Press Conferences (JK Dobbins) Elite Edition September 2

0:00Team A's for blocking for me and thank you to the defense for having our bags in the first head. You know, we're going to get better. I'm going to get better. I got to get in shape. I thought I was in shape, but it was not. The monkey jumped on my back on a few of those long runs, so it's going to keep you good, but it's 6-1, y'all. The one to like to run in the monkey pit, y'all, I found it. It was good, but when the monkey jumped on my back and I shot, I got to get in shape. And the run was good, but I'm so disappointed that I was in shape. That didn't finish that. Two runs, that should have finished. How can you do that during the season? In practice, I can run more gasses, run more sprints, and we'll be ready to go. What did you think on the 61 yard or when you were breaking free? You turned around and you saw them coming? Well, no. The first 40 yard, I was like, oh, yeah, bye-bye. Because I was putting it away from them, and then after that, I was like, oh, shit. I got heavy. So I was like, all right, let me just cover the ball. I got tackled. I think you're the great guy, I think you're the great guy.

1:01You know, it's great just because you're going to get into the other two games, you're the one, what's that feeling for? I got justice back. I caught it back, especially. Right? I caught it back, it's great. You can't be Superman, you know, that's what the team is for. And that's what they brought me here for, to have his back. Next week, I bet you feel better back. We kept hearing, this is going to be Jim. I was going to run the ball. That's going to run the ball. You can just really have it more, especially in the second half. You're going to stop in the opposite game and don't even know what's going to work in the first half? Yes. Always stick with it. Always leaving, always fighting. I knew we were going to crack some, you know, hard, I knew we were going to crack some lines. I knew you were offensive lines going to fight. I want to fight with them. I'm going to have their backs. And you saw that. Jake, how did that feel? After everything, how did that feel? How did that feel? To have their performance out there for your first team or game with the chargers? Hey, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, get him, okay, get him, okay, look, look. But just looking at the next one. That's Kaju. He ain't Kaju right now. He ain't Kaju right now, he ain't Kaju. He ain't Kaju right now, he ain't Kaju. You stay right here. Man, it, it felt good though, it felt really good.

2:05But now, don't get you ready for next week. The type of guy who will have a good game, go back to the draw board, let's give him that. To get that call from Coach Kundy, it made my day. I was so excited and my family was excited. And, you know, we're just, we're just so glad to be here and still water. to be here at Oakland State. Yeah, so compare Lawrence, not more than Pat and Kansas. He's still water. What's that transition to life? It's been great. I tell you, there's probably a little more similar similarities than there are differences. You know, both really good college towns, both great fan bases. You know, not big, not, you know, just great college towns. So, you know, the people are awesome here. And, you know, I'm just excited to be here. It's a beautiful place. I'm really enjoying it. Yeah, coach, and give us some of the names that haven't really been talked about enough on the offensive line in your group that you think

3:07should be talked about more. Some of the young names. Well, I mean, they're all worthy of being mentioned. I think they're all working really hard. They're all really good kids. You know, the guys that stand out to me right now, I mean, in terms of just guys that have shown great leadership on Marcus Keynes and Johnny Wilson. I mean, I really appreciated their leadership and how they've handed themselves. Because they've been here the longest and they've had to go through, you know, a couple off at the nine coaches, you know, and I know it's the transition has been hard. But they've been awesome, you know, great leaders and just have done a really nice job in that regard. Some of the younger kids, I talked about, you know, Bryce Bray, you know, he's an intellectual freshman, but he's been competing at that left-hackle spot.

4:07He was starting for us with left-hackle this whole spring. And the fall, he's going to be competing with Dylan, Galway, because Dylan started some, I think he started six games last year. So that'll be a nice little battle. You know, Jacob Farrell, I'm very impressed with him. You know, I've been impressed with Hunter Wooders, you know, in terms of his toughness and how he's, his work ethic. So, but there's a lot of, well, you know, a lot of good young guys that have been working really hard. You know, Hunter Anthony and Tyree Swoleons, I'm excited about those guys as well. I've got a good young class of guys. You sure do coach, thank you for your time today, and we very welcome, thank you. So you were coaching under Bill Snyder forever. Yeah, you could probably write a book about what you learned, what, maybe in the synopsis you learned from Snyder coaching under him. Geez, well, I mean, just, you know, trying to get better every day, you know,

5:10and never be satisfied. And, you know, he was very demanding, you know, very demanding on his players, he's demanding on his coaches. You know, he just, very competitive, you know, and, and, and, I've said this before, there's just, there's a lot of similarities between, between these two programs, and maybe the personalities are different, but, you know, but, but, but, but, you know, when I first, first day, I got here, first day, our first staff, and the coach kind of talked about, about us being a more tougher, more physical, more disciplined football team, and that's all coach Snyder talked about, you know, those are the things he would talk about, you know, and, and just having us being, being, being, being the toughest, most disciplined team out there, and, and, and, and that's, you know, so it's like, it was left here in the same thing.

6:14And so, and that's what we're stressing, and that's what we want to be, and that's what we're trying to be, this year, we're here at Edoquo, and we're going to be doing this thing. Well, some of, some of them, these best teams, especially early on, are just nasty. Yeah, if it's a lie, they got away from that a little bit, maybe some of them. But how did they get back to, to being, like, that physical? Well, yeah, I think we got to, I mean, I, we got to be demanding on them, and we got to, we got to, we got to, and still be tough, continuously, continue this, and still be toughness, continue to, and still, discipline them. And, and, and just not be satisfied, you know, and, and, and, and just be demanding them. What is it being called in the football camp? Well, I mean, I just want us to get better every day. And I want us to, my goal again is for us to be tougher and to be more physical and to be more disciplined, and really focus on those attributes.

7:16And I know if we do, that will carry over to us being successful in the field. Being such a veteran, how have you seen social media impact? Well, it's impacted quite a bit. It's very interesting. It's taking me, you know, I got a while to get used to all of it. I'm not saying I'm great on it, but I'm on Twitter. Yeah, but I'm on Twitter and all that good stuff. And so, you know, it's been fine. It's been, it's been, it's been, it's been, it's been, it's been, it's been, it's been, it's been fine. But it is, it is having an impact on recruiting, actually. Yeah. The differences between the styles of offense and the weight of the state's rival on this, the most spread out, how does that affect the general? Well, that's a great question. And that was probably the biggest transition for me was just, and one of the most exciting things for me was being able to be a part of this offense because Coach Gundy's offices have been the best,

8:20some of the best in the country, period. I mean, it had been awesome. So, I wanted to be a part of it. But with that, it was, you know, it can't be stayed. We were, you know, ground and pound and we were a lot of quarterback on game somewhere. And, but also just taking as much time on the clock as we could so we could keep the, keep the ball away from other defenses, you know, or for other, other, other offices. And so just slowing down and that type of stuff. So here was playing fast and getting guys to just teach them my guys to, you know, to get up and make the calls and get the points and that was different. And so, but that's kind of where I was going to, where I was, you know, or hey, I just being able to resource Johnny and Marcus, hey, you know, how do you guys do that? You know, what were some of the things, you know, and Jason Meckendou was really helpful with that as well. You know, so, but it's been a great transition. It's been a great transition.

9:21How does your job in a mingle with Sean Wilson and, depending upon who wins the quarterback job, want to make even more elbow than the other, what is that cap working relationship like? Well, it's been great with Sean. Sean's awesome. I mean, I've said that Sean's got a vision. He knows where he, what he wants and he's very passionate. He's very intense, very detailed. And so, you know, he knows exactly where he wants this offense to go. And so I'm really excited. I'm really excited to get a chance to work with him. And the whole offensive staff has been awesome. You know, Waz and Casey and Matt have all been great. So it's really good. Touch Gundy talked to him fast about trying to work perfectly with Kansas State before, obviously, this time. Or those pitches like in those conversations that I've given him at those times. Well, I mean, it was great. Coach Gundy's, you know, he's, me, it was awesome.

10:22And so it just circumstances just, you know, for whatever reasons, just didn't allow me to, to be able to, to do it. But, but, but I'm just grateful now for this opportunity. I'm, I'm just grateful to give me a call. I guess that's one thing I am very grateful for. I'm very, very thankful for that he, you know, he gave me that call. So I'm very, really excited to be here. With guys going in, going out, you moving back to guard, going coming in. What was that like in the moment, having to adjust on the fly? I mean, we're built for this, like, just how, you know, I moved the center and Steve moved the left guard. It's just, we're all pretty much interchangeable. And you can all play all positions across the board. And, you know, when it comes down to that, that time, you know, things like that going to happen. We're ready for it. AJ came in, we've given all of the circumstances for him coming off the night. I mean, all those guys are ready, you know, we, we prepare during the week, during, during training camp for situations like this. So it's not, nothing new to them, you know, guys are calm, cool, collected, they have good composure.

11:24So being elevated, being active, being a starter, you know, we're all in the same boat, ready to fly. I know it's a next men up mentality, but in real time, when that was happening, these guys were going down and switching. What was the challenge for the whole time? Physically in mindset. I mean, we're all, like I said, we're all pretty much interchangeable, you know, like, if I need to go to left guard center, whatever, bone needs to go to center, look hard. However, you know, it's, it's not really like a big shocker moment, you know, it's, we train for this. We're prepared for this. So when it happens, you know, we're able to execute. Why don't you just stop and be awake in the switch? To left guard. I think half time. Well, coming in, it's a rookie in the crowd and the noise. And I know you said, you guys all trained for this, but what can you tell us about how he, yeah, he's a man. You know, he's, he's, he's built for this moment. He's done it for his whole life. So, you know, at the end of the day, it's just a game. And we keep on, we keep trying to keep everybody calm, calm, collected.

12:27And, you know, we're five is one. We help each other out and whenever, you know, we need to, we do it. So he was ready. He was built for it. You know, he's going to be a great player. You're obviously no stranger to Matthew's toughness. What was it like just seeing the way he let this off? I think I, that guy's a warrior. 36 years old. He's taken some hits and some things and some dent. And he's able to get back up and keep it rolling. You know, he's still got that fire to him. You know, we love having him back there. Sean has always said after a loss going by the team, beat you twice. But to have the lead late in the game, all the injuries and not win, we describe that level of frustration. I mean, it's the NFL. Come to them in seconds and inches and you've seen him all through past couple of days and today. And it comes down to the little things and you know, we'll see him again. And I apologize if you were asked this before. What was it like for you personally to walk on the other days? It was kind of surreal, man. It was nice, emotional seeing everybody. I wasn't a kid when I came here, but you know, I grew into more of a man.

13:29And these people here have definitely helped lay that blue spring for me and helped me out big time. You know, I can't thank them enough for that. You know, you've looked at film yet for how you feel about the D. I feel really good, you know, saying good because to everything, careful all summer, and OCA is showing up, you know, we stood out ground. We came up short a little bit, but in that end day, you know, it's a lot of air from me. I see a bright future for us. I think that's been on there for a time drive. I mean, you guys have been stopping them and they just seem to kind of get a role. Yeah, you know, you know, just something that we just need work on, you know, you've got to play around better on that and just got a little bit of big bass. That's all that it comes down to, but overall, I just felt like we just came up short on that. So, it was the offense, it's kind of struggling to find its footing early in the game. What did you guys feel like you guys did a good, nice, good, good, good, good, good at it? I feel like we just need to step up, you know, I know they would have come through and have our back. So, I just tell them to office, you know, we got y'all back, you know, just keep doing what y'all doing. We're going to keep on trying to hold them best we can't take.

14:29So, how did the visit go? It was great, yeah, I loved it. Well, the staff here, you can tell it has really good family ties, strong connection. What were some things that you were looking for on your visit, whether it was, you know, talking to coach Norval, skinny, I guess what was important to you on this visit? So, I mean, for me, I mean, like, this was kind of like a big decision for me, where I decided to kind of like not fish my degree of rest and then from the portal to the site. I just found the place where I can develop the most and then just have to go to my coach, you know, find a place where I can face a good competition, not only in games, but also in practice as well. And part of the most important is just finding a good group of guys that are dedicated to any dedicated to it to being great, because I mean, we have a team of me guys who aren't serious about what to be great, and I mean, it's wasting time and money, so I mean, those are probably my big dream, of the culture being kind of important. Being around coach, you know, handed a, what was kind of the things that you noticed around him,

15:32just whether it's how he is or just what your thoughts of him being around him most of the time. He's an incredibly detailed guy, and I got that for sure from, it's like watching a film when he broke down, it's like some game film with me, and he also kind of broke down some of the guys that he's coaching the past that are similar to me. And you know, it was, you were just just showing how good a coach is, you know, getting no question about how good this experience went as I remember. It was good, he's a very passionate guy, and I mean, I love that, but the head coach should have that and, you know, you can tell how much he cares about what the guys want to program, about just like being dedicated, being driven to win, to succeed. What did they tell you about the opportunity here as far as meeting a player of your sort out of position? Well, I mean, they see me at a left-hack when I'll be a good fit, you know, coming in, playing as a coach, no doubt, stress, you know, and also, other great, off-road sublime in the portal that have lots of risk of being able to say that,

16:35and fill lives on now, be a good fit when it comes to, just like what you guys do, but if it's he does, it's a little slight for the people here. What's kind of the ultimate feeling now about FSU? Have you solved this big experience with them? What's kind of the feeling about them? Yeah, it's definitely a good feeling. It's great. I don't know. Glad that I was actually able to come down here to them. There's some calls and folks also are nice, but, you know, in person, it's a lot different. And this is again to know the stature, again, to know coach herb, and to know coach nabal, it was a great experience overall. Who else have you checked out during these passes? What other schools? Well, I've talked to other students, so I've talked to, I'll say in Iowa and A&M, really just, yeah, that's what I've been, I've tried to keep the store quality, I've tried to keep it sweet, and I really need to be 20 months of schools. I mean, that's not the man priority. Are you entering decision-money now, or do you intend to take some trips in Army January? Yeah, I'm done with this, when you want to sign.

17:35Sometimes I'm focused. Put on. Okay, for those of us who have only seen the mid-level highlights of new wood, put kind of your strengths in areas that you're looking to improve on. So, shrink wise, I would say probably just move a little bit. I mean, I told them to go short. I was very well for it in their 100, 45 pound guy. I have a good time, but, you know, if I ever done an off-throw, it's like not to get on my stance as a big thing for me, so big, and it's gonna be able to move to people. And Tom also does need to assist in hand-place and punch on it, for working in general, just like me. Because I mean, if you're a big strong guy, then you totally do so much, but I mean, you don't have to write anything. So, that's a big reason why I want to have a good old one, because we're gonna find out that it needs to be precise with everything. And that's kind of why you're working for it, as in the treatment. Who? Thanks. A lot of low-highs in the fans, because they always travel. So, we approach Texas crowd for the most part.

18:35Do you guys kind of thrive off that? Do you like that kind of being the enemy? I guess. I mean, you can say that, but, you know, we don't really, you know, try to focus on the fans. We just want to, you know, produce on the field. If it's a way game, home game, you know, we just want to go out there and execute. Four-girls, right. Cameron T. Groben said in the athletic. It's highly, if there's a lot to say, when you guys all came back, what would you do if Steve could like could be these last two games? We have 12 sacks. You guys really aren't blitzin' it on. It's not even the start. The bench guys can yada, and just come in. What's it been like to see this realize it's potential and get it with the counter-week after class? I say we always knew what we had in our room, you know. It's just, now it was just showing up, you know. Teams are scheming us different ways, and it's allowing, you know, certain players and making it certain plays. And I think, you know, we got so many guys in the room, you know. We have two that can be ones anywhere. We have three that can be ones anywhere in the country.

19:35But they all, you know, decided to stick here and, you know, grind this thing out with the guys that came in with it. And, like I said, I think we have a great group who, you know, can make plays anytime. When you guys get eight sacks in a game, but also a whole different, I don't know, it's a minus-25 rush yards in a game. What is that like? Is that the same, but it's going to be the job you guys did. I think it's a great feeling, you know, looking up at the scoreboard and seeing like a negative, definitely. But, you know, it's just like all the work we put in over the summer, over the season, you know, we've been building this defense to where it is now. And, like I said, when we're executing and we're at a high level, it's hard to, you know, do anything with us. Behind the enemy Birmingham, the bot cat. I'm not going to ask you to call out officials, okay, but I do want to ask you, have you ever been told before? Yeah, I think our whole deline gets held, you know, every game. I don't know what the reps are seeing or what's going on with that, but you turn on the tape and really look at it.

