Press Conferences (James Laurinaitis) Elite Edition September 2

0:00really tremendous growth even from the spring like you saw the traits and stuff but just mentally I think he's studying better I think he's starting to kind of get a feel for how things are done you know at this level and he's at a really strong fall camp still some mental things he's got to improve on he's young you have to take that consideration being a true freshman but I expect you know to see Riley on the field in some former fashion whether a special teams or whatever it is week one. I mean stove had a great day I felt like stove had a good day today I think TJ is going to be a really good football player Elias has shown flashes so I really love my room honestly you got to keep challenging the young guys I mean we're in a grind right now of you know what we call like a yellow practice then green green like this is a big week of movement because it's physical and you know these are more mental days you got to really just take it period by period because you can look up and be like oh my gosh we have this many plays to do today and you'll be defeated

1:01by it you really got to take it like what am I going to do in these four plays that I got go rest think about the next four man you got to be locked in mentally at all starts with with like where do I line I tell the guys all the time the line back in room like where do I line what's my assignment what are the adjustments that can come with this assignment and if you know those three is at the back of your hand well now you can anticipate and play fast so if you're out there and you're like well where do I line you going to know what formation the offense is in like you're clueless but if you know exactly where I align oh that tight ends off he's looking back he's about the motion hey alert we got slide the front of the motion you slide now the rotation changes now I can look at our this is this tackle setting back or is he flat is it run past boom set hut but if you're out there like where do I even put my eyes set hut like it'll just be frozen so like it all starts with the young guys right away like mentally are you engaged no mental errors can't

2:03play with mental errors and then from there it's just physicality and violence that's mean that's gonna be everybody now the older guys you obviously expect no mental errors the guys are gonna have some I'm trying to think I mean I'm still very young in this so I'm trying to think of like yeah I don't know I every player is just so different so that's a hard question the answer I've been very impressed with them I think physically he's showing that he you know belongs and is ready for college football is he further along or not out you know Peyton was really had a had a glimpse last year in camp I feel like if Peyton had a whole spring of last year going

3:04in the fall camp it would have been different you know so that's really he's my only I'm just been impressed with rather I'm not gonna say whether he's further or less long now I mean he's just he's so smart and the blessing that I had was that when I worked for alcohol in that Notre Dame I worked with Matt at Detroit so some of what Al did was what Matt does and he mixed that in with what Jim did and now you know there's so much that we did well last year and so anything that has been new or added like some of the terms like oh I've spoken that language before you know but I've I've known Matt since he worked me out when he was with the Patriots must have been a bad workout because he didn't draft me but I think he's just so smart and

4:05the way he sees the game and he's really helped our players as they get lined up and they identify what's the offense telling you when they line up you know like don't just go out there like they're telling you a story every single plane a lot of times they emotion and shift the window dress the same formations and the same routes and the same runs but one tight ends tight the other ones deep and tucked in oh hey alert pull powder they call call those things out I think he's helped with like the football intelligence with some of the young guys on our team kind of play the game within the game yeah I mean I just think I just think we have a really strong staff in general across the board but like when you talk about Larry and obviously his experience as well documented and coach Guerrero is really smart and doesn't excellent job preparing the back end and so obviously I known Tim for a long

5:08time and what he's done with the corners and yeah coach Patricia to all of it so I just honestly I think we work really well together I think it's been a fun process to kind of getting a rhythm from spring through summer and our guys are playing a fact in me it's perfect but our guys are playing really fast right now it's been 20 years I remember getting in tight gin juniors way on a kick return how is an upback and I think there's a photo you know I'm sure y'all can't wait to find it but he's running right behind me on my kick return he's way faster than me so I should have got out of his way he may have housed it I just remember like how crazy the shoe was you know my freshman year in 05 remember like the Texas O line sometimes they are walking up to the line of scrimmage Tim you probably remember you were like I'm not gonna say it I was gonna say big a show but they were like trying

6:11to pump up the crowd almost when they're on offense like there were such a swag that that game had like those are two I mean that season has some really good football teams I say all the time like the O5 team I was a part of was maybe one of the most talented if not the most talented that I played on you know when we lost to Texas at home in a two-minute drive and he talked about the what-ifs there with I'm not gonna bring him up you guys have already documented those the what-ifs in that game losing in happy valley then you beat Notre Dame like you look around the country in Penn State where they were ranked and Notre Dame was a day in good football team and then USC in Texas or some there's some really good football team so it's kind of like you just got unlucky with the year and kind of how it fell and then O6 going down there I just remember like in both games the pageantry around it is why college football is so beautiful like amidst everything it's it's one verse two it's Texas it's Ohio State it's the history it's the Bern Orange the Scarlet and Gray and you're like what else do you want it's everyone all the eyes are on it and so I think coach Daze on a really good job preparing our guys to like visualize that now don't wait till game week but visualize it now like visualize our

7:14V's out there visualize tailgating visualize hearing the band practicing kind of getting your mind right for that what that's gonna be like I mean I just started off with competing with the other two guys I feel like I've made a statement on who I am and how I fit this defense and I'm just trying to build off that and you know keep playing and you know my goal is to you know be better than the other two guys and not let any of the younger guys be better than me and their goal is the exact same thing and it just builds competition and we're just like getting better every day and there's obviously some stuff you know we've all messed up and stuff but we're getting better every day and just learning it's pretty exciting yeah we're gonna have a lot of family members there a lot of people will be there I'm pretty excited got all my buddies back home all text me every day so yeah we're pretty pumped some of them are I got like some of my closest friends go to Texas so it's but they're going for

8:17a house they don't worry so yeah it's been a lot of horns down emojis recently but yeah it's they're excited he's really stepped up as our like leader of the defense I mean he's you know being in his room I really get to see how he operates every day like he doesn't take a single rep off he's he's not just like the most vocal leader but he's also like he leads by example like he is he is one of the biggest fastest strongest dudes we have but he's also the hardest working dude we have like he's he's never skipping out on recovery you know watching film literally everything he's you know he he represents what a buck I football player should be and just learning from him every day I just it's it's helped me a ton just everything I mean he's pretty he's pretty athletic he knows what he's doing too he's he's he's a savvy football player and so it's good having him in

9:19the locker right next to me and us just talking ball every day and you know how he could have done this better and I could have done this better it's just making each other better and we're we're having fun out there and flying around I mean it it's awesome having him because like he under he really does understand it I would say he understands it more than most guys like he was a captain and all American here and you know like the stuff even he's doing today like every day he'll show some sort of you know every single we're going through camp every day and he's going he's posting a picture of every all American linebacker we've had and we got to learn about him like not just the brotherhood we have here but the past brotherhood so we learn new new all American linebacker every week and we got to learn what he did for the buck eyes and what he did in the league and stuff like that and so I think it's helped a lot and then you know he's

10:20having the young guys learn the fight song and pop quiz and them and stuff so it's great we're having a lot of fun in the linebacker it helps a ton because heat I mean like when you walk in the linebacker room you just like when I walked in I was like man this brotherhood is you know real like and I have older guys helping me when I got here because we had a pretty old team last year and they brought me in and I came in on a boot and you know I didn't know how I was going to go and they were they were all cheer me on even though like I was hurt in the weight weight room I'm getting cheered on and competitions and stuff like that and guys like they know your name and you know really it's it's it's helped a lot and so I think like this this past year has really helped me you know bring in the young guys and you know help with them and stuff like that we're super tied as a linebacker unit and so it's it's been great this week's all America we had today was a

11:22pepper Johnson so number 98 it was a he's a he was a baller so we've had we've had one every day like we've had different guys so we had spielman yesterday so it's just someone new every day and it's it's fun because you get here you know Lauren I says a lot of stories about them which which is some funny stories to he hasn't he hasn't posted his yet no that eventually I think you will so we'll see I think I mean I think all of them they're just there's like there's so many that have come through here and I think it helps like there's a standard like if you play linebacker here like the gold should be the best linebacker unit in the country across the board and have the best linebackers and so I think that's really set a standard for us yeah 100% I mean it

12:24it validates a lot of stuff he says and I think that's one of the main reasons I I liked him so much is that he's not only our personal relationship is great but like he knows everything about the game and I'm learning so much every single day and like you can't you can't find a coach who doesn't know more about linebacker than he does and he's been through every situation he knows you know when the offense does this play what's you know what's what's hard for the linebacker on that play and he understands it and you know finds ways to help us you know get through those plays and stuff like that and then a lot I was I feel like it was one of my biggest accomplishments and you know in my life up to now obviously I think the goal one day is to be a captain here but I feel like you know being an iron buck I have a big big offseason and getting bigger and stronger I think you just meant a lot because our teammates vote on it too and so just knowing that like every day when we do those one-on-one competitions and lean guys people are noticing that I was

13:24given everything I had so it meant a lot to have coach make and all of them choose me to be an iron buck I yeah I mean I think right right off the bat right when the last season ended you know my goal was to be be a starter an iron buck I and just taking steps every day and we read a book Chaplaud Carewater and it's a lot about living in the present and so I think that's helped helped all of us a ton is like what can we do today to be our very best and so I think that's that's what's helped me a lot and I mean I still got a long way to go so I mean we still got to play Texas yeah I mean my parents have instilled a you know strong work ethic at me and you know not backing down for many situations and stuff like that and so I think just going in you know leading and giving everything I got every day is just you know how happened I guess dick to it now like now that I've like there's a name for

14:26itself yeah but honestly it's pretty because like I've basically like since I mean you guys like my parents like since I was in like middle school I've I've never like been like soup like I just get really excited and I just like start like flexing out like since I've been like 11 years old I've always done that and yeah there's like a ton of high school pictures of me doing and yeah that's just what I've always done so it's pretty funny I think a big positive for that celebration is like normal people in the stands can do it yeah which is not the case with some celebration yeah like even I could do the both legs yeah yeah yeah yeah there we go yeah but I like the way he doesn't like he doesn't stand over the quarterback he's just celebrate like dude he just got the quarterback it's time to both legs yeah have you heard from either both flex or bojangles are from the Carolina I have not I mean I haven't I guess I haven't done a great job of reaching out but yeah I probably shouldn't let's go what they should call you you don't yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah if I can't buy the boom meal at Kenan Stadium by Saturday at 8 p.m. do you

15:30like the Bose Sackinson it's kind of hard to do yeah yeah I like it I like it that's actually interesting because uh came in actually was the one who made that up last year like our first game last year we played South Carolina and I had like two or one and a half or something like that and so came in was calling me that last year too so it was pretty interesting to see like the origins of that yeah just need a little momentum yeah exactly exactly okay you've legally agreed to give us 10% of anything were you impressed jealous or something else which Javari Ritzies pick six against Virginia oh no that's that I mean I'm sure y'all saw the clip too like that was all him like there was literally like a shallow pat like it wasn't even like a screen or something the shallow he like tipped it up caught it and then Heisman the quarterback while holding the ball like a loaf of bread in the other hand and like I don't know he's a freak for sure so I mean that was just straight impressed there I don't know I haven't had an

16:33interception here and I don't know if I had any high school either so really yeah that was that was pretty sick to see him doing that and then like running down the field next because I was on the field at the same time yeah yeah yeah were there any moments where you wondered if he was gonna run out of gas honestly no just because I like I mean doing like the workouts the whole summer with him like he's a three tech but like he's not really because like he's just so free like he's big enough to do it but he's also so athletic for his size that yeah now he's a freak for sure all right tell us a little bit about growing up bow young bow tell us a little bit about your background up hmm I started playing football when I was like seven or so my dad played college football at Yukon and my mom played college volleyball at Yukon so they were both there and so I always was around athletics pretty much my whole life we were like super competitive like anytime we get in trouble we'd be doing like push-ups and that stuff I remember when I was like five years old like we'd have a

17:33game where like my dad would sit on the couch and we'd like go back basically doing like one-on-one like playing receiver in DB or some I have two brothers and sisters so very competitive household I started playing football when I was like seven or whatever mostly because my dad played football into my older brother I don't know I'm not sure if you're all familiar with the like the pop-worn or super bowl stuff where you like you go to orlando so my older brother had done that a couple times so after that I was like okay I definitely want to start playing football started playing my dad was my coach and then we end up doing the same thing we went to Super Bowl twice since seventh eighth grade and then from there is history high school football where do you fall in the siblings so I've one older brother me younger brother younger sister what's the game most likely to cause a fight if y'all are all playing oh definitely basketball my little brother was a very big he was quite the referee during some of that stuff and he'd always get mad and like call penalties and yeah definitely I

18:35don't know we played a lot of basketball we also we'd like our neighbor had like a football it wasn't it was just like a their front yard was like kind of like curved so we'd like play football on that every time and like you could throw the football over the house for like the deep balls and nice it was cool but yeah no we played we we were always outside growing up the whole time would you beat your little brother up so it was kind of a thing where like he's started ref it like and it would give me really mad and then like I'd like chase up to him and then he'd like kind of like be like what's that animal that like plays dead oh a possum yeah he'd be like a possum he just lay down on the ground and then I kind of like get over him but like I would never actually do anything because like I don't know I didn't want to like actually hurt him and like have him go tell my mom or something yeah exactly but yeah so there was a lot of that going on I'm sure he could tell you more but yeah you you were academic all ACC last year yeah and you're in the business school yeah both

19:35those things are no joke how do you manage your time to do all these things successful hmm it's a good question um I don't really know you just kind of I feel like if you care about something you can make time I'm not sure I've always been like a very big math person my whole life and luckily for the business school here that was like the big criteria is like you do the calculus and the stats and the e-con so that was kind of right up my alley not pass my yeah and then also having like good friends to be around like I'm sure you're on their will hardy and Connor are both in the business school with me too so like we kind of been on the same track our whole career which has been pretty cool and been nice to have like other people around you to help you get better and stuff so yeah that's that sounds like a very intelligent household you guys have yeah you guys just like Friday night or or Saturday night after the game everybody's like out and you're like guys look we got some e-con we needed to celebrate like normal with calculus yeah I guess so yeah what do you like

20:44to do outside football hmm outside I've recently I've gotten into fishing a lot more which has been we my girlfriend has a beach house or they live at there from Morehead City and so I went fishing with her dad and stuff and it was really fun I don't know we're I like to do very spontaneous things all the time I'm sure I can talk to y'all more about that later but I don't know but yeah we I don't know me car will do a lot of interesting fun things I know we played a lot of pickleball and that kind of stuff I don't know we did like a whole scavenger hunt one time it was funny I don't know do a lot of stuff like that but yeah fishing with the girlfriend's dad can be some pressure because like you want to do well but not too bad did you handle that I it was kind of he's he was legit legit but he's lived his whole life I was not legit I caught like maybe two fish the whole time but it was fun it was sometimes like

21:50the great thing about fidget is kind of like more of like just being out there and like the peaceful vibe was almost better than actually catching sometimes so I thought that was pretty cool you set up a scavenger hunt like well actually Connor will set it up and then he just like randomly like so like me and Conor were roommates will was not at the time and they just like really like put a note card outside my door and then me and Kate Law yeah yeah and we had yeah they just did a whole spontaneous scavenger hunt and yeah it was it was fun it was very cool day like it was yeah it was like six PM or seven PM and we finished at like 10 PM but yeah they were so even in acting yeah yeah it was it was it was fun though it was very very creative by Conor well yeah so there has there's been a lot that has happened with this team this year both on the field and off the field yeah how how have you guys

22:50tried to manage all of that means just it's a lot to happen to yeah how do you guys try to manage that maybe individually and together yeah I think it's definitely everybody handles it a lot different I mean just a lot of different especially like obviously all this stuff with Tileek and be very tough for me I just tried to keep focused on my goals and trying to individually work to get better like and focus even more on football and in school and stuff and I don't know for other people I think I think that's kind of like the mindset of the whole team is just we want to move forward and in the right way and I think that by week was very important for us to kind of like take a time out reset mentally and lock back in and I think it showed pretty well these past two weeks you're talking about that first by week yeah the first by week what's the best advice you got during that time I think kind of just that like just focus on what's important and like not let the outside noise affect you

23:54too much and almost like just shut your ears off to the outside noise and just focus on the next thing ahead of you and Coach Marikina talked a lot about like you know you have like the high beams on your cars and like just turn the high beams off just focus on what's in front of you right there and yeah I think that was pretty good advice he seems like a really good coach to me have you enjoyed working with him now he's awesome he's awesome yeah what is what what is that relationship been like what what has been beneficial for you what's been beneficial he's just the amount of knowledge he has is is pretty insane obviously he was in the NFL for a long time and coach some pretty didn't give players but just like being able to watch film with him and be able to look at different tells or he does a big like run cut up every week for what the team's main runs are obviously like this week we're playing like week force and they do like the big mesh stuff and so I don't just like little details that a lot of people don't tend to see that we can look closer as yeah

24:55he helps a lot of that um coach Brown has talked a lot about and this has been a heavy topic for a lot of the year particularly with the defensive life about rotating you guys in more so that the amount of snaps that everybody plays isn't as high at the end of the year so maybe instead of playing 70 plays early in the season somebody was playing 40 or whatever do you think that's been beneficial like can you tell a difference do you think your teammates and your fellow defensive lineman can tell a difference um I mean there's definitely a big different I think last year I was averaging like 15 snaps if that a game and then now I'm these past few weeks I've been getting like 30 something so for me I mean I can't speak to the fact of like playing too much and then like your body hurting because that wasn't the case for me last year but I'm sure that like guys like came in and did probably feel that a lot more so being able to stay fresh is a big thing because like I don't know like say like you're playing the game for 60 plays and like they're like throwing the ball and you can't even put your best stuff on film really because you're tired and your gas that

25:58doesn't really work well for anybody like so like playing more plays is not necessarily equal more production that's how defending that slumash feels like it would be tough yeah what's what's one or two things I can look for when I'm watching on Saturday that'll help me try to be able to figure out what they're doing the thing coach Collins has talked about is just like penetrating like if you sit there just sit on the block and just let them do their thing it's gonna put a big bind on the guys in the back end and because like they have to play the run in the past that whole time so for us just being able to penetrate and we have some really big strong defensive tackles so the quarterback will like step up really far when they're riding that match so for them to be able to get through the line and get in the quarterback's face and again like with him stepping up like getting your hands up was a big thing too but for us on the edges just getting off the ball and trying to get to him as fast as we can that's a big thing putting the pressure on them versus letting them dictate us

27:01that's that's probably the biggest thing I'd say all right three weeks left in the regular season yeah it feels it just feels like a different team I don't know how else to say it like what what in your mind is kind of the mindset of these fat last couple of weeks and what do you think will be important for you guys to continue to to play well yeah mindset wise I don't know I think I think we're just starting to focus on like the little things even more and just completely buying into that and then I don't know everybody is since since summer workouts we've always talked about like we break everything down on champions and like we want to be the best thing that we can be and I think now we're kind of like getting towards that point and just finishing this year like going three and a week these last three weeks I don't feel like that's very important to everybody and everybody's pretty bought into that really playing as much so I just wanted to get like more experience under my belt so I can know bring younger guys with me because I've been

28:16well 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 a job done do a job right really has any mistakes so what what would be a successful season a national championship ring win all the games we don't want to lose anything we got a mindset that we can't be beat and we just got to go show it seems like you guys expect the national championship every year this year even more so you guys have all come back for this as if all decided like enough is not for me is that is to keep feeling difference or is there not really any difference it's just the same for us definitely a difference everyone working harder we noticed our last run we most of us don't have any years after this so we got to go go bigger going home and we're not trying to go home finished big we know what you guys think of Michigan but when you look at what they did they won the national championship and you guys took them down to the final minute right you know what I mean I mean you you were right there something goes a little

29:20different you guys could have been one that came against them does that tell you anything about like that hey you guys want to win a national championship but you played to the 59th minute with the team that won the national championship last year like you're that close 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 one plate Georgia is 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 change as 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 yeah definitely I mean that's how that's what growing up is basically in college I thought French me I was working it's hard as I could but now I look back at it I really wasn't

30:21working hard at all compared to what I'm doing now so just to learn anything what do you need it to be to be your best 80 85 I mean I can it's all on me I just I think it's a little higher I was just trying to be funny but I mean it's all on me I just got to run harder in shape the idea of the idea I think I think I think I definitely get lies I was just you know we got to get the young guys to come along with us we can't play 50 snaps again that's just too much on our bodies just everybody like online D line we got to get those younger guys to play you know get that pieces on the D line and all on and everywhere else so we can last that yeah I did unless we were like winning by like a lot I thought like there

31:34knows mommy's you know I can go sit down or something but we're playing them big games like you know Notre Dame too or North those kind of games of course I want to be because I know I can contribute and I won't want to put that on anyone else when I know I get a job there oh yeah definitely came back is a came back to 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 I think he just has to get you know in the playbook things like that you guys are about the exact same size listen you're both listen to six three you're three 27 he's 26 yeah he's I kind of look at him like my my junior but you know came may he gonna be a great player he's got to develop more and get into playbook so really a lot on you older guys there's that large group of young guys and then there's the seniors in your back is that part of your task for this year to bring those guys 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 offseason so

32:37they can play and not just play they want to like contribute like make plays tackles sex yeah I definitely some big dudes and they all work hard I'm really seeing much it's only day two but throughout the workouts they've been working hard you know they they're determined I'd say that and it looks like they're really the work of me I think that is definitely I think if you look at the last couple of national championship winners like team of Northe you know they got to get a detackle to athletic detackles look at Georgia to athletic detackers

33:39I think that's definitely need if you want to go on a big run and beat those big teams tackles are a little bit more than they used to I think so I think they're starting to develop to develop more and more of these like freakish detackles yeah like in the combine just now you see in like those guys they're moving for the 478s and things like that so we'll see and when you think it when you think about this freakish tackle how do you think you fit into that mold of that kind of player you watch that and say yeah that's me yeah definitely I think I'm top notch when it comes to detackles but I don't want to you know get a big head but you know watch it come on I watch it do the drills I have tape to you like you're looking like my film so I think I'm up there with all the time.

34:40Do you become like a artist who comes to the bad guy's the thing away I have your things I mean when you're going to bring practice you're not doing as much a weapon on the weapon. I don't remember how many I mean as many as I can have I think I have more than that but I think he said it I think they can count some of them and it's some of them where I like just missed it so but I think we work on Joe's matching the hand I think that's goes big and we do as a D line you know just affecting the quarterback is anyway you can it's just great for the defense you know just that little thing covering his eye you know he might throw it a little bit to the left to our player so so it's something that you really really have to work on. It's one of the things that you maybe worked on the most during your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen like oh that passed me about it. We don't have to ask this kind of kind of expected for someone.

35:41I think I just have like a like a eye for the ball kind of I kind of just look at the quarterback and just I see him like load up I just try to get in his ways and sometimes he throws it to me. I mean they get frustrated by you know we're a team you know we're just getting better. I should lot of a lot of different backs man and just learn and grow for them. If you had a pick your top three bags you had a ball right now one of the two. I don't really have a top three but I'll give you I'll give you one I would say Sequan Gibbs and I like McCaffrey. Although he was injured this year I like McCaffrey. I appreciate it. Who's the best back in this draft? Best back in this draft? I'll lead that up to y'all that's y'all that's y'all decision. Playing well Howard when I'm going to remember most. We're Howard man he's just such a great lead such a great leader man.

36:44It'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 Coastal like I think he got the transfer in as well from West Virginia just that one two punch with them both as well. They're going to be really good backs and so James people is man he's smart the way that he goes about his business man. He's mature and so man he's growing you know just as a person and as a player and so man yeah definitely Ohio State you know that running back from his engravings. Yeah coach coach hard line man he's full of energy man and he's creative as well you know I'm just learning from him as well you know trying to run more outside the back field was being able to learn from coach hard line and so he's definitely creative at what he's he does and he brings a lot of energy to the team as well and so I think that do really good.

37:55Just intensity man then since the other playoffs every game and it's like the intensity got you know higher and higher and so you know being able I know in the lead it's the same thing even if it's not the playoffs just every every game and then since it keeps getting higher and higher and so yeah you just I know you got to bring it you know each and every day and come in and work just like Ohio State. You know I definitely feel like Ohio State they definitely do a good job of preparing us for that you know I just remember even before going through this process I'll talk to a lot of players before 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 where I trained I trained that your your performance I think it's called the House of Athlete or the compound now they did a good job managers bring us in the way they went about training us man they did a really good job.

39:05The Bucking nearest know what I haven't. Tampa Tampa nice this is nice it's a nice city man really nice. The 40 to broad and avert. Yeah yeah 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 receiver so I got on the perimeter just making sure you know first of all my quarterback doesn't get a lot of things that I'm not going to let you get hit you know and so I don't know if I don't know if I gave up a sack I'm not sure that but I know if I did I haven't given up too many and so man it's for the love of my brothers though man making sure the ball get in their hands you know the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed.

40:07You had to hit the practice field later today. What is something you've been working on right now in my game. You can't really work on this you know in all season I feel like it's more so you know you got to put the pads on you got to go through some inside run you know maybe it's really just continuing run through tackles and so that's I feel like that's one of the areas in my game you know I want to continue to get better I feel like I did a good job of that my senior and so I just want to continue to build on that. Yes I did yes I did. So people try to look like a lot of morale. You get back in nursing and you get back in nursing and you get back in nursing and you get back in nursing. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison actually I know I'm a Camera shoe yeah man I'm a Camera great great back man just what he does and those 101 matchups he's dangerous man and he's so smooth he's so smooth as well I'm not going to lie he's smooth. So I just made a remark that's a little bit of a trick to see if I can see it. Yeah inside zone from stack being able to hit that thing downhill and I say the next one is probably just an option route out of the backfield you know and man and man coverage you're getting on that linebacker and so.

41:30Yeah 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 every game was a good game for him man and so but still man he always has the mentality the mindset that you know he's going to come in each and every day he's going to continue to work and get better man and so he's definitely man he's going to be a special player man he really is. Man a lot of ups and downs man it's just how you respond to adversity and I feel like that's something that God has definitely helped me to do better is just 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 I'm not going to do it. You know you can run to people but they still can't it's not too much they can't truly help you you know I feel like you know I feel like the only person that can truly help you is your relationship with Jesus Christ and so being able to lean on him you know he gives you in those moments where it's tough you know where it's low and when you're behind the scenes and you're going through things that people don't know about he gives you he gives you that peace and comfort you know even in those moments man where it's so hard that you can't you can't explain it's like man I'm going through this but like how am I still feel with this internal joy.

