Press Conference (Tre Henderson) Elite Edition September 3

0:00I believe it's called the whole wealth of our team now. Hope over here. Thank you. Who did I have formal meetings with? Sit out again. So I'm. Yeah, I met with a bunch of teams, man. An area of the game I'm looking to highlight is my past protection. I feel like that shows what type of player you are, whether that's selfish. Do you only care about when the ball is in your hands and unselfish? How much do you care when the ball is not in your hands? I feel like past protection really shows that. Did you get the best seconds of running back in and had no barriers yet? Yes, I did. Yes, I did meet with the Bears. The best part of my game, I feel like it's my breakaway speed. I feel like you've put it on the board. Yes, I do. We'll see. Do you want to be an area where you want to be in every down back?

1:04I want to be every down back. Sleep paralysis is not because I think because Jesus delivered me. That's probably why. They probably know. No, no, no, no. I'm ready to do for mom and son of a friend. I'm a Jager, Jager, Jager, and I'm going to the football team for the biggest sister for me. I'm going to be in the right track. I give all credit to God, honestly. I think it was him. You know, that put me in the right path. I think it was, you know, I know, you know, it was him that removed that anger from my heart. And so I give all credit to him, honestly. It's been so happy to have I saw you Peter Beuse and talk to you in the ear. Yeah. Yeah. I think, you know, the joy that the Lord gives me is more so internal than external. It's just the satisfaction, just knowing what ever happens. You know, I'm okay. You know, as long as I got him, you know, that's all that matters, man. And I know where I'm headed. Which of the lasers are on here? The Sins of Australia? You sound like a little bit of a guy. Yeah.

2:04CJ, CJ Stroud, man. That's my brother, man. We definitely keep in touch every now and then. I know he has Xavier Johnson down there. And they've been, you know, having a lot of godly conversations, man. Yeah, hearing how both of them are growing up there, the culture. That is that Texas, man. You know, I really love to hear about what they're doing, you know. Yes, I did. It went good, man. When you get a like shirt on the back, dude. What do you like shirt on the back, dude? When you put your clothes on this area, don't press it. You feel like you guys are more, you know, they're not fresh and play on it. Yeah, I feel like, man, just being able to shirt it low with Quenchana Cup, both of us fresh, man. That one too punch, man. It was special, man. And so I was just thankful, man. Have the opportunity to play along. He's a great player and just the person who he is off to fill up, man. He's a funny guy, man. He's a funny guy to be around. Thank you for speaking about the cast protection. Are you ready to back to your favorite football field? Is there right back to your favorite football field? I would prefer any, you know, to be honest. There's not a specific running back. I would like to, you know, shirt a little bit.

3:06When it comes to past protection, the last year, you know, Coach Kelly since the actual response release. She has somewhat more religious focusing on moving ahead. Yeah, you know, I think Coach Kelly, mindset, is getting the playmakers out into space. And so, yeah, it was more so like a mixture, you know, past protecting, but at the same time getting out the backfield, running routes, getting those one-on-one matchups on the linebackers. And so, yeah, I love the mindset of Coach Kelly. We're at speaking about Coach Kelly. What do you think about Coach Kelly? I think Coach Kelly, mindset, is getting the playmakers out into space. And so, yeah, it was more so like a mixture, you know, past protecting, but at the same time getting out the backfield, what have you been doing in your interaction with the most biggest players? Yeah, I got an opportunity to meet with them as well. I decided to see Coach Kelly again. I know that definitely, that organization is definitely in good hands. Is there any special work about how much it really is going to be? Is there anything that you really disagree with on your first one? So, why do you think it's such a good job? Yeah, man. I think one of the biggest things, man, he wants perfection. Even though we are perfect, man, but that's something to strive for, man. He wants every play to be perfect.

4:07And if you don't get it perfect, we're definitely going to run it again. And so, I just remember hearing his voice when we mess up. Running again. Yeah, man, just that mindset right there, man. I love it. Right. Watch the Terry right here. Can Blah and ask that you have a supposed roast. Reminds us a lot of Javier Gibbs and Jamal Charles. Do you model your game after a specific running back? Or are you just training Anderson? I would say I'm just training Anderson, but I love to watch other running backs and definitely grow and get better. Jamal Gibbs, he's one of them, man. What he does is really great. Like his speed, his burst, 101 matchups, man. He's definitely great. He's definitely a great back, man. And so, I love to watch a lot of different backs, man. And just learn and grow for them. You got to pick your top three backs. You got to go right now. One, two, three. I don't really have a top three, but I'll give you one. I would say, Sequan Gibbs and...

5:08I like McCaffrey. Although he was injured this year, I like McCaffrey. Best back in this drive. I lead out of the yard. That's y'all decision. Playing well with Howard. What 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 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. Yeah, 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 Peeples, 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.

6:08I was riding on my back looking at the UFC spot. And I was on the base of the news and I was on the other side. And I got a trophy. I'll keep that up until they say my name. Yeah. Coach Hartlion, 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. It was being able to learn from Coach Hartlion. 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. Straight away. Is that a way to play off on the way to the point where you want to try to? Just intensity, man. And since he got the playoffs, every game, man, is like the intensity got, you know, higher and higher. And so, you know, being able, I know in the lead, it's the same thing. Even if it's not the playoffs, just every game and 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 talk to a lot of players before that.

7:10And 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 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 while I trained, I trained at Yo-Murth Performance. I think it's called the House of Athlete or the Compound now. They did a good job, man. Bringing us in and the way they went about training us, man. They did a really good job. Have you ever been to the NBA? The Bucking Nears. No, I haven't. Did you think it was City Tampa? Tampa, Tampa. Tampa, nice. It's a nice city, man. Really nice. I think it's many else in the world. The 40, the broad and the vert. You've been on the praises of awesome locker. Do you speak to your mentality of like when you've got a linebacker or something in the gap?

8:10Bigger than you and you're in ready to swear off of it. Yeah. Yeah, nah, 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 told Will, I think it was before the first game. I was like, I got your brother. It's like, I said, man, I'm not going to let you get hit, you know. And 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 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. 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 to run through tackles.

9:10And so, that's, I feel like that's one of the areas in my game, you know, I want to continue to get better, right? 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 was saying? Yes, I did. Yes, I did. So, people say you look like, I'll let you borrow out there. You get back in person. I can mail them to you tomorrow. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison. Actually, I know I have a Camera shoe. Yeah, man, I have a Camera. Great, great back, man. Just what he does and those 101 matchups, he's dangerous, man. And he's so smooth. He's so smooth as well. I'm not going to lie. He's smooth. Yeah. Inside zone from stack, being able to hit that thing downhill. And I'll say the next one is probably just an option route out of the backfield, you know. And man coverage, you're getting on that line backer. And so. What he needs will be here in a couple of years, Jeremiah.

10:11You have the perfect course. It's just how impressive it is for me to be as a man. And that pressure is so much attention. Yeah, I say to 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 him. 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 I know you're going to like to learn from your last game. You're going to be out coming for a one-star kid. You know some injuries. I think it's a master's injury. And when he looked back on it, what do you want to do? What do you stand for? Man, a lot of ups and downs, man. It's just how you respond to adversity. And I feel like that's something that God has definitely helped me to do better. 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.

11:13You 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 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, we're 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 power of judgment is the spirit of that person. Which aspect, the future, those other individuals that you run to, follow, and from being around power to heaven? Man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. Am I just really loved their mentality, especially Q as well.

12:13You know, I talked about Will Howard, his leadership, but Quincham mentality, man. That boy just gifted. You see, sometimes he put in a situation where he looked like he should have a negative five yards. And as soon as you know it, he, the running through somebody, stiff arm, and somebody, and shoot, it's a game to 10. And so... Shoot, I think... Yeah, man, I think it's just like, he's just gifted, man, to be honest. He's just gifted. He's a big back. He's strong. And so... He's able to do those things. Yeah, man, it's definitely... I look at his game, and I want to... At the same time, I want to learn from Quincham. I want to look at his game and say, man, where can I get better at as well? That's the type of player I am. I'm always looking to get better, man. I'm always looking to grow as a player. Julian Sand. Oh, yeah, he's going to be a great quarterback, man. He's so accurate. And so... He's definitely, man. I know Coach Day is definitely going to get him right.

13:15Just, you know, container grow as a leader, container grow as a player. And so he's going to be really good for a high state. I know just the quarterback position. I feel like, you know, the quarterbacks in the past, they've definitely been vocal. And so I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to ask Julian Sand as well. It's to be that vocal leader and lead the offense and lead the team. Shoot, man. He has a build like JK Dobbins. And I kind of see them, you know, 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 great. I remember before I recruited, 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.

14:19I feel like they play the same. And so I appreciate you all. You have to go. This. You.

15:39You. You. You. You. You. I didn't run the ball really well today. different pieces and parts on the line adjusting what did you see? Yeah definitely I would say you know for our offensive line definitely wasn't our best day

16:40up front but I think those guys are getting correct that you know Coach Fri does great away away does as far as coaching and I think he'll definitely fix it for next week but I think everyone could improve. You can get frustrated in these situations where just not the holes aren't there and you're just I don't know. Yeah just in poison not being too high not being too low in no situation and you know it's a four quarter game and just believe it in my team so I know those guys can go out there and execute so I'm not going to give up on them or just be frustrated that the plays don't work just continue to go out there and just try to execute. Over to the right Stephen Means Cleeland dot com. Coach we have to talk to you since the Oregon game for starters how is the hand and also did that impact anything that you were able to do carry in the ball while you were dealing with us? Well yeah I want to give a big thanks to our athletic trainers here they helped me a lot and you know let things you know tremendously like we're all in my hand or anything like that I still was able to play today so big thanks to them.

17:41Over to the left Cameron T. Robinson the athletic. Quinshunt when obviously the dogs of lunch change the pieces a lot right now with some injuries because that affects how maybe you see holes how things go up front or in the run game when people are changing it out. I think especially when you have new guys in the rotation they have to get used to the tempo and how things go up front especially in the game tempo compared to you know a walk through or different things like that so having those guys mentally dialed in and getting those reps that they need I think that's the biggest part but it's not anything that they couldn't handle. Over to the left Katie Kapusta Spectrum 1. Can you talk about how that last drive by you guys really gave you confidence maybe going into next week and I rewatched the route that you ran for that touchdown you really schooled your defender and he lost his footing talk a little bit about what that was like you were wide open. Oh yeah so just outside release route you know looking at the leverage of the linebacker you overplayed the route so I cut it up and nobody was in that area of the field so

18:46I just gave my back shoulder to the quarterbacks I threw the ball back by line. And yeah I think it just helped our team I want to give a big thanks to our defense man they played tremendous today you know those guys helped us so much and just did their part I mean over did their part so a lot of great players on that side of the ball and they really showed up today. Folks we do have Ty Hamilton in the very back as well we can start to wrap up with Cody Simon any more questions for Quinchon Judkins if not Quinchon thank you very much. Really playing as much so I just wanted to get like more experience under my belt so I can bring younger guys with me because I've been through a lot. One of those younger guys we're seeing it out here it's the first time I've heard all those last years. What have you seen from Will? Because I kind of go like last year we all forgot about it because he was hurt now he's running you know almost a second man up behind you and Ty. What have you seen in the middle of the game? So Will's a workhorse he he gonna stay quiet he gonna 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

19:49right really 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 and we just got to go show it. That mindset different 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 lot of people. Does that feel different or is there not really any difference it's just the same work. It's definitely a difference everyone working harder we noticed our last run like we 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. Finish 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 you were right there something goes a little different you guys could have won that game against them. Does that tell you anything about like that hey you guys want to win a national championship

20:51but 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 coach makes of saying you know nobody cares just work harder like those 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 title. Of course as you know it's frustrating but you can't change the outcome you can't really dwell on it you just got to you know come back and work harder do things better than you did last year and hopefully the outcome will change. Is that 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.

21:54Do you need it to be to be your best? Uh 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 in shape. The idea of a potential is 16 or 17 or 17 years. Side about that idea there's a make you nervous about can you last that long? You're really worried. 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 uh 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 online and everywhere else so we can last that long. Speaking of that life plan and that's what you like playing that new snap to game last year because I don't know if any of us were really expected to play that next time. Uh yeah I did unless we were like winning by like a lot uh I thought like there are no

22:58small means you know I can go sit down or something but we're playing them big games like you know Notre Dame too on North 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 Kaden McDonald is he got a team of you guys in a second? Oh yeah definitely. K-Mac is a K-Mac 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 to work I think 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 six three you're three twenty seven he's three twenty six. Yeah he's I kind of look at him like my junior but you know K-Mac he's gonna be a great player he's got to develop more and get into playbook. So really a lot on you older guys there's that large group of young guys and then there's the seniors in your back is that part of your task for this year to bring those guys along as well. Yeah definitely we got to be leaders um 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

24:00during the all season so they can play and not just play they want to like contribute like make plays tackles sex. Yeah they're definitely some big dudes um and they all work hard I'm really seeing much of something day two when I'm passing on but throughout the workouts they've been working hard you know they they're determined and it looks like they're ready to work. I'm supporting this dude. It feels like there's a lot of great defenses that you have big athletic defensive tackles who can eat up space ball move you know right there is that because I have an environment maybe through 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 are like team of Northe you know they got two good uh detaco two athletic detacles look at Georgia two athletic detacles so I think that's definitely

25:05neat if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. Yeah if you think about this they're going to fight by the defense attackers like what's Georgia Jordan Davis and Daniel Carter let's miss again it's Chris Jenkins. Tell me more questions about this one 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 uh 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 forward to four seven eights and things like that so we'll see. And when you think it when you think about those freakiest out there you can tackle how do you think you fit into that mold of that kind of player you watch that and say yeah that's me. Uh 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 with all those things. Do you become like a artist who comes to batting up guys?

26:08Do you think your legs have your things? I mean you're going to bring practice you're not doing it as much a weapon on the weapon. How do you work on that? Do you have like a goal in mind? I don't remember how many that last year but you have a goal in mind? 35 how many do you want to have it? I mean as many as I can have I think I have more than that but I think they've counseling. I think they've had counseling of them and it's some of them where I like just missed it so but I think we work on drills matching the hand I think that's uh goes big and uh what we do is a D line you know just affecting the quarter of that is 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 player. So let's something that you really really have to work on. It's one of the things that you maybe worked on the most. You can bring your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen like oh that pass through your back. We don't have to ask. I think I just have like a like a eye for the ball kind of I kind of just look at the quarterback

27:11and just I see him like load up I just try to get in his ways and sometimes he just throws it to me. I mean they get frustrated but you know we're a team you know we're just good. Yeah. Yeah. 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. Uh I don't really have a top three but I'll give you I'll give you one. I would say, say Kwan Gibbs and I like McCaffrey. Auto he was injured this year I like McCaffrey. Best back in this drive. I lead out of the yard that's y'all that's y'all decision. Playing well 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.

28:13He 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. 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 in as a player. And so man yeah definitely Ohio State you know that running back room is in great hands. I'll keep that up and see what you're saying. Yeah coach Coach Hartline 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 back field 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 that'd do really good.

29:14Just the intensity man then since the other playoffs every game and it's like the intensity got you know higher and higher and so you know being able I know in the lead it's the same thing even if it's not the playoffs just every every game and 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 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 I know I took a couple days off after the national championship and then shoot right after that I'm writing right in Tampa Florida and I'm right to it and so yeah I think while trained I trained that on your

30:17worth performance I think it's called the House of Athlete or the Compound now they did a good job man it just bringing us in and the way they went about training us man they did a really good job the bucking near know I haven't Tampa Tampa nice this is nice it's a nice city man really nice I'm getting it out of the 40 to broad and avert yeah yeah no man it's really all about technique and then it's about mine said as well and so on my say you know it's for the love of my brother it's for the love of will highway 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 I told will I think it was before the first game I was like I got your brother it's I said man I'm not gonna let you get hit you know and so I don't

31:19know 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 brothers don't man making sure the ball get in their hands you know the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed in 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 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 I feel like I did a good job of that my senior year and so I just want to continue to build on that yes I did yes I did uh I did meet with new Orleans as well um I never got that comparison actually um I know I'm a Camera sure yeah man I'm a Camera 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

32:23to lie he's smooth yeah um inside zone from stack being able to hit that thing down hill and um I'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 monster 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 every game was a good game for him man and so but still man he always has the mentality the monster 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

33:37man uh a lot of ups and downs man it's just how you respond to adversity and I feel like that's something that God has definitely helped me to do better is this um not have something to lean on now you know I remember before I met him you know going through those adversity I had nothing 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 where it's 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

34:44um man eight those guys have such a great mentality man I might just really love their mentality especially um 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 step on somebody and shoot it's a gain of 10 and so 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 julien san oh yeah he's gonna be a great but he's gonna be a great

35:49quarterback man he's so so 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 uh 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 them julien san as well it's to be that vocal leader and lead the um and lead the offense and lead the team right 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 um I feel like he's not talked about his none um a lot but man his career here you watch his highlights is 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

36:50was 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 appreciate you all yeah I'll be going

38:45yeah all I got coming in last shot new to roll so I just attacked arie day really the same way thank you for the van very rare physically how different are you weight wise body wise on that from the year oh I think I got a lot bigger I'm like 240 you know like 244 right now last shot I played it like 236 to 37 what does it feel like a 244 or a belt you feel like an almost a different machine out there yeah like what's it 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 blocks better it's bigger yeah is it don't think uh maybe that's

39:47not 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 arie more snaps so but are you are you how would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an 8 stand yeah I'm looking forward to it I'm ready for it my I'm ready for it the text is open it's a rematch so to speak but it's not really two different teams compared to the last time you all played and stuff it how's that enhanced this camp for you and this team getting ready for like we're an opener of that magnitude yeah with an opener like that we've been um we've been emphasizing in a lot and we know we got coming so we know we gotta do we've been prepared for it I already just broadly worked today I think Riley ready to play right now he he advanced freshman like he ended he in the book he stood in like he advanced and as measurable as crazy like he saw like the saw line too or like you said you're ready right you know you're ready what was that

40:49process like during last season could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready so wherever the team needed for 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 when you say ready is it more a physical thing is it a mental thing when I say ready I think it's pretty much like everything physically mentally mostly I think I'm there a different is bad feeling this year than last year oh I asked a one more time how different is that responsibility one last year you knew you were a homemaker oh I feel like it's a 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 attention over to everything I did I feel like this year it's gonna be the same thing it's probably a little bit more somebody who some reason and one word

41:56how's anybody worth your watch? uh I say describe my game I say like when you think of me you're thinking like a like a bully like a silver bullet I don't really a bully I'm always on the ball that's how I like to play a thing what you like what I want to body that? no I ain't I ain't got to be my nickname but oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah it'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 we got a lot of freedom and we moving around a lot a lot of the terms is like you know I don't know I don't really not answer that that's okay does it you can go on your instincts a little bit more maybe that's not so thinking of too much I don't even know if I say that because there's a lot of thinking going on but it's like I just like it's deep I like how it's pretty deep because I like

42:58what you got going on. That was sad when CJ left the ring. Now I wanted to much sad I was kind of like happy fun. Like yeah that's what you want. Don't miss him in that? No no no no no no that's my dog I'm gonna say yeah kind of missing a little bit but yeah I'm happy fun though. Well don't thank you go ahead one last but 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. Yeah. How much do you feel that as a guy who certainly contributed last year but will be in this bigger role and along with some of your your classmates? Yeah I do feel like um yeah I do feel like I did win the Nati Lashar but like you said my role wasn't same as how's gonna be this year so yeah I definitely want to want to go get another one experienced that like feeling with me be on the field a lot more place.

44:20So I was like you know you were like he was all of the fans today two passes broke and up a couple of sacks how would you invite me to perform it? It was really great um we were in the arm of those balls and we did some different things on the field like you said so uh they made me so surprised they were seeing through it out throughout training and having throughout spring and also him and made this place in the game as I was surprised as well. Have you seen him improve in coverage? I mean he's still athletic so as long as he has good eyes and he's been in coverage besides not too far from him. It's really come out of the eyes just the same for me as my mother. So how do you first break in the season coming up here? How do you feel after this first quarter of the year before you start to accept that? Uh body feels good um I think we're ready but we know what we're going to be right here and we know this week is a week to just chill with that. Is it coming to you prime? Are you ready? Are you ready to go play? Do you have a wash in here until next? So just ready to do your right thought? We just finished a week prepared for quarter back and then we missed this one for the first half.

45:22Did you treat how does that change anything defensively as far as what you prepared for? What you might see? Um yeah I mean use a very athletic quarterback so we're preparing for that especially on third downs. The other quarterback coming in is the taller quarterback. I was able to make some easy, easy friendly throwable for the middle. But it's easy to just some tall so we addressed that on the side and just adjusted. Still were playing our scheme. You said I understand it well it's back there now. Did you say anything in the open? It's a good example. I'm just curious to come to this for like because it seemed like they were moving it so easily. It just couldn't have much of it. You know what I'm saying? I'm saying it has to be a good start. Sure, it goes to any of the cultural styles. I'm starting to think from the beginning. I guess how impressive is it that for this offense, for your point it used to be a play called the netball. I know that they're doing the right things and it just wasn't an execute. I mean there's a play like actually a play where ball got tip. It's just stuff like that. More tools, stuff like that. Stuff like that. We know the red side.

46:22I mean they had like most problems. They've been like 570 yards. Yeah. And they kind of didn't even feel like that because the similar as the entrance was. When you see I think they're often they probably have to like, thanks for the coaching for that. That wasn't the standard. And put a 500-70 yards and 480 yards and you see it's not the standard. So that just shows a show with high expectations here and the roles of the player. You went out six quarters without giving up any points. You give a feel when you touch down today. I'm how disappointing is that from the defensive leader of the team? Yeah, I mean I think it's a good point against the fellow coaches. I have this objective. So that was going to happen. And that's just fun. Yeah, how about, were you feeling emotionally when you're brother-in-one down there? So are you kneeling down there probably saying a prayer for him? Yeah, I was just making sure he was all right. I was glad he got him a walk. Pretty familiar with some of the show. It's a bit of a no-for-stomach leg. Yeah, in talking about the fall kick off of him on Monday. I know you were excited about that. That was awesome against him. A lot of people, a lot of people on the two-tone campus.

47:24This is the... I've got the day. This is one of my favorite games. It's so amazing. A few lessons. I don't want to touch this moment. This is amazing. It's a powerful moment. When you think about the why, what do you hope to do during the by-week? Just improve. You know, take a look at the faster ways. Yeah. What is so much of a great way to get them out of here? Yeah. So how can I get myself a little faster in the second place? Last question for Sonny. The DBs. Super surprising. I like you saying hard DBs are who know? I don't think I'm the best in the country. But even the best. Yeah. You're okay. They want to win too. So they're in any place. Just without you, Sonny. I really 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 through a lot. One of those younger guys, we're seeing it out here. It's the first time it's heard all your life's yours. What have you seen from Will? Because kind of going last year, we all forgot about him because he was hurt. Now he's running, you know, almost a second man out of the human tie.

48:27What have you seen during the time? Well as a workhorse, he's going to stay quiet, he's going to work hard. And that's all I love about him. He focuses, he don't really talk much. He's going to get the job done, do a job right. 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, that's 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 just keep feeling different? Or is there a chance to drop out of any difference? It's just the same work. It's definitely a difference. Everyone working harder. We noticed our last run. And 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. Finish big. We know what you guys think of Michigan. When you look at what they did, they won the national championship. And you guys took them down to the final minute.

49:31You were right there. Something goes a little different. You guys could have won that game against them. Does that tell you anything about like that? Hey, you guys want to win a national championship. 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 makes of saying, nobody cares, just work harder. Like those won't play Georgia. Same thing. Last play, 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 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 kind of learn. I thought I was working harder than you always find out there's a little more than you could have been doing. Yeah, definitely. I mean, that's how that's what growing up is basically in college. I thought freshman year I was working.

50:31It's hard as I could, but now I look back at it. I really wasn't working hard at all, comparing to what I'm doing now. So just to learn anything. If the stamina is a 16, then the answer is like, what do you need it to be to be your best? Uh, it is a 75. It's 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, that's all on me. I just got to run harder. Yeah, the shape. So I, the stamina, you have to have it. It's been a thing. Yeah. The idea of potentially the 16, the 17, the 17, the 17. Yeah. I mean, I'm sad about that idea. There's a making nervous about, can you last that long? Do you have worries? I was going to write 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 snaps of game. That's just too much on our bodies. Just everybody's like, online, D-line. We got to get those younger guys to play, you know, get that pieces on the D-line and the online and everywhere else.

51:31So we can last that long. Speaking of the light playing, I'm a snap. Did you like playing that movie snap to me last year? I don't know. I don't know if any of us were really expected to do play that movie snap. Oh, yeah, I did. Unless we were like winning by like, a lot. I thought like, there are no mommy's, you know, I can go, sit down or something. But we're playing them big games like, you know, Notre Dame, too, in those kind of games. Of course, I wouldn't 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 a kid? You guys in a 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 and things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both, listen, six, three, you're three, 27, he's three, 26. Yeah, he's very old. 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 into playbook. So really a lot on you, older guys.

52:32There'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, learn all season. So they can play. And not just play, they want to like contribute, like make plays, tackle the sex. Seems like these guys get bigger. Each one of the first from the class, because they're bigger or bigger. Do those guys kind of, does it kind of why you want to solve the first? 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. 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 defense attacks who can eat up space, but also move, you know, right? That is that.

53:33Does that have an environment maybe for a great defense? To have guys like you that have some balls, but also have great feet? I think that is definitely. I think if you look at the last couple of nice and much ambitious winners, like Team up North, they got two good, uh, detaco, two athletic detacles. Look at Georgia, two athletic detacles. So I think that's definitely need if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. If you think about this, they're going to defied by the defense attack. What's Georgia? Jordan Davis and Daniel Carter. Let's miss you again. It's Chris Jenkins. Couple more questions. You know, it's 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, eight, and things like that. So we'll see. And when you think about those freakish attack defense attacks,

54:34how do you think you fit into that ball 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 mean, I have tape to you like, look at my, my film. So I think I'm up there with all those guys. Tyler, do you become like a artist? I think it comes in bad enough passes. I think your legs have your things. I mean, you're going to spring practice. You're not doing as much a weapon on a weapon. That's strong. How do you work on that? Do you have like a goal in mind? I don't remember how many Ad Last You're like, you have a goal in mind? How many people on that? I mean, as many as I can have, I think I have more than that, but I think they've counseling. I think they've counseling some of them and it's some of them where I like just missed it. So, but I think we work on drills matching the hand. I think that's uh, goes big and uh, what we do is a D line, you know, just affecting the quarter of Vegas. Anyway, you can. It's just great for the defense, you know, just that little thing covering his eye, you know,

55:35he 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, it's really that's one of the things that you've maybe worked on the most. You're talking about your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen. Like, oh, that pastor takes two days out. We don't have to ask him to style it. We kind of kind of, kind of expect it for the people. I think I just have like a, like, a eye for the ball comment. I kind of just look at the quarterback and just, I see him like load up. I just try to get in his ways and sometimes he just throws it to me. I'm irritated if you want to be a high state quarterback. I mean, they get frustrated by, you know, we're team, you know, we're just getting better. I should lot of, a lot of different backs, man, they just learn to grow for them. 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.

56:37Although he was injured this year. I like McCaffrey. Best back in this drive. I lead out of the yard. That's y'all decision. Playing with Will Howard, what I'm going to remember most. We're 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. Just the leader that he was, man, that's one thing I'm going to remember about him. 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 and as a player. And so man, yeah, definitely Ohio State, you know, that running back room is in great hands.

57:44Yeah, Coach, Coach Hartline, 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, trying to run more outside the backfield was being able to learn from Coach Hartline. And so he's definitely creative at what he does. And he brings a lot of energy to the team as well. And so I think they'll do really good. Just intensity, man, then, sensitivity of the playoffs. Every game, man, it's like the intensity got, you know, higher and higher. And so, you know, being able, I know in the lead, it's the same thing. Even if it's not the playoffs, just every game and 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, how I'll talk to a lot of players 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.

58:51Yeah. 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 while I trained, I trained that your performance. I think it's called the House of Athlete or the Compound now. They did a good job, man, of just bringing us in and the way they went about training us, man, they did a really good job. The bucking near, you know what I haven't. Tampa, Tampa, nice. This is nice. It's a nice city, man. Really nice. The 40 to broad and avert. Yeah. Yeah. Nah, 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.

59:54Just 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 gave up a sack. I'm not sure that, but I know if I did, I haven't given up too many. And so man, it's for the love of my brother's, though, man, making sure that the ball get in their hands, you know, the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed. You had to hit the practice field later today. What is something you've been working on right now? 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 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 my senior year. And so I just want to continue to build on that. Yes, I did. Yes, I did.

