Press Conference (Thayer Munford) Elite Edition September 2

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2:11I was always my best side back in college but I got to know college in playing right. But it's a good challenge for me and I can show people I can play the ball right and left. So it's a versus silly thing. So I'm happy about it. There you went around the life. You're out here through that. There's jumbos, tagler, gussets, and playing football. That's the right side. You think you've kind of benefited from focusing on moving more on the right side? A little bit but you know, various new systems that we have. Other fun on my mind is the most on the right but also have my mind something to interest in paying something does happen to me. Like Koehren or Pete of course but I'm always going to be ready for love no matter what. How quickly have you felt like you picked up this new system that you're working in now? We actually picked up pretty well because it's the same system that I'm used to back in the Ohio State because we was more like spread back in the Ohio State so you know it's pretty good. It's not the like the draft process of offseason

3:11a lot of people outside the building to get the right time. A lot of people in the building are already in the out. A lot of people are building where like we have a right time. What did you get motivated about that? Did you follow it? Like had you been sent to it? I don't. I don't. I've re-entered a little bit but also sent time like they not hear words but I don't really care what they say. I know what I can do and it's enough what I can do. They trust in me right now and I'm going to play it out. How hard are how easy is that to compartmentalize that and use that as fuel going forward rather than to kind of marinate it? I just keep seized. Everybody knows that one person. I don't really care for them at all so that's all good though. But it's all love outside of this but when you keep doing me keeping better keep on this max. Who I can do. There you've been outspoken about your supporters of Mirin. Obviously this is a chance now to be the dog. What is it about him that you bought in so early? The reason why I bought this so early is because I was at a house. They always taught us

4:12nature I can talk to them. I got here. I'm always going to go get it and I got paid late and I always want to prove you're wrong. You know I've been proven. People are wrong. All my life I'm going to keep doing it. I guess more just like confident and like set. I can lead to this year than now. 98 different. 98 different from my first year and my second year to now. Now I'm like I know I can play. I know I can go to one of the best special effects. Anybody else that we can go on play this year and I know what to do. All I got to do now is actually meet my potential and help everybody else out on the team as well. You've practiced a lot against Malcolm and he's really coming to his own. What is it about Malcolm that's helped him make that next step there? Malcolm is quiet. He doesn't really say too much. He comes to the work every day. Louis does and he works hard. He doesn't like twice anything. He gets mad over a cold rest. He doesn't like he has an entire job at all. He doesn't really care which job I need or anybody else they can grow. So it's like

5:17all right keep going. That's how everybody does on the team. How about Ty Reed? Two together at the same mindset? He does have the same mindset. He's like first year here and so now he has signed and just landed. He's grown up a lot mentally so. Looks like you guys are reimagining the offensive line with you out there right side. Yeah. Parm there next to you on that side too and then drafting guys on the line. How exciting is that to be part of something that's kind of being having that trust but also being reinvented a little bit? That's great. But me and Dylan knows they're going to keep placing us for the worst but all the same time we got to keep going. We can't just really think about what they did or what we got to do is we can't really do it. We're doing a lot of the left side of this and we don't want to get a little bit more how well we got to work together. Working pretty well. I guess they sure as we have a little rookie moment a little bit but you know me and

6:23great friends you know I dream about my brother and I always will you know we talk every day about how can we get better and how can we help each other on the right side so we can actually make a connection. You guys playing like Friday game do you think of that? What do you think about the other self-playing like the Wednesday Christmas whole that stuff? I think I see us. I guess you have first I really care about the time to go play. I think you have a plan as much so I just wanted to get like more experience under my belt so I can know bring younger guys with me because I've been going a lot. One of those younger guys we're seeing it out here it's the first time I've scored all of these last years. What have you seen from Lowe? I should have real forgot about it because he was hurt and now he's running you know almost a second man up behind you and tied. What have you seen when you were doing the training? Well it was a workhorse. He goes stay quiet. He's going to work hard and that's what I love about him. He focuses. He don't really talk much. He's going to get a job done, do a job right. He rarely has any mistakes. What would be a successful season? A national

7:30championship? A ring, win, all the games we don't want to lose anything. We got a mindset that we can't beat and we just got to go show it. That mindset different. It seems like you guys expect the national championship every year this year even more so you guys have all come back for this. You guys have all decided like enough as a month. Does that just keep feeling different or is it 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 go bigger going home and we're not trying to go home. 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? I mean you you were right there. Something goes a little different. You guys could have been one that came against them. Does that tell you anything about like that hey you guys want to win a national championship but you played to the 59th minute with the team that won the national championship last year like you're that close.

8:32It's how I'm saying we just like work harder. That's kind of coach makes a saying you know nobody cares just work harder like those you know when we played Georgia it's the same thing. Last last play you know they went on the winning 90 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 title? Of course it's 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. As soon as you get older you kind of learned I thought I was working hard and you always find out there's a little more 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.

9:3380 85 I mean I can it's all on me I just 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. I think I think I definitely can last I was just you know we got to get the young guys to 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 O-line and everywhere else so we can last that long run. Ah yeah I did unless we were like winning by like a lot I thought like D-line those moments you know I can go sit down or something but we're playing them big games like

10:35you know Notre Dame too or North those kind of games I of course I want to be 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 Kevin McDonald is he got the key? Have you guys a little second here? 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 all the time he's just he's growing right now he has a work ethic 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 listen to 6th grade you're 327 he's 326. Yeah he's a very honest guy. 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 in getting the playbook. So really a lot on you older guys there's that large group of young guys and then there's the seniors in your back is that part of your task for this year to bring those guys Yeah definitely we got to be leaders like I say we got to have them play this year we 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

11:38make plays tackle with sex. It seems like these guys get bigger each one of the first of the class because they're bigger bigger. Do those guys kind of those are going to kind of while you're in the cell the first. Yeah they're definitely some big dudes and they all work hard I'm really seeing much it's only a day two when I'm passing on but throughout the workouts they've been working hard you know they they're determined. I just say that and it looks like they're ready to work with me. How important this notes feels like there's a lot of great defenses that you have big athletic defensive tactics who can eat up space but also move you know right that is that because I have a requirement maybe for great defense to have guys like you that have some fault but also a great team. I think that is definitely I think if you look at the last couple of national championship winners are like seem on North they you know they got two good detacled two athletic detacles look at Georgia two athletic detacles so I think that's definitely

12:39need if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. If you think about this if they're modified by the defense attack it's like what's Georgia Jordan Davis and DL Carter and what's Michigan it's Chris Jenkins. Tell me more questions. It is funny like how I mean you understand it because you play it but I feel like some time I don't know are people realizing how important defense tackles are a little bit more than they used to. I think so I think they're starting to develop to develop more and more of these like freakiest detacles. 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 it when you think about those freakiest athletic defense 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 detacles but I don't want to you know get a big head but you know watch it come on I watch it do the drills. I have tape here you like you're looking like my film so I think I'm up there.

13:46I mean you're going to break practice you're not doing it as much a weapon on the weapon. Do you have like a goal one? I don't remember how many guidelines you're like you have a goal one that's good. I mean as many as I can have I think I have more than that but I think he's got it. I think they're going to count some of them and some of them where I like just missed it so but I think we work on drills matching the hand I think that's uh goes big and uh what we do is a D line you know just affecting the quarterback is anywhere 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 player so so it's something that you really really have to work on. It's really that's one of the things that you've maybe worked on the most. It's really your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen like oh that past we just did it and we don't have to ask this trial. We're kind of kind of expected. I think I just have like a like a 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.

14:50I don't know how your advantage is if you like to be a high state quarterback skid. You can do a bad dumb pass. I mean they get frustrated by you know we're a team you know we're just good. I should lot of a lot of different backs man they just learn and grow for them. If you got a pick your top three backs you have to go right now. One two two three. Uh I don't really have a top three but I'll give you I'll give you one. I would say Sequan Gibbs and I like McCaffrey. Auto he was injured this year I like McCaffrey. I appreciate it. Who's the best back in this drive? Best back in this drive. I lead out of the yard that's y'all that's y'all decision. Playing with Will Howard when I'm going to remember most. 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 he just the leader that he was man that's one thing I'm going to remember about him.

15:56Yeah he's he's going to be really good man he's um Coach Lock 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 in as a player and so man yeah definitely Ohio State you know that running back room is in great hands. Yeah um coach coach Hartlund man he's full of energy man and he's creative as well you know I'm just learning from him as well you know I'm trying to run more outside the backfield was being there but to learn from coach Hartlund and so he's definitely creative at what he's he does and he brings a lot of energy to the team as well and so I think that'd do really good. Just intensity man then since he got the playoffs um every game and it's like the intensity got

17:00you know higher and higher and so you know being able I know in the lead it's it's the same thing even if it's not the playoffs just every every game and then intensity it 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 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 I'll talk to a lot of players um before then and they told me a lot of just about how much Ohio State prepared them you know for the NFL and so yeah. Yeah. Yeah yeah I know I took a couple days off after the um national championship and then shoot right after that I'm right in right in Tampa Florida and I'm right to it and so um yeah I think while I trained I trained at um Yo Merth performance um I think it's called the House of Athlete or the Compound now um they they did a good job man it just um bringing us in and the the way they went about training us man they were they did a really good job

18:04the bucking nearest know what I haven't Tampa Tampa nice this is nice it's a nice city man really nice uh the 40 to broad and avert you yeah yeah no man uh it's really all about technique and then it's about mine said as well and so um I say you know it's for the love of my brother it's for the love of Wil Howard it'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 um and I I told will I think it was before the first game I was like I got your brother it's uh I said man I'm not gonna let you get hit you know um and so I don't know if I don't know if I gave up a sack I'm not sure that um 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 the ball get in their hands you know the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed

19:11in my game uh 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 uh 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 my senior and so I just want to continue to build on that yes I did yes I did uh I did meet with um New Orleans as well um I never got that comparison actually um I know I've a comrade shoot yeah man I've a comrade great great back man um 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 like he's smooth yeah um inside zone from stack being able to hit that thing downhill and

20:12I'll say the next one is probably just an option route out of the backfield you know and 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 in the way that man um he approaches the game he 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 um even shoot I don't know every good I think he had it every game was a good game for him man and so but still man he always has the mentality the 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 man a lot of ups and downs man it's just how you respond to adversity and I

21:17feel like that's something that God has definitely helped me to do better is this um and I have 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 low and um when you're behind the scenes and you're going through things that people don't know about um he gives you he gives you that peace and comfort you know um even in those moments man we're so hard that you can't 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 which aspect do you do those other individuals that you run to come from being around power and um man eight those guys have such a great mentality man I might just really love their mentality

22:24especially um Q as well you know I talked about will how are 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 as soon as you know it you know he the running through somebody step on somebody and shoot it's a gain of 10 it's uh uh um shoot I think yeah man I think it's just like he's just gifted man to be honest he's just gifted you know he's he's a big back you know he's strong and so um you know he's he's able to do he's able to do those things and so um yeah man it's definitely you know I look at his 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 is like man where 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 San oh yeah he's gonna be a great but he's gonna be a great quarterback man he's so

23:24so accurate and so um he's definitely man I know Coach Dez definitely going to get him right just you know um container grow as a leader container grow as a player and so he's going he's going to be really good for high state uh he's that 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 ask him Julian San as well it's to be that vocal leader and lead the um and lead the offense and lead the steam shoot man he has 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

24:24back and um I feel like you know um 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 I appreciate you all y'all be going

26:35well I got coming in last year I knew the role so I just attacked Eric Dave really the same way it's technically very rare physically how different are you weight wise body wise on that from the year ago um I think I got a lot bigger I'm like 240 you know I'm like 244 right now last year I played it like 236 to 37 so yeah what does it feel like a 244 or a belly you feel like almost a different machine out there yeah like what does it feel like to be running around out there like you are but with more more back I just feel like I'm like like like like more downhill like stronger like I'm taking all blocks better it's a big no is it don't think 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 what do you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more this is gotta get ready to just play there any more snaps so

27:39how would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an 8th end point yeah I'm looking forward to it I'm ready for it my I'm ready for it the text is opener it's a rematch so to say but it's not really two different teams compared to the last time y'all played and stuff how does that enhance this camp for you and this team getting ready for the where an opener of that magnitude yeah with an opener like that we've been um with the emphasizing in a lot we know we got coming so we know we gotta do we've been prepared for it I think Riley ready to prepare right now he he advanced freshman like he ended he in the book he stood in like he advanced and his measurements was crazy like he saw like a saw line to him or like 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 to go away with the team needed for you hi this is Dave Roberts heading into summer without a medical emergency kit that's a risk summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything that's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit it includes

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29:46better faster every home needs at least one medical emergency kit 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say forty five dollars with promo code blue at urgent care kit dot com slash blue that's promo code blue at urgent care kit dot com slash blue hi this is Dave Roberts heading into summer without a medical emergency kit that's a risk summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything that's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit it includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses so if you wake up sick at home or on the road you already have what you need it's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home say forty five dollars with code blue at urgent care kit dot com slash blue urgent care kit dot com slash blue yeah because that's pretty much what my role was just 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

30:48it's pretty much like everything physically mentally mostly I think I'm there a different is that feeling issue or bad life responsible asked a one more time how different is that response I guess uh it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year but I kind of go about it the same way like last year I was intentional with everything I did I feel like this year it's gonna be the same thing it's probably a little bit more okay it won't work how's anybody worked your watch? uh I say describe like now I say like when you think of me you would think of like a like a bully like a silver bullet but I don't really a bullet I'm always on the ball that's how I like to play a thing

31:50you know what I mean? no I ain't I ain't got to be my nickname but oh yeah yeah yeah that's like um think it fit me because I don't know I just like the defense I feel like we got like you say a lot of freedom and we moving around a lot a lot of the terms is like no I don't know I don't really not answer that that's okay does it you get to 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 it's deep I like how it's pretty deep because I like what you got going on uh now I want to say that I was kind of like happy for you like yeah that's what you want no no no all right no that's my dog I'll say yeah kind of missing a little bit but yeah I'm happy for you

32:54all right well go thank you go ahead one last quick coach days 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 as 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 a nattie last year but like you said my 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 field lab more plays so great oh well thank you very much thanks someone record it oh yeah yeah hey what was it like for you coming out of that game last week just contributing all across the board to call him a friend well we're off the I felt it was a blessing for me uh the ball finally got came my way alive

33:57made plays got an end zone ball it's something like that um it wasn't a great office performance so that uh we had our eyes and the loads come there but y'all had that you all needed drive had to get a drive there first ball comes to you what does that just tell you what what is staying your healthy in here uh yeah we just needed something to get the game going stuff like that often uh we were down though a game and stuff like that we had our we had our big plays here and there we just needed something to get up go isn't it bros could you accept it to limit the big plays in the second aircraft you guys have a couple in the first half um now they were the necessarily limiting we did um our stuff for the locals on the whole line they were getting back there looked bigger than so far and we also expected them to play uh come out with an edge we like we knew that they were in the team that played in the honest like you mentioned there was some past detect issues that cried and some things maybe rushed a little um some plays but when the ball they'd come out you guys were efficient in the passing game 13 and 16 13 20 years for the attention what allowed the passing attack to stay that prolific as even the off the line will

35:02um the ball just had to come out quicker and stuff like that we have to see everything goes in the line as you've had to be doing that and they're running 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 bigger building for the offense uh i feel like each game a build and play we a stack each game and stuff like that so this uh i just made bigger plays and game stuff like that so i just thought i guess another build and block it from the pad do you know how the offensive line been working so far this could be emergency? uh they've been doing pretty good they've been adding stuff like that new guys new places and stuff like that we're all trying to pick up um from the injuries and stuff and you guys are the one game of this one last game so how can you put wider figures help in that protect our game? uh we do got to get in getting the boxes out in the water you got to get in there and probably get the safety get live backers or at the end it's just like that whatever they do just to do on your touchdown catch so this is like a different ball will wilds come down? uh uh they came by uh they're throwing into the wind yeah yeah yeah yeah that little boy currently what's it like like i used to be here and picked up? did you figured the ball was

36:04going to be coming sooner or later this year to follow my graph meaning you know they'll get three big-time live receivers made before five if you figure it eventually it would find you insignificant significant time? yeah i knew it was all come my way each and every week uh we have players for each and all of us and stuff like that it just really depends on what the deep friend uh gives us like give us one thing and then it's not a ball goes away from me or go it comes to me and stuff like that so ultimately it's not in my decision or it's ball goes and yet you're you're blocking a state of point you feel like you're blocking it is on point? yeah our blocker from the wide-out has been a big emphasis this year and stuff like that because we lacked that pretty much all last year so they've made a big emphasis on blocking this year from the wide-out and when you look at pinstate on the video what just stands out about there maybe their past and past what you which you're going to be personally up against uh they're pretty good solid corners they play man alive and stuff like that so we got to win our 101's outside of them on the perimeter i'm similar to today i know you got an opportunity to get in the game last year how similar is their position to cornerback so what you maybe saw last year i'm pretty much

37:04the same uh man covered all around they got a low size on them and stuff like that uh they all probably pretty much think that is all around thank you guys so i have learned a lot why it's time was here and i think i'm for that yeah so with coach locklin i mean i want to be around them for a day so i don't really know but as you can see where he's coaching how he is as a person he's very high energy he's very intense you know and i think he's very hands on so i think it'll be awesome to be working with coach locklin what's your opinion of soft fast tricks what's your opinion of soft fast cookies nah not yet a lot so we're from the same city uh we have him are from the same place um at florida state you

38:07know he worked on that staff with coach uh johnson and they offered me out of high school so the relationship was already there then and we just continue to build on from then it meant a lot you know just the things that we talked about since i was younger in high school you know just didn't have that opportunity to go and play there so it's awesome what's the rest of the spring look like for you look what do you want to see yourself get there yeah just to continue to improve all around you know continue to learn the offense and get involved in everywhere that i can on the field and just be able to improve my game all around i know we were only in here for a Saturday we haven't seen you guys practice a lot but it's all you come out of the backfield catch your touchdown pass from the wheel are you just pushing to to continue to get better out of the backfield where do you feel like you are as far as learning the offense and being a basketball trolling back yeah definitely that's my goal to just continue to improve everywhere but i think just overall it's just helping the team anyway that the team needs to be helping just being a team player that's

39:09that's my deal just trying to come in and you know help the team whatever the team needs um actually i honestly don't remember how i found out um but i just remember like the process on what was where were we going to do moving forward Ryan Dees talked a lot about the leadership travians brought to the running backroom to spring what how have you seen that yeah definitely um travianis like i said has an improved um he's been a leader to the whole room you know buys actions and vocally as well just you know continue to improve all around and inspire the young guys in a room and i think he's been done very good at that in coach day we're going to you know tc capi's a guy that can contribute to you guys as well what have you seen from him as a walk-on to be like a tribute to your own yeah definitely uh tc works very hard uh he knows the offense he's always in the playbook always in the meetings writing things down uh very head down guy you know he doesn't really talk that much but he he's very good so i agree oh it's like

40:12something in question oh that uh that was uh that was coach day like his running back it's crazy you say that because he just told us he's like well guys this probably my last week which i'll knock out so but um coach day has been awesome you know he's taught us a lot of different things um as far as scheme and different positions that he's coach overall and you know taught us a lot of different things that we learned um overall so it's been awesome i know it's probably unsettling not their position coach for two weeks but what does it also mean you have like coach in that hands out with your coach yeah definitely it meant a lot you know the half coach day in those meetings teaching us everything that he's put in and implemented implementing it into our game and showing us how he specifically wants it it's it was really good to have him there right what do you remember taking away from this guy? yeah it's just really like not only looking at it from a running back perspective but also as a quarterback as well looking at certain reads uh certain blitz hits from other players and just looking at it all around from the field

41:21yeah i actually i don't really remember but thank you yeah definitely really comfortable like i said i'm i've been improving to start of this year you know coming here just improving my game all around so last question was pretty quiet today is that disconcerting or you're waiting for like i'm waiting i'm waiting i mean he's he's giving me a lot of feedback um today on practice you know different plays what he thinks you know what he's happy about but i think uh the energy is going to come soon so i'm excited did you get any props for your blitz pick up on that last the germines never was freaking out about oh yeah i did i did okay how where are you without party games when blitz pick up yeah pretty solid um i think like i said just improving my game all around that's the goal continue to build every day and not be the same player that you wear yesterday so that's really my goal but i think i've been pretty solid at it for sure all right quenchon thank you all right thank you guys

42:26you breeze that can be ones anywhere in the country but they all you know decided to stick here and uh you know grindest thing out with the guys they came in with and like i said i think we have a great group who you know can make plays anytime when you guys get eight sex in a game but also a whole different all of us a minus 20 for brush yards in the game what is that like you what is that say by just going to the job you guys did uh i think it's a great feeling you know looking up at the scoreboard seeing like a negative um definitely um but you know it's just like all the work we put in over the summer over the season you know we've been building this defense to where it is now and like i said when we're executing and we're at a high level it's it's hard you know do anything with us behind the burming hand uh the bot cap i'm not going to ask you to call out officials okay but i do want to ask you does have you ever been told support

43:28yeah i think our whole deline gets held you know every game i don't know what the raps are seeing or what's going on with that but you turn on the taping really look at it we're held almost every play so there's something do you can you guys be better actors you be more uh uh dramatic what do you think has to happen for it to get called in your favor one time this evening uh we can be actors but you know we don't really teach nothing like that but i don't know if it's where i cause we're Ohio State you like you know letting things go or what it is but it's been you know pretty bad i know y'all see it too it's every play almost every game you uh i don't think wbnf we have a chance to see a glimpse of coach days pre games each the intensity that you've seen for them for last two games in the playoffs is that different than you've seen throughout the year and what does that do for this period before you go out on the field? um i want to say it's different he's been like that his whole year but it's just now

44:29it's you know getting recorded and posted but definitely when you see your head coach it's fired up like that likes the fire and you you know go out there and do better and you know you can't they ain't coached that enough because you know he he's our leader over this team and he's like that he makes you want to you know go out there and do great for him for like the guys around us Scotty we're gonna go to you with a couple on zoom yes sir we're gonna start with Andy anders Andy go ahead yeah and we uh Texas has a runs a lot of outside zones schemes that you're just watching what's important for the thing those kinds of plays on the ground and uh i guess just stringing out those those kinds of so to speak he said ever again yeah i'm done viewed again there yeah um just Texas runs a lot of outside zone in their run game running schemes uh just what's important for defending that kind of play as a tackle

45:29uh for a detaquin versus stretch team um you always want to talk about penetration like penetrating the line and not catching um because once you know you penetrate the stretch it basically stops the stretch and makes them you know cut back to you know unblocked players so really just attacking this game and not catching next question is gonna come from Dan Hope Dan go ahead hi leak you are in a freshman class with Quinn now you're playing against him a few years later just what's that like for you uh you know quiz my guy you know he's a great competitor great quarterback i think it'll be fun going to guessing you know trying to get him running around next question comes from Kurt Bulls Kurt go ahead yeah telly i don't know if there's one thing you can pinpoint why y'all been so dominant i would think maybe it comes about under the physical brand of football do you feel that's gonna be the survivor in this game who's the more physical team

46:31uh i would say definitely the more the most violent team you know the team that plays the fastest excuse the most and you know uh exceeds their game playing the most is going to win this game i found a question will come from stifon from cleveland.com tylie what's kind of your relationship been like with ty Hamilton especially as the season progressed and just how in sync do you feel like you two are uh playing on a defensive line together me and ty are you know we've been roommates for the past two years we live in the same apartment complex uh we play the game together it's really like one of my best friends on the team and you know we talk about a lot of football things so we're really on the same page with a lot of you know plays teams like to run against us and who could be some stunts we run we're always you know connected in some kind of way. Jerry back to you great thank you got that just a couple more questions. Joey coffin Columbus this bat. Tylie what does it say about your defensive line and

47:32have pride for you guys when you can get eight sacks 13 tackles for loss that i haven't to bring a ton of extra guys and pressure by you can do a lot of that. uh let's say good to throw our coach coach Jay um teaches a lot of technique and you know sometimes it doesn't show up because you know team scheme you different ways but when you have a team one dimensional like they have to pass the ball that's when all the you know the pass rush technique and stuff comes out and i think we've gotten Tennessee and uh organ to those situations where they had to pass the ball and you know just let us rush free instead of worrying about the run. That makes sense. Are you guys just winning those one on one of those pass rush situations till ios he had so many sacks and tfls. Yeah i'll say we're definitely winning way more one on one is now and uh you know they're not keeping as many guys in the box to block us because they have to you know they're trying to come back so i think it's like i said it's just cool to sort of offense you know creating these big leads and making teams one dimensional. Before left David Duguys spent wcm

48:35tfls we've talked about how better the team has gotten to getting off to fast starts on both sides of the ball but there has been some scoring lead in the first half um like it's time to see in against Oregon has there been renewed emphasis on controlling the middle eight and how important will that be against texas? Uh definitely you know that's one of coach Jay's biggest points you know controlling the middle eight you control the middle eight you like chances are you winning that game goes you know sky rockets so definitely verse ten to see an organ we give up touched on you know lay in the you know second half i mean first half but we you know we just got to keep our full on the gas we can't let up like at all um because these teams we're playing our great teams like texas the great team you know the gray offense gray offense align great quarterback great receivers great running backs so you know we just got to just keep executing like we know we can and uh you see how it plays out. Okay final questions for finally here uh dimmy letterman telly you know Aaron don't you talk about uh everybody's hurting at this time of the year but when the lights come on and the and the snap goes what goes off in a guy like here's mine i mean

49:40from the standpoint of making the play i mean can you explain that the people don't get to play down in the middle of it all uh i'll say you know like i said you're right everybody has heard around this time you know we're what 15th week 14th you know deep in the season you know you just got to you just got to show up that's my mind so you just got to show up no matter what i'm going through i got to make that play i got to be disruptive you know just to help my team out because um when i'm when i'm on my eight game you know everybody else can you know feed off of me or we can feed off for like you know jt jack tie but i said you know coach make always says like nobody cares like it's true nobody really cares if you're a hurry if you're injured you just got to go out there and play and make plays just a little bit explain the drive you have personally to get to through this next one into the next one but i know it's one step at a time but you know he came back etc explained people what's going on in your brain about your motivation my motivation you know you we all have our wise you know why we're doing things you know

50:42we have family you know family here our team our brotherhood but uh he's got to he want to do me right for your brothers you know on this team you know we're we're trying to win the big thing we're not just you know trying to go win two games and lose we're trying to win the big thing you know as long as we stay motivated stay you know humble don't like you know take the rap poison you know things like that and just execute and just play our hardest you know we'll that will be fine thank you very much yes well he's got to be ready and kind of have an apricot nap know what I want to do if he starts to scramble so um i just took a high you know obviously great vision he saw me and i'd be connected on a big play there Joe when you don't did you think you were going to get to the goal i know where you were you're going to be like oh no once i took off i was getting an in zone for sure um and a jg always tell us not to reach so i'm sure he's going to tell me about that but uh um glad i made the play for sure there was another scramble for the off schedule what's the key for you to help him

51:45message get open um make sure he can see you first and foremost uh get open fine open space make yourself available on the second scramble drill on the left side line was that intentional you kind of stepped back they did the safety then you went deep was that intentional i have one going through your mind there is just kind of all based on feel yeah i mean it's a little bit of feel obviously um now i kind of saw the defense that turned into my deep and uh you know kind of once i came back to kyle i knew he would kind of drive on it uh and then kind of you know made a you turn and took a deep and obviously with kind of his vision like i said his building's in the play second to none and um you know i was been grateful he saw me how that first touchdowns is does it all feel familiar when you score and paris is lifting you out? yeah definitely um we've been talking about that for a while now so um glad we got to find a chance to do that yeah i mean i think it's great obviously his skill setting his ability he can do everything on the football field obviously from end-to-pocket uh extended the play

52:46i think i'll do i do a good job of no getting myself open when the play breaks down obviously that's one of his best abilities that obviously in the pocket having everything one time uh i felt i'm pretty good route runner so uh i can get open on time and on schedule and we kind of do our thing from there mike said you didn't change anything about your pretty game routine did you think about it did you think about changing anything up or did you know i got to just do the same thing i can't change anything up just off of one one week um i think more to more putting anything to process is probably the most critical and important factor to anything the results are going to be what they're going to be depending on the week to pay on the defense how the game flows so the results come very but along with your process say the same i think that's most important what are your catches more of it there's a defender draped all over you what does more for your confidence or validate your confidence that or scoring the touchdowns i'm just happy because it's a completion um you know however i however it comes it comes i'm just going to do my job to get open and catch the ball for Kyler and uh i just go from that really mike said that he texted you after the game last week to kind of give some words of wisdom what

53:50does it mean to have the support of some of that's your locker made over there i mean yes i couldn't ask for a better teammate really than mike and just really rest at receiver room since the first day i got there they've always had my back always wanted to support me that receiver room is great i've been a lot of special receiver room from a talent standpoint and the talent's just up there as you know with the rest of them but just the characters and persons personalities in that room is really second to none so i'm super thankful they always had my back and i was in they always had their back as well um but no mike for him to do that definitely meant a lot to me and obviously we do everything pretty much together we do on jug machine throughout the week we're always on jug machine um just to find it any way that we can you know make each other better so i have it in a team like mike like i said you know he's been great and i wouldn't ask for anybody better did you feel like you left some meat on the bone in terms of plays that you could have made and then how much is that gonna fuel you for next week definitely like i said for conclusions uh for Kyler and they were all to me it's definitely no unacceptable and they're continue to get better um develop that chemistry develop that

54:55relationship as you get more game reps i'm sure it'll come still week two or we have 15 weeks left so i'm not worried uh continue to get better like i said when did you realize that all the physical completions were targets for you well look at the the stat or the stat sheet a box score whatever it is kind of on a sialine um it was very disappointed you know that's all that you have a color region was telling us in the locker-american game is wondering if you would have some jokes for the team this week in in meetings yeah they've been on me and all obviously all the rookies have kind of had to stay jokes before the meetings um it's not really my personality i kind of just sit there and uh listen to the coaches but um i told them we'll see we'll see about that you like it's time to deliver though he said if you were an oliam and you would have been fine by now yeah um like i said the receiver room they did a great job of uh not having me do too many no outlander things and i guess i couldn't ask for a better receiver room how many texts did you have when you checked your phone after the game uh master really having gotten

