Press Conferences (CJ Stroud) Elite Edition September 3

0:00I don't say the CJ is getting the CJ that's always been here. I don't plan on changing no time soon. I mean, I kind of was the same way last year of course, I had some success, but I always remember how quick they love you as I'll cook the HU. So I'm head down working, tunnel vision on just my goals. These team goals that we have, and what happened last year happened, but you'll never get that back. And that success and failure. So you learn from it, you move on, you forget about it, and now it's time to work from now on. And you know, walking around the street, like, you know, I get a little more recognition and people will notice in me, but I just try to show love, let people know that I am a normal person that just plays football on TV sometimes. So I really, I think I'm pretty normal, I don't know, but I'm blessed to be in this hand for sure. Is it like you feel like three more guys? Is it like you're in the Buffalo field, is it the bottom floor of the good playbook at all, and what's that?

1:00Yeah, I mean, I watch a little bit of everybody around the league, you know, I watch Buffalo, I watch the Round Hounds, I watch Minnesota, I watch Kansas City, Lions, or a great team to watch offensively. So I learn from everybody, but yeah, I mean, it's best for somebody who definitely can't open up your playbook and, but we have all those guys around. He'll say that too, you know, so it's, it's five hit in my sleeve, you know, so it's definitely a super dope to have, you know, just a bunch of options. So that, you know, that has a result. It takes you a little bit higher. So how are you guys as a team been handling just kind of like the outside noise on people expecting you guys to do really good things this year? Just work, you know, that's all it's about, it's just working, you know, either you do it or you don't, you know, where the ones on the field that got to go figure it out, and I think we'll do that where we play ball since we've been kids. And, you know, it's not going to be easy, it's going to be harder. You know, we have a target on our back this year, and that's how you should want it, you know,

2:00and that's what I'm used to playing at Ohio State. And, you know, I'm just, I'm really, you know, honored and blessed to have the team, you said I do to want that challenge. And for guys, I want to come and play here, because, you know, this is this section team isn't for everybody. It's hard here, you know, we're, we're blessed enough to play a game that we've been playing since we've been kids. So, you know, I definitely do think that all the expectations and we just work, I mean, everything will take care of itself. The stories are great, I suppose. So, you went to earlier about the ownership of our offense. What do you consider yourself as far as the mastery level, and I know it changes the team that you got to deal with. But, from your standpoint, your evolution, what do you think you're standing at, man? You know, I'm still young in the game, you know, I'm still pretty new. You know, like, it's only a year or two for me, so I have a lot to learn. I want to get better, I'm willing to get better, and I'm willing to be vulnerable about that, you know, and I ask questions, I ask hard questions, you know, and I want to know why I'm doing what I'm doing, and, you know, and last year I got to see a lot of success from that,

3:01also some things that I need to get better at. So, you know, it's a balance of not just shooting yourself in the foot, but also holding yourself accountable when you need to, but also raising yourself up and staying confident. So, you know, that's kind of why I'm at now, was definitely. Last one, you know, played for a hundred times, but you feel like you're sacking a bunch of people in other ways, right? Right now, you know, we got the Coswell Game out, so we're trying to get that in the locker room, so guys can play and have some fun with that. But, yeah, those are just, I mean, just like being boys, like, you know, there's no like, like, like, like, like, secret sauce you put in there, it's just guys being guys, you know? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I like it, yeah, I like it. They put the squablin' in there. I need a check, you know, and say, I like it. Nah, I saw it, dude. But, nah, I think it's dope to see that. But, I wanted to say, man, I'm praying for everybody from the hurricane, you know. Help is on the way. Me and my foundation are trying to help. Right now, as I'm speaking, so, you know,

4:01we're thinking about everybody who was affected, you know, we want to help. So, you know, we're praying for everybody. I hope everybody's getting their power back. You know, we're trying to get people in the streets to get the debris and stuff off people's houses, and gates and fences and stuff. So, you know, a parasound. And if we can help by any way, just reach out to my foundation please, and we'll try. So, thank you guys. Thank you. How's that going? How you all doing? Good. I'm good. I'm like, see, you're here paying down about the 26th day. Yeah. It feels good, you know, but last year's last year, it's over where I feel like it's a whole new slate, whole new season. A great opportunity for us to go out and repeat what we did. You know, it's a lot of improvements for us, you know, all around. And I feel like this camp continues to keep the building and work on this. What do you just feel when you're different from the first one? Like, Mastery? Yeah.

5:01A little bit. A little bit, you know, I feel like this is new juice. New energy, new players, man. I feel like the tempo is just fine. You know, the practice is going to be better. It's fine, man. I feel like that's the best, man. Iron sharp, iron, you know, stock play is the only way we are going to improve and make each other better. So Sunday's going to be easier. You think you get that confidence? That's it? Yeah. Yeah, but I feel like it's really come down to the record put in. You know, the record put in the off season, you know. You build that confidence, your confidence on the plays and go out and be yourself. What's a lot of the tension? Of course, a lot of the tension comes towards watching, and stepping on a deep game out on the field. But how do you think it's good to have a champion there? It feels great, man. Great. I feel like just having all received was a bad man. You know, you don't want to have your brother missing. You know, just see him back. Having fun, you know, playing a game that he loved, man. It's amazing to see, you know, just his recovery back. You know, just be back with us, man. It's just fine. You know, I feel like I received a group, quarterbacks, O-Lion, tight end, just every whole team, the whole squad.

6:01Now we're some solid. And I feel like for us, we've got to work on ourselves, make it to the field and remember the mission. He worked for us. Step on this far and we'll have a good reaction upon him. Man, a lot. Man, he's a bad person watching the digs, man. But wow, you know what I'm saying? Like, good. When I was in middle school, he was going to start making plays. So he just crazy that he's part of the squad, that's part of the team, man. And a better in the room. So I'm like, lean on, ask questions, him, woods, you know, everybody. I feel like he's always known for improvement always. You know, picking brains and knowledge, you know, from the fact, you know, that's been the game for a minute. You know, you know, I had to go about his business, man. And I'm great, he part of the unit. You feel like it's just too many. I feel like it's just playing ball, you know, just different plays, different routes, you know. The line back a little corner and outside, you know, just different stuff, you know. I feel like we all just learning from each other, talking. You know, he asks and knows who he asks and, you know, we all just lean on each other, man. I feel like that's what you need, you know, as a team. You know, if you want to go the way you want to go. You think that you always expect a lot more. You think that you can do it?

7:02You think that you can do it? I feel like first, man. It's just going on and doing what we've been doing. You know, playing a game, doing, playing our whole life, you know, you know, you just, you know, it's a lot of expectation for us, but I feel like first, you know, you got to block out the noise. You know, remember the mystery, remember our goal. Take one day at a time, man. Just be ourselves, you know. I feel like you can't jump at the end of the season when you know you. You know, you got to see about tomorrow. The after that, after that. So I feel like first, man, just keep stacking and keep building. Where's the ball in place? Do you feel like this is the thing that you got need a better at since last year when you had your best season? Yeah, I feel like for me, man. Just continuing to work on my, my explosiveness. Being flexible, you know, being fluent. I'm a big body, you know, I'm six foot, you know, so it's tall. You know, I'm a big friend, so I feel like for me, man, you being the band, dropping away, you know, just going up and high point to fall. So I feel like for me, man, it's always just working on my craft. You never get comfortable, you know, you can't get the place in the man. I feel like that's where you lose the vision.

8:03You know, I feel like for me, man, just continue to stack, break by break, man, and reach my goal. You were pretty open for the last year about how different this season. Yeah. You're doing what you're building. In fact, you're fighting for final moments. Great. You got to last a couple of years. How different is the kind of case that you've been coming to this season and the different mental minds? Yeah, I feel like it's the same mindset, same energy, same goal, man. You know, last year was good, but it wasn't good enough. You know, we didn't reach with that goal. We wanted to, you know, we made it. First round of playoff, going lost. Then that was it. I feel like this year came, had that same feeling. You know, it was like the wind, keep going. I feel like we're going to keep that feeling. Keep the energy going, man. I feel like for us, it's like I said, it's one game at a time. And have fun, be there for each other and enjoy the moment. If you ever talk about, you've heard some kind of support from a little bit of the goal. But you're on the wrong side. What have you seen in the progressive genre of boxing? From that. Man, just seeing him thought on Dowdent, man.

9:03You know, just from his past. Now, he's been dealing with a lot, you know, just seeing him, you know, coming in every day. You know, working with his self, working with his body, you know, things he's been like, you can improve on man. And then it's showing on the field, you know, his, his work. He can be putting it off season. It's showing. You know, I feel like for him, man. Just everybody just keep going ahead down you for me. Like just continuing to improve. We just want to be saying every day, man. But on how many is it's impressive for me? And just seeing his work at the man. To see him just keep shining and progressing the way he is, man. It's amazing. You know, so for him, it's God's will. I feel as you can avoid this. Has the thing body wide received? It's not too much of a challenge. What are your feelings about going to see you again? Man, J.I.D. Specials. The reason why he's there. You know, it's the reason why we going to see him being the hall of fame. And the fool, he's a legend. You know, so I watch a lot of big body receivers. And Julio, Larifiz Jera, Mike Thomas. You know, there's a lot of guys like that. I feel like that. I got the same body as me.

10:03You know, I watch how they release. I watch how they, you know, they come up with great things like that. He's being smooth. My girlfriend looks the same. I feel like that's what J.D. His career here, man. It's going up. Whatever ball in the air is coming his way, it's his. I'm not sad. That's what I'm chasing. You know, trying to be like him. So, I do what he deserves. For sure. Thank you. I'm here for the extension. I'm moving back in. I'll do it. You've been allowed into a perfect way to play. So how much of a person does it be a combination of this season? You know, that has already been there. And now you can just really go out and focus on the ball. Yeah. And it's a blessing, man. You know, a lot of people don't get that second chance. Get that second contract. But for them to believe in me and put that trust in me for the calm. You know, it means a lot. You know, it means they trust me. And so I feel like, my name is how you got to put the work in. You know, they put all the chips in. So I feel like, you know, I just got to continue to show them, continue to prove myself, and continue to have fun. I feel like this can't get comfortable. You know, it's there about to, like, it's much more to improve on. Always more improvement on my game.

11:04You know, so, like, I'm not there yet. You know, I feel like I'm always, you know, it's going to get better. It's going to find what I need for my body and just to make plays. But the team, you know, so this year, man, I feel like it's going to be fun for everybody. You know, everybody's just a process, dial, then be relentless, man, and beat our players each other. Can a bunch stop that? It's important to motivation also. Besides your dealing, and next thing you know, everybody else is signing deals and getting more and more and more. Is that what also motivates you to get that next contract? Yeah, yeah, that's definitely, man. I feel like it's just a lot more on the table. You know, I feel like it was just a start for me. So I feel like you got to build on it. You know, just continue to go. You know, continue to try to prove everybody right. Prove myself right. You know, and just fall out, man. I feel like that is, I saw that guy, you know, just keeping it myself. Sure. Appreciate it, John. All right.

12:09Thank you. You heard me. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. What's the difference? Okay. Okay. Well, a time that some of us talked to you, you were talking to Houston about storm preparation. You feel like you were prepared for the storms that we got. And what he wants to say to Houston about storm, it's like the storm. Yeah, I wasn't here. So I was back in Georgia, thank God. And I came back in the tree for my backyard, and my power was off. But I hope everybody was safe. And next time you have one, everybody continue to prepare the right way. So yeah. What else for my face? What's the most I can still have in the past? Yeah, I'm like, I think last year, I was like 248. And about to tell you guys, to like the Ravens game, I just can't last. I feel like I was getting tossed around.

13:09So I kind of boked up a little, just off scene, tried to keep my speed, what I did keep my speed. So I'm like 263 now. I feel good. Some people still say, I don't even look big. So I appreciate you for that. I think finish year and in terms of having more of a pass fresh plan, things that you have at your disposal, where do you feel like you're better specifically? Where do you feel like you're better specifically in terms of finishing and having a pass fresh plan just for repertoire? Yeah, for me, I still like that's the area I'm still working on right now. Me and Coach Berkowitz actually just talking. I think that's one thing that I'm continuing to keep getting better at. It's just working on my finish and working on my extension at the top of my rush and turning that corner. That's something this whole off season I've been working on. And I'm excited to just keep seeing the progress and just keep building that 1% each day. What's different about you and Rich? We're not in with you anymore. You're coming into all of us. What's different for you and how to do it? Yeah, I feel like my focus. My focus is just less on what everybody has to say

14:10and more on God. I think my biggest thing is knowing that, like I always tell you, my approval comes from him. And I'm saying, and ultimately, everything that I achieve in his lifetime, I put it him first for it because he's the reason why I'm here. And I think that's the difference. This year, man, I'm like, God, whether it's a good game, bad game, anything, like you're going to get the praise and glory for it. I'm going to let you use me. However you want to use me, each game. And I just want to be a servant, be a leader, and be a blessing to my teammates that helped them out at any type of way. So that's my whole thing coming into this year, man. It's like, God, I ever want to use me. I just want to be a blessing to this team. What do I want to say at the start of the year? I just want to come to that. I'm just going to say, what are you doing? I'm going to be talking to everybody. Not everybody else is going to hold the phone. I'm about to ask what? Yeah, I think it's just a maturity, man, and just diving deeper to the word and spending this off season. You know, more in church, you're more in the Bible, and learning myself more, and just seeing, like, how the outside world is and learning, like, bro, like, and once you get to that spiritual level, I think it's like, bro, like, God is your ultimate goal.

15:11Like, he's the one that wakes you up in the morning. Like, so I'm person that somebody's basement don't wake you up in the morning. They don't, their pain doesn't matter. So my thing is, like, I want to put all my focus there and let God handle the risk. What are your high school companies saying that, they, they, they, somebody wants to motivate you to tell you something that you can't do. Yeah. And then you'll go out there and you'll get it done. I also told me that even during, like, the spring break, summer break, we call them and say, well, what are you doing? Can you come, yeah, we're doing one on one here. What, how do you eat that type of motivation going into your team? For me, I always feel like it's somebody trying to take my position. And if somebody always behind me, that's just like trying to come get what I, like, I want. So like, always want to stay on edge, always want to stay in front, always want to stay up to date with like, whatever I got going on, man. And that was my whole mindset. And that's my mindset. Now, it's like, how can I continue to get better? What am I doing to set myself apart from the rest of the competition? And that's just been my mindset the whole time. I mean, those folks a lot about the confidence that the guys are coming here under the belt. Yeah. Is that part of your game that you're more confident in

16:13with your shoes when they make you lose? Yeah, I would just say within the system, man, like, not reading, not thinking, and just going and just being free and just playing my free is, and I think this OTA and going into this training camp, I kind of feel that, like, I'm more free. I know the system. I know what I can do. I know what I can't do. But I know I can be myself within the system. The way you would be able to help, how important are the things that you can do to have the first in the football camp and to be a backstop in the Jordan. Yeah, it was really important. And Georgia, like, it's not that many camps down in the South. It's always going up north. I know when I was younger, going to Georgia for 100, an hour away, $45 camp. And I was like, man, like, I want to go back to my community where it all started. Have a free camp for those kids, because they deserve it, man. It's a lot of talent down there. And I just want to show them that anything is possible. And the biggest goal is just always giving back to your community and helping the younger generation. Well, what are they learning from, Daniel Hunter? And what's the relationship like that you've already started? Yeah, man. I've been learning a lot from him. He's been great. I commend him a lot just by the way he works with his hands.

17:15He does a really good job. And that's everything that he tries to do for us. Like, we do a lot of hand work, a lot of karate, a little bit. But like, he's so good with his hands. And he's been teaching me that a lot. How would you actually teach me? You're going to have to ask CJ that. My husband is good as his, man. How do you have to do multiple takes or anything like that? Multiple takes. We do it for like 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. man. Now I'm just playing. Seven. Like, like, like, like, overcar, right? Yeah, like, overcar, man. Well, you meant I know in part of your family, you always talk about, you know, the sisters. And you know, here I know here, what sister is really critical on your playing and everything. After you talked about how you ended the season, how you got tossed around. Because she reached you around that at the end of the year. Now they cut me some slack because they know I was hurt towards the end. Yeah. So they cut me a little bit slack. But believe they've been on me this all season. They've been on me. I had to wake up early every morning just to get away from a man. They're like, when you're going to go workout, when you're going to go do this? And I said, can I just do my schedule?

18:16Can I have my schedule? But I love my family to death. And that's why I appreciate them so much. Because not only do I push myself, but they push me as well. Yeah. I would just say the bonding and keep coming together, man. I think we are further ahead of that than we were last year. Even with all the new additions, it just feels like we've been together for a while now. With everybody that's been here or in all the new guys, it just seemed like we've been playing together for about a year or two now. And it just shows like, there's a lot of guys that we have in this building. Yeah, man. I think my biggest thing, I just wanted to get bigger, stronger, faster. And I think those are the areas that I really improved on. They have more mobility and flexibility to be able to get in some of the positions to being a little better, to get our blocks a little better, and to use my hands a little better. So those are all the areas that I feel like I've been taking the necessary steps to continue to keep improving. What do you do on these armrests? Well, what do you do often to have a better presence

19:17in the locker room? Yeah, man. A lot of self-evaluation and just building my confidence and not being scared to stay stuck sometimes, and being more calm, and being able to talk and stuff like that, and being able to let my passion come out, but real back on my passion a little bit. And just be more relaxed and calm about it. I feel like you guys have been playing the extra patient. The people who think you guys are really good at playing, how do you think you guys are handling the outside? Yeah, coach it on the head yesterday, man. And I don't know just from the players, man. The expectation that all of you going to be expectation, nobody on the outside is going to have a bigger expectation than the inside of the building. And right now, our expectation is just building that building, building a tall building, man. But it starts with our foundation coming out here, getting 1% better. Everybody keeping their head down and just working. Thank you. I got you. Cam, why do you do specials in this? I'm maybe so good at what? What is it for you? Why do you want to be an artist?

20:18I'm looking at having a choice. I've been doing special teams since I got here. I was way I was raised on this. To be a part of this team, you got to play special teams. But to speak to why it's been successful. Guys take it seriously. It's not just punt, punt block. I mean punt return, kick off, return, or kick off. It's field goal, field goal block. Guys are locked in. And we look at as an opportunity for us to make a splash, keep points off the board. And when you have guys bought in, and you get results elsewhere, it's contagious. And we've got to keep eating on that, and find ways to keep going on. Actually, some of you guys have been about kind of a morning, the most fine time. So the team has been telling me that you guys have a work issue. You guys are, he's telling me like he was that far. Is that the symptom of the entirety of that series that you guys are fighting the same thing? I think that's the only way to get a good start.

21:21You know, I just think there's more to accomplish. Like, even if you're at the top, there's, you guys stay at the top. And, you know, we look at our defense, you know, second or whatever, we gotta get better. There's still mistakes on the field. There's still level things we can clean up. Communication can always be better. Don't have this axel we want. You know, stopping the run could be better. You know, I think when you look at collectively, there's a lot we can improve on, and we're gonna keep shopping for that. Okay, we'll be getting special teams again. What is it about Coach Dabby? That's really, they are going to be strong. He likes his bubble gum. He is a guy who brings a lot of energy to the group and he doesn't settle for anything. I think year in and year out, every meeting he's a part of, everybody knows, he's a part of that meeting. He is locked in. And then I can't speak enough to his film work. He's always looking at film from other teams,

22:23you know, weeks into the season, or years behind, you know, he's always looking for that edge. And he's making sure we're kind of in our mistakes, but then making sure we can take advantage of that as well. What's his favorite thing that you've got? What's the double bubble or like the original, the stuff that lasts like five minutes. I don't know how he does it, but he goes through a bunch. Yeah, you know, especially when you're in touch now. And, you know, I think you look at Najee at the beginning and you get beginning of the game to the end of the game. You can just see the constant. Energy brought throughout the game. And then you just watch the defense and defensive lines just worn down by the end of the game. And he's just, you know, he's putting a statement on his work.

23:28You got to ask him. I know he's had a lot of fun this year. You know, I think one or one of the games, two, you know, it's becoming four minute offense with like nine minutes left in the game. And so I think that's always a plus when Najee gets to run the ball and, you know, get a, you know, says this arrow fire. What does that mean? And there's been a lot of great defensive players on that. This franchise history. And anytime you get a chance to set, if you've got a record for defensive players in this franchise. Is it making a little bit more meaningful? Of course. You know, I don't take being in this locker room lightly. You know, wearing the sealer jersey is always respect there. But it's the where, you know, more than 200 times and the BM monks, you know, guys like Donnie Schell and others. I am always like what will be a part of that. But, you know, still means I got to produce.

24:30And, you know, I want to hold up my energy. In what case the number of running players is what you think about Jones? What, what, what, what, what, what, that estimate? He's a bigger guy than, you know, most. You know, very similar to like a Josh Allen type. And, you know, he's running with a, you know, cool steam. And, you know, you got to get him on the ground. He's, you know, more of a straight line runner than that guy who's shifty. But, you know, we got to make sure we get multiple guys to the ball and, you know, prevent those lanes from running the run through. And he's got a strong arm too. So, you know, we got our hands full. And we're looking forward to it. Yeah. My, uh, it's funny. I came home and my wife was telling me that my son had called the interception before the game. And so, on the ball, we wrote Cal called it. So, but, uh, like that, in other words. So, I'm, I'm a talkable for you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I know you're not playing against rest right now.

25:32But, from a given to the perspective, the way that rest, I mean, gets us new involves off on off schedule plays. And, you know, I think it's that great. I feel like the way that I'm going to get launched into a ball like that. You know, any quarterback, you know, if you feel like you've got them bottled up and then they make a magical throw like that, uh, you got to reset yourself. But, um, it's definitely tough on the defense when you're fukking the field. And, I think it's very special to do it. After we are a one, you know, I think we're just letting everybody know it wasn't just because of an award. And, you know, we're affecting a lot of great people and having fun meeting some people and, you know, going to the chosen hospital, you know, opening up another Craig's closet. We had a teacher appreciation dinner last night. I'm seeing all the, um, the programs we're able to fund for under donors' shoes.

26:32There's a lot of great things going on in our community. Um, and it's just nice to draw attention to that. How does that, does it, how does that, um, for me, I think it's time for them. You know, most of the times they don't even care that I play football. You know, they're just, you know, the kids at chosen hospital, like, I always try to just go there every day. You know, you get the interact with the kids and they just, they're just having someone's taking the time to hang out with them. Um, we did think of, I won multiple times. Um, but, uh, you know, it's fun hearing them call him and, you know, we're telling jokes and I just, I enjoy that part rather than just, you know, making a big deal about how I want to award. How did you get your focus, you got a deal, the joke, hey, Stan. Uh, uh, just happened in the moment, touched them. I mean, I think that just, it just shows you how depth, how, how, how, how, how depth our, our online is and how good and how much of a, how much of, um, you know, a team we got right now, um, for them, guys to step up and the,

27:50the guys who got hurt, um, you know, and guys to come in there and play. And, you know, and these guys are probably never thinking that they had a chance, maybe early on and, you know, the tables turned so fast and they're put in position where they got to help us, help us win. I think that, you know, we're these past two weeks showed, um, you know, how good our online is and, um, you know, I think it's credit to them, um, for the success that we're having on the ground. Um, so, you know, just, you know, we always say I, I was, I was, to my hat off to them, uh, to coach Pat and everybody in the line room, uh, for, you know, helping us all out. You guys have the second higher scoring off of the second half, uh, what do you think of the success in being able to cross the line behind you and that have a lot of success in our own, that final two quarter? Um, I think that is just, it's the mentality, man. Um, you know, that we, we take pride in winning the second half, but, you know, we got to try performing the first half too. This is a four quarter game, well, you know, four quarter fight, 15 round fight. That's how I say it. Um, and, you know, we got to try to find a way to, you know, do that in the first half, but, you know, make sure that we bare minimum

28:52that we win the second half. Um, so, you know, that's just a bone back to how our, how are we training camp, um, and OTAs and all those other times that we had to, you know, dig down deep and find that, you know, dog mentality, and I think that the O line, it starts with the O line. You know, I think that they're the one who's, who's moving the, who's the heart of the team to be the team and, um, you know, we're just following the, the way that they're providing for us. How would it impact your run game if you were able to get four Darrell back on this week? Like, what is the ad in your room? What is that? Do you get a corner? Or, you know, what is the do for the run-back room? Yeah. Yeah. What's the do for your run-back? I mean, is this, I mean, see if he just, he's just a lepon, you know, I mean, he, he brings what he brings. And he's got to be a hall of fame or so. I mean, we all know he's a playmaker in all areas, um, not just the running back or the special teams, but even our receiver, you know, he's like, uh, he's, he's a, he's a, he's a put him anywhere. So, um, just to have another player out there on the field where they have the game plan for is, uh, is, is good. Now, do you feel like the offense has come together,

29:54that is clicking faster than it has taken longer to be from the point of see? Yeah. What do you feel like are the ingredients of the run to that? Why do you think it's happened to that tradition? Practice. Um, we just got to keep reaching it. Sometimes it might not work the first, second, third week, but, you know, if you just keep trying and keep, and you keep getting at it and keeping that mentality, then, you know, eventually good things will happen. Um, you know, so it just shows, you know, that there, that, that, that every day they go in detail when we go out there in the field, they're in detail. They're always out there early. They're a lot better though. Last ones out there too. And that's, it's showing. So, um, when there's just practice, like anything in life, you know, going to be good at anything, you just got to practice. And it's not so much about how fast you get it, how long it takes to just get in it. And, um, you know, now we're getting it early. Just, just keep at it. Just keep, just keep working. Hey brother. How are you? You want to say something? You come and interview. No. He has it. Hey, spin. Come on. Tell him how terrible your music tastes. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. All right. We're sharing. Anybody else?

30:55Now, do you want to talk to some of the most important things you think you carry over? Or do you get well on an office for the last two weeks? You know, you can have it. Thank you, Fat. Huh? I talk every Thursday. Actually, that's my day to talk. Any way else? What did you say? I'm saying, you know, we've been talking a lot about this. Staff you guys have already focused on. What is some of the most important things that you need to happen? Is this thing that does that? I mean, it's pretty much the same thing I've been saying all the time. He'd ask when you got it. It's just practice, man. You just practice. You go out there and you practice. And not so much. You know, what you do is you go and film the next day. You watch it. You see what you need to prove on. You see what was good, what was bad. College, we call it the good, bad and ugly. You watch film, you put it bad, you put it to rest, and you work on the next team. You guys back in the same question, it's pretty much over and over again. It's just practice, it's just practice, man. When you talk about practice, is there something that our research does? And the challenges you guys differently are there elements that are different?