1:00:57I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison. Actually, I know I have a Camera shoe. Yeah, man, I have a Camera great, great back, man. Just what he does and those 101 matchups, he's dangerous, man. And he's so smooth. He's so smooth as well. I'm not going to lie, he's smooth. Yeah. Um, inside zone from stack, being able to hit that thing downhill. And I say the next one is probably just an option route out of the backfield. You know, a man and man coverage, you're getting on that linebacker. And so, Yeah, I say the man the biggest thing is the way that he carries himself, man. And the way that man, 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.

1:02:01I 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. Man, a lot of ups and downs, man. It's just how you respond to adversity. And I feel like that's something that God has definitely helped me to do better. It's just, um, 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, um, 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 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,

1:03:05even in those moments, man, where it's 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, Um, man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. Um, I just really love their mentality, especially, um, Q as well. You know, I talked about Will Howard, his leadership, but Quinch Lam and Taldi, 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, stiff arm and somebody and shoot, it's a game to 10. And so, uh, um, shoot, I think.

1:04:09Yeah, 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 this game and I want to, you know, at the same time, I want to learn from Quinch Lam, 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. 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, um, he's definitely, man, I know Coach Dez is definitely going to get him right. Just, you know, um, container grow as a leader, container grow as a player. And so, he's going to be really good for high state. Uh, he's, I know just the quarterback position. Um, I feel like, you know, the quarterbacks in the past, they've, they've definitely been vocal. And so, I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to, um, ask Julian San as well. It's to be that vocal leader and lead, um, and lead to offense and lead to steam.

1:05:10So, um, shoot, man. He has, he has a build like JK Dobbins. And, um, I kind of see them, you know, similar, similar, he's in their game as well. And I know JK Dobbins, he was a great running back. Um, I feel like he's not talked about his, no, um, a lot, but man, his career here, you watch his highlights is, is great. I remember, um, before I recruit, before I committed here, I remember watching JK Dobbins highlights like every, every, um, one of his years here, like four or five times. And so, man, he was such a great back. And, um, I feel like, you know, 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, appreciate you all. Yeah, I'll be going.

1:07:34Yeah. Well, I got coming in last round to the role. So I just attacked every day really the same way. It's technically a van very rough. Physically, how different are you? Weight wise, body wise, all that from the year. Um, I think I got a lot bigger. I'm like 240, you know, like 240, 4 right now. Last year, I played it like 236 to 37. What does it feel like at 244? Or maybe I'll be able to 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 the bloods better. It's a big, big move. Is it daunting?

1:08:35Maybe 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? Just got to get ready to just play 30 more snaps. So. But are you, are you, how would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an eighth standpoint? Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it. My, I'm ready for it. The Texas opener is a rematch in, so to speak, but it's not really two different teams. Compared to last time, you all played and stuff. How has that enhanced this camp for you and this team getting ready for the, where an opener of that magnitude? Yeah, with an opener like that, we've been, um, we've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming, so we know we got to do, we've been prepared for it. How are you? Um, I think Riley ready to play right now. He, he advanced freshman like he in the, he in the book. He studied in like, he advanced and his measurements crazy. Like he saw like, saw like to. Said you're ready.

1:09:37What was that process like during last season? Could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready? Yeah, because that's pretty much what my role was. Whenever I was needed, I had to step up, so I feel like that's what built me into me being able to say I'm ready for this year. When you say ready, is it more a physical thing? Is it a mental thing? When I say ready, I think it's pretty much like everything physically, mentally, mostly. I think I'm there. A different is that feeling issue or bandwagon? Asked I one more time. How different is that responsibility? That should be that you should just call that. If you want to ask you, you need a real role player. Oh, I feel like it's a, 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 is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more.

1:10:43What word? How's everybody working? Uh, I say, describe my game. I say, like when you think of me, you would think of like a, like a bully, like a silver bullet. Like I'm really a bully. I'm always on the ball. That's how I like to play and think. No, I ain't, I ain't got to be my nickname, but Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's it. Thank you. And what are you enjoying about it? Um, think of fit me because I don't know, I just like the defense. I feel like we got, like you said, we got a lot of freedom and we moving around a lot, a lot of the terms is like, you know, I don't know. I don't really not answer that. That's okay. Does it kind of, you could go on your instincts a little bit more, baby? 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,

1:11:45I just like his defense. I like how the pressure defense. I like what he got going on. I wanted to much sad. I was kind of like happy for him. Like, yeah, that's what you want. All right. No, that's my dog. I go, so yeah, kind of missing a little bit, but yeah, I'm happy for him though. I felt like, 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, you know, 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 with some of your classmates? Yeah, I do feel like, um, yeah, I do feel like I did win a national, but like you said, my role wasn't the same as how it's going to be this year. So yeah, I definitely want to go get another one. Experience that like feeling with me be on the field. A lot more place. I said. Great. Oh, Bill, thank you very much. Thanks for coming. Thanks for coming. Thank you. I'm sure a lot of you are.

1:12:45It's just been playing this. Yeah, I think it applies to me just pretty much. It's just been a very good result. I'll talk to you guys. I just love my play. Do you guys have something to work on? I'm seeing my experience and opening 90 players. Yeah, most definitely is at my own thing. Maybe a little too much. Yeah, I do. So those dudes, those dudes got their win. Some of the best players. I think you just know I'm saying they ain't playing the pieces. And he's, you know, and they busted out. That's right. So it's not about them. We practice hard. We go about things the right way all throughout camp. We attack this camp and truly a lot of the guys that have been in other places said this is the hardest camp. They've been as hard as you're. So, so. I mean, basically, pretty much. Yeah, I mean, we did it last year and I'm not truly in this fake. It is what it is. It's a scrimmage. So those joint practices, you know, we went about them the right way. And at the end of the day, we didn't play good this Monday.

1:13:56I think you just got my time. Guys, we got down the field, you know, we tune ourselves in. We got to find ways to keep driving on and off suddenly and we got to find ways to stack plays, stack drives, and I just, I got to play better, you know, personally. Yeah. What would 49ers go into kind of give you some problems tonight? I just play harder than us tonight, honestly. I feel like we didn't do a good job with sustaining drives. Obviously, I take that personally on myself. I had a job in the fumble, so I feel like I cost those two sustained drives there. I think that's the best thing I've ever done. I think that's the best thing I've ever done. I've got to find a way to get those drives there. You know, we played a great defense that, you know, did their job very well. I felt like part of it was us beating ourselves. I'm not just being on our details, but you know, part of it, you know, hats off to the mid to the great job. You said they played harder than you guys. I mean, is this a little bit of a wake up ball? If you know what that team is accomplished, you guys are trying to do it. Right.

1:14:56Yeah, I feel like, you know, obviously, I feel like we have all the talent and pieces that we need in place is just, you know, obviously, sometimes you need that type of game to see like what you need to do, where you need to be at and the standard, the standard that you need to be at. So I feel like, you know, we're going to learn from it. I'm just going to get, just get better from night to worried about it tonight, you know. 16 teams are on one, 16 teams are on one to know. Why aren't you worried about it? Just because we know that, you know, this isn't our standard and we know that's not how we need to be playing. So I know we're going to, you know, I'll come back tomorrow, forget about it, watch the film, take the constructive criticism and just get better from it. So we're all getting out there with Aaron and what did you see? Or did you see him now? You finally got to look at him again? Yeah, I just, just know that, you know, you got to be real attentive to him. Me and him communicate every play in the back, but I was verified with him as far as protections he wants and the routes I'm going to run out of the backfield. So, you know, he just came up to me today. I told him I was sorry I didn't play,

1:15:56as well as I could have, is up to my potential and he just, I just don't be a long season, but I'm not worried about it. You'll be fine. So, like I said, I didn't play up to my potential the day. So I feel like as a whole offense, we got to be better for our defense, and our defense wants to be better for us. So we'll be fine because we're going to get better as a whole. It's obvious for the first time you guys as an offense, we've got to play this many plays. What do you think, the benefit from getting back and looking at it and kind of just go out and do everything that you guys did tonight, being able to take forward the tape? Just having that experience. Yeah, I think it's just, it just, all of a matter of watching the tape and seeing where we shot ourselves in the foot. I feel like we did do some good things today, but obviously we didn't sustain dry as well enough, which today we're doing, and that's why they were able to control the time of possession towards the end of the second quarter through the rest of the game. So I just feel like we got to continue to be on our details and sustain drys, and that's where I pride of them myself. You know, Aaron said he needed to play better, and everybody on our offense obviously thinks they needed to play better. But for me personally,

1:16:58I guess that I had a missed reader to drop in the foamble, so I feel like I put that on myself, which, you know, I'm going to come back and get better. I want my coaches to, you know, really, really, I know they're going to coach me and give me the constructive criticism on these, so I can, you know, rebound and just be better for the next game. What did you learn about Aaron in the Huddling? I already knew everything about him from him being around, just us going through camp. There wasn't anything different. You know, he never gets too high or too low. He kind of stays, of course. Obviously it was frustrating because we weren't converting how he wanted to today, but, you know, he's a real leader, real captain, and, you know, a great leader of a team, so I think we're going to be fine. You guys had that drive where you went up, you know, 70 yards and scored. Uh-huh. Did you feel like you guys are about to start going on an upper track? You know, I didn't really have that, I didn't feel as good as the one that I was going to do. Yeah, I definitely did. Um, you know, obviously we showed that, you know, when we, when we, that we came up the ball, when we went to really high-powered offense,

1:18:00but, you know, we just didn't click how we showed up today, and that's what it cost us to Elhats off to the, the 49ers they did what they did well. So, you know, we just got to be better at the end of the day. The number is called, obviously, because we had Seth go down, get Jimmy go down, and like, you always, you gotta be ready 100% of the time, otherwise, you just gotta be ready. So, you guys being here, they're on different spots, you're coming to the game right now. Yeah. Well, we've seen that throughout all the guys' moments. Uh, I would say like half the line is doing that. Okay. Feel for this. I gave you come from Michigan, but like, that's not too common for a Ohio State player to come from there. What does that experience like? I would say, it's not, I wouldn't say it's that crazy, because I grew up a Michigan State fan, but obviously I committed to Northwestern, because I never got, I never got really like, looked at by the Michigan State coaching staff, and then obviously they didn't have like a great, obviously, that was hard for you guys to fire it. So, obviously, and then Ohio State called me, so I'm like, you can't pass it up. So, obviously, I'm here.

1:19:02What is your goal for this season, in terms of your development, and where do you want to be by the time ball camp ends and the season starts? My goal is to get better every day, and just be what I need to be in the steam to go away games. Where have you been primarily working this spring? What position? Right guard left guard. Right guard. Right guard right there. How have you changed physically? Last year, like, what, wait, are you up to, just have you changed physically? I got here, because I came, I was in summer and roly, so I came in at like 295, and now I, this is like consistently free 15. Now, I imagine I try to do away free 15. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You play both guard spots, I think you're saying, right? That seems like everybody would talk at here, like multiple spawns, as you were saying. You need to be, you guys learn last year, you have to be personally on the old line. It's a good core about that, if you would. Obviously, because it's not good when you're all American center goes down last year, but obviously Carson was a really good asset, so he started the year before, so he's really good. It's not like we had a big drop off, so we always got to be ready when we have our spawns. If you, obviously, the Luzon Coach probably,

1:20:03the guy you've got a little relationship with, getting your gear on campus, but then someone coached, someone come then, and they obviously, the coach shouts, coming in right now, you knew from Purdue a little bit at least. What was the like to hear that he's coming in, like, oh, this is familiar, and that kind of already, you know? It's good seeing familiar faces, and yeah, obviously, I like both of them, so it's, I mean, it's not really drop off and try it, so it's good. Especially, very, very, very, very, very close. Sorry, you like calling, I just walk out, I just walk out, it's like Mike's busy over there, Jerry's gone, so he's gonna say any other question. So, if it's a D.I. Max, I mean, sorry. It's an understatement to say, but what would get no one mean to you guys, that's how I mean everything. I mean, I mean, that's what we're striving for. We got a build each set, how good that one, and it's gonna feel great. I didn't tune out all about me, sayers, and the social media stuff. I mean, he's got to tack every day, trying to look into it, because obviously, I don't know what's going on out here, and, you know, we got it, and we know we can go, we can go in games, for sure.

1:21:04Coach Walter's just saying the other day that he sees, you know, when you guys get things don't go real way, kind of panic starts to set in. What do you guys as players need to do to combat that? Yeah, I think it's just not getting too high, not getting too low, you know, saying in a nice, even medium, and tacking each play at a time, no matter what the score is, and doing it to the best of your ability. What ails this offense the most? I think just saying ahead of the chains, and getting past those third downs, converting on the third downs, I mean, that's what we got to be better at, at the end of the day. We got to put him in, for not doing that, we're not doing our job. So, are you guys creating more explosive plays? Has it happened offense? Right, I think you stick with it, you know, the explosive plays are going to come, and now he's got to trust that, and they'll be there for us for sure. Coach Stins has been here for high sand loads over the many, many years. He's been with this program now.

1:22:04What sort of his message to your group right now, and when you're turning to him, what is he saying as far as how to get through this? Yeah, so I think it's just really just coming and attacking every day as you would, regardless, and staying even through hardship, and attacking it the same way every day. That's really all you can do, and you just get a little better every day, and see where it takes you. Based on the way things are already we're setting up, but then also we just want to say, Jason Simmons was calling the game on Saturday. It seemed like tight ends are going to be a big part of this as you guys are trying to pull out, and what role do you think you guys are going to have in trying to get this offense? Yeah, I think the role is always to try to help the offense move the ball, and whether they were called upon to do that, in the past game or the run game, we just got to step up and do our job at a high level, and whatever you ask from us, we just got to do it at a high level, and let the offense go. There are some leaders on the offense.

1:23:04Some of the leaders have to say Gus is a big leader. I mean, he's been doing it for a while, and someone that everyone trust is going to do his job at a high level, and I think we have Hudson's a good leader too as well. Obviously, there's a quarterback, so he takes on that leadership role, and I think we just have a good amount of leaders that, you know, throughout the offense. We were told George might be fairly close to getting back what we mean to get him back in the mix with the Titans. Yeah, it'd be great. George is a great athlete, so having him out there can only help. You know, we're really excited about him and what he can do on the field, so it'd be great. Our first guy just told me, and I would have flashed some of my hands on the cricket. You know, mostly maybe a little bit of a person who you've blocked and realized this. That's probably every game. But yeah, every game, there's always one moment where you like, if I did do this in the way room, get better at this,

1:24:04then I want to end up in that situation, so pretty much every game. You're going to get it. It's fine. You too. That is defensive tackle. How's that defensive? I was rough, good. Not to say the stone just yet, but we've been rotating time to see what best works, and we've been all-time in that center. You see your soul in this center, is that about the physical stuff that's on the message you wrote? Mostly just giving just to the position. That was the main thing. Just seeing everything, but Tally, Tally, who's older and still new to me, he really helped me out throughout the process, tell me you're better at getting there, go in after him, go in the message, tell him if you can, miss him, bro. What does Tally say to you about it? Tally, you can go in with that kind of message. Really, he told me, main thing he would tell me was stop overthinking it. Just, just block their play. And that really helped me because, you know, new position,

1:25:06trying to find my rare stuff, so it was pretty good to give assistance on it. What do you think about the other thing? What do you think about this teaching, like, what do you like about it? What do you think about it? I'm, three-take, I mean, the strength wise, like I'll say, at speed, against those vards, that's really helped me a lot. What were the conversations like when this first came out, because I knew possibly, the thing, who were you talking to, what was it like in your mind when they asked you about it? The tension really. Well, I talked to Coach Jay, Coach Jay was the main one. He wasn't forcing me on that thing, who just said, if you were moving inside, you can't have not stood dead, and then you can do that as well. But I saw that I could help the team out, get some death right there, so I chose to move inside. Yeah.

1:26:14uy ah, yeah, Jack, then Jack, JTE, Tileek, Air Tile, and two of our great leaders, ordered off the field. They helped me with just simple stuff. Like, if I didn't know where to go, get something down. They'll tell me, or they just like hanging out with me doing an enclosure. Just a lot of different small things that got bothers closer to like last year. They already started going this year. I haven't started yet, but I'm going to give it to you. Yeah, I feel like, uh, maybe we teach now, we do that. Anybody can be a leader, no matter what year, first week, so I'm going to join your senior, or even if we're walking. Everybody can be a leader, just, uh, yeah. And the one thing that hit you last year that, yeah, this technique, this thing can work for me. I mean, don't need to get, you have to grow into it. I had to grow into it a little bit. Um, it's very new, especially playing D in my own life.

1:27:16But I had a colleague help me, like I said, throughout the whole process. Yeah, when did it really strike you that I could be a factor? Yeah. Oh, you know, what game or, you know, how do we do to feel comfortable on this or anything else? I would say closer to us to playoffs, meeting with Tally, a lot, I don't feel comfortable by okay, I can actually do this. Cause we'll show me some stress I have like see him. I see you can do this and, uh, that really helped me get the confidence in other like, yeah. Yeah, but then you became a factor. You became a factor, especially, you know, basically through the playoffs and stuff. What did me do to be a factor that early? Uh, all the word of God first of all, to keep me, uh, healthy to keep going out. But it's been a lot that co-save. Trust me enough to go on end of the game like that. And I'm new to now. We have a producer. You're still setting things up. You think it's so well. Uh, definitely speed and strength was my main two. And I was able to help me in the inside of those words. I really want to be inside. I want to be a, uh,

1:28:18instrument. So what's the changes in home? And to be able to just realize that your heart is taking it there. What is the moment for you to, like, what character are you going to think about? Definitely my main thing also, uh, and some, I thought the interview, some of those interviews I said, the main thing was being a team player. And moving the three teams was going to help the team. So I was willing to move this hand forward. So I'm just going to be, uh, Jason and Will and Tywan. Katie, just hold me up from the attack. I was very competitive. Uh, we, we all come in trying to see what we need to get better. Uh, just to keep moving forward. So it's pretty good, good competition. And I love them, but um, I think you made the move like during the bi-week last year. Is that right? What was the toughest part about that whole crash course? Uh, really meant that I really embraced it. Uh, I knew that, uh, I made the movement side.

1:29:18Uh, in order to help out the team. And we asked really great years last year, much more and, uh, JT Jack, Kenny Kerry, Kenny Jay. So it was pretty good. And then moving the three-take. I also asked them down there while, uh, still been able to showcase what I got there. Did you feel like you, like, just needed to get done quickly? Like, did you feel that pressure to get it done quickly? Because you needed to be ready for that next game? No, they, they were, um, all in on me just whenever I'm ready. Just let them know how I feel about moving in or standing outside. Can you just get asked about, you know, these are three pressure now. It's really good to do. You played as a freshman. So it takes place a pressure. So you see, John Williams and these guys actually could be the same. Uh, Jack Williams, Tracy, all the guys that came in are, they continue to work hard every day. Uh, even if they don't give it the first time, they don't ask us, what are they doing in this situation to help me out? So, uh, they're building to keep trying to learn from people that's playing in more big stage. Uh, that's where it really gonna keep going.

1:30:19Are you surprised how quickly things did start to click? For you guys to see, just, given you said they were going to be patient with you, but by the time you get to the playoffs, you're playing like that. Is that a surprise how quickly it just kind of happened? Uh, not really. I knew once I got it, because it was going to trust me a lot more to keep going out there each and every time. So, uh, I appreciate them. Uh, like I said earlier, thank you, Lord, and thank you guys. All right. Thank you. Take a white card. I believe you're receiving just a warning. I'm going to give you a call. Oh, this is why we want to have a meeting. You have one always interesting. I'm going to go to the most recognized. You know what? The most interesting thing is, just a warning. Let's allONGionen Thank you

1:31:20Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Provost Bison, to the state. Thank you, Parks. Thank you very much. Thank you, very much. Thank you. What's going on here? We're talking about a couple of questions. About 90% of those roles. What's going on here? I'm actually talking about our three-time role. This is a first time I met up with you. We just found it really good. What do you think he can do in writing for the project? You know, we've got to be open to the project. Yeah, people like you do the lot. You do the work. You know, what is the working and especially? What's going to be like for you to come out to town? Or you being out to town today? That's what a lot of us do. I like how they do it. I like how they do it. I like how they do it. I like how they do it. It's different being an out-of-state recruit here. There's one you were just talking about.

1:32:20Yeah, it's definitely different. So fly here. How are you? You're a new generation of recruits where I don't think anybody outside looking at your own questions, the strength of your commitment. Like you locked into the last eight and sent it over and over. But you're making visits around the country. You see other schools. It's almost a totally different mindset. How do you approach these other visits? How do you communicate with Ohio State about them? What's been the message? I just like to know that I'm always locked in. I'm still enjoying my classes. It's only ever one time. I'm just sitting. Enjoy it. Another school that's out of line. Yes, it can be really hard to try to get into a split. So how do you stay? What does it mean you want to take part in this? It's an advice. Share some words for you. What did he tell you? What does he kind of... He always tries to give me nuggets, you know, just throughout the soul season. You know, he just told me.

1:33:20He taught me a lot. Just about the gang, off the field. So we've been working on this for a long time. I think it's a lot of work. I think it's a lot of work. It's a lot. Just about the gang, off the field. So we always talk. Chase, how would you summarize the impact of Brian Young? Oh, being you know, a guy who played at the position. A guy who just been around a gang so long. You know, we go back to the basics. placement steps, low pad level. So be while he's definitely a great addition to, you know, just taking that role and, you know, doing this thing with it. Has the past rush been simplified a little bit, Darren?

1:34:21What's kind of saying that like over the last four weeks, some of it? How has it been? We've been scheming up a little differently, but, you know, for the most part, it's just now just being our one or one is in, you know, just getting opportunities to do it. It looked like just going back and watching through that the commander has put some extra attention on Brian Brzee and on the interior every now and then, how does that impact you guys over on the edge? Yeah, it was every home, you know, she double one guy, you know, at least one guy one on one and I think yesterday we just doing real good. It just went in all on the ones all across the board. And is that where sort of the fundamentals of what B.I. has been focused on? Is that where that has the greatest impact? We've just been focusing on everything. Has for us right game just everything is up.

1:35:23Okay, guys. Thanks, though. Thanks, James. Cool. Thank you. So, I mean, some people may not need it, some people need it, but I mean, I just like to get as many reps as I can. I mean, for me, it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly like my steps, my footing, kind of just perfecting my toolbox, what we call it, my craft, and just trying to be a, like, whenever every place you kind of do. Yeah, definitely just getting stronger faster, everything, all the above, but one of my big things is being leader and kind of just not trying to look still look up to Jack and JT and kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into. So, I feel like we kind of have a lot of leaders on the B line and we had to be

1:36:25in position. So, we kind of all kind of just count off each other and those. Um, competitive and we love it. We all competitive people, we all love to fish each other. And I feel like the spring and the best side of all of this. I feel like we all just kind of bouncing off each other and see what one person does and to kind of build it into our actual box and we all kind of just kind of build one great big one. Okay, do you remember when I last year when you got the shot at, uh, put a full bag in, and uh, did they put you that idea and two coached them? I mean, how did that come about? Because you heard Jack saw your sloppy. Okay. To get a test back. Uh, so I definitely did it in high school. I was pulled back in a little bit of tidying. So I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there and coach Wilson, honestly, he loved watching it too before he left. And uh, I feel like he planned that seed and coach day's head and uh, coach day kind of just went for it and uh, tried to do the best I could to do it.

1:37:27Executive tidying now, I mean, I just knew, uh, uh, new playbook, I did not know, uh, I haven't got that far. Yeah, I haven't got that. And how topos have you, uh, you're looking back on it? Um, I like to think myself as a football player. I can really play any professional field. You need me to just give me a weaker two to learn it and kind of perfect it and uh, try to do my best for you. Kid Jack, you're the same thing. Oh, yeah. I don't want that one. Graphically, that's why. Kid, he's talking to coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations and sort of sought you and got out to have some conversations after JT and Jack decided to come back. Just got to win into those, you're expected and how did that help you maybe get the right mindset, I guess, coming into this. Um, definitely kind of seeing it all the way through. I feel like the people kind of just see what happened and they don't know everything that goes into it, how long the season is now, what you got to do to prepare for and what to happen in all that time from here to to then. So, uh, I feel like we definitely just coached in, we kind of connected, maybe kind of just talks man or man and uh,

1:38:28we kind of just set it straight to me and I feel like we kind of both have been honest and we know we're making it. Yeah, uh, making each other better every day. We got the four best Dn's, five best Dn's, honestly. And then college football and we're going to be one of the best D lines in college football. How do you feel like the better player today at any work in this season? Um, I feel like I've taken big steps in my roles of just being responsible and being more of a leader and kind of stepping up and taking a step to kind of get out there more on the team and kind of bring people in and I feel like I'm kind of helping out more. I think I'm right around the posture to see what TKFC is. Is it sound? I mean, it sounds bizarre but I mean, the season goes by so fast already. So when you're kind of like week 10 and you're like, wow, it's already week 10. So now it's kind of, it gives you more time to kind of enjoy it and kind of save it because I'm already here for a feeling of freshness. But you don't want to spend all your power in the first month of the year, right? Oh yeah. Is that not pace yourself that? I mean, there's a mindset that I didn't have the season.

1:39:29Yeah, definitely. Definitely going to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks and all those practices. How much is Larry talking about? How would you describe the mentality of the defense right now, getting this opportunity for Greenhouse and the Warden? Yeah, hungry and thankful. I mean, we know how the last time when we had a chip on our shoulder. I mean, we were right and high before that game and we took that loss and we came back how to make a couple changes. But I think we understand what, you know, everything's at stake right now. I mean, just fighting to where? I know the whole stage is for the next game. That's what's on stake and just to be able to represent this state and this team. I mean, we understand what's on the line and, you know, we're just hungry and blessed that we get this opportunity playing the Rose Bowl. Right behind your Adam King, WBNS. What do you remember most about walking off the field in Eugene? What was kind of going on in your mind in that moment? I mean, there was a... I don't think anybody imagined it, imagine us losing. You know, I didn't.

1:40:30That's for sure. And I think after that it was kind of head deep. But I understand it that man, we still... There's still a lot of ball left to be played. I mean, you can let it sting for a little bit, but, you know, if you let it carry over too long, then, you know, there it goes. There goes your whole season by. I think we did a great job of just understanding, coming together in this room right here. Not being afraid to display or hold accountability for one another. And, you know, as that happened, we came back, we grouped, and, you know, we're just just going right now. And I'm just blessed for those specific moments, you know, losing. I mean, no one wants to lose, but the testimonies and the things you're taught within those little situations speaks of all of you. After all, right, Vladimir D'Roll. Hey, Jay, what did you see in front of King? The last couple of weeks, was there like a push from him and there were many conversations that I didn't see like he's playing some special ball in Tennessee. Yeah, I mean, that's my boy. He's in the R2X club, too, but, you know, Keata, I mean, every time his numbers call, he goes out

1:41:37there and makes the most of it, no matter where we are in the game. When he goes out there, he's just hungry. He wants to go make plays and, you know, we see it in practice. So it's not surprising to us. Bill, we're been on this one. It's this back. Dylan gave us obviously a very elusive and a talented, he's not very tall. How important it could be to just kind of stay in your past rush lanes and neglect a lot of balls and kind of make a difference that way? Yeah, I think it just comes out being disciplined. No one who you're playing against, like you said, Dylan, he's a, he's surely very elusive. I mean, he can, he is making throws. I mean, he get out the pike, he can do everything. So I think for us, we just have to discipline and just continue to just meet with Coach Jay, me with the, uh, Coach Knowles and understand how we can just eliminate that. You're one question about UNJ. I mean, your personality seems to be a little different. You're more on the quiet side. He's, he's not. Yeah. How about you play together four years, both five store guys, kind of describe your relationship

1:42:38with him, uh, friendship with him. Yeah. And just kind of how you cope with each other. Man, that's, uh, that's my brother. Like he said, um, we're different, but very alike. Um, I think outside, like you said, he's louder. I'm quiet, but you know, once we're on that field, we're like the same person. We'll do anything for this team. You know, we'll die for our players and we'll give everything we got. Room together for four years, correct? Yeah. Fall camps. Every room. Yeah. Sometimes go over there. It's the go over there. So yeah. There's a neat one who's the messy one. Uh, we have our share of days when we, when I'm neat, he's neat or, you know, we might both be messy, but we do a good job. Yeah. Uh, I'd probably say I'm a better coach, Jack though. Tony Gertman, Bucket Hill. When you're playing a team for the second time, and that was almost a season to go by now, how much of, uh, are you at square one with, with this scouting and preparation? Or how much do you take in that game? How much do you avoid taking so that you don't have any creative notions of what you're going up against offense on the offensive line?

