Press Conferences (Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition September 3

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1:05restore coastal kill for us. The ocean teaches us how our choices impact even the deepest places. The ocean connects us. Visit monorebeacquarium.org slash connects. This line is very, very steep. Basically taking a bit where you want to come. Where you see the step? I'll just say this whole line for the most part has a lot of playing experience. You know Seth bringing Seth he has a ton of playing experience and then everyone else that on the line that played last year and now coming back how he yearned to the belt. So just the veterans mentality is like the senior to all of us now not just seeing it you are not guessing. We play fast. With the tools that we had with push fried teaching lesson and just going against I would say one of the best of the ones in the country with no

2:08choice but to get better. As much as I had confidence in my style as head home they do be as better. So just rolling off the ball, playing with technique, playing with the band is what we learned throughout the season. What is he brought? Can you tell these players how to play Big Time World Grand? He doesn't blink. He's not jittery out there and he's played in the biggest games you can think of. So you can see his experience, his leadership as a fit and a position just commuting down the line and making sure I went on the same page. Johnny, last question. What's your situation? I'm just wondering how we did this month then for the whole offensive line with starting with day one, illness and everything. Having meetings in here I'm sure it wasn't what you guys expected August to look like. Yeah I know I'm just kind of just had to adapt.

3:12We've got some pretty split illnesses in here but just trying to adapt and make sure everyone's one healthy when a health comes person for most so we had to make sure we're in an area where we can still learn the healthy environment and then just make sure those guys are taking care of them so they come back to come back stronger and healthier. I mean yeah I mean I did I did swallow my words there but yeah I mean I did swallow my words. What's been said in our room don't have to be said out here we understand the narrative or we understand what some of y'all think of us. I mean it's I mean we just

4:15got to execute man it's a y'all in report which I'll see you in the field so if we want to change that narrative we got to change that we come to field that's what we gotta do. Alright got him thank you. I'll try to do so. It'll be awesome man and you know seeing that you know that move from Coach Kelly I'm so happy for him and he's you know he's one of the best coaches I've had man and one of my favorite people I've been around and you know we've stayed in contact and you know I hope you know it'd be amazing to get the opportunity to play for him again really anyone you know I'd be happy to go anywhere man but you know he's he's a great dude and I'm just so happy that he got the opportunity that he did and I think that's a really good really good place. Yeah I feel I feel a ton more prepared for sure like without it out I am you know this

5:15year at Ohio State you know I wanted it to be a step up and I talked about you know the two things that I was looking for in a school were developing as a prospect and developing you know my draft stock and competing for a national championship you know one of those boxes checked and you know now I you know going into this process like you know the things that we went through this year what I learned going into a new locker room having to win over a locker room like all those different things really truly taught me so much and I feel really well prepared. You know I think my consistency definitely improved you know I you know being able to you know up my completion percentage from what of 59 or whatever it was my career case state to you know 73 this year I think you know I I was more accurate you know I think I was able to show more arm strength you know I definitely probably didn't run the ball as much as I you know normally did at Kansas State this past year but really didn't need to you know we had some some dudes you know back there to carry

6:18the ball carry the load for me but you know they're I just I feel like I just developed in every aspect of my game and you know it's it was just a a blessing to come to Ohio State man it was the best decision I ever made. Yeah I mean I think you know we just had a great vibe in that room and we had a lot of fun together you know and I'm excited for them to you know kind of take over and be the guys going forward because you know Julian coming in you know he's a little soft-spoken guy he's quiet but you know now it's his time now it's you know now it's Lincoln and and Tavine and those guys and I'm excited for them man I hope that I could have had you know a little bit of an impact on them you know gave some some of the things that I've learned from some of the guys that were you know above me when I was at Kansas State like Adrian and Skyler and some of the guys that I learned from there you know I hope I

7:18could have left some nuggets with them and showed them you know at the very least how to treat people and you know how to you know how to work hard and you know all those different things and I mean I'm rooting for those guys man I'm pulling for him we still staying in contact so I'm you know I'm going to be pulling for the buck guys big time next year. Shoot I mean they're all unbelievable you know I of course you know being the Ohio State guy I'd love to go to like Garrett and Chris and and JSN and and Marv you know but I mean there's I mean you could go you could go down the line I mean I've always I've always really loved Devonte Adams game I thought his game is really awesome you know I think you know the two LSU guys with Jamar and Justin are unbelievable I mean you go down the list I mean there's there's a ton I couldn't pick one. I don't know man it was you know they were they were a stout front and they did a good job up front but you know we're

8:25here to talk about the draft and and you know the combine. It's a good question you know I got to say Patrick Mahomes because he's you know he's he's a dog Josh Allen I love watching Josh I think he's you know obviously deserved it of the MVP award and did a great job but I think that third guy I'd probably have to say Lamar I just love watching Lamar play he's he's developed a lot as a as a quarterback and you know I think you know a lot of people were saying he was just a running back coming into the coming into it man but like he truly you know has turned into an elite thrower and I think that's that's a that's a cool three guy I love watching those three guys yeah man. Man shoot what didn't I learn man I learned a lot from this past year but you know you're you're never out of it man and you know it felt like the world you know it was it was cave in in on us after that last game of the year

9:27and you know a lot of people wanted to say that but you know we still had to cling to hope that you know that we still win a national championship and we did that we banded together and said you know no matter what no matter how hard this feels right now you know no matter what adversity we go through we got to stick together and I think you know the power of team and the power of God and the power of belief man like was shown throughout that whole playoff run and we were able to really just you know impose our will on some teams. Yeah I think that was huge for me you know I you know a lot of people were telling me you know different things about where my draft stock was after the year and wasn't really sure going into the playoffs but they said you know hey you could really help yourself out if you have you know I have a strong showing in the playoffs so you know I said all right deal you know let's let's see how this thing goes and you know try and put my best foot forward and I think you know the the thing that is important about that is you know I played my best ball in the lights with the brightest and I think I proved to people that you know I am best when you know the

10:31pressures on and you know when you know when the playoffs came along like I think that was one of the best things and you know I was able to really just let it rip man and I was you know I was just being confident I was you know throwing the deep ball well I was being accurate I mean being able to go 13 for 13 to start the national championship was you know one of the one of the better starts I've had to a game so you know I think you know I learned a lot and I was able to push myself and able to show teams that you know hopefully I can I can be that face of the franchise and I can you know I can be a starting quarterback in the NFL for a long time. Jake's a great guy man I love working with Jake and he's helped me a lot man on and off the field and he's a great man unbelievable man of man of faith and I love that dude man and you know whether whether he taught me nothing you know on the field and he's he's just been a great great impact on my life and I'm going to be a great impact on my life and he's taught me a lot he's helped me a ton you know trying to get more velocity on my ball and I think he's he's done a great job for me.

11:35Getting ready man getting turned up. Yeah I mean I think there's unbelievable quarterback talent in this whole in this whole draft class you know I'm not going to talk about anybody else man but I believe myself and I think you know I think I can I can be that guy for a team and I truly believe that you know I think I showed it as the season went on this year you know it's not always going to be perfect and you know I think I was able to show you know through the times of diversity and bouncing back from that that you know I was able to you know not let things get to me and you know I was able to make a lead throws and make you know make decisions when the when the lights were the brightest and you know I think you know I just hope that there's a team out there that you know falls in love with me and you know I still have that chip on my shoulder man I'm I'm always going to have that you know I love being kind of the underdog and kind of coming from behind and I think that's you know that's where I thrive and where I want to be

12:44Billy man my dog like I'm so happy for him and you know I was if coach day didn't hire him as a quarterback coach I would I would add a problem with it but man he's he's he taught me so much this year he was integral to my to my development and he is absolutely without a doubt 100% the best man for that job and I think he's going to be great for that room you know he brings a human element to it where he's you know he's not that much older than us you know so he's able to relate to us on you know kind of a you know guy to guy level but he's also you know able to lock in and like he taught me more than a lot of you know guys in that role ever could have and you know he really was kind of the mouthpiece from coach day to me coach Kelly to me at a lot of times if they were doing it anything else like he was really like my personal one-on-one QB coach at times and he was he was great man and I got all the praise in the world for that dude he helped me so much the things that we did on Thursdays going on our walks talking about every play in the game plan you know what is each pass play you know what's

13:45it best against what's good against what we have to manage against I felt so prepared going into every single game in a big part of that was because of Billy Man I love chip and his offense is you know he's he's an elite play caller and you know he's creative as hell like you know all the things that we were doing like he's he's elite man and a great guy and you know I you know I cherish our relationship man and you know I would I would you know I would love the opportunity to play for him again but you know obviously things have to fall in place you know we'll see you know obviously I would be happy to go anywhere but if I got the chance to play for him I you know I would love Julian's one of the most accurate quarterbacks I've been around and the ball just looks so pretty coming out of his hand like it spins like prettier than I've seen a lot of balls come you know come out of quarterbacks hands and he you know he's he's got a real

14:48chance to be elite and I I'm excited for him you know he definitely is is stepping into that leadership position and I'm excited for him to take on that new role and you know he was a little soft spoken at first but now like this is a sophomore year man I'm excited for him to take that step really be that leader for the team and I mean the talent is there man and he's put on some weight he's he's done good things and you know I think I'm just excited for him. I think it's a little bit of both man that's that's a really good question you know I think some of that is a neatly in you and I think you know me personally I'm an outgoing guy you know I like to keep things like crack jokes whatever and part of that is just in you and I but the thing is I wasn't perfect when I got to K state like you know I was maybe a little different and how I approach things and I learned a lot from the people in front of me man I learned a lot from my coaches at K state you know my parents the people in front of me at K state just looking at

15:53other guys you know at the college and NFL levels trying to emulate their games and emulate their leadership styles I think a lot of that you know I learned but some of it is innately in you I think it's a little bit of a balance of both. I mean I think you could you could look at a lot of different things turn on the film and you know I think you know I could talk through pretty much any play you know you want to bring up a play I'll tell you you know why I did what I did what the read was what the play call was what the protection was I know pretty much all that stuff I mean you know like looking out there in the national championship game like on that on that first touchdown I mean we we went you know and did the little ghost motion with with JJ and you know we had the the why come in motion before the play a lot of people don't even notice that he came in motion to kind of give a man zone indicator I could tell they were communicating they were in man and you know I knew that if I got my eyes back on that guy that was man on Jeremiah and found him where he was at then the answers to the test right there and obviously he was like on the

17:00other side of the field because he thought he was running around I don't blame him he had to had to beat him over the top but you know there's examples of that everywhere I think that's one of the best parts of my game I believe I'm an elite plot processor you know I can recall things like like nothing yeah man he's a player's coach you know and a lot of that was you know it was him but it was also us and it was you know the leaders and the group of guys in the locker room that were able to kind of sit down and say man like we still have something to play for and you know we had a leadership meeting before we even had that players meeting and we kind of got together and we're like how are we going to attack this and I think you know the quality of people in that room is is a big reason why we did what we did and you know there could have been a tough reaction to that I mean people were called out people were we hash things out and it was it was a it was the best thing for us because we have mature people in that

18:00room that were able to take criticism to give it out and to understand what we needed to do to go on that run and win a national championship and we did we did we had to do Jalen's a dude man he was my 18 partner man and I honestly didn't go against him much on the scout team he was he was on the second team most of the year but we would go against him you know and fall camp and stuff and he he's instinctive man and when you're a safety you know you kind of have to be a ball hockey a little bit he had great ball skills I remember him going and picking a ball off on like the other side of the field when he was on the other hash I was like and I thought I could get away with that throw like he's a true freshman like you know and he's he's he's going to be special man he's he's he flies around you know he likes to hit him and he he's an instinctive and a ball hop for sure thank you guys appreciate it go both really playing as much so I just wanted to get like more experience under my belt so I can

19:03know bring younger guys with me because I've been one of those younger guys we're seeing it out here it's the first time I've heard all of your lectures what have you seen from well because I've been going I should have real forgot about it because he was heard now he's run in you know almost a second man out of the high and tired what have you seen you remember those games right now well as a workhorse he he gonna stay quiet you gonna work hard and that's all I love about him he focuses he don't really talk much he's going to get the job done do a job right really has any mistakes what would be a successful season a national championship I ring win all the games we don't want to lose anything we got a mindset that we can't be beat we just got to go show it it seems like you guys expect a national championship every year this year even more so you guys have all come back for this you guys have all decided like a numbers and that's it's you can feel the difference 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 we most of us don't have any years after this

20:07so we got to go go bigger going home and we're not trying to go home finish big we know what you guys think of Michigan but when you look at what they did they won the national championship and you guys took them down to the final minute right you know what I mean I mean you you were right there something goes a little different you guys could have won that game against them does that tell you anything about like that hey you guys want to win a national championship but you played to the 59th minute with the team that won the national championship last year like you're that close so I'm saying we just like work harder that's that's kind of coach makes of saying you know nobody cares just work harder like those you know when we played Georgia it's the same thing last last play you know they went on the win in 90 so we just got to get over that hump at the end of the season I think we'll be fine how frustrating is that you're that close against the last two national title of course as you know it's frustrating but you can't change the outcome you can't really dwell on it you just got to you know come back and work harder do things better than you did last year and hopefully the outcome will change

21:13is that as you get older you kind of learn I thought I was working hard and you always find out there's a little more you could have been doing yeah definitely I mean that's how that's what growing up is basically in college and I thought freshman year I was working it's hard as I could but not look back at it I really wasn't working hard at all compared to what I'm doing now so just to learn anything 80 85 I mean I can it's all on me I just I think it's a little higher I was just trying to be funny but I mean it's all on me I just got to run harder in shape I think I think I definitely can last I was just you know we got to get the young guys to come along with us we can't play 50 snaps again that's just too much on our bodies just everybody like online D line we got to get those younger guys to play you know

22:19get that pieces on the D line and all on and everywhere else so we can last that last that I yeah I did unless we were like winning by like a lot I thought like there knows mommy's not gonna sit down or something but we're playing on big games like you know Notre Dame to North those kind of games of course I want to be because I know I contribute and I want to put that on anyone else when I know I get the job. It stands out about Kaden McDonald's he got it. Oh yeah definitely K-Mac is a K-Mac animal y'all you haven't really seen it yet but in practice he shows all the time he's just he's growing right now he has a work ethic he just has to get you know in the playbook things like that you guys are about the exact same size listen you're both listen to six three you're three 27 he's three 26 yeah he's I kind of look at him like my my junior but you know K-Mac he's gonna be a great player

23:19he's got to develop more and getting to play really a lot on you older guys there's that large group of young guys and then there's these seniors in the back is that part of your task for this year to bring those guys. Yeah definitely we got to be leaders like I say we got to have them play this year we can't just play all the snaps they got to get in there and get some work and we got to get them right during the all season so they can play and not just play they want to like contribute like make plays tackles sex. It seems like these guys get bigger each one first from the class because they're bigger. And 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 only seen much of some day too when I'm passing on but throughout the workouts they've been working hard you know they they're determined. I would say that and it looks like they're ready to work at me. How important this notes feels like there's a lot of great defenses that you have big athletic defensive

24:20tackles who can eat up space but also move you know right that is that. Is that 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 national championship winners like team of North they didn't know they got two good detacled two athletic detacles look at Georgia two athletic detacles. I think that's definitely need if you want to go on that big run it will be those big teams. If you think about that they won't defied by the defense attack. What's Georgia? Jordan Davis and Daniel Carter. What's Michigan? It's Chris Jenkins. I have the more questions. I mean you understand 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 four to four seven eights and things like that.

25:22So we'll see. When you think about those freakish out there. How do you think you fit into that old of that kind of player? 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 I watch it come on. I watch it through the drills. I have tape here you like looking like my film so I think I'm up there. Do you become like a artist? I think your legs have your things. When you're going to spring practice you're not doing as much a weapon or weapon. How do you work on that? Do you have like a goal in mind? I don't remember how many you have last year but you have a goal in mind? How many do you want to have? I mean as many as I can have I think I have more than that but I think they're counting. I think they're counting some of them and some of them were like just listed so but I think we work on drills matching the hand. I think that's goes big and what we do is a D line you know just affecting the quarter of the against.

26:22Any 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. I think I just have like a eye for the ball kind of I kind of just look at the quarterback and just I see him like load up. I just try to get in his ways and sometimes he just throws it to me. I'm here to do it to the Ohio State quarterbacks. Hey CSACs here your health journey is personal and your Medicare Advantage plan should be two. Alignment Health Plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over the counter items and a fitness membership to support your overall health and well-being. Discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life.

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28:25I should lot of a lot of different backsman and just learn to grow for them. You got to pick your top three backs and you got to go right now on the two. I don't really have a top three but I'll give you I'll give you one. I would say, say, quan, Gibbs and I like McCaffrey. How do he was injured this year? I like McCaffrey. Best back in this drive. I lead out of the yard. That's y'all decision. Playing with Will Howard when I'm going to remember most. We're a Howard man. He's just such a great leader. Such a great leader man. It's just like in moments where you know usually a lot of players they fold man. He was just always calm and relaxed man. He just the leader that he was man. That's one thing I'm going to remember about him. Yeah he's shoot. He's going to be really good man. He's on Coastalog.

29:26I think he got the transfer in as well from West Virginia. Just that one two punch with them both as well. They're going to be really good backs. And so James people's man he's smart the way that he goes about his business man. He's mature and so man he's growing you know just as a person in as a player. And so man yeah definitely Ohio State you know that running back room is in great hands. Yeah coach Coach Hartline man. He's full of energy man and he's creative as well. You know I'm just learning from him as well. You know I'm trying to run more outside the backfield. I'm just being able to learn from coach Hartline and so he's definitely creative at what he does. And he brings a lot of energy to the team as well. And so I think they'll do really good. Just intensity man. And since he got the playoffs every game and it's like the intensity got you know higher and higher. And so you know being able I know in the lead it's the same thing even if it's not the playoffs.

30:30You know just every 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 then. And they told me a lot of just about how much Ohio State prepared them you know for the NFL. And so yeah. Yeah. Yeah I know I took a couple days off after the national championship and then shoot right after that I'm writing right in sample Florida and I'm right to it. And so yeah I think while I trained I trained at your birth performance. I think it's called the House of Athlete or the compound now. They did a good job man. They're just bringing us in and the way they went about training us man. They did a really good job. The Bucking Nears. No I haven't.

31:31Temple of Tampa nice. It's a nice city man. Really nice. The 40 to broad and avert. 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 highway. It's for the love of the receivers who I got on the perimeter. Just making sure you know first of all my quarterback doesn't get sacked. And I told will I think it was before the first game. I was like I got your brother. It's I said man I'm not going to let you get hit you know. And so I don't know if I don't know if I gave up a sack. I'm not sure that. But I know if I did I haven't given up too many. And so man it's for the love of my brothers don't man making sure the ball get in their hands. You know the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed. You had to hit the practice field later today.

32:32What is something you've been working on right now? In my game. You can't really work on this. You know in all season I feel like it's more so you know you got to put the pads on. You got to go through some inside run you know maybe. It's really just continuing to run through tackles. And so that's I feel like that's one of the areas in my game. You know I want to continue to get better. I feel like I did a good job of that my senior year. And so I just want to continue to build on that. Yes I did. Yes I did. So people say you look like LLL and RL. You get back in person. I think that would be more. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison actually. I know I have a Camera. Sure. Yeah man I have a Camera great great back man. Just what he does and those 101 matchups he's dangerous man. And he's so smooth. He's so smooth as well. I'm not going to lie he's smooth. Yeah. Inside zone from stack.

33:33Being able to hit that thing downhill. And I'll say the next one is probably. Just an option route out of the backfield. You know and man 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. You know even shoot. I don't know every good. I think he had a every game was a good game for him man. But still man he always has the mentality to mindset that you know he's going to come in each and every day he's going to continue to work and get better man. And so he's definitely man he's going to be a special player man. He really is. Man a lot of ups and downs man it's just how you respond to adversity.

34:41And I feel like that's something that God has definitely helped me to do better. It's just I'm not have something to lean on now. You know I remember before I met him you know going through those adversity. I had nothing to run to you know you can run to people but they still can't. It's not too much they can't truly help you. You know I feel like you know I feel like the only person that can truly help you is your relationship with Jesus Christ. And so being able to lean on him you know he gives you in those moments where it's tough you know where it's 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 feel with this internal joy. You know how do I have so much peace in this situation. And so that's something that only Jesus Christ can give you. And so. You know the back of the firm means to power and judge and experience. Which aspect of each of those other individuals you want to follow and from being around power to ends.

35:41Man 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 on somebody and she that's again the 10. And so. Do some of the things he does he just realizes two different guys. Shoot I think. Yeah man I think it's just like he's just gifted man to be honest he's just gifted you know he's he's a big back you know he's strong. And so you know he's he's able to do he's able to do those things and so yeah man it's definitely you know I look at his game and I want to you know the same time. I want to learn from Quincham you know I want to look at this game is like man where where can I get better at as well you know that's the type of player I am I'm always looking to get better man. I'm always looking to grow as a player.

36:44Julian San oh yeah he's going to be a great but he's going to be a great quarterback man he's so so accurate and so he's definitely man. I know Coach Dez definitely going to get him right just you know continue to grow as a leader continue to grow as a player. And so he's going to be really good for high state. I know just the quarterback position I feel like you know the quarterbacks in the past they've they've definitely been vocal and so I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to ask Julian San as well. It's to be that vocal leader and lead the lead the offense and lead the team. He has a build like JK Dobbins and I kind of see them you know similar similarities in their game as well and I know JK Dobbins he was a great running back. I feel like he's not talked about his none a lot but man his career here you watch his highlights is great. I remember before I recruit before I committed here I remember watching JK Dobbins highlights like every every one of his years here like four or five times and so man he was such a great back.

37:49And I feel like you know when I see JK Dobbins when I see James people I see similarities to both of their games I feel like they play the same. And so I appreciate you all yeah I'll be going.

39:49Well I got coming in last shot new row so I just tacked Eric Dave really the same way. I think I got a lot bigger I'm like 240 you know like 240 for right now last shot I played it like 236 to 37. What does it feel like a 240 for a belt you feel like almost a different machine out there. Yeah what does it feel like to be running around out there like you are but with more more back. I just feel like I'm like like like more downhill like stronger like I'm taking all blocks better. 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 and stuff.

40:51What do you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more. You've got to get ready to just play 30 more snaps. But are you are you how would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an 8th. Yeah I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it. The text is open. 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 the opener like that we've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming so we know we got to do we've been prepared for it. Already this is probably right today. 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 was crazy like he saw like the saw line to him. Or like you said you're ready. What was that process like during last season? Could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready for whatever the team needed for you?

41:54Yeah because that's pretty much what my role was. Just whenever I was needed I had to step up so I feel like that's what built me into me being able to say I'm ready for this year. When you say ready is it more a physical thing? Is it a mental thing? When I say ready I think it's pretty much like everything physically, mentally, mostly. I think I'm there. What is that feeling this year of analyze? Asked I one more time? How different is that response? That's just the emotional story of that. It was last year. You knew you were a role player. I feel like it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year. But I kind of go about it the same way like last year I was intentional with everything I did. I feel like this year is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more. Is somebody who's some reason that you're saying that? And what word?

42:54How's anybody word you want? I say... Scrabbing. When you think of me you would think of like a bullet, like a silver bullet. I don't really a bullet. I'm always on the ball. That's how I like to play and think. No, I ain't got to be my nickname. I'll say that the nickname. Oh yeah, that's the whole thing. Yeah, that's it. How does that fit you? What are you and what are you doing about it? How do you like to play and think? I think it fit me because I just like the defense. I feel like we got, like you said, we got a lot of freedom. Moving around a lot of the times is like, you know, I don't know. I don't really know how to answer that. That's okay. You can go on your instincts a little bit more, maybe. 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 his defense.

43:55I like how the pressure deep is. I like what he got going on. What was it, Sadman? CJ left the ring. Now I wanted to say that. I was kind of like happy for him. That's what you want. No. No. That's my dog. I'm going to say it. Kind of missing a little bit. I'm happy for him. Well, don't think. Go ahead. One last question. Coach Daze talked a lot about the guys who played some last year. But maybe weren't the starters and the hunger for that wasn't maybe your national championship. You guys will win your own. How much do you feel that as a guy who certainly contributed last year? But we'll be in this bigger role and a lot of some of your classmates. Yeah, I do feel like, um, yeah, I do feel like I did win a national championship. But like you said, my role wasn't the same as how it's going to be this year. So yeah, I definitely want to go get another one experienced that like feeling maybe on the field. A lot more place. That's it. Great. Oh, Bell, thank you very much. Thanks. I'll take quarterback. I'll take quarterback. He's very smart.

44:55He doesn't really take too many chances. He knows what he wants to do. He goes through as he really loves. He's going to be a tough, too much back in the middle of the day. I'm having a great time with you. I'd like to see him most brother. Have you found me? What is it about to him? I don't know. They back to those two points off the gap to work in the first time around. I think you just get me right. You just get to get to know what a lot of people that process like to address that. How different. You just have to know that's felt for you guys. You have to play. You've mentioned that. You're the correct guy. What's the advantage of this? It seems over the outside. Like it's pretty. Yeah. It's super nice. What was it like? This is in that room. You know, for those of you guys who are sort of changing over. Maybe you're in the lost. Yeah. He's just a very simple, trust in guys. You know, these are so much trust in the coaches. They don't make the right, you know, to change these. Of course, it'd be the best position as possible. I don't think they just die. I think that's the best. I think that's the best. I think that's the best. I think that's the best. I think that's the best. And of course, it'd be the best position as possible. I think maybe just that, you know, I think for us, we just have to go out there and just

45:57accomplish the plan and whatever play was called, whatever movies just go out there and execute it. I think we appreciate it. Execution is just a lot of time to get it motives. And I think we can call it. As long as everybody's mindset is, has one mentality. It's just to get it, you know, just make sure there's no real game. I think that changes the mindset of everybody on the suitable reason. And you know, you had a great, big changes for me when you were all- As they were arguing, or the tape-error. I mean, at first, like, you know, it was a tough loss. So, you know, as any of you felt like everything was big, but then when you kind of just take your time and look at everything and analyze everything, it was just like, man, we just need to keep everything simple. Make everything and just about us. And, you know, not like, feel like we're, you know, making everything about damage. You know, we can dictate what they do. And I think that was the mindset. Did mate, let her win her all? Yeah, JT, I know you get to watch a little bit of video of Caleb and Nathan and Jordan. What stands out about that group from your vantage point?

46:59Oh, they're respected. They're relentless, man. I mean, Nathan, Caleb, and I mean, everybody in that BIA core, yes, they can cover, but, you know, when it's time to, you know, stop the run, they'll come down 12 yards out, however far off the front line, scribbling, coming, you know, though the nose in there, and I respect them for that, because, you know, there's going to be times when we need them to make them tackles. And I mean, they're displaying it this whole season. Yeah, how critical are they in a game of this magnitude? Obviously, everybody's critical. But you're going to mean that, sort of the last line of defense, but sometimes the last line of defense is in the middle of it. Yeah. I mean, they play a huge role. I mean, like you said, it takes everybody from the front four. It's like a check reaction. The front four don't do their job. Then, you know, it falls, you know, the back end. So we off to work as a collective unit. And I think there's a reason that there's 11 of us out there. And, you know, it's crazy. One person doing their job, then, you know, something can go wrong. But if we just all continue to stay, communication with one another, continue to just lay each other. We have each other's backs and just trust one another. And, man, I think that performance is going to be off the charts.

48:00Well, for the right, Kelly and Stitz, that we have. DT, how would you describe the mentality of the defense right now, getting this opportunity for Greenhouse and the Warden? Yeah. Hungry and thankful. I mean, we know how the last time 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 house stage is for next year. And that's what's on stake. And just to be able to represent this state and this team. I mean, we understand what's on the line. And, you know, we're just hungry and blessed that we get this opportunity to play in the Rose Bowl. Right behind your Adam King. WVNS, what do you remember most about walking off the field in your gym? What was kind of off your eyes 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 kind of hit deep.