55:58around to it yet i just kind of enjoyed the win with my teammates um obviously that's our first win of the year against the division opponent um i'll build a lot of momentum going for it i was just asking what a performance like this says about the offense in in big situations hostile environments um just putting it all together what does that say about what this team can do moving forward i think within a building we think we have the best offense and it felt just from a talent standpoint uh who the coaches are um it is obviously with one back there we can do anything um i think we got continue to show that improve that on a weekly basis and i would continue to get better obviously the whole offensively hasn't had much no in game action just yet really really the only second game so continue to grow and i'm a super excited to see where we go from here mean could have been better i'm sure so uh i gotta get the rest of the game to go as well

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59:08through an environment where everybody's the same and continuing to have a competitive environment i think that brings out the best in one another and obviously you know you have guys like zackers who's played a lot of football and and want to championship a market's mario de obviously bobby Wagner who's a future hall of famer so you got some guys who have been brought in here who know what it's supposed to look like at this level and for myself i just want to continue to add my value and be even more vocal this year than i have in the past um especially with possibly a new quarterback coming and i think that can really help our offense have um you know some more unity with the guys who have know what it looks like helping bring those guys the younger guys along so i don't know if you had a chance to watch and spend opening press conference you didn't want to use the word uh redo yeah right you everything uh all the new changes and new coaching staff all the new players um there are certain wordy with you or how do you view kind of the whole brand so for everything honestly i just think of it as a as a new year um just talking to sam

1:00:12Cosme uh we've been here for a few years so there's a lot of new faces i think um you know this is probably the most i would say turnover we've had in the last few years so um there's a guy's coming from all different areas walks of life and um but i think the one thing is the saying they're all coming in looking for an opportunity to compete take another step in their careers and uh prove that they're one of the best players at the position and i think coach kwin um has emphasized that we're gonna have the opportunity to prove ourselves um whether you're a 10 year bed or a second year player you know this is a clean slate for everybody so um i think it's just about getting on the same page um and joining coming in here and working together and also uh just pushing each other in these workouts and then when we start getting on the field uh really get that competition going try to simulate uh as we go along in this all season process of how the games are going to be hey hey hey how you doing so good to see you again good to see you too

1:01:13i think you most about um coming in to this season and looking at the new coaches uh that could come a more what are you precious to you most about those guys too? yeah i think uh coach kwin has really uh some assembled a very unique group of coaches there's multiple head coaches there's multiple quarter uh coordinators that have come from different places and so um you have guys who have a lot of football experience some have played some have coached in big games and then you bring in you know the the talent that we have defensively and offensively and i just think you can feel the unity and the sameness and in the message that he's trying to um preach to our team and it's we're gonna be tough and we're gonna be competitive but we're also gonna have fun and he like i think he said in your guys' interview he said he likes to do you know hard shit with good people so um i think that's fun you know a guy like me um likes to put my nose down and grind and work so i know him and i are gonna continue to hit it off and you know it's just my job to help bring

1:02:16other guys along with me yeah um i think for me i've grown a lot in my vocal leadership i think i try to always find the balance of when to say something when i to say something i think i never want i always wanted to be a person when i say something it means something like you don't want to be you're giving all the motivational speeches but you're not backing up with your play or you're you're talking so much you kind of your message gets drowned out and so it's kind of continue to find that balance of when to say things and when to kind of just take a step back but um i think i've gotten a really good feel of how to do that i think obviously with a new coaching staff you just try to understand what they how they want things done and you try to you know bring what you do well into that and you also try to encourage the guys who haven't taken those steps in their career to do that as well so um i think for me is just really starting in my

1:03:19position group i think we have uh still a very young group um kind of inexperience for the most part but i think we have a lot of talent in there and it's just my job and and Bobby's job and um to continue to bring that group along um as we go throughout this season hey what's your area? what is i guess this obviously will turn over a word when you're planning for a mile step personally? yeah first of all you need to be come come in? yeah i hit it really hard this off season so i kind of started training a little bit after the superbowl so i got a good six to eight weeks in so where i feel football ready right now which is great for me because you know obviously we're probably having a mini camp at the end of this month so that'll be um i'm already in football shape so that's that's exciting to know that i'm ready to be able to run routes and get going with our quarterbacks and get going with our system so um you know as this off season goes on i just trust the plan that Chad and the guys have

1:04:19here i want to be here for all the workouts and things like that and be a part of the team building and uh just continue to learn the playbook as we start to install things and uh be at a point where i could go out there and be confident in my game what i've worked on this off season and um and put that into how that fits into this offense so um i always try to pride myself on knowing multiple positions just to have be flexible for the team and be flexible for myself so um i'll be ready for whatever they wherever they put me pro football is back and so our predictions tradewords on calcci america's number one prediction market platform new england is currently trading at 39% to beat Seattle meaning a hundred dollar trade pays out two hundred forty six dollars if they win download calcci use code hard to get twenty dollars when you trade twenty k a l s h i calcci trade on anything eighteen plus only restrictions and eligibility applying trading involves risk not available at all jurisdictions prices values and markets native from those mentioned for more see calcci dot cons regulatory the ocean delights us as playful otters restore coastal kill for us the ocean teaches us

1:05:26how our choices impact even the deepest places the ocean connects us visit monoraybayakorium.org slash connects calcci's own CEO says it himself and yes two thirds of people on calcci lose money so what does it take to be in the other third you have to do extensive amount of research to be good there are people that spend copious amount of money time resources energy they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it all that and still and yes two thirds of people on calcci lose money lose money lose money that's calcci in their own CEOs words go to www.fairpredix.com to learn more yeah you never um well i'm not say never but it's it's always tough seeing like some of you build a really good relationship with go on and move on in their career and especially your quarterback

1:06:27because as a receiver you want to continue to try to build that chemistry you know i mean that was only our first year playing with one another and i feel like him and i had our our we made some great plays and we had some you know room for growth and i think that comes with any new quarterback receiver relationship and so um but to see him go in a situation where have a chance to compete and play under a really good quarterback in jino um and i think he'll he'll really like playing with receivers like uh well throwing the receivers like lock it and and jacson smith and jigba and dk you know i mean so i think he's going in a situation where if i have a chance to continue to show that he can play quarterback at a high level in the sleeve which i still truly believe and um we know this is a business and you know i think hopefully things work out for both sides but um i always have a lot of respect for sam how he handled things good and bad last year and um you know i think he took a really big step in his career to continue to prove that he can uh play at a high level thank you guys good to see you

1:07:35yeah that's it yeah that's it we're done so just trying to i think my uh effort has always been very good but he's been very uh helpful in getting some of my uh technically client troops uh coach Patricia also i love Patricia she's a great dude uh he really cares about everything first in our team and uh obviously he's super super smart football mom you hear any bellicic coming out of it uh you're you're one of the few guys that you could know yeah no not really they uh i mean there's some similarities in some some schematic things but yeah definitely is it depth of talent here more than maybe you thought it was gonna make would you just have to make this move i mean yeah every every

1:08:37describe everybody here he's ready to play um it's super talented across the board every position group so yeah what would you want to do on the portal in the first place and almost that process like it right here um i just wanted to be i mean this this culture here is just amazing so just being able to come here and become the best person and player that it possibly can be and be around these guys like i was talking about this line room and uh appreciate it seems like you really turned it on like you're the second half of the season last year as far as your stats but is that accurate and just the light come on for you or just uh what's on that if you would i don't know i don't know i mean i guess uh i guess uh just work with more experience game that uh i don't know you got here biggest adjustment uh well i've lived in north Carolina my whole life so it's definitely different just being in a whole new state and uh being in the city of Columbus i've never really lived in a city before so that's also been different but i mean football is football and

1:09:37all the guys have been super welcoming so that's what it's called i think my favorite part of those shades uh like he's uh spirituality and like he's uh fake and i think that's one thing that me and him have been able to relate a lot on and continue to grow that um more so than i had with the past years you're saying that crime shouldn't be seen kind of the urgency or whatever it may be you know pick up as you guys need closer and closer to you know top-reint just multiple weeks it can be a lot of people may be that they're南 i mean that's a sort of list of the first time living in the city i'd just i do what is just how different is that you i I know you haven't, I mean, classes have started. Yeah. White felt out of football. I'm sure I'm sure a ramp up more of one's classes do start.

1:10:40I obviously drank camp work here all the time. And then even in the summer, we were here a lot. So I haven't really been able to go around Columbus a whole lot. But yeah, it's even at the football silly the most. What's going on in your new place? Through play. Nah, y'all need to give me some recommendations, really. What do you like? I mean, I go to Chipotle the year every other day. But yeah, y'all got to give me some regs. Yeah. What are you strictly at this event? I'm at the event. Whatever they need me to do, I can do. It depends. One of those thing was just describe your game out there as a D-line. I feel like I'm just very relentless hardworking, dude. And I feel like with Coach Shay, I feel like my toolbox has gotten a lot sharper through all this. I have a Logan George here with me. So another DL transfer. I know he was here in the spring and you weren't going to live. I imagine that makes it a little more comfortable for you. Yeah, yeah. He's been a great dude. He's been super welcoming as well.

1:11:40And kind of going through that transition as well a little bit earlier. And so that was definitely helpful for me to be able to do. Well, we've talked about Larry being a hubbunny with a type of teacher a lot. And what ways can you see Matt payoff in your last film? I think his drill work is just awesome. Like, I mean, I'm sure you all have watched it. But like, his drills are kind of different than what a lot of do-line units do. And so just the intensity throughout all the way are in the controls. That's all the good thing about it. I mean, some of your just clubs are too much to bring the things to them. So when you do a little bit of community with them, they're going to be with you. Does that mean you're going to be able to do it? Yeah, I mean, yeah, I mean, it's all schematics. So depending on what the situation is, and sometimes you'll be able to do something that's a lot of different stuff. I kind of just go to whatever situation is. It's going to be really unique with the case for you. It's really interesting. I mean, I like to do both. So it kind of just depends on what's going on.

1:12:42Oh, once we saw the last question, for those last question, I'm sorry, because you have to resign and a good bit of fun. Like, what if you kind of see him from the side? I don't even have to say the pressure to be in. I mean, I see you guys are all kind of getting the pace together, but what if you're doing this good? Yeah, they're both great. Everybody in our room is great. Guys, like, so they're super hardworking dudes coming out here with a density every single day. And camp can get longer. I feel like everybody in our room has done a great job of keeping their minds focused on football and trying to get better. But you have kind of a fresh perspective on this part of our audience. And you're appointed to do that in school. And then they just say, wow, a lot of practice. I think everybody is super free. Just the speed here is different. There's some catching up. Obviously our online going into them every single day. They've been doing a great job. I feel like I earned two sharp nine. He was playing as much. So I just wanted to get more experience under my belt. So I can bring younger guys with me because I've been going a lot. One of those younger guys, we're seeing it out here. It's the first time in the score, but it's actually

1:13:44what have you seen from Will? Because I've kind of felt like I shouldn't real forgot about him because he was hurt. Now he's running almost a second man out behind you. Ty, what have you seen? Will's a workhorse. He's going to stay quiet. He's going to work hard. And that's what I love about him. He focuses. He don't really talk much. He's going to get the job done. Do a job right. Rarely has any mistakes. So what would be a successful season? A national championship? Ring, win, 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? 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 enough as a month. Does that keep you feeling different? Or is there probably any difference? It's just the same. 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.

1:14:44So 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 that, hey, you guys want to win a national championship, but 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 a coach that makes a saying, nobody cares, just work harder. So it was, you know, one plate Georgia is the same thing. Last play, you know, they went on the win in the 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, it's frustrating. But you can't change the outcome. You can't really dwell on it. You just got to come back and work harder, do things better than you did last year,

1:15:45and hopefully the outcome will change. As soon 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. That's what growing up is basically in college. I thought, fresh me, 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 statement is a 16, then the answer to it, what do you need it to be to be your best? Uh, 80, 85? I mean, I can, it's all on me. It's just, 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 stem of the, you know, the heart rate. It's kind of thing. The idea of a potential is 16 or 17 or 17. So you're saying about that idea, does it make you nervous about can you last that long? You're really worried. You're just worried about that. I think, I think we, I definitely can last. I was just, you know, we got to get the young guys to come along with us. We can't play 50 stamps a game.

1:16:46That'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 deck pieces on the D-line and the online, and everywhere else. So we can last that long. Speaking of that, I'm like playing the dog. I'm a snap of a snap of a snap. Did you like playing that knee snap again last year? Because I don't know. I don't know if any of us were really expected to be playing that next time. Ah, yeah, I did. Unless we were like winning by like a lot. I thought like, there are no mom's, you know, I can go sit down or something. But we're playing them big games, like, you know, Notre Dame, too, on those kind of games. Of course, I want to be, 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 Taden McDonald is he got the kid, you guys in a second? 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 all the time. He's just, he's grown right now. He has to work, I think. He just has to get, you know, in the playbook, and things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to 633,

1:17:46you're 327, he's 326. Yeah, he's a very awesome. I kind of look at him like my junior, but, you know, K-Mac, he's going to be a great player. He's got to develop more and get the playbook. So really a lot on you, older guys, there's that large group of young guys, and then there's the 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 said, we got to have them play this year. We 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 a sex. Let's stay down about this first. Thank you. It seems like these guys get bigger. Each one of the freshmen class is looking bigger and bigger. Do those guys kind of, those are going to kind of while you're in the cell? Yeah, they're definitely some big dudes. And they all work hard. I'm really seeing much of some of the day too, when I'm not passing on. But throughout the workouts, they've been working hard, you know, they're determined. I'd say that. It looks like they're ready to work with me.

1:18:47How important is those? It feels like there's a lot of great defenses that you have big athletic defense attacks who can eat up space, but also move, you know, right? That is that. Is that an inquire maybe for great defense? To have guys like you that have some balls, but also a great team? I think that is definitely. I think if you look at the last couple of nice and championship winners, like Team up North, they got two good, 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, if there was a fight by the defense attack, it was like, what's Georgia? Jordan Davis and Daniel Carter. Let's miss you again. It's Chris Jenkins. Couple more questions for you. You might be wondering how, I mean, you understand it because you play it, but I feel like some time, I don't know, are people realizing how important defense tackles are? A little bit more than they used to? I think so. I think they're starting to develop more and more

1:19:49of these like freakiest detacos. Yeah. Again, the combine is just now you seeing like those guys, they're moving forward to 478 and things like that. So we'll see. And when you think about those freakish athletic defense tackles, how do you think you fit into that bold of that kind of player? Will 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 get a big head, but you know, watch it come on. I watch it do the drills. I mean, I have tape here. You're like, you're looking like my film. So I think I'm up there with all those guys. I think you can become like a artist and it comes in the band up passes the figure way it's going. I mean, you're going to spring practice. You're not doing as much a weapon on the line. That's strong. How do you work on that? Do you have like a goal in mind? I don't remember how many you have last year. Do you have a goal in mind? 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 counting. I think they're counting some of them. And it's some of them where I just missed it. So, but I think we work on drills matching the hand.

1:20:50I think that goes big and what we do is a D line, you know, just affecting the quarter of the against anyway 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 that's something that you really, really have to work on. I think you're just going to have to do that. What do you think? It's a theory that's one of the things that you can maybe work on the most. You're in your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen, like, oh, that pass through to the back. It takes a little bit. We don't have to ask this. It's a kind of expected person. 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 way. And sometimes he just throws it to me. I hear it's a video out to the Ohio State quarter of Mexico. I'm going to be a bad dumb pass. I mean, they get frustrated by, you know, we're a team. We're just getting better. Watch a lot of different backs, man. Just learn to grow for them. If you go to pick your top three backs, you've got to go right now. One, two, three. Uh, I don't really have a top three, but I'll give you one.

1:21:56I 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 lead out of the yard. That's y'all decision. Thank you all, remember most. Playing well with Howard. When I'm going to remember most, we're a Howard, man. He's just such a great leader. 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. He just the leader that he was, man, that's one thing I'm going to remember about him. What's your favorite training? Yeah, he's, he's going to be really good, man. He's on Coach Lock. 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

1:22:57and as a player. And so man, yeah, definitely Ohio State, you know, that running back room is in great hands. I was riding up looking at the U.S. body, but I'm just having a nice personality and a good approach. I'll keep that up until I'm in the same area. Yeah, Coach, Coach Hartlein, man, he's full of energy. The ocean moves us, surfing a wave or savoring the view. The ocean delights us as playful otters restore coastal kelp forests. The ocean connects us. Visit monoraybeacquarium.org slash connects. Calhchee's own CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on Calhchee lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And he has two thirds of people on Calhchee lose money. lose money. lose money. That's Calhchee in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredicts.com to learn more.

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1:25:00And he's creative as well. I'm just learning from him as well. Trying to run more outside the backfield was being able to learn from Coach Hartlin. 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 that would do really good. So what is your way to play on front? Like the way to. What's your intensity to start off with? Just intensity, man. And since he did other playoffs, every game, man, is like the intensity got higher and higher. And so being able, I know in the lead, it's the same thing. Even if it's not the playoffs, just every game and the intensity keeps getting higher and higher. And so yeah, you just, I know you got to bring it. Each and every day and come in and work just like Ohio State. I definitely feel like Ohio State. They definitely do a good job of preparing us for that. I just remember even before going through this process, how 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 for the NFL. And so yeah.

1:26:04Yeah. Yeah, I know I took a couple of days off after the National Championship. And then shoot right after that, I'm right in Tampa, Florida, and I'm right to it. And so yeah, I think while 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. The bucking nearest. No, I haven't. We think it's a city Tampa. Tampa, Tampa nice. It's a nice city, man. Really nice. The 40 to broad and avert. You've been on the races. It's an awesome locker. You've used to be here with the quality of life when you've got a linebacker or a little bit of the jab. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, no, man. It's really all about technique. And then it's about mindset as well. And so I say, it's for the love of my brother. It's for the love of Wil Howard.

1:27:04It's for the love of the receivers who I got on the perimeter. Just making sure, first of all, my quarterback doesn't get sack. And I told Wil I think it was before the first game. I was like, I got your brother. I said, man, I'm not going to let you get hit. So 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 brothers, though, man, making sure that the ball get in their hands, the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed. So you had to hit the practice field later today. What is something you've been working on right now? In my game. You can't really work on this in all season. I feel like it's more so. You got to put the pads on. You got to go through some inside run. Maybe it's really just continuing to run through tackles. And so that's one of the areas in my game. 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. Yes, I did. Yes, I did. So people try to look like, I'll let it bar out there.

1:28:06You get back in nursing. I can be better than you. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison. Actually, I know I have a Camera shoe. Yep, man. I'll come back great back, man. Just what he does and those 101 matchups, he's dangerous, man. 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. And man coverage, you're getting on that line backer. And so. Do you know what he needs to be here? Make up a few years, Jeremiah. You have the perfect person for us. It's how he works. It is what he's doing. And that pressure is so much attention. Like I said, 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.

1:29:06He comes in with the mindset, he's going to work every single week. Every practice he's working hard. Even shoot it. I don't know. I think he had a, every game was a good game for him, man. 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 how do you look like John? I don't know. I think you're asking me out. I'm starting to get you. You know some entries. I think he's a master's in. When he looked back, I don't know what to stand down. Man, a lot of ups and downs, man. Is this 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 going to have 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

1:30:08tough, you know, where it's slow. And 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. What aspect can each of those other individuals have chewed on to the model and being around power and energy? Man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. Am I just really loved their mentality, especially Q as well. You know, I talked about Will Howard, his leadership, but Quincham mentality, man, 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 as soon as you know it, you know, he, that running through somebody, stiff arm and

1:31:10somebody and she, that's a game of 10. And so. I think. Yeah, man, I think it just like, he's just gifted, man, to be honest. He's just gifted, you know, he's, he's a big back, you know, he's strong. And so, you know, he's, he's able to do, he's able to do those things. And so, yeah, man, it's definitely, you know, I look at his game and I want to, you know, at the same time, I want to learn from Quincham, you know, I want to look at his game and it's like, man, where, 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. What's the truth? Julian San, oh, yeah, he's going to be a great, but he's going to be a great quarterback, man. He's so, so accurate. And so, he's definitely, man, I know Coach Dez is definitely going to get him right. You know, container grow as a leader, container grow as a player. And so, he's going to be really good for how I stay. He's, I know just the quarterback position. I feel like, you know, the quarterbacks in the past, they've, they've definitely been

1:32:11vocal. And so, I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to ask Julian San as well, is to be that vocal leader and lead the, and lead the offense and lead the team. Yeah, I feel like that's the best one. Shoot, man, he has, he has a build like JK Dobbins. And 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. A lot, but man, his career here, you watch his highlights is, is great. I remember, before I recruit, before I committed here, I remember watching JK Dobbins highlights, like every, every one of his years here, like four or five times. And so, man, he was such a great back. And I feel like, you know, when I see JK Dobbins, when I see James people, I see similarities to both of their games. I feel like they play the same. And so, appreciate you all. Yeah, I'll be going.

1:35:03Well, I got coming in last year, I knew we were on, so I just tacked every day really the same way. It's taking advantage of that very rep. Physically, how different are you? Weight wise, body wise on that from the year. I think I got a lot bigger. I'm like 240, you know, like 244 right now. Last year, I played at like 236 to 37. What does it feel like at 244? You feel like almost a different machine out there. Yeah, like what does it feel like to be running around out there? Like you are, but with more, more back. I just feel like I'm like, like, like more downhill, like stronger, like I'm taking all bloods better. It's a big, no. Is it daunting? 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 you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more. Just got to get ready to just play 30 more snaps.

1:36:03So, how would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an 8th point? Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it. I'm ready for it. The text is open. It's a rematch. 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, were an opener of that magnitude? Yeah, with an opener like that, 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. I already just broadly worked with it. I think Raleigh ready to play right now. He advanced freshman, like he ended up here in the book. He stood in like he advanced and his measurements was crazy. He saw like a saw line to him. I'll tell you, you said you're ready. You know you're ready. What was that process like during last season? Did you feel yourself becoming more and more ready for every team needed from you? Yeah, because that's pretty much what my role was. Just 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.

1:37:06When 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 banalized? I asked a one more time. How different is that with Tom Hill? That's what he said. That he's just emotional. He called that. If he was last year, he knew you were a homemaker. I feel like it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year. But 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. Is somebody who's some reason that you see me as a child? What word? How's everybody working? I say, scrawling. Now I say, when you think of me, you would think of like a bullet, like a silver bullet.

1:38:09I don't really know bullet. I'm always on the ball. That's how I like to play and think. No, I ain't got to be my nickname. Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's it. How does that fit you? And what are you enjoying about bullying in that kind of stuff? I think it 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. We're moving around a lot of the terms. You know, I don't know. I don't really know how to answer that. That's okay. 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 defense. I like how the pressure deep is. I like what he got going on. I was a sad one. CJ left me. No, I wanted to much sad. I was kind of like happy for him. No, that's what you want.

1:39:10No. No. No, that's my dog. That's my dog. So yeah, trying to miss him a little bit. But yeah, I'm happy for him. Well, go ahead. 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 some of your classmates? Yeah, I do feel like, um, yeah, I do feel like I did win a national championship, but like you said, my role wasn't same as how it's going to be this year. So yeah, I definitely want to go get another one experienced that like feeling with me, be on the field, a lot more place. That's it. Great. Oh, Bill, thank you very much. Thanks, guys. Um, unique part about our offense is, I don't think necessarily you play the X or the Z because the pit on the formation of the hash, you can be the opposite. You can be the X, but then you're to the field now you're the Z. So you got to really learn the entire concept and know where you're out in the field,

1:40:11which I think makes everybody smarter players because you don't pigeonhole yourself. I just play X, you know, I'm only in this position. Like you get in two minutes, you're the Z. Now you got to know what to do. You may have the clear out router. You may have the backside dig like you got to know what you're doing. So I think he doesn't just say like we're going to do this offense. He's really trying to create an offense that fits our personnel really well. That that field boundary thing. Yeah, that's a thing in college, but it seems like it's more to clip. Is that something you're used to seeing another offense? Yeah, definitely. I mean, I think if if I'm on the left hash, like technically, I'm on the X, you know, I'm in the boundary, but if we're on the right hash, I'm still on the left side. I'm really the Z in the concept because I'm to the field, I'm to the strength of the tidying. So I've been in offenses like it's similar like that before. And you know, I just think he, he, one thing I think that's really stood out as the compliments of our routes that we have so far. I feel like we have a chance to really run similar stems, but there's different routes off those stems and things like that, which I think for receiver like myself who.

1:41:16You get, you know, a really good look at DBs and they study your film. They study your splits. Like having routes that look the same, but break off at different, different angles is extremely important because it feels like you have some versatility in your bag to go out with versus like you got this hitch again. You're back side. Like that's all you got, you know what I mean? So, yeah, he's just been a really good player's person to work with and he's been really communicative with the leaders and how we want this offense to look like and some of the ideas that we may have as well. So, it's been a really cool transition. You talk about the transitions, you've heard all offense in three years, probably your fourth and six years. How do you not kind of build up some barriers? Yeah, man, I got to do this again. Right. I think, you know, human nature is always... The ocean moves us. Whether that's surfing a wave or taking in an inspiring view, the ocean feeds us.

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1:43:18That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with cold blue at urgentcare kit.com slash blue. Urgentcare kit.com slash blue. A factor in whatever you do in life, but I think I try to make a conscious choice of coming in with a new year mentality each and every year. And I think it's easy because we've had so many changes. And it's been great working with Marcus and Jaden and Jeff and Sam. All of everybody. It's been great working with all the quarterbacks. I just have a mentality of not really being complacent. I try to really focus on the things that I can come back better at this year. And I've been working my butt off to do that. So I think the easy thing, and when I was younger, you're like dang, you just want that consistency.

1:44:19You know what I mean? You want that something you could depend on, but life isn't always like that. So I've been reinvigorated because of just the energy that DQ brings in to our building each and every day. And the coaches as well, like it's fun competing. You know what I mean? And sometimes I could get lost in the grind, but I think the reason why you make it here at this level is because you fall in love with the competition of it. And I think the competition breathes the success because that is really where you, the iron truly sharpens iron. So you know, other guys are going to make plays, but you get excited to go in there and know that the next day we're going to go right back after the defense. So for myself, I'm just looking forward to continue to grow with the quarterbacks that we have. I'm in year six now, which is extreme blessing. And one of the leaders in our room, and I just try to take the bull by the horns with that. And so that's really been my focus.

1:45:19And I'm excited for another year. To us, it's looked like you're being more vocal on the sideline. Yeah. And help young guys. Definitely. Something you decided this offseason or? I think that's been a part of my maturation process as a leader. I've always seen myself as somebody that was a leader by example. But from coaches and other teammates I've had over the years, guys like to hear what I have to say for whatever reason sometimes. You know, and I think the biggest thing where I've tried to figure out where I fit in with my vocal leadership is I never wanted to be like a dictator. You know what I mean? I never wanted to tell guys what to do or be a yellow or things like that. Like when I say something, I wanted to have power. I wanted to have meaning. And I hope, you know, the guys would feel the same way if they were to ask them that question. Because I want to see all these guys win, man. Like it's hard to make it in this league and stay in a career. And so anyway, I could help the receivers, the DBs. I'm talking to some alignment. Johnny, who's rehabbing his foot.

1:46:19You know what I mean? Like everybody has a role and everybody has a different story and path. And so if I could share what I've been through my testimony to help them or do things that kind of slow down the process, I'm going to try to do that because we need everybody from the rookies to the ten year vets to make this thing work. So more so, I try to speak to what I know. And really those honest conversations that I try to have with guys, where they know I'm coming from a good place. And I think I'm not the type of guy where I'm just going to talk at them. Like if they see something, like I could take a coaching point from Luke McCaffrey. I could take a coaching point from Deami, from Jahan, from Marcus, from anybody. You know, like I think that's what makes you a great player when you can really be coachable from anybody and not take it from a personal standpoint. Hi. Hi. Good. Going back to what you were saying about Cliff and offense, how is he as a teacher? In teaching all this? Yeah.

1:47:19I mean, I think he does a really great job of making things simple, first and foremost. He doesn't overcoach. And I think that's the trust that he has in our group and his coaches, our position coaches to fill in the details. So we'll have an install meeting and it'll be a good amount of time. But then our position coaches will have time and we'll make it specific to that position. And so then we'll come in and have a walkthrough. And then after that, we'll have another walkthrough. And so I don't think there's been a time where I've come out here and I'm kind of worried about what I got. You know what I mean? And when you get into certain offices, there could be so many details where you could be overwhelmed. And I think then it forces, it kind of separates guys in a sense that like one guy may study more than another guy. But when you have these, these sessions that we have where we're having an installs in the morning, we're having two walkthroughs and then we're coming on the field and doing it. I think you've noticed a lot of guys are playing a lot faster and more confident because he's keeping it simple. But also he's very particular in what he's expecting.

1:48:20But it's not a lot. So there's not a pressure of to get it right. But at the same time, you know it's expected of you and you know you're going to have the tools given to you to be successful out there on the field. And this offseason, just the totality of change from front office players coaches, the turf field. What does that been like for you just to see what's going on? It's been fun. You know I think from Mr. Harris and the entire ownership group down to Adam Peters, down to DQ, down to Jada, who he drafted and bringing in Marcus and Jeff and all those guys. Down to leaders, we have on our team. I think it was extremely specific on the way they tried to build this thing going into this year. First of having the right people, bringing in leaders, bringing in guys who loved to compete. The first thing that DQ said when he came here was, and it's first meeting like, if you love to compete, this is going to be the place for you. And I love it. You know what I mean? I love bags and going at it with the DBS every day. Like the little mundane stuff can seem a little boring.

