Press Conference (Nick Bosa) Elite Edition September 2

0:00What makes my home to cut above the rest if you look at him? I think his arm strength is able to get the ball far distances really fast. So you don't need that much separation. And then his way creates plays. He likes to pump fake people and make a mess and run for first downs when you need him. His running ability is kind of underrated. He's stout so he's tough to bring down. And he makes good decisions. So that's a defensive moment. My plan for last week kind of feeling you guys going into a game like this, didn't mean coming home to do that. It's huge yeah. Last week we talked about being a must win and we got it done. But we have to play like that every week. It's not a one off. We're excited to be back home for a couple weeks and need to stack another one. How do you manage your own expectations when you have 14 pressures

1:02but you're not putting in the sack numbers that you'd like to get? I think just staying the course and continuing to get better, which I think I've done. And then hopefully that day comes where the stats come. But I think I affected the game. Good amount last week. So that's good for the team. Nick, I'm sure you guys are super warm. There are plenty of players you think about. And Dan, probably, are we done better there? What if there's a third in line on the home's run over time? Is that one particularly, or is it worth a one? So it's not a guarantee you're going to stop them. But is that one particularly? It's like the ball to get over. Yeah, no, that's tough. Especially because we have calls that could negate that. And we just didn't really, like they ran in the zone read a few times. I mean, just didn't find an answer to it. But yeah, I mean, I definitely thought he was going to hold it or keep it.

2:06But I got to do my job, especially in a big moment like that. You can't go out of your job. But we definitely have a plan for the zone read this time. So hindsight's 2020. That was, yeah. But then you like mid-player kind of like. Yeah. Did a shrug bring out a solid character? Yeah. Even the pins at what should have happened? I mean, there's a couple of variables. I think the tight end came across so that changes some things to the guys behind me. So I honestly don't know who it is. But I just tried to make it decisive for the guys. Is the idea a lot from that room just watching in terms of how you try to attack room? There's time around from your experience. Yeah, I mean, like any game that you played a team before you watched the tape and learned from it. Does this often define mentors that get kind of less,

3:10less in trouble for holding or is it just depending on the kind of rules? Last year for sure. Last year they had two of the top penalized guys in the league. But it doesn't look too bad this year, but we'll see. Is there more crews or are there referring crews that kind of let it go more than others? I mean, it seems different every week. So we'll see. Do you count your steps throughout the day? Is that why you use a scooter? Ah, that's kind of how it started. I don't count them, but I just take a little off the legs. Why not? It's a lot of walking from building to building. They've always been doing a team and having worked with your saw back. How do you think they're going to get out of this? Good morale boost. Yeah, it's good to have them. I don't know what to say to watch them play. Recent history is in chief. It's just something to have with the game. It's just been like they go back and be looking at them on three out of there. And looking at them. I'd say. It's definitely a little emotional, but at this point, it's just a game.

4:13So we're just looking at the tape, trying to learn from it. A lot of similarities from last year. A few new guys, but really good defense and offense that obviously has 15 back there. Always dangerous. You said it's a little emotional. Do you try to like tap into those emotions or do you kind of want to just put the distract? Is this the side and treat it like another football game? Yeah, the latter. Really playing as much. So I just wanted to get like more experience under my belt. So I can bring younger guys with me because I've been through a lot. One of those younger guys, we're seeing it out here. It's the first time it's heard all these last years. What have you seen from Lill? Because I've been feeling like last year we all forgot about it because he was hurt. Now he's running almost a second man out behind you and tied. What have you seen in the back of those lines? Well, as a workhorse, he's going to stay quiet. He's going to work hard. That's all I love about him. He focuses. He don't really talk much. He's going to get the job done. Do a job right. He rarely has any mistakes.

5:13So what would be a successful season? A national championship. I ring when all the games we don't want to lose anything. We got a mindset that we can't be beat. And we just got to go show it. It's like, is that mindset different? It seems like you guys expect a national championship every year. This year, even more so, you guys have all come back for this. You guys have all decided, like, that's not the only difference. Is that, is it going to keep feeling different? Or is there not really any difference? It's just the same work. It's definitely a difference. Everyone working harder. We noticed our last run. Most of us don't have any years after this. So we got to go bigger, go home, and we're not trying to go home. So it's finished big. We know what you guys think of Michigan. But when you look at what they did, they won the national championship. And you guys took them down to the final minute. Right? You know what I mean? You were right there. Something goes a little different. You guys could have won that game against them. Does that tell you anything about, like, that, hey, you guys want to win a national championship?

6:14But you played to the 59th minute with the team that won the national championship last year. Like you're that close. So I'm saying, we just work harder. That's kind of coach makes of saying, you know, nobody cares, just work harder. Like those, you know, one plate Georgia is the same thing. Yeah. Last, last play, you know, they went on the win in 90s. So we just got to get over that hump at the end of the season. I think we'll be fine. How frustrating is that? You're that close against the last two national titles. Of course, as you know, it's frustrating. But you can't change the outcome. You can't really dwell on it. You just got to, you know, come back and work harder. Do things better than you did last year. And hopefully the outcome will change. And as you get older, you kind of learn. I thought I was working harder than you always find out there's a little more that you could have been doing. Yeah, definitely. I mean, that's how that's what growing up is basically in college. And I thought, freshman year, I was working as hard as I could. But now I look back at it. I really wasn't working hard at all compared to what I'm doing now. So just to learn anything. If the stamina is a 16, then the answer to like,

7:15what do you need it to be to be your best? Uh, 85. 80, 85? I mean, I can, it's all on me. I think it's a little higher. I was just trying to be funny. But I mean, it's all on me. I just got to run harder in shape. So, that's the stamina. It's been a thing, yeah. The idea of a potential is 16 and 17 and 17. I think, I think, I think we, I definitely can last. You know, we got to get the young guys that come along with us. We can't play 50 snaps again. That's just too much on our bodies. Just everybody. Like, online, D-line. We got to get those younger guys to play, you know. Get that pieces on the D-line and the online and everywhere else. So we can last that long run. Speaking of the light game, I'm a snap. If you like playing that many snaps again last year because I don't know. I don't know if any of us were really expected to be playing that many snaps.

8:16Ah, yeah, I did. Unless we were like winning by like, online. I thought, like, there are no moments you know, I can go sit down or something. But we're playing them big games, like, you know, Notre Dame too, or those kind of games. Of course, I want to be in, because I know I can contribute. And I won't want to put that on anyone else when I know I can get the job done. What stands out about Tade and McDonald? Is he got the game? You guys, it looks like a game. Oh, yeah, definitely. K-Mac is a K-Mac's animal. Y'all, you haven't really seen it yet, but in practice, he shows it all the time. He's just, he's growing right now. He has to work, I think. He just has to get, you know, in the playbook. Things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to 6-3, you're 3-27, he's 3-26. Yeah, he's very often. I kind of look at him like my junior, but, you know, K-Mac, he's going to be a great player. He's just got to develop more and get into playbook. So really a lot on you, older guys. There's that large group of young guys, and then there's these seniors in the back. Is that part of your task for this year to bring those guys along as well? Yeah, definitely. We got to be leaders. Like I say, we got to have them play this year.

9:16We can't just play all the snaps. They got to get in there and get some work. And we got to get them right during the all season. So they can play. And not just play, they want to like contribute, like make plays, tackle, and sex. It's a state that I don't want to be special. Yeah, yeah. It seems like these guys get big things. Each one of the freshmen class is going to be bigger up later. Do those guys kind of, does it kind of allow you on the cell at the first? Yeah, they definitely need some big dudes. And they all work hard. I haven't really seen much of something a day to pass on. But throughout the workouts, they've been working hard. They're determined. I would say that. And it looks like they're ready to work at making. I'm going to support this, though. It feels like there's a lot of great defense. That you have big athletic defense attackers who can eat up space. But also move, you know, right? That is that. Is that an inquirement maybe for a great defense? To have guys like you that have some fault. Also a great team. I think that is definitely. I think if you look at the last couple of nice and championship winners,

10:19like Team up North, they got two good detaco, two athletic detacos. Look at Georgia, two athletic detacos. I think that's definitely neat if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. If you think about this, they won't defied by the defense attackers. What's Georgia? Jordan Davis and DL Carter. What's Michigan? It's Chris Jenkins. Couple more questions. You know, it's funny how you understand it because you play it. But I feel like sometimes I don't know. Are people realizing how important defense attackers are? A little bit more than they used to? I think so. I think they're starting to develop more and more of these like freakish detacos. Yeah. Like in the combine, just now you see in like those guys, they're moving four to four seven eights and things like that. So we'll see. And when you think about this freakish attack attack, how do you think you fit into that mold of that kind of player? You watch that and say, yeah, that's me. Yeah, definitely. I think I'm top notch when it comes to detacos. But I don't want to, you know, get a big head, but you know, watch it come on.

11:19I watch it do the drills. I have tape to you like you're looking like my film. So I think I'm up there with all those. Do you become like a artist who comes to the bad guy passes the thing away? I mean, you're going to spring practice. You're not doing as much a weapon. How do you work on that? Do you have like a goal? I don't remember how many that last trick like you have a goal. How many do you want to have? I mean as many as I can have, I think I have more than that. But I think they're counseling. I think they're counseling some of them. And it's some of them where I like just missed it. So, but I think we work on drills matching the hand. I think that's goes big. And I think that's what we do as a D line, you know, just affecting the quarter of the against any way you can. It's just great for the defense, you know, just that little thing covering his eye, you know, he might throw it. A little bit to the left to our players. So, it's something that you really, really have to work on. You do that with what you do. It's really, that's one of the things that you've maybe worked on the most.

12:19You can bring your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen. Like, oh, that past few guys. We don't have to ask for this style. We kind of kind of expect it for the second. I think I just have like an eye for the ball kind of. I kind of just look at the quarterback and just, I see him like load up. I just try to get in his ways. And sometimes he just throws it to me. I'm here to do it to the I've stayed quarterbacks. I'm here to get back down passes. I mean, they get frustrated, but you know, we're a team, you know, we're just getting back. I should lot of, a lot of different backs, man. And just learn to grow for them. You got to pick your top three backs. You got to go right now. One of the two. Uh, I don't really have a top three, but I'll give you, I'll give you one. I would say, say, Juan Gibbs and I like McCaffrey. Although he was injured this year. I like McCaffrey. Who's the best back in this drive? Best back in this drive. I'll lead that up. The yard. That's y'all decision.

13:20Playing well, Howard. What I'm going to remember most. Uh, we're a Howard, man. He's just such a great lead, such a great leader, man. It's just like in moments where, you know, usually a lot of players, they fold, man. He was just always calm and relaxed, man. And he just the leader that he was, man, that's one thing I'm going to remember about him. Yeah, he's shoot. He's going to be really good, man. He's on Coastalog. Coastalog, I think he got the transfer in as well from West Virginia. Just that one, two punch with them both as well. They're going to be really good backs. And so James, people's, man, he's smart. The way that he goes about his business, man, he's mature. And so, man, he's growing, you know, just as a person and as a player. And so, man, yeah, definitely Ohio State, you know, that running back room is in great hands. I was right there. I got looking at the UFC spot and put on this top of the base in personality and the approach. I'll keep that open. I'll keep that open. Same man. Coach, Coach Hartline, man, he's full of energy, man.

14:22And he's creative as well, you know, just learning from him as well, you know, trying to run more outside the backfield. Was being able to learn from Coach Hartline. And so, he's definitely creative at what he does. And he brings a lot of energy to the team as well. And so, I think they'll do really good. Just in Tensady, man, then Tensady, how to playoffs. Every game, man, it's like the Tensady got, you know, higher and higher. And so, you know, being able, I know in the lead, it's the same thing. Even if it's not the playoff, just every game and the Tensady keeps getting higher and higher. And so, yeah, you just, I know you got to bring it, you know, each and every day and come in and work. And just like Ohio State, you know, I definitely feel like Ohio State. They definitely do a good job of preparing us for that. You know, I just remember even before going through this process, I'll talk to a lot of players before that. And they told me a lot of just about how much Ohio State prepared them, you know, for the NFL. And so, yeah.

15:25Yeah. Yeah, I know I took a couple of days off after the National Championship. And then, shoot, right after that, I'm writing sample Florida and I'm writing to it. And so, yeah, I think where I trained, I trained at your birth performance. I think it's called the House of Athlete or the Compound now. They did a good job, man. They're just bringing us in and the way they went about training us, man. They did a really good job. I mean, that would be cool, you know, the Bucking Nears. No, I haven't. Temple of Tampa. Tampa, nice. It's a nice city, man. Really nice. The 40, the broad and the vert. I've been on the races and awesome lockers. Do you speak to your mentality of like when you've got a linebacker or something like that? You're thinking that you and you're in training for your mom? Yeah. Yeah. No, man. It's really all about technique. And then it's about mindset as well. And so, I say, you know, it's for the love of my brother. It's for the love of Will Howard.

16:26It's for the love of the receivers who I got on the perimeter. Just making sure, you know, first of all, my quarterback doesn't get sacked. And I told Will, I think it was before the first game. I was like, I got your brother. It's, I said, man, I'm not going to let you get hit, you know, and so, I don't know if I don't know if I gave up a sack. I'm not sure that, but I know if I did, I haven't given up too many. And so, man, it's for the love of my brother's, though, man, making sure that the ball get in their hands, you know, the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed. You had to hit the practice field later today. What is something you've been working on right now when you need to? My game. You can't really work on this, you know, in all season, I feel like it's more so, you know, you got to put the pads on. You got to go through some inside run, you know, maybe it's really just continuing to run through tackles. And so that's, I feel like that's one of the areas in my game. You know, I want to continue to get better. I feel like I did a good job of that in my senior year. And so I just want to continue to build on that. So, you get what I was saying? Yes, I did. You look like a little bit more out there.

17:27You get back in nursing. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison. Actually, I know I have a Camera shoe. Yeah, man, I have a Camera great, great back, man. Just what he does and those 101 matchups, he's dangerous, man. And he's so smooth. He's so smooth as well. I'm not going to lie. He's smooth. Yeah. Inside zone from stack, being able to hit that thing downhill. And I'll say the next one is probably just an option out of the backfield. You know, a man and man coverage, you're getting on that linebacker. And so. Yeah, I say the man, the biggest thing is the way that he carries himself, man. And the way that man, he approaches the game.

18:27He comes in with the mindset, you know, he's going to work every single week. You know, every practice, you know, he's working hard. You know, even shoot, I don't know, every good, I think he had a, every game was a good game for him, man. And so, but still, man, he always has the mentality to mindset that, you know, he's going to come in each and every day. He's going to continue to work and get better, man. And so he's definitely, man, he's going to be a special player, man. He really is. I think he's a master of champion. When he looked back on him, what do you want to stand down for? Man, a lot of ups and downs, man. It's just how you respond to adversity. And I feel like that's something that God has definitely helped me to do better. Is this, I'm not having something to lean on now. You know, I remember before I met him, you know, going through those adversity, I had nothing to run to. You know, you can run to people, but they still can't, it's not too much, they can't truly help you. You know, I feel like, you know, I feel like the only person that can truly help you is your relationship with Jesus Christ. And so, being able to lean on him, you know, he gives you, in those moments, where it's tough, you know, where it's slow.

19:30And when you're behind the scenes and you're going through things that people don't know about, he gives you that peace and comfort. You know, even in those moments, man, where it's so hard that you can't explain. It's like, man, I'm going through this, but like, how am I still filled with this internal joy? You know, how do I have so much peace in this situation? And so, that's something that only Jesus Christ can give you. And so... The back goes for, uh, Peterson Power and Judges, who are back with, which aspect can be to those other individuals that you run to the bottom and from being around power and energy? Um, man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. I just really love their mentality, especially, um, Q as well. You know, I talked about Will Howard, his leadership, but Quincham mentality, man, um... That boy just, yeah, that boy just gifted, you know. You see, you know, sometimes he put in a situation where he looked like, you know, he should have a negative five yards. And then as soon as you know it, you know, he, that running through somebody, stiff arm and somebody, and shoot, it's a game to 10.

20:33And so... You know, some of the things that he does, he just realizes two different things I just... Yeah. Um, shoot, I think... Yeah, man, I think it just like... He's just gifted, man, too, beyond. He's just gifted, you know, he's a big back, you know, he's strong, and so, um... You know, he's able to do those things, and so, um... Yeah, man, it's definitely... You know, I look at this game, and I want to, you know, at the same time, I want to learn from Quincham. You know, I want to look at this game, and it's like, man, where can I get better at as well? You know, that's the type of player I am. I'm always looking to get better, man. I'm always looking to grow as a player. Julian Sand, oh yeah, he's gonna be a great, but... He's gonna be a great quarterback, man. He's so, so accurate, and so, um... He's definitely, man, I know Coach Dez is definitely going to get him right, just, you know, um... Container grow as a leader, Container grow as a player, and so he's gonna be really good for how I stay. He's, I know just the quarterback position, um... I feel like, you know, the quarterbacks in the past, they've, they've definitely been vocal, and so I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to, um...

21:35Ask Julian Sand as well, is to beat that vocal leader, and lead the, um... And lead the offense, and lead the team. Shoot, man, he has a build like JK Dobbins, and um... I kind of see them, you know, similar, similarities in their game as well, and I know JK Dobbins, he was a great running back. I feel like he's not talked about his none. Um, a lot, but man, his career here, you watch his highlights, is great. I remember, um... before I recruit, before I committed here, I remember watching JK Dobbins highlights like every, every, um... One of his years here, like four or five times, and so, man, he was such a great back, and um... I feel like, you know, when I see JK Dobbins, when I see, um... James people, I see similarities to both of their games, I feel like they play the same. And so... Appreciate you all, y'all. You can go. This...

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23:54This... This... This... Well, I got coming in last year, I knew it was all so I just tacked every day, really the same way. It's taken a very rough. Physically, how different are you? Weight wise, body wise, all that from the year ago. Um, I think I got a lot bigger. I'm like 240. You know, like 240, 4 right now. Last year I played it like 236, 237, so yeah. What does it feel like at 244? Or maybe I'll need to like, almost a different machine out there. Yeah, like a... What does it feel like to be running around out there like you are, but with more...

24:56More back. I just feel like I'm like... Like... Like more downhill, like stronger, like I'm taking all the bloods better. It's a big... No. Is it daunting? Uh, maybe that's not the correct term, but to think you're going to be playing much more than you did even last year. And you played quite a bit last year instead of... What do you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more? I just got to get ready to just play 30 more snaps. But, are you... How would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an each standpoint? Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it. My, I'm ready for it. The text is open, it's a rematch, so to speak, but it's not really two different teams compared to last time you all played and stuff. How has that enhanced this camp for you and this team getting ready for the... Or an opener of that magnitude? Yeah, with an opener like that, we've been, um, we've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming, so we know we got to do it. We've been prepared for it. Already, this is probably where it took a lot of years to play right now.

25:56Um, I think Riley ready to play right now. He, he advanced freshmen, like he ended up hitting a book, he stood in like he advanced. And his measurements was crazy, like he saw like a saw line to it. Or, Bill, you said you're ready. Like, you know, you're ready. What was that process like during last season? Could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready for whatever the team needed for you? Yeah, because that's pretty much what my role was, which is whenever I was needed, I had to step up. So I feel like that's what built me into me being able to say I'm ready for this year. When you say ready, is it more a physical thing? Is it a mental thing? When I say ready, I think it's pretty much like everything physically, mentally, mostly. I think I'm there. What's the difference between feeling this year and the last year? I asked that one more time. How different is that responsibility that should be ready to just be more strong and call that? If it was last year, you knew you were a home player. Um, I feel like it's a, uh, it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year.

27:00But I kind of go about it the same way. Like last year, I was intentional with everything I did. I feel like this year is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more. For somebody who's some reason that you're saying you tried to help you to try. And what word? How's everybody working? Uh, I say, describe my game. I say, like when you think of me, you would think of like a, like a bullet, like a silver bullet. I don't really a bullet. I'm always on the ball. It's hard to play a thing. No, I ain't, I ain't got to be my nickname, but. Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's like, I was a question. It's a style and how it's free. I mean, how does that fit you? And what are you enjoying about? Is bullying in that kind of stuff? Um, think of fit me because. I don't know. I just like the defense. I feel like we got, like you said, we got a lot of freedom and we moving around a lot.

28:02A lot of the times is like, no, I don't know. I don't really not answer that. That's okay. Does it? You can go on your instincts a little bit more, maybe? That's not so thinking of too much. I don't even know if I say that because there's a lot of thinking going on, but it's like, I just like his deep, I like how the pressure deep is. I like what he got going on. What was it? Sad when CJ left the match. Uh, now I wanted to much sad. I was kind of like happy for him. Yeah, that's what he wanted. No, no. No, that's my dog. So yeah, kind of missing a little bit, but yeah, I'm happy for him. Well, don't think, go ahead one last question. Coach Daze talked a lot about the guys who played some last year, but maybe weren't the starters and the hunger for that wasn't maybe your national championship you guys will win your own. How much do you feel that is a guy who certainly contributed last year, but will be in this bigger role and along the summer year, your classmates? Yeah, I do feel like, um, yeah, I do feel like I did win the Nady last year, but like you said,

29:05my role wasn't same as how's going to be this year. So yeah, I definitely want to want to go get another one experienced that like feeling maybe on the field, a lot more place. Great. Oh, Bill, thank you very much. Thanks, guys. Thanks. I'm going to be a better leader. What's kind of talk to Larry Johnson about your student time? How did you feel back then? Uh, I think it applies to me. I think it just pretty much just goes, I don't like, I'll talk to my spas just let my play do what it does. So I have to say my score, I'll have you feel anything. What is it about the Hamilton brothers that don't talk much about their play? Either talk tomorrow. What was that come to? Um, I think it just comes from just demeanor, just, you know, talking a lot, you really mess up, was born on it, taking things like that. So being able to just hone in and be able to play and then doing less talking, let's play, make you feel happy. We want the bigger impact. What's the best advice you ever got from your big brother? Older brother. I mean, I think, yeah, basically pretty much just like saying this is joy the days. I mean, you know, every day is not promised you know, it could be over in the instance of being able to take myself from the theater,

30:06just a little bit of joy every single day in a matter of how hard it is or in pain I am just going to say that. I'm here and these days are, you know, I know I've asked you this a couple of times in the last couple of years, but why is it that you all came on, not in the late, but you all weren't. You know, I mean, in the fact that this standpoint, getting on the field, why is it that you all came on the late, that both of you and your brother? I think you just got a lot of talented guys here. So I mean, it's hard to be on the field, but like it's hard to understand, like being here on time with great players, you know, sometimes in the champion, you know, but just be able to understand it through time and stomachs. I got my time to be able to take advantage of the four-year-old's chance and now, that I'm here and just being able to fully understand it, take time, really take the risk, and see if you can get it. Jason, you guys are coming off of obviously two big wins, but now you're facing a Philadelphia team that's pretty good and mobile quarterback. How does one deal with a mobile quarterback? Yeah, definitely just got to be, have great Russia awareness. Jaylen, he's a head of a quarterback, so we definitely know what we're getting ourselves into.

31:10You know, how important is, I guess, to move on to the next play, because even when you have great Russia awareness, they're going to be sometimes where he might make a play anyway. If it's all I mean, I know my mind is just going to be just keep rushing, keep rushing, keep rushing, because you just, you never know when you can crowd him and get him. So, you know, that's what you're just going to deal with when you deal with a scrambling quarterback. Sometimes they go left, sometimes they go right, sometimes they're going to try to hit up the beach. You just got to try your best to have Russia awareness and rush together as one. You're only 29 points allowed in the first two games. I know you guys expected big things out of this defense book. How, how I guess, satisfying to see it come to fruition. Yeah, good, real, real good, man. Turnovers. I think I turnovers right now, we're doing real good in that column. I feel like we just got to keep that thing going or as a decision. You were last year with San Francisco. Like, when you see tangible results, you know, how much easier is it to believe what you're doing? Instead of like the faith, it's actually like reality, not rhetoric.

32:10Yeah, no, you know, I think we send it in camp, how great we could be. I think it was just everyday repetition in camp, just trusting it, seeing it and camping it, you know. We're doing a practice going to happen in the game. Do you pay attention to like the landscape of the NFL, what people are saying about you, you know, I mean, they're down, now they're buffed or do you, I mean, is it hard to block out? I don't pay attention to it, but I mean, I guess some people do. Was it difficult for you to assimilate into this defense? I mean, sometimes, you know, the new guy takes a little bit of an adjustment. Not that I got that out of camp. Pretty good. What makes it difficult to defend the running back when you have a mobile quarterback like Jim. So what makes it? Why does that make it even harder than to also stop the running back? Like a lot of times, you know. Don't let them get to the second level. We got to do it. We have to do it front. I feel like I think it starts up front. Do we have to do it front? And you know, make it make our linebackers have the easiest fits they can have.

33:13Obviously, you're familiar with the same one, Berkeley as well. I mean, the combination of those two. How much do you think of benefits both? Who don't see? You do have institutional knowledge of both of those players having played in that division. How beneficial can that be when you're in the room breaking down what they do and how they do it? Yeah, you know, I feel like playing them. So I say, come on, my racing my whole career. Both of them. I kind of know what they like to do, know who they are, know a few things about them. I guess that just you playing them, you have to know. So, yeah, I mean, we can put my best for full. You know, you've seen a difference in Sequon since he's got the bellyburn. I wish for you. Many always been a great back in the Vettor back. Now he's just, I was saying the better situation. So I think he'll shine brighter for sure. He means for blocking for me and thank you to the defense for having our bags in the first hand. You know, we're going to get better. I'm going to get better. I got to get in shape.

34:14I thought I was in shape, but it was not. The monkey jumped on my back on a few of those long runs. So I'm going to keep you up. 61 yards away from like that. It was good, but when the monkey jumped on my back and I shot, I got to get in shape. The run was good, but I'm so disappointed that I wasn't in shape. And I didn't finish that. Two runs, I should have finished. How can you do that during the season? In practice, I can run more gassars, run more sprints, and we'll be ready to go. What did you think on the 61 yard when you were breaking free? You turned around and you saw them coming? Well, no. The first 40 yards, I was like, oh, yeah, bye-bye. Because I was putting away from them and then after that, I was like, oh, shit. I got heavy. So I was like, all right, let me just cover the ball. I got tired. I think you look really good. I think you're going great. Justin did a little bit of huge games with your ones. What's that feeling? I got Justin back. A quarterback is special.

35:14Right? A quarterback is great. He can't be Superman, you know, that's what the team is for. And that's what they brought me here for. To have his back. Next week, I bet you feel better with that. We kept hearing, this is going to be Jim. I was going to run the ball. That's going to run the ball. You could just really have it more, especially in the second half. Because you feel them soft in the opposite game and I don't even know what you're going to work in the first half. Oh, yes. I always stick with it. I always believe in, always fighting. I know we're going to crack something. I know we're going to crack something. I need you to offensive line. I'm going to fight. I want to fight with them. I'm going to have their backs. And you saw that. Jake, after everything, how did that feel? How did that feel? Did you have their performance out there for your first team or game with the chargers? Hey, let's turn around. Let's get him. Get him. Get him. But I'm just looking at my... He ain't got you right now. He ain't got you right now. He ain't got you. Man, it felt good, though. It felt really good. But now, I'm going to be ready for next week. I'm going to be the type of guy who will have a good game.

36:16Go back to the draw board. Let's get better. I definitely can say, you know, just maturity-wise, especially from this class. I think we all just came in a little bit maybe immature, but we've definitely grown throughout that process. You seem a way guy like Donovan Jackson stepped up for a house. Unless you're how inspiring is that for you? It's very inspiring. You know, me and Donnie were pretty close alike that talked to him a lot. So, you know, just seeing him move from guard to tackle and just make such a huge jump in that little time was just really cool to watch. Carter, especially the three primary coaches you're working on, do they all speak the same language? If you follow my drill, I mean... Yeah. Who do you listen to most, I guess, in those kind of situations? You know, they're all from different places. So, at first, I think it was a little hard for them to mention or they'll ring open. Now they've got it down, packed. They're all at the same exact thing. So, that's been helping a lot. I mean, obviously they can explain stuff a little different if you like them too. Yeah. But they've been doing a good job of keeping everything together. And Coutic in particular. What's he brought? What's he brought to you? What are some tidbits or things he's brought to open your eyes a little bit? Just like a little older playstyle.

37:17I could say he's not like too fancy on all the technique stuff. So, I like just how straightforward he is with all the technique stuff for sure. He's very straightforward. I know you know Luke pretty well both of you in from Toledo. How have you just seen Luke Bro here so far going into this year? I think I've been watching him for a while. I've known him like you said. But I've just seen him grow as a leader. It's been really cool. Just seeing him a while back. I think all the software he's seen here. We always play to each other. But seeing him move into that leader role has been really cool to see. What kind of leadership is he bringing to that leader right now? Just always talking to the younger guys. Then encouraging us. You know, tell us what we need to do. And not only the younger guys, but the other guys just encourage us as a whole. And what does this story mean to you? I mean, obviously this time of year ago, he wasn't even sure where he was going to fit in or whatever. Now, I'm certain especially through the playoffs, he was a force. I mean, what does it just tell you about perseverance, but also a season? I think it really just never give up. I mean, obviously you might not start the first game. Maybe not even the second game. But you can always make an impact if you really, that's your desire. Who you've been leading on?

38:17That's going to lead to players on team. Nice car. Kind of teach you the ropes and kind of teach you. Here's the trade. Who, you know, all the offensive lines. I don't know. I would say Austin and Luke a lot. You know, I talked to them for your office, especially about technique stuff. Austin's been playing a little different places. So he's been helping me a lot of my small technique things. Just what to do for sure. Is it the small stuff that is a big adjustment from playing top? Is that really what kind of thing you're going to do? Yeah, it's definitely the smaller stuff. There's like, you know, hand protection stuff like that. Nothing to address it. So it's been good. The trade just hasn't been too crazy. What exactly what position to represent? Only a left tackle. Left tackle. Yeah, so far. You feel pretty comfortable there. I feel very comfortable. Yes. These are grown men you're going against. Kinyata and Kaden, like 22, 23 years old. Yeah, yeah. Obviously, that's a lot different than the high school you're playing, what? 16, 17, most 18. So it hasn't been a lot different. The first co-practice were my best. I definitely adjusted a pretty well this spring. Two more questions. Part of that.