49:00But I understand it. Man, we still, there's still a lot of ball left to be played. I mean, you can let it sting for a little bit. But, you know, if you let it carry over too long, then, you know, there it goes. There goes your whole season. 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 from one another. And, you know, as that happened, we came back, we grouped, and, you know, 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 are taught within those little situations speaks of all of them. That's our old rock, Vladimir Droll. Hey, Jay, what did you see from Kenyatta in the last couple of weeks? Was there like a push from him? And then there were many conversations with him. He seemed like he was playing some special ball in Tennessee. Yeah, I mean, that's my boy. He's in the R2X club, too. But, you know, Kenyatta, I mean, every time his number's called,

50:02he 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. Don't give us obviously very elusive in our 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, he's very elusive. I mean, he can, he is making throws. I mean, he get out the parking to everything. So I think for us, we just have to discipline and just continue to just meet with Coach Jay, me with the coach's nose and understand how we can just eliminate that. I should have asked you and Jack. I mean, your personality seems to be a little different. You're more on the quiet side. He's not. How are we? You've played together four years, both five-star guys.

51:02Kind of describe your relationship with him, friendship with him, and just kind of how you complement 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. Yeah. Sometimes go over there. So go over there. So yeah. There's the meet one who's the messy 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'd probably say I would better kick the jack though. Tony Gurgman, Buck I Hell. 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 the preparation or how much do you take in that game? How much do you avoid taking so that you don't have any

52:02pre-discretive notions of what you're going up against offense on the offense line? I say it's pretty 50-50. I mean, that game, like you said, it was a while ago, but at the same time, they elevated as a team. And so did we. So we understand that they made some changes for sure. There's a certain density 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 the other games and just continue to see what stands out and what they changed for the past game. We got a couple calls on Zoom that will wrap up with, first we have Nick Hamilton from Nightcast Media. Nick? 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 to be able to be this top-notch defense that you are in college football today.

53:03Here, Pete, the question one more time. Yeah, no problem. I want 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 are all the top-notch defense that you 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's still things that need to be fixed. And I think when you take all that in, at once, that it comes out to the Comma Goal or the common talk, 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 Coppin, Columbus Dispatch. Joey. Hey, Steve Sacks here.

54:04Your health journey is personal, and your Medicare Advantage plan should be, too. Alignment Health Plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists, along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over-the-counter items, and a fitness membership to support your overall health and wellbeing. Discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life. Visit alignmenthealthplan.com today. Alignmenthealthplan.com. The Ford Labor Day cell-a-thon is here. No matter where you're going this holiday weekend, reward yourself with a new Ford truck or SUV at your Southern California Ford dealers. Load up your Ford F-150 and barbecue with ease with probe power onboard, head to the family gathering with everyone in your Ford Explorer, or show up and show up in a Ford Mustang Mach E with thrilling performance. These limited-time deals at September 7th, visit your Southern California Ford dealers today, or visit Ford.com slash local. The ocean moves us, whether that's surfing a wave

55:07or taking in an inspiring view. The ocean feeds us, sustainable seafood practices bring the ocean's bounty to our plates. The ocean teaches us how our everyday choices, big and small make an impact. The ocean delights us as playful otters restore coastal kelp forests. The ocean connects us. Find your connection at monoraybeacquarium.org slash connects. JT, what have you guys done better in the Tennessee game and just late in the season, you think about turning some of the pressures that you've got on the quarterbacks and the sacks and getting home in some of those situations? Yeah, I think it was more just understanding the defense as a whole, understanding everybody's job. The thing as the season went on, we had to understand that, you know, we have to know what's going on in the back, can we? We have to know what's going on in the linebacker crew 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,

56:09I mean, it showed this play, because everybody knows what each other's doing. It's not like the lineback's know what they're doing. And the corners and B.I., they know only their job. I think we all know each other's job and we continue to ask each other questions on, you know, if they're listening how they can get to the quarterback and, you know, if I'm dropping, playing quarterbacks by 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 than I know how to play corner. So, you know, he has more wisdom at that position than I do. JT, thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks, man. It's a yes, of course. We have will that when he's firing, it's ultimately going to help our whole team. But that's the kind of mindset that we have for everybody is that we all need to be doing our part and doing our job. And ultimately, we have the guys, we have the talent. And so, you look at the scoreboard and like where you're at. Scotty, we'll let you have a couple of Zoom questions and you have them there. Yes, sir. Our first question is going to come from Michael Cohen.

57:11Michael, go ahead. Do you want to instead of trying to throw that first punch early in games, there's different ways you could try and do it to do so vertically in the passing game, aggressively. Like, where does that come from? Is that a coach day message, a coach Kelly message? Somewhere else just to attack in that way in particular, deep down the field repeatedly? Yeah, I think that's just our entire identity as an offense. I think, yeah, definitely coach day, coach Kelly, they kind of install that mindset is that we're not going to hold back. We're not going to hold back. We're going to come after them. And sometimes coming after an offense, or sorry, coming after a defense, it doesn't always look like taking a 50 yard, 60 yard shot down the field. Sometimes that's just we're going to run the ball right at you. And so I think it's, yeah, that's just kind of the mindset behind it. We're going to come right after you guys despite how it looks. It might be a vertical throw, or it might be running in between the tackles. But the whole message stays the same is that we're going to be dominant. We're going to be the proactive ones. And we're going to fill the first punch. Next one is going to come from Dan Hope.

58:13Dan, go ahead. Gee, you mentioned that you guys need to upgrade every week. How do you guys make sure you keep that same edge you've had? You don't get complacent when you've played as well as you have the last two games. Yeah. I think that's everybody's job in here. And I think a special emphasis on our coaching staff that they have a responsibility to make sure from top to bottom that this thing stays like a well-ran, oiled machine. And I think they do a great job at that. One thing that they don't allow us to do around here is get complacent or to be comfortable with wins. Although, you know, Coach Dada does a great job. He tells us all the time, you know, to whenever we win these games, he says, enjoy this win for 24 hours. You know, be able to feel it. It's important to celebrate your victories. But when you come back in your 24 hours later run of the next week, it's too competitive out here. Playing out of how to stay, you can't lose football games. And so the whole goal is to celebrate the victory. But, you know, get your head down and get right back to work. Whether you win or you lose or whatever, it looked like last week to get your head back down

59:14and get back to work and show up for Tuesday practice and get ready to roll again. Our final one from Zoom is going to come from Kurt Bulls. Kurt, go ahead. Hey, gee, I don't know if you even watched the Texas gamer or what to their tape. But they obviously blew a 16-point lead. And the way you guys are riding high at dominate, do you feel like that gives you an edge and confidence in this game? And do you think you all play a more physical brand of football than Texas? No, I wouldn't say that we find our confidence in anything that an opponent would do. Like I just mentioned a moment ago, we, all of our confidence and all of our motivational, all of our motivation comes internally. We don't look at an opponent and say, you know, they blew a 16-point lead. Or so we're going to give us more confidence that, you know, how much more can we do? Or we're not going to look at team that maybe just blew out another team and maybe be a little bit more timid because this is going to be a good team. I think a lot of our motivation and a lot of our drive comes from what happens internally in this building.

1:00:14I don't care what anyone says. You can show it before games. You can take your shirt off. You can try to flex your muscles and, you know, look however you want to look. But when you cut on the tape, ultimately, what you put in this week and throughout the week preparation and what you did this whole entire year is what's going to show up on Saturdays. The raw raw stuff, the, you know, the false motivation that may come from, you know, what happened week prior to that team, that's all meaningless. What really is important is what did you do that week to prepare to be ready for competitive excellence on Saturday. And so that's the mission around here is to make sure we're doing our due diligence. We're putting the work in necessary to show up on Saturday to be confident and dominant. We have time for a few more questions here locally on the whole Shearant WBNS. What's it going to be like going up against Queen Ears and what was your relationship like with him when he was here? Yeah, I briefly met. It was good happening here. He was definitely a cool guy. He wasn't here long enough for him and I to be very close. But obviously, when you line up on the other side

1:01:18of the field, there's no friendships in that moment. We're there to win a game. And so I think I don't think it really makes a difference. Who's that quarterback? And I don't think that's something that we're going to be thinking about. But obviously, after the game or it's going to be exciting to play against someone that you know, but ultimately, doesn't really matter who's in their uniform. We're going to our goal is to come after them regardless of who they are. Over the left, Noah Weisskopf, some pleasure. How have you seen Will change on the field and off the field for the moment you first met him? Yeah. Will has continuously became more of a confident leader. He's somebody that I've seen take tremendous strides in his faith and his servant leadership. And it's just been amazing to be a part of and amazing to witness. I think he's just been continuously growing to be more comfortable and confident. And this is all of just one year. I mean, I could only imagine if he were to have two years here and what he would be able to accomplish.

1:02:19But it's just been amazing to be around him. He's growing to be one of my better friends on this team. And I'm assuming I'm speaking off all of the buck I nation that we're excited to have him. There will have been one that's fun this past. G you and everyone in your class have had ups and downs and previous years you've fallen short of your bones. I know you're focused on the moment. But are you guys savoring this? That maybe the disappointments have made this even more special, even within this year? Yeah. I ride on my iBlack every game. Romans 8.28. And we know that all of things work together for the good of those who love the Lord. And I'm just a firm believer that everything that we have been through as a team, all the hurt, all the hardship, all the tears. Hey, Steve Sacks here, your health journey is personal and your Medicare Advantage plan should be too. Alignment Health Plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over-the-counter items

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1:04:29We're getting too low. When I lose games, I try to stay as even kill as possible the same way when we win games because I ultimately just have the faith and the ability to know that the Lord is working all of these things together to make us better. So these moments, I think through hardship, I believe that makes people closer. And so I think as a result of the things that we have been through, you're looking at a very tight-knit team. And so I'm just excited for what the future holds for us. We're ashamed. You know, like losing a game is not a crime. It's just a disappointment. But is that the kind of pressure that you guys feel here that when you lose, it's not just a loss? It's ashamed? Yeah, it's important right here. Especially at the Ohio State University, from the time that you sign up here, you know exactly what you're getting into. And our coaching staff does a great job of making sure when it's time to, you know, after you go through a whole spring, summer and off season, that by the time we get to game one, you know exactly what you're up for. And so losing is absolutely unacceptable around here.

1:05:31And there can be a bit of shame to maybe even show yourself in public because of the loss that you've had. But again, my point being is that despite the things that we have been through, I'm a firm believer that there has to be a certain amount of faith that you have trust that all of these things are working for moments like this. And, you know, even in my, I don't know how this might sound, but even in my personal life, regardless of even what happens in the future from today moving forward, I will continue to keep the faith that it's working for my good, whether it's making me a better father one day in the future, a better husband one day in the future. However, that may look, I believe, and have the faith that the Lord is working all things together for the good of those who love Him. A couple more questions. Here, are you Birmingham, the podcast? Yeah, I, you're starting to go down the road. I was just going to ask about it anyway, because the transformation in you as a person, so I think, obviously, everyone. Yeah. Can you imagine yourself three years ago for you, the person you are now,

1:06:31and now leaving you, I'll say, whenever it happens, whether it's one week or three weeks from now? Like, with the legacy that you're leaving here, is it something that you would have ever imagined about yourself? No, man. No, I think there's, I think what has taken place in my life and the lives of other people on this team, and I know that this, I'm here to talk about football, but it's a true testament of the Lord that I serve. He's taken my heart and he's made me new. His word promises that he'll take your heart of stone and make it a heart of flesh, that he will soften you and making you more into his image when you take on your cross and know him, and I think that's exactly what has taken place in my life, and just when I look back on my journey and the things that I've been through, even that question that you just asked me, it kind of made me a little emotional, just because when you said that for whatever reason, I thought back just some years ago, when I headbutted that guy from Telemnorth and just the amount of public ridicule that I received from that and the anger that I received

1:07:31and that, and that's just one thing that was blown up big, but there were other things that were going on that, maybe that was a behavior pattern that I maybe I had, and I just look at what the Lord has done in my life and not just myself, but other guys on this team, it's just been amazing to say the least. And I'm able to stand here confident and say the things that I do because of the revelation that he has given me, that he is true and that no matter what happens on this field, that there's a place that I can call home with a relationship with him. It's an interesting juxtaposition of you were on the way to being like the bad example. Look, here's a guy with all this opportunity and took this path. And you and I just took it and changed it. And I just, I just think it's fascinating. We don't talk to you often, so I just, you know, No, man. So were you suggesting the world you can go five, first, next year? No, not at all. No, man. No, no, man. But you're absolutely right.

1:08:32And again, I say it again and I emphasize it that it's just a true testament of Christ. And I just encourage everybody that's even, or they're in the room or watching it, that if you may feel like you're that protocol, you're that one who's felt like you've straight away too far and there's no way that a Lord can forgive the Lord, this Lord that you're talking about can forgive the things that I've done. I just want to encourage you that there's no sin that you've committed that can outweigh his justice and outweigh his grace that he has for you, and the love that he has for you. And so I think there was intentional the things that I went through to get to where I am now to maybe shine that light on somebody else. Who wants from Columbus here? Joey Coffin? Columbus, this path. Texas is past defense, just to go to the living big plays and getting interceptions. What is stood out about that back end when you watch some of my films? Yeah. I think just for a couple of days of how to watch them on film, I think top to bottom, they look like a pretty good team.

1:09:33It looks like they do a good job all the way around. They look, again, they look good, but these are the moments that you live for. These are the moments that the reasons why you come here to Ohio State. We've reached all the time to, like, when you come here, you play for games where you play against... We call these match-up games where you're almost playing against yourself. And when you're playing against yourself, that means you're not just going to be bigger, you're not just going to be stronger, you're not just going to be faster. And so the question comes down to, well, if I'm not bigger and stronger or faster, and we kind of look the same, then what's going to make me win? And I think ultimately the answer to that question is all the intangible things that you work on throughout the season, the things that kind of you can't really see on the outside, and the grit that you may have in your heart, the distance that you're willing to go to win the game, the skill that you have acquired throughout the season, all of the intangible things are going to be on display this weekend. And we'll see either of them or ourselves who has put more into the intangibles to win these kind of games. Any final questions? Tim Mayn, letter and roll.

1:10:34Yeah, as you've been speaking here, G. I'm just thinking of other teams I've covered in the past, really good teams and stuff. I had one guy one time tell me, there was almost like a home in the background when you're in this building and stuff, of like work being done and things like that. And you have a feel for the spiritual aspect of this team also and stuff. Do you feel that special home or where you want to call it about this team at this moment? Without a doubt, without a doubt. I said it a few times in an interview post-game. And I'll say it again, there was a moment that we were able to share after coming off of that loss against Team Immnorth. We had a player-led meeting where we were able to cash out some of the differences what we think is going wrong. There was just a moment to be very vulnerable with each other as brothers. There was some frustration that was going on and ultimately at the end of it in this room actually. We stood in here all 100 plus guys and we locked in arms. We put arms around each other. Actually, when we looked around in that moment,

1:11:35there was actually a few guys that were even tearing up just because of the powerful moment that it was and we were able to pray together. And I think ever since that moment moving forward, I wouldn't even say it's just from that moment. I kind of knew all along, but I believe that there's something very special about this team. And I think people are getting ready to witness this special ability that this team has. I've received many, a lot of ridicule and coming after losses of just how people may say things like they, I miss real football players. I'm tired of these Christian athletes on the field. I miss the real gritty football players. And I think here moving forward, people are going to be able to witness the strength of the Lord that we serve. Your day is going on my podcast. Toughest team wins bottom line. Yes. You feel that in your heart too. The toughest team finally wins these games. Yes. Yes. I think, let me, there's an accumulation of a lot of things. There's being tough, having discipline, not getting dumb penalties, having great technique.

1:12:37Again, when you get in these matchup games, it's all the intangibles that you can't really see. I'm not just going to walk out in the field and just have confidence that I'm bigger than them. And I'm stronger than them like we can and maybe some other games. That's just not how it works. And so it's going to come down to all the intangibles. Am I more disciplined? Am I not going to hold on this play? Am I going to make the catch when the ball comes to me? Am I going to uplift my teammates? Am I going to be positive when we're going to be at cancer on this team? You know, all those little things are all what goes into winning these kind of games like you mentioned toughness. And so we hang our hat on that and that's the goal is to go out there and be tough and put all these things together and get a win at Down in Texas. Thank you very much. Yes sir, thanks, I see. I can each play at a time no matter what the score is and doing it to the best of your ability. What ails this offense the most? I think just saying ahead of the chains and getting past those third downs, converting on those third downs, I mean that's what we got to be better at. And then the day we got to put him in zone. We're not doing that, we're not doing our job.

1:13:37So are you guys creating more explosive plays as an offense? Right, I think you stick with it. You know, the explosive plays are going to come and now we've got to trust that and they'll be there for us for sure. Coach Stins has been here for high sand loads over the many, many years. He's been with this program now. What sort of his message to your group right now? When you're turning to him, what is he saying as far as how to get through this? Yeah, so I think it's just really just coming and attacking every day as you would, regardless and staying even through hardship and attacking it the same way every day. That's really all you can do. You just get a little better every day and see where it takes you. Based on the way things are already we're setting up, but then also the way Jason Simmons was calling the game on Saturday. It seemed like tight ends are going to be a big part of this as you guys are trying to pull out. And what role do you think you guys are going to have in trying to get this offense? Yeah, I think we, I think the role is always try to help the offense move the ball.

1:14:41And whether they were called upon to do that in the past game or the run game, we just got to step up and do our job at a high level and whatever you asked from us, we just got to do it at high level and let the offense go. You're some of the leaders on the offense. Some of the leaders, I would say Gus is a big leader. I mean, he's been doing it for a while and it's someone that everyone trust is going to do his job at a high level. I think we have Hudson's a good leader too as well. Obviously he's a quarterback, so he takes on that leadership role. I think we have a good amount of leaders throughout the offense. We were told George might be fairly close to getting back what we mean to get him back in the mix with the tight ends. Yeah, it'd be great. I mean, George is a great athlete, so having him out there can only help. You know, we're really excited about him and what he can do on the field, so it'd be great. Let me show you some form of what you said. Yeah, that's a great question. A lot of the information and a lot of things before during the time of those older players are a lot different than the knowledge and information that we have now.

1:15:48We're able to treat concussions and also back then is if you got a concussion, they were sending you right back into the game. Now it's a lot different. We got a protocol and it gives your brain time to heal and everything. I think things are setting plays now where it's a lot better than before and that time where we're making problems later on. So that's why I'm not really too concerned about it. Can you recommend it to you? Say it again. So, a new helmet recommended by the trainer or Michael Stank? No, I just wanted to get into a new helmet. I mean, people have a refer to it. They also, during our team meeting has said how there's a number of helmets that are better than other helmets right now. So I just wanted to check those out and see what they are. Is this concussion any more severe than the others you had it? I mean, I'm not going to give a whole seminar on concussions over here. But, no, it's not necessarily more severe. Each concussion, like just what I learned, each concussion is its own specific concussion. And you gotta give that time to heal and then once that's healed and ready to go, once you get back out here, you're good.

1:16:49So it's not like concussions are building on top of each other. Like, you give it time to heal. But I think like before, when guys were getting trouble with the long time ago, they get a concussion, not fully healed, then they'd go right back out there and playing. Does it have a cap to see a side or maybe part of it? Can you just reflect on how you've grown since showing up here in fairly 21 to the player of person who are playing? Yeah, I've been here for a little while now. I've been enjoying every second of it. I always came in trying to be a captain and trying to lead these guys as best as I can. And I definitely feel that I've grown vocally and just trying to help build the team up and build myself up. So I'm just trying to do anything I can to help this team. How about in a concussion situation like this? You're so close to reminding your brother. Did you have to sort of involve the family's decision on how to go? Yeah, definitely. They came down with me. So when I was, I had like when the team was here doing meetings, I was driving up to a Pittsburgh meeting with the concussion specialist and everything. And they were with me and just easing their mind. That's the biggest thing. easing their mind. They're all, they're worried and everything.

1:17:51But they'll be okay. So the play was a large amount of your head growing. Say it again. We saw the play at practice. Did you think you'd be up for two weeks after that? I mean, I was good. It was that day that I was kind of had a headache and everything. But I was pretty much good after that. But it was just about going through the protocol. And I mean, there was no rush back. We weren't playing regular season games. So I mean, I was just really getting the time to heal. It wasn't any rush. You both already had and still had a helmet to helmet. From your perspective, to being experts, are those doing what they're intended to do? You know, Dante learned it when he got to. You know, I'm saying like guys are still getting concussions and getting a wearing. Yeah, it's definitely still a physical sport. So I mean, concussion happened regardless. I know if you were in a guardian cap or not. I think it could be looked at too. I know and just talked about it on the guardian cap. I don't think in the back that it's as much padding as I would like.

1:18:55But I feel it could be looked at. But I think you get a concussion whether you're wearing a guardian cap or not. So I mean stuff happens. This is a physical game. Sorry. Just to clarify this, you said you're going to get an in-home. Also, wear the guardian cap during the game? No, I'm not going to. You feel good about this game helmet that you've been playing with. Yeah. Was it a game in the brand of helmet? Like any details you have? I'm not sure the brand of name yet. I have the get it from those guys inside. But you guys would definitely be seeing it soon though. And how do you feel about not playing in a preseason game? You have to say you're a career where it's going to be good. I want to say it's not a big deal, but I don't feel any pressure any like, oh, I just needed to play in a preseason game. I feel that's a great opportunity for the younger guys to get out there and showcase what they're able to do. Well, I still been practicing and playing and working out and getting ready for the season. So, I know the game. I'm looking forward to that first game. And I'm not really concerned about not being able to get a snap of the preseason game. What do you think of how MJ did feeling in the future during the joint practice in Jeffers?

1:19:58MJ is the number one corner. I mean, you guys see it. He's going to be big for us this year. And I think that's what's special about this team. We got three number one corners myself. MJ and Greg, I feel we all are number ones. And we are able to do different things out there on the field. And one guy is out. Another guy can step in and not lose track or not lose pace on what we got going on. How do you know, MJ? How do you have a few more rows as a leader? Have you seen him grow as a leader in the middle of the year three and he's trying to pick him on this world? As a guy that's bringing energy and also trying to bring him along? Yeah, definitely. Like you said, bring it in. That's exactly. Bring in energy. Bring in guys along. MJ is real vocal out there. And he competes as he's in competitor out there and just working hard and trying to be the best. He got the mindset of wanting to be the best and he is. So we just go out there and compete with one another. We're happy to see CD Lam get his contract signed and be ready to go out there and play this game so you can face the best. No, I'm definitely happy for him. That's like changing contract and everything for him and his family. So definitely happy for him and looking forward to going to having that match up in the game.

1:21:00I always love going against the number one guys and best guys on that team. So I'll be looking forward to it. I think we got more to history. The concussions that we're talking about. I think when you suffer the latest one, people who cover the team and then fans are wondering how loud and the discussion. Could you contemplate the tire and the day ever go through your mind or do you immediately know that you're going to come back? Yeah, like I said, this is a game I love. I love playing this game. Being with the guys out here. I really don't see myself doing too much other stuff. Unless I'm just really physically unable to play this game. I don't see myself stepping away from football no time soon. Like I said before, I can't take it easy on these receivers out here. So me being out here, I got to give them a good look and just go out there and play. I answer your question now. I haven't seen myself walking away though. Are you actually out of protocol now? Yes. Hey, did you know that Greg called Miles Harden the Steel of the Drafts?

1:22:01What did you see? Say it again. Sorry, Greg called Miles Harden the Steel of the Drafts. What have you seen from him or the camp? And what kind of excites you about him? Yeah, Miles, he's been ballin'. He's been showin' all makin' plays against the Vikings. And just makin' plays out here. So it was big for him to make the team. I was happy for him. We all congratulate him. And he's gonna be a big piece on our team. Like coming going forward. And so I hope another rookie you mentioned makin' the receivers better. How have you meet? Jamari talked about how you've helped him as a rookie. What have you seen out of him in his development? Yeah, he's been lookin' good since he came in. I think he's been getting better and better. He's night and day from once he came in. So where he's at now, I believe. I think that's just his competitive nature and what he's been doing out there in practice. And us going against one another out there. So he's been good and he's gonna be a big piece as well. That's where our offense. Last one. What sort of tip do you give receivers? How can you help the receiver? Yeah, I mean, it's a constant communication. If I were to win on a red, they may come and ask me what it is that you've seen on that play

1:23:01that you're able to get in position. And I'll tell them that. I may ask them a question. So it's just that constant communication on how we could get each other better. You're gonna be shaded. Thank you guys. Thank you. Thank you. Glad to be back. Thank you. I just... Hey, C. Sachs here. Your health journey is personal and your Medicare Advantage plan should be too. Alignment Health Plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists, along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over-the-counter items, and a fitness membership to support your overall health and well-being. Discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life. Visit alignmenthealthplan.com today. Alignmenthealthplan.com The Ford Labor Day Cellophane is here. No matter where you're going this holiday weekend, reward yourself with a new Ford Truck or SUV

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1:25:02You just say you're not happy, Jeremiah catches up with a lot of people. I have a 98 out of 100 receivers in school. Is that a problem you're not catching up with? That's right. Do you guys have to keep that in the back of your head? And we're going to get Jeremiah and Carnell and Brandon and Rebecca? Yes, that's my mindset. In practice everyday, I want those boys to give me everything that they have. And inside of this, it's going to be easy for me and I'll be prepared. What have you seen with Grocery, the young foreigners? Obviously, we saw that it's not a Jeremiah last year. They're germane, sorry. But Calvin and some of the errands and the young guys. And Scott has gotten completely better from his brain. He's got a completely better. Is that just time in the program? I'm just getting used to the speed of college. What about Calvin? He was obviously here last year. He was? Calvin has gotten a lot better. I would say that he's gotten a lot smarter.

1:26:02And then he also write GB. Go ahead. He's there with Calvin's intelligence, you know, where he's grown. Where specifically is it? The film room? Is it when I pick it up, you know, the playbook? Where have you seen that? The brain up? I would say Calvin has gotten smarter just like his game now. It's like expecting like a different kind of routes and stuff like that. Perfect. What did everything start to click for you in the last year? Was it in the soft scene? When did you feel really comfortable? I would say it in the spring, I started to get a lot more comfortable in our defense. We said you break up the past yesterday with the spare mine name. I'm sorry if you were asked, but it's earlier. But what is like going up against him? Do you think it seems like you enjoy it? Yeah, I love it. He's tough. I like going against him a lot. He's really good. What have you improved in your game just from that, for example? Those one-on-one matchups. This preseason or whatever. You know how ball-a-hoo this game is. So Jeremiah, he forces me to play the ball because if you don't play the ball against him, he'll go get it. Yeah. And you, Dave, how would you describe this defense now compared to this game?

1:27:05Compared to this time a year ago from the standpoint of a confidence factor. You don't mean that you guys feel on the field? How would you describe it? It's different about it, I guess. I feel like everybody is a lot more smart than they are. Everybody's like, I would just say that we're going to just smarter. Yeah. When you look up and lay down some decided to come back and Caleb down, transfer it in. What did you feel about that? Did it just grow stronger in that one week span, two weeks span? You're still on up saying? I feel like those guys have played the level of those guys that have played that. Yeah, I would say that. The down is coming in. The way he's saying he was coming back, Zell says he was coming back. It's still like a group of you after the Red and Eddie. Thanks, man. Of course. How would you describe the mentality of the defense right now, giving this opportunity for a Red Match in the Warden? Yeah, hungry and thankful.

1:28:06We know how the last time we had a chip on our shoulder. We were riding high before that game and we took that loss and we came back and made good changes. I think we understand what everything is at stake right now. Just fighting to where another Hall of State jersey for the next game. That's what's on stake. We're able to represent this state and this team. We understand what's on the line and we're just hungry and blessed that we get this opportunity to play in the Rose Bowl. Right behind your Adam King. What do you remember most about walking off the field in Eugene? What was kind of all your minds in that moment? There is a... I don't think anybody imagined it. I didn't... That's for sure. I think after that it was a kind of head deep understanding that we still a lot of ball left to be played. You can let it sting for a little bit but if you let it carry over too long then there it goes.

1:29:07There goes your whole season by. I think we did a great job of just understanding, coming together in this room right here. Not being afraid to display or hold accountability for one another. As that happened, we came back regrouped and we're just going right now. I'm just blessed for those specific moments losing. No one wants to lose but the testimonies and the things you're taught within those little situations speaks of all of you. That's our old rope, Vladimir Grom. What did you see from Kenya? The last couple weeks. Was there a push from him? Did there be any conversation with him? Did it seem like he's playing since the basketball court in Tennessee? Yeah, that's my boy. He's in the R2X club too. But, you know, Keata, every time his number is 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.