31:58Is there pressure? I mean, he, I mean, too. Just keeping the energy. You know what I mean? Don't get laxidazzy. You know what I mean? Don't get too comfortable. And this, especially in this sport, you can't get too comfortable at all because no matter who you're playing the week after week, when I what the record is, you know, they're still a good team. And they're still a capable team. You know, we got the Giants this week and they're a really good team too. They got a good front and they got good players on offense too. So, you know, just having that mentality of where that, you know, we got a, we got a dig down deep and really just, you know, finish this, finish this week out. It's a, it's a most important thing. And it's having that mentality. You said music a second ago, with the energy and everything. Have a music practice and it does that. Help with energy and then keeping things light and it keeps going. I personally don't care. I mean, in college, we didn't really do no music. But obviously it's not college. But I think, you know, some guys like it. I mean, you know, I've got to do it before.

32:58You know, I mean, music or no music. I just want to do it before I record it. So I'm going to give you some music and then you know, we're going to do it before I record it. And I just want to do it before I record it. And just don't loose focus on that. You can have music or do whatever. But just keep the main thing, the main thing and the main thing is winning. I really plan as much. So I just wanted to get like more experience under my belt. So I can, you know, bring younger guys with me because I've been through a lot of years. One of those younger guys, we're seeing it out here. It's the first time I just heard all those last years. What have you seen for Will? and you know almost a second man up on you and Ty. What have you seen in the memory of the Champions League? Well, it was a workhorse. He got to stay quiet. He got to work hard. And that's what I love about him. He focuses. He don't really talk much. He's going to get the job done, do a job right. Rarely has any mistakes. So what would be a successful season? A national championship? Ring. When all the games we don't want to lose anything, we got a mindset that we can't beat. We just got to go show it. That mindset different.

33:59It seems like you guys expect a national championship every year. This year, even more so, you guys all come back for this. You guys have all decided like enough is enough. Is that just to be feeling different? Or is there not really any difference? It's just the same work. It's definitely a difference. Everyone working harder. We noticed our last run. Most of us don't have any years after this. So we got to go bigger, go home, and we're not trying to go home. So it's finished big. We know what you guys think of Michigan. But when you look at what they did, they won the national championship. And you guys took them down to the final minute. Right? You know what I mean? You were right there. Something goes a little different. You guys could have won that game against them. Does that tell you anything about like that, hey, you guys want to win a national championship. 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, you know, nobody cares. Just work harder. Like those, you know, one plate Georgia is the same thing. Last, last play, you know, they went on the win in 90.

35:01So 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 learned? 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 as hard as I could, but now I look back at it. I really wasn't working hard at all compared to what I'm doing now. So just to learn anything. If the stamina is a 16, then the answer to what do you need it to be to be your best? Uh, 85, 85. I mean, I can, it's all on me. I think it's a little higher. I was just trying to be funny, but I mean, it's all on me. I just got to run harder in shape. So that's the stamina.

36:01It's been a thing. The idea of a potential is 16 or 17 or 17. I mean, I'm sorry about that idea. Does it make you nervous about, can you last that long? Do you have worries? I think I definitely can last. I was just, you know, we got to get the young guys to come along with us. We can't play 50 snaps again. That's just too much on our bodies. Just everybody'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. So we can last that long. Speaking of that, I'm not going to snap. Did you like playing that knee snap again last year? I don't know if any of us were really expected to play that next time. Yeah, I did. Unless we were like winning by like a lot. I thought like, there are no moments you know I can go sit down or something. But we're playing them big games like, you know, Notre Dame, too, or those kind of games. Of course I want to be, because I know I can contribute. And I won't want to put that on anyone else when I know I can get the job done. What stands out about Kevin McDonald?

37:02Is he got the key? Have you guys ever seen him? Oh yeah, definitely. He came back as an 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 ethic. He just has to get, you know, in a playbook and things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to 6th degree. You're 327, he's 326. Yeah, he's very often. I kind of look at him like my junior, but you know, 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. 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've got to be leaders. Like I said, we've got to have them play this year. Yeah, 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, and sex. It seems like these guys get bigger. Each one of the freshmen class is bigger or bigger.

38:05Do those guys kind of, those are going to kind of while you're in the cell? Yeah, they're definitely some big dudes. And they all work hard. I've really seen much of some of the day too. I'm not a bad one, but throughout the workouts they've been working hard. You know, they're determined. I have to say that. And it looks like they're ready to work at me. I'm important to this, though. It feels like there's a lot of great defenses that you have big athletic defensive tactics who can eat up space, but also move, you know, right? That is that. Does that have an environment maybe for a 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 matured players like Team on North, they got two good, uh, detaco, two athletic detacles. Look at Georgia, two athletic detacles. I think that's definitely neat if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. If you think about this, they won't defied by the defense attack. It's like, what's Jordan Davis and DL Carter?

39:05What's Michigan? It's Chris Jenkins. Tell me more questions. 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 there's started 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 478s and things like that. So we'll see. And when you think about those freakish athletic defend tackles, how do you think you fit into that bowl? That kind of player. You watch that and say, yeah, that's me. Yeah, definitely. I think I'm top notch when it comes to detacles, but I don't want to, you know, get a big head, but you know, watch it come on. I watch it do the drills. I have tape to you. You're like, you're looking like my film. So I think I'm up there with all those guys. Do you become like an artist who comes to the bad guy's. I think the way he's having things. I mean, you're going to spring practice.

40:06I don't remember how many had last year, but you have a goal in mind. I mean, as many as I can have, I think I have more than that. But I think he said it. I think they can count some of them. And some of them were like just listed. So, but I think we work on drills matching the hand. I think that goes big. And what we do is a D line, you know, just affecting the quarter of that is. Any way you can. It's just great for the defense. You know, just that little thing covering his eye, you know, he might throw it. A little bit to the left to our player. So it's something that you really, really have to work on. It's really that's one of the things that you've maybe worked on the most. You've got to bring your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen. Like, oh, that passed me down. We don't have to ask this. We're kind of kind of expected. I think I just have like an eye for the ball kind of. I kind of just look at the quarterback and just, I see him like load up. I just try to get in his ways. And sometimes he throws it to me.

41:07I don't know. I'm your teacher. Do you want to be a high state quarterback? I mean, they get frustrated by, you know, we're a 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. 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, I'll give you one. I would say, say, Juan Gibbs and I like McCaffrey. Auto, he was injured this year. I like McCaffrey. Who's the best back in this drive? Best back in this drive. I lead out of the yard. That's y'all decision. Playing well with Howard. What I'm going to remember most. We're a Howard, man. He's just such a great lead. Such a great leader, man. It's just like in moments where, you know, usually a lot of players they fold, man. He was just always calm and relaxed, man. He, just the leader that he was, man.

42:08That's one thing I'm going to remember about him. Yeah, he's, shoot. He's going to be really good, man. He's on 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. I was right there. I got looking at PEOPLE's spot and put on this. How many days of your personality and the coach? I'll keep that up until they're the same way. Yeah. Coach, Coach Hartlund, man. He's full of energy, man. And he's creative as well. You know, I'm just learning from him as well. You know, I'm trying to run more outside the backfield. It was being able to learn from Coach Hartlund. And so, he's definitely creative at what he does. And he brings a lot of energy to the team as well. And so, I think that would do really good. So, what's your intensity, man? Just intensity, man. And since he got the playoffs, every game, man, is like the intensity got, you know, higher and higher.

43:17And 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. 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. And they told me a lot of just about how much Ohio State prepared them, you know, for the NFL. And so, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I know I took a couple of days off after the National Championship and then shoot right after that. I'm writing sample Florida and I'm writing to it. And so, yeah, I think while I trained, I trained at your performance. I think it's called the House of Athlete or the Compound now. They did a good job, man. They're just bringing us in and the way they went about training us, man.

44:17They did a really good job. The Bucking Nears, no, I haven't. Did you think it was City Tampa? Tampa, Tampa, nice. It's a nice city, man. Really nice. The 40, the broad and the vert. You've been on the praises and awesome blocker. Do you speak to your mentality of like when you've got a linebacker or something in the shaft, and you're getting ready to swear on the ball? Yeah. Yeah, no, man. It's really all about technique and then it's about mindset as well. And so, I say, you know, it's for the love of my brother. It's for the love of Will Howard. It's for the love of the receivers who I got on the perimeter. Just making sure, you know, first of all, my quarterback doesn't get sacked. And I 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 don't know if I gave up a sack. I'm not sure that, but I know if I did, I haven't given up too many. And so, man, it's for the love of my brothers, though, man,

45:17making sure that the ball get in their hands, you know, the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed. You had to hit the practice field later today. What is something you've been working on right now when you need to play? 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. And so, that's, I feel like that's one of the areas in my game. You know, I want to continue to get better. I feel like I did a good job of that in my senior year. And so, I just want to continue to build on that. So, you know what I'm saying? Yes, I did. Yes, I did. So, people say you look like a lot of people are out there. You get back in nursing. I think that would be more. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison. 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. So, the magic flavor of my face.

46:17Yeah. Yeah. Inside zone from stack. Being able to hit that thing downhill. And I'll say the next one is probably just an option out of the backfield. You know, a man and man coverage. You're getting on that line backer. And so. Yeah, I say the man, the biggest thing is the way that he carries himself, man. And the way that man, he approaches the game. 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. Even shoot, I don't know, every game, 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.

47:17So, how do you look like on your last game in the air coming from a one-star kid, you know, three-star victories? I think it's not just that you're in the way you look back on it, but what do you stand out 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. You know, you can run to people, but they still can't. It's not too much. They can't truly help you. You know, I feel like, you know, I feel like the only person that can truly help you is your relationship with Jesus Christ. And so, being able to lean on him, you know, he gives you, in those moments where it's tough, you know, where it's slow. And when you're behind the scenes and you're going through things that people don't know about, he gives you that peace and comfort, you know. Even in those moments, man, where it's so hard that you can't explain. It's like, man, I'm going through this, but like, how am I still filled with this internal joy? You know, how do I have so much peace in this situation?

48:17And so, that's something that only Jesus Christ can give you. And so, The fact that for Peterson Power and Joseph's experience, which aspect to be to those other individuals that you run to come from being around power and... Um... Man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. I just really love their mentality, especially Q as well. You know, I talked about Will Howard, his leadership, but Quincham mentality, man. That boy just, yeah, that boy just gifted, you know. You see, you know, sometimes he put in a situation where he looked like, you know, he should have a negative five yards. And as soon as you know it, you know, he, that running through somebody, stiff-farming somebody, and she, that's a gain of 10. And so... You some of the things he does, he just realizes two different things actually. Yeah. Um... Shoot, I think... Yeah, man. I think it's just like... He's just gifted, man, too, beyond. And he's just gifted. You know, he's a big back.

49:17You know, he's strong. And so, you know, he's able to do those things. And so, yeah, man, it's definitely... You know, I look at his game, and I want to, you know, at the same time, I want to learn from Quincham. You know, I want to look at his game and it's like, man, where can I get better at as well? You know, that's the type of player I am. I'm always looking to get better, man. I'm always looking to grow as a player. What's your last experience in the game? Jule and 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... Continuing to grow as a leader, continuing to grow as a player. And so, he's going to be really good for high-state. Thanks, boss. You're welcome to start. Uh... He's there. 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 of Jule and San as well. It's to be that vocal leader and lead the offense and lead the team. Thanks, guys. Thanks, guys. Shoot, man. He has a build like JK Dobbins.

50:17And, um... I kind of see them, you know, similar... He's 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, um... Before I recruit... Before I committed here, I remember watching JK Dobbins highlights like every... Every, um, one of his years here, like four or five times. And so, man, he was such a great back. And, um... I feel like, you know, when I see JK Dobbins, when I see, um... James people, I see similarities to both of their games. I feel like they play the same. And so... Appreciate you all, y'all. You're going to be back. This...

51:23This... This...

52:54Oh, I got coming in last year. I knew it was all just a tacky everyday. Really the same way. It's technically a van's area, right? Physically, how different are you? Weight-wise, body-wise, all that from the year ago? Um, I think I got a lot bigger. I'm like 240. You know, I'm like 244 right now. Last year, I played at like 236 to 37. What does it feel like at 244? Or maybe I'll be able to feel like an almost different machine out there. Yeah, like a... What does it feel like to be running around out there like you are, but... With more... More bats. I just feel like I'm like... Like... Like more downhill, like... Stronger, like I'm taking all the bloods better. It's a big... No. Is it daunting? Maybe that's not the correct term. But to think you're going to be playing much more than you did even last year. And you played quite a bit last year instead of... What do you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more? You just got to get ready to just play 30 more snaps. But...

53:55How would you describe how much you were looking forward to it from an 8-stand point? Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it. My... I'm ready for it. The text is opener. It's a rematch. But it's not really two different teams compared to the 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... We've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming, so we know we got to do it. We've been prepared for it. How are you? I think Riley ready to play right now. He advanced freshman, like he ended up here in the book. He stood in like he advanced. And his measurements were crazy. He saw it like the saw line too. You said you're ready. What was that process like during last season? Could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready? So whatever 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.

54:56When 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 piece that feeling this year is an last year. Because of this announcement that... I asked a little more time. How different is that response feel? That's 50% of the experience you're calling back. If it was last year, you knew you were a homemaker. I feel like it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year. But I kind of go about it the same way. Like last year, I was attention over everything I did. I feel like this year is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more. Some reason they were saying it's not helping me. It's not helping me. It won't work? It won't work, you want to? I say... Scrab my gun. When you think of me, you think of like a bullet, like a silver bullet.

55:59I don't really know bullet, I'm always on the ball. That's how I like to play a thing. You know what I'm gonna body that? No, I ain't, I ain't got to be my nickname, but... I'm not saying that the nickname could be that. Oh yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. I'm gonna work hard to put nutritious style and how it's free. I mean, how does that fit you? And what are you enjoying about it? The whole thing and that kind of style. I think it fit me because... I don't know, I just like the defense. I feel like we got, like you said, we got a lot of freedom. We moving around a lot of the times. It's like, you know, I don't know. I don't really know how to answer that. That's okay, does it? You can just go on your instincts. A little bit more maybe, and it's not so thinking of too much. I don't even know if I say that because there's a lot of thinking going on, but it's like... I just like it's defense. I like how it's pretty defense. I like what you got going on. What was it sad when CJ left the ring? Uh... No, I wanted to much sad. I was kind of like happy for him. Yeah, that's what you want.

57:00No. No. All right. That's my dog. I'm kind of missing a little bit, but I'm happy for him. Well, Val, thank you. Go ahead. One last question. Coach Daze talked a lot about the guys who played some last year, but maybe weren't the starters and the hunger for that wasn't maybe your national championship you guys were going to win your own. How much do you feel that is a guy who certainly contributed last year, but will be in this bigger role and along with some of your classmates? Yeah, I do feel like... I did win the national championship, but like you said, my role wasn't the same as how's it going to be this year. So, yeah, I definitely want to go get another one experienced that feeling, maybe on the field, a lot more place. That's it. Great. Val, thank you very much. Thanks, guys. You know, get it down and start playing. Last time you played a lot of the very games in the past, you were pretty much the biggest of those. I think it applies to me just pretty much. I don't know. I'll talk to my squad. I just let my play do what it does. I mean, it's tough, but we got to move forward.

58:01You know, I mean, that's all we do. What is it about the amateur brothers that don't talk much about play? You know, what is our problem? We're talking. I think it's hard to see. The community is just executing, you know, and just holding down on our silence like that. So being a guy, I'll just get the job done. And doing most of the little play, we just got it here. We got to have this big, big, big rest stuff. We're so invested by whichever guy from your big brother. Yeah, it's hard to play. I mean, basically pretty much the same. So this is a career day. Every day is not a problem. It's going to be over in the instance. It's going to be really tough. Taking myself in the career, doing everything I do. Yeah, total confidence. I mean, it's done. I'm just going to get in here and honestly. You know, every time we go, we take the field. You know, it's going to hurt. Why is it the junk? You know, I know we're going to give our best effort. You know, I know, because you don't have time. You're going to run the right routes. You're going to get it down to the ball. That's what the team is going to do. That's what we can do. But yeah, we have to think you just drop the guy's here. I mean, it's not being the same. It's hard to be on the field, but like it's hard to understand.

59:03You know, it's a great place. Sometimes in chapter, we won't just be able to understand it's your time to spend the same way. That's why I got my time to be a type of loser, you know? You know, I'm saying whatever I'm right away. I'm fully understanding. I'm not understanding. Taking it is going to take a great... My confidence level, you know, has always been the same. I've known that, you know, I could break out and have an amazing game, you know, whenever. But it's the one that's count. Any kind of walk-through the last touch down there at the time of the game for you? I'm taking the big hit and everything. Yeah. You know, corner out, you know, through a perfect ball. Had to put it really back, shoulder for me, you know, to make a play on it. And, you know, just made a play on it. Just thought it. You know what it is, kind of. So what do you have to catch you thinking about? Are you sure we made a hit of the second ball this year? Yes, sir. You know, I make sure, you know, I see my surroundings, you know, you know, some guys trying to take your head off. So, you know, yeah, I do.

1:00:03But I think that in the day when I see the ball, it's about the ball and catching it, you know, that's my job. And, you know, I consider all those things, but, you know, getting the job done is first. What about the... The port that five has set that up. What did you guys see on that play? Port and five, salt and man coverage, you know, on the sand, beach and man catch the ball. You know, it's your own forever. This offense, it seems like there's been a... ...construction slash focus on the one game. Maybe this is going to be a run for the first offense. Do you guys have any chance to see the room? That's the thing I'm going to show you. I mean, we don't, you know, we got to see how everything stacks up when we put on the field. But, I mean, a run for offense opens up big lanes for the passes. You know, you got to take the safety's low, you got to do all that type of stuff. So, it's less about who gets the touches and more about, you know, how we can capitalize on opportunities that we're giving. So... Do you agree that people are ripe for thinking that there's a offense to be that way?

1:01:03Is it... I think we can make it out of this. I mean, you can... I mean, you can tell you in any way you want. We have the best running back field in the entire nation, and we have the best receiver unit in the nation. So, we kind of... We're kind of jack of all trades, so. You've been moving around the offense in the past of different things, motions, different creative ways to get open. But has that increased any knowledge of Helen's here, or is it kind of the same as the benefit of her business? Probably stay away from talking about scheme stuff. So, yeah. What was it that Jeremiah did that you think enabled you to be in Ironlock? Just coming in every single day and competing. That's really what we're challenged to do as buck guys when we walk into the weight room with coach Makers supposed to be there and show out and show out every single day. And you're not allowed to have a step back and not allow to have an off day. He took care of all his, you know, the non-negotiables of this program. He was never late. He made his weight every single day. He gave his 100% effort. And at the end of the day, he was just winning a lot of competitions and just grinding.

1:02:03So, yeah. What did you like, what did you like? Did you like to write a lot about Brandon? Hmm. Brandon didn't get a chance to do a lot this spring. Hmm. What stood out to you, even when he was on the field, he was just trying to make things like he could be a legit back player for you. Well, yeah. First and foremost, he got voted on by his peers to the leadership committee on our team, which is a group of about, you know, 16 to 20 of our guys who the team looks to as leaders. So obviously, you can see how people think of him on this team. They think highly of him. And he comes in every day as a very fiery competitive nature. And, you know, he puts in really hard work and days in and days out. So, even though he hasn't seen the field too much yet, we have no concern that when he does stuff onto the field, he's going to make a great impact. He's only been here here. Yeah. I heard last summer about him. Like, he's done his never-specialized. He can be on a leadership committee. I have to prepare for him for 165 days. Yeah, just his ability to be able to, you know, talk a good game, but also back it up.

1:03:04Not in a sense of playing football, but more in a sense of, we're going to be the hardest working team on the field. We're going to go in day in, day out. I'm going to beat you even when I don't feel healthy, even when I don't feel good, all that type of stuff. It's all an mentality. I'm not going to... From far away, it looks like... ...violin, not just like... ...I think it's kind of a little bit like the young American. Right. Like, do you see that in him? I'm not trying to prepare for it. I'm going to pretend I'm wrong. Can you see that a little bit in the way that he can shift around? Yeah, he definitely is very fluid about the way he moves and we see it in his routes and his releases. So, you know, when all the White receivers are knowing the film room and he's getting crapped, he's doing all this body movement stuff. It's like, okay, we could see he got a little sum to him. So, it's just about bringing him along. You know, he just got here. It's his first year here, kind of built on a long... ...there's steps you got to take, but he's definitely training in the right direction. I think a lot of teams get talent for whatever reason you guys seem to develop their receivers better than anyone.

1:04:04What goes on out there that somehow helps the Ohio State keep replacing guys in the NFL? We play Denzel, Davidson, Ibnelson, Germain Matthews, Jordan Hancock, Layton Ransom, Caleb Downs. That's really what it is. It's a BIA getting this better every single day. So, tremendous credit to the defense and the ability to be able to develop corners like that. It's just good on good every single day. That's the way you get better. How much do you want the coaches to get open right now? No center. I mean, we definitely have a strong second there, I would say this year. But, you know, it's just...it's not just their talent that makes them special. It's their ability to go hard every single day. They show up every single day with a competitive nature. And, you know, we're going back and forth on the field every single day. They'll be bigger and spin at each other a little bit. But, it's all love at the end of the day. We appreciate them. Other wheels done a nice job. You know, I think he's gotten better from week one to week four. I think he has a better grasp just because he's got live reps. You know, the toughest position to play in football is quarterback.

1:05:05He's from a practice standpoint because they don't get hit in practice. So, I think they can get a full sense of security. You know, no matter where you go. In college and professional football, the quarterback doesn't get touched in practice. So, the game is so much different for the quarterback than it is for any other position. But, like Mara Willis-Tafness, he stands in the pocket. He can see things. He does very rarely. He does make the same mistake twice. I think he learns from every experience when he's out there. We have really good conversations in between drives when, hey, this happened. You know, if it comes back and that look comes up again, he doesn't do what he did before. He moves on to it. So, I think he's done a good job protecting the football. You know, we never want to turn it over. But he's been really good from that standpoint so far in the first world game. So, his completion percentage has gone up in every game. So, excited about where he is there. You know, we continue to complete the ball at a high 60-70% rate. And I think we'll be really successful in the fish in the past game. He's used his legs a little bit. You know, I think that's more than a aspect that I think he's good at it.

1:06:05But it just depends on how defense defend. So, it's not that he's not defending us as if he has to do that. So, I think that's very real often. We'll be talking after they come about. Well, there were still some things that we really wanted to get to that were excited about. The opportunity we've had on that stuff. And the world's asking about game plan specific stuff. When you look at the big picture of your offense and the playbook, how much have you seen and how much more is there at your disposal as a skillful? There's always more to disposal. I think it's what is applicable in the game that you're playing. You know, I think you have a course of X amount of plays over a season. But then that's cut down for what you're doing that week. Because you can't practice all those plays during the week. And then even the plays that you practice during the week, you don't get called in a game. Because that specific situation may have not come up in that game. You know, so, you know, as you go through it, sometimes you find yourself in the red zone more than you thought you were going to be in the red zone. Other times you find yourself, you were never in the red zone. So, you know, you can go two or three weeks, where you don't have the ball inside the five yard line.

1:07:05But you've got some really good goal line plays, but you never get a chance to call those goal line plays. Because you scored from 20 yards out as opposed to punching it across the goal. And so each week is different. I think we always over prepare probably more than often than not. And say, hey, we got some really good stuff in these situations. But if that situation only comes up once, you only get the call one play. You had five that you thought were pretty good, but you only came up once. So those other four, you know, you kind of put them in the Tupperware and tuck them away. And then try to bring them back out again next week. But we spend a lot of time with how many reps do we have at this particular player, this particular scheme. And then maybe two weeks from now, you're playing somebody that's similar to who you had three weeks earlier. And say, hey, let's take some of those things out of the Tupperware that we practice that we, and really didn't get a chance to run. So. You get one for four times or four times. And I got about one of these aggressive and win the game in this five. What's worked in the situation? You're the boss, then four times or four, just hitting work.

1:08:06Yeah. There's an analytic aspect to it. But I don't think it's always analytics. I think you also have to get the flow of the game and kind of how that's going. So it's a combination of both. You know, what are the percentages if you go for in terms of success rate? But also you have to factor in what's, what does that do to our team? If we don't get it, you know, I think everybody is always, hey, we're all in, we're all in. Well, you're playing poker and you're all in and you only have a pair of twos. You know, they may have a better hand in you. And that's where the situation is. You know, it's easy to sit there and say, fourth down, you should go for it all the time. Well, that's not necessarily the case. But I also think you always have to think about what, how is your defense playing at the time? And we're willing to put our defense on the field right now if we don't get the first down. So that's part of it. And then we have certain packages based on down a distance that if we get to a fourth and four. Fourth and have a situation, then we're going to dial these plays up. So I think our players are really comfortable because we're calling something that they practiced and run a lot.

1:09:06Third or a problem? Yes, we're listening to you talking about real however dead some of the people that's born, you can do right. But there's always room for development. What would you like to see in the fellow? Completely repass. I mean, that would be one chair gofty the last night, right? I think you made 18 for 18. And then I'm on my same brown one, one for one. So they were 19 for 19 as a team. So. What about you? Do you think you lost time receiving someone once? I mean, from the old train die, how about you for the rest of the looking guy? I think we'll do a good job. I think there's always a growth with all of that. You know, sometimes it may be a new or route that had gone in. And he doesn't have as many reps in the bank as he does with some of the other things that we've run since day one of spring. But I think that every quarterback can improve. Every coach can improve, every player can improve. I think this is a growth game. You know, and how you develop. And I hope in game eight, we're not playing like we played in game four. You know, I think it's as you continue to go on and start to add different elements, different things that are happening, different opponents that that's always part of it.

1:10:11But the growth is how do you develop over the course of the season? So I'm pleased with where Will is right now. But that doesn't mean that he's arrived. I don't think you ever arrive in this game. I think every day you're going to try to be just a little bit better than you were the day before. And that's what I love about Will though. That's kind of his mindset is how do I get a little bit better? And how do I improve? And how do I help this team win? You know, there's your question. I was feel patient, something you can coach and teach and develop. Or is it there? It's not a seeded strong hand. You know, kind of a guy's having it for that level. Yeah, I don't think all guys have it. But I do think it can be developed. And I think everybody, you know, it's no different than the first time you move into a city. You're going to have to take a map out and try to figure out your GPS. Like, how do I get from point A to point B? And then after a while, why was I going this way? If I could have gone around, I would have been there a lot quicker. So it's just part of the process that you go through when you're new. And you're trying to figure your way around. And you need a map to look at. But after a while, you're going to figure your ability to land. And then you're a lot more comfortable in your environment. And the more comfortable Will gets in our offense, I think the more successful we're going to have.