1:49:20But I think that was where you make the gains during the offseason where you're really focused on. I'm going to give all I got for this day and I'm going to get better. And then I'm going to learn from the film and come back tomorrow and ready to do it again. And he also understands like the benefits of having breaks. Like he's giving us breaks. We've had weeks off here and there that we can compose ourselves. But then come back and give it all we got. You know what I mean? And when you got a coach that understands the physicality of an entire season where you guys do need breaks by the same time we're going to get after it. And it's a fun as a leader because you can take that to your room and be like, yo, we got these, we got this week. You know what I mean? That's extremely important. But you know we have this little break coming up where you're going to get your your money, your body, your soul right. So coming into this season, I'm really optimistic of what we can be this year. And I think it started with the foundation that the ownership group and the entire staff has built. And now it's on myself as a leader to continue to hone that in into the locker room.

1:50:21But I think it's great because we have so many great leaders from all across the league who have won and we got Bobby Wagner in there. You know what I mean? I asked a hall of fame or so like, you know, being able to have kind of guys like that that you can lean on that can sometimes take over that leadership role where it doesn't fall on one person. I think it's extremely refreshing and knowing that everybody's on the same page and the message is the same allows you to go out there with confidence and always expect to know you. Terry, you seem to spend many of your off seasons learning about things beyond football, hobbies, what have you. Did you do any of this off season so far to hobbies or increase your knowledge of this world around you? That's a question. Play a lot of golf. That day just keeps my competitive juices flowing. I'm planning a wedding. That's going well. And I've just been grinding like honestly, you know what I mean? I've been hungry this off season.

1:51:23I started working out pretty early and you start to see guys coming back and it's just fun to be here and competing and feeling like everybody's on the same page. And so for me, I'm a grind every off season but just this one just feels like it's the start of something new and special. And the foundation of is extremely important and to be a part of that, to have a hand in that, you know, it's an honor. And I put a lot of expectation on myself to come out here and be the guy that I know I'm capable of and also like taking the next step and being somebody that our quarterbacks that can trust and believe in. So this off season was pretty simple for me. It was really about working and grinding and getting better. He talked about Jayden before. And so far, I know we haven't seen everything. But in terms of his arm strength, the throws, he's making anything surprising so far about the types of his ability in that regard.

1:52:24Definitely. I think after the second or third crosser that he threw, I started telling the receivers like, hey, you got to get your head around. You know what I mean? Because again, each quarterback throws the ball differently and sees the field differently. So sometimes on crossers, a lot of quarterbacks may like to see you cross the ball and get into that open zone over there if it's a man flattened off. They like to see you get open with him. He has a really good anticipation over the middle of the field where he can make those throws and give you a chance to catch and run. And he's really accountable too. Like we had a play today where he felt like he missed me and you know, it's not a big deal at all. You know what I mean? Him and I could talk to those things and there's been a play that I've talked to him about. I could do a better job. But again, like that open that open form of communication from a rookie, I think is very rare. And I think it speaks to the confidence he knows who he is, but he's also not afraid to say when he's wrong. And he knows he needs room to improve. But his touch on the D ball is amazing. You know, I love getting extra reps after practice with him. We're just catching the top end of a D ball.

1:53:25That's big for me. You know, I mean, I get to track the ball over my shoulder and it's big for him to be able to get used to dropping the ball in the bucket. But he just naturally has an ability to throw the ball. He sees the windows really well. And now he's just, you know, continue to get adjusted to the speed in the past rush. I think he's these reps that he's getting are unbelievable during 11 on 11 because he's getting to feel pain and all in and DA and Cleveland Farrow. Like we got some dogs up there who are going to come after him. You know what I mean? And we got some great guys up front who are going to protect them. And so these reps I feel like are even better than just 7 on 7. 7 on 7 I think he could do it in the sleep to be fair. Like he throws the ball really well. But when you get this 11 on 11, 2 minute drill, you're putting them in game like situations. And I'm looking at them in his eye. I'm like, we play real ball now. Like we we we playing. You know what I mean? And you just see no anxiousness in his game and his demeanor, which is extremely exciting. And then, you know, he's extremely lighthearted and he's always smiling. So he's joking with lime and D line. He's just cool with everybody. And like I said, like for a rookie quarterback to come in like that where guys are gravitating to him.

1:54:27And he's not afraid to be who he is. That's dope. I think he has a bright future for himself. Last one. The tough losses, the tough seasons can weigh on a player. Sure. You're entering the prime of your career. J.A. kind of mentioned it last year. All he cares about is winning. He wants to win now. Is there a sense of urgency? You obviously always want to win. Yeah. Knowing that, you know, you're getting to the prime of your career. Like you want to win now. Yeah, I think that's a fair question. I think, you know, you start to evaluate when you, I mean, you're six and you know how fast it goes. And I try not to put the cart before the horse. We're looking too far ahead. By the same time, you do want to win. You want to be a part of a winning culture and have a chance to win the Super Bowl and the playoffs and all those things. That's why we do this personally. And I'm just excited with being a part of an organization in an environment where now, like everybody's on the same page in the message is you. And it speaks from the top down.

1:55:28And it reflects the guys that they're bringing in. You know, all the guys that they brought in are guys who are hungry, who are competitors, who not only fighting for spots, but are going to help us win games. And when you're around an environment like that, like that, that makes you excited, makes you hopeful. And, you know, you don't know how that's going to turn out until we start playing games. But the foundation is extremely important. And I think this offseason, we've really got a great job of building that. They have. And then when a coach Quinn guy here building with this team. So I feel like we're going to be going into this offseason really knowing we all got to do individually to become ready for camp. But the message is clear to come back to camp ready to compete and be ready to win. Thanks, Derek. Appreciate you guys. Yeah, we should have a big day. Thank you. The ocean moves us, surfing a wave or savoring the view. The ocean delights us as playful otters restore coastal kelp forest.

1:56:31The ocean connects us. Visit monoraybeacquarium.org slash connects. CalSheezone CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on CalSheez lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalSheez lose money. That's CalSheez in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredicts.com to learn more. Hi, this is Dave Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgentcarekit.com slash blue.

1:57:34urgentcarekit.com slash blue. One of the funniest guys on the team, right? You get there. Longs you just keep your head down. Keep work, keep grinding. Eventually you're going to get to that point. How important is coach make in your life? Coach make is a great guy, man. I ain't having no strength coach like coach make. He really going to push you to your limit. He's going to really challenge you. And he knows it's hard. It's hard to be a bug guy out here. But longs you just keep going, keep fighting. You know what I'm saying? Everything's going to work out. So just don't get discouraged of things not going your way. You know, you just got to fight through it. You know, you just got to keep your head down. Keep grinding. We're tightly caught to the end of the fall. There's 40 or 50 snaps available. Does that change your mindset in the off season? I mean, no, because we've been practicing like that since the spring. Like we already knew we lost a great front four guys, you know what I'm saying? You know, we had to pick up to where they left off, you know, with the national championship and all that. So just understanding and learning from them and getting with our coaches and to actually be able to, like, okay, we see how they did it.

1:58:37And then we could do it our way, but just a way that benefits us as a unit. Well, and you guys lost a lot of players last year. It's not just the defensive line, though. I mean, obviously that's the position you play. But it seems like all off season, it's been the pressure is under defensive line. This team will go as far as you guys taking. You want that pressure? Do you like that pressure? Or do you wish you could sort of fly on the road? See, it's the thing we got around here is like pressure is a privilege. You know, if you don't got pressure, then you really want to say, you know, we're doing this. So we're arguing it right now because after we lost the firm for years, like, okay, we lost all these great guys to lead. It's the next man's up. That's our motto. So now we've just been working hard, head down, grinding, trying to get better after little things that we've got to work on to be able to play in the big stage. You're three years into football only with your athletic career at all. How different do you feel when it comes to understanding the big picture of life as a defensive? I know. At the beginning, it was hard, you know, transition from two sports to playing on one. But actually understanding like, okay, I'm here now,

1:59:37whether I got to do, how can I help my teammates out? And how can I help this program out? It's a definitely mental thing. So you just got to maintain, keep your head down, keep grinding, and give it to coaches, and watching film, learning from the Odygottas. How I figured I'd just started watching Tileek and Tile see how they handled certain situations, and how they go about things, and just add it onto that with my daily life. The average high school athlete, like, someone like yourself is good enough to play. S-E-C-B baseball, picked out of the ball, S-E-C-F-B ball. Is that a just comparative when things get difficult? Can be hard to overcome for people who have them through it? Is there anybody that you specifically leaned on around here to get you through those tougher times? Yeah, I would say all the coaches that mostly coach men, coach KP, and coach J, you know what I'm saying? But most importantly, my family, you know, my family, my support, and since I was a kid, so just getting with them to tell them my problems, and what things I have to do really helped me understand, and like, they always tell me, just gotta stay focused, gotta keep working, gotta keep grinding.

2:00:37And especially with the model here, you know, I'm saying with tough love, discipline, and you know, you just gotta keep fighting, you know, saying, because like I said before, everything's not gonna go your way. When you first come here, everything's not gonna be how you thought, and how you adjust to the situation, just how you gonna build your life. So, how are you different, you're three since that transition, then when you were getting here to Ohio State, you're first year here? I would say I learned more about the game, throughout watching other people play, and especially with the coaches, you know, getting with coach J, Todd Lee can tie when they was here, seeing how they handled certain situations, or how they handled like watching film, or watching their opponents to try to figure out certain tips and keys that they can use in the game to be dominant. Who have you looked to and really taken away from how they handled things? Who have been some of your teammates that have looked at in the situation? Are you talking about currently or? It could be current, it could be past. Well, I'm gonna start with the past.

2:01:38The past was Todd Lee, Todd Williams, Todd Hamilton, and JT, you know, just watching. But mostly, Todd Lee, you just watching how far he came along from when he first got here, until where he was at now, just watching, and I understand more about the game, and how he handled certain situations. Like I said, and currently, I'll just watch, you know, Kiana Jackson, you know, when he first got here, he really didn't know too much about the game. But as he got with JT and Jack, and watching him grow, it was just amazing experience. So just learn from different guys. It don't matter the age group, it don't matter if you've been here three years, if you just got here, because everybody playing their own unique thing. So just taking bits and pieces from everybody that have been around him, just putting in my life. What do you feel is your unique thing, or that unique trait that you bring to the D-Live? Just, um, talking about something. Just, uh, I would say more of the mental aspect, because like I said, when I first got here, it wasn't anything that I thought it would be, you know, saying we had a fight, had challenges in my life, that I had to overcome and learn.

2:02:40So just watching how other people did it, and what it put in my day of life, and I just got to keep grinding, keep putting my head down, just keep working, and trusting to the process, so everything will work out fine. Do you think that getting free to four at bats to the game can help you as a D-Live and take advantage of the time that you're out there? I mean, yeah, you always want to, um, minimize the opportunities you have, you know, take advantage of every little opportunity that you get, you know, saying that each opportunity is a chance to get better in life. So that's how I look at it. So it don't matter if you get one of bat two of bats. As long as you do everything you can in that one and two of bats, then the progress you will keep getting more. That's how I look at it. Alright, what excited about this year? I love it. Great answer. Great answer. What are what excites you most about this year? Just seeing how this team won't be, you know, everybody, like you said, we had a great team last year, you know, this new year, we got everybody coming back in, young and first, so just seeing how everybody was working and all seen, how everybody working in camp, I just excited to see how we're going to be in a big stage, really.

2:03:41I'm going to increase because he's doing all the little things. He's had an outstanding spring so far. And Davidson, what do you think he wants to get out of this year? You understand? I mean, he's back. What have y'all talked about about where he can make steps or what are you going to call it? And prove it, top of the route, prove on the off coverage. Some things that work on to make him the player he want to be next year, this time. So he got to work on all this stuff now. And he's done a better job of those things. So it's always the little details of things that you want to work on. He's tall. Yeah, I mean, so we got to make sure he's seeking his self to top it around, being able to transition out of breaks, because his body structure is a little different, something of the guys. So we work on those things now so that it becomes his foundation and becomes part of his habits. So when we get into the season, they are already part of his makeup. We got young guys that are talented but have not played yet. How do you talk to them about kind of competing with the next crop of young talented guys coming in?

2:04:43His musical chairs, no one cares that you're young. They've thrown the ball over there when they're gay. So you got to grow up fast and the competition is real. So we've reached the competition. We don't shy away from it and you got to pick it up and go. Whether you're a third year guy or whether you're incoming. So we let those guys compete and go against each other. They'll go against someone on the freshman, but you'll go against someone on the bench. Because that's part of it because if you actually get in the game, no one really cares that you're a freshman. So we have to try to create that environment and practice what we do because we go against the best receiver group in the country so that helps us grow and learn in that area. So we get a chance to get a real good evaluation of the competition because the guys are going against. And it was obviously this year, last year, didn't play, has Black Stripe off the other day. What improvements has he made to play to the next year? Since the urgency and he's doing well on the special teams, I mean, you got to start creating a role. So he did well on the special team.

2:05:43He started at the sense of urgency. He's applying the game a little better. So that creates an opportunity. So continuing to do those little things and show the effort and urgency to create an opening of an opportunity for you. And then, the roster is going to be smart, but our five is more authority for your guys to secondary together. Jumbo, the sponsor from I'm a remainder of the year. Oh, no question. So we each other, the position flex. Anyway, so, you know, we always move guys around. And if you notice, you know, even in the, I'm going in the past, but you know, guys like during the Hancock, he played corner, he played nipple, he played safety and some situation. I mean, you got to have those guys that can move around a little bit. And you got to have a few guys that can do that just so the roster should cut down short, but just have the baby move the parts down to get your matchup that you won't start getting into the season. And Scott, what stands out about Aaron Scott? And what do you expect this role to be this year? I don't know his role to be, but he's been doing well this spring. So he's been competing.

2:06:43He's been applying the game. His functional intelligence has been up. He has a passion for it. He plays with great effort and things are coming along for any flammable confidence. So all those things build and then can we sustain it? Can we keep going? And the roles take care of himself when you're close to the game time. It's real early on that part. Now, because we still got a few weeks of spring ball, then we still try to get him. David Sanchez. David Sanchez. Yeah. What's been your, what's been your take on him? He's doing a solid job, but he's learning and he's growing. And like I said, I like to see stuff when he's doing over long period of time. But if he's doing well, he's picking stuff up. He's making some plays, but he's asking stuff to lower. Because you know, he has a lot of different stuff. Love moving parts man. But he's doing well. We pleased with his progression so far. And we just got to keep seeing it going with all these guys. The C8. How it is that go when we finish spring ball, then we start moving in the camp. There's all this stuff still applicable with all the situations and things that we go through. I'm serious. What is the most difficult thing for a young guy to pick up one?

2:07:44To be able to, the speed of the game with the different formations, the situation, the football, and being able to play it. Because it's faster. There's a lot of moving parts. And there's a lot of different personnel groupings. And there's a lot of different characters. So you have to be able to apply all those moving parts. And sometimes it takes you guys a while to do that. They're doing a good job of it. We keep pushing them. And we look forward to the progression on it. So we try to push them as hard as we can now in the room. So when we get closer to training, the captain sees them there in the better shape. But put the hammer next time. And you look at two always sitting places. What is he showing in the conclusion that you think that he's going to be doing well? He's doing well. In the same thing, he said we play him outside. So when they're side-knuckle, we kind of been moving around doing that. Again, we just starting to see any val what guys can help them. But again, we only can know that if we put them in the spots to see if they can do it. So we just move guys around, see what they can do.

2:08:45It also helps your football like you. But this is you play and you're really up to learn it. So that helps you mature overall football knowledge. So what's your foot? As you put this thing together, you and Matt. House is coming together. How much of you put in right now? And I mean, are you guys like kids in a candy store? And you look at some of the talent you're going to the pieces you're going to have? Yeah, we got a lot of pieces and we excited about it. And we're still taking it slow because we are young. And we're still a young team. So we just starting to slowly move guys around and see what they can handle. See their football IQ? But we do have a great group of guys. They're very competitive. They're growing. They have talent. So we just don't even see what guys can do. So we'll know the best spots to put guys in. How are you guys? Nice to meet you. You too. Oh, great. I'm going to get another four-wow. I've been, you know, knowing Matt for a minute and, you know, become a lottery, the chemistry and all that works great.

2:09:45And that's the thing about our staff on these top-off. We have great chemistry over there. So to be able to blend in the back end, stuff we're doing on front, we try to make sure we get the right personnel groups on the field, see what guys know. And we've got a great group of kids. So those guys doing all that stuff, make it fun. And it gives us a lot of flexibility and move guys around in different pieces. It's too many. Too many. I feel like it's this. Playing ball, you know, just different plays, different routes. You know, the lineback or corner outside, you know, just different stuff. You know, just, I feel like we all just learning from each other. Talking. You know, he asks and knows we ask. And, you know, just, we all just lean on each other. And I feel like that's what you need, you know, as a team. You know, if you want to go the way you want to go. I feel like first, man. It's just going on and doing what we've been doing. You know, playing a game, you're playing our whole life. You know, you know, it's a lot of respect for us, but I feel like first. You know, you got to block out the noise. You know, remember the mystery and nobody I go.

2:10:45Take one day at a time and, you know, it's a bit of a set of, you know, I feel like you can't jump at the end of the season when you know you. You know, you got to see about tomorrow. I feel like the after that, after that. So I feel like first, man, just keep stacking, keep building. The rest of all the players. Do you feel like this is something that you got even better at since last year when you had your best season? Yeah, I feel like for me, man. Just continue to work on my, my slow-dness. Being flexible, you know, being fluid. I'm a big body, you know, I'm six foot. You know, so he's tall. You know, I'm a big frame. So I feel like for me, man, just being, being, being, dropping away. You know, just going up high point to fall. So I feel like for me, man, is always working on my crap. You know, you can't get the place in the man. I feel like that's where you lose the vision. You know, I feel like for me, man, just continue to stack. Break by break, man, and reach my goal. You were pretty open to the last year about how to get my season. Yeah, Dr. C. You know what you're doing? In fact, you're fighting for final funds.

2:11:45Great, then you have to last a couple of days. How different, you know, kind of changed the fact that you've been coming to this season and when this has been different, when you want to come back to the line? Yeah, I feel like it's the same mindset, same energy, same goal, man. You know, last year was good, but wasn't good enough. You know, we didn't reach with that goal. We wanted to, you know, made it first round playoffs, going lost. Then that was it. So I feel like this year, can't have that same feeling. We know what it's like to win, keep going. So we feel like we want to keep that feeling. Keep the energy going, man. I feel like for us, it's, like I said, it's one game at a time. And have fun, be there for each other. Enjoy the moment. I think every new talk, I think you were seeing me talk about this before a couple of different goals. But you're on your own, and going to say, what have you seen in the progressive content in the positive? I met, man. Just seeing him thought on Dow, then, man, you know, just from his past, you know, even then a lot, you know, just seeing him, you know, come in every day, you know, working with himself, working with his body, you know, things he's like an approval on, man, and it's showing on the field, you know, it is his work.

2:12:45He'd be pulling all season, it's showing. I feel like for him, man, just everybody, just keep going ahead down you to me, like just continuing to improve. You just want to be saying every day, man, but on him, it's impressive, man, just seeing his work at the man, to see him, just keep shining and progression the way he is, man. It's amazing, you know, so for him, it's God willing. Thank you, James. A voice. As a thing, bodyguide, you see where he has much, much feel of Andre Jonathan. Yeah. What are your feelings about going to see him again in the future? Man, Andre, I do especially, there's a reason why he's there, you know, there's a reason why we're going to see him being the Hall of Fame, man, it is a legend. You know, so I watch a lot of big body receivers, him, Julio, Larry Fitzgera, Mike Thomas. You know, there's a lot of guys like that, I feel like that got the same body as me, you know, watch how they release, watch how they, you know, they come like the breaks, things like that. He's being smooth, making everything look the same. I feel like that's what Drake did, his career here, man, it's going up, whatever ball in the air is coming his way, it's it is. I feel like some of us said that's what I'm chasing, you know, trying to be like him.

2:13:46So, that do what he deserves for sure. I see who's on the air, the expansion, the back end, although he didn't allow me to make the way to play. So, how much does it mean to be a combination of the same, you know, that that has already been done? Yeah. And now you can just really go out and talk to him. Yeah, it's a blessing, man, you know, you know, a lot of people don't get that second chance, get that second contract. But for them to believe in me and put their trust in me for the con, a year early, you know, it means a lot, you know, it means they trust me. So, I feel like my, how you got to put the work in, you know, they put all the chips in. So, I feel like to me, I just got to continue to show them, continue to prove myself, and continue to have fun. I feel like just can't get comfortable, you know, it is, it is there about to, like, it is much more to improve on, always more improvement on my game, you know. So, I feel like I'm not there yet. You know, I feel like I'm always, you know, it's going to get better, it's going to find what I need for my body and just to make plays for the team. You know, so this year, man, I feel like it's going to be fun for everybody.

2:14:46You know, everybody's trusted process, dial, then be relentless, man, and beat us with each other. Kind of by stop there. It's part of the motivation also. Besides your dealing and extending out everybody else's signage deals and getting more and more and more. Is that what also motivates you to get the next contract? Yeah, most definitely, man. I feel like it is, it's a lot more on the table, you know. I feel like it was just a start for me. So, I feel like you got to build on it, you know, just continue to go, you know, continue to try to prove everybody right, prove myself right. You know, and just fall out, man. I feel like it is, I'm sure like I, you know, just keep them myself. Sure. Thank you. Appreciate you, guys. Thank you. All right. Call them.

2:15:47Did you see what I said? When I was talking to you, you were talking to Princeton about the storm preparation. You're prepared for the storm, so we got it I want to say to you, Houston, I'm talking to some of you. Yeah, I wasn't here. So I was back in Georgia, thank God. And I came back in the tree for my backyard, and my power was off. But I hope everybody was safe. And next time we have one, everybody continue to prepare the right way. So yeah. What else for my first off-user? Yeah, I think last year, I was like 248. And about time we got to the Ravens game, I just can't last. I feel like I was getting tossed around. So I kind of boked up a little. Just off-season, tried to keep my speed, well, I did keep my speed. So I'm like two, six, or three now. My feel good.

2:16:48Some people still say I don't even look big. So I appreciate you for that. Well, I have a good share in terms of having a more of a pass-first plan, is things that you have at your disposal. Where do you feel like you're better specifically? Where do you feel like you're better specifically in terms of finishing and having a pass-first plan just to repertoire? Yeah, for me, that's the area I'm still working on right now. Me and Coach Berkowitz actually just talking. I think that's one thing I'm continuing to keep getting better at. It's just working on my finish and working on my extension at the top of my rush and turning that corner. That's something this whole offseason I've been working on. And I'm excited to just keep seeing the progress and just keep building that 1% each day. What's different about you and Richie? What's different for you and how do you feel? Yeah. Coming into all the options. What's different for you and how do you get? Yeah, I still like my focus. My focus is less on what everybody has to say and more on God. I think my biggest thing is knowing that, like I always tell you, my approval comes from him. You know what I'm saying? And ultimately, everything that I achieve in his lifetime,

2:17:50I'm putting him first for it because he's the reason why I'm here. And I think that's the difference. This is, man, I'm like, God, whether it's a good game, bad game, anything, if you're going to get the praise and glory for it, I'm going to let you use me, however you want to use me, each game. And I just want to be a servant, be a leader, and be a blessing to my teammates and help them out of any type of way. So that's my whole thing coming into this year, man. It's like, God, however you want to use me, I just want to be a blessing to this team. Yeah, I think it's just a maturity, man, and just diving deeper to the word and spending this off season. You know, more church, more in the Bible, and learning myself more, and just seeing how the outside world is and learning, like, bro, like, and once you get to that spiritual level, I think it's like, bro, like, God is your ultimate goal. Like, he's the one that wakes you up anymore. And like, so I'm person that somebody's basement don't wake you up anymore. Like, they don't, their pain doesn't matter. So my thing is like, I want to put all my focus there and let God handle the rest.

2:18:52What are your horizontal questions, if that they may be somebody wants to motivate you to just tell you something that you can't just get in there. Yeah. And you'll get it done. The outside told me that even during the spring break, some of my kids would call them and say, well, what are you doing? Can you come work through 101 years? How do you keep that type of motivation going into your team? For me, I always feel like it's somebody trying to take my position. And it's somebody always behind me. That's just like trying to come get what I want. So like, always want to stay on edge, always want to stay in front, always want to stay up to date with like, whatever I got going on, man. And that was my whole mindset. Now, it's like, how can I continue to get better? What am I doing to set myself apart from the rest of the competition? And that's just been my mindset the whole time. I mean, those talks a lot about confidence. I've got to be under the self. Is there part of your game that you're more confident in this year than they've been doing? Yeah, I would just say within the system, man. Not reading, not thinking, and just going, and just being free, and just playing my free is.

2:19:53And I think this OTA ain't going into this training camp. I kind of feel that like I'm more free. I know the system. I know what I can't do. I know what I can't do. But I know I can be myself within the system. How important are the people you came to have the first annual football game? Anything that affects the top of the Jordan? Yeah, it was really important. And Georgia, it's not that many camps down in the South. It's always going up north. I know what I was younger. Going to Georgia for 100, an hour away, $45 camp. And I was like, man, I want to go back to my community where it all started. Having free camp for those kids, because they deserve it, man. It's a lot of talent down there. And I just want to show them that anything is possible. And the biggest goal is just always giving back to your community and helping the younger generation. Well, what have they been learning from D'Neal Hunter? And what's the relationship like that you've already started? Yeah, man. I've been learning a lot from him. He's been great. I commend him a lot just by the way he works with his hands. He does a really good job. And that's everything that he tries to do for us. Like, we do a lot of hand work. A lot of it's like karate a little bit. But like, he's so good with his hands.

2:20:54And he's been teaching me that a lot. How would you have acting skills? I'd say you know how to do it. You got to have an acting skills. I have my own business as good as he is, man. I can't do multiple takes or anything like that. Multiple takes. We was different from my 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. man. Now I'll just play that. Seven. You're like, overcar, right? Yeah, like, overcar, right? Well, you meant I know in part of your family, you always talk about your sister. And here I know you have more sisters. You're really critical on your play and the early days. After you talked about how you ended the season, how you got tossed around. Did she reach you around that at the end of the year? Now they cut me some slack because they know I was hurt towards the end. They cut me a little bit slack. But believe they've been on me this all season. They've been on me. I had to wake up early every morning just to get away from a man. They're like, when are you going to go workout? Where are you going to go do this? And I said, can I just do my schedule? Can I have my schedule? But I love my family to death. And that's why I appreciate them so much. Because not only do I push myself, but they push me as well.

2:21:56Yeah, oh. The ocean delights us as playful orders restore coastal kelp forests. The ocean teaches us how our choices impact even the deepest places. The ocean connects us. Visit monoraybayacorium.org slash connects. CalShi's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShi lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShi lose money. lose money. lose money. That's CalShi in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredicts.com to learn more. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything.

2:22:57And we're traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic Z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no co-pays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. I would just say the bonding and keep coming together, man. I think we are further ahead of that than we were last year. Like even with all the new additions, it just feels like we've been together for a while now. With everybody that's been here, like,

2:23:58or all the new guys, it just seemed like we've been playing together for about a year or two now. And it just shows like, just how the guys that we have in this building. Yeah, man. I think my biggest thing, I just want to get bigger, stronger, faster. And I think those are the areas that I really improved on to have more mobility and flexibility to be able to get in some of the positions to being a little better, to get our blocks a little better, and to use my hands a little better. So those are all the areas that I feel like I've been taking the necessary steps to continue to keep improving. So let me do our leave on the field. Well, what do you do often to have a better presence in the locker room? Yeah, man. A lot of self-evaluation and just building my confidence and not being scared to say stuff sometimes, and being more calm, and being able to talk and stuff like that, and being able to let my passion come out, but real back on my passion a little bit, and just be more relaxed and calm about it. I feel like you guys have been having the expectations. The people are thinking,

2:24:58you guys have been really good things. How do you think you guys are having the outside news? Yeah, coach it on the head yesterday, man. And I don't know just from the players, man. The expectation, all we're going to be the expectation, nobody on the outside is going to have a bigger expectation than the inside of the building. And right now our expectation is just building that building, building a tall building, man. But it starts with our foundation. I'm coming out here getting 1% better. Everybody keeping their head down and just working. Thank you. I got you. And what's the progress you know you've made over the last week and half two weeks? Just, you know, getting, I feel like I'm starting to play a little faster. I'm starting to just understand just the defense more. I feel like it's been good. Where are you wrapping up primarily between Nozgar and Tate? Right now, primarily Nozgar. What fits you about that? I say I'm very better working vertical

2:25:59than I am more horizontal. I feel like I have a better get off. And that's where I shine. I can knock the center back. Josh Padea said you're slippery. What do you think you mean? Just I feel like kind of like what I just said, I can knock people back at the same time. It starts to call it. I can be able to try to slip through the line. So that's a problem. That's a good thing. Yeah, it's definitely a compliment for Josh. Yeah. I appreciate that for him. You're a bad slipper. Yeah, he was very slipper. If you watch video, much video, yeah, where do you see y'all? Like what did you inherit, I guess? I'd say just like what I was just saying, I think my get off is the biggest thing I've been here. And just being able to just get off the ball and just knock a dude back. I feel like that is where he shined. And that's where I was shining. He had a desire. I mean, he finished every point. How are you doing? You take that from him too?