1:30:11Bill Rebino, it's fun. It's this bad. 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 out being disciplined. No one who you're playing against, like you said, he's very elusive. I mean, he can, he is making throws. I mean, he get out the parking to everything. So I think for us we just have to discipline and just continue to just meet with Coach Jay. Me with the Coach Knows and understand how we can just eliminate that. Question about you and Jack. I mean, your personality seems to be a little different. You're more on the quiet side. Yeah. How about you play together four years, both five store guys, kind of describe your relationship with him, friendship with him? Yeah. And just kind of how you complement each other. Man, that's my brother. Like he said, we're different but very alike. I think outside on, like you said, he's louder and quiet, but you know, once we're on that field, we're like the same person.

1:31:14We'll do anything for this team. You know, we'll die for our players and we'll give everything we got. Room together for four years, correct? Yeah. Fall camps. Yeah. Sometimes go over there. So go over there. So yeah. There's the meet one who's the messy one. We have our share of days when we, when I'm neat, he's neat or you know, we might both be messy, but we do a good job. Yeah. I'd probably say I would better kick the jack though. Tony Gertmann, like I've heard. When you're playing a team for the second time, and that was almost a season to go by now, how much of... Are you at square one with the scouting and the preparation or how much do you take from that game? How much do you avoid taking so that you don't have any preconceived notions of what you're going up against on 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, so did we. So we understand that they had, they made some changes for sure. You know, there's a certain density we can take back from that game, but we also understand that they went on a little run.

1:32:19After that, and we can see that they elevated as an offense. So we just got to continue to watch those games, dissect the 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. Yeah, no problem. One to ask you about the synergy you are able to develop over a course of the season, obviously celebrating the triumphs but also getting through the adversity to where you are all the top notch defense that you are today. Yeah, I mean, like you said, we went through a lot of trials to trials, but there's also, there's a lot of things we can take away from all the wins and losses.

1:33:21And from those wins, we understood that hey, we can be the best defense in the country and from those losses, we understand that there's still things that need to be fixed. And I think when you take all that in at once, it comes out to the Comma Goal or the Comma Talker 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 Coffin, Columbus Dispatch. Hey, Steve Sacks here. Your health journey is personal and your Medicare Advantage plan should be to Alignment Health Plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over-the-counter items and a fitness membership to support your overall health and well-being. Discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life. Visit AlignmentHealthPlan.com today. AlignmentHealthPlan.com.

1:34:40Visit AlignmentHealthPlan.com today. Or visit www.Ford.com-slash-local. The Ocean Delights us as playful otters restore coastal kill for us. The Ocean teaches us how our choices impact even the deepest places. The Ocean connects us. Visit monorebeacorium.org-slash-connects. JT, what have you guys done better in the Tennessee game and just late in the season you think about turning some of the pressures that you've got on the quarterbacks and the sacks and getting home in some of those situations? Yeah, I think it was more just understanding the defense as a whole, understanding everybody's job. I think as the season went on we had to understand that we have to know what's going on in the back can. We have to know what's going on with the Alignmentback recruits to understand what plays we have room of freedom.

1:35:45And I think once we understood that and got a better understanding of everybody's job, it showed this play because everybody knows what each other is doing. It's not like the Alignmentback is not what they're doing. The Corners and BI, they know only their job. We all know each other's job and we continue to ask each other questions on if they're listening how they can get to the quarterback and if I'm dropping and playing quarterbacks by I can ask Cody on how to open field tackle. We just kind of lean on each other's understanding because like I said, Denzel knows how to play corner-bending and I know how to play corner. He has more wisdom at that position than I do. JT, thank you very much. The first race is the moment like that in the ball time. Definitely, a little bit of both. Obviously I just wanted the team to win. I think we got a chance to win. Definitely towards it and the stretch that last drive. I was a couple of plays here, a couple calls that he made me should have gotten. But I think the frustration more so it just comes from wanting to win more or anything.

1:36:48I was just curious. Do you think he was a little surprised how much attention you had right away from your defense? How about you? Yeah, definitely. We maybe killed him more. One of the ones kind of how the game plan was set up. We did it about different coverage out of cloud to my side and this is kind of how the game goes. What's the process of being in the knowledge sometimes where whatever reason just to see that? Yeah, definitely. Especially in college, a lot of the game things. We were taking the away. We had a lot of success. I was able to stay out of the game. One of the boys had different weapons. They still get the victories. And I was able to continue to do better jobs doing it here. A lot of communication in the process has been like post game, getting on the same page with Kyler. You guys exchange text or you guys in the film? Yeah, filming them. Definitely. Kind of asking what did I see there? I kind of go over and play and I just kind of get him what I saw and kind of different feedback there.

1:37:48Mark, I get it. We're asking questions about the previous game. Are you the type of guy to let a game like that winger or how do you flush it? You got to move on. Got to move on. It's a long season 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 regular season? Yeah, it's totally different. It's totally different. You can do a lot of things, you know, in shirts and shorts and then you go out there and put practice and get pads on. You do like the point practice we do with the colds but there's nothing like actually going out there and live action. I'm really trying to be on the same page. So I think that relationship will continue to develop and we'll get better. Is that it? It's just a matter of rubs them as much as anything. Yeah, definitely. Definitely. Like I said, I was kind of my first live action together. So I can continue with your early impressions. So I'm on the field together and I'm going to increase it with cows. Yeah, but now obviously I have a deaf sort of respect. You know, JG's call or preseason. I obviously be all feel really healthy.

1:38:49That's kind of the best and most important thing. And I was a good, well healthy even going for it. So, um, that's it. I can say. Marvin, what are your early impressions of the Rams? What do you think of the Rams? Yeah, I mean, they're a good team. They're good physical team. I've been a new, a lot of new guys up front. I think that's kind of where the strong suit is. Um, kind of a little different to Buffalo. Come over a little match coverage. So I'm excited to go against them. Personally, when the bells gave you one of my opportunities, how do you feel today? It's not to get an open bell sign. Wasn't many of them. Wasn't many of them. So, uh, I thought I could get it. I'm just what you think versus just playing. You know, not getting a preseason game. I think it was three season. Definitely, definitely thinking a lot out there. I think I'll come with reps. I think the thinking less and just going out there and playing. Definitely come with reps. And it's something you're on. You're better at. But, uh, definitely say I was thinking a lot out there. Is there anything you can do to prevent that strong coverage? Anything you can do to prevent that strong coverage? Anything you can do to prevent that strong coverage? You're going to fix that a lot, obviously. Yeah, I mean, you just got to team. Get open for, you know, yourself.

1:39:49Make yourself available. The one the ball does. Can you make it into a play? Um, this. The heat is just taking you away. That means other guys are having a chance to get open. That's how I kind of how I look at it. It's no longer since you know offense. That's the best thing to force. They're coming to me with Tyler. Is this something that comes pretty quickly in a new game? Or something like that? What's the most? Hopefully sooner or later, I think. Um, I'll continue to see. We'll see. I don't think we're in a bad place right now at all. Obviously, I don't really think that. But, uh, just a live reps will continue to grow and show. I think how I'd be able to lead maybe different than somebody else may. You know, I like to practice at least like the positive, you know, I mean so. But the energy and the beyond just like, hyper the beyond. So I was kind of how I would be going on. Um, living my whole life on again. I felt team captain like specifically. And I felt I wasn't a captain in high school. Wasn't a captain in college.

1:40:49But I want to make a joke. I was in high school. I feel like I'm not going to be a captain like you said. 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 perspective of guys. I'm thinking visual words and get back in that way. Yeah, I mean, I can't say that. I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt it has felt like how. You used to do the past, but it didn't take just the first LTAs. It took training left and right once this season and because I know what was going to be the chair. So I just like a lot of reps just to give back to feeling like myself for they want to get in and out. First week, but now like today specifically just changing some small things with my feet. I did say talking about the long coach, awesome things I'm doing my feet to get to that.

1:41:51To sell that traditional angle that I love to sit on. I thought I felt great already, but I felt even better. I feel even more excited tomorrow now. I'm getting my feet back and how I like the right side and the left side. So I'm excited. I mean, obviously I feel like in the league, whether I left the right, you're still going in this premiere guy. So obviously the high expectations for the left and right tackle. But definitely like the level of energy and like the expectation definitely take the human sense. Because now tonight it blinds like that's the as the tackle world. You know, so yeah, I would say in terms of communication as far as this even outside of the facility, stuff like that, like really creating that, but the tackle quarterback, bond even off the field, I think has been something that's even cool. I got a text one day. I said, hey, you put it up.

1:42:51I 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 if something season. And I just got a text on it. I was like, you know, I had a O.C. right tackle. So if I get the word, I'm going, I'm standing right tackle. I'll just do what I did before. I built on that. But I saw, I was like, I might as well as train the left tackle now. I said, we're going to be left tackle. And I'd rather do that than train the right tackle. We're going to call it a left tackle. I didn't switch my feet. You know what I mean? So I'm like, let me just prepare an advance. I think occasionally on third down there will 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 gosh, I did that. I kind of figured, okay, like this is this is the type of rush.

1:43:51And again, this is how this guy usually rushes. If I get the vibe, this is how the ends like the rush, you know, tackles that first of your guys. You got the premiere patch on. I already know what it was going to be. I already know every stunt. And honestly, just knowing that's kind of an advantage to, so you're not, you're not, you're not, oh, they brought the twists on my side again. It was never air gone. But they come out the hearts like, three plays in a row. Two minutes. I knew that it wasn't going to happen. You know what I mean? I'm watching more everybody else. And he rarely goes out there occasionally on third down. I was like, yeah, I was going to be, he's going to pick me. You know what I mean? So, that effect, it's kind of, it's also kind of an advantage in a way. But it's also exciting, like, okay, I'm going to give the hardest to look. You know, those are real, real reps, you know, the things. Really out on our way to kind of process. And I was like, hey, when I tell me, let me know about, I'm just going to train it. I was training all left.

1:44:52So TAs, I guess if I didn't hear anything about TAs, I came in like, so, you know what I mean? Because just like, I'm cool with training both continue. I would have been cool with training both continually. But I feel like anybody in any position will feel like, okay, like, you want as soon as possible to give your feet kind of subtle, your hips subtle, your hands, subtle, and certain kind of that. Would it have been harder to hit your workbowl during how to use? No. No. But I'm very definitely, but in terms of the development, it's definitely a lot faster to stay on one side. But I think having that week that we had to transition with the seasons over, I'm like, it was fun. You know, it would have been good trying to get up, put up my heart, and weak 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.

1:45:52DJ. You know what I mean? So, yeah. That's not having any stock or anything. It doesn't mean anything, so we had to play on Friday, and that's really all that matters. We're going to take two more from Zoom before turning it back. Our first one's going to come from Stephen from Cleveland.com. Stephen, what'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 any surprises. It was pretty easy to see the talent that he has, and the blessings that God has put on his plate. It was always a challenge going against Jeremiah and other receivers and Mecca and Karnel in practice, and even guys like Brandon and his impression of Rogers,

1:46:54they do a great job bringing looks for the defense, and create a lot of obstacles. I'll find a question from Zoom who's going to come from Dan Hope. Go ahead, Dan. Caleb, you've been had a lot of success against you guys when you played him at Alabama last year. What do you remember from going up against him last year, and what can you learn from that game? Really smart quarterback knows how to operate their offense, push the ball in the right places, and then Coach Sarkeeson does a great job putting him in positions to win. All right, back to you. Yep, thank you, Rob Aller. Columbus Dispatch, Caleb, JT and Jack Land opposite sides, and they is opposite off the field, as they are on in terms of personality, and just the people they are. They're offices, but they're also like one of the closest people I know they've spent a lot of time together. They've come from different sides of the country, so they're different people for sure, but they're both really great people,

1:47:55and really great men. I'm sorry I respect both of them. Yeah, I think that's the personality. How did you do that? I'm not going to do that. I'm sorry, I'm not going to do that. It's about to ask the war and the fight can't be helped throughout the season we would always see you on Wednesday nights you and Nathan would be some of the last people off the field. Are the things that you're working on after a practice always the same? Is it a routine? What are the things that you're hoping to get out of those extra moments after practice? It's a routine, pretty much, the keys that we need to go into the game with, and then also changes week to week on based on what our jobs are going to put us into doing. So every week we go through the same things, and then we add certain things that we do for the team that we play is going to ask us a comment. Bill, we're going to win. Pull him as this batch. Yeah, I already got one here. Oh, okay. Joey Goplin, pull him as this batch.

1:48:55Kill him. When... Takes his uses play action, and Nathan is going to use play action to prepare a bit. What do they do well in those spots and most things you can do guys in those moments with Quinn? They do a really good job with IKANDY. And it creates a lot of challenges for defense in order to see if it's a runner pass and see... Because that's when they're going to take their shots too as well. So really just having great eye discipline, seeing the line and seeing what it's telling us. So that's... That's what it is. Deep right. Nick Walker, Letterman Rural. Hey, it'll be you guys had a pretty good game plan for Tyler Warren. When you guys play him, you guys have another Texas weather good tied in and gone around. What are you guys going to have to do to limit him and how do you think about his game? He's a really good player. He makes a lot of plays and he has a lot of receiving yards this year. So really just do the same thing we've done all year. Just be disciplined in our responsibilities. And if you're on him, you've got to make a play when it comes. Right, one of the Mandarin Guilders.

1:49:56Klamen.com. When you look at their receivers, it's kind of a whole... You know, they spread ball around since a lot of what stands out about the way they take them. So you've got to spread the ball around those different guys. A lot of really good athletes. I played with Isaiah Bond last year who's a really great receiver. A lot of speed. And then all the receivers have made a lot of plays. So I mean, everybody has to be on their peasy cues if we're going to stop them and have a do a really good job. Brother, on your team, May Letterman Rural? Yeah, Kale, but you moved up here and I don't have to tell you when you moved. 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. Good athletes and stuff. But why didn't you really feel this defense come into its own? And then past that, man, watching in Rose Bowl, you're recognition of what was coming seem to be on point. Did it feel like that? I mean, you personally. I think the defense has played really well throughout the season.

1:50:56I think we've had games where we played better and games where we haven't put it all together. But I think that's how all defenses are. So I can't say there's a certain moment where I think we put it together. But what was your second part of your question? You seem really on point against Oregon about recognizing what was coming. I mean, you were really active out there directing and things like that. Did it feel like that, I guess? I feel like as Luke said earlier, the preparation that we put in goes into that. And just feeling comfortable and what we're doing, what we're seeing with the other teams. I feel like that allows us to play fast and me and Laketon to communicate to everybody else. Did I miss anyone for questions here? Steve, how long in front of you in this ball? Yeah, Caleb, but you came to Ohio State to play for National Championship. There were a lot of ups and downs throughout the season. Just to be in this position, the last four teams still live. You feel validated by that.

1:51:56Did you always have faith that this is how it was going to turn out? I came to Ohio State to become a better player and to help the team be as good as it can be. Not to win a national championship. Like that wasn't the only goal for me coming here. Really just wanted to be in the team and be with the brotherhood. But it's a great feeling being in the final four and being with the team and everything that comes with that. But it's a blessing to be here. And one final question, Bill, where Ben wants to come us this bad? I did want to follow up. When I talked to you at the back of the game, you said when they scored their first and second touchdown, you were really hot on the sidelines. What was your message to the team? And you know, that's a good offense. They're going to score against most people. Why were you so hot? Really just because we didn't execute which left 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 numbers call.

1:52:57Gaila, 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, Javante, Tyler Friedel in front of me. So I feel like I'm just trying to be one of those peers that they work for me and kind of just giving them the steps to get there. And I feel like they're definitely picking up quick and they're definitely going to be one of the great rushmen. Does it seem like the only coach that you saw is that, JT and Zach probably don't need a ton of their experience. Maybe that's the only opportunity for you to do that. Is there a difference in the workload that you've been getting through half of the chance for the Alaska Bull? I feel like all the camps I've definitely gotten a big first learn and I love that. 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, it's like he has made reps like he does. What do you think about that course that I'm working on right now? I mean, for me, it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly, like my steps, my footing,

1:53:59kind of just perfecting my toolbox and what we call it and my craft and just trying to be a second winner every play that you're trying to do. I'm just trying to figure out what you're doing. You're seeing what you're trying to put out. Yeah, I'm definitely just getting stronger faster, everything all the above, but one of my big things is being a leader. I'm not trying to still look up to Jack and JT and kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into it. So, I feel like I kind of have a lot of leaders on the D-line and at the D-in position. So, we kind of all kind of just count off the children and come across them. We have been a tough family issue, we've been able to open up to these guys playing with them all. We've been on the field and just started getting them to sit down and try to put the best we like to put them in. So, you need those guys, how does that transition into? It's competitive, we love it. We all competitive people, we all love to push each other. And I feel like the bringing the best side of all is, we all just kind of bouncing off each other, and seeing what one person does and we kind of split it into our toolbox and we all kind of just kind of build one great big one.

1:55:02I think you remember, unless you're in, you've got to get the shot and pull it back and pull it. And the day of coaching that I did in two coached them, I mean how did that come about? Because you heard Jack saw your flop being. You're getting to test that. So, I definitely did it in high school. I was pulled back in a little bit of Titan. So, I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there in Coach Wilson, honestly. He left watching it too before he left. And I feel like he planned 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? Anything in the screen? New playbook, I do not know yet. I haven't got that far. Yeah, good day. How tough was that for you? You're a looking tackle. I like to think myself as a football player. I can only play any position on the field that you need me to. Just give me a weaker two to learn it and kind of perfect it and I'll try to do my best for you. Can Jack do the same thing? Oh yeah. Well, what? Graphically, that's what I'm talking about. I think Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations he sort of sought you and you got it out to have some conversations.

1:56:05After JT and Jack decided to come back. We've got to win into those from your perspective and how did that help you maybe get the like mindset I guess many of these times. I'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 to happen in all that time from here to then. So I feel like we definitely just coached in me kind of connected and we kind of just talks man-to-man and he kind of just sat straight to me and I feel like we kind of both have been going on. That's the question we know of making it. Making each other better every day and we got the 4 best Dn, 5 best Dn, honestly. And we're college football and we're going to be one of the best D lines and college football. I think you feel like a better player today at any more games in the season. I feel like I've taken big steps in my roles of just being responsible and being more of a leader and kind of stepping up and taking a step to kind of get out there more on the team and kind of bring people in and I feel like I'm kind of helping out more.

1:57:05How do you record head around the posture to see the TKFC? Does it sound? I mean it sounds bizarre but I mean the season goes by so fast already. When you're kind of like week 10 and you're like wow it's already week 10 so now it's kind of gives you more time to kind of enjoy it and kind of savor it because you've come already here for a feeling of freshness. But you don't want to spend all your powder for the first month of the year right? Oh yeah. There is a mindset there. Yeah definitely definitely going to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks and all those practices. How much has Larry talked to you guys about like that? Last question right here. 2016, 2017, 4 NFL 2 Fetchers, all in the same location. How much does he talk to that guy? I mean he doesn't have to talk about it. We know about it. We've seen it every day. We watch the film. We see him all working together. We know what it could be. We know we could become. So we know we're right at the same, we're at the right place at the right time and God wanted us to be here and he knew we wanted us all to come together and kind of play together and be able to bounce off and just perfect our craft together.

1:58:08I feel like we are just great individuals and we come together with something special. Great. Doing it? What are the deliberations? I'm surprised it's even a conversation. Like it should always be live. Let's tell you. Tell you. Tell you. Tell you play football. So obviously there's a proximity to the season which is a little reckless, I understand that. But in spring, when you're competing for jobs, I mean if I'm a quarterback, I'm asking to be live so I can show him how I'm different than you know. Anyone that can't be live. You know what I mean? 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 I can handle 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. At Murphy, twenty percent.

1:59:09Right. Jeremiah off the field. We saw after practice on this Saturday that the mob that came to get autographs and things. When you're working with him on all these things you're talking about but also dealing with the life of being one of the biggest names in college football, how do you help mentor him in that aspect? Yeah, I mean, it's a blessing to be able to be in a position where you know can provide. In sight or I wouldn't say recommendations but just no give perspective. Well, he chooses to receive the first perspective or not one or not. 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 in his morals and humble would always sign and taking pictures. I'm always trying to be the bad guy for him because he's not going to be and just says again more about his character.

2:00:10But he's not the only guy any guy would kind of do that. We have a group full of awesome young guys but Jeremiah has done a great job with it. He's handling it and it's definitely growing at an exponential rate to say the least. But I think he's built for it and he's been handled at a high level. Those around him were trying to help me a little bit. What made Queen C the first freshman to do this black striker? Yeah, I mean, that's a good question. I think that, frankly, I'm not really fully involved with that. So I can be, but I wasn't. I think that people on the outside would be defense or even coach day or anybody brought it to my attention. We were kind of just going about practice and that's our expectation to make plays, not make mistakes. And he was starting to make a lot of plays consistently. I think the consistent level that he's been as a person, being on time and doing his job description on each play and the ball is coming your way and making some big plays.

2:01:20And 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 go to your bat, he's not going for his bat. No one else. People are bringing it to your position coach. I think it speaks volumes of the general respect that you're earning through the process. So I think it's something like that happened and you know, it's what deserve based on his peers and the other coaches. Step on the christianekletland.com. Ryan Day was talking about how impressed he's been this spring with Austin's serval. All that he's been able to do and Tyler Bohn was talking last week about the importance of the cross-training and all that that goes into that. How much have you seen Austin benefit from this spring and everywhere that he's been and how big of a piece you think he's going to be regardless of where he fits on this offensive line? Yeah, I think Austin's been awesome. I mean, he literally, you know, what was he saying? He played every spot, every position, which is moving around, you know, and 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.

2:02:24His 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, he's like, man, that was a good job. Right, 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 their respect for his peers. And then he's going to a good job. Really good job just being a very consistent two spring. Are 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 of that position and what those guys have to do and go through? What do you think more about those guys versus maybe what you thought before is 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.

2:03:24It'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 a great 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 it be their progression, their 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 stand these 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 a lot of time, right? I mean, there's only so much time where I'd be with players. If you're not willing to spend, you know, your own time, getting prepared for practice to be to maximize one's ability.

2:04:26There's a good chance you're not going to maximize your ability. So, you know, other positions, I mean, online same thing, I mean, receiver play sometimes can, you know, get away from it. It's a true 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 receiver's going to the quarterback, the offense is going to the quarterback. And it's our responsibility to put guys in position to maximize what they're capable of maximizing. And the ability to notice that they can just spend extra time outside the a lot of time, I think is critical. And the amount that it takes, I guess that was maybe a little naive to, but the guys are doing a great job doing it. Just a couple more coaches got a meeting, Rob, our Columbus dispatch Brian, you know, you guys reach the mount top, you got a banner out there national champs. I keep these guys grounded, being in the moment looking ahead, not back.

2:05:30Are you tougher on them? 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, say unbelievable example of how to get to where you want to get to. So the focus is on trying to replicate what they just did and how they operated. Can't say we've done that right now. So it's very easy to stay motivated because they already know it's not good enough. Frankly, and so the last thing they want to do is put in a ton of effort and then not reach their goals. So motivation, I don't think is needed. I think there is a catching up of those and maybe aren't quite sure what it takes, you know, and but overall motivation is not what we've needed. Clearly, a message is definitely what we've been focused on and I think the message is being received. So not concerned about, you know, motivation and the looking back, if you will, I think everyone's pretty pretty focused on being forward and knowing we haven't accomplished anything.

2:06:45Steve, who would you say is the leader of your YBC right now? I would say carnal tape, Brennan and his pride done the most most outspoken, you know, in the room. Yeah, I would say they're doing a good job. Those are probably the two guys that would jump out of my room. Brennan, he's been vocal. Obviously carnal taking on that role, more and being more vocal. He's a good football player. I've just noticed he's going to do that. But that process for him and becoming a more vocal leader took for you to say that on him. What's the question? Carnal, what do you think like the growth of it? Yeah, I mean, he's I think he's pulled guys aside, you know, and have one-on-one conversations with him. He's locked in. You know, just I think he saw the impact that a mecha made and the role he played and to think that we're going to lose that and then be a better group. Part doesn't mathematically make sense to him. So someone's got to step up in that role and one, everyone respects him too. He knows he's capable of it. And it's just the desire and the appreciation, I think, to be at the order table now, the older head.

2:07:54And appreciate the way I met him probably went about his business. And so he probably valued that, appreciated that. And he's just making sure we still have that. Final question. Bill Rebeno, what's the bonus disbikes? Could you assess the running back room? I think it's pretty much assumed. Both is running back. CJ and James think that tandem system is probably the way you're going to go again. How's it working? And do you see third and maybe fourth guys up in the mirror? I think that, you know, in college football, any football really, you got to have depth in the running back room. I think that very apparent in the NFL, it's usually a two-back system, you know, very rarely is it one guy. But in college, I think we saw the benefit of that last year. The ability to compliment each other is really important. And the ability for us to 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.

2:09:07But overall, I think locksmen on them, they understand the standard and in pass pro and not being a guy we got to sell about because you can't pass protect. So we were blessed, especially with tray last year and in Quenchan. But no, these guys have done a good job. They're competing. They've been very coachable. 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. But the running backs. You know, on contact days, it's done a good job. James has done a really good job growing, really excited about him. Everyone's really excited about him and CJ. So, you know, I think ultimately, you know, how group the, how will all go with the group B is probably based on, you know, the top, the bottom rising, right? And you're going to have some guys at the top, but, you know, where's the floor? And so I think Bow and Sam has done a really good job. And many more guys to get healthy.

2:10:13More guys on campus, but very encouraged. Hey, Steve Sacks here. Your health journey is personal and your Medicare advantage plan should be to alignment health plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over the counter items and a fitness membership to support your overall health and well-being. Discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life. Visit alignment health plan.com today. AlignmentHeltPlan.com. You must hang mock E with thrilling performance. These limited time deals at September 7th. Visit your Southern California Four Dealers today or visit board.com slash local.

2:11:19The ocean moves us. Whether that's surfing a wave or taking in an inspiring view. The ocean feeds us. Sustainable seafood practices bring the oceans bounty to our plates. The ocean teaches us. How are everyday choices big and small make an impact. The ocean delights us as playful orders restore coastal kelp forests. The ocean connects us. Find your connection at monoraybeacquarium.org slash connects. You saw him improve and then McLean I think is a great plus. He is a guy that has football intelligence. He's picked it up. He's kind of of those incoming freshmen who still should be in high school. He's a guy I think you're going to point to and you can see right now he's going to be a player. Over to the right Austin Ward the podcast. A healthy Mitchell Melton. How does he fit in for your defense what does he bring to it? Yeah he's you know Mitch is that combination player you know in our four down you know he's a guy that can do a lot of things.

2:12:30Drop 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 going to play there but you know like I said last year we we haven't needed it but he's a guy you would point to along with C. J. Hicks you know for the for the long season. People get injured you get a little light inside it's always hard on the defensive tackles. But if you're going to play with three ends you know that matches a guy who definitely can do all that he has that. Over to the left Joey Coffman Columbus dispatch Jim you talked about this before but I think in past years where you're going up against a really talented receiver group offense to encourage your players to it's not okay if they give up to the play and to go nearly almost the first half. Today were you the offense didn't get in the end zone until the late in the second half just and you guys have guys down the second area just what did you think of that sort of trend and how it's evolved in the way you guys almost shut him out of the first time.

2:13:37Yeah I think it's become you know an expectation now you know our DB's you know our BIA best in America we. Let the country in past defense right I think it was 96 what I what I got here and it was number one last year so they've taken that spirit so it's a competitive spirit it's an expectation now it doesn't matter who we're going against it's it's they view it as a standard so that was good to see in the first first half. Over to the right Spencer Holbrook Vladimir in 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 yeah I mean you're going to play to your strengths you know and that's that's my job is to what do we have and what do we do best and when you have defensive tackles when I've said it before it it helped our defense.