1:11:15Obviously, game plans dictate something where not where the ball's going to go. And you guys have as many weapons as you do. Do you find yourself as you in the bill of the game? Well, this guy maybe hasn't had as many touches. Can you even do that in this offense where you're trying to get guys more involved? I mean, I think at times theoretically you can do that. But you also have to factor in what is the defense's decision on how they defend it. How they decided to defend you. When people can say we're not going to let you run the ball, we have to throw the ball. Okay, we're equal opportunities. It doesn't matter if you run the ball across the goal lane or throw the ball across the goal. And it still counts to six points. So we're not caught up in. It has to be totally balanced in 50-50 run pass or whatever it is. It's indicative of what they're doing. And if we can figure out what they're doing and get a really good beat or what they're trying to take away, then you are sometimes you plan things going into a game and saying,

1:12:17hey, if I was defending us, this is how I would do it. And then you get into a game and they're like, they're not doing that. Well, then we need to take advantage of that. And we want to be balanced. And I think we're pretty good at distributing the ball through. But there are some games where the Titans may catch the ball more than the running backs catch the ball. That's just the nature of how the game kind of expressed itself. And there are, we have specific plays where we think we're trying to get the ball to him, but we're never going to force it. You know, if they're going to double cover a guy, then they double cover a guy. If they've double covered him, then someone's single. And that's the beauty of having as many weapons as we have is if you're going to double one guy, then that means somebody else is, you can't double them all. If they did, it's a penalty because they get to me guys in the field. But when you have as many weapons as we have, I think that's always a bonus. And that's always a benefit. So, you're an advocate that you know, four games is the opportunity to run through the five. Kind of especially with Brian, how is that gone for you and how you could get settled in the game?

1:13:18It's been smooth. You know, I think we're, our guys have an understanding, you know, in terms of, because we spent so much time together during the weeks of, you know, how it's going to flow. And I don't think there's anything that has gone on in a game that's been a surprise. Like, hey, what was that? And why do we do that? You know, there's a constant dialogue going on. But when we're in a third and short situation, we only have four or five options on third and short. You're not making plays up at the time. They're what you practice, what you've gone over, you know, because you're going to call something that your players have a lot of confidence in running because their confidence is based on their demonstrated ability to do in our training sessions. So, I think it's been smooth. You know, we've, we haven't really faced any ton of adversity on the offensive side of the wall. So, I think that's really when, you know, it's, it'll show. But I'm confident that our communication systems and our protocols that we use right now are solid. Are there any further view in your perspective, like the little better, as an often-deformer maybe than as head coach?

1:14:22So, I missed the first part. Was there anything you'd like to say that being an offensive coordinator, it surprised you as opposed to being a head coach? You can go to the bathroom between series if you have to. You're putting on the difference, I think. It's always kind of tough coach-coop and tell you that on the sideline. It's really difficult to say, hey, I'm going to leave you, I mean. But there's a, there's a bathroom upstairs by the booth, so if need be. Obviously, you have a lot of triggers that are big, but I think that was talking about it. Is there a form worry or a risk sometimes of getting too far over the skis being aggressive? Knowing that you have almost like get out of your three cards, they're generally spent up there that you can just throw it up to. Or, you know, Ryan's talking about trying to outskim and get the guy like real hard for the end of the second. You know, you enjoy that, that challenge. Is it sometimes hard to dial it back when you have the ice that are, that, you know, that? Yeah, because it's not, we're not trying to outskim anybody.

1:15:24We're trying to put our players in positions where they can make plays. I mean, anybody can draw a play up and say, you should do the issue, you should do that. Then my question is, well, how many reps do you have that running at? You know, and do we feel really good? Because we've seen the four or five different ways they can defend that. So, we're not trying to, and you're not going to outskim, Phil Parker. You know, that's just, I think, maybe people think a little bit too much into that part. These people are ready to get that people's number. This, this game has always been about the players and always will be about the players. So, you know, who can, who can really show up in those matchups? And that's what this game's about. You know, this is a, as good a defense as we talked about as we faced. But there's going to be a lot of one-on-one battles. You know, we have to win against their, their interior defense alignment are outstanding. So that matchup with our center-owned guard against the two interior defense alignment and the All-American linebacker are a huge matchup. And that comes down to just fundamental football. Do we block better than they get off of blocks? You know, can we give the quarterback enough time for our receivers to run the proper depth of the routes to get the ball thrown?

1:16:27Is the quarterback throwing the ball on time? Where's he holding the ball too long? You know, it's all of that. So, but we don't sit in there and dream up because you have a Jeremiah or you have a Mack or you have a Q or a Trey that we should do this this. And then I think we're always trying to action with their strengths and play to it. But you have to look at all 11 when you're making those decisions because, hey, let's just go with the hand. Well, then how long are we going to protect for? You know, Jeremiah is going to run a 60-yard route. You know, I learned a long time ago. Every inch on a piece of paper is a second of protection. So can we protect for that long? Can we hold up? And now what are we going to do for that? We're going to keep eight guys in and protection. You know, I think there's a lot that goes into it. But I think the ability to have weapons at all spots makes the defense have to defend all those spots. So we're not trying to specifically go to one or another. I think we're just trying to see how they deploy versus these formations and what their tendencies are. And then what are our best chances? And then we got to go play and then we got to go execute because the scheming's done once the ball snap.

1:17:31You know, it's it's do our guys hold up long and protection and do our receivers get to the right depths. And there's a quarterback delivered the ball on time to a location where the defender can't get his hands on. Just follow up on that. So when you go against a parker, does it feel like a chess match for the pieces can move independently? In fact, then what is the tell that you've gotten into a defense coordinators head for one of another term as a game goes on? It is a chess match for the pieces of moving. So what happened on play one may not be the same thing happened on play five. You know, it could be different because you could make a different call. And I don't think any coordinator neither side of the ball ever thinks about am I getting in this person's head. You know, we're really microscopic in terms of our vision on what's the next play and what's the situation. It's second and ninth on the left hash.

1:18:32You know, what are our calls in second and ninth on the left hash on the plus 30 yard line. That's really where you are. You're not thinking about am I in his head, not in his head. If you're thinking that then he's in your head. And I don't have enough space for anybody else in my head. So I'm just going to concentrate on what's next down. It's the only thing. One quick follow. This is awesome. We're going to chance you follow. You said the tone. Yeah, but when a play actually starts, where are you watching? When the play starts, are you watching how the defense is reacting? You know what you're trying to do offensively. This is a coordinate of what are you watching? We have really specific we call eyes. So everybody has a specific spot on the field. You know, so the offensive line coach may have the offensive line to his sideline. But then the graduate assistant is in the box looking at the offensive line to a way from the sideline. You know, it's the same thing with the secondary rotation, things like that.

1:19:34So what would there as many people as we have? There's a lot to that. For me, I understand kind of what the trigger point of the play is. And if something occurred that was out of whack, you know, then I know who to ask right away. So I can ask Billy, really with the backside safety, he didn't drop to the backside half. He actually fit into the front. You know, we thought that we had a play where it was going to be too deep on the backside. It wasn't too deep on the backside. So, you know, sometimes you get a bigger picture because of where we were. And you can see the all-22. But you have an understanding of what the ball snapped of what the play should look like. And when there's a breakdown, you know, how quickly can you get the information of what the breakdown was? And why was there a breakdown? Was it because of the defense deployed differently than we thought there were going to? Or did we lose in one of the matchups that we had, you know, the left tackle missed on a five-techno? No one so guy came in clean because, hey, the quarterback could hit quick. I didn't look like there was a blitz. It wasn't a blitz. We missed a block. You know, sometimes that happens. All right. Thanks, guys. Yeah, it was, it was, um, definitely, you are, you know, playing D-Liamen.

1:20:38And you can just focus on your man. Just get off the ball. I feel like it's a lot easier to play, you know, that way. You just kind of like simplify, not to say, I don't want to say simplify, but does it kind of make it so that you're not having to think too much? Like what's the... Yeah, you can say that. You can say that, not think too much. You know, just more so, let's get off the ball. What kind of impact did working with Brian Young this past three-tap, the defense line as whole? I met a big impact. I, you know, obviously, an old bit. You know, we went back to the basics just on technique, footwork, just the fundamentals. And I, you know, I think that definitely helped prepare this for the game. Did Reels rotation on the defensive line different this week? Just getting, maybe, maybe more plays to sequence together, set a counter-retail while... Yeah, it was more, more so, you know, six plays. If you guys get tired, just rotate out.

1:21:39But a cool rotation. And definitely helped us stay fresh. Even that last drive during the fourth, guys, we were just a lot fresher, able to rest the passer. So I felt like it benefited us. Is there also just a, like, an element of just like getting in the way with the game flow when you're not... Where you're kind of subbing in and out is... So, you know, you can get more into it with them. Yeah, definitely. Cam, I came up with that sack in the fourth quarter. That, I don't know if it pushed him out of the throwball range, but obviously missed the throwball right after that. Like, Cam's obviously a leader on this team. When he makes a big play like that, like, how much maybe does that give a boost of adrenaline to the defense? A big boost. Because, you know, that's, you know, that's OZ Cam. You know, that's been his Cam right there. You know, he's probably looking at him just smile. But it was a big boost. You know, definitely makes you get on your horse a little more. And just keep your head down and keep grinding throughout the game.

1:22:41That's key and prestige the way that he's kind of accepted his role this year. You know, he's not playing as much as he used to, but I've seen him kind of just embrace that and does it do anything for you. Yeah, I mean, I've been learning a lot from Cam, especially technique wise. You know, I would ask him about just, you know, how I would look at his old film, I asked him about, you know, what was he seeing? And, you know, during this particular play. But I think he's an awesome leader. He will come in and will open arms come here. And, you know, that's my guy. Hey, when somebody like Tyron stands up front of the team, so like, I have played up to my own expectations. Like, I will be better for the, like, what was it mean when somebody hits the stat with a lot of people gruff watching him? Yeah, I mean, T5, he had to do, man. I mean, you know, every game he can be your best game. That's the lead. You know, but he came up close with a pick.

1:23:42I mean, you know, regardless of it all, he always finds a way to get interceptions on the high he keeps doing it. But he definitely, I smile at that too. It's like, you know, I watched him high school, really just his whole career. So it's an honor to be playing with him. Rizzi talked about kind of changing some things every now and then to make people body uncomfortable. What's the value of that from a player perspective? I think just in terms of, you know, staying uncomfortable on things that mental aspect. You know, going through a game, you know, things may not go your way. Just being in that uncomfortable state and always having the will to push him, fight through. How have you seen the changes with the benefits rather of those changes that you're making this week? I mean, like, from practice, the schedule to your position groups and the like. Yeah, I mean, I think we can see it, you know, during the game.

1:24:42We just watched film. I even though myself, during the run, I was just in my hand placement was a lot better. You know, because we were just refining a lot of the smaller details that BYU felt like we needed to fix. So I think it's paying off. And you also talked about confidence, a minute ago. From you all side of the ball, obviously, up there, bigger eyes on you on the past week. How much is a confidence boost from what do you get from this win? Oh, a lot. I'm a lot, I feel like we, the whole week, you know, we was talking about finishing. And I felt like we did that. You know, we kept our heads down. We went back to the basics. The fundamentals, technique, hand placement. You know, that lean that you have to have. And, you know, just refining the small things and it all paid off. So it's definitely a confidence boost. How would you describe Peyton Turner from your time with him watching him through training camp and having a bigger impact on his past week?

1:25:44Yeah, Peyton, great player, great teammate. You know, that's a, that's a, I think, guy that's my group closer with. But a great, I mean, he's a great player, a hell of a guy. Thank you. Thank you, Barber. He prepared these games day in and day out. And he goes on notice, but the things he does is very noticeable for the team and stuff like that. He's done a phenomenal job. How did you do it? They got a little more size on them and stuff like that. They played Manage from before. And that's what they've been doing all year and stuff like that. So they got a lot of reps at it. And they're going to see me. Obviously, we'll do the same in this game. Yeah, we're going to assume they do the same in the game. They've been putting up film all year going on how man coverage and stuff like that. So we're going to assume and then a reactor where they come out and stuff the different. How have you seen Will Howard grow?

1:26:46Will's become more and more of a leader each and every week and stuff like that. He's led the team by example whenever we're down, he picks up this team and he's a juicer of quality. We have all the fake and we didn't have the fake and well he would be on the field. It was a great play call. The defense came out something we did something else, but it was a great play call. I thought it was a touchdown, but now we'll he pulled it down your drones and it's really out. We always get on say like you ain't doing this at K state, but now you come over here. You can't stay on the sheet. How much stopping will you and your men? Jermaine, we talk every day. Jermaine's on the defense side and stuff like that. We get each other going and stuff like that where we have competition or picking each other up. How do you see the end of it? He's grown a lot.

1:27:46He's played more and more of this season and stuff like that. He stepped up against when we needed him the most and stuff like that. He's always continue to get better. He's practiced against the best receivers. You can't get any better than us. Jermaine, for sure. How do you feel like Kyle? How do you feel about him and Frank? He's talking a lot of practice and he's also going out there to make the plays back and up. I knew it happens as receivers and stuff like that. You don't catch every ball and happen and stuff like that. I just knew I couldn't let it be me up and inside and we scored. I really found out that I knew the ball would come back later in the game and they did. Yeah, I just came out to open kick to my elbow. It was too fast. Yeah, it happens a lot. You expected a lot of the time, but that moment, you just like, yeah, especially in the gold line.

1:28:47So that everything more could then stuff like that. So you didn't really think you were going to pop that open. Yeah, I have one. I mean, a lot of every college football player in the world wish they were here in our position and stuff like that. Definitely a blessing not everybody gets opportunities to do it. And it's only like probably a once in a lifetime opportunity for a lot of people who want to more than be. What did you get to write about the CX team? We just had to look at ourselves in America and see what was the problem. What we needed to do to address those problems and stuff like that. We did exactly that. And we came out firing up all putting more trust in our receivers and then it's open up the right game and stuff like that too.

1:30:01You just said that by any means necessary, my son stuff like that. And then we knew that there was a lot going on with him. So we knew we had to back him up and be there for him. Two more questions, folks. I was funny because I missed my black and I turned around here just running towards me. I'm like, he's going to that boy. How much drive does the light keep a room? Is there a pad in blocks? We have a lot of problems. We know that a lot of the explosive players are on the perimeter and the widows are on the perimeter. So we feel like the game don't go unless the widows are going to stuff like that. So we try to find every way they impact the game as possible with the ball or without the ball. Thank you guys. Thank you for the pass. I'm grateful for that. I'm going through it and helping me go through it.

1:31:05Just how I always raise, I just know how to work. It's all there is. It's given effort and going east. I want to say this with full respect. When we see JJ and Sonny, it's like, that makes sense. I'm like, I'm a guy. Were you surprised to be named? What puts you in that same category? Yeah, I was a little surprised. I kind of have a feeling because I kind of like, I mean, I kind of could have guessed it. But I just knew that I was one of my goal to talk to him behind Bug Guy and I just put in the work that he was doing. So what did you get at now? What did it mean? How did you take it? It was really special. We're right after our text and my parents. They really knew what it meant until the video came out and the question explained it to us. So then I took it to the team. Back then, it was playing football, then right behind in games. Did you just tell the difficulties of going back and forth?

1:32:06Not just like we were learning them, but actually it happened to play both of those five games. Yeah, it's pretty difficult. Especially during the game, you have to put the whole mind around. It's not easier in practice because it's not getting like several down. But like, going back to my game. It's pretty hard, but like in high school, it was every other player I was in back in court with the triple out. So I knew it. I was comfortable with it. And sometimes I just take it. I'm walking to the basketball and scrims. I had like, I saved it to be the same. But I had to give him more time so I can keep my head. Bring in two tactics and then put your hands in the middle of the game. And then you set the tie track and then you put it out. You're trying to keep that up. Yeah, so like, I got to set the example. And then like, my first two weeks here, I was like teaching them. I don't know what they're expecting these players because I've seen a new place with them. And even me defense, like technique two, because I keep saying technique.

1:33:06But just helping them out because we need all of this. What did you like, what did the idea of playing tagline kind of come about? Did you, about like, Raff, the season, or the football game? What did you, how did everybody come about? It came close to springtime. They wanted to have, they just wanted to have a good fight out there. And they don't play the best. So they just didn't get the chance. What did you do all of the time? They're awesome. They're great. A lot of eyes, it's awesome because everyone's watching something. And I'm like, someone's only watching this place, so you know what's going on. I got to feedback to get like after the play, after the practice. All three off, you're all fine. It's awesome. They can, they can tell you like everything because they know like what's the last I had with coach Johnson, coach Dickies, watching left, and coach the one who feels the right from right. So like, you know what's going on, it's great. How has the experience that you got the big reps and the big games, all that helped, it really boosted my confidence. And like, and I can like lead the young guys too, because I know it was going on,

1:34:10because they really don't really miss this first time spring, so like to do my stuff, like just that leadership of them. Resortility has also been mentioned a lot. Three off both sides of the ball, playing in different spots, can you elaborate on that? Yeah, this, yeah, I can beat that up question a lot more time. Can you just talk about the versatility that coach Jason's been talking a lot about that up, as well, you guys in different spots being able to win? Yeah, so like, I mean, you all see it in last year, we lost two stars, all maybe starters, so like really guys can be stepped up, and like going to season, I didn't know I was playing the start of the left guard, and then I didn't really know I was going to beat bounce over the right, and what Adani knew is when bounce out the tackle, so like, it really helps everyone. I think a lot of guys in season are playing more positions, and it's going to help us in football. But if you learn from Donnie and John, or Seth and all that, Just like technique wise, they really helped me make pretty snap stuff, and I know I'm like, what's going on with what you guys,

1:35:11and I'm like, I'm going to place myself in there. Right, thank you. Thank you. Thanks, Adani. DT, how would you describe the mentality of the defense right now, getting this opportunity for a rematch in the world? Yeah, hungry and thankful. I mean, we know how the last time when, you know, we had a chip on our shoulder. I mean, we were riding high before that game, and we took that loss, and we came back how to make a couple changes. But I think we understand what, you know, everything's at stake right now. You know, just fighting to where, another high stage jersey 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 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 all your minds in that moment? I mean, there was a... I don't think anybody imagined it. Imagine us losing. You know, I didn't. That's for sure, and I think after that it was a kind of head deep.

1:36:14But 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 goes your whole season, but I think we did a great job of just understanding, coming together in this room right here, not being afraid of display or hold accountability for one another. And, you know, as that happened, we came back, we grouped, and we're 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 moments, and the things you're taught within those little situations speaks of all of you. After all of our letterman growl. Jay, what did you see in front of Kenyatta in the last couple of weeks? Was there like a push from him? Did there be any conversation with him? Did he seem like he's playing since the best football in Tennessee? Yeah, I mean, that's my boy. He's in the R2X club too, but, you know, Kenyatta, I mean,

1:37:15every time his number's called, he goes out there and makes the most of it, no matter where we are in the game. When he goes out there, he's just hungry. He wants to go make plays, and, you know, we see it in practice, so it's not surprising to us. Bill Rebino, let's play this back. Dylan Gabriel's obviously very elusive in her talent, and he's not very tall. How important it could be to just kind of stay in your past rush lanes and neglect a lot of balls and kind of make a difference that way? Yeah, I think it just comes on being disciplined. No one who you're playing against, like you said, Dylan, he's, he's sharply very elusive. I mean, he can, he is making throws. I mean, he get out the puck, he can do everything. So I think for us, we just have to discipline him and just continue to just meet with Coach Jay, meet with the coach's nose and understand how we can just eliminate that. I should have asked you and Jeff, I mean, your personality seems to be a little different. You're more on the quiet side. How about you play together four years, both five-star guys,

1:38:16kind of describe your relationship with him, friendship with him, and just kind of how you cop along each other? Man, that's my brother, like he said. We're different, but very alike. I think outside, like you said, he's louder, I'm quiet, but once we're on that field, we're like the same person. We'll do anything for this team. We'll die for our players and we'll give everything we got. Room together for four years, correct? Yeah, fall camps. Every room. Yeah, sometimes go over there, slip over there. Yeah. We need one who's the missing one. We have our share of days when I'm neat, he's neat, or we might both be messy, but we do a good job. Yeah, I would probably say I would better kick the jack though. Tony Gertman, like I thought. When you're playing a team for the second time, and that was almost a season to go by now, how much of a square one with the scouting and preparation, or how much do you take from that game, how much do you avoid taking so that you don't have any preconceived notions of what you're going to have against offense

1:39:18on the offensive line? I say it's pretty 50-50. I mean, that game, like you said, it was a while ago, but at the same time, they elevated as a team, and so did we. So we understand that they made some changes for sure. There's a certain tendency we can take back from that game, but we also understand that they went on a little run after that, and we can see that they elevated as an offense. So we just got to continue to watch those games, dissect other games, and just continue to see what stands out and what they changed from the past game. We got a couple calls on Zoom that will wrap up with, first, we have Nick Hamilton from Nightcast Media. Nick? I just wanted to ask you basically about the synergy of this defense and how you guys were able to not only celebrate the triumphs, but get through the adversity, be able to be this top-notch defense that you are in college football today. Here, Pete, the question one more time.

1:40:19Yeah, no problem. I wanted to ask you about the synergy you are able to develop over the course of the season, obviously celebrating the triumphs, but also getting through the adversities to where you go all the top-notch defense that you all are today. Yeah, I mean, like you said, we went through a lot of trials to trials, but there's also a lot of things we can take away from all the wins and losses. And from those wins, we understood that, hey, we can be the best defense in the country, and from those losses, we understand that there are still things that need to be fixed. And I think when you take all that in, at once, that comes down to the common goal or the common target, which is, there's always learning points everywhere. And depending how we dissect those games or how we just continue to come as one and elevate, we continue to just collect all those learning points and just continue to grow from them. And one final question. Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch. JT, what have you guys done better in the first in the Tennessee game

1:41:21and just late in the season, you think about turning some of the pressures that you've got on quarterbacks and the sacks and getting home in some of those situations? Yeah, I think it was more just understanding the defense as a whole, understanding everybody's job. The thing has the season went on. We had to understand that, you know, we have to know what's going on in the back. We have to know what's going on in the lineback recruit to understand what plays we have, room of freedom. And I think once we understood that and got a better understanding of everybody's job, I mean, it showed this play because everybody knows what each other is doing. It's not like the lineback is know what they're doing. The corners and B.I. they know only their job. I think we all know each other's job and we continue to ask each other questions on, you know, if they're listening how they can get to the quarterback and, you know, if I'm dropping, playing quarterbacks, I can ask Cody on how to open field tackle it. So, you know, we just kind of lean on each other's understanding because, you know, like I said, like Denzel knows how to play corner-bending, then I know how to play corner. So, you know, he has more, more wisdom at that position than I do.

1:42:24JT, thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks, man. The first race is the moment like Dev and the ball's kind of, I'm just waiting for you. Definitely, a little bit of both. Obviously, I just wanted the team to win. I think we got a chance to win. No, definitely towards it and then to stretch that last drive. I was a couple of plays here, a couple of calls that he made me should have gotten. But, I think the frustration more so it just comes from, you know, to be able to win more or anything. True. You said he was a little surprised how much attention you got right away from your defense. How about you? Yeah, definitely. We maybe gilved in more one-on-ones kind of how the game plan was set up. You didn't have a lot of different coverage out of cloud to my side. And this is kind of how the game goes. What's the process of it? I don't know, sometimes we're, for whatever reason, just see that. Yeah, definitely. Especially in college, a lot of the game fans defensively were taking me away. You know, we had a lot of success at a high-speed, obviously, but one of the boys had in different weapons. They kind of still get the victories.

1:43:24And I was, yeah, you continue to do better jobs when I hear. Why are you still in the communication that process been like post-game, getting on the same page with Kyler? You guys exchange tax, or, you guys get into the film? Yeah, filming them, definitely. Kind of asking what did I see there, kind of go over and play. That's how I give them what I saw and kind of different feedback there. Exchange words. Mark, I get it. We're asking questions about the previous game. But are you the type of guy to let a game like that winger or how do you flush it? You got to move on. Got to move on. It's a long season guy. It's like 16 more of them. Hopefully, you know, I can stay healthy throughout the year and just continue to build and get better each week. You guys did so much work throughout the off season to get on the same page. How different is it when you get into that ring of the season? Yeah, it's totally different. It's totally different. It's totally different. You can do a lot of things, you know, inserts and shorts. And then once you go out there, put practice and you get pads on. You do like the joint practice, you do the colds, but there's nothing like actually going out there and live action. And really trying to be on the same page.

1:44:25So I think that would actually shift a little bit to you to develop and look at better. Is that just a matter of reps then? As much as anything? Yeah, definitely. Like I said, that was kind of my first live action together. So, continue with me. What are your early impressions of it? I'm on the field together and I'm on the increases with pounds. Yeah, but now obviously I have a deafness or respect, no JG's call or preseason. And obviously be all feel really healthy. That's kind of the most important thing. And obviously, that's a good, well healthy going forward. So, 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 a good physical team. I got a new, a lot of new guys up front, I think. That's kind of where the strong suit is. Kind of a little different to Buffalo, come over a little match coverage. So, I'm excited to build this. Personally, when the belts take you one on one, how do you feel today? Wasn't many of them. Wasn't many of them. So, I thought I could be good. How much were you thinking versus just playing?

1:45:25You know, not getting a preseason game action. I think it was preseason. Definitely, definitely thinking a lot out there. I think I'll come with reps. I think they're thinking less and just going out there and playing. Definitely come with reps. It's something they don't get better at, but they definitely say I was thinking a lot out there. Is there anything you can do to prove that that's from the coverage? Anything you can do to prove that? You're going to fix that a lot, obviously. Yeah, I mean, you just got to see you get open for yourself, make yourself available. The one the ball does, can be made in the play. But, he's just taking you away. That means other guys are having a chance to get open. So, that's how I kind of how I look at it. It's no longer since the T-No offense. That's the best thing for us. They're kind to be able to be with Tyler. Is this something that comes pretty quickly in a new game or something like that? I'm not sure. Hopefully sooner or later, I think. I'll continue to see. I don't think we're in a bad place right now at all. Obviously, I don't know what you think about it. But, just a live rep, so we'll continue to grow and show. I'm not sure if you're going to be able to do anything and how I believe maybe different than somebody else maybe.