2:27:00Go to the whistle. Got to. Yeah, I got to have a great mother, you know? Following his close-up, she's so close to being able to fill up this big hole up in this team and get on the field. I'm kind of happy to find her. I think she might stay. Is that lost? I've been thinking about that a lot. How close you are to be able to start to make your own legacy. I'm a full-fledged. Yeah, for sure. You know, I want to, I kind of want to, like what you said, I want to build my own legacy, but I don't want to discredit his own legacy, you know? It's a smith name. Yeah. Well, the virtue of you that played double-cough versus the version of who you are right now, how different are those new? I'd say pretty different. I mean, I was playing Ending at Devon Clothman. And now I'm smacking the middle of the line. So it's like I've gotten a lot stronger, a lot bigger, and I'm a lot smarter in the game football. When you go back to you at a top, you know, when you think about my good luck, I, you probably have very grand visions of what that's going to look like. But when you get here, there's so much work going on. Can you explain that process of how dedicated you really have to be to make that physical transition to really

2:28:01be able to play good? Yeah, for sure. I feel like, I mean, it's like in high school, it's like a dream. You work towards it. And then when you actually get here, it's almost like a little smack in the face. Like, oh, shit, I were here to work, you know, and send it away. You know, I got to give all my props to Coach Mick. Like, he was able to transform my body into who I am today and all the strength staff. So I feel like I can't take all the credit as mostly just like them just, and I'm just, I just follow what they tell me to do. And it's in the eye of now. So it seems like the training part is a part of it. But it's not a whole thing. They're getting bigger and stronger. Yeah. It's like the culture part of the part of the team. And it's how much of the factor is that in a part of your change? That's also, it's a lot. And I mean, I feel like you can't be able to transform your body like I have with people here come and do that without having that mentality part with it. It's like we always talk about competitions here and our culture is fight.

2:29:02So we're always here to compete. And I feel like that is just, that's what gets you in this mindset. When you talk about that transformation, can you just give us a little sense maybe with numbers or body fat or like what you do in the weight group, how big is that transformation that feel? I don't have really specific numbers. But I just like, it's more just like I can just, I feel like feeling when I'm playing. Like I remember how it felt to play when I just got here and now I know how it feels to play like, like, just today, like it feels physically different on my body. And it's like, it's, it's, I'm getting used to it, that makes sense. That was, you guys, I can't imagine feeling like that. Padilla also said about you that you are just a completely different guy from last year. We're here to work this year, so let's get it done, man. So you're here. Do you feel like you weren't at that place mentally? I think I was, but I think I had some,

2:30:06I would say like, kind of like confidence issues, like I was just, but, you know, I mean, I work past it and I know I can, I know who I am and I know I can be here. So, So if you have confidence issues, how do you get through it? Is it yourself, is it teammates, if somebody's family, the next year, will you do it? I know I can do it. It's not like that's, those are, those are all, it's on the past now. Did the past play time in a very obvious opportunity? Guys had to step up the deal with the other business. That helped you, you know, that confidence issue there because it's now a memory and so your opportunity. So, kind of is just like, just, I mean, it's just, just being here. Like, I feel like being here every day, working with the guys every day, it's just like, you know, you become this person that you might not have like,

2:31:11you might not have felt like you were before that, but like coming here, working every day, stacking these days, like, you know, I mean, I just feel like I've realized who I am and I know what I can do now. Well, I want to know if that's the best for me in this role, but are you, this is the second kind of like, convince yourself that you actually belong here. I knew I could play here. I mean, it's just, it was like the, like, I just, I don't know how to explain it. I just, like, I've always known I could play here. It's just, I'm just, like, let's go. Like, I'm ready to, like, I'm ready to attack. What are guys that helped you to figure that out? Which is a point. For sure, I think KJ was a big influence. Ty Hamilton, Ty League, they all, they all helped me a bunch last year, kind of just pushing through, you know. All right, well, we will open up the floor for questions for a mecca of Boko. We're here to write down the barriers of the BNS. Just to feel it, you guys, before they didn't get another crack in these guys.

2:32:13Yeah, we're super excited. I think that, you know, I played in the Rose Bowl in my freshman year. It's an amazing venue. It was so beautiful. They do a great job. It's also for the players and coaches and families. So it really doesn't get much better than this. And having a chance to, you know, redeem ourselves from what happened earlier in the season is something we don't take lightly. So we're very thankful. Austin Moore, the podcast, Mike, what if I told you that Jeremy is the person who pushed the freshman year of the National? I did hear that. Yeah, that's a little, I don't even know who won it. Who won it? The ocean moves us. Whether that's surfing a wave or taking in an inspiring view. The ocean feeds us. Sustainable seafood practices bring the ocean's bounty to our plates. The ocean teaches us how our everyday choices, big and small make an impact. The ocean delights us as playful otters restore coastal kelp forests. The ocean connects us. Find your connection at monoraybeacquarium.org slash connects. CalShi's own CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on CalShi lose money.

2:33:14So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShi lose money. lose money. lose money. That's CalShi in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we are traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic Z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care,

2:34:15no pharmacy lines, no co-pays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. Oh, it's all since I've sex. Yeah, I mean, I don't know. We know what we got here on our side. We're not too worried about awards and stuff like that. So I know JJ, the type of kid he is, that's only going to motivate him more. So it's fuel to the fire, which I think is good for us heading into this week. What was the first moment that you saw in the pillows? This could be something. I would say probably just his mindset, not even obviously. He's a freak when it comes to his body and stuff

2:35:18like that, just his physical nature. But I think just as mindset the way he approached the weight room, it didn't really seem like a way of freshman would. And he was our only freshman ever to receive Iron Buck I reward, which is something I was pushing towards my entire time being here. But it takes another level of due to be able to receive that reward, especially as a freshman. So that's when I knew. Steve, what do you mean? More on that. When you and Mara first got here, Garrett and Chris were adamant about the way that you guys, even as freshmen, were pushing two guys who were about to be first round draft picks. And then Mara kind of said the same thing about Carnellan Brandon last year. How did JJ push you guys when he first got here as the young guy and now you guys are the older guys? Yeah, I would say it's very similar. It's kind of the same exact thing. And I don't know what it is about the culture and its own sex, but we keep bringing in these type of people you're in and you're out. That's what makes our room so great. But I think that something that JJ was able to push me in was just, you know, he was able to push me in my leadership.

2:36:20I needed to grow in that aspect. But he also was able to challenge me when it came to the weight room and on the field. Because we were always paired together when it came to summer and when our workouts were always lifting together. I get a couple wins. He get a couple wins. So it was really that next level step of competitiveness that I needed. And that edge that I needed. That worked 2474. You guys came into the Tennessee game with a lot of outside motivation with Michigan boss and kind of the three weeks of talk. I know obviously there's still that motivation to go on and win a national championship. But how do you keep that kind of edge to life with better term mentally after that? Some of that stuff has kind of gone away and probably the big one. I would say kind of if you lose your edge, I wouldn't really call you a true competitor. I think that the way with the college football playoffs is structured, the intensity cranks every single week. So if you're not more intense than you were the last week, then something's wrong with you. I think that Tennessee was a great win, great for our momentum. But we have our full focus on Oregon.

2:37:22Not worrying about anything in the past, nothing in the future. Our full focus is towards this game. And then we win this one. We go on to the next one. Our full focus is going to be on that one. So it's just you keep moving down a ladder like this. Step on Christy Cleveland.com. Mecha, there's been a lot of change in college football in the playoffs. I think it's of that nature. But the way in some of you and some of your team into coaches talk about the Rose Bowl seems like that's one game that's really maintained a lot of that tradition. You play the net. You know what it's about? Could you explain it to us? We've never had a chance to play that why the Rose Bowl has maintained that level of respect from players to coaches? Yeah. I think I don't know. They're just something about it. Something in the air down there in the past of Dana. It's just a beautiful venue, especially at time of the year. Like you said, the tradition is held year and year out. And it's kind of the game you dream of playing. And when you're a little kid, you know, playing back yard football with your friends, the Rose Bowl is always one that tends to come up. So just having a chance of playing it is definitely very surreal. And this is going to be my second time. So I'm going to do my best to take it all in while also

2:38:23being fully focused on organ. Dan, let me worry. Matthew Will said he still has 90 minutes about that first game of the organ. Just what kind of driving you see in this week wanting to get back at this one? Yeah, Will is a laser focused person. He goes about his business. He's very loose and he's very calm. And he's able to rally the team. But you can see it in his eyes that this game means everything to him. So every single practice, every single huddle, making sure we're sharp, making sure we have a better practice than we had last than yesterday. A better practice than organ is having. So his full focus is on being this team. And obviously it's hard not to think about the stuff of the past, but I know he's laser focused on what we got coming up. Tony Gervin, Buck I have. Matthew, when you're a kid playing back here and doing what team we played for? Honestly, I was never really a Buck I fan until I really committed here. And I saw what it was all about. I was actually an organ fan growing up, especially

2:39:23on the Pacific Northwest. My grandpa went to UW and stuff like that. So I like the Huskies too. But there was a legendary football player named Foto Liatto from my high school. And he went to organ. And a couple of you all probably know that story. It's from a couple of years back. But he tragically died in the car accident. And he was someone I looked up to in high school. I was relatively close with him even though he was a bit older than me in age. But just seeing what he did at my high school and then going on to play big time football out organ, that was a school that I really dreamed of going to. The ocean moves us, surfing a wave or savoring the view. The ocean delights us as playful otters restore coastal kelp forest. The ocean connects us. Visit monoraybeacquarium.org slash connects. CalShi's own CEO says it himself. And yes, 2-thirds of people on CalShi lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time,

2:40:24resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, 2-thirds of people on CalShi lose money. lose money. That's CalShi in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredicts.com to learn more. Hi, this is Dave Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home, or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgentcarekit.com slash blue. Urgentcarekit.com slash blue. Let's be building up. What's this about? I need to ask you another Jeremiah question. I'll ask you. Is there one moment, one play, one something that made you

2:41:24just go, oh man, I've never seen it before. That's just incredible. Yeah, I would say it's happened multiple times. There's not really one. I can pinpoint, but the more he does it, the more I tend to react less. So I would say probably my earliest memories of it were in spring bowl, kind of getting the first glimpse of him when he's making all these ridiculous catches. And he still does it time and time again even now. But it's just more common now for me. The land is one that's taken to the north. But you had, I think, those 12 touches in the first game against Oregon Thunder Subtune. There's two carries. There's something about this matchup that favors you. And now that you have, where that could up the first time you played this team, what kind of the tension? Or I guess, maybe different defenses are you expecting to see? Yeah, I mean, we're not entirely sure what their gameplay is going to be, but we're paired for everything. You know, I'm not going to get too much into scheme and stuff like that. But we know that if the ball comes our way, we've got to make those plays. So whether I have 10 receptions again coming up this game where I have zero or one, we're just looking

2:42:25to get this win on the road because it's really a road game for us, you know, flying across two times zones. So I think that, you know, it's going to be a great matchup. Whether they tend to focus on me more or not, it doesn't really matter to me because I know our team has a great playing regardless. That time for a couple more questions, Spencer, Oberb Letterman, or all? You guys are surprised when the game ended, you look at it, it's actually a car now holding us in the water, too. You can kind of feel it throughout the game, I would say. You know, he's a true competitor. He wants to get involved, but at the same time, he's super selfless. He's really humble. So he's going to do whatever it takes for the team to get a win. But it's the competitive nature in him that wants to contribute as much as he can. So, you know, I try to be in his ear to tell him to be level head and stuff like that, not that I need to. He's a very level head and selfless guy like I'm saying. But, you know, sometimes that's just how the game goes. You know, I had a game this year where I only had one catch. But, you know, we ended up winning by lot. So I think that, you know, it's hard, or it's easy to be focused on the personal attributes

2:43:25that you could have game in and game out. But no one's really going to remember those if we're holding up the trophy at the end of the year. He could be a number one, one, anything, 95% of the ball off the ground. He's like number three. When you see his work that they call those things, and you know, that they're mixed play, you guys ever come behind him like, yeah, this guy can absolutely be a number one of the most golf ball off the ground. I would disagree with you. I think that he is a number one. I think that we don't have a number three receiver. I think we have three number one receivers out there. So whatever the defense, you know, if they want to put their attention on one guy or a couple of us, they're not really doing their selves any favor because we're going to have a favor will match up on the other side of the ball. So that's never how we view ourselves. We know we're alpha dogs out there every single one of us. Knows we have the capabilities to be a number one receiver and we are number one receivers. End of final question. Steve, how long has 24-seater's works? Yeah, McAthena, that game, he made one of the clutch plays that passed down the sideline. At any time, when you make that play, do you think, did you ever, your mind, we're going to win this game after we're now close

2:44:26to field goal range? I mean, did that play in your mind, say, my goodness, we've got a chance to get out of here with the win? Yeah, I definitely knew where I caught the ball and I knew we were, you know, closer being in field goal range. So, you know, there was a sense of, you know, I knew I knew it was a big play that I made, but in those moments, you have to finish out the game. No matter what, you can't get a big head, you can't get complacent. You have to finish the game until the clock hits zero. So, that's something we've been working on, you know, we work on two minute, every single Wednesday, every single Wednesday practice. So, today we'll work on our two minute, and we don't even call it two minute. We call it clutch because in those times, in those games, in those big moments, someone has to make a clutch play. So, we're focusing on that, every single game, knowing that we're going to have to make one of those plays coming down the stretch here. What would it mean if you're able to finish this one off and get to the final four of this playoff? Just what, in your mind, just, would this be, you know, just the ultimate, I suppose, to be a team that's already beaten earlier this year? No, I think the ultimate would be winning the National Championship.

2:45:28So, you know, we're focused on, this just happens to be the next team in the way. We're not focused on where we played them earlier this year, whether they got the win over us. They're just a nameless, faceless opponent. So, we're going out there, fully prepared, not worried about what's happening in the past. You know, we played them before, we felt them out. So, it's all about who got better from that point in time until now. A matter of thank you. Thank you. You know, evaluate and grow a new group of guys. I think in spring, I think our opinion is, you know, by fall, everything, the team, the team, the team, it's what it's all about. But in order to add to a team, in order to add to a collective, you got to focus on the individual. Individual must improve so that collective can improve. And so, building the base, I think, schematically and fundamentally, culturally, is what we're attacking as we head into spring. How much is Brandon looking forward to a different spring, a different opportunity? I know it wasn't fun for him. Having to take a little bit of a backseat to a knockout.

2:46:28Where do you see him, the fire, the passion right now? See, he gets right to this one. Yeah, I think when you come out of a season, you get out of January and kind of think of breath, then when you get back in the winter, it's the first opportunity to reestablish the new role that I want to have, right? I mean, across the board, there's not one guy that doesn't want to improve roles. So, I think they're all attacking it that way. I think Brandon's one of them, but he's one of 50. And I think that it's our job to provide opportunities, to grow, to separate themselves, to see peer-to-peer e-vows, to allow these guys to check a chase a role, at least through winter they've gotten that started, to continue that through spring. And I think Brandon's fits in line with that. I think Brandon did a great job looking back of finding his role last year and excelling at it. We talk a lot about if you want to be a starter,

2:47:29you have to be a starter before you start her. And if you're not, then you're never gonna be the starter. So, I think he embodied that. You know, he gave himself an opportunity to get into spring, get into us. He's made into winter, continue who he is, continue to build his base, build his leadership. And then now he's got to take that in spring. So, all the great things you do prior, doesn't mean anything, you don't have to go out there and do it in spring. So, that's the harsh reality of this sport. You know, what have you done lately? And I think all these guys are chewing at the bit to get back on the field. Brian, everybody brings their own experience. Ryan, let's put it back, you're a receiver. And then, to become a play-puller, obviously you have an understanding of the whole offense. But what is the process like for you of protections and the run game and quarterback play and just continuing to grow with your knowledge of that part of the game as you prepared for this position? Yeah, I mean, I think you're always growing, I think, that you still have a specialty here.

2:48:31You still have an expertise in one area. It's seen you have an expertise in all of it. That's just not true. In my opinion, I've seen multiple coordinators, and I know that as a fact. So, you know, for me, I think it's just, you have an opportunity to be with the best staff in America every single day with the best coach in America to just stay off your phone and pay attention and take notes and actually maximize your time. It's amazing the amount of people that don't do that. So, every time I'm in a meeting, I just try to make sure I'm getting a nugget or I'm getting information or when things are said, do I truly understand it? And I really, guys, will tell you, I don't care. I'll ask the question. You may think I'm, I look dumb, but I don't care because I want to know the information. So, I think that approach, I think a lot of guys have that approach, that approach allows you to just build, you know, over time. And then that'll continue to build from now to game one and then build through the season. So, the opportunity to grow is literally daily.

2:49:31So, I just try to make sure I'm finding those opportunities or I'm aware of those opportunities when they're writing my face. So, what you're going to do when you're off it's a meeting room, how important is that? It's a good thing to do what you guys are doing. Yeah, the Coach Jordan's always been a huge part of other receiver room. I think that, yeah, he's just understanding that my pull away is real, that can happen. So, he's going to be on his toes and be ready to, you know, ready to not skip a beat, right? So, information-wise, communication-wise, he's got to be locked in on that and just time to assume that, you know, Coach Harbs got it. He never really has. I expect him to continue to do that and, you know, he's been a big part of everything we've done. Is that almost like taken from what Ryan did last year where he shipped away from play-calling and handed that to me else and shipped away from being a Port of X coach where like, didn't have somebody to trust. Like, how long did it take you maybe to develop that trust and that relationship with them and to where like, you know that, hey, if I pulled away for a second, I'm like, Devon's got this. And I don't have to worry about like, what my real is. I think it's more important that I do a great job

2:50:33being organized so I'm never pulled away. I will be in that receiver room and they will be coached at the very highest level. So, I think there's ways to eliminate being pulled away by being organized on top of things, having the right work and working, right help before that receiver meeting ever happens. Is that important for you, because that's the way you've cut an emphasize? Nothing is going to change in terms of your, I never- There's no, nothing's going to change in my involvement in the receiver room. Brian from Myland to be going through a full spring full-oxie in the first time. What do you look at everything? It's areas he can grow to push for playing time this year. Yeah, I mean, Myland is doing a great job. He's growing an exponential rate, getting stronger, he's getting bigger, he's got way added. You know, I'll tell you like, you know, I always explain to him like, you don't realize how much you miss when you come in June versus the mid-year. Like, it's massively different. Not saying you can't overcome it, some do. At the end of the season, you know, some have, but, you know, I think that's probably reliant on the room. You know, I had a Chris had an opportunity

2:51:35late, a lot of a, you know, in the season to kind of make an impact, but it's very, very rare. So, and now, you know, he's going through the winner workout, his growth, his, everything he's done. He's like, hey, Coach Hart, you know, I know what you're talking about now and when you miss that, that section of winner workout. So that being said, it makes you laugh, but he's doing a great job. I expect expectations for him through spring. And I don't see that changing. The only thing that's left, the opposite is that the year is younger than it's been past years. I think it's a makeup book. That you don't have somebody to say me. What's the average? Is like the average like 30, 30 is the average age? Is that include support staff? No, it's just the primary. The primary. What's it been in the past? A couple minutes, two more minutes. Huh? No kidding. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Kevin Wilson. Dan Lanings, the head coach at Oregon, I was his average. I'm asking. I don't know.

2:52:35I'm 38. Can you deal with him? It's 30s and 50s. So I don't know. I gave zero thought to that. I think that, you know, I think your ability to cut with players is important. I think you probably see a little bit of that happening in the NFL as well. I really have given zero thought to that. I don't want to just ramble on that. Yeah, I just didn't know if it was sought as an manager. No thought to it. You were a new version. What's the next step for him? Because we've heard a mechat talk to him about like, you know, Mr. Consistency catching a lot of things. Like he seems to generate a little bit of buzz but has limited role. Like now he's got an opportunity. What's the next step for him to get that out? Take the next step and be a be everything he's capable of being. Right? I mean, I think the guys that, you know, are out there are, you know, very consistent in all job faces. Like again, I think he wants to be a full rounded receiver. You know that. I think he loves playing in the slot. Did a great job there. I asked him to come out to the outside a little bit. Did a good job out there. I think his natural positions is in the slot.

2:53:37Doing a great job there. But it's just another opportunity to establish himself based on his peers, right? I mean, it's kind of like the draft. I try to explain sometimes to these guys, like, you come to Ohio State to compete with the best. It'd be alongside the best. It's always pure to peer evils. Like that's how it works. Like the draft embodies that. Like if it's easier to go play somewhere else, then that's fine. If that's what we're kind of looking for per se, I'm not saying that's price. I'm just saying it's a very competitive room. And you chose that because of this room. Now you got to beat your peer to play more and do more and all that stuff. So, you know, I think that you got continued to build worries at. And the guys that seem to be, you know, starters in our room, you know, really, I think over the last eight years have been NFL quality guys. So if you're in it, become a start of Ohio State, it's a good chance. You're probably NFL caliber receiver. I mean, again, just go off the numbers. So you're chasing that. Can't get discouraged. Or maybe not being, you know, not doing what you think you should have done. And that goes for everybody. It's not just Bryson, but all these guys are chasing that

2:54:40as I ramble about Bryson. But, you know, I think that it's not just him. It's at BI, it's car now with everybody. It's chasing a higher level of play. And this brings another step forward to do that. What's your question? What's your question? What's your most important play call? It's like, how much in your estimation is that a gift? Do we have to do it? How much of it is learned? And where do you stand on that? Oh, never gave it a lot of thought to it. I've never, I've never called a play in a game. So for me to have an opinion, I think that'd be a little brash. I would say that like anything, it's probably a skill that you can improve on and do better at and do good, do worse at. I think being surrounded with guys and seeing how they do it has been a blessing. And it's very clear, there's more than one way to do things. So being aware of that, I've noticed that. What's your impression of the refreshment and how they may be transitioning? Yeah, all four freshmen, I'm very encouraged, impressed with.

2:55:41They carry themselves the right way. Like we have hoped. They worked their tails off. They've all improved. I would say that they're the right mold, they're the right fit. They belong in the room. And now they have to just improve. Now they're competing both first individually between each other. And then as we get into spring, they'll start competing against each other with the rest of the guys, what I mean by that. But as a group, the freshman group, very impressed. And they're off to the right start. Great. Coach Arland, thank you for having me. I'll pick you back off each other. And there's no one that's hired in the room that goes off. So that kind of allows the room to stay balanced. Do you feel like you're more comfortable now than you were in the spring? Definitely. In the spring, I was, I definitely would have them times where I was like, man, my in the right spot or my center right thing. But now it's just like, OK, I know what I'm here for. And I know the player that I need to be to help this team have. She, James, is over there talking about B2 or Masonic. And I'm like, yeah. Translate that for me. Man, we just, we go run hard. We go definitely B physical and we go run fast.

2:56:44That's just our motto. We go run hard, BFAS and BFISG. He said he's sonic, do you agree to do it? Yeah, I'm definitely not. I'm more, I'm more of the, how should I say? I gotta do the dirty work. I'm cool. I'm cool. I'm definitely cool doing the dirty work. I like to see James as sonic. He's the more of the personality guy. And I'm cool with being the back-up pickup. Yeah, I'll take you like that. Yeah, I'll take that. Coach, loosen the black stripe. Do you feel like you're officially a buck I take B2 away in the fall? Man, loosen that black stripe. It was definitely a special day. I was so happy to finally get it took it off that I was surprised that it got. The ocean moves us. Whether that's surfing a wave or taking in an inspiring view. The ocean feeds us. Sustainable seafood practices bring the ocean's bounty to our plates. The ocean teaches us. How are everyday choices big and small make an impact. The ocean delights us as playful honors restore coastal kelp forests. The ocean connects us.

2:57:46Find your connection at monoraybeacquarium.org slash connects. CalShi's own CEO says it himself. And yes, 2-thirds of people on CalShi lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, 2-thirds of people on CalShi lose money. That's CalShi in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Hi, this is Dave Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home, or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgentcarekit.com slash blue.

2:58:49Urgentcarekit.com slash blue. I was like, they say $CJ, and they call it CJ. They call me like, I was grateful. You know, just don't allow me into the family. It's definitely a long and hard journey, but it's fair. Coach Deis talked about despite coming off a national championship, but still hungry team. There are a lot of guys who were part of the team last year, but maybe didn't contribute as much as they wanted. Then there's a guy like you who's coming in and kind of adding to that. How hungry do you feel like this group is despite being sort of a defender? Each and every day, we always talk about, like we read a book called, chop wood care, what a how can we stick to the little things and just be persistent while we're faced with adversity. You know, not again, so big head and not again, so low just trying to stand at middle range of, I know what I need to focus on. And each day the runners do. Meaning like, each and every day we have to go and put in some type of work to get what we want out of life. How much was that that current, what's Virginia, do you know how it's the hardest? The opportunity comes like, for a fact. When I transferred, it was doing a rough time.

2:59:51It wasn't as how people seemed. It wasn't like that. I came here mostly because of the family hood and the type of coach I knew I was going to get. The first thing Coach Lotto told me was, everything I'm going to get here, I'm going to have to earn it. Why didn't you? So that was like one of the main factors. Like he told me he was going to challenge me. He's going to bring a different personality and a different animal out. I mean, what's I'm like? I need that challenge. It's important to be challenged. When did you then reach the book, Chopfoot Carewater? Each day going to summer, Coach Mick have us like read a chapter and we'll come in. We'll talk about it. It'll be all around the building. Everybody in the building to read it. And then like we'll just consistently like pull phrases, paragraphs, even now in camp, we still talk about the book even though we are in the red of books. So it's like something that we continually like just keep reiterating and keep repeating throughout the program. And Coach Mick was the one who was leading us. Someone like Coach Mick, Coach Day, everybody was kind of leading it. But like he would tell us, OK, this day we read in chapter one, we would just keep going along, along,

3:00:52along throughout the book until we finished the book. What was your favorite part? My favorite part of the book. My favorite part of the book is when John, he told a curator, John, that in order to be a samurai, is going to take you 10 years. But in John's mind, he's like, but what if I work twice as harder each day? I could skip it to five. I was keeping it seven. And each day he was saying like, it's going to take you longer to continually become a samurai. If you think that way, each and every day you have to be consistent with the little things. And in that 10 years span, you would become a samurai, trying to skip around and create loops and gaps. And stuff like that, you won't be able to become a samurai. The important part is being consistent each and every day with chopping with a carry water throughout those first few years. And then by your 10th year, you'll be like, man, I'm a samurai. Just like now, I finally got my black straight ball. When I came in this ring, I was like, man, I can't wait to get my black straight ball. But throughout that book, it helped me realize, like, I'm thinking about the wrong way. I just need to be consistent on working on the things that I'm not good at right now. And continually work on that. And eventually, I get my black straight ball.

3:01:55That last question. James learned how to subit with a day that's crucial for the mind. You have to get your mind through it. What the exact same thing is going to be like everything surrounding all the high and ball-to-pads, and all the same things like that. How often do you get college, trying to escape with all what that's going to be like to be in that stadium and that match up and that situation? Everything you came here for. Each and every day, you got to think like that. Each and every day we play in Texas. Like today, we had an opportunity to play in Texas. And then we win or then we lose. That's the important part. Then we get better or there we get worse. And I definitely think we got better today. We always push each other. These are always pushing off as always. Pushin' deep and so. It's important. Each and every day, we treat it like the game is today. Not the game is whichever day I remember, but the game is today, in their essence. I see Jay, thank you. Thank you. I see Jay. No, I didn't. Right. But I only pay attention to no big name, but comparing myself to those people, I'm my own person. I'll write my own way. You might have similarities, but like I said, I'm mine. I assure you you said goal being the sex lady issue. You got a different opportunity to do that. That's the goal for me.

3:02:56Uh, yeah, 100%. But whatever, like I said, whatever you push Jay and coach Patricia needs to do us one more time. What was the first thing that you get to get ready to do about the top? I had to go away. I was 2.35 last year. Now I'm 2.42.45, you know? It's different from when you're blistering off-balling being on the edge and consistently hitting somebody with 300 plus pounds every single play. How'd you do it? Coach Mates, whatever he had planned for me, I was making sure I was in his ear. Coach KV, KLo always asked questions. Always asking how much food do I need? Like with us, do I need to battle this plate? At what time do I need to eat things like that? Just constantly ask questions. So help me become the best me. I can do it. So what sets coach Mates, what sets KLI and the entire nutrition department apart? I feel like they care. You know, they really, they'll send you down one on one. They'll be hard on you, but you know I'm out of love. So like Coach, they always talk about it. It's right here. It's tough love, you know? So as long as you put your part in, they'll definitely put their part in. We work all out.

3:04:04I'm a focus is my speed and my get off. I feel like with me working with Coach Jay, it's a lot of get off. A lot of making sure I'm still using my speed and things like that. So just helping, helping me make sure that's still the asset of mine. Not making sure I'm losing that. What seems like so often after practice, you're working with Coach Patrice. What is it about him that allows you to kind of grow? And what do you like most about him? What's his foot? He's been around a lot of people. You know, I work with a few guys that he's coaching the past. And you know, I like the pickage brain and things that he sees and things that he can't help me on the edge. You know, he cares as well. You know, he wants to make sure that everybody's successful. Obviously, you're on this team. I hope you're good. So maybe today in the field. So he's like I said, he's been there. So I'm just here. Have you kind of moved it?

3:05:04Just being a straight up. I'm not the end of the past. I'm sure it's dropping coverage or doing kind of difficulty. Anyway, because Patrice has me do, I'm a line up and do it. What have you learned about yourself in transition to a new position? Um, I love it. I feel like it's more fun rushing the past. But also in the same point in time. It's still a learning process. No, I know I don't have everything figured out. That's why I'm constantly asking questions to you. Can you add a curry, coach day and coach Patricia? You know, just because I want to be the best me. I can be in the field. My potential to the best I can be. Yeah, what are some of those areas that you're looking growing still? Thank you. I keep that stuff to myself. I'm really good. What about learning processes? Is it like not getting snuggers, you know, I mean, is it anticipation to go with that drive? Yeah, you know, can you explain some of that stuff? Yeah, so like, um, another focus has something in your head. If it doesn't go that way, you're still in touch. Yeah, um, really it's just from moving off,

3:06:08from being off the ball to on the ball now. Yeah. It's more of, I look at the full picture and making sure I'm just looking at it. Listen in front of me to Otaku, go running back to Titan and with the quarter best looking at things like that. Yeah, who did that best last year on this team? What do you mean? Saw that picture like, like your top. JTTC, that full picture in his head on the top. I'm just going to step up to that. Obviously, Caleb. But I mean, we just jumped out at you like, well, I want to get to that level. Of play. Oh, Caleb, Caleb 100%. You know, I feel like just being on a field, with Caleb, but we caught the whole play before happens, like, even if you watch film when watching film now. Because Caleb is pointing out where the ball's going before He even stomped the ball like, I hope point like a screen or anything like that. He's pointing to the position, who's getting the ball? Does it drive the offense nuts? 100%. Yeah. And they try to flip it, and then nobody flip their flip. Yeah, so uh, fight to wrap it up there. You where you want to be,

3:07:09position wise now. It's taken awhile to end up there. For a full time, How did how several of us that make you how confident is that make you that maybe want to come here? I thought I saw part of the process Obviously, it's a different process now being at the end and my goal now is to continue to keep my faith and trust in God and To trust the process with close Jake because I've said I know what I can do on the edge They know what I can do on the age, but it's just make that said make sure I continue to fill my potential It's just apparently Yeah, my speed I definitely feel quicker and more explosive just you know get out the ball and you know Just continually working on my short area first as frequently as possible You know what I thought about the room is that we don't always be a brotherhood and always be at one What's been your experience so far here and versus the expectation?