20:35We're held almost every play. So... Is there something that you can do guys be better actors? Can you be more dramatic about it? What do you need to cast a happen for it to get called in your favor one time this season? We can be actors, but you know, we don't really teach none like that, but I don't know if it's real, because we're a high-level state, you know, letting things go or what it is, but it's been, you know, pretty bad. I know y'all see it too. It's every play, almost every game. We got you. Adam, think WBNF? We got a chance to see a glimpse of Coach Day's pre-game speech. The intensity that you've seen for them for the last two games in the playoffs. Is that different than you've seen throughout the year? And what does that do for this pre-game before you go out on the field? I want to say it's different. He's been like that his whole year, but it's just now getting recorded and posted. But definitely when you see your head coach, it's fired up like that. It likes to fire and you, you know, go out there and do better.

21:36And you know, you can't thank Coach Day enough, because you know, he's our leader over this team. And when he's like that, he makes you want to go out there and do great for him, for like the guys around us. Scotty, we're going to go to you in a couple of hours. Yes, sir. We're going to start with Andy Anders. Andy, go ahead. Yeah, Aliq. Texas has a, runs a lot of outside zone schemes that you just want to, what's important for the thing? Those kinds of plays on the ground. And I guess just straightening out those kinds of, so to speak. He said that again. I don't need to get there. Yeah, just Texas runs a lot of outside zone in their run game, running schemes. Just what's important for defending that kind of plays in the tackle? For a detaquin versus stretch team, you always want to talk about penetration, like penetrating the line and not catching.

22:36Because once, you know, you penetrate the stretch, it basically stops the stretch and makes them, you know, cut back to, you know, unblocked players. So really just attacking this game and not catching. Next question is going to come from Dan Hope. Dan, go ahead. Aliq, you were in a freshman class with Quinn. Now you're playing against him a few years later. Just what's that like for you? You know, Quinn's my guy. You know, he's a great competitor, great quarterback. I think it'll be fun going against him, you know, trying to get him running around. Next question comes from Kurt Bulls. Kurt, go ahead. Yeah, tell me, I don't know if there's one thing you can pinpoint why y'all been so dominant. I would think maybe it comes back under the physical brand of football. Do you feel that's going to be the survivor in this game? Who's the more physical team? I would say definitely the more, the most violent team, you know, the team that plays the fastest, executes the most.

23:37And you know, uh, exceeds their game playing the most is going to win this game. I found a question will come from Stefan from Cleveland.com. Tyleek, what's kind of your relationship been like with Ty Hamilton, especially as the season progressed? And just how in sync do you feel like you two are playing on the defensive line together? Me and Ty are, you know, we've been roommates for the past two years. We live in the same apartment complex. We play the game together. It's really like one of my best friends on the team. You know, we talk about a lot of football things. So we're really on the same page with a lot of, you know, plays teams like to run against us. And who could be some stunts we run? We're always, you know, connected in some kind of way. Jerry, back to you. Great. Thanks. Just a couple more questions. Joy, come up and Columbus this bad. Tyleek, what does it say about your defensive line and how pride for you guys when you can get eight sacks? Thirteen tackles for a loss. I haven't been bringing a ton of extra guys and pressure by you.

24:40So forward and do a lot of that. I'll say a cool to store our coach, Coach Jay. He teaches a lot of technique. And, you know, sometimes it doesn't show up because, you know, team scheme you different ways. But when you have a team one dimensional, like they have to pass the ball, that's when all the, you know, the pass rush technique and stuff comes out. And I think we've gotten Tennessee and Oregon to those situations where they had to pass the ball. And, you know, just let us rush free instead of worrying about the run. If that makes sense. Are you guys just winning those one on one of those past Russian situations till I was here? Did somebody say X and TFLs? Yeah, I'll say we're definitely winning way more one on one is now. And, you know, they're not keeping as many guys in the box to block us because they have to, you know, they're trying to come back. So I think it's, like I said, it's just cool to the offense, you know, creating these big leads and making teams one dimensional. Before left David Beguis, Ben WCME. Tyler, we've talked about how better the team has gotten as to getting off to fast starts on those sides of the ball.

25:40But there has been some scoring lead in the first half against Tennessee and against Oregon. Has there been renewed emphasis on controlling the middle eight? And how important will that be against Texas? Definitely, you know, that's one of Coach Day's biggest points, you know, controlling the middle eight. Controlling the middle eight, you like chances are you winning that game goes, you know, skyrockets. So definitely versus Tennessee and Oregon, we give up touching on as you know, lay in the second half. I mean, first half. But, you know, we just got to keep our full on the gas. We can't let up like at all because these teams we're playing are great teams like Texas is a great team. You know, the gray offense, gray offense, a line, gray quarterback, great receivers, great running backs. So, you know, we just got to just keep executing like we know we can and you see how it plays out. Okay, final question for Tyler here. Did you meet Leonard Monroe? Tell me, you know, Aaron Donnelly, you talk about everybody's hurting at this time of the year. But when the lights come on and the snap goes, what goes off in a guy like yours, mine? I mean, from the standpoint of making the play, I mean, can you explain that to people, don't get to play down in the middle of it all?

26:47I'll say, you know, like I said, you're right, everybody has heard around this time, you know, we're in, with 15th, 14th, you know, deep in the season. You know, you just got to, you just got to show up. That's my mindset. You just got to show up. No matter what I'm going through, I got to make that play. I got to be disruptive, you know, just to help my team out. When I'm on my A game, you know, everybody else can, you know, feed off of me or we can feed off for like, you know, JT Jack Ty. But I said, you know, Coach Mick always says like, nobody cares. Like it's true. Nobody really cares if you're a hurried parent. You just got to go out there and play and make plays. Just a little bit. Explain the drive you have personally to get to through this next one into the next one. But I know it's one step at a time, but you know, you came back, etc. Explain people what's going on in your brain about your motivation. My motivation, you know, we all have our wise, you know, while we're doing things, you know, we have family, you know, family here, our team, our brotherhood. But he's got to do, you write for your brothers, you know, on this team, you know, we're trying to win the big thing.

27:55We're not just, you know, trying to go win two games and lose. We're trying to win the big thing, you know. As long as we stay motivated, stay, you know, humble, like, you know, take the rap poison, you know, things like that and just execute and just play our hardest, you know, that will be fine. Thank you very much. So that is the house of Spring, the big old Max, who had been healthy? Yes, sir. I feel very healthy. Obviously coming off a season and ending injury last year. I feel really good, feeling better than ever, to be honest. Even better than I did before the season last year. So it's been a great spring so far. How disappointing was it to get hurt? Your office at the great start last year. Yeah, I mean, it was, it was a hard time. I mean, it's definitely not easy going through any injury, especially during the season like that. But, you know, it builds character. I think it's good for me in the long term. I also built that for the time of the season. Oh, for sure. Yeah. Saw some key pieces coming there and produce at a high level.

28:58What do you think, George? George is a stud. Once he gets healthy, he's going to be great. He's working really hard right now. And he's going to, he's going to have a great season this year. Personally, how exciting is it for you to be kind of your position now this year? Yeah, it's super exciting. You know, I got a lot better feel for the offense this year. Really good rapport with Hudson and it's been a fun spring so far. So I've just got to keep, keep carrying that on and see where it takes us. Obviously, when you're sideline, you're not playing how important is it to stay like mentally ready and mentally get those reps so that when you come into the screen, you can improve. Definitely. I mean, that's all it is really just mentally envisioning the plays envisioning making the plays and every night, you know, I think about it probably every day. So it was it was a big part of it for sure. How have you gotten better? I think just understanding the defenses and understanding where the quarterback wants me at a specific time. And, you know, building that trust with him is huge and I think I've been doing a pretty good job of that.

30:01How does that relationship with you and Hudson develop in the year two? Yeah, it's developing great. I mean, we have a great friendship off the field. So, you know, that helps a lot on the field as well. So we have a great connection, you know, both on and off the field and it only helps. Your brother's coming right? Yeah, yeah. So you'll be here in May. It'll be a lot of fun. It'll be a lot of fun having him up here. What do you mean to see a lot of this team on Saturday? I think just, you know, go out there and play hard, limit the mistakes. And at the end of the day, it's just being consistent with what we do and playing hard. So that's why I want to see it for sure. You feel like everyone's more prepared for this spring game? Oh, for sure. I think we're way ahead of last year and I'm excited to see where it takes us. Anything on Deber or the freshman? Yeah, Drew Biber. Yeah, he's getting healthy now. He's looking great. He looked really healthy today. And I'm super excited to play with him. He's a lot of fun to play with. Just how quick is this turnaround? You guys just started practicing a couple of weeks ago and now you have a spring game to get to?

31:03It's pretty quick, but, you know, I like it. I like it a lot. So it's fun to get out there and play, you know, 11-V-11, put the ball down and go. I mean, that's the goal. That's the goal every day. You know, that's what I'm reaching for. And whether I get it or not, who knows, but that's what I'm reaching for every day. There'd be a leader like how he is. I mean, he's just unbelievable leader and we all lean on him. He runs his whole team and he knows that. We'll go as far as he goes. Jeremy Birmingham, the podcast. We talked a little bit last week just kind of you being becoming one of the emotional leaders of this team. As you've ever walking off the field at halftime on Wednesday, I have to be down there by the locker room. I was the only person to take photos of you guys down there. It was weird. But everyone looks super fast. We were up 34 to 8. And it looked like you got down by 26 points. Did you feel something different about the focus at that point in the team or is it just a bit of modernism?

32:10What's going on right now? It seemed different. I just think the job wasn't done. We had nothing to be excited about at the moment. You know, we were excited there in a game where we're making a plays. But at that time, you go back to zero, zero. They scored a thing in a half. We knew they got the ball back. The defense wasn't quite happy that they gave that touchdown to end. And we knew they'd get in the ball back coming out. But we was excited because we knew the job wasn't doing it. Bill Rebellion, Columbus, this way. You were a five star guy. And that coming up. All these guys in the room almost were five star guys. And then there's Jeremiah. Does he like all you guys in the room? I mean, I'm not sure. It's probably something you got to ask him. But you know, Jeremiah has played with a lot of great guys throughout his career. He's seen a lot of talent you can see in the world. But I don't know if he's ever in all. Oh, yeah. I mean, I'm not surprised at anything he does now.

33:14Like I've seen him. We were nine years old. So anything he does, anyone hand catch. I've seen that I'm not surprised at anything he does. When he was nine, did you know this is not a, this is something special. We've been that name in a nine. Oh, yeah. I mean, coaches were coming up to us complaining that we were nine years old. Like, can we, can we get their IDs and stuff like that? So I mean, I mean, there's definitely some footage. I, we got to go find. But the place we used to make when we were younger and just to see where he is now is amazing. It seems very unaffected by all of the starter. How does, how does that happen? I think how he was raised. He's just, he's very level headed. He knows his goals and what he wants to get done in life. And this is just one step of the way for him. Can I throw a back to Texas for a couple of questions on zoom, Scotty? Yes, sir. We're going to start with Defond from cleaning.com. Go ahead. Brandon, I want to go back to what you were talking about with coach day earlier.

34:16You know, whatever he talks about this team success, he says all the credit goes through players that seems like the players. I think that he deserves some of the credit. How, how big, how influential. I see been, you know, in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks. He's been huge, man. Coming here after that team with Northwest, you know, it was heartbreaking, of course. But we came in here. We had a leadership meeting and he was in here. I mean, and then we had a team meeting after that. Hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say going back and forth, we just, we knew. We, we would have his back no matter what. I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that. But here we're brotherhood and we're family and we just, we don't stand by him no matter what. Our next question is going to come from Dan. Hope Dan go ahead. Brandon, I mean, I'm sure you came in here to Ohio State thinking you'd probably be starting here in your second year. But it seems like you really embraced the growth process. Just what's kind of that process been like for you, of kind of embracing your role this season and continuing to develop?

35:20Yeah. Life things doesn't go the way you exactly planted to and that just happened. You know, things happened to Mecca last year that allowed him to come back and that allowed me to learn more. And that's just how I see it makes me a better football player for the future. So yeah, I mean, yeah, that's it. Three more on Zoom. Next one's going to come from Stefan Means. Go ahead. Steven, but. That's dark. Yeah, you're good. Brandon, there are a lot of clips of you this year where you're super, super excited after a block. And kind of showing your emotion there. What about blocking do you love so much as a receiver? Just being able to hit another guy with all my power, the hardest I can without any, any consequences. Except if you, except if you hold, of course, but yeah, just bringing that power.

36:23I mean, I heard some of the defensive guys telling me yesterday there was like, bro, I hate to go against you. So knowing that from the defensive guys. So I know what the other defensive guys are thinking like, just keep bringing it to them. They're not going to like it for four quarters. That's my mindset. Next question is going to come from Danny Davis. Danny, go ahead. Brandon, what are your impressions of these Texas defensive backs and this kind of we've seen from them on film so far? Yeah, the last couple of days we watched them, they're a fast team. They don't give up many big plays down field. They're aggressive, but I actually know some of the DBs they have at corner there. I play with them. Well, I played with Mollie Muhammad at SFE. So I might know him a little bit. And we have a watching them, they're a fast team, they're physical, they're disciplined. But we just got to get the job done. Give any Malik stories or any any.

37:24What do you say? Give any Malik stories or anything you remember about playing with them? Yeah, but I'm not going to say them here. Yeah, what's this keep that? Our final question is going to come from Kurt Bowles. Kurt, go ahead. Hey, Brandon. One of the issues Texas has had the second half of the year is finishing. And what if you can speak to, and they had a trouble obviously in the Peach Bowl, you know, blue was 16 point league. And you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct. And you guys obviously seem to have that now. Yeah, I think that started in off season training at Fall Camp. We always say go plus two. If you're doing a 10-yard pro shuttle, you have to go plus two throughout the line. And that's just finishing as well. And then Fall Camp, we had these long two-and-a-half-hour practices or whatnot. And then we came out and we had to do these finishers. We called them Asperg Games late in the year like this.

38:26And we, I think Coach Day did a great job preparing all of us for these moments. And yeah, we just were ready to go. We have time for just a couple more questions in Columbus so we can wrap up with our other two guys. Bill Landis, Kings of the North. Randy, try me on the second touchdown run. It seemed like you took two players out of the play, first with your release, and then with the guy you actually blocked. Is that how it's designed? Or was it just lucky that the guy decided to take off inside of the release? It's actually designed for me to block the safety and lead the corner 101 with the running back. But I was surprised that the corner actually came in so far in my lease. I think he thought it was a pass. But I think he was the edge of the defense. If you go watch that play, but I don't know why he came in so far. But it helped out for us and I made my block interior score. Is there any lesson there for even a young receiver watching that? Even if you know him to play, you're not getting the ball. You're intended to block.

39:28But your release has to be all-point like as if you're going to go pitch pass. Yeah, definitely. Every little detail matters and then type of plays. We were in a red zone there. So we say every yard matters. It's two yards. So the block I made is just a testament to Kyle. Coach Hardline threatened me throughout the week to make that block. And final question. Joy Confin, Columbus, this match. Brandon Will and then there's been some of the ball to equal lately. And some of the special way you guys have opened games. What do you think is this clip for you guys and for him and watching those plays? A lot more confidence. I say throughout the year. We were always there as offense. We had we didn't quite know our identity. And now slowly but surely I think we found that and we're going to keep on rolling. And he's made some great throws and yeah. I'm sorry, Brandon. I do have one more steep. How many of the 24-7s for you? Brandon, there've been opportunities for you to play a huge role on offense.

40:30And you know, the number of plays you play in game can differ from one week to the next. But the opportunity is coming sooner rather than later for you to be in every down player. Just what are the things you need to do in your game to take it from where it is now to be in every down guy? I think there's a lot of things I could work on in my game. I would say continuing to be football smart, my IQ. Just knowing what the defense is going to do before they do it. My routes always can get better. My hands always can get better staying on the jug machine. Work ethic. Keep on top of it. Don't get satisfied with anything I do. And don't get too big. Don't get too low. Don't get too high. Don't get too low. That's what they say. You feel like a guy that the people follow, it seems like. In your mind, even the second-year guy that you're working toward being a leadership type guy. To have guys that will take that role. It's a great feeling, of course. No guys are watching what you do and listening to what you do.

41:35But we do that with a lot of players here and not just myself. But the leadership we have on this team is like no other. That's why we got so far, I think. Brandon, thank you very much. Trigger, what's it to you about the possibility of going into this season? For you, you step up six. I mean, it means that they can have a really good. I must say I have to learn right now. I love your sitting there. Because it seemed like it's a big, big club. I mean, I would do a describe. I mean, I guess you just got to learn everything slowly. Of course, it's a lot to learn. But I got a lot of hope. You guys had a very unique experience on the Old League early in the early release. You got a chance to go to semi-final. Some of you went to the Rose Bowl, there's nothing called the National Championship game. What was that like? How much did you think that helped you? That was incredible. You just see how other leaders led in that position. And just seeing what they did and how they prepared. That's not helping out with everybody. That's a highlight of that time.