1:43:40I say it's, it's pretty 50, 50. I mean, uh, that game, like you said, it was a while ago, but at the same time, they elevated as a team and so did we. So we understand that they had, they made some changes for sure. Um, you know, there's, there's a certain tendency we can take back from that game, but we also understand that, um, they went on a little run after that. And we can see that they elevated as an offense. So we just got to continue to watch those games, dissect other games and just continue to see, um, what stands out and what they changed from the, for the past game. We got a couple calls on zoom that will wrap up with, uh, first we have, uh, Nick Hamilton from night cast media. Nick? Uh, I was wanting to ask you basically about the synergy of this defense and how you guys were able to, not only celebrate the triumphs, but get through the adversity, be able to be this top notch defense that you are in college football today. Uh, uh, here, feet, the question one more time. Yeah, no problem. Um, one to ask you about the synergy you are able to develop over course of the season,

1:44:44obviously celebrating the triumphs, but also getting through the adversities to where you all are the top notch defense that you all are today. Yeah, I mean, like you said, that we went through a lot of trials to trials. Um, but there's also, there's a lot of things we can take away from all the wins and losses. Um, and from those, those wins, we understood that, hey, we can be the best, uh, defensive in the country and from those losses. We understand that there's still, um, things that need to be fixed. And I think when you take all that in at once, um, that comes out to the, the common goal or the common top, which is you can, there's always learning points everywhere. And depending how we dissect those games or how we just continue to come as one and, uh, elevate, um, you know, we, we continue to just, um, collect all those, those learning points and just continue to grow from them. And one final question, Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch, Joey. JT, uh, what, what have you guys done better in the, especially in the Tennessee game and just latinist season, you think about turning some of the,

1:45:44the pressures that you've got on the quarterbacks and the sacks and getting a home in some of those situations? Yeah, I think it was more just, uh, understanding the defense as a whole, understanding everybody's job. The thing is that the season went on, we had to understand that, you know, we have to know what's going on in the backhand, we have to know what's going on with the linebacker crew to understand what plays we have, uh, room of freedom. And I think once we understood that and got a better understanding of the, of everybody's job, I mean, it, it showed this play because, you know, everybody knows what each other's doing. It's not like, uh, the lineback is not what they're doing. Uh, and the corners and B.I., they know only their job. I think we all know each other's job and we continue to ask each other questions, um, on, you know, if they're blitzing how they can get to the quarterback and, you know, if I'm dropping, playing quarterbacks, but I can ask Cody on how to open field tackle it. So, you know, we just, we just kind of lean on each other's understanding because, uh, you know, um, like I said, like Denzel knows how to play corner-bedded, then I know how to play corner. So, you know, he has more, more wisdom at the position than I do. JT, thank you very much.

1:46:46Thank you. Thanks, man. You're welcome. The first stage is the moment like that in the ball time. I'm really waiting. Uh, definitely a little bit of both. Um, obviously, I just wanted the team to win. I think we got a chance to win. No, definitely towards it. And then it stretched out last drive. Uh, I was a couple of plays here. A couple calls that he made me should have gotten. But, um, I think the frustration more so it just comes from, you know, wanting to win more or anything. True or false? You said he was a little surprised how much attention you had right away from the defense. How about you? Yeah, definitely. I mean, we maybe killed a more one of the ones kind of how the game plan was set up. Getting about, you know, different coverage out of cloud to my side. And this is kind of how the game goes. What's the process been, like, in all of Shenzhen's, where, for whatever reason, just, just to see that. Yeah, definitely. Especially in college, a lot of the game friends defensively were taking me away. Um, you know, we had a lot of success at a high-speed. One of the boys had a different, um, the weapons that kind of still get the victories. And, um, I was, yeah, you continue to do better jobs when I hear.

1:47:49My heart's in the right hand. My heart's in the right hand. The situation in the process has been like post-game, getting on the same page with Kyler. Just, maybe, you guys, Shenzhen's taxed, or, you guys getting the snowman? Yeah, the film, I'm definitely, um, kind of asking what did I see there. I kind of go over and play. Um, um, I just kind of give him what I saw and kind of different feedback to Mark, I get it. We're asking questions about the previous game. But are you the type of guy to let a game like that winger or how do you flush it? You got to move on. Got to move on. It's a long season. You got, like, 16 more of them. Hopefully, no, I can stay healthy throughout the year and, uh, just continue to build and get better each week. You guys did so much work throughout the off season to get on the same page. How different is it when you get into that regular season? Yeah, it's totally different. It's totally different. Um, you can do a lot of things, you know, in shirts and shorts. And then once you go out there, put practice and you got pads on. You do like the point practice we give the colds, but there's nothing like actually going out there, um, in live action and really trying to be on the same page. So I think that relationship will continue to develop. We'll be able to do better.

1:48:49Is that it just a matter of reps then? This much is the biggest. Yeah, definitely, definitely. Like I said, I was kind of my first live action together. Um, so continue to give it. When you're early impressions on your time on the field together and when it increases with, with cows. Uh, yeah, but, now obviously I have a death respect, you know, JG's call or preseason. I was to be also really healthy. That's kind of the best, the most important thing. Obviously, that's all healthy even going forward. So, um, that's it. Marvin, what are your early impressions of the Rams? What do you think of the Rams? Yeah, I mean, they're a good team. They're good physical team. I got a new, a lot of new guys up front, I think. That's kind of where they're strong suit is. Um, kind of a little different to Buffalo. Come over a little match coverage. So I'm excited to build this. Personally, when the bells did give you one of my opportunities, how do you feel today? Wasn't many of them. Oh, wasn't many of them. So, uh, I thought maybe I'm just where you think game versus just playing, you know, not get any preseason game action. Things in the streets. It was definitely, definitely thinking a lot out there.

1:49:50And um, you know, I think I'd come with reps. I think to think and less and just going out there and playing, definitely come with reps. And it's something you're out and get better at. But, um, I think definitely, I was thinking a lot out there. Is there anything you can do to prove that that's where the coverage is? I think you did the past because you're, you're going to face that a lot out there. Yeah, I mean, you just got to team, get open for, you know, yourself, make it yourself available. Uh, and when the ball does, be it way to making the play. Uh, this, he's just taking you away. That means other guys are having a chance to get open. So, uh, that's how kind of how I look at it. It's, you know, long versus 16, you know, offends. That's the best thing of course. They're continuity with Tyler. Is this something that comes pretty quickly in a new game? Is this something like that? What do you want to do? Uh, hopefully sooner or later, I think. Um, and we'll continue to see. We'll see. I don't think we're in a bad place right now at all. Obviously, I don't really think that. But, uh, just a live episode, we'll continue to grow and show.

1:50:59It's going on. Really my whole life, I don't know if you know, I felt team captain like specifically. And I felt I wasn't a captain in high school. Wasn't a captain in college. But, um, I want to make a joke, I was in high school. So, yeah, I feel like I'm not going to be a captain like he's that I felt. Yeah. But that would be awesome, you know, but, you know, that happens. I'd be great, but not either way. I want to assume a role as a captain from the perspective of guys onto the visual world and get back in that way. Yeah, I mean, I can't say that, um, I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like how you used to be in the past, but it didn't take just the first LTAs and took training and left and right. Once the season ended because I know what it was going to be. So, it took a lot of, you know, grips, um, just to get back to feeling. Like myself for the LTAs.

1:52:02And then that whole first week, but now like today specifically just changing some small things with my feet. That is it. Talking about the long coach. Got some things I'm going to do with my feet to get to that, to sell my traditional handle that I love to sit on. Thought even, I thought I felt, I thought I felt great already, but I'm okay. I felt even better. So, I need more excites tomorrow now. I'm getting my feet back and how I like the right side and on the left side. So, I'm excited. I mean, obviously I feel like, um, in the league, whether I left or right, you're still going against Premier Guy. So, obviously, you're high expectations for the LTA. And I'm not going to tackle. But, um, there's definitely, uh, like, the level of energy and like the expectation definitely taken a human side. Because now, tonight, it blinds. I bet that's the, as the Tacquo world, you know, so, um, so yeah, I was saying in terms of communication as far as just even outside of the facility, just stuff like that, like really creating that, but Tacquo quarterback, bond even more off the field, I think,

1:53:04has been something that's even the cool way to do. I got the TX one day, and I said, hey, I think you put it left. I was like, you can't. You know, yeah, I've been training both. I've been training both, you know, I asked after the season there, like honestly, you know, we'll talk to you, we'll play the season, and I just got the TX one. I think what happens with the free agency, then, so I was like, you know, what, I had a whole season right tackle. So, if I get the word, I'm going, I'm standing right, Tacquo. I'll just do what I did before I'm built on that. But I was like, I might as well as train the left tackle now, as if we're going to be left tackle. And I'd rather do that than train the right time with the club. Hey, I didn't switch my feet yet. You know what I mean? So I'm like, let me just prepare an advance. I'll say, let's go. You know, I think occasionally on third down, there'd be a lot of twists. I was just not like, it's automatic. It's kind of, and I think that was my mindset for like the first half of the season. Like, I didn't have to go into the game with some props.

1:54:06Like, oh my gosh, they did that. I kind of figured, okay, like, this is this is the type of rush. I mean, again, this is how this guy usually rushes. If I get the vibe, this is how the ends like the rush, you know, tackles that, you know, first year guys. You got the premier patch on. I already know what it was going to be. I already know what would be every stunt. And honestly, just knowing that's kind of an advantage to, so you're not, you're not, oh, the brother twists my side again. Who's never airing off of it. Well, they come out when I say, three plays in a row. And two minutes, I do that. It was the one that they said, you know what I mean? So I'm watching more everybody else. And he rarely goes out there occasionally. And I was like, he's going to pick me. You know what I mean? So, that effect, it's kind of, it's also kind of an advantage in the way. But it's also exciting, okay? I'm going to get the hardest to look. You know, so those are real, real reps, you know, the things. So, really, I'm on our way to kind of process.

1:55:06And I was like, hey, when I told me, let me know about what I'm going to train it. I was training all left. So TAs, I guess if I didn't hear anything about TAs, I came in like, so, you know what I mean? Because just like, I'm cool with training both, continue. I would have been cool with training both continually. But I feel like anybody, any position will be like, okay, like, you want as soon as possible to get your feet kind of settled in, your hips settled in, your hands, so then, certain kind of that. Would it have been harder to get your work both there, how to use it? No. No. But, they're definitely, but in terms of the development, it was definitely a lot faster to stay on the one side. But I think having that, the weeks that we had to transition with the seasons over, I'm like, well, it was fine. It would, I'm trying to get up to put them on the ground, and we think that it's how they're going to be. But when it comes back, I'm going to show them that you're on the house.

1:56:07So it's got a house not too far from, so I told them I got that house, like, like, I got a yellow side. DJ. You know what I mean? That's not having a stock or anything. It doesn't mean anything, so we had to play on Friday, and that's really all that matters. We're going to take two more from Zoom before turning it back. A first one's going to come from Stephen from Cleveland.com. Go ahead. It's the fun. I'm sorry. Hey Caleb, we've seen, you were talking about the Ohio State Office the success that they've had. Obviously Jeremiah has been a big part of that. What's it been like this year going against him in practice? And, you know, after doing that, does it surprise you at all to see him having the success he's had as a freshman? No, it doesn't bring surprises. It was pretty, pretty easy to see the talent that he has, and the blessings that God has put on his plate. But it's always a challenge going against Jeremiah and other receivers

1:57:10in Mecca and Karnel in practice, and even guys like Brandon and his impression Rogers, they do a great job bringing looks for the defense and create a lot of obstacles. I'll find a question from Zoom. It's going to come from Dan Hope. Go ahead, Dan. Caleb, you, Quinn had a lot of success against you guys when you played him at Alabama last year. What do you remember from going up against him last year and what can you learn from that game? Really smart quarterback knows how to operate their offense. Puzzle ball in the right places, and then Coach Narkeeson does a great job putting him in position to win. All right, back to you. Yep, thank you Rob Aller. Columbus Dispatch, Caleb, JT and Jack Lannopson sides, and they is opposite off the field. As they are on in terms of personality and just the people they are? They're offices, but they also like one of the closest people I know, they've spent a lot of time together. They've come from different sides of the country, so they're different people for sure,

1:58:13but they're both really great people, a really great man. So I respect both of them. I'm not going to do that. I'm sorry. I'm not going to do that. It's about to ask the war on podcast. Throughout the throughout the season we would always see you on Wednesday nights you and Nathan would be some of the last people off the field. For the things that you're working on after a practice, always the same. Is it a routine? What are the things that you're hoping to get out of those extra moments after practice? It's a routine, pretty much the the keys that we need to go into the game with, and then also changes week to week based on what our jobs are going to put us into doing. So every week we go through the same things and then we add certain things that we do for the what the team that we play is going to ask us to accomplish. Bill, we've been on this club this past. Yeah, I already got one here.

1:59:14Oh okay. Joey Goplin called us this past. Killin. When Texas uses play action and they use play action a period of minutes, but what do they do well in those spots and what's the key for you guys in those moments with Quinn? They do a really good job with I-Candy and it creates a lot of challenges for defense in order to see if it's runner pass and to see because that's when they're going to take their shots to as well. So really just having great eye discipline seeing the line and seeing what it's telling us. So that's just what it does. Deep right, Nick Walker, Letterman Rowe. Hey, you guys had a pretty good game plan for Tyler Warren when you guys played him. You guys have another Texas weather good tight end and Gunnar Homme. What are you guys going to have to do to limit him and how do you think about his game? He's a really good player. He makes a lot of plays and he has a lot of receiving hours this year. So really just do the same thing we've done all year. Just be disciplined in our responsibilities and if you're on them you've got to make a play when

2:00:14it comes. Right, one of the mandra billets. Clayman.com, when you think their receivers is kind of a whole, you know, they spread ball around and seems like a lot of what stands out about, you know, the way they're taking the ball around those different guys. A lot of really good athletes. I played with Isaiah Bond last year who's a really great receiver, a lot of speed. And then all their receivers have made a lot of plays. So I mean, everybody has to be on their peasy and cute as if we're going to stop them and have a do a really good job. Uh, preferable here, Tim May, Letterman Role? Yeah, kill, but you moved up here and I don't have to tell you when you moved it basically a year ago. And so it was a little bit of a leap of faith because you know, you know how many athletes are on this team get athletes to stuff. But why don't you really feel this defense come into its own and then then pass that, man, watching in the Rose Bowl, you're recognition of what was coming seem to be on point. Did it feel like that? I mean, you personally. I think the defenses played really well throughout the season.

2:01:17I think we've had games where we played better and games where we haven't put it all together, but I think that's how all defenses are. So I can't say there's a certain moment where I think we put it together. But what's your second part of your question? You seem really on point against Oregon about recognizing what was what was coming. I mean, you were really active out there directing and things like that. Did it feel like that? I feel like as Luke said earlier, the preparation that we put in goes into that and just feeling comfortable and what we're doing, comfortable and what we're seeing with the other teams. I feel like that allows us to play fast and can me and Laketon to communicate to everybody else. Did I miss anyone for questions here? Steve, how long have you been playing in the sports? Yeah, Caleb, but you came to Ohio State to play for National Championship and there were a lot of ups and downs throughout the season. To be in this position, the last four teams still live. You feel validated by that and did you always have faith that this is how it was going to turn out?

2:02:21I came to Ohio State to become a better player and to help the team be as good as it can be, not to win a national championship. Like that wasn't the only goal for me coming here. Really just wanted to be in the team and be with the brotherhood. But it's a great feeling being in the final four and being with the team and everything that comes with that, but it's a blessing to be here. And one final question, Bill, where Ben wants to play this guy? Yeah, I did a lot of follow-up when I talked to you at the back of the game. You said when they scored their first and second touchdown, you were really hot on the sidelines. What was your message to the team? That's a good offense. They're going to score against most teams. Why were you so hot? Really just because we didn't execute which left them score. We've done that a lot, which is something we can't do in these big games and these games where it's winter go home. So we got to make the plays when they come and get our competitive excellence as Coach Dases, make the play where your number's called. I feel like they're definitely picking up quick.

2:03:23I mean, I was in their shoes one time and I had Zach Harrison, Javante, Tyler Friedell in front of me. So I feel like I'm just trying to be one of those peers that they work for me and kind of just give them the steps to get there and I feel like they're definitely picking up quick. They definitely need to be one of the great rushmen. So we have Coach Jackson talking about it. JT and Jack probably need a ton of their experience. The stadium has some real opportunities for me. Is there a difference in the work going because you've been getting a half of camp pretty last couple? I feel like all the camps I've definitely got in a big course learn and I love that. I ask Coach J for it. I love getting more reps because I just like protecting my craft. Some people may not need it. Some people need it but I mean, I just like to get as many reps as I can get. What do you think about that course learning? I mean, for me it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly, like my steps and my footing. Kind of just perfecting my toolbox and what we call it and my craft and just trying to be

2:04:24a second whenever every place we kind of do. Yeah, definitely just getting stronger faster, everything all the above. But one of my big things is being a leader and kind of just not trying to look still look up to Jack and JT and kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into. So I feel like we kind of have a lot of leaders on the D-line and at the D-In position. So we kind of just count off each other and all of us. There's definitely a tough challenge for me to be able to open up to these guys, playing with them all. We're all here and being on the field and just trying to get them to the top. And trying to help them to catch people like, but we need those guys. How's that transition going to be? It's been competitive and we love it. We're all competitive people. We all love to fish each other. And I feel like the springing the best side of all is. We're all just kind of bouncing off each other and seeing what one person does. And we kind of build it into our toolbox and we all kind of just kind of build one great thing. You remember when last year when you got the shot at the full back in the club.

2:05:28And did they approach you that out there and two coached them? I mean, how did that come about? Because you heard Jackson all year long. You get to test that. So I definitely did it in high school. I was pulled back and a little bit of tidying. So I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there in Coach Wilson. Honestly, you love watching it too before you left. And I feel like you playing that seed and Coach Day's head. And Coach Day kind of just went for it and tried to do the best I could to do it. Is that the genuine now? Do you have anything in the spring? New playbook. I did not know you haven't got that far. Yeah, I've got that. How tough is that for you? Look at that. I like to think myself as a football player. I can really play any position on the field. You need me to just give me a week or two to learn it and kind of perfect it. And I'll try to do my best for you. Kid Jack, do the same thing. Oh yeah. What about you? Roughly, that's what I'm talking to. Kid is talking to Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations and sort of saw you and got out to have some conversations after JT and Jack decided to come back. Just got to win into those respective and out of that help you maybe get the right mindset.

2:06:33I guess we need to do this for him. Um, definitely kind of seeing it all the way through. I feel like people kind of just see what happened and they don't know everything that goes into it. How long the season is now. What you got to do to prepare for it and what to happen in all that time from here to to then. So I feel like we definitely just coached in me kind of connected. And we kind of just talks man-to-man and uh, he kind of just said it straight to me and I feel like we kind of both are pretty honest and we know we're making it. Yeah, don't make it each other better every day. We got the four best Dn's, five best Dn's, honestly. And the college football and we're going to be one of the best D-limes in college football. I think you feel like a better player today than you were in this season. Well, I feel like I've taken big steps in my roles of just being responsible and being more of a leader. And kind of stepping up and taking a step to kind of get out there more on the team and kind of bring people in. And I feel like I'm kind of helping out more. I mean, it sounds bizarre, but I mean the season goes by so fast already.

2:07:35So when you're kind of like week 10 and you're like wow, it's already week 10. So now it's kind of, it's more time to kind of enjoy it and kind of savor it because you're all fine. I mean, there's a mindset that I didn't have the season. Yeah, definitely. Definitely going to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks and all those practices. How much has Larry talked to you guys about like that? Last question right here. 2016, 2017, 4 NFL, 2 Feltions, all in the same rotation. How much does he talk to that guy? I mean, he doesn't have to talk about it. We know about it. We've seen it every day. We watch the film. We see them all working together. We know what it could be. We know what we could become. So we know we're at the same, we're at the right place at the right time. And God wanted us to be here. And He knew we wanted us all to come together and kind of play together and be able to bounce off and just perfect our craft together. And I feel like we all are just great individuals and we come together. It's something special. Doing it, what were the deliberations?

2:08:37I'm surprised it's even a conversation. Like, it should always be live. Let's tell you. Let me play football. So obviously there's a proximity to the season, which is a little reckless, I understand that. But in spring, when you're competing for jobs, I mean, if I'm a quarterback, I'm asking to be live so I can show him how I'm different than, you know, anyone that can't be live. You know what I mean? They're always trying to find an edge. And if you're never fully live, I don't think you fully give a guy's opportunity to be who they want to be or who they can be. So that being said, you know, I will cast my vote, but that will not be my final decision on that. But I will cast my vote. The guys have handled it well. It was good for all parties involved. And more we can do that, the better, but I'm sure that is coming to a close here very quickly. So. And Murphy, 20 percent. Right. Jeremiah off the field, we saw after practice on this Saturday that the mob that came to get autographs and things.

2:09:39When you're working with him on all these things you're talking about, but also dealing with the life of being one of the biggest names in college football, how do you help mentor him in that aspect? Yeah, I mean, it's a blessing to be able to be in a position where, you know, can provide insight or I wouldn't say recommendations, but just give perspective. What he chooses to receive the first perspective or not one or not, I mean, he always does, but which is fine. But to be in that position is really humbling. That being said, he does a really good job on his own. He doesn't need to check that on too much. He's really done a great job. Again, the way he was raised in his morals and humble would always sign and taking pictures. I'm always trying to be the bad guy for him because he's not going to be. And just says again more about his character. But he's not the only guy. Any guy would kind of do that. We have a group full of awesome young guys, but Jeremiah has done a great job with it. He's on it and it's definitely growing at an exponential rate to say the least.

2:10:44But I think he's built for it and he's been handled at a high level. But those around them were trying to help him out a little bit. Yeah. You heard me. Fuck out, how the fuck? What made Quincy the first freshman to do this black striker issue? Yeah, I mean, that's a good question. I think that, you know, frankly, you know, I don't, I'm not really fully involved with that. So that can be, but I wasn't. You know, I think that people on the outside, whether it be defense or even Coach Day or anybody brought it to my attention, you know, we're kind of just going about practice. And that's our expectation to make plays, not make mistakes. And he was starting to make a lot of a lot of plays consistently. And I think the consistent level that he's been as a person, being on time and doing his job description on each play and the ball is coming your way and making some big plays. And, you know, it starts, it starts being seen by your peers.

2:11:44And your peers start asking for it. They start barking, getting his stripe off all those kind of things. That's the ultimate sign of respect, I think, when your peers, you know, go to your bat. And he's not going for his bat. No one, people are bringing it to your position coach. I think it speaks volumes of the general respect that you're earning through the process. So I think it's something like that happened. And, you know, as well as there based on his peers and the other coaches. Ryan Day was talking about how impressed he's been this spring with Austin Sareville. All that he's been able to do and Tyler Bohn was talking last week about the importance of the cross-training and all that that goes into that. Just how much have you seen Austin benefit from this spring and everywhere that he's been? And how big of a piece do you think he's going to be regardless of where he fits on this offensive line? Yeah, I think Austin's been awesome. I mean, he literally, you know, what was he saying? He played every spot, every position, which is moving around, you know, and handles it. And, you know, he's one of those guys that feel like he watched film over and over again day after day.

2:12:45And his name never really gets brought up, you know, in a good way. Like he on the O line, your name gets brought up when, uh, usually not going as well, you know, I mean, they're literally at the point of the attack on every single play. So there's nowhere to hide. And so, uh, but Austin, when his name gets brought up, he's like, man, that was a good job. Right? Good job. Pass off that combo. Whatever. It's always positive. And, uh, they really impressed with him. He started in the winter. Did a great job through the winter. Um, again, continue to build their respect for his peers. And then he's going to good job. Really good job just being, uh, very consistent through spring. Our left, Jeff Gilbert, press pros. Brian, since you've been working more with the whole offense, when it comes to quarterback play, what has grown in your, I don't know, appreciation in that position, and what those guys have to do and go through? What do you think more about those guys versus maybe what you thought before, or just a wide receiver guy? Yeah. I mean, I mean, there's no just a wide receiver guy. If you are just a wide receiver guy, you won't be a very later on. It's all about, it's all about quarterback play, you know,

2:13:47so I think in that same world, though, to the point is that, you know, in order to be a great receiver, or, you know, receiver guy, whatever you want to call it, uh, there's only one page, just the quarterbacks page. So everything is based off them. There, whether it be their progression, their timing, the stresses they have, is what we're trying to minimize. So, uh, if you don't fully understand the quarterback play, it's hard to, you know, maximize receiver play, I think, you know, uh, that being said, um, yeah, I mean, I'm still always learning, you know, I think that, uh, I can't say anything's jumped out massively right now, uh, but I would say that, uh, you know, I guess I would say that the preparation level, I mean, the, what is required to execute and play at a high level, it's just not capable in the a lot of time, right? I mean, there's only so much time where I'd be with players. If you're not willing to spend, you know, your own time, getting prepared for practice to be, uh, to maximize one's ability, uh, there's a good chance you're not going to maximize your ability.

2:14:49So, you know, in other positions, I mean, online same thing, I mean, receiver play sometimes can, can, you know, get away from it. We do a great job studying and being in the room extra for sure, but the requirement of a quarterback to know, uh, to fix protections, uh, the BR run game coordinator, based on the calls, you know, to get us in different checks. I mean, there's so much to need to know. And, uh, and frankly, uh, the, you know, the old line's only as good as the quarterback, the receiver's only as good as the quarterback, the offense is only as good as the quarterback. And it's our responsibility to put guys in position to maximize with our capable of maximizing, but their inability, uh, to notice that they can just spend extra time outside the a lot of time, I think is critical. And the amount that it takes, I guess that was maybe a little naive too, but, uh, the guys are doing a great job doing it. Uh, meeting, uh, Rob Haller, Columbus Dispatch. Yeah, Brian, you know, get reached the mount top. You got a banner out there, national champs. I think you keep these guys grounded, being in the moment, looking ahead, not back.

2:15:52Do you, are you tougher on them? Because, no, I think that, I mean, I think we have a lot of guys, you know what? I think it's understanding that we were trying to build the map, to get to where you wanted to get to, but now that we have the map, doesn't mean we've traveled the path. So, like, we know what it looks like. The guys that are here know what it's supposed to look like. The guys that for us, say an unbelievable example, how to get to where you want to get to. So, the focus is on trying to, you know, replicate what they just did, and how they operated. Can't say we've done that right now. So, it's very easy to stay motivated, because they already know it's not good enough, frankly. And so, uh, the last thing they want to do is put in a ton of effort and then not reach their goals. So, motivation, I don't think, is needed. I think there is a catching up of those, and maybe aren't quite sure what it takes, you know, and, but overall, motivation is not what we've needed. Clearly, a message is definitely what we've been focused on,

2:16:52and I think the message is being received. So, not concerned about, you know, motivation and the, looking back, if you will, I think everyone's pretty, pretty focused on being forward and knowing we haven't accomplished anything. So, Steve and me, Steven Dottron. Who would you say is the leader of your YBCMMMM right now? Well, I would say, Colonel Tate, Brennan-Annis, uh, probably done the most, the most outspoken, you know, in the room. Uh, yeah, I would say that they're doing a good job. Those are probably the two guys that would jump out of my room. Yep. I mean, because Brennan, he's been vocal, obviously. Colonel taking on that role, yep, more and being more vocal. He's a good football player, obviously, and he's the only one. That process for him and becoming a more vocal leader took me to say that on him. What was the question? Colonel, like, what do you think, like, the growth of the part of it? Uh, yeah, I mean, he's, I think he's pulled guys aside, you know, and had one-on-one conversations with him. He's locked in, uh, you know, just,

2:17:55I think he saw the impact that I'm eccomied in the role he played. And to think that we're going to lose that, and then be a better group. Part of it doesn't, mathematically make sense to him. So someone's got to step up in that role. And one, and one respects him too. He knows he's capable of it. And it's just the desire and the appreciation, I think, to be at the older table now, like the older head. And, uh, and appreciate the way I'm meant to probably win about his business. And so, um, he probably valued that, appreciated that. Uh, and he's just being sure we still have that. Find a question, better better to close this back. Could you assess the running back room? I think it's pretty much assumed both as running backs to CJ and, uh, James think that tandem system is probably the way you better go again. How do you think it's working? And you see third and maybe fourth guys up in the mirror. I think that, you know, in college football, NFL football, any football, really, you got to have depth in the running back room. I think that, uh, very apparent in the NFL. It's usually a two back system,

2:18:55you know, very familiar. Is it one guy? Uh, but in college, I think we saw the benefit of that last year. Uh, the ability to compliment each other is really important. And the ability for us to identify what they do great and put them in good positions to be what they are. Uh, what their best that I should say, uh, is really important as a coaching staff. I've been very impressed with, uh, even the younger guys, Sam and, and, and, uh, Bo, and the way they've come along, uh, the consistency, so what you're chasing, right? You're always able to. That's why you're here. But how often you do it, ultimately dictates how much you play. So, but, uh, overall, I think lockspin on them. They understand the standard and, and pass pro. And, uh, not being a guy we got to sell out, because you can't pass protect. So we were blessed, with, especially with Trey last year and, and Quinshaw. And so, um, but no, these guys have done a good job. They're competing. Uh, they've been very coachable. Uh, you know, it's, it's, it's shown a blog on film. Um, but, uh, yeah, I mean, it's always hard on the backs. I mean, every opportunity you get to go live and, and break tackles really,

2:19:57gives you the most feedback on, on what these guys are capable of. If you're just playing tag out there, you never get any art. At least you shouldn't. Uh, but the running backs, um, you know, on contact days, it's done a good job. James has done a really good job growing, really excited about him. Everyone's really excited about him. And CJ. Um, so, uh, you know, I think ultimately, you know, how group the, uh, how will, uh, go with the group B? It's probably based on, you know, the top, the bottom rising, right? I mean, you're gonna have some guys at the top, but, you know, where's the floor? And so I think, uh, uh, uh, Bo and Sam, those guys have done a really good job. And many, some more guys to get healthy. And more, more guys on campus, but, uh, very encouraged. And you saw him improve. And then, um, McLean, I think, is a, is a great plus. I mean, he is a guy that has football intelligence. He's picked it up. Uh, you know, he's kind of, of those incoming freshmen who still should be in high school. He's a guy I think you're gonna point to,

2:20:57and you can see right now he's gonna be a player. Over to the right, Austin Ward, the podcast. A healthy Mitchell Melton. How does he fit in for your defense? What does he bring to it? Yeah, he's, you know, Mitch is that combination player, you know, in, um, in our four down, um, you know, he's a guy that can do a lot of things, drop, fold in there and make plays. You see some of that all the time. Really athletic, um, you know, we're kind of loaded at that end position. So he's gonna play there. But, you know, like I said last year, we, we haven't needed it, but he's a guy you would point to along with C.J. Hicks, you know, for the, for the long season. People get injured, you get a little light inside. It's always hard on the defensive tackles. But if you're gonna play with, uh, three ends, you know, that's Mitch is a guy who definitely can do all that. He has that.