3:08:11Obviously coming in there's an opportunity to play early. There's a lot of opportunities play a lot that how have you seen this place change you and Has been what you expected? Ben off the charts Like just you know they developed me like from day one like since they are stepped on campus We you know work that we talked about my even habits Where I need to get to my body weight What I need to improve on until you know development to NFL running back and have an opportunity, you know to get to that level And just don't invest it into me as much as possible like day and day I invest a lot You know doesn't surprise you I mean let's begin as a powerful school very very the program you see the difference Quickly when you're getting a real place like last day definitely the resources around Ohio State, you know, it's definitely you know have a We have a larger Family resources around here. So that's definitely one of the biggest things that I can say that's different And you know my food was university

3:09:20It was a line to you know you have to think about your family You and like what do you want to get out of this? This is my last opportunity you know guarantee I'm sure to have a chance to play football because the next level is not promise you have to as you say In that so I just you know I'm just to get a chance of myself, you know, you know He said he's gonna challenge me and help me develop into a great man and a player He didn't talk too much about football. We talked more personally like this Is it helped to see like when Sean come in last year's transfer? Definitely, you know I watch a cute game, you know, because he was at Ole Miss when I kind of jumped on the same to the West Virginia So I definitely like analyze the game a lot and you know him just being a coach. Well, I can see it I want to say a big difference But you can see the little intensible that he added on to him to help his game, you know Develop in a and that way to you know now have an opportunity to be a high jack pick and then say

3:10:21230 balls up and listen to 38 he says he likes you to 30 what why is that to 26 actually Why why did you want to do so? Why did he want to be more explosive and you know have a more short area of burst That's something that I like in my game and he can tell me the work on that game there That's amazing, you know, he's gonna coach hard, but he loves it and he does it because he loves you That's you know, he loves all the way like you go coach hard, he go push you and go hold your account on the bat That's because he loves us. What are you doing? I'm not even activating into the program. Amazing, I got one of my great friends right here. You know, he kind of like you know, that's big growth He kind of like, you know, taking me under his name, telling me the things to do with what I have to do You know, because he was a transfer just like me too, so he tells me like, hey don't do that We don't do that here, do this, we do that here So you know, especially the family, you know, that I got other guys on the team who I treated I'd say against like Jeremiah Smith, Brandon, and his Kiyada, so I kind of was like familiar with like a couple of

3:11:23Days on the team and they kind of bring me along as I was Transition to the program He's called, what was the little thing you did to get this 226? Did you guys, did you work out on some of the changes that you made to get? He lost that thing. He elested it's funny. The dietitian, she helped me schedule our meal planning But times I need to eat what I need to eat, what I need to stay away from And time I need to go to bed and stay on a team that allows me to you know, to team To treat quickly and as How should I say this as quickly and as the like the right way Possibly So it's like to send it down and make it like you know, still work for you as so I can be a Yep, James he was you know, he's great competitor when I first got handed winner He pushed me day in and day out. I still remember this was doing sleds and you know, we just kicking my butt day in and day out

3:12:28But you know, that has helped me you know, and through my game to step up as a Fairway me to be C.G. once but for what's the key to you? You know, just the style of the offense, you know, we we are more balanced, you know, we More like the NFL say as you would say we do as actors effectively use them to the best of their buildings I was I I think it's a dog man, Julian's a dog, I love both of the boys. I think you're not the best chance to win. What's special about both of them? I think with Julian Manage just for arm-tattling,

3:13:29can make anything on the field, very, very common diverse in the pocket. And I think with Lincoln Manage, you know, just fulfilling you getting in the 100th and the confidence you have in them and that, you know, just that feeling of just to announce it. How much is that? I'm not sure how they... Well, I think that the quarterback position is a man's everything, but just in general, I mean, I think it's everything. I think everything ought to feel translate to underfield, so I mean, how you do something on the field, how you're going to do it off as well. So I mean, it's hand in hand, I think, and I think we got the guys to do that. I don't think it's no different. I don't think that we're taking the job or a step back. I think we got the guys to do it on both 12 months and end of the field. Brise, you've been patient, you've waited for your turn.

3:14:30How excited are you with this season to have this impact? Like, do you have some adult impact decisions? I'm super excited. I'm going to play the game. I'm going to win, I'm going to compete. I feel like I'm really, really good again. Like I said, I'm really, really good and we're going to have to open up that show with the best season for the Americans. You guys have had great breaks. You think the unadapted football side of this is a thing to watch this year's World of Truth. It's the best of things, like, people know the top two or three guys, the least that deep do work. Yeah. Yeah, I think... The ocean delights us. Some marvel at the colorful world below the surface. The ocean feeds us. Others find nourishment in its bounty. The ocean teaches us how our everyday choices impact even the deepest places. The ocean moves us. Whether we're riding a wave or soaking in its breathtaking beauty. The ocean connects us. Find your connection at monoraybeacquarium.org slash connects.

3:15:32CalShi's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShi lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShi lose money. lose money. That's CalShi in their own CEOs' words. Go to www.fairpredicts.com to learn more. Like you said, it's a deep room. We help each other.

3:16:33We're deep in our position. And I think that just goes to show like when you come here, you come and play at a lead level. And that's on our factories. That's a run game. That's catching the ball. That's doing something for your teammate. Understanding the concepts of the offense. We're about to go ball out. With disrespect to Agren. But how much more urgency is there in camp to be good at? With disrespect to Agren. But how much more urgency is there in camp to be ready for week one? Considering the opponent that you're playing Texas this year? Absolutely. Definitely. It's definitely how to man. We got Texas week one. We had a battle with them last year in the CFP. We forgot we must got a good understanding of what they do. They probably got to get it understand what we do. But at the end of the day is because you got to spot the ball. You got to play. And I think that's what that's going to be true. Representation. Just spot in the ball. Execute them better than them. And play harder than them. Get the hardest to pay. See the American. Can you expect that to develop more and more into a leadership role? Which we already feel. And you know, be a mainstay and bring along that online group.

3:17:36Which we're excited about. So all of us is a big player. Brian, I think it was around the summer last year where people were talking about branding. It's been such a big leader behind the scenes. And I know he didn't play maybe start a snatch last year. But how important was he to just what you wanted that room? And how much brother you saved from that? Yeah, Brian's always been a big part of our senior wise coach really. He drives it. He helps run it. Carnell was taking a big role in that as well this year. Frankly, all those guys are stepping up. Carnell, JJ, David Adolf. These guys are all have made progression. But from a leadership standpoint, those guys are really trying to take over with BIP and the forefront of that. So I expect that. And that's good. He holds himself to a high standard. But I want him to start bringing even more and more guys at all. And that's the best thing that Jeremiah does. And plays the raps when he doesn't have a lot of sense. You know, I think that best thing Jeremiah does is just he just always wants to learn.

3:18:39So, you know, as a coach, you can't, you know, baby him. You can't like put him on a pedestal. He does not want that. So he being held accountable. You know, there have been opportunities that he finished more without the ball on your hands, turned up field. I identify it. He applies it. Like, so I'm not going to say there's one individual thing in the ball's hands. I think just overall for him, he's always trying to learn. He's always trying to contribute whether he's that, you know, he knows there's a decoyish mentality or blockie mentality. He's a big guy or whatever that rule is, he just loves learning the why. And then I'm then applying it in that role in that. Right. We were trying to hurt him last week, which they talked about. For now, maybe taking the biggest strides out of anyone in terms of leadership this season. Did you guys have the push now? Was that all kind of him naturally kind of stepping into that role? No, it is more him for sure. There's probably a conversation that was had, obviously, that, you know, we know your capable of this.

3:19:40Why not be this guy? Whatever those conversations are between myself. You can coach making coach day. But ultimately, you know, players apply. Players choose to do things. We can recommend and suggest all we want. But ultimately, players are responsible for making plays and making changes. So, yeah, I would agree with coach. He strides, you know, love him for it. He's the right kind of guy for it. He's the right kind of guy. We don't know BS kind of guy. A lot of guys have a lot of respect for him. So, doing a great job after we love it. And then there's conversation that had where we're seeing it. And a lot of sees really taking the, taking the reins of it and ran with it. All right. Go ahead. Talk to the board about what it takes and what kind of a second group to get on field in terms of replacing those guys. Are you seeing that maybe more of an opportunity to have some rotation this year given what you've gotten in terms of experience and what not.

3:20:42Yeah, there's always a chance. I mean, there's so many reps being had in practice. And you're either, you know, playing at the level of the guys that are starting or you're not. Ultimately, that's what it comes down to. If you can match the execution level and or a bet or whatever, ultimately the film tells you who should be on the field on Saturdays. And at what point in the game, you know, and whether it be situational or not. And guys maximizing his rep opportunities ultimately dictates how that works. Right. So we've got lots of reps early in spring. And then we got two fields going. We got tons of reps happening. And more times than that, it kind of shows itself. But yeah, I do that, frankly, every year. It's the same opportunity, but those guys just have to do it. And you know, you love defining roles, but guys define roles.

3:21:42And they earn range and keep it that way. Ultimately, the respect in your room and the position room on your team should stay true. And so a lot of competition right now, a lot of good stuff happening. We're just trying to see who does it more consistently over time. Every time that we've started to move out, it seems like it's been a long year to catch up. A lot of you roll really. Like, it's like fast enough with family. Where have you seen and shaped the biggest sense of health since the spring to the last song? Yeah, I think him going through his first spring really helped him first winner really helped him. Being grounded for his first four eighth summer, you know, instead of like showing up and having acclimations for a month before you actually get into it. I mean, all of those things, you know, almost makes you feel like you're in your third year. Like for Jeremiah, or these young guys that came in this year to come in January. But at the time you get to your second year, you almost feel like it's your third year because you've worked with Coach Mac.

3:22:42You've had a spring, you've had a summer, you've had a fall, you've had a fall season. And you're like, gosh, it's in a second year. I always say when you come in June, it's still all new until you get back to June. And so that's what my own experience, my own now, I mean, he fully understands that. I mean, there you don't understand it. I'm good, I'm good, I'm good. You don't realize it. But yes, I mean, it's your question, long windedly, I'd say that. And I was in a really good spot and put himself in a position to compete for getting on the field. Whether it be offensively or special teams, I expect him to earn roles in special teams even before you even get on offense. That's how we're built here, right defensively and offensively. You can't get on special teams. I don't know how you expect to play off of the defense. You know, the guys on special teams are the best football players, period. So those guys, I like to see Mon in that light, but obviously, you had a great spring. He's growing and I want to see him keep building on what he's doing.

3:23:45You know, I don't want to have step backs. I know he's not going to understand the progression he's on is really good. What kind of asset is Tyler? Yeah, I love really enjoyed giving the no-tiler. I think really how they have his football IQ and his personality and how he commands with his room and his guys and how he both relationships. The overall having Tyler and the building is a great honor, a great situation. What extent? What extent? Well, I mean, I can't say that anything. It's only day two. So like we're going to see about the body of work. These guys have, they've done a pretty good job of making the plays as supposed to make. And then we'll go from there. Just a one day to install. We're looking at the body of work for guys to separate themselves, not just today. With the quarterback, so just kind of a general. What are you looking to see first day, second day, third day?

3:24:47Consistency. What you do most often is exactly who you are. So we consistently make the play. It's the communicates. Because they have energy consistently to parallel. Whatever that is. The consistency level of anybody. Ultimately dictates your identity. So we're chasing that. It's too early right now that speak past that. But like, where did he build? I talked yesterday about how important the cadence is with the quarterback. So what he's looking for there. Have you seen both those guys deliver what you're looking for? Yeah. Is there something we're recording? Yeah. What was it like for you to come out of that game last week? Contributing all across the board to follow my drill? I felt it was a blessing for me. The ball finally came out way alive. I made a play. It was in a great office performance.

3:25:51So we had our eyes and the loads. But you all needed drive. I had to get a drive there. First ball comes to you. What does that just tell you? What is staying your healthy in here? Yeah, we just needed something to get the game going. So like that office, we were down all game and stuff like that. We had our big plays here and there. We just needed something to get us going. Does the brass get you in something to limit the big plays in the second half? Do you guys have a couple in the first half? No, they were necessarily limiting. We suffered a loss on the whole line. They were getting back there. They looked better and stuff like that. And we also expected them to play. Come out at 8. We knew that they were in the team that played in the honor. Like you mentioned, there was some past attack issues. I tried and some things that maybe rushed a little on some plays. You guys were efficient in the passing game. 13 and 16, 13 and 20 years of potential. What allowed us the passing attack to stay? That prolific as even the offender fly will make you stronger. The ball just had to come out quicker and stuff like that.

3:26:53We had to see that we didn't go from the line. I just had to do this and have to get it in and run faster and quicker. How much do you feel like that dream can be a building block for you in terms of continuing to be a bigger, bigger party offense? I feel like each game of building blood. We stack each game and stuff like that. So I just made bigger plays in games. So I just felt like it's another building block from the map. How is the offender flying in working so hard as could you? They've been doing pretty good. They've been doing 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 of this when the last game is over. How can you put wider speakers help in network network? We do got a good end in the box. I don't know why I get in there. Probably get the safety. Get the live backers or at the end. But like that, whatever they need us to do. On your touchdown catch, so this is like a tough one. The ball will wild come down. They came by. I thought it was a system. They're throwing into the wind. Yeah, that was one. What's it like? Like I asked you earlier, picked up. Did you figure the ball was going to be coming sooner or later this year?

3:27:55We'll call it my dream. Meaning, you know, you've got three big time lives. We're seniors, maybe four or five. Did you figure it eventually? It would find you a significant time. I knew it would all come my way. Each and every week we have plays for each and all of us in the line by edges. Really depends on what the difference gives us. Give us one thing. 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 when it's ball goes. And yet you're blocking a state of point. So like you're blocking, is that point? Yeah, our blocking from the Winas has been a big emphasis this year and stuff like that. Because we lacked that pretty much all last year. So they've been a big emphasis on blocking this year from the Winas. And when you look at Penn State on the video, what just stands out about there, maybe their past and past, what's your going to be personally up against them? They are pretty good solid corners. They've played many, many of them, so we've got to win our 101s outside of them on the perimeter. I'm similar to today. I know you got an opportunity to get into the game last year. How similar is their approach to the corner back to what you've made this all last year? I'm pretty much the same. I'm a man covered all around.

3:28:56They got a little size on the foot. And stuff like that. They got a pretty big, big size all around. Thank you guys. Thanks, guys. Thanks, guys. So I have learned a lot of why it's time was here. And I think I'm for that. It goes like, what's sort of different from that. It seems like a high energy guy. How would you describe that? Yeah, so with Coach Locklin, I mean, I've only been around him for a day, so I don't really know. But as you can see where he's coaching, how he is as a person. He's very high energy. He's very intense, you know. And I think he's very hands on. So I think it'll be awesome to be working with Coach Locklin. What's your opinion of soft fast tricks? What's your opinion of soft fast cookies? I'm going to have to pay the first meeting with you guys. No, not yet. How much do you use the port as that you said you had to use that if you're new from that? How much interaction do you have? Use the best thing? A lot. So we're from the same city. We had him from the same place. At Florida State, you know, he worked on that staff with Coach Johnson.

3:29:58And they offered me out of high school. So the relationship was already there then. And we just continued to build on from then. What is it? What did the meaning of the offer? It meant a lot, you know, just the things that we talked about since I was younger in high school, you know. Just to have that opportunity to go play there. So it's awesome. What do you want to see yourself get there? Yeah, just to continue to improve all around, you know. Continue to learn the offense and get involved in everywhere that I can on the field and just be able to improve my game all around. I know we were only in here for Saturday. We haven't seen you guys practice a lot, but it's all you come out of the backfield, catch your touchdown, pass from Will. Are you pushing to continue to get better out of the backfield? Where do you feel like you are as far as learning the offense and being a basketball driver backfield? Yeah, definitely. That's my goal to just continue to improve everywhere. But I think just overall, it's just helping the team anyway that the team needs to be helping just being a team player. That's my deal just trying to come in and, you know, help the team, whatever the team needs.

3:31:03How did you guys find out? Actually, I honestly don't remember how I found out. But I just remember the process on where we're going to do moving forward. Ryan Dees talked a lot about the leadership Travian's brought to the running backroom to spring. How have you seen that? Yeah, definitely. Travian, like I said, has improved. He's been a leader to the whole room, you know, by his actions and vocally as well, just continue to improve all around it, inspired the young guys in the room. I think he's done very good at that. I think Coach Dave is saying that, you know, T.C. Kathy is a guy that can contribute to you guys as well. What have you seen from him as a walk-on to be able to contribute to your room? Yeah, definitely. T.C. works very hard. He knows the offense. He's always in the playbook, always in the meetings, writing things down. Very head down guy. You know, he doesn't really talk that much, but he's very good. I agree. I was just like, something in the question. How was Coach Dave like his running back school?

3:32:07It's crazy you say that because he just told us he was like, well, guys, this is probably my last week with y'all and I'm out. But Coach Dave has been awesome. He's taught us a lot of different things as far as scheme and different positions that he's coached overall and taught us a lot of different things that we learned overall. So it's been awesome. I know it's probably unsettling not to have a position coach for two weeks, but what is it all for me? You have like the egg coach being that hands-on with your group? Yeah, definitely admit the lot. You know, the half-course day in those meetings, teaching us everything that he's put in and implementing it into our game and showing us how he's specific. The ocean moves us, surfing a wave or savoring the view. The ocean delights us as playful otters restore coastal calpores. The ocean connects us. Visit monoraybayacquarium.org slash connects. CalSheezone CEO says it himself. And he has two-thirds of people on CalSheez lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good.

3:33:07There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, their dedicated, their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And he has two-thirds of people on CalSheez lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money. That's CalSheez in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Hi, this is Dave Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes Dr. prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgentcarekit.com slash blue. We want to see it. It was really good to have them there. You even started lighting the off the road. What do you remember taking away from this guy?

3:34:08Yeah, it's just really like not only looking at it from a running back perspective, but also as a quarterback as well, looking at certain reads, certain blitzes from other players, and just looking at it all around from the field. Yeah, actually, I don't really remember, but thank you. Yeah, definitely really comfortable. Like I said, I've been improving to start of this year, coming here, just improving my game all around. What's the biggest question? Is that disconcerting? Are you waiting for like, something? I'm waiting. I mean, he's giving me a lot of feedback today on practice, different plays, what he thinks, what he's happy about. But I think the energy is going to come soon, so I'm excited. Did you get any props for your blitz pick up on that desk that you're reminded of? Oh, yeah. I did. How were you without party games?

3:35:08When blitz pickups? When blitz pick up lockers, I feel like. Yeah, pretty solid. I think, like I said, just improving my game all around, that's the goal, continue to build every day and not be the same player that you wear yesterday. So that's really my goal, but I think I've been pretty solid at it for sure. All right, Quenchon, thank you. All right, thank you guys. Quenchon. Quenchon. Quenchon. Yes, sir. Quenchon. Quenchon. Quenchon. Quenchon. Quenchon. Quenchon. Quenchon. Quenchon. Quenchon. Quenchon. Freeze that can be ones anywhere in the country, but they all, you know, decided to stick here and, you know, grind this thing out with the guys they came in with. And, like I said, I think we have a great group who, you know, can make plays anytime. You guys get eight sex in a game, but also hold it up. They've been pulled off as a minus 24 rush yards in a game. What is that like? What is that say about the script with a job you guys did? I said. Uh, I think it's a great feeling, you know, looking up at the scoreboard and seeing like a negative,

3:36:09definitely. But, you know, it's just like all the work we put in over the summer, over the season. You know, we've been building this defense to where it is now. And, like I said, when we're executing and we're at a high level, it's hard, you know. Do anything with us. Behind the enemy Birmingham, the bot cat. I'm not going to ask you to call out officials, okay, but I do want to ask you, have you ever been told before? Yeah, I think our whole D-line gets held, you know, every game. I don't know what the reps are seeing or what's going on with that, but you turn on the tape and really look at it. We're held almost every play. So. Is there something that you can do guys be better actors? You'd be more dramatic about it. What do you think has to happen for it to get called in your favor one time this evening? We can be actors, but you know, we don't really teach none like that. But I don't know if it's real, because we're a high-ill-stay. You know, letting things go or what it is, but it's been, you know, pretty bad. I know y'all see it too.

3:37:09It's every play, almost every game. We got you. Adam, think WDNF? We have a chance to see a glimpse of Coach Day's pre-game speech. The intensity that you've seen for the last two games in the playoffs. Is that different than you've seen throughout the year? And what does that do for this group before you go out on the field pool? I want to say it's different. He's been like that his whole year, but it's just now getting recorded and posted. But definitely when you see your head coach as fired up like that, it likes to fire. And you go out there and do better. And you know, you can't thank Coach Day enough, because you know, he's our leader over this team. And he's like that. He makes you want to go out there and do great for him, for like the guys around us. Scotty, we're going to go to you with a couple on Zoom. Yes, sir. We're going to start with Andy Anders. Andy, go ahead. Yeah, Aliq. Texas has a lot of outside zones, Keynes. And I think that's what's important for the thing those kinds of plays on the ground.

3:38:13And I guess just, uh, you're stricken out those kinds of so to speak. He said it again. Kind of unmuted again there. Yeah, um, just Texas runs a lot of outside zone in their run game. Running schemes. Just what's important for defending that kind of plays. For a detackle versus a stretch team, um, you always want to talk about penetration, like penetrating the line and not catching. Um, because once, you know, you penetrate the stretch, it basically stops the stretch and makes them, you know, cut back to, you know, unblocked players. So really just attacking this game and not catching. Next question is going to come from Dan Hope. Dan, go ahead. I leak you are in a freshman class with Quinn. Now you're playing against him a few years later. Just what's that like for you? Uh, you know, Quinn's my guy. You know, he's a great competitor, great quarterback. I think it'll be fun going against him, you know, trying to get him. Run around.

3:39:15Next question comes from Kurt Bulls. Kurt, go ahead. Yeah, tell me. I don't know if there's one thing you can pinpoint why y'all been so dominant. I would think maybe it comes back under the physical brand of football. Do you feel that's going to be the survivor in this game? Who's the more physical team? Uh, I'll say definitely the more the most violent team, you know, the team that plays the fastest, excuse the most. And you know, uh, exceeds their game playing the most is going to win this game. I found a question will come from Stefan from Cleveland.com. Ty Lee, what's kind of your relationship been like with Ty Hamilton, especially as the seasons progressed and just how in sync, you feel like you two are playing on the defensive line together? Uh, me and Ty are, you know, we've been roommates for the past two years. We live in the same apartment complex. We played a game together.

3:40:15It's really like one of my best friends on the team, you know, we talk about a lot of football things. So we're really on the same page with a lot of, you know, plays teams like to run against us. And who could be some stunts we run? We're always, you know, connected in some kind of way. Jerry, back to you. Great. Thank you. Got that. Just a couple more questions. Joy, come up and Columbus this bad. Ty Lee, what does it say about your defensive line and how pride for you guys when you can get eight sacks, 13 tackles for loss, though, having to bring a ton of extra guys and pressure by using this forward and do a lot of that. I'll say a cool to store coach, coach Jay. This is a lot of technique and, you know, sometimes it doesn't show up because, you know, team scheme you different ways. But when you have a team one dimensional, like they have to pass the ball. That's when all the, you know, the pass rush technique and stuff comes out. And I think we've gotten Tennessee and Oregon to those situations where they had to pass the ball. And, you know, just let us rush free instead of worrying about the run. Does that make sense? You guys just winning those one on one of those pass rush situations to ICOs, to somebody sacks and TFLs?

3:41:20Yeah, I'll say we're definitely winning way more one on one is now. And, you know, they're not keeping as many guys in the box to block us because they have to, you know, they're trying to come back. So I think it's like I said, it's just cool to sort of offense, you know, creating these big leads and making teams one dimensional. Before I left, David Bigu is spent WCME. Tyler, we've talked about how better the team has gotten to getting off the pass starts on those sides of the ball. But there has been some scoring lead in the first half. Like I said, CNN against Oregon. Has there been renewed emphasis on controlling the middle eight and how important will that be against Texas? Definitely, you know, that's one of Coach Day's biggest points, you know, controlling the middle eight. Controlling the middle eight, you like chances are you winning that game goes, you know, skyrocket. So definitely versus Tennessee and Oregon, we give up touchdowns, you know, lay in the second half. I mean, first half. But we just got to keep our full on the gas. We can't let up like at all because these teams we're playing are great teams like Texas is a great team. You know, the gray offense, gray offense, a line, a great quarterback, great receivers, great running backs.

3:42:23So, you know, we just got to just keep executing like we know we can and you see how it plays out. Okay, final question for Tyler here. Tim May, Letterman Rope. Tell me, you know, Aaron Donnelly, you should talk about everybody's hurting at this time of the year. But when the lights come on and the snap goes, what goes off in a guy like yours, mine, I mean, from the standpoint of making the play. I mean, can you explain that to people? Don't get to play down in the middle of it all. I'll say, you know, like I said, you're right. Everybody has heard around this time. You know, we're with 15th week, 14th, you know, deep in the season. You know, you just got to, you just got to show up. That's my mindset. You just got to show up. No matter what I'm going through, I got to make that play. I got to be disruptive, you know, just to help my team out. Because when I'm on my A game, you know, everybody else can, you know, feed off of me or we can feed off for like, you know, JT Jack Ty. But I said, you know, Coach, make it all he says like nobody cares. Like it's true. Nobody really cares if you're a hurry if you're injured.

3:43:25You just got to go out there and play and make plays. Just a little bit explain the drive you have personally to get to through this next one into the next one. But I know it's one step at a time, but you know, he came back, etc. Explain people what's going on in your brain about your motivation. My motivation, you know, we all have our wise, you know, while we're doing things, you know, we have family, you know, family here, our team, our brotherhood. But he's got to do, you write for your brothers, you know, on this team, you know, we're trying to win the big thing. We're not just, you know, trying to go win two games and lose. We're trying to win the big thing, you know. As long as we stay motivated, stay, you know, humble, like, you know, take the rap poison, you know, things like that. And just execute and just play our hardest, you know, that will be fine. Thank you very much. He's got to be ready and kind of have an increase in that, you know, what I want to do if he starts scramble.

3:44:25So I just took a high, you know, obviously great vision. He saw me and I've been connected on a big play there. Go, when you don't, did you think you were going to get to the goal line or were you where you're going to be? I did once I took off. I was getting an end zone for sure. And that JG always tell us not to reach. So he's going to tell me about that. But I'm glad I made the play for sure. What was another screen? Off schedule. What's the key for you to help him? Just get open. Make sure he can see you first and foremost. Get open, find open space. Make yourself available. On the second scramble drill on the left side line, was that intentional? You kind of stepped back. They did the safety then you went deep. Was that intentional? What's going through your mind there? Is it just kind of all based on feel? Yeah, I mean, it's a little bit of feel. Obviously, you know, I kind of saw the deep fence that there was no way deep. And, you know, kind of once I came back to Kyler, I knew he would kind of drive on it. And then kind of, you know, made a U-turn and took it deep. And obviously with Kyler's vision, like I said, his ability to extend the play a second to none.

3:45:27And obviously, I'm grateful he saw me. On that first touchdown, does it all feel familiar when you score in Paris's lifting up? Yeah, definitely. We've been talking about that for a while now. So I'm glad we got to find a chance to do that. Are you feeling good Kyler? Good confidence, right? Yeah, I mean, I think it's great. Obviously, his skill setting, his ability, he can do everything on the football field. Obviously, from end to pocket, extended to play. Now, I think I do a good job of, you know, getting myself open when the play breaks down. Obviously, that's one of his best abilities. Obviously, in the pocket, having everything one time. I feel like I'm a pretty good route runner. So I can get open on time and on schedule. And we kind of just do our thing from there. Mike said you didn't change anything about your pretty game routine. Did you think about it? Did you think about changing anything up? Or did you know I got to just do the same thing? No, we can't change anything up just off of one week. I think more and more importantly than anything, the process is probably the most critical and important factor to anything. The results are going to be what they're going to be depending on the week, depending on the defense, how the game flows.

3:46:28So the results come very, but along with your process, they say the same thing that's most important. What are your catches, Marvin? There's a defender draped all over you. What does more for your confidence or validate your confidence that or scoring the touchdowns? I'm just happy because it's a completion. However, however it comes, it comes. I'm just going to do my job to get open and catch the ball for Kyler and I just go from that really. Like I said, that he texted you after the game last week to kind of give some words of wisdom. What does it mean to have the support of something that's your locker made over there? Yes. I couldn't ask for a better teammate really than Mike and just to really rest the receiver room. Since the first day I got there, they've always had my back. Always wanted to support me. The other receiver room is great. I've been a lot of special receiver room from a talent standpoint. The talent is just up there with the rest of them, but just the characters and persons. Personality is in that room. It's really second to none. I'm super thankful they always have my back. They always have their back as well. Mike, for him to do that, definitely meant a lot to me.