42:35Other than winning the National Championship, is there something that stands out to you? Just being able to travel and get to meet everybody, meet all the players, everybody I want to add to you. And meet all the early and earlys that earn. It's been a very difficult part of you thinking of making the transition from Liza to the Blue Bowl. What has been the hardest part? I was really just living on your own. You got to be independent. That's pretty much it though. Do you feel comfortable in that or do you still try to get them out of this? Of course it's a adjustment, but I'm getting a justice for you. How long have you been sitting here for? Yes, sir. My name is 100% You have been sitting here anything? Yes, I'm just hard to hold with this stuff here. Of course it was hard to miss my senior year. Last year I was in my best friend's place. What did you do? I think you did my best. It was an interview really good. Sorry to ask you, but how did you get your shirt in your coat?

43:41I really liked it when I was a baby. I got it on my master's helmet. I wore it like I always wore it. Like once I was born forever. My dad looked up to me and I'm a junior so I'm a place for a good game. I think you should be your first name in the heart, right? Yeah. Okay, so you could wear 8 too. You got two choices. It's a desire that can be addicted for people. I fell into that and I know a younger age but super cool. That's not who I am. Did you say it again? I watched the last episode of Landran on the planet. I downloaded it's a correction. I don't know that his wife seems not like all her.

44:45I don't know how he handles it. It's a good show. The humor seems to be coming on the film up. All right, so I'm excited to see how it goes. What did you like in your dreams? I thought you did a good job. I was surprised, honestly. It seemed like you knew what you were doing. It was cool. So you put your question. You say you hit your mom in the salary. You guess you win it all. You just want me to get a pay raise or... I don't know what to talk about that. You're having a meeting or something. Like a meeting? I'll figure it out. Everybody seems to have a new adventure. People are... A piece of... How much does it cost you to get this bottle off of it? I don't know if it's actually an action match. I'm just kidding out there. There's another piece of it. That's my final match. Yeah, well, first off, I think I'd be doing it this way to my teammates. You know, me even think of that once a night.

45:46What's right in front of us is an overhaul. And that's another thing I got to tell me. So much grew is just being present in every single moment that I'm in. Not looking too far ahead, because I'm tripping on what's right in front of me. That's too so for sure. I'm thinking to meet you in the future. You're at least aware that there's a lot of speculation out there that people are going to throw a huge number of things to go into the season. I mean, right now I'm just not worried about all that stuff. I mean, people can say all they want to say, but, you know, I'm just focused on... focus on Friday night. When you're trying to find your nervousness. Nervous? I don't know. I mean, I still get nervous for sure, but I just don't think... I think I'd do a good job of just... understanding that... that moment, whatever moment it is that I'm nervous about, it doesn't define who I am as a person,

46:47and it doesn't define who I am and God's eyes. And understanding and knowing that... has just kind of put this forceful to piece around me that... I think it allows me to be able to be calm in certain situations, but it doesn't... I still get nervous. What makes you nervous? I mean, I just love the game so much. And if you don't get nervous or a little bit of worry about this, I don't think you have that same love. I mean, I've got butterflies since... going into football games since I was... five, six years old. I don't know if that feels that... I don't know. Football just doesn't mean as much as it did to me back then. I want it to always be that much. I've been told... I've been told... I think it's gonna match you up. I think it's gonna match you up.

47:47I'm really playing as much. I just wanted to get more experience under my belt. I can bring younger guys with me because I've been through a lot of things. One of those younger guys, we're seeing it out here. It's the first time I've scored all these last years. What have you seen from well? I should have real thought about it because he was hurt. Now he's running almost a second man up behind you and Ty. What have you seen from that? Well, it was a workhorse. He's gonna stay quiet. He's gonna work hard. And that's all I love about him. He focuses. He don't really talk much. He's just going to get the job done. Do a job right. He rarely has any mistakes. What would be a successful season? A national championship. A ring. When all the games we don't want to lose anything, we got a mindset that we can't be beat. 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 for this. You guys have all decided like that. That's a lot of work. Does that just keep you feeling different?

48:48Or 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 going home. We're not trying to go home. Finish big. We know what you guys think of Michigan. But when you look at what they did, they won the national championship. And you guys took them down to the final minute. Right? You know what I mean? You were right there. Something goes a little different. You guys could have won that game against them. Does that tell you anything about like that? Hey, you guys want to win a national championship. But you played to the 59th minute with the team that won the national championship. Last year, like you're that close. So I'm saying we just work harder. That's kind of a coach makes a saying. You know, nobody cares. Work harder. Like those, you know, we'll play Georgia. 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 titles. Of course, it's frustrating.

49:49But you can't change the outcome. You can't really dwell on the win. You just got to come back and work harder. Do things better than you did last year. And hopefully the outcome will change. Is that as you get older, you kind of learn. I thought I was working hard. Did you always find out there's a little more than you could have been doing? Yeah, definitely. I mean, that's how that's what growing up is basically in college. I thought freshman year I was working. It's hard as I could, but not look back at it. I really wasn't working hard at all compared to what I'm doing now. So just to learn anything. 80, 85. I mean, I can. It's all on me. I just. I think it's a little higher. I was just trying to be funny. But. I mean, it's all on me. I just got to run harder in shape. It's been a thing. The idea of the potential. The idea of the idea. I think I think I definitely can. I was just, you know, we got to get the young guys to come along with us. We can't play 50 snaps a game. That's just too much on our bodies.

50:49Just everybody. Like, oh, we're going to be able to get out of this. I think that's a good idea. I think we are definitely going to 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 a game. That's just too much on our bodies. Yeah, just everybody. Like, oh, line, D line. We got to get those younger guys to play and, you know, get that pieces on the D line and the O line and everywhere else. So we can last that long. Speaking of that, let's play in the dark. Did you like playing that new snap to the end? Not sure if it doesn't. I don't know if any of us were really expected to play that next time. Oh, yeah, I did. Unless we were like winning by like a line. I thought like, there are no moments you know I can go sit down or something. But we're playing them big games like, you know, Notre Dame, too, or North, those kind of games. Of course, I wouldn't be because I know I can contribute. And I won't want to put that on anyone else when I know I can get the job done. What stands out about Kevin McDonald is he got the key. Have you guys ever seen this second? Oh, yeah, definitely. K-Mac is a K-Mac's animal. You haven't really seen it yet, but in practice, he shows it all the time.

51:51He's just, he's growing right now. He has to work ethic. He just has to get, you know, in the playbook and things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to 6th or your 327, he's 326. Yeah, he's a kind of look at him like my junior, but you know, K-Mac, he's going to be a great player. He's just got to develop more and get into playbook. So really a lot on you older guys. There's that large group of young guys and then there's these seniors in the back. Is that part of your task for this year to bring those guys along as well? Yeah, definitely. We've got to be leaders. Like I say, we've got to have them play this year. We can't just play all the snaps. We can't just get in there and get some work. And we've got to get them right, learn all season. So they can play. And not just play, they want to like contribute, like make plays, tackle a sex. It's a state that I work this way. Thank you. It seems like these guys get bigger. Each one of the freshmen class is a bigger, bigger. Do those guys kind of, those are going to kind of while you're in the cell? Yeah, they definitely need some big dudes. And they all work hard.

52:51I haven't really seen much of something a day too when I'm passing on. But throughout the workouts, they've been working hard. They're determined. I can say that. And it looks like they're ready to work with me. I'm going to put this notes. It feels like, you know, there's a lot of great defenses that you have big, athletic defense attackers who can eat up space. But also, you know, right? It is that. Is that required maybe for a great defense to have guys like you that have some balls? But also a great figure. I think that is definitely. I think if you look at the last couple of national championship winners, like team of North, they got two good, uh, detaco, two athletic detacos. Look at Georgia, two athletic detacos. So I think that's definitely need if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. If you think about this, they want to fight by the defense attackers. Like, what's Georgia? Jordan Davis and Jeff Carter. Let's miss again. It's Chris Jenkins. I mean, you understand this is you play it, but I feel like some time I don't know.

53:56Are people realizing how important defense tackles are a little bit more than they used to? I think so. I think they're starting to develop to develop more and more of these like freakiest 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. So we'll see. And when you think about those freakish attack attacks, how do you think you fit into that ball? 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 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 a team here. You're like, look at my film. So I think I'm up there with all these guys. Tyler, can you become like an artist who comes to the bad guy passes the way? I think your legs have your things. When you're going, you're not doing as much a weapon. How do you work on that? Do you have like a gold one? I don't remember how much you have. Like you have a gold one. How many do you want? I mean, as many as I can have, I think I have more than that.

54:57But I think it counts. I think it counts 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 what we do is a D line, you know, just affecting the quarter of Vegas. Anyway, you can. It's 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 it's something that you really, really have to work on. It's one of the things that you've maybe worked on the most. You can bring your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen. Like, oh, that pass. We don't have to ask. We kind of kind of expect it. I think I just have like an eye for the ball comment. I kind of just look at the quarterback and just, I see him like load up. I just try to get in his ways. And sometimes he throws it to me. Oh, you're a team. If you want to be a high state quarterback, you're a bad dumb pass. I mean, they get frustrated by, you know, we're a team, you know, we're just getting better.

55:57I should lot of, lot of different backs, man. They just learn to grow for them. You got to pick your top three backs. You got to pull right now. One, two, two. I don't really have a top three, but I'll give you, I'll give you one. I would say, say, Juan Gibbs and I like McCaffrey. Auto, he was injured this year. I like McCaffrey. Who's the best back in this draft? Best back in this draft. I'll lead that up to y'all. That's y'all decision. Playing well with Howard. What I'm going to remember most. We're a Howard, man. He's just such a great leader, man. It's just like in moments where, 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 Coach Lock.

56:58Coach Lock, I think he got the transfer in as well from West Virginia. Just that one, two punch with them both as well. They're going to be really good backs. And so James, people's, man. He's smart the way that he goes about his business, man. He's mature. And so, man, he's growing, you know, just as a person and as a player. And so, man, yeah, definitely Ohio State. You know, that running back room is in great hands. I was right there. I'm looking at the POC spot and I'm just helping raise personality and approach. I'll keep that up until the same way. Yeah. Coach, Coach Hartline, man. He's full of energy, man. And he's creative as well. You know, I'm just learning from him as well. You know, I'm trying to run more outside the backfield. It was being able to learn from Coach Hartline. And so, he's definitely creative at what he does. And he brings a lot of energy to the team as well. And so, I think that would do really good. Straight line is what I play on the right hand. That's what I'm trying to do. Just intensity, man. And since he got the playoffs, every game, man, 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.

58:00Even if it's not the playoffs, just every game and intensity keeps getting higher and higher. And so, yeah, you just, I know you got to bring it. You know, each and every day and come in and work just like Ohio State. 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. 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. I mean, that was a pretty good year.

59:00The Bucking Nears. No, I haven't. Do you think it's a city of Tampa? Tampa. Tampa, Tampa, nice. It's a nice city, man. Really nice. I think it's really nice. The 40 to broad and avert. You've been on the races. It's an awesome locker. Do you speak to your mentality of like when you've got a linebacker, the Gaps, the bigger the new, the bigger the new, the better it gets for you. Yeah. Yeah, no, man. It's really all about technique and then it's all 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. It's like, I said, man, I'm not going to let you get hit. You know, and so, I don't know if I gave up a sack. I'm not sure that, but I know if I did, I haven't given up too many. And so, man, it's for the love of my brother's, though, man, making sure the ball get in their hands, you know, the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed.

1:00:01You 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 run through tackles. And so, that's, I feel like that's one of the areas in my game. You know, I want to continue to get better at it. I feel like I did a good job of that in my senior year. And so, I just want to continue to build on that. Yes, I did. Yes, I did. So, people say you look like a lot of people are out there. You get back in nursing. I think that's a good one. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison. Actually, I know I have a Camera. Sure, yeah, man, I have a Camera. Great, great back, man. Just what he does and those 101 matchups, he's dangerous, man. And he's so smooth. He's so smooth as well. I'm not going to lie. He's smooth. Yeah.

1:01:03Inside zone from stack, being able to hit that thing downhill. And I'll say the next one is probably just an option out of the backfield. And man, man, coverage, you're getting on that line backer. And so. Yeah, I say the man, the biggest thing is the way that he carries himself, man. And the way that man, he approaches the game. He comes in with the mindset, he's going to work every single week. You know, every practice, he's working hard. Even shooting. I don't know. Every game was a good game for him, man. But still, man, he always has the mentality to mindset that, you know, he's going to come in each and every day. He's going to continue to work and get better, man. And so he's definitely, man, he's going to be a special player, man. He really is.

1:02:06Man, a lot of ups and downs, man, it's just how you respond to adversity. And I feel like that's something that God has definitely helped me to do better. It's just, I'm not having something to lean on now. You know, I remember before I met him, you know, going through those adversity, I had nothing to run to. You know, you can run to people, but they still can't. It's not too much. They can't truly help you. You know, I feel like, you know, I feel like the only person that can truly help you is your relationship with Jesus Christ. And so being able to lean on him, you know, he gives you, in those moments where it's tough, you know, where it's slow. And when you're behind the scenes and you're going through things that people don't know about, he gives you that peace and comfort. You know, even in those moments, man, where it's so hard that you can't explain. It's like, man, I'm going through this, but like, how am I still filled with this internal joy? You know, how do I have so much peace in this situation? And so that's something that only Jesus Christ can give you. So, which aspect can be to those other individuals that you run to the bottom and from being around power?

1:03:13Um, man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. Am I just really loved their mentality, especially Q as well. You know, I talked about Will Howard, his leadership, but Quincham mentality, man. That boy just, yeah, that boy just gifted, you know, you see, you know, sometimes he put in a situation where he looked like, you know, he should have a negative five yards. And as soon as you know it, you know, he, that running through somebody, stiff arm and somebody and shoot, it's a game of 10. And so, I think, yeah, man, I think it just like, he's just gifted, man, to be honest. He's gifted, you know, he's, he's a big back, you know, he's strong. And so, you know, he's, he's able to do, he's able to do those things. And so, yeah, man, it's definitely, you know, I look at his game and I want to, you know, at the same time, I want to learn from Quincham. You know, I want to look at his game and it's like, man, where, where can I get better at as well? You know, that's the type of player I am. I'm always looking to get better, man. I'm always looking to grow as a player.

1:04:13What's your last one to treat? Jule and San. Oh, yeah, he's going to be a great, but he's going to be a great quarterback, man. He's so, so accurate. And so, he's definitely, man, I know Coach Dez is definitely going to get him right. Just, you know, container grow as a leader, container grow as a player. And so, he's going to be really good for a high state. He's, 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 of Jule and San as well. It's to be that vocal leader and lead the, and lead the offense and lead the team. Thanks, man. Thanks, man. Shoot, man. He has, he has a build like JK Dobbins. And I kind of see them, you know, similar, he's in there 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.

1:05:17Like four or five times. And so, man, he was such a great back. And I feel like, you know, when I see JK Dobbins, when I see James people, I see similarities to both of their games. I feel like they play the same. And so, appreciate you all. You have to go. Thank you.

1:06:17Thank you. Thank you.

1:07:17Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Well, I got coming in last year. I knew the role. So I just attacked Eric Dave. Really the same way. I think it's a very rare. Basically, how different are you? Wait, why is body wise on that? I think I got a lot bigger. I'm like 240, you know, like 244 right now. Last year, I played at like 236 to 37. What does it feel like at 244? I feel like almost a different machine out there. Yeah. What does it feel like to be running around out there like you are, but with more, more bands? I just feel like I'm like like like more downhill, like stronger, like I'm taking all the bloods better. It's a big, yeah. 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.

1:08:21And you played quite a bit last year instead of what do you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more? I just got to get ready to just play 30 more snaps. But how would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an 8-stand point? Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it. The text is open, it's a rematch. But it's not really two different teams compared to the last time you all played and stuff. How has that enhanced this camp for you and this team getting ready for the where an opener of that magnitude? Yeah, with an opener like that, we've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming, so we know we got to do what we're preparing for. How are you? I think Riley ready to play right now. He advanced freshman, like he in the book, he stood in like he advanced and his measurements was crazy. 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?

1:09:26Yeah, because that's pretty much what my role was, whenever I was needed, I had to step up. So I feel like that's what built me into me being able to say I'm ready for this year. When you say ready, is it more a physical thing? Is it a mental thing? When I say ready, I think it's pretty much like everything physically, mentally, mostly. I think I'm there. A different thing is that feeling this year of bad life. Asked one more time. How different is that responsibility that you've been using the most for all that? When you were last year, you knew you were a role player. I feel like it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year. But I kind of go about it the same way. Like last year, I was intentional with everything I did. I feel like this year is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more. Somebody who's some reason they were seeing you. And what work?