2:21:58Over to the left, Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch. Jim, you've talked about this before, but I think in past years where you're going up against, uh, a really talented receiver group offense to encourage your players to, it's not okay if they give up the play. And to go nearly almost the first half today, where you, the offense didn't get in the end zone until the late in the second half. Just, and you guys have guys down the second area. Just what, what did you think of that sort of trend and how it's evolved in the way you guys almost shut them out of the first half? Yeah, I think it's become, um, you know, an expectation now. Um, you know, our DBs, you know, our BIA, best in America, we led the country in past defense. Right? I think there was 96, what I, uh, what I got here, and it was number one last year. So they've, they've taken that spirit. So it's a competitive spirit. It's an expectation now. It doesn't matter who we're going against. It's, it's, they view it as a standard. So that was good to see in the first, first half.

2:23:01Uh, over to the right Spencer Holbrook, Letterman Roll. Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense in the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have at defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively? Yeah, I mean, you're going to play to your strengths, you know? And, uh, that's, that's my job. This is to what do we have and what do we do best? And when you have defensive tackles, um, and I've said it before, it helped our defense so much last year, when you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now. It changes the way you call a game. You know, it certainly helps you be, um, in better shape on explosive plays on the back end. You don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out because they're making tackles. So you got to go, you got to go with that, you know, you got to, you got to let those guys play and, and, and they're good. So, um, you can't get too far away from the scheme of having those defensive tackles make place

2:24:03because they're doing it and it works. Uh, over to the left, Tony Gurdman, Buckeye Huddl. Jim Ryan talked about the quarterback run being more of a thing with the offense this year. During the season, how much of, uh, when you're facing a team like that, how much does that impact your day to day throughout the week preparing for that? Yeah, it's a ton, you know, it, I think it changes everything you do on defense. You see it everywhere from the NFL on down. If you have a quarterback who can make plays with his feet, your scheme better be designed that, you know, to, to take that away into account for it. So it changes the way you look at everything when you're game planning. Thank you, Donovan. Over here to the right, uh, Tim May, the Tim May podcast. Yeah, Jim, you might be getting around when I asked, uh, Ryan about just, for example, Calvin Simpson Hunt, but the, uh, corner seemed to be playing almost with the chip owner shelter to a certain extent. I mean, Davis and Nick Benosin took the day personally. It looked like, uh, you know what I mean? Cause some of the hype going into the game, but what, what do you see from that group in particular that, uh, Buey's you going into this off season?

2:25:06Yeah, when you can, when you have corners that you can count on, again, it's just like having defensive tackles in the run game. When you have corners, you can count on that are going to compete all the time, no matter what the situation is. And we've developed that again, it changes the way you call the entire game. I mean, you, you're able to leave those guys on an island. You're able to switch up converges and they know what they're doing and they take great pride in it. So, um, having those guys out there in the development, it's a big deal. It really is. And it's not just a picture of the board. I just gave it like back to your place. Yeah, I mean, he's, he did come in late and, you know, um, he compete, he's one of those guys that just competes every day, doesn't say much, you know, he's trying to live up to the standard or the other guys and you, you see him coming along, you know, you see him step by step coming along

2:26:07and, you know, put him in a, you know, competitive atmosphere, see him step up, that's a great sign. And final question for coach Knowles, Dan Hope, 11 Warriors. You mentioned CJ Hicks a few minutes ago. Have you seen him take the strides you need to see the spring to trust him as a guy who could be a potential starter on his defense? Yes, I mean, uh, I think CJ has shown that, uh, he has talent and, uh, I think it's my job to put him in the best situations for him because he can be a force, um, you know, he's much better when he's bloodsing or he's directed because he's able to use his athletic ability, but he has certainly shown that he's going to be able to help this defense coach. Thank you very much for your time. All right. And, uh, we will bring, uh, offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Chip Kelly to the podium now. We'll open up the questions over to the left bill Rebenowitz Columbus dispatch. Chip, um, what are your just general impressions of the offense coming out of spring, especially at quarterback?

2:27:15We'll look at all 15. So I think, you know, uh, this day is, is a big part of it, you know, because it was the first time they were got to play, some of those guys that were got to play in front of a crowd. And that was an amazing crowd. You know, you get 80,000 for spring game. Now you could see some of the young guys kind of looking around like, wow, this is different than the indoor. Um, but that's what they have to get ready to play it. So, um, we got better from practice one, practice 15, you know, it's still an evaluation through the whole process, but, um, it's not something in the players, though, too, that we're not making a decision walking off the field today saying, hey, this is the direction that we're going in. We'll, we'll be very authentic and, and look through everything and make sure that we get a really good feel for what it all looks like. And then who will best move this offense? That's what our decisions will do, so I do. I think we got a lot of guys there. That part's tough. I think because you got it, you, there's guys that deserve reps, you know, and they're all competing for it. So, you know, sometimes you'd like to be sometimes when you had a guy who was in the initial start, well, he's going to get the bulk of the reps to get them better, but. They capitalize on it. We really rolled them, you know, if you were at some of our screen practices, you're watching all those guys rotate and rotate out.

2:28:20And as we talk about all the time, you know, the old adges is don't count your reps, make your reps count. You know, and we'll put it all together and really come up with, you know, which guy do we really feel is going to make, going to help us move this offensively. Over to the far right, Bill Landis, the podcast, Kings of the North. Hey Chip, you said when we first talked to you that the, the basis of a lot of your success running the football is just kind of figuring out what your guys do best and then leading into that. Over 15 practices now, how good of a field do you think you have for that? And then what did the next few months look like as you try to piece that all together? Really good question. It's interesting because the one thing that I think sometimes makes it tough in an evaluation is what a good front we want to get. You know, so for 15 practices, those guys on the other side of the ball were pain, you know, Jack and JT and Tileek and those guys. But I know come fall, there's not going to be anybody more happy that we have those guys on the defensive side of the ball because of what they can do. So I still think we'll have to really evaluate that. What we're good at, what we're not, what we got to get better at, what we got to work on.

2:29:23But I think the work we got against such a quality defense was was really key for us. Over to the far left, Nathan Barrett, Cleveland.com. So, a year ago at this time, it came out of the spring with still a lot of question marks about the offensive line. And even I guess that last season came out with question marks. How have you seen that progress in the time that you've been here and what's your confidence level that that offensive line is going to allow this offense to do everything it wants to do this fall? Yeah, I mean, I've been here short of my time, so I didn't know. I really don't have anything to compare to. So I kind of tabula rassa come in with a blank slate and just observe it. I think we're really athletic. I think Donnie and Seth and those guys inside are really smart and really intelligent. They allow you to be able to make adjustments in game. Just tucking football with some of those guys. It's like, well, these guys are a wire of the right way. And a lot of those guys have played a lot of football. So they can bank on their experience there. You know, I think we've got about four guys that have played significant amount of snaps and we've got to make sure we can find out who the fifth guy is.

2:30:24But that's similar to where the quarterback spot is, I think. And I also think of the offensive line. You're not going to play a 16-17 game season and just play with five guys. You really have to develop your depth there. There's going to be a number two center that's going to play a lot of football. There's going to be a number two guard, whether it's on either side of the ball. There's going to be a third tackle. I think you're going to get tested, especially in this new playoff format. You really have to think that way. So you're not looking for five starters. You're really looking for 10 starters because you're going to have to probably play 10 guys to get when you get through a 16-17 game season. Over to the right. Austin Ward, the podcast. I think it was the first play of the game, the T-Formation and then the reverse spin move with Will Howard. What's the inspiration for that package and that sort of wrinkle with the quarterback? Mr. Hayes. There's a looming figure around this whole program. We get to go to work every day and then Woody Hayes athletic center. It was good enough for Woody. We're going to stay there. We're going to do it. We ran some last year. I think we took 21 snaps at UCLA and T-

2:31:24We've got a short yardage formation for us and we've done some different things with it. But also I think our players had a lot of fun, you know, pranks in that and doing some different things. It's a small part of our offense. We will not be in the T-21 times in one game. But we may get it in some short yardage situations. And I think it's come back. There's a lot of schools right now that are starting to do that. It's really just you're trying to, you know, you got a half a yard to get, you know, you're trying to get your big guys in the game. And I think we use three tight ends and two running backs in our formation today with Packard being the full back in that situation. So there's a lot of different things you can do with short yardage, but a little bit of a tribute to Coach Hayes and what he means to this program. Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch over to the left. Chip, as you look back, now you've been here two months, 15 spring pranks. Is there something you feel best about what you've been able to accomplish with this offense? Well, I haven't accomplished anything because I didn't take a snap. But I think the most impressive thing since I've been here is how close,

2:32:26close this football team is. You know, some programs talk about a brotherhood. This is really a brotherhood. Our practices, as we talked about, how good our defense is. They're highly competitive, but they're not combative. And those guys really work very, very well together, both the old line and the D line and the secondary and the receivers. The competition is the, but it's got to be the best there is in the country. You know, and that makes you better. But I think sometimes competition, you know, guys can lash out and it gets really combative. And then all of a sudden the fight breaks out and the fight breaks out and we're trying to accomplish and get footballed on them. But I think the way these guys cooperate and work together as a group is a special bond. And I think you're going to need the closest team and the most connected teams on the ones that win. Over to the right here. Andy Baxter, letterman, wrong. Chip, obviously there's been a lot of talk about Jeremiah, but Amecha is the big return in this group. He kind of reminded everyone what he can do today. What's it been like working with him and what kind of weapon can he be for you guys? Good point. And Amecha has reminded me and the other 14 practice sessions of what he can do. Special player, you know, and J.J.'s

2:33:27are really talented player also. But, you know, I think all of the whole, a Cornell tape, did some really good things watching him this spring. And for all of them, you know, I mentioned it with the offensive line. I came in with a blank slate and I had no opinions formed. Not that really just wide-eyed and just observant, but, you know, that, I think that wide-receiving is really special. And I think there's a bunch of guys in there. And again, when you have to play multiple, multiple games after the regular season is over, you're going to make sure you're going to need depth like that. And the fact that it's, you feel a little bit comfortable right now. That we got some guys there that can make some plays on the perimeter. And that really dictates how people are going to defend you. So you got a couple really good running backs, you know. So are they going to load the box? Are you really going to load the box and leave those guys in one-on-one coverage? Well, then it's the quarterback's responsibility to decipher that and get the ball to those guys. So, or do they at least a double coverage? They list a double coverage. And now it's a little bit lighter box and you can run the ball. So, having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second roll left, Pat Murphy, 24-7 sports.

2:34:31Chip, we've talked a lot about kind of the quarterbacks maybe vying for the starting spot. But some of the younger guys, what have you seen from them? We got an opportunity to see more of them today than we probably have. What's your assessment of them as they kind of get in this? I always am so impressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated in what they do. You know, when you look at Julian and Air and Jay-Jay, you know, they should be in the hot lunch line of their high school. And they're out here playing in front of 80,000 people. And they've really progressed when you watch them in meetings and listen to them. And they interpret, you know, so basically the whole concept, too, is we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim. You know, this, we didn't baby anything. We don't put the install in with, hey, you guys are in install. We're in install. This with the older players. And then you guys, you know, go sit at the kitty table and we're just going to do the really simple things with you. You know, they get it all. And the more they can digest, the more when you're in a room, when you're checking for understanding and asking questions. And they can spit back to you the

2:35:34more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call for them. So, those guys have been in process. They're still learning, you know, they were the, the guys today that were kind of looking around and saying, wow, there's like 80,000 people here, along with the offensive coordinator and the quarterback coach because I was kind of looking around because I had actually never been in the stadium until yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there. So I played Ohio State once when I was at Oregon, but that was in the Rose Bulls. I had never been actually in the stadium until yesterday. So I caught myself when I went into the stadium today, looking around saying 80,000 for a spring game. That's impressive. Got time for just a few more, folks over here to the right Dylan Davis Delaware Gazette. Given what you just said about throwing them into the deep end, what stood out the most about Julian's progression through 15 practices and where he is that you guys head out this spring? Julian is a very fast processor. He really thinks very, very quickly on his feet. He makes really quick decisions. He doesn't stick on and he can progress in any season. It's really well for a young player. And not having been exposed

2:36:41to a lot of college defenses. And especially what Jim does. Jim can make a young freshman quarterback cry with some of the stuff he does. But I never saw that with Jules. And that's been in press of his his ability to retain him and JJ. The compliment I would say to him is if you got here and you didn't know what class they were in, you wouldn't say that those guys were freshmen in terms of how they've picked things up. And sometimes freshmen, act like freshmen. But the guys who are special, they don't act like freshmen. They act like football players. And those are two guys that are our examples of that. Far left. Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic. On the topic of freshmen, James Peebles and Sam got on the run the second half. You talk about how deep you need to be in this era of college football. But as you search for RB3, what did you see from them today and what is what has their growth been like in this spring? Yeah, James really flashed early for me not knowing again. Kind of let's just take. Don't worry about what the background is where they're from,

2:37:45who they are. The this guy of this stars. That's guy of that stars. It's they're all Buckeyes. And that's how they do it. I think James has got really good feel and vision. He can hit things. I thought Sam did some really good things today. T.C. is another guy who really came along during the spring. And we're constantly talking in our staff meetings about depth. We're very cognizant of the fact that the playoff situation has changed. So you have to develop that depth. You used to be maybe have a pair and a spare. It was what everybody says. But I think you may have to have more than that. You're talking about 16, 17 games. You're really going to be tested that way. So I was really happy with how those young guys have come along here in the 15 training sessions that we've had. Over here to the right. Tim May, the Tim May podcast. Thank you, Jerry. You have your own podcast. Yeah. Like these guys all had like a name next to their. Yeah. That's pretty cool. He must have some juice if you got your name in your podcast. Definitely. By the way, I like it. It's not just the hotlines last. The hotlines last. Well, it's a hotlines line.

2:38:50Just two quickies. Number one, do you feel compelled to let these quarterbacks know where they stand? Yeah. You know, it's coming up Tuesday. You know, to me. They're, yeah. You know, where does that go? I mean, in your mind. Yeah. We're all sit down as a staff and visit me. He doesn't believe a job of, I think, all our players understand where they fit and what the picture is. And we'll give them our assessment. This isn't, you know, we're not going to come back. But we do it after every day. They know where they stood after practice. One after two, after three, after four, we grade everything. They're getting constant feedback in terms of where we are. And then after 15, which we had today, but we can't do it unless you watch the film and can really look at the things because you may see something, but you're on the sideline. You know, why did he make that decision? Well, I couldn't really see the field safety from where he was. Okay. Now I understand why you made that decision. So, you know, but they'll, we'll have meetings with all our players and that's, that's always been the method. So this week during, you know, between one day through Friday, we're all scheduled. No one's going on the road or recruiting until after that. But we're all a player meeting. He's in every position.

2:39:53You know, offensive line, defensive line, linebacker safety is everybody. Everybody's going to sit down with their position coaches and know where they fit and where we see them. But do you feel a pressure with the, with the transfer portal looming? I mean, you've been a head coach for a long time. I mean, is that on your mind at TSD? Yeah, I think we're aware of it. I'm 100% and I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, what, what your evaluation was through the training sessions that we have. Guys, we got to have, we got real quick. Last two questions, Dan Hope and then Rob Aller. Feel like you need to have a starting quarterback named by and whatever the biggest things you're going to be looking for between now and then and determining who that guy's going to be. Well, between now and, and whatever that is, we're not allowed as coaches to go back out and practice with him, you know, and in college football, you get 15 training sessions in the, in the off season. And then they'll go back to work and with Mick in the weight room and getting bigger, getting faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves.

2:40:54And they do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and even assess. So they're really from a football standpoint on their own until August. So you always want to do it earlier. But I also believe every time I've been involved in this, is that it kind of happens organically and authentically, you know, because the players know. And if you say, we decided we're going to be with Joe and they all think it's Tim, they know, they're in the locker room with him every day. Players understand who they'd feel is the guy. And most of the time, the decision is very obvious. And you just say, hey, this is where we are with it. But that timetable thing, I can't give you an exact timetable on that. So Rob, Chip, you talk about Julian, but typically in your experience, you've done it again, like Tim said a long time, how long does it take for the game to slow down for a young QB?

2:41:56I think it depends on the individual. I've had some kids where early, you know, you were like, wow, Marcus Murray-Odo was like that. Remember vividly, second practice. He got to the fifth read in the progression and threw it out here in his big game. And I asked him, why I do that all? I asked why, because I just want to understand it. And I said, why did you do that? And he goes, I don't know what we call that defense, but there was like a lot of guys over there. And they didn't seem like there was anybody over there. But for him to process at that fight, he was right. And he came back the other day, whether that was cover 60 other day coach, I learned what you guys call the coverages. But it all happens differently. I've got guys that for two years seem like they're just, you know, they're really struggling. And then the light bulb goes off and you go, whoa, like they got it. So everybody has different learning styles. You know, our job in the evaluation process is to identify those learning styles. So, you know, they're cognitive learning. They're an auditory learner, you know, do they learn by feel? Is it more a feel guy, you know, a more film guy?

2:43:01You know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep poking and prodding. And for us as coaches, that's the challenge too is what is their best learning style? And how can we convey it? Cause education basically is just a transportation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know, or what Ryan knows, it matters what they know. So that's that's always kind of what we're working on and studying and thinking about and kind of where we are and how much can they handle. And then how much is too much, you know, because this may be a great play. I agree 100%. But if you don't feel it's a good play, then why is it in? You know, I mean, and that's that's this whole feeling out process that we're all they're learning awesome. We're learning them. So, I have identities. So do coaches really? Running quarterbacks. Is that something you've always sort of lean toward or is it year by year case by case? What advantages do you like about? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Yeah, I think a running quarterback causes problems for your defense. So when when plays break down, the unscheduled plays, you know, if you just go back to the recent

2:44:06Super Bowl on that last drive, the two big plays were my home's run. But Patrick my home's another runner. Andy's not calling design quarterback runs for Pat. But when the defense matches up and plays two men and turns their back to the quarterback, well, maybe the best decision is to take off. You know, the second one he took out, I'm like, he may score. You know, a lot of guys go and they want to hook side, you know, and and there's times where you have to understand if you do have a running quarterback. We talk about the best of the best ability is availability. You know, you're not low on your shoulder and taking people on, but we are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run. We're not looking for running backs that can throw. You know, so you're not going to see us 20 times a game or run in the quarterback. And there are people that run it offensive styles and are really successful with it. But with this group we have right now, that's not. Now they can hurt you with the feet. Will did it when he was at case eight. You know, obviously Devin took off a couple times today. Erick took off a couple times today. Lincoln's a really, really good athlete. Julian can run, but you know, we're not calling design quarterback runs. You know, you're not going to see, you know, a tremendous amount of respect for co-chays

2:45:10in the legacy that he left here. The straight T is about as far as we go. We are not going single wing. So we are not going to snap and run quarterback ice on quarterback power. So, but it is a, it's another weapon, you know, and if it also keeps defense is honest, you know, if your defense event is going to continue to bend from the quarterback close and he's on the edge and he's gaining first downs, well then the defensive end has to stay outside and contain the quarterback. Well, then we can run the ball up and hand the ball off. Sometimes in our running game, our quarterback really is a blocker. He's responsible for a defender if the defender was cheating and fitting in on the run, well then his responsibility is to make the defense be honest. And that's really, Eric did that a couple times today. And we had a block that safety was sticking his face in there. So, we took off around the edge. What happens in next play, the defense is wider. Then what do we get to do? We got to get a chance to hand the ball off to the running game coach. Thank you so much for your time and thank you for being a buck. I all right. Thanks. It was definitely addressed here this preseason. I think Austin, Sarah, they'll stepped up in a big way, you know, with LaDonna being out. And then, you know,

2:46:11Carson can play both guard and center, which is good. And, you know, we've actually, you know, said it's done a nice job as well. But it was good to see Austin, you know, he moved from guard to tackle a couple times and even with the ones he was in there battling his tail off. So, I think we have built some depth there. But again, you know, we got to go play some games and see Rob Aller. What's the main thing you want to see out of your life? You know, again, whether it's whatever happened last year or last year, but I know that the message to our offensive line is we want to play one of the hardest playing offensive line in the country. Now, we got to play with technique, but at the end of the play, like knock the line of screaming back and play with your hair on fire as hard as you possibly can. There's a lot that goes with the playing in the offensive line. It's all the communication. There's a lot of things that have to get into place. I think Seth has done a nice job of communicating and understands the offense better now. He takes control up front and brings everybody together, which is great. But to me, like, that's it. Now, we could list a bunch of other things, but to me, we've got to move the line of screaming. We've got to be just

2:47:13playing with our hair on fire and knocking people back and playing physical. And that's to start the game. That's the end of the game. This is a destination spot for why we're seeing where we can go over that. Maybe not for online. You see that definitely and how do you get over that? No, no, I don't see it that way at all. I think, you know, we'll see what we got this year, but I feel like, you know, we've got some really good young players in the system. I think that, you know, we should have the best offensive in the country. That's the standard here. It has been for a long time. And, you know, and so we'll keep pushing towards that this year. And, you know, I think, you know, everybody in that room will play the same thing. So, Sonny has really stepped up and played well. He's made this transition from safety to linebacker very well. I think he did a nice job in the spring, but you could definitely see as he went into the summer, just, you know, bigger, stronger, being more comfortable closer to

2:48:19the line of scrimmage. It's different when you're closer to the line of scrimmage. He's doing a better job getting his hands on, you know, on offense alignment and getting off of blocks. He's in a better job doing a better job with his hands. Like he understands the communication. But the linebackers always have to be involved at the front. They can be involved and fit into the back end. He's doing that. You know, I think he's, you know, looking forward to play, playing in a game and, you know, getting an idea of what it all looks like. But I can tell you in practice, he's playing fast, he's playing violent. And I think he's, you know, he does a nice job of taking the meeting to the field, being very intentional about his work, but playing really hard. Yeah, I haven't talked to Jim because, you know, we'll make that final decision here over the weekend, but he's certainly the leader in the club. Can you tell Ryan? I mean, Seth McLaughlin, can tell he's been there, done that. Is he projected that to the offensive line? You're still, when I'm saying from a leadership standpoint, a grown man.

2:49:19How does that just come up? How does it show up? A bunch of ways. It just poised. It's not getting rattled when, you know, coach parks at you. It's, you know, okay, I got this. Let me get it under control. It's seem something in practice and being able to adjust on the move. It's being prepared when you walk on the field. It's recognizing how hard you have to play at the position. It's, you know, kind of all of those things in the one, but he's got great communication up front. He talks to the guys. He's moving quickly in there. And when you have experience like he has, you know, the game seems to slow down at times yet. He seems to be playing it at a fast lover. It was a point where you got to black stripe off and I feel like you took a step in the right direction.

2:50:20When you come in the summer, it is very difficult to get on the field, especially early in the season. Whether he does or not, I will see. But if he continues to practice the way that he's been practicing, then he'll give himself a chance to be in the rotation midway through the season or later in the season, which is similar to some of the wider see-throughs he had before. You know, you've seen some of those guys get some reps really in the season, but then make an impact later in the season. I think that's probably more his path right now. He shows up and starts doing great and we'll give him the reps he deserves. We're like Jeremiah is in a different situation because he came in here in January and he was a little bit ahead. Anybody who comes in and January to me, I don't look at them as a freshman anymore. They've been here. They're in the program and we expect them to contribute. Have you seen his last game in the tie during the most competitive season?

2:51:21Have you ever been in a row? Have you ever seen more of this in your four? Is the cultural career a bit of an impact in the last game? It's a bit of a loss. You're still in there, right there. Talking and communicating, but in the scrimmages we've had, it's been offense versus defense. So I've mostly been on the offensive side still kind of going through all those types of things. And there's a lot to work through this year just with the play talk. And it's one of me by that is the cost of playing communication inside of 15 goes off. There's a lot of things that go on there. We don't really get notification on that. So I'm trying to help trip with that and some communication that way, personal. But I'm very much involved with special teams. I think with a two minute warning, there's some strategic things that are going to go on again and the half in the game that I've really been involved with. But to your point, just overall just looking guys in the eye and making sure that they got to look in their eye, they understand what's going on with the situation, what's going on,

2:52:21and the game. I think that happens sometimes with young players, they're just playing the next play. That's not just how it works. We've got to win the situations. So all those things will come into play and make an in-game adjustments. Be involved with all three phases watching the game of the table to try to identify what happened in the last series. I think all those things will be happening. Right now, Nick is going to be the starter. And that competition will go into next week. But right now, as we head into the weekend, he is the starter and the plan is when we get the first partner to go up and go inside against Akron. He's got a strong leg. He's made it a good transition into the country, but also just playing football. Not Australian, it was football, which is very, very different. The snap to kick has really improved.

2:53:24That was one thing. He's a taller guy, so the ball has to get out of his foot faster. I think he's done that. His hang time has been good, and he's been more consistent. You'll see, he'll kick a few, but I'll just go right out of the stadium. He just got a strong, strong leg. So we're looking for that consistency. He's shown that here most recently. So he's got the upper hand right now. And last question, Jeremy Burman. Ryan, I don't know if it's because Will maybe took a little bit longer to make a decision in December than some of the other top of the line quarterback you answered this day, or because maybe there was a thought he wasn't going to be the starter. It can't stay this year. But it seems like people have viewed him as a game manager type of quarterback. After eight months with him, where do you see his ceiling? Or what is Will's special trait to you? Where do you see him took himself? I see a bunch of traits there. I think the first trait is size. It was big. He can stand in the pocket and he's strong. So I mean, that's the first thing to notice about him.

2:54:26Again, whether it's standing in the pocket with poise, I think that's another trait that he has that's excellent. He feels the rush, but he stands right in there. I think the next trait is just, you know, his top end speed. He can run 22 miles an hour at that size, which there's not a lot of guys who can do that. So I think that's an extraordinary trait. And I would say his overall leadership command in the huddle is something that he's really grown into in the last few months when he's been here. And then his accuracy. He's been very accurate since he's been here. And when he knows what's going on and he can't just say what's happening, I mean, it looks right. You just feel it. And he can hurt you, you know, a bunch of different ways. So, you know, his ceiling, that's that's going to be kind of, you know, up to how he plays this season. But, you know, I see a player who has a lot of great skills that, you know, translates well to the next level. So, you know, we'll see. But I know his first focus is on winning games around here.