3:47:30Obviously, we do everything pretty much together. We do on jug machines throughout the week. We're always on a jug machine. Just to find it any way that we can make each other better. I have a teammate like Mike, like I said. He's been great. I wouldn't ask for anybody better. Did you feel like you left some meat on the bone in terms of plays that you could have made? How much is that going to fuel you for next week? Like I said, for a conclusion, for Kyler and they were all to me, it's definitely unacceptable. We're continuing to get better. Develop that chemistry, develop that relationship. As you get more anywhere up, some sure it will come. Still week two. We have 15 weeks left, so I'm not worried. I'm going to need to get better like I said. When did you realize that all the physical completions were targets for you? I was looking at the stat sheet, the box score, whatever it is. On a sideline. It was very disappointed. That's all that. You had a common color region in the locker-map that the game was wondering. If you would have some jokes for the team this week in meetings?

3:48:30Yeah, they've been on me. Obviously all the rookies have had to stay jokes before the meetings. It's not really my personality. I just sit there and listen to the coaches. But I told them, we'll see. We'll see about that. You like this time to deliver though? He said if you were an ol' Iman, you would have been fine by now. Like I said, the receiver room, they did a great job of not having me do too many outlandish things. I guess I couldn't ask for a better receiver room. How many texted you have when you checked your phone after the game? I'm asked that we haven't gotten around to it yet. I just enjoy the win with my teammates. I was asked that first one of the year against the division opponent. I'll build a lot of momentum going forward. There's such performance like this. I was just asking what are performance like this says about the offense in big situations, hostile environments. Just putting it all together, what does that say about what this team can do moving forward? I think within a building, we think we have the best offense in the NFL.

3:49:32It's from a talent standpoint, who the coaches are. There's obviously with one back there, we can do anything. I think we need to continue to show that, improve that on a weekly basis. And it would continue to get better. Obviously the whole offensively hasn't had much in-game action just yet really straight away on that second game. So continue to grow. And I'm a super excited to see where we go from here. 30 and 2 in the first quarter. That's the one that's the one that's the hardest. You see what I'm saying? Yeah. I mean, it could have been better, I'm sure. So I gotta get the rest of the game to go as well. The Ocean Delights Us as playful otters restore coastal kelp forests. The Ocean teaches us how our choices impact even the deepest places. The Ocean connects us. Visit monorebeacquarium.org slash connects. Calhsi's own CEO says it himself. And yes, 2-thirds of people on Calhsi lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good.

3:50:33There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, 2-thirds of people on Calhsi lose money. That's Calhsi in their own CEOs' words. Go to www.fairpredicts.com to learn more. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by.

3:51:33Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgentcairedkit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgentcairedkit.com slash blue. Through an environment where everybody's the same and continuing to have a competitive environment, I think that brings out the best in one another. And obviously, you have guys like Zach Erts, who's played a lot of football and won a championship. A Marcus Marriota, obviously Bobby Wagner, who's a future hall of famer. So you've got some guys who have been brought in here who know what it's supposed to look like at this level. And for myself, I just want to continue to add my value and be even more vocal this year than I have in the past, especially with possibly a new quarterback coming in. I think that can really help our offense have some more unity with the guys who know what it looks like, helping bring those guys, the younger guys along.

3:52:37So I don't know if you had a chance to watch and spend opening press conference. But you didn't want to use the word redo. Yeah. When it turns all the changes going on with the franchise, you would do everything of all the new changes, new coaching staff, all the new players. So there are certain words in you, or how do you use you kind of the whole brand, so for everything? Honestly, I just think of it as a new year. Just talking to Sam Cosme, we've been here for a few years. So there's a lot of new faces. I think this is probably the most, I would say, turnover we've had in the last few years. So there's guys coming from all different areas, walks of life. But I think the one thing is the saying they're all coming in looking for an opportunity to compete, taking another step in their careers, and prove that they're one of the best players at the position. And I think Coach Quinn has emphasized that we're going to have the opportunity to prove ourselves whether you're a 10-year vet or a second year. This is a clean slate for everybody. So I think it's just about getting on the same page and joining and coming in here and working together, and also just pushing each other in these workouts.

3:53:43And then when we start getting on the field, really get that competition going, try to simulate as we go along in this all season process of how the games are going to be. Hey, what's going on? Hey, Terry, how are you doing? Good to see you again. Good to see you too. I think Coach Quinn has really assembled a very unique group of coaches. There's multiple head coaches, there's multiple coordinators that have come from different places. And so you have guys who have a lot of football experience, some have played, some have coached in big games, and then you bring in the talent that we have defensively and offensively. And I just think you can feel the unity and the sameness and the message that he's trying to preach to our team. And we're going to be tough and we're going to be competitive, but we're also going to have fun.

3:54:47I think he said in your guys interview, he said he likes to do, you know, hard shit with good people. So I think that's fun. You know, a guy like me likes to put my nose down and grind and work, so I know him and I are going to continue to hit it off. And you know, it's just my job to help bring other guys along with me. Thank you, Mark. Very, what did it look like to take your next step as a vocal leader? Yeah. What does that mean to you? I think for me, I've grown a lot in my vocal leadership. I try to always find the balance of when to say something, when not to say something. I think I never want, I always wanted to be a person when I say something and mean something. Like you don't want to be, you're giving all the motivational speeches, but you're not backing up with your play or you're talking so much. So kind of your message gets drowned out. And so it's kind of continuing to find that balance of when to say things and when to kind of just take a step back. But I think I've gotten a really good feel of how to do that.

3:55:50I think obviously with a new coaching staff, you just try to understand how they want things done and you try to, you know, bring what you do well into that. And you also try to encourage the guys who haven't taken those steps in their career to do that as well. So I think for me, it's just really starting in my position group. I think we have still a very young group, kind of inexperienced for the most part. But I think we have a lot of talent in there. And it's just my job and Bobby's job to continue to bring that group along as we go throughout this season. Hey, what's Harry up to? What is, I guess, his audience is a lot of turnover work that you're planning for a milestone. Yeah. First, I'll see you somewhere. Yeah, I hit it really hard this off season. So I kind of started training a little bit after the Super Bowl. So I got a good six to eight weeks in to where I feel football ready right now, which is great for me because, you know, obviously we're probably having a mini camp at the end of this month.

3:56:54So that'll be, I'm already in football shape. So that's, that's exciting to know that I'm ready to be able to run routes and get going with our quarterbacks and get going with our system. So, you know, as this off season goes on, I just trust the plan that Chad and the guys have here. I want to be here for all the workouts and things like that and be a part of the team building. And I just continue to learn the playbook as we start to install things and be at a point where I could go out there and be confident in my game, what I've worked on this off season and put that into how that fits into this offense. So I always try to pride myself on knowing multiple positions just to have be flexible for the team and be flexible for myself. So I'll be ready for whatever they wherever they put me. The Ocean Delights us as playful otters restore coastal kelp forest. The Ocean teaches us how our choices impact even the deepest places. The Ocean connects us. Visit monorebeacorium.org slash connects. Calhsi's own CEO says it himself.

3:57:54And yes, two thirds of people on Calhsi lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on Calhsi lose money. lose money. That's Calhsi in their own CEOs' words. Go to www.fairpredicts.com to learn more. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we're traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need.

3:58:54No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. Hey Terry, I'm sure you're facing a career. You're not surprised you're going to have a new quarterback this year. Yeah. That's what happens every year. I'm surprised for you that Sam looks great. Yeah, you never, well I don't say never, but it's always tough seeing like some of you build a room. Like some of you build a really good relationship with, go on and move on in their career. Especially your quarterback because as a receiver you want to continue to try to build that chemistry. I mean that was only our first year playing with one another and I feel like him and I had our, we made some great plays and we had some room for growth.

3:59:57And I think that comes with any new quarterback receiver relationship. But to see him go in a situation where we have a chance to compete and play under a really good quarterback in Geno. And I think he'll really like playing with receivers like well throwing the receivers like lock it in and Jess and Smith and Jigba and DK. I mean so I think he's going in a situation where we have a chance to continue to show that he can play quarterback at a high level in the sleeve, which I still truly believe. And we know this is a business and you know I think hopefully things work out for both sides. But I always have a lot of respect for Sam how he handled things good and bad last year. You know I think he took a really big step in his career to continue to prove that he can play at a high level. Thank you guys. Good to see you. Yeah, appreciate it. Thanks everybody. Yeah, that's it. Thanks, man. Yeah, that's it. We're done.

4:01:05Thanks, man. Thanks. So just trying to I think my effort has always been very good, but he's been very helpful in getting some of my technique and flying jumes. Coach Patricia also. I love Coach Patricia. He's a great dude. He really cares about everything. He's a little person on our team. Obviously he's a super, super smart football man. You hear any fellow chick coming out of him? No. You're one of the few guys that could know. Yeah, no, not really. I mean there's some similarities in some schematic things, but yeah. Definitely. Yeah, you really touched our man to go ahead. Is it depth of talent here more than maybe you thought it was going to make you just make this move? Yeah, everybody here is ready to play. It's super talented across the board every position group. So yeah. What made you want to end the portal on the first place?

4:02:06And always that process like it right here? I just wanted to be, I mean this culture here is just amazing. So just being able to come here and become the best person and play in that impossible can be and be around these guys. I was talking about this D-Line Room and I think she had her. Seems like you really turned it on here the second half of the season last year as far as your stats. Is that accurate and just the light come on for you or just reflect on that if you would? I don't know. I don't know. I mean I guess I guess just more with more experience getting that. The biggest adjustment. Well I've lived in North Carolina my whole life so it's definitely different just being in a whole new state and being in the city of Columbus. I've never really lived in a city before so that's also been different. But football is football and all the guys have been super welcoming so it's best one bit. Football is football. There are thousands of us in the basketball center. What is the broad avenue to the decade that made this the right to you?

4:03:08I think my favorite part of the chase is his spirituality and his faith. I think that's one thing that me and him have been able to relate a lot on and continue to grow that. More so than I had with the past years. This Arnold Chubby scene had the urgency whenever it may be pick up as you guys need to post it. You know top three matchup in the public. I mean I feel like we've been gas on the foot on the pedal. Everything here is super super fast. Super. I'm just trying to express how different is that you and I know you have I mean classes haven't started yet. Life outs out of football. I'm sure I'm sure I'll ramp up more of one's classes do start obviously like obviously during camp here all the time. And even in the summer like we were here a lot so I haven't really been able to go around with one best whole lot. But yeah it's even at the football silly to most.

4:04:11What's going on in your group places right? No, y'all need to give me some recommendations really. What do you like? I mean I go to Chipotle the year every year. But yeah y'all gotta give me some some some some regs. What's the world? Are you strictly at this event? No, no. No, no. Um, I'm whatever they need me to do I can do. It depends. One of the same ones like just describe your game out there as a D-London. Um, I feel like I'm just very relentless hard work and dude and I feel like with Cochet I feel like my toolbox has gotten a lot sharper through all that. I have a Logan George here with you. So another D-L transfer. I know you've seen it springing you weren't going to. Yeah, I know. I imagine that like makes it a little more comfortable for you. Yeah, yeah, he's been a great dude. He's been super welcoming as well and kind of going through that transition as well a little bit earlier. And so that was definitely helpful. I mean, you know what I mean? You talk about Larry being like how many were attempting to do to a lot of this. And what ways have you seen that payoff and you feel like?

4:05:12I think his drill work is just awesome. Like, I mean I'm sure y'all have watched it. But like his drills are kind of different than what a lot of dude I knew it's doing. So just the intensity throughout all of the way. And the future is that's all that goes. I mean, some of your clubs are too much to take the individual. So the way they do it is kind of to deal with that. Yeah. Does that mean you're on your own? Yeah, I mean. Just get paid. Yeah, I mean it's all stigmatics. So depending on what the situation is, then sometimes I'll be able to do something about it. So that kind of just goes with whatever the situation is. It's really, it's a very good thing to do. Most of the time. I mean, I like to do both. So it kind of just depends on what's going on. But when we saw the last bunch of couples, for those first couple of times, you have to rely on a good benefit. Like what if you kind of see them run the lottery and ask me the freshman dean? I mean, I see you guys are all kind of getting the pace together. But what if it's different than this guy? Yeah, they're both great.

4:06:12Everybody in our room is great guys. So they're super hardworking dudes coming out here with a density every single day. And camp can get long. I feel like everybody in our room has done a great job of keeping their minds focused. I'm trying to get better. But you have kind of a fresh perspective on this guy. You're a point of view. Is it going to be a good thing to say wow, wow, wow. I think everybody is like super free. He just, the speed here is different. There's a catch and a bell. Obviously our whole line going into the numbers in the day, they're doing a great job. I feel like that's an iron-cheap sharpener. That's what I'm saying. Yeah. We plan as much. So I just wanted to get 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 I've heard all your lectures. What have you seen from Will? Because I kind of felt like last year we all forgot about him because he was hurt. Now how he's running, you know, almost a second man out. What have you seen from that?

4:07:13Well, as a workhorse, he's going to stay quiet. He's going to work hard. And that's what I love about him. He focuses. He don't really talk much. He's going to get a job done. Do a job right. He rarely has any mistakes. What would be a successful season? A national championship. A ring. When all the games we don't want to lose anything. We got a mindset that we can't be beat. We just got to go show it. 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 enough is enough. Does that keep feeling different? Or is it not really any different? It's just the same for us. 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 going 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.

4:08:13Right? 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 won a winner national championship. But 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 like work harder. That's kind of a coach makes a saying. You know, nobody cares. Just work harder. Like those, you know, when we played Georgia, it's the same thing. 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, 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. Is that as you get older, you can learn. I thought I was working hard and then 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.

4:09:14I 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. The statement is a 16. What do you need it to be to be your best? It's like it is a 75. 80, 85. I mean, I can, it's all on me. I just, 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. Get the shape. So, that's the stem. Do you have the heart here? It's been a thing. The idea of a potential is 16 or 17 or 17. So, how do you, say about that idea that's making you nervous about, can you last that long? You're really worried. You're worried, you're worried about that. I think I'll kill that out there. I think I definitely can last. I was just, you know, we got to get the young guys to come along with us. We can't play 50 snaps a game. That's just too much on our bodies. Just everybody, like online, online, we got to get those younger guys to play, you know. Get that pieces on the D-line and online and everywhere else.

4:10:15So we can last that long. Speaking of that, if you like playing that knee snap again last year, I don't know if any of us were really expected to be playing that knee snap. Yeah, I did. Unless we were like winning by like a lot. 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 Taden McDonald? Is he got the team? You guys are the second. Oh, yeah, definitely. K-Mac is a K-Mac's animal. You haven't really seen it yet, but in practice, he shows all the time. He's just, he's grown right now. He has a work ethic. He just has to get, you know, in a playbook, things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to 6th grade. You're 327. He's 326. Yeah, he's a very old guy. 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 in getting a playbook. So really a lot on you, older guys.

4:11:16There'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 said, we got to have them play this year. We can't just play all the snaps. They got to get in there and get some work. And we got to get them right, earn all season so they can play. And not just play, they want to contribute, like make plays, tackle, and stuff. What's going on about this first? Thank you. It seems like these guys get bigger. Each one of the first-minute classes is a third or a third. Those guys kind of, there's going to kind of a while you want to solve the first. Yeah, there definitely some big dudes. And they all work hard. I've only seen much of something day two when I'm passing on. But throughout the workouts, they've been working hard. They're determined. I can say that. And it looks like they're ready to work with me. How important this dude feels like. There's a lot of great defenses that you have big, athletic defensive tactics who can eat up space, ball shoot, move, you know, right?

4:12:16That is that. Is that an inquire that maybe for great defense to have guys like you that have some balls, but also a great team? I think that is definitely. I think if you look at the last couple of national championship winners, like Team up North, they got two good, 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're going to fight by the defense tactics. What's Georgia? Jordan Davis and Daniel Carter. Let's miss you again. It's Chris Jenkins. Couple more questions. Do you mind if you do this? How? I mean, you understand it because you play it. But I feel like some time, I don't know, are people realizing how important defense tackles 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 freakiest detacos. Yeah. Like in the combine, just now, you see in like those guys, like, four to seven, eights and things like that. So we'll see. And when you think about this freakish attack on defense attack,

4:13:18how do you think you fit into that mold of that kind of player? Will 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 the come on. I watch the dude do the drills. I have tapes here. You're like, you're like, you're like, you're my film. So I think I'm up there with all those guys. Do you become like a artist who comes to the bad guy out of classes? Yeah. I think your legs have your things. I mean, you're going to bring practice. You're not doing as much a weapon as I'm a weapon. Yeah, I'm just asking. How do you work on that? Do you have like a goal one, Martin? I don't remember how many guidelines you're going to have. You have a goal in mind. 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've counted. Like he said it on the other side. I think they've counted 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 goes big. And what we do is a D line. You know, just affecting the quarterback is, anyway, you can. It's just great for the defense. You know, just that little thing you cover in his eye, you know,

4:14:19he might throw it a little bit to the left to our players. So, so it's something that you really, really have to work on. You can do that with what you've been doing in the past. It's a theory that's one of the things that you've made me work on the most. You can do that in your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen. Like, oh, that pastor is going to take a few days to do that. We don't have that. We don't have that. We've kind of expected for some of those people. I think I just have like a 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 don't know. I'm here to do it. To be a high state quarterback. You can put your back down passes. I mean, they get frustrated, but you know, we're a team, you know, we're just getting better. Yeah. I should lot of, a lot of different backs, man. They just learn and grow for them. You gotta pick your top three backs. You gotta pull right now. 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.

4:15:21Although 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 to y'all. That's y'all decision. Playing with Will Howard, but I'm going to remember most. We're a Howard, man. He's just 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. He just the leader that he was, man. That's one thing I'm going to remember about him. What do you think of James P. Yeah, he's, he's going to be really good, man. He's on Coach Lock. I think he got the transfer in as well from West Virginia. And just that one, two punch with them both as well. They're going to be really good backs. And so James P. was, 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.

4:16:28Yeah, Coach, Coach Hartlan, man. He's full of energy. The ocean delights us. Some marvel at the colorful world below the surface. The ocean feeds us. Others find nourishment in its bounty. The ocean teaches us how our everyday choices impact even the deepest places. The ocean moves us where they were riding a wave or so can in its breathtaking beauty. The ocean connects us. Find your connection at monoraybeacquarium.org slash connects. Calhsi's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on Calhsi lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on Calhsi lose money. lose money. That's Calhsi in their own CEOs' words.

4:17:28Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Hi, this is Dave Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgentcarekit.com slash blue. urgentcarekit.com slash blue. Gee, man. And he's creative as well. You know, I'm just learning from him as well. You know, I'm trying to run more outside the backfield. It 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. So what's your answer to that? Just intensity, man. And since he did other playoffs, every game.

4:18:28And it's like the intensity got higher and higher. And so being able, I know in the lead, it's the same thing. Even if it's not the playoffs, just every game and the intensity 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. Just like Ohio State. I definitely feel like Ohio State. They definitely do a good job of preparing us for that. 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. Yeah. 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 right 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.

4:19:30They did a really good job. And then when you play in here, you see this one? The Bucking Nears. No, I haven't. We think it's City Tampa. Tampa, Tampa. Tampa, nice. It's a nice city, man. Really nice. I think it's the 40th of broad and the vert. You've been in the praises and awesome locker. Do you speak to your mentality of when you've got a linebacker? So, the gap, the bigger the new, you're in the right. It's where I'm off to. 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. It'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 tell 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,

4:20:30making sure 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 start? In 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 and 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 at it. 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 know what I'm saying? Yes, I did. Yes, I did. So, people try to look like, I'll let it run out there. Get back in there and see if you met with the number one. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison. Actually, I know I have a Camera. Sure, 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. So, the magic flavor of it is the magic flavor of it.

4:21:31Yeah. 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. What he needs will be here in a couple of years, Jeremiah. You'll have the perfect person. It's how you appreciate his performance. And that pressure is so much attention. Like I said, 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. He 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 it's a massive difference when he looks back on it, but what stands out to him?

4:22:41Man, 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. It's just, 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. And 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 of the firm, the spirit of power and justice, which aspect, the future of those other individuals that you want to follow and from being around power and justice?

4:23:47Um, man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. Am I just really loved their mentality, especially Q as well. You know, I talked about Will Howard, his leadership, but Quincham mentality, man. 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 as soon as you know it, you know, he, he's running through somebody, still farming somebody and shoot, it's a game to 10. And so, Do some of the things he does, he just realizes two different things actually. Yeah. Shoot, I think, Yeah, man, I think it's just like, he's just gifted, man, to be honest, he's just gifted. You know, he's, he's a big back. You know, he's strong and so, um, you know, he's, he's able to do, he's able to do those things. So, um, yeah, man, it's definitely, you know, I look at his 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, 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.

4:24:48What's your last experience? Julian Sand. Oh, yeah, he's going to be a great, but he's going to 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, continue to grow as a leader, continue to grow as a player. And so he's going to be really good for a high state. I'm going to be a player. I know just the quarterback position. 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, ask Julian Sand as well. I feel like I need to be that vocal leader and lead, um, and lead the offense and lead the team. Thanks, Drake. Shoot, man. He has, he has a build like JK Dobbins. And, um, I kind of see them, you know, similar, similar to his inner game as well. And I know JK Dobbins, he was a great running back. I feel like he's not talked about his, no, 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.

4:25:53And so, man, he was such a great back. And, um, I feel like, you know, um, 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 I appreciate you all. Yeah, I'll be going. This. Yeah.

4:27:07Yeah. Yes. Yeah. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh. Yeah. All right. God bless you. All right. I'm going to be a little bit more in the back of the car. I'm going to be a little bit more in the back of the car. I'm going to be a little bit more

4:28:07in the back of the car. Well, I got coming in last round of the road. So I just tacked Eric Dave really the same way. I think I got a lot bigger. I'm like 240. I'm like 240-44 right now. Last year I played at like 236-37. What does it feel like at 244 or a belt? You feel like almost a different machine out there. What does it feel like to be run around out there like you are? With more back. I just feel like I'm like like more downhill, like stronger. It's a big knee. 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 you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more. This is going to get ready to just play 30 more snaps.

4:29:07How would you describe how much you were looking forward to it from an 8th standpoint? I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it. I think it's opener. It's a rematch. It's not really two different teams compared to the last time you played and stuff. How has that enhanced this camp for you and this team getting ready for an opener of that magnitude? Yeah, with an opener like that. We've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming. We've got to do what we prepared for it. I think Riley ready to play right now. He advanced freshman. He was 30 and he advanced. And his measurements was crazy. He saw it like a saw line too. You said 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. Whenever I was needed I had to step up.

4:30:08That's what built me into me being able to say I'm ready for this year. 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. A different is that feeling this year than last season? That's the most possible thing I've ever had. I asked a one more time. How different is that responsibility that you should be able to call back? If you were last year, you knew you were a role player. I feel like it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year. But 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 see me as a help teacher. And what word? How's everybody working? I say... describe my game.

4:31:08When you think of me, you think of like a bully, like a silver bully. I don't really bully. I'm always on the ball. That's how I like to play and think. No, I ain't got to be my nickname, but... I'm not saying that the nickname... Oh yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's it. How does that fit you? And what are you enjoying about bullying in that kind of style? I think it 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... A lot of the terms is like... No, I don't know. I don't really know how to answer that. That's okay, does it? You can go on your instincts a little bit more, maybe? And it'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'm doing defense. I like what you got going on. What was it sad when CJ left the room? Yeah.

4:32:08Now, I wanted to much sad. I was kind of like happy fun. Yeah, that's what you want. No. No, that's my dog, I don't say it. Kind of missing a little bit, but yeah, I'm happy fun. Well, they'll thank you. 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. Yeah. How much do you feel that as a guy who certainly contributed last year, but will be in this bigger role and along some of your classmates? Yeah, I do feel like... Yeah, I do feel like I did win the Natty Lash, but like you said, my role wasn't same as how it's going to be this year. So, yeah, I definitely want to go get another one. Experience that feeling with me be on the field, a lot more place. Great. Unique part about our offense is, I don't think necessarily you play the X or the Z because the pit on the formation of the hash, you can be the opposite. You can be the X, but then you're to the field now you're the Z.

4:33:09So, you got to really learn the entire concept and know where you're out in the field, which I think makes everybody smarter players because you don't pigeonhole yourself, I just play X, you know, I only know this position. Like, you get in two minutes, you're the Z. Now you got to know what to do. You may have the clear out route or you may have the backside dig, like you got to know what you're doing. So, I think he doesn't just say like we're going to do this offense. He's really trying to create an offense that fits our personnel really well. That feel boundary thing, that's a thing in college, but it seems like it's more to clip. Is that something you're used to seeing? Another offense has been in the... Yeah, definitely. I mean, I think if I'm on the left hash, like technically I'm the X, I'm in the boundary, but if we're on the right hash, I'm still on the left side. I'm really the Z in the concept because I'm to the field, I'm to the strength of the tie-down. So, I've been in offenses like it's similar like that before. And, you know, I just think he... One thing I think that's really stood out is the compliments of our routes that we have so far.

4:34:11I feel like we have a chance to really run similar stems, but there's different routes off those stems and things like that, which I think for receiver like myself who... You get a really good look at DBs and they study your film, they study your splits. Like having routes that look the same, but break off at different angles is extremely important because it feels like you have some versatility in your bag to go out with versus like... You got this hitch again, you're back side, that's all you got. You know what I mean? So, he's just been a really good player, person to work with, and he's been really communicated with the leaders and how we want this offense to look like and some of the ideas that we may have as well. So, it's been a really cool transition. You talk about the transitions, your third offense in three years, probably your fourth and sixth years. Yeah. How do you not kind of build up some barriers? Yeah, man, I gotta do this again. Right. I think, you know, human nature is always...

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4:36:12Hi, this is Dave Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. $45 with code blue at urgentcare kit.com slash blue. urgentcare kit.com slash blue. A factor in whatever you do in life, but I think I try to make a conscious choice of coming in with a new year mentality each and every year. And I think it's easy because we've had so many changes. And it's been great working with Marcus and Jaden and Jeff and Sam. Everybody. It's been great working with all the quarterbacks. And I just have a mentality of not really being complacent. I try to really focus on the things that I can come back better at this year.

4:37:14And I've been working my butt off to do that. So I think the easy thing, when I was younger, you're like, dang, you just want that consistency. You know what I mean? You want that something you could depend on, but life isn't always like that. So I've been reinvigorated because of just the energy that DQ brings in to our building each and every day. And the coaches as well, like it's fun competing, you know what I mean? And sometimes I could get lost in the grind, but I think the reason why you make it here at this level is because you fall in love with the competition of it. And I think the competition brings the success because that is really where you, the iron truly sharpens iron. So you know, other guys are going to make plays, but you get excited to go in there and know that the next day we're going to go right back after the defense. So for myself, I'm just looking forward to continue to grow with the quarterbacks that we have. I'm in year six now, which is extreme blessing.

4:38:15And one of the leaders in our room, and I just try to take the bullbite of horns with that. And so that's really been my focus. And I'm excited for another year. To us, it's looked like you're being more vocal on the sidelines to help young guys. Exactly. Something you decided this off season or? I think that's been a part of my maturation process as a leader. I've always seen myself as somebody that was a leader by example. But from coaches and other teammates I've had over the years, guys like to hear what I have to say for whatever reason sometimes. And I think the biggest thing where I've tried to figure out where I fit in with my vocal leadership is I never wanted to be like a dictator. I never wanted to tell guys what to do or be a yellow or things like that. When I say something, I wanted to have power. I wanted to have meaning. And I hope the guys would feel the same way if they were to ask them that question. Because I want to see all these guys win, man. It's hard to make it in this league and stay in a career.

4:39:15And so anyway, I could help the receivers, the DBs. I'm talking to some alignment. Johnny, who's rehabbing his foot. You know what I mean? Like everybody has a role and everybody has a different story and path. And so if I could share what I've been through my testimony to help them or do things that kind of slow down the process, I'm going to try to do that because we need everybody from the rookies to the 10 year of that's to make this thing work. So more so I try to speak to what I know and really those honest conversations that I try to have with guys, what they know I'm coming from a good place. And I think I'm not the type of guy where I'm just going to talk at them. Like if they see something like I could take a coaching point from Luke McCaffrey. I could take a coaching point from Deami from Jahan from Marcus from anybody. You know, like I think that's what makes you a great player when you can really be coachable from anybody and not take it from a personal standpoint.

4:40:15Hi. Hi. Good. Going back to what you were saying about Cliff and Vince, how is he as a teacher in teaching all of us? Yeah, I mean, I think he does a really great job of making things simple, first and foremost. He doesn't overcoach. And I think that's the trust that he has in our group and his coaches, our position coaches to fill in the details. So we'll have an install meeting and it'll be a good amount of time. But then our position coaches will have time and we'll make it specific to that position. And so then we'll come in and have a walkthrough. And then after that, we'll have another walkthrough. And so I don't think there's been a time where I've come out here and I'm kind of worried about what I got. You know what I mean? And when you get into certain offices, there could be so many details where you could be overwhelmed. And I think then it forces, it kind of separates guys in a sense that like one guy may study more than another guy. But when you have these, these sessions that we have where we're having an installs in the morning, we're having two walkthroughs and then we're coming on the field and doing it like I think you notice a lot of guys are playing a lot faster and more confident because he's keeping it simple.

4:41:19But also he's very particular in what he's expecting, but it's not a lot. So there's not a pressure of to get it right, but at the same time, you know what's expected of you and you know you're going to have the tools given to you to be successful out there on the field. And this offseason, just the totality of change from front office players coaches, the turf field. Yeah. What does that been like for you just to see what's going on? It's been fun. You know, I think from Mr. Harrison, the entire ownership group down to Adam Peters, down to DQ, down to Jada, who he drafted and bringing in Marcus and Jeff and all those guys and down to leaders. We have on our team. I think it was extremely specific on the way they tried to build this thing going into this year. First, having the right people, bringing in leaders, bringing in guys who love to compete. The first thing that DQ said when he came here was in his first meeting, like if you love to compete, this is going to be the place for you. And I love it. You know what I mean? I love bags and going at it with the DBs every day.