42:59You 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, the power of Jesus Christ, which aspect could be to those other individuals that you run to the power of Jesus and from being around power to Him? Man those guys have such a great mentality man I might just really love their mentality especially Q as well you know I talked about Will Howard his leadership but Quinch I'm mentality man that boy just yeah that boy just gifted you know you see you know sometimes he put in a situation where he look like you know he should have a negative five yards and as soon as you know it you know he that running through somebody step on somebody and she that's a game of 10 and so. Yeah 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 at the same time I want to learn from Quinch I 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 get better.

44:18I'm looking to grow as a player. Julian Sand oh yeah he's going to be a great but he's going to be a great quarterback man he's so so accurate and so he's definitely man I know Coach Dez definitely going to get him right just you know I'm continuing to grow as a leader continuing to grow as a player and so he's going to be really good for a high state. I know just the quarterback position I feel like you know the quarterbacks in the past they've they've definitely been vocal and so I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to ask Julian Sand as well it's to be that vocal leader and lead the lead to offense and lead to steam. I know Jake A. Dom is 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 Jake A. Dom is highlights like every every one of his years here like four or five years ago I remember watching Jake A. Dom is like a great player.

45:23He was here like four or five times and so man he was such a great back and I feel like you know when I see Jake A. Dom is 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.

47:23I'll be going. I'll be going. I'll be going. I think I got a lot bigger I'm like 240 I'm like 240 for right now last year I played at like 236 to 37. What does it feel like a 244 or a value you feel like almost a different machine out there. Like like more downhill like stronger like I'm taking all blocks better it's bigger. You said don't think 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.

48:29What do you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more. You just got to get ready to just play 30 more snaps. How would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an 8 stand point. I'm looking forward to it I'm ready for it. The text is opener it's a rematch so to speak but it's not really two different teams compared to the last time you all played and stuff. How has that enhanced this camp for you and this team getting ready for the where an opener of that magnitude. Yeah with an opener like that we've been emphasizing it a lot we know we got coming so we know we got to do it. I think Riley ready to play right now he advanced freshman like he in the book he studying like he advanced and his measurements is crazy like he saw like the saw line too. You said you're ready. What was that process like during last season could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready.

49:32Yeah 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. I say ready I think it's pretty much like everything physically mentally mostly I think I'm there. A different is that feeling this year than last year. I asked a one more time. How different is that responsibility. That is just a emotional call back. I feel like it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year but I kind of go about it the same way like last year I was attention over everything I did. I feel like this year it's going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more. Somebody who's some reason. What word.

50:32I say. Scrab my game I say like when you think of me you think of like a like a bully like a silver bullet. I don't really know what it is. That's how I like to play a thing. No I ain't got to be my nickname but. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's like. I think it's a bit suspicious style and how it's free. I mean how does that fit you and what are you enjoying about it? Playing in that kind of style. I think it fit me because. I don't know I just like the defense. I feel like we got like you said we got a lot of freedom and we moving around a lot. I don't know if I say that because there's a lot of thinking going on but it's like.

51:32I just like it's deep I like how the difference I like what you got going on. I was a sad one. Now I want to my sad I was kind of like happy for you. Yeah. That's what you want. No. No. No that's my dog. I'm not going to say it kind of missing a little bit but yeah I'm happy for you. Well, thank you. Go ahead one last but coach days talked a lot about the guys who played some last year but maybe weren't the starters and the hunger for that wasn't maybe your national championship. You guys can win your own. Yeah. How much do you feel that is a guy who certainly contributed last year but will be in this bigger role and I wanted some of your classmates. Yeah. Yeah I do feel like I did win the 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 feeling maybe on the field a lot more place. Great. Oh, Bell, thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thanks, sir. When were you talking to you during the week you said last game didn't go great so how would you say this game for you?

52:35I mean it was a solid. I think offense played a good game in a definitely executed and run game in the past game as well. I'm not going to lie to you. I think I saw a Colorado stat run. He has four incompletions all over to me so I'm not very happy about that. You definitely get that fix but we can team to build on chemistry as you think is on. Your first experience playing here at home was that like for you? It was great. No, that crowd was rocking. The energy was amazing. I'm super happy that everybody came down and supported the Cardinals so hopefully they can team to come up. I think it's more wins. Well that first NFL touchdown feel like. Well great. I just want to hopefully they confirmed it as I was going through everything. I know it was close but I definitely made a great play out there. Ord was this past week just coming off of performance that you're not usually don't have how hard it was just to kind of get to this next Sunday? I think you can never get too high and never get too low. Last week I know I'm going to get too low.

53:35This week I'm not going to get too high on a successful day. I need to try to approach each game with the same mindset, the same preparation, same routine. No matter how the results are. Obviously if things are going bad I've got to change some things. I think I've never had any lack of confidence in myself or the rest of the team. I've got to get better each and every week and I can continue to grow. Does it help? Does it help? It definitely helps a little bit. I think every receiver can tell you that once you get the ball out of the ball, your hands are a little bit especially early on in the game. I can just relax and just go out and play freely, especially for me. I'm still my second game really. I'm still trying to get used to everything and I think it'll all start to develop and grow. Second touchdown, why did you break that route deep? I saw the pre-snap. Based on the play that we called I know I kind of had to over-round. Once I kind of scrimmaged to the right or roll to the right. I kind of feel like there was going to be nobody deep there.

54:36Obviously with Kyler and his ability to take a play, he always got to be ready and kind of have an pre-snap with what I want to do if he starts to scramble. I just took a high. Obviously he's a great vision. He saw me and we connected on a big play there. When you dove, did you think you were going to get to the goal line or were you going to be a line? I did once I took off. I was getting an end zone for sure. Now, JG always tell us not to reach. So I'm sorry he's going to tell me about that. But I'm glad I made the play for sure. There was another scrim. The off schedule. What's the key for you to help him in the decision? Just get open. Make sure he can see you first and foremost. Get open, find open space. Make yourself available. On the second scramble drill on the left side line, was that intentional? You kind of stepped back, they did the safety that you went deep. Was that intentional? What's going through your mind there? Is it just kind of all based on the field? Yeah, I mean, it's a little bit of field. Obviously, I kind of saw the defense that there was no way deep. And kind of once I came back to Kyler and knew he would drive on it.

55:37And then kind of made a U-turn and took it deep. And obviously, with Kyler's vision, like I said, his ability to extend the play second to none. And I was very, very fully saw me. On that first touchdown, does it all feel familiar when you score in Paris' lifting up? Yeah, definitely. We've been talking about that for a while now. I'm glad we got there, if I could have a chance to do that. Are you feeling good in Kyler? Good comment, right, John? Yeah, I mean, I think it's great. Obviously, his skill setting, his ability, he can do everything on the football field. Obviously, from end to pocket, extend to the play. Now, I think I do a good job of getting myself open when the play breaks down. Obviously, that's one of his best abilities. Obviously, in the pocket, having everything one time. I feel like I'm a pretty good route runner, so I can get open on time and on schedule. And we kind of just do our thing from there. Mike said you didn't change anything about your pretty game routine. Did you think about it? Did you think about changing anything up? Or did you know I got to just do the same thing? No, I can't change anything up just off of one week. I think more and more brilliant, anything to process is probably the most critical and important factor to anything.

56:40The results are going to be what they're going to be, depending on the week, depending on the defense, how the game flows. So the results come very, but along with the process, they're saying I think that's the most important. There's more of a defender draped all over you. What does more for your confidence or validate your confidence in that or scoring the touchdowns? I'm just happy because it's a completion. However, it comes. I'm just going to do my job to get open and catch the ball for Kyler. And I just go from that really. Mike said that he texted you after the game last week to kind of give some words of wisdom. What does it mean to have the support of something that's your locker made over there? Yes. I couldn't ask for a better teammate really than Mike and just to really rest the receiver room. Since the first day I got there, they've always had my back always wanted to support me. That receiver room is great. I've been a lot of special receiver rooms from a talent standpoint and the talent's just up there with the rest of them, but just the characters and persons. Personalities in that room is really second to none. So I'm super thankful they always had my back.

57:42They always had their back as well. But Mike, for him to do that, definitely meant a lot to me. And obviously we do everything pretty much together. We do your own jug machine throughout the week. We're always on a jug machine. Just to find it any way that we can make each other better. So I have it in a teammate like Mike, like I said, he's been great and I wouldn't ask for anybody better. Did you feel like he left some meat on the bone in terms of plays that you could have made and then how much is he going to feel for next week? Like I said, for completions, for Kyler and they were all to me, it's definitely unacceptable and you're continuing to get better. Develop that chemistry, develop that relationship, as you get more getting rid of some sort of come. Still week two, we have 15 weeks left. So I'm not worried. I'm going to continue to get better like I said. When did you realize that all the physical completions were targets for you? Well, look at the stat sheet, the box score, whatever it is. It's got an onesy line. It was very disappointed. That's all that. You had a counter region was telling us in the locker-american game you was wondering if you would have some jokes for the team this week in meetings.

58:47Yeah, they've been on these. Obviously all the rookies have kind of had to stay jokes before the meetings. It's not really my personality. I kind of just sit there and listen to the coaches. But I told them, we'll see. We'll see about that. You like the standard deliver though, he said you were an oliam, and you would have been fine by now? Yeah. Like I said, the receiver room, they're the great job of not having me do too many, no outlandish things. I guess I couldn't ask for a better receiver room. How many texts did you have when you checked your phone after the meeting? I'm asked that really having gotten around to it yet. I just kind of enjoyed the win with my teammates. I was the first one of the year against the division opponent. I'll build a lot of momentum going forward. There's such performance like this. I was just asking what are performance like this does about the offense in big situations, hostile environments, just putting it all together. What does that say about what this team can do moving forward? I think within the building, we think we have the best offense in the NFL just from a talent standpoint.

59:50Who the coaches are. There's obviously one back there. We can do anything. I think we have continued to show that and prove that on a weekly basis. And I would continue to get better. Obviously the whole offensive really hasn't had much in game action just yet really really long that second game. So continue to grow. And I'm a super excited to see where we go from here. Thirty and two in the first quarter. That was a good one. Three-six. Yeah. I mean, could have been better, I'm sure. So I got to get the rest of the game to go as well. I really plan as much. So I just wanted to get more experience under my belt. So I can bring younger guys with me because I've been through a lot. One of those younger guys, we're seeing it out here. It's the first time it's heard all your life. What do you see from well? Because I kind of felt like last year we all forgot about it because he was hurt. Now he's running almost a second man up behind you and tied. What have you seen in the game?

1:00:51Well, it was a workhorse. He goes, stay quiet. He's going to work hard. And that's what I love about him. He focuses. He don't really talk much. He's going to get a job done. Do a job right. Rarely has any mistakes. What would be a successful season? A national championship. A ring. When all the games we don't want to lose anything. We got a mindset that we can't be beat. And we just got to go show it. That mindset different. It seems like you guys expect a national championship every year. This year even more so. You guys have all come back with us. You guys have all decided like an opposite way. Does that feel different? Or is there not really any difference? It's just the same work. It's definitely a difference. Everyone working harder. We noticed our last run. Most of us don't have any years after this. So we got to go bigger, go home and we're not trying to go home. Finish big. We know what you guys think of Michigan. But when you look at what they did, they won the national championship. And you guys took them down to the final minute.

1:01:51Right? You know what I mean? You were right there. Something goes a little different. You guys could have won that game against them. Does that tell you anything about like that? Hey, you guys want to win a national championship. But you played to the 59th minute with the team that won the national championship last year. Like you're that close. So I'm saying we just like work harder. That's kind of coach makes a saying, you know, nobody cares. Just work harder. Like those, you know, when we played Georgia, it's the same thing. Last play, you know, they went on the win in 90s. So we just got to get over that hump at the end of the season. I think we'll be fine. How frustrating is that? You're that close against the last two national titles. Of course, you know, it's frustrating. But you can't change the outcome. You can't really dwell on it. You just got to, you know, come back and work harder. Do things better than you did last year and hopefully the outcome will change. Is that as you get older, you kind of learn. I thought I was working hard, but then you always find out there's a little more that you could have been doing. Yeah, definitely. I mean, that's how that's what growing up is basically in college.

1:02:51I 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. What do you need it to be to be your best? Uh, it is at 75. 80, 85. I mean, I can, it's all on me. I just, I think it's a little higher. I was just trying to be funny, but I mean, it's all on me. I just got to run harder in shape. It's been a fact. The idea of a potential is 17 and 17. I think I'm going to go that way. I think I definitely can last. I was just, you know, we got to get the young guys that come along with us. We can't play 50 snaps again. That's just too much on our bodies. Uh, just everybody's like online, D line. We got to get those younger guys to play, you know, get that pieces on the D line and the online and everywhere else. So we can last that long. Speaking of the light playing, I mean, snap again.

1:03:51I don't know if any of us were really expected to be put out next time. Uh, yeah, I did. Unless we were like winning by like a lot. Uh, I thought like there are no mommy's, you know, I can go sit down or something. But we're playing them big games like, you know, Notre Dame, too, or North, those kind of games. Of course, I want to be, because I know I can contribute. And I want one point. I want to be a little bit more, uh, I'm going to be a little bit more, uh, I'm going to be a little bit more, uh, North, those kind of games. Uh, of course, I want to be, because I know I can contribute. And I want one put that on anyone else when I know I can get the job done. Well, it stands out about Kaden McDonald because he got it. You guys in a second. Oh, yeah, definitely. K-Mac is a K-Mac's animal. Y'all, you haven't really seen it yet, but in practice, he shows it all the time. He's just, he's growing right now. He has to work, I think. He just has to get, you know, into playbook and things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to 6th or you're 327. He's 326. Yeah, he's a very old guy. I kind of look at him like my junior, but you know, K-Mac, he's going to be a great player. He's got to develop more and get into playbook.

1:04:51So really a lot on you, older guys, there's that large group of young guys and then there's three seniors in the back. Is that part of your task for this year to bring those guys along as well? Yeah, definitely. We got to be leaders. Um, like I said, we got to have them play this year. We can't just play all the snaps. They got to get in there and get some work. And we got to get them right during the all season. So they can play and not just play, they want to like contribute, like make plays, tackle sex. It seems like these guys get figures. Each one of the first in the class is a third or a third. Do those guys kind of, does it kind of allow you in the first? Yeah, they definitely some big dudes. And they all work hard. I'm really seeing much of something a day too when I'm passing on. But throughout the workouts, they've been working hard, you know, they're determined. I would say that. And it looks like they're ready to work with me. How important is this? It feels like there's a lot of great defense that you have big athletic defense attacks who can eat up space

1:05:51but also move, you know, right? That is that. Is that an inquire maybe through great defense to have guys like you that have some balls, but also a great finger? I think that is definitely. I think if you look at the last couple of national championship winners, like team of North, they you know, they got two good, uh, detaco, two athletic detacos. Look at Georgia, two athletic detacos. I think that's definitely neat if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. If you think about this, they want to find why the defense attack is like, what's Georgia? Jordan Davis and Dylan Carter. Let's miss again. It's Chris Jenkins. Couple more questions. I mean, you understand this is your play, 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 detacos. Yeah. Like in the combine, just now, you see in like those guys, they're moving four to four seven eights and things like that.

1:06:51So we'll see. And when you think about this freakish attack, how do you think you fit into that bowl of that kind of thing? You watch that and say, yeah, that's me. Yeah, definitely. I think I'm top notch when it comes to detacos, but I don't want to, you know, get a big head, but you know, watch it come on. I watch it do the drills. I have tape here. You're like, look at my film. So I think I'm up there with all those guys. Do you become like a artist who comes to the bad guy's past? Yeah. Think of ways. Have your things. When you're going, you're not doing as much a weapon. Do you have like a gold one? I don't remember how many you have last year. Like you have gold. How many do you want to have? I mean, as many as I can have, I think I have more than that. But I think they're counseling. I think they're counseling some of them. And it's some of them where I like just missed it. So, but I think we work on drills matching the hand. I think that's goes big. And I think that's what we do as a D line.

1:07:51You know, just affecting the quarterback is anywhere you can. It's just great for the defense. You know, just that little thing covering his eye. You know, he might throw it a little bit to the left to our players. So, let's something that you really, really have to work on. That's one of the things that you've maybe worked on the most. You could bring your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen. Like, oh, that pastor is better than that. We don't have to ask him to try it. I think I just have like an eye for the ball kind of. I kind of just look at the quarterback and just, I see him like load up. I just try to get in his way. And sometimes he just throws it to me. I don't know. I'm irritated if you have to be a high state quarterback. It's something that bad down passes. I mean, they get frustrated, but you know, we're a team. You know, we're just getting back. Watch a lot of, a lot of different backs, man. They just learn to grow for them. You got to pick your top three backs and get a ball right now. Uh, I don't really have a top three, but I'll give you one. I would say, say, Juan Gibbs and I like McCaffrey.

1:08:58Although he was injured this year. I like McCaffrey. Who's the best back in this draft? Best back in this draft. I'll lead that up. The y'all, that's y'all decision. Playing well with Howard. Well, Howard, when I'm going to remember most, we're a Howard, man. He's just such a great leader, man. It's just like in moments where, you know, usually a lot of players, they fold, man. He was just always calm and relaxed, man. And he just the leader that he was, man. That's one thing I'm going to remember about him. Yeah, he's shoot. He's going to be really good, man. He's on Coach Lock. Coach Lock, I think he got the transfer in as well from West Virginia. Just that one, two punch with them both as well. They're going to be really good backs. And so James, people's, man. He's smart. The way that he goes about his business, man. He's mature. And so, man, he's growing, you know, just as a person and as a player. And so, man, yeah, definitely Ohio State. You know, that running back room is in great hands. I was right there, like I'm looking at the UFC spot.

1:10:00But I'm just not the best news to now. And I'm going to help you get a little bit of it. Yeah, Coach Heartline, man. He's full of energy, man. And he's creative as well. You know, I'm just learning from him as well. You know, I'm trying to run more outside the backfield. It was being able to learn from Coach Heartline. And so, he's definitely creative at what he does. And he brings a lot of energy to the team as well. And so, I think that would do really good. Just intensity, man. And since he did other playoffs, every game. And it's like the intensity got higher and higher. And so, you know, being able, I know in the lead, it's the same thing. Even if it's not the playoffs, just every game. And the intensity keeps getting higher and higher. And so, yeah, you just, I know you got to bring it. You know, each and every day and come in and work. And just like Ohio State, you know, I definitely feel like Ohio State. They definitely do a good job of preparing us for that. You know, I just remember even before going through this process, I'll talk to a lot of players before then. And they told me a lot of just about how much Ohio State prepared them.

1:11:03You know, for the NFL. And so, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I know I took a couple of days off after the National Championship. And then, shoot, right after that, I'm writing sample Florida. And I'm right to it. And so, yeah, I think while I trained, I trained at 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. You know what I have? The Bucking Nears. No, I haven't. What do you think of the city Tampa? Tampa. Tampa, Tampa, nice. It's a nice city, man. Really nice. The 40, the broad and the vert. You've been on the praises and awesome lockers. You've been here with the mentality of like when you've got a linebacker, so you're gonna be a bit more involved with it. Yeah. Yeah, no, man.

1:12:03It's really all about technique. And then it's about mindset as well. And so, I say, you know, it's for the love of my brother. It's for the love of Will Howard. It's for the love of the receiver, so 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. I said, man, I'm not going to let you get hit, you know, and so I don't know if I don't know if I gave up a sack. I'm not sure that, but I know if I did, I haven't given up too many. And so, man, it's for the love of my brother's, though, man, making sure that the ball get in their hands, you know, the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed. You had to hit the practice field later today. What is something you've been working on right now when you need to? 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.

1:13:04I feel like I did a good job of that my senior year. And so I just want to continue to build on that. So you know what I was saying? Yes, I did. Yes, I did. So people, you look like, I'm going to throw out there. You look like a nurse. I can mail them to give them a round. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison. Actually, I know I'm a Camera. Sure, yeah, man, I have a Camera. Great, great back, man. Just what he does and knows, 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. Yeah. Inside zone from stack, being able to hit that thing downhill. And I'll say the next one is probably just an option out of the backfield. You know, a man and man coverage, you're getting on that linebacker. And so. Great. What he made to be here, make a couple of years, Jeremiah. You have to turn it across the world. It's how you prefer it to be.

1:14:05You can get it in that direction. So what you did to your mother was like a figure. Yeah, I say to man, the biggest thing is the way that he carries himself, man. And the way that man, he approaches the game. He comes in with the mindset, you know, he's going to work every single week. You know, every practice, you know, he's working hard, you know, even shoot. I don't know, every good thing. I think he had a, every game was a good game for him, man. And so, but still, man, he always has the mentality to mindset that, you know, he's going to come in each and every day. He's going to continue to work and get better, man. And so he's definitely man. He's going to be a special player, man. He really is. Man, a lot of ups and downs, man. It's just how you respond to adversity. And I feel like that's something that God has definitely helped me to do better. It's just, 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.

1:15:05It's not too much. They can't truly help you. You know, I feel like, you know, I feel like the only person that can truly help you is your relationship with Jesus Christ. And so, being able to lean on him, you know, he gives you, in those moments, where it's tough, you know, where it's slow. And when you're behind the scenes and you're going through things that people don't know about, he gives you that peace and comfort. You know, even in those moments, man, where it's so hard that you can't explain. It's like, man, I'm going through this, but like, how am I still filled with this internal joy? You know, how do I have so much peace in this situation? And so, that's something that only Jesus Christ can give you. And so, Which aspect, the future of those other individuals, how are you going to model for them from being around power and understanding? Um, man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. I might just really love their mentality, especially Q as well. You know, I talked about Will Howard, his leadership, but Quinchiam mentality, man.

1:16:08That boy just, yeah, that boy just gifted, you know, you see, you know, sometimes he put in a situation where he looked like, you know, he should have a negative five yards. And as soon as you know it, you know, he, the running through somebody, stiff arm, and somebody, and shoot, it's a game to 10. And so, 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, too, beyond it. He's just gifted, you know, he's, he's a big back, you know, he's strong. And so, you know, he's able to do, he's able to do those things. So, yeah, man, it's definitely, you know, I look at this game, and I want to, you know, at the same time, I want to learn from Quinchiam. You know, I want to look at this game, it's like, man, where, where can I get better at as well? You know, that's the type of player I am. I'm always looking to get better, man. I'm always looking to grow as a player. Julian San, oh yeah, he's going to be a great, but he's going to be a great quarterback, man. He's so, so accurate. And so, he's definitely, man, I know Coach Dez definitely going to get him right. Just, you know, continuing to grow as a leader, continuing to grow as a player.

1:17:08And so, he's going to be really good for a high state. I know just the quarterback position. I feel like, you know, the quarterbacks in the past, they've definitely been vocal. And so, I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to ask Julian San as well, is to be that vocal leader and lead the offense and lead the team. Thanks, guys. Thanks, guys. Shoot, man, he has a build like JK Dobbins. 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. And I feel like, you know, when I see JK Dobbins, when I see James people, I see similarities to both of their games.

1:18:08I feel like they play the same. And so, appreciate you all. Thank you. Thank you.

1:19:29Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, man. Thank you. Thank you, guys. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Well, I got coming in last year. I knew it was all so I just tacked Eric Dave really the same way. a van very rough. Physically, how different are you? Weight wise, body wise on that from the year. I think I got a lot bigger.

1:20:29I'm like 240, you know, like 240, 4 right now. Last year I played it like 236, 237. What does it feel like at 244 or a belt? You feel like almost a different machine out there. Yeah, like a, what does it feel like to be running around out there like you are, but with more, more back? I just feel like I'm like, like, like more downhill, like stronger, like I'm taking all the blocks better. It's a big knee. 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. What do you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more? Just got to get ready to just play 30 more snaps. So, but are you, are you, how would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an each standpoint? Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it. My, I'm ready for it. The Texas opener is a rematch, but it's not really two different teams compared to the last time you all played this couple. How has that enhanced this camp for you

1:21:30and this team getting ready for it for an opener of that magnitude? Yeah, with an opener like that, we've been, um, we've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming, so we know we got to do, we've prepared for it. I already did probably work today. Yeah, I think Roblin ready to play right now. He advanced freshman, like he in the, he in the book, he studied in like he advanced and his measurements was crazy, like he saw like the saw line to him. Roblin, you said you're ready, right? You know, you're ready. What was that process like during last season? Could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready for whatever the team needed for you? Yeah, because that's pretty much what my role was, just whenever I was needed, I had to step up. So I feel like that's what built me into me being able to say I'm ready for this year. When you say ready, is it more a physical thing? Is it a mental thing? When I say ready, I think it's pretty much like everything physically, mentally, mostly. I think I'm there. A different is that feeling this year than last year? That's possible.

1:22:30That's not possible. I asked one more time. How different is that responsibility? That's just the most important call that. If you were last year, you knew you were a homemaker. Oh, I feel like it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year. But I kind of go about it the same way. Like last year, I was attention to everything I did. I feel like this year is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more. For somebody who's some reason, I'm just trying to help you. And what word? How's everybody's words you're watching? Uh, I say, scrawling. Now I say, when you think of me, you think of like a bully, like a silver bullet. I don't really a bully. I'm always on the ball. That's how I like to play and think. No, I ain't got to be my nickname, but I'm not saying that the thing can beat that song. Oh, yeah, yeah.