1:10:26How's everybody working? I say... Scrabbing. When you think of me, you think of like a bully, like a silver bully. I don't really bully. I'm always on the ball. That's how I like to play and think. No, I ain't got to be my nickname, but... Oh yeah, that's a whole new idea. Yeah, that's a whole new idea. I've got a whole new question for Patricia's style and how it's free. How does that fit you? And what are you going to show going about? Hullaying and that kind of stuff? I think it fit me because I don't know, I just like the defense. I feel like we got, like you said, we got a lot of freedom and we're moving around a lot. A lot of the times, you're like, you know, I don't know. I don't really know how to answer that. That's okay. Does it kind of... I don't even know if I say that because there's a lot of thinking going on, but it's like...

1:11:26I just like it's deep, I like Patricia's deep, I like what you got going on. What was it sad when CJ left the room? Uh... No, I wanted to much sad. I was kind of like happy for him. Yeah, that's what you want. No. No. All right. No, that's my dog. I don't see it. Kind of missing a little bit, but I'm happy for him. Well, they'll think, go ahead one last question. Coach Daze talked a lot about the guys who played some last year, but maybe weren't the starters and the hunger for... That wasn't maybe your national championship you guys will win your own. How much do you feel that 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... 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. Thanks for having me. I've been using you, you know, in that almost-safe-dee role of stuff.

1:12:27How much is it grown that you can put your finger on? Yeah, I was growing immensely. I mean, Kaleb, he makes a lot of checks, lathe, makes a lot of checks. I listen to them, whatever they need, if I need to cover somebody, I'll go cover anybody. If they need me to do run support, I'll do run support. And it's really what Kaleb does, what we do, and lathe. It just goes back to Coach G's preparation, and everyone's preparation to give us more flexibility, and it doesn't matter who's in those positions, and we can all play every position, whether it's covering somebody or running and tackling. Did you feel like that was the case before the Oregon game? You're saying what I'm saying? Is it something that's been added to just, you know, rely on a little bit more, go ahead. Yeah, it did. I've probably been a broska game, me getting more safety reps, and we had a five week to prepare, so I really learned to play book a lot more. Even though I knew the playbook, I learned a lot more. I learned a lot more, like in debt, you know, so really just after the Oregon game, it helped me a lot to go back to safety, go to NICU, everywhere.

1:13:30Dan, let me know. Do you guys have a lot of issues of giving up a big play in the passing game of the first game against Oregon? What do you feel you guys need to do better this time around, just to make sure that doesn't happen? Just the same mindset we got to challenge these receivers. You know, every dog has their day, maybe some people didn't have their day that game, but we'll look out there and hopefully change the narrative. And we still play with the same confidence, same technique, and, yeah. Bill Rebellion, let's play this match. And Denzel obviously had a tough game in that one. What have you seen from him and how he's responded? Do you get a sense of, from him, how he's helped you for this rematch? Yeah, he's super stoked for this rematch. His preparation has been very good. He's always been preparing, even though it didn't go the way he wanted to go that game, but he just always had his confidence. And we're going to see a big game out of him this week. And, you know, I know you guys wanted to play them in anapolis, but the fact that you get to play them at the Rose Bowl, I mean, get a second chance.

1:14:37And people have said, you don't get that very often. How determined are you guys to take advantage of it? We're super, super determined. We watched film. I mean, we've lost a lot of film. The first time we played them, now we've got another six games that they played up film to watch. And it's just, they've grown a lot as a team. Same as us. We've grown a lot. We're not the same team. We were when we played them week one or weeks six or whatever. But now we're out there and going to play fast, physical, and everything like that. All right, Jordan, we're going to jump to the Zoom question here from Joey Kaufman. Columbus Dispatch. Oh, my bad. Not too, Joey. Can we tea Robinson? The athletic. Hey, Jordan, you've moved around a lot in the second day in your career. And now I'm kind of getting some many more safety reps. What is it like at this point when Walt or Coach Mills comes to you and asks you to do something else? And just how much can you lean on the experiences you've had moving around when you're trying to learn something new in the middle of the season?

1:15:38It means a lot. We always talk about what this is being on selfish, whether that's making plays or not making plays or doing your job so another person can make plays. That's kind of what we pride ourselves on. And it's just fun. Me moving around different positions. I'm always up for a new challenge. And a lot of people in the country can't do that. I just hold myself to that standard where I can play any position and excel at it. Okay. If anybody else needs a question, let me know. But otherwise we're going to go to Austin more of the podcast. Jordan, when you were talking about watching film Oregon, which one do you think is more valuable to you watching that against yourself? Seven games ago, even if you've changed or the ensuing six games for Oregon, which one do you put more stock in? Kind of both. For me, I kind of watched what I did. Things I did well. Things I didn't do too well against them. And their team is changing, their scheme has changed. Some players have been out those stretch of games.

1:16:39So I really watched the past game we played. And I know they're going to go back to some of the stuff that they liked, of course. And different games like Penn State, maybe Illinois, they run a lot of men. So just watching, watching stuff like that. Every game matters. So yeah. Jordan, thank you very much. Thank you. 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 of great games. One of those younger guys, we're seeing it out here. It's the first time in Skordall. What have you seen from Lowe? I should have real forgot about him because he was hurt. Now he's running almost a second man up behind the unit and tied. What have you seen in the event? Well, it was a workhorse. He goes, stay quiet. He's going to work hard. And that's all I love about him. He focuses. He don't really talk much. He doesn't want to get the job done. Do a job right. He rarely has any mistakes. So what would be a successful season? A national championship? A ring.

1:17:39When all the games we don't want to lose anything. We got a mindset that we can't be beat. We just got to go show it. That mindset different. It seems like you guys expect a national championship every year. This year even more so. You guys have all come back for this. You guys have all decided like that. Is that the case? You can feel the difference? Or is there not really any difference? It's just the same work. It's definitely a difference. Everyone working harder. We noticed our last run. Most of us don't have any years after this. So we got to go bigger going home. 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. You know what I mean? You were right there. Something goes a little different. You guys could have won that game against them. Does that tell you anything about like that? Hey, you guys won a 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.

1:18:40That's kind of coach makes a saying. You know, nobody cares. Work harder. Like those, you know, when we played Georgia, it's the same thing. Last, last play. You know, they went on the win in 90. So we just got to get over that. I think it would be fine. How frustrating is that? You're that close against the last two national titles. Of course, it's frustrating. But you can't change the outcome. You can't really dwell on it. You just got to come back and work harder. Do things better than you did last year. And hopefully the outcome will change. Is that as you get older, you can't learn. I thought that was working hard. Did you always find out there's a little more you could have been doing? Yeah, definitely. I mean, that's how that's how it's going to be. I think it's going to be 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 working hard at all compared to what I'm doing now. So just to learn anything. If the stamina is a 16, then the answer is like, what do you need it to be to be your best? Uh, 85. 80, 85.

1:19:40I 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 better year. The idea of a potential to succeed in a seven year experience. I mean, I think, I think we, I definitely can last. I was just, you know, we got to get the young guys to come along with us. We can't play 50 snaps a game. That's just too much on our bodies. Uh, just. I think that's what I'm going to do. I think that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to do. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I'm going to do it. I just got my eyes on and I just everybody. It's like ol' on D line. We got to get those young guys to play and you know, get that pieces on the D line and ol', and everywhere else. So we can last that. Uh, yeah, I did. Unless we were like winning by alive. I thought like, there are no moments you know I can go, sit down or something,

1:20:40but we're playing them big games like, like you know, in order to end two 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 can get the job done. What stands out about Kevin McDonald is he got a team of you guys in the second year? Oh yeah, definitely. K-Mac is a K-Mac's animal. Y'all, you haven't really seen it yet, but in practice he shows all the time. He's just, he's grown right now. He has to work ethic. He just has to get, you know, in the playbook, things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to 6-3, you're 3-27, he's 3-26. Yeah, he's very young. I kind of look at him like my junior, but you know, K-Mac, he's going to be a great player. He's got to develop more and get into playbook. So really a lot on you older guys, there's that large group of young guys and then there's the seniors in your back. Is that part of your task for this year to bring those guys along as well? Yeah, definitely. We've got to be leaders. Like I said, we've got to have them play this year. We can't just play all the snaps. They got to get in there and get some work. And we've got to get them right during the all season.

1:21:42So they can play. And not just play, they want to like contribute, like make plays, tackle with sex. It's a great job to work this fresh. Thank you. Thank you. It seems like these guys get things each in the first-minute class because they're not bigger. Do those guys kind of, there's going to kind of a while you want to solve the first? Yeah, they're definitely some big dudes. And they all work hard. I've really seen much of some of the day too, and I'm not a bad one. But throughout the workouts, they've been working hard, you know, they're determined. I'd say that. And it looks like they're ready to work with me. How important is this? It feels like there's a lot of great defenses there. You have big athletic defense attacks who can eat up space, but also move, you know, right through this. Is that an inquire that maybe for a great defense to have guys like you that have some fault, but also a great secret? I think that is definitely. I think if you look at the last couple of national championship winners, like Team of North Indian and they got two good detacled, two athletic detacles, look at Georgia, two

1:22:43athletic detacles. I think that's definitely neat if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. If you think about this, they're going to defied by the defense attack. What's Georgia? It's Jordan Davis and Jeff Carter. What's Michigan? It's Chris Jenkins. I mean, you understand if you should play it, but I feel like some time I don't know. Are people realizing how important defense tackles are a little bit more than they used to? I think so. I think they're starting to develop more and more of these like freakish detacles. Yeah. In the combine, just now, you see in like those guys, they're moving four to four, seven, eights and things like that. So we'll see. And when you think about this freakish attack, how do you think you fit into this? I think that mold of that kind of player. We watch that and say, yeah, that's me. Yeah, definitely. I think I'm top notch when it comes to detacles, but I don't want to get a big head, but you know, watch it come on. I watch it do the drills. I have tape to you. You're like, you're looking like my film. So I think I'm up there with all those.

1:23:45I'm like, you become like an artist and it comes in bad young guys. I think your legs have your things. When you're going to spring practice, you're not doing it much. I don't remember how many of you had left. You have a goal in mind. How many of you do you want to hit? I mean, as many as I can have, I think I have more than that. But I think they've counted some of them. And some of them were just listed. So, but I think we work on drills matching the hand. I think that goes big and what we do is a D line, you know, just affecting the quarter of the against anyway you can. It's just great for the defense. You know, just that little thing covering his eye. You know, he might throw it a little bit to the left to our players. So, so it's something that you really, really hacked the work on. You just do that with what you do. It's very, that's one of the things that you've maybe worked on the most. You can turn your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen. Like, oh, that password is down. We don't have to ask for the strategy. We're kind of kind of expected for the physical.

1:24:47I 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, I load up. Getting his ways and sometimes he throws it to me. I don't know. I'm irritated if you like to be a high state quarterback. You're a bad dumbass. I mean, they get frustrated by, you know, we're a team, you know, we're just getting better. Yeah. I should lot of, a lot of different backs, man. They just learn to grow for them. You got to pick your top three backs and get it all right now. Oh, I don't really have a top three, but I'll give you, I'll give you one. I would say, say, Juan Gibbs and I like McCaffrey auto. He was injured this year. I like McCaffrey. I appreciate it. Who's the best back in this drive? Best back in this drive. I lead out of the yard. That's y'all decision. Playing well with Howard. What I'm going to remember most. We're a Howard man.

1:25:47He's just such a great lead, such a great leader, man. He'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. 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. Right now looking at the U of C spotting. And I'm just talking to you. Personality and the coach. I'll keep that up until they say, man. Yeah. Coach, Coach Hartlum, 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 Hartlum.

1:26:48And so he's definitely creative at what he does. And he brings a lot of energy to the team as well. And so I think they'll do really good. Straight ahead. He's going to play on the way. That's what we play. Just intensity, man. And since he got the playoffs, every game, man, it's like the intensity got, you know, higher and higher. And so, you know, being able, I know in the lead, it's the same thing. Even if it's not the playoffs, just every game and intensity it keeps getting higher and higher. And so, yeah, you just, I know you got to bring it. You know, each and every day and come in and work. 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 that. And they told me a lot of just about how much Ohio State prepared them. You know, for the NFL. And so, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I know I took a couple of days off after the national championship.

1:27:50And 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 performance. I think it's called the House of Athlete or the Compound now. They did a good job, man. And I'm just bringing us in and the way they went about training us, man. They did a really good job. I mean, that was a pretty good year. The Bucking Nears. No, I haven't. We think it's City Tampa. Tampa, Tampa. Tampa, nice. It's a nice city, man. Really nice. The 40 to broad and avert. You've been on the praises and awesome lockers. You've been here for a bit, and you've got online backers. You've been there for a while. Yeah. Yeah, no, man. It's really all about technique. And then it's about mindset as well. And so, I say, you know, it's for the love of my brother. It's for the love of Will Howard. It's for the love of the receivers who I got on the perimeter. Just making sure, you know, first of all, my quarterback doesn't get sacked.

1:28:50And I told Will, I think it was before the first game. I was like, I got your brother. It's, I said, man, I'm not going to let you get hit, you know. So, I don't know if I gave up a sack. I'm not sure that, but I know if I did, I haven't given up too many. And so, man, it's for the love of my brother's, though, man, making sure that the ball get in their hands, you know, the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed. You had to hit the practice field later today. What is something you've been working on right now when you need to start? In my game. You can't really work on this, you know, in all season, I feel like. It's more so, you know, you got to put the pads on. You got to go through some inside run, you know, maybe. It's really just continuing to run through tackles. And so, that's, I feel like that's one of the areas in my game. You know, I want to continue to get better. I feel like I did a good job of that in my senior year. And so, I just want to continue to build on that. So, you know what I'm saying? Yes, I did. Yes, I did. So, people, you look like now that tomorrow, you get back in nursing. I think that looks different. I did meet with New Orleans as well.

1:29:52I never got that comparison. Actually, I know I have a Camera shoe. Yeah, man, I would come here great, great back, man. Just what he does and those 101 matchups, he's dangerous, man. And he's so smooth. He's so smooth as well. I'm not going to lie. He's smooth. Yeah. Inside zone from stack, being able to hit that thing downhill. And I'll say the next one is probably just an option out of the backfield. You know, man and man coverage, you're getting on that linebacker. And so. 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, I think he had it.

1:30:55Every 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 having something to lean on now. You know, I remember before I met him, you know, going through those adversity, I had nothing to run to. You know, you can run to people, but they still can't. It's not too much. They can't truly help you. You know, I feel like, you know, I feel like the only person that can truly help you is your relationship with Jesus Christ. And so, being able to lean on him, you know, he gives you, in those moments where it's tough, you know, where it's slow. And when you're behind the scenes and you're going through things that people don't know about, he gives you that peace and comfort.

1:31:56You 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... You know, the back of the firm, Peterson Power and Judge Alexander X. P. W. Beckers, which aspect did he do those other individuals like you, right? To the model and from being around power and... Um... Man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. Am I just really loved their mentality? Especially, um, Q as well. You know, I talked about Will Howard, his leadership, but Quincham mentality, man. That boy just, yeah, that boy just gifted. You know, you see, you know, sometimes he put in a situation where he looked like, you know, he should have a negative five yards. And then as soon as you know it, you know, he, the running through somebody, stiff-form and somebody, and shoot, it's a game to 10. And so... Do some of the things that he does, he just realizes two different things actually.

1:32:57Yeah. Shoot, I think... Yeah, man, I think it just like... He's just gifted, man, to be honest. He's just gifted, you know, he's a big back, you know, he's strong, and so, um, you know, he's able to do those things. Yeah, man, it's definitely... You know, I look at his game and I want to, you know, at the same time, I want to learn from Quincham. You know, I want to look at his game and it's like, man, where can I get better at as well? You know, that's the type of player I am. I'm always looking to get better, man. I'm always looking to grow as a player. What's your last experience in San? Druel in San. Oh, yeah, he's going to be a great, but... He's going to be a great quarterback, man. He's so accurate. And so, um, he's definitely, man, I know Coach Dez is definitely going to get him right. Just, you know, um, container grow as a leader, container grow as a player. And so, he's going to be really good for a high state. Thanks, boss. You're welcome to start. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Uh, he's... I know just the quarterback position. Um, I feel like, you know, the quarterbacks in the past, they've definitely been vocal. And so, I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to ask of Julian San as well. It's to be that vocal leader and lead the, um, and lead the offense and lead the team.