1:46:25You know, I like to practice at least like the legal positivity, you know what I mean. So, but, he, the energy I would be on, just like hyperb, you know, I'm just like to. So, that's kind of how I want to be going on. I'm living my whole life on again. I felt, team captain, like specifically, and I felt I wasn't a captain in high school. I wasn't a captain in college, but I want to make a joke because I was in high school. So, I feel like I'm not going to be a captain until I get that I felt. 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. It would be a visual word to get back in that way. Yeah, I mean, I can't say that, I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like it has felt like how you used to in the past. But it didn't take just the first LTAs and took training and left and right once this season ended because I didn't know what it was going to be.

1:47:31So, it took a lot of, you know, reps just to give back to feeling like myself or they want LTAs. And then that whole first week, but now like today specifically just changing some small things with my feet. I've been talking about the long coach about some things I can do with my feet to get to that, but to sell that traditional angle that I love to sit on. I thought I felt great already, but I felt even better. So, I need more exercises tomorrow now. I'm getting my feet back and how I like the right side and on the left side. So, I mean, obviously I feel like in the league, whether I left the right or you're still going against Premier Guy, so obviously they're high expectations for the left and right tackle. But there's definitely like the level of energy and like the expectations definitely take the human strength. Because now, tonight, the blind side, that's the, that's the tackle world, you know.

1:48:31So, yeah, I would say in terms of communication as far as just even outside of the facility, just stuff like that, like really crazy that tackle quarterback. Bonde even more off the field, I think has been something that's even the cool experience. I got the text one day, because I, like you, put it up, I was like, you know, yeah, I've been training both. I've been training both, you know, I asked after the season there, like honestly, you know, we'll talk to you simply in the season, and I just got a text one. I had this with the free agency. Then, so I was like, you know, what? I had an O season right tackle. So, if I get the word, I'm going, I'm standing right tackle. I'll do what I did before I'm built on that. But I saw someone that was trying to left tackle now, as if I'm going to be left tackle. And I'd rather do that than train all the right time with the call. Hey, you left tackle. I didn't switch my feet yet. You know what I mean? So, I'm like, let me just prepare an advance.

1:49:31I was like, yeah, it was gone. You know? I think occasionally on third down, there would be a lot of twists. I was just not like, it's automatic. 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 pros like, oh my gosh, they did that. I kind of figured, okay, this is the type of rush. This is how this guy usually rushes. If I get the vibe, this is how the ends like the rush tackles at it. First of your guys, you got to premium your patch on. Or, you know, what it was going to be. Or, you 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, they brought the twist on my side again. It was never air-con, but they come out the hot. They're replacing it in two minutes. I do that, it goes away. You know what I mean? I want you more. Everybody else, and you really, you know, it goes out there occasionally. I'll third down, I was like, you know, I was like, he's going to pick me. You know what I mean? So, effect, effect, it's kind of, it's also kind of an advantage in the way.

1:50:32But it's also exciting, like, okay, I'm going to get the hardest look. You know, so those are real, real reps, you know, the things. Really, I went into kind of process. And I was like, hey, when they tell me, they'll let me know about it. I'm just going to train it. I was training all the way up. So, TAs, I guess, if I didn't hear anything about TAs, I would've came in like, so, you know what I mean? Because just like, I'm cool with training both, continue. I would've been cool with training both, continue with, but I feel like anybody, any position, will be like, okay, like, you want to as soon as possible, give your feet kind of a settle in, your hips settle in, your hands, settle in, certain kind of that. Would it have been harder to hit your work both, or how to use? No, no. But, they're definitely, but in terms of the development, it was definitely a lot faster to stay on one side. But I think having that week that we had the transitional seasons over, I'd like to respond.

1:51:38You know, good. I'm trying to get up, put up my mind, and I mean, week. Things out of town right now, but when it comes back, I'm going to show them the one house. So, I've got a house that's not too far from, so I told them, I got that house, like, I could yell outside. DJ. You know what I mean? Yeah. That's doesn't have any stock or anything. Doesn't mean anything, so we're at the play on Friday, and that's really all that matters. We're going to take two more from Zoom before turning it back. Our first one's going to come from Stephen from Cleveland.com. Go ahead. It's the 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 a success he's had as a freshman? No, it doesn't bring me surprises.

1:52:40It was pretty easy to see the talent that he has and the blessings that God has put on his plate. But it's always a challenge going against Jeremiah and the other receivers in Mecca and Karnel in practice, and even guys like Brandon and his impression Rogers, they do a great job bringing lists for the defense and create a lot of obstacles. I'll find a question from Zoom is going to come from Dan Hope. Go ahead, Dan. Caleb, you, Quinn had a lot of success against you guys when you played him at Alabama last year. Just what do you remember from going up against him last year and what can you learn from that game? Really smart quarterback knows how to operate their offense. Push the ball in the right places, and then Coach Arquizin does a great job putting him in positions to win. Jerry, back to you. Thank you, Rob Aller. Columbus Dispatch, Caleb, JT and Jack, playing opposite sides. Are they opposite off the field? As they are on in terms of personality and just the people they are?

1:53:41They're offices, but they're also like one of the closest people I know. They spend a lot of time together. They've come from different sides of the country, so they're different people for sure, but they're both really great people and really great men. I'm sorry, I respect both of them. Did you have the personality? How did you do that? I'm not going to do that. I'm sorry. I'm not going to do that. I'm going to ask the war on podcast throughout the season. We would always see you on Wednesday nights, you and Nathan would be some of the last people off the field. Are the things that you're working on after a practice always the same? Is it a routine? What are the things that you're hoping to get out of those extra moments after practice? We're teaming pretty much the keys that we need to go into the game with and then also changes week to week on based on what our jobs are going to put us into doing. So every week we go through the same things and then we add certain things that we do for what the team that we play is going to ask us to accomplish.

1:54:50Bill, we're going to win Columbus Dispatch. Yeah, I already got one here. Oh, okay. Joe and Goughlin, Columbus Dispatch. When Texas uses play action and they can use play action in a fair bit, what do they do well in those spots and what's the key thing you guys in those moments with Quinn? They do a really good job with I-Candy and it creates a lot of challenges for defense in order to see if it's runner pass and see, because that's when they're going to take their shots to as well. So really just having great eye discipline, seeing the line and seeing what is telling us. So that's what it does. Deep right, Nick Walker, Letterman, Rolk. Hey, look, you guys had a pretty good game plan for Tyler Warren when you guys played him. You guys have another Texas guy that's a good tight end and Gunnar Mountain. What are you guys going to have to do to limit him and what do you think about his game? He's a really good player. He makes a lot of plays and he has a lot of receiving yards this year. So really just do the same thing we've done all year. Just be disciplined in our responsibilities.

1:55:51And if you're on them, you've got to make a play when it comes. Right, one of the main drillists, playman.com. When you think their receivers is kind of a whole, you know, they stress ball around a season. Like a lot of what stands out about the way that they can stretch the ball around those that you guys. A lot of really good athletes. I played with Isaiah Bond last year who's a really great receiver. He's got a lot of speed. And then all the receivers have made a lot of plays. So I mean, everybody has to be on their pees and queues if we're going to stop them and have a do a really good job. Front row here, 10 May, Letterman Rowell? Yeah, Kel, 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 how many athletes are on this team. You know, you've got to have athletes to stop. But when did 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.

1:56:53I think the defense has played really well throughout the season. I think we've had games where we played better and games where we haven't put it all together. But I think that's how all defenses are. I can't say there's a certain moment where I think we put it together. But what was 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 me and Lakers to communicate to everybody else. Did I miss anyone for questions here? Steve, how long have you been playing in sports? Yeah, Caleb, but you came to Ohio State to play for National Championship. And there were a lot of ups and downs throughout the season. Just to be in this position, the last four teams still live.

1:57:54You feel validated by that. And did you always have faith that this is how it was going to turn out? I came to Ohio State to become a better player and to help the team be as good as it can be, not to win a national championship. Not like that wasn't the only goal for me coming here. I really just wanted to be in the team and be with the brotherhood. 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, were Ben, what's the club, is this guy? Yeah, I did a lot of follow-up. When I talked to you at that time of the game, you said, when they scored their first and second touchdown, you were really hot on the sidelines. What was your message to the team? And you know, that's a good offence. They're going to score against most people. Why were you so hot? Really just because we didn't execute, which let them score. So we've done that a lot, which is something we can't do in these big games and these games where it's going to go home. So we got to make the plays when they come and get our competitive excellence as Coach Dases make the play where your number's called.

1:58:59Caleb, thank you very much. I feel like they're definitely picking up quick. I mean, I was in their shoes one time and I had Zach Harrison, Javonte, and 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 giving them the steps to get there. And I feel like they're definitely picking up quick and they're definitely going to be one of the great rushmen. So what do you coach Josh who's talking about? JT and Jack probably have needed a ton of new experience. Maybe that's the right opportunity for you to be able to do a lot of them. Is there a difference in the work going because you've been getting through the half of the champ with the last couple? I feel like all the camps I've definitely gotten a big course learned and I love that. So I asked Coach J4, I love getting more reps because I just like protecting my craft. So I mean some people may not need it, some people need it, but I mean I'm just like to get as many reps as I can get. What do you think about that course learning? So what do you think about that? 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 and what we call it and my craft and just trying to be a...

2:00:03It's like a whenever every place we're trying to 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, steal, look up to Jack and JT and kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into. So I feel like we kind of have a lot of leaders on the D line and we have to be in position so we kind of just kind of talk each other and help. So it's not been a tough challenge for me to go through. I'm just looking up to you guys playing with them all, being on the field and just talking to them and trying to make it feel like a leader, who knows guys, what does that transition into? It's good competitive, we love it. We all competitive people, we all love to fish each other and I feel like we're bringing the best side of all. We all just kind of bouncing off each other and see what one person does and we kind of build it into our toolbox and we all kind of build one great table. You remember last year when you got the shot at full backing, and did they procure that idea and two coached them?

2:01:11I mean how did that come about? Because you heard Jack saw your flop in. You're getting touched out. So I definitely did it in high school. I was full back and a little bit of Titan. 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. I feel like he playing that seat in Coach Day's head and Coach Day kind of just went for it and tried to do the best I could to do it. Is that continuing now? Do anything in the screen? New play about Guy to not know yet. Yeah, we've got that far. How tough was that? You were here looking back on it. 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 weaker two to learn it and kind of perfect it and try to do my best for you. Kid Jack, you're the same thing. Oh yeah. Well, not one. Graphically, that's why. I was 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 kind of went into those from your perspective and how did that help you maybe get the right mindset I guess when it was coming.

2:02:14I'm definitely kind of seeing it all the way through. I feel like people kind of just see what happened and they don't know everything that goes into it. How long the season is now. What you got to do to prepare for and what happened and all that time from here to then. So I feel like we definitely just coached in me kind of connected and we kind of just talked man-to-man and he kind of just sat straight to me and I feel like we kind of both had been honest. Rest blessed. We know we're making it. We got to each other better every day and we got the 4 best Dn's. 5 best Dn, honestly. And then Coach football and we're going to be one of the best D lines in Coach football. How do you feel like a better player today than you were in this year? Well, I feel like I'm checking big steps in my rules 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. How do you record in when you're in the past? 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.

2:03:18So now it's kind of keeping more time to kind of enjoy it and kind of savor it because I'm already here for you. But you don't want to spend all your powder in the first month of the year right? Oh yeah. There is a pace yourself that I mean there is a mindset that I did that 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 around like that? Last question right here. 2016, 2017, 4 NFL, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5, 2.5. How much has he talked to that back? I mean he doesn't have to talk about it. We know about it. We've seen it every day. We watch the film. We see them all working together. We know what it could be. We know we could become. So we know we're right at the same place at the right time and God wanted us to be here and he knew we wanted us all to come together and kind of play together. And be able to bounce off and just perfect our craft together. And I feel like we all are just great individuals and we come together at something special. Great. Doing it? What are the deliberations? I'm surprised it's even a conversation.

2:04:18Like it should always be live. Let's tell you. Tell you. Tell you play football. So obviously there's a proximity to the season which is a little reckless, I understand that. But in spring, when you're competing for jobs, I mean if I'm a quarterback, I'm asking to be live so I can show him how I'm different than anyone that can't be live. You know what I mean? You're always trying to find an edge. And if you're never fully live, I don't think you fully give guys opportunity to be who they want to be or who they can be. So that being said, I will cast my vote, but that will not be my final decision on that. But I will cast my vote. I think guys have handed it well. It was good for all parties involved. And more we can do that better, but I'm sure that is coming to a close here very quickly. So. That Murphy, twenty percent. Right. Jeremiah off the field. We saw after practice on this Saturday that the mob that came to get autographs and things.

2:05:18When 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 again. 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. How he chooses to receive the first perspective or not one and not 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 the one too much. He's really done a great job. Again, the way he was raised and 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. He's a wonderful, awesome young guys, but Jeremiah has done a great job with it, handling it.

2:06:19And it's definitely growing at an exponential rate to say the least. But I think he's built for it and he's been handled at a high level. But those around him were trying to help him out a little bit. Yeah. What made Queen C 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 and 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, being on time and doing his job description on each play and the ball is coming your way and making some big plays.

2:07:20And, you know, it starts, it starts being seen by your peers and your peers start asking for it. They start barking, getting a 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 something like that happened and, you know, as well as served based on his peers and the other coaches. Stab on creation. Cleveland.com. Ryan Day was talking about how impressed he's been this spring with Austin Sarovale. All that he's been able to do and Tyler Bohn was talking last week about the importance of the cross-training and all that that goes into that. How much have you seen Austin benefit from this spring and everywhere that he's been and how big of a piece you think he's going to be regardless of where he fits on this offensive line? Yeah, I think Austin's been awesome. I mean, he literally, you know, what I'm going to say, he played every spot, every position. We just move around, you know, and he handles it and, you know, he's one of those guys that feel like you watch film over and over again day after day.

2:08:24His name never really gets brought up, you know, in a good way. Like he on the online, your name gets brought up when, usually not going as well, you know, I mean, they're literally at the point of attack on every single play. So there's nowhere to hide. And so, but Austin, when his name is brought up, it's like, man, that was a good job. Very good job. Pass off that combo. Whatever, it's always positive and been really impressed with him. He started in the winter to a great job through the winter again, continuing to build a respect for his peers. And then he's going to a good job. Really good job just being very consistent to spring. Are you on the 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? It's 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.

2:09:24It's all about quarterback play. You know, so I think in that same world, though, to the point is that, you know, in order to be a great receiver or receiver guy, whatever you want to call it, there's only one page, just a quarterbacks page. So everything is based off them. There, whether they're progression, they're timing, the stresses they have is what we're trying to minimize. So if you don't fully understand the quarterback play, it's hard to maximize receiver play, I think. You know, that being said, yeah, I mean, I'm still always learning. You know, I think that I can't say anything's jumped out massively right now. But I would say that, you know, I guess I would say the preparation level, I mean, the what is required to execute and play at a high level? It's just not capable in the allotted time, right? I mean, there's only so much time where I'd be with players. If you're not willing to spend, you know, your own time getting prepared for practice to be to maximize one's ability, there's a good chance you're not going to maximize your ability.

2:10:29So, you know, other positions, I mean, aligns, same thing. I mean, receiver play sometimes can, you know, get away from it. We do a great job studying and being in the room extra for sure. But the requirement of a quarterback to know the fixed protections, the BR run game coordinator based on the calls, you know, to get us in different checks. I mean, there's so much thing you know. And frankly, the, you know, the online is good as the quarterback, the receivers, lines goes the quarterback, they're often as good as the quarterback. And it's our responsibility to put guys in position to maximize what they're capable of maximizing. But their inability to notice that they need to spend extra time outside the allotted time, I think is critical. And the amount that it takes, I guess that was maybe a little naive to, but the guys are doing a great job doing it. And time, just a couple more coaches got a meeting. Rob Aller, Columbus Dispatch. Brian, you know, you guys reached the mount top. You got a banner out there, national champs. I think keep these guys grounded. Being in the moment, looking ahead, not back.

2:11:31Are you tougher on because? No, I think that, I mean, I think we have a lot of guys, you know, 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 before us, sitting on the believable example, how to get to where you want to get to. So the focus is on trying to replicate what they just did and how they operated. Can't say we've done that right now. So it's very easy to stay motivating because they already know it's not good enough, frankly. And so the last thing they want to do is put in a ton of effort and then not reach their goals. So motivation, I don't think is needed. I think there is a catching up of those and maybe aren't quite sure what it takes, you know, and but overall motivation is not what we've needed. A clarity of message is definitely what we've been focused on and I think the message is being received.

2:12:34So 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. Who would you say is the leader of your water see room right now? I would say Colonel Tate, Brennan and his pride have done the most outspoken, you know, in the room. Yeah, I would say they're doing a good job. Those are probably the two guys that would jump out of my room. I mean, because Brennan, he's been vocal. Obviously, Colonel taking on that role, more and being more vocal. He's a good football player, opposite of what he's done. But that process for him and becoming a more vocal leader took for you to say that. What was the question? Colonel, like, what do you think like the growth of the part of it? Yeah, I mean, he's, I think he's pulled guys aside, you know, have one-on-one conversations with them. He's locked in, you know, just, I think he saw the impact that I'm eccom made and the role he played.

2:13:38And to think that you're gonna lose that and then be a better group probably doesn't mathematically make sense to him. So someone's got to step up in that role and one, I don't want to respect them too. He knows he's capable of it and it's just the desire and the appreciation, I think, to be at the order table now, the older head. And appreciate the way I met, could probably win about his business. And so he probably valued that, appreciated that. And he's just making sure we still have that. Final question, Bill Rebellt, what's going on this disback? Could you assess the running back room? I think it's pretty much assumed both as running back to CJ and James. I think that tandem system is probably the way you've got to go again. How do you think this is? How is it working? And do you see third and maybe fourth guys up in the mirror? I think that in college football, any football really, you gotta have depth in the running back room. I think that it's very apparent in the NFL, it's usually a two back system, very real, really, is it one guy. But in college, I think we saw the benefit of that last year.

2:14:40The 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. What they're best at, I should say, is really important as a coaching staff. I've been very impressed with even the younger guys, Sam and Bo, and the way they've come along, consistency, so what you're chasing, right? You're always able to, that's why you're here, but how often you do it ultimately dictates how much you play. So, but overall, I think locksmith on them, they understand the standard and in pass pro and not being a guy we gotta sell about because you can't pass protect. So, we were blessed, especially with Trey last year and Quen Sean. So, but no, these guys have done a good job. They're competing. They've been very coachable. No, it's not, it's shown a plot on film. But, yeah, I mean, it's always hard on backs. I mean, every opportunity you get to go live and break tackles really gives you the most feedback 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.

2:15:43But the running backs on contact days have done a good job. James has done a really good job growing. Really excited about him, everyone's really excited about him and CJ. So, I think ultimately, how group the group be is probably based on the bottom horizon. You're gonna have some guys at the top, but where's the floor? And so, I think Bo and Sam has done a really good job. And many more guys to get healthy, and more guys on campus, but very encouraged. And you saw him improve. And then McLean, I think, is a great plus. I mean, he is a guy that has football intelligence. He's picked it up. He's kind of one of those incoming freshmen who still should be in high school. He's a guy I think you're gonna point to, and you can see right now he's gonna be a player. Over to the right, Austin Ward, the podcast. What is a healthy Mitchell Melton? How does he fit in for your defense? What does he bring to it?

2:16:47Yeah, he's, you know, Mitch is that combination player, you know, in our four down. 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, 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 haven't needed it. But he's a guy you would point to along with C.J. Hicks, you know, 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 three ends, you know, that Mitch is a guy who definitely can do all that. He has that. Over 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 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.

2:17:52Today, where the offense didn't get them the end zone until the late in the second half, just... And you guys have guys down in the second area. Just what did you think of that sort of trend in how it's evolved in the way you guys almost shut them out of the first half? Yeah, I think it's become, you know, an expectation now. You know, our D.Bs, you know, our B.I.A. Best in America, we led the country in past defense. Right, I think it was 96 when I got here and it was number one last year. So they've taken that spirit. So it's a competitive spirit. It's an expectation now. It doesn't matter who we're going against. They view it as a standard. So that was good to see in the first half. Over to the right Spencer Holbrook, Letterman Row. 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 a defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively?

2:18:54Yeah, I mean, you're going to play to your strengths, you know, and that's my job. What do we have and what do we do best? We have defensive tackles, but 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 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. You got to go, you got to go with that, you know, you got to let those guys play and they're good. So you can't get too far away from the scheme of having those defensive tackles make place because they're doing it and it works. 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 when you're facing a team like that, how much does that impact your day to day throughout the week preparing for that?

2:19:58Yeah, 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 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, Tim May, the Tim May podcast. Yeah, Jim, you might be the interviewer when I asked Ryan about just for example Calvin Simpson Hunt, but the corner seemed to be playing almost with the chip owner shoulder to a certain Xtanami Davis and Nick Benosin took the day personally. It looked like you know, to me because some of the height going into the game, but what do you see from that group in particular that Buys you going into this off season? So 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.

2:21:01And 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 out converges and they know what they're doing and they take great pride in it. So having those guys out there in the development, it's a big deal. It really is. And it's not just in the picture of the board. I just came in late back here. Yeah, I mean, he's, he did come in late and you know, 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 of the other guys and you see him coming along. You know, you see him step by step coming along and you know, put him in a, you know, competitive atmosphere, same step up. That's a great sign. And final question for coach Noel's, 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

2:22:01who could be a potential starter on his defense? Yes, I mean, I think CJ has shown that he has talent. And I think it's my job to put him in the best situations for him because he can be a force. You know, he's much better when he's bloodsing or he's directed because he's able to use his athletic ability. But he has certainly shown that he's going to be able to help this defense. Coach, thank you very much for your time. All right. And we will bring offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Chip Kelly to the podium now. We'll open up the questions over to the left Bill Rebinoff's Columbus dispatch. Hey, Chip. What are your just general impressions of the offense coming out of spring, especially at quarterback? We'll look at all 15. So I think, you know, this day is a big part of it, you know, because it was the first time they were going to play.

2:23:01Some of those guys that were going to play in front of a crowd. And that was an amazing crowd. You know, you get 80,000 for a spring game. Now, you could see some of the young guys kind of looking around like, wow, this is different than the indoor. But that's what they have to get ready to play in. So we got better from practice one to practice 15. You know, it's still an evaluation through the whole process. It's not something in the players, though, too, that we're not making a decision walking off the field today saying, hey, this is the direction that we're going in. We'll be very authentic and look through everything and make sure that we get a really good feel for what it all looks like. And then who will best move this offense? That's what our decision is going to be. 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 an initial starter, well, he's going to get the bulk of the reps to get him 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 in, rotate out. And as we talk about all the time, you know, the old adges is don't count your reps, make your reps count.

2:24:03You 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 just kind of figuring out what your guys do best and then leading into that over 15 practices now. How good of a field do you think you have for that? And then what did the next few months look like as you try to piece that all together? Really good question. It's interesting because the one thing that I think sometimes makes tough and an evaluation is what a good front we want to get. 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 in the defense 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.

2:25:03But I think the work we got against such a quality defense was really key for us. Over to the far left, Nathan Baird, Cleveland.com. So you were going 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. Have you seen that progress in the time that you've been here and what's your confidence level that that offensive line is going to allow this offense to do everything it wants to do this fall? Yeah, I mean, I've been here short amount of time. I don't know. I really don't have anything to compare it 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 talking football with some of those guys. It's like, well, these guys are wired the right way. And a lot of those guys have played a lot of football. And they can bank on their experience. 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.

2:26:04But 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 in the Woody Hayes Athletics 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-Penishort Yardage Formation for us.

2:27:06And we've done some different things with it. But I also think our players had a lot of fun practicing that and doing some different things. It's a small part of our offense. We will not be in the T-21 times in one game. But we may get in in some show yard 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 got a half a yard to get. 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 Pecker and the full back in that situation. So there's a lot of different things you can do in show 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, did you look back? No, you've been here two months, 15 spring practices. Is there something you feel best about what you've been able to accomplish with this offense? Well, I haven't accomplished anything because I didn't take a snap. But I think the most impressive thing since I've been here is how close this football team is.

2:28:07You know, some programs talk about a brotherhood. This is really a brotherhood. Our practices, as we talked about, how good our defense is. They're highly competitive, but they're not combative. And those guys really work very, very well together, both the whole line of the D line, the secondary and the receivers. The competition is the best there is in the country. That makes you better. But I think sometimes competition guys can lash out and it gets really combative. And then all of a sudden the fight breaks out and the fight breaks out. And we're trying to accomplish and get footballed on them. But I think the way these guys cooperate and work together as a group is a special bond. And I think you're going to need the closest team and the most connected teams on the ones that win. Over to the right here. Andy Baxter, Letterman Rope. Chip, obviously there's been a lot of talk about Jeremiah, but Amecha is the big return in this group. He kind of reminded everyone what he can do today. 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. He's a special player. And JJ is a really talented player also.

2:29:08But I think all of the whole group, Carnell Tape, did some really good things watching him this spring. And for all of them, I mentioned it with the offensive line. I came in with a blank slate and I had no opinions formed. Not that really just why I didn't just observe them. But I think that way to receive them is really special. And I think there's a bunch of guys in there. And again, when you have to play multiple games after the regular season is over, you're going to make sure you're going to need depth like that. And the fact that you feel a little bit comfortable right now, that we got some guys there that can make some plays in the perimeter. And that really dictates how people are going to defend you. You got a couple of really good running backs. 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 of those guys. 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.

2:30:11Chip, 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 into this? I always am so impressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated and what they do. And you look at Julian and Air and JJ. 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. So basically the whole concept here is where we throw them in the deep end. So if they can swim, this three didn't maybe anything. We don't put the install in with, hey, you guys are in install. We're an install. This with the older players. And then you guys go sit at the kitty table and we're just going to do the really simple things with you. They get it all. And the more they can digest, the more when you're in a room, when you're checking for understanding and asking questions.

2:31:12And they can spit back to you the more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call for. Those guys have been impressive. They're still learning. You know, they were 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 as you guys head out of spring? Julian is a very fast processor. You know, he really thinks very, very quickly on his feet. He makes really quick decisions.

2:32:12He doesn't stick on and read. He can progress in any season. It's really well for a young player. You know, in not having been exposed to a lot of college defenses. And especially what Jim does. You know, Jim can make a young freshman quarterback cry with some of the stuff he does. But, you know, I never saw that with Jules. And I, that's been in press of his, his ability to retain. And, you know, him and JJ, the compliment I would say to him is if you got here and you didn't know what class they were in, you wouldn't say that those guys were freshmen in terms of how they've picked things up. And, you know, sometimes freshmen act like freshmen. But the guys who are special, they don't act like freshmen. You know, they act like football players. And those are two guys that are, are examples of that. Far left. Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic chip. On the topic of freshmen, James People's and Sam got a 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?