39:17I asked Jay von Sikon, and you guys obviously switched. I was very close. He came up to lead a handboard time. And then all of a sudden, by the time you get up here, he's gone. And then you're off into the line. It's been really good. Obviously, we had all the freshmen had a really good relationship. Coach Frye, then seeing him leave was actually a little hard. But we all kept our minds open with Coach Bowen. And we're liking him a lot. We've been developing relationships with him. And he's been really good to us so far. Good. All right, Carter. Thank you. Thank you. I've talked to him about this, just recently. Talking about what I want to do for the world is I want to bring that home to him. Bring that home energy to he brought. Right. So last year, of course, I'm sure he's been doing it for years, but the year when I spent my own, he brought a lot of energy, excitement, happiness in the room, which is his natural energy, to where I only had to focus on me. I didn't have to make sure other guys would feel some type of way when it came in here,

40:19because hump brought that. I don't know if it's not here, but I saw when he did for a room, I want to be that guy to make sure I was an amptical practice. Everybody's, I had more taking a field team on period. You know, it's a low day. There's something, you know, it's a disadvantage. But like, I want to make it feel like home's a good pair of the trip. I want to bring that, because that's what me and hump did to each other. We were having each other. I was like, dude, it's probably going to be a walk. We're a flip. So I want to do that. I want to bring that energy. I want to bring more guys. You know, to do that. I want to do that from day one. You know, I kind of have. I want to do that from day one. I just talk into them. And obviously it's that time I spent in the office season before OTA started. Just being in my self-esteem about what the room needs. You know, because I don't know. I knew a little as one of the leaders, you know, on the office. Is that we need a guy like that.

41:20It's going to make sure the O line is picked up. We're ready to go every day. I want to help the kind of little things that are happening at practice. And people are saying anything. And how I believe, maybe different than somebody else may believe. And I like to practice, at least, like the legal positivity. You know what I mean? So, but he, the energy I would be on, just the high-pitched beyond. So I was calm. I wanted to be going on. I lived my whole life on the NFL. Team captain, like specifically, and I felt I wasn't a captain in high school. I wasn't a captain in college. But I want to make a joke, because I was in high school. So I feel like I'm nodding to the captain's like, he's the NFL. But that would be awesome. You know, but, you know, if it happens, I'd be great. But in my either way, I want to assume a role as a captain from the perspective of guys on the team. The visual word. And to get back in that way.

42:21Yeah. I mean, I can't say that, I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like I was used to in the past. But it didn't take just the first LTAs. It took training left and right. But once this season ended, because I don't know what it was going to be. So I think a lot of reps just to give back to feeling like myself for the LTAs. And then that whole first week. But now, like today specifically, just changing some small things with my feet. That is it. Talking about the long coach. Got some things I can do with my feet to get to that, to sell my traditional angle that I love to sit on. I thought I felt great already, but I felt even better. Sorry, even more excited tomorrow now. I'll get on my feet back. And how I like the right side and on the left side. So long side. I mean, obviously, I feel like in the league, whether I left or right, you're still going against Premier guys.

43:21So obviously, you have high expectations for your left and right tackle. But there's definitely the level of energy and the expectations definitely take the human side. Because now, I can narrow the blind side. That's the tackle role. So yeah, I would say in terms of communication as far as even outside of the facility, and stuff like that, like really creating that tackle quarterback. I think that's what I think is something that's even cool. I got a text one day. And I said, hey, thank you for the love. I was like, you know, yeah, I've been training both. I've been training both, you know. I asked after the season there, like honestly, we'll talk to you some play in the season. And I just got a text one, I'm going to have this with the free agency. And so I was like, you know what? I had an O season right tackle. So if I get the word, I'm going, I'm standing right tackle.

44:21I'll just do what I did before I'm built on that. But I was like, I might as well as train the left tackle now. As if I'm going to be left tackle. And I'd rather do that than train on right tackle with the club. I'd be left tackle. I'm like, who? I'm not switching my feet yet. You know what I mean? So I'm like, let me just prepare an advance. I was like, yeah, let's go. I think occasionally on third down there would be a lot of twists. I was just not like it's automatic or common. And I think that was my mindset for like the first half of the season. Like I didn't have to go once again with some pros like, oh my gosh, they did that. I kind of figured like, okay, like this is this is the type of rush. I'm going to get like this is how this guy usually rushes. If I get the vibe, this is how the ends like the rush you know, tackles that are first year guys. We got the premiere patch on already. You know what it was going to be already. You know every stud. And honestly, just knowing that's kind of an advantage to. So you're not you're not you're not oh, the brother twists my side again. It was never air dog. But the couple of months like three plays in a row.

45:22Two minutes. I do that. It was a win. So you know what I mean? I'm watching more everybody else. And he rarely goes out there occasionally. I was like, yeah, he's going to pick me. You know what I mean? So, effect, it's kind of it's also kind of an energy. But it's also exciting. I'm going to get the hardest to look. You know, those are real, real reps. You know, the things. So 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 have came in like. So, you know what I mean? Because just like, I'm cool with training both. I would have been cool with training both continually. But I feel like anybody in any position will feel like, okay, like, you want as soon as possible to give your feet kind of settled in. Your hips settled in. Your hands settled in.

46:23A certain kind of way. Would it have been harder to hit your work bowl very high to you? No. No. There definitely was a time of the development. It was definitely a lot faster to stay on one side. But I think having that week that we had the transitional seasons over, I'm delighted it was fun. You know, good. I'm trying to get up to what I'm going to do right now and week. Things out of town right now. But when it comes back, I'm going to show them the other house. I've got a house that's not too far from. So I told them I got that house. I think I could yell outside. DJ. You know what I mean? So, yeah. Both. Obviously, I just wanted the team to win. I think we got a chance to win. No, definitely towards it. And then it stretched out last drive. I was a couple of plays here. A couple calls that he made me should have gotten. But I think the frustration more so it just comes from wanting to win more.

47:23Anything. I was just curious. What did you say he was a little surprised how much attention you had right away from the defense? How about you? Yeah, definitely. We maybe killed him or one of ones kind of how the game plan was set up. You didn't go like, you know, different coverage out of cloud to my side. And I just kind of had the game goes. What's the process been? Sometimes where, or whatever reason, just to see that. Yeah, definitely. Especially in college, a lot of the game fans defensively were taking your leg. You know, they had a lot of success at a high up state. Obviously, one of the boys had in different weapons. They kind of still get the victories. And I was, yeah, you continue to do better jobs when I hear. My heart's in the rotation. The process has been like post game getting on the same page with Kyler. You guys exchange text or you guys in the snow. Yeah, they're filming them definitely. Kind of asking what did I see there? Kind of go over and play. That's how I get him when I saw and kind of different feedback there.

48:23Exchange words. Mark, I get it. We're asking questions about the previous game. Are you the type of guy to let a game like that winger or how do you flush it? You got to move on. Got to move on. Some long season guy. 16 more of them. Hopefully, no, I can stay healthy throughout the year and just continue to build and get better each week. You guys did so much work throughout the off season to get on the same page. How different is it when you get into that regular season? Yeah, it's totally different. It's totally different. You can do a lot of things, you know, inserts and shorts and then you go out there and put practice and you get pads on. You do like the point practice we do with the colds but there's nothing like actually going out there. Not in live action and really trying to get the same case. So I think that relationship will continue to develop and we'll get better. Is that it? It's just a matter of rubs then. This month is anything. Yeah, definitely, definitely. Like I said, I was kind of my first live action together. So continue with me. When you're early impressions on it. Will you be able to feel together and increase? What's council's title? But yeah, but obviously I have a debt right respect. JG's call or preseason will obviously be also really healthy.

49:25That's kind of the most important thing. That obviously get a lot of healthy even coming forward. Marc I'm going to be your early impressions of the Rams. What do you think of the Rams? They're a good team. They're a good physical team and I got a new lot of new guys up front, I think. front I think that's kind of where the strong suit is. Kind of a little different to Buffalo, come more to a little match coverage so I'm excited to build this one. Personally when the bells gave you one of my opportunities how do you feel today? It wasn't many of them. Wasn't many of them so I thought I could be good. How much were you thinking versus just playing? You know not getting a preseason game actually. I think it was three season. Definitely definitely thinking a lot out there and I think I'd come with reps. I think to think and less and just going out there and playing definitely talking about reps and something that I'll get better at but I think definitely I was thinking a lot out there. Is there anything you can do to prove that that's for coverage? Anything you can do in the past because you're going to face that a lot obviously. Yeah I mean you just got to team you get open for yourself, make yourself

50:25available. The one the ball does, can be made in the play. But he's just taking you away that means other guys are having a chance to get open so that's how kind of how I look at it. You know, one versus the 16-0 offense is the best thing to score. That kind of thing would even be with Kyla. Is this something that comes pretty quickly in a new game or something like that? Hopefully sooner or later I think. I'll look into you to see. I don't think we're in a bad place right now at all. Obviously I don't really think that but just a live reps will continue to grow and show. So we're at the play on Friday and that's really all that matters. We're going to take two more from zoom before turning it back. Our first one's going to come from Stephen from Cleveland.com. Go ahead. It's the final. Sorry. Hey Kyla, we've seen you were talking about the Ohio State Office the success that they've had. Obviously Jeremiah has been a big part of that. What's it been like this year going against him in practice and you know after doing that? Does it surprise you at all to see him having a success he's had as a freshman?

51:29No, it doesn't bring surprises. It was pretty easy to see the talent that he has and the blessings that God has put on his plate. But it's always a challenge going against Jeremiah and the other receivers in Mecca and Karnel in practice. And even guys like Brandon and his impression Rogers they do a great job bringing looks for the defense and create a lot of obstacles. Our final question from zoom is going to come from Dan Hope. Go ahead Dan. Hey, look you. Quinn had a lot of success against you guys when you played him at Alabama last year. Just what do you remember from going up against him last year and what can you learn from that game? Really smart quarterback knows how to operate their offense. Puzzle ball in the right places. And then of course, our keys and does a great job putting him in positions to win. Jerry back to you. Thank you Rob Aller. Columbus Dispatch, Caleb, JT and Jack Land opposite sides and they is opposite off the field. As they are on in terms of personality and just the people they are.

52:33They're offices but they also like one of the closest people I know they spend a lot of time together. They've come from different sides of the country so they're different people for sure. But they're both really great people and really great men. I'm sorry I respect both of them. How did you do that? I'm not going to do that. I'm sorry I'm not going to do that. Throughout the season we would always see you on Wednesday nights you and Nathan would be some of the last people off the field. Are the things that you're working on after a practice always the same? Is it a routine? What are the things that you're hoping to get out of those extra moments after practice? It's a routine, pretty much the keys that we need to go into the game with. And then also it changes week to week on based on what our jobs are going to put us into doing. So every week we go through the same things and then we add certain things that we do for the...

53:38What the team that we play is going to ask us to accomplish. Bill, we're going to win Columbus Dispatch. Yeah, I already got one. Oh okay, Joey Gopman called us Dispatch. Killin. When... Take those uses play action and Nathan will use play action to prepare for. What do they do well in those spots and what's the key for you guys in those moments with Quinn? They do a really good job with I Candy. And it creates a lot of challenges for defense in order to see if it's runner pass. And see, because that's when they're going to take their shots too as well. So really just having great eye discipline, seeing the line and seeing what it's telling us. So that's what it does. Deep right, Nick Walker, Letterman Rolfe. Hey, you guys had a pretty good game plan for Tyler Warren when you guys played him. You guys have another Texas weather good tied in and Gunnar Homme. What are you guys going to have to do to limit him and what do you think about his game? He's a really good player. He makes a lot of plays and he has a lot of receiving yards this year. So really just do the same thing we've done all year.

54:41Just be disciplined in our responsibilities. And if you're on him, you've got to make the play when it comes. Right, one of the main drillers. Cleveland.com. When you look at their receivers as kind of a whole, you know, they spread ball around and see what stands out about, you know, the way they're taking the ball around those different guys. A lot of really good athletes. I played with Isaiah Bond last year who's a really great receiver, a lot of speed. And then all the receivers have made a lot of plays. So I mean, everybody has to be on their peasy cues if we're going to stop them and have a really good job. Brother, on your 10 May Letterman Rolfe? Yeah, kill, but you moved up here and I don't have to tell you when you moved. Basically a year ago. And it's up. It was a little bit of a leap of faith because you know, you know how many athletes are on this team. Good athletes to stuff. But when did you really feel this defense come into its own? And then then pass that man, watching you in the Rose Bowl, you're recognition of what was coming seem to be on point.

55:42Did it feel like that? I mean, you personally. I think the defense has played really well throughout the season. I think we've had games where we played better and games where we haven't put it all together. But I think that's how all defenses are. So I can't say there's a certain moment where I think we put it together. But what's your second part of your question? You seem really on point against Oregon about recognizing what was coming. I mean, you were really active out there directing and things like that. Did it feel like that, I guess? I feel like as Luke said earlier, the preparation that we put in goes into that. And just feeling comfortable and what we're doing, comfortable and what we're seeing with the other teams. I feel like that allows us to play fast and me and Laketon to communicate to everybody else. Did I miss anyone for questions here? Steve, how long have you been playing in the sports? Yeah, Caleb, but you came to Ohio State to play for National Championship. And there were a lot of ups and downs throughout the season.

56:42Just to be in this position, the last four teams still live. You feel validated by that. Did you always have faith that this is how it was going to turn out? I came to Ohio State to become a better player and to help the team be as good as it can be. Not to win a national championship. Like that wasn't the only goal for me coming here. I really just wanted to be on the team and be with the brotherhood. But it's a great feeling being in the final four and being with the team and everything that comes with that. But it's a blessing to be here. And one final question, Bill, where Ben wants to come is this guy? Yeah, I did want to follow up. When I talked to you at that time of the game, you said when they scored their first and second touchdown, you were really hot on the sidelines. What was your message to the team? And you know, that's a good offense. They're going to score against most teams. Why were you so hot? Really just because we didn't execute, which let them score. We've done that a lot, which is something we can't do in these big games and these games where it's winter go home.

57:44So we got to make the plays when they come and get our competitive excellence as Coach Deices make the play where your numbers call. Caleb, thank you very much. Anything I can't talk about. And I don't want that every question. I just said that it felt like sometimes you were holding up somewhere watching film. You texted him, you missed this or you want to tweet that? Well, like the first day, he was batting all of Russ's passes. So I had to let him know. You got to take advantage of that. You got to make sure guys are, you know, know that you still care and you still want to be a part of this. You know, just watch and practice. There's a couple of little things we're doing different. Whether I'm communicating with Dumbar or other people. So you're also talking with him and you give him pointers through the offseason, just to constantly communicate. How do you see him grow as a person, you know, and how he's approaching things, how he's getting ready for this season versus his rookie? You know, I think the thing with Keanu is he's more comfortable. You know, it's not his first time around the track.

58:44You know, it's actually like he can, you know, catch his feet under him. You know, I always think when you're in your rookie season, you're going from bowl game. I don't even know what's going to play in a bowl game. Sorry, Wisconsin, I don't even know. But, you know, personally, I just think when you go from bowl game to training for the combine, to, you know, rookie minicamp, OTAs, the, you know, minicamp, I mean, the training camp, the regular season, you really don't get a time to really catch yourself. You know, you understand the playbook now. You can be more vocal. You know, I think with my absence, the other guys' absence, you know, you need guys like that to step up and be ready for those opportunities. And maybe the surgery you had in Yaw City. Is it the same you had during the season? Or what was just tightened down everything? You know, my left side, because I was over-compensating a little bit. But, you know, it was, it wasn't anything that lingers. You know, I'll say this, a groin's not like an ACO.

59:45It's not like anything's ever going to get affected again. You know, you know, feeling good, able to do everything squat and heavy with power and speed. So, you know, it feels good to get after a good. What do you think of what the team was able to accomplish in terms of training guys like wrestling and things like that? You know, I think they're all good acquisitions, but, you know, you never want to be known as a paper champ. So, you can't win the off season. I think the work gets done out here on the field, gets done in the classroom. It gets done training, you know, and then you see where you're at in training camp. You build on that. You know, I think we got the right guys in the building. It's just about putting a complete team on the field. Can't have typical isn't to separate the business part of the game in the actual football field. Oh, you know, you always want to, you always have to treat it like a business, because, you know, one day it's going to end, and that's a pretty job.

1:00:47It's not like in college where, you know, you got four years guarantee. Well, now you don't even know what that I am, I don't know, it's crap. It was a transfer portal, portal. But, you know, you have to, I still have love for this game, and I still work my tail off, and I still put everything into it. And that's not going to change, but you have to know what you bring to the team and what your value is. And how did it feel to be out there with your teammates today, emotionally? Great, you know, we got a new training staff, I'm still learning the warm up, a little different. But, you know, I loved it. You know, just getting after it, learning new guys, going through the same drills I've been doing by myself. I actually like having more people around, because like, kind of go stir crazy when it's just you and another guy you're like, damn, I gotta go back up for another rep already. And so, you know, it's nice to be up here and get a chance to be with my guys.

1:01:51Can we confident, and we'll get down to your emotions? Oh, I'm going to try to remain pretty neutral, because, you know, I don't want to be too, either way. All I know is I want to be here, but we'll see what happens. I'm in my last year here. I've had a great career here, but I look forward to playing that shit. What that second surgery you said at this time was on the left side, was the first time around on the right side? Right side during the season, left side. And that was just tightening down my core muscle. It wasn't the same as my ad doctor. You know, you can ask Dr. Bradley, Dr. Zuckerbron, who did the surgery as well. You know, if anything's going to help me, and you know, make me a lot stronger from here on up. Can you say you were training with another guy who have you come to me? Tyson, I've been training with him for the last eight years. We've always trained together.

1:02:52We've got a trainer up north, shout out Cole Haley, he's my guy. He trained a Heath Miller, Brett Kiesel, multitudin guys that I'll respect. And we've just been getting after him. What do you think of your guys historically, 35, they paid big contracts in Heath? That's held against you. I think there's not a lot of history behind it. But, you know, for me, I look as, I'm not looking to be like anybody else. You know, my game is different from everybody else in the sleep. You know, I like to think, you know, I can play the run in the pass, and that's where I'm different. You know, I remember last year of my team just brought to my attention. The thing that's really cool is you watch powerlifters. And, you know, my game's built on power and technique. And those guys go into their 40s. And so, you know, that's what kind of research I'm doing behind the scenes. But, you know, we'll see what happens.

1:03:52There's not a lot of history, but I'm here to make history. And I'm here to, you know, win another super wall there and, you know, have a great season. Do you have a set goal for yourself or how many years you want to play in the NFL? Or do you just take things here right here? You know, it was tough answering that question right after the season. I will say this, guys, I can't keep answering that question right after the season. That is not fair to the season that's not fair to my family. You know, but in my mind, I got three years. And I want to maximize them. I want to play at a high level, and I want to go deep into playoffs. And, you know, we got a good team. And I'm going to do my part to be ready for all those situations. You plan on practicing when you report to the church, or is it possible that you might hold in and enforce the negotiations? I have not even thought that far. I've taken a day. My day, you know, I told my agent, and we talked about it. We were cool coming out here.

1:04:52You know, I'll be here for many. And then I'll be there for training. I don't know what the work entails, but when we get there, we'll cross that bridge. Why is it a man who has three years? You know, there was a conversation between me, Omar, and Mike T. And there's certain guys that are one-helma guys. You know, and I want to be one of those one-helma guys. And, you know, there's a hunger and desire there. But that doesn't mean just hanging it up and calling it a career. To me, I think, you know, I got more bullets to fire. And, you know, I'm excited to do that. What's the meaning? The last one. Can you and Russell Wilson are going to be out there with Walter Menn? What's the meaning of the year, Pat? I saw Russ as a social media. But I have been able to see it. I like the surprise happens when it happens.

1:05:52It's cool to have another Walter Payton Manier winner. I think it's an honor to be there. And I'll say one thing. I won't be here. I'm just telling you guys, so it's not a big deal. I won't be here because I have to do a Walter Payton Manier thing on Thursday. So it's not like I'm skipping. But it's an honor to be with Russ. It's an honor of doing things in the community. Doing great work. The cool thing is, as much as we get honored and nominated for these things, the work doesn't stop. And I can see that with Russ' foundation, we had an event for our foundation. And my mom was quick to tell Russ, hey, we need the partners around. I was like, mom, let's just enjoy the event. But it's really cool to be a part of a league group. All right. Thank you.

1:06:52Thank you. I've probably been a Brasca game, Megan and more safety reps. And we had a five week to prepare. So I really learned to play book a lot more. Even though I knew to play book, I learned a lot more. In-depth. So really just after the organ game, it helped me a lot to go back to safety, go to Neku everywhere. You guys had a lot of issues of giving up big plays in the passing game of the first game against Oregon. What do you feel you guys need to do better this time around to make sure that doesn't happen? Just the same mindset. We got to challenge these receivers. Every dog has their day. Maybe some people didn't have their day that game. But we'll look out there and hopefully change the narrative. And we still play with the same confidence, same technique. And yeah. Bill Rebellion, what's the most this batch? Ten Zell, obviously, out of tough game. And that one. What have you seen from him and how he's responded?

1:07:53Do you get a sense of from him? How pumped he is for this rematch? Yeah, he's super stoked for this rematch. His preparation has been very good. He's always been preparing. Even though it didn't go the way he wanted to go that game. But he just always had his confidence. And we're going to see a big game out of him this week. And I know you guys wanted to play them in anapolis. But 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 lost 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, weeks, weeks or whatever. But now we're out there and going to play fast, physical and everything like that. All right, Jordan, we're going to jump to the Zoom question here from Joey Kaufman. Columbus, this back. Oh, my bad.

1:08:54Not too Joey. Can we Tee Robinson, the athletic? Hey, Jordan, you've moved around a lot in the second day and in your career. And now kind of getting some many more safety reps. What is it like at this point when when Walt or Coach Noles comes to you and asks you to do something else? And just how much can you lean on the experiences you've had and moving around when you're trying to learn something new in the middle of season? It means a lot. We always talk about this as 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 Morgan,

1:09:56which one do you think is more valuable to you watching that against yourself, you know, 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 watch what I did, things I did well, things I didn't do too well against them. And their team, their scheme has changed. Some 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 stuff like that, every game matters. So yeah. Jordan, thank you very much. Thank you. How would you describe the mentality of the defense right now getting this opportunity for a rematch in Oregon? Yeah, hungry and thankful. I mean, we know how the last time we had a chip on our shoulder. I mean, we were riding high before that game and we took that loss. And we came back and had to make a couple of changes.

1:10:57But I think we understand what everything is at stake right now. Just fighting to where another house, stage, or anything. And that's what's on stake. And just to be able to represent this state and this team. I mean, we understand what's on the line. And we're just hungry and blessed that we get this opportunity playing the Rose Bowl. Right behind your Adam King. What do you remember most about walking off the field in Eugene? What was kind of all your minds in that moment? I mean, there was a... I don't think anybody imagined it. Imagine us losing. I didn't. That's for sure. And I think after that it was kind of hit deep. But understanding that, man, we still... There's still a lot of ball left to be played. I mean, you can let it sting for a little bit. But if you let it carry over too long, then there goes your whole season. But I think we did a great job of just understanding, coming together in this room right here.

1:11:57Not being afraid of display or hold accountability for one another. And as that happened, we came back, we grouped, and we're just going right now. And I'm just blessed for those specific moments losing. I mean, no one wants to lose, but the testimonies and the things you're taught within those little situations speaks of all of them. It's after all of that. Letterman Droll. Jay, what did you see from Kenya last couple of weeks? Was there a push from him? Did there be any conversation with him? Did he seem like he's playing some special ball in the season? Yeah, I mean, that's my boy. He's in the R2X club, too. But, you know, Keata, I mean, every time his number is caught, he goes out there and makes the most of it, no matter where we are in the game. When he goes out there, he's just hungry. He wants to go make plays. And, you know, we see it in practice, so it's not surprising to us. Bill Rebino, it's a bonus this time.

1:12:57Dylan Gabriel's obviously very elusive in her talent, and he's not very tall. How important it could be to just kind of stay in your past rush lanes and neglect a lot of balls and kind of make it different that way? Yeah, I think it just comes on being disciplined. No one who you're playing against, like you said, he's very elusive. I mean, he can, he is making throws. I mean, he can get out the puck. He can do everything. So, I think for us, we just have to discipline him and just continue to just meet with Coach Jay, meet with the coach's nose and understand how we can just eliminate that. One question about you and Jack. I mean, your personality seems to be a little different. You're more on the quiet side. He's not. Yeah. How about you? You've played together four years, both five store guys. Kind of describe your relationship with him, friendship with him, and just kind of how you cop with each other. Man, that's my brother. Like you said, we're different, but very alike. I think outside, like you said, he's louder, I'm quiet, but once we're on that field, we're like the same person.

1:13:58We'll do anything for this team. We'll die for our players and we'll give everything we got. Room together for four years, correct? Yeah, fall camps. Every room. Yeah, sometimes go over there. So, over there. So, yeah. There's the neat one. Who's the messiest one? We have our share of days when we, when I'm neat, he's neat. Or, you know, we might both be messy, but we do a good job. Yeah. I'd probably say I would better kick the jack though. Tony Gertman, like I've held. When you're playing a team for the second time, and that was almost a season to go by now, how much of, are you at square one with the scouting and the preparation, or how much do you take from that game, how much do you avoid taking, so that you don't have any pre-deceived notions of what you're going up against on the offense line? I say it's pretty 50-50. I mean, that game, like you said, it was a while ago, but at the same time, they elevated as a team, so did we. So, we understand that they had, they made some changes for sure. You know, there's, there's a certain tendency we can take back from that game,

1:15:00but we also understand that they went on a little run after that, and we can see that they elevated as an offense. So, we just got to continue to watch those games, dissect other games, and just continue to see what stands out and what they change from the, for the past game. We got a couple calls on Zoom that will wrap up with, first we have Nick Hamilton from Nightcast Media. Nick? I just wanted to ask you basically about the synergy of this defense, and how you guys were able to not only celebrate the triumphs, but get through the adversity, be able to be this top-notch defense that you are in college football today. Here, Pete, the question one more time. Yeah, no problem. I wanted to ask you about the synergy you are able to develop, but of course, of the season, obviously celebrating the triumphs, but also getting through the adversities to where you are, or the top-notch defense that you are today. Yeah, I mean, like you said, we went through a lot of trials to trials,

1:16:00but there's also, there's a lot of things we can take away from all the wins and losses, and from those wins, we understood that, hey, we can be the best defense in the country, and from those losses, we understand that there's still things that need to be fixed, and I think when you take all that in at once, that it comes out to the common goal, or the common talk, which is, you can, there's always learning points everywhere, and depending how we dissect those games, or how we just continue to come as one and elevate, we continue to just collect all those learning points and just continue to grow from them. And one final question, Joey Coffin, Columbus Dispatch. JT, what have you guys done better in the Tennessee game, and just late in the season, you think about turning some of the pressures that you've got on the quarterbacks and the sacks, and getting home in some of those situations? Yeah, I think it was more just understanding the defense as a whole, understanding everybody's job, the thing as the season went on,

1:17:02we had to understand that, you know, we have to know what's going on in the back, and we have to know what's going on in the linebacker crew to understand what plays we have, a room of freedom, and I think once we understood that, and got a better understanding of everybody's job, I mean, it showed this play, because, you know, everybody knows what each other's doing, it's not like the lineback's know what they're doing, the corners and B.I., they know only their job. I think we all know each other's job, and we continue to ask each other questions, or, you know, if they're blitzing how they can get to the quarterback, and, you know, if I'm dropping, playing quarterbacks, but I can ask Cody on how to open field tackle it. So, you know, we just kind of lean on each other's understanding, because, you know, like I said, like, DeZoe knows how to play corner-bending, and then I know how to play corner, so, you know, he has more wisdom at that position than I do. JT, thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks, man. The first day of the moment, it's like that in the ball time. Definitely, a little bit of both. Obviously, I just wanted the team to win. I think we got a chance to win.

1:18:03You know, definitely towards it, and then the stretch that last drive. I was a couple of plays here, a couple calls that he made me should have gotten, but, I think the frustration more so it just comes from, you know, wanting to win more or anything. I was just curious. Do you think he was a little surprised how much attention you got right away from your defense? How about you? Yeah, definitely. We maybe giled in more one-on-ones kind of how the game plan was set up. Getting back, you know, different coverage out of cloud to my side, and this is kind of how the game goes. What's the process been, like sometimes, where, for whatever reason, just to see that most? Yeah, definitely. Especially in color, there's a lot of the game things, defensively, where it takes me away. You know, we had a lot of success at a high-speed, but one of the boys had in different weapons, they kind of still get the victories, and I was, yeah, you continue to do a better job doing that here. Why are you taking the location? The process has been like post-game, getting on the same page with Kyler, just maybe you guys exchanged text, or, you guys, in the film? Yeah, film, definitely.

1:19:04Kind of asking what did I see there, kind of go over and play, and I just kind of give him what I saw. And kind of different feedback there. Just change words. Mark, I get it. We're asking questions about the previous game. Are you the type of guy to let a game like that winger, or how do you flush it? You got to move on. Got to move on. It's a long season. Got 16 more of them. Hopefully, you know, I can stay healthy throughout the year, and just continue building to better each week. You guys did so much work throughout the off season to get on the same page. How different is it when you get into that regular season? Yeah, it's totally different. It's totally different. You can do a lot of things, you know, inserts and shorts, and then once you go out there, put practice and you get pads on, you do like the point practice we do with the colds, but there's nothing like actually going out there in live action, and really trying to get the same case. So I think that would really should both continue to develop and look at better. Is that it, just a matter of reps, then, as much as anything? Yeah, definitely, definitely. Like I said, I was kind of my first live action together. So continue with me. When you're early impression,

1:20:04so turn around with the old together and then increase this with cows. Yeah, but now obviously I have a definite respect, you know, JG's call or preseason, and obviously be all go really healthy. That's kind of the most important thing. I was a good, well healthy, going forward. So, that's it, I can say. Marvin, what are your early impressions of the Rams? What do you think of the Rams? Yeah, I mean, they're a good team. They're a good physical team. I got a new, a lot of new guys up front, I think. That's kind of where the strong suit is. Kind of a little different to Buffalo, come over a little match coverage. So I'm excited to go against them. Personally, when the belts take you one of them on, I was too nice. How do you feel today? I'm just getting open, that's fine. Wasn't many of them. Wasn't many of them. Wasn't many of them. So, I thought you'd be good. I'm just what you think versus just playing. You know, not getting a preseason game actually. I think it was preseason. Definitely, definitely thinking a lot out there. And, you know, I think I'll come with reps. I think to think and less and just going out there and playing. Definitely come with reps. And it's something you're out and get better at. But, I think, definitely say I was thinking a lot out there.