1:33:59Thanks, thanks, thanks, guys. Sure, man. He has, he has a build like JK Dobbins. And, um, I kind of see them, you know, similar, similarities in their game as well. And I know JK Dobbins, he was a great running back. I feel like he's not talked about his, not a lot, but man, his career here, you watch his highlights is great. I remember, um, before I recruit, before I committee here, I remember watching JK Dobbins highlights, like every, every, um, one of his years here, like, four or five times. And so, man, he was such a great back. And, um, I feel like, you know, um, when I see JK Dobbins, when I see, um, James people, I see similarities to both of their games. I feel like they play the same. And so, I appreciate you all. Yeah, I'll be going. This.

1:35:13This. This.

1:36:44Well, I got coming in last year, I knew the road. So I just attacked every day really the same way. Things are going to be very rough. Physically, how different are you? Weight wise, body wise, all that from the year. Um, I think I got a lot bigger. I'm like 240, you know, like 240, 4 right now. Last year, I played it like 236 to 37. What does it feel like a 244 or a belt? You feel like almost a different machine out there. Yeah, like, what does it feel like to be running around out there like you are, but with more, more back. I just feel like I'm like, like, like, more downhill, like stronger, like I'm taking a little blot's better. It's a big. No. Is it daunting? Uh, maybe that's not the correct term, but to think you're going to be playing much more than you did even last year. And you played quite a bit last year instead of what do you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more? You just got to get ready to just play 30 more snaps. So, but are you, are you, how would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an eighth standpoint?

1:37:49Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it. My, I'm ready for it. The text is open. It's a rematch. So, but it's not really two different teams. The better 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, um, we've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming. So, we know we got to do, we've been prepared for it. Already this is probably where it took to come to your last play right now. Um, I think Riley ready to play right now. He, he advanced freshman like he ended, he ended up, he stood in like he advanced and his measurements was crazy. Like he saw like the saw line to him. Or like you said, you're ready. Like you said, you're ready. What was that process like during last season? Could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready to go wherever the team needed for you? Yeah, because that's pretty much what my role was, which is 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?

1:38:49Is 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? I asked a one more time. How different is that responsibility that should be that you could just call that? One last year, who knew you were a role player? Um, I feel like it's a, uh, it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year. But I kind of go about it the same way. I feel like last year, I was attention over everything I did. I feel like this year is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more. Somebody you, somebody you've ever seen before, helped me to do it. And what word? How's anybody word you want? Uh, I say, describe my game. I say, like when you think of me, you would think of like a, like a bullet, like a silver bullet.

1:39:49I don't really but 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, the, the, the, the, the. Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's like a question. How does that fit you? And what are you enjoying about it? Oh, I think it fit me because. I don't know, I just like the defense. I feel like we got, like you said, we got a lot of freedom and we moving around a lot. A lot of the terms is like, no, I don't know. I don't really not answer that. That's okay. Does it? You can go on your instincts a little bit more, maybe. And it's not so thinking of too much. I don't even know if I say that because there's a lot of thinking going on, but it's like. I just like his defense. I like how the pressure is different. I like what he got going on. What was it? Sadness. Now, I wanted to say that I was kind of like happy fun. Yeah.

1:40:49That's what you want. No. No. No, that's my dog. I'm going to say yeah. Kind of missing a little bit, but yeah, I'm happy fun. Well, don't thank you. Go ahead one last question. Coach Daze talked a lot about the guys who played some last year, but maybe weren't the starters and the hunger for. That wasn't maybe your national championship. You guys will win your own. How much do you feel that as 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. Yeah, I do feel like I did win the Nadi last year, but like you said, my role wasn't same as how it's going to be this year. So yeah, I definitely want to want to go get another one experienced that like feeling with me be on the field. A lot more place. Great. Well, thank you very much. I mean, I feel like I should be using it to me right now. I'm still sometimes like basketball. I want to be on that just like the fed, but you know, I'm going to stay in the stage playing some last. Exactly. Yeah, that's a great question.

1:41:54I mean, I feel like these two can answer that for the beer right now. I think KJ and Nero can answer that. Well, I don't know what to say about that. What do you guys think? I don't know. I go against every day. You know, this man is strong. Ready? I'm talking about like, you get the basketball here. You sound like you can't just do it. You can't just do it. I know the fever. I was really surprised. Just the over on the shirt. And he got the grip. He doesn't give up on the playing. Like you said, he's going to go in there and watch the film. He's doing everything with the pattern. He's going to see the horror film. I'm going to have to stand. Now, I'm going to have to stand. I'm going to have to stand. I'm going to have to stand. I'm going to have to stand. Now, that's not even considered a good one at the game. You know, can you just follow us around all the time? He's not like a coach, man. He's not like a coach. He's not like a coach. Chip Kelly's in full exchange. You are mine. About maybe like the idea of tack over his job. Because obviously, his offensive predilection is for like offensive blind play. That's you being a part of you settled in the guard.

1:42:54I 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've been playing basketball all my time. I can set up football and I feel like just the fast pace off and so we're running. It really fits the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw a football, 65 guys, but can you kick a football? 75 years ago, I was like, Lincoln. No. Probably question. Lincoln, what's your question? How is your, your roommate, I can view. He's a blessing, man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. What's his name? His name's Lincoln. Keen Hose. He's a cleaner. Ooh, he's a cleaner. I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of take each other's roommates because we're very clean and we don't like our words really messy. Well, it's true though. It's the truth. They're both pretty clean. Luke, are you still a cross-training at Tag Bullsom or have you just been off guard this spring? Well, so far I've been off guard.

1:43:55I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice, I practice. I could end up being a back attack, I could not, but you know, I'm just really focused in on this past practice and the next one is fun. Oh, that mean a lot. You know, you put a lot of work in to play here. It's been a dream just from being in Ohio kid. I'm from Ohio kid's perspective. I mean, that's the biggest switch possible. I would say that's going to be pretty cool. What was it like to last year at first game getting on the field for the first time we're going to go? It didn't, like, this is going to be a weird answer, but it didn't feel like I was playing a game yet, if that makes sense. I was pretty locked in. I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing. I just went in that first game. I was like, shoot on here now. It's time to roll. You know, it didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't even hit me after. I know I'm like, what would you feel there? And if like getting out there at Indiana, I just like, honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous. I didn't ice go in. That makes no sense. What is it? What do you see in that? I think it's Josh. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin.

1:45:01I think prior to one of my biggest role models here is my big brother when I first came in. Tell him I'm a pedian? No, I don't want to. It's a pedian, okay. Yeah, no. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, pedian Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too. I mean, all three of them. Those are my roommates. And they're progressing every day as well. And I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to plan and feel with them. Oh, yeah, he's been really helpful. You know, just keeping my mind just settled and straightforward on the next play. What do you think of Vegas? It's a great question. Like I said, I mean, I just need to take consistent in my work. I think that's the biggest thing for me. He's just ain't consistent. I'm worried about the next play. So you got it from the guy you were in the play. Yeah. Wow, that's weird. Yeah, I guess they didn't want to get my nerves up, but like I was ready. I mean, I did, I took most of the ones, perhaps all camp and I mean, I was already, I was pretty much set. Yeah. I wasn't really nervous to start the game.

1:46:02What was his advice to you? Yeah. He said, you got it. You mean, you're going against Ty League and Ty, every day in practice, I mean, it's not different. Almost different. You now, though, to the end of it, two starts in the game. As a player, you know, having that under your belt. I mean, I'm more confident. I know what's going on. I can see, like, I can see what's going on with the defense. I know what's going on. I know what's coming. I mean, I understand the game's a lot better than what it was. I don't say that last year. Which adds up to what? Fast, fast, fast, and mean, etc. You playing with that dust for a while. I mean, if we get out early, it's, you get the defense change in place. It's changing their defense. You start fast. I mean, they're trying to get the call in the play, but you start fast. I'm not going to back. I'm going to touch a lot of touchouts. Yeah, of course, Dave is pretty much dead, though. You deserve to play, man. You know, in some form of fashion. What, were you expecting this week in terms of your role? Where they need me, if it's left right, wherever it's I didn't go in, I go in and go to do the front of me.

1:47:02I like playing tackle. Took me back to high school days, but I should back in high school. I really ran the ball a lot. We really didn't do any passes, but it was fun. Change, you got my feet better, I would say. How confident you feel like you could play there if you need? If they want me there, I'll guess I'll play there. I mean, they need me. They need me. Also in the illness that swept through the office, the line room. A lot of times, coaches and players have said that that was still relying for the groom. You know, getting you experience among others. What was that like for you and double-dipping playing some tackle, playing some guard, the same practice. It was based on a group effort. I mean, we had guys out and we just had to go back practice. All five guys, wherever they were playing, we just got to go. How much of that accelerated your development at that time with the ones you were actually doing? They really did. I was jumping there.

1:48:02I didn't really know. So we wanted to practice with practices, but after those, I was like, you're my confidence grew. Yeah. It seemed like you were sort of a settling-in process for you and the Akron game. Maybe play got better if the game went on and it really seemed to be, especially in the ground game, things seemed to take off. Was there a moment when it clicked on the field for you like, was there nerves and then a time of settling in? I guess how, take me through kind of that first game mentally. Yeah. First game, obviously you can have nerves for the first time in a certain way. But then after the first couple of plays, meaning you have nerves naturally. So that's the first couple of play that I was good. I was just rolling. Also, it was a weird game. I was trying to play the whole state. It was also the first start. Yeah. You, yeah. It's, but like, I prepared well and camp and practice all week. And I was, I was ready. Um, yeah. I have two multi-year starters.

1:49:03I 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, hey, we're going to play our blocks. Probably emotional side of it. What did just, there's a guy from Ohio. What does it mean to start a game? It was always my dream to come here and play and start and having that play. I mean, as you're like, keep going, keep building those days, and go to games, and just keep building. What a much younger Austin, though, would you be with people from you with that? No, not really. I don't think even I told him like, wait, I asked him, yeah, younger self, even committed. I wouldn't believe that now I have a couple of sparks. Yeah. Awesome. Has this happened faster than you? I think we're going to come here with the players. I guess you're technically a sophomore, but you can play as a richer player. No, I knew that year two, I was going to see you some playing time.

1:50:03Now, starting week one, year two, I didn't see that, but like I was ready, getting spring ball, like a new, I was going to play some soccer. What does it mean to you to, it's not only get the opportunities to play, but it's like you play well enough now. I think coaching staff trust you, if they could get the input, but right there, whatever the situation was, I think it's the earn that you so early on in your career. I guess it shows like my preparation, my hard work, and just everything I put into this, and I just finally show it up on the field. There are moments, the top season, the end of the spring, and the end of the camp, but I don't realize that you could play at this high level, with the ones, you know, if you knew you did. Yeah, but definitely was in a training camp. I mean, Black can highly can tie every day, but like it feels, it feels a lot of confidence in doing it well, and not like getting balled or anything. There is defensive tag wasn't that easy, but I was a bit tired of being the most. Hero in Jason Moore in Taiwan, all those guys, pretty much anyone on the defensive line gets your fits all the time, so, and K and Mack as well, so.

1:51:09Yeah, we've heard a lot of them, I would work with Paul about this ability, and I'm really going to know how much he can help you. He helped me a lot, and I'm proud that he's our starting center, not someone else's, but I mean, he's like the captain of the line. He's another voice on the line with guys like Josh Fryer, Josh Simmons, Donnie, Tiger, that means another voice and another captain of the line. Look, ways of having that, and it's much experience helped. During the game in the middle of the line. Yeah, a lot. He can tell you, like before the play was going on, how to block someone, like what you need to do, and it helps a lot. Tiger, talking about how calm he is, how much does that benefit you? You have a guy who's kind of been there and seen the line. It makes us more calm, especially me and Tay, as a first star, so we were up here with Seth, he brought us down, and we were fine.

1:52:11Our emotions weren't high, we settled in. Is that something he tells you? Is that something you could pick up on by how he's acting? How do you sense what he's trying to do? By how he's acting, and what I mean, him, when we're on the side of him, both Josh and Donnie, he was telling us, like, we got it, but it's pretty much like, oh, everyone, old, cool group. I said, how much do you do that? As a first time starter, how much did you add in that? Me, and a lot. That was my first time ever using iPads. We didn't use the iPads in high school, but you can say, like, try to remember the defense. He's coming on silent, bringing up a play and getting help up really well. Probably the first or second, but after that, I thought we'd say, oh, and settle it. Awesome. Thank you very much. It seems like training part is a part of the time the whole thing. They're getting bigger and stronger. It's like the culture part for me. How much of a factor is that in a part of your team?

1:53:14It's also a lot. I feel like you can't be able to transform your body like I have, or like people here come and do that without having that mentality part with it. We always talk about competitions here, and our culture is fight, so we're always here to compete. I feel like that gets you in this mindset. When you talk about that transformation, can you just give us a little sense, maybe with numbers or body fat, or what you do in the weight group, how big is that transformation? I don't have really specific numbers, but it's more just like I can just feel when I'm playing. I remember how I felt the play when I just got here and now I know how it feels to play like just today. It feels physically different on my body. It's like it's getting used to it, that makes sense. I can't imagine feeling like that.

1:54:16Did you also say about you that you are just a completely different guy from last year? We're here to work this year. Let's get it done. Do you feel like you weren't at that place mentally? I think I was, but I think I had some confidence issues. I work past it, and I know who I am, and I know I can be here. Did you have confidence issues? Is it yourself, teammates, or someone in your family? Did they make you believe that you can do it? I know I can do it. Those are all, it's on the past now. Did the past play time have a very obvious opportunity? Guys had the stuff up with you on the business. That helped you get over that confidence issue there because it's now a memory since your opportunity. It's just like...

1:55:26I mean, it's just being here. I feel like being here every day, working with the guys every day. You know, you become this person that you might not have... You might not have felt like you were before that, but coming here and working every day, stacking these days... I just feel like I realized who I am, and I know what I can do now. Well, I want to be on the business for a while, but are you... This is the second time to convince yourself that you actually belong here in your family. I knew I could play here. It was like... I don't know how to explain it. I've always known I could play here. I'm just... Let's go. I'm ready to attack. What are the guys that helped you to figure that out? For sure, I think KJ was a big influence. Ty Hamilton, Ty League, they all helped me a bunch last year, kind of just pushing through.

1:56:31I 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 of work. One of those younger guys we're seeing right now is the first time in the Sfordall series. We're seeing it. What have you seen from Lill? I don't know, I've never felt like last year we all forgot about it because he's heard of it. Now he's running with almost a second man up behind him and Ty. What have you seen from your regular team? Well, as a workhorse, he goes, stay quiet, you go and work hard. I love about him. He focuses, he don't really talk much. He's going to get a job done, do a job right. He rarely has any mistakes. What would be a successful season? The National Championship? I ring when all the games we want to lose into things. We got a mindset that we can't be beat and we just got to go show it. That mindset is different. It seems like you guys expect the National Championship every year. You guys have all come back for this. You guys have all decided like an episode on it. Does that keep you feeling different?

1:57:32Or 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 then. 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. You know what I mean? You were right there. Something goes a little different. You guys could have won that game against them. Does that tell you anything about like that? Hey, you guys want to win a National Championship. But you played to the 59th minute with the team that won the National Championship last year. Like you're that close. So I'm saying we just work harder. That's kind of coach makes a saying. Nobody cares. Work harder. Like those won't play 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.

1:58:33Of 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 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 you could have been doing. Yeah, definitely. I mean, that's how that's what growing up is basically in college. I thought freshman year I was working. It's hard as I could, but now I look back at it. I really wasn't working hard at all compared to what I'm doing now. So just to learn anything. What do you need it to be to be your best? Uh, 85. 80, 85. I mean, I can, it's all on me. I just, I think it's a little higher. I was just trying to be funny. But I mean, that's all on me. I just got to run harder in shape. So I just, it's time to add to you. It's been a pleasure. The idea of potentially 16 or 17 or 17. I mean, you said about that idea.

1:59:33There's a make you nervous about. Can you last that long? There is your worries. I think I'm going to pull that out. I think we, I definitely can last. I was just, you know, we got to get the young guys to come along with us. We can't play 50 snaps a game. That's just too much on our bodies. Uh, just everybody like online D line. We got to get those younger guys to play, you know, get that pieces on the D line and the online and everywhere else. So we can last that long. Speaking of it, I'm like, I'm a snap. Was he like playing that new snap again last year? I don't know if any of us were really expected to play that next time. Uh, yeah, I did. Unless we were like, one in by like a lot. Uh, I thought like there are no moments you know, I can go sit down or something. But we're playing them big games like, you know, Notre Dame, too, or North, those kind of games. Of course, I want to be because I know I can contribute. And I won't want to put that on anyone else when I know I can get the job done. What stands out about Kaden McDonald and the ski guy that you guys have in the second game? Oh, yeah, definitely. KMAC is a KMAC's animal. Y'all, you haven't really seen it yet, but in practice, he shows it all the time.