2:33:17Yeah, James really flashed early for, for me, not knowing again, kind of, let's just take, don't worry about what the background is, where they're from, who they are. Did this guy have this stars, that's kind of that stars, it's the raw bakai. And there's how they do it. And 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 work constantly talking in our staff meetings about depth. We're very cognizant of the fact that the playoff situation has changed. So you have to develop that depth, you know, used to be maybe have a parent of spare. It was what everybody says, but I think you may have to have more than that. You know, 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 game. You're a name. Okay.

2:34:17That's pretty cool. You must have some juice if you got your name in your podcast. Definitely. Okay. By the way, it's not just the hotlines last, the hotlines last. Yeah, it's a hotlines line. Yeah. Just too quick, he's number one. Do you feel compelled to let these quarterbacks know where they stand? Yeah. You know, it's coming up Tuesday, you know, to me. Yeah. You know, where does that go? I mean, in your mind. Yeah, we're all sit down as a staff and visit me on it. And then I mean, he does an unbelievable job of, I think, all our players understand where they fit and what the picture is. And we'll give 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.

2:35:17So, you know, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what, 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. We're recruiting until after that. But we're all applying meetings at every position. You 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 we see them. But do you feel a pressure with the, with the transfer portal looming? I mean, you know, you've been a head coach for a long time. I mean, is that on your mind at TSD? Yeah, I think it's more aware of it. I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, which, what your evaluation was through the training sessions that we have. Guys, we've got to have, we've got real quick. Last two questions. Dan Hope and then Rob Aller. I feel like you need to have a starting quarterback named by and whatever the biggest things you're going to be looking for between now and then and determining who that guy's going to be. Well, between now and, and whatever then is, we're not allowed as coach. And whatever then is, we're not allowed as coaches to go back out and practice with them, you know,

2:36:21in college football, you get 15 training sessions in the, in the off season. And then they'll go back to working with Mick in the, in the weight room and getting bigger, getting faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. And they, they do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and even assess. So they're really, from a football standpoint, on their own until August. So, you always want to do it earlier. But I also believe every time I've, I've been involved in this is that it kind of happens organically and authentically. You know, because the players know. And if you say, hey, we decided we're going to be with Joe. And they all think it's Tim, you know, they know, they're in the locker room with them every day. Players, players understand, you know, who they feel is the guy. And most of the time it, the decision is very obvious. You know, when you just say, hey, this is where we are with it, you know. But there's that timetable thing.

2:37:21I don't, I don't, I can't give you an exact timetable on that. 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? I think it depends on the individual. You know, I've had some kids where early, you know, you were like, wow. Marcus Murray, I was like that. Remember vividly second practice. And he got to the fifth reading the progression and threw it out here in his big game. And I asked him why I do it all. I asked why, because I just want to understand it. And I said, why did you do that? And he goes, I don't know what we call that defense. But there was like a lot of guys over there. And they didn't seem like there was anybody over there. But for him to process at that time, he was right. And he came back the other day. And 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 know, whoa.

2:38:23Like 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. Do they learn by feel? Is it more a feel guy? A more film guy? You know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep poking and prodding. And for us as coaches, that's the challenge too. What is their best learning style? And how can we convey it? Because education basically is just a transportation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know or what Ryan knows. It matters what they know. So that's always kind of what we're working on and studying and thinking about. And kind of where we are and how much can they handle. And then how much is too much, you know, because this may be a great play. I agree 100%. But if you don't feel it's a good play, then why is it in? You know what I mean? And that's this whole feeling of process that we're all, they're learning us and we're learning them. So, I have identities. So, the coach is really running quarterbacks. And something you've always sort of leaned toward or is it year by year, case by case?

2:39:28What advantages do you like about it? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Yeah, I think a running quarterback causes problems for defense. So when plays break down, the unscheduled plays, you know, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl. On that last drive, the two big plays were my home's run. But 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 backs 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 a hook side, you know. And there's times where you have to understand if you do have a running quarterback, if we talk about the best ability, the best ability is availability. You know, you're not lowering your shoulder and taking people on. But we are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run. We're not looking for running backs that can throw. You know, so you're not going to see us 20 times a game where running the quarterback. There are people that run offensive styles and are really successful with it.

2:40:29But with this group we have right now, that's not. Now they can hurt you with the feet. We'll did it when he was at case date. You know, obviously Devon took off a couple times today. He took off a couple times today. Lincoln's a really, really good athlete. Julian can run. But, you know, we're not calling design quarterback runs. You know, you're not going to see, you know, a tremendous reminder, respect for co-chays. And the legacy that he left here, the straight tee is about as far as we go. We are not going single wing. So we are not going to snap it and run quarterback ISO and quarterback power. 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 pleasant, he's on the edge and he's gaining first downs. Well, then the defensive event 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, then his responsibility is to make, 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.

2:41:31So we took off around the edge. What happens in next play, the defense is wider. Then what do we get to do? We get a chance to hand the ball off to the running game. Great. Coach, thank you so much for your time and thank you for being a buck eye. All right. Thanks. It was definitely addressed here, you know, this preseason. I think Austin Saragall stepped up in a big way, you know, with Donnie being out. And then, you know, Carson 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 where we're at. Rob all of them. What's the main thing you want to see out of your mind? Yeah, you know, you know, whether it's whatever happened last year is last year. But I know that the message to our offensive line is we want to play one of the hardest playing offensive line of the country. Now, we've got to play with technique. But at the end of the play, like knock the line of scrimmage back and play with your hair on fire as hard as you possibly can.

2:42:34There'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, understands the offense better now. He takes control up front and brings everybody together, which is great. But to me, like that's it. Now, we could list a bunch of other things. But to me, we've got to move the line of scrimmage. We've got to be just playing with our hair on fire and knocking people back and playing physical. And that's the start to game. That's the end of the game. This is a destination spot for why we see where we can go. Maybe not for a line. You see that definitely and how do you get over that? No, I don't see it that way at all. I think we'll see what we've got this year. But I feel like we've got some really good young players in the system. I think that we should have the best offensive line in the country. That's the standard here. It has been for a long time. And so we'll keep pushing towards that this year. I think everybody in that room would tie the same thing. Tony Gherkin.

2:43:34Brian, how's the situation with the real linebacker? Should we go right now? We'll see that going. So, Sonny has really stepped up and played well. He's made this transition from safety to linebacker very well. I think he did a nice job in the spring. But you could definitely see as he went into the summer, just bigger, stronger, and being more comfortable closer to the 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, on offense alignment, and getting off of blocks. He's doing a better job with his hands. He understands the communication. The linebackers always have to be involved with the front. They can be involved and fitted to the back end. He's doing that. I think he's looking forward to playing in a game and 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.

2:44:35Is he the number one right now? Yeah, I haven't talked to Jim because, you know, we'll make that final decision here over the weekend. But he's certainly the leader in the clubhouse. Can you tell Ryan, I mean, Seth McLaughlin, can tell he's been there, done that. Is he projected that to the offensive line here still when I'm saying from a leadership standpoint, a grown man? How does that just come up? How does that show up? A bunch of ways. It just poised. It's not getting rattled when, you know, coach parks at you. It's, you know, okay, I got this. Let me get it on the control. It's seeing something in practice and being able to adjust on the move. It's being prepared when you walk on the field. It's recognizing how hard you have to play at the position. It's kind of all of those things into one. But he's got great communication up front. He talks to the guys. He's moving quickly in there. And when you have experience like he has, you know, the game seems to slow down at times yet.

2:45:35You know, he seems to be playing it at a fast level. I spent some over. I see a lot of people. You see that in the back. There was a point where you got a black stripe off and I feel like he took a step in the right direction. When you come in in the summer, it is very difficult to get on the field, especially early in the season. Whether he does or not, I will see. But if he continues to practice the way that he's been practicing, then he'll give himself a chance to be in the rotation midway through the season. Or later in the season, which is similar to some of the wide receivers we've had before. You've seen some of those guys get some reps really in the season, but then make an impact later in the season. I think that's probably more his path right now now. It shows up and starts doing great. And you know, we'll, you know, we'll give him the reps he deserves.

2:46:35I think Jeremiah is in a different situation because he came in here in January and he was a little bit ahead. Anybody who comes in in January, to me, I don't look at them as a freshman anymore. They've been here during the program. We expect them to contribute. You've been looking at it for a long time. There's some images. The fact that you're in the same role as the coach. How do you say you're still spending your time here in the most current season in the midway? Thinking about what the midway is going to be more noticing for just about your career. And you're still in there right there talking and communicating. In the skirmishes 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 playcloth. And then when I'm in that is the cost of my 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 just help chip with that and some communication that way.

2:47:38Personnel. 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 again. You know, you're not really being involved with. But to your point just overall just looking guys in the eye and making sure that. You know, they got to right looking their eye to you know that they understand. You know with the situation what's going on in the game. You know, I think that happened sometimes with young players. You know, they're just like playing the next play. And that's not just how that's not how it works. We'll get to win the situations. So all those things will come into play and making in game adjustments. You know, be involved with all three phases, you know, watching the game in a tab with the try to identify what happened in the last series. I think all those things will be happening. Oh, right now Nick is going to be the starter. And you know that competition will go into next week. But right now as we head into the weekend, he is the starter.

2:48:38And the plan is ready to get the first pun to go up and go on Saturday and tack her. He's got a strong leg. He's made it a good transition into the country, but also just playing football and not Australian. It was football, which is very, very different. The snap to kick has really improved. You know, that 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, you know, he'll kick a few that will just go right out of the stadium. And they just got a strong, strong leg. So we're looking for that consistency. He's shown that here most recently. So he's got the upper hand right now. And last question, Jeremy Burman. Ryan, I don't know if it's because Will maybe took a little bit longer to make a decision in December than some of the other teams. Or some of the other top of the line quarterback you're interested in. Or because maybe there was a thought he wasn't going to be the starter.

2:49:39It can't stay this year. But it seems like people have viewed him kind of as a game manager type of quarterback. After eight months with him, where do you see his ceiling? And what is Will's special trait to you? And where do you see him taking the saw? I see a bunch of traits there. I think the first trait is size. He can stand in the pocket. And he's strong. So I mean, that's the first thing you notice about him. Again, 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. And he can run 22 miles an hour at that size, which. There's not a lot of guys who can do that. So I think that's an extraordinary trait. And I would say his overall leadership command in the huddle is is another, you know, something that he's, he's really, you know, grown into in the last few months when he's been here. And then his accuracy.

2:50:39He's been very accurate since he's been here. And when he knows what's going on and he can anticipate what's happening, I mean, it looks right. Just feel it. And he can hurt you, you know, a bunch of different ways. So, you know, his ceiling, that that's, that's going to be kind of, you know, up to how he plays this season. But, you know, I see a player who has a lot of great skills that, you know, translates well to the next level. So, you know, we'll see. But I know his first focus is on winning games around here. Coach, thank you really much. Good job. Coach, you have Tigre, Shabola, and the goal line in Donovan Jackson on the 10th. I mean, you have nerves naturally. So that's the first complaint I was good. I was just rolling. Also, it's a weird thing. I was trying to try to put it on the table. It was also the first start. Yeah. You, yeah, it's, but like, I prepared well. And camp and practice all week.

2:51:40And 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 going to the blocks. It'll be emotional, excited. It was just, it's a guy from Ohio. What does it mean to start it? It was always my dream to come here and play and start. And having that like, I mean, I just keep going, keep building those days, and go games, and just keep building. What a much younger Austin, don't you do it for people from you? No, not really. I don't think even I told my like, maybe I asked my younger self, even committed here. I wouldn't believe that now having a couple of starts. Yeah. Awesome. Has this happened faster than you had been doing with your computer to play as a player? I guess you're technically a sophomore, but you can play as a richer player.

2:52:42No, 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. I didn't spring ball. I knew I was going to play some soccer. What does it mean to you to, it's not only get the opportunities to play, but you play well enough now. And coaching staff trust you, you're making a difference out there. What are the situations? What are the things that earn that so early on in your career? I guess it shows like my preparation, my hard work, and just everything I put into this, and I just finally show it up on a field. There are moments, the top season, the end of the spring, and the end of the season. I don't realize that you could play at this high level, with the ones, you know, if you needed to do it. But definitely was in a training camp. I mean, blocking highly can tie every day. Like, it feels a lot of confidence in doing it well, and not like getting balled or anything. There is defensive tag wasn't that easy to miss.

2:53:43Hero in Jason Moore in Taiwan. All those guys, pretty much anyone on the defensive line gets your fits all the time. And Kay and Mac as well. Yeah. We've heard a lot about how the score collected how about the stability of the game. How much can he help you? He helped me a lot. And I'm proud that he's our starting center, not someone else's, but I mean, he's like the captain of the line. He's another voice on the line with guys like Josh Fryer, Josh Simmons, Donnie and Tiger. That means another voice and another captain on the line. Look, ways of having men with this much experience help. You're in the middle of the line. I mean, a lot. He can tell you, like before the play was going on, like how to block someone, like what you need to do. And it helps a lot. Tiger, talk about how calm he is. How much does that benefit you? You have a guy who's kind of been there and seen a lot of us.

2:54:44It makes us more calm, especially me and Kay, those are our first stars. So like we were up here with what's said, like he brought us down. I mean, we were like fine. Like our emotions weren't high. We were so in. Is that like something he tells you? Is that something you pick up on by how he's acting? How do you kind of mean sense what he's trying to do? It's about 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 it, but it's pretty much like, oh, everyone. Oh cool group. How much do that? As a first time starter, how much did you add in that? That was my first time ever using iPads. We didn't use the iPads in high school, but I mean, you can say like try to remember the defense. You can just come on a silent and bring up a play and get help. That's really nice. Probably the first or second. But after that, I thought we'd say all right. And said, great. Awesome. Thank you very much. Thanks for playing.

2:55:44Well, yeah. That's really been a part of you settling in the guard. I want to say maybe I don't know, but I mean, when I'm pretty sure you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo, you know what I mean? I've been playing basketball all my life in set up 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, but can you kick a football? 75 yards and blink of a step. Probably question. Lincoln, what was your question? How is your, your roommate at the peanut? He's a blessing, man. I can't complain. 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's roommates because we're very clean and we don't like our rooms really messy. Well, it's true though. It's the truth. It's the real pretty clean stuff.

2:56:44Luke, are you still a cross-training at Tag Bullsum 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 Tag Bullsum, but now I'm just really focused in on this past practice and the next one is fun. Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot. You know, you put a lot of work in to play here. You know, you spend a dream just for being in Ohio. I'm from Ohio. Kids perspective. I mean, that's the biggest switch possible. I would have thought it would be pretty cool. What was it like last year at first game getting on the field for the first time? It didn't feel like it was going to be a weird answer. I feel like I was playing a game, 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, I'm here now. It's time to roll. You know? It didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't even hit me after. I was like, what'd you feel there? And if I get out there at any end, I just like, honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous.

2:57:44I didn't high school. It makes no sense. What is it like? What is it like? What is it? What did you see? I was just showing you the thing. I'm not sure. A lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin. I think Friars is one of my biggest role models here. He's my bigger brother. My first game at me. Come up to Dia. Come up to Dia. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So, yeah, for Dia and Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too. I mean, all three of them. Those are my roommates. And they're progressing every day as well. And I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to play on the field with them. Oh, yeah. You know, it's been really helpful. You know, just keeping my mind just settled and straightforward on the next play. What do you think of Vegas? 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 taking consistent and worry about the next play. Take your time. There's something even actually about those big runs. You guys started turning out the same cluster.

2:58:44But did it beat off the 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'll have those 10-11 plays around. What was that like? It's the worst situation being. It started feeling like you guys were feeling off that league. You know, the first game on a good play, good ball, and then they got to the second match. I mean, it feels good on a good ball since it runs because I mean, we put on so much more problems and practice and, you know, seeing a product that I'm working on. These guys are so successful. So, you guys are sensitive to offensive line-wise as you all prepared this week. I'm back in there. The Jolars. Oh, first half of the league this season. You know, it's not pretty thick in Austin. It's just more of Donald Jackson, preseason all-American, etc. I'm enjoying the group, you know. Donald Jackson is a very good football player, man. When he's on the field, he makes his presence tough. I mean, we love to train him on my home.

2:59:44There's no margin. Just go through when he's all-round. We know it can be. Yeah, there's a seat in the back. There was a sense when he's watching you guys on this week. You're even more of a force. It felt like watching the guys. Maybe even if you're getting feel-adventing. Yeah, I mean, we put in the work during practice. We practice really hard. Coach Day really challenged us to practice hard. Positions. Coach is really challenged us to practice hard. I was just a result of it. When it's rolling like that, what does it feel like being in the mix of the FV? It's us. When you work hard for something and you're able to see what comes out of it, there's no better feeling in it. Hi, Graham. Can you hear me? I'm the harshest person in the NFL. Can you adjust for it? It's about the width of anybody's weight you do. And I don't know what you're supposed to do. No, I mean, I was really funny to see. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

3:00:44Maybe I'll get you in. Take a look. What has Seth been all-round for you guys for the first two games? What's it been like playing XM for the last two? You know, he's really calm and stormy. You never see real panic and having a guy like that next to you. You know, you're having really played as many meetings for snaps. There's no one outside of the rest of my left and right. For Seth. Those guys, they do so much for this offensive line. People have talked about his intelligence really kind of 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 French time, you know, when things aren't exactly looking like how we practice it, you know, we're having a guy like that that we'll 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. Well, if you can come up here and say,

3:01:47You know, what you got? I'm going to be from this room. What's my favorite cake? Well, I'd rather. No, I almost came back to the public sign of this and more. I think we're looking at Marshall. They got a couple guys in the deepets of the room that have big 10 rodings. Absolutely. What do you see when you look at their tape and see 15, 7 and 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 at least. We've been practicing since the best of our abilities, you know, and the spec plan. And I'm prepared for that. They've been for G Tech last year. Another day. They're capable of playing.

3:02:47They play good ball over there and you know, their defense plays hard. They challenge teams, you know, sometimes they might be overlooking. They still challenge teams. You know, so they come out there with the mentality like, no matter who's in front of the civil war. I mean, the actions right there right in front of you right now, which is kind of a good thing and kind of a bad thing. You should shake off the rest, you know, hitting back in it inside. You talking to your shots? Yeah, I mean, I hear from Paris every once in a while trying to not survive there too much, but it's always good to hear from Gallaudet. It's just good to hear from Gallaudet. Guys like the one, even Matt Jones returning back. All right, Tiger, thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you, Tiger. Thank you.

3:03:48Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I think it's a lot of things that my weight, my height, my weight is just more of a guard height. When I'm fast on my feet and I just see what it means to take me turn out. Sometimes I'm like fast, but I want to be on that just like defend. But you know, you got to stay in the stage where you're in some box. Exactly. Yeah, that's a great question. I feel like these two can answer that for the near right now. I think KJ and Nero can answer that. I don't know what to say about that. What do you guys think? We'll be able to break that off. I'm going to say every day, you know, this man is strong. Let it. I'm talking about like, you get the basketball field. You sound like you can just do a thing. He's like, he's really fast. Just the overall strength as you have. And he got the grip.

3:04:49And you're up on the play and like you said, he's going to go in there and watch the film. He's doing everything better than you can see the hundred feet of that one. From now on, just one. Now, if you can see the improvement of the game. Nero, can you just follow us around or all the way around? He's sound like a coach, man. He's sound like a coach. The chip Kelly's influence changed your mind about maybe like the idea of tackle versus guard. Because obviously his offensive predilection is for like offensive blind play and room game. Has you been a part of you settling in the guard? I want to say maybe I don't know, but I mean, when I'm pretty sure you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo, you know what I mean? I'm playing basketball all life instead of football and I feel like just the fast pace often, so we're running. It really fits the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw a football like 65 yards, but can you kick a football? 75 yards and click it just. I actually think I can. Lincoln, what's your question?

3:05:49How is your room amp at the feet? He's a blessing, man. I can't keep playing. He's a great guy. What's his name? His name's Lincoln. Keen 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 rooms really messy. Well, it's true though. It's true. It's a real pretty clean stuff. Luke, are you still a cross-training at Tag Bullsum or have you just been all-guard desperate? Oh, so far I've been all-guard. I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice by practice. I could end up being back at Tag Bullsum, I could not, but no, I'm just really focused in on this past practice and the next one would be fun. What do you mean? You want to do it? I don't know. I don't know. Yeah. I 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 Ohio, Keen. I'm from Ohio, Keen's perspective. I mean, that's the biggest wish possible out of it, I would say. That would be pretty cool.

3:06:49What was it like just last year at first game getting off the field for the first time? It didn't feel like, this is going to be a weird answer, but it feels like I was playing a game yet. That makes sense. I was pretty locked in. I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing really. I just went in that first game. I'm here now. It's time to roll. You know? It didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't even hit me after. I was like, what would you feel there? And if like, getting out there at Indiana, I just like, honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous than I did in high school and it makes no sense. What is it that you want to do? What have you seen in the last game? I'm just trying to get it right. A lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin. I think, prior to one of my biggest role models here, my bigger brother in my first game. It's all my PDN. I don't understand. 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.

3:07:50Oh, yeah. You know, it's been really helpful. You know, just keeping my mind just settled and straightforward on the next play. That'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 taking consistent and worrying about the next play. To my game, and I was like, whoa, I never had that happen. No other school, like just Ohio State Fair's candy money. And I 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 it? Do you want it? I do, but at the same time, I just like to be a normal person. I don't really like that. I don't really like that. I'm going to feel, are you a showman? I mean, how does he describe this kind of like your art form? Yeah, I mean, yeah. I want to feel, I'm a little bit more chipier a little bit, but sometimes I still require to feel it. What's the competitive part of you? Where did that point that you know to set about yourself? Oh, I've been having that. I mean, since I was like eight, nine years old, you haven't, you mean, just high-end, how's

3:08:54the rate just to be competitive? That's the reason why I chose to come to Ohio State. It's just the compete each and every day. It's the go, it's the best DB group in the country. That's all I'd say is it been enhanced in the last several months. I mean, you want to get Ignatian and Benzel Burk, 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 came here. Just going to get God just going to make me better each and every day. Yesterday, I went to the fourth downplay in the red zone. Yeah. Yeah. You didn't say it worked. I didn't say it worked. I didn't say it twice later. You called where it was. I didn't say it worked. You didn't say it worked better. I didn't say it worked. I said, I said, well, he said, when he defected the boy, he said, I'm here. I said, okay, I'm going to be back. And I said, I'm going to be back then when I'm going to be in a play. I just walked off. That's it. When you talk about the ball, you say, I told you, I'm coming back, right? What's it like being back to the car now, say, being in the red zone, as if he didn't. It feels great just us doing the third together. We're going to make a lot of plays this year.

3:09:55What are you learning from that? I learned a lot, especially from Cardinal, because we both play outside. So, me just learning from him and the things he learned, he just teaching me. And he was behind Mar and stuff like that. So, he just teaching me the game for sure. What specifically did you got better at in camp compared to what you first got? I said my footwork. That's the biggest thing. 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 your work ethic in here? What can still be my work ethic in here? I mean, just, I really don't know. I can't really answer that. But it just, it 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 the reason why I worked so hard, because since I was like eight years old, he just wanted me to just work and be the best at what I do. So, I mean, I really, I say different my dad. What actually makes it a clip of my day, you know, like on tiny day, or on a show, or something like that, but it got a lot more to it.

3:10:55Yes, anything. How close did you come to the show? I wasn't, I wasn't flippin' out of it. I don't know why people made it seem like it was that. I was a bugger and that's it. How did your dad set me, for example? Oh, he set a big example. I mean, just, I ain't go say it was only just my dad. It was, I mean, I have a cousin's name. You know, it's maybe pretty full of Seattle City Hall. So, I looked at the him as well. He was doing a West Virginia with table Austin and Steadman Bayley. Something he was a motivation for me. And just old the guys that grew up before me in a Miami-Guarded area, a brow area for sure. I mean, just looking at those guys. I say Brandon and his for sure, he was a class ahead of me. So, I seen 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 me? I mean, Chris Carter on my podcast, he thinks you could be a factor from the first play, first game, et cetera. Those are big expectations. You know, Brake stones? I really don't. I mean, I know it's big expectations for me because, you know,

3:11:57no one playing the country coming in and all the hype around me. So, I mean, I just try to block out all that stuff and just focus on the main thing, just the team. And I receive a room and a locker room. And, 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 going to have a confidence for you. When people like Chris Carter, Marvin Harrison Jr. are saying, Miss Gagging the next pregnancy rental house date. I mean, it's something great. I mean, I just got to go out there on the field and just show you guys that I could beat it. And that's part of the great Ohio State who's able to come through here. So, I mean, it's a blessing and know how that, and that's how to go out there and play and show you guys. What do you think about that? It means a lot for me to be, was it the first freshman? Yeah, I mean, just, that's a blessing for me for sure. Just, you know, shows all the hard work that I put in and I've been on the way to the room. Mr.

3:12:58My dad really, amazing. The maturity. No, just be older than, don't act my age. I go to my age. I mean, a lot of people tell me that I don't act my age. I'm way, way beyond my years. I mean, just, you just got to be mature and, you know, at, don't act like a kid. What is the number of questions for Jeremiah? What is it about? 70-30. 70-30. Just, you know, when I see a 50-50 ball, I mean, I just think it's, I got to make a play. It's on me, you know, no matter how the ball is. It's a bad ball. I just feel like I got to make that play. No matter what the circumstances is, you know, matter what's a bad ball. I feel like the ball is mine. It's no matter who in front of me or, no, no matter. Where's that net getting between the ball and the fender come from, though? I mean, that kind of sets you apart in my opinion a lot of ways. Do you always have that net? Oh, yeah, I did. Always had that net because I was like, since I started to parents see you right like eight years, nine years old,

3:13:59I just found the way to, you know, make sure that ball is mine when there's any air. And I just, I always find a way, find a way to make my quarterback look good. Can you say I was looking at everything to Ryan or Sam Gohar's look more thinking so 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 quarter, but I love quarterbacks who like to talk and, you know, just get around his prayers and make him feel good about himself. He talked on the field, you know, just, you just said a lot of stuff. I can't say, but he goes talk for sure. Okay, Jeremiah, thank you very much. Thank you guys. It was on me. My split was two, he wanted me to come my split down. So that was, that was on me. That wasn't a good, that was it. There was also that play inside.