1:21:06Is there anything you can do to bring that up? That's for coverage, anything you can do in the past. Because you're going to fix that a lot. That was a big problem. Yeah, I mean, you just got to team you get open for yourself, making yourself available. The one the ball does, can be making the play. The heat is just taking you away. That means other guys are having chance to get open. So, that's how kind of high it is. You know, long versus 16 in all offense. That's the best thing for us. That kind of thing would be with Tyler. Is there something that comes pretty quickly? Is there something that might turn you into? Hopefully sooner or later, I think. I'll look into the scene and see. I don't think we're in a bad place right now at all. Obviously, I don't really think that. But, just a live reps, we'll continue to grow and show. The thing is how I mainly maybe different than somebody else may believe. I like to practice at least. I could be positive. You know what I mean? So, but the energy I'm going beyond just to hype up the beyond. So, that's kind of how I want to be going on. Really my whole life.

1:22:07I felt like I was in a captain in high school. I wasn't a captain in college. But, I want to make a joke. I was in high school. I feel like I'm not going to be a captain until I get that I felt. But, that would be awesome. You know, but, you know, that happens. That would be great. But, not either way, I want to assume a role as a captain from the perspective of guys. I'm thinking visual words and get back in that point. Yeah, I mean, I can't say that. I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like I was used to in the past. But, it didn't take just the first day. OTAs and took training and left and right. Once this season ended because I didn't know what it was going to be. So, I took a lot of reps just to give back to feeling like myself for the OTAs. And then, that whole first week, but now, like today specifically,

1:23:10just changing some small things with my feet. That is it. Talking about the long coach. Some things I can do with my feet to get to that, but to sell that traditional angle that I love to sit on. I thought I felt great already, but I felt even better. I feel even more excited tomorrow. Now, I'm getting my feet back and how I like the right side and the left side. So, the long side. I mean, obviously, I feel like in the league, whether I left or right, you're still going against Premier guys. So, obviously, you have high expectations for your left and right tackle. But, definitely, like the level of energy and the expectations definitely take the human strength. Because now, I can either fly side. That's the tackle role, you know? So, yeah, I would say in terms of communication as far as this, even outside of the facility, just stuff like that, like really crazy, but in tackle core back, my body removed, I don't think it has been, it has been something that is even but cool.

1:24:12Then I go to play arena. I got the texts one day. And say, hey, I threw it up. Yeah, I've been training both. I've been training both. I asked after the season there, like honestly. We'll talk for you if something stays in the season and I just got the text on. Kining what happens with the free agency. Then so, I was like, you know what? I have a whole season right tackle. So if I get the word, I'm going, I'm standing right tackle. I'll just do what I did before. I'm building on that. But I was like, I might as well as train the left tackle now. I said, we're going to be left tackle. And I'd rather do that than train the right tackle. We're going to call it a left tackle. I didn't switch my feet yet. You know what I mean? So I'm like, let me just prepare an advance. I was like, yeah, it was kind of. You know, I think occasionally on third down, there would be a lot of twists. I was just not like, it's an automatic comment. And I think that was my mindset for like the first half of the season. Like, I didn't have to go once again with some pros. Like, oh my gosh, they did that.

1:25:12I kind of figured, okay, like this is the type of rush. I'm going to get like, this is how this guy usually rushes. If I get the vibe, this is how it begins like the rush. You know, tackles that first year guys. You got the premier patch on. Already know what it was going to be. Already know what every stunt. And honestly, just knowing that's kind of an advantage to it. So you're not, you're not, oh, they brought the twist on my side again. It was never air gone. But it come out the hot side. Three plays in a row. And in two minutes, I do that. It was going to be so loud. You know what I mean? I'm watching more everybody else. And you really, you know, it goes out there. Occasionally, third down, I was like, you know, I was like, he's going to pick me. You know what I mean? So, effect, effect. It's kind of, it's also kind of an advantage in a way. But it's also exciting. I'm going to get the hardest look. You know, those are real, real reps, you know, the things. Really out on our way to kind of process. And I was like, hey, when I told me, let me know about what I'm just going to train it.

1:26:15I was training all the way. So TAs, I guess if I didn't hear anything about TAs, I would have came in like, so, you know what I mean? Because just like, I'm cool with training both continue. I would have been cool with training both continually. But I feel like anybody in any position will feel like, okay, like, you want as soon as possible, you give your feet kind of settled in, your hips settled in, your hands, so then certain kind of that. Would it have been harder for you to work both, or how to use? No. No. But they're definitely, but in terms of the development, it was definitely a lot faster to stand on one side. But I think having that week that we had the transition with the seasons over, you've had the bike goes fine. You know, it would have been good. I'm trying to get up, put up my bike and week things out of town right now. But when it comes back, I'm showing the new house. So I've got a house that's not too far from, so I told them, I got that house,

1:27:16like a yellow side. DJ. You know what I mean? So, yeah. That's doesn't have any stock or anything. Doesn't mean anything, so we had to play on Friday, and that's really all that matters. We're going to take two more from Zoom before turning it back. Our first one's going to come from Stephen from Cleveland.com. Go ahead. It's the fun, I'm sorry. Hey, Caleb. We've seen, you were talking about the Ohio State Office, the success that they've had. Obviously, Jeremiah's been a big part of that. What's it been like this year going against him in practice, and you know, after doing that, does it surprise you at all to see him having a success he's had as a freshman? No, it doesn't bring me surprises. It was pretty easy to see the talent that he has and the blessings that God has put on his plate. But it's always a challenge going against Jeremiah and the other receivers and Mecca and Karnel in practice.

1:28:16And even guys like Brandon and his impression Rogers, they do a great job bringing looks for the defense and create a lot of obstacles. Our final question from Zoom is going to come from Dan Hope. Go ahead, Dan. Caleb, you, Quinn had a lot of success against you guys when you played him at Alabama last year. Just what do you remember from going up against him last year and what can you learn from that game? Really smart quarterback knows how to operate their offense. Puzzle ball in the right places. And then, of course, Arkeeson does a great job putting him in positions to win. Jerry, back to you. Thank you, Rob Aller. Columbus, this match. Caleb, GT and Jack, land opposite sides. Are they opposite off the field as they are on in terms of personality and just the people that they are? They're offices, but they're also like one of the closest people I know. They spend a lot of time together. They've come from different sides of the country, so they're different people for sure.

1:29:18But they're both really great people and really great men. I'm sorry, I respect both of them. You have the personality. How did you do that? I'm not going to do that. I'm sorry. I'm not going to do that. It's about to ask the war on podcast. Throughout the season, we would always see you on Wednesday nights, you and Nathan would be some of the last people off the field. Are the things that you're working on after a practice always the same? Is it a routine? What are the things that you're hoping to get out of those extra moments after practice? It's a routine, pretty much, the keys that we need to go into the game with. And then also changes week to week on based on what our jobs are going to put us into doing. So every week we go through the same things and then we add certain things that we do for the... What the team that we play is going to ask us to accomplish. Bill, we're bit of what? It's Columbus Dispatch. Yeah, I already got one.

1:30:19Oh, okay. Joey Gopman, Columbus Dispatch. Killin. When Texas uses play action and Nathan uses play action in fairbid, what do they do well in those spots? What's the key for you guys in those moments with Quinn? They do a really good job with I Candy. And it creates a lot of challenges for defense in order to see if it's runner pass. And to see... because that's when they're going to take their shots too as well. So really just having great eye discipline, seeing the line and seeing what it's telling us. So that's what it does. Deep right, Nick Walker, Letterman Rolfe. Hey, look, you guys had a pretty good game plan for Tyler Warren. You guys have another Texas has a good tight end and Gunnar Hound. What are you guys going to have to do to limit him and how do you think about his game? He's a really good player. He makes a lot of plays and he has a lot of receiving yards this year. So really just do the same thing we've done all year. Just be disciplined in our responsibilities. And if you're on them, you've got to make a play when it comes.

1:31:21Right, one of the main drillists, Clayman.com. When you look at their receivers, it's kind of a whole, you know, they spread ball around and see what stands out about the way they can spread the ball around those difficult guys. A lot of really good athletes. I played with Isaiah Bond last year who's a really great receiver, a lot of speed. And then all their receivers have made a lot of plays. So I mean, everybody has to be on their peasy cues if we're going to stop them and have a do a really good job. From Rowan here, Tim May, Letterman Rolfe. Yeah, Kale, but you moved up here and I don't have to tell you when you moved, basically a year ago. And stuff. It was a little bit of a leap of faith because you know, you know how many athletes are on this team, good athletes and stuff. But when did you really feel this defense come into its own? And then then pass that, man, watching in Rose Bowl, you're recognition of what was coming seem to be on point. Did it feel like that? I mean, you personally. I think the defense has played really well throughout the season.

1:32:22I think we've had games where we played better and games where we haven't put it all together. But I think that's how all defenses are. So I can't say there's a certain moment where I think we put it together. But what's your second party question? You seem really on point against Oregon about recognizing what was coming. I mean, you were really active out there directing and things like that. Did it feel like that, I guess? I feel like, as Luke said earlier, the preparation that we put in goes into that and just feeling comfortable and what we're doing, comfortable and what we're seeing with the other teams. I feel like that allows us to play fast and me and Lakers to communicate to everybody else. Did I miss anyone for questions here? Steve, how long have you been playing in sports? Yeah, Caleb, but you came to Ohio State to play for National Championship. There were a lot of ups and downs throughout the season. Just to be in this position, the last four teams still live. You feel validated by that.

1:33:22Did you always have faith that this is how it was going to turn out? I came to Ohio State to become a better player and to help the team be as good as it can be. Not to win a national championship. Like that wasn't the only goal for me coming here. I really just wanted to be in the team and be with the brotherhood. It's a great feeling being in the final four and being with the team and everything that comes with that. It's a blessing to be here. And one final question, Bill, where Ben wants to play this match? I did want to follow up. When I talked to you at the back of the game, you said when they scored their first and second touchdown, you were really hot on the sidelines. What was your message to the team? That's a good offense. They're going to score against most teams. Why were you so hot? Really just because we didn't execute, which let them score. We've done that a lot, which is something we can't do in these big games and these games where it's going to go home. So we got to make the plays when they come and get our competitive excellence as Coach Dases make the play where your numbers call.

1:34:23Gaila, thank you very much. I feel like they're definitely picking up quick. I mean, I was in their shoes one time and I had Zach Harrison, Javonte, Tyler Friedel in front of me. So I feel like I'm just trying to be one of those peers that they work for me and kind of just giving them the steps to get there. And I feel like they're definitely picking up quick and they're definitely going to be one of the great Russian players. So we coach Joshua Salki about it. JT and Zach probably don't need it. It's on a day of experience. Maybe that's some of the opportunities for me, because there are different sort of work going because you've been getting through half of camp, but you've been classable. I feel like all the camps I've definitely gotten a big course learned and I've left that side. And I asked Coach J for it. I love getting more reps because I just like protecting my craft. So I mean, some people may not need it, some people need it, but I mean, I just like to get as many reps as I can. I mean, for me, it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly, like my steps, my footing, kind of just perfecting my toolbox, what we call it, my craft, and just trying to be a winner every play.

1:35:35Yeah, definitely just getting stronger faster, everything all the above. But one of my big things is being a leader. And kind of just not trying to look at the steel look up to Jack and JT and kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into it. So I feel like we kind of have a lot of leaders on the D line and at the D in position. So we kind of all kind of just count off the children. And we love it. We're all competitive people. We all love to fish each other. And I feel like the bringing the best out of all of this. We're all just kind of bouncing off each other and seeing what one person does and kind of building into our toolbox. And we all kind of just kind of build one great thing. You remember when you got the shot at full backing and did they continue that idea and you coached them?

1:36:37I mean, how did it come about? Because you heard Jack saw your flop in. Oh yeah. You get to test that. So I definitely didn't high school. I was full back and a little bit tired. And so I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there in Coach Wilson. So he loved watching it too before he left. And I feel like he planned that seed in Coach Day's head and Coach Day kind of just went for it and tried to do the best I could to do it. Is that continuing now? Do anything in the screen? New playbook. I did not know you haven't got that far. Yeah, I'm good. And how topos have you been? I've been here looking back. I like to think myself as a football player. I can really play any position on the field. You need me to just give me a week or two to learn it and kind of perfect it and try to do my best for you. I can't Jack do the same thing. Oh yeah. What about you? Roughly, that's why. I was talking to Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations he sort of sought you and got out to have some conversations after JT and Jack decided to come back. Just got to win into those from your perspective. And how did that help you maybe get the right mindset against community in this game?

1:37:39I'm definitely kind of seeing it all the way through. I like people kind of just see what happened and they don't know everything that goes into it. How long the season is now. What you got to do to prepare for and what can happen in all that time from here to then. So I feel like we definitely just coached in me kind of connected. And we kind of just hawks. Man oh man. And he kind of just sat straight to me and I feel like we kind of both are going on. That's what we know. We're making it yada. We're making each other better every day. We got the 4 best DNs. 5 best DNs honestly. And coach football and we're going to be one of the best DLines and coach football. But you feel like a better player today anymore again this year. I feel like I've taken big steps in my roles of just being responsible and being more of a leader. And kind of stepping up and taking a step to kind of get out there more on the team. And kind of bring people in and I feel like I'm kind of helping out more. I think record head around the process of the TKFC. Is that sound? I mean it sounds bizarre but I mean the season goes by so fast already.

1:38:40So when you're kind of like week 10 in you're like wow it's already week 10. So now it's kind of giving you more time to kind of enjoy it and kind of savor it. Because I'm already here for you. I feel like I'm freshness. It's like crazy. But you don't want to spend all your powder for the first month of the year right? Oh yeah. There is a myit. Yeah definitely. Definitely going to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks and all those practice. How much is Larry talking to you guys about like that? Last question right here. It's K-16, 2017, 4 NFL 2 Fence Awards. How much is he talking about that? I mean he doesn't have to talk about it. We know about it. We've seen it every day. We watch the film. We see them all working together. We know what it could be. We know we could become. So we know we're right at the same, we're at the right place at the right time. And God wanted us to be here and he knew we wanted us all to come together and kind of play together and be able to bounce off and just perfect our craft together. And I feel like we all are just great individuals and we come together and something special. Great.

1:39:40Doing it? What are the deliberations? I'm surprised it's even a conversation. Like it should always be live. Let's tell you. Tell you. Tell you. Tell you play football. So 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? They'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, I will cast my vote, but that will not be my final decision on that. But I will cast my vote. I think I can handle it well. It was good for all parties involved. And more we can do that better, but ensure that is coming to a close here very quickly. So. That Murphy, 24% right? General Maya off the field, we saw after practice on this Saturday that the mob that came to get autographs and things.

1:40:44When 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 aspect? 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. Well, he chooses to receive the first perspective or not one and not me. 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 down too much. He's really done a great job. Again, the way he was raised in his morals and humble would always sign and taking 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.

1:41:48But 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 Queen C the first freshman to do this black strike mission? 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 in this. I'm fully involved with that. So I 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, we'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. And 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 coming your way and making some big plays and, you know, it starts, it starts being seen by your peers and your peers start asking for it.

1:42:51They start barking, getting a strike 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, 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 serve based on his peers and the other coaches. Step on christeningcleanland.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. How 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? I think Austin's been awesome. I mean, he literally, you know, what was he saying, he played every spot, 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. His name never really gets brought up, you know, in a good way.

1:43:53Like he on the online, 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. And so, but Austin, when his name is brought up, he's like, man, that was a good job. A good job. Pass off that combo. Whatever. It's always positive. And I've been really impressed with him. He started in the winter. Did a great job through the winter. Again, continuing to build a respect for his peers. And then he's going to a good job. Really a good job just being a very consistent two spring. Are you left, Jeff Gilbert? Press pros. Brian, since you've been working more with the whole offense, when it comes to quarterback play, what has grown in your appreciation of 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? It's just a wide receiver guy. Yeah, I mean, I mean, there's no just a wide receiver guy. If you are just wide receiver guy, 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,

1:44:56it's going to be a great receiver or a great receiver or receiver guy, whatever you want to call it. There's only one page, just the quarterbacks 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. I think that I can't say anything's jumped out massively right now, but I would say that. You know, I guess I would say that 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, other positions, I mean, aligns same thing.

1:45:57I 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. But 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 aligns only as good as the quarterback. The receiver's aligned as good as the quarterback. The offense is aligned as good as the quarterback. And it's our responsibility to put guys in position to maximize what they're capable of maximizing. But their inability to notice that they can just 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, Columbus Dispatch. Brian, you know, you guys reached the mountain top. You got a banner out there, national champs. I keep these guys grounded. Being in the moment, looking ahead. Not back. Do you have a tougher on them?

1:46:58Because no, I think that. I mean, I think we have a lot of guys. You know what? I think it's understanding that we were trying to build the map to get to where you wanted to get the map. 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, say an unbelievable 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 motivated because they already know it's not good enough, frankly. And so the last thing they want to do is put in a tool. And then not reach their goals. So motivation, I don't think is needed. I think there is a catching up of those. And maybe aren't quite sure what it takes, you know. 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.

1:47:58So 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. Steve, it means, Cleveland, Doc Brown. Who would you say is the leader of your YBC group right now? I would say, Carl Naltate, Brennan-Annis, probably done the most outspoken, you know, in the room. Yeah, I would say they're doing a good job. Those were probably the two guys that would jump out of my room. I mean, because Brennan, he's been vocal. Obviously, Carl Naltate, taking on that role, more and being more vocal. He's in their football career, obviously, and he's the only one. But that process for him and becoming a more vocal leader took you to say that on him. What was the question? Carl Naltate, what do you think, like the growth of the part of it? Yeah, I mean, he's, I think he's pulled guys aside. You know, it had one-on-one conversations with him. He's locked in, you know, just, I think he saw the impact that a mecha made.

1:49:02And 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. So someone's got to step up in that role. And one, I don't want to respect them too. He knows he's capable of it. And it's just the desire and the appreciation, I think, to be at the table now, at the older head. And appreciate the way a mecha probably went about his business. And so he probably valued that, appreciated that. And he's just making sure we still have that. Final question. Bill Rebellt, on this disk back. Could you assess the running back room? I think it's pretty much assumed both those running backs to CJ and James. I think that tandem system is probably the way you're going to go again. How do you think this is? How is it working? And do you see third and maybe fourth guys up in the mirror? I think that, you know, in college football, we're in a football. Any football, really, you got to have depth in the running back room. I think that this very apparent in the NFL, it's usually a two back system, you know, very inferiorly as it one guy.

1:50:02But 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 identify what they do great and put them in good positions to be what they are. And what their best that I should say is really important as a coaching staff. I've been very impressed with even the younger guys, Sam and, and, and Bo, and the way they've come along, the consistency, so what you're chasing, right? You're always able to. That's why you're here. But how often you do it ultimately dictates how much you play. So, but overall, I think locksmen on them, they understand the standard and in pass pro. And not being a guy we got to sell out because you can't pass protect. So we were blessed, especially with tray last year and in Quenchon. So, but no, these guys have done a good job. They're competing. They've been very coachable. You know, it's very, it's shown a plot on film. But, yeah, I mean, it's always hard on the backs. I mean, every opportunity you get to go live and, and break tackles really gives you the most feedback on what these guys are capable of.

1:51:04If you're just playing tag out there, you never get any art. At least you shouldn't. But the running backs, you know, on contact days, they've done a good job. James has done a really good job growing. Really excited about him. Everyone's really excited about him. And CJ. So, you know, I think ultimately, you know, how group the, how will, how good will the group be? It's probably based on, you know, the top, the bottom rising, right? And you're gonna have some guys at the top, but, you know, where's the floor? And so I think, uh, uh, Bow and Sam, those guys did a really good job. And many, some more guys to get healthy. And more guys on campus, but very encouraged. And you saw him improve. And then, um, McLean, I think, is a, is a great plus. I mean, he is a guy that has football intelligence. He's picked it up. You know, he's kind of one of those incoming freshmen who still should be in high school. He's a guy, I think you're gonna point to and you can see right now he's gonna be a player.

1:52:05Over to the right, Austin Ward, the podcast. What is a healthy Mitchell Melton? How does he fit in for your defense? What does he bring to it? Yeah, he's, you know, Mitch is that combination player, you know, in, um, in our four down, um, you know, he's a guy that can do a lot of things, uh, drop, fold in there and make plays. You, you see some of that all the time. Really athletic, um, you know, we're kind of loaded at that end position. So he's gonna play there. But, you know, like I said last year and we, we haven't needed it, but he's a guy you would point to along with CJ Hicks, you know, for the, for the long season. Um, people get injured. You get a little light inside. It's always hard on the defensive tackles. But if you're gonna play with, uh, three ends, you know, that's Mitch is a guy who definitely can do all that he has that. Over to the left, Joey Kaufman, Columbus, dispatch.

1:53:05Jim, you've talked about this before, but I think in past years where you're going up against a really talented receiver group offense to encourage your players to, it's not okay if they give up to the play and to go nearly almost the first half. Today where you, the offense didn't get in the end zone until the late in the second half just. And you guys have guys down the second area. Just what, what did you think of that sort of trend and how it's evolved in the way you guys almost shut them out of the first half? Yeah, I think it's become, um, you know, an expectation now. Um, you know, our DB's, you know, our BIA, best in America, we. Let the country and past defense. Right? I think it was 96. What I, uh, what I got here and it was number one last year. So they've taken that spirit. So it's a competitive spirit. It's an expectation now. It doesn't matter who we're going against. It's, it's, they view it as a standard. So that was good to see in the first, first half.

1:54:06Uh, over to the right Spencer Holbrook, Letterman Ro. Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense and the Leo and the linebackers. But how much does having the depth that you guys have a defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively? Yeah, I mean, you're going to play to your strengths, you know, and that's, that's my job. This is to what do we have and what do we do best? And when you have defensive tackles, um, and I've said it before, it helped our defense so much last year. When you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now. It changes the way you call a game. You know, it certainly helps you be, um, in better shape on explosive plays on the back end. You don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out because they're making tackles. So you got to go, you got to go with that, you know, you got to, you got to let those guys play and, and, and they're good. So, um, you can't get too far away from the scheme of having those defensive tackles make place because they're doing it and it works.

1:55:10Uh, over to the left, Tony Gurdman, Buckeye Huddl. Jim Ryan talked about the quarterback run being more of a thing with the offense here during the season. How much of, when you're facing a team like that, how much does that impact your day to day throughout the week preparing for that? Yeah, it's a ton, you know, it, I think it changes everything you do on defense. Um, you see it everywhere from the NFL on down if you have a quarterback who can make plays with his feet. Your scheme better be designed that, you know, to, to take that away into account for it. So it changes the way you look at everything when you're game planning. Thank you, Donovan. Over here to the right, uh, Tim May, the Tim May podcast. Yeah, Jim, you might be wondering when I asked, uh, Ryan about just, for example, Calvin Simpson, Hunt, but the corner seemed to be playing almost with the chip owner shoulder to a certain extent. I mean, Davis and Nick, but no, Sin took the day personally. It looked like, you know, to make us some of the height going into the game. But what, what do you see from that group in particular that, uh, Buie's you going into this off season?

1:56:11Yeah, when you can, when you have corners that you can count on, again, it's just like having defensive tackles in the run game. When you have corners, you can count on that are going to compete all the time, no matter what the situation is. And we've developed that again, it changes the way you call the entire game. I mean, you, you're able to leave those guys on an island. You're able to switch up converges and they know what they're doing and they take great pride in it. So, um, having those guys out there in the development, it's a big deal. It really is. And it's not jumping over the board. I mean, he's, he did come in late. And, you know, um, he compete, he's one of those guys that just competes every day, doesn't say much, you know, he's trying to live up to the standard or the other guys. And you, you see him coming along, you know, you see him step by step coming along and, and, you know, put him in a, you know, competitive atmosphere, same step up. That's a great sign.

1:57:17And final question for coach Knowles, Dan Hope, 11 Warriors. You mentioned CJ Hicks a few minutes ago. Have you seen him take the strides you need to see the spring to trust him as a guy who could be a potential starter on his defense? Yes, I mean, I think CJ has shown that he has talent. And I think it's my job to put him in the best situations for him because he can be a force. You know, he's much better when he's bloodsing or he's directed because he's able to use his athletic ability, but he has certainly shown that he's going to be able to help this defense coach. Thank you very much for your time. And we will bring offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Chip Kelly to the podium now. We'll open up the questions over to the left Bill Rabinowitz Columbus dispatch. Chip, what are your just general impressions of the offense coming out of spring, especially quarterback?

1:58:19We'll look at all 15. So I think, you know, this day is is a big part of it, you know, because it was the first time they were going to play some of those guys that were going to play in front of a crowd. And it was an amazing crowd. You know, 80,000 for spring game. Now, you could see some of the young guys kind of looking around like, wow, this is different than the indoor. But that's what they have to get ready to play it. So we got better from practice one practice 15. You know, it's still in evaluation through the whole process, but it's not something in the players, though, too, that we're not making a decision, walking off the field today, saying, hey, this is the direction that we're going in. We'll be very authentic and look through everything and make sure that we get a really good feel for what it all looks like and then who will best move this offense. That's what our decisions can do. I do. I think we got a lot of guys there. That part's tough. I think because you got it. There's guys that deserve reps, you know, and they're all competing for it. Sometimes you'd like to be sometimes when you had a guy who was in the initial start of well, he's going to get the bulk of the reps to get him better, but they capitalize on. We really rolled him. You know, if you were at some of our screen practices, you're watching all those guys rotate and rotate out.

1:59:25And as we talk about all the time, you know, the old adaches don't count your reps, make your reps count. You know, and we'll put it all together and really come up with, you know, which guy do we really feel is going to make going to help us move this offensively. Over to the far right, Bill Landis, the podcast, Kings of the North. Hey, Chip, you said when we first talked to you that the basis of a lot of your success running the football just kind of figuring out what your guys do best and then leading into that over 15 practices now, how good of a field. Do you think you have for that? And then what did the next few months look like as you try to piece that all together? Really good question. It's interesting because the one thing that I think sometimes makes tough and an evaluation is what a good front we want to get. You know, so for 15 practices, those guys on the other side of the ball were pain, you know, Jack and JT and Tileek and those guys. But I know come fall. There's not going to be anybody more happy that we have those guys on the defensive side of the ball because of what they can do. I still think we'll have to really evaluate that. What we're going to get better at and what we're going to work on.

2:00:29But I think the work we got against such a quality defense was really key for us. Over to the far left, Nathan Barrett, Cleveland.com. So, a year ago at this time, it came out of the spring with still a lot of question marks about the offensive line. And even I guess that last season came out with question marks. How have you seen that progress in the time that you've been here and what's your confidence level that that offensive line is going to allow this offense to do everything it wants to do this fall? Yeah, I mean, I've been here short amount of time. So I didn't know. I really don't have anything to compare it to. So I kind of tabular rassa come in with a blank slate and just observe it. I think we're really athletic. I think Donnie and Seth and those guys inside are really smart and really intelligent. They allow you to be able to make adjustments in game. Just tucking football with some of those guys. It's like, well, these guys are wired the right way. And a lot of those guys have played a lot of football. So they can bank on their experience there. I think we've got about four guys that have played significant amount of snaps. And we've got to make sure we can find out who the fifth guy is.

2:01:29But that's similar to where the quarterback spot is, I think. And I also think of the offensive line. You're not going to play a 16-17 game season and just play with five guys. You really have to develop your depth there. There's going to be a number two center that's going to play a lot of football. There's going to be a number two guard, whether it's on either side of the ball. There's going to be a third tackle. I think you're going to get tested, especially in this new playoff format. You really have to think that way. So you're not looking for five starters. You're really looking for 10 starters because you're going to have to probably play 10 guys to get when you get through a 16-17 game season. Over to the right. Austin Ward, the podcast. I think it was the first play of the game, the T formation and then the reverse spin move with Will Howard. What's the inspiration for that package and that sort of wrinkle with the quarterback? Mr. Hayes. There's a looming figure around this whole program. We get to go to work every day and then Woody Hayes athletic center. So it was good enough for Woody. We're going to stay there. We're going to do it. We ran some last year. I think we took 21 snaps at UCLA and T.

2:02:29We've got a short yardage formation for us and we've done some different things with it. But I also think our players had a lot of fun practicing that and doing some different things. So it's a small part of our offense. We will not be in the T21 times in one game. But we may get it in some short yardage situations. And I think it's come back. There's a lot of schools right now that are starting to do that. It's really just you're trying to, you've got a half a yard to get. You're trying to get your big guys in the game. I think we use three tight ends and two running backs in our formation today with Pecker being the full back in that situation. So there's a lot of different things you can do in short yardage. But a little bit of a tribute to Coach Hayes and what he means to this program. Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch, over to the left. Chip, as you look back, now you've been here two months, 15 spring practices. Is there something you feel best about what you've been able to accomplish with this offense? Well, I haven't accomplished anything because I didn't take a snap. But I think the most impressive thing since I've been here is how close this football team is.

2:03:33You know, some programs talk about a brotherhood. This is really a brotherhood. Our practices, as we talked about, how good our defense is. They're highly competitive, but they're not combative. And those guys really work very, very well together. Both the whole line in the D line and the secondary and the receivers. The competition is the best, it's got to be the best there is in the country. And that makes you better. But I think sometimes competition, you know, guys can lash out and it gets really combative. And then all of a sudden the fight breaks out and the fight breaks out. And we're trying to accomplish and get footballed on them. But I think the way these guys cooperate and work together as a group is a special bond. And I think you're going to need the closest team and the most connected teams on the ones that win. Over to the right here. Andy Baxter, Letterman Rope. Chip, obviously, there's been a lot of talk about Jeremiah. But Amecha is the big return in this group. He kind of reminded everyone what he can do today. And he's been working with him and what kind of weapon can he be for you guys? Good point. And Amecha has reminded me and the other 14 practice sessions of what he can do. Special player, you know, and J.J.'s are really talented player also.

2:04:33But, you know, I think all of the whole group, a Cornell tape, did some really good things watching him this spring. And for all of them, you know, I mentioned it with the elephant spline. I came in with a blank slate and I had no opinions formed. Not that really just wide eyeed and just observed them. You know, that, I think that wide receiver is really special. And I think there's a bunch of guys in there. And again, when you have to play multiple games after the regular season is over, you're going to make sure you're going to need depth like that. And the fact that it's, you feel a little bit comfortable right now. That we got some guys there that can make some plays in the perimeter. And that really dictates how people are going to defend you. You know, so you got a couple really good running back. You know, so are they going to load the box? Are you really going to load the box and leave those guys in one on coverage? Well, then it's the quarterback's responsibility to decipher that and get the ball to those guys. So, or do they at least a double coverage? They list a double coverage and now it's a little bit lighter box and you can run the ball. So having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second row left, Pat Murphy, 24-7 sports.