1:23:31You want a lot of money? Yeah, that's it. I've always had a couple questions. I took Patricia's style and how it's free. I mean, how does that fit you? And what are you enjoying about it? And how do you like it in that kind of style? Think it fit me because I don't know. I just like the defense. I feel like we got, like you said, we got a lot of freedom and we're moving around a lot of the terms. It's like, no, I don't know. I don't really know how to answer that. That's OK. You could go on your instincts a little bit more, baby. And it's not so thinking of too much. I don't even know if I say that because there's a lot of thinking going on. But it's like, I just like it's deep. I like her Patricia deep. I like what you got going on. What was it, sad? What's she doing after that? Uh, no. Now, I wanted to much sad. I was kind of like happy fun. Yeah. That's what you want. No. No. All right. No, that's my dog. I go, so yeah. Kind of missing a little bit. But yeah, I'm happy fun, though. Well, go ahead. Go ahead. One last question. Coach Daze talked a lot about the guys who played

1:24:32some last year, but maybe weren't the starters and the hunger for that wasn't maybe your national championship you guys will win your own. How much do you feel that is a guy who certainly contributed last year, but will be in this bigger role and a lot of some of your classmates? Yeah, I do feel like, um, yeah, I do feel like I did when the Nadi Lash are, but like you said, my role wasn't same as how's going to be this year. So yeah, I definitely want to go get another one. Experience that like feeling maybe on field, a lot more place. That's it. Great. Oh, Bill, thank you very much. Thanks, I'll take quarterback. I'll take quarterback. He's very smart. He doesn't really take too many chances. He knows what he wants to do. He goes very easily well. So that's a very talented quarterback. He left my place. I've been very talented here. I have to say much, bro. I have to be fine with you. What is it about to him? I don't know. They back to those two place off the gap to work in the first time around. I think you just get me to do this. You know, it's all what? You put the process like to address that,

1:25:33and how different it is. You do as many as that's felt. You guys probably weren't so much fun. You know, if you mentioned the core of our excite, what's the message to us? What's the message to us? It seems, from the outside, like, it's pretty. It's just a pretty much the same way. What was it like? This is really good in that room. You know, for those days, you might see some sort of changes. Maybe some of the lost things. Yeah, so he's just, you know, really simple and trusting the guys. You know, we have so much trust in the coaches here. You know, make the right, you know, to change this, and of course, to be in the test position as possible. I think they just, I think for us, we just had to block their, do the copp and stuff, the plan, whatever the players call, whatever their needs just go off their own. Execute it. I don't think we appreciate it. Execution is just a lot. Really emotive. I think we called it. As long as everybody's mindset is, has one mentality to, you know, just go get it. You know, make sure there's no yard game. I think that changes the mindset of everybody on the set of movies. Yeah, the right on big changes in New York

1:26:34and as they were arguing. Take the most. I mean, at first, like, you know, it was a tough loss. So, you know, as any felt like everything was big, but then when you kind of just take your time to look at everything and analyze everything, it was just like, man, we just, we just need to keep everything simple. Make everything and just, just about us. And, you know, not like feel like we're, you know, making everything about them. It's, you know, we can dictate what they do. And I think that was the mindset. It made Letterman Raw. 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? Oh, 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 frontline script is coming, you know, though the nose in there, and I respect them for that, because, you know, there's gonna be times where 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?

1:27:35Obviously, everybody's critical, but you're gonna 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 if one person is 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 and we have each other's backs and just trust one another. And, man, I think that performance is gonna be off the charts. Well, for the right, Kelly and Stitz, WSW. QT, how would you describe the mentality of the defense right now getting this opportunity for a red-match award? Yeah, hungry and thankful. I mean, we know how the last time when, you know, we had a chip on our shoulder. I mean, we were riding high before that game and we took that loss and we came back and we had 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

1:28:37stage jersey for the next game. That's what's on stake. And just to be able to represent this state and this team. I mean, we understand what's on the line. And, you know, we're just hungry and blessed that we get this opportunity to play in the Rose Bowl. Right behind your Adam King, WBNS. What do you remember most about walking off the field in Eugene? What was kind of all your minds in that moment? I mean, there was a, I don't think anybody imagined it. Imagine us losing. You know, I didn't, that's for sure. And I think after that it was kind of hit deep, but I understand it that man, we still, there's still a lot of ball left to be played. I mean, you can let it sting for a little bit, but, you know, if you let it carry over too long, then, you know, there it goes. There goes your whole season, but I think we did a great job of just understanding, coming together in this room right here, not being afraid to display or hold a accountability for one another. And, you know, as that happened,

1:29:37we 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 Drow. JT, 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 because it seemed like he was playing since the best of all of the things. Yeah, I mean, that's my boy. He's in the R2X club, too, but, you know, Keata, I mean, every time his numbers call, he goes out 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, I'd like to point this back. Dylan Gabriel is obviously very elusive and he's not very tall. How important it could be to just kind of stay in your past rush lanes

1:30:39and neglect a lot of balls and kind of make a difference that way? Yeah, I think it just comes on being disciplined, knowing who you're playing against. Like you said, Dylan, he's a, he's surely very elusive. I mean, he can, he is making throws. I mean, he get out the pike. He can do everything. So I think for us, we just have to discipline him and just continue to just meet with Coach Jay, me with the coach's nose 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. He's not. Yeah. How about you play together four years, both five store guys, kind of describe your relationship with him, friendship with him, and just kind of how you cop with each other? Man, that's my brother. Like 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 camp.

1:31:40Every room. Yeah, sometimes go over there. It's the move over there. Yeah. There's the neat one who's the messing 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 Gertman, 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 this scouting and preparation, or how much do you take into 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 offense blind? 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 made some changes for sure. There's a certain tendency we can take back from that game, but we also understand that they went on a little run after that. And we can see that they elevated as an offense. So we just got to continue to watch those games, dissect the other games,

1:32:43and 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 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, there's a lot of things we can take away from all the wins and losses. And from those wins, we understood that, hey, we can be the best defensive country. And from those losses, we understand that there's still things that need to be fixed.

1:33:45And I think when you take all that in, at once, that it comes down to the common goal or the common goal, 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 Copp and Columbus Dispatch. Joey? 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, you know, we have to know what's going on in the back, can we? And I was going on to 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.

1:34:48I mean, it showed this play because everybody knows we each other's doing. It's not like the linebackers know what they're doing. The corners and BI, 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. So, you know, we just, we just kind of lean on each other's understanding because, you know, like I said, like Denzel knows how to play corner-bedded, then I know how to play corner. So, you know, he has more, more wisdom at that position than I do. JT, thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks, man. Yes, of course. When we have will that when he's firing, it's ultimately going to help our whole team. But that's the kind of the 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. Scott, you will 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.

1:35:50Michael, 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 installed 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 isn'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 that we're going to throw the first punch.

1:36:50Next one is going to come from Dan Hope. Dan, go ahead. G, 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, 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 don't allow us to do around here is get complacent or to be comfortable with wins. Although, you know, Coach Data is a great job. He tells us all the time, you know, to, whenever we're going to do that, we're going to 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, we're on to the next week. It's too competitive out here. Played 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

1:37:53down and 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 game or what to their tape. They obviously blew a 16 point lead. And the way you guys are riding high and dominating, 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 to Texas? No. I wouldn't say that we find our confidence in anything that an opponent would do. Like I mentioned a moment ago, we all of our confidence and all of our motivational come, 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.

1:38:53I 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. Nicole Sheeran, 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 having him here. He was definitely a cool guy. He wasn't here long enough for him and I to be very close. But obviously, you know, when you line up on the other side of the field, it's, there's

1:39:59no, you know, friendships in that moment, you know, where they're to win a game. And so I think, I don't think it really makes a difference if, you know, who's that quarterback and I don't think that's something that we're going to be thinking about. But obviously, you know, after the game or, you know, it's going to be exciting to play against, you know, someone that you know, but ultimately, it doesn't really matter who's in their uniform. Our goal is to come after them, regardless of who they are. So, let Noah Weiss off the flattered. How have you seen Will change on the field and off the field from the moment you first met him? Yeah. Will has, you know, 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. But it's just been amazing to be around him.

1:41:00He's grew to be one of my better friends on this team. And, you know, 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 that ups and downs and previous years you've fallen short of your goals. 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. 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, all the shame, everything we've been through has ultimately led us to where we are today. And I have confidence in that. And that's why I'm not a big believer in getting too high or getting too low. When I lose games, I try to stay, you know, as even kill as possible. Same way when we win games because I ultimately just have the faith and the ability to know

1:42:02that 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. You need to learn to shame. And, 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 shame? Yeah, it's important right here. It's not, 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. And there can be a bit of shame to maybe even show yourself in public because of a loss that you've had. But again, my point being is that despite the things that we have been through, I'm a

1:43:04firm 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 in how the faith that the Lord is working all things together for the good of those who love him. A couple more questions. Do you have a Birmingham podcast? Yeah, I do. 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 is so I think obvious to everyone. Can you imagine yourself three years ago being the person you are now and now leaving you out of state 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?

1:44:05No, 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 just thought back just some years ago when I headbutted that guy from Team North and just the public ridicule that I received from that and the anger that I received from 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 maybe I had and I just look at what the Lord has done in my life and not just myself,

1:45:05but 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. Like, here's a guy with all this opportunity and took this path and you took it and changed it and I just think it's fascinating. We don't talk to you all this time. No man. So were you suggesting that you were going to apply for a six year? No, not at all. No man. No man. But you're absolutely right. And 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 whether 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 strayed

1:46:08away too far and there's no way that a Lord can forgive. 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. You want from Columbus. Here's Joey Kaufman. Columbus, this path. Texas is past defense, just to go to the Liberty Big Plays and getting interceptions. What is stood out about that back end when you've watched my film? 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. It 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 a house date. We preach all the time to like when you come here, you play for games where you play against

1:47:09someone. 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 you can't really see on the outside, 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 them or ourselves who is put more into the intangibles to win these kind of games. Any final questions? Tim May, letter and roll. Yeah, as you've been speaking here, gee, I'm just saying of other teams I've covered in the past, really good teams and stuff. And one guy, one time, tell me, there was almost like a home in the background when you're

1:48:09in this building and stuff of like work being done and things like that. You have a feel for the spiritual aspect of this team also and stuff. Do you feel that special home or where we want to call it about this team at this moment? Without a doubt, I said it a few times in the interview post-game and I'll say it again, there was a moment that we were able to share after coming after that loss against team of north. We had a player-led meeting where we were able to catch out some of the differences what we think is going wrong. And 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, there were 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 don't know how long, but I believe that there's something very special about this team.

1:49:12And I think people are getting ready to witness the 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. Yeah, your day is over in my mind, Caves. Toughest team wins bottom line. You feel that in your heart too. The toughest team finally wins these games. Yes, yes. I think, I mean, there's an accumulation of a lot of things. There's being tough, having discipline, not getting dumb penalties, having great technique. Again, 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. This is 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?

1:50:14Am 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 tomorrow? I'm going to be a cancer on this team. You know, all those little things are all what goes into winning these kind of games. And like you mentioned, toughness. And so we hang our hat on that. And that's the goal. It's 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. Just so that it takes us to do. 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 within the day, we got to put them in zone. We're not doing that. We're not doing our job. Are you guys creating more explosive plays? Has it been 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 Sins has been here for highs and lows over the many, many years.

1:51:17He's been with this program now. What sort of his message to your group right now? Or when you're turning to him, what is he saying as far as how to get through this? Yeah. I was just really just coming and attacking every day as you would, regardless. And staying even through hardship and attacking it the same way every day. That's really all you can do. And you just get a little better every day and see where it takes you. Based on the way things are already we're setting up, but then also 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 the role is always try to help the offense move the ball. And whether they were called upon to do that in the past game or the run game, we just got to step up and do our job at a high level and whatever you asked from us, we just got to do it at a high level and let the offense go. You're some of leaders on the offense.

1:52:18Some of the leaders. I would say Gus is a big leader. He's been doing it for a while and someone that everyone trusts is going to do his job at a high level. And I think we have Hudson's a good leader too as well. Obviously he's a quarterback so he takes on that leadership role. And I think we just 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. George is a great athlete so having him out there can only help. You know, we're really excited about him and what you can do on the field so it'd be great. Let me show you some moments. Right. 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. We're able to treat concussions and also back then is like if you got a concussion, they were sending you right back into the game. So now it's a lot different.

1:53:18We got a protocol and it gives your brain time to heal and everything. So 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. Can you recommend it by the trainer or the ankle strength? 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 how you question any more severe than the others you had? No, that's one of the other things. 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. So 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, it goes like

1:54:19they get a concussion, not fully healed and they go right back out there and playing. Denzel, a captain see a side or maybe part of it. Can you just reflect on how you've grown since showing up here in fairly 21? Is it a player versus a guard man? 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? 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 specialists 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, but they'll be okay. We saw the play with Elijah Mueller, your head growing. Say it again.

1:55:19We saw the play at practice. Did you think you'd be up for two weeks after that? I mean, I was good pretty much. 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. I was playing regular season game. So I mean, I was just really good at time to heal. It wasn't any rush. You both were already in camp and still had a helmet to helmet. From your perspective, it has to be an expert. But are those doing what they're intended to do? You know, Dante, you've learned it when he got first. You know what I'm saying? Like, guys are still getting concussions and getting them wearing. It's definitely still a physical sport. So I mean, concussion and a habit of 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 is as much padding as I would like. But I feel it could be looked at.

1:56:19But I think you get a concussion whether you were in a Guardian cap or not. So I mean, stuff happens. This is a physical game. Sorry. Would you just to clarify this? You said you're going to get any helmet. Also, were the Guardian cap during the game? No. I don't know. Do you feel good about this game helmet that you've been using? Yeah. Yeah. What's the name of the game and the brand of helmet? Like any details you have? Oh, I'm not sure the brand name yet. I have the gated from those guys inside. But you guys would definitely be seeing this on the... And how do you feel about not playing in a preseason game? You have to say as your career is going to be a deal. Oh, and I want to say it's not a big deal. But I don't feel any pressure or 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. But I still been practicing and playing and working out and getting ready for the season. So I mean, 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. Would you think about MJ did film it, particularly during the joint practice in Jefferson?

1:57:20Yeah. MJ 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 thought we all number ones and we able to do different things out there on the field. And one guy's out. Another guy can step in and not lose track or not lose pace on what we got going on. How do you think MJ has grown as a leader in the early of the year? He's trying to figure out this world as a guy that's bringing energy and also trying to bring it along? Yeah, definitely. Like you said, bring it in. That's exactly. Bring it 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 better. No, I'm definitely happy for him. That's life changing. Contracting everything for him and his family. So definitely happy for him.

1:58:20I'm looking forward to going to having that match up in the game. I always love going against the number one guys and best guys on that team. So I'll be looking forward to it. It tends to wake up more. The history of concussions that we're talking about. I think when you suffer the latest one, people who cover the team and fans are wondering how loud a discussion could you contemplate retiring? Have you ever go through your mind or do you immediately know that you're going to come back? 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. But 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?

1:59:23What did you see? Say it again. Sorry, Greg called Miles Harden the Steel of the Drafts. What have you seen from him and what kind of excites you by him? Yeah, Miles, he's been balling. He's been showing all making plays against the Vikings. And just making plays out here. So it was big for him to make the team. I was happy for him. We all congratulated him. And he's going to be a big piece on our team, like coming going forward. Dim sum, I hope another rookie you mentioned making the receivers better. How have you made Jamari talk about how you've helped him as a rookie? What have you seen out of him in his development? Yeah, he's been looking 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 going to be a big piece as well. That's our offense. What sort of tips do you give receivers? How can you help the receivers? 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, that you're able to get in position.

2:00:24And 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. Thank you guys. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Glad to see you back. Glad to see you back. Glad to see you back. Glad to see you back. Glad to see you back. Glad to see you back. Glad to see you back. Got it, yeah. Gets jobs and I'm cahoody. Like I don't know what I'm going to say about that. You've got минутions. You've got to see me up. No. Okay, I'm going to. I am in the emergency shelter, I'm tense. I really have relief. I confirm that this is the case I'm opening. So, I use my laptop to open my comments. What's solution is going to issue it? You just said you're not happy Jeremy I can't hold on to people like I have a 98 out of 100 receivers Is that a problem? They are not catching folks on the other side That's what? Is that kind of a... Is it keep that in the back of your head when we want to get Jeremy and Carnell and Brandon and I'm like them? Yes, both of my minds are like in practice all day I want those boys to give me everything that they have so I go up and then Saturdays

2:01:28It's going to be easy for me and all people to What have you seen with the growth of these young corners? Obviously we saw that they are not a Jeremiah last year They are germane, sorry But Calvin and some of the errands and the others, how have you seen them come along? And Scott has gotten completely better from his brain Like completely better Is that just time in the program? I'm just getting used to the speed of college football, I would say What about Calvin? He was obviously here last year He was well Calvin has gotten a lot better like I would say that he's gotten a lot smarter And then he also write GB I think he's there about Calvin's intelligence, you know, where he's grown Where specifically is it? The film room, is it when I pick it up? The playbook, where have you seen that? The rain of a crab? I would say Calvin has gotten smarter just like his game knowledge Like expecting like a different kind of routes and stuff like that When did everything start to click for him last year? Was it in the sauce?

2:02:28When did you feel really comfortable with this game? 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 history with the German name I'm sorry if you're asked, but it's earlier But what is like going up against him to use? 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 101 matchups This preseason or whatever, you know how ballyhood disgames So German, he forces me to play the ball If you don't play the ball against him, he'll go get it Yeah, yeah And you Dave said How would you describe this defense now compared to this time a year ago from this 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 in Everybody's like I would just say that we're going just smarter

2:03:29Yeah, but when you look up and late and ran 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 at that level So level those guys have played at? Yeah, I would say that A down's coming and What they say he was coming back, Zeyn was coming back and just still like I think we have to go get a netting Thanks man, of course How would you describe the mentality of the defense right now getting this opportunity for a red match in the world? Yeah, hungry and thankful We know how the last time when we had a chip on our shoulder 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 everything is at stake right now Just fighting to where another house stage is for the next game That's what's on stake and just to be able to represent this state and this team

2:04:31I mean we understand what's on the line and we're just hungry and blessed that we get this opportunity playing the Rose Bowl Right behind your Adam King, WBNS What do you remember most about walking off the field in Eugene? What was kind of goals for your eyes in that ball? 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 head deep I understand it that man we still, there's still a lot of ball left to be played I mean you can let it sting for a little bit but you know if you let it carry over too long then You know there goes your whole season by I think we did a great job of just understanding Coming together in this room right here Not being afraid to display or hold accountability for one another And you know as that happened we came back, we grouped and you know we're just going right now And I'm just blessed for those specific moments you know losing

2:05:35I mean no one wants to lose but the testimonies and the things you're taught within those little situations speaks of all of them After all of our Vladimir Grom Jay what did you see from King Yada the last couple weeks Was there like a push from him and there were many conversations with him You can see that he's playing since it doesn't fall into Tennessee Yeah I mean that's my boy he's in the R2X Club too But you know, Kinyata, I mean every time his numbers call he goes out there and makes the most of it No matter where we are in the game when he goes out there he's just hungry He wants to go make plays and you know we see it in practice so it's not surprising to us Bill Rebino, I just want to put this back Dylan gave us obviously very elusive and he's not very tall How important it could be to just kind of stay in your past rush lanes and neglect a lot of balls and kind of make a difference that way Yeah I think it just comes on being disciplined No one who you're playing against like you said Dylan he's a he's surely very elusive

2:06:37I mean he can he is making throws I mean he get out the pike he can do everything So I think for us we just have to discipline and just continue to just meet with Coach Jay Me with the coach knows and understand how we can just eliminate that You're a question about you and Jay I mean your personality seems to be a little different You're more on the quiet side he's not How about you play together four years both five store guys kind of describe your relationship with him Friendship with him and just kind of how you cop with each other Man that's my brother like he said we're different but very alike I think outside like you said he's louder I'm quiet but you know once we're on that field we're like the same person We'll do anything for this team you know we'll die for our players and we'll give everything we got Room together for four years correct yeah fall camp every room yeah Sometimes go over there so over there So yeah 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

2:07:41Yeah I'd probably say I would better cut the jack though Tony Gertman like I have 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 with this scouting in preparation or how much do you take in that game How much do you avoid taking so that you don't have any pregnancy of notions of what you're going up against on the offense blood 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 they had they made some changes for sure You know there's team 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 Dicec the other games and just continue to see what stands out and what they change from the for the past game We got a couple calls on zoom that will wrap up with first we have Nick Hamilton from night cast media

2:08:42Nick 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 you need to question one more time yeah no problem Want to ask you about the synergy you are we're able to develop over course of the season obviously celebrating the triumphs but also getting through the adversities to where you go all All the top notch defense that you all are today yeah, I mean like you said that we went through a lot of trials to trials But there's also there's a lot things we can take away from all the wins and losses and from those those wins we understood that Hey, we can be the best defensive 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 comes out to the the common goal or the common talker which is you can there's always learning points everywhere and depending how we dissect those games or how we just continue to come as one and elevate

2:09:47You know we continue to just collect all those those learning points and just continue to grow from them And one final question Joey Coffin Columbus dispatch Joey JT what have what have you guys done better and the especially in the Tennessee game and just late in the season you think about turning some of the the pressures that you've got on a quarterbacks and the sacks and getting a home in some of those situations Yeah, I think it was more just understanding the defense as a whole understanding everybody's job thing as the season went on we got to understand that You know we have to know what's going on the back can we know what's going on the linebacker crew to understand what plays we have room with freedom and I think once we understood that and got a better understanding of the of everybody's job I mean it it showed this play because you know everybody knows we each other's doing it's not like the lineback is no what they're doing The corners and be I they know only their job I think we all know each other's job and we continue to ask each other questions

2:10:49on you know 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 So you know we just we just kind of lean on each other's understanding because you know like I said like Denzel knows how to play corner bend it then I know how to play corner So you know he has more more wisdom at that position than I do JT thank you very much Thank you I'm definitely a little bit of both obviously I just wanted the team to win I think we got a chance to win no Deathy towards it and then stretch that last drive I was a couple plays here a couple calls and maybe should have gotten but I think the frustration more so it just comes from No one's going to win or anything I think he said he was a little surprised how much attention you got right away from your defense how about you? Yeah definitely though we maybe killed him or one of ones kind of how the game playing with set up You didn't know different coverage out of cloud to my side and this is kind of how the game goes

2:11:51What's the process of it and what sometimes where whatever reason it just doesn't see that much? Yeah definitely especially in college a lot of the game fans defensively were taking your leg You know he had a lot of success at a high up state obviously but one of the boys had in different the weapons they're kind of still getting the victories And I was yeah you continue to do better jobs when I hear My heart's in the rotation the process been like post game getting on the same page with Kyler You guys exchange tax to you guys getting the film Yeah the film definitely kind of asking what did I see there kind of go over and play I just how to give him what I saw and kind of different feedback there Change words Mark I gather we're asking questions about the previous game bar are you the type of guy to let a game like that winger or how do you flush it? You got to move on got to move on some long season guy like 16 more of them Hopefully no I can stay healthy throughout the year and just continue building to get better each week You 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?

2:12:55Yeah 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 put practice and get pads on You do like the point practice you do with the colds but there's nothing like actually going out there Not in live action and 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 just a matter of reps them this month? Yeah I think definitely definitely Like I said I was kind of my first live action together So I can continue with your early impressions I'm on the field together and I'm in the presence of what's happened Yeah but now obviously I have a death respect you know JG's call or preseason I obviously be also really healthy that's kind of the most important thing I obviously get a lot of healthy even going forward so Mark remember 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 they got a new lot of new guys up front I think That's kind of where they're strong suit is Kind of a little different to Buffalo come more to a little match coverage

2:13:56So I'm excited to build this Personally when the bells gave you one of my opportunities how do you feel today? It's just getting open and open so Wasn't many of them Wasn't many of them so I thought I could be good I'm just where you think game versus just playing you know not getting a preseason game and I think it's a lot Definitely definitely thinking a lot out there And I think I'll come with reps I think to think and less and just going out there and playing definitely come with reps And it's something you're on you better at but I think definitely I was thinking a lot out there Is there anything you can do to prove that that's from your coverage and think you did in the past? Because you're going to face that a lot of things in front of you Yeah I mean you just got to team you get open for yourself make yourself available And when the ball does it make a way to make it into play But he's just taking you away that means other guys are having chance to get open So that's how kind of how I look at it is no longer since you know offense the best thing is for us They're kind of going to be with Tyler Is this something that comes pretty quickly in a team or something like that? What's the most important thing? Hopefully sooner or later I think

2:14:57I'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 just a live reps we'll continue to grow and show I think that's the biggest thing and how I believe maybe different than somebody else may believe You know I like to practice at least like the legal positivity You know what I mean? So he the energy yeah, we're beyond just the height of the beyond So that's kind of how the goal of living my whole life on again I felt team captain like specifically and I felt I wasn't captain in high school I wasn't a captain in college but I want to make a joke on high school I feel like I'm not going to be a captain like it's that I felt But that would be awesome you know but you know that happens I'd be great But not either way I want to assume a role as a captain from the perspective of guys until they were visual words

2:15:58And get back in that way I mean I can't say that I mean I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like I felt like how you used to in the past But it didn't take just the first day LTAs and took training and left and right Once this season ended because I know what was going to be shared So I took a lot of reps just to give back to feeling like myself for day one LTAs And then that whole first week but now like today specifically just changing some small things with my feet That is it talking about the long coach about some things I'm doing my feet to get to that To sell my traditional handle that I love to sit on I thought I felt great already but I felt even better So I need more exercises tomorrow now I'm getting my feet back and how I like the right side and on the left side I mean obviously I feel like in the league whether I left the right or still going in the Premier guys

2:17:01Obviously they're high expectations for the left and right tackle But definitely the level of energy and the expectations definitely take the human strength Because now tonight it blinds like that's the detacled role So yeah I would say in terms of communication as far as this outside of the facility You just stuff like that like really creating that but an tackle quarter back Bond even more off the field I think has been something that's even good Cool I got the text one day and I said hey, I keep pulling up I was like yeah I've been training both, I've been training both I've been in the back after the season they're like honestly you know we'll talk You've supplement season and I just got the text one I was like you know what I had the whole season right tackle So if I get the word I'm going I'm standing right tackle

2:18:01I'll do what I did before I'm built on that But I saw someone I was trying to let tackle now as if I'm going to be left tackle I was trying to do that and train all the right time to go to the club I didn't switch my feet You know what I mean so I'm like let me just prepare an advance I'll say yeah let's go I think occasionally on third down there would be a lot of twists I was just not like it's automatic and I think that was my mindset for like the first half of the season I didn't have to go into the game with some pros like oh my gosh they did that I kind of figured like okay this is the type of rush and make it like This is how this guy usually rushes If I get the vibe this is how the ends like the rush you know tackles that You know first year guys we got the premier patch on Already know what it was going to be already you know we'll be every stud And honestly just knowing that's kind of an advantage So you're not you're not you're not oh the brother twists my psyche Who's never air gone but they come out from my side three plays in a row

2:19:01Two minutes I knew that it was the morning guy You know what I mean I'm watching more everybody else ain't really really goes out there occasionally Third down I was like you know he's gonna pick me You know what I mean so that effect it's kind of it's also kind of an engine But it's also exciting my okay I'm gonna get the hardest to look You know those are real real reps you know the things So really out on our way to kind of process That I was like when I tell me let me know about I'm just gonna train it I was Training all left To TAs I guess if I didn't hear anything about the days I came in like So you know what I mean Because just like I'm cool with training both continue I would be cool training both continually But I feel like anybody any position will be like okay like You want as soon as possible You know you need to be kind of settled in your hips settled in your hands

2:20:02So then certain kind of that We would have been harder to engage work both very healthy No no no but they're definitely but in terms of the development It's definitely a lot faster to stay on all one side But I think having that the weeks that we had the transitional seasons over And like respond you know Good try and get up put up and try and wake things out of town right now When it comes back I'm gonna show them to you on the house So I just got a house not too far from so I told them I got that house like I could yell outside DJs You know I mean so yeah That's doesn't have any stock or anything doesn't mean anything so We're we have to play on Friday and that's really all that matters We're gonna take two more from zoom before turning it back Our first one's gonna come from Stephen from Cleveland.com go ahead

2:21:06It's the final sorry Hey Caleb we've seen you were talking about the Ohio State Office It's a success that they've had obviously Jeremiah has been a big part of that What's it been like this year going against him in practice and you know after doing that Does it surprise you at all to see him having a success he's had as a freshman? No it doesn't bring me surprises It was pretty easy to see the talent that he has and the blessings that God has put on his plate But it's always a challenge going against Jeremiah and the other receivers and Mecca and Carnival in practice And even guys like Brandon and his impression Rogers they do a great job bringing looks for the defense and create a lot of obstacles Our final question from zoom is gonna come from Dan Hope Go ahead Dan Caleb you Quinn had a lot of success against you guys when you played him at Alabama last year Just what do you remember from going up against him last year and what can you learn from that game? Really smart quarterback knows how to operate their offense Puzzle ball in the right places and then Coach Narkeeson does a great job putting him in positions to win

2:22:11Jerry back to you Thank you Rob Aller Columbus Dispatch Caleb JT and Jack Land opposite sides and they is opposite off the field As they are on in terms of personality and just the people they are They are offices but they are also like one of the closest people I know they spend a lot of time together They come from different sides of the country so they are different people for sure But they are both really great people and really great men I'm sorry I respect both of them How did you do that? I'm not going to do that I'm sorry I'm not going to do that Throughout the season we would always see you on Wednesday nights you and Nathan would be some of the last people off the field Are the things that you are working on after a practice always the same? Is it a routine? What are the things that you are hoping to get out of those extra moments after practice?