2:00:35He's just, he's growing right now. He has to work ethic. He just has to get, you know, in the playbook and things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to six three, you're three twenty seven. He's three twenty six. Yeah, he's kind of look at him like my junior, but you know, KMAC, he's going to be a great player. He's got to develop more and get into playbook. So really a lot on you older guys. There's that large group of young guys and then there's the seniors in the back. Is that part of your task for this year to bring those guys along as well? Yeah, definitely. We got to be leaders. Like I said, we got to have them play this year. Just play all the snaps. They got to get in there and get some work. And we got to get them right during the all season. So they can play and not just play. They want to like contribute like make plays tackles sex. Seems like these guys get bigger. Each one of the first in the class is looking bigger and bigger. Those guys kind of, it doesn't kind of why you don't solve the first. Yeah, they definitely use some big dudes. And they all work hard.

2:01:35I've only seen much of something a day too. I'm not a bad one, 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 ready to work to make it. I'm important to this. It feels like there's a lot of great defenses that you have big athletic defense attacks that you can eat up space. But also move, you know, right? That is that. Is that an environment maybe for a great defense to have guys like you that have some balls? But also a great team. I think that is definitely I think if you look at the last couple of national championship winners like team of North, they got two good detacled, two athletic detacles. Look at Georgia. Two athletic detacles. I think that's definitely neat if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. If you think about this, they won't defied by the defense. It's like, what's Georgia? Jordan Davis and D.L. Carter. Let's Michigan. It's Chris Jenkins. I think you understand this because you play it.

2:02:39But I feel like some time I don't know. Are people realizing how important defense tackles are? A little bit more than they used to? I think so. I think they're starting to develop to develop more and more of these like freakiest detacles. Yeah. Like in the combines, it's not easy in like those guys. They're moving four to four seven eights and things like that. So we'll see. And when you think about this freakish attack, how do you think you fit into that bowl of that? You watch that and say, yeah, that's me. Yeah, definitely. I think I'm top notch when it comes to detacles, but I don't want to, you know, get a big head. But you know, watch it come on. I watch it do the drills. I have a tape here. You're like, you're looking like my film. So I think I'm up there. Well, you become like a artist. I think your legs have your things. When you're going. You're not doing much. I work on that. Do you have like a goal? I don't remember how many I've last tried. You haven't. I mean, as many as I can have, I think I have more than that.

2:03:42But I think they're counting. I think they count some of them. And some of them were like just missed it. So, but I think we work on Joe matching the hand. I think that's goes big. And we do as a D line, you know, just affecting the quarter. And I guess anyway, you can. It's just great for the defense. You know, just that little thing covered 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. You can do that. What you can do. It's a steering that's one of the things that you can maybe work on the most. You can do your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen. Like, oh, that past few times. We don't have that. It's a style. We kind of kind of expected for the physical. I think I just have like a like a eye for the ball kind of. I kind of just look at the quarterback and just I see him like load up. I just try to get his ways. And sometimes he throws it to me. I'm here to do it to the Ohio State quarterbacks game. I'm here to play a bad dumb pass. I mean, they get frustrated by, you know, we're a team, you know, we're just good. I've got you a lot of a lot of different backs, man.

2:04:44They just learn to grow for them. You got to pick your top three backs. You got to pull right now. One, two, two. I don't really have a top three, but I'll give you, I'll give you one. I would say, say, Juan Gibbs and I like McCaffrey. Auto, he was injured this year. I like McCaffrey. Who's the best back in this drive? Best back in this drive. I'll lead that out of the yard. That's y'all decision. Playing well with 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. 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. I think he got the transfer in as well from West Virginia.

2:05:46Just that one, two punch with them both as well. They're going to be really good backs. And so James, people's, man, he's smart. The way that he goes about his business, man, he's mature. And so, man, he's growing, you know, just as a person and as a player. And so, man, yeah, definitely Ohio State. You know, that running back room is in great hands. I was right there. I got looking up to the U of C spot and put on this. I'll be making a personality and approach. I'll keep that open. It's all in the same way. Yeah. Coach Hartline, man. He's full of energy, man. And he's creative as well, you know, just learning from him as well. You know, trying to run more outside the backfield was being able to learn from Coach Hartline. And so, he's definitely creative at what he does. And he brings a lot of energy to the team as well. And so, I think that would do really good. Straight way in his heart. He's going to play off the right. That's what my strength is. Just intensity, man. And since he got the playoffs, every game, man, is like the intensity got, you know, higher and higher. And so, you know, being able, I know in the lead, it's the same thing. Even if it's not the playoffs, just every game and intensity, it keeps getting higher and higher.

2:06:49So, 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 that. And they told me a lot of just about how much Ohio State prepared them, you know, for the NFL. And so, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I know I took a couple of days off after the National Championship. And then, shoot right after that, I'm writing sample Florida and I'm right to it. And so, yeah, I think where I trained, I trained at your birth performance. I think it's called the House of Athlete or the Compound now. They did a good job, man. They're just bringing us in and the way they went about training us, man. They did a really good job. The Bucking Nears, no, I haven't. Temple, temple, nice.

2:07:49It's a nice city, man. Really nice. The 40, the broad and the vert. Yeah. Yeah. No, man. It's really all about technique and then it's about mindset as well. And so, I say, you know, it's for the love of my brother. It's for the love of Will Howard. It's for the love of the receiver. It's why 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 time I was in the NFL. I was like, I'm going to be a little bit more patient. I'm going to be a little bit more patient. I'm going to be a little bit more patient. 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 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 know what, you have to hit the practice field later today.

2:08:49What 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 at it. I feel like I did a good job of that my senior year and so I just want to continue to build on that. Yes, I did. Yes, I did. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison actually. I know I've a Camera shoe, yeah, man, I've 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, inside zone from stack, being able to hit that dang downhill,

2:09:52and 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 line backer and so. Yeah, I say the man, the biggest thing is the way that he carries himself, man, and the way that man, he approaches the game, he comes in with the mindset, you know, he's going to work every single week, you know, every practice, you know, he's working hard, you know, even shoot, I don't know, every good, I think he had a, every game was a good game for him, man, 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

2:10:58something that God has definitely helped me to do better, is this, I'm not having something to lean on now, you know, I remember before I met him, you know, going through those adversity, I had nothing to run to, you know, you can run to people, but they still can't, it's not too much, they can't truly help you, you know, I feel like, you know, I feel like the only person that can truly help you is your relationship with Jesus Christ, and so being able to lean on him, you know, he gives you, in those moments where it's tough, you know, where it's slow, and when you're behind the scenes and you're going through things that people don't know about, he gives you, 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? You know, how do I have so much peace in this situation? And so that's something that only Jesus Christ can give you, and so... Um, man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. I might just really love their mentality,

2:12:04especially Q as well, you know, I talked about Will Howard, his leadership, but Quinch, Charm and Tallahidh, man, that boy just, yeah, that boy just gifted, you know, you see, you know, sometimes he put in a situation where he looked like, you know, he should have a negative five yards, and then as soon as you know it, you know, he, the running through somebody, still forming somebody, and shoot, it's a game to 10, and so... I'm sorry to do some of the things that he does, he just realizes two different guys. Yeah, 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 a big back, you know, he's strong, and so, you know, he's able to do those things, and so, yeah, man, it's definitely, you know, I look at this game, and I want to, you know, at the same time, I want to learn from Quinch, I want to look at this game, and it's like, man, where can I get better at as well? You know, that's the type of player I am. I'm always looking to get better, man, I'm always looking to grow as a player. What's your last one to be in San? Julian San, oh yeah, he's going to be a great, but he's going to be a great quarterback, man, he's so

2:13:05accurate, and so, he's definitely, man, I know Coach Dez is definitely going to get him right, just, you know, 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. He's, I know just the quarterback position, I feel like, you know, the quarterbacks in the past, they've, they've definitely been vocal, and so I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to ask Julian San as well, is to be that vocal leader and lead the, and lead the offense and lead the team. Shoot, man, he has, he has a build like JK Dobbins, and I kind of see them, you know, similar, similarities in their game as well, and I know JK Dobbins, he was a great running back. I feel like he's not talked about his none. A lot, but man, his career here, you watch his highlights, is great. I remember before I recruit, before I committee 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,

2:14:10I see similarities to both of their games, I feel like they play the same. Appreciate you all, you have a good one.

2:16:23Zachary, they really the same way. Oh, I think I got a lot bigger. I'm like 240, you know, like 240, 4 right now. Last year, I played it like 236 to 37. What does it feel like at 244 or about? You feel like almost a different machine out there. Yeah, like, what does it feel like to be running around out there like you are, but with more, more back? I just feel like I'm like, like, like, more downhill, like, stronger, like I'm taking all blocks better. It's big. Yeah. Is it daunting? Maybe that's not the correct term, but to think you're going to be playing much more than you did even last year, and you played quite a bit last year instead. What do you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more? I 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? Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it.

2:17:24My, I'm ready for it. The text is open, it's a rematch, so to speak, but it's not really two different teams compared to us. I'm going to play this stuff. How has that enhanced this camp for you and this team getting ready for the, we're an opener of that magnitude? Yeah, we're an opener like that. We've been, we've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming, so we know we got to do, we've been prepared for it. I already just probably worked here. I think Riley ready to play right now. He advanced freshman, like he ended up here in the book. He stood in like he advanced, and his measurements was crazy. Like he saw a lot of saw lines. Or you said you're ready. What was that process like during last season? Could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready for whatever the team needed for you? Yeah, because that's pretty much what my role was, 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?

2:18:24When I say ready, I think it's pretty much like everything physically, mentally, mostly. I think I'm there. Oh, ask that one more time. How different is that responsibility? I feel like it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year, but I kind of go about it the same way. Like last year, I was attention over everything I did. I feel like this year is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more. And what word? I say, describe my game. I say, like when you're thinking me, you're thinking like a like a bullet, like a silver bullet. I don't really a bullet. I'm always on the ball. That's how I like to play and think.

2:19:29No, I ain't got to be my nickname, but I'm not saying that the beat that's so good. Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. I got more questions for Patricia's style and how it's free. I mean, how does that fit you? And what are you going to show me about playing in that kind of style? Um, 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 a lot of the terms. It's like, no, I don't know. I don't really not answer that. That's okay. Does it kind of, you could go on your instincts a little bit more, maybe? And it's not so thinking of it 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 what you got going on. Now I wanted to much sad. I was kind of like happy for you. Yeah, that's what you want. No. No. All right. That's my dog. So yeah, kind of missing a little bit, but yeah, I'm happy for you.

2:20:31Well, don't think go ahead one last question. Coach Daze talked a lot about the guys who played some last year, but maybe weren't the starters and the hunger for that wasn't maybe your national championship. You guys will win your own. Yeah. How much do you feel that as 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 win a nati last year, but like you say, my role wasn't the same as how's my beaters here. So yeah, I definitely want to go get another one. Spare that like feeling maybe on the field. A lot more place. I said. Great. Oh, Bill, thank you very much. I'm so glad you're on the unique offense compared to the NFL, especially with the way he uses receivers. How do you anticipate your role changing it? How do you view the offense from a receiver perspective? Specifically. Yeah. Um, I mean, I think he likes to really push the ball down the field. Um, he likes to be balanced. He likes to give different looks to a difference. You know, we're going to not to try to get too much into it, but you know, we're going to use emotion, move some guys around and things of that nature.

2:21:33I think for myself, I feel comfortable playing any of the positions that is that is asked whether it's the slot, the outside positions and unique part about our offenses. I don't think necessarily you play the X or the Z because the pit on the formation of the hash, you can be the opposite. You can be the X, but then you're to the field now you're the Z. So you got to really learn the entire concept and know where you're out in the field, which I think makes everybody smarter players because you don't pigeonhole yourself. I just play X, you know, I only know this position. Like you get in two minutes, you're the Z. Now you got to know what to do. You may have the clear out route or you may have the backside dig. Like you got to know what you're doing. So I think he doesn't just say like we're going to do this offense. He's really trying to create an offense that hits our personnel really well. That that field boundary thing. Yeah, that's a thing in college, but it seems like it's more unique to clip. Is that something you're used to seeing in other offenses? Yeah, definitely. I mean, I think if if I'm on the left hash, like technically I'm the X,

2:22:34you know, I'm in the boundary, but if we're on the right hash, I'm still on the left side. I'm really the Z in the concept because I'm to the field, I'm to the strength of the tie-down. So I've been in offenses like is similar like that before. And I just think he one thing I think that's really stood out as the compliments of our routes that we have so far. I feel like we have a chance to really run similar stems, but there's different routes off those stems and things like that, which I think for receiver like myself who you get a really good look at DBs and they study your film, they study your splits, like having routes that look the same, but break off at different angles is extremely important because it feels like you have some versatility in your bag to go out with versus like you got this hitch again, your backside, like that's all you got, you know what I mean? So yeah, he's just been a really good player, a person to work with and he's been really communicative with the leaders and how we want this offense to look like and some of the ideas that we may have as well. So it's been a really cool transition.

2:23:38You talk about the transitions, you've nerd offense in three years, probably your fourth and sixth years. Yeah. How do you not kind of build up some barriers? Yeah, man, I got to do this again. Right. I think, you know, human nature is always a factor in whatever you do in life, but I think I try to make a conscious choice of coming in with a new year mentality each and every year. And I think it's easy because we've had so many changes and it's been great working with Marcus and Jaden and Jeff and Sam, all of everybody. Like it's been great with working with all the quarterbacks and I just have a mentality of not really being complacent. Like I try to really focus on the things that I can come back better at this year and I've been working my butt off to do that. So I think the easy thing and when I was younger, you're like, dang, like you just want that consistency, you know what I mean? Like you want that something you could depend on, but like life

2:24:39isn't, life isn't always like that. So I've been reinvigorated because of just the energy that DQ brings in to our building each and every day and the coaches as well. Like it's fun competing, you know what I mean? And sometimes I could get lost in the grind, but I think the reason why you make it here at this level is because you fall in love with the competition of it. And I think the competition breathes the success because that is really where you, the iron truly sharpens iron. So you know, other guys are going to make plays, but you get excited to go in there and know that the next day we're going to go right back after the defense. So for myself, I'm just looking forward to continue to grow with the quarterbacks that we have. I'm in year six now, which is extreme blessing and leader, one of the leaders in our room and I just try to take the bull by the horns with that. And so that's really been my focus and you know, I'm excited for another year. So us, it's looked like you're being more vocal on the sidelines to help young guys. Definitely.

2:25:42Something you decided this offseason or? I think that's been a part of my maturation process as a leader. I've always seen myself as somebody that was a leader by example, but from coaches and other teammates I've had over the years, guys like to hear what I have to say for whatever reason sometimes. You know, and I think the biggest thing where I've tried to figure out where I fit in with my vocal leadership is I never wanted to be like a dictator. You know what I mean? I never wanted to tell guys what to do or be a yellow or things like that. Like when I say something, I wanted to have power, I wanted to have meaning. And I hope, you know, the guys would feel the same way if they were to ask them that question. Because I want to see all these guys win, man. Like it's hard to make it in this league and stay in a career. And so anyway, I could help the receivers, the DBs. I'm talking to some alignment. Johnny, who's rehabbing his foot. You know what I mean? Like everybody has a role and everybody has a different story and path. And so if I could share what I've been through my testimony to help them or do things that kind of slow down the process, I'm going to try to do that

2:26:46because we need everybody from the rookies to the 10 year vets to make this thing work. So more so I try to speak to what I know and really those honest conversations that I try to have with guys where they know I'm coming from a good place. And I think I'm not the type of guy where I'm just going to talk at them. Like if they see something, like I could take a coaching point from Luke McCaffrey. I could take a coaching point from Deami from Jahan from Marcus from anybody. You know, like I think that's what makes you a great player when you can really be coachable from anybody and not take it from a personal standpoint. Hi. Good. Going back to what you were saying about Cliff and how was he as a teacher in teaching all of us? Yeah, I mean, I think he does a really great job of making things simple first and foremost. He doesn't overcoach. And I think that's the trust that he has in our group and his coaches, our position coaches to fill in the details.

2:27:47So we'll have an install meeting and it'll be a good amount of time. But then our position coaches will have time and we'll make it specific to that position. And so then we'll come in and have a walkthrough. And then after that, we'll have another walkthrough. And so I don't think there's been a time where I've come out here and I'm kind of worried about what I got. You know what I mean? And when you get into certain offices, there could be so many details where you could be overwhelmed. And I think then it forces it kind of separates guys in a sense that like one guy may study more than another guy. But when you have these sessions that we have where we're having installs in the morning, we're having two walkthroughs and then we're coming on the field and doing it like I think you've noticed a lot of guys are playing a lot faster and more confident because he's keeping it simple, but also he's very particular in what he's expecting. But it's not a lot. So there's not a pressure of to get it right. But at the same time, you know, it's expected of you and you know you're going to have the tools given to you to be successful out there on the field. And this offseason, just the totality of change from front office players coaches, the turf field.