2:05:36Chip, we've talked a lot about kind of the quarterbacks maybe vying for the starting spot. But some of the younger guys, what have you seen from them? We got an opportunity to see more of them today than we probably have. What's your assessment of them as they kind of get in this? I always am so impressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated and what they do. You know, when you look at Julian and Aaron and JJ, you know, they should be in the hot lunch line of their high school. And they're out here playing in front of 80,000 people. And they've really progressed when you watch them in meetings and listen to them. And they interpret, you know, so basically the whole concept here is we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim. You know, this, we didn't baby anything. We don't put the install in with, hey, you guys are in install. We're in install. This with the older players. And then you guys, you know, go sit at the kitty table and we're just going to do the really simple things with you. They get it all. And the more they can digest, the more when you're in a room, when you're checking for understanding and asking questions.

2:06:38And they can spit back to you the more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call for. So those guys have been impressive. They're still learning, you know, they were the, the guys today that were kind of looking around and saying, wow, there's like 80,000 people here along with the offensive coordinator in the quarterback coach because I was kind of looking around because I had actually never been in the stadium until yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there. So I played Ohio State once when I was at Oregon, but that was in the Rose Bulls. I had never been actually in the stadium until yesterday. So I caught myself when I went into the stadium today looking around saying 80,000 for spring. Again, that's impressive. Got time for just a few more folks over here to the right Dylan Davis Delaware Gazette. Given what you just said about throwing them into the deep end, what stood out the most about Julian's progression through 15 practices and where he is as you guys head out of spring? Julian is a very fast processor. You know, he really thinks very, very quickly on his feet. Like he makes really quick decisions. He doesn't stick on and read.

2:07:39He can progress and any sees things really well for a young player. You know, in not having been exposed to a lot of college defenses and especially what Jim does. You know, Jim can make, Jim can make a young freshman quarterback cry with some of the stuff he does. But, you know, I never saw that with Jules. And I, I, I, that's been impressive his, his ability to retain and, you know, him and JJ, the compliment I would say to him is if you got here and you didn't know what class they were in, you wouldn't say that those guys were freshmen in terms of how they've picked things up and, you know, sometimes freshmen, act like freshmen. But the guys who are special, they don't act like freshmen, you know, they act like their football players. And those are two guys that are, are examples of that. Far left, Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic chip. You, you on the topic of freshmen, James Peebles and Sam got on the run the second half. Yeah. You talk about how deep you need to be in this era of college football. But as you search for RB3, what did you see from them today and what is, what has their growth been like in this spring?

2:08:42Yeah, James really flashed early for, for me, not knowing again, kind of, it's just a don't worry about what the background is, where they're from, who they are. The, this guy of this stars, this guy of that stars, it's, they're all bakai, since this is how they do it. I think James has got really good feel and vision. He can hit things. I thought Sam did some really good things today. T.C. is another guy who really came along during the spring. And, and work constantly talking in our staff meetings about depth. We're very cognizant of the fact that the playoff situation has changed. So you have to develop that depth, you know, used to be maybe have a parent of spare. It was what everybody says, but I think you may have to have more than that. You're talking about 16, 17 games. You're, you're really going to be tested that way. So I was really happy with, with how those young guys have come along here in the 15 training sessions that we've had. Over here to the right, Tim May, the Tim May podcast. Thank you, Jerry. You have your own podcast? Yeah. Like these guys all had like a name next to their, you know, your name. Okay.

2:09:42That's pretty cool. He must have some juice if you got your name in your podcast. Definitely. Okay. By the way, I like it. It's not just the lunch last, the hot lunch last, while I like it. It's a hot lunch line. Yeah. Just two quickies. Number one, do you feel compelled to let these quarterbacks know where they stand? Yeah. You know, it's coming up Tuesday, you know, to me. Yeah. You know, where does that go? I mean, in your mind. Yeah, we're all sit down as a staff and visit me on it. And then nine. I mean, he does an unbelievable job of, I think, all our players understand. Where they fit and what the picture is. And we'll give him our assessment. This isn't, you know, we're not going to come back. But we do it after every day. They know where they stood after practice. One after two, after three, after four. We grade everything. They're getting constant feedback in terms of where we are. And then after 15, which we had today. But we can't do it unless you watch the film and can really look at the things. Because you may see something, but you're on the sideline. You know, why did he make that decision? Well, I couldn't really see the field safety from where he was. Okay. Now I understand why he made that decision.

2:10:43So, you know, what they'll, what meetings with all our players. And that's, that's always been the method. So this week during, you know, between Monday through Friday. We're all scheduled. No one's going on the road to recruiting until after that. But we're all a player meeting. He said every position. You know, offensive line, defensive line. I beg our safety is everybody. Everybody's going to sit down with their position coaches. And know where they fit. And we see them. But do you feel a pressure with the, with the transfer portal looming? I mean, you know, you've been a head coach for a long time. I mean, is that on your mind at TSD? Yeah, I think all through what you got. We're aware of it. And I'm 100%. And I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication. And everybody knows, you know, which, what your evaluation was through the training sessions that we have. Guys, we've got to have, we've got real quick. Last two questions. Dan Hope and then Rob Aller. I feel like you need to have a starting quarterback named by. And whatever the biggest things you're going to be looking for between now and then in determining who that guy's going to be. Well, between now and, and whatever then is, we're not allowed as coaches to go back out and practice with them.

2:11:46You know, in college football, you get 15 training sessions in the, in the off season. And then they'll go back to work and with Mick in the, in the weight room and getting bigger, getting faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. And they, they do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like, we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and even assess. So they're really, from a football standpoint, on their own until August. So you always want to do it earlier. But I also believe every time I've, I've been involved in this, is that it kind of happens organically and authentically. You know, because the players know. And if you say, hey, we decided we're going to be with Joe. And they all think it's Tim. You know, they know. They're in the locker room with them every day. Players, players understand, you know, who they'd feel is the guy. And most of the time it, the decision is very obvious. You know, when you just say, hey, this is where we are with it, you know. But there's that timetable thing.

2:12:46I don't, I don't, I can't give you an exact timetable on that. So Rob. Chip, you talk about Julian. But typically in your experience, you've done it again, like Tim said a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow down for a, for a young QB? I think it depends on the individual. You know, I've had some kids. Where early, you know, you were like, wow, Marcus Murray, older was like that. Remember vividly second practice. And he got to the fifth reading, the progression, and threw it out here in his big game. And I asked him, why I do it all. I asked why, because I just want to understand it. And I said, why did you do that? And he goes, I don't know what we call that defense. But there was like a lot of guys over there. And they didn't seem like there was anybody over there. But for him to process at that time, he was right. And he came back the other day, whether that was cover 60 other day coach. I learned what you guys call the coverages. But it all happens differently. I've got guys that for two years seem like they're just, you know, they're really struggling.

2:13:46And then the light bulb goes off and you'll, whoa, like they got it. So everybody has different learning styles. You know, our job in the evaluation process is to identify those learning styles. So, you know, they're cognitive learning. They're an auditory learner. You know, do they learn by field? Is it more a field guy, you know, a more film guy? You know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep poking and prodding. And for us as coaches, that's the challenge too, is what is their best learning style? And how can we convey it? Because education basically is just a transportation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know or what Ryan knows. It matters what they know. So that's always kind of what we're working on and studying and thinking about and kind of where we are. And how much can they handle? And then how much is too much? You know, because this may be a great play. I agree 100%. But if he don't feel it's a good play, then why is it in? You know what I mean? And that's this whole feeling of process that we're all, they're learning us and we're learning them. So, I have identities. So, the coach is really running quarterbacks.

2:14:48That's something you've always sort of leaned toward or is it year by year case by case? What advantages do you like about? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Yeah, I think a running quarterback causes problems for defense. So, when plays break down, the unscheduled plays, you know, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl. On that last drive, the two big plays were my home's run. But, Petra, my home's not a runner. Andy's not calling design quarterback runs for Pat. But when the defense matches up and plays two men and turns their back to the quarterback, well, maybe the best decision is to take off. You know, the second one he took off, I'm like, he may score. You know, a lot of guys go and they want a hook side. You know, and there's times where you have to understand if you do have a running quarterback, and we talk about the best ability is availability. You know, you're not lowering your shoulder and taking people on. But, we are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run. We're not looking for running backs that can throw. You know, so you're not going to see us 20 times a game, we're running the quarterback.

2:15:50And there are people that run it offensive styles and are really successful with it. But with this group we have right now, that's not. Now, they can hurt you with the feet. We'll did it when he was at K-State. You know, obviously Devin took off a couple times today. He took off a couple times today. Lincoln's a really, really good athlete. Julian can run, but, you know, we're not calling design quarterback runs. You're not going to see, you know, a tremendous amount of respect for Coach Hayes and the legacy that he left here. The straight T is about as far as we go. We are not going single wing. So we are not going to snap it in running quarterback ice on quarterback power. But it is another weapon, you know, and if it also keeps Devin's honest, you know, if your Devin's event is going to continue to bend from the quarterback, closing the knees on the edge and he's getting in first downs, well then the Devin's event has to stay outside and contain the quarterback. So we're not going to run the ball out and hand the ball off. Sometimes in our running game, our quarterback really is a blocker. He's responsible for a defender, if the defender was cheating and fitting in on the run, well then his responsibility is to make the defense be honest.

2:16:50And that's really aired to that a couple times today. Now we had a block that safety was sticking his face in there. So we took off from around the edge. What happens in next play, the defense is wider. Then what do we get to do? We got a chance to hand the ball off to the running man. Great. Coach, thank you so much for your time and thank you for being a buck eye. All right, thanks. It was definitely addressed here this preseason. I think Austin Saragall stepped up in a big way with Donnie being out. And then Carson can play both guard and center, which is good. And we've actually sent his done a nice job as well. But it was good to see Austin. He moved from guard to tackle a couple times and even with the ones he was in there battling his tail off. I think we have built some depth there. But again, we got to go play some games and see what we're going to do. Rob Oller. I'm looking for some main thing you want to see out of here. I'm looking to see it last year. Yeah, you know, again, whether it's whatever happened last year or last year. But I know that the message to our offensive line is we want to play.

2:17:50I want to be the hardest playing offense line in the country. Now we got to play with technique. But at the end of the play, like knock the line of scrimmage back and play with your hair on fire. It's hard as you possibly can. There's a lot to go with the playing in the offensive line. It's all the communication. There's a lot of things that have to get into place. I think Seth has done a nice job of communicating. It understands the offense better now. He takes control up front and brings everybody together, which is great. But to me, like that's it. Now we could list a bunch of other things. But to me, we've got to move the line of scrimmage. We've got to be just playing with our hair on fire and knocking people back and playing physical. And that's the start to game. And that's the end of the game. This is a destination spot for wide receiver. You can go over that to really be maybe not for a line. You see that differently and how do you get over that? No, no, I don't see it that way at all. I think we'll see what we got this year. But I feel like we've got some really good young players in the system. I think that we should have the best offensive line in the country. That's the standard here. It has been for a long time. And so we'll keep pushing towards that this year.

2:18:53And I think everybody in that room will play the same thing. Tony Gerberin. Brian, I was the situation that will line back for you. Sure for right now. I see that going. Yep. So Sonny has really stepped up and played well. He's made this transition from safety to linebacker. Very well. I think he did a nice job in the spring. But you could definitely see as he went into the summer, just bigger, stronger. Being more comfortable closer to the line of scrimmage. It's different when you're closer to the line of scrimmage. I was doing a better job getting his hands on, on, you know, on offense alignment and getting off of blocks. He's in a better job, going a better job with his hands. I think he understands the communication. The linebackers always have to be involved with the front. They can be involved and fit into the back end. He's doing that. You know, I think he sees, you know, looking forward to play, playing in a game and, you know, getting an idea of what it all looks like. But I can tell you in practice, he's playing fast, he's playing violent. And I think he's, you know, he does a nice job of taking the meeting to the field,

2:19:57being very intentional about his work, but playing really hard. He's the number one right now. Yeah, I haven't talked to Jim because, you know, we'll make that final decision here over the weekend. But he's certainly the leader in the club bus. Can you tell Ryan, I mean, Seth McLaughlin. Can you tell he's been there, done that? Is he projected that to the offensive line? You're still, and I'm saying from a leadership standpoint, a grown man. Yes. How does that just come up? How does that show up? A bunch of ways. It just poised. It's not getting rattled when, you know, coach parks at you. It's, you know, okay, I got this. Let me get it under control. It's seeing something in practice and being able to adjust on the move. It's being prepared when you walk on the field. It's recognizing how hard you have to play at the position. It's, you know, kind of all of those things into one. But he's got great communication up front. He talks to the guys. He's moving quickly in there. And when you have experience like he has, you know,

2:20:58the game seems to slow down at times yet. You know, he seems to be playing it at a fast level. He's doing well in the last couple of nights. Like a storm. He's doing well in the fourth six or fourth. You could have a storm out there. There was a point where he got a black stripe off. And I feel like it took a step in the right direction. When you come in in the summer, it is very difficult to get on the field, especially early in the season. Whether he does or not, I will see. But if he continues to practice the way that he's been practicing, then he'll give himself a chance to be in the rotation midway through the season or later in the season, which is similar to some of the wider series we've had before. You've seen some of those guys get some reps really in the season but then make an impact later in the season. I think that's probably more his path right now. Now, you know, he shows up and starts doing great. And you know, we'll, you know, we'll give him the reps he deserves.

2:21:59We're like Jeremiah is in a different situation because he came in here in January. And he was a little bit ahead. Anybody who comes in and generates to me, I don't look at him as a freshman anymore. They've been here. They're in the program. Are we expecting the contributor? Steve, please. You've been looking at a lot of knowledge right to his images. You have a lot of sense of the fact that you're in the exact right spot. Now, you're not going to have a problem with his title. Obviously, he's just getting a tie. Here, you know, strictly doing that. You're picking up a lot of the people you want to notice in your court. He's about your career as you're not going to be about to replace you. He's still in there right there talking and communicating. But in the skirmishes we've had, it's, you know, it's been offense versus defense. So I've mostly been in the offensive side still kind of going through all those types of things. And there's a lot to work through this year just with the play clock. And then it's going to mean by that is you know, the cost of play a communication inside of 15 goes off. There's a lot of things that go on there. We don't really get notification on that.

2:22:59So I'm trying to, you know, just help chip with that. And some communication that way, personnel. But I'm going to be very much involved with special teams. I think with the two minute warning, there's some strategic things that are going to go on again and again. That I'm going to be involved with. But to your point, just overall just looking guys in the eye and making sure that, you know, they have to right look in their eye. You know, they understand, you know, with the situation, what's going on in the game. You know, I think that happens sometimes with young players, you know, they're just like playing the next play. And that's not just how that's not how it works. We'll get to win the situations. And so, you know, all those things will come into play and making in game adjustments. You know, be involved with all three phases, you know, watching the game in a tab with the try to identify what happened in the last series. I think all those things will be happening. Right now, Nick is going to be the starter. And you know, that competition going to next week, but right now as we head into the weekend, he is the starter and the plan is ready to be the first punter to go up and go inside against hacker.

2:24:10He's got a strong leg. He's made it a good transition into the country, but also just playing, you know, football and not Australian or football, which is very, very different. The, you know, snap to kick has really improved. You know, that was one thing as he's a taller guy. So the ball has to get out of this, you know, get off his foot faster. I think he's done that his hang time has been good and he's been more consistent. You'll see, you know, he'll kick a few that will just go right out of the stadium. And they just got a strong, strong leg. So we're looking for that consistency. He's shown that here most recently. So he's got the upper hand right now. And last question, Jeremy Burman. Ryan, I don't know if it's because Will maybe took a little bit longer to make a decision in December than some of the other top of the line quarterback you just did or because maybe there was a thought he wasn't going to be the starter against the state this year. But it seems like people have viewed him kind of as a game manager type of quarterback.

2:25:10After eight months with him, where do you see his ceiling and what, what, what is Will's special trait to you and where do you see him taking this off of? I see a bunch of traits there. I think the first trait is size. There's big, he can stand in the pocket and he's strong. So I mean, that's the first thing you notice about him. And then whether it's standing in the pocket with poise, I think that's another trait that he has that's excellent. He, he feels a rush, but he stands right in there. I think the next trait is just, you know, his top end speed. And he can run 22 miles an hour at that size, which there's not a lot of guys who can do that. So I think that's an extraordinary trait. And I would, I would say his overall leadership commands in the huddle is is another, you know, something that he's, he's really, you know, grown into in the last few months when he's been here. And then his accuracy, he's been very accurate since he's been here. And when he knows what's going on and he could anticipate what's happening, I mean, it looks right.

2:26:11He's feeling and he can hurt you, you know, a bunch of different ways. So, you know, he's sealing that that's that's going to be kind of, you know, up to how he plays this season. But, you know, I see a player who has a lot of great skills that, you know, translates well to the next level. So we'll see. But I know his first focus is on winning games around here. I'm touched. Thank you. Really much. Yeah, sure. Hopefully I have take her. She's a goal. And a goal line and a lot of it Jackson. I'll take. Please. I mean, you have nerves naturally. The answer first come play that was good. I was rolling. Also, it's a weird. I was trying to try to play the last day. It was also the first start. Yeah. Um, you, yeah. It's like, I prepared well. Um, and camp and practice all week. And I was, I was ready. Um, yeah. I have two multi year starters.

2:27:13I did a lot. I mean, I couldn't ask them, hey, what we got here, but. I was prepared well. I mean, I was telling Jimmy and said, it's like a way or blocks. I'll be emotional. I was just, as a guy from Ohio, what does it mean to start a meeting? Um, it was always my dream to come here and play and start. And having that like me, I just like keep going, keep building those days, and go games and keep building. What a much younger Austin, though, you do it. Uh, no, not, I don't think. Even I told like me, I asked my younger self, even committed. I wouldn't believe that now having a couple of starts. Awesome. Has this happened faster than you have been? You're going to come here with the players. I guess you're technically a sophomore. Yeah. Play as a richer question. No, I knew that year two, I was going to see you some playing time. Now starting week one, year two, I didn't see that, but like I was ready.

2:28:16In spring ball, like a new, I was going, I was going to play some soft. But, so. What does it mean to you to, it's not only get the opportunity to play, but like you play well enough now, and coaching staff trust you, and they've been, but not there in whatever situation. So, it's a earn that so early on in your career. I guess it shows like my preparation, my hard work, and just everything I put into this, and I just finally show it up on a field. There are moments, the soft season, the end of the spring, and the end of the season. I don't realize that you could play at this high level, with the ones, you know, if you knew you did. Yeah, the definitely was in a training camp. I mean, blocking highly can tie every day. Like it feels, it feels a lot of confidence in doing it well, and not like getting balled or anything. There is defensive tag wasn't that, I was the guy that did the most. Hero in Jason Moore in Taiwan. All those guys, pretty much anyone on the deepened line gets your fits all the time. So, and Kay and Mack as well.

2:29:17Yeah. I'm also going to put a lot of them on. I would work like the power of the stability and the great thing is the lot. How much can he help you? He helped me a lot, and I'm proud that he's our starting center, not someone else's, but I mean, he's like the captain of the line. He's another voice on the line with guys like Josh Fryer, Josh Simmons, Donnie and Tiger. That means another voice and another captain of the line. Look, ways of having that, and I'm with this much experience. Help. I mean, a lot. He can tell you, like before the play was going on, how to block someone, like what you need to do, and it helps a lot. Tiger is talking about how calm he is, how much does that benefit you? You have a guy who's kind of been there and seen a lot of us. It makes us more calm, especially me and Tay, that's our first start. So, like we were up here with Seth, he brought us down, and we were like fine.

2:30:18Our emotions weren't high, we were so in. Is that like something he tells you? Is that something you pick up on by how he's acting? How do you kind of mean sense what he's trying to say? It's by how he's acting, and what I mean, him, when we're on the side of him, both Josh and Donnie, like he was telling us, like, hey, we're cool, like we got him, but it's pretty much like, oh, everyone, old cool group. How much do you do that? As a first time starter, how much did you add in that? Me and a lot. And that was my first time ever using iPads. We didn't use the iPads in high school, but I mean, you can say, like, try to remember the defense, you can just come on a silent, bring up a play, and get help up really hard. Probably the first or second, after that, I thought we'd say our second one. Awesome, thank you very much. Thanks for playing for our game. Best weekend, a part of me settling in the guard. I want to say maybe, I don't know, but I mean,

2:31:19when I'm pretty sure you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo, you know what I mean? I'm playing basketball all my life in set up football, and I feel like just the fast pace often, so we're running really fits the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw a football like 65 yards, but can you kick a football? 75 yards, I think Lincoln just did. Probably question. Lincoln, what's your question? How is your room at the beauty? He's a blessing, man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. What's his name? His name's Lincoln. Keen Holtz. He's cleaner. Ooh, he's cleaner. I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of picked each other's roommates because we're very clean, and we don't like our words really messy. Well, it's true though. It's the truth. They're both pretty clean, so. Luke, are you still a cross-training at Tag Bullsom or if you just been all-guarded this spring? Oh, so far I've been all-guarded. I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice by practice.

2:32:19I could end up being a back attack, but I could end on. But, you know, I'm just really focused in on this past practice and the next one we've found. What do you mean? You're on the right track. You're on the right track. I don't know how to catch a really low end. Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot. You know, you put a lot of work in to play here. It's been a dream just for being an Ohio kid. I'm from a Ohio kid's perspective. I mean, that's the biggest wish possible. I would say that's going to be pretty cool. What was it like just last year at first game getting on the field for the first time in America? It didn't feel like, that's gonna be a weird answer, but it felt like I was playing a game, you know, that that made sense. I was pretty locked in. I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing. I just went in that first game. I was like, shoot out here now. It's time to roll. You know, I didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't even hit me after. I was like, what would you feel during this? Like, getting out there at the end of the end. I was just like, honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous than I was going to make no sense. What is it? What is it? What is it? What is it? What is it? What is it?

2:33:19It's just a matter of time. A lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin. I think, Fryer's one of my biggest role models here. He's my bigger brother. My first game ever. So I'm up to Dia. I don't know. I don't know. Okay. Yeah, no. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, to Dia and Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too. I mean, all three of them. Those are my roommates. And they're progressing every day as well on. And I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to plan a field with them. Trying to have you in the next game, awful. Oh, yeah. You know, it's been really helpful. You know, just keeping my mind just settled and straightforward on the next play. What do you think the biggest stuff is? It's a great question. Like I said, I mean, I just need to stay consistent in my work. I think that's the biggest thing for me. Is just staying consistent and worry about the next play. I guess there's something that connects you to about those big runs. You guys started training out. It's hand cluster. Did it beat off each other? Absolutely. I mean, when you see defensive. And when you see defensive start arguing with each other and things like that, I mean,

2:34:19nothing makes it a lot easier. You know, I have those 10-11 play drops. What was that like? So I suppose you should be starting feeling like you guys were feeling out that like a bad game. I think that's a good play for a lot of people. They think that's been the same way I was thinking. I mean, it feels good on the rip off these runs because I mean, we put them so much work on those. It's interesting. You know, seeing a product that I haven't worked on. He's nice to go. So, reserve sense that just off its line wise is you'll prepare this week with the top of deck in there. It's all for the first half of the season. It's not thinking Austin. It's just more of Donald Jackson, pretty seasonal American, etc. I don't know if they enjoy the group, you know. Donald Jackson is a very good football player in there. When he's on the field, he makes his presence tough. I mean, we've all been training on that. I hope there's no tomorrow. Just go through when he's on the field. Get it to him. We know it can be. Yeah, there's a seat in the bay. There was a six. We're watching you guys on this week. You know, even more of a force.

2:35:19It felt like watching you guys. Maybe even if you feel like that. Yeah, I mean, we put in the work during practice. We practice really hard. Coach, they really challenge us to practice hard. Positions. Coach is really challenged us to practice hard. I was just a result of it. When is rolling like that? What does it feel like being in the mix? It's a problem. It's us. When you work hard for something and you're able to see what comes out of it, like, there's no better feeling in it. I grab. I mean, you can't just throw it. It's about putting it in your hands. No, I mean, I was really funny to see. Maybe I'm pretty good at it. Tiger, what has Seth been off on? We brought some of you guys for the first two games. What's it been like playing XM for the last two? He's really calm and stormy.

2:36:23You never see real panic and having a guy like that messier. You're having really played as many meaningful snaps. There's no one else I'd rather have to. I left him to my right and set the fire. Those guys, they do so much for this offensive line. People have talked about his intelligence really kind of showered up in the film room and on the field. Where have you noticed that intelligence and how has that helped you? Yeah, like I said, in Crunchtime, you know, when things aren't exactly looking like how we practice it, you know, having a guy like that, like, we'll do this, this, this, and then we execute it. Having a guy like that, like, there's none better than that. You wrote? What you got? I'm there, you can listen to that. What's your favorite cake? What's my favorite cake?

2:37:25Well, I'd rather. I'd rather be like one of the candidates. No, no. I almost came back with a coconut son of a s'more. Take a look at him, Marshall. They got a couple guys in the deep hits of the run that have big 10 rodings. Absolutely. What do you see when you look at their tape and see 15, 7, a couple of those guys are pretty big. Yeah, those guys there, they're real players. They're real players. You can sell their coach well. They go hard, you know, they're real players over there. We've been practicing to the best of our goldies, you know, and expect that. And I'm prepared for that. You see they've been for G Tech Flash. They're the other day. They're taking full. They play good ball over there. And, you know, their defense plays hard. They challenge teams, you know, sometimes they might be overlooked. And they still challenge teams, you know.

2:38:25And so they come out there with the mentality like no matter who's in front of us or when it won't happen. I mean, the actions right there right in front of you right now, which is kind of a good thing and kind of a bad thing. You should shake off the rest, you know, hitting back in it inside. You talking to your shots and you know, you're not seeing any of these kind of things? Yeah, I mean, I hear from Paris every once in a while trying to not sit by there too much, but, you know, it's always good to hear from guy like that, guys like the one, even Matt Jones would turn him back. All right, Tiger, thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you, Tiger. This is going to be awesome. For real, thank you. Thank you. And for this year, just be able to contend for that job. We bought it. It was still set. I have always just a good play to the point. I think it's a lot of impact. My weight, my sister, my height, this more regard height.

2:39:27When I'm fast on my feet and I just need to use the technique right now. Sometimes like basketball, I want to be on that just like defend, but you know, you got to stay. Stay square or something. Exactly. Exactly. Yeah, that's a great question. I feel like these two can answer that for the me right now. I think KK here, I can answer that. I don't know what to say about that. What do you guys think? I don't know. I go against him every day. This man is strong. Why did I talk about like, you get the basketball here like, you know, you can't just do a thing. He was really fast. Just the whole way I'm straight as he had. And he got the grip. He doesn't give up on the playing. Like you said, he's going to go in there and watch the film. He's going to get the better. You should see it on the field. From one point to the other. Now you can see the improvement at the game. Can you spot what's around?

2:40:28He's like a coach, man. He's like a coach. Chip Kelly's in for his change. You were mine about maybe like the idea of tack over his guard. Because obviously his offensive predilection was for like offensive line play in one game. Has you been a part of you settling in the guard? I want to say maybe I don't know. But I mean, when I'm pretty sure you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo, you know what I mean? I've been playing basketball all life instead of football and I feel like just the fast pace often. So we're running really fits the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw a football like 65 guys, but can you kick a football? 75 years ago, Blake and just. Tell me question. Lincoln, what was your question? How is your, your roommate at the beauty? He's a blessing, man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. What's his name? His name's Lincoln. Keen Holtz. Oh, he's a cleaner.

2:41:29I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of pick each other as roommates because we're very clean and we don't like our rooms really messy. Well, it's true though. It's true. They're both pretty clean stuff. Luke, are you still a cross training at TACOLE SOME? Or if you just been all guard this spring? Oh, so far I've been all guard. I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice by practice. I could end up being back at TACOLE good and on, but you know, I'm just really focused in on this past practice and the next one. What do you mean? You're on your own? Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot. You know, you put a lot of work in to play here. It's been a dream just for being in Ohio. I'm from a Ohio kids perspective. I mean, that's the biggest wish possible. I would say that's going to be pretty cool. What was it like just last year at first game getting on the field for the first time? It didn't fly. This is going to be a weird answer, but it feels like I was playing a game yet. If that makes sense. I was pretty locked in. I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing.

2:42:29I just went in that first game. I was like, shoot, I'm here now. It's time to roll. You know, it didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't even hit me after. But no, I'm like, what'd you feel there? And if like getting out there in the end, I'm just like, honestly, yeah. I don't know. I felt less nervous than I did in high school. And it makes no sense. What is it? What did you see in the middle of the basketball match? A lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin. I think, Fryer's been one of my biggest role models here. He's my bigger brother in my first game. Tell him about Padilla. Yeah, I don't want to say that. Padilla, okay. Yeah, no. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, Padilla and Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too. I'm not going to be angry at them. Those are my roommates and they're progressing every day as well. And I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to play with them. Try not to get in the next game, I'll pull. Oh, yeah. You know, I've been really helpful. You know, just keep in my mind, just settled and straightforward on the next play. What do you think is the biggest step? Yeah. It's a great question. Like I said, I mean, I just need to take consistent in my work.

2:43:33I think that's the biggest thing for me. It's just taking consistent in my work. To my game. And I was like, whoa, I never had that happen. No other school, like just Ohio State field can't win. And I was like, wow, that's crazy. Do you like, I mean, you're quiet, but also do you like that? Do you want everything that comes with me? Do you want me to do what you want? I do, but at the same time, I just like to be a normal person. I don't really like to take that. I don't know if you're going to feel or are you a showman. I mean, I was just going to describe this kind of like your art form. Yeah, I mean, yeah, I want to feel I'm a little bit more chipier, a little bit, but sometimes I still be quiet on the field. What's the competitive part of you? What did that point that you know to satisfy yourself about it? Oh, I've been having that, I mean, since I was like eight, nine years old, it happens. I mean, just how I am, how is it just to be competitive? That's the reason why I chose to come to Ohio State. Just to compete each and every day, I guess the goal is to go against the best DB group in the country. I mean, you want to get in the nuts and then, then they'll perk, etc.

2:44:33Oh, yeah, for sure. Just going to get them to God, the best two DBs in the country. I mean, that's the reason I came here. This is going to get God just going to make me better each and every day. Yesterday, you know, I went out playing the red zone. Yeah. Yeah. You didn't say it worked. I didn't do plays later. You called where I was at. I bought it in the start. Yeah. You didn't say it worked that. I said, I said, I said, well, he said, when he defed little boy, he said, I'm here. I said, okay, I'm going to be back. And that's something to be back. They want to be the play. I just walked off. That's it. When you talk about, yeah, I said, I told you I'm coming back, right? What's it like being back to the car now? Staying in the brand and asking for your S&D. You guys can be back here. It feels great. Just us three to be on the field together. We're going to make a lot of plays this year. What if you learn from that open car? I learned a lot, especially from Cardinal, because we both play outside. So me just learning from him and the things he learned. He just teaching me. And he was behind Mar. And stuff like that. So he just teaching me the game for sure. What specifically did you got better at in the camp compared to what you first got?