2:23:15It's a routine pretty much the keys that we need to go into the game with and that also changes week to week Based on what our jobs are going to put us into doing So every week we go through the same things and then we add certain things that we do for what the team that we play is going to ask us to accomplish Bill, we have been on Columbus Dispatch Yeah, I already got one here What do you do when you play action and they use action and prepare for what they do well in those spots? They do a really good job with I-Candy It creates a lot of challenges for defense in order to see if it's a runner pass And to see because that's when they are going to take their shots to as well So really just having great eye discipline seeing the line and seeing what is telling us So that's what it does Deep right, Nick Walker, Letterman Rolfe

2:24:15Hey, you guys had a pretty good game plan for Tyler Warren when you guys played him You guys have another Texas has a good tight end and Gunnar Hound What do you guys have to do to limit him and what do you think about his game? He's a really good player, he makes a lot of plays and he has a lot of receiving yards this year So really just do the same thing we've done all year just be disciplined in our responsibilities And if you're on him you got to make a play when it comes Right, one of the main drillers, Clayman Dark Island When you think their receivers is kind of a whole, you know, they spread the ball around and see what stands out about the way they take it and spread the ball around those different guys A lot of really good athletes I played with Isaiah Bond last year who was 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 pees and cues if we're going to stop them and have a do a really good job Front row here, Tim May, Letterman Rolfe Yeah, Kale, but you moved up here and I don't have to tell you when you moved basically a year ago

2:25:19And stuff, it was a little bit of a leap of faith because you know how many athletes are on this team And you didn't get athletes to stop them, but when did you really feel this defense come into its own And then past that, man, watching you in the Rose Bowl, you're recognition of what was coming seem to be on point Did it feel like that? I mean you personally I think the defense has played really well throughout the season I think we've had games where we played better and games where we haven't put it all together But I think that's how all defenses are So I can't say there's a certain moment where I think we put it together But what's your second part of your question? You seem really on point against Oregon about recognizing what was coming I mean you were really active out there directing and things like that Did it feel like that? I guess I feel like as Luke said earlier, the preparation that we put in goes into that And just feeling comfortable and what we're doing, what we're seeing with the other teams I feel like that allows us to play fast and me and Lakers to communicate to everybody else

2:26:25Do I miss anyone's 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 And 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 And did you always have faith that this is how it was going to turn out? I came to Ohio State to become a better player and to help the team be as good as it can be Not to win a national championship 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, we're been once club has disbanded I did a lot of follow up when I talked to you at that time of the game You said when they scored their first and second touchdown You were really hot on the sidelines What was your message to the team? And you know, that's a good offence, they're going to score against most of you

2:27:25But why were you so hot? Really just because we didn't execute, which let them score So we've done that a lot, which is something we can't do In these big games, in these games where it's winter go home So we got to make the plays when they come And we got our competitive excellence as Coach Dases Make the play where your numbers call Caleb, thank you very much I feel like they're definitely picking up quick I mean, I was in their shoes one time and I had Zach Harrison, Javonte And Tyler Friedell in front of me So I feel like I'm just trying to be one of those peers that they work for me And kind of just giving them the steps to get there And I feel like they're definitely picking up quick And they're definitely going to be one of the great Russian players So what do you think of the match you're talking about? JT and Zach are probably going to need it It's on a big screen Same as some real opportunities for you to be out of Is there a difference in the work going to be getting through Half of champs pretty much in the last couple I feel like all the camps I've definitely gotten a big course learned And I love that side of Coach J4, I love getting more reps

2:28:27Because I just like affecting my craft So I mean, some people may not need it, some people need it But I mean, I'm just like to give me a rough side of you What do you think is speaking on that course lead? What do I mean? I mean, for me, it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly Like my steps, my footing Kind of just perfecting my toolbox And what we call it, my craft, and just trying to be a second win every place And trying to do What do you think is the biggest success in the world? What do you think is the biggest success in the world? What do you think is the biggest success in the world? Yeah, definitely just getting stronger faster Everything all the above And my big things are being a leader And kind of just not trying to look, still look up to Jack and JT And kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into So I feel like I kind of have a lot of leaders on the D line And we have to be in position so we kind of all kind of just kind of talk to each other And I'm just... Is that been a tough turn for me to be able to open up these guys Playing with them all, you know, on the field

2:29:27And I'm just like, I'm trying to put this to be like So you need those guys, how's that transition going to be? We're competitive, we love it We're all competitive people, we all live with each other And I feel like we're bringing the best out of all of this I feel like we're all just kind of bouncing off each other And seeing what one person does And we kind of build it into our team of box And we all kind of build one great thing Hey, do you remember when I last year And you got the shot at full backing club? And the day before you, that I nearer, two coached me on my way How did that come about? Because you heard Jack saw you was lobby You're good to touch Jack So I definitely did it in high school I was pulled back and a little bit tied in So I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there And 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 I tried to do the best I could to do it Is that continuing now? I mean, do you think you can screen? New playbook, I did not know you haven't got that far How tough is that?

2:30:28You're looking back on it I like to think of myself as a football player I can really play any professional in the field that you need me to Just give me a weaker two to learn it And kind of perfect it and try to do my best for you Kid Jack, do the same thing Oh yeah What about that? Graphically, if that's what Kid, he's talking to Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations And sort of saw you and got out to have some conversations After JT and Jack decided to come back Just wanted to go and win into those from your perspective And out of that help you maybe get the right mindset I guess many days ago Definitely kind of seeing it all the way through I feel like people kind of just see what happened And they don't know everything that goes into it How long the season is now What you got to do to prepare for it And what could 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 talked to the man on man And he kind of just sent it straight to me And I feel like we kind of both are pretty honest And we know we're making it yada We're making each other better every day We got the 4 best DNs, 5 best DNs, honestly

2:31:29And then Coach football and we're going to be one of the best DLines And Coach football How do you feel about it today at any work in this season? I feel like I've taken big steps in my rules of just being responsible And being more of a leader And kind of stepping up and taking a step to kind of get out there more on the team And kind of bring people in and I feel like I'm kind of helping out more How do you record a hit around the cost of the season with TKHC? I mean, the next season is a Zepsaal I mean, the season goes by so fast already So when you're kind of like week 10 and you're like wow it's already week 10 So now it's kind of getting more time to kind of enjoy it And kind of savor it because I'm already here I'm fresh and fresh and fresh and crazy But you don't want to spend all your power in the first month of the year right now Is that pace yourself that? I mean, there's a mindset that I did in the season Yeah, definitely, definitely gonna have to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks and all those practices How much is Larry talking to you guys around the bit?

2:32:29Last question right here 2016, 2017, 4 and the 5-2, 15-1, ZOL on the same rotation How much does he talk to about that? I mean, he doesn't have to talk about it, we know about it We see it in every day, we watch the film, we see them all working together We know what it could be, we know we could become So we know we're the same at the right place at the right time God wanted us to be here and he knew we wanted us all to come together and kind of play together and be able to bounce off and just perfect our craft together. And I feel like we all are just great individuals and we come together at something special. Great. Doing it? What were the deliberations? I'm surprised it's even a conversation. Like, it should always be live. Let's tell you. Tell you. Tell you play football. So obviously there's a proximity to the season which is a little reckless, I understand that. But in spring, when you're competing for jobs, I mean, if I'm a quarterback, I'm asking to be live so I can show him how I'm different than, anyone that can't be live. You know what I mean? They're always trying to find an edge. And if you're never fully live, I don't think you fully give a guy's opportunity to be who they

2:33:33want 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 said, hey, I'm doing well. It was good for all parties involved. And more we can do that, the better, but I'm sure that is coming to a close here very quickly. So. And Murphy, twenty percent of it. Right. Jeremiah Off the Field, we saw after practice on the 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 insight or, I wouldn't say recommendations, but just give perspective. What he chooses to receive the perspective or not one and not, he always does, but which is fine.

2:34:36But 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 talent too much. He's really done a great job. Again, the way he was raised in his morals and humble would always sign and taking pictures. I'm always trying to be the bad guy for him because he's not going to be and just says again more about his character. But he's not the only guy any guy would kind of do that. We have a group full of awesome young guys, but Jeremiah has done a great job with it, and he's definitely growing at an exponential rate to say the least. But I think he's built for it and he's been handled at a high level. But those around him, we're trying to help him out a little bit. What made Quincy the first freshman to lose his black striker position? Oh, yeah, I mean, that's a good question. I think that, frankly, I'm not really fully involved with that. So that can be, but I wasn't. I think that

2:35:43people on the outside, whether it be defense or even coach day or anybody brought it to my attention, we're just going about practice and that's our expectation and make plays, not make mistakes. And he was starting to make a lot of plays consistently. And I think the consistent level that he's been as a person, being on time and doing his job description on each play and the ball is coming your way and making some big plays. And it starts being seen by your peers. And your peers are 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 and he's not going for his bad. No one, people are bringing it to your position coach. I think it speaks volumes of the general respect that you're earning through the process. So I think something like that happened. And, you know, as well as they're based on his peers and the other coaches. Ryan Day was talking about how impressed he's been this spring with Austin Sarovale. All that he's been able to do and Tyler Bohn was talking last week about the importance of the cross-training and

2:36:47all 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 they say, he played every spot, every position, which is moving around, you know, and he handles it. And, you know, he's one of those guys I feel like you watch film over and over again day after day. His name never really gets brought up, you know, in a good way. Like, you know, the old line, 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 gets brought up, he's like, man, that was a good job. A good job, pass off that combo, whatever. It's always positive and been really impressed with him. He started in the winter. Did a great job through the winter. Again, continuing to build a respect for his peers. And then he's going a good job, really good job just being very consistent to spring. Are we left, Jeff Gilbert? Crest Bros. Brian, since you've been working more with the whole offense, when it comes to quarterback play,

2:37:53what 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, or just a wide receiver guy? Yeah, I mean, I mean, there's no just a wide receiver guy. If you are just a wide receiver guy, you won't be a very later on. It's all about 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 or receiver guy, whatever you want to call it, there's only one page, it's the quarterbacks page. So everything is based off them. There, whether it be their progression, their timing, the stresses they have is what we're trying to minimize. So if you don't fully understand the quarterback play, it's hard to maximize receiver play, I think. That being said, yeah, I'm still always learning. 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

2:38:54that the preparation level, I mean, the one is required to execute and play at a high level, it's just not capable in the allotted time, right? I mean, there's only so much time where I'd be with players. If you're not willing to spend, you know, your own time getting prepared for practice to be to maximize one's ability, there's a good chance you're not going to maximize your ability. So, you know, other positions, I mean, online same thing, I mean, receiver play sometimes can, you know, get away from it. We do a great job studying and being in the room extra for sure, but the requirement of a quarterback to know, the fixed protections, the BR run game coordinator based on the calls, you know, to get us in different checks. I mean, there's so much to need to know. And frankly, the, you know, the online is good as the quarterback, the receiver's line is good as the quarterback, the offense is good as the quarterback, and it's our responsibility to put guys in position to maximize what they're capable of maximizing, but their inability to notice that they can just spend extra time outside the allotted time, I think is critical.

2:39:56And the amount that it takes, I guess that was maybe a little naive too, but the guys are doing a great job doing it. Just a couple more coaches got a meeting, Rob Aller, Columbus Dispatch. Brian, you know, you guys reached the mount top, you got a banner out there national champs. I think you keep these guys grounded, being in the moment looking ahead, not back. Yeah, you tougher on because no, I think that I mean, I think we have a lot of guys, you know, I think it's understanding that we were trying to build the map to get to where you wanted to get to, but now that we have the map, doesn't mean we've traveled the path. So like, we know what it looks like, the guys that are here know what it's supposed to look like. The guys before us, say an unbelievable example of how to get to where you want to get to. So the focus is on trying to replicate what they just did and how they operated. Can't say we've done that right now. So it's very easy to stay motivated because they already know it's not good enough, frankly. And so the last thing they want to do is put in a ton of effort and then

2:41:02not reach their goals. So motivation, I don't think is needed. I think there is a catching up of those and maybe aren't quite sure what it takes, you know, but overall, motivation is not what we've needed. Clarity of 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. So Steve, who would you say is the leader of your wide receiver right now? I would say carnaltate, Brennan-Annis, probably done the most outspoken, you know, in the room. Yeah, I would say they're doing a good job. Those are probably the two guys that would jump out of my room. Yep. I mean, because Brennan, he's been a vocal, obviously. Carnalt taking on that role, more and being more vocal. He's a good football player, obviously, and he's the only other,

2:42:02but that process for him and becoming a more vocal leader took for you to say that on him. What was the question? What do you think, like, the growth of it? Uh, 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 in the role he played. And to think that we're gonna lose that and then be a better group, probably doesn't mathematically make sense to him. So someone's got to step up in that role. And one, 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 table now, the overhead. And, and appreciate the way I met, probably went about his business. And so, he probably valued that, appreciated that. And he's just being assured we still have that. Final question, Bill Rebellt, what's the bonus this back? Could you assess the running back room? Uh, I think it's pretty much assumed. Both is running back to CJ and, and, uh, and James, I think that's hand-in-system is probably the way you've got to go again.

2:43:04Anything else that working in? Do you see third and maybe fourth guys up in the mirror? I think that, you know, in college football, uh, in a football, any football, really, you got to have depth in the running back room. I think that, uh, very apparent in the NFL, it's usually a two-back system, you know, very, very rarely is it one guy. Uh, but in college, I think we saw the benefit of that last year. Uh, the ability to compliment each other is really important. The ability for us to identify what they do great and put them in good positions, to be what they are. Uh, what their best at, I should say, uh, is really important as a coaching staff. I've been very impressed with, uh, even the younger guys, Sam and, and, uh, Bo, and, the way they've come along, uh, the consistency, so what you're chasing, right? You're always able to, that's why you're here, but how often you do it ultimately dictates how much you play. So, but, uh, overall, I think locksmen on them, they understand the standard and, and past pro, and, uh, not being a guy we gotta sell about because you can't pass protect. So, we were blessed, what, especially with Trey last year and, and Quinshaw and so, um, but no,

2:44:09these guys have done a good job. They're competing. Uh, they've been very coachable. Uh, you know, it's, it's, it's shown a blog on film. Um, but, uh, yeah, I mean, it's always hard on backs. I mean, every opportunity you get to go live and, and break tackles really keeps you the most feedback on, on what these guys are capable of. If you're just playing tag out there, you never get any art. At least you shouldn't, uh, but the running backs, um, you know, on contact days, it's done a good job. James has done a really good job growing, really excited about him. Everyone's really excited about him and CJ. Um, so, uh, you know, I think ultimately, you know, how group the, uh, how will, I'll go with the group B? It's probably based on, you know, the top, the bottom rising, right? I mean, you're gonna have some guys at the top, but, you know, where's the floor? And so, I think, uh, bow and sand was done really good job. And I mean, he's some more guys to get healthy, and more, more guys on campus, but, uh, very encouraged. And you saw him improve. And then, um, McLean, I think, is a, is a great plus. I mean, he is a guy that has football and intelligence. He's

2:45:14picked it up. Uh, you know, he's kind of 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. Uh, healthy Mitchell Melton. How does he fit in for your defense? What does he bring to it? Yeah, he's, you know, Mitch is that combination player, you know, in, um, in our four down, um, you know, he's a guy that can do a lot of things, uh, drop fold in there and make plays. You, you see some of that all the time. Really athletic, um, you know, we're kind of loaded at that end position. So he's 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 CJ Hicks, you know, for the, for the long season, um, people get injured. You get a little light inside. It's always hard on the defensive tackles. But if you're going to play with, uh, three ends,

2:46:19you know, that's Mitch is a guy who definitely can do all that. He has that. Over to the left, Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch. Jim, you've talked about this before, but I think in past years where you're going up against a really talented receiver group offense to encourage your players to, uh, it's not okay if they give up the play and to go nearly almost the first half. Today were you, the offense didn't get them the end zone until the late in the second half. Just and you guys have guys down the second area. Just what, what did you think of that sort of trend and how it's evolved in the way you guys almost shut them out of the first time? Yeah, I think it's become, um, you know, an expectation now, um, you know, our DB's, you know, our BIA, best in America, we led the country in past defense. Right? I think it was 96 when I, uh, what I got here and it was number one last year. So they've, they've taken that spirit. So it's a competitive spirit. It's an expectation now. It doesn't matter who we're going against. It's, it's, they, they view it

2:47:22as a standard. So that was good to see in the first, first half. Over to the right Spencer, Holbrook, Letterman, Ro. 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. This is to what do we have and what do we do best? And when you have defensive tackles, um, and I've said it before, it helped our defense so much last year when you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now. It changes the way you call a game. You know, it certainly helps you be, um, in better shape on explosive plays on the back end. You don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out because they're making tackles. So you got to go, you got to go with that, you know, you got to, you got to let those guys play and, and, and they're good. So, um, you can't get too far away from the scheme

2:48:27of having those defense tackles make place because they're doing it and it works. Over to the left, Tony Gurdman, Buckeye Huddl. Jim Ryan talked about the quarterback run being more thing with the offense. During the season, how much of, when you're facing a team like that, how much does that impact your day to day throughout the week preparing for that? Yeah, it's a ton, you know, it, I think it changes everything you do on defense. Um, you see it everywhere from the NFL on down if you have a quarterback who can make plays with his feet. Your scheme better be designed that, you know, to, to take that away into account for it. So it changes the way you look at everything when you're game planning. Thank you, Donovan. Uh, over here to the right, uh, Tim May, the Tim May podcast. Yeah, Jim, you might be wondering when I asked, uh, Ryan about just, for example, Calvin Simpson Hunt, but the, uh, corner seemed to be playing almost with the chip owner shelter to a certain extent. I mean, Davis and Nick, but Noeson took the day personally. It looked like, you know, to me, because some of the hype going into the game, but what, what do you see

2:49:27from that group in particular that, uh, Buees, you going into this off season? Yeah, when you can, when you have corners that you can count on, again, it's just like having defensive tackles in the run game when you have corners you can count on that are going to compete all the time, no matter what the situation is. And we've developed that again, it changes the way you call the entire game. I mean, you, you're able to leave those guys on an island. Um, you're able to switch up couverges and they know what they're doing and they take great pride in it. So, um, having those guys out there in the development, it's a big deal. It really is. And it's not jumping into the picture of the board. Yeah, I mean, he's, he did come in late and, you know, um, he compete, he's one of those guys that just competes every day, doesn't say much, you know, he's trying to live up to the standard of the other guys and you, you see him coming along, you know, you see him step by

2:50:31step coming along and, and, you know, put him in a, you know, competitive atmosphere, same step up. That's a great sign. And final question for coach Knowles, Dan Hope, 11 Warriors. You mentioned CJ Hicks a few minutes ago. Have you seen him take the strides you need to see the spring to trust him as a guy who could be a potential starter on his defense? Yes, I mean, uh, I think CJ has shown that uh, he has talent and I think it's my job to put him in the best situations for him because he can be a force, um, you know, he's much better when he's bloodsing or he's directed because he's able to use his athletic ability, but he has certainly shown that he's going to be able to help this defense coach. Thank you very much for your time. All right. And we will bring offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Chip Kelly to the podium now. We'll open up questions over to the left bill Rebenowitz Columbus dispatch.

2:51:32At Chip, um, what are your just general impressions of the offense coming out of spring, especially at quarterback? We'll look at all 15. So I think, you know, uh, this day is, is a big part of it, you know, because it was the first time they were going to play some of those guys that were going to play in front of a crowd. And that was an amazing crowd. You know, you get 80,000 for spring game. Now you could see some of the young guys kind of looking around like, wow, this is different than the indoor. Um, but that's what they have to get ready to play it. So, um, we got better from practice one, practice 15, you know, it's still in evaluation through the whole process, but it's not something in the players, though, 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. We'll, we'll be very authentic and look through everything and make sure that we get a really good feel for what it all looks like and then who will best move this offense? That's that's what our decisions can do, Jason. I do. I think we got a lot of guys there. Um, that part's tough. I think because you got it, you, there's guys that deserve reps, you know, and they're all competing for it. So, you know,

2:52:33sometimes you'd like to be sometimes when you had a guy who was an initial starter, well, he's going to get the boat with the reps to get them better, but, um, they capitalize on, we really rolled them, you know, if you were at some of our spring practices, you're watching all those guys rotate in, rotate out. Um, and as we talk about all the time, you know, the old adaches, is don't cut your reps, make your reps count. You know, and we'll put it all together and really come up with, you know, what you got to we really feel is going to make it going to help us move this offensively over to the far right. Bill Landis, the podcast, Kings of the North. Hey, Chip, you said when we first talked to you that the, the basis of a lot of your success running the football just kind of figuring out what your guys do best and then leading into that over 15 practices now. How good of a field. Do you think you have for that? And then what did the next few months look like as you try to piece that all together? Really good question. Um, it's, it's interesting because the one thing that I think sometimes makes it tough and an evaluation is what a good front we want to get. Um, you know, so for 15 practices, those guys on the other side of the ball were paying, you know, Jack and JT and Tileek and those guys, but I know come fall. There's not going

2:53:38to be anybody more happy that we have those guys on the defensive side of the ball because of what they can do. So, um, I still think we'll have to really evaluate that, what we're good at, what we're not, what we got to get better at and what we got to work on, but I think the work we got against such a quality defense was, uh, was really key for us. Uh, over to the far left, Nathan Baird Cleelan.com. So, a year ago at this time, um, it came out of the spring with still a lot of question marks about the offensive line. Um, and even I guess that 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's going to allow this offense to do, everything it wants to do this fall? Yeah, I mean, I've been here short amount of time. So I didn't know. I really don't have anything to compare it to. So I kind of tabula rassa come in with a blank slate and just observant. I think we're really athletic. Um, I think Donnie and, and, and Seth and those guys inside are really smart and really intelligent. Um, they allow you to, to be able to make adjustments in game. Um, just talking football with some of those guys. It's like, well, there's, these guys are wired the right way.