2:28:53Yeah. What does that been like for you just to see what's going on? It's been fun. You know, I think from Mr. Harris and the entire ownership group down to Adam Peters down to DQ, down to Jada who he drafted and bringing in Marcus and Jeff and all those guys and down to leaders we have on our team. I think it was extremely specific on the way they tried to build this thing going into this year. First, having the right people bringing in leaders, bringing in guys who love to compete. The first thing that DQ said when he came here was and his first meeting like if you love to compete, this is going to be the place for you. And I love it. You know, I mean, I love bags and going at it with the DBS every day. Like the little mundane stuff can seem a little boring, but that's I think that was where you make the gains during the off season where you're really focused on, hey, I'm going to give all I got for this day and I'm going to get better and then I'm going to learn from the film and come back tomorrow and ready to do it again. And he also understands like the benefits of having breaks. He's given us

2:29:54breaks. We've had weeks off here and there that we can compose ourselves, but then come back and give it all we got. You know what I mean? And when you got a coach that understands the physicality of an entire season where you guys do need breaks by the same time we're going to get after it. It makes it fun as a leader because you can take that to your room and be like, yo, we got these, we got this week, you know what I mean? That's extremely important, but you know we have this little break coming up where you're going to get your your mind and your body and your soul right. So coming into this season, I'm really optimistic of what we can be this year. And I think it started with the foundation that the ownership group and the entire staff has built. And now it's on myself as a leader to continue to hone that in into the locker room. But I think it's great because we have so many great leaders from all across the league who have won and we got Bobby Wagner in there. You know what I mean? I asked a hall of fame or so like, you know, being able to have kind of guys like that that you can lean on that can sometimes take over that leadership role where it doesn't fall on one person. I think it's extremely refreshing and knowing that everybody's on the

2:30:58same page and the message is the same allows you to go out there with confidence and know what's expected of you. Terry, you seem to spend many of your off seasons learning about things beyond football, hobbies, what have you. Did you do anything to this off season so far? It's a hobbies or increase your knowledge of this the world around you. That's a good question. Play a lot of golf. That day just keeps my competitive juices flowing. I'm planning a wedding. That's going well. I've just been grinding. Honestly, I've been hungry this off season. I started working out pretty early and you start to see guys coming back and it's just fun to be here and compete and feeling like everybody's on the same page. For me, I'm a grind every off season but this one just feels like it's the start of something

2:31:58new and special and the foundation of is extremely important and to be a part of that, to have a hand in that. It's an honor and I put a lot of expectation on myself to come out here and be the guy that I know I'm capable of and also like taking the next step and being somebody that are quarterbacks that can trust and believe in. This off season was pretty simple for me. It was really about working grinding and getting better. You talked about Jayden before. Are you anything so far? I know we haven't seen everything. In terms of his arm strength, the throws, he's making anything surprising so far about the types of his ability in that regard. Definitely. I think after the second or third crosser that he threw, I started telling the receivers, you got to get your head around. I mean, because again, each quarterback throws the ball differently and sees the field differently. Sometimes on crossers, a lot of quarterbacks may like to see you cross the ball and get into that open zone over there if it's man flattened off. They like to see you get open. For him, he has a really good anticipation over the middle of the field where he

2:33:01can make those throws and give you a chance to catch and run. He's really accountable too. We had to play today where he felt like he missed me and it's not a big deal at all. Him and I can talk through those things and there's been a play that I've talked to him about. I could do a better job. But again, that open former communication from a rookie, I think is very rare. I think it speaks to the confidence he knows who he is, but he's also not afraid to say when he's wrong. He knows he needs room to improve. His touch on the deep balls is amazing. I love getting extra reps after practice with him. We're just catching the top end of a deep ball. As big for me, I get to track the ball over my shoulder and it's big for him to be able to get used to dropping the ball in the bucket. But he just naturally has an ability to throw the ball. He sees the windows really well. He's just continue to get adjusted to the speed in the past rush. I think these reps that he's getting are unbelievable during 11 or 11 because he's getting to feel pain and all in and DA and

2:34:01Cleveland Farrow. We got some dogs up there who are going to come after him. We got some great guys up front who are going to protect them. These reps I feel like are even better than just 7 on 7. I think he could do in the sleep to be fair. He throws the ball really well. But when you get this 11 on 11, two-minute drill, you're putting them in game like situations and I'm looking at them in his eye. I'm like, we play a real ball now. We plan. You know what I mean? You just see no anxiousness in his game and his demeanor, which is extremely exciting. And then he's extremely like hard and he's always smiling. So he's joking with Lyme and D-Lyne. He's just cool with everybody. And like I said, like for a rookie quarterback to come in like that where guys are gravitating to him and he's not afraid to be who he is. That's dope. I think he has a bright future for himself. The tough losses, the tough seasons can weigh on a player. You're entering the prime of your career. J.A. kind of mentioned it last year. All he cares about is winning. He wants to win now. Is there a sense of urgency? You obviously always want to win. Knowing that, you know,

2:35:04you're getting to the prime of your career. You want to win now. Yeah, I think that's a fair question. I think you start to evaluate when you, I'm in year six and you know how fast it goes. And I try not to put the cart before the horse, we're looking too far ahead by the same time. You do want to win. You want to be a part of a winning culture and have a chance to win the Super Bowl and the playoffs and all those things. That's why we do this personally. And I'm just excited with being a part of an organization and an environment where now like everybody's on the same page in the message is uniform and it speaks from the top down. And it reflects the guys that they're bringing in. You know, all the guys that they brought in are guys who are hungry, who are competitors, who not only fighting for spots, but are going to help us win games. And when you're around an environment like that, like that, that makes you excited, makes you hopeful. And you know, you don't know how it's going to turn out until we start playing games. But

2:36:05the foundation is extremely important. And I think this offseason, we've really done a great job of building that. They have. And then when a coach, queen guy here building with this team. So I feel like we're going to be going into this offseason really knowing what we all got to do individually to become ready for camp. But the message is clear to come back to camp ready to compete and and be ready to win. Thanks, Daryl. Appreciate you guys. Playing as much so I just wanted to get like more experience under my belt. So I can you know, bring younger guys with me because I've been to a lot of other younger guys. We're seeing it out here. It's the first time it's heard all the live stories. What have you seen from Lill? Because I've been to a lot of other guys. We're seeing it out here. It's the first time it's heard all the live stories. What have you seen from Lill? Because kind of felt like I should have real forgot about it because he was hurt. Now he's running, you know, almost a second man home behind you and Ty. What have you seen him?

2:37:07Well, as a workhorse, he he goes statewide. He's going to work hard. And that's all I love about him. He focuses. He don't really talk much. He's going to get a job done. Do a job right. He rarely has any mistakes. What would be his success? A national championship? I ring when all the games we don't want to lose anything. We got a mindset that we can't be beat. We just got to go show it. That mindset different. It seems like you guys expect a national championship every year. This year, even more so, you guys have all come back for this. You guys have all decided like, that's a lot of things. Does that feel different? Or is it not really any different? It's just the same work. It's definitely a difference. Everyone working harder. We noticed our last run. Like we most of us don't have any years after this. So we got to go go bigger going home and we're not trying to go home. So it's finished big. We know what you guys think of Michigan. But when you look at what they did, they won the national championship and you guys took them down to the final minute. You know what I mean? You were right there. Something goes a little different.

2:38:11You 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, 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, 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 and then 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 freshman year I was working as hard as I could, but not look back at it. I really wasn't working hard

2:39:12at all compared to what I'm doing now. So just to learn anything. Uh, 80, 85. I mean, I can, it's all on me. I just, I think it's a little higher. I was just trying to be funny, but I mean, it's all on me. I just got to run harder. Get the shape. The idea of a potential to start seeing a seven year. I think I think I definitely can last. I was just, you know, we got to get the young guys to come along with us. We can't play 50 snaps again. That's just too much on our bodies. Uh, just everybody. Like online, D line. We got to get those younger guys to play, you know, get that pieces on the D line and online and everywhere else. So we can last that long.

2:40:20Oh, yeah, I did. Unless we were like winning by like a lot. Uh, I thought like there are no moments you know, I can go sit down or something, but we're playing them big games like, you know, Notre Dame, too, or 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 the job done. Oh, yeah, definitely. K-Mac is a K-Mac animal. Y'all, you haven't really seen it yet, but in practice, he shows all the time. He's just, he's growing right now. He has to work at the thing. He just has to get, you know, in the playbook and things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to six three, you're three 27. He's three 26. Yeah, 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 getting to play. So really a lot on you older guy. There's that large group of young guys and then there's the seniors in the back as part of your task for this year to bring those guys. Yeah, definitely. We got to be leaders. Like I said, we got to have them play this year. We can't just play

2:41:21all the snaps. They got to get in there and get some work and we got to get them right, turn all season so they can play and not just play. They want to like contribute, like, make plays tackle with sex. Stayed out of work this year. Seems like these guys get bigger. Each one of the first in the class is bigger or bigger. And those guys kind of, those are going to kind of value themselves. Yeah, they're definitely some big dudes and they all work hard. I'm really seeing much as only a day to when I'm passing on, but throughout the workouts they've been working hard, you know, they're determined to, I just say that. And it looks like they're ready to work with me. How important this notes feels like. There's a lot of great defenses that you have big, athletic defensive tactics that you can eat up space. Is that inquiring maybe for great defense to have guys like you that have some balls, but also a great feeling? I think that is definitely. I think if you look at the last couple of nice and champion winners, like, seem up north, they got two that

2:42:26detackled two athletic detackles. Look at Georgia. Two athletic detackles. I think that's definitely neat if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. What's Georgia? Jordan Davis and James Carter. Let's miss again. It's Chris Jenkins. You understand this, but I feel like some time, I don't know, are people realizing how important defense tackles are a little bit more than they used to? I think so. I think they're starting to develop to develop more and more of these like freakiest detackles. Yeah. Like in the combine, just now you see in like those guys, they're moving four to four seven eights and things like that. So we'll see. And when you think about the freakish attack, how do you think you fit into that all 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 the comma and I watch it through the drawers. I have tasted it. You're like, look at my film.

2:43:28So I think I'm up there with all the time. I think you become like a artist. When you're going to spring practice, you're not doing as much a weapon on a weapon. I mean, as many as I can have, I think I have more than that, but I think he said it. I think they didn't count some of them and it's some of them where I like just listed. So, but I think we work on drills matching the hand. I think that's, uh, goes big and, uh, what we do is a D line, you know, just affecting the quarter of the against 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. Like, oh, that passed through your back.

2:44:32I think I just have like a, like, a eye for the ball comma. I kind of just look at the quarterback and just, I see him, I load up. I just try to get in his ways and sometimes he just throws it to me. I mean, they get frustrated, but, you know, we're a team, you know, we're just getting better. I should a lot of, a lot of different backs, man, to just learn and grow for them. You got to pick your top three backs. You got to go right now. I don't really have a top three, but I'll give you, I'll give you one. I would say, say, Juan Gibbs and I like McCaffrey. Auto, he was injured this year. I like McCaffrey. How do you appreciate it? Who's the best back in this drive? Best back in this drive. I lead out of the yard. That's y'all, that's y'all decision. Playing well with Howard, when I'm going to remember most, we're a Howard, man. He's just such a great lead, such a great leader, man. It's just like

2:45:36in 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, he's going to be really good, man. He's on Coastal Lark. I think he got the transfer in as well from West Virginia. Just that one, two punch with them both as well. They're going to be really good backs. And so James people's, man, he's smart the way that he goes about his business, man. He's mature. And so man, he's growing, you know, just as a person in as a player. And so man, yeah, definitely Ohio State, you know, that running back room is in great hands. Yeah. Coach Coach Hartline, man, he's full of energy, man. And he's creative as well. You know, I'm just learning from him as well. You know, I'm trying to run more outside the backfield. It was being able to learn from Coach Hartline. 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'll do really good.

2:46:40Just the intensity, man, the intensity of the playoffs, every game, man, is like the intensity got, you know, higher and higher. And so, you know, being able, I know in the lead, it's the same thing. Even if it's not the playoffs, just every, every game and the intensity, it keeps getting higher and higher. And so yeah, you just, I know you got to bring it, you know, each and every day and come in and work just like Ohio State. You know, I definitely feel like Ohio State. They definitely do a good job of preparing us for that. You know, I just remember even before going through this process, how I'll talk to a lot of players before then. And they told me a lot of just about how much Ohio State prepared them, you know, for the NFL. And so yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I know I took a couple of days off after the national championship. And then shoot right after that, I'm writing, writing Tampa Florida and I'm right to it. And so,

2:47:41yeah, I think where I trained, I trained at your morph performance. I think it's called the House of Athlete or the Compound now. They did a good job, man. They're just bringing us in and the way they went about training us, man, they did a really good job. The bucket near, no, I haven't. Tampa, Tampa, nice. It's a nice city, man. Really nice. The 40 to broaden the vert. 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, how it is for the love of the receivers who I got on the perimeter. Just making sure, you know, first of all, my quarterback doesn't get sacked. And I told will, I think it was before the first game. I was like, I got your brother. It's, I said, man, I'm not going to let you get hit. You know,

2:48:44and 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 in my game. You can't really work on this, you know, in all season, I feel like it's more so, you know, you got to put the pads on. You got to go through some inside run, you know, maybe it's really just continuing to run through tackles. And so that's, I feel like that's one of the areas in my game. You know, I want to continue to get better. I feel like I did a good job of that my senior year. And so I just want to continue to build on that. Yes, I did. Yes, I did. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison. Actually, I know I have a Camera shoe. Yeah, man, I have a Camera great, great back, man. Just what he does and knows,

2:49:45101 matchups, he's dangerous, man, and he's so smooth. He's so smooth as well. I'm not going to be like, he's smooth. Yeah, inside zone from stack, being able to hit that thing downhill. And I'll say the next one is probably just an option route out of the backfield, you know, a man and man coverage, you're getting on that line backer. And so yeah, I say the man the biggest thing is the way that he carries himself, man, in the way that man he approaches the game. He comes in with the mindset, you know, he's going to work every single week, you know, every practice, you know, he's working hard, you know, even shoot, I don't know, every good, I think he had a, every game was a good game for him, man. And so, but still, man, he always has the mentality to mindset that, you know, he's going to come in each and every day,

2:50:47he'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. And I have something to lean on now, you know, I remember before I met him, you know, going through those adversity, I had nothing to run to, you know, you can run to people, but they still can't, it's not too much, they can't truly help you. You know, I feel like, you know, I feel like the only person that can truly help you is your relationship with Jesus Christ. And so being able to lean on him, you know, he gives you, you know, his 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,

2:51:47but like, how am I still filled with this internal joy? You know, how do I have so much peace in this situation? And so that's something that only Jesus Christ can give you. And so, um, man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. I might just really love their mentality, especially Q as well. You know, I talked about Wil Howard, his leadership, but Quinch, I'm mentality, man, um, that boy just, yeah, that boy just gifted, you know, you see, you know, sometimes he put in a situation where he looked like, you know, he should have a negative five yards. And as soon as you know it, you know, he, he'd have run it through somebody, step on him, and somebody and shoot, it's a game to 10. It's a, shoot, I think, yeah, man, I think it's just like, he's just gifted, man, too

2:52:49beyond 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, 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, you know, I want to look at his game and it's like, man, where, where can I get better at as well? You know, that's the type of player I am. I'm always looking to get better, man. I'm always looking to grow as a player. Julian San, oh, yeah, he's going to be a great, but he's going to be a great quarterback, man, he's so, so accurate. And so, um, he's definitely, man, I know Coach Dez is definitely going to get him right. Just, you know, um, continue to grow as a leader, continue to grow as a player. And so he's going to, he's going to be really good for high state. He's, I know just the quarterback position. Um, I feel like, you know, the quarterbacks in the past, they've, they've definitely been vocal. And so I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to ask Julian San as well. It's to be that vocal leader and lead the, um, and lead the offense and lead the team. Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks. Shoot, man, he has, he has a build like JK Dobbins. And, um, I kind of see them, you know,

2:53:55similarities in their game as well. And I know JK Dobbins, he was a great running back. Um, I feel like he's not talked about his, no, um, a lot, but man, his career here, you watch his highlights is, is great. I remember, um, before I recruit, before I committed here, I remember watching JK Dobbins highlights like every, every, um, one of his years here, like four or five times. And so, man, he was such a great back. And, um, I feel like, you know, um, when I see JK Dobbins, when I see, um, James people, I see similarities to both of their games. I feel like they play the same. So I appreciate you all. Yeah, I've been going.