2:14:41So 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 so you got to go you got to go with that you know you got to let those guys play and 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 Huddle Jim Ryan talked about the quarterback run being more of a thing with the offense here during the season how much of when you're facing a team like that how much does that impact your day to day throughout the week preparing for that. Yeah it's a ton you know it I think it changes everything you do on defense you see it everywhere from the NFL on down if you have a quarterback who can make plays with his feet your scheme better be designed that you know to to take that away into account for it so it changes the way you look at everything when you're game planning.

2:15:52Thank you Donovan over here to the right Tim May the Tim May podcast. Yeah Jim you might be when I asked Ryan about just for example Calvin Simpson Hunt but the corner seemed to be playing almost with the chip owner shelter to a certain way you call the entire game I mean you you're able to leave those guys on an island you're able to switch up converges and they know what they're doing and they take great pride in it so having those guys out there in the development it's a big deal it really is.

2:16:53And it's not just a picture of it or 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 is Dan hope 11 Warriors you mentioned CJ Hicks a few minutes ago have you seen him take the strides you need to see the spring to trust him as a guy who could be a potential starter on his defense. Yes I mean I think CJ has shown that he has talent and I think it's my job to put him in the best situations for him because he can be a force. You know he's much better when he's blood saying 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.

2:18:04All right and we will bring offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Chip Kelly to the podium now open up questions over to the left bill Rebenowitz Columbus dispatch. Chip what are your general impressions of the offense coming out of spring especially quarterback. Hey C Sachs here your health journey is personal and your Medicare advantage plan should be to alignment health plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over the counter items and a fitness membership to support your overall health and well-being discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life. Visit alignment health plan dot com today alignment help plan dot com. The Ford Labor Day cell phone is here no matter where you're going this holiday weekend reward yourself with a new Ford truck or SUV at your Southern California Ford.

2:19:05Load up your Ford F-150 and barbecue with ease with probe power onboard head to the family gathering with everyone in your Ford Explorer or show off and show up in a Ford Mustang Mach E with thrilling performance. These limited time deals at September 7th visit your Southern California Ford dealers today or visit for dot com slash local. The ocean moves us surfing a wave or savoring the view the ocean delights us as playful orders restore coastal kelp forest the ocean connects us visit Monterey Bay Aquarium dot or slash connects. We'll look at all 15 so I think you know this day is is a big part of it you know because it was the first time they were at the play some of those guys ever got the play in from the crowd. It was an amazing crowd you know 80,000 for spring game. Now you can see some of the young guys kind of looking around like wow this is different than the indoor but that's what they have to get ready to play it so. We got better from practice one practice 15 you know it's so in evaluation through the whole process but it's not something in the players to the will we're not making a decision walking off the field today saying hey this is the direction that we're going in will will be very authentic and and look through everything and make sure that we get a really good feel for what it all looks like and then who will best move this offense that's what our decisions.

2:20:25I do I think we got a lot of guys there that parts tough I think because you got it you there's guys that deserve reps you know when they're all competing for it so you know sometimes you'd like to be sometimes when you had a guy who's an initial startable he's going to get the bulk of the reps to get them better but they capitalize on we really rolled them you know if you were at some of our screen practices you're watching all those guys rotate and rotate out and as we talk about all the time you know the old that is is don't count your reps make your reps count. You know 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 offensive over to the far right bill land is the podcast kings of the north. Hey Chip you said we first talked 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 are the next few months look like as you try to piece that all together. Really good question it's it's interesting because the one thing that I think sometimes makes tough and evaluation is what a good front we want to get.

2:21:31You know so for 15 practices those guys on the other side of the ball were pain you know Jack and JT and Tileek and those guys but I know come fall there's not going to be anybody more happy that we have those guys on the defensive side of the ball because of what they can do so I still think we'll have to really evaluate that. What we're going to do is we're going to have to really evaluate that what we're going to what we're not what we got to get better on what we got to work on but I think the work we got against such a quality defense was was really key for us. Over to the far left Nathan Baird Cleveland dot com. So you're going this time came out of the spring with still a lot of question marks about the offensive line and even I guess our last season came out with question marks when have you seen that progress in the time that you've been here and what's your confidence level that that offensive line is going to allow this offense to do everything it wants to do this fall. Yeah I mean I've been here short amount of time so I didn't know I really don't have anything to compare to so I kind of tabula rassa come in with the blank slate and just observe and 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 to be able to make adjustments in game.

2:22:37Just tucking football with some of those guys it's like well this these guys are wired the right way and a lot of those guys have played a lot of football so they can bank on their experience there you know I think we 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 but that's similar to where the quarter back spot is I think and I also think of the offensive line you 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 and it'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 with this new 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 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 I don't know spin move with Will Howard. What's the inspiration for that package and that sort of wrinkle with the quarterback.

2:23:37Mr. Hayes. There's a looming figure around this whole program you know we get to go to work every day and the Woody Hayes athletic center so it was good enough for Woody we're going to stay with him we're going to do it. We ran some last year I think we took 21 snaps at UCLA and T in a short yardage formation for us and we've done some different things with it but I also I think our players had a lot of fun you know practicing that and doing some different things so it's a small part of our offense you know we will not be in the T 21 times in one game but you know we may get it in some short yardage situations and I think it's come back there's a lot of schools right now that are starting to do that you know it's really just you're trying to you know it's really just you're trying to you know it's really good to do it. You're trying to you know you got a half a yard to get you know you're trying to get your big guys in the game and I think we use three tight ends and two running backs in our formation today with Packard being the full back in that situation so there's a lot of different things you can do in short yardage but a little bit of attribute to coach coach Hayes and and what he means to this program.

2:24:39So let's take offman Columbus dispatch over to the left. Chip did you look back now you've been here two months fifteen spring practices or 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 close this football team is you know some programs talk about a brotherhood. This is really a brotherhood our practices as we talked about how good our defense is it's they're highly competitive but they're not combative and those guys... Hey C Sachs here your health journey is personal and your Medicare advantage plan should be to alignment health plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over the counter items and a fitness membership to support your overall health and well-being. Discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life. Visit alignmenthealthplan.com today alignmenthealthplan.com

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2:26:43We're trying to get footballed. The ocean is a group. The closest team and the most connected teams are the ones that win. Over to the right here. Andy Baxter, Letterman, Rol. There's been a lot of talk about Jeremiah. But Ameca is the big returner 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. Ameca has reminded me and the other 14 practice sessions of what he can do. And JJ is a really talented player also. 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. I had no opinions formed. Not that really just why I didn't just observe them. But I think that way of receiving is really special. 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.

2:27:44And 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. You're really going to load the box. Are you really going to load the box and leave those guys in one-on-one coverage? Well, then it's the quarterback's responsibility to decipher that and get the ball to those guys. Or do they at least a double coverage? They list a double coverage. 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-f, Pat Murphy, 24-7 sports. Chip, we've talked a lot about 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 get in this? But 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.

2:28:44They 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. Basically the whole concept here is we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim. This we didn't baby anything. We don't put the install in with, hey you guys are in install. We're in install this with the older players. And then you guys 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. And they can spit back to you the more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call for them. So those guys have been in process. 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.

2:29:44So 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. I caught myself when I went into the stadium today looking around saying 80,000 for 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. He doesn't stick on and read. He can progress in any ceasing. 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, I, I, I, that's been in press of his, his ability to retain.

2:30:44And, you know, him and JJ, the compliment I would say to him is if you got here and you didn't know what class they were in, you wouldn't say that those guys were freshmen in terms of how they've picked things up. And, you know, sometimes freshmen, act like freshmen. But the guys who are special, they don't act like freshmen. You know, they act like their football players. And those are two guys that are, are examples of that. Far left. Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic chip. You, on the topic of freshmen, James People's and Sam got on the run the second half. Yeah. You talk about how deep you need to be in this era of college football. But as you search for R, B3, what did you see from them today and what is, what has their growth been like in this spring? Yeah, James really flashed early for, for me, not knowing again, kind of, let's just take, don't worry about what the background is, whether from who they are. Did this guy have this stars? That's kind of that stars. It's the raw black eyes and there's how they do it. I think James has got really good feel and vision. He can hit things. I thought Sandit's some really good things today.

2:31:44T.C. is another guy who really came along during the spring. And we're constantly talking in our staff meetings about depth. We're very cognizant of the fact that the playoff situation has changed. So you have to develop that depth, you know, used to be maybe have a parent affair. 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. These guys all had like a name next to their gym. You're just a name. Tim May, show. That's pretty cool. You must have some juice if you got your name in your podcast. Definitely. 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 to you, Steve. You know what I mean there?

2:32:44Yeah. You know, where does that go? I mean, in your mind. Yeah, we're all sit down as a staff and visit and meet 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 he made that decision. So, you know, what they'll, what meetings with all our players. And that's, that's always been the method. So this week during, you know, between Monday through Friday. We're all scheduled. No one's going on the road. 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.

2:33:46And we see them. But do you feel a pressure with the, with the transfer portal looming? I mean, you've been a head coach for a long time. I mean, is that on your mind that TSD can all do what you got? Yeah, I think we're all aware of it. And 100%. And I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, which, what your evaluation was through the training sessions that we have. Guys, we got to have, we 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 coaches to go back out and, and practice with them, you know, and, and college football. You get 15 training sessions in the, in the off season. And then they'll go back to work and with Mick in the, in the weight room and getting bigger, getting faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. And they, they do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and even assess.

2:34:48So they're really, from a football standpoint, on their own until August. So you always want to do it earlier. But I also believe every time I've, I've been involved in this is that it kind of happens organically and authentically. You know, because the players know. And if you say, hey, we decided we're going to be with Joe. And they all think it's Tim, you know, they know they're in the locker room with them every day. Players, players understand, you know, who they'd feel is the guy. And, and most of the time it did. Hey, C. Sachs here. Your health journey is personal and your Medicare Advantage plan should be to. Alignment Health Plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists, along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over-the-counter items. And a fitness membership to support your overall health and well-being. Discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life. Visit alignmenthealthplan.com today. Alignmenthealthplan.com. The Ford Labor Day Cellathon is here.

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2:36:51The 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. 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 again like Tim said a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow down for a prey on 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 Odo was like that. Remember vividly second practice. He got to the fifth reading the progression and threw it out here in this 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? 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. That was cover 60 other day coach.

2:37:51I 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 won't. Like they got it. So everybody has different learning styles. And the third job in the evaluation process is to identify those learning styles. So, you know, they cognitive learn, they an auditory learner. Do they learn by feel? Is it more a feel guy? You know, a more film guy. You know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep poking and prodding. And for us as coaches, that's the challenge too, is what is their best learning style? And how can we convey it? Because education basically is just a transportation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know or what Ryan knows. That's 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?

2:38:52You 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. Is that something you've always sort of leaned toward or is it year by year, case by case? What advantages do you like about it? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Yeah, I think a running quarterback causes problems for defense. So, when plays break down, the unscheduled plays, you know, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl. On that last drive, the two big plays were my home's run. But, Petra, my home's not a runner. Andy's not calling design quarterback runs for Pat. But when the defense matches up and plays two men and turns their backs to the quarterback, well, maybe the best decision is to take off. You know, the second one he took off, I'm like, he may score. You know, a lot of guys go and they want a hook side. You know, and there's times where you have to understand if you do have a running quarterback, and we talk about the best ability, the best ability is availability. You know, you're not lowering your shoulder and taking people on.

2:39:53But, we are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run. We're not looking for running backs that can throw. You know, so you're not going to see us 20 times a game, we're running the quarterback. There are people that run it offensive styles and are really successful with it. But with this group we have right now, that's not. Now, they can hurt you with the feet. We'll did it when he was at K-State. You know, obviously Devin took off a couple times today. He air 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 of respect for Coach Hayes and the legacy that he left here. The straight T is about as far as we go. We are not going single wing. So, we are not going to snap and run quarterback ISO and quarterback power. But it is another weapon, you know, and if it also keeps Devin's honest. You know, if your Devin's event is going to continue to bend from the quarterback pleasant, he's on the edge and he's getting first downs. Well, then the Devin's event has to stay outside and contain the quarterback. And then we can run the ball up and hand the ball off.

2:40:55Sometimes 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 the defense be honest. And that's really air did that a couple times today. And we had a block that safety was sticking his face in there. So, we took off from around the edge. What happens in next play, the defense is wider. Then what do we get to do? We got a chance to hand the ball off to the running man. Great. Coach, thank you so much for your time. And thank you for being a buck eye. All right. Thanks. I think that was definitely addressed here this preseason. I think Austin Saragall stepped up in a big way with Donnie being out. And then, you know, Carson can play both guard and center, which is good. And we've actually, you know, sent his 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. Again, you know, we got to go play some games and see what we're at. Rob Oller. What's the main thing you want to see out of your mind?

2:41:56Or, you know, you know, you know, whether it's whatever happened last year or last year. But I know that the message to our offensive line is we want to play. I want to be the hardest playing offensive line in the country. Now, we got to play with technique. But at the end of the play, like knock the line of scrimmage back and play with your hair on fire. It's hard as you possibly can. There's a lot that goes with the playing in the offensive line. It's all the communication. There's a lot of things that have to get into place. And the offensive has done a nice job of communicating. It understands the offense better now. He takes control up front and brings everybody together, which is great. But to me, like that's it. Now, we could list a bunch of other things. But to me, we've got to move the line of scrimmage. We've got to be just playing with our hair on fire and knocking people back and playing physical. And that's the start to game. That's the end to game. This is a destination spot for Wyvern's Day. We can go back to the games. Maybe not for O-Line. You see that differently 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.

2:42:56I 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. And I think everybody in that room will tie the same thing. Tony Gerpen. Brian, how's the situation with the little linebacker? Are you sure you're doing it right now? I don't see that going. Yeah. So Sonny has really stepped up and played well. He's made this transition from safety to linebacker very well. I think he did a nice job in the spring. But you could definitely see as he went into the summer, just bigger, stronger, being more comfortable closer to the line of scrimmage. It's different when you're closer to the line of scrimmage. That's a good job getting his hands on offense alignment. And getting off of blocks. He's doing a better job with his hands. I think he understands the communication. The linebackers always have to be involved at the front. They can be involved and fit into the back end.

2:43:56He'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. He's a nice job of taking the meeting to the field, being very intentional about his work, but playing really hard. He's the number one right now. Yeah, I haven't talked to Jim because we'll make that final decision here over the weekend. But he's certainly the leader in the club thus. Can you tell Ryan, I mean, Seth McLaughlin. Can you tell he's been there, done that? Has he projected that to the offensive line? You're still, when I'm saying, from a leadership standpoint, a grown man. How does that just come up? How does it show up? A bunch of ways. It just poised. It's not getting rattled when, you know, coach parks at you. It's, you know, okay, I got this. Let me get it under control. It's seeing something in practice and being able to adjust on the move. It's being prepared when you walk on the field.

2:44:57It'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. You know, he seems to be playing it off. You got a fast lover. I spent so over. I've seen a lot of footballs. I've seen a lot of footballs. You see that in power. I've seen a lot of footballs. I've seen a lot of footballs. I've seen a lot of footballs. And 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 wider receivers we've had before.

2:45:59You know, you've seen some of those guys get some reps really in the season, but then make their impact later in the season. I think that's probably more his path right now now. You know, shows up and starts doing great. And you know, we'll, you know, we'll give him the reps he deserves. Or like Jeremiah is in a different situation because he came in here in January. He was a little bit ahead. Anybody who comes in and January to me, I don't look at them as a freshman anymore. They've been here. They're in the program. And we expect them to contribute. You've been looking at it for a long time. It's right to the screen. It's just about the exact same. But not your mind. I'm not using it. How do you see this is getting in time? You're in the strength of doing the making of it. You're making up over the making of what you want to do. Or it's the cultural career. You're not going to be able to play. It's still in there right there. I'm talking and communicating. But in the skirmishes we've had, it's, you know, it's been offense versus defense. So I've mostly been in the offensive side still kind of going through all those types of things.

2:47:01And there's a lot to work through this year just with the play clock. And then when I mean by that is you know the close to play 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, you know, just help chip with that and some communication that way. Personnel. But I'm going to be very much involved with special teams. I think with a two minute warning. There's some strategic things that are going to go on again and again. I'd never really be involved with. But to your point just overall just looking guys in the eye making sure that. You know, they got to all right looking their eye that you know that they they understand. You know with the situation what's going on in the game. You know, I think that happens sometimes with young players, you know, they just like playing the next play. And that's not just how that's not how it works. We'll get to win the situations. And so all those things will come into play and making a game adjustments. You know, be involved with all three phases, you know, watching the game on a table to try to identify what happened in the last series.

2:48:01I think all those things will be happening. Oh, right now Nick is going to be the starter. And you know that that competition going to next week. But right now as we head into the weekend, he is the starter. And the plan is ready to be the first pun to go up and be on Saturday and tack. And he's got a strong leg. He's he's made it a good transition into the country, but also just playing football and not a string. It was a ball, which is very very different. The snap to kick has really improved. You know, that was one thing as he's a taller guy. So the ball has to get out of this. You know, good off his foot faster. I think he's done that his hang time has been good and he's been more consistent. You'll see, you know, he'll kick a few that are just going right out of the stadium. And they just have a strong, strong leg. So we're looking for that consistency.

2:49:02He's shown that here most recently. So he's got the upper hand right now. And last question, Jeremy Burman. Ryan, I don't know if it's because Will maybe took a little bit longer to make a decision in December than some of the other top of the line quarterbacks we just did. Or because maybe there was a thought he wasn't going to be the starter against the state this year. But it seems like people have viewed him kind of as a game manager type of quarterback. After eight months with him, where do you see his ceiling? What what what is Will's special trait to you? And where do you see him taking something? I see a bunch of traits there. I think the first trade is size. There's big. You can stand in the pocket and see 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 he feels the rush. But he stands right in there. I think the next trade is just, you know, his 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.

2:50:03So I think that's an extraordinary trade. And I would I would say his overall leadership commands in the huddle is is another. You know, something that he's he's really, you know, grown into in the last few months when he's been here. And then his accuracy, he's been very accurate since he's been here. And when he knows what's going on and he can't just say 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, you know, 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 very much. Yeah, sure. Coach, you have take her. Symbola. And the goal line in David Jackson. Okay. Please. Hey, Steve Sacks here.

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2:52:08The Ocean teaches us how our choices impact even the deepest places. The Ocean connects us. Visit monorebeacquarium.org slash connects. I mean, you have nerves naturally. The answer comes to play though. I was good. I was just rolling. Also, it was a weird thing. The first time we started playing the whole stage was also the first start. Yeah. Yeah. But like, I prepared well. And camp and practice all week. And I was, I was ready. Yeah. I have two multi-year starters. I did a lot. I mean, I couldn't ask them, hey, what we got here. But I was prepared well. I mean, I was telling Jimmy and says, hey, we play our blocks with him. And he was like, hey, we play our blocks with him. We play our blocks with him. What is the most emotional side of it? What is the guide from Ohio?

2:53:09What does it mean to start a game? It was always my dream to come here and play and start. And having that play. I just got to keep going and keep building those days. Keep building those days. Keep building. It's what a much younger Austin will do. Even committing it. I wouldn't believe that that. Now, having a couple of starts. Yeah. Awesome. Has this happened faster than you? I think we're going to come here with players. I guess you're technically a soft one. Players are richer than players. No, I knew that year two. I was going to see you some playing time. Now, starting week one, year two, I didn't see that. But like, I was ready in spring ball. Like, I knew I was going to play some soft ones. So what does it mean to you to not only get the opportunities to play, but to like you play well enough now, and coaching staff trust you. You've been playing for the other day. But not there in whatever situation. So it's the earn that so early on the year two. I guess it shows like my preparation, my hard work,

2:54:10and 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 this spring. And again, I just kind of realized that you could play. And at this high level, I was with the ones, you know, 188. Yeah, the definitely was in a training camp. I mean, Black can highly can tie every day. Like, it feels, it feels a lot of confidence in doing it well and not like getting balled or anything. So there's defensive tag wasn't that easy. Hero and Jason Moore and Taiwan. All those guys, pretty much anyone on the defensive line gets for it. That's how it's done. And Kay and Mag as well. So yeah, we've heard a lot about how to work with power and about the stability. And the greatest in the world. 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 and Josh Simmons, Donnie and Tiger.

2:55:14That means another voice and another captain. Look, ways of having that and everything. It's much experience help during the game in the middle of the line. Yeah, a lot. He can tell you like before the play was going on and like how to block someone like what you need to do. And it helps a lot. Tiger is talking about how calm he is. How much does that benefit you? You have a guy who's kind of been there and some of them. It makes us more calm. Like especially me and Tay, that's our first start. We were up here with Seth. He brought us down. We were like five. Our emotions weren't high. We settled in. Is that something he tells you? Is that something you could pick up on by how he's acting? How do you kind of mean sense what he's trying to do? By how he's acting. And what I mean, him, when we're on the side of him, both Josh and Donnie, he was telling us, like, hey, we're cool. We got it. But it's pretty much like everyone. How much do you think, as a first time starter, how much did you add in that?

2:56:16Me and a lot. That was my first time ever using iPads. We didn't use the iPads in high school. But 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 not. Probably the first or second. But after that, I thought we'd say all right. Awesome. Thank you very much. Thanks a lot, Dave. Has you been a part of you settling in the gut? 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. I mean, I've been playing basketball all my life in set up 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 think you can throw a football like 65 yards, but can you kick a football? 75 yards, I'm quite interested. No. Probably question. Lincoln, what's your question? How is your roommate at the peanut?

2:57:19He's a blessing, man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. What's his name? His name's Lincoln. Teen Homes. He's cleaner. Ooh, he's cleaner. I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of pick each other as roommates. He gets very clean. We don't like our burdens really messy. That's a good one. That's true, though. It's a truth. They're both pretty clean, so. Luke, are you still a cross-training attack or some, 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 attack by good and not, but, you know, I'm just really focused in on this past practice and connection with some. You're going to be in the right place. You're going to be in the right place. I'm going to be in the right place. Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot. You know, you put a lot of work in to play here. And it's been a dream just for being in Ohio kid. It's from a Ohio kid's perspective. I mean, that's the biggest wish possible out. I would say that's going to be pretty cool. What was it like just last year at first game getting on the field for the first time? It didn't fly.

2:58:19This is going to be a weird answer, but it feels like I was playing a game, you know, that 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 and 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 would you feel there? 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 that makes no sense. What did you see in the back of the box in the shot? Nice show. A lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin. I think, prior to that, one of my biggest role models here is my bigger brother. When I first came in, I thought, I'm a pedid. I don't know if I'm a pedid. Okay. No. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, pedid and Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too. I mean, all three of them. Those are my roommates and they're progressing every day as well on. And I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to play with them. Oh, yeah, you know, it's been really helpful. You know, just keep in my mind, just settled and straightforward on the next play.

2:59:22What do you think is the biggest step? It's a great career. It's a great question. Like I said, I mean, I just need to stay consistent in my work. I think that's the biggest thing for me is just to stay consistent and worry about the next play. I guess there's something that connects you to about those big rounds. You guys started turning out. The 10 plus year round. Did it beat off each other? Absolutely. I mean, when you see defensive, when you see defensive start arguing with each other and things like that, I mean, nothing makes it a lot easier. You know, I had those 10-11 play drops. What was that like? So I started feeling like you guys were getting off that late fall for the first game. I was getting quite good round for all the other day. I was getting the second round. I mean, it feels good to rip off these runs because I mean, we put them so much work on those. And practice and, you know, seeing a product, you know, that hard work. You know, these are those good stuff. I mean, I guess that reserve sense that just off its line wise is you're prepared this week with Donald.

3:00:22I'm back in there. That's all I'm told for the first time really this season. You know, it's not particularly in Austin. It's just more of Donald and Jackson, pretty seasonal American, etc. I mean, enjoying the group, you know. Donald and Jackson is a very good football player here. When he's on the field, he makes his presence tough. I mean, we've all been training on that. There's no margin. Just still through when he's on the field. And you know, it can be. Yeah, there's a secret being. There was a sense of watching you guys last week. You're even more of a force. It felt like watching you guys. Maybe even if you feel like that. Yeah, I mean, we put in the work during practice. We practice really hard. Coach, they really challenge us to practice hard. Positions. Coach is really challenged us to practice hard. That's just a result of it. But when it's rolling like that, what does it feel like being in the mix with that? It's awesome. When you work hard for something and you're able to see, like, what comes out of it, like, there's no better feeling in it.

3:01:22Okay. Hi, Greg. Can you hear me? I'm okay. Can you adjust for that? It's about the width. Anybody sway you? And I know you're so good. No, I mean, I was really funny to see. Thank you so much. I think you can have a great time with me. Maybe a fraction. What has Seth been up for? We brought some of you guys for the first few games. What's it been like playing next time for the last two? He's really calm and stormy. You never see real panic and having a guy like that next to you and you know, you're having really played as many meaningful snaps. There's no one outside of that. I've read the apps and my left and right and you know, the far end set. 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?

3:02:22Yeah, like I said, and crunched on, you know, when things are exactly looking like how we practice it, you know, having a guy like that, like, well, slow down. We'll do this, this, this, and then we execute having a guy like that like this. There's none better than that. Hero? What you got? What's my favorite cake? Well, right, relevant. I almost came back with a couple of time to go some more. Tell you're looking at Marshall. They got a couple guys in the deep hits of the room that have big 10 Roddings. Absolutely. What do you see when you look at their tape and see 15, 7, a couple of those guys are pretty big. Yeah, those guys there, they're real players.

3:03:25They're real players. They can tell they coach well, you can tell they go hard, you know, they're real players over there. We've been practicing to the best of our goldies, you know, and spectacular. And I'm prepared for that. Maybe we see David, we're getting technical ash here. Notre Dame, Liverpool. They take the lead. Yeah, they play good ball over there. And, you know, their defense plays hard. They challenge teams, you know, sometimes they might be overlooked. They still challenge teams. And so they come out there with the mentality like no matter who's in front of us in the club. 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. We should shift off the rest, you know, hitting back in it inside. Yeah, I mean, I hear from Chris every once in a while trying not to bother him too much,

3:04:29but it's always it's always good to hear from guy like that guys like the one, even Matt Jones returning back. All right, Tiger, thank you. Appreciate it. And for this year, just be able to contend for that job. The ball is still set. I think it's a lot, my weight, my sister, my height, this more regard height. When I'm faster, my feet and I just see me using the technique right now. Sometimes still sometimes like basketball, I want to be on that just like defend, but you know, you got to stay in the stage where you're somewhere. Exactly. Yeah, that's a great question. I mean, I feel like these two can answer that for the V right now. I think KK here, I'll get answered that. I don't know what to say about that. What do you guys think? I go guys here today.

3:05:34This man is strong. I'm talking about like, you get the basketball feel up here. You can just do a thing. I was really fast. And he got the grip. He doesn't give up on the play. He's going to go in and watch the film. He's going to be there. I'm just going to knock out this night. You can sit and prove when I do that. You sound like a coach, man. You sound like a coach. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's um, I want to say maybe I don't know. But when I'm pretty sure you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys is the tempo. I can run with the tempo. You know what I mean? I'm playing basketball all life and set up football.

3:06:34I know you can throw a football like 65 yards. But can you kick a football? 75 yards and Lincoln just. Probably question. Lincoln, what was your question? How is your, uh, your roommate at the beauty? He's a blessing man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. What's the 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. I think we're both clean. 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. That's what I mean. Well, it's true though. It's true. It's a real pretty clean stuff. Luke, are you still a cross-training at Tag Olsum or have you just been all-guard this spring? Uh, so far I've been all-guard. Um, I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice by practice. I could end up being back at Tag Olsum. I could not, but, you know, I'm just really focused in on this past practice and connection with some. You know, you put a lot of work in to play here. And it's been a dream just for being an Ohio kid. It's from a Ohio kid's perspective.

3:07:35I mean, that's the biggest wish possible. I would have said that would be pretty cool. What was it like last year at first game getting on the field for the first time? It didn't fly. It's gonna be a weird answer, but it feels like I was playing a game yet. If that makes sense. I was pretty locked in. I felt like just, no one was able to play. I was able to play. I was able to play. I was able to play. I was able to play. I was able to play. I was able to play. I was like just, no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing. I just went in that first game. I was like, shoot out in here now. It's time to roll. You know? It didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't even hit me after. I was like, what'd you feel there? And if like, getting out there in the end. I was like, honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous than I didn't high school and it makes no sense. What's the value of this? What does it seem like to be? What did you see in the office in this job? Nice to show this to you. A lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin. I think, prior to that, one of my biggest role models here is my bigger brother. My first game in the world. Tell him I'm a Padilla. I don't know. Padilla, okay. No.