2:54:38And a lot of those guys have played a lot of football. So, um, they can bank on their experience, sir. You know, I think we, we've got about four guys that have played significant amount of snaps and we got to make sure we can find out who the fifth guy is. Um, but that's similar to where the quarterback 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 know, you really have to develop your depth there. Um, there's going to be a number two center that's going to play a lot of football. There's going to be a number two guard, whether it's on either side of the ball, there's going to be a third tackle. I think you're going to get tested, especially with this new, in this new playoff format, you really have to think that way. So, you know, 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. Chip, I think it was the first play of the game, the T-Formation and then the reverse center of spin move with Will Howard, under, what's the inspiration for that package and that sort of, uh, rink with the quarterback? Mr. Hayes. There's a, uh, there's a looming figure around this whole

2:55:40program. You know, we get to go to work every day and then Woody Hayes athletic center. So, it was good enough for Woody. We're going to steal it. We're going to do it. We ran some. Last year, I think we took 21 snaps at UCLA and T, we've got a short yardage formation for us and we've done some different things with it. But, um, also, I think our players had a lot of fun, you know, practicing that and doing some different things. So, um, 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, you've 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 Pecker being the fullback in that situation. So, um, there's a lot of different things you can do in short-yardage, but, um, a little bit of a tribute to Coach, Coach Hayes and what he means to this program. Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch over to the left. Chip, did you look back? Now, even your two months, 15 spring practices,

2:56:41there's 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, um, 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. Um, 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 really work very, very well together, both the whole line and the D line, the secondary and the receivers. Um, the competition is the, but it's got to be the best there is in the country, you know, and that makes you better. But I think sometimes competition, you know, guys can lash out and it gets really combative. And then all of a sudden, the fight breaks out, the fight breaks out, and we're trying to accomplish and get footballed on. But I think the way these guys cooperating work together as a group is a special bond. And I think you're, you're going to need the, the, the closest team and the most connected teams are the ones that win. Over to the right here, Andy Baxter, Letterman, or all. Chip, obviously, there's been a lot of talk about Jeremiah, but Ameca is the big return in this group. He kind of reminded everyone what he can do today. What's it been like working with him and

2:57:43what kind of weapon can he be for you guys? Good point. And Ameca has reminded me and the other 14 practice sessions of what he can do, special player, you know, and, and, and JJ's a really talented player also. But, you know, I think, I think all of the whole group, a carnal tape, did some really good things watching him this bringing it in for all of them. You know, I mentioned it with the offensive line. I, I came in with a blank slate and I had no opinions formed. Not that really just wide. I didn't just observe them, but, you know, that, I think that wide receiver is really special. And I think there's a bunch of guys in there. And again, when you have to play multiple multiple games after the regular season is over, you're going to make sure you're going to need depth like that. And the fact that it's, you feel a little bit comfortable right now that we got some guys there that can make some plays in the perimeter. And that really dictates how people are going to defend you, you know, so you got a couple really good running backs, you know, so really going to load the box. So you're really going to load the box and leave those guys in one-on-one coverage. Well, then it's the quarterback's responsibility to decipher that and get the ball to those guys. So, or do they at least a double coverage?

2:58:46They list a double coverage. And now it's a little bit lighter box and you can run the ball. So having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second roll left, Pat Murphy, 24-7 sports. Chip, we've talked a lot about kind of the quarterbacks maybe vying for the starting spot. But some of the younger guys, what have you seen from them? We got an opportunity to see more of them today than we probably have. What's your assessment of them as they kind of get in this? I always am so impressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated in what they do. You know, when you look at Julian and Air and in JJ, you know, they should be in the hot lunch line of their high school and they're out here playing in front of 80,000 people. And they've really progressed when you watch them in meetings and listen to them and they interpret, you know, so basically the whole concept here is we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim. You know, this, we didn't baby anything. We don't put the install in with, hey, you guys are in, we're an install, this with the older players and then you guys, you know, go sit at the kitty

2:59:48table and we're just going to do the really simple things with you. You know, they get it all and the more they can digest, the more when you're in a room, when you're checking for understanding and asking questions and they can spit back to you the more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call for them. So those guys have been in process, they're still learning, you know, they were the, the guys today that were kind of looking around and saying, wow, there's like 80,000 people here along with the offensive coordinator and the quarterback coach because I was kind of looking around because I had actually never been in the stadium until yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there. So I played Ohio State once when I was at Oregon, but that was in the Rose Bulls. I had never been actually in the stadium until yesterday. So I caught myself when I went into the stadium today looking around saying 80,000 for 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 to you about Julian's progression through 15 practices and where he is as you guys head out of spring?

3:00:49Julian is a very fast processor. You know, he really thanks very, very quickly on his feet. Like he, he makes really quick decisions. He doesn't stick on and read. He can progress in any season. It's really well for a young player. You know, in not having been exposed to a lot of college defenses and especially what Jim does. Jim can make a young freshman quarterback cry with some of the stuff he does, but you know, I never saw that with Jules and I, I, I, that's been in press of his, his ability to retain and, you know, him and JJ, the compliment I would say to him is, if you got here and you didn't know what class they were in, you wouldn't say that those guys were freshmen in terms of how they've picked things up and, you know, sometimes freshmen, act like freshmen, but the guys who are special, they don't act like freshmen, you know, they act like football players and those are two guys that are, are examples of that? Far left. Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic chip. You on the topic of freshmen, James

3:01:50people's in the same, got on the run the second half. You talk about how deep you need to be in this era of college football, but as you search for RB3, what did you see from them today and what is, what has their growth been like in this spring? James really flashed early for, for me, not knowing, again, kind of, let's just take, don't worry about what the background is, where they're from, who they are, the this guy of this stars, this guy of that stars, it's, they're all bakai, since that's how they do it. I think James has got really good feel and vision. He can hit things. I thought Sam did some really good things today. T.C. is another guy who really came along during the spring and worked constantly talking in our staff meetings about depth. We're very cognizant of the fact that the playoff situation has changed, so you have to develop that depth, you know, used to be maybe have a parent of spare, it was what everybody says, but I think you may have to have more than that, you're talking about 16-17 games. You're 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

3:02:52sessions that we've had. Over here to the right, Tim May, the Tim May podcast. Thank you, Jerry. You have your own podcast? Yeah. Like these guys all had like a name next to their experiences. Your name? Tim May? Show. Okay. That's pretty cool. He must have some juice if you got your name in your podcast. Definitely. Okay. By the way, it's not just the hotlines last, the hotlines last, well, it's the hotlines last. Yeah. Just two quickies. Number one, do you feel compelled to let these quarterbacks know where they stand? You know, it's coming up to you, Steve, you know, to me, they're, yeah, you know, where does that go? I mean, in your mind. Yeah, we're all sit down as a staff and visit me, you know, and then Ryan, 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, but we can't do it unless you watch the film and can, can really look

3:03:54at the things because you may see something, but you're on the sideline. You know, why did he make that decision? Well, I couldn't really see the field safety from where he was. Okay. Now I understand why you made that decision. So, you know, what, but they'll, we'll have meetings with all our players and that's, that's always been the method. So this week during, you know, between Monday through Friday, we're all scheduled. No one's going on the road, we're recruiting until after that, but we're all a player meeting. So in every position, you know, offensive line, defensive line, linebacker safety is everybody. Everybody's going to sit down with their position coaches and know where they fit and when we see them. But do you feel a pressure with the transfer portal looming? I mean, you've been a head coach for a long time. I mean, is that on your mind at TSD? Yeah, I think it's where it's where it's where it is. I'm 100% and I don't think it's pressure, but I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, what, what your evaluation was through the training sessions that we have. Guys, we got to have, we got real quick. Last two questions, Dan Hope and then Rob Aller. I feel like you need to have a

3:04:55starting 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 whatever then is we're not allowed as coaches to go back out and practice with him, you know, and in college football, you get 15 training sessions in the off season and then they'll go back to work and with Mick in the weight room and getting bigger, getting faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves and they do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and even assess. So they're really, from a football standpoint, around their own until August. So you always want to do it earlier, but I also believe every time I've been involved in this is that it kind of happens organically and authentically, you know, because the players know. 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 understand, you know, who they'd feel is the guy and most of the time it,

3:05:58the 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. So Rob, Chip, you talked 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, for a young QB? I think it depends on the individual. You know, I've had some kids where early, you know, you were like, wow, Marcus Murray, I was like that. Remember vividly, second practice. And he got to the fifth reading, the progression, and threw it out here in this big game. And I asked him why I do it all. I asked why, because I just want to understand it. And they said, why did you do that? And he goes, I don't know what we call that defense, but there was like a lot of guys over there. And they didn't seem like there was anybody over there. But for him to process at that fight, and he was right. And he came back the other day, and that was cover six the other day coach. I learned what you guys call the coverages. But it all happens differently. I've got guys that for two years seem like

3:07:04they're just, you know, they're really struggling. And then the light bulb goes off and you, whoa, they got it. So everybody has different learning styles. You know, our job in the evaluation process is to identify those learning styles. So, you know, they're cognitive learning. They're an auditory learner, you know, do they learn by field? Is it more a field guy, you know, a more film guy, you know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep poking and prodding. And for us as coaches, that's the challenge too, is what is their best learning style? And how can we convey it? Because education basically is just a transportation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know or what Ryan knows, it matters what they know. So that's that's always kind of what we're working on and studying and thinking about and kind of where we are and how much can they handle and then how much is too much, you know, because this may be a great play. I agree 100%. But if you don't feel it's a good play, then why is it in, you know, I mean, and that's that's this whole feeling of process that we're all, they're learning us and we're learning them. So I have identities. So do coaches really? Running quarterbacks. Is that something you've

3:08:10always sort of lean toward or is it year by year case by case? What advantages do you like about because all your guys can run a little bit? Yeah, I think a running quarterback causes problems for your defense. So when when plays break down, the unscheduled plays, you know, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl on that last drive, the two big plays where my home's run, the petrol my home's not a runner, Andy's not calling design quarterback runs for Pat. But when the defense matches up and plays two men and turns their back to the quarterback, well, maybe the best decision is to take off. You know, the second one he took off, I'm like, he may score. You know, a lot of guys go and they want a hook side, you know, and and there's times where you have to understand if you do have a running quarterback, we talk about the best ability is availability, you know, you're not lowering your shoulder and taking people on, but we are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run. We're not looking for running backs that can throw, you know, so you're not going to see us 20 times a game where running the quarterback.

3:09:11And there are people that run 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 case eight, you know, obviously Devon took off a couple times today, 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, respect for co-chays 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. So, but it is a it's another weapon, you know, and if it also keeps defense is honest, you know, if your defensive end is going to continue to bend from the quarterback pulls and he's on the edge and he's gaining first downs, well then the defensive end has to stay outside and contain the quarterback. Well, then we can run the ball up and hand the ball off. Sometimes in our running game, our quarterback really is a blocker. He's responsible for a defender, if the defender was cheating and fitting in on the run, well then his responsibility is to make make the defense be honest and that's really air did that a couple times today. And we had a block

3:10:15that safety was sticking his face in there. So we're took off around the edge. What happens in the next play the defense is wider. Then what do we get to do? We got to get a chance to hand the ball off to the running man. Great coach. Thank you so much for your time and thank you for being a buck. Thanks. It was definitely addressed here, you know, this preseason. I think Austin Saragall stepped up in a big way, you know, with Donnie being out. And then, you know, you know, Carson can play both guard and center, which is good. And, you know, we've actually, you know, Zen has 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 their battle in his tail off. So I think we have built some depth there. But again, you know, we got to go play some games and see what we're at. Rob all right. What's the main thing you want to see out of here? Yeah, you know, again, whether it's whatever happened last year or last year, but I know that the message to our offensive line is we want to play one of the hardest playing offense line in the country. No, we got to play with technique. But at the end of the play, like knock the line of skirmish back and

3:11:17play with your hair on fire as hard as you possibly can. There's a lot that goes with the playing of the offensive lines. All the communication is a lot of things that have to get into place. I think Seth has done a nice job of communicating and understanding 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 skirmish. We've got to be just playing with our hair on fire and knocking people back and playing physical. And that's to start the game. That's the end of the game. This is a destination spot for why we see it really before we're back to the NBA's. Maybe not for online. You see that definitely and how do you get over that? No, no, I don't see it that way at all. I think, you know, we'll see what we got this year, but I feel like, you know, we've got some really good young players in the system. I think that, you know, we should have the best offensive line in the country. That's that's the standard here. Has been for a long time. And, you know, and so we'll keep pushing towards that this year. And, you know, I think, you know, everybody in that room will take the same thing.

3:12:27So, uh, Sonny has really stepped up and played well. He's made this transition from safety to linebacker very well. I think he did a nice job in the spring, but you could definitely see as he went into the summer, just, you know, bigger, stronger, being more comfortable closer to the line of scrimmage. It's different when you're closer to the line of scrimmage. I was doing a better job getting his, you know, hands on, on, you know, on offense alignment and getting off of blocks. He's in a better job doing a better job with his hands. I think he understands the communication. The linebackers always have to be involved with the front. They can be involved and fit into the back end. He's doing that. You know, I think he's, you know, looking forward to play, playing in a game and, you know, getting an idea of what it all looks like. But I can tell you in practice, he's playing fast, he's playing violent. And I think he's, you know, he does a nice job of taking the meeting to the field, being very intentional about his work, but playing really hard. Yeah, I haven't talked to Jim because, you know, we'll make that final decision here over the weekend,

3:13:28but he's certainly leader in the club. Can you tell Ryan, I mean, Seth McLaughlin, can you tell he's been there, done that? Is he, is he projected that to the offensive line? You're still, when I'm saying from a leadership stand, going a grown man. How does that just come up? How does it show a bunch of ways? It just poised. It's not getting rattled when, you know, coach parks at you. It's, you know, okay, I got this. Let me get it on the control. It's seeing something in practice and being able to adjust on the move. It's being prepared when you walk on the field. It's recognizing how hard you have to play at the position. It's, you know, kind of all of those things into one, but he's got great communication up front. He talks to the guys. He's moving quickly in there. And when you have experience like he has, you know, the game seems to slow down at times yet, you know, he seems to be playing it at fast level. It was a point where you got a black stripe off and I feel like he took a step in the

3:14:45right 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 can do these to practice the way that he's been practicing, then he'll give himself a chance to be in a rotation midway through the season or later in the season, which is similar to some of the wide receivers he had before. You know, you've seen some of those guys get some reps really in the season, but then make an impact later in the season. I think that's probably more his path right now 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 and he was a little bit ahead. Anybody who comes in and January to me, I don't look at them as a freshman anymore. They've been here. They're in the program and we expect them to contribute. I'm still in there right there talking and communicating, but in the skirmishes we've had, it's, you know,

3:16:03it's been offense versus defense. So I've mostly been on the offensive side still kind of going through all those types of things. And there's a lot to work through this year through this with, you know, the play top and one of me by that is, you know, the course play communication inside of 15 goes off. There's a lot of things that go on there and 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, personal, but I'm very, very much involved with special teams. I think with a two minute warning, there's some strategic things that are going to go on in the half of the game that, you know, you're going to really be involved with. But to your point, just overall just looking guys in the eye, making sure that, you know, they have to right looking their eye to, you know, that, you know, 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're just like playing the next play. And that's not just how it works. We've got to win the situations. And so, you know, all those things will come into play and making in game adjustments, you know, be involved with all three phases, you know, watching the game on a tablet to try to identify what happened in the last series. I think all

3:17:08all those things will be happening. Right now, Nick is going to be the starter. And, you know, that competition will go into next week. But right now, as we head into the weekend, he is the starter and the plan is for him to get the first punter to go up in the game on Saturday and on Saturday. He's got a strong leg. He's made it a good transition into the country, but also just playing, you know, football and not Australian football, which is very, very different. The, you know, snap to kick is really improved. You know, that was one thing. He's a taller guy. So the ball has to get out of his, you know, get off his foot faster. I think he's done that his hang time has been good. And he's been more consistent. You'll see, you know, he'll hit kick a few, but it'll just go right out of the stadium. You just got a strong, strong leg. So we're looking for that consistency. He's shown

3:18:09that here most recently. So he's got the upper hand right now. And last question. I don't know if it's because Will maybe took a little bit longer to make a decision in December when some of the other top of the line quarterback, you know, he's doing it or because maybe there was a thought he wasn't going to be to start the 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? Or what, what, what is Will's special trait to you? And where do you see him taking a shot? I see, you know, a bunch of traits there. I think the first trait is size. It was big. He can stand in the pocket and see he's strong. So I mean, that's the first thing to notice about him. And then whether it's standing in the pocket with boys, 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 trait 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

3:19:10do that. So I think that's an extraordinary trait. And I would, I would say his overall leadership command and 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 anticipate what's happening, I mean, it looks right. Just feel 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, we'll see. But I know his first focus is on winning games around here. Folks, we have Takeer, Shabola, and the goal line in Donovan Jackson. Please, I mean, you have nerves naturally. So that's the first complaint I was good. I was just

3:20:11rolling. Also, it was a weird meme. I was trying to try to play the last thing. It was also the first start. Yeah. Um, you, yeah, it's, but like, I prepared well. Um, and camp and practice all week. And I was, I was ready. Um, yeah. I have two multi-year starters. It did a lot. I mean, I could ask them, hey, what we got here, but I was prepared well. I mean, I was telling Jimmy and said, it's like a way our blocks were. I'll be emotional. What is it? What's a guy from Ohio? What does it mean to start a beginning? It was always my dream to come here and play and start. And having that like, I mean, I just got to keep going, keep building those days, and go games, and keep building. What a much younger Austin, don't you? No, not, I don't think, even I told my life, like, I asked my younger self,

3:21:13even committing, I wouldn't believe that now having a couple of starts. Yeah. Awesome. Has this happened faster than you had been doing? I guess you're technically a soft one. 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, I was going to play some soft things. But, so, what does it mean to you to, it's not only get the opportunities to play, but like, you play well enough now, and coaching staff trust you, and they've been, they've been, they've been, they've been, they've been in a situation where they've been, they've been, they've earned that, so where are we on the year two? I guess it shows like my preparation, my hard work, and just everything I've put into this, and I just finally show it up on the field. There are moments, the soft seasons, the end of the spring, and the end of the season. I don't realize that you could play at this high level, with the ones, you know, 188. Yeah, but definitely was in training camp.

3:22:17I mean, blocking highly can tie every day. Like, it feels, it feels a lot of confidence, and doing it well, and not like getting balled or anything. There's defensive tag wasn't that easy in the spring. Hero in Jason Moore in Taiwan, all those guys, pretty much anyone on the defensive line, gets your face all the time, so, and Kay and Mack as well, so. Yeah, we've heard a lot about him. I would work like the pal of the stability, and the great thing about him. How much can he help you in the years? 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. That means another voice and that a captain out there. Look, ways of having the men and women, it's much experience. Help during the year in the middle of the month. I mean, 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 like, that's a lot.

3:23:22Tiger, talking about how calm he is, how much does that fit in for you? You have a guy who's kind of been there and seen a lot of us. It makes us, us more calm, especially me and Kay, as a first star. So, like, we were up here with Seth. He brought us down, and we were like, fine, our emotions weren't high. We settled in. Is that like something he tells you? Is that something you can pick up on by how he's acting? How do you kind of mean sense what he's trying to do? How he's acting, and what I mean, him, when we're on the side of him, both Josh Donnie, he was telling us, like, hey, we're cool, we got him, but it's pretty much like everyone. Oh, cool group. I said, how much do you do that? As a first time starter, how much did the end best? Me 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 them, we'll play and get help.

3:24:23Probably the first or second, after that. I thought we'd say all right. Great. Awesome. Thank you very much. Thanks for playing for our game. Has you been a part of you settling in the gut? That's um, I want to say maybe I don't know, but I mean, when I'm sure you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo, you know what I mean? I'm playing basketball all life in Southern football, and I feel like just the fast pace offense that we're running really fits the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw football at 65 yards, but can you kick a football 75 yards and blink a gesture? No. I have a question. Lincoln, what's your question? How is your, um, your roommate at the computer? He's a blessing man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. What's his name? His name's Lincoln. Keen Holtz. Okay. He's cleaner. Oh, he's cleaner. I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of pick each other's roommates because we're very clean and

3:25:24we don't like our rooms really messy. Well, it's true though. It's true. They're both pretty clean. Luke, are you still a cross-training at TACO? Some or if you just been all guard this break? Oh, so far I've been all guard. I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice by practice. I could end up being back at TACO. I could not, but, you know, I'm just really focused in on this past practice and the next one is some. What do you mean? Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot. You know, you put a lot of work in to play here. And it's been a dream just for being in Ohio kid. It's from a Ohio kid's perspective. It's, I mean, that's the biggest wish possible. I would say that's, that'd be pretty cool. What was it like just last year at first game getting on the field for the first time? It didn't, like, this is gonna be a weird answer. But it feel like I was playing a game yet. That made sense. I was pretty locked in. I felt like just, no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing. Really, I just went in that first game. I 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.

3:26:24But no, I'm like, what'd you feel there? And if like, getting out there at Indiana, I just like, honestly, I don't know. I felt less than theirs. I didn't high school. That makes no sense. A lot, I mean, I'm learning from Josh Aniston. I think, prior to one of my biggest role models here, he's my bigger brother in my first game over here. Tell him I'll put D. I don't want D. To do, okay. Yeah, no. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, Padeon Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too, I mean, all three of them. That's those are my roommates. And they're progressing every day as well. And I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to play on the field with them. Try not to be an expert in awful. Oh, yeah, he's not really a helpful. You know, just keep in my mind, just settled and straightforward on the next play. 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 any consistent and worried about the next play?

3:27:25Yeah, I guess there's nothing even next to us about those big rocks. You guys started turning out. It's hand-pulsing right around. 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, have those 10-11 plays around something. What does that like? I guess I was just starting feeling like you guys were feeling like that like the first game on a good play. Good round, well, they didn't make that good. The second match, I mean, it was really good at ripoff these runs because I mean, we put on so much work. It was interesting. You know, seeing a product, you know, that hard work, these guys are just good. Tech, reserve sense that this offensive line wise is just you know, prepare this week. We've done top of back in there. The jungle pole first half really. This season. It's not particularly in Austin. It's just more of Donald Jackson, pretty season all-American, etc. I mean, enjoying the group, you know. Donald Jackson is a very good football player in there.

3:28:26When he's on the field, he makes his presence tough. I mean, we've all been training. I mean, there's no margin. Just in all the group. We know it can be. Yeah, there's a secret being. There was a sense when he's watching you guys. And I was like, here, here. No, we're even more of a force. It felt like watching you guys. Then maybe even though, did it feel like that thing? Yeah, I mean, we put in a work during practice. We practice really hard. Coach, they really challenge us to practice hard. I don't know. Physicians, coaches, really challenge us to practice hard. So that was just a result of it. But when it's rolling like that, what does it feel like being in the mix today? Being on the table. It's awesome. It's... 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 there. Okay. Hey, Greg. Can you do it? I'm going to put the horse in the middle. And I'll go with it. Hey, don't throw it. Ah. It's about to go, but anyway, it's way easier than I thought. No, I mean, I was really funny to see.

3:29:27I know. Thank you, Greg. Thank you. Thank you for being here. I think I'm pretty good. I'm pretty good. Take a look at what has set them off? I'm going to practice with you guys for the first two games. What's it been like playing X-Han for the last two? He's... You know, 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. I mean, it's... There's... There's no one outside of the rest of my left and to my right. You know, with fire and set. Those guys, they do so much for this offensive line of fees. 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? Oh, yeah, like I said. And crunch time, you know, when things aren't exactly looking like how we practice it, you know, having a guy like that, that we will slow down. We'll do this, this, this. And then, you know, we execute having a guy like that, like this. There's none better than that.

3:30:34You're wrong? What you got? I'm there from different. I'm... What's my favorite cake? Wow. Red velvet. Red velvet? I don't know. Oh, no, no. I almost came back with a couple of signs of this and more. Tell you, looking at Marshall, they got a couple guys that he could to look that have big tin rottings. Absolutely. What do you see when you look at their tape and see 15, 7, and a couple of those guys have been pretty big. This is the size. Yeah, those guys there, they're real players. They're real players. You can sell their coach well. You can sell, they go hard, you know. They're real players over there. We've been practicing to the best of our abilities, you know, and the spectacle. And I'm prepared for that. We see they've been re-gchecking the last year. They're doing different things. They're taking the... Yeah, they're taking the most. They take the most.

3:31:35They play a good ball over there. You know, their defense plays hard. They challenge teams, you know. Sometimes they might be overlooked and they still challenge teams. You know, so they come out there with the mentality like, no matter who's in front of us. I mean, the actions right there right in front of you right now, which is kind of a good thing and kind of a bet. You know, you should shut off the rest, you know. Hidden back in it. Inside. You talked about the first round. You were on the last round. That's an awesome meeting. Yeah, I mean, I hear from Chris every once in a while. Trying not to bother him too much, but it's always good to hear from guy like that. Guys like the one, even Matt Jones will turn him back. All right, Tiger, thank you. Appreciate it. You can hear it getting. This is going off in three or six minutes. What else would you like to do? Dragon. Then for this year, just be able to get to that job.

3:32:38What about you? It's still standing. I think that's a good thing. I think it got a lot of air height in my weight. My height is more regard height. When I'm faster, my feet and I just see you use it to even turn out. Sometimes, sometimes, like basketball, I want to be on that just like defend, but you know, you got to stay. Stay square in some blocks. Exactly. Yeah. That's a great question. I mean, I don't think I feel like these two could answer that for the beer right now. I think KTA and hero could answer that. I don't know what to say about that. What do you guys think? I'm going to hear the day. This man is strong, ready? I'm talking about, like, you get the basketball key, like, you know, it's not like, you get the ball. I'm going to see you guys. I'm going to see you guys. I'm talking about, like, you get the basketball key, like, you know, it's not like you can just do it this time. He recovers really fast. And like, just the whole way I'm shanked as he had. And he got the grip. That's fair. He doesn't give up on the play. And like you said, just going to go in and watch the film.

3:33:39He's going to every day. We're going to better now. Just see the hundred feet on that. From like this one, he's now got this, like, he's sitting here, and then again, if he was far much rather, I'll be like, he's not like a coach, man. He's not like a coach. How the shit Kelly's influenced James? You were mine. About maybe like the idea of tackle versus guard. Because obviously his offensive predilection was for like, yeah, the offensive line for a game. Has he been a part of you settling in the guard? That's um, I want to say maybe I don't know, but I mean, when I, when I first heard you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo, you know what I mean? I'm playing basketball all life and settle football. And I feel like just the fast pace off and so we're running really fits the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw a football at 65 yards, but can you kick a football 75 yards and play against him? No. I have a question. I have a question. Lincoln, what was your question? How is your, uh, your roommate at the beauty level?