2:45:36I said my footwork. That's the biggest thing. My coach at law was looking at that's one thing I need to get better on. So I mean, I just worked on that in all season and just got better over time. What can still your work aspect in here? What can still my work at the end? I mean, just I really don't know. I can't really answer that. But it just it's just in me like I just want to work. That's one thing. I think I say I get it from my dad. My dad really the reason why I worked so hard because since I was like eight years old, he just wanted me to just work and be the best at what I do. So I mean, I really I say different. Why is he making this a clip of my day? You know, like on sunny day. What? Yeah. Yeah. Yes. How was I wasn't I wasn't flipping out of I don't know why people made the same idea as that. I was a bad guy and that's it. How did you get that? He said a big example on me. Me just I ain't go sales only just my dad.

2:46:39It was me. I have a cousin's name. You know, it's very pretty for the Seattle City Hall. So I was I looked at the him as well. I was Virginia was having an Austin and Steadman Bailey something he was a motivation for me. And just old the guys that grew up before me and my regardless area, Broward area for sure. I mean, just looking at those guys. Guys like I say Brandon and for sure he was class ahead of me. So I seen things he was doing in eighth grade. And I was just like, whoa, I mean, that's something I want to do. What do you think about the expectations for you? I mean, Chris Carter on my podcast. He takes you to be. He takes you to be a factor from the first play. First day, first game, etc. Those are big expectations. You have Brakes. I really don't. I mean, I know it's big. Especially for me because you know, no one playing the country coming in and all the hype around me. So I mean, I just try to block out all that stuff and just focus on the main thing. Just the team and I receive a room and a locker room and know just first game come. If I don't know see the especially that you have for me.

2:47:40I mean, I don't really care. I just want to go out there and win a game. I want to have a confidence for you. When people like Chris Carter, Marvin Harrison Jr. saying, this guy can even experience even Ohio State. I mean, it's something great. I mean, I just got to go out there on the field and just show you guys that I could be the next part of the group. Great Ohio State receiver to come through here. So I mean, it's a blessing and know how that. But I mean, that's how it go out there and play and show you guys. It means a lot for me to be was it the first freshman? Yeah, I mean, just that's a blessing for me for sure. Just shows all the hard work that I put in on the way to the way. What is so much sure? My dad really amazing. The maturity. No, just be older than, don't act my age. I go to my age. I mean, a lot of people tell me that I don't act my age. I'm way, way beyond my years.

2:48:40I mean, just, you just got to be mature and know that I like the kid. What is the couple more questions for Jeremy? What is it about? 70-30. It's about the same exact answer. Just, no, when I see a 50-50 ball, I mean, I just think it's, I got to make a play. I mean, you know, matter how the ball is, if it's a bad ball, I just feel like I got to make that play. No matter what the circumstances is, you know, matter if it's a bad ball. I feel like the ball is mine. No matter who I'm fronting me or no, no matter what. What is it about getting between the ball and the fender come from? I mean, that kind of sets you apart in my opinion in a lot of ways. Do you always have that neck? Oh, yeah, I did. Always had that neck. I was like, since I started to parents year, like eight or nine years old, I just found the way to, you know, make sure that ball is mine when it's in the air. And I just, I always find the way, you know, find the way to make my quarterback look good. I think I was working hard to be running in the front. Brian was saying, go ahead and look for more. Thank you so much. I'm going to send him an instance frame.

2:49:40Oh, yeah, for sure. He definitely made a big jump from industry. I like his confidence. He's starting to talk more, talk a lot of mess on the field. And I like that about my quarterback, love quarterback, about the talk. And, you know, just get around his players and make them feel good about themselves. He talked on the field, you know, just, you just say a lot of stuff I can't say, but he'll talk for sure. Okay, Jeremiah, thank you very much. Thank you guys. It was on me. My split was two-hour. He wanted me to come to my split-night. So that was on me. That wasn't a good one. That was on me. The result of that play is silence. It's clear that we'll be offense. The correct it is that you're single about 401, Bratz Mann. They're willing to take that shot to you every time. Were you expecting to have this bigger role in the offense this early? Not at all. Not at all. Just coming in, you know, just a Ohio State. And just all the receivers that been here and I was here before I got here.

2:50:42So I did not have no expectation that was having the role that I had right now. So I mean, I just get all the things they got and then they would have been this position. Is that so real to you then to be putting up kind of numbers you already have? Oh, yes, for sure. I mean, but no job. Not finished. I said to me, finished the hand. What does this say about the trust that you have? I mean, he tells me a lot each and every day that you know, single, single covers 101, going to you don't matter who or you don't matter. Just throwing it up. You know, it's going to make a play. I don't realize if you trust me. Was there a moment in the spring or this in the trend camp or? I say, I say for camp. That's really when he was just trusting me just throwing it up. And I'm just going to go get it. Yeah, for you. On the play Saturday with the day you said you're supposed to see why? Yeah, to why. Yeah. I should have cut my split. Now I think I was, you know, like bottom of the numbers, I should have been like numbers plus, numbers plus two, I believe.

2:51:42Yeah, something like that. So that's the reason why he just played over top. And that's what it's the only thing in the session. We look at your numbers. You've made history as a harsh one on Ohio State. This is the whole coach, the whole program. You feel like a normal parchment. I mean, you're an exceptional freshman for this university. Yeah. National in the sky. I mean, I love it. I still feel like I'm just a regular freshman, but you know, a lot of people say I'm not, but I mean, just the role that I have is coming in. It's just, it's been a blessing. I just can't think, uh, can't say it's on me, it's on God. And just the coaches for trusting me. They've put a freshman out there and just to go out there and make plays and just do what I do. Hearing from your teammates, you've been involved in confidence in you, but you said you didn't expect to have playing time when you came in. So what did you actually expect? How much do you think you would have gotten? Uh, not that much. Because you know, you got a card in theotape.

2:52:42You got mecha, Google, I came back, you got Brandon, is that big, if you're a Jaden ballot, uh, all of them guys, so really my mentality is just coming in and just working, learning and just, you know, play special teams and make plays on special teams. A lot of my mentality was, um, just watching them, they, uh, we better team than the last three teams in play. So I mean, it's gonna be a better team than our last couple years that, um, we played, uh, higher state play them as we could they said. So I mean, it's gonna be a good game. You gotta go to, uh, be a higher state as always. I'd better be, uh, so. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks, man. Oh, yeah, for sure. Uh, we hungry right now. I can see in the air, everybody, uh, everybody in office, obviously a lot of quarter back with how we're receiving. We definitely hungry for sure. We had to go out there and have a dinner and just put on the show. Austin Moore, the podcast. Should you? No, I have to tell you what would it know you more, uh, being interfered with not getting the call or not being able to catch you.

2:53:46Uh, I say be able not to make the catch anyway. Uh, I feel like everybody's throwing me out, have the catch it no matter how, the defender on me or not. I just feel like I have to make a play no matter what. Um, I mean, I played Saturday. I feel like I could have caught it, but, you know, it wasn't passing the fence, but it touched my hands. I should have caught it. Uh, Dan, hold, let me worry. Jeremiah, there's a lot of discourse from fans this week about you not winning the Sean Alexander freshman year award. Just what's your thoughts on that? Uh, I mean, me calling is a great player as well. I mean, I can't really not kill. Um, no, Sean is a great guy. I talked to him, uh, two weeks ago. Um, it's a great guy. Uh, learned a lot of, uh, the Instagram outside of football as well. So I mean, I really can't focus on that. Um, I'm just worried about, uh, beating Oregon and, you know, just going out there to pass a deal and just putting on the show. And, but I also have a question, uh, Tom Moore, you mentioned getting bragging. It's like, Michigan. Is that frustrating when we see that from the father teams? Yeah. Is that frustrating? Is that, you know, you, you know, you always think you're open. Are you still open when you're bragging?

2:54:47Oh, yeah, for sure. I'm still over no matter what bracket or not. Um, I mean, they just came out with a, uh, good game plan to break it me and a mecha. And, you know, uh, I mean, just, you know, things didn't go as planned as we thought it would, but we just got to keep moving on and just move forward. That's all I can say. Uh, Steven, how are you getting 24-7 sports? Did you mind the, the two touchdown plays that you had with Wil Howard? How many times do you think you guys rep that to get, you know, those were perfect throws, perfect patterns? And you beat your guy off the line of scrimmage. Just how many times do you think, uh, and what does it take to perfect that? Uh, I think we read the least, I don't know how many times I practiced over the weeks that we had off. Um, I mean, just came down to, you know, they pressed me. We, we taking a shot. That's what they told me, uh, the week we was off. And he told me, uh, before the game in the locker room, I just got to give you a shot. And that's what he did. And I just made a play. The first game against Oregon, just how tough was that challenge against their secondary? I know you have to get the end of the game, but you guys made plays all day long against them.

2:55:49Just what, what's your thought about the challenge those guys gave you? Uh, I say the challenge is going to be, you know, a good challenge. They have some great global guys there. Jabal Muhammad number seven, a Niko Rhee, uh, the other corner of my nine over there. They're a great global guys. Um, I mean, probably the best we go see all year for sure. Um, we just got a good name, you know, Bio, Ohio State. That's all. Tony, you're not open. I have a, uh, so why are you not open? Uh, uh, you know, probably when the whole team on me, I should say, uh, uh, I mean, I'm always open for, to me, for sure. Um, me just, no, throw the ball in my area. I'm going to find a way to make a play as I was always open. You talk earlier about, you know, some of the great athletes that you got challenged and you aspire to be like, I guess, where's that confidence kind of come from for you? How long have you had that confidence that, you know, you have the ability to be one of the greatest in this sport? Uh, I mean, a lot of people tell me that I'm going to be great at what I do.

2:56:51Um, since I was about, um, going into high school, a lot of people tell me that, um, me just, you know, football is all I know. And that's all I really want to do. Like I live, breathe, sleep football. Like that's all I really care about. Don't care about everything outside of football. Like football is all I know and I just want to play football rest of my life. Thanks for all of our lettering and all. It seemed like you have a role where we tried to connect on some of those defaults throughout the year. We'll be able to find and do those in that moment. I was kind of carried that forward. Was it the same on the way that you guys continued to progress or chemistry? Um, I mean, just, you know, the weeks that we had all, we were just working on deep, deep shots, because they tell us, uh, the means that we have, uh, we got to take sauce down, feel, um, we just got to connect on them and, you know, will tell me before, uh, before the games. Like I said, um, you just got to throw the ball out then just give me a chance and I'm gonna make a play for you. That's what I, that's what he told me and I just got to make a play for. Adam King, don't be a bad ass. We can all joke, we can all talk about the expectations and the start of this become, you know, you were just 13 games.

2:57:55How do you handle that? I mean, just a freshman, how do you take all these expectations? You know, when you step on the field, then you're always open and still go out there and play. Uh, I mean, expectations, I mean, I can't know how you're staying for a reason. That's what I wanted. Um, when it be childless, I wanted the expectation, expectations, I should say. Um, I mean, Coach Hotline just helped me, uh, throughout the whole year, just preparing me for each game, each week. Uh, a mecha, buka, uh, cardinal tape, Brendan Enders, really the whole receiver room just helped me, uh, stuff I don't really know about. Uh, it just helped me throughout the whole week. And, you know, I can't really say as all of me because my talent is, but they really been a big part of the reason I'm having the season that I'm having for sure. Andrew Gillips, William & Doc Connellan. Jeremiah, over a thousand years, 12th of December, it's your first year. When you look back at your freshman year, what was the most difficult part about adjusting to the college game? What was the part that you had the, you know, the hardest part about trying to train this one? Uh, learning that playbook. Uh, I playbook is something else, uh, just coming in, uh, spring ball, uh, mecha's new plays in every week.

2:59:00I'm like, well, what is this? Like this new plays every day in Coach Hotline, like you, you go, you go to be good. Uh, we got no summer fall camp, you go to be straight. So, I mean, just, you know, that's it. That's definitely what's the hardest part is learning the playbook and a lot of other things has to say for sure. You kind of get that down. How long will it take to be so comfortable with the playbook? Uh, I'm pretty, I'm pretty sure I got it down, Pat right now, but, uh, net season, I really want to learn everything, the HZ, uh, yeah, I really want to learn everything in the playbook for net sure, for sure. That might be 24-7 sports. You mentioned how many guys it might take for you to not feel as much. So, when you are one-on-one and Will's talking about when he sees you being one-on-one, what is going through your mind as you wind up and realize? There's one guy covering you. Wind, that's all I could say. I mean, as a coach hard-law, uh, we do something like, in a hotel, uh, Friday night before the year, he asked me like a question like, you get one-on-one, something like that, he asked me, uh, what do you do?

3:00:01I say wind, and everybody just start laughing, I don't know where I be like, it's just true, like you got a wind, you're one-on-one, uh, about us. Um, over here to the right, Bill Landis, Kings of the North. Jeremiah, did you move around, someone's going to stand and see to the point where you get a couple matchups against linebackers? Yeah. What goes through your mind when you find yourself matched up against a linebacker? Uh, I just start laughing in my head a little bit. Um, I mean, linebackers can't really cover, uh, receivers like that, so I just know like it's, I'm most likely going to be open. Um, but, you know, they just try to move around a lot, because you know, people try to bracket me when I'm outside just alone by myself, so that's why they're moving around a lot. Or left, Bill of Enhorn, the Lansford. Jeremiah, you mentioned the most difficult part of your freshman campaign, is they learning the playbook. What has been the best part so far? I was going to rub off on people eventually, um, and I would also say that, you know, you kind of have to understand who you're talking to. You know, people, certain stuff makes different people tick, so you've got to know your guys.

3:01:01You know, if you got to get harder on somebody to, to make them go or if you got to kind of relate to them, you know, pull them aside, have to talk. So, I think that all goes into leadership and you have to be able to, that has to be a skill that you have to be able to develop. Wasn't there ever much coach day now that he's a true hit coach? Now he's given the late calling duties, and let's have this in there. What's been different about you? I want to say, you know, too much has necessarily changed, but you can tell you how tremendous trust in Coach Kelly, um, and what he's, what he's going to do in the, uh, kind of the schemes and everything that he's brought into our program. So, um, the fact that, you know, he has such confidence in him and his play call and ability makes us tremendously confident. So, um, Coach Day has always been coached to Ames, can continue to stay that way, but I'm glad he's able to, you know, focus more on wanting to focus on. I'm just, Kayla, I'm back to the fact. Um, he's kind of a field general in a sense, kind of a quarterback on that side. A lot of people may think just, you know, the Mike linebacker and we have Cody Simon who does that as well, but, um, Caleb's kind of that for our secondary kind of make sure things are clicking on all cylinders.

3:02:06And he's just a very cerebral kid, very smart. And he's able to kind of take control of the defense. So, um, make, make the right calls, make the right checks. Um, he's definitely annoying for the office to deal with, but it makes us better. I would say impacts the entire offense. Um, it's not like, you know, we're not oblivious to the fact of the caliber player he is, but, um, you know, as a offense, you come out and you expect to execute on anybody who's lined up a classroom. So, yeah, I never really thought about it like that, but we definitely come a, come a long way since my freshman year. Um, thankful to the Lord. He's kept me all these years and kept my head on straight and allowed me to, you know, develop into the person that I am now. But so, you know, coming full circle. It is really surreal moments of being my senior year playing against, you know, the pre-block on my first catch. I remember, I remember Kyle getting yelled at. He was a ball. He was not supposed to throw. And I also remember getting pushed out at like the one or two year online.

3:03:13So, that's kind of a bittersweet memory, but it was a great memory. I mean, I have to say yes. If I don't think I should score, I don't think I should be playing football. Who's that? My, um, yeah, my only came in. He kind of has all the intangibles over his favorite. You can tell he just loves the game the way he goes about his business. He runs every route to perfection. He's a, he's a very cerebral kid. Um, and every time he gets on the field, he expects perfection. So, um, he's just got to continue to develop, continue to work. And I'm really excited to see what he's able to do for us. Look at how much you see your eyes. I mean, it's row over camp to be able to put this opportunity to start on Saturday. Yeah. Um, I think, you know, it's no secret that he has all the physical capabilities that you would want to receive in really any position you could play. Any position on the football field with his athletic ability. But, um, so a lot of it for him was putting together the mental piece of the game. You know, not just understanding what he has on the specific play, but the whole concept. Um, understanding defense and all that type of stuff.

3:04:18So, um, there's nothing really that can get you ready for that moment for your first, not in college because it is different than high school. But, um, you know, once he wants to get acclimated, gets used to it. I have no, I have no doubts it's going to take off for us and do too many things. And how do you see in faith continuing to bring the team together? Yeah, I mean, it's been a, it's been a huge part of everything that we've done, been a huge part of a lot of the reasons why the scenes came back and everything like that. So, we have a team Bible study that we continue to do and continue to grow. I'm kind of just preaching the truth of the gospel to the guys on the team. And, um, it's definitely permeated throughout the team throughout the years because, you know, looking back a couple of years ago, there wasn't that many people on the team heavily into their faith. Um, and along came a couple of special people who really changed the dynamics of our program. But, um, you know, the Bible says one man plans the other man was, but God ultimately brings an increase. So, um, we're just trying our best to stay obedient to the Lord and he's done tremendous things. What are those two special people you just mentioned? Um, I'll say kind of the, the, uh, the founders, I'll say of the team's faith. Um, we're definitely, uh, master team for one, uh, Cameron Bab and Xavier Johnson. So, those guys, what do you view as your responsibility as a captain?

3:05:26Um, really what I view my responsibility as a captain is just as a, as a person in general, so push, um, everybody closer to Christ. Um, and, you know, by doing that, I try to walk as close to Christ as I can myself. I'm kind of be that example and be that life where people look up to. Um, and I think all the basic principles that are found in the Bible in the China pursuit class, we naturally, naturally make you a better leader, a better person, better football player in the sense. So, um, I just try my best to anyway him. Um, Um, um, yeah, I mean, we have specific goals going into every single week.

3:06:28Um, some of our goals for this week is, you know, things can get sloppy in the week one. You see it all across the country. Um, you know, false starts, penalties, all these types of stuff. So we're really just trying to be clean, go out there, play a fast, complete football game, um, clicking on and firing on all cylinders. So, um, by no means are you underestimating it and you're pulling it, we go out there on the field every Saturday, we're playing spice for us, cause of the country. Um, so, when we play multiple times at the crossroad. So, that's just our mentality. So we're going to hold six of those. Yeah, very, very uncertain house incoleibility because that's currently no point in hiring a ball player in the group but we have six. We just tried to bring him to Slack next week. Going to go with maybe four or five questions or just two tools would be ascertained in. We will try let him to sort some of your other things that he just did. But until thenゴ a bit more, climb that Community Service's Office will be somewhat up to you as much as you can. We're super glad he's part of this team. Oh, a line they were getting back there. Look for him in the footpath. And we also expected them to play, oh, come on. We knew that they were in the team that played in the honors. Like you mentioned, there was some past attack issues that brought in some things that maybe rushed

3:07:29a little on some plays. But when the ball did come out, you guys were efficient in the passing game. There's 16, 13, 13, 20, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18, 18. What allowed the passing attack to stay that prolific as even the off at the bottom? Maybe it's from the middle of the middle of the middle. And the ball just had to come out quicker and forth. But we had to see everything goes. And the wide-eyed just had to get in that big hand and then run faster and quicker. How much do you feel like that game can be a building block for you in terms of continuing to be a big and big part of the offense? I feel like each game, a building block, a stack each game and stuff like that. So I just made big replacing games, so like that. So I just thought I could send out a building block from the mad. How have the offensive lines been working so far as could be murdered? They've been doing pretty good. They've been made that and stuff like that. New guys, new places and stuff like that. We're all trying to pick up from the injuries and stuff. And you guys have the blind game with this one last play, being the Brooklyn's the flager's savior's helmet. And that's what that's all about. We do got to get in the box. I don't know why we got to get in there, probably get the safety, get linebackers or a DN. It's up like that, whatever they need us to do.

3:08:31On your touchdown catch, this is like a distance ball and a wilds come down. They came, guys. It was just a big thing. It's a strong name of a win. Yeah. Yeah, that was one. Colonel, what's it like? Like I asked you earlier, did you figure the ball is going to be coming in sooner or later this year from calling them a grab, meaning, you know, you'll get three big time live receivers made before five. Did you figure it out? Literally, it would find you insignificant. It's significant time. Yeah, I knew the ball would come my way. Each and every week, we have plays for each and all of us and stuff like that. It just really depends on what the defense gives us. Like, if it gives us one thing, then it's not a ball goes away from me or comes to me and stuff like that. So ultimately, it's not in my decision of ball goes. And yet you're blocking a state of point. So like you're blocking, it is not a point. Yeah, our blocking from the wide outside has been a big emphasis this year and stuff like that, because we lacked that pretty much all last year. But they've been in those big differences of blocking it here from the wide out. And when you look at Penn State on the video, what just stands out about there and maybe their past and past what you're going to be personally up against them.

3:09:32Oh, they are pretty good-sellers. They play man-to-lies and stuff like that. So we got to win our 101. I thought it was on the perimeter. I was similar to tonight. I know you got an opportunity to get in the game last year. How similar is there for you to share the corner back to what you maybe saw last year? I'm pretty much the same. Maricopa's all around. They got a little size on them, but they're still like that. They all probably bring me the same size all around. Thank you guys. Thanks for the stuff. Live guys, I'd say, been a question for this month away. He kind of brings some good energy. Jason Middleton right there too. He kind of oversees Max the Barron for a little bit. That's pretty fun. And then catching. We all have some pretty good opportunities for catching them, especially in practice. We're going to make some good big catches. Very competitive for a fish here. Yeah. Oh, nevermind. Definitely competitive, but in a good way. We're all there, supportive. We all know our strength and weaknesses.

3:10:33And we're all going to have to practice. We're working with each other, hope we totally get better. We all know that we're moving to other. We'll see what's going on. So, is there a few, you know, the adjusted process from the long-term safety and pressure for the water drop here? I'm going to say, there's a point where it's left like, OK, not just the fuel, but I'm part of it. I need to be like, understand all of them. Did I ever learn the rich question? Definitely not. I don't know. If you're not, how can people be? How are you? I'm just speaking with a time-gover like there. I have a question. It's a feeling I'm not like this. Something that's taught me really well. So, I mean, it was before Rutgers when I knew Rutgers was just my first opportunity. Yeah. I've been here a lot of times. I've been working with him for a while. I've been working with him for a while. I've been working with him for a while. He's definitely a lot tougher.

3:11:33And I like that. I mean, that's what our unit is. We're terming the toughest funding on the Internet. That's what we're talking about. First lesson by. So, yeah. Where did you learn the way you got your hat in that part? I would say we definitely have grown. But it started in this way. That's where it was started. I just wanted to get it. I mean, I want to really say it's drilling the toughness. That's drilling and counting abilities right there. So, you know, if it's a latch, I would fall star in the middle of it. Is that the guy you know those are? I would say our indie kind of drills are done for us for toughness. I mean, these are toughness. Going full reps, I mean, I'm not going to tell him what the block is doing.

3:12:36I'm asking him to work in the sort of energy. So, you don't have to split. You know, the split is really going to get some of this. Pat, how much was your coming to your family? Been a great resource. He's been a football player here in Ohio State. I mean, being 20 minutes from home is pretty nice. I mean, I've had bad planes here. It's a big one too. So, just being able to go back home and spend time with family is good. And it's a good thing. How often do you build bad? I would say, I probably want to go to some of my right around there. Not that dry. There's some good people. Yeah, get a family dinner there. Yeah. No, there. Do you ever build bad for a very high school event? Sure. Build bad things like the game. Yeah. When the schedule permits. Yeah, it's a good thing. When we have buy weeks or this week I can go back. I can go back. When things ramp up in the school, how do you balance bad? Do you want to cover some point?

3:13:36Yeah. Yeah, it does. Especially when the skimming is just a matter of the way. You really have to go to the university. You really have to go down and do things. Now that we're on this, almost 10 minutes. What excited about this is the thought of getting on field and anything with planes. Meaningful football. You know, the brothers. Seeing the brothers succeed. You just know and know all the work that we put in and do. We'll go for them. That's awesome. Are you a big guy that had on taking in the environment or you just fall business once you step out of the house and find a deal? I'd probably say it's a little business. I kind of just have to go out there and play. There's moments like when we had a big run and just go out there and play. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. How attacking you prepare the ball. Pull it out. You need one. Do it. I'd probably say it on my violin and one of the words that沒了. So, it's the part about another global called después 45-cent each. Have it.

3:14:36Here is the final score. One is okay. Uh huh. That's your final score. Oh man. Was that your it was? Yes. Wow. The Friday things that you put in and bring up your match with Japanese Which is really important, because, it's defence. Brexit. Yeah. Yes. No. and the place in here is practice 100% here. So that's when it's in the DNA. And then, if you're doing screen, you know, and work on it at the DNA, it's just right there about practices like this. Thank you. Well, you're thinking that, that's why you're talking about the D.D. and you're always tied at it, working against that practice. How do they push you as to have the idea of you better, and the reason? A little quicker than me. So I'd like to get my hands on and a little bit of my hands on. Just kind of break off of that, well, that, you know, their quickness kind of helps me get my feet moving. I'm, I was, let's take a look at how down that everybody can lift that. And you know, on any product, as the add-on thing you get, like, both from you, you have as well, you can do the guy that you see,

3:15:36and will, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, can, and then, and then, and then, and then, then, and then, and then, but, and hence, and then I hear how I see where it at, and then, and then, and then, and then, and then, if, what her what her right now, was, in order to help I'm going to be a good coach. I'm going to be a good coach. I'm going to be a good coach. How important is the relationship of the audience? Good. We're close with the talk a lot. I would have to keep moving on and off. Thanks for having me. Absolutely. But I would say during mid-Spring, I could spring.

3:16:39I said, OK, I'm going to do better at this. I've had a really good summer, really good fall camp. I grew a lot during the team. What's your like-down reaction? Yeah, I mean, again, I've been a year ago. I'm way past it. I'm ready for this. What do you feel like your role can be? Whatever the name you could be. I'm on self-indulterated. I can provide a lot of blocking and practicing. It's been really, really, really important technically with the audience. I like to realize that you've got to be the first to block your chamber. So it comes out of the big. Yeah. How do you feel about the first thing that you've been working on? Yeah, yeah. Again, I mean, we bounce down the center. Sometimes we're watching film and I don't know if that's me or him. It takes you a second. It's great that you deserve it.

3:17:39You're watching the team and the Super-Generate Jack. You're going to try to just feel on the body. You're going to fall for a little bit. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, like I said, they're the best in the country. They're the best in the country. Getting the dough in your stem, or they're working with technique. My hand plays my feet for a year. I think not for not being able to play, I developed a really, really good. Yeah. Yeah. It did, at the same time, we were different skin. We were tapped down 26,000, 26,000 plays. But here it's more. We do do tap runs. That's more design. So it's different footwork than different body movements. I think the two years you're out there, they go for a new one. And the opportunity for all of you in the tight end room, you know, with K-double. Yeah. We're at this K-d for sure.

3:18:39But, you know, we're not all competing and we're making sure that they're... It's your five months. A straight food brand. We're in the whole group with a spring game. One box. Yeah. Why do you worry about that? I mean, it just shows how, what we have going on in the highest days. And we're fortunate enough to have a program. I mean, they gave us a national program. I think it shows the power of the program. The more revenge this week, and to codeings that maybe that started last week before Iowa, your thoughts on how you guys move back? I think going back to this foundation, I think, as a team, we believe that we're built on toughness. It's one thing to say, but I believe that we show up weekend and we got when we showed toughness. But to your point, last week, I believe, you know, there was position groups that were challenged. Not necessarily taking it personal, but just challenged to practice harder. Let's see, how hard can we practice? And so I think ever since then, there has been another step that we've taken.

3:19:40But that's the whole goal. I mean, I hope in two or three weeks from now, there's even another step that we take forward for where we are now. That's just the evolution of getting better as a team. And I think one thing I've noticed with this football team is that I think every single week we play, we've continued to get better. But I mean, that's just life, right? I mean, anything you continue to do, you have the hopes to continue to get better at it. But I think we're seeing that here with this football team as well. Gia, I think when we talked to you in camp, you said you were excited about how you guys are going to run the ball this year. And obviously, you've done that. At what point did it become clear to you guys were going to be able to kind of hang your hat in front of the ball the way you are now? I just think we're such a balanced offense. I think this kind of going against our team, especially specifically against our offense. I think there's just too many things you have to prepare for. You've got to respect the perimeter and you have to respect the run game. You have to respect the stretch and the inside zone, all the different things that we can do, putting the ball over the field in perimeter or even taking shots down the field. You have to respect so many things. That just leaves gaps in the ability to catch the ball for six and seven and eight yards.

3:20:44So I guess to answer your question, the more dynamic we're ever to be on the perimeter, the more we're able to connect when we hit on shots, I think the better it's going to be able to open up the run game as well. But I think Coach Kelly and Coach Day they do an amazing job just putting us in the right position and we don't have to think about that kind of stuff. We just awful mindset as 4 to 6, 8 to V plus 2 to play as hard and as violent as we can. And we'll look at the scoreboard at the end of the game and see where we are. Is that balanced? The best you've had in your career? How would you guys characterize the balance of the ball? Yeah, I just think, I don't know, I don't want to sum up. I don't want to compare, but I think we're just a very balanced team. I don't, it's not much weakness. Now, when I say that, we still have the humility to know that we must continue to be better weekend and week out. But when I just look at our team as a whole, I don't just see like, let's go pick on this guy, because this guy can't do X, Y, Z or we can leave him. I think we have 11 guys on both side of the ball that are able to be dynamic and the physical and strong players.

3:21:47And I think we're just a complete team. But again, I say that with humility, we want to continue to weekend and week out be the best team. We know we have to show up because on any given week you can lose. So we show up every week with the intentions that it's a national championship. So today's talk a lot about, you know, especially days about the less than two men have this team for the Iowa game. Yeah. And group men. What's going to help you grow as a leader? What's going to help you grow more comfortable, I guess, as being kind of a voice in my team? I would just attribute that to my faith. In my words, David G describes, I think before you can lead anybody else, you have to have a sense of foundation who you are. Having a sense of self, and I think the more that I've been able to be strong in my faith, the more confidence it is given me into being leaders to other people, being able to be a leader to other people. But I think that's where it starts. How can you lead people if you're not really sure of where you are? And then also, when it comes to, you know, practicality of football, I think the more you have an understanding of the options, the more vexing you are in this office, the more that you know,

3:22:51the more ability you can then hand knowledge to the next group of younger guys coming behind you. So that all helps with leadership. But I would attribute that to my faith, my strong foundation, and, you know, knowing who I am. Maybe some of the better is the last few years that you kind of were able to learn from as well. I know that they were pretty good leaders as well. You asked who were some others. There were so many. This is being my fifth year. I've seen many, many leaders always going back to my freshman. Just in and pass goal and Jonathan Cooper, those guys to then the next group of guys with Chris and. They are all the different guys going up coming through here. I've seen many great leaders. And I think there's something I would definitely say is something special with the leaders on this too. I would say there's not the leaders that we have on this team, but not just leaders due to seniority, due to it's just my turn. But I would look at the leaders that we have on this team and say they're sincerely leaders, not just by leaders by, it's not as a hammy down.