2:55:29So, thank you, really, man. Yeah, sure. Hopefully I have take a rest. So, Moly, I have to go away and down to the Jackson. I have to be 10. I mean, you have nerves naturally. So that's the first complaint I was doing. I was just rolling. Also, there's a weird meme. I'm trying to describe the player. I was saying it was also the first start. Yeah. You, yeah, it's, but like, I prepared well. And camp and practice all week. And I was, I was ready. Yeah. I have two multi-year starters. I did a lot. I mean, I could ask them, hey, what we got here, but I was prepared well. I mean, I was telling Jimmy and said, it's like, hey, we're like blocks. We're like, I'll be emotional. So, that's a guy from Ohio. What does it mean to start a beginning? It was always my dream to come here and play and start.

2:56:29And having that like, I mean, I just like keep going, keep building those days, and go games, and just keep building. What a much younger Austin, don't you, if you want to be with us? No, not, I don't think, even I told my like, maybe I asked my younger self, even committing it. I wouldn't believe it that now having a couple of starts. Yeah. Awesome. Has this happened faster than you had been doing with our community? I guess you're technically a sophomore, but you can play as a richer person. No, I knew that year two, I was going to see you some playing time. Now, starting week one, year two, I didn't see that, but like, I was ready in spring ball. Like, I knew I was going to play some soft things. But, so. What does it mean to you to not only get the opportunity to play, but do you like keep playing well enough now? And coaching staff trust you, and they've been putting it out there, whatever the situation is, and so it's the earn that, so where are we going to get to?

2:57:30I guess it shows like my preparation, my hard work, and just everything I've put into this, and I just finally show up on a field. There are moments, the soft season, in the end of the spring, and the game, but I don't realize that you could play at this high level, with the ones, you know, if you knew you'd get. Yeah, uh, but definitely was in training camp. I mean, it's like I can highly can tie every day. So like, it feels, it feels a lot of confidence in doing it well, and not like getting balled or anything. So, there's defense attack wasn't that that was the kind of thing you didn't know. Hero in a Jason Moore in Taiwan, all those guys, pretty much anyone on the deepened line, gets your face all the time, so, and Kay and Mack as well, so. Yeah. Obviously, we've put a lot of them on. I would work like the power of obviously the ability, and the great thing is, how much can he help you and his position? He helped me a lot, and I'm proud that he's, our starting center, not someone else's, but, um, I mean, he's like the captain of the line. He's another voice on the line,

2:58:32with guys like Josh Fryer, Josh Simmons, Donnie, Tiger, that means another voice, and another captain on the line. Look, ways of having the, and I'm with this much experience, help. I mean, a lot, he can tell you, like before the play was going on, how to block someone, like, what you need to do, and it helps a lot. Tiger is talking about how calm he is, and how much does that fit in between? You have a guy who's kind of been there and seeing him. It makes us more calm, especially me and Kay, as our first start, so we were up here, with Seth, he brought us down, and we were like, five. We were so in. Is that like something he tells you, is that something you pick up on by how he's acting? How do you kind of mean sense what he's trying to do? It's by how he's acting, and what, I mean, him, when we're on the side of him, both Josh, Donnie, like, he was telling us, like, hey, we're cool, like we got him,

2:59:33but it's pretty much like, oh, everyone, old, cool group. I said, how much do you do that? As a first time starter, how much did the end end? Me and a lot. We didn't use the iPads in high school, but, I mean, you can, just like try to remember the defense, you can just come on a silent, bring up, we're playing the Elf of really nice. Probably the first or second, but after that, I thought we'd say our seventh. Awesome, thank you very much. Thanks for playing for our game. Has you been a part of the settle in the guard? I want to say maybe, I don't know, but I mean, when I first heard he got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo, I can run with the tempo, you know what I mean? I've been playing basketball all my seven football and I feel like just the fast pace offense that we're running really fits the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw a football at 65 yards,

3:00:33but can you kick it football? 75 yards, I think, like it just. Lincoln, what's your question? He's a good runner. He's a room man, I can't keep playing. He's a great guy. What's his name? His name's Lincoln. Teen Hoes. Who's cleaner? I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of picked each other as roommates because we're very clean and we don't like our rooms really messy. Well, it's true though. It's true, they're both pretty clean, so. Luke, are you still a cross-training at TACO-SOM or have you just been all-guard this spring? So far, I've been all-guard. I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice by practice. I could end up being back at TACO, I could not, but. I'm just really focused in on this past practice as an excellent film. What do you mean? You're on the same team? I was on the same team. I was on the same team. Yeah, I mean a lot. You put a lot of work in to play here.

3:01:33It's been a dream just for being in Ohio kid. It's just possible, I would say. That would be pretty cool. What was it like just last year, first game, getting on the field for the first time? It didn't, like, this could be a weird answer, but it. It feel like I was playing a game yet, if that makes sense. I was pretty locked in. I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing. I just went in that first game. I was like, shoot out in here now. It's time to roll. You know, it didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't even hit me after. My mom was like, what'd you feel there? Like getting out there at Indiana. I don't know. I felt less nervous than I did in high school. And it makes no sense. What did you see in the middle of the game? What did you see in the middle of the game? I was shocked. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin. I think, Fryer's been one of my biggest role models here. He's my bigger brother, my first game ever. So I'm a PD. I don't know. PD, okay. Yeah, PD and Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too. Those are my roommates and they're progressing every day as well on.

3:02:34And I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to plan and feel with them. Oh, yeah, you know, it's been really helpful. You know, just keep in my mind, just settled and straightforward on the next blood. What do you think they go for? It's a great question. Like I said, I mean, I just need to stay consistent in my work. I think that's the biggest thing for me is just to stay consistent and worry about the next blood. What? Tigers was something that connects you to not those big rounds. You guys started turning out. It's hand plus your advantage. Did it beat off each other? Absolutely. I mean, when you see defensive, when you see defensive start arguing with each other and things like that, I mean, nothing makes it a lot easier. You know, I have those 10-11 plays throughout something. What does that like? It's the last position being to start feeling like you guys were feeling that like a bad first game. I was good quite good at that. Well, they didn't think that I was good at the second match. I mean, it feels good to rip off these runs because I mean, we put them so much work on this. It's a very good question.

3:03:34You know, seeing a brother, you know, that hard work, you know, he's a nice guy. Tech Reserve since the offensive line wide is just prepared this week with the top of the deck in there. They've all pulled the first time really this season. It's not particularly Austin. It's just more of Donald Jackson, British season all over and etc. I don't know if you're enjoying the work, you know. Donald Jackson is a very good football player now. When he's on the field, he makes his presence tough. I mean, we've all been training and I'm like, if there's no tomorrow, just go through when he's on the field. We know it can be. Yeah, there's a sixth, there was a sixth, there was a sixth, watching you guys last week. No, even more of a force. It felt like watching you guys. Maybe even, you know, did it feel like that? Yeah, I mean, we put in the work during practice. We practice really hard. Coach Day really challenged us at practice hard. Positions, coaches really challenged us at practice hard. So that was just a result of it. When it's rolling like that, what does it feel like being in the mix?

3:04:36It's a long way. It's a long way. When you work hard for something and you're able to see like what comes out of it, like there's no better feeling in it. Can you give me a hand? Can you give me a hand? Can you give me a hand? It's about good, anyway, sway you. No, I mean, I was really funny to see. Maybe I'm pretty good at it. Tiger, what has Seth been off on the grots you guys for the first two games? What's it been like playing X&M for the last two? He's really calm and stormy. You never see real panic and having a guy like that messier. You're having really played as many meetings for snaps. There's no one outside to write the apps in my left and to my right. For our end set, those guys, they do so much for this offensive line of peace.

3:05:38People have talked about his intelligence really showing up in the film room and on the field. Where have you noticed that intelligence and how has that helped you? Yeah, like I said, in crunch time, you know, when things aren't exactly looking like how we practice it, you know, having a guy like that will slow down. We'll do this, this, this, and then we execute it. Having a guy like that like this, there's nothing better than that. You know, what you got? I'm there from this room. What's my favorite cake? Red velvet. Oh, no, no. I almost came back with a couple of sun to go some more. Take a look at it, Marshall. They got a couple guys that he gets a red that has big 10 wattings. Absolutely.

3:06:38What do you see when you look at their tape and see 15, 7, a couple of those guys are pretty big. Yeah, those guys there, they're real players. They're real players. You can sell their coach well. They go hard, you know, they're real players over there. We've been practicing to the best of our goldies, you know, and the spec. And I'm prepared for that. We see they make Regente tackle last year. The other day, they take the lead. Yeah, they play a good ball over there. And you know, their defense plays hard. They challenge teams, you know, sometimes they might be overlooked. And they still challenge teams, you know. Even so they come out there with the mentality like no matter who's in front of us or when it won't happen. Yeah, I mean, I hear from Pierce every once in a while trying to not sit by there too much. It's always good to hear from guy like that guy.

3:07:41Guys like the one even Matt Jones returning back. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you. I've been for this year to just be able to contend for that job. We bought a new skill set. I think it's a lot of my weight, my sister, my height, this, more regard height. When I'm faster, my feet and I just didn't use the technique right now. Sometimes I'm still like basketball. I want to be on that just like defend, but you know, you got to stay. Stay square or something. Exactly. Yeah, that's a great question.

3:08:42I feel like these two can answer that for the beer right now. I think KK and Hero can answer that. I don't know what to say about that. I don't know what to say. I go games every day. This man is strong. I'm talking about like you get the basketball field. You can just do a thing. He recover really fast. He doesn't get up on the plane. He's going to go in and watch the film. He's doing that every day. He's not like a coach man. He's not like a coach. Chip Kelly's in for exchange. Your mind about maybe like the idea of tack over his guard. Because obviously his offensive predilection was for like offensive line play. As you've been a part of you settling in the guard. I want to say maybe I don't know, but I mean when I'm in the middle of the game,

3:09:46I mean when I'm not sure you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo. I'm playing basketball all life in set up football and I feel like just the fast pace off and so we're running. It really fits the guys we have right now. I know you can throw a football like 65 guys, but can you kick a football? 75 years I think Lincoln just. Lincoln, what's your question? How is your your roommate? He's a blessing man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. His name's Lincoln. Clean hoes. Oh, he's cleaner. I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of picked each other as roommates because we're very clean and we don't like our burdens really messy. Well, it's true though. It's true. They're both pretty clean. Luke, are you still cross training in Tango or if you've just been all guard this spring? Oh, so far I've been all guard. I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice by practice. I could end up being back in Tango.

3:10:47I could not, but you know, I'm just really focused in on this past practice and the next one. What do you mean? Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot. You know, you put a lot of work in to play here. And it's been a dream just for being in a high-oak kid. It's from a high-oak kid's perspective. I mean, that's the biggest switch possible. I would say that's going to be pretty cool. What was it like just last year at first game getting on the field for the first time? It didn't, like, this is going to be a weird answer, but it feels like I was playing a game. If that makes sense, I hit. I was pretty locked in. I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing. I just went in that first game. I was like, you shoot out in here now. It's time to roll. You know, it didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't even hit me after. I was like, what would you feel there? And if like, getting out there at Indiana, I'm just like, honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous than I'd been high school and it makes no sense. What is it that you want to know about this game? What is it that you want to know about this game? What is it that you want to know about this game? What is it that you want to know about this game? A lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin.

3:11:48I think Friday's been one of my biggest role models here. He's my bigger brother in my first game over here. Tell him I'm a PDN? No, I'm a PDN. Okay. No. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, PDN Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too. I mean, all three of them. Those are my roommates and they're progressing every day as well. And I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to play on the field with them. Toronto, do you know what I'm talking about? Oh, yeah, you know, I've been really helpful. You know, just keeping my mind just settled and straightforward on the next play. What do you think is the biggest step? It's a great question. Like I said, I mean, I just need to take consistent in my work. I think that's the biggest thing for me is just to take consistent and worry about the next play. And I was like, whoa, I never had that happen. No other school, like just Ohio State Fair's can't imagine. That was like, wow, that's crazy. Do you like, I mean, I'd be quiet, but also do you like that? Do you want everything that comes with me? Do you think we are?

3:12:48I do, but at the same time, I just like to be a normal person. But I don't really like to take that. So, if you're on the field, are you a showman? I mean, I was being described as kind of like your heartwarming. Yeah, I mean, yeah. I want to feel, I'm a little bit more chipy a little bit, but sometimes, I'm like, I'm a chipy a little bit, but sometimes I still be quiet on the field. What is the competitive part of you? Where did that point that you noticed out about yourself? Oh, I've been having that, I mean, since I was like eight, nine years old, I mean, happens, I mean, just how I am, how it's really just to be competitive. That's the reason why I chose to come to Ohio State. Just to compete each and every day, I guess to go against the best DB group in the country. That's all I'm saying is it been enhanced the last several months. I mean, you want to get it, it's been enhanced and then it's a perk, etc. Oh, yeah, for sure. I'm just going to get them two guys, the best two DBs in the country. I mean, that's the reason I can't hear. Just going to get God, just going to make me better each and every day. That's the reason I can't hear. Yeah. Yeah. If it's that word, then in the two plays later, you call it, I'm working as far down as I can.

3:13:48You're going to say, what's that meaning? I said, I said, what he said, when he defed little boy, he said, I'm here. I said, okay, I'm going to be back. And that's something to be back at the moment. I'm going to be able to play. I just walked off. I said, I told you I'm coming back, right? What's it like to be back to the car now? I'll say, be back. It feels great just us three to be on the field together. We're going to make a lot of plays this year. What did you learn from that? I learned a lot, especially from Cardinal, because we both played outside. So, me just learning from him and the things he learned, he just teaching me. And he was behind Mar and stuff like that. So, he just teaching me the game for sure. What specifically did you got better at that in camp compared to what you first got? I said my footwork. That's the biggest game. My coach at Lawn was looking at that's one thing I need to get better on. So, I mean, I just worked on that in all seasons and just got better over time. What can still be a work ethic in here? I mean, just I really don't know.

3:14:49I can't really answer that. But it just it's just in me like I just want to work that's one thing. I think I say I did it for my dad. My dad really little reason why I worked so hard because since I was like eight years old, he just wanted me to just work and be the best at what I do. So, I mean, I really I say different. What's the difference in the clip of my day? You know, like on sunny day when you're showing me that I got a bubble of it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. How was I wasn't I wasn't flipping out of I don't know why people made the same idea with that. I was a bug. I was a bug. How did you get that? He said a big example. I mean, just I ain't go say it was only just my dad. It was me. I have a cousin's name. He knows me play for the Seattle City Hall. So, I was I looked at him as well. He was doing that West Virginia. He was Austin and Steadman Bayley. He was a motivation for me. And just all the guys that grew up before me in a Miami-Guarded area, a brow area for sure.

3:15:49I mean, just looking at those guys. Guys like I say Brandon and it's for sure. He was a class ahead of me. So, I seen the things he was doing in the eighth grade. And I was just like, whoa, I mean, that's something I want to do. What do you think about the expectations for you? I mean, Chris Carter on my podcast at Keyway Star. He's actually the being. He gets you to be a factor from the first play, first day, first game, et cetera. Those are big expectations. You know Brakes those? I really don't. I mean, I know it's big expectations for me because, you know, no one playing the country coming in and all the hype around me. So, I mean, I just try to block out all that stuff and just focus on the main things. Just the team and I receive a room and a locker room. And, you know, just first game come. If I don't, you know, see the expectations that you have for me. I mean, I don't really care. I just want to go out there and win a game. I'm much of a confident who's for you. When people like Chris Carter and Marvin Harrison Jr. are saying, this guy can be the next greatest even Ohio State. I mean, it's something great.

3:16:49I mean, I just got to go out there on the field and just show you guys that I could be the next part of the great Ohio State receiver to come through here. So, I mean, it's a blessing and know how that, but I know that's how to go out there and play and show you guys. What do you think about that? I mean, it's a lot for me to be, was it the first freshman? Yeah, I mean, just that's a blessing for me for sure. Just shows all the hard work that I put in on the way to the way to the room. What is so much sure to come through here? My dad early. I mean, the maturity. No, just be older than, don't act my age. I go through my age. I mean, a lot of people tell me that I don't act my age. I'm way, way beyond my years. I mean, just, you just gotta be mature and don't act like a kid. What is the problem with more questions for Jeremiah? What is it about? It's about 70-30. It's about the age of 70.

3:17:49It's just, no, when I see a 50-50 ball, I mean, I just think it's, I gotta make the play. It's on me, you know, no matter how the ball is, if it's a ball, I just feel like I gotta make that play. No matter what the circumstances is, you know, matter if it's a bad ball, I feel like the ball is mine. No matter who in front of me or no, no matter what. We're getting between the ball and the fender come from the home. I mean, they're telling us to set you apart in my opinion in a lot of ways. Do you always have that net? Oh, yeah, I did. I always had that net because I was like, since I started to parents year right, like eight or nine years old, I just found the way to, you know, make sure that ball is mine when it's in the air. And I just got to always find a way to make my quarterback look good. So I was really talking about him, Ryan, Ryan, and Sam Wilhauer's looking more difficult, more confident. Oh, yeah, for sure. He definitely made a big jump from industry. I like his confidence. He's starting to talk more, talk a lot of mess on the field. And I like that about my quarterback, about his, about the talk, and, you know, just get around his prayers and make him feel good about himself.

3:18:51He talked on the field, you know, just, he just said a lot of stuff, I can't say, but he'll talk for sure. Okay. Jeremiah, thank you very much. Thank you guys. Sometimes I was on me. My split was too, he wanted me to come my split down. So that I was, that was on me. That wasn't a good, that was me. The result of that play is science. It's clear that Wilh, the offense, the corrective is, if you're single about one or one, brunt's man, they're willing to take that shot to you every time. Were you expecting to have this bigger role in the offense this early? Not at all. Not at all. Just coming in, you know, this is a Ohio State. And just all the receivers that been here, and I was here before I got here. So I did not have no expectation that was having the role that I had right now. So I mean, I just get all the things to go and then just be able to be in this position right now. Is that so real to you then? To be putting up kind of numbers you already have? Oh, yes, for sure. I mean, but no job, not for not still got to be finished.

3:19:53What does this say about the trust? He tells me a lot each and every day that you know, single, single covers, one on one, going to you don't matter who or you don't matter. Just throwing it up. You just go, I just got to make a play. I realize that the trust is you. Is there a moment of spring or this drink camp or? I say, I say fall camp. That's really when he was just trusting me, just throwing it out. I'm just going to go get it. On the play sat day with the thing you said you should put this to why? Yeah, to why. Yeah. I should have cut my spit. No, I think I was, you know, like part of my numbers, I should have been like numbers plus, numbers plus two, I believe. Yeah, something like that. So that's the reason why he just played over top. That's just an assumption. I mean, I mean, I love it. I still feel like I'm just a regular freshman, but you know, a lot of people say I'm not, but, um,

3:21:06I mean, just the role that I have just coming in is just, it's been a blessing. I mean, I just can't think, uh, can't say it's on me, it's on God, and just the coaches for trusting me to have a put a freshman out there, and just to go out there and make plays and just build out the hearing from your teammates and the golf and confidence in you. But you said you didn't expect to have playing time. So what did you actually expect? How much do you think you would have gotten? Not that much, because you know, you got a car now. You got mecha, Google, I came back, you got Brandon, is that big, if you're a Jaden ballot, all on God. So really, my mentality is just coming in, just working, learning, just, you know, play special teams and make plays on special teams. A lot of my mentality was, you expect this to be different, big teams in the lane. Yeah. What do you expect to be different about big teams? Um, I mean, just watching them, they, uh, we've been attending the last three teams in place. So I mean, it's gonna be better team than our last couple years that, um, we played, uh, higher state play them as we could they said.

3:22:10So, I mean, it's gonna be a good game. You got to go to, uh, build higher state as always. I'd better be, as a reminder. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks, man. Oh, yeah, for sure. Uh, we hungry right now. I can see in the air, everybody, uh, everybody in office, all of us in line, quarterback, well, how are receiving? We definitely hungry for sure. We ready to go out there and pass the dinner and just put on the show. Awesome. What did you, uh, I have to tell you what would it know you more, uh, being interfered with not getting the call or not being able to catch you? Uh, I say be able not to make the catch anyway. Uh, I feel like everybody's throwing me. I have to catch it no matter how different the army or not. I just feel like I have to make a play no matter what. Um, I mean, I played Saturday. I feel like I could have caught it, but, you know, it was a pass in the front, but it touched my hands. I should have caught it. Uh, Dan, hold, let me worry. Jeremiah, there's a lot of, uh, discourse from fans this week about you not winning the Sean Alexander freshman year of war. Just what's your thoughts on that? Uh, I mean, me calling is a great player as well.

3:23:11I mean, I can't really not kill. Um, no, Sean is a great guy. I talked to him, uh, two weeks ago, um, it's a great guy. Uh, learned a lot of, uh, things from him outside of football as well. So I mean, I really can't focus on that. And I'm just worried about, uh, beating Oregon and, uh, just going out there to pass the dinner and just put on the show. And, but I don't know if you're wondering, uh, Tom Moore, fuck, I don't mention getting bragging this time. I mentioned getting these dad frustrated. We've seen that from the father teams. Yeah. Is that frustrating? Is that, you know, you and it feels like you always think you're open. Are you still open when you're bragging? Oh, yeah, for sure. I'm still over no matter what. I'm a bragging or not. Um, I mean, me, they just came out with a, uh, good game plan to break it me and a mecha. And, you know, uh, me and just, you know, things didn't go as planned as we thought it would, but you just got to keep moving on and just move forward. As I was saying, uh, Steven, how are you getting 24, seven sports? Did you mind that the two touchdown plays that you had with Will Howard? How many times do you think you guys rep that to get, you know, those were perfect throws, perfect patterns. And you beat your guy off the line of scrimmage.

3:24:12Just how many times do you think, and what does it take to perfect that? Oh, I think we read the lease. I don't know how many times I practice over the weeks that we had off. Um, let me just came down to, you know, they pressed me. We, we taking a shot. That's what they told me, uh, the week we was off. And he told me her before the game in the locker room, I just got to give you a shot. And that's what he did. And I just made a play. The first game against Oregon, just how tough was that challenge against their secondary? I know you have to get the end of the game, but you guys made plays all day long against them. Just what, what's your thought about the challenge those guys gave you? Uh, I'll say the challenge is going to be, you know, a good challenge. They have some great global guys there. Jabar Muhammad number seven, a Niko Rhee, the other corner of my nine over there. They're great global guys. Um, I mean, probably the best we go see all year for sure. Um, we just got a good name, you know, B.O. Ohio State. That's all Tony. You're not open. I don't know. Probably wouldn't hold a team on me. I should say. Uh, I mean, I'm always open for me for sure. Um, me just no, throw the ball in my area.

3:25:13I'm going to find a way to make a play as I was I guess. Step on Christ Nick. Believe in Doc Compton. You talked earlier about, you know, some of the great athletes that you got challenged and you aspired to be like, I guess. Where's that confidence kind of come from for you? How long have you had that confidence that you're going to be able to play? I guess. What you were going to be like, I guess, where's that confidence kind of come from for you? How long have you had that confidence that, you know, you have the ability to be one of the greatest in this world? I mean, a lot of people told me I'm going to be great at what I do. Um, since I was about, um, going to high school. A lot of people tell me that. Um, me just, you know, football is all I know and that's all I really want to do. Like I live, breathe, sleep football. care about, don't care about everything outside of football, like football is all I know and I just want to play football rest of my life. Thanks for all of us, Letterman Girl. It seemed like you had a role where we tried to connect on some of those deep balls throughout the year. You'll be able to finally do those in that moment.

3:26:13That was kind of carried that forward. Was it the same on the way that you guys have been able to continue to progress just in chemistry? I mean, just the weeks that we had all, we were just working on deep shots because they tell us, in me, that we have, we got to take shots down and feel, we just got to connect on them and we'll tell them before the game, like I said, you just got to throw the ball out then just give me a chance and I'm going to make a play for you. That's what you told me and I just got to make a play for them. Adam King, don't be a BNS. We can all joke, we can all talk about the expectations and the start of this, because you were just 13 games. How do you handle that? I mean, just a freshman, how do you take all these expectations? You know, when you step on the field, then you're always open and still go out there and play? I mean, expectations, I mean, I can't know how you stay for a reason. That's what I wanted. Want to be challenged? I wanted the expectations, I should say. I mean, Coach Hotline just helped me throughout the whole year just preparing me for each

3:27:15game, each week. I'm a Mecca Bukka, a Cardinal Tey, Brendan Enders, really the whole receiver on just helped me stuff. I don't really know about it, just helped me throughout the whole week, and I can't really say it's all on me because my talent is, but they've really been a big part of the reason, I'm having the season that I'm having for sure. Andrew Gillis, Cleveland.com. Jeremiah Over a thousand years, 12th, 12th, 11th, and 1st year, when you look back at your freshman year, what was the most difficult part about adjusting to the college game? What was the part that you had the hardest part about trying to train this one? Learning that playbook. I playbook is certainly not just coming in spring ball. I mean, just new plays in every week. I'm like, what is this? This new plays every day in Coach Hotline, like, we go, you're going to be good. We got no summer fall camp. You're going to be great. So I mean, just, you know, that's it. That's definitely was the hardest part just learning the playbook and a lot of other things has to say for sure.

3:28:17I'm pretty sure I got it down a part right now, but net season, I really want to learn everything, the HZ. Yeah, I really want to learn everything in the playbook for net sure, for sure. That would be 24-7 sports. You mentioned how many guys it might take because you do not feel as much. So when you are one-on-one and Will's talking about what EC's you be one-on-one. What is going through your mind as you wind up and realize there's one guy covering you? Wind, that's all I could say. When that's with Coach Hotline, we do something like in a hotel Friday night before the game. He asked me like, a question like, you get one-on-one, something like that. He asked me, what do you do? I say, wind. Everybody just start laughing. I don't know where I be like. It's true. You got a wind, you're one-on-one about it. So, yeah. I'm here for the right. Bill Landis, team's of the North. Jeremiah, did you move to your round? Someone's going to send a seed to the point where you get a couple matchups against linebackers. What goes through your mind when you find yourself mashed up against linebackers?

3:29:17I just started laughing in my head a little bit. I mean, linebackers can't really cover receivers like that. So, I just know, like, it's most likely going to be open. But they just try to move me around a lot because you know, people try to bracket me when I'm outside just alone by myself. So, that's why they just move me around a lot. Or, like, Caleb and Warren, the Lampers. Jeremiah, you mentioned the most difficult part of your freshman campaign as they were learning the playbook. What has been the best part so far? My way is going to rub off on people eventually. And I would also say that, you know, you kind of have to understand who you're talking to. You know, people, certain stuff makes different people tick. So, you've got to know your guys. You know, if you got to get harder on somebody to make them go or if you got to kind of relate to them, you know, pull them aside, have to talk. So, I think that all goes into leadership and you have to be able to, that has to be a skill that you have to be able to develop. Was it never much coach day now, these are true hit coach, how many people have been calling duties and all that stuff? What's been different about that?

3:30:17I want to say, you know, too much has necessarily changed, but you can tell you how to tremendous trust in coach Kelly. I mean, what he's, what he's going to do in the kind of the schemes and everything that he's brought into our program. So, the fact that, you know, he has such confidence in him and his play call and ability makes us tremendously confident. So, coach day has always been coached to games and continue to stay that way. But I'm glad he's able to focus more on what he needs to focus on. He's kind of a field general in the sense, kind of a quarterback on that side. A lot of people may think just, you know, the Mike linebacker, we have Cody Simon who does that as well, but Caleb's kind of that for our second area. He kind of makes sure things are clicking on all cylinders and he's just a very cerebral kid, very smart. And he's able to kind of take control of the defense. So, make the right calls, make the right checks. So, he's definitely annoying for the office to deal with, but it makes us better. I would say impacts the entire offense.

3:31:21It's not like, you know, we're not oblivious to the fact that the caliber player he is, but, you know, as an offense, you come out and you expect to execute on anybody who's lined up the question. Yeah, I never really thought about it like that, but we definitely come a long way since my freshman year. They fall to the lower days, coming all these years and coming up on straight and allowing me to, you know, develop into the person that I am now. But so, you know, coming full circle, it is really surreal moments of being my senior year playing against, you know, the people I got my first catch on here. So it's really cool. I can't help it. I remember Kyle getting yelled at. He was a ball. He was not supposed to throw. And I also remember getting pushed out at like the one or two year online. So that's kind of a bittersweet memory, but it was a great memory. I mean, I have to say yes. If I don't think I should score it, I don't think I should be playing football. So, what about how old are you? I'm sorry if you had a little ball with him.