3:08:35Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, Padilla and Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too. I mean, all three of them. Those are my roommates and they're progressing every day as well on. And I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to 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? 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. It's my game. And I was like, whoa, I never had that happen. No other school, like just Ohio State Fair came in my game. 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 in? I do, but at the same time, I just like to be a normal person. I don't really like that. I don't feel are you a showman. I mean, I was just described as kind of like your art form. Yeah, I mean, yeah, I want to feel I'm a little bit more chipier, a little bit, but sometimes I still be quiet on the field.

3:09:40What's the competitive part of you? What did that one that you know to set about yourself? Oh, I've been had that. I mean, since I was like eight, nine years old, you haven't, I mean, just high-end house rate, just to be competitive. That's the reason why I chose to come to Ohio State. Just to compete each and every day, it gets to go against the best DB group in the country. What you say is if it enhanced in the last several months, I mean, you want to get in the nuts and then, Benzel Burke, etc. Oh, yeah, for sure. 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. That's today. I'm like, what now play the right zone? Yeah. Yeah. You just said work. And then the two plays later, you call well, I'm working as part of what you see. Yeah. You just say work better for you. I did. I said, I said, I said, well, he said, when he defected a little boy, he said, I'm here. I said, okay, I'm going to be back. And that's something to be back. Then when I'm better play, I just walked off. That's it. When you talk about, I said, I told him, I'm coming back, right?

3:10:41What's it like being back to car now, say, in a grand ass, where you're at state? I feel great just us three to be on the field together. We're going to make a lot of plays this year. What did you learn from that? I learned a lot, especially from Cardinal, because we both play outside. So me just learning from him and the things he learned, he just teaching me. And he was behind Marl and stuff like that. So he just teaching me the game for sure. What specifically if you got better at it, you can't compare it to what you first got. I said my footwork, that's the biggest game. Meiko Shatla 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, what, what, you still, you're work ethic in here? I'm still my work ethic in here. I mean, just, I really don't know. I can't really answer that. But it just, it just, it me like, I just want to work. That's one thing. I think I say, I get it from my dad. My dad really, the reason why I worked so hard, because since I was like eight years old, so he just wanted me to just work and be the best at what I do.

3:11:43So I mean, I really, I said different like that. What is the clip of my day? You know, I'm tiny day when I'm showing off. Yeah. Yeah. Yes, I think. And how close did you come to the show? I wasn't, I wasn't flippin' out of, I don't know why. People made a scene like it was that. I was a bugger and that's it. How did you get that set? Oh, he said the biggest example. I mean, just, I ain't gonna say it was only just my dad. It was, I mean, I have a cousin's name. You know, it's maybe played for the Seattle Seahawks. So I was, I looked at the him as well. I mean, seeing what he was doing. I was Virginia, we're taking Austin and Steadman Bayley. So I mean, he was a motivation for me. And just old the guys that grew up before me in a Miami-Guarded area, a brown area for sure. I mean, just looking at the doors. Guys, like, I say Brandon Anderson for sure. He was a class ahead of me. So I seen the things he was doing in the eighth grade. And I was just like, whoa, I mean, that's something I want to do. What do you know about the expectations for you? I mean, I had Chris Carter on my podcast a few weeks ago. He texted you to be a factor from the first play, first day, first game, et cetera.

3:12:46And those are big expectations. You got Brakes on? I really don't. I mean, I know his big expectations for me because, you know, no one playing the country coming in and all the hype around me. So, I mean, I just tried to block out all that stuff and just focus on the main thing, just the team and I receiver room and the 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. How much of a confidence do you have for you when people like Chris Carter, Marvin Harrison Jr. are saying this guy can even expect a sea renal 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 be beaten as part of the great Ohio State receiver to come through here. So, I mean, it's a blessing and know how that, but I just got to go out there and play and show you guys. What does it mean a lot for me to be, was it the first freshman? Yeah, I mean, just that's a blessing for me for sure.

3:13:47Just shows all the hard work that I put in and off the main on the way room. What's so much sure about that? My dad, really, I mean, the maturity. No, just be older than, don't act my age. I go through my age. I mean, a lot of people tell me that I don't act my age. I'm way, way beyond my years. I mean, just, you just got to be mature and, you know, at, don't act like a kid. What is your couple more questions for Jeremy? What's it about? It's about 70-30. It's just, no, when I see a 50-50 ball, I mean, I just think it's, I gotta make the play. It is on me, you know, matter how the ball is, if it's a bad ball, I just feel like I gotta make that play. No matter what the circumstances is, you know, matter if it's a bad ball. I feel like the ball is mine, no matter who I'm fronting me or no, no matter. Where's that back of getting between the ball and the fender come from?

3:14:47I mean, that talent sets you apart in my opinion in a lot of ways. Oh, yeah, I did. Always had that next. I was like, since I started to parents year, like eight or nine years old, I just found the way to, you know, make sure that ball is mine when it's in the air. And I just, I always find a way to make my quarterback look good. Oh, yeah, for sure. He definitely made a big jump from industry. I like his confidence. He's starting to talk more, talk a lot of mess on the field. And I like that about my quarterback, about my quarterback, about some like the talk, and you know, just get around his players and make him feel good about himself. He talked on the field, you know, just, he just said a lot of stuff I can't say, but he'll go talk for sure. Okay, Jeremiah, thank you very much. Thank you guys. I was on me, my split was too, he wanted me to come, my split down.

3:15:50So that I was, that I was on me, that wasn't a good, that wasn't me. The result of that play is science. It's clear that will the offense, the correct it is, if you're single about one on one, Brad's man, they're willing to take that shot to you every time. And were you expecting to have this bigger role in the offense this year? Hey, Steve Sacks here. Your health journey is personal and your Medicare Advantage plan should be too. Alignment Health Plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists, along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over-the-counter items, and a fitness membership to support your overall health and wellbeing. Discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life. Visit AlignmentHealthPlan.com today. AlignmentHealthPlan.com The Ford Labor Day Cellathon is here. No matter where you're going this holiday weekend, reward yourself with a new Ford truck or SUV at your Southern California Ford dealers. Load up your Ford F-150 and barbecue with ease with propower onboard.

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3:17:52He tells me a lot, each and every day that if you're seeing a single cover, one on one, I'm going to you don't matter who or you don't matter. Just throwing it up. I just gotta make a play. I don't realize if you're pressing the left hand. Was there a moment of the spring or this in the train camp or? I say, I say fall camp. That's really when he was just trusting me, just throwing it up, and I'm just going to go get it. You're on the play saturday with the thing you said you were supposed to do. Yeah, to why, yeah. I should have cut my split. Now I think I was, you know, like bottom of the numbers, I should have been like numbers plus, numbers plus two, I believe. Yeah, something like that. So that's the reason why he just played over top. That's who is the intersection. I think your numbers have been history as a partial amount of highest days. This is the whole coach's program. You feel like a normal parchment? I mean, you're an exceptional freshman for this university.

3:18:52Yeah, national in the squad. 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 that I just can't think, can't say it's on me, it's on God, and just the coaches were trusting me to have a put a freshman out there and just to go out there and make plays and just do what I do. You're hearing from your teammates, you're involved in confidence in you, but you said you didn't expect to have playing time when you came in. What did you actually expect? How much do you think you would have gotten? Not that much, because you know, you got a card to take, you got mecha, Google, I came back, you got Brandon, is that Bing, Up, Urah, Jaden Ballet, all of them guys. So really my mentality of just coming in, just working, learning, just play special teams and make plays on special teams. A lot of my mentality was... You expect this to be different, big teams, like... Yeah. What do you expect to be different about big teams?

3:19:54Just watching them, they played better teams than the last three teams in play. It's going to be a better team than I heard. Last couple years that we played, as we called they said. So, I mean, it's going to be a good game, you got to go to the Ohio State as always, better be here. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Oh yeah, for sure. We hungry right now. I can see everybody else, everybody in office, officer line, quarterback, well-how, we're receiving, we're definitely hungry for sure. We're ready to go out there and have a dinner and just put on the show. Austin Moore, the final cast. Did you... I have to tell you what would it know you more? Being interfered with, not getting the call, or not being able to make the catch anyway? I say be able not to make the catch anyway. I feel like everybody's throwing me, I have to catch it no matter how, if the defender on me or not, I just feel like I have to make a play no matter what. I mean, I played Saturday. I feel like I could have caught it, but you know, it was a pass in the front, but it touched my hands, I should have caught it. Dan, hold, let me worry.

3:20:55Jeremiah, there's a lot of discourse from fans this week about you not winning the Sean Alexander freshman year award. What's your thoughts on that? I mean, me calling is a great player as well. I mean, I can't really not kill. No, Sean is a great guy. I talked to him two weeks ago. I mean, he's a great guy. I learned a lot of things from him outside of football as well. So I mean, I really can't focus on that. I'm just worried about beating Oregon and just going out there to pass a deal and just putting on a show. And, but I also have a question, Tom Moore, you mentioned getting bragged is like Michigan. He's that frustrating when we see that from the father teams. Is that frustrating? Is that, you know, you and it feels like you always think you're open? Are you still open when you're bragged? Oh, yeah, for sure. I'm still open, no matter if I'm bragged or not. I mean, they just came out with a good game plan to break it me and Ameca. And, you know, I mean, just, you know, things didn't go as planned as we thought it would, but we just got to keep moving on. Just move forward. As I said, Steven, how are you doing? 24-7 sports. Did you mind that the two touchdown plays that you had with Will Howard?

3:21:58How many times do you think you guys rep that to get, you know, those are perfect throws, perfect patterns. And you beat your guy off the line of scrimmage. Just how many times do you think, and what does it take to perfect that? I think we rep the least, I don't know, how many times I practice over the weeks that we had off. I mean, just came down to, you know, they press me. We taking a shot. That's what they told me. The week we was off. And he told me, her before the game in the locker room, I just got to give you a shot. And that's what he did, and I just made a play. The first game to get historic, and just how tough was that challenge against their secondary? I know you have to finally get the end of the game, but you guys made plays all day long against them. Just what, what's your thought about the challenge those guys gave you? I say the challenge is going to be, you know, a good challenge. They have some great global guys there. Jabal Muhammad number seven, a Nikoari, a Dakota Mennon over there. A great global guys. I mean, probably the best we go see all year for sure. We just got a good name, you know, B.O. Ohio State. That's all.

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3:24:00The ocean delights us. Some marvel at the colorful world below the surface. The ocean feeds us. Others find nourishment in its bounty. The ocean teaches us how our everyday choices impact even the deepest places. The ocean moves us, whether we're riding a wave or soaking in its breathtaking beauty. The ocean connects us. Find your connection at monoraybeacquarian.org slash connects. Tony, you're an idiot. What are you not open? Probably wouldn't a whole team want me to say. I mean, I'm always open to me for sure. Let me just throw the ball in my area and find a way to make a play. Step on christknit. You talked earlier about some of the great athletes that got challenged and you aspire to be like, where's that confidence come from for you?

3:25:03How long have you had that confidence that you have the ability to be one of the greatest in this sport? I mean, a lot of people tell me that I'm going to be great at what I do. Since I was about going to high school, a lot of people tell me that. I mean, just football is all I know and that's all I really want to do. I live, breathe, sleep, football. That's all I really care about. Don't care about everything outside of football. Football is all I know and I just want to play football in my life. Thanks for all of our lettering and roll. It seemed like you were a little bit of a role where we tried to connect on some of those defaults throughout the year. We'll be able to finally do those in that moment. That was kind of carried that forward. Was it the same about the way that you guys have been able to continue to progress through chemistry? I mean, just the weeks that we had all, we were just working on deep shots. They tell us immediately that we have, we got to take shots downfield. We just got to connect on them and will tell me before the games. Like I said, you just got to throw the ball out then just give me a chance.

3:26:03I'm going to make a play for you. That's what you told me and I just got to make a play for you. At the game, don't be a BMS. 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 that you're always open and still go out there and play? I mean, expectations, I mean, I can't know how you're staying for a reason. That's what I wanted. When it be challenged, I wanted the expectations. Expistations, I should say. I mean, Coach Hotline just helped me throughout the whole year just preparing me for each game, each week. I'm a Mecca Buka, a Cardinal Tey, Brendan Enders, really the whole receiver. I just helped me stuff I don't really know about. It just helped me throughout the whole week. You know, I can't really say as all of me because my talent is, but they really been a big part of the reason. I'm having the season that I'm having for sure. Andrew Gillett, what do you mean by that? Jeremiah Over Thousand years, 12th-Sounds in your first year.

3:27:05When you look back at your freshman year, what was the most difficult part about adjusting to the college game? What was the part that you had the hardest part about trying to train this one? Learning that playbook. I playbook is something that was just coming in spring ball. Me just new plays in every week. I'm like, what is this? This new plays every day in Coach Hotline. You go, you go, you go, we got no summer fall camp. You go, you go, be straight. So, I mean, just, you know, that's it. That's definitely what's the hardest part of just learning the playbook and a lot of other things. How long did you take that down? How long did you take these days to come? I'm pretty sure I got it down, Pat right now, but net season, I really want to learn everything. The HC, yeah, I really want to learn everything in the playbook for the next year for sure. That might be 24-7 sports. You mentioned how many guys it might take, because you did not feel ill. So, when you are one-on-one and Will's talk about when he sees you be one-on-one.

3:28:05What is going through your mind as you wind up and realize there's one guy covering you? Wind, that's all I could say. When that's with Coach Hotline, we do something like in a hotel Friday night before the year. He asked me like, a question like, you get one-on-one, something like that. He asked me, what do you do? I say, when? Everybody just start laughing. I don't know where I be like. It's true, like, you got a wind, you're one-on-one, up out of the blue. So, yeah. I just start laughing in my head a little bit. I mean, linebackers can't really cover receivers like that. So, I just know, like, it's most likely going to be open. But, you know, they just try to move me around a lot because, you know, people try to bracket me when I'm outside just alone by myself. So, that's what it is moving me around a lot. Or left, they'll have been born the last year.

3:29:05Jeremiah, you mentioned the most difficult part of your freshman campaign has been learning the playbook. What has been the best part so far? My way is going to rub off on people eventually. And I would also say that, you know, you kind of have to understand who you're talking to. You know, people, certain stuff makes different people tick. So, you've got to know your guys. You know, if you've got to get harder on somebody to make them go or if you've got to kind of relate to them. You know, pull them aside, have it 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 there ever much comes today now that he's a true head coach? You know, he's given a public colleague duty as a chef. What's been different about you? I want to say, you know, too much has necessarily changed. But you can tell he has tremendous trust in Coach Kelly. I'm in what he's, what he's going to do in the kind of the schemes and everything that he's brought into our program. So, the fact that, you know, he has such confidence in him and his play, calling ability, makes us tremendously confident. So, Coach Day has always been coached in, he's going to continue to stay that way.

3:30:07But I'm glad he's able to, you know, focus more on what he needs to focus on. I'm just Caleb Browns. 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 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 that the caliber player he is, but, you know, as an offense, you come out and you expect to execute on anybody who's lined up across the... Back to your first catch. It was against afternoon, but it was that February, 2020. Yeah, I never really thought about it like that, but we definitely come a long way since my freshman year.

3:31:12They've worked with the Lord, they've 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 of you and my senior year playing against, you know, the pre-block on my first catch, you know, so it's really cool. I remember, I remember Kyle getting yelled at. He was a ball. He was not supposed to throw, and I also remember getting pushed out at like the one or two year online. 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, I don't think I should be playing football. What have you got? Who's that? Mylan. Yeah, Mylan came in. He kind of has all the intangibles over his CV. He can tell you just loves the game the way he goes about his business. He runs every route to perfection. He's a, you know, very cerebral kid. And every time he gets on the field, he expects perfection. So, he's just got to continue to develop, continue to work. And I'm really excited to see what he's able to do for us.

3:32:14How have you 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 to receive in 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 a mental piece of the game, you know, not just understanding what he has on a specific play, but the whole concept, understanding defense and all that type of stuff. So there's nothing really that can get you ready for that moment for your first nap in college because it is different than high school. But, you know, once he wants to get acclimated, gets used to it. I have no, I have no doubts it's going to take off for us and each of the many things. And how do you see him face continuing to bring the team together? Yeah, I mean, it's been a, it's been a huge part of everything that we've done. Been a huge part of a lot of the reasons why the teams came back and everything like that. So we have a team Bible study that we continue to do and continue to grow. I'm kind of just preaching truth of the gospel to the guys on the team. And it's definitely permeated throughout the team throughout the years because, you know, looking back a couple of years ago, there wasn't that many people on the team heavily into their faith.

3:33:17And 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, who offers, but God ultimately brings the increase. So we're just trying our best to stay obedient to the Lord and he's done tremendous things. What was too special people you just mentioned? I would say kind of the, the, the founders, I would say of the team's faith were definitely master team for one, Cameron Bab and Xavier Johnson. So those guys, what do you view as your responsibility as a captain? Really, what I view my responsibility as a captain is just as a person in general, so push everybody closer to Christ. And, you know, by doing that, I try to walk as close to Christ as I can myself. I'm kind of be that example and be that life for people to look up to. And I think all the basic principles that are found in the Bible and you need to try to pursue Christ will naturally make you a better leader, a better person, better football player in the sense. So I just try my best to anyway.

3:34:28I 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 week one. You see it all across the country, you know, false 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 and you opponent, we go out there on the field every Saturday, spitting the ball out whoever lines up across from us. So that's just our mentality. So we're going to hold true to that. Yeah, very, very unserious guy, very funny guy kind of lines the room when he walking when he walks in and he's just he's a true joy to be around.

3:35:29You 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. They were getting back there, look for him and so forth. And we also expected them to play all come out. I mean, we like we knew that they were in the team that played in the honor. Like you mentioned, there was some past the bad kind of shoes of fraud and some things that maybe left a little on some plays. But when the ball didn't come out, you guys were efficient in the passing game. There's been a big team there between the years for the tension. What allowed is the passing effect to stay that prolific as even the off of the fly will be from the off. The ball just had to come out quicker and so forth. We had to see everything built in the line. I just had to get in that big hand and they run faster and quicker. How much do you feel like that game can be a building block for you in terms of continuing to be a bigger, bigger party off of? I feel like each game of building blood, a stack each game and stuff like that. So I just made bigger plays in games. So like that's a I just thought it's another building block from the mad. How is the offensive line been working so far?

3:36:32They've been doing pretty good. They've been doing stuff like that. New guys, new places and stuff like that. We're all trying to pick up from the injuries and stuff. You guys have the fun game of this one last play. How can you put the fly receiver's help in that? We do got to get in the box. We don't know why we got to get in there. Probably get the safety. Get linebackers or a DN and stuff like that. Whatever they need us to do. On your touchdown catch, this is like a distance ball a while to come down. They came. What's it like? Did you figure the ball was going to be coming in sooner or later this year to call them a drought? Meaning, you know, they'll get free big time. I've received it maybe four or five. If you figure it out, it would find you insignificant. It's significant times. I knew it was ball will come our way. Each and every week we have plays for each and all of us in the line. It really depends on what the defense gives us. Give us one thing. It's not a ball goes away from me or comes to me and stuff like that. Ultimately, it's not in my decision when it's ball goes.

3:37:34And yet you're blocking a state of point. So like you're blocking, is that point? Yeah, our blocking from the wide-out has been a big emphasis this year and stuff like that. We liked that pretty much all last year. So they're big differences of blocking it here from the wide-out. When you look at Penn State on the video, what just stands out about there maybe they're passing past what you're going to be personally up against them? They're pretty good players. They play Manellog and stuff like that. So we got to win our 101. I thought it was on the perimeter. I'm similar to today. I know you got an opportunity to get in the game last year. How similar is there for just your coordinates or what you maybe saw last year? I'm pretty much the same. A man covered all around. They got a little size on the foot and stuff like that. They all probably pretty much the same size all around. Thank you guys. Thanks, guys. Thanks, guys. I'm live guys. I'd say Bennett Christian, who's walked away. He kind of brings some good energy. Jason Middleton right there too. He kind of oversees Max and Blanc a little bit.

3:38:35So that's pretty fun. And then catching. We all have some pretty good opposition to catching. Especially in practice, we're going to make some good big touches. Very competitive three fish here. 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 and hoping to get better. We all know that we're moving to other. We'll see what's going to happen. There we are. You know, he just dropped his foot off now. Thank you. I'm sure he's going to drop here. I'm going to say there's a point where he's pushed. Okay. I'm part of it. I need to be like. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. If you're not helping people who are not here. You're speaking with the town. You're right there. I have a question. It's a few on that. I was saying something that's taught in real life.

3:39:36So. I mean, it was before Rutgers when I knew Rutgers was just one of the first opportunities. I mean, that's what our unit is. We're turning the toughest. I mean, I want to really say that it's real. I mean, I want to really say it's real.

3:40:37That's real. So, you know, it's a lot. I would say our indie. I kind of build it up. There are some toughness. There's a lot of things on the toughest. We're going, you know, full wraps. We're going to be told it's worth the block. It's not a fast. It's working. So, you know, you're getting a lot of things. You're getting a lot of things. You're getting a lot of things. You're getting a lot of things. You're getting a lot of things. I had how much from here, how much do you family benefit? I've been a great resource. You've been being able to play here at Ohio State. I mean, being 20 minutes from home is pretty nice. And my dad plays here as a big one too. So, I'm just being able to go back home and spend time with family. It's good. It's a good thing. How often do you go back? I would say I probably want to listen to someone right around there. It's not that dry. There's some different things.

3:41:37Yeah, get a family benefit. Yeah. Do you ever go back to high school or bad school? Yeah. Do you want to schedule for men? Yeah. Do you play for men by weights or this week I can go back. So, it's not that hard. When things ramp up from school, how do you balance bad? Do you have a government point? I, yeah, it does. Especially when the skin is just a matter of the way it is. You really have a problem. You're going to have a sleep for an area. You really have a need to schedule things. Now that we're on this, almost 10 minutes. What, what excites you about getting on field and playing meaningful football? You know, brothers, seeing the brothers succeed. You just know and know all the work that we put in and do. That's awesome. Are you a big guy that had on my speaking team? The environment where you choose all business once you step out of the honest field? I, I'd probably say it's a little business.

3:42:37I kind of just have to talk about it all out there. There's moments like when we had a big run at Notre Dame on the table and that was awesome. There's moments like that when we just kind of had to look at it. Yeah. When you were, when you were at Rutgers, and getting on the football snatch, what, how can you prepare for that for everything happening? You know, practice, practice. You know, breaking the fear is practice a hundred percent here. So that's when it's in the journey. And then, definitely, it's a really important work on it. At the game, it's just right there about practices. What you're thinking about is that you're talking about the D.D. You know what's the type of working and defense practice? How do they push you as to having a better improvement? A little quicker than me.

3:43:38So I, I break the gun here and I want to know a little bit about your hand and just have a break off of that. You know, their quickness kind of helps me get my feet moving. I mean, you see a lot of those guys growing up with that. I mean, the cable is missing too. So we're on the green side. Which is on the top. So that's what I'm saying. So I'm going to have to look at the red line. I mean, I'm going to have to look at the red line. I'm going to have to look at the red line. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I think it's good. Well, you know, we've been in the United States for a long time. Since then, they've been training, you know, we've been in the United States for a long time.

3:44:38So, we did hand-closing, we've been in the United States for a long time. How important is the relationship of the United States? We all met before. We were close with them. Good. Yeah, we're close with them. We talked a lot. I would have said to you both on and off. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Absolutely, but I would say during mid-spring, I just screamed, you know, I said, okay, I'm going to be better at this. I've had a really good summer, really good fall camp. I grew a lot of turns, you know. What's like that reaction? Yeah, I mean, I've been, you know, I've been using the year ago. I'm way past it. You know, so I'm ready for this. What do you feel like your role can be? What are you going to do? I'm a unselfish player. I can divide a lot. I can block me and pass you in. It's been really, it's been very grateful to me, particularly with all the guys. I like to know I can be best with all the guys.

3:45:38Yeah. I'm going to call it a summer off. You're going to be on the board for the winter? Yeah, yeah. I mean, again, we've been out down the summer. So, as the time goes by, I'm going to film and I don't know if that's near or not. I'm going to have to take a second. Okay, I'm going to give you a great experience. What's the block means? Do you feel like you're on the board? Yeah. Yeah. You're on the board for the winter off. Yeah, I mean, like I said, there's a best in the country, there's a fisherman. Getting going is the same. We're going to take me to my handplaced, my feet for a year. I think not to be able to play, not to develop that really, really. Yeah. It did, but at the same time, we were different skin.

3:46:39We were jacked down 26-pound, 26-pounder plays. But here it's more than we do do jack runs. That's more design. I mean, I think it's easier to get one of those. I don't think you feel like there's just an opportunity for all of you in the tight end, or with K-N out of the clock. Yeah, we're at this K-N for sure, but we're getting in, we're getting to the better. What's your vibe on? The strength of the brand of football. You're going to spring game, one clock, two-night, one-night, one-night, one-night. What are your words? I mean, it just shows how what we have going on in the highest state. We're fortunate enough to have a program. I mean, a game on national programs. I think it just shows the power of the program. Before we head to this week, tell Cody, you said maybe that started last week before Iowa. Do you hear thoughts on how you guys move back? I think going back to this foundation, I think, as a team,

3:47:41we believe that we're built on toughness. It's one thing to say, but I believe that we show up weekend, we got one, show toughness. But to your point, last week, I believe there was position group that were challenged, not necessarily taking a personal, but just challenged to practice harder. Let's see, how hard can we practice? And so I think ever since then, there has been another step that we've taken. But that's the whole goal. I mean, I hope in two, three weeks from now, there's even another step that we take forward for where we are now. That's just the evolution of getting better as a team. I think one thing I've noticed with this football team is that I think every single week we play, we've continued to get better. But I mean, that's just life, right? I mean, anything you continue to do, you have the hopes to continue to get better at it. But I think we're seeing that here with this football team as well. Gia, I think when we talked to you in camp, you said you were excited about how you guys were going to run the ball this year. And obviously, you've done that. At what point did it become clear to you guys were going to be able to kind of hang your hat in front of the ball the way you are now? I just think we're such a balanced offense.

3:48:41I think this kind of going against our team, especially specifically against our offense. I think there's just too many things you have to remember. You've got to respect the perimeter and you have to respect the run game. You have to respect the stretch and the inside zone. All the different things that we can do, putting the ball over the field in perimeter or even taking a shot down the field. You have to respect so many 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 we're ever to be on the perimeter, the more we're able to connect when we hit on shots. I think the better it's going to be able to open up the run game as well. But I think Coach Kelly and Coach Day they do an amazing job just putting us in the right position. We don't have to think about that kind of stuff. We just awful minds that is 4 to 6, 8 to B plus 2 to play as hard and as violent as we can. And we'll look at the scoreboard at the end of the game and see where we are. Is that balance the best you've had in your career? How would you guys characterize the balance of the ball? Yeah, I just think, I don't know, I don't want to sum up, I don't want to compare.

3:49:43But 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 gout. 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-Wanky 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 the best you can have this team for the Iowa game. Yeah. What's going to help you grow as a leader and what's going to help you grow more comfortable? I guess it's being kind of a voice in my voice. I would just attribute that to my faith. In my words, they would do the strikes.

3:50:43I think before you can lead anybody else, you have to have a sense of the foundation of who you are. Having a sense of self, I do self. And I think the more that I've been able to be strong in my faith, the more confidence it is giving me into being leaders 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 practice, practicality of football, I think the more you have an understanding of the offense, the more vexion you are in the offense, the more that you know, the more ability you can then hand-know into the next group of younger guys coming behind you. So that all helps the leadership. But I would attribute that to my faith, my strong foundation, and knowing that you're a leader, I think that's what I'm going to do. You know, knowing who I am. Maybe some of the better instrumentalist of the years that you kind of were able to learn from as well, I know that they were pretty good leaders as well. You asked who were some? Others, there were so many. This name I fit for you, I've seen many, many leaders all the way going back to my freshman who was just in and pass bowl and Jonathan Cooper, those guys to

3:51:47the next group of guys with Chris and Fayer, all those different guys going up coming through here. I've seen many great leaders and I think there's something I would definitely say that'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 leaders by him. It's not as handy down there truly. We have great leaders on this team. The first question, Brandon was saying that he feels like Will is just built for the moment. Do you kind of feel that way too? Yeah, I feel like he never gets too high, he never gets too low. He's always locked in and focused. That's the kind of, I don't know, temperament is the right word, but the right attitude, if you will, for like a better word. That's the right attitude that you want from a quarterback.