3:23:57They are truly, we have great leaders on this team. The first question. Brandon was saying that he feels like Will is just built for the moment. Do you kind of feel that way too? Yeah, I feel like he never gets too high. He never gets too low. He's always locked in and focused. And that's the kind of, I don't know, temperament is the right word, but the right attitude, if you will, for like a better word. That's the right attitude that you want from the quarterback. No matter what spot we are in the game, we can look to Will and who will be able to lead our huddle. And we have confidence in that. All right, she thank you. Really, man, it's tough practices, you know, hard camp and so far and it's been tough practices. So really just coming in each and every day, man, it's just trying to get better. How important is Navajo and the run, especially now in big time? Man, it's very important. The coaches, you know, they stress that a lot. You know, we got to run the boss, not to run, especially in these matchup games, you know, these big game.

3:24:59So, you know, we've definitely been working, you know, to try to do that. So what's the most intense memory you had the most lost one? I angle a lot. It's so many. It's so many. Paul Camp, no, Paul Camp, man, I got so many there. Paul Camp. But yes, it's a lot, man. Okay, what was the first impression when you went shot and all you guys first met? I think when he first got here, he came, he came in the room. And man, he gave us this speech. He was like, I'm a dog. I'm a dog. And man, that's right. I knew I was like, I we in it, man. We in it. But now, I mean, I love Coach like, man, the mentality, friendship, man. Thank God for bringing him here, man. He's a man. He's been amazing, you know, in this room on the same man. He's been a huge part of the same. So, I was talking to you about, you have had a coach quite intense as what Carlos is. Oh, yeah, man. Coach, coach offer was that way. You know, he coached me that way.

3:26:01And, you know, Coach, like, Coach, like does it as well. And so, yeah, man, both, both of those guys, man, I'm so thankful. And I'm, you know, that got up has allowed us to cross pass. You know, they, they've both been really helpful in my life. Maybe on whether, whether it's that stiff arm, let's solve the other thing, or we just kind of generally keep it balanced sometimes. I was born as a for running back to work on stuff, and you're all pan, and you're not carrying this over. I mean, I feel like it's, it's just a tool, you know, you can use, you know, sometimes that comes out. And so, one thing that Coach like helped us work on it, is using different tools. So, it definitely, it definitely comes to show on Saturday, you know, sometimes. So, man, that's, yeah, it's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back. What about contact now? And so, I'll be improved that over the course of your career. It seems like that's going to scream for you really, really. Yeah. Um, she really, man, uh, just like the part of this program is getting developed. And so, really just, um, getting developed here, you know, um, the coaches here,

3:27:01they've been doing a good job of helping me, you know, um, grow and become, you know, a better running back. So, especially having Coach Lock here, you know, he's been a huge part of, you know, the success. Um, I praise God, you know, first of all most, but, you know, with him bringing Coach Lock here, him leading Coach Lock here, man, he's been a huge part of that. So, with, with Coach Sean, you talk so much, you guys have talked about it, you know, split carries. But now that you're actually in the season, you feel you're in for a drive and the coach comes in, you go over that curve drive where, you feel the defenses are more worn down where you're not in first time going, you split back, those before, but you've always been with the future back. Now you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, and you feel the defenses are a little more worn down than you are when you get in there, you know, first, late first quarter or early second quarter? Uh, every now and, I mean, it really depends on the team. You know, there are some teams that play hard, you know, full four quarters. And so, yeah, it really depends on the team to be honest. Do you think split carries, what kind of help you at all in the end?

3:28:02Uh, yes. It has helped me in so many ways. And I, you know, it's a long season for real. And so, the biggest thing is just helping, you know, with the weren't there. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So, it's helped in so many ways. And in terms of, you know, you weren't here to even help, you know, you're not maybe getting the volume, you're just like, you're not harder, you don't have any help at all. Um, Coach, they actually talked about that to be honest. Um, does he express to the team, you know, if you get tired, you know, we got, we got, we got definitely on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. And so, he actually expressed that. Bigger chances to come, but what's impressed you about the offense and why in the month of the year? Uh, man, really the work they've been playing in, you know, their practice. I mean, I know y'all see it, you know, during, on Saturdays, but man, really, uh, the work that they've been in, their practice, you know, it's, it's hard, man, it knows guys do a good job of, you know, um, just coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So, you talk about your thinking, getting off, when Sean comes out with a step arm, you come out with a step arm. You guys, you guys feed off that mentality up one of another, one of another, one of another.

3:29:05Uh, yeah, man, like I said, man, there's definitely, um, we build momentum, you know, off each other and not definitely build momentum off my shine, man. When Sean is a great running back, I believe the shoot of best running back in the country, man. That boy talented man and, um, you know, I'm so thankful, man, to have him here, man. He's gonna be a huge part of the scene. Thanks for joining us together. I was glad on the field and I executed. I thought it was just amazing to see. So as it's teammate, you know, I gave him the arms and the props and we got to the end of my bro. That's a hell of a lot, but this is good decision. Did you hear him yell from the side of my, you know, it was so loud. You could hear them with TV microphones. No, actually, I did, man, I just seen the blitz. I'll play it with you. Make you want to go out there and get one for sure. Yeah, for sure. How was your past bro? I'm Saturday. Oh, I thought definitely, you know, I didn't get a lot of blitzes as far as I think on that. Like, yeah, I didn't have any pressure on Saturday. So definitely want to share. Yeah, I coach Kelly yesterday. Is there the, does he call things differently when you're in the game when he sees you're in the game or in when he sees Pravegan in the game?

3:30:07He says no, he felt like that too, but the packages, the package, you all just run the planes. Yeah, I think that's just the biggest thing, you know, like I don't totally play it. I don't draw anything else because I just go out there and just execute my name. Yeah, I know you're trained the same. You know, you look at the guy you see physically, he's a little bit different from that guy. Yeah, how do you like this package? You know, it's only the first game. So I wish I could say, yeah, definitely how much I like it so far, but I think as we continue out in season, we get to showcase a lot of different. Yeah, that's why it's how does it compare to like what you can go miss stuff in the variety of plays, etc. I think just starting off the season at the point that we are now like, we haven't really done too many, you know, crazy dangers. But still practice. Yeah, you know, this is pretty deep. Oh, yeah, definitely it's going to be fun. Which one is it feel like you guys are close in the run game, the bus you open? Yeah, I definitely think so.

3:31:11Like I said, we see on the fan, you know, how everybody has collectively come together and improve things that were missed or stuff like that, but I think we definitely. I'm sure I had that big. What's your point of view of that? And we're watching back on film. What's that reaction to you and how much of an emphasis is that? Yeah, definitely, definitely a big emphasis, especially at our position, super important, just to see what we do in practice together in the Eagle XB. So we're actually seeing the end of the block. I mean, at the moment, I just like, bang, he and Mike. Coach Kelly was talking about you, Jamie on James people, doesn't matter who's in the game, they call it the same way. And James, like, what did you see in his first performance? You see some similarities that all between the US? I think in James, man, just saying, I got there and be super excited with the performance.

3:32:11Like, go out there for his first game and see him get the run and get the dude out. And just see him get the experience like his first game, me and Tray both just enjoy it. Are you surprised at all the sea teramising happen first ever game? I think just as a team and like, we're so talented and everybody just works so hard since we've been here. And you get to see what each of your teammates can do. So it's like when they go out on Saturdays, it feels so fast. Great. Which one? Thank you very much. Thanks for watching. It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of time. It takes a lot of time. Really just coming in each and every day, man, it's just trying to get better. How important is Navajo and the run especially now in take time? Man is very important. The coaches, they stress that a lot. We've got to run the boss, not to run especially in these match-up games, these big-time games.

3:33:14So we've definitely been working to try to do that. What's the most intense memory you had the most lost one? I ain't going to lie. It's so many. Fall count down, I got so many there. What was the first impression when you went shot and all you got first? I think when he first got here, he came in the room. He gave us this speech. He was like, I'm a dog. That's right, I knew I was like, we in it. I love Coach Log. It's all the feedback. Thank God for bringing him here. He's been amazing. In this room, on the same man, he's been a huge part of the same. I was talking to you about that. Have you ever had a coach quite intense as with Carlos? Yeah, coach Ophor was that way.

3:34:16He coached me that way. Coach Log does it as well. Both of those guys, I'm so thankful that God has allowed us to cross pass. They both have been really helpful in my life. Whether it's that stiff arm, the other day, we just had to keep in balance sometimes. I was born as a foot running back to work on stuff. You're not carrying this over. I feel like it's just a tool. You can use sometimes that comes out. One thing that Coach Log helped us work on is using different tools. It definitely comes to show on Saturday. He knows some tasks. It's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back. What about contact now? I'll do the proof that over the course of your career. It seems like that's going to be great for you. Yeah. Really, man, just like the part of this program is getting developed. Really, just getting developed here. The coaches here, they've been doing a good job of helping me grow and become a better running back.

3:35:21Especially having Coach Log here. He's been a huge part of the success. I praise God. First of all, most of the time, I'm with him bringing Coach Log here and leading Coach Log here. He's been a huge part of that. We've put Sean in here. We've talked so much. You guys have talked about it. You know, split carries. Now that you're actually in the season, you deal during for a drive and then Coach Log comes in. You go over that nerve drive. You're not in first time going in the career. You split back goes before. You've always been with the future back. Now you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, when you feel the defense is a little more worn down than you are, when you get in there, you know, first, late first quarter or early second quarter? Every now and I mean, it really depends on the team. There are some teams that play hard, you know, four-four quarters. Yeah, it really depends on the team, to be honest. Do you think this split carries my kind of help to you at all anyway? Yes. It has helped me in so many ways.

3:36:21And you know, it's a long season for real. And so the biggest thing is just helping, you know, with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So it's helped in so many ways. And you kind of look at any more in here. Does it even help to get me down up like you could just know you're not maybe getting the volume. Is it like some kind of harder or something? I don't have it helps at all. Coach, they actually talked about that too, be honest. Does he express to the team, you know, if you get tired, you know. We got definitely on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. So he actually expressed that. You're testing to come, but what's impressed you about the offense and why in the world? Man, really the work they've been playing in, you know, during practice. I mean, I know y'all see it, you know, during on Saturdays. But man, really, the work they're playing during practice, you know, it's hard, man. And those guys do a good job of, you know, just coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So you talk about your thinking, getting off from John. And he comes out with a step arm. You come out with a step arm. You guys, you guys feed off that physicality. I want to, one of another, one of another.

3:37:21Yeah, man. Like I said, man, there's definitely, we build momentum, you know, off each other. And I'll definitely build momentum off when Sean, man. When Sean is a great running back, I believe the shoot of best running back in the country, man. That boy talented man. And, you know, I'm so thankful, man, to have him here, man. He's going to be a huge part of the scene. Thanks for having me. Thanks, Sean. Yeah, man. He's been working really hard, man. Even before this even, he had a great spring, great summer, especially throughout fall count. He took a lot of reps and went against Shooter, the top players, taught defense in the country. So I think he's ready to hit the field. As a bad team game, would you recognize what team does happy with it? They bring off the man as they go over, then coming in, or against two players, those guys are going to be good. I'm not going to lie. Sometimes I'm too locked in. I don't really notice it. I'm going to be going down. I'm going to still play that as NKM. And so this is trying to motivate him. You know, he can do it, man. The end is a great battle. We have the team trust.

3:38:21I'm going to go for one. Praveen, what are the things you can do as a veteran, as a back, to help those guys out front? I think the biggest thing, you know, is just continuing to encourage each other. And those tough times, you know, when it gets hard, I think that's the biggest thing. I think there's a lot of time of time to get hard. You know, you can get selfish, I think, at times. And so that's something that God has been helping me work on. And those tough times, you know, to not be selfish, you know, at all, and really encourage the guys around me and spread his life. Is that when you've seen throughout the team here, it was passing a half? Yes, I definitely seen that. We've definitely been listening to each other up and encouraging each other. You know, just really trying to put the pace and focus on the basketball. We'll talk yesterday about how this lost and positive things are going to be right to me. You haven't had a lot of chances. Did that chance of my loss come? How do you feel like you guys are turning the page of the game? I think really, that was like the biggest focus when we came in after that loss.

3:39:29I met as a team. It's just like Coach Day really did a good job with that, you know, just like, I mean, we all got to own up to the mistakes that were made. But, you know, one thing I love and respect about Coach Day is that he took it upon himself. You know, he called himself out and it was like that, so I know. But it's really it's on all of us, you know, as a team. And so that's one thing I really love about Coach Day is that, you know, he was willing to check himself. What was the last thing to practice like specifically coming off that game? It was tough now. It was a great week of development, you know, getting better and cleaning up the little details of things. You know, I think, you know, we, we continue to strive on the little things, the little details, you know, we can really go forward. What's different about coming off the loss early out of this season here to coming up that first loss later in the year? I think the biggest thing is it just, it humbles us. You know, it keeps us focused on the right thing. Like, I believe this is a test of what faith, you know, in the Lord. I think this, I believe, you know, he wanted it to go this way, you know, in test of faith, you know, we, we continue to trust him.

3:40:33Even when things don't go our way and, you know, he's helping us pass that test. You said Coach Day called himself out. What did he call himself out on? What kind of things do you say? Really just as a head coach, you know, this is his team, you know, he's like the guy. And so he was just like it really starts with me. And so we love that, you know, I think a lot of times, you know, coaches will come pointed on everyone else for Coach Day, you know. Man, he just took the phone and stuff and like that's how he, you know, he's going to get it fixed. And you know, he's definitely been pushing us, man, and pointing us in the right direction, man, and helping us clean up things. Coach, you know, Coach, you know, he's been responding to that verse really well. Yeah, he's definitely not used to putting the ball on the ground. And so he's definitely been working hard in practice to get that to get that fix. And there's a really great player and he's definitely going to be about that. It's even kind of guy you have to go over to right after that happens to give him some motivation to comfort. You kind of leave it well. Yeah, I mean, we always go through the bench and we encourage each other, man, Coach, you know, he encourages me.

3:41:36I encourage his parents. So we're going to be able to do that. I'm going to be able to do that. I'm going to be able to do that. I'm going to be able to do that. I'm going to be able to do that. And that's for the coach. We encourage each other, man, Coach. You know, he encourages me. I encourage his parents. So man, it's like, man, we're just shopping with each other and therefore each other. You know, we need it. Which on the 2014 title team is getting hit on in Saturdays. They're 10 day anniversary. Do you remember watching Z. Those guys as a kid? And how did they put your memories of them? I'm not going to lie. I did not watch it out the kids. I'm not going to lie. Have you gotten to know them now or just what's your sort of like you with that team? Yeah, that team was loaded. That's what I heard about the team. It was really loaded. I see highlights every now and then, I think, leaping off to like the champions, whether you can spam it, right? Yeah, he had like four, right? Four tuts, but the four. Yeah, I think so, but I know that team was back now.

3:42:38It was loaded, so a lot of great guys on the team. Thank you, baby. I appreciate you. I think that's right. You know, just coming in, you know, with the right mindset, trying to put it in the work each and every day and get better as a team. So what are some ways that you and Genchron kind of contrast the complement one on the other? Some things that you may not be able to do as well as the other than vice versa. Shoot, I don't know. We'll see. Where is James step number four? There's a lot of support for him. Yeah, it seems like he's going to be a little bit more on the back. Yeah, man, James has been so good, man. He's a really good person, man. Good player. And he comes in every day, you know, just try to get better. You know, he kind of reminds me a lot about myself and somewhere, man, this is hunger. And everything is just coming in. He's going to be a great player, man. He's continuing to buy, you know, to lower him here. And you know, where we're trying to go. And, you know, he's going to be a good part of this offense.

3:43:40What's going on? What's going on? Man, he just means so much to him, man. He's a buddy, dude. And, man, yeah, I just love a man as a brother, man. I got just a chance. You know, I knew James when he was recruited. And so we talked a little bit. And just like being here, man, just being there to help him and the search engine, the low-calorie group, is being good at the conversation that we have, you know, just off the field. And so just being there to be that form, you know, when he's in the business, you know, just taking a fact. They take the gun with killer dogs. Everybody's usually just set a bill to die. How does the impact affect the one in the game? Running game? Yeah. How does the alcoholic bail down his effects? I thought she guys know the other one. How does the other factor go? Oh, man, Caleb Downs, he's a good player, man. I was so glad, you know, he's here, man. He's been really good for the defense, man. And, yeah, man, he's all around the field, you know, making plays in the ranked game, past game, everywhere. He shows up everywhere.

3:44:40What is your biggest response of the... As a captain, Jesus teaches greatness to serve him. And so I just, you know, I think for me, you know, I just want to be, you know, the lowest humble servant and just be able to serve others, you know, the players on my team, you know, how I reckon do so and be the captain that the Lord wants me to be. And so, you know, it's a big responsibility, you know, the biggest thing is just like that I pray on it. And that the Lord helps me to remember is that, you know, I'm trying to please him and not others. And so, you know, just keep him eyes on the Lord and continue allowing him to work on my heart to be a better team and captain for my team. I think that's...it's going to be really good. That's how you were born for you when you got here. You're the leader captain of the team. Uh, she's not really, man. It's just...yeah, not really, man. I'm just so thankful, you know, that God has placed me in this position. And my teammates, you know, they picked me to be in this position. And, um, yeah, I'm just so thankful, man, and just being in this position, like, I just want to be able to bring Lord to the Lord's name.

3:45:44And so, like I said, man, just leaning on him, you know, it's tough, man. It's tough, uh, being a captain because every day, you know, you got to come in and people are looking at you, um, do things right. And so, um, there's been days where I struggle. And, um, just gotten in the secret place with the Lord and just asking the Lord to, for help, you know. And, um, he, he bought me through, man. And he's continuing to make me a better person, a better teammate. Would it be a more quenched on you two steps in his first son for Saturday? And one of the things that you're going to do is you're going to say, you know, again, that's what you're doing. Uh, I don't even think we talk much about that yet. Yeah, I don't know how much we talked about that. We so locked in there right now, man. It's just, when that time comes, we come to that. But, you know, what would you tell them about, you know, that atmosphere is going on on Saturday if you can keep on Saturday? Uh, it's a side of, man. It's a side, especially first game, being back in the shoe, um, the walk and seeing a fans and everything. You know, it's, it's a huge environment. So, yeah, I'm, man. I know he's going to be so excited.

3:46:44You guys are breaking up to in the country. You're loaded. People expect y'all to make a run all the way to the championship game. Who knows what happens in. How legit is that? The New York Times point. You're sitting, more you're sitting. I'm, um, I'm trying to be on about this team. Yeah. Shoot, man. Um, you know, it's a long season. And so I think the biggest thing is that, uh, we're trying to do as a team, you know, this year, it's not looked too far ahead. It just taking one game at a time. You know, I think that's the biggest thing right there, man. Let's, like, let's just focus on hacking and martialing the next game, the next game. And then, um, eventually, like, we'll get there, man. We'll get there. But just every day, just trying to focus on one day at a time, putting in the work. And I'm preparing for the opponent. You know, we have each week. All right, right. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Appreciate you, man. I'm so, um, you know, it's been great. And the more that I just throw to these receivers and, and just get, you know, get around these guys, you know, the more, or we're coming together and becoming a team. And it's, it's cool to see you and we just got to keep, keep doing it and keep practicing as hard as we as men.

3:47:47So, what, what practice has been, what have you liked, but not like, what have you done? Um, you know, I think I've, I think I've done a pretty good job protecting the football and, and being smart with my decisions. Um, you know, I think that I want to continue to push the ball down the field when I, when I have opportunities to and be accurate down the field and, and get, get some more arrow on my, on my deep balls. Um, those are just a couple things that I've, I've thought about personally, but, you know, I think, I think one of the bigger things is, you know, what are we doing as a team? And, you know, obviously, you know, I'm thinking about myself and how I can be better, but, you know, the bigger thing is, how can we be better as a team? How can I facilitate that being a quarterback? You know, how can I encourage somebody, you know, before we go out there to remind them, hey, you know, if it's a running back, you know, make sure on 60 on whatever protection, you know, you've got these guys. You know, doing, doing things like that is, is something I want to continue to grow in for my team, you know, because that's at the end of the day, you know, all 11 guys have to do their job, every single play and, you know, being the quarterback, you kind of have to facilitate that a little bit and help those guys and make sure that, you know, we're being the best team we can be.

3:48:57Yeah, yeah, I felt fast. It was nice to get out and running a little bit. You know, I, I, we made a little, made a little QB call on that play and then got out and ran and, you know, obviously, it's, it's nice to compete with those guys and running, you know, trying out runs and some, some TVs that are really, really fast. But yeah, it was a good play. No way, no, when you're in your, you're like, you want to do it with all the past, you know, big, private, if you come in your, you feel like you're like, oh yeah, absolutely, that's a big part of my game and it's going to need to be a part of our game as an offense, you know, whether that's in the game and in the scramble game, whatever it may be, and you know, I just want these guys on my team to know that, you know, I'm willing to run the ball and go get that extra yard when I need to, you know, because the end of the day, that's what really, that's what it really comes down to, you know, are we going to run some quarterback, you know, run place sure, but, you know, at the end of the game, when it's third and five and everyone's, you know, everyone's covered down the field, am I going to be able to tuck the ball down and go, you know, go get 60 yards and run someone over like that's, that's one of the bigger things.

3:50:13And I think, you know, I want those guys, you know, they're out there with me to know that, you know, I'm going to go get that extra yard. I've been part of it today because some quarterbacks are able to run, but not willing to be able to be coached all those games. Yeah, as a visitor, Peewee, I mean, I've always, I've, yeah, I've always definitely, you know, when I was a young kid, I was a pretty good runner when I got to high school, I was a tall, you know, skinny pocket passer kind of, and I wasn't really known for my running ability. I ran it, you know, from time to time, but when I got to K state, I put on a little weight. You know, I started to get a little stronger in the, you know, in my, in my, my leg areas and, you know, and actually my first start against TCU third play of the game, I ripped off like an 80 yard, QB draw, which I surprised myself a little bit like I, you know, I had had some good runs in camp and people knew I was good athlete, but like, I was like, man, I just really just do that. And from then on, you know, it just kind of became a part of my game. And, you know, I just got more and more confident with it. And, you know, the more you do it, the better you get at it. You know, throughout my whole career there, obviously I ran the ball, I got a mountain.

3:51:18I enjoy running the ball. I think, you know, people always ask me, is it more fun to run a touchdown or throw a touchdown? I like to run it. I think it's pretty cool to, you know, run in there and celebrate with the teammates, but, you know, yeah, it's definitely been a, been a big part of my game. Well, the guys have said it. It's a good question. Everything is, everything's heightened here, you know, I think, you know, you feel, you feel the eyes a little bit and you feel, I think, I think that, you know, the one thing I would say is that I don't feel like I have to be a hero here. And I feel like I have the guys around me to where I just need to facilitate and just get them to ball and make good decisions. And at the end of the day, I don't have to go out there and do anything super, super human, you know, I just have to be myself and trust the guys around me. And, you know, in going through camp and through spring ball, like, it was talking to you earlier at them, like, going against his defense every single day is a, is a blessing.

3:52:18And like, I know it sucks at times and I'm sitting here like, geez, like, you know, in a, in a game, like, that guy's not going to be guarded like that. You know, that's just in Zelda being a dude or RGB, you know, making a really good play, but like, that's real. And that is going to happen. We're going to play some really good defenses, but like, I think we're playing, you know, one of if not the best defense in the country every single day. And that's just making me and us better. And, you know, for me, you know, it's just it's elevating my game. And I love the competition and we all do so. Where will you play the first set? I think they're doing a really good job. I think they hear in this offense, they're doing a lot of different things and moving around a lot. They're, you know, they're blocking their catching. They're doing a lot of different things and they've shown some really good flash so far in these first couple days of practice. And I'm excited for this group. I think, gee, you know, geez, doing some really good things. And obviously he's, and he's one of those alpha dogs in the offense.

3:53:23Like, everyone looks to him. You know, he's one of those guys. You know, and Will Kazmeric, so it's really good things to Lonnie's and what's really good things like everyone's kind of stepping up. It's been cool to see. I think that tight end rooms definitely bring in the juice coach. He's got him going. And I'm excited to see what they do. Yeah. You feel like you're the number one quarterback. You approach practice. You're the starter. The mindset wise, we have how do you go about that? Because obviously it's still a competition. I'm just trying to be the best version of myself every single day. That's, that's all I'm trying to do. And, you know, whatever, whenever I get thrown in there, I'm going to go in there and make the best out of my reps and, you know, show this team that, you know, I'm, I'm going to fight for them and do everything that we need to do to win. That's, that's all that matters to me. I'm better in the best team that I can be. This is the first year that you know this, we've coached guys, we're in practice and tricks and we can kind of talk to you guys more. For you guys, I'm going to do a lot of new stuff. Have that been valuable?

3:54:23It's been awesome. Yeah, I think it was long overdue. I think, you know, we've had these guys that have ton of knowledge, you know, and had all these weird rules that they couldn't coach. But now being able to, you know, have Riley and Billy and Coach Kelly and Coach Day all coaching us. You got really two quarterback coaches on either field when we're doing like two spot like it's invaluable. And I think Billy's been awesome for the room. You know, I think Riley, Arkansas, some really good things. Obviously Coach Kelly and Coach there, you know, some of the best in the, in the country, you know, I've built the quarterbacks and, you know, the coaching that we're getting is awesome. And I think having the analyst be able to be out there on the field has been really big and long overdue. Well, tips that there is no front line. There's a point you guys are looking for. We're talking all the reps. At what point would it be helpful to know who the starter is and then be able to get those reps and be the leader more important and kind of take it to team? Yeah, you know, I wish I could say I don't really know. And you know, that's not up to me. That's not my decision. I am, I'm just going to be myself, you know, keep fighting to be the best version of myself every single day and, you know, try to make the, make the most out of my reps and show this team that, you know, I'm going to, I'm going to give them my all.

3:55:42And that's all I can do, man. And we're just going to keep competing, keep making each other better and have fun. You feel like a different pastor, you work face-dating once. Yes, I do. I think I've, I've tweaked some things in my mechanics and, you know, I think the coaching that I'm getting here is not not mechanic wise, but read wise and beat wise and, and all these different things. And, you know, I'm just, I'm getting a different deeper level of coaching than I ever have before. And, you know, I have a deeper understanding of the offense and what the defense is doing and, you know, my movement keys, my pre snap checklist, my post snap reads, like everything's just been faster. And obviously, you know, my experience helps with that a little bit. But I think, you know, my work with my, with my quarterback coach has helped a lot Jeff Christiansen, you know, he's, he's helped me a ton. And, you know, I, I feel like I've just gotten stronger and that's helped me a lot too. So I think I'm throwing the ball with a lot more confidence, throwing the ball a lot better. And a lot of that has to do with the coaching I've gotten. And, you know, that's a credit for those guys for, for getting me ready and, and, you know, making sure that, you know, I develop myself in the off season and, you know, I've become the best version of myself going into full camp.

3:56:54Thank you. Thank you guys. Thank you all. Appreciate it. Well, like Whisperer, you know, the quarterbacks they've had just the past five years shown the credit rate numbers. And I've just really done things the right way. And I wanted to come to this offense because by him, because my coach Kelly, you know, make adjustments to Ryan. What's that? It's happening. I had pretty much contact with them. You know, you want to play a, I didn't know that. I mean, one of the things that coach base is that you don't like to have your hand held process. You played up in the age of a lot of time. What is it about you to try and want that much coaching? I would say, you know, in high school, I had a coach that, you know, he was giving me my responsibility. And I, he would, you know, cut a lot of, my responsibility. I mean, make, make, make, make, make, and so I just, you know, I want to be the best player that he can be and take, take the need with you. I feel like doing things the right way and I just, I'm just thinking about it.

3:57:54I love Washington, Joe Barrow, he makes adjustments to Ryan. He's a really good decision maker. I like Justin Herbert, but I charge his fans, I watch him play. So, when I was about a minute, I was just, you know, good decision makers who make these things. I would say I'm a little bit more quiet, but I'm working on the focus side, you know, coach base trying to get the people to work. I'm not going to be there out there with the guys that are doing my management strategy. So, I'd be a little bit more. Definitely, definitely quite confident. Definitely confident you're going to play. I know what we do at the club for. I think I've only been here once in a few months now, so I love him. I really good to be placing the players at the team and our friends by the bottom of the second. I think I've visited maybe freshman or sophomore year. Yeah, just from the camper and visit just the super-cell of these times. It was really good to have you.

3:58:55I know it was only a few days, but being in the Alabama program, especially as they prepared for the ballpoint front, what did you take away from that short period of time? Yeah, it was really good with coach Rees and Coach Savin. They were coaching players hard, and I saw the work he takes to get to the playoffs and then coming here, just seeing the older guys putting their work throughout the winter. I've seen all the guys and older leaders putting their work in and showing them how it takes. How much of a relationship do you have with Air, obviously? He had been committed. You come in, you're both freshmen. What was it like before and what's your relationship side like now? We didn't have much relationship prior. We measured it in 11. I knew each other a little bit. And then come in here, the quarterback room, everyone here is really close. So we're all pushing each other to be better. We're all taking the push points from each other trying to get the training done. Coach Savin is trying to make sure that you're fighting for the right team. Respecting it. Right, right. I would say we were a cop, I said, Christ the prize. Come back from the game and there's a little bit of high spirits

3:59:58because of the team that you're having. It was high-five, I suppose. How did you feel when you did? How did you feel when that happened? Did you have any injuries to play for or did you have just signed a mix before? First thing, I had to be trying to do all that. There was definitely a lot of emotions, but I'd like to have a lean on the athletes that are in my state of being a regular. I'm going to end up here and I'm going to feel the more important. I'll take the control. I have a true question for you. Could you share your thoughts on the coach? I can't really explain how that would be. I'm just trying to take coach day. I can remember it for Michael Spur. I take coach Michael Spur's Kelly to run the offense when they want it and take their coach points and try to put it on my hand. Could you look at your coach's brain? I think that I can be really good at this. What about your parents? What about your parents? I think that I can be a really good decision maker for the offense

4:00:59and someone who would be absolutely American trust. It's a great question. You bet. I can actually feel it. I think it could be that well. That's good. That's what I'm going to do. I think it's kind of a lot of things. I was always around football. My coach, my bow is a quarterback at Penn. So he used it quarterback and I was at high school and I was at Penn Fallen. I was at Penn Fallen and I was at Penn Fallen and I just been at the high school. I really just had a lot of fun. Who's your favorite Tayden? Tagger. What are you saying? I have a taste of my life. I'm a pepper-sauce. I'm a pepper-sauce. It's going to show. From a coaching standpoint, yeah, it feels a lot better when you're not looking around. You put your right hand down there. Now we had the sickness going back around and it was just sliding outside in.