3:32:23Who's a minor? Yeah, minor came in. He kind of has all the intangibles that we're seeing. You can tell he just loves the game the way he goes about his business. He runs every route to perfection. He's a very cerebral kid. And every time he gets on the field, he expects perfection. So he's just got to continue to develop, continue to work. And I'm really excited to see what he's able to do for us. Look, how heavy seems your advice made throw over Cam to be able to quit for this opportunity and be starting Saturday? Yeah. I think, you know, it's no secret that he has all the physical capabilities that you want or receive in really any position. You can play any position on the football field with his athletic ability. But so a lot of it for him was putting together the mental piece of the game. You know, I'm not just understanding what he has on the specific play, but the whole concept. Understanding defense is all that type of stuff. So there's nothing really that can get you ready for that moment for your first nap in college because it is different in high school. But you know, once he wants to get acclimated, gets used to it. I have no doubts it's going to take off for us and each of you minutes things.

3:33:25I don't think you've seen faith continue to bring the team together. Yeah, I mean, it's been a huge part of everything that we've done. Been a huge part of a lot of the reasons why the seniors came back and everything like that. So we have a team Bible study that we continue to do and continue to grow. I'm kind of just free to the truth of the gospel to the guys on the team. And it's definitely permeated throughout the team throughout the years because, you know, looking back a couple of years ago, there wasn't that many people on the team heavily into their faith. And along came a couple of special people who really changed the dynamics of our program. But you know, the Bible says one man plans the other man, the law, but God ultimately brings the increase. So we're just trying our best to stay obedient to the Lord and he's done tremendous things. What does two special people do to you? I'll say kind of the the the founders. I'll say the teams faith were definitely master team for one. Cameron Bab and Xavier Johnson. So those guys, what do you view as your responsibility as to happen? Really what I view my responsibility as a captain is just as a as a person in general

3:34:27is to push everybody closer to Christ. And you know, by doing that, I try to walk as close to Christ as I can myself. I'm kind of be that example and be that life where people look up to. And I think all the basic principles that are found in the Bible and in your tiny pursuit of Christ will naturally make you a better leader, a better person, better football player in the sense. So I'm just trying my best to emulate him. Hmm. Yeah. I mean, we have specific goals going into every single week. Some of our goals for this week is, you know, things can get sloppy in the week one. You see it all across the country.

3:35:28You know, fall starts penalty is all these types of stuff. So we're really just trying to be clean, go out there, play a fast, complete football game, clicking on and firing on all cylinders. So by no means are underestimating it in your opponent, we go out there on the field every Saturday, spating the ball out whoever lines up across from us. So that's just our mentality. So we're going to hold true to that. Yeah, very, very unserious guy, very funny guy kind of lines the room when he walks in. And he's just, he's a true joy to be around. You can kind of throw will into any setting and he's going to get along with everybody there. So definitely up the team chemistry in the locker room. We love having him around. So we're super glad he's part of this team. A line they were getting back there, look for him and so forth. And we also expected them to play, oh, come out with an edge. We knew that they were in the team that played in the end. Like you mentioned, there was some past attack issues. I tried to think that maybe rush will come in place, but when the ball did come out, you guys were efficient in the passing game. Purchasing a 16 or 20 years for the temperatures.

3:36:29One allowed with the passing attack to stay that prolific as even the off-and-the-fly would be from the end. The ball just had to come out quicker and so forth. But we had to see that we didn't go from the wide-out because we had to get it in and run faster and quicker. How much do you feel like you're going to be able to do a bigger, bigger party off-hand? I feel like each game, a build-in play, a stack-eat game and so forth like that. So I just made bigger plays and games, so like that, so I just thought I was going to be able to do a build-in play from the mad. And now the opposite line been working so far as it was going to be. They've been doing pretty good. They've been getting that and so forth like that. New guys, new places and so forth like that. We're all trying to pick up from the injuries and stuff. And you guys, the one game that's going to last for the game, is the first one that's going to be in the game. And the injuries and stuff. And you guys, the one game that's going to last for the game, is the how can you put wide-out receivers, how can you put wide-out receivers, how can you put that out? Oh, we do got to get in, getting the boxes out from the water. You got to get in there, probably get the safety, get linebackers or at the end. It looks like that, whatever they need us to do. On your touchdown catch, so this is like a system. The ball will allow us to come down.

3:37:30Uh, they came, by the side. It's just a little bit of an extreme. It's really into the wind. Yeah, I think that was one. Colonel, what's it like? Like I asked you earlier, did you, did you figure the ball was going to be coming in sooner or later this year to follow my graph, meaning, you know, they'll get freeing. Good time, wide receivers, maybe four miles. Did you figure it eventually? It would find you insignificant, insignificant times. Yeah, I knew it was ball coming my way. Each and every week, we have plays for each and all of us in the blind bag. It just really depends on what the defense gives us, players, give us one thing, you know, it's not the ball goes away from me, or 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 blocking a state on point. So like you're blocking, it's not important. Yeah, our blocking from the wide out has been a big emphasis this year, stuff like that, because we liked that pretty much all last year. So they've been in a big emphasis, no blocking issue from the wide out. And when you look at Penn State on the video, what just stands out about there, maybe their past and past, what you, what you're going to be personally up against them. Oh, they are pretty good solid corners. They play man and a lot of things like that.

3:38:31So we got to win our 101, the first time in the tournament. I'm similar to today. I know you got a lot of training to get in the game last year. I'm similar to their apprenticeship cornerbacks for what you make yourself last year. I'm pretty much the same, a Maricopa doll around. They got a little size on them, and stuff like that. They got quite a green budget thing inside of the doll around. Thank you guys. Thanks for having us. Thank you guys. Hi guys. I'm Steve Bennett Christian, who's my footway. He kind of brings some good energy. Jace Middleton right there too. He kind of oversees Max and Bronke a little bit. So that's pretty fun. And then catching. We all have some pretty good opportunities for catching. Especially in practice, we're going to make some pretty good catches. Very competitive. We're fish here. Yeah. I never know. Definitely competitive, but in a good way. We're all there. Supportive. We all know our strength and weight of this. This is where we're all going. After practice, we're working with each other.

3:39:31And hopefully, we'll get better. Because we all know that we need each other. We'll see it's going to be awesome. There we are. You know, he just dropped his foot off. That's it. I'm part of it. I need to be like, understand all of that. But I think you're going to have to be more confident. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid. And I'm not. And you definitely have a lot to offer. I like that.

3:40:31Because I like that. It's a little sparked. I mean, you definitely have a lot to offer. And I like that. And to, you know what I'm trying to do. Yeah. I mean, that's what our unit is. We're talking about a tough us. But I need to legs of mine. Of course, when we at present. It's my first lesson for our unit. You should know that. Okay. We're giving residents all the training to, all the way up to that, Whoa. Our distinguishing experience. Jinjins with one rear gets different. Jinjins with one rear getting carried in. You were prettyました. I mean, I want to really say it's Drillman, the toughness. That's Drillman and Cali Billings, who's right there. So, you know, if we fund it, if it's a lot, I mean, fall star, if it's all over. Is that, if that, you know, those are, but I would say our Hindi, kind of, really, that's the roughness. Because, you know, I mean, what's the toughness? Going, you know, full wraps, and all of those details, which are the blocks that I'm not asking, working with,

3:41:32so that I get to be able to, you know, have this work, but you know, this work, too, too, is really going to get to this. Pat, how much was your, how much did you family benefit? But the great resource, too, is being a football player, you know, high school? Yeah, I mean, being 20 minutes from home is pretty nice, and my dad, playing here, is a big one, too. So, just being able to go back home, and spend Cali family is good, and just being healthy is not my parents. How often do you go back? I would say, probably once a week, at least, at least, some are right around there. Not that far. There's some different things. Yeah, get a family dinner. No, there, do you ever go back for a high school event? Sure, go back to, just like the game. Yeah. When the schedule for men? Yeah, it's a week where we have byweeds, or this week, I can go back, so it's not that. When things ramp up in school, and the time is a little bad, you know, cover them in the way. I, yeah, it does.

3:42:33Especially when the scheme is estimated, and you really have a problem with the scheme, but when you're in the area, you really don't want to take the case. Now that one is over 10, what, what excitement is it about getting on field? Is it about getting on field and playing meaningful football? You know, the brothers, seeing the brothers succeed, and just knowing that all the work that we put in and doing that will go further on to it. Yeah, that's awesome. Are you a big guy who had on taking in the environment, or you just fall business once you step out of the honest field? I, I'd probably say it's in a whole business. I kind of just kind of got my radio out there, and it was very fun, but there's moments, like when we had a big, Ronald Noor Dam, I'm taking that all, and that was awesome. It was moments like that, we just kind of have to look at it. And I'm really happy. Yeah. When you were, when you had an accident, and getting on field snacks, what, how can you prepare for that for everything

3:43:38that happens for you? Is there a way that you can get fresh in that moment? I just, you know, I've been here as a practice a hundred percent here, so that can be seen again. And then, I've been taking some of the screen, you know, and work on it, and the game, it's just right there about practices. What you're going to have, that's what you're talking about, the TV, you know, it's the kind of, the more things that you can defend as practice, how do they push you as to have the idea of you better, and the reason? Hello, Victor, I'm, uh, I, I'd like to get my hands on him a little bit. If I can, I don't just have to break off of that, or that, you know, their quickness kind of helps me get my TV. I'm a cat with a host of Netflix, K-Hell's on my body, I'm a Netflix fan, and I'm a content product. I've had a lot of media, both from you guys as well. And also from the director, from the director, from the director, from the director, from the director, from the director, from the director, from the director,

3:44:38from the director, from the director, as well as media, i heard you being a nice show ball. How important is that you should know to be alumnus? We should know to be honest. Good. Well, we're close with Tony Luport. How are you結ty? From Bobon Beeoffensite? Good to have David wirdland. Thank you very much for joining us. Absolutely. But I would say during mid-FS準備 Australia Spring, you know, I sit up, I'm gonna be better, is, I, had a really good summer, really good ball camp,

3:45:39I grew a lot of time. What's a lot of bad rehashement? Yeah, I've used it a year ago. I'm way past it. I'm ready for this. What do you feel like your role can be? Whatever they name you to be. I'm unselfish-leared. I can divide a lot of block man and passing them. So, it's very easy. This would be good. It's very difficult to do something with all of us. I like to do that. You're going to be fine. Yeah. How do you feel about the ball? Yeah. Again, we bounce down the center. Sometimes when I watch a film, I don't know. That's me or someone. It takes me a second. It's great that you deserve to be involved. The block means that you're going to be on the side of the road. You're going to be on the side of the road.

3:46:39You're going to be on the side of the road. Yeah. You're going to be on the side of the road. Yeah. I mean, like I said, there's a better country, there's a better country. And then going against them, or they're working on taking me to my hand place, my feet for a year. I think, I think, not be able to play. I developed that earlier. Yeah. Yeah. It did, but at the same time, we were different skin. We were gaped down 26-pound points, 26-pound counter plays. Here's more than ever. We do do gap runs. That's more than that. And so it's different footwork, different body and vision. I think it's easier to show it. I think it's easier to show it. I think it's easier to show it. It's easier to show it. Yeah. We're at this cage this year,

3:47:39but we're hitting them. We're hitting each other better. What's your vibe on? The strength of the brand. How is the whole industry? What's the world's block? What's your weight? I mean, it just shows how what we have going on in the highest state. What's the power of the program? The foreman edge this week in tow coatings that maybe that started last week before Iowa. Your thoughts on how you guys move back? Do you hear this week? I think going back to this our foundation I think going back to this our foundation. I think we're building on toughness. It's one thing to say, but I believe that we show up weekend. We got one show toughness. But to your point last week, I believe there was position groups that were challenged. Not necessarily taking a personal, but just challenged to practice harder. Let's see how hard can we practice? And so I think ever since then, there has been another step that we've taken. But that's the whole goal. I mean, I hope in two or three weeks from now,

3:48:39there's even another step that we take forward for where we are now. That's just the evolution of getting better as a team. And I think one thing I've noticed with this football team is, I think every single week we play, we've continues to getting better. But I mean, that's just life, right? We're going to continue to get better at it. But I think we're seeing that here with this football team as well. Gia, I think when we talked to you in camp, you said you were excited about how you guys are going to run the ball this year. And obviously, you've done that. At what point did they come clear to you? You guys are going to be able to kind of hang your hat in front of the ball the way you are now. I just think we're such a balanced offense. I think this kind of going against our team, especially in specificity against our offense. I think there's just too many things you have to remember. You've got to respect the perimeter and you have to respect the run game. You have to respect the stretch and inside zone. All the different things that we can do, putting the ball over the field in perimeter or even taking a shot down the field. You have to respect some of these things. That just leaves gaps in the ability to gash the ball for, you know, six and seven and eight yards.

3:49:39So I guess to answer your question, the more dynamic wherever to be on the perimeter, the more we're able to connect when we hit on shots. I think the better it's going to be able to open up the run game as well. But I think Coach Kelly and Coach Day, they do an amazing job just putting us in the right position and we don't have to think about that kind of stuff. We just awful minds that is 4 to 6, 8 to V plus 2 to play as hard and as violent as we can. And we look at the scoreboard at the end of the game and see where we are. Is that balance the best you've had to be in here? How would you guys characterize the ball in your office? Yeah, I just think, I don't know, I don't want to sum up, I don't want to compare. But I think we're really good at it. And I think we're just a very balanced team. I don't, it's not much weakness. Now, when I say that, we still have the humility to know that we must continue to be better weekend and week out. But when I just look at our team as a whole, I don't just see like, let's go pick on this guy because this guy can't do X, Y, Z or we can leave him. I think we have 11 guys on both side of the ball

3:50:39that are able to be dynamic and the physical and strong players. And I think we're just a complete team. Again, I say that with humility. We want to continue to weekend and week out, be the best team. We know we have to show up because on any given week you can lose. So we show up every week with the intentions that it's a national championship. So today's mental out of us is Saturday days of our lesson. You're going to have this team for the Iowa game. Yeah. What's going to help you grow as a leader? What's going to help you grow more comfortable? I guess it's being kind of a voice in my mind. I would, does it attribute that to my faith? My words they would do describes. I think before you can lead anybody else, you have to have a sense of foundation who you are. Having a sense of self, idea of self. And I think the more that I've been able to be strong in my faith, the more confidence it has given me into being leaders to other people, being able to be a leader to other people. But I think that's where it starts. How can you lead people if you're not really sure of where you are? And then also when it comes to practice,

3:51:39practice quality of football, I think the more you have an understanding of the often, the more that you are in this often, the more that you know, the more ability you can then hand dollars to the next group of younger guys coming behind you. So that all helps the leadership. But I would attribute that to my faith, my strong foundation, and no one who I am. Maybe some of the better interviews for last few years that you kind of were able to learn from as well. I know that they were pretty good leaders as well. You asked who were some? There were so many. This is being my fifth year. I've seen many, many leaders always going back to my freshman. They were just in and past school and Jonathan Cooper, those guys to then the next group of guys with Chris and all those different guys growing up coming through here. I've seen many great leaders. And I think there's something I would definitely say there's something special with the leaders on this team. I would say there's not the leaders that we have on this team,

3:52:41but not just leaders due to seniority, due to it's just my turn. But I would look at the leaders that we have on this team and say they're sincerely leaders. Not just by leaders, but it's not just Hamie down. We have great leaders on this team. The first question, Brandon was saying that he feels like will just build for the moment. Do you kind of feel that way too? Yeah, I feel like he never gets too high. He never gets too low. He's always locked in and focused. And that's the kind of, I don't know, temperament is the right word. But the right attitude, if you will, for like a better word. That's the right attitude that you want from the quarterback. No matter what spot we are in the game, we can look to Will and he'll be able to lead our huddle. And we have confidence in that. All right, she, thank you. You're really many tough practices. You know, hard camp and so far and tough practices. So really just coming in each and every day, man. It's just trying to get better. So, how important is Navajo and the run especially now in big time?

3:53:43Man, it's very important. The coaches, they stress that a lot. We've got to run the ball. It's not the run. Especially in these match-up games. You know, these big team games. So, we've definitely been working to try to do that. What's the most intense memory you have the Carlos Lachlan? Got here. I ain't going to lie. It's so many. It's so many. Paul Camp and the other fuck camp, man. I got so many there. But yeah, it's a lot, man. Okay, what was the first impression when you win? You win, Sean, and all you guys first met. I think when he first got here, he came in the room. And man, he gave us his speech. He was like, man, I'm a dog. I'm a dog. And man, that's right, that's right. I knew I was like, I win it, man. We win it. But no, I love Coach Lach, man. It's all the deep, brings him. I thank God for bringing him here, man. He's been amazing. You know, in this room, on the same man.

3:54:43He's been a huge part of the same. So, I was talking to you about that. Have you ever had a coach quite intense as with Carlos? Oh, yeah, man. Coach Ophor was that way. So he coached me that way. And Coach Lach does it as well. And so, yeah, man, both of those guys, man, I'm so thankful. You know, that God has allowed us to cross paths. You know, they both been really helpful in my life. Maybe on what they said, it's different from what they saw the other day. Or we just kind of generally keep them balanced sometimes. I was born as a for running back to work on stuff with a kind of your all-time man. You're not carrying this over. I mean, I feel like it's just a tool. You know, you can use sometimes that comes out. And so, one thing that Coach Lach helped us work on is just using different tools. And so, it definitely comes to show on Saturday. You know, sometimes. So, man, that's, yeah, it's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back. What about contact now? I was even further that over the course of the previous.

3:55:43It seems like that's going to strengthen you really. Yeah. And I'm sure really, man, just like the part of this program is getting developed. And so, really just getting developed here. You know, the coaches here, they've been doing a good job of helping me grow and become a better running back. And so, especially having Coach Lach here, he's been a huge part of the success. I'm praise God, first and foremost, but with him bringing Coach Lach here and leading Coach Lach here, man, he's been a huge part of that. And with Coach Lach, we've talked so much. You guys have talked about it. You know, split carries. But now that you're actually in the season, you feel you're in for a drive and the coach comes in. You want that nerve drive where you feel that defenses are more worn down where you're not in first time going. You split back, it feels like you've always been in the future back. Now you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, when you feel the defenses are a little more worn down than you are when you get in there, you know, first, light first quarter or early second quarter?

3:56:43Every now and I mean, it really depends on the team. You know, there are some teams that play hard, you know, full four quarters. And so, yeah, it really depends on the team to be honest. Do you think split carries, what kind of help you at all in any way? Yes. It has helped me in so many ways. And you know, it's a long season for real. And so, the biggest thing is just helping with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So, it's helped in so many ways. And you're kind of building more in here. Does even help in getting down up like, you know, you're not maybe getting the volume. Is it like some kind of harder or something? I don't know if it helps at all. Coach, they actually talked about that to be honest. Does he express to the team, you know, if you get tired, you know, we got, we got, we got death on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. And so, he actually expressed that. Bigger tests succumbed, but what's impressed you about the offense and why in the month of the year? Man, really the work they've been doing, you know, they're in practice. I mean, I know y'all see it, you know, during on Saturdays, but man, really the work that they put in there and practice, you know, it's hard, man.

3:57:44And those guys do a good job of, you know, just coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So, you talk about your thinking, even getting off from Sean. And he comes out with a step arm. You come out with a step arm. You guys, you guys feed off that mentality. I want to, one of another, one of another. Yeah, man. Like I said, man, there's definitely, we build momentum, you know, off each other. And I'll definitely build momentum off when Sean, man. When Sean is a great running back, I believe the shoot of best running back in the country, man. That boy, talented man. And, you know, I'm so thankful, man, to have him here, man. He's going to be a huge part of the scene. Nice trying to try again together. And we got on the field and executed. I thought it was just amazing to see. So as it's team, you know, I gave him the arms and the props. And we got to the end of my bro. That's the hell of a lot. But he's just good. Did you hear him yell from the side, man? I was so loud. You could hear it on a TV microphone. No, actually, I did, man. I just seen the blitz pick up. I would laugh. You make you want to go out there and hit one. For sure. Yeah, for sure.

3:58:44How was your fast bro in Saturday? I thought, definitely, you know, I didn't get a lot of blitzes as far as I think on that. Like, yeah, I didn't have any pressure on Saturday. So definitely want to want to share. Yeah, Coach Kelly, yesterday is here. Does he call things differently when you're in the game? When he sees you're in the game or in when he sees Pravee on the game? He says no. He felt like that too because the packages, the packages, you all just run the planes. Yeah, I think that's the biggest thing, you know, like I don't totally play it. I don't draw anything else because I just go out there and just execute it in my game. Yeah, I know you all were trained the same. You look at the guy you see. Basically, he's a little bit different from that guy. Yeah. How do you like this package? It's all right. We shot him. This office. You know, it's only the first game. So I wish I could say, definitely, how much I like it so far. But I think as we continue throughout the season, we get to showcase a lot of different more other things. That's why, how does it compare to what you can do? You know, this stuff, the variety of plays, etc. I think just starting off the season at the point that we're now like, we haven't really

3:59:47done too many crazy games just right away. It's your practice. Yeah, you already did. Yeah, I mean, does it feel pretty deep to you? Oh, yeah, definitely. It's going to be fun and it's time to share. Which one does it feel like you guys are close in the run game, the bus you do open? Yeah, I definitely think so. Like I said, we see on the fan, you know, how everybody has collectively come together and improve things that were missed or love like that, but I think we definitely will. I'm sorry, I had that big wall. What's that Brandon in it? No, what was your point of view of that? We're watching back on film. What's every action for you and how much of an emphasis it is that? It was like you were in a head. Definitely, definitely a big emphasis, especially at our position, super important, just to see what we do in practice together in the Eagle XV. What was the reaction to seeing the end of the episode there? I mean, at the moment, I just like, Danny and Mike C. Bar.

4:00:47Sure. Coach Kelly was talking about you, Jamie on James Peoples, doesn't really matter who's in the game. I think that's all the same way. And James, like, what did you see in his first performance? Do you see some similarities that all between you guys? I think in James, man, just saying, I'm going out there and be super excited with the performance. Like, go out there for his first game and see him get the run and get the dude out. Just see him get the experience of like his first game. Me and Tray both just enjoy it. Are you surprised at all the sea terrorizing happen first ever game? I think just as a team and like, we're so talented and everybody's just like, everybody's just worked so hard since we've been here. And you just get to see what each of their teammates can do. So it's like when they go out on Saturdays, it feels like us. Great. Which one? Thank you very much. Thank you guys. Thanks for watching. It's a hot one with that. It's a tough one. Just take step one, just walk it towards the locker room. You don't mind. Really just coming in each and every day, man, it's just trying to get better.

4:01:55So, how important is Navajo and the run especially now in big time? Man, it's very important. The coaches, they stress out a lot. We've got to run the boss, not to run especially in these match-up games. You know, these big game. So, you know, we've definitely been working, you know, to try to do that. So what's the most intense memory you had the most lost in the locker room? I ain't going to lie. It's so many. It's so many. Fall count, no, fall count, man. I got so many there, fall count. But yeah, it's a lot, man. Okay, what was the first impression playing with you when you clinched out and all you got first met? I think when he first got here, he came in the room. He gave us this speech. He was like, I'm a dog. I'm a dog. That's right, that's right. I knew I was like, we in it, man. We in it. But, no, I love Coach Log, man. It's all the deep, brings him in. Thank God for bringing him here, man.

4:02:55He's been amazing, you know, in this room, on the same man. He's been a huge part of the same. So, I was talking to you about this. Have you ever had a coach quite intense as with Carlos'? Oh, yeah, man. Coach, Coach Afro was that way. You know, he coached me that way. And Coach Log does it as well. And so, yeah, man, both of those guys, man, I'm so thankful. You know, that God has allowed us to cross paths. They both been really helpful in my life. Maybe on whether or not that's the far more to solve the other thing, or we just kind of generally keep it balanced sometimes. I was born as a for running back to work on stuff with the kind of your off hand, and you're not carrying this over. I mean, I feel like it's just a tool. You know, you can use, you know, sometimes that comes out. And so, one thing that Coach Log helped us work on, is just using different tools. And so, it definitely comes to show on Saturday. You know, sometimes, so, man, that's, yeah, it's really important. Just trying to work on those tools as a running back.

4:03:55What about contact now? How do you improve that over the course of your career? It seems like that's going to scream to me really, really. Yeah. Shoot, really, man, just like the part of this program is getting developed. And so, really, just getting developed here. You know, the coaches here, they've been doing a good job of helping me, you know, grow and become, you know, a better running back. And so, especially having Coach Log here, you know, he's been a huge part of, you know, the success. I'm praise God, you know, first and foremost, but, you know, with him bringing Coach Log here, him leading Coach Log here, man, he's been a huge part of that. So, with Coach Sean, you know, we talk so much, you guys have talked about it. You know, split carries, but now that you're actually in the season, you feel, you're in for a drive and the coach comes in, you go over that nerve drive where, you feel the defenses are more worn down where you're not in first time going, you split back, those before, but you've always been in the future back. Now, you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, when you feel the defenses are a little more worn down than you are, when you get in there, you know, first, you know, light first quarter or early second quarter?

4:04:57Every now and, I mean, it really depends on the team. You know, there are some teams that play hard, you know, full four quarters. And so, yeah, it really depends on the team, to be honest. You think split carries might kind of help you at all in any way? Yes, it has helped me in so many ways. And I, you know, it's a long season for real. And so, the biggest thing is just helping, you know, with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So, it's helped in so many ways. And trying to put me anywhere in here to even help you. You know, you're not maybe getting the volume, it's a nice and fun harder, or because I don't have any help at all. Coach, they actually talked about that too, to be honest. Does he express to the team, you know, if you get tired, you know, we got, we got, we got definitely on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. And so, he actually expressed that. Bigger tests are common, but what's impressed you about the offends of Lionel? What's the most popular thing? Man, really the work they've been playing in, you know, their practice. I mean, I know y'all see it, you know, during, on Saturdays,

4:05:57but man, really the work they've been in, their practice. You know, it's hard, man. And those guys do a good job of, you know, just coming in each and every day, and trying to get better. So, you talk about your thinking, getting off, and going to join. And he comes out with a step arm, you come out with a step arm. You guys, you guys feed off that mentality, you want to, one of another, one of another. Yeah, man, like I said, man, there's definitely, we build momentum, you know, off each other, and I'll definitely build momentum off my shine, man. When shine is a great running back, I believe the shoot, the best running back in the country, man. That boy, talented man. And, you know, I'm so thankful, man, to have him here, man. He's going to be a huge part of the scene. Thanks, right? Thanks, right? Yeah, man. He's been working really hard, man. Even before the season, he had a great spring, great summer, especially throughout ball count. He took a lot of reps and went against Shooter, the top players, top defense in the country. So, I think he's ready to have the build. As a bad team game, if you recognize what changes happening, whether they bring off the manager goal, or then coming in, or against the two players,

4:06:58where is the team game? I'm not going to lie. Sometimes I'm too locked in, I don't really notice it. But it went to the beginning of the game, and it was good that it was in K-Man. And so, this is trying to motivate you. You know, he can do it, man. The manager is in his great battle. We have the team to try to do it. A lot to do, a lot to do. Praveen, what are the things you can do as a veteran, as a back, to help those guys out front? I think the biggest thing, you know, is just continuing to carry each other. And those tough times, you know, when it gets hard, I think that's the biggest thing. I think there's a lot of time with time to be hard, you know. And then you get selfish, I think that's how it's done. And so, that's something that God has been helping me work on. And those tough times, you know, to not be selfish, you know, at all, and really encourage the guys, you know, around me, and spread his life. Is that when you've seen throughout the team here, almost half-way going to happen? Yes, I definitely have seen that, man. We've definitely been listening each other up,

4:07:58and encouraging each other. You know, they're really trying to put the pace and focus on Nebraska. We'll talk yesterday about how this roster is going to be positive in the United States in the right way. You haven't had a lot of chances. Is that just because it's my point? How do you feel like you guys are turning the page of the roster? I think really, that was like the biggest focus when we came in. After that loss, I met as a team. It's just like Coach Day, really did a good job with that. You know, just like, man, we all got to own up to the mistakes that were made. But, you know, one thing I love and respect about Coach Day is that he took it upon himself. You know, he called himself out, and it was like that, so I know. But it's really, it's not all of us, you know, in the team. And so that's one thing I really love about Coach Day, is that, you know, he was willing to check himself. What was the last few weeks practice, like, specifically, coming off that game? It was tough now. It was a great week of development, you know, getting better and cleaning up the little details with him.