3:14:59It's clear that will be offense. That was not it. I think it's an effective is your single. What are you expecting to have this big role in the offense? Not at all. Just coming in. No, just a lot of state, and just all the received with that, been here, and I was here for I got here. So I did not have no expectation. There was having to roll that I had right now. No job, not finished. I still got stuff to do. Me finished the hand. What is this thing about the trust? I mean, he tells me a lot each and every day that if you sing a single cover 101 going to you don't matter who or you don't matter, just throwing it up. You just go to me. I just got to make a play. I was up to you realize that you're pressing you. Was there a moment of the spring or this in the trend camp? Or I say fall camp. That's really when he was just trusting me, just throwing it down.

3:15:59I'm just going to go get it. Yeah. On the play Saturday with the day you said you're supposed to watch. Yeah, to watch. Yeah. What you've done. Better. I should have cut my spit. Now I think I was, you know, like bottom of the 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. Yeah. That's just an essential. When you look at your numbers, you've made a Chris Riazler harshly on Ohio's days. This isn't a whole coach. You feel like a normal parchment? I mean, you're an exceptional freshman for this university. Yeah. National in the sky. I mean, I love it. I still feel like I'm just a regular freshman. But you know, a lot of people say I'm not. But I mean, just the role that I have just coming in is just, it's been a blessing. I just can't think. The can't say it's on me, it's on God. And just the coaches were trusting me. They would put a freshman out there and just to go out there and make

3:17:00plays and just do what I do. You're hearing from your teammates. And it's a big role to compensate you. But you said you didn't expect to have playing time when you came in. So what did you actually expect? How much do you think you would have gotten? Not that much. Because you know, you got a car now. Take you got mecha, Google I came back. You got Brandon. Is that big of your, uh, Jaden Ballet, uh, all of them guys? So really my mentality of just coming in and just working, learning, just, you know, play special teams and make plays on special teams. A lot of moments as it was. You expect, uh, you expect this to be different, but big teams play. You're on the cards now. Yeah. What do you expect to be different about big teams? Um, I mean, just watching them, they, uh, way better team than the last three teams in play. So I mean, it's going to be a better team that I have in the last couple years that, um, we played, uh, higher state play them as we could they say. So I mean, it's going to be a good game. You got to go to, uh, uh, be a higher state as always. Got to be, uh, so. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, man. Oh, yeah, for sure.

3:18:00We hungry right now. I can see everybody, uh, everybody in office, all was in line. Quarterback, we're, uh, receiving, we definitely hungry for sure. We had to go out there and has a dinner and just put on the show. Austin Moore, the podcast. I have to set up with what would it know you more? Uh, being interfered with and not getting the call or not being able to make a catch. 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 only 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 passing difference, but it touched my hands. I should have caught it. Uh, Dan, hold on. Let me worry. Jeremiah, there's a lot of, uh, discourse from fans this week about you not winning but Sean Alexander freshman year award. Just what's your thoughts on that? Uh, I mean, me calling is a great player as well. I mean, I can't really not kill. Um, no, Sean is a great guy. Talk to him. Uh, two weeks ago, um, it's a great guy. Uh, learned a lot of, uh, Danes from outside of football as well.

3:19:00So I mean, I really can't focus on that. Um, I'm just worried about, uh, beating Oregon and, you know, just going out there to pass a deal and just put on the show. And anybody else with questions, uh, Tom Moore, you mentioned getting bragged. It's like, make sure you get me. Is that frustrating when we see that from the follow teams? Is that frustrating? Is that, you know, you know, you always think you're open. Are you still open when you're bragged? Oh, yeah, for sure. I'm still open. I'm not a man of my bracket 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 just, you know, things didn't go as planned as we thought it would, but we just got to keep moving on and just move forward. Let's see. Uh, Stephen, how are you doing? 24-7 sports. Did you mind that the two touchdown plays that you had with Wil Howard? How many times do you think you guys rep that to get, you know, those were perfect throws, perfect patterns and you beat your guy off the line of scrimmage? Just how many times do you think, uh, and what does it take to perfect that? Uh, I think we read the least. I don't know how many times I practiced over the weeks that we had off.

3:20:01Um, I mean, just came down to, you know, they pressed me. We, we taking a shot. That's what they told me, uh, the weeks we was off. And he told me, uh, before they get in the locker room, I just got to give you a shot. And that's what he did. And I just made a play. And the first game against Oregon, just how tough was that challenge against their secondary? I know you have to finish the game, but you guys made place all day long against them. Just what, what's your thought about the challenge those guys gave you? Uh, I say the challenge is going to be, you know, a good challenge. They have some great global guys there. Jabbar Muhammad number seven, uh, Niko Rhee, uh, the other corner of my nine over there. They, a great global guys. Um, I mean, probably the best we go see all year for sure. Um, we just got a good, you know, bio, Ohio State. That's all. Uh, Tony Gerdman, fuck I have a, uh, so why are you not open? Uh, uh, you know, probably when the whole team on me, I should say, uh, uh, I mean, I'm always open for, to me, for sure. Um, me just, no, throw the ball to my area.

3:21:01I'm going to find a way to make a play as I can say. Step on Christ Nick, believe in dot com. You talked earlier about, you know, some of the great athletes that, you know, got challenged and you aspire to be like, I guess. Where's that confidence kind of come from for you? How long have you had that confidence that, you know, you have the ability to be, you know, one of the greatest in this sport? Uh, I mean, a lot of people told, tell me that 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. Like that's all I really care about. Don't care about everything outside of football. Like football is all I know. And I just want to play football rest of my life. Thanks for all of our letterman. We're all seem like you have a role where we tried to connect on some of those defaults throughout the year. You'll be able to finally do those in that moment. It's kind of carried that forward. What is that? What does it say about the way that you guys continue to progress? Just to demonstrate. Um, I mean, just, you know, the weeks that we had all, we were just working on deep, deep shots, uh, cause they tell us, uh,

3:22:05the means that we have, uh, we got to take shots down. Feel, um, we just got to connect on them and, you know, will tell me before, uh, before the games, like I said, um, you just got to throw the ball out then just give me a chance and I'm gonna make a play for you. That's what I, that's what he told me and I just got to make a play for. That's what I'm saying. Don't be a BNS. We can all joke, we can all talk about the expectations and the start of this become, you know, 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. Uh, I mean, expectations. I mean, I can't know how you're staying for a reason. That's what I wanted. Um, when it be childless, I wanted the expectation, the expectation, I should say, um, me coach hotline just helped me, uh, throughout the whole year, just preparing me for each game each week, uh, mecha, buka, uh, cardinal, tape, bending in just really the whole receiver on just helped me, uh, stuff I don't really know about, uh, it just helped me throughout the whole week.

3:23:05And, you know, I can't really say as all of me because my talent is, but they really been a big part of the reason. I'm having the season that I'm having for sure. Uh, Andrew Gilllux, put him in the dot com. Jeremiah, over a thousand years, 12th, 12th, 12th, 11th, when you first year, when you look back at your freshman year, what was the most difficult part about adjusting to the college game? What was the part that you had the, you know, the hardest part about trying to train this one? Uh, learning that playbook. Uh, I playbook a certain else, uh, just coming in, uh, spring ball, uh, mecha's new plays in every week. I'm like, well, what is this? Like this new plays every day and coach hotline. Like you, you go, you go to be good. Uh, we got no summer fall camp. You go to be great. So I mean, just, you know, that's it. That's definitely was the hardest part to learn the playbook and a lot of other things has to say for sure. How long did you take, you just have to take that down. How long did you take me to feel comfortable with the playbook? Uh, my, I'm pretty, I'm pretty sure I got it down the path right now, but, uh, net season, I really want to learn everything, the HZ, uh, yeah, I really want to learn everything in the playbook for net sure, for sure.

3:24:07That might be 24-7 sports. You mentioned how many guys it might take because you did not feel out there. So when you are one on one and Will's talking about when he sees you, what is going through your mind as you line up and realize there's one guy covering. Win, that's all I could say. I mean, as a coach hard line, uh, we do something like in a hotel, uh, Friday night before the end, he asked me like a question like, you get one on one, something like that. He asked me, uh, what do you do? I say win and everybody just start laughing. I don't know where I be like, it's true. Like you got a win, you're one on one. Uh, about. So, yeah. Um, are you from the right, Bill Landis? King's of the North. Jeremiah, did you move around something against Tennessee to the point where you get a couple matchups against linebackers? Yeah. Uh, what goes through your mind when you find yourself matched up against a linebacker? Uh, I just started laughing in my head a little bit. Um, I mean, linebackers can't really cover, uh, receivers like that. So I just know like it's most likely to be open.

3:25:07Um, but you know, they just try to move around a lot because you know, people try to bracket me when I'm outside just alone by myself. So that's why there's movement media around the lot. Or less male or more in the last. Jeremiah, you mentioned the most difficult part of your freshman campaign is they want to earn you the playbook. What has been the best part so far? I was going to rub off on people eventually. Um, and I would also say that, you know, you kind of have to understand who you're talking to. You know, people, certain stuff makes different people tick. So you kind of got to know your guys. You know, if you got to get harder on somebody to to make them go or if you got to kind of relate to them and, you know, pull them aside, have a 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. What's been going on about Coach Day now that he's a true head coach now he's given the like calling duties. Let's have a check there. Let's make different back. Um, I want to say, you know, too much has necessarily changed, but you can tell you how 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.

3:26:08So the fact that, you know, he has such confidence in him and his play call and ability makes us tremendously confident. So, um, Coach Day has always been coached in. He's going to continue to stay that way. But I'm glad he's able to, you know, focus more on what he needs to focus on. He's kind of a field general in a sense, kind of the quarterback on that side. A lot of people may think just, you know, the Mike linebacker and we have Cody Simon who does that as well. But Caleb's kind of that for our secondary kind of make 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 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. It's not like, you know, we're not oblivious to the fact of the caliber player he is, but, um, you know, as a offense, you come out and you expect to execute on anybody who's lined up a cash.

3:27:19Yeah, I never really thought about it like that, but we definitely come a come a long way since my freshman year. Thanks for to the Lord that he's kept me all these years and come ahead and have a straight and allow me to, you know, develop into the person that I am now. But so, you know, coming full circle, it is really surreal moments to be in my senior year playing against, you know, the people I got my first catch. And it's so cool. I remember, I remember Kyle getting yelled at. It was a ball. He was not supposed to throw. And I also remember getting pushed out at like the one or two year line. 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 down thing, I should be playing football. Who's a minor? Yeah, Miley came in. He kind of has all the intangibles of a senior you can tell you 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.

3:28:20So 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. Mug, how has he seen Jeremiah's role over camp to be able to put this opportunity to start on Saturday? Yeah. I think, you know, it's no secret that he has all the physical capabilities that you would want or see if it really any position you could 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, not just understanding what he has on a 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 night in college because it is different than high school. But you know, once he wants to get acclimated, gets used to it. I don't know. I have no doubt it's going to take off for us and do tremendous things. And how do you see him face continuing 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 teams came back and everything like that. So we have a team Bible study that he continued to do and continue to grow. I'm kind of just preaching the truth of the gospel to the guys on the team.

3:29:21And 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, lawfuls, 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. Who does two special people you just mentioned? I would say kind of the founders, I would say of the team's faith. We're definitely master team for one, Cameron Bab and Xavier Johnson. So those guys, what do you view as your responsibility as Captain? Really, what I view my responsibility as a captain is just as a person in general, is to push everybody closer to Christ. And by doing that, I try to walk as close to Christ as I can myself. I'm going to 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 China pursuit Christ,

3:30:22we naturally make you a better leader, a better person, better football player in the sense. So I just try my best to anyway him. 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, you 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 you underestimating it in your opponent, we go out there on the field every Saturday, spitting the blood, whoever lands at the crossroad.

3:31:24So that's just our mentality. So we're going to hold true to that. Very, very unserious guy, very funny guy kind of lines the room when he walks in, 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 locker room, we love having him around. So we're super glad he's part of this team. Oh, a lot of them were getting back there, look for him and feel good. And we also expected them to play, oh, come on. We knew that they were on the team that played in the honor. Like you mentioned, there was some paths to that kind of shoes that brought in some things that maybe rushed the wheeler on some plays. But when did the ball get come out? You guys were efficient in the passing game, Virginia, Texas, Virginia, Texas, Texas, Texas. What allowed is the passing effect to stay that prolific as even the off-applied will be. The ball just had to come out quicker and more, but then we had to see that we're being built in the line. I just had to do that. I didn't have to do that. And they're running faster and quicker.

3:32:25How much do you feel like that game can be a building block for you in terms of continuing to be a big, big, and big party off-app? I feel like each game of building blocks, a stack each game and stuff like that. So I just made bigger plays in games, stuff like that. So I just thought I could set up another building block from the past. Now how does offensive lineman work in such artists could be in your team? They've been doing pretty good. They've been made that and stuff like that. New guys, new places and stuff like that. We're all trying to pick up from the injuries and stuff. You guys have the blame game with this one last building. How can you put a wide receiver's helmet in that group? Oh, we just got to get in. Getting the box, nothing to worry about. You guys get in there and probably get the safety. Get linebackers or at the end. It's like that, whatever they need you guys to do. On your touchdown catch, so this is like a tough ball of a wilds come down? Okay, guys. It's throwing into the wind. Yeah. Colonel, what's it like? Did you figure the ball was going to be coming in sooner or later this year? If you follow my graph, meaning, you know, don't get free big time line receivers made

3:33:27it four or five. Did you figure it eventually? It would find you insignificant. That's significant time. Yeah, I knew the ball would come my way each and every week. We have plays for each and all of us in some lines. I just really depend on what the difference gives us. Like, if I want to, you know, it's not a ball goes away from me or goes comes to me and stuff like that. Ultimately, it's not in my decision or ball goes. And yet you're blocking a state of point. So like you're blocking it, it's not a point. Yeah, our blocking from the wind out has been a big emphasis this year or stuff like that. Because we liked that pretty much all last year. So they've been in a big emphasis. There's no block on it here from the water. Can we look at Penn State on the video? What just stands out about there? Maybe their pass to pass what you're going to be personally up against. They are pretty good select points. They play man in a lot of stuff like that. So we got to win our 101's. I thought it was on the perimeter. How similar is today? I know you got an opportunity to get into the game last year. You could have had similar as they're going to share the cornerbacks of what you maybe saw last year. I'm pretty much the same. Oh, Maricopa's all around. They got a little size on the foot and stuff like that. They all probably pretty much the same size all around.

3:34:32Thank you guys. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. My guys, I'd say Bennett Freshman is my footway. He kind of brings some good energy. Jason Middleton right there too. He kind of oversees Max and Blanc a little bit. That's pretty fun. And then catching. We all have some pretty good opportunities for catching. Especially in practice, we've all made some good money catches. Very competitive. We're fish here. Yeah. Definitely competitive, but in a good way. We're all there supportive. We all know our strength and business. And we're all going to have to practice. We're working with each other to help each other get better. Because we all know that we need each other. But we'll see what's going on.

3:35:39How are you? I'm speaking with a town go over right there. I have a coach here that's feeding on that right now. So something that's taught me to deal with him. So I mean, it was before Rutgers when I knew Rutgers was just my first opportunity. Yeah. I got a hand in that. I was like, why are you wearing this? Where are you going? I'm going to try to do what I can to do. I'm on the top. The stuff. You definitely have lots of stuff. And I like that. I mean, that's what our unit is. We're trying to help us find new ideas. That's what we're going to do. It's my first lesson. I'm going to do that. Yeah. Where did we get the brain? How were you going to do that in that part? I would say we definitely have grown. What it started in this way. That's where it was started. I just wanted to try to get it. I mean, I want to really say that it's drilling in the toughness.

3:36:49That's drilling and counting abilities was right there. So if it's a latch, I would fall star in the middle of it. Is that your guy? No, those are. That's what I would say are Hindi. I kind of really don't know if there are some toughness. Because I need these parallel toughness. We're going to go on four wraps. And I'll probably be telling you this with the block. It's going to be a fast game. Just working my soul today. Getting back to the sport. Getting back to the sport. So there's a really fun against me this year. How much was your coming from your family? Been a great resource to be able to be a meaningful player here at Ohio State. 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 time with family is good. It's something that I can do. How often do you go back? I would say probably once we go to the same city somewhere right around there. Not that far.

3:37:49There's some good people. Yeah, get a family dinner. Do you ever go back for a very high school event? Yeah. When the schedule permits. Yeah, it's like when we have fire weeks or this week I can go back. So it's not that. When things ramp up for a school, how do you do balance that? Do you have a government plan? Yeah, it does. Especially when the skinny and stressed the man. You really have a problem with the rest of the boy and I sleep for a year. He really does. And now that we're under so much time, what excited about just about getting on the field and playing meaningful football? Being able to grow, seeing the brothers to see you. Just knowing that all the work that we put in and doing that will go further into it. That's awesome. Are you a big guy that had on taking the environment or your whole business once you step on it? I'd probably say it's a little bit more business.

3:38:49I kind of just kind of went out there and it was pretty fun. But there's moments when we had a big run at Notre Dame on the big metal. That was awesome. There's moments like that when you just kind of have to look at it and run. Yeah. When you were at that club and getting on a small snack. How can you prepare for that for everything that happens? Is there a way that you can get fresh in that moment? Practice. You know, breaking here is practice 100% here. So that's when you say the journey and you do it. And then if you've been to the screening, you know, can you work on it? And at the game it means just right there about practices. When you're thinking about it, that's when you're talking about the DDS. You know it's tied at it. Working and that is practice. How do they push you as to having a better experience? A little quicker than me.

3:39:51So I'd like to get my hands on them a little bit of my family. Just kind of break off of that. That, you know, their quickness kind of helps me get my seat on the ground. So, you know, you can help them out a lot on the way. You can find your product as an adult. You can go to the gym, you can have as well. You can take the guy you can use in real things on. Then it's fighting for that new goal. What if they might see the top programs on the floor? I mean, you can see a lot of the steps. You can see the growth of the new building. What if you think about how many guys have a new room that you play? How many of you have had any of them on a platform? How many of you have had any of them on a platform? How many of you have had any of them on a platform? I think it's good. Well, I would do my own group. You can do my own group. You can do my own group.

3:40:51That's a lot of things. How important is my leadership building to be on this platform? Good. We're close with the Tonto. How do you think the move on? I think that. Absolutely, but I would say during mid-Spring after spring, I said, okay, I'm going to do better at this. I had a really good summer, really good fall camp. I grew a lot during the season. Yeah, I mean, again, I've been a year ago. I'm way past it. I'm ready for this. What do you feel like your role can be? Whatever they need me to do. I'm a self-employed player. I can provide a lot of blocking in and passing in. It's been really helpful, specifically, with all the guys. I like him a lot. He's a good boy.

3:41:51Yeah. How are you feeling? I'm feeling good. Are you feeling good? Yeah. Again, we bounce on the side of the fence. Sometimes we're watching film and I don't know. That's me or him. He's really good. He's very good. I'm just walking in the scene. I just feel like I'm on the spot. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, I'm like I said, they're the best in the country. They're the best in the country. Getting going is them. We're going to take me to my handplaced, my feet for a year. I think not for not being able to play, I developed a really great. Yeah. It did, at the same time, we were different skinned.

3:42:51We were dap down 26,000 points, 26,000 points, but here it's more than we do do dap runs. That's more fun. So it's different from what we're doing. It's different bars and visionings. I think the two years you're out there, you got one to do. How do you feel like there's just an opportunity for all of you in the tight end road, with K now? Yeah, we're at this cave for sure, but we're competing and we're making sure that 30. What's your vibe on? A sprint of the brand, how is the whole of you? What is a spring game? One clock? What is now? What are your ways of doing it? I mean, it just shows how, what we have going on at the highest stage. And I'm not very fortunate enough to have a program. I mean, a game on a national program. I think it just shows the power of the program. So, you know, it's the best event this week and to coating. Is that maybe that started last week before Iowa. Your thoughts on how you guys knew back when you hear this week? I think going back to our foundation, other team.

3:43:53We believe that we're built on toughness. It's one thing to say, but I believe that we show up weekend. We got when we showed toughness. But to your point last week, I believe, you know, there was position groups that were challenged. None of them is clearly taking a personal, but just challenged to practice harder than we did. practice harder than 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 there's even another step that we take forward for where we are now. That's just the evolution of getting better at the 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 get better. But I mean that's just life right. I mean the thing you continue to do you have the hopes to continue to get better at it. But I think we're seeing that here with this football team as well. Gia I think when we talked to you in camp you said you were excited about how you guys are going to run the ball this year and obviously you've done that. At what point did it become clear to you that you guys are going to be able to kind of hang your path forward in the ball the way you are now? I just think we're such a balanced offense.

3:44:54I think just kind of going against our team. All right yeah especially in specific it gets our offense. I think there's just too many things you have to remember. Like you got to respect the perimeter and you have to respect the run game. You have to respect the stretch and the inside zone. All the different things that we can do putting the ball over the field in perimeter or even taking shots down the field. You have to respect some of these things. That just leaves gaps in the ability to gash the ball for you know six and seven and eight yards. So 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 a coach today 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 mind that it's four to six eight of you plus two 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 since you've been here? Like how would you guys characterize the balance of the ball? Yeah I just think I don't know I don't want to sum up.

3:45:55I don't want to compare but I think we're just a very balanced team. I don't I don't there'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 we count 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-1-c or we can leave him. I think we have 11 guys on both side of the ball that are able to be dynamic and the physical and strong players and I think we're just a complete team but again I say that with humility we want to continue to weekend and week out be the best team we know we have to show up because on any given week you can lose so we show up every week with the intentions that it's a national championship. So today's talk a lot about you guys. You guys have been having this team for the Iowa game. Yeah. And Brutman. What's going to help you bro as a leader and what's going to help you bro more comfortable? I guess it's being kind of a voice in my team. I would just attribute that to my faith and my words they would do the scribes.

3:46:55I think before you can lead anybody else you have to have a sense of foundation who you are having a sense of self and I think the more that I've been able to be strong in my faith the more confidence it 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 where you are and then also when it comes to you know practice practicality of football I think the more you have an understanding of the often the more that you are and the more that you know the more ability you can then hand knowledge to the next group of younger guys coming behind you so that all helped the leadership but I would have triggered you out to my faith my strong foundation and you know no one who I am. Well maybe some of the better is for the last few years that you kind of were able to learn from as well and know that they were pretty good leaders as well. You asked who were some others there were so many. This is being my fifth year. I've seen many many leaders all the way going back to my freshman who was just in and past school and Jonathan Cooper those guys to then the next the next group of guys

3:48:03Chris and they are 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 but not just leaders due to seniority due to it's just my turn but I would look at the leaders that we have on this team and say they're sincerely leaders not just by leaders by it's not as handy down. They're truly we have great leaders on this team. First question Brandon was saying that he feels like will is just built for the moment. Do you kind of feel that way too? Yeah I feel like he never gets too high he never gets too low. He's always locked in and focused and that's the kind of I don't know what temperament is the right word but the right attitude if you will for like a better word that's the right attitude that you know from the quarterback no matter what spot we are in the game we can look to will and who will be able to lead our huddle and we have we have confidence in that.