4:02:01You're going to two platoon and go both sides today. You got to coach. That was good for both parties. As a coach, we can so practice and then for the kids getting really good reps out of it. How much does it take to stay in the state? Is there a way you can put reps in the state of psychology? Yeah, just foot the calendar. I've been off into line unit anyway. You're going to take the criticism. I think the maturity of these guys is probably what sounded or showed with Donna when I wasn't over there. You had to hold this down. That's who we are. That's who you want to coach. This position or play this position. You're going to take those. I think the maturity and the growth of those guys understanding what they need to do, why they need to do it. It's going to pay dividends when we get on the field and start playing in the heat. We want to see how they're going to do that. That's a good thing. We're playing more and continue to play more like linemen and not lines on a page. I think as young guys and new guys you get in, you're kind of like,

4:03:02I put a half. Oh, I got burned. Okay, I'm going to go get the burn. No blocking you. I want to block you. You're right. You can block me. Okay, okay, okay. Thanks guys. But just trying to not screw it up or get there, figuring it out, you know, schematically or whatever. We're now the ownership and we're going to burn. And this is how we're getting here. And this is the technique I'm using. That's showing up a lot more than that. And like I said, that starts playing true because we're not. You're not blocking a pop up them. Like we do pods. We do individuals. Larry's guys. I think it's what and it's showing and that's the positive. That's what a coach now. And I feel like it's a better about it because we're doing it and they're doing it because they understand it. And I'm not just saying, I'm a line on a page. I gotta go block the nose. You mentioned Larry's guys. How much is it almost shining a light that you see a weakness on your line going against those guys? I would think it would expose it pretty well.

4:04:02You get a good read on what you have. It's another proof of. When you're in a matchup game, Ryan talks about this all the time. It's you versus you. If you don't take the right step, if you don't communicate or get the right fit to the right identification, then really good teams and really good players are going to take advantage of that. If you give them something that way. So you're playing you. So for us to answer your question, yeah. They expose like, why did I get beat right there? Did he beat me or did I give it to him and he took it? And then layers guys can do the same. And what we get at whatever the technique may be on a zone player or a gap player or whatever it may be. And we hit something big. He can watch us say, hey, did you miss their fit? Did they miss their hands? So that good on good that we're getting the go is going to expose a lot of things, not necessarily how good you are. But when you don't play as good as you are, if that makes sense. Hey, can I just, this might be a general question, but how would you see your, I guess, recruiting approach, recruiting pitch, mold change over the procedure?

4:05:02But still all about, in my mind, or in my like, the evaluation. Like you have to be a guy that can come here and grow and perform and play. The changing has really been with the NIL landscape. And so figuring out what that piece really is, how vested and how far you have to be in that, what's their priorities. So I think that's always, that's going to be a fluid thing. But at the end of the day, like, you know, I'm sound boring and cliche, right? But like if a kid loves to fall, it wants to be great, wants to get developed, wants to be around and play against Larry's guys and those guys in practice. And we feel like we've evaluated them through camp or through tape and we've offered those guys that we want to go get those guys. Is that 40, is that 60, is that 90? I mean, that's, that's all far evaluation of what we have. So from a, you know, the game football hasn't changed, recruiting change, yeah, and all that. But you still got to take guys that you can go and develop because that day one ready-made guy in the offensive line set, point him out if you're finding four. Yeah. Because they're feeling far between. Yeah, you see a roster full with, you know, five stars in the quarter back corner, whatever.

4:06:05And it seems like there's been a little bit of a struggle to get those top guys. You know, those top guys, do you feel like your approach with NIL has a part of it? Do you feel like it's working? Do you feel like the pitch is a little higher state here? Yeah, because we're not done yet. I mean, you know, keep your head on the swivel here. We're not in December the long way away and the weekends come up soon and, you know, where guys are, where they get recruited, what position they're for. I mean, that's what we have to do. That's my job. That's coaches job as we go together. It's like evaluating guys that we feel can come here and develop and play and help us to continue to win. And so, yeah, stars matter to share. My wife could point out, that's a five star. That's a really good guy, right? But as I said, that pool lineman is not as big as some of the other. I mean, we shouldn't go get him. It doesn't mean we're not working to go get those guys. And like I said, it doesn't mean that we're done either. That's a long way to December too. So, a couple more questions. Is one super star guy, is that a fight plan or is it hard to really get this to be a place

4:07:11where you're getting this guy to get this? Yeah, I mean, I think you just look at the recent history all the way through or all the stickers on the wall in there. You know, yeah, we had Paris. He was a national five star guy, right? But they made other two other draft picks there that the one was a five star guy, right? Luke was a five star guy, good players and they got developed and they had all those guys before. I got here, all the guys on the wall. I mean, yeah, that's, you'd love to go get all those guys. But do they fit the next up round, guys? So, the four star guys, are they really a four star? But they really fit. Do they really want to do that? From a pipeline, no, no, you just look on the wall and there's in the room and you've seen all those guys that have come from all different levels. How would you imagine what you're doing with the evaluation style? When you're dealing with some of the people you're wanting to hear before they even play the game as a junior, I need to offer for my own sake. It seems like the process is just kind of possible. It's a way of being about a valuation, right?

4:08:11And it's about the direction of all the cases. How much harder was that they do when you're looking at a kid who's gotten the size you that you're looking for, but maybe the film isn't there, maybe the kid perform the position. How do you get the end to understand what it is? Yeah, I think you got to feel through the relationship of what the kid, maybe the relationship with the coach, and just being frank and honest with them. You know, I mean, I'm not smart enough to tell this guy one thing, this guy the other in the circle back and all of a sudden you come back and it's like, what was the message you gave here? Just trying to be as straight and communicative as you can. I still don't think though you get into early junior year first two or three games which we're going to do on guys that we feel like right there you need to see. That's when the next wave of offers and recruiting stuff goes into. If the kids just looking for a check mark on the internet, yeah, I've probably failed at that my entire career early on until you know that they're a buck. So, to be clear, you should have now the pop up dummy.

4:09:12Can I have a stomachache? You? Yeah. I wouldn't love to block you, but... With one leg or both, which you would. Just... Just... Just three people. You got to be a good manager. Got you. You got three guys. Last question for coach. That they all have. That's one of those starts that we got Josh, he's a dryer of his guy. He's 16 and we got one of those. He's going to have 12 and have none. Where do you thought it was going to show up? It's going to be in the watches. Big day down the set. It could be depending on the day. Like you're in the dull germs in the grind of camp. Practice 12, 13, 14. That veteran guy that kind of grabs the guys like fellas, we've been here. Let's go. This is the work tough. We got to pick it up. We got to go. Could be in a situational field. It's going to snow or it's like, hey, it's... We're going to third down period. Well, it's not just another play. Hey, it's just third down. We're going to come over walls or butts in, watch the picks, watch the twists, whatever the batters may be. I think it'll show them in the games. When we hit the first real adversity through whatever game, whatever quarter or whatever drive that shows up,

4:10:18then that's the next time I'm going to show up because as you said, there's gamesmanship there. They've been in there and they know now it's not the first time. Whoa, what's happening? Hey, this is happening. Here's how we get through it. I thought I was super smart. There's no way. That's something that you think that you guys could just none of this last year with a brand of center two examples. Obviously, I don't know. Like, do you think that you were missing a little bit of that over your draft? Yeah, you just a veteran experienced guys. I mean, you had Matt there, played a lot of ball. He had Donnie was coming into it, but then yeah, you're replacing them with three new guys. You know, one coming from across the country. Yeah, I've looked by the government and the guys that were coming into it. So yeah, my experience helps the time and what's experienced you to set it. I've started this many games, which means he's played this many thousand reps. I've started this many games. I've had this many reps in the red zone. I've had this many in whatever situation it may be. Right tackle my freshman year. You know, six three red tackle trying to block Jack. Start it was fun. But going to guard, you know, obviously it helps your drafts off and everything like that.

4:11:24But you don't have to snap the ball. That's pretty sick. You get both hands back. That's been kind of interesting. I know what kind of like at the end of spring a little bit when I was going in with there. I really didn't know how he's going right hand for a while. I come out of the ball. But obviously we've developed them. We're good with that. So it's been a good experience. I know like me, Luke. You know, take as well. I'll play in some right. I'll play in some right guard. So asking him questions, asking Donnie questions on the other side of the ball. I don't know. I love it. I mean, I just love playing football. That's so good. What's the score? What's different? With Chip Kelly is the office coordinator right now. What you'm doing. With a running game? What do you feel that's different. We run the Risce. We palm the Rock, man. It's been really fun this year. What does that mean? ever you say that? What you pound the Rock? What is that mean? Your vernacular? I just think the way we're running out of the ball and the skims are going to implement this year. It's me very, very difficult for teams to combat that. I think the amazing offensive minds.

4:12:26coach Kelly, coach our obviously coach day and coach fry. I think they've come together and made some really really fun plays. Not only you know obviously like really good skiing but there's some cool plays in there as well. I know we've loved it you know run. I remember my freshman year and last year our defense has been number one defense in the country and now we've been able to really not obviously we're not gonna beat him up or anything like that. We've been able to move a little bit so it's been fun seeing that and seeing the guys really get into it and I think coach Kelly has been like awesome and effective like he's a very open-minded coach. We kind of stuff he tries so like we'll be reading the script or reading whatever like this is what we're gonna run this up to this. Okay it hits like 40 yards like this is the coolest thing ever so I'm really excited for this year and everyone should be too. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah no I got a little little. Yeah amazing.

4:13:36I think we've three tight ends and two running backs out formation. Packer being the full-backing up situation so there's a lot of different things you can do in your college but a little bit of a tribute to coach Hayes and what he means is for Joey Coffman. Plum is this bad. It's over to the left. Chip did you look back and even your two months 15 spring practices? There's something you feel best about when you've been able to accomplish with the summons. Well I would come up to anything because I didn't think so. But I think the most impressive things that they said there is how we're just closest to both teams. You know some programs are talking about a brother. This is really a brother. Our practices as we talked about how good our defense is. They're highly competitive but they're not from that and those guys really work very very well together both the whole line of the D line and second-graders and receivers. The competition is probably the best there is in the country and that makes you better but I think sometimes competition no guys can lash out and get really combative and

4:14:37on some of the tight points out of the fightbirds out and we're trying to accomplish a different problem but I think the way these guys cooperate and work the other group is a special bond. The closest team and the most connected teams are ones at home. I always look at the right here. Andy Baxter led him in the wrong chip obviously didn't know how to talk about Jeremiah but Omega is the big returner in this group he kind of provided over what he can do today what's it been like working with him and what kind of up you can be pretty good. Good point and Omega as you're buying a million the other 14 back sessions that he can do special life you know and J. J. is over really talented player also but you know I think all of the whole current tape it's really good things watching him in this group and for all of him you know I mentioned with the offensive line I came in with the blinds so I had no opinion that's formed not that really just why I didn't just deserve them but you know that I think that why I'm seeing more is really special and I think there's a bunch of guys in there and again you have to play multiple games after the regular season is over you know make sure you're gonna

4:15:39be a depth like that and the fact that it's you feel a little bit comfortable right now that we get sometimes they can make some plays in the corner and that really dictates how people are going to defend you know so you got a couple really good running that you know so I mean a lot of the bots really a lot of the bots and they go to one of one coverage but then it's the core of that just wants to go to decipher that and get them all those things so or do they have less of double covers or this double covers and now it's really the later box you're vulnerable so having too many weapons is a good problem to have say or left at Murphy my four seven sports chip we've talked a lot of that kind of the quarterbacks maybe buying for the starting one but some of the younger guys what have you seen from them we got not doing a scene more of them today we probably have what's your assessment of the events they can be getting this I always and someone pressed with young guys that enroll early and watching how they get acclimated and what they do you know you look at Julian and they're and in JJ you know they should be in a

4:16:41hot much like their high school and they're out here playing for 80,000 people and they've really progressed when you watch that and meetings and listen to them and they interpret you know so basically the whole concept is where we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim you know this three didn't maybe anything we don't put the install in with hey you guys are in style where I mean so this would be all the players and then you guys you know go set the kitty table and we're just gonna do the really simple things with you know we they they get it all and the more they can digest the more when you're in a road when you're chucking for understanding and asking questions and they can step back to you the more confidence you have and they're with the plays that you can call for them so those guys have been impressive they're still living you know they were the the guys today that were kind of looking around and I was like that's the people here along with the offence of coordinator the corporate coach because I was kind of looking at them because I'd actually never been in the stadium so yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there so I played a half-state once when I was in Oregon that was in Roseville

4:17:43so I never been actually in the stadium until yesterday so I caught myself and I went to the stadium today the crown and say 80,000 for spring hand thank you guys that's just a few more folks over here to the right Dylan Davis Delaware because that given what you just said about throwing them into the deep end what stood out to most people at Jolens progression through 15 practices and where he is and you guys have had out of spring Jolens is a very fast processor you know he really thanks very very quickly I'm just gonna be lucky he makes really quick decisions he doesn't stick on and we can take him progressive and we any seasons really well for a young player and not having to expose a lot of college defenses and especially what Jim does to Jim do you make Jim do you make the other version of the homework cry with some of the stuff he does but you know I never saw that with Jolens and that's been across his ability to retain and you know image AJ that the

4:18:43compliment I would say is if you got here you didn't know what class they were doing to say that those guys are freshmen in terms of how they pick things up and you know sometimes freshmen act my freshman but the guys you are a special they don't act like freshmen you know that like there's a ball points and I know that you guys are a team as a far left camp and Tee Grommett said the athletic should you you on top of a freshman and J's people with Sam that was running second half that you talk about how deep you need to be in this air cause of the ball but as you search for our army what did you see from men today what is what has their growth been like in the spring yeah James really flashed early for for me not knowing again kind of it's just a don't worry about what the background is whether from who they are the this guy this stars this guy that's sergeants they're all black honestly you know that in James it's kind of really good field vision you can get things my thoughts and this is really good things today T.C. is another guy really came along during the spring and we're constantly talking in our

4:19:47staff meetings about that we're very caught in a certain type of situation has changed so you have to develop that that you know used to be maybe have a parent spare is what everybody says but I think you may have them on the night and you're talking about 16-17 games you're really going to be tested that way so I was really happy with how those young guys have come along here in the 15-20 sessions over time well here's the right to make them a podcast to Jerry he's got oh yeah just one can't stop and scorebacks and over they stay in here. You know, it's coming up to you. You know what I mean? Where's that go? I mean, in your mind. That holds the time of the staff and visit me on. And mine, maybe he does an unbelievable job of, I think,

4:20:50all our players understand where they fit and what the country is and what they want to do. And we're not going to come back. But we do it after every day. They know where they still have to crash. So far, after two, after three, after four, we greet everything. They're going to cost a few back in terms of where we are. And then after 15, which we had today. But we can't do it unless you watch the film. And you can really look at the things. Because you may see something when you're on the side. You know, why did you make that decision? Well, I couldn't really see it. It feels like it's 50 from where it was. OK, now I'm a fan why you made that decision. So you know, we're meeting as well. And that's always been the method. So this week during, you know, between Monday through Friday, we're all scheduled. No one's going to be ready to recruit you. So after that, we're all going to meet at every position. You know, often it's a line. You can't find a line. I've never said to you. Everybody's going to sit down with their position, which is a really easy thing. When you feel a pressure with the transfer portal, looming, you've been a hit coach for a long time. I mean, is that on your mind?

4:21:50Do you see it? Yeah, I think it helped you out. It's where I live. I don't think it's pressure. But I think it just open lines of communication. And everybody knows what your evaluation was given the training sessions we had. Guys, we've got to have it real quick. The last two questions. Dan, open and then Rob Alter. When do you feel like you need to have a starting quarterback named by and where do they expect you're going to be looking for between now and then in the term to do that guy's going to be? Moving between now and whatever the limit is, we're not allowed as coaches to go back out and practice what we're doing in college football here, 15 training sessions in the field. In the outseason. And then we'll go back to working with Mick and then in the way from getting bigger, getting faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. They do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and be obsessed. So they're really from a football center around their own until August. So you always want to do it earlier.

4:22:52But I also believe every time I've been involved in this, is that it kind of happens organically and authentically because the players know. You say that we're going to be in jail. And they all think it's 10. They don't underlock one of them every day. Players understand who they feel is the guy. And most of the time, the decision is very obvious. And you just say, this is what we are. But that timetable thing, I can't give you an exact timetable on that time. Rob, Chip, you talked about doing the typically in your experience, you've done it again, like Tim said a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow it down for a very long QB? I think it depends on the individual. I've had some kids. More early, you know, I mean, like, wow. Parkers Murray always like that. Remember, 502nd practice.

4:23:53He got to the fifth reading direction and then threw it out here and was beginning. And I asked him, well, I do that. I asked why. Because this one I was thinking, it's the way to do that. And he was, I don't know what we call that defense, but there was like a lot of guys up there. I didn't see like there was anybody up there. But for him to process it, that was right. He came back the other day. Whether that was cover 60 of the head coach, I mean, when you got some other covers, but they all happened to him. I've got guys that for two years, so you know, there was just, you know, they were really struggling. And the light bulb goes off, you know, like they got it. So everybody has different learning styles. And our job and the evaluation processes to kind of fight those learning styles. So, you know, they kind of learned it, and I'm totally learning, you know, to learn my field is it more, a field guy, you know, a more film guy, you know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep hoping you're probably, and for us, those coaches, that's the challenge, too, is what is the best learning style? And how can we do that?

4:24:53Because education basically is just a transportation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know, or what I can know, it doesn't matter as what they know. So, that's always kind of what we're working on, and studying, and thinking about, kind of where we are, and how much can they handle, and then how much is too much, you know, because this could be a great plan. I agree 100%. But if you don't deal with technology, then why are we wise in, you know what I mean? And that's this whole film in our process that we're all, they're really awesome, we're learning that. All kinds of things. They have identities, so the coaches, running quarterbacks, and something you've always sort of leaned toward, or is it, you're by your case, by case, what advantages do you like about it? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Yeah, I think it running quarterback causes problems for events. So when, when plays, right now, the unscheduled plays, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl, on that last part, the two big plays from the home's run,

4:25:53the attention of home's not running. Any's not calling the design, quarterback runs for a path. But when the defense matches up and plays two, man in terms of the backs of the quarterback, well, maybe the best decision is to take off. You know, the second one is the amount of you may score. You know, a lot of guys don't want to look side. And there's time to react, I understand if you do a running quarterback, when we talk about the best ability, the best ability is available. You know, you're not letting your shoulder take people on, but we're always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run. I'm not looking for running backs that have the problem. So you're not going to see us 20 times a game more running the quarterback. There are people that run offensive titles are really successful. But with this group, we have, or not, that's not. Now, they kind of hurt you. A little bit of it when he was at K-State, obviously, they went to a couple of times today. He air took off a couple times today. Lincoln's a really, really good athlete. Julian can run, but, you know, we're not calling the design, quarterback runs for a year. You're not going to see, you know, like the tremendous amount of respect for coaches and the ladies in the club here.

4:26:55The straight T as far as we go, we are not going single way. So we are not going to stop it and run the quarterback back, so we're not going to stop it. But it is another weapon, you know, it also keeps defenses on us. You know, three defense events, you're going to continue to ban the quarterback closing the games on the edge, and he's being the first down. Well, then the defense event has to stay outside and keep hitting the quarterback. Well, then we can run them all up in the end of the box. Sometimes, you know, we're going to give our quarterback a really awesome locker. Use responsible for our defender to defend it was cheated and to hitting it on the run. And then his responsibility is to make the defense be honest. And that's really guaranteed that a couple times today. And we had a block that safety was taking its face in there. So we're going to take off around the edge. What happens in the next five to the defense is white. And we're going to get through it and it will chance the end of the locker right now. Coach, thank you so much for your time and thank you for being a buck out. Thanks. Thanks, thanks, dude. So 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, OK, not only within games,

4:27:59can 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-hand, right? So I'm still confident with five guys. And that's going to be a week to week. You know what 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 what I mean? Just because you started last week. So I think it's got to be that iron sharp and dire and constant competition through the whole fall. That was not like something that Jake told me to do in the playoffs. I kind of achieved what he just alluded to. But is that part of which one has to drive you then? Was it driving you then? And you just assumed that was kind of the case when you played anyway? I always felt when I was here that they were trying to out-requit me, which is the reality, right? Yeah. Which is why it prepares you so well for the National Football. That's why Ohio State prepares you so well for the league.

4:29:00Because now it's like they're trying to out-draft you. And so I used 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 have happened to that, that could happen to me. So I just tried 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 traitor. Like you should just go play through 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 in the player 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 got scholarship, right? But those two things you can control every single day. What's the next step that you've done in the spring? 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.

4:30:01But 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 though on the strike, he's tough. So it should continue into to have him challenged to there's plays right now where he's seeing it from the first time from a well backer. So the next time he sees it, maybe a throw catch tackle is at the intersection. You know what I mean? Because you've seen it before from that perspective. Everything he's seen before this has 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. How does he come talk about specific recruits, but just overall how do you feel like that's going and are you enjoying your food? I 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.

4:31:03You're not going to get developed better anywhere else in the country. You have the largest fan base. Largest alumni, it measures opportunity everywhere, right? So you try to just explain your passion for the school that did so much for you, 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, 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 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. You know what I mean? I knew where I was fitting. And so 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 staff already talking about the long season in the need to play more guys?

4:32:07Well, I think yeah, you're going to have to have depth. That's just the reality, right? At the longer season, there's more games. And there's no excuse at a place like here. Like if you're all on playing with a maybe a guy who was third or fourth, that doesn't matter. You know, like you got to be ready to go. So I think depth is crucial at all of the vision. 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 at the same mentality that you need? And what you want them to have? Well, 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 what? 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.

4:33:09And realize that you have to win every single game and be the best in the world of what you do. That's the expectations. That'll have state. And that's certainly not for everyone. And that's OK. 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 crave football, then the other stuff will take care of itself, right? And they're getting better and better and better if they want to be the best. You guys said you were two more questions for game. Yeah. I think that's your job as recruiters. 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 how to talk to coaches. You just got to try to figure out who loves ball. And they had a foul. They do the same thing, right? Now they're attending a massive amount of money. And they're saying, OK, if we're going to get this person money as a change, they're motivation. Or they still love ball. So now, I mean, and college is the same thing. Like who actually wants to be the best or who just likes the attention that comes with

4:34:10playing football? James, I've already talked about it. But can you tell a little bit of the elevation from our bell from end of the class? And obviously, Mr. Time last year was the injury. But where he's at now versus the expectation that he had to move his brain? Our bell, I mean, has shown a lot of progress. You know, most importantly, mentally with the playbook and everything. I think our bell last year, there was a couple things, right? Because of injuries on the Z line and camp. You know, he moved to end for a little bit. And 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. And so our bell's had a good spring. We 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, we two start seeing new schemes, new schemes, things build. And it becomes kind of a lot.

4:35:10He'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. And I probably make sure his foot. What has changed since the time that you've been recruited to now that you're working on the middle differences you've noticed in your own area? What did you like? No, I think it still comes down for the most part. Like NIL is certainly an aspect for some. For some, it could be the most important thing. It's always a factor. But 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 don't know. I do 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 man 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

4:36:11mean? 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 I'm blessed to be at my alma mater. You know, if there's no sense of trying to leave here, you know what I mean? I have the question. I get a ton. Where 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've even worked with you know, we took off and put a tape as well. It was put down to this life for you and Churchill. You're getting involved with that thing. Yeah, it's awesome. I love it because it gives you an opportunity to coach the whole team. You know what I mean? Like special teams in a spot where the whole team probably minus the quarterbacks, right? Is all in one team room and one meeting room. So you get to actually directly impact other positions and just your own.

4:37:11And I think it also 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 pun. If you're a linebacker, you better be making an impact on kick return or on kick off, kick off return, pun, 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 that sense of team when you're in special teams that we every position matters. Jerry, is there someone who's been a VNFL? What do you think would be an NFL doing to kick off now? And even if that's like it could be good for college. I mean, the thing that stands to the takes away like the surprise on side, you know what I mean? But all these rules are changing so much for the safety of the game. And I mean, I think it's only a matter of time before it trickles down. It seems like everything's trickles 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. Thanks.

4:38:15Every day. So. Oh. I mean, we had this finisher at the end of practice where I had to make five in a row and going all the way back to 50. It was actually the people who came to end it. And yeah, I just had to make five in a row where we were running. So and so we got it. We ran, but we ran one. So I did one time. Yeah. I was keeping the short track. I'm taking it. Fisherman. That way. You were at almost that time. Yeah, I feel a little bit. You know, you always want to perform in those kind of moments. And I felt like I got the team down. But at the same time, I knew that those guys had confidence in me and actually talking with my teammates, Jack and GT, and those kind of guys really got around me. It really helped me. But as a kicker, you kind of just got to wipe it clean and go to the next play. But yeah, you definitely want to make those kicks. Is that something that you had to process? Like, the weeks after, or was it just something that you got over?

4:39:16It came. It's something you had to get over in mid 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. I mean, it's, it's, yeah, 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 attempts from deep to show that. But still feel just as confident as I should. 55, 60. Yeah, right around there, right in there. Yeah. That's every kicker's truly. That's every kicker's dream. 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 ask me? Did you make your day to year? Trying to become more consistent always, you can always become more consistent.

4:40:18You're going to miss every once in a while, but just trying to limit the mistakes and the misses that you do have to so that you can become as perfect as possible. I guess this is the way I would put it. I mean, the standard is the standard here. And even we didn't live up to it last year. So you got to correct it and get better. And what is that consistent season? You're bookworms? It's, it's a lot of things. It's a 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. And yeah, that's something I really worked on as falling through straighter this past our season. So a lot of my balls were 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 season. Coach, some of his coach days say he's going to have one of his games in the world. Especially since now, that guy's a like a really good player. And he's going to be a really talented player. So I don't have any of them. And I really like it. I like Coach Day being around the specialist and all the special teams.

4:41:19And just feels more involved. And it feels, um, of the higher importance this year. I think you guys saw that in the first game. He's done a great job. He had been coached keys and gunnered amers. They've done a really good job. So yeah, I feel I feel it. It's good. Why do you specifically feel now? Like, where does that show up do you think you have coached on the higher importance? 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. So yeah, with Joe, your folder, all the ball camp always got the guys in the starting ponder is also the starting call. Me and Joe got a lot of work over the offseason to get him there. And it's not always who the starting ponder is. It's just the best that hold him.

4:42:19So we got the job. What about your gunner, which on second year and from being here? Is that going to be better in the world? I mean, me and Jon are like I said, me and Jon and Joe are like three best friends off the field. So we work a lot on stuff on the field and nobody's around. And so yeah, we definitely built a good camaraderie between the guys and yeah, I love job. Great guy. How does it make a difference for you guys and me and Joe today and the other position coaches? I don't know why I'm so really worried about these better things. It just 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. Yeah. How much has it helped you guys that 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.

4:43:19But 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, gives you good insight. It's kind of like a veteran guy. So like 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. Man, he's, he's been having a coach. He brings a lot of pressure to it. He makes, he makes you feel that every kid really matters. He's really good. He definitely helps with the coverage. The coverage has been much better this season than we haven't had to cover yet. 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. Thank you.

4:44:21It was just the first two weeks this season. Yeah, like I just said that it probably was the best way to play. But it didn't take back from my want to be out there in the game. Like, but you know, guy stepped up. It's competitive excellence. Guys executed. And so now I'm just grateful to be back and doing what I can. It's just a frustrated player and a coach who knows what's best for him. Now I thought I was good to go and a lot of people told me I wasn't. I was like, what do you mean? I'm fine. And then coach, they're talking off the cliff a little bit, but it's just trying to protect me for myself. I've blessed with the opportunity to play a lot of ball this year. And so it was just like, look man, let's calm down for these weeks and we'll get you back out for the buy. But I wasn't the most happy camper in the world for a good minute there, but it is what is reprintable.

4:45:23How special was this play? It was amazing. As a senior, I know I only have a limited amount of opportunities left to play in the horseshoe. So just running out of the tunnel, you know, I've never never said I'd take the game for granted. But knowing that I like the number of times I have to do that's wailing down kind of way to wait on me those first few games. And so just playing the game to the highest levels fast as I can and just taking it all in in the moment. I've been on the move that I've been on for a while and I've been on that move and I've been on the move that I've been on for a while. So more entries that way in your mind. Feeling what's in your audience. Yeah. I've been on the move that I've been on for a while. I mean, when it happened, I've been lying if I said I wouldn't take the route, heated off these races. But like I was like, oh my gosh, what happened? And it was kind of a moment of like, okay, how long is it going to take? And then everyone's like, it's an arm training dude.

4:46:24Like we don't know, like everyone's body heals differently. And so just trying to put good things in my body. So I heal as fast as I can and trying to get, like I put rest, doing everything the training is done to, doing everything, coach frying, coach day told me to do to try to heal as fast as I could. And you're about to feel, you're there moments of uncertainty. You definitely remember that, if everyone's feeling differently, you know, you know, what you're having on the young lady, you know, what you're feeling, what you're feeling, what you're feeling, that, but I think the decision to come back is you're going to be able to do it while we're already in the first few days and then we have to be with that, you know, what's the deal. Yeah, I know there are definitely moments of frustration. I'm not going to lie about that, but our training staff of those stew, Solo, Sean, Tyler, Carla Kelly, always gave one there to tell me to trust the plan. They said that they've seen this type of thing happen numerous times and they know that it's going to take a lot, but you're going to go into the top of the field. And so it's, you know, think of it now, it's kind of funny.

4:47:26But in the moment, I was like, don't tell me that, but it's, you know, it is what it is. It's not true. What do you think of? Awesome. I'm going to be in the next few days. I think it played great. You know, it's a competitive excellence that we talked about here, you know, making plan, you know, was called and Austin, some of us called and he didn't look fantastic job. You know, it's always great seeing young guys as assembled, saying that, but awesome going out there and doing this thing. You know, we all know we could do it. There was not a doubt in my mind. He was going to go out there and show us the deal. But it was great seeing 67. You know, you know, you're way to being is here, you know, leading up to those games. I don't know what it mean, you know, giving tips, whatever you want college. Yeah, I know I would, you know, make my voice known here and there, but he's already on his stuff. You know, I do like little new on things that I came in like, like if he does this, he might do this because, learning from my mistakes, I was like, hey, like, he can do this so you don't make the same mistake I do. But Austin's a fantastic athlete, you know, he's strong as not.