4:08:58I think, you know, we continue to strive on the little things, a little details, you know, we can really go forward. What's different about coming off the loss early out of this season compared to coming up that first loss later in the year? I think the biggest thing is it humbles us. You know, it keeps us focused on the right thing. Like, I believe this is a test of our faith, you know, in the Lord. I think this, I believe, you know, he wanted it to go this way. You know, it tests our faith, you know, where we continue to trust him. Even when things don't go our way. And, you know, he's helping us pass that test. You said Coach Day called himself out. What did he call himself out on? What kind of things do you say? Really just as a head coach, you know, this is his team, you know, he's like the guy. And so he was just like, it really starts with me. And so we love that, you know, I think a lot of times, you know, coaches will pinpoint it on everyone else, but Coach Day, you know, man, he just took it upon himself and like, that's what he's going to get fit. And, you know, he's definitely been pushing us, man, and pointing us in the right direction, man,

4:10:01and helping us clean up things. Try to punch on it usually, doesn't put the ball on the ground. So how many points of this career? What do you see from him kind of found the back of that? This, we have a suit factory, but it procedure down as well. Where did he add in terms of, you know, responding to that? Coach Simon, and he's been responding to that virtually really well. Yeah, he's definitely not used to putting the ball on the ground. And so he's definitely been working hard in practice to get that fix, man. Coach Simon is a really great player, and he's definitely going to knock down. It's even kind of guy you have to go over to write out what that happens. And give him some motivation and comfort. You kind of leave it well. Yeah, I mean, we always go through the bench and we encourage each other, man, Coach Simon, you know, he encourages me. I encourage his hands, so man, it's like, man, we're just sharpening each other, man, and therefore each other, you know, when you need it. So you're on the 2014 title team getting on inside of you. Is there a 10-day anniversary? Do you remember watching Zek and those guys as a kid, and how did they put your memories of them?

4:11:02I'm not going to lie. I did not watch it at the kids. I'm not going to lie. Have you gotten to know them now, or just what's your sort of like, you with that team? Yeah, that team was loaded. That's what I heard about the team. Like it was really loaded. I see highlights every now and then, I think, leaping off the like the champions, losing against Belmer, right? Yeah, yeah, like four, right? Four tuts, and the four. Yeah, I think so, but I know that team was stacked, man, it was loaded. So a lot of great guys on the team. Appreciate you. I think that's right. You know, just coming in, you know, with the right mindset, trying to put it in the work each and every day and get better as a team. So what are some ways that you and Gen Shiong kind of contrast the problem with one of the things that you may not be able to do as well as the other and vice versa?

4:12:02Shoot, I don't know. Let's see. Where is James step number before something like this? Man, James has been so good, man. He's a really good person, man, good player. And he comes in every day, you know, just trying to get better. You know, he kind of reminds me a lot about myself in some way, man. And this is home and everything is coming in. He's going to be a great player, man. He's continuing to buy, you know, to a little bit here, and you know, where we're trying to go. And, you know, he's going to be a part of this offense. Yeah. You said that person too. What's the matter about this game? Man, he just brings someone to join, man. He's a buddy dude. And, man, yeah, I just love a man as a brother, man. I got you, you know, just a chance. You know, I knew James when he was recruited. And so we talked a little bit. And just like being here, man, just being able to help him in search, and we know the local community. It's been a good man, a conversation that we have, you know, just off the field. And so just being able to be that form, you know, when he's in use with, you know, just thank you for that.

4:13:05They tried to throw the deal of dollars every situation set of bills on him. I just see impacts, I'm an effective winner. Running game? Yeah. I just, I got a kill of the downs. I'm glad it's good to see you guys know the other day. I just made a deal of impact for a game. Oh, man, Caleb downs. He's a good player, man. I was so glad, you know, he's here, man. He's, he's been really good for the defense, man. And, yeah, man, he's, he's, he's all around the field, you know, making plays in the right game, past game, everywhere. And he's showing them everywhere. What is it we always do in the sponsor club? As a captain, Jesus teaches greatness and serving. And so I just, you know, I think for me, you know, I just want to be, you know, the Lord's humble servant and just be able to serve others, you know, the players on my team, you know, how I reckon do so and be the captain that the Lord wants me to be. And so, you know, it's a big responsibility, you know, the biggest thing is just like, I'm that I pray on it. And that the Lord helps me to remember is that, you know, I'm trying to please him and not others.

4:14:05And so, you know, just keep them eyes on the Lord and continue to allow him to work on my heart to be a better teammate captain for my team. I think that's, it's, it's going to be really good. That's how you would have gone for him when you got here. You need to be a captain that works for me. Uh, so you're not really, man. It's just, yeah, not really, man. And I'm just so thankful, you know, that God has placed me in this position and that my teammates, you know, they, they picked me to be in this position. And, yeah, I'm just so thankful, man, and just being in this position, like I just want to be able to bring glory to the Lord's name. And so, like I said, man, just leaning on him, you know, it's tough, man. It's tough being a captain because every day, you know, you got to come in and people are looking at you, do things right. And so there's been days where I struggled and just got in the secret place with the Lord and just asking the Lord to for help, you know. And he, he bought me through, man. And he's continuing to make me a better person, a better teammate.

4:15:05What do you talk to a question on you to expect in his first puncher Saturday and you want to say, you know, I don't even think we talk much about that yet. Yeah, I don't know how much we talked about that. We still locked in there right now, man. It's just when that time comes, it comes. What would you tell them about the atmosphere of what is going on on Saturdays? It's a side of, man. It's a side of, especially first game, being back in the shoe, the walk and seeing a fans and everything. You know, it's a huge environment. So, yeah, man, I know he's going to be so excited. You know, it's a, it's a long season. And so I think the biggest thing is that we're trying to do as a team. You know, this year, it's not looked too far ahead and just taking one game at a time.

4:16:05You know, I think that's the biggest thing right there, man. Let's just focus on hacking and marshaling the next game, the next game. And then eventually, like, we'll get there, man. We'll get there. But just every day, just trying to focus on one day at a time, putting in the work. And I'm preparing for the opponent. You know, we have each week. All right, right. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Appreciate you, man. So, you know, it's been great. And the more that I just throw to these receivers and just get, you know, get around these guys, you know, the more, or we're coming together and becoming a team. And it's, it's cool to see and we just got to keep doing it and keep practicing as hard as we as a. I practice. It's been what it be like. I think I've done a pretty good job protecting football and being smart with my decisions. You know, I think that I want to continue to push the ball down the field when I have opportunities to and be accurate down the field and get some more arrow on my deep balls.

4:17:06Those are just a couple things that I've thought about personally. But, you know, I think I think one of the bigger things is, you know, what are we doing as a team? Obviously, you know, I'm thinking about myself and how I can be better. But, you know, the bigger thing is, how can we be better as a team? How can I facilitate that being a quarterback? You know, how can I encourage somebody, you know, before we go out there to remind them, hey, you know, if it's a running back, you know, make sure on 60 and whatever protection, you know, you got these guys. Doing things like that is something I want to continue to grow in for my team, you know, because that's at the end of the day, you know, all 11 guys have to do their job every single play. And, you know, being the quarterback, you kind of have to facilitate that a little bit and help those guys and make sure that, you know, we're being the best team we can be. Yeah, yeah, I felt fast. It was nice to get out and run a little bit. You know, I, I, we made a little, made a little QB call on that play and got out and ran and it was fun. You know, obviously, it's, it's nice to compete with those guys and running, you know, trying out runs and some BBs that are really, really fast.

4:18:19But yeah, it was a good play. Absolutely. That's a big part of my game and it's going to need to be a part of our game as an offense. You know, whether that's in a re-game and in the scramble game, whatever it may be, and you know, I just want these guys on my team to know that, you know, I'm willing to run the ball and go get that extra yard when I need to, you know, because at the end of the day, that's what really, that's what it really comes down to. You know, are we going to run some quarterback, you know, run place, sure, but, you know, at the end of the game when it's third and five and everyone's, you know, everyone's covered down the field, am I going to be able to tuck the ball down and go, you know, go get 60 yards and run someone over that. That's, that's one of the bigger things. And I think, you know, I want those guys, you know, they're out there with me to know that, you know, I'm going to go get that extra yard. I've been part of the day, but some quarterbacks are able to run, but not willing to be.

4:19:19I'm going to be coached all those people. Yeah, as a visitor, Pee Wee, I mean, I've always, I've always, yeah, I've always definitely, you know, when I was a young kid, I was a pretty good runner when I got to high school, I was a tall, you know, skinny pocket pass or kind of, and I wasn't really known for my running ability. I ran it, you know, from time to time, but when I got to K state, I put on a little weight. You know, I started to get a little stronger in the, you know, in my, in my leg areas and, you know, I'm actually my first start against TCU third play of the game. I ripped off like an 80 yard, QB draw, which I surprised myself a little bit. Like, you know, I had had some good runs in camp and people knew I was going to athlete, but like, I was like, man, I just really just do that. From then on, you know, it just kind of became a part of my game. And, you know, I just got more and more confident with it. And, you know, the more you do it, the better you get at it. You know, throughout my whole career there, I obviously ran the ball. I get a mountain. I enjoy running the ball. I think, you know, people always ask me, is it more fun to run the touchdown and throw a touchdown? I like to run it. I think it's pretty cool to, you know, run in there and celebrate with the teammates.

4:20:22But, you know, yeah, it's definitely been a, been a big part of my game. It's what we needed to do. Well, the guys that said it. That's a good question. Everything is, everything's heightened here, you know, I think, you know, the, you know, you, you feel. You feel the eyes a little bit and you feel. I think, I think that, you know, the one thing I would say is that I don't feel like I have to be a hero here. And I feel like I have the guys around me to where I just need to facilitate and just get them to ball and make good decisions. And at the end of the day, I don't have to go out there and do anything super, super human, you know, I just have to be myself and trust the guys around me. And, you know, in going through camp and through spring ball, like, it was talking to you earlier at him, like, going against his defense every single day is a, is a blessing. And like, I know it sucks at times and I'm sitting here like, she's like, you know, in a, in a game like that guys I can be guarded like that, you know, that's just in Zelda being a dude or RGB, you know, making a really good play.

4:21:25But like, that's real and that is going to happen. And we're going to play some really good defenses. But like, I think we're playing, you know, one of if not the best defense in the country every single day. And that's just making me and us better. You know, for me, you know, it's just it's elevating my game and I love the competition and we all do so. I think they're doing a really good job. I think they hear in this offense, they're doing a lot of different things and moving around a lot. They're, you know, they're blocking their catching. They're doing a lot of different things and they've shown some really good flash so far in these first couple days of practice. And I'm excited for this group. I think, gee, you know, geez, doing some really good things. And obviously he's, and he's one of those alpha dogs in the offense. Everyone looks to him. You know, he's he's one of those guys. You know, and Will Kazmeric. So it's really good things to Lonnie's and what's really good things like everyone's kind of stepping up.

4:22:29It's been cool to see. I think that tight end rooms definitely bringing the juice coach. He's got him going. And I'm excited to see what they do. He's still like you know, right? This one, you feel like you're the number one quarterback. You approach practice. The starter. The mindset wise. How do you go about that? Because obviously it's still a competition. I'm just trying to be the best version of myself every single day. That's that's all I'm trying to do. And you know, whatever whenever I get thrown in there, I'm going to go in there and make the best out of my reps and you know show this team that, you know, I'm. I'm going to fight for them and do everything that we need to do to win. That's that's all that matters to me. It's getting better. Being the best team that I can be. This is the first year that the most coach guys were trying to see some trips to Billy. You guys know, For the rest of the LPS, you are going to do off as you have that invaluable. It's been awesome. Yeah, I think it was long overdue. I think you know, we've had these guys that have ton of knowledge, you know, and have all these weird rules that they couldn't coach. But now being able to, you know, have Riley and Billy and coach Kelly and coach day all coaching us.

4:23:34We got really two quarterback coaches on either field when we're doing like two spot like it's invaluable. And I think Billy's been awesome for the room. You know, I think Riley, Arkansas, some really good things. Obviously coach Kelly and coach there, you know, some of the best in the in the country. You know, I've built quarterbacks and you know, the coaching that we're getting is awesome. And I think having the analyst be able to be out there on the field has been really big and long overdue. Well, tips that there is no front line. There's a point you guys are looking to. We're talking all the rest of the other. And what point would it be helpful to know who the starter is and then be able to get those reps to be the leader more important and kind of take it to the field? Yeah, you know, I wish I could say I don't really know. And you know, that's not up to me. That's not my decision. I am I'm just going to be myself, you know, keep fighting to be the best version of myself every single day. And you know, try to make the make the most out of my reps and show this team that, you know, I'm going to I'm going to give them my all.

4:24:37And that's all I can do, man. And then we're just going to keep competing, keep making each other better and have fun. So to your passive, you feel like a different pastor, you work in a state and want. Yes, I do. I think I've I've tweaked some things in my mechanics. And you know, I think the coaching that I'm getting here is not not mechanic wise, but read wise and feet wise. And all these different things, you know, I'm just I'm getting a different deeper level of coaching. And I ever have before and you know, I have a deeper understanding of the offense and what the defense is doing and you know, my move my keys, my pre snap checklist, my post snap reads like everything's just been faster. And obviously, you know, my experience helps with that a little bit. But I think, you know, my work with my with my quarterback coach has helped a lot Jeff Christiansen, you know, he's he's helped me a ton. And you know, I've I feel like I've just gotten stronger and that's helped me a lot too. So I think I'm throwing the ball with a lot more confidence, throwing a ball a lot better. And a lot of that has to do with the coaching I've gotten and you know, that's a credit for those guys for getting me ready and, you know, making sure that, you know, I developed myself in the off season and, you know, I've become the best version of myself going into fall.

4:25:48Thank you. Thank you guys. Thank you all. Appreciate it. For like Whisperer, you know, the quarterbacks they've had just the past five years shown the kind of trade numbers and I've just done things the right way and I've wanted to come this offense because my coach Kelly, you know, make adjustments. I think that was definitely. I had pretty much contact with them. You know, you want me to do that. I didn't really know that. I mean, you don't like to have your hands held. You can have process. Now you played up in the age of a lot of time. What is it about you to try to want that much pressure? I would say, you know, in high school, I had a coach that, you know, he was doing my responsibility and I knew not a lot of responsibility. I mean, making saw on me. And so I just, you know, I want to be the best part I can be and take the need with you. I mean, I just want to be the best part.

4:26:49I love watching Joe Burrow. He makes that adjustment line. He's a really good decision maker. I like Justin Herbert and I have Chargers fans. I watch him play. Some of those guys, you know, I'm just, you know, a big decision maker. So you're like, you're making a play. I would say I'm a little bit more quiet, but I'm working on the work inside you. You know, a coach needs time to get a little more. I'm a vocal leader out there with the guys that are doing my impressions. So I'd be a little bit more. Definitely, it's definitely quite a confidence. Definitely, definitely a confidence in your ability to play. I know a lot of you are. I actually, I think I've only been here once in a few months. I love it. I'm really good to be places to be and our friends. I think I've visited maybe freshman or sophomore year. Yeah, just for the camper and visit just the super-cell of these songs. I know it was only a few days, but being in the Alabama program,

4:27:53especially if they prepared for the ball plan front, what did you take away from that short period of time in the quarter? Yeah, it was really good with the pro-turee, some tough-saving. They were coaching players hard, and I saw the work that they did. The work that takes you to the playoffs and the coming year. You see, and the older guys spend the work throughout the winter. You see, and our older guys are all the leaders putting the work in there, and I'm sure I'm having a taste. How much of your relationship is you have with air, obviously? Coming in, he had been committed. You come in, you're both freshmen. What was it like before and what's your relationship? We didn't have much relationship prior. We measured it with 11. I knew each other a little bit. And then come in here, you know, the quarterback room, everyone here is really close. So we're all pushing each other to be better. We're all taking points from each other trying to be better. It looks like it's going to be a smooth drive, but we're trying to make it quite despite the unexpected. It's like a pride. I would say we are a cop, I surprise. You know, come back from the game, and there's a little bit of high spirits

4:28:53because of the team journey. I don't know, there's high cop, I surprise. How did you feel when you were feeling on air? Did your head change the play floor? Did you just sign the mix or play? I was a freshman, I kind of got a good drive through a ball line. There was definitely a lot of emotions, but I'm not going to be on a health movement and maybe make the regularization under career and I'm letting you know the word, but... I think people will not be interested in that. I have a true question for you. Could you guys ask me a question? You know, I can't really explain how that out of me. I'm just really trying to develop and take close to close to Coach Day. I can remember it for a necklace for it. I think we're supposed to coach Kelly, so I just want to develop and run the offense when they want it and then just take close to close and try to figure out how many of them. Could you look at your face and push for you? Maybe I might be trying to develop more. But what do you think, what about your face and your face? What do you think about football? I think that I can be a really good decision maker for the offense

4:29:54and someone who's the absolutely mental trust. Can you think about your face and your face? Do you bet? I bet you can. Can you feel that? That's really important for the future. I think it's kind of a lot of things. I was always around football. I put my boat back in the pan. So he used it to put it back in the air and I was in high school and I was at football in history. So I've always been around football and then I just put my pilot off. I was just high school and just really just had an eye on that. You doing well? Good work. Who's your favorite Tayden? Packard. What are you saying? I was a taste advisor. I'm not a pepper fan. Why are you always putting it there? I just keep it like I do. I'm going to show. And so from a coaching standpoint, yeah, it feels a lot better when you're not looking around like... Well, help. You put your right hand down there. Now like I said, we had the sickness going back around and it was taking you slide out,

4:30:56slide in. Hey, we're going to... You're going to have two platoon and go both cards today. You got to coach. And that was good for both parties. As a coach, we can still practice and then for the kids, getting really good reps out of it. How much does it... Yeah, just... Yeah, just with the calendar of an offensive line unit, anyway. You're going to take the criticism. I think the maturity of these guys is probably what sounded or showed with Donovan, I wasn't over there, but like... You had to hold his tongue. Yep. Okay, that's our position. That's who we are. That's who you want to coach this position or play this position. And you're going to take those. So I think the maturity and the growth of those guys, understanding what they need to do, why they need to do it, is going to pay dividends when we get on the field and start playing in games. We're playing more and continue to play more like linemen and not lines on a page. I think as young guys and new guys you get in, you're kind of like, all right, who do I have?

4:32:00Oh, I got burned. Okay, I'm going to go get the burned. Okay. No blocking you. I don't want to block you. You're right. I want to block you, right? Okay. Okay, okay, okay. Thanks, guys. But just trying to not screw it up or get there, figuring it out, you know, schematically or whatever. We're now the ownership and, you know, we're going to burn and this is how we're getting here and this is the technique I'm using. That's showing up a lot more than ice. And like I said, that's starting to be true because we're not. You're not blocking a pop up them. Like we do pods. We do individuals, Larry's guys, and you got good on good. And it's showing. And that's the positive. And it's where, as a coach, now I'm sitting there feeling like, I'm feeling better about it because we're doing it. And they're doing it because they understand it. And I'm not just saying, I'm aligned on the page. I got to go block those. You know, you mentioned Larry's guys. How much is it almost shining a light if you see a weakness on your line going against those guys? I would think it would expose it pretty well. You get a good read on what you have. Yeah, it's another proof though of when you're in a matchup game, Ryan talks about this all the time.

4:33:04It's you versus you. If you don't take the right step, if you don't communicate or get the right fit to the right identification, then really good teams and really good players are going to take advantage of that. If you give them something that way. So you're playing you. So for us, did answer your question. Yeah. They expose like, why did I get beat right there? Did he beat me or did I give it to him and he took it? And then Larry's guys can do the same. And all we get at whatever the technique may be on a zone player or a gap player or whatever it may be. And we hit something big. He can watch us say, hey, did you miss their fit? Did they miss their hands? So that, you know, that good on good that we're getting the goal is going to expose a lot of things. Not necessarily of how good you are, but when you don't play as good as you are. If that makes sense. Hey, Josh, this is Mike Gidjim, the general question. But how would you see in your, I guess, recruiting approach, recruiting pitch, most change over the person you're doing? It's still all about, in my mind, or in my next evaluation. Like you have to be a guy that can come here and grow and perform and play.

4:34:04The changing has really been with the NIL landscape. And so figuring out what that piece really is, now vested in how far you have to be in that. What's their priorities? So I think that's always, that's going to be a fluid thing. But at the end of the day, like, you know, I'm sound boring and cliche, right? But like if a kid loves Paul, it wants to be great, wants to get developed, wants to be around and play against Larry's guys and those guys in practice. And we feel like we've evaluated him through camp or through tape. And we've offered those guys. And we want to go get those guys. Is that 40 is that 60 is that 90? I mean, that's, that's our evaluation and what we have. So from a, you know, the game football hasn't changed, including change, yeah, and all that. But you still got to take guys that you can don't develop because that day one ready-made guy in the offensive line set, point of mind if you're finding four. Yeah. Because they're feeling far between. You see a roster full with five stars in the finals, you know, four or five. And it seems like there's been a little bit of a struggle to get those hot guys.

4:35:04Do you feel like you're approached with NIL as a part of it? Do you feel like it's working? Do you feel like the pitch is a little high-state here? Yeah, because we're not done yet. I mean, you know, keep your head on the swivel here. I mean, December the long way away and the weekends coming up soon. And you know, where guys are, where they're getting recruited while positioned before. I mean, that's what we have to do. That's, that's my job. That's, that's coach's job as we go together. It's like evaluating guys that we feel can come here and develop and play and help us to continue to win. And so, yeah, stars matter. Sure, my wife could point out, that's a, that's a really good guy, right? But as I said, those, that pool lineman is not as big as some of the others. I mean, we shouldn't go get them. It doesn't mean we're not working to go get those guys. And like I said, it doesn't mean that we're done either. And that's a long way to December too. So, I'm enjoying this. A couple of questions. One, super star guy, the second one, I'm going to ask you, is that star pipeline or is it hard to really get this, you know, close work?

4:36:06You're getting this guys in the past, you know? Yeah, I mean, I think you just look at the recent history all the way through where all the, the stickers on the wall in there. I mean, you know, yeah, we had Paris. He was with National Five Star guy, right? But then we had other two other draft picks there that the one was in Five Star guy, right? Luke was in Five Star guy, good players and they got developed. You know, those guys before, I got here all the guys on the wall. I mean, yeah, that's, you'd love to go get all of those guys. But do they fit the next up round guys of the four star guys? Are they really a four star? Are they really fit? Do they really want to do that? From a pipeline online, you just look on the wall in the room and you've seen all those guys that have come from all different levels. What's the reason you're in the evaluation style? When you're dealing with so many people running to hear before they even play the game as a junior, I need to offer for more out of the day. Like, it seems like the process is just kind of possible. It's a way of being about a valuation, right?

4:37:07It's about attention in a lot of cases. But how much harder does that make you know when you're looking at a kid who's gotten the size you've been looking for? But maybe the film is in there, maybe the camp performance will be what you want to receive. How do you get the end to understand all the things that you've been looking for? I think you've got to feel through the relationship of what the kid, the relationship with the coach, and just being frank and honest with them. I'm not smart enough to tell this guy one thing, this guy the other and the circle back, and all of a sudden he come back and he's like, what was the message you gave here? He's trying to be as straight and communicative as you can. I still don't think though you get into early junior year first two or three games which we're going to do on guys that we feel like right there you need to see. That's when the next wave of offers and recruiting stuff goes into. If the kids are just looking for a check mark on the internet, I've probably failed at that my entire premiere early on until you know that they're a buck eye. To me clear, you said I'm not a pop up dummy, can I just want to go closer?

4:38:08You? Yeah. I wouldn't love to block you, bud. With one leg or both, which you like? Just in the middle of the day. I'm sorry to have you in your shoes. Got you. You got three guys. Last question for coach. We got two of those starts. We got Josh, he's a priorim guy. He's just a few. We got one of those. He's going to have 12 or that much. Where do you thought it's serious to show up? We're going to watch you. We got the data down. It could be, depend on the day. We're in the dull drums and the grind of camp. Practice 12, 13, 14. That veteran guy that kind of grabs the guys like fellas, we've been here. Let's go. This is the laptop. We got to pick it up. We got to go. It could be a situational deal. It's like, Gavs, we're going to the third down period. Well, it's not just another play. Hey, it's just third down. Now they come over walls, our butts in, watch the hips, watch the twists, whatever the batters may be. I think it'll show them in the games. When we hit the first real adversity through whatever game,

4:39:11order, or whatever drive that shows up, then that's the next time I'm going to show because as you said, there's gamesmanship there. They've been in and they know now it's not the first time. Whoa, what's happening? Hey, this is happening. Here's how we get through it. I was hiding on super short. There's no way. That's something that you think that you guys can just run a business in the last year with a frame of center shooting tackle. Obviously, I don't know. I don't think you were missing all the football that you were going to drive. You just have veteran experience guys. You know, I mean, you had Matt there, played a lot of ball. He had Donnie was coming into it, but then you're replacing the three new guys. You know, one coming from across the country. You have to look on the top of the guys that were coming into it. So yeah, an experience helps the time. What's the experience you decided? I've started this many games, which means he's played this many thousand reps. I've started this many games. I've had this many reps in the red zone. I've had this many in the red zone. Whatever situation it may be. Right tackle, my freshman year, you know, six three right tackle. Turned the black jacks out.

4:40:11It was fun. But going to guard, you know, obviously it helps your drafts out. Everything like that. But you know, you don't have to snap the ball. That's pretty sick. You get both hands back. That's been kind of interesting. I know what kind of like at the end of spring a little bit when I was going in with their eye. Really didn't know how he was going right hand for a while. And then he came up the ball. But obviously we've developed them. We're good with that. So it's been a good experience. I know like me, Luke. You know, take as well. I'll play in some right. I'll play in some right. So I ask him any questions asking Donnie questions on the other side of the ball. I don't know. I love it. I mean, I just love playing football. So I'm good with whatever. So good. What's the difference with Chip Kelly is the office coordinator right now. What do you notice with the run game? What do you feel is different? We run the rock. We palm the rock, man. It's isn't really fun this year. What does that mean? When you say that, what's the palm of rock? What does that mean in your vernacular?

4:41:12I just think the way we run out of the ball and the schemes we're going to implement this year is me very, very difficult for teams to combat that. I think the amazing offensive minds of Coach Kelly, of Coach R. Obviously, Coach Day and Coach Rye. I think they'd come together and made some really, really fun plays. Not only, you know, obviously, like really good schemes, but there's some cool plays in there as well. I know we've loved to, you know, run. I remember my freshman year and last year, you know, our defense has been the number one defense in the country. And now we've been able to really not, obviously, we're not going to beat him up or anything like that. We've been able to move a little bit. So it's been fun seeing that. And seeing the guys really get into it. And I think Coach Kelly has been awesome and effective. He's a very open-minded coach. We're kind of stuffy tries. So we'll be reading the script or reading whatever we're like. This is what we're going to run this up into this. It's like, okay. It hits for like 40 yards. This is the coolest thing ever. So I'm really excited for this year.

4:42:13I think everyone should be too. All right, Carson. Thank you for coming. Thank you. Carson, you're six five on the roster. Yeah, no, I got a little full of followers. Yeah. Amazing. I think you're right. I'm just expressing my thoughts. Yeah. You're going to have to keep going. All right. Cool. Perfect. Thank you. I think we used three tight ends and two running backs on our formation today. And Patrick being the full-match in that situation. So there's a lot of different things you can do with your garbage but a little bit of the tribute to Coach Hayes and what he means in this program. Joey Kauffman, Columbus Dispatch, over to the left. Chip, as you look back, not even your two months, 15 spring branches. There's something you feel best about when you've been able to accomplish with the summons. Well, I don't know why I'm upset at things, because I didn't get to snap. But I think the most impressive things that said in areas how we're going to close this for both teams. Some programs talk about a growing, this is really a growing thing. Our practices, as we talked about, how there are differences. They're highly competitive, but they're not from that.

4:43:15And those guys really work very, very well together, both the whole line of the day, line of second-year-old receivers. The competition is about the company that's there is in the country. That makes you better. But I think sometimes competition, you know, guys can lash out and you get really combative. And then on set, they fight quick side of fight, they're excited. We're trying to accomplish a good football. But I think the way these guys cooperate and work together as a group is especially important. I think you're even going to need to do the closest team and the most connected teams of the ones that fight. Over to the right here. Andy Baxter on the left of the room. Chip, obviously, you're going to talk about Jared Ryan. But Nekka, that's the big return in this group. He kind of provided everyone what he can do today. What's it been like working with him? And what kind of effort can you meet with your guys? Good point. And Nekka has your mind to meet and the other 14-pack sessions of what he can do. Special player. And James will really talent the player also. But I think all of the whole of the current tape that's in really good things watching him in this group, and for all of them, I'm guessing with the offensive line.