3:49:08All right Chief thank you. You think? Uh really man it's tough practices you know hard camping so far and it's been tough practices so really just coming in each and every day man it's just trying to get better so how important is Navajo and the run especially now in big time? Man it's very important the coaches you know they stress that a lot you know we've got to run the balls 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 farthest lock-in from you? 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 yes it's a lot man. Okay what was the first impression playing you when you clinched out and all you got first man. Uh I think when he first got here he came he came in the room and man he gave he gave us this speech he was like man I'm a dog I'm a dog and man that's right that I knew

3:50:11I was like I we in it man we we in it but no I mean I love Coastline man the mentality brings him man I thank God for bringing him here man he's a man he's been amazing you know in this room on the same man he's been a huge part of the same so I was I thought you'd go around but have you ever had a coach quite intense as with Carlos' oh yeah man coach coach Afro was that way you know he he coached me that way and um you know coach lock coach lock does it as well and so yeah man both both of those guys man I'm so thankful you know that God has allowed us to cross pass you know they they both been really helpful in my life. Maybe on whether other sets different about the soil the other day or we just kind of generally keeping you balance 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 all over. Uh I mean I feel like it's it's just a tool you know you can use you know sometimes that comes out and so on one thing that coach lock help us work on it just using different tools and so um it definitely it definitely comes to show on Saturday you know sometimes so man that's

3:51:15yeah it's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back What about contact now and so I'll do the perfect over the course of your career that seems like that's going to scream for you really the season. Yeah um she really man uh just like the part of this program is getting developed and so really just um getting developed here you know um the coaches here they've been doing a good job of helping me you know um grow and become you know a better running back and so especially having coach lock here you know he's been a huge part of you know the success um I'm praise god you know first of all most but you know what him bringing coach lock here him leading coach lock here man he's been a huge part of that so it's punch on you we talk so much you guys have talked about it you know split carries but now that you're actually in the season you deal 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 and you split back goes before you've always been with the future back now you're kind of split carries do you feel like you feel the defense that are a little more worn down than you are

3:52:17when you get in there you know first late first quarter or early second quarter uh every every now and I mean it really depends on the team you know there's some teams that play hard you know four quarters and so um yeah it really depends on the team to be honest more money you think split carries what kind of helps you at all anyway uh yes um it it has helped me in so many ways um and I'm 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 up to so it's it's helped in so many ways 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 uh man really the work they've been playing in you know they're in practice I mean I know

3:53:18y'all see it you know during on Saturdays but man really uh the work that they've been in they're in practice you know it's it's hard man and those guys do a good job of you know just coming in each and every day trying to get better so you talk about your thank you being feeding off coach John and he comes out with a step arm you come out to come you guys you guys feed off that mentality up one of another one of another uh yeah man like I said man there's definitely um 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 um you know I'm so thankful man to have him here man he's gonna be a huge part of the scene thanks for joining us together and we got on the field and executed I thought it was just amazing to see so as it's teammate you know I gave him the arms and the props and we got to the pinnacle by bro that's the hell to fly but is this good to see the shit did you hear him yell from the side line no it was so loud he could hear it on a TV microphone no actually I did man I just seen the place click up I would laugh at you make you want to go out

3:54:21there and hit one for sure yeah for sure yeah how was your fast program center uh I thought definitely you know I didn't get a lot of blizzes as far as I think on that like yeah I didn't have any pressure on Saturday so definitely want to share you know I just got coach Kelly yesterday it's 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 crazy on the game he says no he felt like that too because the packages the package you y'all just run the planes yeah I think that's just the biggest thing you know like I don't tell the player don't draw anything else because I just got there and just execute it yeah I know y'all are trained the same you know you look at the guy you see basically he's a little bit different for that guy yeah whoop whoop how do you like this package you know it's only the first game so I wish I could say yeah definitely how much I like it so far but I think as we continue out and see then we get to showcase a lot of different what other things yeah so I was how does it compare to like what's your game the Ole Miss stuff in the variety of plays etc um I think just starting off

3:55:23the season at the point that we're now like we haven't really done too many you know crazy games just with your practice yeah you know yeah I mean does it feel pretty deep to you oh yeah definitely it's gonna be fun time to share Coach what does it feel like you guys are close in the run game the bus is you open yeah I definitely think so like I said we see on the fan you know how everybody has collected the weekend come together and improve things that were missed or stuff like that but I think we definitely I'm sorry I got that big well I'm getting branded in it or the role of it what's your point of view of that and we're watching back on film what's that reaction to you and how much of an emphasis it is that it's like you ran ahead yeah definitely a big emphasis especially at our position um super important just to see what we do in practice together and the Eagle XB what's the reaction seeing in that box with that I mean at the moment I just like

3:56:24Danny and Mike Coach Kelly was talking about you great me on James people doesn't really matter who's in the game they call it the same way from James like what did you see in his first performance and you see some similarities that all the games you guys I think in James man just saying how about 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 dirties out and just see him get the experience like his first game me and trade both just enjoy it just really surprised at all the sea terrorizing happen for a game it's not I think just as a team and like we're so talented and everybody just worked so hard since we've been here and you get to see what each of their teammates can do so it's like when they go out on Saturdays it feels across great which one thank you very much thank you guys thanks for watching just take step on just walk in towards the locker if you don't mind you

3:57:31really just coming in each and every day man it's just trying to get better so good how important is Navajo and the run especially now in big time man is very important the coaches you know they stress out a lot you know 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 have the most lost one got here I ain't go lie it's so many it's so many fall count no fall count man I got so many there fall count but yes it's a lot man okay what was the first impression when you when you clinch out and all you got first time I think when he first got here he came he came in the room and man he gave he gave us the speech he was like man I'm a dog I'm a dog and man that that's right that I knew I was like I we in it man we we in it but not I mean I love cuz like man the mentality brings him man I thank God for bringing him here man he's a man he's

3:58:35been amazing you know in this room on the same man he's been man a huge part of the same so I was talking to you about you have her had a coach quite intense as with Carlos is oh yeah man coach coach offer was that way you know he he coached me that way and um you know coach like coach like does it as well and so yeah man both both of those guys man I'm so thankful you know that got up has allowed us to cross pass you know they they both been really helpful in my life maybe on whether other stuff I'm up to solve the other thing or we just kind of generally keeping you balance sometimes I was born as a her running back to work on stuff with the kind of your all-time man you're not carrying this over uh I mean I feel like it's just a tool you know you can use you know sometimes that comes out and so on one thing that coach lot help us work on which is using different tools and so um it definitely it definitely comes to show on Saturday you know sometimes so man that's yeah it's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back what about contact now and so I'll do the first that over the post-proper date

3:59:38like that's gonna scream for you really yeah um shoot really man uh just like the part of this program is getting developed and so really just um getting developed here you know um the coaches here they've been doing a good job of helping me you know um grow and become you know a better running back and so especially having coach lock here you know he's been a huge part of you know the success um I praise God you know first of all most but you know what him bringing coach lock here and leading coach lock here man he's been a huge part of that so wait wait put Sean and you 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 bird drive where you feel that defenses are more worn down where you're not in first time you split back feels important you've always been the future back now you're kind of split carries do you feel like you feel the defenses are a little more worn down than you are when you get in there you know first light first quarter early second quarter uh every every now I mean it really depends

4:00:40on the team you know there's some teams that play hard you know four four quarters and so um yeah it really depends on the team to be honest do you think split carries what kind of help you at all anyway uh yes um it it has helped me in so many ways um and I you know it's a long season for real and so on 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 it's helped in so many ways Coach they actually talked about that to be honest um does he express to the team you know if you get tired you know we got we got we got definitely on the same you know guys who can come in and make plays and so he actually expressed that bigger tests to come but what's impressed you about the offense and why in the man really the work they've been playing in you know during practice I mean I know y'all see it you know during on Saturdays but man really uh the work they've been in during practice you know it's it's hard man and those guys do a good job of you know um just coming in each and every day

4:01:43and trying to get better so you talk a lot of thanks for eating eating off when John he comes out with a step arm you come out you guys feed off that's the quality of one of another one of another uh yeah man like I said man there's definitely um we build momentum you know off each other and I'll definitely build momentum off when Sean that when Sean is a great running back I believe the shoot the best running back in the country man that boy talented man and um you know I'm so thankful man to have him here man he's gonna be a huge part of the scene thanks right yeah man he's been working really hard man even before this season um he had a great spring great summer especially throughout fall count um he he took a lot of reps and I mean the length against shooter the top players taught defense in the country so I think I think he's ready to prepare as a bad game when you recognize what he's exactly whether they bring off the damage to go over then coming in or against you where does that game I'm not gonna lie sometimes I'm too like that I don't really notice it um but it might be going down on it was good to get that

4:02:47as in came in and so this is trying to motivate you know he can do it man and it's a it's in as a great battle we have the team trust maybe on whatever things you can do add the veteran as a back then to help those guys upfront um I think the biggest thing you know is just um continuing to carry each other and those tough times you know when it gets hard uh I think I think that's the biggest thing I think there's a lot of time with time to get hard you know you can if you can get selfish I think I'm talking and so that's something that God has been helping me work on it says and those tough times then um you know to to not be selfish you know at all and and really encourage the God you know around me and spread spread his life that's when you've seen throughout the team here it was actually gonna happen yes I definitely seen that man we definitely been um listening each other up and encouraging each other you know just they're really trying to put the pace and focus on the basketball right you know I think really that was that was like the biggest focus um when we when we came in

4:04:02after that loss I met as a team it's just like um coach day really did a good job with that you know it's 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 it was like that's on him but it's and really it's on all of us you know I detained it so that's one thing I really love about coach day is that you know he he was willing to check himself it was it was tough now it was it was a great week of development you know getting getting better and cleaning up the little details and I think you know we we continue to travel in 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 you're becoming 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 um I I think this I believe you know

4:05:03he wanted it to go this way you know and test our faith you know we 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 what kind of things do you say uh really just as a as a head coach you know um this is his team you know he's like the guy and so he was just like it really starts with me and um and so we we love that you know I think a lot of times you know coaches were 10 pointed on everyone else with coach day you know man he just took it upon him stuff and like that's only you know he's gonna get it big and you know he's definitely been pushing us man and pointing us in the right direction man and helping us clean up in um try to punch on you later the ball and the ground so how many pumpers you've experienced what do you see for him kind of found you back from that this week how did this look past you but it proceeded on as well but where did he add in terms of you know responding now um uh question man he's been responding to the adversity really well um yeah he's definitely not used to putting

4:06:03putting the ball on the ground and so I mean he's definitely been working hard in practice to get that to get that fix man of course on it there's a really great player and he's definitely going about for me it's even kind of guy you have to go over to write out what that happens to give him some motivation to comfort you kind of leave it well uh yeah I mean we we always go to the bench and we we encourage each other man quenchon you know he encourages me hot curves is here and so man it's like no we just sharpened each other man and therefore each other you know when you meet him trigger on the 2014 title team's getting on and said it is their 10th anniversary do you remember watching the campings those guys as a kid didn't have a day uh put your memories of them um not gonna lie I didn't I did not watch it at the kids not gonna lie have you if you got to know them now or just what's what's what your sort of like uh you with that team uh yeah I that team was loaded that's what I heard about the team like it was it was really loaded um I see highlights every every now and then I think leap went off like the champions put it against them all right yeah he like four right four tuts

4:07:07for the four um yeah I I think though but I know that came with fact man it was loaded so a lot of great guys on that team hey I appreciate you nothing that's right you know just coming in you know with the right mindset trying to put in the work each and every day and get better as um as a team so what are some ways that you and Genchon kind of contrast the compliment one on all right some things that you may not be able to do as well as the other than vice versa uh shoot I don't know we'll see man James has been so good man he's man he's uh 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 and so this is how there's and everything's just coming in he's he's going to be a great player there man he's continuing to buy you know it's a little bit over here and you know where we're

4:08:09trying to go and you know he's he's going to be a huge part of this offense uh man he just brings so much joy man he's a buddy dude and uh man yeah I just I just love man as a brother man I got you know just just 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 you know help him in a certain way like the local is a group it's been good man the conversation that we have you know just off the field and so just being able to be that one you know when he when he's with you know just thank you for that they tried the fun with you the doughs everyone's usually set of builders I know how does the impact run again oh man Caleb down 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 um yeah man he's he's he's all around the field you know making plays in the ranked game passed game

4:09:14everywhere man he shows up everywhere as a captain um Jesus teaches greatness of 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 um big responsibility you know the biggest thing is just like um that I pray on it and that the Lord helps me to remember is that you know I'm trying to please him and not others and so you know just keep him eyes on the Lord and continue allowing him to work on my heart to be a better teammate captain for my team I think that's it's it's going to be really good uh she's not really man it's just yeah not really man I'm just so thankful you know that uh God has placed me in this position and that my teammates you they they picked me to to be in this position and um yeah I'm just so thankful man and just being

4:10:16in 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 uh being a captain because every day you know you got to come in and people are looking at you um do things right and so um there's been days where I struggle and um just gotten in the secret place with the Lord and just asking the Lord to for help you know and on he he bought me due man and he's continuing to make me a better person a better teammate what do you want to point Sean to to expect his first son for Saturday I don't even think we talked much about that yet yeah I don't know how much we talked about that we so locked in there right now man it's just when that time comes to come but yeah what would you tell them about you know that this year what is going on on Saturdays you can keep it's a side of man it's a side especially first game being back in the shoe um the walk and seeing a fans and everything you know it's it's a huge environment so yeah man I know he's

4:11:18going to be so excited you guys are bringing up two in the country you're loaded people expect y'all to make a run all the way to championship game we know what happens and how legit is that from your game this point in your city and where you're sitting uh trade you on about this team yeah shoe man um you know it's a long season and so I think the biggest thing is that uh we're trying to do as a team you know this year it's not look too far ahead and just take it one game at a time you know I think that's the biggest thing right there man let's like let's just focus on Hacker and Marshall in the next game the next game and then um eventually like we'll get there man we'll get there but just every day just trying to focus on one day at a time putting in the work and I'm preparing for the opponent you know we have each week all right right thank you thanks right appreciate y'all appreciate man um so um you know it's it's been great and and the more that I just throw to these receivers and and just get you know get around these guys you know the more or we're coming together and and becoming a team and it's it's cool to see and we just got to keep keep doing it and and keep

4:12:21practicing as hard as we as that you know I think I've uh I think I've done a pretty good job protecting the football and and being smart with my decisions um you know I think that I want to continue to push the ball down the field when I when I have opportunities to and be accurate down the field and and get get some more air on my on my deep balls um those are just a couple things that I've I've thought about personally but you know I think I think one of the bigger things is you know what we're doing is a team and you know obviously you know I'm thinking about myself and how I can be better but you know the bigger thing is how can we be better as a team how can I facilitate that being the quarterback you know how can I encourage somebody you know before we go out there to remind them hey you know if if it's a running back you know make sure on 60 on one of every protection you know you you got these guys um you know doing doing things like that is is something I want to continue to grow in for my team you know because that's at the end of the day you know all 11 guys have to do their job every single play and you know being the quarterback

4:13:26you kind of have to facilitate that a little bit and help those guys and make sure that you know we're we're being the best team we can be yeah yeah I felt fast was nice to nice to get out and run a little bit um you know I I I we made a little middle look a QB call on that play and then got out and ran and um 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 some TVs that are really really fast um but yeah it was a good play no wait I know when you're in your you know you want to do it with all the past you know it's a big priority come here you feel like you're like oh yeah absolutely that's a big part of my game and it's going to need to be a part of our game as an offense um you know whether that's in the 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

4:14:26extra yard when I need to you know because the end of the day that's what really that's what it really comes down to you know are we going to run some quarterback you know run-play sure but you know at the end of the game when it's third and five and everyone's you know everyone's uh covered down the field am I going to be able to tuck the ball down and go you know go get six 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 that's been part of your game some quarterbacks are able to run but not willing to be I mean I'm going to be coached all those games as a visit you or P.W. I mean I've always I'll make a play 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 I was a tall you know skinny pocket passer kind of and I wasn't really known for my running ability I ran it you know from time to time but when I got to case state I put on a little weight um yeah 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

4:15:27like an 80 yard QB draw which I surprised myself a little bit like I you know I had had some good runs in camp and people knew I was good athlete but like I was like man I just really just do that and from then on you know it just kind of became a part of my game and you know I just got more and more confident with it and you know the more you do it the better you get at it you know throughout my whole career there I obviously I ran ball I get a mountain I enjoy running the ball I think you know what people always ask me is it more fun to run a touchdown a throw a touchdown I like to run it I think it's pretty cool to you know run in there and celebrate with the teammates but you know yeah it's definitely been a been a big part of my game it's a need to be well the guys just said it um it'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 um 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

4:16:31the 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 in going through camp and through spring ball like it was talking to you earlier Adam like going against his defense every single day is a is a blessing and like I know it 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 zel being a dude or IGB you know making a really good play but 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 and you know for for me you know it's just it's elevating my game and I love the competition and we we all do so I think they're doing a really good job I think they

4:17:37hear in this offense they're they're doing a lot of different things they're moving around a lot they're you know they're blocking they're catching they're 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 G you know G's doing some really good things and obviously he's and he's one of those alpha dogs in the offense like everyone looks to him you know he's he's one of those guys and you know and Wilk has merit so it's really good things to Lonnie's and what's really good things like everyone's kind of stepping up and it'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 yeah he's still like you know right this group if you feel like you're the number one quarterback you approach practice like you're the starter the mindset wise we have how do you go about that because obviously it's still a competition I'm just trying to be the best version of myself every single day that's that's all I'm trying to do and you know whatever whenever I get thrown in there I'm going to go in there and make the best out of my reps and you know show this team that you know I'm I'm

4:18:38going to fight for them and do everything that we need to do when that's that's all that matters to me just getting better in the best team that I can be a lot of the first year that you have 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 had all these weird rules that they couldn't coach but now being able to you know have Riley and Billy and Coach Kelly and Coach Day all coaching us you got really two quarterback coaches on either field when we're doing like two spot like it's invaluable and I think Billy's been awesome for for the room you know I think Riley Larkin still doing 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 me 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 tips that there is no front-enders at point you guys look and

4:19:44feel we're talking all the reps and you know I don't know how to do it hey at what point would it be helpful to know who the starter is and then be able to get those reps and be the leader more important kind of take it to the team yeah you know I wish I could say I don't I don't really know and you know that's not up to me that's that's not my decision I am I'm just gonna be be myself you know keep fighting to be the best version of myself every single day and and you know try to make the make the most out of my reps and show this team that you know I'm gonna I'm gonna give them my all and that's all I can do man and then we're just gonna keep competing keep making each other better and have a fun. Coach here you feel like a different pastor you work face day than once? Yes I do I think I've I've tweaked some things in my mechanics and you know I think the coaching that I'm getting here is not not mechanic wise but read wise and feet wise and and all these different things and you know I'm just I'm getting a different deeper level of coaching than I ever have before and you know

4:20:44I have a deeper understanding of the offense and what the defense is doing and you know my move me 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 Kriishensen 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 the ball a lot better and a lot of that has to do with the coaching I've gotten and you know that's a credit for those guys for getting me ready and you know making sure that you know I develop myself in the off season and you know I've have become the best version of myself going into football care thank you thank you guys thank you all appreciate it

4:21:50I'd really much contact with them you know you want me to do one of the things that Coach Dases and you don't like to have your hand held for any kind of process now you you've played up a need a lot of time football clear what is it about you to drive you to want that much better I'd say you know in high school I had a coach that you know he was giving a lot of responsibility and I he would you know tell our other my responsibility I mean make make up my mind and so I just you know I want to be the best for back in the week and take take the mean to a few of the things the right way and just do think I I love watching Joe Burrow you know he makes adjustments behind he's a really good decision maker I like Justin Herbert and I try to understand I'm watching him play on some of those guys in the other one I just you know give us his makers who make it to me I would say I'm a little bit more quiet from working on the helicopter side you know

4:22:50Coach Dases trying to get the people the bulk of leader out there with the guys that even on that question is trying to be a country leader definitely definitely quiet confidence uh definitely uh confident in your I know what it's a lot of fun I actually I think I've only been here once in a few months I said I love them really good food and good places to be and our friends uh I think I visit maybe freshness all for you yeah just just for the camper and visitors just to see the facilities I know it was only a few days but being in the outing program especially as they prepared for uh how much football have fun what did you take away from that short period of time yeah it was uh it was really good with uh you know coach Rees and Jeff save and they were uh they were coach and players hard and I saw the uh the work it takes to get to the uh playoffs and I'm coming here um to see and the other guys put in the work and uh throughout throughout the

4:23:52winter and I see and I hold the guys all the leaders put in the work and then I'm sure I'm having things how much of a relationship is you have with air obviously coming if he had been committed you come in you both freshmen what what was it like before and what's your relationship like we didn't have much relationship prior uh we mentioned that we were 11 uh I knew each other a little bit and then come in here you know uh quarterback room everyone here is really close so it's uh we're all pushing each other be better um we're all we're all taking push points from each other trying to be competitive like I would say we are taught by surprise uh you know come back from the uh in the game and there's a little bit high experience because of team journey I don't know if it was high high success how did you feel and how did you feel when it happened? there was definitely a lot of emotions but uh I'm not going to lean on uh help me through it and uh I think you're going to make the right decision uh and at the end I'm like

4:25:02you know um I can't really explain how that had out of me um just really trying to develop and uh take push push push day you know break word back and whisper and then uh take push push push catch Kelly because you know I just uh want to develop and run the offense when they want it and uh take their push push push push push push push push what do you think what about your game? I think that I can be a really good decision maker for uh the offense and some of you the absolutely mental trust I think uh it's it's kind of a lot of things um I was always around football like put my bows a quarterback at can so he used it quarterback when I was in high school and I was going to fall in his footsteps so I've always been around football and then uh just been a however offensive case school and just uh really just had it a lot of my play.

4:26:04you get one more who's your favorite title? uh Packer. it's gonna show you know um and so from a coaching standpoint yeah it feels a lot better when you're not looking around like well yeah you put your right hand down now now I think so we had the sickness going back around and it was taking just slide outside and hey we're gonna you're gonna have two platoon and go both cards today you got a coach um and that was good for both parties as a coach who we can still practice and need for the kids getting really good reps that way. how much does it make? yeah just just yeah just with the calendar of an offensive line unit anyway you're gonna 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 yeah the whole is tough.

4:27:05yep okay that's our position that's who we are that's what you want to coach this position or play this position like and you're gonna take those so I think maturity and then go through those guys understanding what they need to do why they need to do it is gonna pay dividends when we get on the field and start playing in the games. okay um we're playing more and continue to play more like lineman and not lines on a page I think as young guys and new guys you get in you're kind of like right little hats oh I got burned okay I'm gonna go get the burn. right? no blocking you I don't want to block you. you're right I want to block you right? thanks guys um 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 man with the guys and like I said that started playing

4:28:06through 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 and it's showing and that's the positive you know that's where as a coach now I'm sitting feeling like yeah it's something better about it because we're doing it and they're doing it because they understand it and I'm not just saying I'm a line on the page I got it with a block canals go. you know you mentioned Larry's guys how much is it almost shining the 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 match up game Ryan talks about this all the time it's you versus you if you don't take the right step if you don't communicate or get the right fit to the right identification then really good teams and really good players are going to take advantage of that you give them something that way so you're playing you so for us to answer your question yeah they expose like why did I get beat right there did he beat me or did I give it to him and he took it and then Larry's guys can do the same and when we

4:29:07get at whatever the technique may be on a zone player a gap player whatever it may be and we hit something big he can watch us say hey did you miss their fit did you miss their hands so that you know that good on good that we're getting to go it's going to expose a lot of things not necessarily how good you are but when you don't play as good as you are if that makes sense it's still all about in my mind or my like the evaluation like you have to be a guy that can come here and grow and perform and play the the 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 to fall it wants to be great wants to get developed wants to be around and play against Larry's guys and those guys in practice and we feel like we've evaluated with your camp or through tape and we've offered those

4:30:10guys that we want to go get those guys is that 40 is that 60 is that 90 I mean that's that's off our evaluation 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 and the offense align set point amount if you're finding for you because they're few in part between you see a roster full with you know five stars and five or six or whatever and it seems like there's been a little bit of a struggle to get those talk guys do you feel like your approach with NIL has a part of it do you feel like it's working do you feel like the pinch that a high state yeah because we're not done yet I mean you know keep your head on the swivel here what I mean December the long way away and the weekends coming up soon and you know where guys are where they get recruited opposition before I mean that's 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

4:31:14share my wife could point out that's 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 does me we're not working to do with those guys and like I said doesn't mean that we're done either right it's a long way to December too so yeah I mean I think you just look at the recent history all the way through or all the stickers on the wall in there I mean you know um 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 a five star guy right Luke was in a five star guy good players and they got developed you know those guys before um I got here all all the guys on the wall I mean yeah that's you'd love to go get all those guys but do they fit the next step brown guys so it's the four

4:32:19star guys are they really a four star but they really fit do they really want to do that from a pipeline online you just look on the wall in the room you've seen all those guys that have come from all different ways how would you say you're the evaluation style when you're dealing with so many people wanting to hear before they even play the game it would do your idea to offer for more as days like it seems like the process is just kind of awesome it's a way of being about a valuation right there's about the direction in the bottom cases but how much harder does that make you know when you're looking at a kid who's got the size you that you're looking for but maybe the film is there maybe the camp performance was you want to see how do you get him to understand yeah I think you got to feel through the the relationship of with the kid maybe the relationship with the coach and just being frank and honest with him you know I mean I'm not smart enough to tell this guy one thing this guy the other and circle back and all of a sudden you come back and it's like what was the message you gave here just trying to be as straight and communicative as

4:33:22you 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 felt like right there you need to see that's when the next wave of offers and recruiting stuff goes into if the kids just looking for a check mark on the internet yeah I've probably failed at that my entire career early on until you know that they're a buck I can be clear use of I'm not a pop up dummy can I just want to do it? You? Yeah I wouldn't love to block you but I'm with one leg or four just got you you got three guys last question for coach that they all have a number of those starts that we grab Josh he's a prize that it could be depend on the day like you're in the doll drums in the grind of camp practice 12 13 14

4:34:26that 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 a dog could be in a situational deal to know where it's like eights we're going to 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 picks watch the twist whatever the batters may be I think they'll show them in the games when we hit the first real adversity through whatever game or whatever quarter or whatever drive it shows up then that's the next time I'm going to show because they as you said there's there's gamesmanship there they've been in and they know now it's not the first time like whoa what's happening it's hey this is happening here so we get through it yeah you just a veteran veteran experienced guys you know I mean you had Matt third played a lot of ball yeah Donnie was coming into it but then yeah you're replacing

4:35:27with three new guys you know one coming from across the country and other two guys that were coming into it so yeah I mean experience helps the time and what's experienced you to say that I've started this many games which means he's played this many thousand reps I started this many games I've had this many reps in the red zone or this many in whatever situation it may be right tackle my freshman year you know six three right tackle turn block jack start was fun but going to guard you know obviously it helps your drafts talking to everything like that but you know you don't just have to 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 to use my right hand for a while I come out of the ball but obviously we 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 playing some right guard so I ask you new questions asking Donnie questions on the other side of the ball I don't know I love it I mean

4:36:29I just love playing football so I'm killed with whatever so good what's different with Chip Kelly as the office coordinator right now what you know with the run game what do you feel it's different uh we run the rock we pound the rock man it's isn't really fun this year what's that mean now when you say that what pound the rock what does that mean you're vernacular I just think the way we're running out the ball and the schemes are going to implement this year it's me very very difficult for teams to combat that I think the amazing offensive minds of coach Kelly coach are obviously coach day um and coach fry I think they've come together and made some really really fun plays um not only you know obviously like really good schemes but there's some cool plays in as well although we've loved to you know run um I remember I had my freshman year and last year you know our defense is the number one defense in the country and now we've been able to really not obviously we're not gonna beat it up or anything like that like we've been able to move

4:37:30a ball a little bit so it's been fun um seeing that and seeing the guys really get into it and I think coach Kelly has been like awesome and effective like he's a very open-minded coach we kind of set the tries so like we'll be reading the script or reading whatever like this is what we're gonna run this over to this okay it hits like 40 yards like this is the coolest thing ever so I'm really excited for this year and everyone should be too thank you yeah no I got a little blue chiller yeah amazing you like we used to be tight ends and too many back to our formation today we've had her being the the full back in that situation so um there's a lot of different things you can do in short-range but um a little bit of tribute to coach coach Hayes and and then what he means is for Joey Kauffman Columbus this back over to Leck shape as you look back and even your two

4:38:31months 15 spring practices there's something you feel best about when you've been able to accomplish with this on this well I would kind of shout at you because I didn't think snap but I think the most impressive thing since I've been here is how we're just closest for both teams you know some programs talk about a brother this is really a brother um our practices as we talked about how good our defense is it's their high-ranking head but they're not from that and and those guys were really worked very very well together both the whole line of the D line and second year of their seekers um the competition is going 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 you get really good battle and then on some of the fight points out of the fight points out and we're trying to accomplish your football moment I think the way these guys cooperate and work together as a group uh as a discussion bomb I think you're gonna need that the closest team and the most connected teams are ones that are over to the right here Andy Baxter on letter to the room Chip obviously didn't know what I was talking about Jeremiah but I'm not good it's the big return of this group he kind of provided everyone what he can do today what's it been like

4:39:34working with him and what kind of up the community you guys good point and I think as you're minding me and the other 14 back sessions where we might even be a special player you know and and JJ's over really talented player also but you know I think I think all of the the whole current updates and really good things watching in this thing and for all of them you know I address it with the offensive line I came in with the blinds light and I had no opinions for not that religious blind eye and just intervroom but you know that I think that white machine from like is really special and I think there's a bunch of guys in there and again you and you have to play multiple multiple games after the regular season is over you know make sure you're gonna need depth like that I mean the fact that it's you feel a little bit comfortable right now that we get some guys there they can make some plays with the printer and that really dictates how people are gonna defend you you know so you got a couple really good running times you know so really low the box really low the box and they go to one coverage but it's the core vectors responsibility to decipher that and get them all to both sides so or do they