4:42:21Like the little mundane stuff can seem a little boring, but that's I think that was the where you make the gains during the offseason where you're really focused on. Hey, like I'm a I'm a give all I got for this day and I'm a get better. And then I'm a I'm a learn from the film and come back tomorrow and ready to do it again. And he also understands like the benefits of having breaks. Like he's given us breaks. We've had you know weeks off here and there that we can compose ourselves but then come back and give it all we got. You know what I mean? And when you got a coach that understands the physicality of an entire season where you guys do need breaks by the same time we're going to get after it. It makes it fun as a leader because you can take that to your room and be like, yo, we got these we got this week. You know, I mean that's extremely important, but you know we have this little break coming up where you're going to get your your mind and your body and your soul right. So coming into this season, I'm really optimistic of what we can be this year. And I think it started with the foundation that the ownership group and the entire staff has built. And now it's on myself as a leader to continue to hone that in into the locker room.

4:43:24But I think it's great because we have so many great leaders from all across the league who have won and we got Bobby Wagner in there. You know what I mean? I asked a hall of fame or so like, you know, being able to have kind of guys like that that you can lean on that can sometimes take over that leadership role where it doesn't fall on one person. I think it's extremely refreshing and knowing that everybody's on the same page and the message is the same allows you to go out there with confidence and know what's expected of you. Terry, you seem to spend many of your off seasons learning about things beyond football, hobbies, what have you. Did you do any of this off season so far to hobbies or increase your knowledge of this world around you? Let's see the question. Play a lot of golf. That day just keeps my competitive juices flowing. I'm planning a wedding. That's going well. And I've just been grinding like honestly, you know what I mean? I've been hungry this off season.

4:44:26I started working out pretty early and you start to see guys coming back and it's just fun to be here and competing and feeling like everybody's on the same page. For me, I'm a grind every off season but this one just feels like it's the start of something new and special. And the foundation of is extremely important and to be a part of that, to have a hand in that, it's an honor. I put a lot of expectation on myself to come out here and be the guy that I know I'm capable of and also like taking the next step and being somebody that our quarterbacks that can trust and believe in. So this off season was pretty simple for me. It was just really about working and grinding and getting better. I've talked about Jayden before. And so far I know we haven't seen everything. But in terms of his arm strength, the throws he's making anything surprising so far about the types of his ability in that regard.

4:45:27Definitely. I think after the second or third crosser that he threw, I started telling receivers like, hey, you gotta get your head around. You know what I mean? Because again, each quarterback throws the ball differently and sees the field differently. So sometimes on crossers, a lot of quarterbacks may like to see you cross the ball and get into that open zone over there if it's a man flattened off. And then you can see you get open with him. He has a really good anticipation over the middle of the field where he can make those throws and give you a chance to catch and run. And he's really accountable too. Like we had to play today where he felt like he missed me and you know, it's not a big deal at all. You know what I mean? Him and I can talk to those things and there's been a play that I've talked to him about. I could do a better job. But again, like that open that open form of communication from a rookie, I think is very rare. I think it speaks to the confidence he knows who he is, but he's also not afraid to say when he's wrong. And he knows he needs room to improve. But his touch on the deep balls is amazing. You know, I love getting extra reps after practice with him. We're just catching the topping of a deep ball.

4:46:28As big for me, you know, I mean, I get to track the ball over my shoulder and as big for him to be able to get used to dropping the ball in the bucket. But he just naturally has an ability to throw the ball. He sees the windows really well. And now he's just, you know, continue to get adjusted to the speed in the past rush. I think he's these reps that he's getting are unbelievable during 11 on 11 because he's getting to feel pain and all in and DA and Cleveland Farrow. Like we got some dogs up there who are going to come after him. You know what I mean? And we got some great guys up front who are going to protect them. And so these reps I feel like are even better than just 7 on 7. And 7 on 7 I think he could do in the sleep to be fair. Like he throws the ball really well. But when you get this 11 on 11, 2 minute drill, you're putting them in game like situations. And I'm looking at them in his eye. I'm like, we play a real ball now. Like we we we plan. You know what I mean? And you just see no anxiousness in his game and his demeanor, which is extremely exciting. And then, you know, he's extremely lighthearted and he's always smiling. So he's joking with lime and D line. He's just cool with everybody. And like I said, like for a rookie quarterback to come in like that where guys are gravitating to him.

4:47:30And he's not afraid to be who he is. That's dope. I think he has a bright future for himself. The tough losses, the tough seasons can weigh on a player. You're entering the prime of your career. J.A. kind of mentioned it last year. All he cares about is winning. He wants to win now. Is there a sense of urgency? You obviously always want to win. Knowing that, you know, you're getting to the prime of your career. Like you want to win now. Yeah, I think that's a fair question. I think, you know, you start to evaluate when you, I'm in year six and you know how fast it goes. And I try not to put the cart before the horse were looking too far ahead. By the same time, you do want to win. You want to be a part of a winning culture and have a chance to win the Super Bowl and the playoffs and all those things. That's why we do this personally. And I'm just excited with being a part of an organization in an environment where now, like, everybody's on the same page in the, in the message is uniform and it speaks from the top down.

4:48:32And it reflects the guys that they're bringing in. You know, all the guys that they brought in are guys who are hungry, who are competitors, who not only fighting for spots, but are going to help us win games. And when you're around an environment like that, like that, that makes you excited, makes you hopeful. And, you know, you don't know how it's going to turn out until we start playing games. But the foundation is extremely important. And I think this off season, we've really got a great job of building that. They have. And then when a coach, Quinn guy here building with this team. So I feel like we're going to be going into this off season really knowing what we all got to do individually to become ready for camp. But the message is clear to come back to camp ready to compete and be ready to win. Thanks, Derek. Appreciate you guys. Yeah, we should have a big day tonight. Okay. The ocean delights us as playful orders restore coastal kelp forest. The ocean teaches us how our choices impact even the deepest places.

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4:50:37urgentcarekit.com slash blue. One of the funniest guys on the team right now. You get there. Longs you just keep your head down. Keep work. Keep grinding. Eventually you're going to get to that point. How important is coach make sure you're like it? Coach make sure it's a great guy. And I haven't really had no strength coach like coach make. Now he really going to push you to your limit. He's going to really challenge you. And he knows it's hard. It's hard to be a book guy out here. But along with you just keep going. Keep fighting. You know, saying everything's going to work out. So just don't get discouraged of things not going your way. You know, he's got to fight through it. And just gotta keep your head down. Keep grinding. With tightly caught to the end of the hours. 40 or 50 snaps available. Does that change your mindset in the offseason? I mean, no, because we've been practicing like that since the spring. Like we already knew we lost the great front four guys, you know, saying, you know, we had to pick up to where they left off, you know, with the national championship and all that. So just understanding and learning from them and getting with our coaches and to actually be able to, like, okay, we see how they did it.

4:51:40Maybe we could do it our way, but just a way that benefits us. As a unit. Well, you guys lost a lot of players last year. It seems not just the defensive line. Yeah, but I mean, obviously that's the position you play. But it seems like all offseason, it's been the pressure is under defensive line. This team will go as far as you guys taking. Do you want that pressure? Do you like that pressure? Or do you wish you could sort of fly the road? See, it's a thing we got around here. It's like pressure is a privilege, you know, we don't got pressure. And we really want to say, you know, we're doing things. So we're arguing it right now because after we lost the front four, we was like, okay, we lost all these great guys to lead. It's the next man's up. That's our motto. So now we just been working hard, head down, grind and try and get better with the little things that we've got to work on to be able to play in the big stage. You're three years into football only with your athletic career at all. How different do you feel when it comes to understanding the big picture of life as a defensive player? I know. At the beginning, it was hard, you know, transition from two sports to playing on one. But actually understanding, like, okay, I'm here now.

4:52:40Whether I got to do, how can I help my teammates out? And how can I help this program out? It's definitely a mental thing. So you just got to maintain, keep your head down, keep grinding, and get with the coaches and watching film, learning from the old guy. That's how I figured I'd just started watching Todd Leakin try and see how they handle certain situations and how they go about things. And then I didn't want to that with my daily life. The average high school athlete, like, someone like yourself, who's good enough to play at SEC baseball, picked out football at SEC football. Is that a just comparative when things get difficult? Can be hard to overcome first for people who haven't been through it? Is there anybody that you specifically leaned on around here to get you through those tougher times? Yeah, I would say all the coaches that mostly coach men, coach K.P. and coach J, you know what I'm saying? But most importantly, my family, you know, my family, my support, and since I was a kid, so just getting with them to tell them my problems and what the things I have to do really helped me understanding, and I was always telling them, you know, stay focused, keep working, keep grinding.

4:53:40Especially with the model here, you know, I'm saying with tough love, discipline, and you know, you just gotta keep fighting, you know what I'm saying? Because like I said before, everything's not gonna go your way. When you first come here, everything's not gonna be how you thought and how you adjust to the situation, and how you're gonna build your real life. So, how are you different, you're three since that transition than when you were getting through the high school you first year here? I would say I learned more about the game, throughout watching other people play it, and especially with the coaches, you know, getting with coach J, Tathleeg and Ty, when they was here, seeing how they handled certain situations, or how they handled like watching film, or watching their opponents to try to figure out certain tips and keys that they can use in the game to be done in it. Who have you looked to and really taken away from how they handled things? Some of your teammates that you've looked at in this situation? Are you talking about currently or? It can be current, it can be past.

4:54:40Well, I'm gonna start with the past. The past was Ty Lee, Ty Williams, Ty Hamilton and JT, you know, just watching, but mostly Ty Lee, you just watching how far he came along from when he first got here until where he was at now, just watching him understand more about the game and how he handled certain situations. Like I said, and currently I just watch, you know, or can you out of Jackson, you know, when he first got here, he really, he didn't know too much about the game, but as he got with JT and Jack and watched him grow, it was just amazing experience. So just learn from different guys. It don't matter the age group, it don't matter if you've been here three years, if you just got here because everybody's playing their own unique thing. So just taking bits and pieces from everybody that's been around him, just putting them all in my life. What do you feel is your unique figure, that unique trait that you bring to the D-Line? Just, um, talking about something. Just, uh, I would say more of the mental aspect, because like I said, when I first got here, it wasn't anything that I thought it would be, you know,

4:55:40saying we had to fight, had to challenge this in my life, that I had to overcome and learn. So just watching how other people did it, and putting in my day of life, and just understanding that I just got to keep grinding, keep putting my head down, just keep working, and trusting to the process, so everything will work out fine. Do you think that getting free to four at that to the game can help you as a D-Line, and take advantage of the time that you're out there? I mean, yeah, you always want to, um, minimize the opportunities you have, you know, take advantage of every little opportunity that you get, you know, saying that each opportunity is a chance to get better in life. So that's how I look at it. So it don't matter if you get one of that two of that, as long as you do everything you can, and that one and two of that, then the progress you're going to keep getting more. That's how I look at it. Alright, what excited about this year? I love it. Great answers. Great answer. What are what excites you most about this year? Just seeing how this team won't be, you know, everybody, like you said, we had a great team last year, you know, this new year, we got everybody coming back in, young and first, so just seeing how everybody, how hard everybody was working, and all of a sudden, how everybody working in camp,

4:56:41just excited to see how we're going to be in the big stage, really. I'm increased because he's doing all the little things, and he can say he's had a outstanding spring so far. And Davidson, what do you think he wants to get out of this year? You understand? I mean, he's back. What have you all talked about about where he can make steps? Or were you going to cut him? And prove that top of the route, prove on the off coverage, some things that work on to make him the player he want to be next year, it's time. So he got to work on all this stuff now, and he's done a better job in those things. So it's always the little details of things that you want to work on. He's tall. Yeah. So we got to make sure he's seeking to see if something's top of the route, being able to transition out of breaks, because his body structure is a little different from someone of the guys. So we work on those things now, so they become his foundation, and he becomes part of his habits. So when we get into the season, they are already part of his makeup. You've got young guys that are talented, but have not played yet. How do you talk to them about kind of competing with the next crop of

4:57:43young talented guys coming in? His musical chairs, no one cares that you're young. They've grown the ball over there in the game time. So you've got to grow up fast, and the competition is real. So we've reached the competition. We don't shy away from it, and you've got to pick it up and go, whether you're a third-year guy, or whether you're incoming. So we let those guys compete and go against each other. They'll go get someone on the freshman, but you'll go get someone to dance. That's part of it, because if you actually get in the game, no one really cares that you're a freshman. So we have to try to create that environment and practice once we do, because we go against the best receiver group in the country, so that helps us grow and learn in that area. So we get a chance to get a real good evaluation of the competition, because the guy is going against. Now, it was obviously, it's your last year, didn't play, has Black Stripe off the other day. What improvements has he made to lead to? Since the artist, and he's doing well on the special teams, you got to start creating roles.

4:58:44So he did well on the special teams. He started an emphasis on urgency. He's applying the game a little better, so that creates an opportunity. So continuing to do those little things, and show the effort and urgency to create open, the opening of opportunities for you. Now that we've got three of them, they're going to lead small amount of five. Or for priority for your guy, the secondary to build a double bump, which was bought from my friend, from the main earlier. Oh, no question. So we're going to have three other teams, position flex. Anyway, so, you know, we always move guys around. If you notice, you know, even in the, I'm going in the past, but you know, guys like Joanne Hancock, he played corner, he played nipple, he played safety in some situation. I mean, you got to have those guys that can move around a little bit. And you got to have a few guys that can do that, just so, and I was just, cut down short. But just to have the baby move the parts down to get your matchup that you won't, we'll start getting into the season. So, you know, what do you think is going to be? I don't know his role to be, but he's been doing well this spring.

4:59:44So he's been competing. He's been applying the game. His function of intelligence has been up. He has a passion for it. He plays with great effort. And things are coming along for it. And he's playing with confidence. So all those things be able, and then can we sustain it, can we keep going? And the roles take care of himself when you get closer to game time. It's real early. On that part now, because they've got a few inches of screen ball. And then we stay out, trying to get him. Yeah, I'm saying cheers. Yeah, I'm saying cheers. Yeah, I'm saying cheers. Yeah. What's been your take on him? He's doing a solid job. But he's learning and he's growing. And like I said, I like to see stuff when he's doing it all up here at the time. But he's doing well. He's picking stuff up. He's making some plays. But he's the awesome stuff of LARP. Because you know, there's a lot of different stuff. Love moving parts, man. So, but he's doing well. We pleased with his progression so far. And we just have to keep seeing it going. But all these guys, let's see how it is that go when we figure out how it is that go when we finish bringing ball and then start moving in the camp. It's all this stuff. It's still applicable with all the situations and things that we don't show. And I'm very interested in doing what is the most difficult thing for a young guy

5:00:45to pick up one? To be able to, the speed of the game, the different formations, the situation, the football, and being able to play it. Because it's faster. That's it. There's a lot of moving parts. And there's a lot of different personnel groupings. And there's a lot of different characters. So you have to be able to plow those moving parts. And sometimes it takes you guys a while to do that. They doing a good job of it. We keep pushing them. And we look forward to the progression on it. So we try to push them as hard as we can now in the room. So when we get close to the training camp and see that they're in the better state, we'll put the hammer next time. Can you tell me how you look at two always-see places like in the football team? What does he show me in the football team? Okay, that's such as... He's doing well. He's doing well. He's in the same thing. He said we play him outside. So when they're side-knick, we kind of been moving them around. Again, we just trying to see in the mail what guys can help them. But again, we only can know that if we put them in the spot to see if they can do it. So we just move guys around, see what they can do.

5:01:48It also helps your football like you. The more positions you play, the more you have to learn it. So that helps you reach your overall football knowledge. So let's try to be here. Let's try to be here. As you put this thing together, you and Matt. House is coming together. How much have you put in right now? And I mean, are you guys like kids in a candy store? You look at some of the talent you're going to, the pieces you're going to have? Yeah, we got a lot of pieces and we're excited about it. But we still, I'm taking it slow because we are young. And we're still a young team. So we just trying to slowly move guys around and see what they can handle. See their football IQ? But we do have a great group of guys. They're very competitive. They're growing. They have talent. So we just don't experience them and see what guys can do. So we'll know the best spots to put guys in. How are you guys? Nice to meet you too. Oh, great. I mean, the other four-wild. You know what I mean? So I've been, you know, knowing Matt for a minute and, you know, become a lottery, the chemistry and all that works great.

5:02:48And that's the thing about my staff on this. We have great chemistry over there. So to be able to blend in the back end, stuff we're doing up front, we try to make sure we get the right personnel groups on the field, see what guys know. And we've got a great group of kids. So those guys doing all that stuff, make it fun. And it gives us a lot of flexibility and move guys around in different pieces. There's too many. I feel like it's this playing ball. You know, there's different plays, different routes. You know, the lineback or the corner outside. You know, there's different stuff. You know, I feel like we all just learning from the ball. We all just learning from each other. Talking. You know, he asked it, knows we're asking. You know, we all just leading on each other. And I feel like that's the essence of what you need as a team. You know, if you want to go the way you want to go. You know, you spend a lot of money on the game. You have to be out there for the other. I feel like first, man. It's just going on and through what we've been doing. You know, playing a game, you're playing our whole life. You know, you just, you know, it's a lot of expectation for us. But I feel like first, man. You got to block out the noise. You know, remember the mystery and about goal.

5:03:49Say one day at a time. And you know, it's a bit of a mess. You know, I feel like you can't jump at the end of the season when you know you. You know, you got to see about tomorrow. The after that. So after like, first, man. Just keep stacking. Keep building. The rest of the play. Do you feel like this is the thing that you got even better at since last year when you had your best season? Yeah, I feel like for me, man. Just continue to work on my, my sport and it's being flexible. You know, being a fluid. I'm a big body. You know, I'm six foot. You know, so it's tall. You know, I'm a big friend. So I feel like for me, man. Just being the band. Jop my weight. You know, just going up and high point to fall. So I feel like for me, man. It's always working on my craft. You never get comfortable. You know, you can't get the place to the man after life. That's where you lose the vision. You know, it's a feel like for me, man. Just continue to stack. Break by break, man. You know, reach my goal. You know, for you, open. Last year about how to get friends with season four. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I feel like this is same.

5:04:50Same mindset. Same energy. Same goal. You know, last year was good. But what's good enough? You know, we didn't reach with that goal. We wanted to, you know, made it first round playoffs going lost. That was it. So I feel like this year, can't have that same feeling. You know, what is the best thing that you've ever done? What's the best thing about it? You know, it's the best thing that you've ever done. You know, I feel like this year, I feel like this year, can't have that same feeling. You know, what is like the win. Keep going. So we feel like we want to keep that feeling. Keep the energy going, man. I feel like for us, just like I said, it's one game at a time. And have fun. Be there for each other. Enjoy the moment. If ever you've talked about the first game, I've just performed a whole lot. But your only way to go is to see what have you seen in the production of content in the season. From that? Yes. Man, just seeing him thought on Dow, then, man. You know, just from his past, and I even had done a lot, you know, just seeing him, you know, come in every day, you know, working with himself, on his body, you know, the things you feel like you can improve on, man, and it's showing on the field, you know, it is his work. It can be clean off season. It's showing, you know, I feel like for him, man.

5:05:51Just everybody, just keep going ahead down, you see me, like just continue to improve. We just want to be seeing every day, man. But on him, it's impressive for me. Just seeing his work at the man, to see him, just keep shining and progression the way he is, man. It's amazing. You know, so for him, it's God's will. As you can, of course, as a big body, why do you see that? The touch, but the feel of Andre Johnson, and what are your feelings about going to see you? You can't just find him. Man, Joe, I do especially. It's the reason why he's there. You know, it's the reason why we're going to see him, being the Hall of Fame, and it's a legend. You know, so I watch a lot of big body receivers, hand, bullio, Larry Fitzgerald, Mike Thomas. You know, there's a lot of guys like that, I feel like that got the same body as me, you know, I watch how they release, watch how they, you know, they come at the brakes, things like that. He's been smooth. My girlfriend looks the same. I sure that's what J.D. his career here, man, is going up. Whatever ball in the air is coming his way, it's his. So I feel like that's the mindset. That's what I'm chasing. You know, trying to be like him. So, that's what he deserves.

5:06:51For sure. Thank you. I have to explain to you in the back end, although you've been allowed into a back-away to play. So, how much better does it be in the coming days and you've seen the one that that has already been there? Yeah. It's a blessing, man. You know, a lot of people don't get that second time, get that second contract. But for them to believe in me and put their trust in me for the con, a year early, you know, it means a lot. You know, it means they trust me. And so, I feel like, my name, how do you got to put the work in? You know, they put all these chips in. So, I feel like, you know, I just got to continue to show down, continue to prove myself, and then continue to have fun. I feel like just can't get comfortable. You know, it is there about to be a lot of fun. It is there about to, like, it is much more to improve on. Always more improvement on my game, you know. So, I feel like I'm not there yet. You know, I feel like I'm always, you know, it's going to get better, it's going to find what I need for my body and just to make plays for the team, you know. So, this year, man, I feel like it's going to be fun for everybody. You know, everybody's just a process, dial down,

5:07:51be relentless, man, and beat us with each other. Can't a box stop there? It's part of the motivation also. Besides your deal, and again, next thing you know, everybody else has signed it deals, and it gets more and more and more. Is that what I'm so motivated to get to the next contract? Yeah, I'm going to step on it, man. I feel like it is a lot more on the table. You know, I feel like it was just a start for me. So, I feel like you got to build on it. You know, it's just continue to go. You know, continue to try to prove everybody right. Prove myself right. You know, and just pull out, man. I feel like it is. I feel like I, you know, it is. Just keep doing myself. Sure. Please take a guess. All right.

5:08:58I feel like I'm the one that some of us talked to you. You were talking to Kingston about storm preparation. You feel like you were prepared for the storm that we got. And what you want to say to Kingston about the storm, so you think that? Yeah. I wasn't here. So, I was back in Georgia. Thank God. And I came back in the tree for my backyard, and my power was off. But I hope everybody was safe. And next time we have one, everybody continue to prepare the right way. So, yeah. You put off some muscles. You lost me the most I can still out. Yeah, I'm like, I think last year, I was like 248. And about time we got to like the Ravens game. I was just like, I just can't last. I feel like I was getting tossed around. So, I kind of boked up a little. Just off-season, try to keep my speed. Well, I did keep my speed. So, I'm like 263 now. I feel good. Some people still say I don't even look big. I appreciate you for that. I know. I have a good share in terms of having more of a pass-verse plan

5:10:00and things that you have at your disposal. Where do you feel like you're better specifically? Where do you feel like you're better specifically in terms of finishing and having a pass-verse plan just to record for our... Yeah, for me, I feel like that's the area I'm still working on right now. Me and Coach Berk was actually just talking. I think that's one thing that I'm continuing to keep getting better at. It's just working on my finish and working on my extension at the top of my rush, and turning that corner. That's something this whole off-season I've been working on. I'm excited to just keep seeing the progress and just keep building that 1% each day. What's different about your leadership? You're not advocating or you're coming into all the options. What's different for you and how do you get... Yeah, I feel like my focus. My focus is just less on what everybody has to say and more on God. I think my biggest thing is knowing that like I always tell you, like my approval comes from him. You know what I'm saying? And ultimately everything that I achieve in his lifetime, I'll put it him first for it because he's the reason why I'm here. And I think that's the difference. Like this year, man, I'm like, God, whether it's a good game, bad game,

5:11:00anything like you're going to get the praise and glory for it. Like I'm going to let you use me. I ever want to use me each game. And I just want to be a servant, be a leader, and be a blessing to my teammates to help them out in a new type of way. So that's my whole thing coming into this year, man. It's like, God, I ever want to use me. I just want to be a blessing to this team. What do I do? I just want to talk to that. I think it's just a maturity, man, and just diving deeper to the word, and spending this off season, you know, more in church, and more in the Bible, and learning myself more, and just seeing like how the outside world is and learning like, bro, like, and once you get to that spiritual level, I think it's like, bro, like, God is your ultimate goal. Like he's the one that wakes you up anymore. And like, some person in somebody's basement don't wake you up anymore. Like they don't, they're paying it as a matter. So my thing is like, I want to put all my focus there and let God handle the rest. Well, you're hospital countries say that they, somebody wants to motivate you to tell you something that you can't do.

5:12:02Yeah. And then you'll go out there and you'll get it done. They also told me that even during the spring break, some of my people called them and said, well, what are you doing? Can you come work? Yeah. I work here one on one here. How do you keep that type of motivation going into your team? For me, I always feel like it's somebody trying to take my position. And it's somebody always behind me. That's just like trying to come get what I want. So like, always want to stay on edge, always want to stay in front, always want to stay up to date with like, whatever I got going on, man. And that was my whole mindset. And that's my mindset now. It's like, how can I continue to get better? What am I doing to set myself apart from the rest of the competition? And that's just been my mindset the whole time. And you can talk a lot about confidence as a guy's on your own to the self. Is that part of your game that you're more confident in with the shoe than you're doing? Yeah, I would just say within the system, man. Like, not reading, not thinking, and just going and just being free, and just playing my free is, and I think this OTA ain't going into this training camp. I kind of feel that like I'm more free. I know the system.

5:13:02I know what I can't do. I know what I can't do. But I know I can be myself within the system. How important are you to make them to have the first game with football camp? And can you get back to the top of the Jordan? Yeah, it was really important. And Georgia, it's not that many camps down in the South. It's always going up north. I know when I was younger, going to Georgia for 100, an hour away, $45 camp. And I was like, man, I want to go back to my community where it all started. Having free camp for those kids, because they deserve it, man. It's a lot of talent down there. And I just want to show them that anything is possible. And the biggest goal is just always giving back to your community and helping the younger generation. What have you been learning from the Neal Hunter and what's the relationship like that you've already started? Yeah, I've been learning a lot from him. He's been great. I commend him a lot just by the way he works with his hands. He does a really good job and that's everything that he tries to do for us. Like, we do a lot of hand work. A lot of karate a little bit, but he's so good with his hands. And he's been teaching me that a lot. How would you act if you don't teach me? You're going to have to act CJ.

5:14:04My husband is good as he is, man. Multiple tapes or anything like that? Multiple tapes. It was different from like 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. man. Now I'll just play that. Seven. Like, like, like, like, like, like, like, overcar, right? Yeah, like, overcar, right? Well, you meant, I know in part of your family, you always talk about, you know, your sister. And you know, here I'm going to be having one sister that's really critical on your playing everyday. After you talked about how you ended the season, how you got tossed around. And she reached you right at the end of the year. Now they cut me some slack because they know I was hurt towards the end. They cut me a little bit slack, but believe they've been on me this off season. They've been on me. I had to wake up early every morning just to get away from them, man. They're like, when you're going to go workout? When you're going to go do this? And I said, can I just do my schedule? Can I have my schedule? But I love my family to death. And that's why I appreciate them so much because not only do I push myself, but they push me as well. Yeah, I'm going to go. Yeah, home. The ocean delights us. Some marvel at the colorful world below the surface.

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5:16:07August 28th through September 9th. Whether you're refreshing your interior or exterior, we've got the colors to bring your vision to life. And with delivery, getting everything to your door is easier than ever. And online to have it delivered or visit your neighborhood Sherwin Williams store. Click the banner to learn more. Retail sales only. Some exclusions apply. See store for details. Delivery available on qualifying orders. I would just say the bonding and keep coming together, man. I think we've are further ahead of that than we were last year. Like even with all the new additions, it just feels like we've been together for a while now. And it just shows like, this is how the guys that we have in this building. Yeah, man, I think my biggest thing, I just want to get bigger stronger faster. And I think those are the areas that I really improved on. And have more mobility and flexibility to be able to get in some of the positions to be in a little better. To get our blocks a little better. And to use my hands a little better.

5:17:08So those are all the areas that I feel like I've been taking the necessary steps to continue to keep improving. What do you do on the field? What do you do off the field? And what is the habit of being a presence in the locker room? Yeah, man. A lot of self-evaluation. And just building my confidence is not being scared to say stuff sometimes. And being more calm. And being able to talk and stuff like that. And being able to let my passion come out. But real back on my passion a little bit. And just be more relaxed and calm about it. And the expectations. The people think you have to be really good things. How do you think that the handling of the outside moves? Yeah, coach it on the head yesterday, man. And I don't know just from the players, man. Like the expectation of we're going to be expectation. Like nobody on the outside is going to have a bigger expectation than the on the inside of the building. And right now our expectation is just building that building. Building a tall building, man. But it starts with our foundation of coming out here getting 1% better. Everybody keeping their head down and just working.

5:18:09Thank you. I appreciate it. What's the progress you know you've made over the last week and have two weeks? Just, you know, getting, I feel like I'm starting to play a little faster. I'm starting to just understand just the defense more. I feel like it's been good. Where are you wrapping up primarily between No Star and Tech Play? Right now primarily No Star. What fits you about that? I say I'm very, I'm better working vertical than I am. More horizontal. I feel like I have a better get off. And that's where I shine. I can, you know, knock the center back. Josh Padea said you're slippery. What do you think you mean? Just, I feel like kind of like what I just said, I can knock people back at the same time. Like, stunts called I can be able to try to slip through the aligns.

5:19:11That's a problem. That's a good thing. Yeah, it's definitely a compliment for Josh. Yeah. I appreciate that from him. You're bad with slippery. Yeah, he was very slippery. Hey, if you watch video, much video, you know, where do you see y'all like a, what do you, you know, what did you inherit? I guess. I would say just like what I was just saying, I think my get off is the biggest thing I've been hearing. I've been able to just get off the ball and just knock a dude back. I feel like that is where he shined and that's where I was shining. He had a desire. I mean, you finished your point. How are you then? You take that from him too. Go to the whistle. Got to, yeah, I got to have a great mother, you know. Following this, Coach Matt, you're so hard to be able to fill up this team and get on the field. I'm trying to set it up. I think it's going to be a nice day. Is that lost? Are you thinking about that a lot to have pushed you are to be able to start to make your own legacy? Yeah, for sure. You know, I want to, I kind of want to, like what you said, I want to build my own legacy, but I don't want to discredit his own legacy. You know, this is mid-name song.