3:52:47No matter what spot we are in the game, we could look to Will and who will be able to lead our huddle and we have confidence in that. All right, gee, thank you. Yeah, 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. How important is Navajo and the run especially now in big time? Hey, Steve Sacks here. Your health journey is personal and your Medicare Advantage plan should be too. Alignment Health plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over-the-counter items and a fitness membership to support your overall health and wellbeing. Discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life. Visit AlignmentHealthPlan.com today. AlignmentHealthPlan.com. The Ford Labor Day Cellathon is here. No matter where you're going this holiday weekend.

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3:54:49We've got to run the balls, not to run, especially in these match-up games. These big-game games. We've definitely been working to try to do that. What's the most intense memory you have of the Carlos Lachlan? I ain't going to lie. It's so many. It's so many. Ford County, no, it's a lot. What was the first impression when you went down all you guys first met? I think when he first got here, he came in the room. He gave us his speech. He was like, I'm a dog. That's right, I knew I was like, I'm a dog. I love Coach Lachlan. I thank God for bringing him here. He's been amazing. He's been a huge part of the same. I thought you'd be around. Have you ever had a coach quite intense as what Carlos is?

3:55:52Coach Ophor was that way. He coached me that way. Coach Lach does it as well. Both of those guys, I'm so thankful that God has allowed us to cross paths. They both been really helpful in my life. What are the sets of different ones that solve the other day? We just had to keep in balance sometimes. I was born as a bird running back to work on stuff with a kind of your all-pan man. You're not carrying this all over. It's just a tool. You can use sometimes that comes out. One thing that Coach Lach helped us work on is using different tools. It definitely comes to show on Saturday. It's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back. What about contact now? I'll do the proof that over the post-procure. It seems like that's going to be great for you. Really, man, just like the part of this program is getting developed.

3:56:52Really, just getting developed here. The coaches here, they've been doing a good job of helping me grow and become a better running back. Especially having Coach Lach here. He's been a huge part of the success. I'm praise God. First and foremost, but with him bringing Coach Lach here and leading Coach Lach here, man, he's been a huge part of that. With Coach Lach, we've talked so much. You guys have talked about it. You can split carries. But now that you're actually in the season, you feel you're in for a drive and then Coach Lach comes in and you want that nerve drive. You feel that defenses are more worn down where you're not. You just have to go in the car. You split back, it feels like a pull. You've always been a feature back. Now you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, when you feel that defenses are a little more worn down than you are, when you get in there, you know, it's the first, light first quarter or early second quarter? Every now and I mean, it really depends on the team. You know, there are some teams that play hard, you know, four-four-quarters. And so, yeah, it really depends on the team to be honest. You think split carries is what kind of helps you at all in any way?

3:57:56Yes. It has helped me in so many ways. And you know, it's a long season for real. And so the biggest thing is just helping with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So it's helped in so many ways. And you can kind of build on any more in here to even help you. You know, you're not maybe getting the volume, you can make some fun harder, or you can definitely help at all. Coach, they actually talked about that to be honest. Does he express to the team, you know, if you get tired, you know, we got definitely on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. So he actually expressed that. We got tested to come, but what's impressed you about the offense and why in the month of last year? Man, really the work they've been doing, you know, they're in practice. I know y'all see it, you know, during on Saturdays, but man, really the work they've been in, they're in practice. You know, it's hard, man. And those guys do a good job of, you know, just coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So you talk about your thinking, getting off from Sean. And he comes out with a step arm. You come out with a step arm. You guys, you guys feed off that physicality.

3:58:57I want to, one of another, one of another. Yeah, man. Like I said, man, there's definitely, we build momentum, you know, off each other. And I definitely build momentum off my Sean, man. When Sean is a great running back, I believe the shoot of best running back in the country, man. That boy, how it's it, man? And, you know, I'm so thankful, man, to have him here, man. He's going to be a huge part of the scene. Thanks for having me. You guys together. I was glad on the field. I'm executed. I thought it was just amazing to see. So as it's team, you know, I gave him the arms and the props. And we got to the end of my bro. That's the hell the block. But is this good? Did you hear him yell from the side, man? No. It was so loud. You could hear him with TV microphones. Actually, I did, man. I just seen the blitz. Click up. I'll play with you while I play with you. You make you want to go out there and get one? For sure. Yeah, for sure. How was your best bro and center? Oh, I thought. Definitely, you know, I didn't get a lot of blitzes as far as I think on that like. Hey, Steve Saxe here. Your health journey is personal and your Medicare Advantage plan should be to. Alignment health plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists,

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4:01:01The Ocean connects us. Visit monoraybayacquarium.org slash connects. I didn't have any pressure on Saturday. Definitely want to want to share. You know, I just got coach Kelly yesterday. Does he call things differently when you're in the game? When he sees you're in the game or in when he sees Pravee on the game? He says no. He felt like that too. The fact that you choose the package. You'll just run the planes. I think that's just the biggest thing. I don't totally play it. I don't draw anything else because I just go out there and execute it. I know you're training the same. You look at the guy you see. He's a little bit different from the red guy. Yeah. How do you like this package? I'm a little bit shocked. This office. 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 throughout the season, we get to showcase a lot of different. That's why it's how does it compare to what you can do? The Ole Miss stuff, the variety of plays, etc. I think just starting off the season at the point that we're now like.

4:02:03We haven't really done too many crazy games just right away. What's your practice? Yeah. Yeah. Does it feel pretty deep to you? Oh yeah, definitely. It's going to be fun. It's time to share. Which one does it feel like you guys are close in the run game. The bus and you do open. Yeah, I definitely think so. Like I said, we see on the fan how everybody has collected the weekend, come together and improve things that we're missed. I love like that, but I think we definitely. I think we've gone through a big wall. What's that Brandon in it? I don't know. What's your point of view of that? We're watching back on film. What's every action for you and how much of an emphasis it is. It was like your man. Yeah. Definitely a big emphasis, especially at our position. Super important just to see what we do in practice together in the Eagle XB. What was the reaction to seeing that block for the day? I mean, at the moment, I just like, Danny and Mike, we thought.

4:03:03Sure. Coach Kelly was talking about you, Jamie on James Peoples. Doesn't matter who's in the game. They call it the same way. And James, like, what did you see in his first performance? Do you see some similarities that all between you guys? I think in James, man, just saying, I'm going out there and be super excited with the performance. Like, go out there for his first game and see him get the run and get the dude out. Just see him get the experience like his first game. Me and Tray both just enjoy it. Are you surprised at all the sea teramising happen for ever game? 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 on Saturdays, it's no surprise. Great. Which one? Thank you very much. Thank you, guys. Thanks for the challenge. It's a hot one with that. It's a tough one. Just take step on, just walk in towards the locker room. You don't mind.

4:04:09Really 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, they stress out a lot. We've got to run the ball, stop the run, especially in these match-up games. You know these big game. So we've definitely been working to try to do that. What's the most intense memory you have of the most lost locker in the locker room? I ain't going to lie. It's so many. It's so many. Paul County, no, it's Paul County, man. I got so many there. Paul County. It's a lot, man. Okay, what was the first impression when you went shot and all you guys first met? I think when he first got here, he came in the room. He gave us his speech. Jesus was like, I'm a dog. I'm a dog. That's right, that's right. I knew I was like, I win it, man. We win it. I love Coach Lock, man.

4:05:09It's all the deep, brings him. Thank God for bringing him here, man. He's been amazing. In this room, on the same man, he's been a huge part of the same. I was talking to you about that. Have you had a coach quite intense as with Carlos? Yeah, man. Coach Ophor was that way. He coached me that way. Coach Lock does it as well. And so, yeah, man, both of those guys, man, I'm so thankful. You know, that God has allowed us to cross paths. You know, they both been really helpful in my life. Maybe on whether or not that's the problem with the cell the other day, or we just kind of generally keep it in balance sometimes. I was born as a bird running back to work on stuff with the kind of your off hand, and you're not carrying it all over. I mean, I feel like it's just a tool. You know, you can use sometimes that comes out. One thing that Coach Lock helped us work on is just using different tools. And so, it definitely comes to show on Saturday. You know, sometimes, so, man, that's, yeah, it's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back.

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4:07:14The Ocean Delights us as playful orders restore coastal killpores. The Ocean teaches us how our choices impact even the deepest places. The Ocean connects us. Visit monoraybayacquarium.org slash connects. What about contact now? I don't even prove that over the course of your trip. It seems like that's going to shrink. Yeah. Shoot, really, man. Just like the part of this program is getting developed. And so really just getting developed here. You know, the coaches here, they've been doing a good job of helping me grow and become a better running back. And so especially having Coach Lock here, you know, he's been a huge part of, you know, the success. I'm praise God, you know, first and foremost, but you know what him bringing Coach Lock here, and leading Coach Lock here, man, he's been a huge part of that. So, we've been showing you, we've talked so much, you guys have talked about it. You know, it's split carries. But now that you're actually in the season, you deal with your in-for-a-drive and the coach comes in.

4:08:14You go over that nerve drive where you feel that defenses are more worn down where you're not in first time knowing the player. You split back goes before, but you've always been with the future back. Now you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, do you feel the defenses are a little more worn down than you are when you get in there, you know, it's the first, late first quarter or early second quarter? Every now and I mean, it really depends on the team. You know, there are some teams that play hard, you know, full four quarters. And so, yeah, it really depends on the team, to be honest. You think the split carries might kind of help you at all in any way? Yes, it has helped me in so many ways. And you know, it's a long season for real. And so, the biggest thing is just helping, you know, with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So, it's helped in so many ways. And you kind of look at any more in here, does it even help? When you get down up like, you know, you're not maybe getting the volume, you just like, it's not harder, because I don't have any help at all. Coach, they actually talked about that too, be honest. Does he express to the team, you know, if you get tired, you know,

4:09:15we got definitely on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. And so, he actually expressed that. Bigger tests are coming, but what's impressed you about the offense and why in the world? Man, really the work they've been playing in, you know, their practice. I mean, I know y'all see it, you know, during, on Saturdays, but man, really, the work they're playing, their practice. You know, it's hard, man, and those guys do a good job of, you know, just coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So, you talk about your thinking, getting off from John. And he comes out with a step arm. You come out with a step arm. You guys beat off that mentality, one of another, one of another. Yeah, man, like I said, man, there's definitely, we build momentum, you know, off each other and not definitely build momentum off when Sean, man. When Sean is a great running back, I believe the shoot of best running back in the country, man. That boy, talented man. And, you know, I'm so thankful, man, to have him here, man. He's going to be a huge part of the scene. Thanks, right? Yeah. Yeah, man. He's been working really hard, man, even before this even.

4:10:15He had a great spring, great summer, especially throughout fall camp. He took a lot of reps and went against Shooter, the top players, taught defense in the country. So, I think he's ready to hit the field. As a bad game, if you recognize what he's exactly what they bring off to the man as they go over, then coming in, you're against two players on the same game. I'm not going to lie. Sometimes I'm too locked in, I don't really notice it. But, in one time, he went down, and it was still clear that it's in K-Land. And so, this is trying to motivate him. You know, he can do it, man. The end is a great battle. We have the team to try. Yeah. Yeah. I'm going to go for it. Praveen, on whatever things you can do, add the veteran, add the back, then to help those guys out front. I think the biggest thing, you know, is just continuing to carry each other. And those tough times, you know, when it gets hard, I think, I think that's the biggest thing. I think there's a lot of time with time to be hard. You know, you can get selfish, I think I'm tall. And so, that's something that God has been helping me work on.

4:11:17And those tough times, you know, to not be selfish, you know, at all, and really encourage the guys around me and spread his life. Is that when you've seen throughout the team here, on this path we're going to have? Yes. Definitely seeing that, man. We've definitely been listening to each other up and encouraging each other. You know, just, they're really trying to put the pace and focus on the basketball. We'll talk yesterday about how this lost and positive things are going to be right. You haven't had a lot of chances. Did that just happen? And what, how do you feel like you guys are turning the page of the game? I think really, that was, that was like the biggest focus when we, when we came in after that loss, I met as a team. It's just like Coach Day, really did a good job of that, you know, just like, man, we all kind of own up to the mistakes that were made. But, you know, one thing I love in respect of our Coach Day is that he took it upon himself. You know, he called himself out and it was like that, so I know. And really it's on all of us, you know, in the team. So that's one thing I really love about Coach Day is that, you know,

4:12:18he was willing to check himself. What was the last week's practice like specifically coming off that game? It was, it was, it was tough now. It was a great week of development, you know, getting better and cleaning up the little details of the games. I think, you know, we, that we continue to strive on the little things, the little details, you know, we can really go forward. What's different about coming off the loss early out of this season here to coming up that first loss later in the year? I think the biggest thing is it just, it humbles us. You know, it keeps us focused on the right thing. Like, I believe this is a test of our faith, you know, in the Lord. I think this, I believe, you know, he wanted it to go this way, you know, in test of faith, you know, we, we continue to trust him, 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? Really just as a head coach, you know, this is his team, you know, he's like the guy.

4:13:18And so he was just like, it really starts with me. And so we love that, you know, I think a lot of times, you know, coaches will pinpoint it on everyone else with Coach Day, you know. Man, he just took the final step and like, that's all new, you know, he's going to get it fixed. And, you know, he's definitely been pushing us, man, and pointing us in the right direction, man, and helping us clean up things. Try to punch on a few ladies with a ball in the ground. So how many couples have you experienced? What do you see from him kind of found the back from that? This week, how they just went back to the club, but a procedure down as well. Where is he at in terms of, you know, responding to that? Quashon, man, he's been responding to that virtually really well. Yeah, he's definitely not used to putting the ball on the ground. And so he's definitely been working hard in practice to get that fix, man. Quashon is a really great player, and he's definitely going to knock down. If you've been kind of guy, you have to go over to write out what that happens. And give him some motivation and comfort. You kind of leave it well. Yeah, I mean, we always go through the bench.

4:14:18And we encourage each other, man, Quashon. You know, he encourages me. I encourage his hands. So man, it's like, no, we're just shopping with each other, man. And therefore each other, you know, when you meet him. So you're going to the 2014 Kyle team getting on inside of you? Is there a 10-day anniversary? Do you remember watching the Z-Kids and those guys as a kid? And how did they put your memories of them? I'm not going to lie. I did not watch it at the kids. I'm not going to lie. Have you gotten to know them now or just what's your sort of like, you with that team? Yeah, that team was loaded. That's what I heard about the team. Like it was really loaded. I see highlights every now and then, I think, leaping off the like the Champions League against them, right? Yeah, he had like four, right? Four touch? No, the four. Yeah, I think so. But I know that team with Stagman was loaded. So a lot of great guys on the team. Thank you for being on.

4:15:18Appreciate you. I think that's why you know, just coming in, you know, with the right mindset, trying to put it in the work each and every day and get better as a team. What are some ways that you and Genes are trying to contrast the complement one on the other? Things that you may not be able to do as well as the other in vice versa. Shoot, I don't know. We'll see. Where is Genes step down? He's a good person. He's a good person. He's a 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 many of them. And this is hunger and everything is coming in. He's going to be a great player to him. And he's continuing to buy it to the lower hand. And you know, where we're trying to go. And you know, he's going to be a huge part of this offense. And you know, you said good person to what's going on about this game. Man, he just brings someone to it. He's a buddy dude. And man, yeah, I just I just love a man as a brother. I got you, you know, just just a chance. You know, I knew Genes when he was recruited.

4:16:19And so we talked a little bit and just like being here, man, just being able to help him. He's been doing a conversation that we have, you know, just off the field. And so just being able to be there for him. And then the conversation that we have, you know, just off the field. And so just being able to be there for him, you know, when he's with, you know, I'm just saying this for that. They tried to throw with real good guys every situation set of builds on him. How does the impact affect the one? Running game? Yeah. How does it, how does it, how does it, how does it, how does it, how does it affect the one? Oh man, Caleb down. He's a good player, man. I was so glad. You know, he's here, man. And he's been really good for the defense, man. And yeah, man, he's all around the field, you know, making plays in the ranked game, past game, everywhere. And he shows up everywhere. What is your response of the captain? As a captain, Jesus teaches greatness to serve him. And so I just, you know, I think for me, you know, I just want to be, you know, the Lord's humble servant and just be able to serve others.

4:17:23You know, the players on my team, you know, how I reckon do so and be the captain that the Lord wants me to be. And so, you know, it's a big responsibility, you know, the biggest thing is just like that I pray on it. And that the Lord helps me to remember is that, you know, I'm trying to please him and not others. And so, you know, just keep it in my eyes on the Lord and continue to allow him to work on my heart to be a better team captain for my team. I think that's, it's going to be really good. That's how you want to go for it when you're got here. Uh, she's not really, man, it's just, yeah, not really, man, I'm just so thankful, you know, that God is placing in this position. And my teammates, you know, they pick me to be in this position. And yeah, I'm just so thankful, man, and just being in this position, like I just want to be able to bring Lord to the Lord's name. And so, like I said, man, just leaning on him, you know, it's tough, man. It's tough being a captain because every day, you know, you got to come in and people are looking at you, do things right.

4:18:26And so, there's been days where I struggle and just got in the secret place with the Lord and just asking the Lord to for help, you know. And he bought me due, man, and he's continuing to make me a better person, a better team. What do you want to point to on you to its steps in his first son, first son or dad, and what is there going to be in that? I don't even think we're talking much about that yet. Yeah, I don't know how much we're talking about that. We so locked in there right now, man, it's just when that time comes, we come. But what would you tell him about the atmosphere of what is going on on Saturdays, you can keep on passing? It's a side of, man. It's a side, especially first game, being back in the shoe, the walk, and seeing a fans and everything. You know, it's a huge environment. So, yeah, I'm, man, I know he's going to be so excited. You guys are breaking up into two in the country. You're loaded. People expect y'all to make a run all the way to the championship game. We know what happens in. How legit is that from your bandage point in your city and more of your city?

4:19:26I'll trade you on about this team. Yeah. Shoot, man. You know, it's a long season. And so I think the biggest thing is that we're trying to do as a team. You know, this year, it's not looked too far ahead. It's just taking one game at a time. So I think that's the biggest thing right there, man. Let's just focus on hacking and marsh within the next game, the next game. And then eventually, 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, trade. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Appreciate you, man. I'm so, you know, it's been great. And the more that I just throw to these receivers and just get, you know, get around these guys, you know, the more, or we're coming together and becoming a team. It's cool to see and we just got to keep doing it and keep practicing as hard as we as men. So if life practices been what have you liked? It's not like it's not like it's not. Hey, Steve Sacks here. Your health journey is personal and your Medicare Advantage plan should be to alignment health plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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4:21:35Visit monoraybayacorium.org slash connects. You know, I think I've done a pretty good job protecting the football and being smart with my decisions. I think that I want to continue to push the ball down the field when I have opportunities to and be accurate down the field and get some more arrow on my defaults. Those are just a couple things that I've thought about personally. But I think one of the bigger things is what are we doing as a team? Obviously, I'm thinking about myself and how I can be better. But the bigger thing is how can we be better as a team? How can I facilitate that being the quarterback? How can I encourage somebody before we go out there to remind them, hey, if it's a running back, make sure on 60 on one of every protection, you know, you've got these guys. Doing things like that is something I want to continue to grow in for my team. Because at the end of the day, all 11 guys have to do their job every single play.

4:22:37And being the quarterback, you have to facilitate that a little bit and help those guys and make sure that we're being the best team we can be. You know what I'm saying? I'm going to take off my leg on them and practice. The fast, the fast. Yeah, I felt fast. It was nice to get out and run a little bit. We made a little, a little QB call on that play and got out and ran. It was fun. Obviously, it's nice to compete with those guys and run and trying out runs and some BVs that are really, really fast. But yeah, it was a good play. No, wait, I know when you're in your youth, you want to go to the public with a pass or not with a big, you feel like your leg is on the ground. Oh, yeah, absolutely. That's a big part of my game and it's going to need to be a part of our game as an offense. You know, whether that's in a re-game and in the scramble game, whatever it may be. And I just want these guys on my team to know that I'm willing to run the ball and go get that extra yard when I need to.

4:23:41Because at the end of the day, that's what really, that's what it really comes down to. 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 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 one of the bigger things and I think, you know, I want those guys, you know, they're out there with me to know that, you know, I'm going to go get that extra yard. I've been part of the day, but some quarterbacks are able to run, but not willing to be. I mean, folks, I was a bit. Yeah, as a visitor, P way, I mean, I've always, I've. Yeah, I've always definitely, you know, when I was a young kid, I was a pretty good runner when I got to high school. I was a tall, you know, skinny pocket passer kind of. And I wasn't really known for my running ability. I ran it, you know, from time to time. But when I got to K state, I put on a little weight. I started to get a little stronger in that, you know, in my leg areas and, you know, I'm actually my first start against TCU third play of the game. I ripped off like an 80 yard, QB draw, which I surprised myself with it.

4:24:45Like, you know, I had had some good runs in camp and people knew I was good athlete. I was like, man, I just really just do that. From then on, you know, it just kind of became a part of my game. And, you know, I just got more and more confident with it. And, you know, the more you do it, the better you get at it. You know, throughout my whole career there, I obviously, I ran the ball. I get a mountain. I enjoy running the ball. I think, you know, people always ask me, is it more fun to run a touchdown or throw a touchdown? I like to run it. I think it's pretty cool to, you know, run in there and celebrate with the teammates. But, you know, yeah, it's definitely been a, been a big part of my game. It's what we got you said is. It's a good question. Everything is, everything's heightened here, you know. I think, you know, the, you know, you feel, you feel the eyes a little bit and you feel, I think, I think that, you know, the one thing I would say is that I don't feel like I have to be a hero here. And I feel like I have the guys around me to where I just need to facilitate and just get them to ball and make good decisions.

4:25:49And at the end of the day, I don't have to go out there and do anything super, super human, you know, I just have to be myself and trust the guys around me. And, you know, in going through camp and through spring ball, like, it was talking to you earlier, 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, geez, like, you know, in a, in a game, like, that guy's not going to be guarded like that. You know, that's just in Zelda in the dude for RGB, you know, making a really good play, but like, that's real. And that is going to happen. We're going to play some really good defenses. But like, I think we're playing, you know, one of if not the best defense in the country every single day. And that's just making me and us better. And, you know, for, for me, you know, it's just, it's elevating my game. And I love the competition and we, we all do. So. Hey, see, Saks here. Your health journey is personal and your Medicare advantage plan should be to alignment health plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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4:27:59I think they're doing a really good job. I think they hear in this offense. They're doing a lot of different things. They're moving around a lot. They're blocking their catching. They're doing a lot of different things. I think Shones and really good flash so far in these first couple days of practice. I'm excited for this group. I think G's doing some really good things. Obviously he's one of those alpha dogs in the offense. Everyone looks to him. He's one of those guys. Will Kazmerex doing some really good things. To Lonnie's doing some really good things. Everyone's stepping up. It's been cool to see. I think that tight end room is definitely bringing the juice. Coach, he's got him going. I'm excited to see what they do. He's still like you. You feel like you're the number one quarterback. You approach practice. The mindset wise. How do you go about that? Obviously it's still a competition. I'm just trying to be the best version of myself every single day. That's all I'm trying to do.

4:29:01Whenever I get thrown in there, I'm going to go in there and make the best out of my reps and show this team that I'm going to fight for them and do everything that we need to do to win. That's all that matters to me. I just get better and be in the best team I can be. This is the first year that we've coached guys. We're trying to just be tricks of village. You guys more. For the rest of the LPSU. Are there new offers? Has that been valuable? It's been awesome. Yeah, I think it was long overdue. I think we've had these guys that have ton of knowledge. You know, and have all these weird rules that they couldn't coach. But now being able to have Riley and Billy and Coach Kelly and Coach Day all coaching us. We got really two quarterback coaches on either field when we're doing like two spot. It's invaluable. And I think Billy's been awesome for the room. I think Riley, Larkin, still doing some really good things. Obviously Coach Kelly and Coach there, some of the best in the country. I think that's what I think is the best way to get a penalty quarterbacks.

4:30:02And you know, the coaching that we're getting is awesome. And I think having the analyst be able to be out there on the field has been really big and long overdue. Well, tips that there is no front line. You guys look and feel we saw you being all the reps. At what point would it be helpful to know who the starter is and who to get those reps? Yeah, you know, I wish I could say I don't really know. And you know, that's not up to me. That's not my decision. I am I'm just going to be myself. You know, keep fighting to be the best version of myself every single day. And you know, try to make the most out of my reps and show this team that. No, I'm going to give them my all. And that's all I can do, man. And we're just going to keep competing, keep making each other better and have fun. You feel like a different pastor. You work face-to-face. Yes, I do. I think I've I've tweaked some things in my mechanics. And you know, I think the coaching that I'm getting here is not not mechanic wise, but read wise and feet wise and all these different things.

4:31:09And you know, I'm just I'm getting a different deeper level of coaching than I ever have before. And you know, I have a deeper understanding of the offense and what the defense is doing. You know, my movement keys, my pre snap checklist, my post snap reads, like everything's just been faster. And obviously, you know, my experience helps with that a little bit. But I think, you know, my work with my with my quarterback coach has helped a lot Jeff Kriishensen. You know, he's he's helped me a ton. And you know, I feel like I've just gotten stronger. And that's helped me a lot too. So I think I'm throwing the ball with a lot more confidence, throwing a ball a lot better. And a lot of that has to do with the coaching I've gotten. And you know, that's the credit for those guys for forgetting me ready and, you know, making sure that, you know, I developed myself in the off season. And, you know, I've become the best version of myself going into football. Thank you. Thank you guys. Thank you all. Appreciate it. For my whisper, you know, the quarterbacks they've had just the past five years shown the kind of great numbers. And I just put a lot of things the right way.

4:32:10And I wanted to come to this offense because by hand, because my coach Kelly, you know, make adjustments to Ryan. Staff it. Staff it. Staff it, but you've been a lot of those years of your coach. I had pretty much contact with them. And you know, you weren't really, I didn't know that. Really, one of the things that Coach says is that you don't like to have your hands held. You can't process. Now you, you play up in the age of a lot of time in football. What is it about you to drive and you want that much pressure? I'll say, you know, in high school, I had a coach that, you know, he was giving me a lot of responsibility. I mean, make, make, make, make, make, make, make, and so on. And so I just, you know, I want to do the best for right here, for me, and take, take the need to do a few of the things the right way. And I just, do the right. I love watching Joe Burrow. He makes adjustments to Ryan. He's a really good decision maker. I like Justin Herbert. I play charge of stands. I watch him in play. Some of those bend left, I'll just, you know, give a decision maker to see what the neat things he's going to play.

4:33:12I would say I'm a little bit more quiet, but I'm working on the whole side here. Coach, please try to get the people, the won't come later out there with the guys that I need my management strategy here. So I'd be a little bit more. That's why it's definitely quite a confidence. Definitely a confidence in your ability to play. I know it was a lot of fun. I actually, I think I only been here once in a few months, I love it. I'm really good to be places to be, hang out with friends a lot of the second. I think I've visited maybe Freshman, South America. Yeah, just for the camper and visit, just to see what's all these things. There's really good stuff here. I know it was only a few days, but being in the Alabama program, especially as they prepared for a football plan front, what did you take away from that short period of time? Yeah, it was really good with the, you know, Coach Rees and Coach Savin, they were, they were coach and players hard,

4:34:15and I saw the work he takes to get to the playoffs and then coming here, you see and the order of guys putting in the work and throughout the winter. You know, seeing our order of guys all the leaders putting in the work and then showing them the attitudes. What's your relationship with you, have you had with Air, obviously, coming in, he had been committed, you come in, you're both Freshman. What was it like before and then what's your relationship side? We didn't have much relationship prior, we mentioned it in 2011, I knew each other a little bit, and then come in here, you know, we're back room, everyone here is really close, so it's a raw push, each other will be better. We're all taking close points from each other, trying to get better. I would say we were caught by surprise, you know, coming back from the game, and there was a little bit of high experience because of the team-checking, and then there was high-five by surprise. How did you feel when you were feeling on that, you were just like, you were just on the right track, you were playing like, you were trying to go full back?