4:48:27And so he did fantastic doing what he does. And he was a keeper, you get as much time between, you know, who's ever in your little malony and coming back because time heals all. I mean, it was it was that thinking without hard to grasp it, sitting out with the maybe tough and the long run, the right thing. Yeah, those those are difficult concepts from the grass. You know, I've always been a stubborn kid. You know, my mom, but, you know, patients, patients hasn't always been my thing. So when it happened, I was like, I'll be back into it. And two weeks came and I was like, it's the hurts. But it was just, you know, trusting the process, knowing what the, our, our training staff knows what they're doing and they knew they're going to be back on the field. And so now that I'm on the field, just keep on going. Yeah, a lot of it. Just feel 100% less weight. I feel a lot better. Feel great. God, what do you guys have a lot of experience on this line? When you add a guy like set, with that level experience, how much does that help in that center position when he has so much.

4:49:28Yeah, you know, I'm very, very sad. You know, Seth is, I would say that the tip of the spear of our offense, I would say, they'll be like, if teams play us, they're not going to come out and exactly what we think they're going to do because that's just, you know, game plan. But set, set communicates throughout the entire, almost down to the snap count. What we have to do to make sure all guys on the same page, there'll be times where, well, in this cadence, and he like yells at me like, we're going over here. And so I know that just follow what he says, and then we're going to make a good play out of it. What do you make of rotation and hatred? And often, from your experience, you're going to regard it. What are the pros and cons, maybe, and not just their position? Well, it's a great coach for our question. I just play a left guard. I know that both guys are very talented. I know that when they're in the game, they're trying to prove themselves. And so just having to compare the fire and guys getting after it.

4:50:29And as long as we move the ball and get to the end zone, and I don't think anyone cares who plays who doesn't. All right, none of the back teams. Thanks a lot. Thanks. We definitely want to be more disruptive and give more sacks. If anyone's going to get to Ohio State, they get the ball out 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 quit screens, quit passes. But if they hold the ball, it'll be a completely different story. Tell me. It's frustrating, but it is what it is. We cut out half their game playing just by being explosive dealer. What light is coming on for Ty Hamilton in the last couple of years? You know, you've been around him and stuff. What's different about him is approach, etc. I say Ty is definitely more of a leader now.

4:51:29He leads the whole D-line, the whole interior. He's that head guy you go to if you need advice for anything. And he leads as a great example for the young guys. Yeah, he's almost like this silent partner a little bit. But he last year especially, he seemed to be in the right place at the right time along him. That's not a trick. I mean, what do you call it? Maturity, why would you call him? I'll say it's just his dedication to the game. He takes things serious, the way it's room. His diet, everything. He's top of the notch line recovery. Yeah. Everything you need is a player. And then for you, what's different about you three years ago? I mean right now, as you get ready for this season, obviously you want to stay healthy and he thinks like Dad, 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 line has, and I'm just ready to show it next Saturday. Yeah, and how long will that show up in this D-line? Because it's veterans across the board. Where are you all going to be known for?

4:52:30I think we're going to be the most disruptive group in the nation. And yeah. I think what Jay has talked about is how consistent that from the last one. Is your hand on it? What do you see in your battles with Steph? I said, definitely knows what he's doing. He has a high IQ. You know, strong. Like he's stout. He's not like a pushover or nothing like that. He's a great player. I'm glad we got him. How do you kind of see him lead that line? Is it better to come in? I don't know. He's experiencing it. 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. Like he knows everything. He studies with a lot. Strong, fast. I don't know if you're seeing what he's very good at. It's a big deal. But you know, it's good work. I think that today I'm glad. Glad he's that guard. I think it's a better position for him. And he'll be a great guard in the future. Thank you. Last spring, I think it was a good question.

4:53:33It sends them above the Mitchell mountain. It has to be the mixed community. How would you describe the way it is? Mitch is playing basketball in Grasch, is with Coach J. Carlton. He has a unique style that cannot be reciprocated within anyone. He's a different athlete when it comes to things like this. I'll be thanking you. Thank you. Hey, Mr. Is one through that? Yes. Thank you. Mr. Mr.

4:54:34Sorry to have a minute or so. The right one, the right one. So just back to back here, it's a ACLT. It's nothing crazy. That's crazy. Oh yeah, it's easy, really easy. You know what I'm saying? What was it like to see? First of all, I mean, you were identified, and Leo got used to be, you know, better called the statesman. They had big plans for you, right? Because you know, did you sense that? Yeah, I definitely saw some likeness to my ability to be there in Leo. So I definitely was excited to get into that position and do what I could do best, and explain to the best of my ability, but of course those things change. You never know what to expect this much from a house that's obviously a bit of a grind. We got to watch you in the south, and we've been helping to watch your experiences. You seem to be playing on a hot level. They feel like that's the every day in those springing situations. What did you feel going really right? Yeah, I think for the majority of the spring, I've been feeling more confident in myself in my head. Even with everything that's happening in the past, I don't think I have a lot to give in these programs. So I think that kind of showed on Saturday, where I just let loose a little bit of display

4:55:36to what's my being. So you take time, and you're going to be in more comfortable places than what you actually have in your home. Yeah, I mean, for sure. I think it definitely took a second to just trust myself in my head, because the past couple years it didn't help me that. It didn't help me out in the best way, obviously, but yeah. I mean, it's just like, it is very mental. I found just like every day, just counteract them in fear, or then like doubt, like normalizing a little bit, but there's just things. I think my mentality right now is a little different. You feel all of my people today, what exactly? Your hairstyle, what are you saying? Yeah, I don't know. I don't usually do that. Yeah, I do feel home. I think it's the past two years, it's definitely been learning curve, but I think now, more than ever, I'm definitely comfortable in line with that, and what I need to do, and like my skill set, and I've been talking to coaches about what it looks like for me, to be the best possible version of myself in this position. I think the biggest thing in our group is leadership. There's a lot of guys like you said in that room, but battle testing, so to speak, so I think,

4:56:38especially coming up in this ring and so this call, we just need to be the anchor, as defensive unit, and I need to show up every day, family battle. Yeah, we've got a good coach, John, so it's kind of really important. He always likes to play out. Yeah. Yeah, I think it's really important. Yeah, I think it's really important. I think it's really important. Yeah, I think it's really important. Yeah, I think it's really important. He always likes to play a lot of guys like you. Rotation, he can feel like a general. He's a good player, and I'm looking for him. I think it's really important to play this ring. He wants to play for the position. I hope it was over. Especially with this new season, I'd expect that, but you guys can see it in the outside. You don't know until it happens, so I'm just trying to see what's going on for this season. What's the name? What is the dynamic like in the ring? Well, these old guys can't say that. Got all these things. Yeah, it's like a little brother, big brother, to do. A lot of the guys have been there. We just want to help out and bring along the younger guys. It's definitely a process at times, but I think

4:57:40the love we share in that room is very, very strong. And with that, I think it helps us get to anything. And any challenges that will come out as well. Which maybe you already asked us to train, but that's a good one. Yeah. And then you get up to this point. You finally kind of maybe hit that dinner for the season. It's a blessing in the second. Because a lot of guys in my position have the same injuries as so I came back. I'm just thankful that I'm here in the best for the worst thing in the world and the best training staff. And they got me to this point where I can be back to healthy, maybe better than healthy, because I feel like I've better than what I was. It was humbling, I think. It's a journey once for me. Because I remember coming on how to say there's nothing but a dream. I had the dreams of being the best version myself, doing all the things you know, the accolades, but then things have. It took me by surprise, of course, but I think it also gave me a lesson that I really needed. And we lived needed to grow until a better version of ourselves. I think the journey was needed and it was a blessing to me.

4:58:41Did you have a cross-question? Did you have a fake bag like that? No, I can't do that, man. I love the sport too much to do that. I love the guys around me. I think that's the biggest thing that brought me back. It was just like, I can't do it to them. And I know we have what we can be on the field. So it's like, I'm going to do everything I can to get back in my future. What did you think of the match? I'm just trying to go day by day. It's hard. That's what I find myself is always like going to the future and thinking what I'm going to do this thing. My next day and next day and next day, but it's just like it's overwhelming. And it's like, gave me stress. I think for me, it's just worrying about tomorrow the next day. It's like, it hurts for me. And I'm doing whatever I need to do, or whatever. I'm skilling to the sharpness in the pants. What did you tell me? Well, definitely last season. I think it was kind of hard to trust it last season, but I still think my body is at a hundred percent. Yeah. All right, Mitchell, thank you. Thank you. It's just a place. You get a big place. We climb up there. And that's what the training for. There you go. We'll talk about the past about the common point

4:59:42to do the new, new, new, and central punches. Got all my body and new, new, new, new, new, new. How much that's you? I think what Tile E can do, you'd have to appreciate what Tile E can try to get last season in the middle. And to go back on my knees and take those guys to a great job of managing them. And that's really, really helpful inside. And so what you want to get out there, you want to get past rest. So you don't want to take those guys out. So you'll be like, you know, Tile E can rush to pass for them. And Tile, you're going to get tired of rest of the past. So that's the thing that we should find out to rush to pass for the play tomorrow. And you've got to bonus your third album. And leave that big guy to give it a shot. So very talk about it. You can just set it up and try to get a warm back up. Not really. Yep. I'm going to take Tile E. You can just drop three guys in. And you can just do that. Yeah, we're not going to chase the sex, we just chase the opportunity to double first of all. But I think the most important thing, the conscience of our defense, how we do it. We have to play a professional defense.

5:00:43We can do it and play it well. And then you know, I'm OK. We're not the sex. This is some number. As when he gains, I'll change this effect to four to four. And four to four. There's three steps five, six, seven, seven. I'll be right back. I'll say, get your hands matched. Your hands are not going to go out. Those are the things that you're going to chase against. So when you use to use, you can get more of us satisfied. You can get a second full of that context of what you're going to be playing. You're never satisfied, right? You never get satisfied when you're at your team. You can improve. I think our guys have done a great job. This spring, I'm going to stand in this fall. I'll stand in the sack of what we've got in the first place. But they really did tend to help us, right? Office could tend to get in and say, we're not going to let these guys run. But I can't control that. What can you do is control the truck. That's a nice thing. Hopefully we're going to shine. We're going to, what are you to see? There's some roomable. And so it really depends on you. You can get going. I think you have a chance at the best. What is the joy of coaching a veteran, be patient, and what is the challenge? I think the joy is the fact that those guys are older guys now have some new look up to. A year ago, we didn't have that.

5:01:44They had a guy to set the bar. A noun of Jackson, D.T. and he's a tiny. He's ready to do a great job. I'm setting the bar up for you. That's the bonus point. So now you can lay on the veterans' house. And then that's what we do. Now the key is the stick and system. It's a unit. It's a group. That's the biggest thing for me. Can we stick and system? Can we play our play the heart? And people say we have a talent. Talent is on a small part. What we have to do is to build and play hard. And play an R&B top of the right towel. The night's fern and believe that. And so now they get those guys to play the heart. And run to the ball every time. Every step. And that's what we're trying to write. And make sure they don't stand for it. You have to have the mats that can't go to the lot. It's in my title. We did that probably more, especially than most of the time we've had. I'm not saying that it's natural. But when you have the house versus that, it's not that you have the kids. Well, we do ball. You know, he's got a mat for it. But we do train that. We call it mat to the hand. We do drills every Tuesday. Take a great deal. I support it right through the sequence. But he's got a good sense of eye hand coordination. I'm going to ball this time out. And sometimes this is best done. To me, those are sacks. We use effective ball to answer that assumption pretty cool.

5:02:47But yeah, that's something we train. And he's got a great, great field. We keep challenging time. He's not seasoning. He's going to get a better pass. He's going to get a better turn. He's not saying that. He's going to see that. And all that. And he said that time we got to sleep. Yeah. To do it really well. Yeah. He would die if we could do it. We challenge them all. It was just not one guy. You know, we don't train just one guy to train all four, or 16 in the same concept. So I think everyone has some contrast. We don't take time to the side. I say, we're just going to let these part of our unit quite a lot to do. And I think he's proven to do it. Strong is powerful. He just coming to his two blocks. What makes him more effective? I said thanks for that. He's got a tough position to wrestle pass with or knows where. He's going to get sliding or get double lots. So he gets lost in this wrestling pass. Do you leave him one on one? He's got a chance to change his career. Yeah. He's got to be engaging. He's got to help each other. He might last a few minutes. Really? How do you send him? Push each other? Do you have a good sauce? I've been trying to watch both of those guys practice in the fight. Big plan of real high level right now. I think again, Katie and Paige are both different players, but they play in the fight.

5:03:48And KJ runs from a style that I'm a style that Katie is right behind. So I think they got a bond that they've really built together as two players. Born to the same thing. Now they have a chance to really make an impact. Did they look like one or the other? Yeah, I think they're ones. I don't tell those guys they're two or one. They got to be really talented. They're just accepting their own challenge. Really? They're not just the same boat. They have five men, I think, really. And we'll all get in the fight. I'm not worried about these two. You should trust them. You mentioned Mitchell's weight gain. Like, is there a difference now, the mean last year, in terms of being that both legs do you think are then going to want the bad terms to line back there? Oh, no doubt about it. You could only actually throw your pile in the shoe. Two, six, and then you can play it Monday. And he's really going to play in a six-tec thing, play on top of the tie-down. He's got to be able to do that. That's the thing I think is the improvement, most of all. And that's from the strength. And he feels really confident, very exact right now. He's a bone exceeded. He's done a great job. Let's get him up. Larry, that's just a secondary like this, do you think you've been working for a while?

5:04:49Oh, no doubt. You know, Russian and college work together. And you've got a very secondary play man. You get in the hole in the ball a little bit. Certainly, that's a lot of it. You get some points. You guys in the back, you know, some great challenges. Does that change any of your messaging or coaching points in camp or is that more of a, are we creating any preparation type of training? No, it's every day. You know, it's a everyday process. We've got to rush and pass the way. Other than that, which I'm really well. But getting there is really key. Can we defect and change the trouble, make it a subject? In the back, I think that's important. We try not to look behind us. Maybe we try to make sure our eyes are focused on what we can do in front. We never turn around. It's all called a ball. That's all not so. That's all not so. That's what we're going to do. I'm looking for a first quote. I assume this is spring a little bit, but a different way. What is it about the Hamilton brothers that they come on as they're the longer they stay in college? What did they put together that's common between the two? Not the difference. It's a process, right? Everybody goes through a process. I think the law and end tie is going to kind of different,

5:05:52what's saying? Like they're gone to the both great students. They understand the court and stuff. They want to do it. And I think the tie came back because they realized that I guess something has been missing. It's remarkable that he's still here. It's a great job. What is the much of your family between deep and subdued? I was playing a lot like Polly, the tie or the TNT part of Florida. Whatever they're going about today. What is the luxury of that boy? You understand what I'm saying? You don't get that every day. That's right. It makes us better. You could soften up and inside out, and you got a chance to get a special. Indeed, and so those guys are the greats of their hats, hands, and their physicality, and the line is much better. That makes a different way. It makes our heads job easier. You have the guy you can imagine that. You say? I'm not so in TNT yet. I still like the rushments. With Jesse name, that Captain, how have you been here? You've been here? Yeah, he's been a conologist. He's been a techer. I can say a lot of ways. He's focused.

5:06:53He's really liking what he wants. He wants me a great guy. And every day, he's some feel this way in practice. To be a captain, he'll hopefully got a special. How does it work to be in part of the mommy who's running in the tent? Yeah, that was pretty sweet. I know I was going to chance to talk to him, and show him that a lot of the little stand-up important is what happens. People cry, the gabbies just feel unbelievable. They're real great. And Jack, thank you. But yeah, what a great, what a good highlight. Bill Landis, last question. I heard in the first virtual style, the strike race, and you did it here. Yeah? How would you start? We call it playing Vast Law and Grass. He has a cross over the low in Vast of the ball. I was just saying, so you can pretty simply just have his move in his head. It's a great time. So as you need, he's fast. He's coming. He's looking forward to it. I think you guys are proud of the working of what you're doing to develop that kind of Russian spots. How much freedom is a guy with a neutral hashtag? Free land, take it out of that and then tap into so much stuff.

5:07:53Well, here's what defensive scheme we're in. We're going to do that in all of it. We're going to try to let him do that in two-thirds of his space. So we can play them going cold and those are tap on. So we might do a little bit of that. That's a stressful thing. Coach, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. Yeah. I think we had our moments where you kind of got selfish of if anything about wanting to make a play that we kind of got out of our defensive line mentality and the rest of the mentality, which was you know, rushing four guys kind of of cays the pocket and keep that quarterback in that little shelf. But other than that, you know, I think you did a great job and I think it showed in the sense that we saw a lot of things with a pool bond of course, but yeah. Very good. It's a time to last year. Get in games and flash about the back end of those. It just matters. You have to take it every month. Physical years. See what you can do in short-forage. Yeah, I think yeah, some of it was like, you know,

5:08:56it was kind of like my freshman year coming back. We didn't really know how much I could handle. I mean, how many plays I can handle at a certain amount of time. So it was just like kind of trial by air just seeing what I could do in the short amount of time that I had it. But I definitely think there was more trust to be had on the coach's side with me. So I think that definitely came into the spring into this fall camp, you know, doing all the plays and doing a lot of repetition of those plays and getting, you know, really home being on my play with the things. Yeah, I'm a trainer room as much as I can. I've been in there. I believe I leave the facility with like five different body points. I start, but yeah, I think the biggest thing is just saying consistent. That's probably my biggest challenge going into this fall camp was I'd have moments like that where you said I'm flashing, but it's like where. Stank insisted and every time I'm in the field, I'm going to play with the ball. I'm going to play with the ball. I'm going to play with the ball. I'm going to play with the ball. I'm going to play with the ball. Stank insisted and every single play and doing my job, every single play is playing the biggest thing, trying to continue to work on it.

5:10:01Maybe back up, maybe back up, getting out at Jackson. Get the sort of jacks where it's deep. The depth of the defense that's really good. Yeah. I personally think we're one of the best team or best groups in the country. So I think it's great to have so many guys, because you know, it's going to be a very long season, and we're going to need a lot of rotation. So I guess even when Jack and JT came out of the game, I standards sliced to be upheld. So that's really what me, Kaden and our kids are finally doing every day. How bad are you? He's going great. I'd say he's very, I feel like he's found himself in a humble kind of space. You know what I'm saying? Where he's kind of took a step back and just like put his head down and worked. I don't think that's the same for yourself for a lot of the freshmen here. But it's really cool to see him motivating see from the end of the night like that. We think this deep pitch will be known for in October and November. Would you think that would be my people who think to say it about him? Thanks coach. And also, you're still on the game. I know it's just kind of hard to frame because I'm not there yet, you know? But I just hope that we're known for doing our job

5:11:01and playing at a violently high level each and every staff going as hard as we can each and every staff. And if that's what we are, then I think we can hang our hat on there for sure. Mitch, how much more do you think everything is going to stay by day? Oh gosh, man. Who you can tell me now? It's definitely like those injuries, like I said, it's probably one of the more humbling experiences of my life. And it kept me grounded. You know, I really realized this is not something that is going to be here forever. And I'm not going to be playing the sport forever. So I just really got to be blessed and thankful that I'm even in this position right now coming back from those injuries. And so I have the opportunity to play at a high level, which I am. So I think I've definitely found myself really trying to stay in the present as much as I can because it's not always guaranteed, but I'm going to be able to do what I can do. I'm just really looking forward to it. I think it's up to ready. Yeah. It was definitely hard. I definitely had to lean on some of my loved ones, my family members, my parents, just to really understand

5:12:02that this is what I wanted to do. And of course it is now. But yeah, it took a second to really just like, I had to understand what it really took to get my body right. How to recover, how to rest right, do everything I can to that I can stay healthy for the long season. It's a lot more. Thank you. Thank you. Want to get tightly-cooked? I'm a little bit taller. I've got over 60 years. I have a big picture of me, Chip on this roster. And you got here. Everyone did? Yeah. What is that that still you can do? And then going forward, how do you instill this is how you went into the championship? Because you watched everybody who had already been at the fore. Yeah, I think it turns into motivation, if anything. Knowing that a lot of the guys I've seen before is guys that have won and succeeded and stayed there. So that level of excellence has to be like, solidified in each rep that we do. And I think that the leaders of this team have really tried to hone on that. Every rep and every practice, we're trying to like, understand why we're doing it and what we're doing in the fore. So I think keeping that on the forefront of our minds and every day and every practice is the biggest part. Getting back there.

5:13:08I mean, yeah, we understand what's happening these past couple of years and all the things that we haven't done. So I think this year is definitely like kind of a redemption here and that, right? Understanding that, you know, we've fallen short. And we haven't met our expectations. And, you know, it takes a lot to get there. We understand that. And it takes more than what we've done. So I think finally, you know, taking that next step and doing everything we can intentionally will be the biggest thing in this life. That's what our talk's been about. Thanks guys. It was a great day. It was a grand day, though. Thank you. He brings us Saturday and, you know, he's putting a lot of hard work, you know, super team first guy and an excellent player from the last scene. So I'm really excited for him. Can we have a few Saturday? Yeah, finish last season, the way you're here. How much confidence did that give you that this year? Yeah, I think it gives me a lot of confidence. I think for a lot of guys that we start playing, you know, our festival especially on the defensive side of the ball.

5:14:10That's second half of season. And so we're just all excited. Like I said, you know, just chomping up the bed to get the Saturday. You know, we can't wait to put the pads on. We'll be in the shoe with, you know, 100 plus thousand fans and, you know, put on a good performance. Yeah, when you have that, you know, the year period is defected chasing perfection. What is that look like on Saturday? Yeah, you know, we talked a lot about shutouts. And I'm not going to say that, you know, that's an expectation. But, you know, we think that our defense is good enough to go out there, you know, and win the game for us. You know, there's not really saying that because that's why we all came out. We came back to be the best defense of the country. And I think that, you know, the expectations have your super high for us. We have a whole bunch of high standard, which we have. And I'm just really excited to see, you know, it all come together in a game for a minute against somebody else other than our offense. You're a couple of you back there with me. They helped me to feel where your position should have at that time. Yeah, and that pissed us off too. They're getting them three points up. But, you know, we're a really exciting opportunity to, you know, hopefully get one of those this year. As you move in. No. Yeah. Jack, Jack, how did you see growing just in the last several months?

5:15:11What do you see about him from the desired standpoint? You know, I was asking him that it's kind of a boss mask. Yeah, to have a Penn State game. Every way that I do. Yeah, I say so. The worst in prime. I mean, we're surprised that it differently, I guess, going into this season. Yeah, I mean, he's just, you know, JT's just, you know, he's taking that next step. He's super focused in, you know, this whole offseason. We've been really downed in and trying to pinpoint stuff that we can get better at, you know, specifically attacking it and really trying to, you know, focus on and get better on those things. I think that he has. He looks great. You know, this whole fall camp leading up to this game so far this game prep week. So he's definitely taking, you know, huge strides. And, you know, I think a lot of people would give him unfair criticism too because they do all expect to have a Penn State game every game, which is, you know, I just want the best defense of games. I was ever played. So it's unfair to say that, but he's been consistently one of the best defense of any of the call football. If you turn on the tape. So I'm really excited to get out there with him this year and, you know, we're going to have a go. You move the expectations for both of you guys. Yeah, I came in. Yeah. You feel like this is the year comes to fruition from the standpoint of dominance.

5:16:14I don't know. I don't know. That word, what's your sense of that? Yeah. I mean, no, that's something we talk about. I think that's something all four of us and, you know, really eight of us on the D line talking about is, you know, being dominant. You know, there's no ceiling to how good we can be this year. And we know that it's all about us going out there and doing it. You know, we can talk about it all day, but until we go out there and do it, you know, it doesn't mean a damn thing. So, you know, we're all excited to get out there. Maybe we're hungry and, you know, I've seen this a different level of determination, you know, to chase greatness. And I've seen this as I've been here. So, you know, like I said, we're just, you know, we just can't wait for Saturday. Yeah. Yeah. But you're playing a team here. If you play a team here, if you play a team here, if you play a team here, if you get a couple of another covers, if you don't play another team here, you're definitely going to play another team here. Yeah. What's the challenge when you, you're not going to be in the test, you think it's the way you're going to be getting the team here. What's the challenge? You know, I think the challenge is that, you know, we're playing an opponent's coming in our house in the shoe this week. We only get eight shots left in the shoe and we've got to make everyone a little count and accurate to do football team.

5:17:14You know, good head coach. I believe he was the offensive coordinator for Oregon when they beat us here in my freshman year. You know, so they're going to be well coach. You're going to run their offense well and you'll play good defense. So, to us, you know, in Coach Dale, he says, it's never about our opponents always about us. You know, if we're actually, you know, the high level of playing fast and physical then, you know, things will take care of itself. So, we've got to get a opponent and accurate and you know, we're excited to play him this Saturday. We're on the field, normally on the side of the shoe. How wide can you get in the shoe? I'm going to get in the shoe. I'm going to get in the shoe. I'm going to get in the shoe. I'm going to get in the shoe. There's a reward for the 18 things. There's more of an emphasis on our dynamic plays. You know, people's playing, you guys playing more. Sound, I guess, sort of thing. This year, General just talked about opening up and opening up the game running more groceries. It's not bleeding to housing or playing along the beat of blind. Is there more of an emphasis on attacking the line of extremist playing the breath? Yeah, I know I think that, I think that, you know, huge emphasis, this fall camp, I'll lead up to this season is to kind of let us play more downhill, more free

5:18:17with less thinking. So I think that's been great, honestly, the last few weeks in the camp as well. And so I think that we are going to, you guys are going to see a more downhill team. And you know, more of us coming up the edge and hearing you have it, you guys all want to see. So I think that we're really excited to go out there and roll it out there in place. So we're really excited for that. Have you seen sighting either yet? Did you walk down on that plane? No, I haven't watched it yet. I know common on that. Where do you feel like you've grown the most personally from where you were in your year at? I think that this off season was big for me and get my body right. I think that, you know, I don't really like to talk about myself, but I think that I'm a little more exposed to that I was maybe in years past. And I was really excited for the work that we put in. I think all of us have grown in so many different areas with our hands and hips across the defensive line. So, you know, like I said, just super excited for Saturday. What do you do more to change the field? I just want to get a little more leaner, you know, really work on that.

5:19:17And I just work on my technique, you know, my stance, my get off and stuff like that, of that nature for the defensive line. So I think that I have, and I'm excited to put on the field center. Jack, what's the big difference between the guys sitting in the chair right now, the fresh face kid that came in four years? They're not like on the field stuff that you learn, but off the field that maybe even translate into on the field, you know? Yeah, I think that when you come in here and you know, you're an 18-year-old kid, just leaving high school that there's a ton of things you can learn, you know, just as becoming a man and on the field and the woody as well. And that's why I tell all these young kids now, that, you know, you have to make the main thing, the main thing, make people the main thing. And, you know, and everything else will take care of itself. So I think that, you know, coming in, as we were all highly recruited to, you know, didn't help with our expectations and how it really, how it really goes and the first get here. So I think that, you know, when you get, you're used to starting and playing 80-staffs of games since you were five years old when you first get here. And, you know, you don't really see the field much as a freshman kind of.

5:20:18It just kind of takes you back a little bit. But, you know, the growth that we've all had, you know, we were all just laughing about that. Actually, it's a great question. Because me and Tyler, you can JT be watching the film, must be my freshman year, we're like, holy shit, well, we came a long way. You know what I mean? So, you know, it's been good. Being able to, you know, grow up with those guys and, you know, see the maturity level that we've all grown to from our freshman year on the football field has been great. And, you know, it's funny that it comes full circle. So, it's been awesome. So, it's phenomenal. All right, thank you guys. Have a good one. Honestly, just trust our scheme, trust our defense. I like our players a lot. So, when we have that matchup, whoever has that match, if we just have to go in there. Which do you feel like you can help with that, you know, being a midfield at matchup? Oh, yeah, I mean, I go out there and I cover. So, they don't really, they put them out alive. They's not really in there. Pass blocking a lot. So, he's gonna be, he's gonna be seen out there with the nickels of safety. So, there's gonna be a lot of times we're gonna have to cover in man. So, when it's time to cover him, we should go to go through our job.

5:21:19Berizo, would you play a lot of stats, especially like last weekend? Still think like a receiver at touch? Oh, yeah, I mean, I get a feel for routes early on. But yeah, I think just in my training, like understanding the raw combination and what they wanna run on different down in distances is a, tell me out. Or is it fitting the run, depending the run against the C. What kind of stance are you about these running bags that are, make some hard to bring down? Yeah, they're big backs. They're both over 220. So, they're gonna run downhill. They play with good pad levels. So, they're gonna put their pads low. So, as a, like a nickel like me, I gotta just make sure I run through their outside lane. Get them down. What does through your mind when they're to quarterback some of the up to the same time? I mean, nine, they've actually split him out a little bit. So, he, they actually might, I'm a little, ball a little bit, but 15, we have to guard him over. Whatever our style is, we gotta go to execute it. I mean, that's a quarterback. So, we should make sure we handle that. How's the Oregon game like? How hungry are you to have the defense to prove yourself in another top five game? Definitely. I don't really think it took the Oregon game

5:22:19to wake us up like that, but I was definitely, I mean, it was part of our, part of our season. So, we got to scope bounce back over us. The defense has a team keep, use that to ignite a fire in us. Sure. One of the leaders of this special teams unit, where do you feel like you guys are at right now through seven games and where do you need to be at? I mean, I think we gotta continue to get better. We don't really have any blocks yet really, or we don't really have any touchdowns on special teams. So, we gotta make sure, we gotta be game changes in that, in that space I feel like. So, we gotta continue to improve. Anything else for Enzo? Hey buddy. Thank you, Angel. Thank you. And dot com. We have talked to you since the Oregon game for starters, how is the hand? And also, did that impact anything that you were able to do carrying the ball while you were dealing with it? Yeah, I wanna give a big thanks to our athletic trainers here. They helped me a lot. And you know, nothing's tremendously like wrong,

5:23:20my hand or anything like that. I still was able to play today. So, big thanks to them. Over to the left, Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic. Quenchon, when obviously dogs of lunch change and pieces of what right now with some injuries, does that affect how maybe you see holes, how things go up front or in the run game when someone piece of their changing it out? I think especially when you have new guys in the rotation, they have to get used to the tempo and how things go up front, especially in the game tempo, compared to a walk through or different things like that. So, having those guys mentally dialed in and getting those reps that they need, I think that's the biggest part, but it's not anything that they couldn't handle. Over to the left, Katie Kapusta, Spectrum 1. Can you talk about how that...