4:44:15I came in with the blinds, and I have no opinions. It's for them not that road is wide. I didn't just observe them. But I think that why we're seeing movement is really special. And I think there's a budget as in there. And again, I'm going to ask for multiple games after the regular. She's in this over. You know, make sure you're going to need depth like that. And the fact that it's, you feel a little bit carthable right now. That we get some guys in there that can make some plays with the player. And that really dictates how people are going to defend you. So you've got the couple really running that. So, really, a low-to-boxer, you really, you know, a low-to-boxer, you think those guys are one-on-one coverage. But then it's the core message responsibility to decipher that and get them all involved in that. So we're doing the less of double covers. The less of double covers in that, it's a little bit later. Boxing you can run them all. So having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second world at Pat Murphy, my 47 sports. Chip, we've talked a lot about the kind of the quarterbacks maybe by the story. But some of the younger guys, what have you seen from them?

4:45:16You've got not seen more of them. Today we probably have what's your assessment of them as they kind of getting this? I always, and someone pressed with young guys that enrolled early in watching how they get acclimated and what they do. You know, you look at Julian and they're, and J.J., you know, they should be in the hot, much lighter high school. And they're out here playing for 80,000 people. And they've really progressed when you watch that and made things and listened to them. And they interpret, you know, so basically the whole concept is, we'll rethrow them in the deep end and see if they can swim. You know, there's three things, maybe anything. We don't put the insolven with, hey, you guys are installing, we're installing this with the older players. And then you guys, you know, go set the kitty table and we're just going to do that. Really simple things with you. You know, they, they get it all in the more they can digest, the more when you're in a role, when you're checking for understanding and asking questions, and they can spit back to you the more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call for.

4:46:16So, those guys have been in process. They're still learning, you know, they were the, the guys today that were kind of looking around and saying, my, there's, that's people here along with the offensive coordinator, the corporate coach, because I was kind of looking at them because I'd actually never been in the stadium. And so yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there. So, I played Ohio State once when I was there already, but that was in the Rose Bulls High. I'd never been actually in the stadium until yesterday. So, I caught myself right into the stadium today, the conference, and 80,000 for string cameras for personal. Got to introduce the PMR folks over here to the right, Dylan Davis. Dylan, where is that given what you just said about throwing them into the deep fit? What's to sit out to most of you about joy and suppression through 15 practices and where you are? What you guys thought I was bringing? Julian is a very fast processor. You know, he really thinks very, very quickly on the street. Like he makes really quick decisions. He doesn't stick on them, and really takes him to progress. And he sees things really well from for a young player.

4:47:17And not having an exposed, a lot of college defenses. And especially what Jim does. Jim can make, Jim can make the young freshman quarterback pro. With some of this stuff he does. But, you know, I never saw that in the deals. And that's been a question of his ability to retain and, you know, amundate. The compliment I would say is, if you got here and you didn't know what class they were going to do, you wouldn't say there's no question in terms of how they pick things up. And, you know, sometimes freshmen act like freshmen. But the guys you are special, they don't act like freshmen. You know that, like there's the book front tonight. And what do you guys have on your tips? Far left, Camper T. Robinson, the athletic. You hung on top of your freshman and James P. People's Sam, that was around the second half. You talk about how deep you need to be in this area, how it's football. But as you search for Army 3, what did you see from them today? What has their growth been like in the business spring? Yeah, James really flashed early for me.

4:48:17Not knowing it again. It's just a... Don't worry about what the background is, where the front really are. The sky at this point is the sky at that point. That's the heart of it. They're all black eyed. And this is what they do. And I think James has got a really good field of vision. He can get things. I thought Sam did some really good things today. T.C. is another guy who really came along during the spring. And we're constantly talking in our staff meetings about that. We're very cognizant of the fact that class situation has changed. So you have to develop that, you know. You used to be maybe have a parent spare. It was one of the most important things. I think you may have found one of the diners. You're talking about 16-17 games. You're really going to be tested. That way, it's going to be really happy with how those young guys have come along in the 15-20 sessions of the time. I hope you're right. Tim May podcast? Thank you, Jerry. You're a member of the podcast? Yeah. If this goes off, I'll have to be next to there. I'm going to be next to you. I'm going to be a member of the show. It's more cold than what you're...

4:49:17He was on some juice. You have your name? Definitely. I like it. It's not just the last one. It's the hop of the last one. It's hop of the last one. Yeah. Just do great. It's normal one. Do you feel compelled to let these quarterbacks and over they stay in here? Yeah. It's coming up to you, Steve. You know what I mean? Yeah. Where's that, you know? I mean, in your mind. They're wolves sometimes the staff can visit me on. And I mean, he does an unbelievable job of calling our diners understand where they fit and what the texture is and what they're going to work with. This isn't... You know, we're not going to come back. But when we do it after every day, then we're going to have to work as far as two, with the three, with the four. We've read everything. We're going to be constant feedback in terms of where we are. And then after 15, we're going to treat it at the day. But we can't do it unless you watch the film. And you can really look into the things. Because you may see something. But you're on the sideline. You know, why did you make that decision? Why couldn't we really see it if you'll see it from where you was? Okay. Now I understand why you made that decision. So, you know, we're not meeting as well.

4:50:19And that's always been a matter. So this week during, you know, between Monday through Friday and we're all scheduled. No one's willing to make a decision. We'll have to that one more ball. And I mean, instead of every position, you know, often sublime, you find sublime, not ever safety-filled. Everybody's thinking of something out of their position, which is, you know, they fit. And when you see them. When you feel pressure with the transfer portal in me, you know, you've been a head coach for a long time. Is that when you're in mind, the TUC? Yeah, I think it's where it's going to be. Yeah, the where it's going to be. I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, which one of your evaluations is to the training sessions that we have. Guys, we've got to have it. We've got it real quick. The last two questions. Dan Hope and then Rob Alder. When do you feel like you need to have a starting quarter back named by and whatever these things you're going to be looking for between now and then and determined to do that? What are the two now and whatever that is? We're not allowed as coaches to go back out and practice what we're doing in college football.

4:51:20You get 50 training sessions in the field. In the out season. And then we'll go back to working with Nick in the way from getting bigger and faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. They do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and be obsessed. So they're really from a football team on their own until August. So you always want to do it earlier. But I also believe every time I've been involved in this, it kind of happens organically and authentically. Because the players know. If you say that, we're going to be in a jail. They all think it's 10. They know. They're under lock-room in every day. Players understand who they feel is the guy. And most of the time, the decision is very obvious. You know, when you say, this is where we are with it, you know. But that timetable thing, I don't,

4:52:20I can't give you an exact timetable on that. So Rob, you talked about you in the typically year experience you've done, you've been like Tim set a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow down for a QB? I think it depends on the individual. I've had some kids where early, you know, we were like, wow, Parker's Mario was like that. Remember, if the second practice, he went to the fifth reading progression and he threw it out here in the second game. And I asked him, well, I do it. I asked why it's this one, I said, I think it's the one. Why did you do that? Because I don't know what we call that defense, but there was like a lot of kinds of that there. And it didn't seem like there was anybody over there. But for him, the process, I think it was right. He came back there the day, whether that was cover six, they come and shut it down, and I learned what you guys call the cover six. But they all happened differently. I've got guys that for two years, you know, they're really struggling and the light bulb goes off and you're a bulb.

4:53:21They've got it, so everybody has different brain styles. Our job and the evaluation processes to kind of find those learning styles. So, you know, they kind of learn, they act toward learning, to learn what I feel is it more. A few of that, you know, a more fun guy, you know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep hoping you're probably in for us as coaches. That's the challenge, too, is what is the best learning style? And how can we convey it? Because education is just a transportation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know or what I know is what I know is what I know is what data is. That's always kind of what we're working on and studying and thinking about, how much can they handle and then how much is too much, you know, because this is a very good way. I agree 100 percent. But if you don't feel it's going to help, then why are we rising in? You know, maybe that's this whole feeling of process that we're all learning, also learning how to solve. And often it's that identity, sort of coaches running, running quarterbacks.

4:54:21And it's something you always were lean toward, or is it year by year, case by case, what advantages do you like about it? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Yeah, I think the running quarterback causes problems for lean ups. So when, when plays right now, the unescapable plays, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl, on that last part, the two big plays from my home's run, or catch my home's another runner, any time I call them design quarterback runs for a path. But when the defense matches up in place, you may end in terms of the backs of the quarterback, or maybe the best decision is to take off. The second one is a non-mechanical, you may score. A lot of guys go on their own, on the hook side. And there's time to react, I understand, if you do a running quarterback, when we talk about the best ability, the best ability is available. You're not long on your shoulder to take people on, but we are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run, we're not looking for running backs that you can throw. So you're not going to see us 20 times a game,

4:55:22and we'll run in the quarterback. The running off of the styles are really successful with it, but with this group we have, right now that's not. Now they can't reach with the little bit, when he was in case they, obviously they didn't took off a couple of times today. They air took off a couple times today. Lincoln's a really, really good athlete, Julian Kimmung. But we're not calling the design quarterback runs for a year, and you're not going to see, you know, like the tremendous models by Focult Chays and the Lacey, that he left here, the straight T as far as you go, we are not going to single-way. So we're not going to slap it and run the quarterback nice, so the quarterback might always have. But it is another weapon, you know, it also keeps defense as long as, you know, three defense fans are going to continue to mend, and the quarterback pulls the beams on the edge, and he's getting the first down, but then the defense of that has to stay outside and continue to court back. Well, then we can run the ball up, and the end of the ball up. Sometimes I know we're going to give our quarterback really as a blocker, he's responsible for a defender, but the defender was cheating, and the fitting in on the run, and then his responsibility is to make the defense

4:56:22be honest, and that's really there to that a couple times today. And we had a block that stayed through the stick in its face in there, so we're going to check out from around the head. What happens in the next bit of defense is why, and when we get through it, it may change the end of the ball off the run. Coach, thank you so much for your time, and thank you for being a blocker. Thanks. Thank you. So maybe 42, whatever, against Youngstown State, I do show upset coming out of the game. But seeing how violent this game is from this perspective, now you have to say, hey, okay, not only within games, can we keep guys fresh, right? But can we do that so that when you get to the last two games in the season, that act that are the big ones, right? The ones that you're judged off of, when you get to the game, are we healthier? And I think that's, it's kind of a both-of-a-fans, right? So I'm still confident with five guys, and that's going to be a week to week. Do you know what I mean? Like these guys know, I think honestly, who start to be weak to weak if you display during the week of practice that you're locked in and somebody else has a bad mental weak?

4:57:23Well, I can't reward you with starting if you have six mental errors during the week. You know what I mean? Just because you started last week. So I think it's got to be that iron sharpens, iron constant complications through the whole fall. That was something that Jake told me to do. I was going to be doing it a little bit kind of a dream, as he just alluded to. But is that part of which one has to drive you then? Was it driving you then? You just assumed that was kind of the case when you played anyway. I always felt when I was here that they were trying to out-recruit me, which is the reality, right? Yep. Which is why it prepares you so well for the National Football League. That's why Ohio State prepares you so well for the league, because now it's like they're trying to out-draft you. And so I used that as fuel. But I also thought firsthand, you know, like there was a season where it was John Kerr, Marcus Freeman, certain guys rotating week to week. And so I thought like, should it fit to happen to them that could happen to me? So I just tried to be a certain way in practice. Like, I told the guys all the time, you have to control the things that take no talent. You have to eliminate all loves. Like if you, if you loaf on the field, you're a traitor. Like you should just go play for the other team.

4:58:23Like that can't, you can't be coaching effort. And then you can't have mental errors. Because if you have a mental error, then you can't trust you. So those are the two things I always have the player who was like, all right, you're not going to catch me loafing. And you're definitely not going to catch me not knowing what I'm supposed to do. I might get beat, and that's inevitable. It's football, everyone's got scholarship, right? But those two things you can control every single day. What's the next step in the sun? It's crazy. I think it's just, you know, we haven't done like any of my series. You know, we know he can tackle and all that. But I think it's just the repetitive grind of a football game from in the box, the constant. And he's been, he's been willing so far, you know what I mean? As far as his hand placement has been good, even more on the strike, he's tough. So it's just continuing to have him challenged to, there's plays right now where he's seeing it from the first time from a wild backer. So the next time he sees it, maybe throw catch tackle is up in the reception. You know what I mean? Because he's seen it before from that perspective.

4:59:23Everything he's seen before this has been from top down off the shelf, right? So now it's dropping back, that'll drive him. So he's made great progress and I'm really happy with how son he's done. James, look at that recruiting. This is like it's going really well for you. Obviously you can't talk about specific recruits, but I think it's really important to have a good career in the world. How do you feel like that's going and are you enjoying the team? I am. I am enjoying it. I think it's it's fun to build relationships and get to know so many different types of kids, you know? Ohio State presents opportunity, right? And so many different ways. You're not going to get developed better anywhere else in the country. You have the largest fan base, the largest alumni, the largest community community everywhere, right? So you try to just like explain your passion for the school that did so much for you, you know, especially being an out-of-state kid, not being from Ohio. And then realizing how much Ohio State changed my life. And so now you communicate that to other young kids who kind of see it.

5:00:25And you try to tell them the vision like where you can get to. And I think the fun thing for me is that most of the kids that are recruiting are way more athletic than I ever was. So it's like I tell them if I can the only way I survived in the NFL eight years was the fact that I had football intelligence like I knew where I was going. You know what I mean? I knew where I was fitting. And so now if I can impart that information on kids who are extremely athletic, well now you're not, you got something special, you know what I mean? How much of you guys have staff already talking about the long season at the end of the season? Well I think yeah, you're going to have to have depth. That's just a reality, right? It's a longer season, there's more games. And there's no excuse out of place like here. Like if you're all I'm playing with a maybe a guy who was third or fourth, you know, no matter, you know, like you got to be ready to go. So I think depth is crucial at all of the vision. Because injuries are going to happen there's part of football, you know. You never want to wish it upon anyone and you're certainly not.

5:01:27But it's just you can't be naive to think that you're just going to have every single starter healthy for the whole season. You talked about your mentality as a player and then you're recruiting different players than you were. How do you, how do you marry that when they may not have the same mentality that you need and what you want them to have? Well you figure that out when you get to know them. And there are certainly some kids that you start to recruit to where you see like, you know what? Ohio State might be too big. It might be too big for them. You know what I mean? And so it's not for everybody. You have to want to come in and compete against the best and realize that you have to win every single game to be the best in the world of what you do. That's the expectations. That'll have state. And that's certainly not for everyone. And that's okay. But you have to through the process kind of find out who has that mentality, who really craves football. You know, like who craves football versus a lot of the other fluff that kind of comes with it. Who craves ball because when they craves football then the other stuff will take care of itself, right?

5:02:27And we'll just keep getting better and better and better if they want to be the best. Two more questions for games. Yeah, that's I mean, that's I think that's your job as a recruiter is you got to figure out what's the mindset of the kids. And are they are they serious about football and you have to talk to the people that are around them and you got to figure out talk to coaches. You just got to try to figure out like who loves ball and the NFL they do the same thing right now they're attending the massive about the money. And they're saying, okay, we're gonna get this person money at the change their motivations or they still love balls. So now it means in college with the same thing like who actually wants to be the best or who just likes the attention that comes with playing football. James, I've heard you already talked about it. You tell a little bit of the elevations from our bell from the end of last year, where he's at now versus the expectation that he had to move this way. Our bell is I mean, showing a lot of progress. Most importantly, mentally with the playbook and everything. I think our bell last year there was a couple things right because of injuries on the D line and camp.

5:03:31You know, he moved the end for a little bit and then we brought him off the ball and then he had an injury and he kind of missed some time. He wasn't an early mid year, you know, so he comes in right in the summer and so he missed some reps there. So to see where he's at right now is extremely impressive. And for a guy of that size and that much power and his ability to run. He's a special athlete and so our bell is at a good spring. He's got to continue to dive into the playbook and got to continue to learn all the little things. As you go, right, like week one week two, you start seeing new schemes, new schemes, things build and it becomes kind of a lot. He's the guy continue to comb through it all because athletically, you know, he's one of the most gifted guys that we have in the room. I know, you and I have probably the biggest risk for that. What has changed in the time that you've been recruited to now that you're winning? Like, are there other mental differences you've noticed in your home? No, I think I think it still comes down for the most part. Like, NIL is certainly an aspect for some. For some, it could be the most important thing.

5:04:31It's always a factor. But I think you still just need to find out who are the kids that love football and they want to be developed. And it's about the relationship to an extent. Like, a relationship gets you to the final stretch. For some kids, I don't know, might be the thing that pushes them over the top. I mean, I don't know. Like, every kid is so different, right? I try to view it as you're just building relationships and are you going to get a young man to trust you to develop them? And to not only the player that they want to be, but the person that they want to be in the future. And can you convince mom and dad that you're the right person to do that? You know what I mean? So I think one of the things that is helpful is my playing experience. I think, you know, when you've played and you've done it and the drills that you're doing, you know that they work. You're not going to waste your time on stuff that doesn't work. And then the fact that, you know, I am blessed to be at my alma mater. You know, so there's no sense of trying to leave here. You know, and you have the question, I get a ton of, what do you see yourself in five years? I'm like, where I'm sitting? My alma mater. You know, my kids love it in Columbus.

5:05:34Obviously, I love Ohio State. So I think those are things that can kind of be in the van. Okay, but I've even worked with you know, to kick off and punch teams as well. It was looked at as much as I was like for you in terms of getting involved with that thing. Yeah, it's awesome. Maybe I love it because it gives you an opportunity to coach the whole team. You know what I mean? Like special teams in a spot where the whole team probably minus the quarterbacks, right? Is all in one team room and one meeting room. So you get to actually directly impact other positions and just your own. And I think it also gives, it gives a little bit of urgency to your own room. Like when you're in there every single time, you better be making an impact on pun if you're aligned back to you. You better be making an impact on kick return or on kickoff kickoff return. Punt return all those things. You better be making an impact, right? Because your coach is in there all the time. So it's been nice and there's a lot of stuff that I think our coaches have done to kind of push that. That sense of team when you're in special teams that we every position matters.

5:06:34Seriously, someone has been in the NFL. What do you think would be in a NFL doing to be kickoff now? And even if that's like, it could be good for college. I mean. The thing that's things that takes away like the surprise on side, you know what I mean? But all these rules are changing so much for the safety of the game. And I mean, I think it's only a matter of time before it triples down. It seems like everything is tripled down. So we'll see. As of right now, we'll keep things going the way they are. All right, James. Thank you. Yep. Thanks, guys. Thank you. Every day. So. Oh, I mean, we had this finisher at the end of practice where I had to make five in a row and going all the way back to 50. It was actually the people who came to end it. And yeah, I just had to make five in a row where we were running. So and so we got it. We ran, but we ran one.

5:07:36I did one time. Yeah. Short. That way. Yeah, for a little bit, you know, you always going to perform in those kind of moments. And, you know, I felt like I got the team down, but at the same time I knew that those guys had confidence in me and actually talking with my teammates, Jack and GTE and those kind of guys really got around me. It really helped me. But as a kicker, you kind of just kind of wipe it clean and go to the next play. And yeah, you definitely want to make those kicks. Is that something you had to process like a mix after or is it just something that you got over? It's something you have to get over mid game as a kicker. You can't let their last kick affect you. So just trying to get through it and get through the game. And I knew I could have made that kick. I mean, it's it's, yeah, it's just one of those ones that got away from you. You always look forward to the next one and you always have to correct your mind and get ready for that. I probably say the same as last year.

5:08:38I feel just as confident as I did last year, even though I didn't get too many attempts from deep to show that, but stuff just as confident as last year. 55, 60. Yeah, right around there, right in there. Yeah. That's every kicker's dream. I mean, you saw the guy from FSU a couple of weeks ago. That's my buddy, Ryan Fitzgerald. Really, really great kicker. But everybody wants that opportunity to show everybody what you can do. What did you ask me to do? Trying to become more consistent always. You can always become more consistent. You're going to miss everyone so well, but just trying to limit the mistakes and the misses that you do have to so that you can become as perfect as possible. This is the way I would put it. I mean, the standard is the standard here. Even we didn't look up to it last year, so you got to correct it and get better. It's a lot of things. It's a ball contact. It's confidence in your teammates.

5:09:38It's trusting that the ball is going to be there when it's there. It's getting more down the field on your follow through. It's not falling through straighter. Yeah, that's something I really were telling us falling through straighter this past all season. A lot of my balls are going left towards the end of the year, so I had to correct that. Some of you can't really correct mid season, you don't want to mess with it. But yeah, I corrected that for some season. Coach, is Coach Dave saying you want to have a little bit of specialism? Now that I'm going to be able to do some youth fouls with this and introduce some of the specialists. I don't have, and I really like it. I like Coach Dave being around the specialist and all the special teams. It's just was more involved. It feels of a higher importance this year. I think you guys saw that in the first game. He's done a great job. Him and Coach Kee's and Gunner Danes. They've done a really good job. So yeah, I feel like I feel it. It's good. Where do you specifically feel now? Like, where does that show up? Do you think that you have coach Lane and the higher coach? I think the fact that he's paying more attention to special teams.

5:10:39He's seeing the good things that we do. And so he has more confidence and has to put us out there and give guys like Joe a chance. And he pays more attention to things like that. So it's better for us so that we can thrive in those situations that we didn't thrive in last year. And he has the ability to put us out there because his call is a final call. With Joe, your folder, or when you ball-camp always got, the guy who's just starting counter is also just starting counter. Me and Joe, we've got a lot of work over the offseason to get him there. And it's not always who the starting counter is. It's just the best that hold him. So he got the job. I'm really your gunner, Richon, Semper here and being here. I don't know if you'll see better than I would like to. I mean, me and Jonner. Like I said, me and Jon and Joe are like three best friends off the field. So we work a lot on stuff on the field and nobody's around. And so yeah, we've definitely built a good camaraderie between the guys. And yeah, I love Jon. Great guy. How does it make a difference for you guys in my Wednesday and the other position coaches

5:11:40in the game? It makes you feel like he has more confidence in you when he's putting you out there because he's watched it a lot more. I know for sure, the kickoff reps, he watches kickoff coverage all the time. He loves to see the guys running down the field. And we actually made that a really big point at emphasis this past game to run through the goal lines. I joined my teammates running through the goal line. It was pretty fun. I want you guys to know that when you're coaches and you're on the run, you're gonna come the other side. I mean, Gunner was out there last year, but he couldn't give us coaching technique critiquing on the field. But at halftime, he would talk to us and Gunner played at BC. He was a long snapper. So he provides really good insight into kind of like a, I would compare him to like Brad Robinson. My freshman year gives you good insight. It's kind of like a veteran guy. So like when, when things aren't going your way on the field or you're not playing up to the level that you want to, he's kind of there to calm you down and tell you like, hey, like I've been there before, like the veteran guy,

5:12:40even though he's a coach now. So yeah, it's very nice. What is last question you guys? Rob brings a lot. Man, he's, he's one heck of a coach. He brings a lot of pressure to it. He makes you feel that every kick really matters. He's really good. He, he definitely helps with the coverage. The coverage has been much better this season than we haven't had to cover yet. But you can just tell from the guys running down, they're a lot more passionate about it. There's bigger emphasis on it. Thank you, Jay. Thank you. Thanks, guys. Thank you. It was just the first two weeks of season, yeah, like I just said that it probably was the best way to play. But it didn't take back from my want to be out there in the game. Like, but you know, guy stepped up, competitive excellence, guy's executed. And so now I'm just grateful to be back and doing what I can. The primary aspect of the coach to reach you, I want to be able to get the fight to you throughout.

5:13:41Oh, yeah. What would I like to do? It's just a frustrated player and the head coach knows what's best for him. Now I, I thought I was good to go and a lot of people told me I wasn't. I was like, what do you mean I'm fine? And then coach said, you know, talking off the cliff a little bit, but it's just trying to protect me for myself. You know, I have a blessed throughout the opportunity to play a lot of ball this year. And so you're just like, look man, let's calm down for these weeks and we'll get you back after the buy. But I wasn't the most happy camper in the world for a good minute there, but it is what is reprintable again. It was amazing. As a senior, I know I only have a limited amount of opportunities left to play in the horseshoe. So just running out of the tunnel, you know, I've never, never said I'd take the game of granted, but knowing that I only, but the number of times I have to do that's wailing down, kind of waiting to wait on me those first few games. And so just playing the game to the highest levels as fast as I can and just, you know, taking it all in in the moment.

5:14:47I have to move that more jack than one. The more we could go some more entries that way in your mind, rather dealing with it in August and then, and that's part of the people to join the company after you've figured out this. I mean, when it happened, I've been lying about it, I said I was taking the route, heated up these races, but like, But like I was like oh my gosh like what happened and it was a kind of a moment of like Okay, like how long is it gonna take and then everyone's like as I am trained like Like we don't we don't know like everyone's body heals differently And so just Just trying to you know put good things in my body. So I heal as fast as I can trying to get like I've been arrest doing everything to train to do me everything Coach Ryan push day told me to do to try to Um, he was like

5:15:57Yeah, I know there there were definitely moments of frustration about that Our training staff of a you know stew solo Sean Tyler Um, Carly Kelly always gave one there to trust the plan They said that they've seen this type of thing happen numerous times and they know that it's gonna take a lot And so it's it's you know Think of it now. It's kind of funny, but in the moment I was like don't tell me that It's uh, you know And I think you play great, you know, um, it's a competitive excellent That we talked about here, you know make a plan. You know, it was called and Austin's number's called and he didn't look fantastic job No, it's always great seeing young guys as sound old saying that but Awesome going out there and doing the same. You know, we all know we could do it There was not my mind he was gonna go out there and show us the But it was great seeing six and seven So I'm gonna go out of your way to being is here, uh, you know, lean up for those games

5:17:01Kind of a mean, you know, give him tips. What do you want college? Yeah, I know I would um, you know, make my Boy's known here and there but he's already honest on stuff You know, I do like little new on things like I mean like like if he does this he might do this because Learning from my mistakes. I was like, hey like he can do this so you don't make the same mistake But Austin's a fantastic athlete, you know, he's strong as not and so he did fantastic doing what he does Well, the key for you he just much down between You know, he was ever in your little malony and coming back because time he was all I mean Was it was that the thinking without hard to grasp it sitting out with the maybe tough and the long run the right thing Yeah, those those the difficult concept from the garage from our boys when we're stubborn kid you know, my mom But um, you know patients Patience hasn't always been My thing so when it happened I was like I'll be back in two weeks and two weeks can and I was like It's a hurt But it was just you know trusting the process and I was with the

5:18:01Our chain of staff Knows what they're doing and I knew they're not gonna feel it and so now that mom the field just keep on bone 100% less we feel happy God When you add a guy like With that level of experience how much does that help if that's that When we had so much Yeah, you know, I'm very You know, Seth is I'll say that the tip of the spear of our offense I'll say they'll be like if teams play us They're not gonna come out exactly what we think they're gonna do because that's just you know game plan But um set set communicates throughout the entire almost down to the snap count of what we have to do to make sure all guys on the same page Maybe times where um wills and this cadence and he like he yells at me like hey We're going over here and so I know that just follow what he says and then we're gonna make a good play out of it Well, what do you make of Your experience

5:19:07Well It's a great coach for our question I just wait a little bit I know that I know the both guys are very talented and I know that when they're in the game they're trying to prove themselves And so just having to come back and guys getting after it and As long as we move the ball and get to the end of me and I don't think that I don't care if you play All right We definitely want to be more disruptive and get more sacks But you know if anyone's going to get to Ohio State they get the ball off fast They're not gonna let us rush them because they know Like what's gonna happen? So teams are just smart. They they know not to hold the ball. You know they quick screens quick passes But if they hold the ball you it'll be a completely different It's frustrating, but you know it is what it is

5:20:08We cut out half their game plan just by being explosive I say tie is definitely more of a leader now He leaves the whole D line the whole Interior he's he's that head guy you go to if you need advice for anything and He leads as a great example for the young guys A little bit you know but he last year especially he seemed to be in the right place at the right time along right That's not a trick. I mean, that's what you call that maturity I'll say it's just his dedication to the game. He takes things serious the way room You know his diet his everything He's top of the notch on recovery Yeah, everything you need is a

5:21:09I think I'm better everywhere I'm not trying to be like a big headed, but I think I've taken a big step since last year and You know, I think the whole D line has and I'm just ready to show it next time This D line because it's veterans I think we're going to be the most disruptive group in the nation I said definitely knows what he's doing as a high cue you know Strong like he's stout. He's not like a pushover He's a great player and glad we got him I mean I say he knows what's going on. He tells other people what's going on if you don't know the playout