4:35:16There was definitely a lot of emotions, but I might be able to lean on, help me through it in my, I was able to make the registration, and I'm like, you know, it's a little bit more, but I think it's a little bit more of a relationship. I have a true question, what you could do to make sure you're out of the crowd. Yeah, I can't really explain how that would be, I'm just really trying to develop and get close to Coach Day, and I'm very, very close to Coach Kelly, so I just wanted to run the offense when they wanted, and then just take their 3-2 points and then try to put it on my hand. You need to picture it. I think that I can be a really good decision maker for the offense, and someone who would be absolutely nervous and trust. It's a good question. That's what I call a good question. You bet, but you actually do. I think it's kind of a lot of things, I was always around football, my both was a quarterback at Penn, so he used it

4:36:25quarterback-knit, and I was at high school, and I was at high school and he's put the steps, so I've always been around football, and then I just been at high level offense at high school, and really just had a lot of effort. You do one more? Who's your favorite Titan? Packer. So what are you saying? I have a taste of fireball. I know I'm a pepperball fan. I'm a pepperball fan. Fireball is for you. I just keep it like this. It's going to show, you know? And so, from a coaching standpoint, yeah, it feels a lot better when you're not looking around like, well, hell, you put your right hand down there. Now I guess that we had the sickness going back around, and it was like, you just slide outside in. Hey, you're going to two-potoon and go both-tarts today. You got a coach. And that was good for both parties. There's a coach who we can still practice, and then for the kids, getting really good reps out of it. How much does it... Yeah, just like, yeah, just flip the calendar of an offensive line unit anywhere.

4:37:27You're going to take the criticism. I think the maturity of these guys is probably what sounded or showed what Donna was when I wasn't over there, but like... You had to hold it. Yep. That's our position. That's who we are. That's when you want to coach this position or play this position. And you're going to take those. So I think maturity and the growth of those guys understanding what they need to do, why they need to do it, is going to pay dividends when we get on the field and start playing in the games. We're playing more and continuing to play more like linemen and not lines on a page. I think as young guys and new guys you get in, you're kind of like, I put a hat. Oh, I got burned. I'm going to go get the burn. Terrible. Terrible. No blocking you. I don't want to block you. You're right. I don't want to block you. You can block me. Thanks guys. But just trying to not screw it up or get there, figuring it out, schematically or whatever.

4:38:28We're now the ownership and we're going to burn, and this is how we're getting here, and this is the technique I'm using. That's showing up a lot, man. You know, like I said, that starts burning fruit because we're not. You're not blocking a pop up them. Like we do pods. We do individuals. Larry's guys, and you got good on good. And it's showing. That's the positive. As a coach now, I'm sending some like, it's going 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 lineman on the page. I got to go block those guys. You mentioned Larry's guys. How much is it almost shining a light if you see a weakness on your line going against those guys? I would think it would expose it pretty well. You get a good read on what you have. Yeah, it's another proof though of when you're in a matchup game, Ryan talks about this all the time. It's you versus you. If you don't take the right step, if you don't communicate or get the right fit to the right identification, then really good teams and really good players are going to take advantage of that. If you give them something that way. So you're playing you. So for us to answer your question, yeah.

4:39:29They expose like, why did I get beat right there? Did he beat me or did I give it to him and he took it? And then Larry's guys can do the same. And all we get whatever the technique may be on his own player, or a gap player, whatever it may be. And we hit something big. He can watch us say, hey, did you miss their fit? Did they miss their hands? So that, you know, that good on good that we're getting to go is going to expose a lot of things. Not necessarily how good you are, but when you don't play as good as you are. If that makes sense. I think that he just, and it's my picture in general, the question, but how have you seen more, I guess, recruiting approach, and pitch, most change over the person that you're doing? 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 changing has really been with the NIO landscape. And so figuring out what that piece really is, how vested and how far you have to be in that. What's their priorities? So I think that's always, that's going to be a fluid thing. But at the end of the day, like, you know, I'm sound boring and cliche, right?

4:40:31But like if a kid loves football, it wants to be great, wants to get developed, wants to be around and play against Larry's guys and those guys in practice. And we feel like we've evaluated him through camp or through tape. And we've offered those guys to, we want to go get those guys. Is that 40, is that 60, is that 90? I mean, that's, that's all far evaluation of what we have. So from a, you know, the game of football hasn't changed or recruiting change, yeah, and all that. But you still got to take guys that you can go and develop because that day one ready made guy in the offensive line set. Point of mind if you're finding for me because there's a few in part between. You see a roster full with five stars in the quarter back corner, whatever. And it seems like there's been a little bit of a struggle to get those hot guys. Do you feel like you're approached with NIL as a part of it? Do you feel like it's working? Do you feel like the pitch that will hide his fate here? Yeah, because we're not done yet. I mean, you know, keep your head on the swivel here. We're not, I mean, December the long way away and weekends coming up soon. And, you know, where guys are, where they get recruited, what position before?

4:41:32I 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. And we're not evaluating guys that we feel can come here and develop and play and help us to continue to win. And so, yeah, stars matter share my wife could point out. That's a, that's a really good guy, right? But as I said, those, that pool lineman is not as big as some of the others. I mean, we shouldn't go get him because we're not working to go with those guys. And like I said, doesn't mean that we're done either. That's a long way to December too. How do you turn this into a couple of questions? There's one super star guy that's home in the mountains. Is that the start might mine or is it hard to really get this to be a place where you're getting this guy? Is that absolutely right? Yeah, I mean, I think you just look at the recent history all the way through where all the stickers on the wall in there. I mean, you know, yeah, we had Paris. He was with National Five Star guy, right? But then we had other two other draft picks there that the one was in Five Star guy.

4:42:33Right? Luke was in Five Star guy. Good players. They got developed. And I know those guys before. I got here all the guys on the wall. I mean, yeah, that's, you'd love to go get all those guys. But do they fit the next up round guys of the four star guys? Are they really a four star? Are they really fit? Do they really want to do that? From a pipeline online? No, you just look on the wall in the room. You've seen all those guys that have come from all different levels. How would you... It's a certain evaluation style. When you're dealing with so many people's audience here, before they've even played a game that they do here, I needed offer from all of us days. Like, it seems like the process is just kind of plausible. It's a way of being about a valuation, right? It's about a touch in the bottom. In cases, but how much hardware do that make you believe? When you're looking at a kid who's gotten the size you've been looking for, but maybe the film isn't there, maybe the camp performance wasn't what you wanted to see. How do you want to get the end to understand what the difference is?

4:43:33Yeah, I think you've got to feel through the relationship with the kid, maybe the relationship with the coach, and just being frank and honest with him. 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 you can. I still don't think, though, you get into early junior year first two or three games, which we're going to do on guys that we felt like right there you needed to see. That's when the next wave of offers and recruiting stuff goes into. If the kid's just looking for a check mark on the internet, I've probably failed at that my entire career early on, until you know that they're a buck eye. To be clear, you said I'm not a pop up dummy, can I have a small, big, big boss? You? I would love to block you, burn. With one leg or both, for two left. Just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, just, I'm trying to do anything. Got you. You got three guys. Last question for coach. That day. We got two of those starts.

4:44:34We got Josh, he's a cryo, he's got his dad, and his 16-year-old, he got one, he was going to have 12 or that month. Where did his brother experience show up? We couldn't even watch his big day down the day. It could be, depend on the day. Like you're in the dull germs in the grind of camp. Practice 12, 13, 14. That veteran guy that kind of grabs the guys, like fellas, we've been here. Let's go. This is the Lord's top. We got to pick it up. We got to go. Could be in a situational field. It's an inter-knowers-like age. We're going to the third down period. Well, it's not just another play. Hey, it's just third down. Now, they come over walls. They're butts in, watch the picks, watch the twists. Whatever the batter is, maybe. I think it'll show them in the games. When we hit the first real adversity through whatever game, whatever quarter or whatever drive that shows up, then that's the next time I'm going to show up. Because as you said, there's gamesmanship there. They've been in there and they know now it's not the first time. I'm like, whoa, what's happening? Hey, this is happening. Here's how we get through it.

4:45:34I was having a super-sort of 20. There's going to be a lot of things. That's something that you think that you guys have just met in this last year with a brand new set of two examples. Obviously, I don't know. Like, do you guys think you were missing a little bit in that? Do you have to do that? Yeah, you just have veteran experienced guys. You know, I mean, you have Matt there, played a lot of ball. He had Donnie was coming into it, but then, yeah, you're replacing the three new guys. You know, one coming from across the country. You have a lot of recovery on the top guys that were coming into it. So yeah, I mean, experience helps the time. What's the experience you've said? I've started this many games, which we've played this many thousand reps. I've started this many games. I've had this many reps in the red zone or this many in it. Whatever situation it may be. Right tackle, my freshman year. You know, six three right tackle, trying to block, Jack started it was fun. But going to guard, you know, obviously helps you draft stock and everything like that. But, you know, you don't just have to ball. That's pretty sick. You get both hands back.

4:46:34That's been kind of interesting. I know what kind of like at the end of spring a little bit when I was going in with there. I literally didn't know how to use my right hand for a while. I come out of the ball. But obviously we've developed and 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 some right, I'll play some right guard. So I ask any questions, I ask any questions on the other side of the ball. I don't know, I love it. I mean, I just love playing football. So I'm good with whatever. So good. What's the difference with Chip Kelly is the office coordinator right now. But you've noticed with the run game, what do you feel is different? We run the rock. We pound the rock, man. It's, it's going to be really fun this year. What does that mean? Now, when you say that, what pound the rock? What does that mean in your vernacular? I just think the way we run out of the ball and the scheme is going to implement this year. It's going to be very, very difficult for teams to combat that. I think the amazing offensive minds of Coach Kelly, Coach R, obviously Coach Day and Coach

4:47:35Rye. I think they've come together and made some really, really fun plays. Not only, you know, obviously like really good schemes, but there's some cool plays in that as well. I know we've loved to, you know, run. I remember my freshman year and last year, you know, our defense is good enough. Hey, Steve Sacks here. Your health journey is personal and your Medicare Advantage plan should be too. Alignment Health plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists, along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over-the-counter items and a fitness membership to support your overall health and well-being. Discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life. Visit AlignmentHealthPlan.com today. AlignmentHealthPlan.com.

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4:49:42He's a very open-minded coach. We're kind of stuffy tries. So we'll be reading the script or reading whatever we're like. This is what we're going to run this up to this. We're like, okay, it hits like 40 yards. This is the coolest thing ever. So I'm really excited for this year. Everyone should be too. All right, Carson. Thank you for coming. Carson, does it stick to five on the rocks? Yeah, no, I got a little fruit you know. Yeah, I do. Is it a tree? Amazing. I think we're going to have to be more of a discussion. I think you're going to have to be a good one. All right, folks, we're perfect. Thank you. Three tight ends and two running backs. How formation can I, Packer, be in the full-backing situation? So there's a lot of different things you can do in short-yarders, but a little bit of a tribute to Coach Hayes and then what he means is for Joey Kauffman. Plum is this back. It's over to what? Chip, as you look back, and even your two months, 15 spring branches, do something you feel best about when you've been able to accomplish the supplements? Well, I don't count shit, I think, because I can take snap.

4:50:42But I think the most impressive thing since I've been here is how we're going to be as close as for both teams. Some programs talk a lot of brother. This is really a brother. Our practices, as we talked about, how there are defenses. There are highly competitive, but I think that's a lot of combat. And those guys really work very, very well together, both the whole line of the D-line and the second-yard receivers. The competition is a bit of a difficulty to invest there as in the country. That makes you better. But I think sometimes competition, you know, guys can lash out and get really competitive. And then I would send the fight-quakes out of the fight-birds out. We're trying to accomplish the effort for both of them. But I think the way these guys cooperate and work together as a group, as a special mom, and I think you're even going to need to think of the closest team and the most connected teams are ones of them. Over to the right here. Andy Baxter, a letterman, or a chip obviously, who did you know I was talking about Jeremiah, but Mattka is the big return of this group. He kind of provided everyone what he can do today. What's it been like working with him? What kind of up it can you be for your goods? Good point. And Mattka has your body and me, and the other 14-back sessions,

4:51:42and it's a little money-candect special player. And JJ's over the bloody town with my roster. But I think all of the whole current tape that's in really good things watching the industry, and for all of them, you know, I'm actually with the offensive line. I came to work with blinds, so I had no opinions for them. Not that I really just by the eye, I just observed them. But, you know, that, I think that white machine movement is really special. And I think there's a bunch of guys in there. And again, you have to play multiple games after the regular season is over. You know, make sure you're going to get depth like that. And the fact that it's, you feel a little bit comfortable right now, and we get some guys that they can make some plays in the corner. And that really dictates how people are going to defend you. You know, so you've got a couple of really good running bets. You know, so, really, a low-to-box, really, really, really, a low-to-box, and they go, guys, with one-on-one coverage, but it's a core of extra responsibility to decipher that and get them all involved in that. So, we're doing it less than double coverage. It less than double coverage, and now it's a little bit lighter,

4:52:43more than you can run them all. So, having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second, Earl F. Pat Murphy, 24-7 sports. Chip, we've talked a lot about that, the thing that the quarterbacks may be buying from the starting point. But some of the younger guys, what have you seen from them? We got not doing a scene more of them today than we probably have. What's your assessment of them as they kind of gave you this? I always am so impressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated and what they do. You know, you look at Julian and Mary and JJ. They should be in the hot, much lighter, high school. And they're out here playing for 80,000 people. And they've really progressed when you watch them and meetings and listening to them, and they interpret, you know, so. Basically, the whole concept is, we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim. You know, we didn't maybe anything. We don't put the install in with, hey, you guys are install. We're already install. This is with the older players. And then you guys, you know, go set the kitty table

4:53:43and we're just going to do really simple things with you. They get it all in the more they can digest. The more when you're in a role, when you're checking for understanding and asking questions, and they can step back to you the more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call for. So, those guys have been impressive. They're still learning, you know, they were the guys today that were kind of looking around and saying, well, there's a big, that's people here, along with the offensive coordinator of the quarterback coach, because I was kind of looking at them. Because I'd actually never been in the same one. So, yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there. So, my play will have stayed once when I was at Oregon. But that was in the Rose Bulls High. I'd never been actually in the stadium until yesterday. So, I caught myself and I went to the stadium today with the rounds and 80,000 for spring game as a person. Got to have a few more folks over here. So, the right Dylan Davis Delaware, is that given what you just said about throwing them into the deep end? What stood out to most of you about joy and inspiration through 50 practices and where you are? What you guys have had out of spring?

4:54:43Julian is a very fast processor. He really, really thanks very, very quickly on the street. He makes really quick decisions. He doesn't stick on it and we can take him progressive and make any seasons really well for a young player. And not having to expose a lot of college defensively. And especially what Jim does. Jim can make it. Jim can make a young person who will make a product. With some of the stuff he does. But, you know, I never saw that with deals. And it's been impressive his ability to retain and, you know, image AJ. The compliment I would say is, if you got here, you didn't know what class that was you wouldn't say that there was going to be freshmen in terms of how they picked things up. And, you know, sometimes freshmen act like freshmen. But the guys you were a special, they don't act like freshmen. You know, they act like football players. And those of you guys that are on the surface. Far left, Camden T. Robinson, the athletic. You, you, you, you, on top of the freshmen,

4:55:44and James people just say on the background. Yeah. The second half. You talk about how deep you need to be in this area, because the ball, but as you search for Army 3, what did you see from then today? And what, what has there been like in the business spring? Yeah, James really flashed early for, for me, not knowing again. Kind of, it's just, you know, don't worry about what the background is. Where they're from, who they are. The display of this stars, this guy of that stars. They're all black eyed. And just like, you know, I think James is a really good field of vision. Peter get things. My thoughts, and it's really good things today. T.C. is another guy who really came along during the spring. And we're constantly talking in our staff meetings about that. We're very cognizant of the fact that the class situation has changed. So you have to develop that, you know. You should be maybe having parents there. It was what everybody says, but I think you may have to have one of them. You're talking about 16-17 games. You're really going to be tested, and I would say I was really happy with how well you guys have come along during the 15th training sessions over time.

4:56:47Oh, here's the right. Tim May, Tim May podcast. Thank you, Jerry. You have not one podcast? Yeah. This guy's all at the end next to the next. I'm your man. Thank you. I'm going to call you. He was on some juice, because you had your name. Definitely. I like it. It's not just the last one. It's the hot list one. It's hot, but it's like it. Just do quit. It's number one. You feel compelled to let your scorebacks know where they stand. You know, it's coming up to you. Do you know what I mean there? Where's that go? I mean, in your mind. That world's the time of the staff and the visit of the audience. And in my mind, maybe he does an unbelievable job of calling our players understand where they fit and what the country is and what they want to work. This isn't, you know, we're not going to come back. But we do it every day. They know where they spend our first time. It's two, it's three, it's four. We greet 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 you can really look at the things.

4:57:49Because you may see something when you're on the side. You know, why did you make that decision? That couldn't really see the field safety from where he was. I understand why you made that decision. So, you know, they don't love meetings with other players. And that's always been the matter. So this week during, you know, between Monday through Friday, we're all scared. No one's going to want to go on the green screen. We still have to that. And we're all kind of being in every position. You know, offensive line. You're offensive line. Not everybody's going to sit down with their position, which is, you know, where they fit. And when you see them. When you feel pressure with the transfer portal, you know, you've been ahead of the coach for a long time. I mean, is that on your mind to use deep down? I think it's on the road. Yeah, that's where I went. I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication. Everybody knows what your evaluation was to the training sessions. You guys got to have, we got real quick. The last two questions. Dan Hope and then Rob Aller. When do you feel like you need to have a starting quarterback named by?

4:58:50And what are the things you're going to be looking for between now and then and determine who that guy is going to be? Moving between now and whatever the thing is, we're not allowed as coaches to go back out and practice what we're doing. College football, you get 15 training sessions in the field. In the off season. And then we'll go back to working with Mick in the way from Kevin Manger getting faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. They do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and be obsessed. So they're really from a football center 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. Because the players know. You say we're going to be in general and they all think it's 10. They know. They don't lock them every day. Players understand who they feel is the guy.

4:59:51And most of the time the decision is very obvious. You know, when you just say this is where we are. But that timetable thing, I can't give you an exact timetable on that. Rob. Chip, you talked about fueling. But typically your experience you've done, you've been like Tim set a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow down for a very long to be? I think it depends on the individual. I've had some kids. We're early. You know, we were like wow. Parkers Mario was like that. Remember, if it be second practice, he gets to the fifth reading in the direction of it throughout the year. And I asked him why I do it all. I asked why it's his one or something. And so why did you do that? Because I don't know what we call that the defense, but there was like a lot of guys over there. I didn't see like there was anybody over there. But for him, the process of that, that was right. He came back the other day and whether that was cover six, the other day comes.

5:00:52I mean, when you guys call the covers, but it all happens differently. I've got guys that for two years, you know, they're really struggling. And the light bulb comes off and you're low. They got it. Everybody has different learning styles. Our job and the evaluation process is to kind of fight those learning styles. So they kind of learn, they have an auditorium learner. Do they learn what I feel? Is it more a fewer guy? A more film guy, you know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep holding and prodding. And for us as coaches, that's the challenge too. What is the best learning style? And how can we do that? Because education basically is just a transportation knowledge. It really doesn't matter what I know or what I know, it matters what they know. So that's always kind of what we're working on to study and thinking about kind of where we are, and how much can they handle them, and then how much is too much? You know, because this could be a great play. I agree 100%. But if you don't feel it's going to be a play, then why are we wise at it?

5:01:53You know what I mean? And that's this whole feeling of process that we're all learning also. And all that says that identity, so the coaches, running quarterbacks. And it's something you always sort of lean toward, or is it your by your case by case? What advantages do you like about it? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Well, yeah. Yeah, I think a running quarterback causes problems for events. So when plays, right now, the unscheduled plays, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl, on that last hard to two big plays from a home's mountain, potential homes and other runner-ups, any not calling design in quarterback runs for a pad. But when the defense matches up and plays two men in terms of their bags in the quarterback world, maybe the best decision is to take off. The second one is the amount of damage core. A lot of guys go on their own hook side. And there's time to react and understand if you ever run a quarterback, and we talk about the best ability is available. You're not going to be sure that they're taking people on,

5:02:55but we are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run, we're not looking for running backs that you've got the problem. So you're not going to see us 20 times a game and we're running the quarterback. There are people that run off at six titles that are really successful with it. But with this group we have, right now that's not. Now they can't hurt you with the feet. We'll do it when the game is at case date. Obviously, that took off a couple of times today. Air took off a couple times today. Lincoln's a really, really good athlete. Julian can run, but we're not calling design in quarterback runs for a year. You're not going to see, you know, I think tremendous amount of respect for the companies and the latest thing that we left here. The straight T as far as you go, we are not going single way. So we are not going to snap it and run the quarterback by some quarterback powers. But it is another weapon. It also keeps defense as long as you know, if your defense is going to continue to bend, and the quarterback closes the beams on the edge and is getting the first down. Well then the defense of that has to stay outside and keep taking the quarterback. So we're going to be able to run the ball up and the end of the ball up.

5:03:56Sometimes I know running your quarterback really is a blocker. Use your response for a defender with the defender was cheating and defeating you on the run. But then his responsibility is to make the defense be honest. And that's really erred to that at times today. And we had a block that's safe for the stick and its face in there. So we're going to take off from the edge. What happens in the next pivot defense is white. And we're going to get through it and change the end of the ball up for the winner. Coach, thank you so much for your time and thank you for being a bucket. Thanks. So maybe 42 whatever against Youngstown 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 few games in the season that act that are the big ones, right? The ones that you're judged off of. When you get to the game, are we healthier? And I think that's, it's kind of a both, a both-hand, right? So I'm still confident with five guys and that's going to be a week to week. You know what I mean?

5:04:56Like these guys know, I think honestly, who start to be week to week? If you display during the week of practice that you're locked in and somebody else has a bad mental week, well, I can't reward you with starting if you have six mental errors during the week. You know what I mean? Just because you started last week. So I think it's got to be that iron sharpens, iron constant competition through the whole fall. That was something I think, or not, is what we do in the player kind of a few, as he just alluded to, but is that part of which one has to drive you then? Was it driving you then? You just assumed that was kind of the case when you played anyway. I always felt when I was here that they were trying to out-refruit me, which is the reality, right? Yep. Which is why it prepares you so well for the National Football League. That's why Ohio State prepares you so well for the league, because now it's like they're trying to out-draft you. And so I use that as fuel. But I also thought firsthand, you know, like there was a season where it was John Kerr, Marcus Freeman, certain guys rotating week to week. And so I thought like, should it fit to happen to them? It could happen to me. So I just tried to be a certain way in practice. Like I tell the guys all the time, you have to control the things that take no talent.

5:05:59You have to eliminate all the loves. Like if you if you loaf on the field, you're a trader. Like you should just go play for their team. Like that can't, you can't be coaching effort. And then you can't have mental errors. Because if you have a mental error, then you can't trust you. So those are the two things I always have the player. I was like, all right, you're not going to catch me loafing. And you're definitely not going to catch me not knowing what I'm supposed to do. I might get beat. And that's inevitable. It's football. Everyone got scholarship, right? But those two things you can control, everything you need. What's the next step in the sun? It's crazy. I think it's just the end, you know, we haven't we haven't done like any of my series. You know, we know you can tackle and all that. I think it's just the repetitive grind of a football game from in the box, the constant. And he's been he's been willing so far, you know what I mean as far as his hand placement has been good. Even more on the strike. He's tough. So it's just continuing to have him challenged to there's plays right now where he's seeing it from the first time from the will backer.

5:06:59So the next time he sees it, maybe throw catch tackle is up in the reception. You know what I mean? Because he's seen it before from that perspective. He's seen before this has been from top down off the shelf, right? So now it's dropping back, that'll drive him so he's made great progress. And I'm really happy with without something done. James, look at that recruiting. It seems like it's going really well for you. I just can't talk about specific recruits, but just overall how do you feel like that's going in and are you enjoying your food? I am. I am enjoying it. I think it's it's fun to build relationships and get to know so many different types of kids, you know. Ohio State presents opportunity, right? And so many different ways. You're not going to get developed better anywhere else in the country. We have the largest fan base, largest alumni, and there's this opportunity everywhere, right? So you try to just like explain your passion for the school that did so much for you, you know, especially being an out of state kid, not being formal. Ohio and then realizing how much Ohio State changed my life.

5:08:03And so now you communicate that to other young kids who kind of see it and try to tell them the vision like where you can get to. I think the fun thing for me is that most of the kids that are recruiting are way more athletic than I ever was. So it's like I tell them if I can the only way I survived in the NFL eight years was the fact that I had football intelligence. Like I knew where I was going. You know what I mean? I knew we're all spitting. And so now if I can impart that information on kids who are extremely athletic, well now you're now you got something special. How much of you guys have already talked about long season and the need to play more guys? Well, I think yeah, you're going to have to have depth. That's just the reality, right? It's a longer season. There's more game and there's no excuse that a place like here like if you're all playing with a maybe a guy who was third or fourth, that doesn't matter. You know, like you got to be ready to go. So I think depth is crucial at all of the vision.

5:09:03Because injuries are going to happen there's part of football. You know you never want to wish it upon anyone and you're certainly not. But it's just you can't be naive to think that you're just going to have every single starter healthy for the whole season. You talked about your mentality as a player. Hey, Steve Sacks here. Your health journey is personal and your Medicare advantage plan should be to alignment health plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over the counter items and a fitness membership to support your overall health and well-being. Discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life. Visit alignmenthealthplan.com today. AlignmentHealthPlan.com The Ford Labor Day cellophane is here no matter where you're going this holiday weekend. Reward yourself with a new Ford truck or SUV at your Southern California Ford dealers. Load up your Ford F-150 and barbecue with ease with prop power onboard. Head to the family gathering with everyone in your Ford Explorer or show off and show up in a Ford Mustang Mach E with thrilling performance.

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5:11:11It 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. You know, you realize that you have to win every single game to be the best in the world of what you do. That's the expectation. That'll have state. And that's certainly not for everyone. And that's okay. But you have to through the process kind of find out who has that mentality who really craves football. You know, like who craves football versus a lot of the other fluff that kind of comes with it. Who craves ball because they crave football. Then the other stuff will take care of itself. Right? And we'll just keep getting better and better and better if they want to be the best. Two more questions for Dave. Yeah, that's I mean, I think that's your job as recruiters. You got to figure out what's the mindset of the kid. 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 how to talk to coaches. You just got to try to figure out like who loves ball and the NFL. They do the same thing right now they're attending the massive about the money. And they're saying, okay, we're gonna get this person money at the change their motivation or they still love balls.

5:12:13So now it means in college with the same thing like who actually wants to be the best or who just likes the attention that comes with playing football. James, I've already talked about it. But you tell a little bit of the elevation from our bell from end of the class and obviously missed the time last year with the injury. But where he's at now versus the expectation that you had to move this way. Our belts, I mean, showing a lot of progress, you know, most importantly, you know, mentally with the playbook and everything. I think our bell last year, there was a couple things right because of injuries on the D line and camp. You know, he moved to end for a little bit 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 at a good spring. You've got to continue to dive into the playbook and got to continue to learn all the little things.

5:13:13And as you go, right, like week one, we two start seeing new schemes, new schemes, things build. And it becomes kind of a lot. He's just got to continue to comb through it all because athletically, you know, he's one of the most gifted guys that we have in the room. I know, you know, I know what has changed. I think you've been recruited to now that you're with me. Like, you're there on the middle differences you've noticed in here. 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 need to find out who are the kids that love football and they want to be developed. And it's about the relationship to an extent. Like, a relationship gets you to the final stretch. For some kids, I don't know, I might be the thing that pushes them over the top. I mean, I don't know. Like, every kid is so different, right? I try to view it as you're just building relationships. And are you going to get a young man to trust you to develop them? Not only the player that they want to be, but the person that they want to be in the future. Can you convince mom and dad that you're the right person to do that?