4:40:36let's double covers they're double covers and now it's a little bit lighter box than you can run them all so having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second or left at Murphy 247 sports. Typically we've talked a lot about that kind of the quarterbacks maybe by and from the starting spot but some of the younger guys what have you seen from them you got not getting to see more of them today we probably have what's your assessment of the thanals they kind of getting this. I always in someone pressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated and what they do you know you look at Julian and there and in JJ you know they should be in the hot much like in their ice hole and they're out of your play in front 80,000 people and they've really progressed and you watch that and meetings and listen to them and they interpret you know so basically the whole concept here is where we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim you know this three didn't maybe anything we don't put the install in with hey you guys are ready to install where I already installed this were the older players and then you guys you know go set the kitty tape

4:41:40on we're just going to do that really simple things with you know they they get it all and the more they can digest the more when you're in a road when you're checking for understanding and asking questions and they can step back to you the more 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 that big that's people here along with the office coordinator the quarterback coach goes and I just got left behind because I'd actually never been in the stadium so yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there so I played a half-state once when I was in Oregon that was in the Rose Bull's high I'd never been actually in the stadium until yesterday so I caught myself right into the stadium today the ground and in a thousand first three yeah that's impressive Got time for just a few more folks over here to the right Dylan Davis Delaware because that you know what you just said about throwing them into the deep end what stood out to the most deep about general experience through 15 practice is where he is if you guys had out his brain

4:42:41Jim can is a very fast processor you know he really thinks very very quickly when he's like he makes really good decisions he doesn't stick on and we can take him progressive and we see things really well from for a young player you know and not having to expose stuff a lot of college defenses and especially what Jim does you know Jim can make Jim can make a young freshman who are like cry with some of the stuff he does but you know I never saw that with Jules and that's been impressive his ability to retain him and JJ the compliment I would say is if you got here and you didn't know what class they wouldn't do with instead of those questions in terms of how they pick things up and you know sometimes first one I can't question but the guys you are special they don't act like freshmen you know that like this the ball points and I know that you guys are on your temples around far left can't compete Robinson the athletic should you you on top of the freshmen and james people

4:43:42to say I'm going to run the second half that you talk about how deep you need to be in this air college football but as you search for our army three what did you see from then today what what has there broke been like in the business spring yeah James really flashed early for for me not knowing again it's just a don't worry about what the background is where they're from who they are the this guy at this far is this guy at that far is it they're all black eyed and just like you know I think James is kind of a really good field of vision he can get things I thought Sam gets really good things today TC is another guy who really came along during the spring and in work constantly talking in our staff meetings about that we're very cobbling center of the five class situation was changed so you have to develop that that you know used to be maybe have a parent spare was what everybody says but I think you're mad at him one of the nine you're talking about 16-17 games you're 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 of the plan well here's the right

4:44:45to make to make podcast thank you Jerry you're not on podcast yeah if this guy's all that mean next to the next to the next to the next to the next to the next to the next show you're not going to talk to you you must know some juice will be up there you have your name you're definitely not just the lustful eyes to hop on those lines but it's obviously yeah just two quick you know one do you feel compelled to let your scorebacks know where they stand you know it's coming up to you know I mean they're you know where's that go I mean in your mind their old suburb of staff and visit beyond the nine many it is an unbelievable job I think all our peers understand where they fit and what the country is and what you want to see 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 greet everything they're going to constant feedback in terms of where we are and then after 15 which we had today but but we can't do it unless you watch the film they can really look at the things because you may see something

4:45:48when you're on the sideline you know why did you 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 love meetings well and that's that's always been the best so this week during you know between Monday from Friday hour we're all scheduled no one's going to go to recruit you until after that but we're all kind of being in every position you know often to lie in defense of lie and not ever say to you you're immersing in some kind of their position countries know where they fit when you see them when you feel pressure with with the transfer portal looming I mean you've been a head coach for a long time it's that one here mine it's easy yeah I think I don't think it's pressure but I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows you know what your evaluation was through the training sessions that we have guys we've got to have we got real quick last two questions Dan open and now Rob Alder when do you feel like you need to have a starting quarterback named by and whatever they say you're going to be looking

4:46:49for between now and then and determine who that guy's going to be moving between now and whatever that is we're not allowed as coaches to go back out in practice and college football here 15 training sessions in the outseason but we'll go back to working with Nick in the way from Kevin bigger get 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 even assess so they're really from a football center 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 you say that we decided we're going to be from Joe they all think it's Tim you know they know the one lock on the other day players players understand you know who they feel is the guy and most of the time that if the decision is very

4:47:52obvious you know you just say this is where we are with it you know but there's that time table thing I don't I can't give you an exact time table on that so I brought it chip I'm talking about two and but typically in your experience you've done again like Tim said a long time how long does it take for the game to slow down for a long QV I think it depends on the individual I've had some kids were early you know you were like wow Parkers Mario is like that remember the second practice he got to the fifth reading progression and I asked him why I do that that's why I was just wondering why did you do that because I don't know what we call that begins but there was like a lot of guys over there and I didn't see like there was anybody over there but for him the process that was right he came back the other day whether that was cover 60 of the day comes but I know you guys call the covers but it all happens I've got guys that for two

4:48:54years you like they're just you know they're really struggled and the light bulb goes off you will they got it so everybody has different worries ties you know our job in the evaluation processes to kind of find those own styles so you know they kind of learn they're an auditorium you know do they learn by feel is it is it more a feel back you know a more film guy you know it's all different and I think we have to keep hoping and prodding and for us as coaches that's the challenge to is what is the best learning style and how can we can make because education basically is just a transportation knowledge but it really doesn't matter what I know or what right I know is what they know so that's that's always kind of what we're working on and study and think about kind of where we are and how much can they handle and then how much is too much you know because this is a big big reply I agree one hundred percent but if you don't feel it's good then why is it in you know maybe and that's that's this whole feeling about process that we're all

4:49:54they're running awesome running out of time so all that says they have identities so the coaches really running quarterbacks and something you always sort of lean toward over is it you're by your case by case what advantage does it you like about because all your guys can run a little bit yeah I think it running quarterbacks causes problems for events so when when plays right now the unescalable plays if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl on that last part the two big plays from the home's run potential home is not the runner any's not calling design quarterback runs for path but when the defense matches up in place two men in terms of back to the quarterback well maybe the best decision is to take off you know the second one is not only he makes court you know a lot of guys don't only want to hoax on it and there's time through you have time to understand if you do a run of the quarterback and we talk about the best ability the best ability is available you know you're not long your shoulder taking people on but we are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run when I'm looking for running

4:50:57back to that you know so you're not going to see us 20 times a game more running the court there are people that run off on societal are really successful with it but with this group we have right now that's not now they can't hurt you the feet little didn't when he was at case they you know obviously that don't took off a couple of times today air took off a couple of times today Lincoln's old really really good athlete Julian can run but you know we're not calling the design quarterback runs you know you're not going to see you know I think tremendous reminder respect for conchays and the laces and you're not here the straight T as far as we go we are not going single way so we are not going to stop it and run the quarterback nice on quarterback now itself but it is it's another weapon you know it it also keeps the fences on you know for defense fans you have to continue to mend in the quarterback closing the edge and his game the first down well then the defense of that has to stay outside if you think the quarterback will then make them run the ball up in the end of a lot sometimes they don't want to give our quarterback really is a blocker usually responsible for a defender with the

4:51:57defender was cheating and the fitting in on the run and then his responsibility is to make make the defense be honest and that's really guaranteed that a couple times today and we had a block that's taking this face in there so we're going to check out for our end what happens the next pet defense is white and we're going to get through it and change the end of the ball off the run coach thank you so much for your time and thank you for being a buckhead all right thanks thanks thank you so maybe 42 whatever against young stout state and I'd be so upset coming out of the game but seeing how violent this game is from this perspective now you have to say hey okay not only within games can we keep guys fresh right but can we do that so that when you get to the last 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 a both-hand right so I'm still confident with five guys and and that's going to be week to week you know what I mean like these guys know I think honestly who start should be week to week if you display during the

4:52:58week of practice that you're locked in and somebody else has a bad mental week well I can't reward you with starting if you have six mental errors during the week you know what I mean just because you started last week so I think it's got to be that iron sharp and dire and constant the competition through the whole fall I always felt when I was here that they were trying to outrefrute me which is the reality right yeah which is why it prepares you so well for the national football that's why Ohio State prepares you so well for the league because now it's like they're trying to out-drat you and so I use that as fuel but I also thought firsthand you know like there was a season where it was John Kerr Marcus Freeman certain guys rotating week to week and so I thought like should if it happened to them it can happen to me so I just tried to be a certain way in practice like I tell the guys all the time you have to control the things that take no talent you have to eliminate all loves like if you if you if you love on the field you're a traitor like

4:54:01you should just go play for their team like that can't you can't be coaching effort and then you can't have mental errors because if you have a mental error then then you can't trust you so those are the two things I always have the player was like all right you're not going to catch me loping and you're definitely not going to catch me not knowing what I'm supposed to do I might get beat and that's that's inevitable it's football everyone's on scholarship right but those two things you control every single day I think it's just the end you know we haven't we haven't done like any of my series you know so we know you can tackle and all that but I think it's just the repetitive grind of a football game from in the box the constant and he's been he's been willing so far you know what I mean as far as his hand placement has been good you've been going to the strike he's tough so it's just continuing to to have him challenged to there's plays right now where he's seeing it for the first time from a will backer so the next time he sees that maybe a throw catch tackle is at the intersection you don't know mean because he's seen it for

4:55:02from that perspective everything he's seen before this has been from top down off the shelf right so now it's dropping back that'll be sliding so he's made great progress and I'm really happy with without something done James look at recruiting it seems like it's really well for you obviously you can't talk about specific recruits but just overall how do you feel like that's going and are you enjoying your food I am I am enjoying I think it's it's fun to 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 gonna get developed better anywhere else in the country you have the largest fan base largest alumni it measures opportunity everywhere right so you try to just export like explain your passion for the school that did so much for you you know especially being an out-of-state kid not being from Ohio and then realizing how much Ohio State changed my life and so now you communicate that to other young kids who kind of see it and try to tell them the

4:56:05vision like where you can get to and I think the fun thing for me is that most of the kids I'm recruiting are way more athletic than I ever was so it's like I tell them if I can the only way I survived in the NFL eight years was the fact that I had football intelligence like I knew where I was going 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 now you got something special you know what I mean how much of you guys have already talked about long season and the heat of football guys well I think yeah you're gonna have to have depth that's just a reality right it's a longer season there's more games and there's no excuse that a place like here like if you're all I'm playing with a maybe a guy who was third or fourth up you know you know like you got to be ready to go so I think depth is is crucial at all of the vision because injuries are gonna happen there's part of football you know you never want to wish it upon anyone and you're and you're certainly not but

4:57:06it's just you can't be naive to think that you're just gonna have every single starter healthy for the whole season you talked about your mentality as a player and then you're recruiting different players than you were how do you how do you marry that when they made that same mentality that you needed but you want them to happen well you you figure that out when you get to know them and there are certainly some kids that you start to recruit to where you see like you know it Ohio State might be too big you 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 Ohio 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 comes kind of comes with it who craves ball because when they crave football then the other stuff will take care of itself right and we'll just keep

4:58:07getting better and better and better if they want to be the best 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 Dana fell they do the same thing right now they're attending the massive about the money and they're saying okay well for me to get this person money that they change their motivation or they still love ball so now it means and college is the same thing like who who actually wants to be the best or who just likes the attention that comes with playing football. James I've known I already talked about it but can you tell a little bit of the elevation from our bell from end of the class obviously missed the time last year with the injury but where he's at now versus the expectation that he had to move his brain. Our bells I mean show a lot of progress you know most most importantly you know mentally with the playbook and everything I think our bell last year there was a couple things right because of injuries on the D-line and camp you know

4:59:11he 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 the see where he's at right now is extremely impressive and for a guy of that size and that much power and his ability to run he's a special athlete and so our bell is had a good spring he's got to continue to dive into the playbook and got to continue to learn all the little things and as you go right like week one week two you start seeing new schemes new skiing 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 what has changed in the time that you've been recruited to now that you're really like you're there for the mental differences you've noticed. 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 it's always a factor but I think you still just

5:00:13need 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 and I might do the thing that pushes them over the top I mean I don't know like every kid is so different right. I try to view it as you're just building relationships and are you going to get a young man to trust you to develop them and to not only the player that they want to be but the person that they want to be in the future and can you convince mom and dad that you're the right person to 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 if there's no sense of time to leave here you know and they have the question I get a ton is what do you see yourself in five years I'm like where I'm sitting my alma mater you know my my kids love it Columbus obviously I love Ohio State so I think those are things that can kind of be

5:01:19in the van. I love it because it gives you an opportunity to coach the the whole team you know what I mean like special teams in a spot where the whole team probably minus the quarterbacks right is is all in one team room in one meeting room so you get to actually directly impact other positions and just your own and I think it also gives it gives a little bit of urgency to your own room like when you're in there every single time you better be making an impact on pun if you're aligned back you better be making an impact on kick return or on kick off kick off return pun return all those things you better be making an impact right because your coach is in there all the time so it's been nice and and there's a lot of stuff that I think our coaches have done to kind of push that that sense of team when you're in special teams that we every position matters Jerry's someone who's been a VNF all what do you think what VNF is doing to pick off now and even if that's like it could be good for college I mean the thing that stands to the takes away

5:02:24like the surprise on side you know what I mean but all these rules are changing so much for the safety of the game and I mean I think it's only a matter of time before it trickles down it seems like everything trickles down so we'll see as of right now we'll we'll keep things going the way they are. All right James thank you. Yeah. Thanks guys. Every day. 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 kept 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 I didn't one time yeah. Yeah for a little bit you know you always been a performer in those kind of moments and uh

5:03:28you know I felt like I got the team down but at the same time I knew that those guys had confidence in me and uh actually talking with my teammates Jack and GTE and those kind of guys we really got around me it really helped me but as a kicker you kind of just got to wipe it clean and go to the next play but um yeah you definitely want to make those kicks. Is that something you have to process? Like a mix after or is it just something that you got over a game? Uh it's something you have to get over a 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 um I knew I could have made that kick I mean it's it's yeah it's just one of those ones that got away from you but uh you always look forward to the next one and you always have to correct your mind and get ready for that. Uh I'd probably say the same as last year I feel uh just as confident as I did last year even though I didn't get too many attempts from from deep uh to show that but uh still feel just as confident as last year. 55, 60. Yeah right around there right in there. Yeah. That's every kicker's drill. That's every kicker's

5:04:35thing. I mean you saw the guy from FSU a couple of weeks ago that's my buddy Ryan Fitzgerald uh really really great kicker but um everybody wants that opportunity to to show everybody what you can do. Um trying to become more consistent always you can always become more consistent. You're going to miss every once in a while but just trying to limit the mistakes and the misses that you do have to just so that you can uh become as perfect as possible I guess is the way I would put it. I mean the standard is the standard here and even we didn't live up to it last year so you got to correct it and get better. It's a lot of things. It's uh ball contact. It's confidence in your teammates. It's trusting that the ball is going to be there when it's there. It's uh getting more down the field on your follow through. It's not uh following through straighter and yeah but some of that really worked on us following through straighter this past our season so a lot of my balls are going left towards the end of the year so I had to correct that and some of you can't really correct mid season you want to mess with it but um yeah I corrected that this all season.

5:05:49I don't have and I really like it. I like coach Davie and around the specialist and all the special teams. It just was more involved. It feels uh the higher importance this year. I think you guys saw that in the first game. He's done a great job. He's been coached keys and gunnered enters. They've done a really good job so yeah I feel I feel it's good. I think the fact that he's paying more attention to special teams. He's seeing the good things that we do and so he has more confidence and has to put us out there and give guys like Joe a chance and you know he pays more attention to things like that so it's 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 uh call is a final call so yeah. Me and Joe got a lot of work over the offseason to uh get him there and uh it's not always

5:06:50who the starting planner is it's just uh he's the best at holding so we got the job. I mean me and John are like I said me and John 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 uh yeah we've definitely built a good camaraderie between the guys and yeah I love John. Great guy. How does it make a difference for you guys and me and Joe and stay and we have a position coaches out in the audience and really about his best friends and friends? Uh it just it makes you feel like he has more confidence and he's putting you out there because he's watched it a lot more. I know for sure on the kickoff reps he watches kickoff coverage all the time he loves to see the guys running down the field and we actually made that a really big point at the emphasis this past game to run through the goal lines. I joined my teammates running through the goal line. It was pretty fun yeah. I want you to help you guys but now there's only their coaches in Rob and Gunner from the other side. I mean Gunner was out there last year but he couldn't

5:07:50give us coaching technique critiquing on the field but at halftime he would 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 you I've been there before like the veteran guy even though he's a coach now so yeah it's very nice. Rob brings a lot man he's he's been having a coach he brings a lot of pressure to it he he he makes he makes you feel that every kick really matters he like he's he's really good he um he definitely helps with the coverages the covers has been much better this season than they haven't had to cover he can get 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 thank you thanks

5:08:56it was just uh the first two weeks this season yeah like I just said that um it probably was a best-rein-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 guys executed and so now I'm just grateful to be back and doing what I can it's just a frustrated player and a coach who knows what's best for him you know 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 there just you know talking off the cliff a little bit but um it's just uh trying to protect protect me for myself you know I've a blessed through the opportunity to play a lot of ball this year and so you're just like look man let's calm down for these 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 it is we're playing football again it was amazing you know as as a senior I know I

5:10:03only 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 take the game for granted but you know knowing that I like but the number of times I have to do that's wailing down kind of way to wait on me those first two games and so just uh playing the game to the highest levels fast as I can and just uh you know taking it all in in the moment. I have to move back more Jackson than one of the ways we go to some more entries that way here by another feeling what the dinner all is and yeah uh maybe it didn't I mean uh I mean when it when it happened um I've been lying about it said I mean I wasn't going to take the route uh heated obviously seriously but like um but like I was like oh my god what happened and it was a kind of a moment of like okay like how long is it going to take and then everyone's like as I am trying to do like like we don't we don't know like everyone's body heals differently and so just uh just trying to you know put good things in my body so um I heal as

5:11:08fast as I can and trying to get like I put rest doing everything to train me to do everything coach Ryan coach day told me to do to try to um heal as fast as I can and we're about on the moments of uncertainty you definitely remember that if everyone's feeling differently you know yeah I know there there were definitely moments of frustration I'm not gonna lie about that but our training staff of uh you know stew soloshan tyler um Karla Kelly always people in there they told me 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 but like you you're gonna be going on the back of the queue 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 but it's uh you know it is what it is

5:12:12I think it played great you know um it's uh that competitive excellence uh that we talk about here you know make the plan you know it was called and also some of those called and he didn't look at us at all no it's always great seeing um young guys that sound old saying that but um awesome going out there and doing this thing you know we all know we could do it there was not that my mind he was gonna go out there and show us the uh it was great seeing 67 uh got a your way to being is here uh you know leading up to those games I don't know if it mean you know giving tips whatever you want college yeah I know I would um you know make my voice known here there but he's already honest on his 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 he can do this so you don't make the same mistake I did but Austin's a fantastic athlete you know just strong as not and so he did fantastic doing what he does well the king but you get as much time between you know he was up in your room all of the and coming back because time he was all I mean

5:13:13was it was that the thinking was that hard to grasp it sitting out with the maybe tough and the long one the right thing yeah those those uh difficult concept from the grass from all boys and the seven kids you know my mom but um you know patients patients hasn't always been my thing so when it happened I was like I'll be back in two weeks and in two weeks can and I was like it's the hurt but um but uh it was just you know trusting the process and knowing what the the our our training staff knows what they're doing and they knew they're getting back on the field and so now that I'm on the field just keep on going a lot of it makes you feel 100% last week I'm sure feel happy feel great yeah what do you got that a lot of experience on this line when you add a guy like set um with that level experience how much does that help in that center position when he has so much yeah yeah you know I'm uh very very upset you know set this uh I would say that the tip of the spear of our offense I would say there'll be like if teams play us they're not going

5:14:14to come out and exactly what we think they're going to do because that's just you know game plan but um set set communicates throughout the entire almost down to the snap count what we have to do to make sure all guys on the same page there'll be times where um well done 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 uh make a good play out of it. What do you make last question? What do you make of your experience? What are the pros and cons? Well um it's a great coach for our question I just play a left guard um I know that I know that 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 the end I don't think anyone cares if you play you doesn't. All right. Not in the back. Thanks.

5:15:22We 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 out fast they're not going to let us rush them because they know that was going to happen so teams are just smart they they know not to hold the ball you know they cook screens quick passes but if they hold the ball you it'll be a completely different story. It's frustrating but you know it is what it is you know we cut out half their game playing just by being explosive dealing with explosive dealers. What light is coming on for Ty Hamilton in the last couple of years you know you've been around around him and stuff what what's different about him is approach itself. I'll say Ty is definitely more of a leader now um 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 leaves as a great example for the young guys. Yeah he's almost like this silent partner a little bit you know but he last year especially he seemed to be in the right place at the right time along him right that's not a trick I mean it's what you call it maturity I mean why would you call him?

5:16:25I'll say it's just his dedication to the game he 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 player. And then for you what's different about you three years ago I mean right now as you get ready to this season obviously you want to stay healthy he's thanks like that moment where are you better as a player I think I'm better everywhere I'm not trying to be like a big headed but I think I've taken a big step since last year and you know I think the whole D-line has and I'm just ready to show it next Saturday. Yeah and how will I let you open this D-line because it's veterans across the board I mean what are you up gonna be known for? I think we're going to be the most disruptive group in the nation and yeah. The early growth phase talk about how consistent you're setting a loss. What do you see in your battles with Steph? I said definitely knows what he's doing he has a high IQ you know strong like he's stout he's not

5:17:27like a pushover or nothing like that he's a great player I'm glad we got him. How do you kind of see him lead that line? Is it better to come over and all these grassy things? I mean I'd say he knows what's going on he tells other people what's going on if you don't know the play ask him is kind of that guy like he knows everything he studies with a lot strong fast I said big dude but you know it's good work I think of the day I'm glad glad he's that guard that he's a better position for him and he'll be a great guard in the future. Mitch is playing basketball on grass as with Coach Jay Kauji he has a unique style that cannot be reciprocated within anyone he's just he's a different actually when it comes to

5:19:11right from the right one so just back to back here it's a cell tape oh yeah it's easy really easy uh yeah I definitely saw some likeness to my ability to be a video so I definitely was excited to get into that position and do what I could do best and explain the best of my ability but of course those things change you never know it's an expectation from a house they saw me say I hit a brine we got to watch you and sound and we can help you watch your you seem to be playing with a hot level they feel like that's the every time you hear from the spring in situation what did you feel going really right? Yeah I think for the majority of the spring I've been feeling more confident in myself in my meetings even with everything that's happened in the past has something that have a lot to give a lot to give these programs so I think that kind of showed on Saturday where I just let loose a little bit in display to listen to this one

5:20:17yeah I think it definitely took a second to just like trust myself in my mind because the past couple years it didn't even happen it didn't you know help me out in the best way obviously but yeah I mean it's just like it is very mental just like every day just like counteract him in fear or then like doubt and like normalizing a little bit but I just think I think my mental feeling right now is really different. You feel the whole of my deep sense of being? Yeah I don't usually do that yeah I do feel home I think this past two years it's definitely been learning her but I think now more than ever I'm definitely comfortable and learning how to do what I need to do and like my skillset and I've been talking to patients about what it's like what it looks like for me to be the best possible version of myself in this position to be yeah um I think the biggest thing in our group is leadership because we have a lot of guys like

5:21:17you said in our room with um in battle tests so to speak so I think especially come up in this bringing in so this quality just like you need to be the anchor because you have to do it you know it needs to show up every day game and game. um especially with this new season I'd expect that but um you guys you see it down to you don't know until it happens so I'm just here's the sequence of the season. Yeah it's like a little brother big brother to do you know a lot of the guys who've been there just want to help out and bring along the underguys uh it's definitely a process in times but I think the love we share in that room is very very strong and with that I think it helps us get to

5:22:19anything and any challenges that we're coming as well. um it's uh it's a blessing because you know a lot of guys in my position not the same injuries so I came back. I'm just I'm just thankful that I'm here in the best university in the world and the best training staff and they got me to this point where I can be back to be back to healthy me and better to healthy because I feel like I've better than what I was. It's um it was humbling I think there's anyone's for me I just because I remember coming to a house state of nothing but a dream you know I had the dreams of being the best version of doing all the things you know the accolades but then you know things happen. It took me by surprise of course but I think it also gave me a lesson that I really needed. I mean I needed to grow until better version of such. I think the journey was needed and it was it was a blessing for me. You have the last question? You have a big bad like that? No I can't do that man. I love the sport too much to do that you know and I love

5:23:23the guys around me I think that's the biggest thing that brought me back was just like I can't do it to them and you know I just I know we have what we can be on the field so I'm gonna do everything I can't get back in my food. I'm just trying to go day by day it's hard. This is what I find myself is always like going to the future and thinking what I'm gonna do this thing or next day and next day but it's just like it's over. I mean at least like gave me stress I think for me it's just worried about some other next day. It's like I have an experience for me and then doing whatever I need to do or whatever. I'm just going to sharpen some of that. Well definitely last season I think it was kind of hard to like trust it last season but I still think my body was at 100% last season.

5:24:24I think what Tileee you have to appreciate what Tileee can try to get last season in the middle to give my comrades a minute to take those guys a great job of managing them. So what you want to get out that guy you want to get past rest so you don't want to take those guys out and be like I'm telling you the Russian passport and you're tired of getting a tie to the rest of the past. So that's the thing that you find a guy to rush a pass to play the line and you got a bonus of third-out and leave that big guy to get a last one. Yeah I'm gonna chase the satch which is chase on between the double first round but I think the most important thing is the conscience of our defense. We have to play the final defense so we can do it and then well. You know I'm okay. I don't know the size. That's just a number. As many games I've changed so I've picked a quarter.

5:25:25I've played four and a ball and there's three stuff five, seven, seven, seven, seven. I'll give you a little bit of a push. I'll say give your hands, match your hands and knock on the ground. Those are the things that change people. So what do you do for us side-by-side? You can pull the cycle with context-wise for your defense or what you're doing. You're never satisfied. You're never getting satisfied when you're at the head of the team. I think our guys don't worry.