, two thirds of people on Calci lose money. lose money. lose money. That's Calci, in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more.