3:34:40He's a blessing, man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. What's the name? His name's Lincoln. Teen Hoes. Okay. It's Clayton. Ooh, he's a cleaner. I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of pick each other as roommates. Because we're very clean and we don't like our burns really messy. Well, it's true though. It's true. They're both pretty clean stuff. Do you think are you still a cross-training attack, or some, or have you just been all guard this spring? Uh, so far I've been all guard. I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice, I practice. I could end up being back attack, but I could not. But, you know, I'm just really focused in on this past practice and connection with some. You're going to be in a high level. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot. Um, you know, you put a lot of work in to play here. And I spent a dream just from being an Ohio kid. I'm from a Ohio kid's perspective. It's, I mean, that's the biggest switch possible. I would have thought it would be pretty cool. What was it like last year at first game, getting off the field for the first time? I mean, I mean, it didn't fly.

3:35:41This is going to be a weird answer, but it feels like I was playing a game yet. If that makes sense. I was pretty locked in. I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing, really. I just went in that first game. I'm here now. It's time to roll. You know, it didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't even hit me after. But I want to like, what'd you feel there? And if like getting out there at Indiana, I just like honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous than I did in high school. And that makes no sense. What's the reason that you're going to play this game? I don't know what it is. What is it? What did you see? No, I'm not sure. Um, a lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Aniston. I think Friars is one of my biggest role models here. He's my bigger, big brother when I first came in. So I'm up for deal. I don't know if it's for deal. OK. Yeah, no. Yeah, yeah. So yeah, for deal and off. So those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too. I mean, all three of them. That's those are my roommates. And they're progressing every day as well. And I'm excited to see where they can get to. And I'm excited to play on the field with them. Try not to need an expert in health. Oh, yeah. You know, it's been really helpful. You know, just keep in my mind. Just settled and straightforward on the next play.

3:36:47It'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 worried about the next play. To my game. And I was like, whoa, I never had that happen. No other school, like just Ohio State field can't make it. And I was like, wow, that's crazy. Do you like, I mean, you're quiet. But also do you like that? Do you want everything that comes to mind? I do, but at the same time, I just like to be a normal person. But I don't really like to just let it go. I'm a little bit more chipier, a little bit, but sometimes, I still be quiet on the field. What's the competitive part of you? What did that point that you noticed about yourself? Oh, I've been had that at me since I was like eight, nine years old. It happens. I mean, just how I am, how is it just to be competitive? That's the reason why chose to come to Ohio State. Just to compete each and every day, I guess the best DB group in the country.

3:37:48That's what I would say is it didn't hands the last several months. I mean, you want to get it from Nelson, then Intel, Perk, 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 the guys just going to make me better each and every day. That's today. You know, what now play the right zone? Yeah. Yeah. What better anyone does? You didn't say a word. And then the two plays later, you call, well, yeah, my morning is part of it. Yeah. You didn't say a word better. 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 some be bad. Then when I'm being a play, I just, I'll just walk off. That's it. When you talk about, yeah, I said, I told you, I'm coming back, right? Yeah. What's it like to be back to the car now? Staying in the car and then ask for your S.S.D. Okay. It feels great just us three to be on the field together. Uh, we're going to make a lot of plays this year. Sure. What are you learning from that? All learned a lot, especially from Carnel, because we both play outside. So me just learning from him and, you know,

3:38:48the things he learned, he just teaching me. And you know, he was behind Mar, and stuff like that. So he just teaching me the game for sure. What specifically if you got better at it? Yeah, we've heard what you've heard Scott. Um, I say my footwork, uh, that's the biggest thing. Uh, me and Coach Alon 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, um, over time. Well, what can still be a work ethic in here? What can still my work ethic in? I mean, just, I really don't know. I can't really answer that. But it just, it's just in me like, I just want to work. That's one thing. I think I say I get it from my dad. My dad really the reason why I worked so hard, because since I was like eight years old, he just wanted me to just work and be the best at what I do. So I mean, I really, I said different. What's the difference in the clip of my day? You know, like on tiny day when you're showing me that I got a bubble of it? Yes, anything. How close did you come? I wasn't, I wasn't flippin out of, I don't know why. People made the scene like it was that, um,

3:39:49I was a bugger and that's it. How did you get that set in table? Oh, he said a big example. Um, me, me 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 would tell him, Austin and Steadman Bayley. So I mean, he was a motivation for me. And just all the guys that grew up before me in a Miami-Guarded area, Broward area for sure. I mean, just looking at those guys, guys like, I say Brandon, and it's for sure he was a class ahead of me. So I seen a dance he was doing in 8th grade. And I was just like, whoa, I mean, that's something I want to do. What do you think about the expectations for you? I mean, I had Chris Cardin on my podcast a few weeks ago. He's actually the, he thinks you'll be a factor from the first play, first day, first game, etc. Those are big expectations. You have bracelets? Um, I, I really don't, I mean, I know it's big, especially for me because, you know, no one playing the country coming in and all the hype around me. So, I mean, I just try to block out all that stuff

3:40:50and just focus on the main thing, just the team and I receive a room and a locker room and know just first game come. If I don't, you know, see the, as best as you can, that's all. Half for me. I mean, I don't really care. I just want to go out there and win a game. That's it. How much of a confidence do you throw for you when people like Chris Carter and Marvin Harrison Jr. are saying, this guy can maybe next great for me. Real high. I mean, it's, it's something great. I mean, I just got, I just got to go out there on the field and just show you guys that I could be the next, you know, part of the group. Great. Oh, I was never seen. We'll come through here. So, I mean, it's a blessing and know how that, but I know it's got a god damn playing show you guys. All means a lot for me to be, was it the first freshman? Yeah, I mean, just, that's aggressive for me, for sure, just, no shows all the hard work that I put in off the, I mean, on the way to the way to the my dad really, I mean, the maturity, no, just be older than,

3:41:52no, act my age, act older than my age. I mean, a lot of people tell me that I don't act my age. I'm way, I'm way beyond my years. I mean, just, you just got to be mature and, you know, act, don't act like a kid. There's a couple more questions for Jeremiah. What's it about? It's just, no, when I see a 50-50 ball, I mean, just, I just think it's, I got to make the play. It's on me, you know, matter how the ball is, if it's a bad ball, I just feel like I got to make that play, no matter what the certain sense of this, you know, matter if it's a bad ball, I feel like the ball is mine, no matter who in front of me, or no, no matter what. What are you getting between the ball and the fender come from? I mean, that kind of sets you apart in my opinions, in a lot of ways. If you always had that, that's... 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 got to always find a way, to find a way to make my quarterback look good.

3:43:01Oh, 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, so I like to talk, and, you know, just get around his players and make him feel good about himself. Oh, he talked on the field, you know, just, he just said a lot of stuff, I can't say, but he goes talk for sure. Okay, Jeremiah, thank you very much. Thank you guys. So, I was on me, my split was too wide. He wanted me to come and spit down. So, that I was, that I was on me. That wasn't a good, I was in it. The result of that play is science. Clear that will be offense. Recommend if you're single about one on one. Bratzman, 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? Uh, not at all. Not at all. Just coming in, you know, just a whole state and just all the receivers that been here and I was here before I got here.

3:44:03So, I did not have no expectation that was having the role that I had right now. So, I mean, I just get all the things that go and then they would have been this position right now. Is that so real to you then? To be putting up kind of number you already have? Oh, yes, for sure. I mean, but no job, nothing I still got to do. Me, finished him. What does this say about the trust that you have? He tells me a lot each and every day that, if you know, single, single covers one on one, I'm going to you don't matter who or you don't matter. Just throwing it up, you know, you just go, I just got to make a play as well. You realize that you're pressing you like that? Was there a moment in 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 out and I'm just going to go get it. Yeah, yeah. For you. You're on the play saturday with the and then you said you're supposed to see why? Yeah, to why, yeah. You're just, you're just, you're just, you're just, you're not going to give down better what it is. 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.

3:45:03Yeah, something like that. So that's the reason why he just played over top. Yeah, that's just an essential. When you look at your numbers, you've made a history as a freshman in Ohio State. This is the whole coach, the whole program. You feel like a normal freshman? I mean, you're an exceptional freshman for this university. Yeah. National in the squad. I mean, I love it. I still feel like I'm just a regular freshman, but no, a lot of people say I'm not. But, I mean, just the role that I have just coming in, is just, it's been a blessing. I just can't, thank the, can't say it's on me, it's on God. And just the coaches for trusting me to have 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 the playing time when you came in. So what did you actually expect? How much do you think you would have thought? Not that much, because you know, you got a card in theotape, you got mecha, Google, I came back,

3:46:05you got Brandon, is that Bing, Abira, Jaden Ballet, all of them guys. So really, my mentality is just coming in, just working, learning, just, no, play special teams and make plays on special teams. I thought my mentality was... They might expect this to be different, but big teams play in your squad. Yeah. What do you expect to be different about big teams? About the players? I mean, just watching them, they played by the team in the last three teams in place. So I mean, it's gonna be a better team that I heard from the last couple years that we played a higher state player, as we call it, they said. So I mean, it's gonna be a good game. You gotta go to the field, higher state, that's all we've got to be. So... Thank you, guys. Thank you, thank you. Thanks, man. Yeah. Oh, yeah, for sure. We hungry right now. I can see in the air, everybody is, everybody in the office, obviously a lot in the corner, about where we're at, or receiving them, we definitely hungry, for sure. We're ready to go out there and have a dinner and just put on the show. Awesome. Awesome. War, the final cast. Did you... And I hypothetically, what would it know you more? Being interfered with, not getting the call,

3:47:05or 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 had 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. Jeremiah, there's a lot of discourse from fans this week about, you not winning the Sean Alexander Freshman of the Year Award. Just, what's your thoughts on that? I mean, McCawlan's 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. 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 it to Dean and just put on the show. And, but I also have a question. Tom Moore, fuck, I huddled. You mentioned getting bragged, it's my mission to use that. Frustrated, we've seen that from the father teams. Is that, Frustrated, is that, you know, you know, you're in a field,

3:48:06you always think you're open, are you still open when you're bragged? Oh, yeah, for sure. I'm still, I don't know, matter if I'm bragged or not. I mean, they just came out with a good game plan to break it me and a mecca, and, you know, I mean, just, you know, things didn't go as planned as we thought it would, but you just got to keep moving on, just move forward as I say. Steven, how are you doing? 24-7 sports. Did you mind that the two touchdown plays that you had with Will Howard? How many times do you think you guys rep that to get, you know, those were perfect throws, perfect patterns, and you beat your guy off the line of scrim, it's just how many times do you think, and what does it take to perfect that? Oh, I think we read the least, I don't know how many times in practice over the weeks that we had off. I mean, just came down to, you know, they pressed me, we were taking a shot. That's what they told me the weeks 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 question has, the first game against Oregon, just how tough was that challenge against their secondary? I know you have to finally get into the game,

3:49:08but you guys made plays all day long against them. Just what, what's your thought about the challenge those guys gave you? I'll say the challenge is gonna be, you know, a good challenge. They have some great global guys there, Jabbar Muhammad number seven, Nikolary, the other corner of Manana, and 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. Tony, you're gonna fuck out, how long? Derby, so why are you not open? Uh-huh. Ha-ha. Ha-ha. You know, probably when a whole team on me, I should say, uh, ha-ha. I mean, I'm always open to me for sure. Me just, you know, throw the ball in my area, I'm gonna find a way to make a play, as I always say. Step on Christnik, believe in dot com. You talked earlier about, you know, some of the great athletes that, you know, got challenged and you aspire to be like, I guess, where's that confidence kind of come from for you? How long have you had that confidence that, you know, you have the ability to be, you know, one of the greatest in this sport? Uh, I mean, a lot of people tell me that I'm,

3:50:11I'm gonna be great at what I do, since I was about, um, going to high school, a lot of people tell me that, um, let me just, you know, football is all I know, and that's all I really wanna do. Like, I live, breathe, sleep, football. Like, that's all I really care about, don't care about. Everything outside of football, like, football is all I know. And I just wanna play football, rest my life. Let's do it. Thanks for all of our lettering, girl. You seem like you have a role where we try to connect on some of those deep balls throughout the year. You know, be able to finally do those in that moment. That was kind of carried that forward. What was that? Was it the same about the way that you guys have been able to continue to progress through chemistry? I mean, just, you know, the weeks that we had all, we were just working on deep, deep shots, cause they tell us, uh, in meetings that we have, we gotta take shots down and feel, um, we just gotta connect on them, and, you know, will tell me before, uh, before the games, like I said, um, you just gotta throw the ball out, then just give me a chance, and I'm gonna make a play for you. That's what, that's what you told me, and I just gotta make a play for them. That's it. Adam King, don't be a BMS. We can all joke, we can all talk about the expectations

3:51:11and the start of this become, you know, you were just 13 games. How you handled that? I mean, just a freshman, how do you take all these expectations, know when you step on the field, that you're always open and still go out there and play? Uh, I mean, expectations, I mean, I can't know how you're staying for a reason, that's what I wanted. When it be childless, I wanted the expectation, expectations I should say. I mean, Coach Hotline just helped me, throughout the whole year, just preparing me for each game, each week, a mega booker, a cardinal tear, bringing it in, really the whole receiver on, just helped me stuff, I don't really know about, it just helped me throughout the whole week, and I can't really say 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 Gilllux, Cleveland.com. Jeremiah Over a thousand years, 12th Sense in your first year. When you look back at your freshman year, what was the most difficult part about adjusting to the college game? What was the part that you had, you know, the hardest part about trying to train this one?

3:52:12I'm learning that playbook. I playbook is certain else, just coming in, spring ball, me just new plays in every week, I'm like, well, what is this? This new play is every day in Coach Hotline. Like, you go, you go, you go to be good, we got no summer fall camp, you go to be great. So, I mean, just, you know, that's it, that's definitely what's the hardest part just learning to playbook, and a lot of other things have to say for sure. How long did you try to get that down? How long did you take me to feel comfortable on the playbook? I'm pretty sure I got it down the path right now, but net season, I really want to learn everything, the HZ, yeah, I really want to learn everything in the playbook for net sure, for sure. That would be 24-7 sports. You mentioned how many guys it might take because you did not feel open. So, when you are one-on-one, and Will's talking about when he sees you being one-on-one, what is going through your mind as you wind up and realize there's one guy covering you? When, that's all I could say. When as Coach Hartlan, we do something like,

3:53:15in a hotel, Friday night before the game, he asked me like, a question like, you get one-on-one, something like that, he asked me, what do you do? I say, when, and everybody just start laughing. I don't know where I be like, it's true, like, you got a when, you're one-on-one, up, out of the way. So, yeah. Are we here for the right, Bill Landon? Kings of the North. Jeremiah, did you move your rounds? I'm gonna send a seed to the point where you get a couple matchups against linebackers. What goes through your mind, but you find yourself matched up against linebackers? Uh, I just started laughing in my head a little bit. Um, I mean, linebackers can't really cover, receivers like that, so I just know like, it's, I'm most likely gonna be open. Um, 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 why they just move me around a lot. Or less, they'll have been born, the last three. Jeremiah, you mentioned the most difficult part of your freshman campaign with Army in the playbook. What has been the best part so far? My way has been to rub off on people eventually. Um, and I would also say that,

3:54:16you know, you kind of have to understand who you're talking to. You know, people, certain stuff makes different people tick, so you've got to know your guys. You know, if you got to get harder on somebody to, to make them go, or if you got to kind of relate to them, and you know, pull them aside, have it talked. 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 do. What's been different about Coach Day now, these are true hit coach, you know, he's given the way Colin did, so I said, what's been different about him? I want to say, you know, too much has, has necessarily changed, but you can tell he has tremendous trust in Coach Kelly, and 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 the, continues to stay that way, but I'm glad he's able to, you know, focus more on what he needs to focus on. Okay, I'll just, Caleb now, I'll come back to him. He's kind of a field general in a sense,

3:55:16kind of a quarterback on that side. A lot of people may think just, you know, the Mike Limebacker, we have Coach 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 offense to deal with, but it makes us better. The gentleman, I definitely see him in fact, you have anywhere, where you are, where every law goes, you know, where he is, you know, where he is. I would say he impacts the entire offense. It's not like, you know, we're not oblivious to the fact that the Taliban player he is, but, you know, as an offense, you come out and you expect to execute on anybody who's lined up a question. So, that's the first catch. Yeah, I never really thought about it like that, but we definitely come a long way, since my freshman year, thankful to the Lord that he's coming all these years, and he's coming ahead on straight, and allow me to, you know, develop into the person that I am now. But, so, you know, coming full circle, it is really surreal moments to be in my senior year playing against, you know, the pre-block on my first catch,

3:56:17and it sounds really cool. I remember Kyle getting yelled at, and it was a ball he was not able to do, and he was like, I'm not able to do it, I'm not able to do it, I'm not able to do it, I'm not able to do it, I'm not able to do it, I'm not able to do it, and Dale is nice and reliable. But when he saw Kyle getting yelled at, who is the ball? He is not supposed to throw. And I also remember getting pushed out at the one or two-year-long line, so that's kind of a bittersweet memory, but it was a great memory to be able to do. But I had to say, yes. If I don't feel I should have scored, I don't think I should be playing football tho. What's the attitude for Ford? What is he open to that world you're right at. So you can tell he just loves the game the way he goes about his business. He runs every route to perfection. He's a very cerebral kid. And every time he gets on the field, he inspects 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. I'm glad that how have you seen Derby's Mad Row over camp to be able to put this opportunity

3:57:18to start on Saturday? Yeah, I think it's no secret that he has all the physical capabilities that you would want. I received really any position. He could play because there's none the football field with his athletic ability. So a lot of it for him was putting together the mental piece of the game. You know, I'm not just understanding what he has on 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 don't know. I have no doubts it's going to take off for us and do tremendous things. You know, have you seen faith continue to drink the team together? Yeah, I mean, it's been a huge part of everything that we've done, but 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. We kind of just preach the truth of the gospel to the guys on the team. And it's definitely permeated throughout the team throughout the years because, you know, looking back a couple of years ago, there wasn't that many people on the team heavily into their faith. And along came a couple of special people who really changed the dynamics of our program.

3:58:21But, you know, the Bible says one man plans the other man, the wife is but God ultimately brings the increase. So we're just trying to our best to stay obedient to the Lord and he's done tremendous things. What does two special people do to you? I would say kind of the the the founders. I would say of the team's faith. We're definitely master team for one Cameron Bab and Xavier Johnson. So those guys, what do you view as your responsibility as a captain? Really what I view my responsibility as a captain is just as a as a person in general is to push everybody closer to Christ. And you know, by doing that, I try to walk as close to Christ as I can myself. I'm going to 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 in your time to appreciate Christ will naturally naturally make you a better leader, a better person, better football player and the same. So I just try my best to anyway. I mean, we have specific goals going in.

3:59:41Every single week. Some of our goals for this week is, you know, things can get sloppy in the week one. You see it all across the country. You know, 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 underestimating any opponent. You 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 walks in. And he's just, he's a true joy to be around. You can kind of throw will into any setting and he's going to get along with everybody there. So definitely up the team chemistry in the locker room. We love having him around. We're super glad he's part of his team. Oh, a lot of them were getting back there. Look for him and so forth. And we also expected them to play.

4:00:42Oh, come out. We like, we knew that they were in the team that played the Diana. Like you mentioned, there was some past attack on the shoes of Rod and some things that maybe rushed 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 60 and 30 playing against the judges. One allowed the passing attack to stay that prolific as even the off of the wide will be. He's from the off. And the ball just had to come out quicker and forth. But we have to see every detail in the line. I just had to get in that and then run faster and quicker. How much do you feel like that game can be a building block for you in terms of continuing to be a big, a big, a party off of? I feel like each game of building, but we've a stack each game and stuff like that. So I just made a bigger play in the game. So like that's what I just thought I guess another building block was from the mad. Now how often did blinded were cases of hardest hit in the game? They've been doing pretty good. They've been doing stuff like that. New guys, new places and stuff like that. We're all trying to pick up from the injuries and stuff. And you guys, I was the blind game of this one last time. How can you put wide receivers help in that?

4:01:44We just got to get in, getting the box down from the water. You guys get in there and probably get the safety. Get live backers or a DN and stuff like that. Whatever they need us to do. On your touchdown catch, do you see like a different ball of a wilds come down? They came. They're throwing into the wind. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Colonel, what's your like? Like I said earlier, did you, did you, did you figure the ball was going to be coming in sooner or later this year? You called him a girl, meaning, you know, don't get green. Big time, my receivers made it four or five. Did you figure a bitchry? It would find you insignificant, insignificant time. Yeah, I knew it was all come my way. Each and every week we have plays for each and all of us in the blind. It just really depends on what the defense gives us. Like, if it's not the ball goes away from me or comes to me and stuff like that. So ultimately, it's not in my decision where it's ball goes. And yet you're blocking a standoff point. So like you're blocking, is that the point? Yeah, our blockers from the wide out has been a big emphasis this year and stuff like that. Because we liked that pretty much all last year. So they've been a big emphasis on blocking a street from the wide out.

4:02:46And when you look at Penn State on video, what just stands out about there and maybe that pass through pass? What's your, which you're going to be personally up against now? They are pretty good select points. They played Man and Lions and stuff like that. So we got to win on 101 and got to the perimeter. I'm similar to the way I know you got to get into the game last year. How similar is there for you to play that? I'm pretty much the same man covered all around. They got a little size on the foot and stuff like that. They all play three-minute-a-thing size all around. Thank you guys. Thanks guys. Thanks guys. Bye guys. I'd say Bennett Freshman has walked away. He kind of brings some good energy. Jason Middleton right there too. He kind of oversees Max and Bronke a little bit. So that's pretty fun. And then catching. We all have some pretty good opportunities for catching. Especially in practice, we're going to make some pretty good catches. Very competitive three fish here. Yeah.

4:03:46Oh, nevermind. 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 hopefully totally get better. We all know that we need each other. We'll see it's going to be long season. There we are. You know, he just dropped us from the wall. Thank you. I'm a doctor. I'm a doctor. There ever a point where you push. Okay. I'm part of it. I need to keep you like. I'm. If you're not. How. How. How. You. You. Speaking with the town. Over there. I have. I have. I have. I have. I have. It's. Sometimes. Sometimes. It's. Sometimes. It's. So. I mean, it was before. It's when I knew. The. The records was just. First. We. What. The. We.

4:04:46The. We. The. The. The. He. He. He. He. He. He. He. Yeah. I mean, I. That's what our unit is. We're turning on. It's. That's what. It's. First. I would say we definitely have broken what he started in this way. That's where this started. I'm just trying to get it. Or just, you know, the hundred percent. I mean, I want to really say that it's drilling in the toughness. That's drilling and counting abilities right there. So, you know, if it's a laugh, I would say it's a laugh. I would say our gindi, kind of builds it up through roughness.

4:05:50Because our knees are in the toughest position. There are, you know, full wraps of our bones. We're talking about the honest thing that's asking us to work in this sort of energy. So, you know, I mean, I have to work in this way. I mean, I have to work in this way. I mean, there's a really good point against it. I had how much in here, how much in family bed out? So, three three four, two, three, two, three, two, three. You see me from a player here, no? I see you. I mean, being twenty minutes from home is pretty nice. And my dad playing here is a big one too. So, I'm just being able to go back home and spend time playing these good. And it's getting something very interesting. How often do you go back? I would say probably once a week, or at least a week, someone right around there, not that dry. There's some different things. Yeah, get a family dinner. Yeah. Not there. Do you ever go back for a very high school event? Or go back to being a fun schedule for men? Yeah, it's a great way to buy weights or this week I can go back.

4:06:50So, it's a great way to go back. When things ramp up in a school, I'm going to have to do that like that. I have to go back. I have to go back. Yeah, it does. Especially when the skin is resting there. You really have to go back and rest. You really have to go back and rest. You really have to go back and rest. Now that we're under so much time, what excited about it is just about getting on the field and the engine, the plane, the meaning of football. Being able to grow, seeing the brothers succeed, you just know in their own work, they will put in and do what they're going to do. That's awesome. Are you a big guy who had on the taking in the environment where you just fall business once you step on a fun schedule? I probably said to him in my business, I kind of just kind of went out and I go out there and really fun. But there's moments like when we had a big run at Notre Dame on the pavement, that was awesome. There's moments like that when you just kind of have to look at it and run.

4:07:50When you were when you were at Notre Dame and getting on the pitch that what, how can you prepare for that for everything that you do? Is there a way that you can get fresh in that moment? Breakfast, breakfast, you know, breaking the gears, practice a heart attack here. So that can be seen again and again. And there are many things that you can do in your work on at the game and it's just worth it about practicing the courses. What you're thinking about is that you're talking about the D.D. You know what's the type of work you can get in practice? How do they push you as to having an idea of what you better and what you're thinking? A little quicker than me. So I'd like to get my hands on them a little bit if I can. I just have to wait for that for that. You know, their quickness kind of helps me get my feet on them.

4:09:13You know, we all have others from the school, our nails, and you're hearing kind of good. When you think about how many guys are having their own back in play, how might people have had eating them on a hot plate? Like, how many people are having their own back in play? People don't know what we're having like an hour. Right. I think it's good. Well, I've been in the early days of the game and I've been making this game since I've had a lot of scenes in the game. You know, we've got to have to ask this one. How important is my leadership over the moment? Good. Yeah. We're close with them. We talked a lot. How do we have to team up on them? I think that's the best thing. Absolutely, but I would say during mid-Spring after spring, I thought, okay, I'm going to be better at this. I've had a really good summer, really good fall camp, and I grew a lot during the season. What's a lot of reaction? Yeah, I mean, again, I've used a year ago, and I'm web-passed.

4:10:13I'm ready for this. What do you feel like your role can be? Whatever they need me to do. I'm a self-reliar player. I can divide a lot of blocking in passable. It's been doing a very thankful, specifically, with all the guys. I'd like to know as you get back to the first group of players. Yeah. How do you feel about the fall camp here? Yeah, I mean, again, we've got down to several areas. Sometimes when I want to go down, I don't know. That's me or her. It takes you under a second. Okay, if you need to be ready, that's a good thing. Yeah. I mean, like I said, there's a better place to go for your third position. Getting going is the same. We're working on taking my hand and my feet for a year.