5:20:12Yeah. Well, the virtue of you that played double-cough versus the third in the blue you are right now. How different are those things? I'd say pretty different. I mean, I was playing End in at Dublin Clothman and now I'm smack in the middle of the line. So, it's like I've gotten a lot stronger, a lot bigger and I'm a lot smarter in the game football. When you go back to New York, you know, when you think about my new puck, I, you probably have very grand visions of what that's going to look like. But when you give me, there's so much work to do. Can you explain that process of how dedicated you really have to be to make that physical transition to really be able to play? Yeah, for sure. I mean, it's like in high school, it's like a dreamy work towards it. And then when you actually get here, it's almost like a little smack in the face. Like, oh shit, we're here to work. You know, I got to give all my props to Coach Mick. He was able to transform my body and why I'm today in all the strength steps. So, I feel like I can't take all the credit as mostly just like them.

5:21:15And I'm just, I just follow what they tell me to do and it's in the eye of now. But it seems like the training part is a part of it. But it's not the whole thing. They're getting bigger and stronger. Yeah, it's like the culture part of the team. How much of the factor is that in a part of your change? It's also, it's a lot. I mean, I feel like you can't be able to transform your body like I have with people here come and do that without having that mentality part with it. It's like we always talk about competitions here and our culture is fight. So we're always here to compete. And I feel like that is just, that's what gets you in this mindset. When you talk about that transformation, can you just give us a little sense maybe with numbers or body fat or like what you do with the weight group, how big is that transformation definitely? I don't have really specific numbers, but I just like, it's more just like I can just, I feel like feeling when I'm playing. Like I remember how it felt to play when I just got here and now I know how it feels to play like, like just today, like it feels physically different on my body.

5:22:25And it's like, it's, it's, I'm getting used to it, that makes sense. Almost. You guys can't imagine feeling like that. Padilla also said about you that you are just a completely different guy from last year. We're here to work this year. Let's get it done. So you're here. Do you feel like you weren't at that place mentally? I think I was, but I think I had some, I would say like, kind of like confidence issues, like I was just, but you know, I mean, I work past it and I know I can, I know why I am and I know I can be here. So, if you have confidence issues, how do you get through it? Is it yourself, is it teammates? Is there someone in your family that makes you believe that you can do it? I know I can do it. It's not like that's, those are all, it's on the past now. Did the past of play time in the very obvious opportunity guys had the stuff up with you on the business?

5:23:26That helped you get over that confidence issue there because it's now a never-increased opportunity. So, kind of, it's just like, just, I mean, it's just being here, like I feel like being here every day, working with the guys every day, it's just like, you know, you become this person that you might not have like, you might not have felt like you were before that, but like coming here, working every day, stacking these days, like, you know, I just feel like I realized who I am and I know what I can do now. I knew I could play here. I mean, it's just, it was like the, like, I just, I don't know how to explain, I just, like, I've always known I could play here.

5:24:29It's just, I'm just, like, let's go, like, I'm ready to, like, I'm ready to attack. What are the guys doing to help you to figure that out? First, I think KJ was a big influence, Tye Hamilton, Tye League, they all, they all helped me a bunch last year, kind of just pushing through, you know. Alright, well, we will open up the floor for questions for Rebecca Bucco. We're going to write down some very, well, be honest, just a feeling you guys have before staying and getting another crack in these guys. Yeah, we're super excited. I think that, you know, I played in the Rose Bowl my freshman year. It's an amazing venue. It's so beautiful. They do a great job. Hoster for the players, the coaches, the families. So it really doesn't get much better than this and having a chance to, you know, redeem ourselves from what happened earlier in the season is something we don't take lightly, so we're very thankful. The Ocean Delights us as playful otters restore coastal kelp forest.

5:25:31The Ocean teaches us how our choices impact even the deepest places. The Ocean connects us. Visit monoraybayacquarium.org slash connects. CalSheezone CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalSheezone lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalSheezone lose money. That's CalSheezone in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. CalSheezone says it's excess. Yeah, I mean, I don't know. That's a, you know, we know what we got here on our side. We're not too worried about, you know, awards and stuff like that. So I know JJ, the type of kid he is, that's only going to motivate him more. So it's fuel to the fire, which I think is good for us heading into this week.

5:26:31What was the first moment that you saw in the fellas? This could be something. I would say probably just his mindset, not even obviously he's a, you know, he's a freak when it comes to, you know, his body and stuff like that. Just his physical nature, but I think just as mindset the way he approached the weight room, it didn't really seem like a way of freshman would. And he was our only freshman ever to receive, you know, Iron Buck, I reward, which, you know, something I was pushing towards my, my entire time being here. But, you know, it takes another level of due to be able to receive that reward, especially as a freshman. So, you know, that's kind of when I knew. Steve, it means more on that when you and Mara first got here, Garrett and Chris were out of it about the way that you guys, even as freshmen, were pushing two guys who were about to be first round ground picks. And then Mara kind of said the same thing about Karnatlin, Brandon last year. How did JJ push you guys when he first got here as the young guy and now you guys are the older guys?

5:27:32Yeah, I would say it's very similar. It's kind of the same exact thing. And, you know, I don't know what it is about the culture and its own sex, but we keep bringing in these type of people year in and year out. That's what makes our room so great. But I think that something that JJ was able to push me in was just, you know, he was able to push me in my leadership. I needed to grow in that aspect, but he also was able to challenge me when it came to the weight room and on the field. Because we were always paired together when it came to summer and when our workouts were always lifting together. You know, I get a couple wins, he get a couple wins. So it was really that next level step of competitiveness that I needed and that edge that I needed. That Murphy 2474? You guys came into the Tennessee game with a lot of outside motivation with Michigan loss and kind of the three weeks of talk. I don't obviously there's still that motivation to go on and win a national championship. How do you keep that kind of edge to lack of a better term mentally after some of that stuff has kind of gone away following a big win?

5:28:33I would say kind of if you lose your edge, I wouldn't really call you a true competitor. I think that, you know, the way with the college football playoffs is structured. The intensity cranks every single week. So if you're not more intense than you were the last week, then something's wrong with you. I think that, you know, Tennessee was a great win, great for our momentum, but we have our full focus on Oregon. Not worrying about anything in the past, nothing in the future, our full focus is towards this game. And then, you know, we win this one, we go on to the next one, our full focus is going to be on that one. So it's just, you keep moving down a ladder like this. Step on cranks, please let me know. Mecha, there's been a lot of change in college football in the playoffs and things of that nature. But, you know, the way in some of you and some of your teammates and coaches talking about the Rose Bowl seems like that's one game that's really, you know, maintained a lot of that tradition. You play the net, you know, what it's about. Could you explain it to, you know, also, you would never have a chance to play that why the Rose Bowl has maintained, you know, that level of respect from players and coaches. Yeah, I think, I don't know, they're just something about it. Something in the air down there in Pasadena. It's just a beautiful venue, especially that time of the year.

5:29:35Like you said, the tradition is held year in and year out. And it's kind of the game you dream of playing in when you're a little kid, you know, playing back yard football with your friends. The Rose Bowl is always one that tends to come up. So just having a chance of playing it is definitely very surreal. And this is going to be my second time. So I'm going to do my best to take it all in while also being fully focused on organ. Dan, let me worry. Mecha, we will study still has 90 minutes about that first game in organ. What kind of drive you've seen in this week wanting to get back in this one? Yeah, Will is he's a laser focused person. He goes about his business. He's very loose and he's very calm and he's able to rally the team. But you can see it in his eyes that this game means everything to him. So every single practice, every single huddle, making sure we're sharp, making sure we have a better practice than we had last. Then yesterday, a better practice in organs having. So his full focus is on being this team. And obviously it's hard not to think about the stuff of the past, but I know he's laser focused on what we got coming up.

5:30:37Tony Garbin, Buck I have. Mecha, when you were a kid playing back yard, you were about to gain what team were you playing for? Honestly, I was never really a Buck I fan until I really committed here. And I saw what it was all about. I was actually an organ fan growing up, especially on the Pacific Northwest. My grandpa went to UW and stuff like that. So I like the Huskies too. But there was a legendary football player named Foto Liatto from my high school and he went to organ. And a couple of y'all probably know that story from a couple of years back, but he tragically died in the car accident. And he was someone I looked up to in high school. I was relatively close with him even though he was a bit older than me in age. But just seeing what he did at my high school and then going on to play big time football organ. And that was a school that I really dreamed of going to. The ocean moves us, surfing a wave or savoring the view. The ocean delights us as playful otters restore coastal calp forest. The ocean connects us. Visit monoraybayacquarium.org slash connects.

5:31:42CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And he has two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. If they build a bit like this back. I need to ask you another Jeremiah question. Is there one moment, one play, one something that made you go, oh man, I've never seen it before. That's just incredible. Yeah, I'll say it's happened multiple times. There's not really one. I can pinpoint, but the more he does it, the more I tend to react less. So I would say probably my earliest memories of it were in spring bowl. Kind of getting the first glimpse of him when he's making all these ridiculous catches.

5:32:42And he still does it time and time again, even now. But it's just more common now for me. The land that one that came from the north. I think it was 12 touches in the first game against Oregon 10 receptions. Two carries. Is there something about this matchup that favors you? And now that you have, where that productive first time you played this team, what kind of the tension? Or I guess maybe different defenses, are you expecting to see? Yeah, I mean, we're not entirely sure what their gameplay is going to be, but we're paired for everything. You know, I'm not going to get too much into schemas like that, but we know that if the ball comes our way, we've got to make those plays. So whether I have 10 receptions again coming up this game where I have zero or one, we're just looking to get this win on the road. Because it's really a road game for us, you know, flying across two times on. I think that, you know, it's going to be a great matchup, whether they tend to focus on me more or not. It doesn't really matter to me because I know our team has a great playing regardless. That time for a couple more questions, Spencer, over a letter and a roll.

5:33:44You guys ever surprised when we were gaming? You look at it, it's actually a car no longer playing as a ball or two games. You can kind of feel it throughout the game, I would say. You know, he's a true competitor. He wants to get involved, but at the same time he's super selfless. He's really humble, so he's going to do whatever it takes for the team to get a win. But it's the competitive nature and that wants to contribute as much as he can. So, you know, I try to be in his ear to tell him to be level head and stuff like that, not that I need to. He's a very level head and selfless guy like I'm saying. But, you know, sometimes that's just how the game goes. You know, I had a game this year where I only had one catch, but you know, we ended up winning by lot. So I think that, you know, it's hard or it's easy to be focused on the personal attributes that you could have gaming and game. But no one's really going to remember those if we're holding up the trophy at the end of the year. He could be a number one. I think 95% of the ball also drank up against like the number three. You see his work as a whole of those things that he doesn't dare to play. You guys ever come back and like, yeah, this guy could absolutely be a number one on the low scouts of the ball.

5:34:47I would disagree with you. I think that he is a number one. I think that we don't have a number three receiver. I think we have three number one receivers out there. So whatever the defense, you know, if they want to put their attention on one guy or a couple of us, they're not really doing their selves any favor because we're going to have a favor. We'll match up on the other side of the ball. So that's never how we view ourselves. We know we're alpha dogs out there every single one of us knows we have the capabilities to be a number one receiver. And we are number one receivers. And final question. Steve, how long has 24.000 sports? I think in that game, he made one of the clutch plays that passed down the sideline. At any time when you make that play, you think, did you ever, your mind that we're going to win this game after we're now close to field goal range? I mean, did that play in your mind, say, my goodness, we've got a chance to get out of here with the win. Yeah, I definitely knew where I caught the ball and I knew we were, you know, closer being in a field goal range. So, you know, there was a sense of, you know, I knew I knew it was a big play that I made. But in those moments, you have to finish out the game no matter what. You can't get a big head. You can't get complacent.

5:35:48You have to finish the game until the clock hits zero. So that's some we've been working on, you know, we work on two minutes every single Wednesday. Every single Wednesday practice. So today we'll work on our two minute. And we don't even call it two minute. We call it clutch because in those time, in those games, in those big moments, someone has to make a clutch play. So we're focusing on that every single game, knowing that we're going to have to make one of those plays coming down the stretch here. What would it mean if you're able to finish this one off and get to the final four of this playoff? Just what in your mind just would this be, you know, just the ultimate, I suppose, to be a team that's already beaten earlier this year? No, I think the ultimate would be winning the national championship. So, you know, we're focused on this. This just happens to be the next team in the way. We're not focused on where we played them earlier this year, whether they got the win over us. They're just a nameless, faceless opponent. So we're going out there fully prepared. Not worried about what's happening in the past. You know, we played them before. We felt them out. So it's all about who got better from that point in time until now.

5:36:48Thank you. Thank you. You know, evaluate and grow a new group of guys. I think in spring, I think our opinion is, you know, by fall, everything, the team, the team, the team, it's what it's all about. But in order to add to a team, in order to add to a collective, you got to focus on the individual. Most improved so that collective can improve. And so building the base, I think, schematically and fundamentally culturally is what we're attacking as we head into spring. How much is Brandon looking forward to a different spring and different opportunity? I know it wasn't fun for him having to take a little bit of a backseat to a back up. Where do you see him, the fire, the passion right now? Yeah, he gets right for this one. Yeah, I think when you come out of a season, you get out of January and kind of think of breath. Then when you get back in the winter, it's the first opportunity to reestablish the new role that I want to have. Right? I mean, across the board, there's not one guy that doesn't want to improve roles.

5:37:51So they're all attacking it that way. I think Brandon's one of them, but he's one of 50. And I think that it's our job to provide opportunities to grow, to separate themselves, to see peer-to-peer evals, to allow these guys to check a role. At least through the winter they've gotten that started to continue that through spring. And I think Brandon's, you know, fits in line with that. I think Brandon did a great job looking back of finding his role last year and excelling at it. We know we talk a lot about if you want to be a starter, you have to be a starter before he's the starter. And if you're not, then you're never going to be the starter. So I think he embodied that. You know, he gave himself an opportunity to get into spring and get into us. He's made into winter, continue who he is, continue to build his base, build his leadership. And now he's got to get that in spring. So all the great things you do prior doesn't mean anything. You don't have to go out there and do it in spring.

5:38:51So that's the harsh reality of this sport. You know, what have you done lately? And I think all these guys are chewing at the bit to get back on the field. Brian, everybody brings their own experience. Ryan was a quarterback, you were a receiver. And then to become a play caller, I obviously have an understanding of the whole offense. I think that's a great process like for you up protections and the run game and quarterback play. And just continuing to grow with your knowledge of that part of the game as you prepared for this position. Yeah, I mean, I think you're always growing. I think that, you know, you still have a specialty here. You still have an expertise in one area that's seen you have an expertise in all of it. That's just not true. In my opinion, I've seen multiple coordinators and I know that as a fact. So, you know, for me, I think it's just you have an opportunity to do with the best staff in America every single day with the best coach in America. So just stay off your phone and pay attention and take notes and actually maximize your time.

5:39:55It's amazing the amount of people that don't do that. So every time in a meeting, I just try to make sure I'm getting a nugget or I'm getting information or when things are said, do I truly understand it? And I really, guys, will say, I don't care. I'll ask the question. You may think I'm I look dumb, but I don't care because I want to know the information. So I think that approach. I think a lot of guys have that approach that approach allows you to just build, you know, over time. And then that'll continue to build from now to game one and then build through the season. So the opportunity to grow is literally daily. So I just try to make sure I'm finding those opportunities. I'm aware of those opportunities when they're writing my face. I'm going to do a role in the offensive meeting room. How important is it that it's going to be in the future, guys? Yeah, the coach Jordan's always been a huge part of other receiver room. I think that yeah, he's just understanding that my pull away is real that can happen. So he's going to be on his toes and be ready that we're ready to not skip a beat.

5:40:57Right. So information wise, communication wise, he's got to be locked in on that and just I'm to assume that you know, coach hard's got it. He never really has. I expect him to continue to do that. And you know, he's been a big part of everything we've done. Is that almost like taken from what Ryan did last year, where he shipped away from play calling and handed that to me. I also should think away from being a port of ex coach. We're like, get to have somebody you trust. The column did take you maybe to develop that trust and that relationship with them. To where like you know that hey, if I pulled away for a second, like, Devon's got this. I don't have to worry about like what my room is. I think it's more important that I do a great job being organized. So I'm never pulled away. I will be in that receiver room and they will be coached at the very highest level. So I think there's ways to eliminate being pulled away by being organized on top of things, having the right work and working, right help before that receiver meeting ever happened. Is that important for you? Is that what you're cutting in the size? Nothing's going to change in terms of your.

5:41:57I never there's no nothing's going to change in my involvement in the receiver room. Ryan from my land to be going through a full spring. Philoxy in the first time. What do you look at everything? It's areas he can throw to play time is here. Yeah, I mean, my land is just doing a great job. He's growing an exponential rate getting stronger. He's getting bigger. He's got way added. You know, I would tell you like, you know, I always explain to him like you don't realize how much you missed. When you come in June versus the mid year, like it's massively different. Not saying you can't overcome it. Some do at the end of the season, you know, some have. But, you know, I think that's probably reliant on the room. You know, I have Chris had an opportunity late a lot of a, you know, in the season to kind of make an impact. But it's very, very rare. So, and now, you know, he's going through the winner workout. His growth is everything he's done. He's like, hey, coach, I know what you're talking about now. And when you miss that, that section of winner workout. So that being said, it makes you laugh. But he's doing a great job. I expect expectations for him through through spring.

5:42:58And I don't see that changing. The opposite of that. The opposite of the opposite of the year is younger than it's been past years. I think it's a makeup of that. You don't have somebody who's maybe. What's the average? He's like the average like 30 is the average age. Does that include support staff? No, it's just the primary. What's it? What's it? What's it been in the past? A couple minutes. Two more minutes. No kidding. Yeah. Yeah. I don't know. Dan Lanings had coach in Oregon. I was there. I was his average. I'm asking. I don't. I'm 38. Can he Dylan Campbell's 30s? So, I don't really know. I gave zero thought to that. I think that, you know, I think your ability to kept with players is important. I think you probably see a little bit that happening in the NFL as well. I really've given zero thought for that. I don't want to just ramble on that. Yeah, I just didn't know if it was the thought of the manager. No thought to it.

5:43:58What's the next step for him? Because we've heard him. He heard a mecha talk to him about like, you know, Mr. consistency catching a lot of things. He seems to generate a little bit of buzz, but has limited role. Like now he's got an opportunity. What's the next step for him to get that out of you? Take the next step and be a be everything he's capable of being, right? I mean, I think the guys that, you know, are out there are, you know, very consistent in all job phases. You know, like again, I think he wants to be a full rounded receiver. And you know that I think he loves playing in the slot. The great job there. I asked him to come out to the outside a little bit. Did a good job out there. I think his natural positions is in the slot doing a great job there. But it's just another opportunity to establish himself based on his peers, right? I mean, it's kind of like the draft to try to explain sometimes to these guys like you come to a higher state to compete with the best. It'd be alongside the best. It's always pure to peer evils. Like that's how it works. Like the draft embodies that like if it's easier to go play somewhere else than that's fine. That's what we're kind of looking for.

5:44:59Per se I'm not saying that's price. I'm just saying it's a very competitive room. And you chose that because of this room. Now you got to beat your peer to play more and do more and all that stuff. So, you know, I think that you got continue to build worries at. And the guys that seem to be, you know, starters in our room, you know, really I think over the last eight years have been NFL quality guys. So if you're and it become a start of the high state, it's a good chance. You're probably NFL caliber receiver. I mean, again, just go on for numbers. So you're chasing that can't get discouraged. Or maybe not being, you know, not doing what you think you should have done. And that goes for everybody. It's not just Bryson, but all these guys are chasing that as I rambled about Bryson. But, you know, I think that it's not just him. It's at BI. It's car now with everybody wants. It's chasing a higher level of play. And this spring is another step forward to do that. Which is a huge rush. You can't trend your multiple play. How much in your estimation is that a gift to be able to do it?

5:45:59How much of it is learned? Where do you stand on that? Oh, never gave it a lot of thought to it. I've never, I've never called a play in a game. So for me to have an opinion, I think that'd be a little brash. I would say that like anything, it's probably a skill that you can improve on. And do better at and do good and do worse at. I think being surrounded with guys and seeing how they do it has been a blessing. And it's very clear. There's more than one way to do things. So being aware of that, I've noticed that. What's your impression of the three freshmen and how they maybe transition to your family? Yeah, all four freshmen, I'm like very encouraged and pressed with. They carry themselves the right way like we have hoped. They worked their tails off. They've all improved. I would say that they're the right mode, they're the right fit. They belong in the room. And now they have to just improve. Now they're competing both first individually between each other.

5:46:59And then as we get into spring, they'll start competing against each other. With the rest of the guys, what I mean by that. So, but as a group, the freshman group, very impressed. And they're off to the right start. Great. Coach Arland, thank you very much. I'll pick you back off each other. And it's like no one is hired in the room that goes a lot. So that kind of allows the room to stay down. Do you feel like you're more comfortable now than you were in the spring? That's a being out leader. Definitely. I definitely would have, sometimes, when I was like, man, in the right spot or my center right thing. But now I was just like, okay, I know what I'm here for. And I know the player that I need to be to help this team have. CJ James is over there talking about you two are a solid game. Yeah. Branch Lake Defer. Man, we go run hard. We go definitely B physical and we go run fast. That's just our motto. We go run hard, B fast and B physical. He said he saw it. Do you agree to do it? Yeah, I'm definitely not. I'm more, I'm more, I'm more of the, how should I say, I gotta do the dirty work. I'm cool. I'm cool. I'm definitely cool doing the dirty work.

5:47:59I like to see James, you know, as Sonic, you know, he's the more of the personality guy. And I'm cool with being, you know, the back-up lookout. Yeah, I'll take you like that. Yeah, I'll take that. Yeah, I was just losing the black stripe. You feel like you're, you know, officially a buck I take me through in the fall. Man, losing that black stripe, it was definitely, especially day I was kind, I was so happy to finally get it took it off that I was surprised that it got taken off. I was like, they say CJ Donaldson, like, they call CJ hit, they call me, like, I was just grateful, you know, just, you know, them allowing me into the family, you know, it's definitely a loan and hard journey, but it's fair. Coach Dez talked about despite coming off a national championship, but still hungry team. There are a lot of guys who were part of the team last year, but maybe didn't contribute as much as they wanted. And then there's a guy like you who's coming in and kind of adding to that. How hungry do you feel like this group is despite being sort of a defender? Each and every day we always talk about, like, we read a book called Chopin Wood Care, what, how can you stick to the little things and just be persistent while we're face with adversity? You know, not again, so big head and not again, so low just trying to stand that middle range of,

5:49:03I know what I need to focus on and each day the runners do. Meaning, like, each and every day we have to go and put in some type of work to get what we want out of life. How much was that factor in what's your journey to the highest day as far as the opportunity to come play for a second? When I transferred, it was doing a rough time. It wasn't as, how people seemed. It wasn't, it wasn't like that. I came here mostly because of the family hood and the type of coach I knew I was going to get. The first thing Coach Lot told me was, everything I'm going to get here, I'm going to have to earn it. So that was like one of the main factors, like he told me he was going to challenge me. He's going to bring a different personality and a different end what I mean. What's I'm like, I need that challenge. It's important to be challenged. When did you guys read the book, Chopin Wood Care Water? Each day during the summer, Coach Mick had us like, read a chapter and we'll come in, we'll talk about it. It'll be all around the building, everybody in the building to read it. And then like we'll just consistently like pull phrases, paragraphs, even now and can't we still talk about it? Even though we are in the red to books. So it's like something that we continually like just keep reiterating and keep repeating throughout the program.

5:50:10And Coach Mick, Coach Mick was the one who was leading us. Someone like Coach Mick, Coach Day, everybody was kind of leading it, but like he would tell us, okay this day we read in chapter one, we'll just keep going along, along, along throughout the book until we finish the book. What was your favorite part? My favorite part of the book. My favorite part of the book is when John, he told John that in order to be a samurai, it's going to take you 10 years. But in John's mind, he's like, but what if I work twice as hard each day, I could skip it to five, I skip it to seven. And each day he was saying like, it's going to take you longer to continually become a samurai. If you think that way, it's each and every day you have to be consistent with the little things. And in that 10 years span, you would become a samurai, trying to skip around and create loops and gaps and stuff like that. You won't be able to become a samurai. The important part is being consistent each and every day with a chopper with a care of water throughout those first few years. And then by your 10th year, you'll be like, man, I'm a samurai. Just like now, like I finally got my black straight ball. When I came in spring, I was like, man, I can't wait to get my black straight ball.

5:51:12But throughout that book, it helped me realize like, I'm thinking about the wrong way. I just need to be consistent on working on the things that I'm not good at right now. And continually work on that. And eventually, I get my black straight ball. That last question. Students learn how to separate the data that's on approach days that are ready to get your minds right for what. That Texas game's going to be like everything surrounding all the high ball and bad dreams and what. But how often you get college, it's kind of staking up what that's going to be like to be an Australian in that match up in that situation. Everything you came here for. Each and every day, you got to think like that. Each and every day we play in Texas. Like today, we had an opportunity to play in Texas. And then we win and then we lose. That's the important part. Then we get better and then we get worse. And you know, I definitely think we got better the day you know. We always push each other. The defense always push your offense. Always pushing defense. So it's important. Each and every day we treat it like the game is today. Not the game is whichever day. I don't remember, but the game is today. It may since. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Jeff. No, I didn't. It's all right. But I want to pay attention to. No big nickname for comparing myself to those people. I'm my own person.

5:52:12I'll write my own way. Yes, we might have similarities, but like I said, I'm on. Last year you said goal being the sex later this year. You got a different opportunity to do that. Is that the goal for it? Yeah, 100%. But whatever, like I said, whatever. Push Jay and coach, especially you can do us one more. What was the first thing that you did to get ready to do? About five. I had to go away. I was two thirty five last year. Now I'm two forty two forty five. You know, it's different from when you're blissing off ball being on the edge and consistently hitting somebody with three hundred plus pounds every single player. How do you do it? Coach Mick. Whatever he had planned for me, I was making sure I was in his year. Coach Kp, Kilo, I always ask the question is always asking how much food do I need? Like what else do I need to saddle this plate? At what time do I need to eat things like that? Just constantly ask questions and help me become the best me. I can do it. Okay, what sets coach Mick, what sets Kilo, the entire nutrition department apart? I feel like they care. You know, they really, they'll sit you down one on one.

5:53:13They'll be hard on you, but you know I saddle loves. Like, Coach, they always talk about it. It's right here. It's tough love. So as long as you put your part in, they'll definitely put their part in. We work on talents. Putting on the wings, you see what we get for the day night. But you still want to stay in the way. You still want to stay in the way. How do you feel? I'm a focus is my speed and my get off. I feel like with me working with coach Jay, it's a lot of get off. A lot of making sure I'm still using my speed and things like that. So just helping him helping me make sure that's still an asset of mine. Not making sure I'm losing that. What do you think is so often after practice you're working with coach portrayal? What is it about him that allows you to kind of grow? And what do you like most about him? He's been around a lot of people. I worked with a few guys that he's coaching the past. And I like the pickage brain and things that he sees and things that he can't help me on the edge.

5:54:17He cares as well. He wants to make sure that everybody's successful. Obviously you're on this team. I hope you're going to make it to the NFL. He's like I said, he's been there. I'm just here. Just being a straight up. Drop coverage or do kind of different things. Anyway, because the coach that has me do, I'm going to line up and do it. What did you learn about yourself in transition to a new position? I mean, I love it. I feel like it's more fun rushing the past year, but also in the same point in time. It's still a learning process. I know I don't have everything figured out. It's hard. I'm constantly asking questions to you. Can you add a curry, coach day and coach Patricia? I want to be the best me. I can't be in fulfill my potential to the best I can be. What are some of those areas that you're looking at growing still so you can? I can't do that stuff to myself.

5:55:19What about learning process? It's just like not getting snickers. It's just a patient. But don't let that drive you know. Can you explain some of that stuff? Yeah, so like, no, don't have something in your head. If you didn't build that way, you're still in touch. Yeah, really it's just from moving off from being off the ball to on the ball now. It's more of, I look at the full picture and making sure I'm just looking at it. Listen, front of me to Otaku though. Running back to Titan and with the quarter best looking at things like that. Yeah, who did that best last year on this team? What do you mean? Saw that picture like, like your top. JTTC, that full picture in his head on Titan and stuff. Obviously, Caleb. But I mean, we just jumped out at you like, well, I want to get to that level. Oh, Caleb 100%. You know, I feel like just being on the field, Caleb, we caught the whole play before happens. Even if you watch film and we're watching film now.

5:56:20Caleb is pointing out where the ball is going before you even start the ball. Like, he'll point like a screen or anything like that. He's pointing to the position. Who's getting the ball? Does it drive the offense nuts? 100%. And they try to flip it and then he'll know that he's flipped their flip. Flip it. Yep. So I can wrap it up there. But you were, you want to be position wise now. I mean, it's taken a while to end up there, you know, for a full time bet. How several of those that make you, how confident is that make you that make you want to come to yours? That's what I saw prior to the process. Obviously, it's a different process now being at the end. And my goal now is to continue to keep my faith and trust in God and to trust the process with Coach Jake, because I'm a fact guy. I know what I can do on the edge. They know what I can do on the edge, but it's just to make sure I'm continuing to fill my potential. I have a question from a name source. It makes Jerry. Apparently, you love with somebody connected to me. How do you feel about different? Yeah, my speed. I definitely feel quicker and more explosive.

5:57:21Just, you know, getting out the ball and, you know, just continually working on my short area first as flinkly as possible. So do you want to do the expectations? This room. Oh, you guys got that one. You know, what I thought about the room is that we don't always be a brotherhood and always be at one. And all the time. It looks been your experience so far here and versus the expectation. Obviously coming in, there's an opportunity to play early. I've got a lot of opportunities for a lot that how have you seen this place change you and has been about you expected? I've been off the charts. Like, just, you know, they developed me like some day one like Saturday. I stepped on campus. We, you know, work hours. We talked about my in habits. Where I need to get to my body weight. What I need to improve on until, you know, development to NFL running back and have an opportunity, you know, to get to that level. And just don't invest in to me as much as possible. Like they invest a lot. Does it surprise you? I mean, West Virginia is a powerful school very, very different. Do you see the difference quickly when you're getting to a place like last day?

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