5:14:20You 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 I'm blessed to be at my alma mater. You know, if there's no sense of trying to leave here, you know what I mean? I have the question I get a ton is where do you see yourself in five years? I'm like, where I'm sitting? My alma mater. You know, my kids love it in Columbus. Obviously, I love Ohio State. So I think those are things that can kind of be in advantage. Can you let me even work with you know, kick off the team as well as look down this like for you and get involved with that thing? Yeah, it's awesome. Maybe I love it because it gives you an opportunity to coach the whole team. You know what I mean? Like special teams in a spot where the whole team probably minus the quarterbacks, right? Is all in one team room and one meeting room. So you get to actually directly impact other positions and just your own. And I think it also gives.

5:15:23It gives you a little bit of urgency to your own room like when you're in there every single time, you better be making an impact on punts if you're a linebacker. You better be making an impact on kick return or kick off kickoff return, punt return, all those things. You better be making an impact, right? Because your coach is in there all the time. So it's been nice and there's a lot of stuff that I think our coaches have done to kind of push that. That sense of team when you're in special teams that we every position matters. Jerry, is there someone who's been a VNFL? What do you think would be an NFL student to kick off now? And even if it could be good for college? I mean, the thing that stands to take away like the surprise on side, you know what I mean? But all these rules are changing so much for the safety of the game. I mean, I think it's only a matter of time before it trickles down. It seems like everything's trickles down. So we'll see. As of right now, we'll keep things going the way they are. All right, James. Thank you. Yep. Thanks, guys. You're welcome.

5:16:25Every day. So. Oh, I mean, we had this finisher at the end of practice where I had to make five in a row and going all the way back to 50. It was actually the people who came to end it. And yeah, I just had to make five in a row where we were running. So, and so we got it. We ran, but we learned one. I did one time. Yeah. I know it's keeping you to the short track. I'm kicking it in that way. You were almost that time. Yeah, for a little bit. You know, you always been a performer in those kind of moments. And, you know, I felt like I got the team down, but at the same time I knew that those guys had confidence in me and actually talking with my teammates, Jack and GTE and those kind of guys really got around me. It really helped me. But as a kicker, you kind of just got to wipe it clean and go to the next play. Yeah, you definitely want to make those kicks. Is that something that you had to process? Like, the weeks after, or is it just something that you got over a big game?

5:17:27It'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 I knew I could have made that kick. I mean, it's, it's, yeah, it's just one of those ones that got away from you. But you always look forward to the next one and you always have to correct your mind and get ready for that. I'd probably say the same as last year. I feel just as confident as I did last year, even though I didn't get too many attempts from, from deep to show that. But still feel just as confident as last year. 55, 60. Yeah, right around there, right in there. That's every kicker's true. That's every kicker's fate. I mean, you saw the guy from FSU a couple of weeks ago. That's my buddy, Ryan Fitzgerald. Really, really great kicker. But everybody wants that opportunity to show everybody what you can do. What do you do? What do you do? What do you do? Trying to become more consistent always.

5:18:27You 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. So that you can become as perfect as possible. I guess it's the way I would put it. I mean, the standard is the standard here. And even we didn't look up to it last year. So you got to correct it and get better. What exactly is that consistent season? Your book works? It's a lot of things. It's a ball contact. It's confidence in your teammates. It's trusting that the ball is going to be there when it's there. It's getting more down the field on your follow through. It's not falling through straighter. Yeah, that's something I really worked on as falling 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 it this season. You want to mess with it. But yeah, I corrected that this season. Coach, as Coach Dave said, you've done a lot of good things. All the specialties now that I've got. Like Coach, you've done too many things. So I'll make this increase in the presence of Coach Dave. I don't have. And I really like it. I like Coach Dave being around the specialist and all the special teams.

5:19:29It's just was more involved. It feels of a higher importance this year. I think you guys saw that in the first game. He's done a great job. He had been Coach Keys and Gunner Danes. They've done a really good job. So yeah, I feel I feel it's good. Are you specifically feeling like where does that show up? Do you think that you have Coach Lane and the higher players? 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 better for us so that we can thrive in those situations that we didn't thrive in last year. And he has the ability to put us out there because his call is a final call. So yeah, with Joe and your folder, all the ball camp always got the guys who started. And also the starting call me and Joe got a lot of work over the off season to get him there. And it's not always who the starting corner is. It's just the best that hold him. So he got the job.

5:20:30Well, you're done every bridge on. Second year and then being here. Exactly. 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 yeah, we've definitely built a good camaraderie between the guys and yeah, I love job. Great guy. How does it make a difference for you guys when you stay and the other position coaches? I don't know how it's really about his balance. 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 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'm not sure 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 give us coaching technique, critiquing on the field.

5:21:30But at halftime he would talk to us and Gunner played at BC. He was a long snapper, so he provides really good insight into kind of like a, I would compare him to like Brad Robinson. My freshman year gives you good insight. It's kind of like a veteran guy. So like when, when things aren't going your way on the field or you're not playing up to the level that you want to, he's kind of there to calm you down and tell you like, hey, like I've been there before, like the veteran guy even though he's a coach now. So yeah, it's very nice. What is last question guys? Rob brings a lot. Man, he's, he's been having a coach. He brings a lot of pressure to it. He makes you feel that every kid really matters. He's really good. He definitely helps with the coverages. The covers has been much better this season than they haven't had to cover yet, but you can just tell from the guys running down. They're a lot more passionate about it. There's bigger emphasis on it. Thank you, Jay. Thank you, Jay. Thank you. Thanks, guys. Thank you.

5:22:31It was just the first two of the season, yeah, like I just said that it probably was the best way to play. But it didn't take back from my want to be out there in the game. But you know, guys stepped up. It's competitive excellence. The guys executed. And so now I'm just grateful to be back and doing what I can. And it's just a private experience for two weeks. You're able to fight you throughout. Oh, yeah. What would I want you to do? It's just a frustrated player and a coach who knows his best for him. I thought I was good to go. And a lot of people told me I wasn't. I was like, what do you mean I'm fine? And then Coach said, you know, talking off the cliff a little bit. But it's just trying to protect me from myself. You know, I've blessed with the opportunity to play a lot of ball this year. And so it was just like, look man, let's calm down for these weeks. And we'll get you back after the buy. But I wasn't the most happy camper in the world for a good minute there.

5:23:31But it is what is reprintable. How special was this play? It was amazing. No, as a senior, I know I only have a limited amount of opportunities left to play in the horseshoe. So just running out of the tunnel. I've never said I'd take the game of granted. But knowing that I like the number of times I have to do that is way to lean down. Kind of way to lean on me those first few games. And so just playing the game to the highest levels as fast as I can. And just taking it all in in the moment. I have a few more Jackson's. A couple of ways you go. Several entries. Is that it? You're playing here by yourself. Feeling what's in August and in the end. I mean, when it happened, I've been lying. I've said I wouldn't take the route. He did obviously. But like, but like I was like, oh my gosh, like what happened. And it was kind of a moment of like, okay, like how long is it going to take?

5:24:31And then everyone's like, it's an arm train. Like we don't we don't know like everyone's body heals differently. And so just trying to put good things in my body. So I heal as fast as I can and trying to get like I've been doing everything to train. I've done it to do everything. Coach Ryan, Coach Day told me to do to try to heal as fast as I can. And we're about on the field. There are moments of uncertainty. You definitely remember that. Everyone's feeling differently. No, no. What you're not going to be on the field. You're not going to be on the field. You're not going to be on the field. What you're not going to be on the field. What you're feeling that. But I think you're going to be on the field. I think there's a good comeback. And as you're going to be on the field, I don't think about the hard and the first few days. And then we have to be with that. You're going to work on the field. Yeah, I know there were definitely moments of frustration. I'm not going to lie about that. But our training staff of those stews, solo, Sean, Tyler, Karla Kelly, always gave one 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 going to take a lot. You're going to be going down the back of the field.

5:25:32And so 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, you know, it is what it is. Yeah, no worries. What do you think of it? Awesome. I think it played great. You know, it's a competitive excellence that we talk about here. You know, making plan, you know, was called. And also, some of us called and he didn't look fantastic. You know, it's always great seeing young guys as a sample saying that. But awesome going out there and doing this thing. You know, we all know we could do it. There was not a doubt in my mind. He was going to go out there and show us. But it was great seeing 67. So we got a new way to being here. You know, leaving up to those games. I don't know what it mean, you know, giving tips. What do you mean by college? Yeah, I know. I would, you know, make my voice known here and there. But he's already on his stuff. You know, I do like little new on things. Like, like, if he does this, he might do this because learning from my mistakes. I was like, hey, like, he can do this.

5:26:33So you don't make the same mistake I did. But Austin's a fantastic athlete. You know, he's strong as not. And so he did fantastic doing what he does. Well, the team of you hit his much time between, you know, who's ever in your little malony and coming back because time heals all. I mean, was it was that the thinking with that hard to grasp it, and that was the thing out would be maybe tough in the long run, the right thing? Yeah, that was a difficult concept for me to grasp. I'm always under the summer and kid. You know, if I'm on, but, 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, Canada, I was like, it's the hurt. But it was just, you know, trusting the process and knowing what the, our, our training staff knows what they're doing. And they knew they're getting back on the field. So now that I'm on the field, just keep on going. You're out of it. You feel 100% less weight. I feel a lot better. So great. What do you guys have a lot of experience on this line when you add a guy like, with that level of experience?

5:27:33How much does that help in that center position? And he has so much. Yeah, you know, I'm very, very, very sad. You know, sad is, I would say that the tip of the spear of our offense, I would say, they'll be, like, if teams play us, they're not going to come out and exactly what we think they're going to do. Because that's just, you know, a game plan. But set, set communicates throughout the entire, almost down to the snap count. What we have to do to make sure all guys on the same page, there'll be times where, um, well, in 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 going to make a good play out of it. What do you make last question? What do you make of the provocation and the hatred and fear of your experience? What are the pros and cons? Maybe pros and cons? Well, um, it's a great question. We don't get it. I just play a left guard. I know that, I know that both guys are very talented.

5:28:33I know that when they're in the game, they're trying to prove themselves. And so just having to compare the five guys can after it. And as long as we move the ball and get to the end of it, I don't think it only cares if they do, doesn't it? All right. Not in the back. Thanks, doctor. You're welcome. We definitely want to be more disruptive and get more sacks. But, you know, if anyone's going against Ohio State, they get the ball off fast. They're not going to let us rush them because they know that was going to happen. So teams are just smart. They know not to hold the ball. You know, they quick screens, quick passes. But if they hold the ball, it'll be a completely different story. Tap for Tony. What kind of left guard do you think they're going to get the ball? It's frustrating, but you know, it is what it is. We cut out half their game plan just by being explosive. Dealing like explosive. What light is coming on for Ty Hamilton in the last couple of years? You know, he's been around him and stuff.

5:29:33What's different about him, his approach, etc. I say Ty is definitely more of a leader now. He leads the whole deal on the whole interior. He's that head guy who goes to if you need advice for anything. He leads as a great example for the young guys. Yeah, he's almost like his silent partner a little bit, but he last year especially. He seemed to be in the right place at the right time along. That's not a trick. I mean, what do you call it? A maturity? I mean, why would you call him? I'll say it's just his dedication to the game. He takes things serious, the way he's in the way he's in the way. He's diet, he's everything. He's top of the notch on recovery. Yeah, everything you need is a player. And then for you, what's the difference about you three years ago? I mean, right now, as you get ready to this season, obviously you want to stay healthy. You think he thinks like that, but where are you better at the 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 deal line has, and I'm just ready to show it next Saturday.

5:30:34Yeah, and how will that show up in this deal line? Because it's veterans across the board. I mean, where are you all going to be known for? I think we're going to be the most disruptive group in the nation. Hey, Steve Sacks here. Your health journey is personal, and your Medicare Advantage plan should be, too. Alignment health plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists, along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You'll also receive a monthly spending allowance for over-the-counter items, and a fitness membership to support your overall health and well-being. Discover a plan that supports you at every stage of life. Visit AlignmentHealthPlan.com today. AlignmentHealthPlan.com. The Ford Labor Day cell-a-thon is here. No matter where you're going this holiday weekend. Reward yourself with a new Ford truck or SUV at your Southern California Ford dealers. Load up your Ford F-150 and barbecue with ease with probe power onboard. Head to the family gathering with everyone in your Ford Explorer. Or show up and show up in a Ford Mustang Mach E with thrilling performance.

5:31:38These limited-time deals at September 7th. Visit your Southern California Ford dealers today. Or visit Ford.com slash local. The ocean moves us, surfing a wave or savoring the view. The ocean delights us as playful otters restore coastal calp forest. The ocean connects us. Visit monoraybayacquarium.org slash connects. The early cool kids talked about how consistent September law enforcement has been. Is your handling handling? What do you see in your battles with Steph? Steph definitely knows what he's doing. He has a high IQ. You know, strong. He's not like a pushover or nothing like that. He's a great player and glad we got him. How do you see him leading that line? Is it better to come in and experience it? 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. He's kind of that guy. He knows everything. He studies with a lot of strong fasts.

5:32:44It's a big deal. But you know, it's good work. I think of the day I'm glad. Glad he's that guard. I think it's a better position for him. He'll be a great guard in the future. Right. Last spring, I think it was with Josh. He said he loved the Mitchell belt. He needs to be in the past question style. How would you describe the way the pitch was? Mitch is playing basketball on grass. He has a unique style that cannot be reciprocated. Within anyone. He's just, he's a different athlete when it comes to the thing. I'm going to tell you, thank you. Thank you. Mr. He's one to that. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr.

5:33:44Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Listen to me. Mr. Oh, it was easy! You are amazing! They had big plans for you, right? Did you know they did you since then? Yeah, I did see. Saw some likeness to my ability to the band even though. So I definitely was excited to get into that position and do what I could do best. It's quite a good responsibility, but of course those things change. You never know what to expect, especially to do in a house. They saw me say, hit a grind over there. We got to watch you, and we're going to be helping to watch your experiences. You see me playing on a hot level, do you feel like that Saturday during those rugged situations?

5:34:48What did you feel going really right now? I think for the majority of the spring, I've been feeling more confident in myself in my videos. Even with everything that's happening in the past, there's something to have. A lot to get, a lot to get in this program. So I think that kind of showed on Saturday, where I just let loose a little bit of display to less of my videos. You take time with your team, what's up for more than the rest of the band? Yeah, I mean for sure. I think it definitely took a second to just trust myself in that kind of thing. Because the past couple years didn't help me that. It helped me out in the best way. Obviously, yeah. Yeah, I mean, it's just like, it is very mental. I found just like every day. Just counteract them in fear or then like doubt, or like my body's in the whole thing. I think my mental area right now is really different. You feel all of my people spend your years telling what I was doing? Yeah, I'm actually good at it. Yeah, I do feel home. I think it's the past two years. It's definitely been learning curve, but I think now, more than ever, I'm definitely comfortable.

5:35:50I'm not mad at what I need to do. I'm like my skillset and I've been talking to coaches about what it looks like for me. It's gonna be the best possible version of myself in this position. I think the biggest thing in our group is leadership. We have a lot of guys like you said in our room with battle testing, so to speak. Especially coming up in this ring and so this fall, you just need to be the anchor with defensive unit. And it needs to show up every day. Then down. You always like to play a lot of guys like you. Rotation. You feel like it's you know, just keeping your head and your feet in the water. You know, even one is the point of the pressure. Especially with this new season, I'd expect that. You don't know until it happens on this day. I guess you see what's happening. What is it that name?

5:36:51All these old guys who came back. 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 younger guys. 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 anything. Any challenges that will come in as well. Which maybe you were, yeah. Yeah. And then here and then getting up to this point. Yeah. And finally, kind of maybe get that beautiful story. It's a blessing in a second. Because you know, a lot of guys in my position, not the same injuries as 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, maybe better than healthy. Because I feel like I'm better than what I was. But it was humbling, I think, with journeyless. For me, I just, because I remember coming on how to say there's nothing but a dream.

5:37:53You know, I had the dreams of being the best version of myself doing all the things you know, the accolades, the things out. It took me by surprise, the force, but I think it also gave me a lesson that I really needed. And we lived needed to like grow until a better version of ourselves. I think the journey was needed and it was a blessing for me. Do you have the rest question? Do you have anything to add? I can't do that, man. I love this sport too much to do that. You know, and I love the guys around me. And I think that's the biggest thing I brought me back. It's 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 it's like, I'm gonna do everything I can to get back in the future. What did you think of me? Um, I'm just trying to go day by day. It's hard. That's what I found myself. There's always like, going to the future and thinking what I'm gonna do this thing. Or next day, next day, next day. But it's just like, it's overwhelming. And it's like, gave me stress. And I think for me, it's just worried about some of the next virus. And it's like, it's an old for me. And I'm doing whatever I need to do or whatever. I'm just scaling through the sharpness of the ants. Yeah. Oh, definitely last season.

5:38:54I think it was kind of hard to like trust it last season. But I still think my body was at all the same last season. All right, but thank you. Thank you. Thanks for the plait. You get a bit of play tonight. I think what Tileek and you have to appreciate what Tileek and Tileek did last season in the middle. So, you have to go back and watch what you're going to take. Those guys did a great job of managing them. So, what you want to get out there, you're going to get pass-wrestling. So, you don't want to take those guys off. You're going to be like, you know, it's only a question. You're going to have to get Tileek and Tileek. That's the thing that these people can find out to the rest of the past play one. You've got to bonus them through that. You'll leave that big gap.

5:39:58Yeah, we're not going to chase the sacks, we just chased on the two double parts of all. But I think the most important thing in the contents of our defense is how we have to play the final two parts. We can do that in a way, well, then, you know, I'm okay. Because that's just a number two. There's winning games that will change this effect a quarter. When you fall, there's three steps five, six, seven, seven. I'll say it with hands, match with hands, and you're not going to pass. So, those are the two changes. And when you see more of us satisfied with the second quarter, then it's not going to take so much for you to keep that until the next quarter. You're never satisfied, right? You're never going to get a good team. I think our guys have done a great job. This spring, they're going to stand in this fall, they're going to stand in the sack. I hope we've got a good question. But they really did tend to lose their offense, right? The offense is going to get in the game, so you know what I mean? We're going to let these guys rush, but fall back to control the game. We're going to control the throw. I hope we've got a shot. We're going to pull the team in the same round. So, it really depends on the game.

5:40:58We can get going, I think we have a chance at the pass. What is the joy of coaching a veteran, defensive front, and what is the challenge? I think the joy is the fact that those guys are all the guys now have some more look up to. A year ago, we didn't have that. We didn't have a guy to set the bar. Now, the jacks and D-teens are telling you, they're ready to do a great job. I'm setting the bar, and they're going to hit us. So, now you play in the veterans' half of the game, and then they're going to go to the next round. Now, the key is the stake insistent. It's a unit. It's a group. It's the biggest company. Can we stake insistent? Can we play our really hard? You know, if you say we have talent, talent is on a small part of what we have to do. It's a build to play hard. We've played hard to get top, but we'll arrive tall. I just couldn't believe that. And so, now they get those guys to play really hard. Runs to fall, every play, every step. And that's what we're trying to do right now. Do you have the match that Dan can play? You see my title, we could have probably more attention than most of them. How much of that is like the natural ability of versus that the stuff that you got to change?

5:41:58Well, we do ball. You know, he's got a Mac for it, but we do train that. We call it Mac to the hand. We do drills every Tuesday. Take away those part of our dream of seeing the match. But he's got a good sense of eye hand coordination. How many balls are pulling out? And sometimes that's the best way. To me, those are stacks. We need to fight to fall. To enter them, that's such a big point. But yeah, that's something we train. And he's got a great, great, great field. You keep challenging time. Besides season, you're trying to get a better path to doing it. You've got something to do. You see what I mean? You know that? You just said that time we got to sleep. Yeah. We do it really well. Yeah. We challenge them all. It was just not going to die. You know, we don't train just going to go out and train all four or sixteen. We do the same concept. So, I think everyone has some cool passports. We don't take sides to the side. We're just going to let these part of our unit play all the time. And I think he's proven to do it. Strong, his powerful. He just comes into his two blocks. What makes him more effective as a fastball. He's got a tough position in the rest of the pass, or what a nose guard. He's going to get slightly, or get double lots. So, he gets lost in this, the rest of the pass. Do you really want one or one? He's got a chance to change.

5:42:58You get the cadence. I'll be engaging. I'll be sure that you're not lost. You know, I've been able to see him and push each other. I think this awesome. Yeah. He's been from the White Spaceless guys practice. They're playing a real high level right now. I think you get Katie and Katie both different players. They play in KJ, Rosh Masala, and Sally and Katie are great players. So, I think they got a bond. They're really built together. They're still players going through the same thing. Now, they have a chance to make an impact on the game. Do they look very far from the White Spaceless? Yeah, I think they're ones. I don't tell those guys they're two, they're ones. They got to be in a fill-up. They're just accepting each other. They're really at it. And Mitch is the same boat. We have five men, I think, really. I'm not worried about it. I think we should trust him. You mentioned Mitchell's White game. Is there a difference now in the last year? Or is it been being that full-fledged defense event when you won the bad terms of the linebacker? Oh, no doubt about it. You could only actually throw your balance from two-six and then you can play it Monday.

5:43:58He's really using the play on the six-tecting play on top of the tie-down. He's got to be able to do that. That's the thing I think is improving most of all. And that's when the strength level. And he feels really confident where exactly I'm talking about. He's a bonus. He's a great job. He's a great job. I'm going to speak about that. This is a second over the last two four games. And you've played a lot of games. Oh, no doubt. You know, Russian and college work together. And you've got a great secondary play man. You've got a whole new ball a little bit. Certainly, that's a lot of games to play. I think that's a good thing. I think that I was in the back when I was in a great job too. Does that change any of your messaging or coaching points in camp? Or is that more of a week to make an incorporation type of a game? No, it's every day. You know, every day process. We've got to rush the pass really, really. I mean, I'm sure I know it well. But getting there is really good. And can we get back to change the trail, make it as such? In the back, I think it's important. We try not to look behind us. Maybe we try to make sure our eyes are focused on what we can see at the front. We never turn around. It's all you call a ball. That's all not so much. That's what you're talking about. I'm not looking for a first quote. I actually just inspiring a little bit of a different way.

5:45:00What is the about the Hamilton brothers? What is the about the Hamilton brothers? They come off as they're the longer they stay in college. What do you put together that's common between the two? Not the difference. It's just a process, right? Everybody goes through a process. I think the law and M tie is kind of different, let's say. They're gone to play with both great students. They understand the court and something. They want to do. And I think the tie came back because they realized that I guess I'm finished with this. It's a marvel that you still hear. It's a great time. What is the much we have added to you? Deep into tackles and claim a lot. My colleague, the TNT brothers, what are they going about today? What is the luxury of that boy? The interesting one I'm saying, you don't get hit every day. That's right. It makes us better. You could soften it up and inside out. You got to see the scale. Indeed, that's the most guys to agree to have their hats and physical in the line of experience. That makes it different. It makes our ends much easier.

5:46:01You have to get it in the management. I'm not so into TNT yet. I still like the rushments. The Justin name that happened, how have you been doing? He's been different. I can say a lot of ways. He's focused. He really liked it a way he wants to be a great guy. And every day he has some feelings for practice. To be a captain, you'll have a good guy. That's very special. Not because of what they're being for. They don't mean we're going to be doing anything. Yeah, that was pretty sweet. It was their chance to talk to them. We showed them a lot of the little stand out. It's important that we have happens. People cry, the gap is still unbelievable. They're real great. Jack, thank you. Yeah, it was great. What a great, what a good hour. Bill, land is the last question. I heard in the church of House Virtualist Nile, Staggart. How would you describe that? We call it playing basketball and grass. That's what he has. He has that in a crossover more basketball than I was just saying.

5:47:01So you can pretty soon just have his movements head in the grass. He's got a great job. So as you need, these basses, how many? I think it's important. I think you guys are proud of the work you're always putting in to develop that type of question. It's not how much you've become as a guy with a virtual house. It's freelance, I think, and how and then. It's happened that so much. Well, it is what deepness of steam we're in. A lot of them do that a little bit. They're trying to let them do that. Take a better stress system. Help them for them. So we can play them and go in a couple of them. And that was part of the tackle. So I think that's not a problem. Yeah, that's something we'll make do a little bit of that. That's just a question. Yeah. Coach, thank you very much. You guys, thank you very much. Thank you very much. Oh, appreciate it. Yeah. I think you know, we had our moments where we kind of got selfish of if anything about, you know, wanting to make a play that we kind of got out of our, you know, defense of live mentality and the rush for mentality, which is, you know, rushing four guys kind of caves the pocket and keep that quarterback in there with himself. But other than that, you know, I think you did a great job. And I think it showed in the stats.

5:48:01And we saw a lot of things that improve on the course, but yeah, they were good. So it's a fine to last year. Get in games and flash. About the exact thing that was just matter. Yeah, I think, yeah, some of it was like, you know, it's kind of like my freshman year coming back. We didn't really know how much I could handle. How many plays I can handle at a certain amount of time. So it was just like kind of trial by air just seeing what I could do in the short amount of time that I had it. But I definitely think there was more trust to be had on the coach's side with me. So I think that definitely came into the spring into this fall camp, you know, doing all the plays and doing a lot of repetitions. Those plays are getting, you know, really home day and all my play with the things. Talk about feeling healthy now. Maybe you don't have to have the high resolution. Is that still ongoing with the trainings that was nearby? Yeah, I'm a chair room as much as I can.

5:49:03I've been in there. I believe I leave the facility with like five different body parts. I stop. But yeah, I think the biggest thing is just saying consistent. That's probably my biggest challenge going into this fall camp was I'd have moments like that where you said I'm flashing, but it's like where I stay consistent in every single play and doing my job every single place. I'm trying to continue to work on. It's just the depth of defense. I mean, you're technically a backup. Maybe very, technically backup. You got a jack and get the sword with jacks, lawyer and JT. The depth of defense that's a really good defense. Yeah, I personally think we're one of the best team or best groups in the country. So I think it's great to have so many guys because you know it's going to be a very long season. And we're going to leave a lot of rotation. So I guess even when Jack and JT came out of the game, I said there's so much to be up to. So that's really what me, Kaden and KJF finally do every day. How bad are you? He's doing great. I'd say he's very, he's been, I feel like he's found himself in a humble kind of space.

5:50:04You know what I'm saying? Where he's kind of took a step back and just like put his head down and worked. I don't think that's the same group you set for a lot of the freshman year. That's really cool to see him motivating Steve from the end of that. We think this deep pitch of front will be known for not to over and over. But would you think that would be, people would be saying that. Thanks coach and also, you're still on. I know what you mean. It's just kind of hard to frame because I'm not there yet, you know? But I just hope that we're known for doing our job and playing at a violently high level each and every step. Going as hard as we can to be strong. If that's what we are, then I think we can hang our hat on that for sure. Mitch, how much more do you think everything is made by Dave? Oh gosh man, who you telling now? It's definitely like those injuries like I said, it's probably one of the more humble experiences of my life. And it kept me grounded. You know, I really realized like this is not something that is going to be here forever. And I'm not going to be playing this sport forever. I just really got to be blessed and thankful that I'm even in this position right now coming back from those injuries. And so I have the opportunity to play at a high level which I am.

5:51:05So I think I've definitely found myself really trying to stay in the present as much as I can because it's not always guaranteed. But I'm going to be able to do what I can do. I think it's not for ready to keep the scene going. Yeah. It was definitely hard. I definitely had a lean on some of my loved ones, my family members, my parents, just so like really understanding this is what I wanted to do. And of course it is now. But yeah, it took a second to really just like how to understand what it really took to get my body right out of the cover right. I had to, you know, rest right. Do everything I can so that I can stay healthy for the long season. Thank you Mark. Thank you. Mike, do you want to get tightly-contained? 5 or 16 years ago, we had a big picture of mutual interest here. You got here? Yeah. Everyone did? Yeah. What is that? That's... Hey, Steve Sacks here. Your health journey is personal and your Medicare Advantage plan should be too. Alignment Health Plan provides a broad network of doctors and specialists, along with a care team that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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