4:11:19I think not to be able to play, not to develop that, really, really. Yeah. It did, but at the same time, we were different. We were down 26-pound, 26-pound, and we played here at Moria. We do do down runs. That's what it's like. It's different from what we're doing. It's a different part of the division. I think the high-pitched figures here are great. I think they're going to do it. I don't see you feel like there's just an opportunity for all of you in the high-end room, with K and N out of the box. Yeah. We're at this page, the tree, but we're communicating and we're meeting to the party. 251. Straight to the ground. I was told you when it's spring game, what's lost, what is N out of the box? What do you worry about? I mean, it just shows how, what we have going on at a higher stage, and I don't know. We're fortunate enough to have a program. I mean, a game on a national program.

4:12:21I think it shows the power of the program. Before we head to this week, tell Cody, maybe that started last week before Iowa. You're thought on how you guys move back? Who are you here? This is Weekend. I think going back to just our foundation, I was a team, as a team. We believe that we're built on toughness. It's one thing to say, but I believe that we show up weekend. We got when we showed toughness. But to your point last week, I believe there was position groups that were challenged, not necessarily taking a personal, but just challenged to practice harder. Let's see, how hard can we practice? And so I think ever since then, there has been another step that we've taken. But that's the whole goal. I mean, I hope in two, three weeks from now, there's even another step that we take forward for where we are now. That's just the evolution of getting better at the team. And I think one thing I've noticed with this football team is I think every single week we play, we've continued to get better. But I mean, that's just life, right? I mean, the thing you continue to do, you have to hope to continue to get better at it. But I think we're seeing that here with this football team as well.

4:13:21J.S., I think when we talked to you in camp, you said you were excited about how you guys are going to run the ball this year. And obviously, you've done that. At what point did it become clear to you guys were going to be able to kind of hang your hat for the ball to work out? I just think we're such a balanced offense. I think this kind of going against our team, especially in specifically against our offense, I think there's just too many things we 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 six and seven and eight yards. So I guess to answer your question, the more dynamic wherever to be on the perimeter, the more we're able to connect when we hit on shots. I think the better it's going to be able to open up the run game as well. But I think Coach Kelly and Coach Day they do an amazing job just putting us in the right position and we don't have to think about that kind of stuff.

4:14:22We just awful minds that is 4 to 6, 8 to V plus 2 to play as hard and as violent as we can. And we'll look at the scoreboard at the end of the game and see where we are. Is that balance the best you've had to be in here? How would you guys characterize the ball in your mouth? Yeah, I just think I don't know. I don't want to sum up. I don't want to compare. But I think we're just a very balanced team. I don't, 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 doubt. But when I just look at our team as a whole, I don't just see like, let's go pick on this guy. Because this guy can't do X, Y, B 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 of the National Championship.

4:15:22Let's say you've talked a lot about the Saturday days of the game. You're going to have this game for the Iowa game. Yeah. What's going to help you grow as a leader? What's going to help you grow more comfortable? I guess it's being covered with a lot of things. I would just attribute that to my faith. In my words, David, do the strikes. I think before you can lead anybody else, you have to have a sense of the foundation of who you are. Having an offensive self and idea of self. And I think the more that I've been able to be strong in my faith, the more confidence it is. I've given me into being able to be a leader to other people. But I think that's where it starts. How can you lead people if you're not really sure of where you are? And then also when it comes to practice, practicality of football. I think the more you have an understanding of the offense, the more that you are in the offense, the more that you know, the more ability you can then hand it to the next group of younger guys coming behind you. So that all helps the leadership. But I would attribute that to my faith, my strong foundation, and no one who I am.

4:16:25Maybe some of the better instrumentalized years that you kind of were able to learn from as well. I noticed that they were pretty good leaders as well. You asked who were some? Others, there were so many. This being my 50 year, I've seen many, many leaders always going back to my freshman who was just in and pastful and Jonathan Cooper. Those guys to then the next group of guys with Chris and Sayer, 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 by, not just leaders, but it's not just Hamie Downs. They're truly, we have great leaders on this team. The first question, Brandon was saying that you feel like Will is just built in the moment. Do you kind of feel that way too?

4:17:27Yeah, I feel like he never gets too high, he never gets too low. He's always locked in and focused. And that's the kind of, I don't know, temperament is the right word, but the right attitude, if you will, for like a better word. That's the right attitude that you work from the quarterback. No matter what spot we are in the game, we can look to Will and who will be able to lead our huggles and we have confidence in that. All right, she, thank you. Really, man, it's tough practices, you know, hard camp and so far and tough practices. So really just coming in each and every day, man, it's just trying to get better. How important is Navajo and the run especially now in big time? Man, it's very important. The coaches, you know, they stress that a lot. You know, we've got to run the ball, stop the run, especially in these match-up games, you know, these big, same games. So, you know, we've definitely been working, you know, to try to do that. What's the most intense memory you have, the Carlos Lachlan, that's got here?

4:18:30I ain't going to lie. It's so many. It's so many. Paul County, no, fuck out, man. I got so many there, fuck out. But yeah, it's a lot, man. Okay, what was the first impression when you went shot and all you guys first met? I think when he first got here, he came, he came in the room and man, he gave us his speech. I was like, man, I'm a dog. I'm a dog. And man, that's right, that's right, I knew I was like, we in it, man. We in it. But, no, man, I love Coach Lachlan. It's all the deep, brings him in. I thank God for bringing him here, man. He's a man, he's been amazing, you know, in this room, on the same man. He's been a huge part of the same. So, I was talking to you about that. Have you ever had a coach quite intense as with Carlos' experience? Oh, yeah, man. Coach Ophor was that way. He coached me that way. And Coach Lach does it as well. And so, yeah, man, both of those guys, man, I'm so thankful. You know, that God has allowed us to cross paths.

4:19:32They both been really helpful in my life. Maybe on what other sets of different ones, the other day, or do we just kind of generally keep in balance sometimes? I would point as if we're running back to work on stuff with a kind of off hand, and you're not carrying it slow. I mean, I feel like it's just a tool, you know, you can use, you know, sometimes that comes out. And so, one thing that Coach Lach helped us work on, is just using different tools. And so, it definitely comes to show on Saturday, you know, sometimes. So, man, that's, yeah, it's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back. What about contact now? And so, I'll do the first that over the course of your career. It seems like that's going to scream for you really, really. Shoot, really, man, just like the part of this program is getting developed. And so, really just getting developed here, you know, the coaches here, they've been doing a good job of helping me, you know, grow and become, you know, a better running back. And so, especially having Coach Lach here, you know, he's been a huge part of, you know, the success. I'm praise God, you know, first and foremost, but, you know, with him bringing Coach Lach here, him leading Coach Lach here, man, he's been a huge part of that.

4:20:38So, with Coach Lach, you know, we talk so much, you guys have talked about it. You know, split carries, but now that you're actually in the season, you feel you're in for a drive and Coach Lach comes in, you want that nerve drive. You feel that defenses are more worn down where you're not in first time going with your foot back, it feels like you've always been in the future back. Now you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, you feel that defenses are a little more worn down than you are when you get in there, you know, first, light first quarter or early second quarter. Every now and I mean, it really depends on the team. You know, there are some teams that play hard, you know, full four quarters. And so, yeah, it really depends on the team to be honest. Do you think split carries, what kind of help you at all in any way? Yes, it has helped me in so many ways. And I, you know, it's a long season for real. And so, the biggest thing is just helping, you know, with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So, it's helped in so many ways. And you're kind of living anywhere in here, does it even help when you get me down up like you could just know you're not maybe getting the volume, you could just like some fun harder or something.

4:21:43But then I don't have any 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, we got, we got death on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. And so, he actually expressed that. Bigger tests is a calm, but what's impressed you about the offense and why in the month of last year? Man, really the work they've been playing in, you know, during practice. I mean, I know y'all see it, you know, during on Saturdays, but man, really the work that they play in during practice, you know, it's hard, man. And those guys do a good job of, you know, just coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So, you talk about your thinking, getting off from Sean. And he comes out with a step arm. You come out with a step arm. You guys, you guys feed off that physicality. I want to, one of another, one of another. Yeah, man. Like I said, man, there's definitely, we build momentum, you know, off each other and I'll definitely build momentum off when Sean is a great running back. I believe the best running back in the country, man. That boy is 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 team.

4:22:45Thanks for having me. Yeah, we got on the field and executed. I thought it was just amazing to see. I gave him the oaths and the props. And we got to the end of my bro, that's the hell of a lot. But is this good? Did you hear him yell from the side of my? No. Because I was so loud, he could hear it on TV microphones. No, actually, I did, man. I just seen the blitz pick up. I played with you while I was doing it. You make you want to go out there and hit one? For sure. Yeah, for sure. How was your fans program center? Oh, I thought. Definitely, you know, I didn't get a lot of blitzes as far as I think all they had. Like, yeah, I didn't have any pressure on Saturday. So definitely want to want to share. You know, I just got coach Kelly yesterday. Is he called things differently when you're in the game? When he sees you're in the game or in when he sees Pravee on the game? He says no. He felt like that too, because the package is the package. You all just run the planes. Yeah, I think that's the biggest thing, you know, like I don't totally play it. I don't draw anything else because I just got there and just executed. Yeah, I know y'all are trained the same. You know, you look at a guy and you see, he's a little bit different from that guy.

4:23:47Yeah. How do you like this package? It's all about which I just got. You know, it's only the first game. So I wish I could say, yeah, definitely how much I like it so far. But I think as we continue throughout the season, we get to showcase a lot of different. Otherwise, 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, we haven't really done too many, you know, crazy games just regularly. What's your practice for? Yeah, you already did. Yeah, does it feel pretty deep to you? Oh, yeah, definitely. It's going to be fun and time to share. Which one does it feel like you guys are close in the run game, the bus you do open? Yeah, I definitely think so. Like I said, we see on the fan, you know, how everybody has collectively come together and improve things that we're missed or love like that. But I think we definitely will. I'm sorry, I had that big block. What's that Brandon in it? What was your point of view of that?

4:24:48We're watching back on film. What's that reaction to you and how much of an emphasis is that? It was like you ran ahead of it. Definitely, definitely a big emphasis, especially at our position. Super important, just to see what we do in practice together in the Eagle XV. What was the reaction to seeing the end of the box with that? I mean, at the moment, I just like, dang it. I'm like, too far. Coach Kelly was talking about you, Jamie on James Peoples. Doesn't really 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 the US? 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 terrorizing happen forever game? I think just as a team and like, we're so talented and everybody just works so hard since we've been here.

4:25:51And you get to see what each of your teammates can do. So it's like when they go out on Saturdays, it feels across. Great. What's your name? Thank you very much. Thank you guys. Thanks for watching. It's been a hot one with us. It takes step on, just walk in towards the locker room. You don't mind. Really just coming in each and every day, man. It's just trying to get better. So, how important is the run especially now in taking time? Man is very important. The coaches, you know, 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 team games. So, you know, we've definitely been working, you know, to try to do that. What's the most intense memory you have of the most lost one? I've got here. I angle a lot. It's so many. It's so many.

4:26:51Fall count down. I got so many there. Fall count. It's a lot. Okay. What was the first impression playing with you and you clinched out all you guys first met? I think when he first got here, he came in the room. He gave us the speech. Jesus was like, I'm a dog. I'm a dog. That's right, that's right. I knew I was like, we in it, man. We in it. But, no, I love Coach Log, man. It's all the deep friends here, man. I thank God for bringing him here, man. He's been amazing, you know, in this room, on the same man. He's been a huge part of the same. So, I was talking to you about this. Have you ever had a coach quite intense as with Carlos'? Oh, yeah, man. Coach, Coach Afro was that way. You know, he coached me that way. And Coach Log does it as well. And so, yeah, man, both of those guys, man, I'm so thankful. You know, that God has allowed us to cross paths. They both been really helpful in my life.

4:27:51Maybe on what other sets, the farm was the same the other day, or we just kind of generally keep it balanced sometimes. I was born as a for running back to work on stuff, and you're kind of your off hand, and you're not carrying this over. I mean, I feel like it's just a tool, you know, you can use, you know, sometimes that comes out. And so, one thing that Coach Log helped us work on, is just using different tools. And so, it definitely comes to show on Saturday, you know, sometimes. So, man, that's, yeah, it's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back. What about contact now? And so, I'll be able to prove that over the course of your career. It seems like that's going to be great for you really, really. Yeah. Um, shoot, really, man, just like the part of this program is getting developed. And so, really just getting developed here, you know, on the coaches here, they've been doing a good job of helping me, you know, grow and become, you know, a better running back. And so, especially having Coach Log here, you know, he's been a huge part of, you know, the success. I praise God, you know, first and foremost, but, you know, with him bringing Coach Log here, him leading Coach Log here, man, he's been a huge part of that.

4:28:54So, with, with Coach Sean, you talk so much, you guys have talked about it, you know, split carries. But now that you're actually in the season, you deal, you're in for a drive and the coach comes in, you go over that curve drive where you feel that defenses are more worn down where you're not. You just have to go into the, you split that feels before, but you've always been a feature back. Now you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, you feel the defenses are a little more worn down than you are when you get in there, you know, first, light first quarter or early second quarter? Every now, 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 might kind of help you at all anyway? Yes, it has helped me in so many ways. And I, you know, it's a long season for real. And so the biggest thing is just helping, you know, with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So it's helped in so many ways. And you're trying to look at any more in here to even help you get me down up like, you know, you're not maybe getting the volume, it's like some unharder or something.

4:29:59I don't have any help at all. Coach, they actually talked about that to be honest. The C-spress to the team, you know, if you get tired, you know, we got we got we got definitely on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. And so he actually expressed that. Bigger chances to come, but what's impressed you about the offends 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 that they've been in, their practice. You know, it's hard, man. And those guys do a good job of, you know, it's coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So you talk about your thick eating, eating off from Sean. And he comes out with a step arm. You guys feed off that mentality up 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 my Sean, man. When Sean is a great running back, I believe the 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.

4:31:02Thanks for having me. Yeah, man, he's been working really hard, man, even before the season. He had a great spring, great summer, especially throughout ball count. He took a lot of reps and went against shooter, the top players, taught defense in the country. So I think I think he's ready to have a better. I'm not going to lie, sometimes I'm too locked in, I don't really notice it. But it went down, it was still good at this in K-Land. And so this is trying to motivate him. You know, he can do it, man. And then it's a great battle. We have the team trying to do it. I'm crazy on whatever things you can do, add the veteran, add the bags, then to help those guys. I think the biggest thing, you know, is just continuing to carry each other. And those tough times, you know, when it gets hard, I think that's the biggest thing. I think there's a lot of time, the time to be hard, you know, you can get selfish, I think that times.

4:32:06That's something that God has been helping me work on. It's just, and those tough times, you know, to not be selfish, you know, at all. And really encourage the guys, you know, around me and spread his life. Is that when you've seen throughout the team here, it was actually going to happen? Yes, definitely seeing that, man. We've definitely been listening each other up and encouraging each other. You know, 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 going directly. You haven't had a lot of chances. 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 came in after that loss. I met as a team. It's just like Coach Day, really did a good job with that. You know, just like, man, we all 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 the front himself. You know, he called himself out and it was like that so I know. But it's really it's not all of us, you know, as a team. So that's one thing I really love about Coach Day is that he was willing to check himself.

4:33:12What 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 game. I think, you know, we, we continue to strive on the little things, the little details, you know, we can really go forward. What's different about coming off the loss early out of this season here to coming up that first loss later in the year? I think the biggest thing is it just, it humbles us. You know, it keeps us focused on the right thing. Like, I believe this is a test of 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 our faith, you know, we continue to trust him. Even when things don't go our way and you know, he's helping us pass that test. You said Coach Day called himself out. What did he call himself out on? What kind of things do you say? Really just as a head coach, you know, this is his team, you know, he's like the guy. And so he was just like it really starts with me.

4:34:12And so we love that, you know, I think a lot of times, you know, coaches will pinpoint it on everyone else for Coach Day, you know. Man, he just took it upon himself and like, that's on me. And you know, he's going to get it big. And you know, he's definitely been pushing us, man, and pointing us in the right direction, man, and helping us clean up things. Try a Quintur on the Ulysses football ground. So how many couples have you experienced? What do you see for him kind of bouncing back from that? I think this is a fast way of putting a procedure down as well. Where is the ad in terms of responding to that? Quintur, 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 face man. Quintur is a really great player and he's definitely going to bounce back. If you've got a guy you have to go over to right after that happens, you give him some motivation and comfort. You kind of leave it low. Yeah, we always go to the bench and we encourage each other, man, Quintur. And you know, he encourages me, I encourage his hands, so man, it's like, we're just shopping with each other, man, and therefore each other.

4:35:17You know, when you meet him. Try to be on the 2014 title team's getting on inside of you. Isn't there a 10-day anniversary? Do you remember watching ZeeK 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. Have you gotten to know them now or just what's your sort of like you with that team? Yeah, that team was loaded. That's what I heard about the team. It was really loaded. I see highlights every now and then, I think, leaping off the like the Champions League against Belmer, right? Yeah, yeah, like four, right? Four tuts? Yeah, I think so. I know that team was back, man, it was loaded. So a lot of great guys on the team. Thank you for having me. Appreciate you. I think that's why you know, just coming in, you know, with the white mindset. Trying to put it in the work you see in every day and get better as a team.

4:36:19So what are some ways that you and Genes are on kind of contrast with the compliment one of the things that you may not be able to do as well as they have been vice versa? You don't know. We'll see. Where is Genes step number four? It seems like he's really a professional. Man, Genes has been so good, man. He's a really good person, man. Good player. And he comes in every day, you know, just trying to get better. You know, he kind of reminds me a lot about myself. It's a way, man. This is home and everything is coming in. He's going to be a great player, man. He's continuing to buy in to a little bit here. And you know, where we're trying to go. And, you know, he's going to be a huge part of this offense. You said this person, too. What's the doubt about this game? Man, he just brings someone to do it, man. He's a funny dude. And, man, yeah, I just love a man as a brother, man. I got to be just a chance. I knew Genes when he was recruited. And so we talked a little bit. And just like being here and man, just being able to help him in the search.

4:37:21And I know the local community is being done and the conversation that we have, you know, just off the field. And so just being able to meet that form, you know, when he's going to be used to it. And I'm just saying this back. They take the phone with the other guys every situation is set of building. How does the impact affect the one of them? Run again? I was, I got like, you know, the other guys, I'm glad to see you guys going to be okay. I was in my hands, I'm glad to see you guys. Oh, man. Caleb, down is he's a good player, man. He's so glad, you know, he's here, man. He's been really good for the defense, man. And yeah, man, he's all around the field, you know, making plays in the right game, past game, everywhere. He shows up everywhere. What is it we was your response of love 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. You know, the players on my team, you know, how I reckon do so and be the captain that the Lord wants me to be. And so, you know, it's a big responsibility, you know, the biggest thing is just like that I pray on it.

4:38:27And 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-made captain for my team. I think that's, it's going to be really good. I'm not saying it was a goal for you when you got here to be a captain. I'm just saying it was a goal for you when you got here to be a captain. Uh, she's not really a man. It's just, yeah, not really a man. I'm just so thankful, you know, that God has placed me in this position. And my teammates, you know, they pick me to be in this position. 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. And so, there's been days where I struggled and just gotten in the secret place with the Lord and just asking the Lord to for help, you know. And he bought me through, man.

4:39:27And he's continuing to make me a better person, a better team-made. What do you talk to each other? I want to point you on two steps in his first puncher Saturday and one step ahead again. I don't even think we talk much about that yet. Yeah, I don't know how much we talk about that. We so locked in there right now, man. It's just when that time comes, we come. Yeah. What would you tell him about the atmosphere of what is going on on Saturdays? You can do it on Saturdays. It's a side of, man. It's a side of, especially first game, being back in the shoot, 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 working on the 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 parents' point of view? From your city, from where you're sitting. I'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.

4:40:27You know, this year, it's not lit too far ahead. It's just taking one game at a time. You know, I think that's the biggest thing right there, man. It's like, let's just focus on hacking and marsh within the next game, the next game. And then eventually, like, we'll get there, man. We'll get there. But just every day, just trying to focus on one day at a time, putting in the work. And preparing for the opponent, you know, we have each week. All right, right. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Appreciate y'all. 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, to get around these guys, you know, the more, more we're coming together and becoming a team. And it's, it's cool to see and we just got to keep doing it and keep practicing as hard as we as men. How do you practice it then? What do you like? Not like, no. You know, I think I've, I think I've done a pretty good job protecting the football and, and being smart with my decisions. You know, I think that I want to continue to push the ball down the field when I, when I have opportunities to and be accurate down the field and get,

4:41:29get some more arrow on my, on my meatballs. Those are just a couple things that I've, I've thought about personally, but, you know, I think, I think one of the bigger things is, you know, what are we doing as a team? And, you know, obviously, you know, I'm thinking about myself and how I can be better, but, you know, the bigger thing is how can we be better as a team? How can I facilitate that being a quarterback? You know, how can I encourage somebody, you know, before we go out there to remind them, hey, you know, if it's a running back, you know, make sure on six down, whatever protection, you know, you got these guys. You know, doing, doing things like that is, is something I want to continue to grow in for my team, you know, because that's, at the end of the day, you know, all 11 guys have to do their job, every single play and, you know, being the quarterback, you kind of have to facilitate that a little bit and help those guys and make sure that, you know, we're being the best team we can be. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I felt fast. It was nice to get out and running a little bit.

4:42:29You know, I, I, we made a little, made a little QB call on that play and got out and ran and, they was fun. You know, obviously it's, it's nice to compete with those guys and running, you know, trying to outrun some, some TVs that are really, really fast. But yeah, it was a good play. No way, no, no, when you're in your youth, you want to do it with all of the past, you know, big, fire, if you come in, you feel like you're like, you're like, you're in the youth. 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 you know, I just want these guys on my team to know that, you know, I'm willing to run the ball and go get that extra yard when I need to, you know, because at the end of the day, that's what really, that's what it really comes down to. You know, are we going to run some quarterback, you know, run place, sure, but, you know, at the end of the game, when it's third and five and everyone's, you know, everyone's covered down the field. Am I going to be able to tuck the ball down and go, you know, go get six yards and run someone over that that's that's one of the bigger things and I think, you know, I want those guys, you know, they're out there with me to know that, you know, I'm going to go get that extra yard.

4:43:40I've been part of the day because some quarterbacks are able to run, but not willing to be. You know, I mean, folks, I was a bit, as a visitor, Pee Wee, 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, I was a tall, you know, skinny pocket pass or kind of, and I wasn't really known for my running ability. I ran it, you know, from time to time, but when I got to K state, I put on a little weight. I started to get a little stronger in the, you know, my, my, my leg areas and, you know, I'm actually my first start against TCU third play of the game. I ripped off like an 80 yard, QB draw, which I surprised myself a little bit like, you know, I had had some good runs in camp and people knew I was good athlete. I was like, man, I just really just do that. And from then on, you know, it just kind of became a part of my game. And, you know, I just got more and more confident with it. And, you know, the more you do it, the better you get at it. You know, throughout my whole career there, I obviously I ran the ball. I get a mountain. I enjoy running the ball. I think, you know, people always ask me, is it more fun to run the touchdown or throw a touchdown? I like to run it. I think it's pretty cool to, you know, run in there and celebrate with teammates.

4:44:48But, you know, yeah, it's definitely been a, been a big part of my game. It's a good question. Everything is, everything's heightened here. You know, I think, you know, the, you know, you, you feel, you feel the eyes a little bit and you feel. I think, I think that, you know, the one thing I would say is that I don't feel like I have to be a hero here. And I feel like I have the guys around me to where I just need to facilitate and just get them to ball and make good decisions. And at the end of the day, I don't have to go out there and do anything super, super human. You know, I just have to be myself and trust the guys around me. And, you know, in going through camp and through spring ball, like, it was talking to you earlier, 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 Zell being a dude or IGB, you know, making a really good play.

4:45:51And like, that's real. And that is going to happen. And we're going to play some really good defenses. But like, I think we're playing, you know, one of if not the best defense in the country every single day. And that's just making me and us better. And, you know, for, for me, you know, it's just it's elevating my game. And I love the competition. And we all do. I think they're doing a really good job. I think they hear in this offense, they're doing a lot of different things that are moving around a lot. They're, you know, they're blocking their catching. They're doing a lot of different things. And they've shown some really good flash so far in these first couple days of practice. And I'm excited for this group. I think, gee, you know, geez, doing some really good things. And obviously he's, and he's one of those alpha dogs in the offense. Like everyone looks to him. You know, he's, he's one of those guys. And, you know, and Wilk has merits. You know, it's really good things.

4:46:51It's a lot of these and what's really good things like everyone's kind of stepping up. And it's been cool to see. I think that tight end rooms definitely bring in the juice coach. He's got him going. And I'm excited to see what they do. Yeah. He's still like, you know, right? This group is still like here's a number one quarterback, your first practice, the starter mindset wise. How do you go about that? Because obviously it's still a competition. I'm just trying to be the best version of myself every single day. That's, that's all I'm trying to do. And, you know, whatever, whenever I get thrown in there, I'm going to go in there and make the best out of my reps and, you know, show this team that, you know, I'm, I'm going to fight for them and do everything that we need to do to win. That's, that's all that matters to me. That are the best team that I can be. Harder, new office. That's invaluable. It's been awesome. Yeah, I think it was long overdue. I think, you know, we've had these guys that have ton of knowledge, you know, and have all these weird rules that they couldn't coach.

4:47:54But now being able to, you know, have Riley and Billy and coach Kelly and coach day all coaching us. You got really two quarterback coaches on either field when we're doing like two spot like it's invaluable. And I think Billy's been awesome for for the room. You know, I think Riley, Arkansas, some really good things. Obviously coach Kelly and coach there, you know, some of the best in the, in the country, you know, I developed the quarterbacks and, you know, the coaching that we're getting is awesome. And I think having the analyst be able to be out there on the field has been really big and long overdue. So tips that there is no front line. You guys look at all the rest. At what point would it be helpful to know who the starter is and be able to get those. We need a leader more. 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'm just going to be myself, you know, keep fighting to be the best version of myself every single day and, and, you know, try to make the, make the most out of my reps and show this team that, you know, I'm going to, I'm going to give them my all.

4:49:03And that's all I can do, man. And then we're just going to keep competing, keep making each other better and have fun. So to your passing, you feel like a different pastor, you work in a state and want. 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, he wise and, and all these different things. And, you know, I'm just, I'm getting a different, deeper level of coaching. And I ever have before. And, you know, I have a deeper understanding of the offense and what the defense is doing. And, you know, my 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, 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, for getting me ready and, and, you know, making sure that, you know, I developed myself in the off season.

4:50:10And, you know, I've become the best version of myself going into ball can. Thank you. Thank you guys. Thank you all. Appreciate it. For my whisker, you know, the quarterbacks they've had just the past five years shown the kind of great numbers. And I just played on things the right way. And I wanted to come this off. And it's because I'm in, because my coach Kelly, you know, making just a little rhyme. Staff it. Staff it. I had been in a much contact with them. And you weren't really a, I didn't know that. It's something that really, really things that Coach Dases, that you don't like to have your hands held for any kind of process. Now you played up an age a lot of time and you put both of the, what is it about you to drive and you want that much richer? I would say, you know, in high school, I had a coach that, you know, he was giving me a lot of responsibility. And I, he would, you know, tell a lot of, not a responsibility on me, make, make, and so on me. And so I just, you know, I want to do the best for that you can be. And take, take the need to feel a deep things the right way. And I just, do things on it. I love watching Joe Burrow. He makes that adjustment line. He's a really good decision maker.

4:51:20I like Justin Herder. I play charge of stands. I have lots of gameplay. Some of those guys, you know, just, you know, give us your makers who make these important. I would say I live with more fun. I'm working on the paper side. I can't stay in time to get with you more. I won't go later out there with the guys. I'm not going to go down there. Try to be with your friend. That's why, it's definitely quite confidence. Definitely confident in your ability to play. I know a bit about the club. Did you have any experience with the club? I actually, I think I've always been here once in a few months, I saw some, I love it. I really good to be places to be, hang out with friends a lot of the second. I think I've visited maybe freshman or sophomore year. Yeah, just for the camp, we're visiting just the Supercell in these times. It was really good to have a little bit of fun. I know it was only a few days, but being in the Alabama program, especially as they prepared for a football plan front,

4:52:22what did you take away from that short period of time? Yeah, it was really good with the coach of recent drift season. They were coach of players hard and I saw the work and things to get to the playoffs. I'm coming here to see the older guys putting their work in there. Throughout the winter, you know, seeing our older guys and older leaders putting their work in there and showing them the habits. How much of a relationship do you have with air, obviously? He had been committed. You come in, you both freshman. What was it like before and what's your relationship? We didn't have much relationship prior. We measured it with 11. I knew each other a little bit. And then come in here, you know, we're back room, everyone knows really close. So we're all pushing each other to be better. We're all taking points from each other trying to make each other better. I would say we are a cop, I surprise. You know, coming back from the game, it was a little bit high spirits because of the team journey.

4:53:23How did you feel when you were doing that happen? Did your agents say like, or did you just sign a mix with me? Or like, you were personally out of the attitude to ask for a call back? There was definitely a lot of emotions, but I might be able to help you through it and make the registration. I'm not here and I'm like, you know, the more, but I'm not taking the role, not putting it. I have the true question of important. I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I can't really explain how that would be. I'm just really trying to develop them. Take close to Coach Day, remember what I was going to do. Take close to Coach Kelly. I just want to develop them, run the offer, do what they want. And then just take the first question points and try to figure out what I'm going to do. Did you look at your speech and what you were doing? Maybe I'm not good-time. What about your speech? What do you think about your speech? I think that I can be a really good decision maker for the offense and someone who would be absolutely never-confident. Did you think that's what I was going to do?

4:54:25Did you think that's what I was going to do? Did you think that's what I was going to do? That's what I was going to do. I think it's kind of a lot of things. I was always around football. My boat was a quarterback at Penn. So he used it quarterback and I was at high school and I was at football and he's a big step. I was always there, I was at football and then I just went to high level offense at high school and just really just had a lot of effort. Who's your favorite Titan? Packard. What are you saying? I was a face fighter. I'm a head person. I'm a head person. I'm a head person. I'm a head person. From a coaching standpoint, yeah it feels a lot better when you're not looking around like... You put your head in down there. Now we had the sickness going back around and it was like you just slide outside in. You're going to two platoon and go both cards today.

4:55:26You got to coach. That was good for both parties. As a coach we can still practice and for the kids getting really good reps out of it. How much does it... Yeah, just foot the calendar of an offensive line unit anyway. You're going to take the criticism. I think the maturity of these guys is probably what sounded or showed... Donovan, I wasn't over there but like... That's our position, that's who we are. That's what you want to coach this position or play this position. You're going to take those. You're going to take the maturity and then grow up to those guys understanding what they need to do, why they need to do it. It's going to pay dividends when we get on the field and start playing in the mix. What we're playing more and continue to play more like linemen and not lines on a page. I think as young guys and new guys you get in you're kind of like like a little half.

4:56:26Oh I got burned. I'm going to go get the burn. No blocking you. I don't want to block you. You're right, I don't want to block you, right? Okay, you can block me. Thanks guys. But just trying to not screw it up or get there, figuring it out, schematically or whatever. We're now the ownership and we're going to burn and this is how we're getting here and this is technique I'm using. That's showing up a lot of the guys. And like I said, that starts playing the truth because we're not. You're not blocking a pop up them. Like we do pods, we do individual with Larry's guys and you got good on good and it's showing. That's the positive. As a coach now I'm sitting there feeling like feeling better about it because we're doing it and they're doing it because they understand it. And I'm not just saying I'm a line on the page. I got to go black and those guys. You mentioned Larry's guys. How much is it almost shining the light if you see a weakness on your line going against those guys? I would think it would expose it pretty well. You get a good read on what you have. Yeah, it's another proof though of when you're in a matchup game Ryan talks about this all the time.

4:57:30It's you versus you. If you don't take the right step. If you don't communicate or get the right fit to the right identification, then really good teams and really good players are going to take advantage of that. If you give them something that way. So you're playing you. So for us to answer your question, yeah. They expose like why did I get beat right there? Did he beat me or did I give it to him and he took it? And then Larry's guys can do the same. And all we get at whatever the technique may be on a zone player, a gap player, whatever it may be. And we hit something big. He can watch us say, hey, did you miss their fit? Did they miss their hands so that you know that good on good that we're getting to go? It's going to expose a lot of things, not necessarily how good you are, but when you don't play as good as you are. If that makes sense. I think that he just, and then just this might be general question, but how would you see your, I guess, recruiting approach, recruiting pitch, most change over the person? 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.

4:58:31The changing has really been with the NIO landscape. And so figuring out what that piece really is, now vested in how far you have to be in that. And that's the way it works. So I think that's always, that's going to be a fluid thing. But at the end of the day, like, you know, I'm sound boring and cliche, right? But like if a kid loves Paul, it wants to be great. It wants to get developed. It wants to be around and play against Larry's guys and those guys in practice. And we feel like we've evaluated him through camp or through tape. And we've offered those guys. And we want to go get those guys. Is that 40 is that 60 is that 90? I mean, that's, that's all far evaluation of what we have. And we've got to change for a moving change. Yeah, and all that. But you still got to take guys that you can don't develop. Because that day one ready made guy in the offensive line set. Point amount if you're finding for me because they're feeling far between. And you see a roster home with, you know, five stars in the fantasy or quarterback. Corner, wherever. And it seems like there's been a little bit of a struggle to get those hot guys. Those hot guys, do you feel like you're approached with NIO as a part of it?

4:59:35Do you feel like it's working? Do you feel like it's a little higher stage 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 the weekends come up soon. And, you know, where guys are, where they're getting recruited, what position before. I mean, that's what we have to do. That's, that's my job. That's, that's coach's job as we go together. It's like evaluating guys that we feel can come here and develop and play and help us to continue to win. And so, yeah, stars matter. Share my wife could point out. That's, that's all right. 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 get those guys. And like I said, doesn't mean that we're done either. And it's a long way to December too. So. A couple of questions. Yeah, I mean, I think you just look at the recent history all the way through or all the stickers on the wall in there.

5:00:39I mean, you know, yeah, we had Paris. He was national five star guy, right? But then we had other two other draft picks there that the one was in five star guy. Right? Luke was in a five star guy. I have good players and they got developed. You know, those guys before. I got here all the guys on the wall. I mean, yeah, that's, you'd love to go get all of those guys. But. Do they fit the next up round guys of the four star guys? Are they really a four star? Are they really fit? Do they really want to do that? From a pipeline online? You just look on the wall in the room. You've seen all those guys that have come from all different levels. How would you say that? It's a certain evaluation. When you're dealing with some of the people wanting to hear before they even play the game as a junior, I needed offer from all of the things. It seems like the process is just kind of awesome. It's a way of being about a valuation right? It's about a certain amount of cases. But how much hardware do they have in here? When you're looking at a kid who's gotten the size you've been that you're looking for.

5:01:41But maybe it's over in there. Maybe the camp performance wasn't what you wanted to see. How do you get the end to understand? I think you got to feel through the relationship with the kid, 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 then all of a sudden you come back and it's like, what was the message you gave here? He was 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 in Indian seat. That's one of the next wave of offers and recruiting stuff goes into. If the kid is 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, are you sort of an out of pop up dummy? Can I have a comic book? You? Yeah. I would love to block you, bro. With one leg or both, which you write? Just in the cool, just in the cool.

5:02:42I'm trying to give him this too. Got you. You got three guys. Last question for coach. That's all I have for the college. 20 postcards. We've got Josh, he's a cryer and he's got his kids. He's got one. He's going to have 12 or that number. Where do you thought it's going to show up? We're going to watch his day and the doctor's at it. 20 days. It could be, depend on the day. Like you're in the dull terms and the grind of camp. Practice 12, 13, 14. That veteran guy that kind of grabs the guys like fellas, we've been here. Let's go. This is the Lord's top. We've got to pick it up. We've got to go. Could be a situational deal. It's an old or a psych case. We're going to third down period. Well, it's not just another play. Hey, it's just third down. Now they come over walls or butts in, watch the picks, watch the twists, whatever the patterns may be. I think it'll show then in the games. When we hit the first real adversity through whatever game, or whatever quarter or whatever drive that shows up. Then that's the next time I'm going to show up because as you said,

5:03:42there's gamesmanship there. They've been in and they know now it's not the first time. Like, whoa, what's happening? Hey, this is happening. Here's how we get through it. I was talking to Super Sports. That's something that you think that you guys put this in. This is the last year with a brand new set of two examples. Obviously, I don't know. Like, can you tell the queueer that's in a little bit of down? Or did it drive the track? Yeah, you just a veteran experienced guys. You know what I mean? You have Matt there who played a lot of ball. He had Donnie who was coming into it. But then yeah, you're replacing them with three new guys. You know, one coming from across the country. And the other two guys that were coming into it. So yeah, an experience helps a ton. What's the experience you've said? I've started this many games, which means he's played this many thousand reps. I've started this many games. I've had this many reps in the red zone. Or this many in. Whatever situation it may be. Right tackle, my freshman year. I have six three right tackle, trying to block jack. So it was fun. But going to guard, you know, obviously helps your drafts.

5:04:45I can't really do that. But you know, you don't just have to ball. That's pretty sick. You get both hands back. That's been kind of interesting. I know kind of like at the end of spring a little bit. When I was going in with our eye, really didn't know how to use my right hand. For a while, I come out of the ball. Obviously we've developed them. We're good with that. It's been a good experience. I know like me, Luke, you know, take as well, I'll play in some right, playing some right guards. 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. What you notice with the run game. What do you feel is different? We run the rock. We pound the rock man. It's, it's been really fun this year. What does that mean? When you say that, what pound the rock? What does that mean? You're vernacular. I just think the way we're running out of the ball and the scheme is we're going to implement this year. It's been very, very difficult for teams to combat that.

5:05:45I think the amazing offensive minds of Coach Kelly, Coach R, obviously Coach Day and Coach Fry. I think they've come together and made some really, really fun plays. Not only, you know, obviously like really good scheme, but there's some cool plays in the as well. I don't know if we've loved to run. I remember having a freshman year and last year, our defense has been number one defense in the country. And now we've been able to really not, obviously we're not going to beat him up or anything like that. We've been able to move a little bit. So it's been fun seeing that and seeing the guys really get into it. And I think Coach Kelly has been awesome and effective. He's a very open-minded coach. We're kind of stuffy tries. So like we'll be reading the script or reading whatever we're like, this is what we're going to run this out of this. We're like, okay, it hits like 40 yards and this is the coolest thing ever. So I'm really excited for this year and everyone should be too. All right, Carson. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

5:06:45Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. All right. Cool. Perfect. Thank you. Two of you guys have fun. I'm going to show you today. I've heard a lot of the things you can do in this world, but a little bit of a trip is to coach Hayes and in what he means to his phone. Joey Kaplan, Columbus Dispatch, over the left. Chip, did you look back? Not even here two months. 15 spring branches. You suddenly feel best about what you've been able to accomplish with this event. Well, I don't have a shame because I didn't think it's that. But I think the most impressive thing since I've been here is how many of you have been closest to both teams. You know, some programs talk about a brother. This is really brother. Our practices, as we talked about, have good art defenses. They're highly competitive, but they're not from that. And those guys really work very, very well together, both the old-time and the D-line and

5:07:47the rest of their seniors. The competition is going to be the best there is in the country. And that makes you better. But I think sometimes competition, you know, guys can lash out and get really competitive and on some of the fight points out of the fight, where it's out. We're trying to accomplish it if you're problem. But I think the way these guys cooperate and work together as a group is discussion bomb. I think you're going to need to get the closest team and the most connected teams are in one zone. Over to the right here. Andy Baxter, a letter in the wrong. Obviously, I've talked about Jeremiah, but Mattka is the big returner in the group. He can't provide everyone what he can do today. What's, if they're working with me and they're working about the team, you need me. Good point. And Mattka has your body to me and the other 4-J practice sessions. It's a lot of you can do. It's a special letter. And J.J. is over the golden time to play her also. But I think all of the whole current updates and really good things watching the industry. And for all of them, you know, I mentioned with the offensive line, I came in with the line. So, you know, I had no opinions for them. Not that I really just wide-eyed and just concerned.

5:08:48But, you know, that, I think that what I'm seeing from the beginning is really such. And I think there's a bunch of guys in there. And again, when you have to play multiple games after the regular season is over, you know, make sure you're going to be in depth like that. And the fact that it's, you feel a little bit comfortable right now. That we have some guys in there that can make some plays with the partner. And that really dictates how people are going to the attention. And I was hoping that he got the couple really to run him. And I was hoping that the boxing really, really, really, really, really, the boxing really goes down to one of the covers. But it's the core of that, which is responsibility to decipher that. And yet the ball goes back. So, we're doing the opposite double covers. So, it's a double cover. There's a double cover. There's a little bit later, boxing even vulnerable. So, having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second role at Pat Murphy. My fourth seven sports. I think that's what we've talked about. And the quarterbacks maybe find the starting point. So, the younger guys, what have you seen from them? You got not seen more of them. Say, what's your assessment of them? Is they kind of getting this?

5:09:49I always, in someone pressed with young guys that were in the role early, and watching how they get acclimated and what they do. You know, you look at Julian and the air and JJ. They should be in a hot, much lighter high school. And they're out here playing for 80,000 people. And they've really progressed. And you watch the media's and listening to them. And they interpret. Basically, the whole concept theory is, we'll rethrow them in a deep dive. See if they can swim. You know, this meeting may be anything. We don't put the install in with, hey, you guys are in stock. We're already in stock. This is the older players. And then you guys, you know, go set the kitty tape. We're just going to do really simple things with them. And then you get it all in the more they can digest. The more when you're in a role, when you're in checkmate for understanding, and asking questions, and they can step back to you, the more confidence you have, and they can end up with the place that you can call for. 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,

5:10:50well, there's plenty of that. That's the people we're along with the offensive coordinator, the quarterback coach, because I was kind of looking at them. Because I'd actually never been in the same event. So, yesterday when we had our 14th practice center, so I played a half-state months when I was at all, and that was in the Roseville High Never-Bed, actually in the stadium until yesterday. So, I caught myself and I went to the stadium today looking around and saying, 80,000 for string animals in person. Got to have a participant. Just a few more folks over here. So, the right Dylan Davis, Delaware, is that vehicle, which you just done about throwing them into the deep good? What stood out to most of you about journalists progression through 50 practices where he is, if you guys had outspirited? Jim Kim is a very fast processor. You know, he really thinks very, very quickly when he's doing that. He makes really good decisions because he doesn't stick on it. And we can progress in any season, really well from for a young player. And not having to expose a lot of college defenses. And especially what Jim does. Jim Kim makes.

5:11:50Jim Kim makes a young person going back. And he's trying with some of the stuff he does. But, you know, I never saw it on deals. And that's been in person. His ability to retain, you know, the image, AJ, the compliment I would say is, if you got here and you didn't know what class I was going to say, I was going to question that. And so, how they pick things up. And, you know, sometimes freshmen act like freshmen. But the guys you are special, they don't act like freshmen. You know, they act like people are both friends. You know, you guys are on the terms of far left, Camden T. Robinson, the athletic. You on top of the freshmen, James, people are the same. Yeah. Run the second half. You talk about how deep you need to be in this air cause of a ball. But as you search for our degree, what did you see from then today? What has that road been like in the spring? Yeah, James really flashed early for me. Not knowing what you're doing. Kind of, it's just a, some worry about what the background is, whether from who they are, to this side of this stars,

5:12:52this kind of that stars, they're all black eyes. And just how they do it. And I think James has got a really good field of vision. He can get things. I thought, I said, there's some really good things today. TC 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 kind of class situation has changed. So you have to develop that, you know. You used to be, maybe, have a parent spare. I think you may have to have a moment down here. You're talking about 16-17 games. You're really undercested. That was such a really happy word. Without those younger guys, if they have come along, you're within the 15th training sessions of the class. Oh, we're the right team mate. Tim May podcast. Thank you, Jerry. You have not one podcast? Yeah. That is guys all. I think the next to the next one. You're my roommate. Thank you. Okay. You're welcome. You must have some juice if you have the other name. Definitely. It's not just the last one. It's not the last one. It's not the last one.

5:13:52It's not the last one. Yeah. Just do quick. Number one, you feel compelled to let these quarterbacks know where they stand. You're coming up to use deep, you know what I mean there. Yeah. Where's that go? I mean, in your mind. That will sit down as a staff and visit me on. And mind me. He does an unbelievable job. I think all our players understand where they fit and what the work is and what they want to do. This is, you know, we're not going to come back. But when we do it after every day, then we're going to have to practice on after two, after three, after 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 into that. The things. Because you may see something when you're on the sideline. And why did you make that decision? I couldn't really see if you would say to me from where you was. Okay. I mean, I think that's why you made that decision. So, you know, we're meeting with all our players. And that's always in the mouth. So this week during, you know, between Monday through Friday

5:14:52and our world schedule, no one's wanting to recruit you. Because we'll have to that one more wall. And I mean, instead of every position, you know, offensive line. You can't stop the line. I might ever say these were the rumors in a sometimes their position. Which is, you know, where they fit. And when you see that. When you feel pressure with the transfer portal, do you mean, I mean, you're going to hate those for a long time. I mean, is that what you're mind? Do you see that? I think it's what other words are. I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, which one of your evaluation looks to the training sessions we have. Guys, we got to have, we got the real quick. The last two questions. Dan Hope and then Rob Haller. When do you feel like you need to have a starting quarter back named by and what are these 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 that is, we're not allowed as coaches to go back out and practice with him. You know, in 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 new way

5:15:53from getting bigger, getting faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. They do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, 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, you know, because it's the players. You say, we decide we're going to be a progeneral. They all think it's 10. They know. They're only locked in the middle of the day. Players understand, you know, who they are. And, you know, who they feel is the guy. And most of the time, the decision is very obvious. You know, you just say, this is where we are. But that time table thing, I can't give you an exact time table on that. So, Rob, she had talked about doing the typically your experience

5:16:53you've done, again, like Tim said a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow down for a young to be? I think it depends on the individual. I've had some kids. They were early, you know, in that battle. Marcus Murray always like that. Remember, if it did, second practice, he got to the fifth reading progression that we were out here in this beginning. And I asked him, why did that last one? It's just one of our shining things. And so, why did you do that? I mean, I don't know what we call that, but there was like a lot of guys up there. And it seemed like there was anybody over there. But for human process, I think it was right. You came back the other day, and whether that was cover six, it didn't come to light. I mean, you guys call the cover six, but it all happens different. I've got guys there for two years, so you know, they're just, you know, they're really struggling. And the light bulb goes off and you're all, like, they've got it. So, everybody's different, very excited. Our job in the evaluation process is to kind of find those learning styles.

5:17:55You know, they kind of learn, they learn, they learn, they learn, they learn, they learn, they learn, they feel, is it important? Now, a few of us, you know, a more film guy, you know, it's all different, and I think we have people who you're prodding. And for us, those coaches, that's the challenge too, is what is it about learning sound? And how can we convey it? Because education basically is just an expectation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know, but what I know is what I know is what they know. That's always kind of what we're working on to study and think about, kind of where we are, and how much can they handle, and then how much is too much. Because this may be a great plan. I agree 100%. But if you don't deal with it, then my order relies on it. You know what I mean? And that's this whole film in the process that we're all learning how to say what I'm learning. And all kinds of sad identities. So the coach is running, running quarterbacks. And it's something you always sort of lean toward, or is it your buy your case by case? What advantages do you like about it?

5:18:55Because all your guys can run a little bit. Well, yeah. Yeah, I think it's running toward our closest product, which we're doing. So when, when the place where it now, the unscheduled place, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl, on that last hard to tube the place from a home's run, the perpetual home's in that runner. And he's not calling the sign in quarterback runs for power. But when the defense matches up and plays two men, and turns their back to the quarterback, well, maybe the best decision is to take off. You know, the second one is an album, and he makes score. You know, a lot of guys don't, and they want to look side. And there's time to react, I understand if you do a running quarterback, and we talk about the best ability is available. You know, you're not going to show them the technique wrong. We are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run. We're not looking for money back to that team. So you're not going to see us 20 times a game and we'll run the court. There are people that run off of the titles that are really successful with it. But with this group we have, right?

5:19:55Now, that's not. Now, they kind of are actually a little bit, when he was in case they, you know, obviously, better to go out for a couple of times today. Heard to come up with that today. Lincoln's a really, really good athlete. Julian can run, but, you know, we're not calling the sign in quarterback runs for the year. You're not going to see, you know, I think, tremendous amount of respect for the countries in the last year. 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 court back. I started calling my father itself. But it is another weapon, you know, but it also keeps defense as long as. You know, if your defense is going to continue to end, in the court back close and deep down the edge and it's even first down. Well, then the defense of that has to stay outside and keep it in the court. Well, then we can run the ball up and the end of the ball up. Sometimes in our running game, our quarterback really is a locker. Use your response for the defender. The defender was cheating and fitting in on the run. And then his responsibility is to make the defense be honest. And that's really there to that a couple of times today. And we had a block that's safe to be sticking this face in there.

5:20:55So we're going to check out where on the edge, what happens the next fifth defense is white. And we're going to get through it and chance the end of the ball up and running it. Coach, thank you so much for your time. And thanks for being a bucket. All right. 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 V game, are we healthier? And I think that's, it's kind of a both, a both-hand, right? So I feel confident with five guys. And that's going to be a week to week. You know what I mean? Like these guys know, I think honestly, who start 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.

5:21:55So I think it's got to be that iron sharpens, iron constant complications through the whole fall. That's something that you can do when you throw it in the player kind of a g. 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? Yeah. 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-drat you. And so I use that as fuel. But I also thought firsthand, you know, like there was a season where it was John Kerr, Marcus Freeman, certain guys rotating week to week. And so I thought like, should it fit to happen to them that can happen to me? So I just tried to be a certain way in practice. Like I told the guys all the time, you have to control the things that take no talent. You have to eliminate all the loves. Like if you if you loaf on the field, you're a traitor. Like you should just go play for the other team. Like that 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.

5:22:56So those are the two things I always as a player was like, all right, you're not going to catch me loafing and you're definitely not going to catch me not knowing what I'm supposed to do. I might get beat, and that's inevitable. It's football, everyone's on scholarship, right? But those two things you can control, everything you're doing. What's the next step in the summer? It's crazy. I think it's just, you know, we haven't done like any of my series. You know, we know you can tackle and all that. But I think it's just the repetitive grind of a football game from in the box, the constant. And he's been he's been willing so far, you know what I mean as far as his hand placement has been good. Even more on the strike. He's tough. So it's just continuing to have him challenged to there's plays right now where he's seeing it from the first time from a will backer. So the next time he sees it, maybe throw catch tackles at the intersection. You know what I mean? Because he's seen it before from that perspective. Everything he's seen before this has been from top down off the shelf, right? So now it's dropping back, settling, driving.

5:23:56So he's made great progress and I'm really happy with how son he's done. James, look at that recruiting. This is like it's going really well for you. Obviously you can't talk about specific recruits, but just overall how you feel like that's going in and are you enjoying your feed? I am. I am enjoying it. I think it's fun to build relationships and get to know so many different types of kids, you know. Ohio State presents opportunity, right? And so many different ways. You're not going to get developed better anywhere else in the country. You have the largest fan base, largest alumni, maybe it's his 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. And 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. And I think the fun thing for me is that most of the kids I'm recruiting are way more athletic than I ever was.

5:25:01So 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. And so now if I can impart that information on kids who are extremely athletic, well now you're not you got something special, you know what I mean? How much of you guys have already talked about the long season and the season play more guys? Well, I think yeah, you're going to have to have depth because that's just reality, right? It's a longer season. There's more games and there's no excuse that a place like here like if you're all I'm playing with a maybe a guy who was third or fourth, it doesn't matter. You know, you got to be ready to go. So I think depth is crucial at all of the season because injuries are going to happen. There's part of football.