2:56:10Yeah. Oh, I got coming in last round. I knew we're all so I just tacked every day really the same way. It's taking advantage very rare physically different. Are you weight wise? Body wise on that? Oh, I think I got a lot bigger. I'm like 240, you know, like 244 right now. Last year, I played it like 236 to 37. What does it feel like a 244 or a belt? You feel like almost a different machine out there. Yeah, like, what does it, what does it feel like to be running around out there like you are? But with more, more, more bats. I just feel like I'm like, like, like, more downhill, like stronger. Like I'm taking all the bloods better. It's bigger. Yeah. You see, don't think, uh, maybe that's not the correct term,

2:57:14but 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? You've 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 8th point? Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it. I'm ready for it. I'm ready for it. The text is open. It's a rematch. So, but it's not really two different teams compared to the ones time you all played and stuff. How has that enhanced this camp for you and this team getting ready for an opener of that magnitude? Yeah, with an opener like that, we've been, um, we've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming. So, we know we got to do, we've been prepared for it. Already just broadly with today. I think Riley ready to play right now. He, he advanced freshmen like he ended up hitting the book. He stood in like he advanced and his measurements was crazy. Like he saw like the saw line to him. Or, like, you said, you're ready. Right. I know you're ready. What was that process like during last season? Could you feel yourself

2:58:18becoming 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, emotionally. I think I'm there. Oh, ask that one more time. How different is that responsibility? 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 intentional with everything I did. I feel like this year is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more.

2:59:20It won't work? I was by the word you watched. Uh, I say, describe, I can't say, like when you think of me, you would think of like a like a bullet, like a silver bullet. I don't really a bullet. I'm always on the ball. That's how I like to play and think. You know, I ain't got to be my nickname, but Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah. Um, think of fit me because 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. A lot of the times is like, you know, I don't know. I don't really know how to answer that. I don't even know if I say that because there's a lot of thinking going on, but it's like,

3:00:22I just like it's deep. I like how deep is I like what you got going on. That was sad when C.J. left me. Uh, now I wanted to say that I was kind of like happy for you. Like, yeah, that's what you want. All right. No, that's my dog. I'm going to say yeah, kind of missing a little bit, but yeah, I'm happy for you. I don't think 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, you know, that wasn't maybe your national championship. You guys will win your own. How much do you feel that is guy who certainly contributed last year, but will be in this bigger role and along some of your classmates? Yeah, I do feel like, yeah, I do feel like I did win a national championship, 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 the field, a lot more place. Great. Oh, Bill, thank you very much. Thanks, guys. So I feel like I kind of have a lot of leaders on the D-line and at the D-in position, so we kind of all kind of just count off the

3:01:26children and those. I mean, we're competitive and we love it. You're all competitive people. We all love the fish together. And that's the way to bring the best side of all. We're all just kind of bouncing off each other and see what one person does and be kind of blended into our toolbox and we all kind of just kind of build one great thing. You're going to relax you and you've got to get the shot at the full-backing. Did they approach you with that idea and to approach them? I mean, how did that come about? Because you're a Jax on your floppy. It gets touched at. So I definitely did it in high school. I was pulled back and a little bit tied in. So I feel like they kind of saw what I could do there in Coach Wilson. Honestly, you love watching it too, before you left. And I feel like you plan that seed 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?

3:02:27I know they've been doing anything in the spring. New playbook. I did not know you haven't got that far. They're young. They did. And how topos have you been? You know, with the fact that... Um, I like to think myself as a football player. I can really play any position on the field. You need me to just give me a week or two to learn it and kind of perfect it and I'll try to do my best for you. Can you check me the same thing? Oh yeah. I don't want that. Graphically, that's why. Can you just talk into Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations and sort of saw you and got it out to have some conversations after the JT and Jack decided to come back? Just got a lead into those, respected and how did that help you maybe get the right mindset? I guess, I'm gonna do this one. Um, definitely kind of seeing it all the way through. I feel like people kind of just see what happened and they don't know everything that goes into it. How long the season is now. What you got to do to prepare for and what's happening all that time from here to to this. So, uh, I feel like we definitely just coached in me kind of connected. And then we kind of just talks man-to-man and uh, he kind of just sent it straight to me and I feel like we kind of both are going to be in the end.

3:03:30That's what I said. We know we're making it. Making each other better every day. We got the four best D-ins. Five best D-ins honestly. We're in the coach football and we're going to be one of the best D-limes in coach football. I think you feel like the better player today than you were in the beginning. Um, 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 uh, feel like we're kind of helping out more. I didn't record anywhere in the past. I just had a T-P-H-C. That sound. That's good. I mean, it sounds bizarre but I mean, the season goes by so fast already. So when you're kind of like week 10 and you're like wow it's already week 10. So now it's kind of, gives you more time to kind of enjoy it and kind of save for it because you've been on our year here for like, refreshments, freshness, freshness, crazy. But you don't want to spend all your power in the first uh, the first month of the year right? Oh yeah. Is that not pace yourself that? I mean, there's a mindset that I didn't know the season. Yeah definitely. Definitely going to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks and all those practices.

3:04:33How much has Larry talked to you guys around the field? Last question right here. The year 2016, 2017, 4 and about two French and one dollar and so much. How much has he talked to that guy? I mean, he doesn't have to talk about it. We know about it. You've seen it every day. We watch the film. We see them all working together. We know what it could be. We know what it could become. So we know we we're right at the same, we're at the right place at the right time and God wanted us to be here and he knew we wanted us all to come together and kind of play together and be able to bounce off and just perfect our craft together. And I feel like we all are just great individuals and we come together. It's something special. Great. I'm not going to be 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 going. One of those younger guys, we're seeing it. It's the first time I've heard all of your lectures. What have you seen from Lowe? Because I don't know. I shouldn't have real forgot about it because he's heard it. Now how he's running, you know, almost a second man out of the eye. You and Ty. What have you seen? You know, he's very good. Well, as a workhorse, he he goes, stay quiet. He's going to work hard. And that's what I love about him.

3:05:33He focuses. He don't really talk much. He's going to give the job done. Do a job right. Rarely has any mistakes. What would be a successful season? A national championship? A ring. When all the games were one and lose anything, we got a mindset that we can't be beat. Yeah, we just got to go show it. That mindset, that's right. Seems like you guys expect a national championship every year. This year even more so you guys have all come back for this. You guys have all decided like that. You know, it's a lot of work. Does that just keep you feeling different? Or is it not really any different? 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, then. We're not trying to go home. So it's finished big. We know what you guys think of Michigan. But when you look at what they did, they won the national championship. And you guys took them down to the final minute, right? You know what I mean? I mean, you were right there. Something goes a little different.

3:06:34You guys could have won that game against them. Does that tell you anything about like that? Hey, you guys won a international championship. But you played to the 59th minute with the team that won the national championship last year. Like you're that close. So I'm saying, we just work harder. That's kind of coach makes of saying, you know, nobody cares, just work harder. Like those, you know, we'll play Georgia. It's the same thing. Last, last play, you know, they went on the win in 90. So we just got to get over that hump at the end of the season. I think we'll be fine. How frustrating is that? You're that close against the last two national titles. Of course, it's frustrating. But you can't change the outcome. You can't really dwell on it. You just got to come back and work harder, do things better than you did last year. And hopefully the outcome will change. As long as you get older, you kind of learn. I thought that 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. I thought, Frank, from here, I was working. It's hard as I could, but now I look back at it.

3:07:34I really wasn't working hard at all, compared to what I'm doing now. So just to learn anything. But to stand against the 60, then the answer to, like, what do you need it to be to be your best? Uh, 80, 85? I mean, I can, it's all on me. I just, I think it's a little higher. I was just trying to be funny, but I mean, it's all on me. I just got to run harder in shape. The idea of a potential is to see the 70-year-old season. I mean, side to about that idea, there's a making nervous about can you last that long? Really nervous, where are you? I think I'm going to tell that out there. 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 stamps again. That's just too much on our bodies. Just everybody, like, online, online. We got to get those younger guys to play, you know, get that pieces on the D-line and online. And everywhere else, so we can last that long. Speaking of the light, can you tell the light,

3:08:35can you tell them the snap? If you like playing on any snap to the end, not actually your development. I don't know if any of us were really expected to play that next time. Ah, yeah, I did, unless we were like winning by like a lot. I thought, like, there are no mom's, you know, I can go sit down or something. But we're playing them big games, like, you know, Notre Dame too, or no, those kind of games. Of course, I want to be, because I know I can contribute. And I won't want to put that on anyone else when I know I can get the job done. What stands out about Taden McDonald is he got a key. And you guys have a second. Oh, yeah, definitely. K-Mac is a K-Mac animal. Y'all, you haven't really seen it yet, but in practice, he shows all the time. He's just, he's growing right now. He has to work ethic. He just has to get, you know, in the playbook and things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to 6th grade. You're 327, he's 326. Yeah, I kind of look at him like my junior, but you know, K-Mac, he's going to be a great player. He's just got to develop more in getting the playbook. So really a lot on you older guys. There's that large group of young guys, and there's the seniors in your back.

3:09:35Is that part of your task for this year to bring those guys? Yeah, definitely. We got to be leaders. Like I said, we got to have them play this year. We can't just play all the snaps. They got to get in there and get some work. And we got to get them right, burn all season so they can play. And I just play, they want to like contribute, like make plays tackle a sex. It seems like these guys get bigger. Each one of the freshmen class is a bigger operator. Do those guys kind of, those are going to kind of value themselves the first? Yeah, they're definitely some big dudes. And they all work hard. I've only seen much of some of the day too when I'm passing on. But throughout the workouts, they've been working hard, you know, they're determined. I'd say that. And it looks like they're ready to work with me. I'm going to put this notes in. It feels like, I mean, there's a lot of great defense. I think that is definitely, I think if you look at the last couple,

3:10:44not some championship winners, seem on North, they didn't know they got two good, two athletic detacles. Look at Georgia, two athletic detacles. I think that's definitely need if you want to go on that big run, because they're teams. If you think about this, they won't defied by the defense. What's Georgia? Jordan Davis and Janet Carter. What's Michigan is? Chris Jenkins. Couple more questions. Do you understand this? How? I mean, you understand this, because you play it, but I feel like some time I don't know, are people realizing how important defense tackles are? A little bit more than they used to? I think so. I think they're starting to develop to develop more and more of these like freaky detacles. Yeah. Like in the combine, just now, you see in like those guys, they're moving forward to 478 and things like that. So we'll see. And when you think about this freaky, how do you think you fit into that mold of that kind of player? Watch that and say, yeah, that's me. Yeah, definitely. I think I'm top notch when it comes to detacles, but I don't want to, you know, get a big head,

3:11:45but you know, watch it come on. I watch it do the drills. I have a tape to you, like, look at my, my film. I think I'm up there with all these guys. Can you come like a artist or come to the bad guy's, the figure wags have your things? I mean, you're going to see freaky, you're not doing as much a weapon on the right hand. That's the thing. How do you work on that? Do you have like a goal, or mine? I don't remember how many I've last year, like, you have a goal, I've scared him, how many people you want to have? I mean, as many as I can have, I think I have more than that, but I think he's a councilman. I think maybe a councilman of them, and some of them are just listed. But I think we work on drills matching the hand. I think that's, uh, goes big, and, uh, what we do is a D line, you know, just affecting the quarterback is, anywhere you can, it's just great for the defense, you know? That little thing you covered is, you know, he might throw it, a little bit to the left or our player. So, so, that's something that you really, really, have to work on. You know, that's one of the things that you've maybe worked on the most.

3:12:45You could bring your time here, because there are a few guys that I've seen, and they're like, oh, that pass through the back. We don't have to ask for this title. I don't know if they're kind of expected for something that you can. I think I just have like, like, an eye for the ball kind of, I kind of just look at the quarterback, and just, I see him like, load up, I just try to get in his ways, and sometimes he just throws it to me. How are your stages, if you want, to be a high state quarterback student? You're back down passes. I mean, they get frustrated, but, you know, we're a team, you know, we're just getting ready. I should lot of different backs, man, they just learn to grow for them. You got to pick your top three backs, and you got to go right now. One, two, three. I don't really have a top three, but I'll give you one. I would say, say, Juan Gibbs, and... I like McCaffrey. Auto, he was injured this year. I like McCaffrey. Who's the best backer in history? Best back in this drive. I lead out of the yard. That's y'all decision.

3:13:46Playing well with 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. He just the leader that he was, man. That's one thing I'm going to remember about him. What do you think of James Kevers? Yeah, he's... He's going to be really good, man. He's Coach Locke. 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. Yeah. Coach, Coach Hartline, man. He's full of energy, man. And he's creative as well, you know. I'm just learning from him as well, you know. I'm trying to run more outside the backfield.

3:14:46It was being able to learn from Coach Hartline. And so, he's definitely creative at what he does. And he brings a lot of energy to the team as well. And so, I think that would do really good. So, I think that's a way to play out from the right. Next one, what do you think of the way? I think that's what I'm going to do. I think that's what I'm going to do. I think that's great as well. I think it's a bit of a fun way to play out from Ohio State. That's what we like most very much. Just intensity, man. And then, since he had the playoffs, every game, and it's like the intensity got, you know, higher and higher. And so, you know, being there, but I know in the lead, it's the same thing, even if it's not the playoffs, just every game and intensity it keeps getting higher and higher. So, yeah, you just, I know you got to bring it, you know, each and every day, and come in and work, just like Ohio State. You know, I definitely feel like Ohio State. I just remember even before going through this process, I'll talk to a lot of players before that. They told me a lot of just about how much of a higher state prepared them for the NFL. So yeah. Yeah.

3:15:46Yeah. I know I took a couple days off after the national championship. And then, shoot, right after that, I'm writing sample Florida and I'm right to it. And so, yeah, I think while I trained, I trained that your performance. I think it's called the House of Athlete or the Compound now. They did a good job, man. They're just bringing us in and the way they went about training us, man, they did a really good job. The bucket near, no, I haven't. Temple, a temple nice. It's a nice city, man. Really nice. The 40, the broad and the vert. It's an awesome locker. Can you speak to your mentality of like when you've got a linebacker or something like that? You think you can get ready to swear a lot of it? Yeah. Yeah. Nah, man. It's really all about technique. And then it's about mindset as well.

3:16:47And so, I say, you know, it's for the love of my brother. It's for the love of Will Howard. It's for the love of the receivers who I got on the perimeter. Just making sure, you know, first of all, my quarterback doesn't get sacked. And I told Will I think it was before the first game. I was like, I got your brother. It's, 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 the ball get in their hands, you know, the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed. You had to hit the practice field later today. What is something you've been working on right now? In my game, you can't really work on this, you know, in all season, I feel like it's more so, you know, you got to put the pads on. You got to go through some inside run, you know, maybe. It's really just continuing to run through tackles. And so that's, I feel like that's one of the areas in my game. You know, I want to continue to get better. I feel like I did a good job of that my senior year. And so I just want to continue to build on that. So you know what I'm saying?

3:17:47Yes, I did. Yes, I did. So people say, you know, look like a lot of morale. You're back in nursing. I can't really remember what I was saying. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison. Actually, I know I have a Camarra shoe. Yeah, man, I have a Camarra great, great back, man. Just what he does and those 101 matchups, he's dangerous, man. And he's so smooth. He's so smooth as well. I'm not going to lie. He's smooth. Yeah. Inside zone from stack, being able to hit that thing downhill. And I'll say the next one is probably just an option out of the backfield. You know, a man and man coverage. You're getting on that line backer. And so. 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.

3:18:48He 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 mean, he had it. Every game was a good game for him, man. And so, but still, man, he always has the mentality to mindset that, you know, he's going to come in each and every day. He's going to continue to work and get better, man. And so he's definitely man. He's going to be a special player, man. He really is. I mean, how do you reflect on your life? 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. 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.

3:19:51And so, I'm being able to lean on him, you know, he gives you, you know, his moments, where it's tough, you know, where it's low. And when you're behind the scenes and you're going through things that people don't know about, he gives you that peace and comfort, you know, even in those moments, man, 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, You know, for the back of the firm, Peterson Power and Judgement Experience, which aspect to feed to those other individuals like you, to follow and being around power and understanding? Man, those guys have such a great mentality, man. I just really love their mentality, especially Q as well. You know, I talked about Will Howard, his leadership, but Quencha mentality, man, that boy just, yeah, that boy just gifted, you know. You see, you know, sometimes he put in a situation where he looked like, you know, he should have a negative five yards.

3:20:54And as soon as you know it, you know, he, that running through somebody, stiff-arm, and somebody, and she, that's a gain of 10. And so, Do some of the things that he does, he just realizes that he's different than God. Yeah. 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 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 his game, and I want to, you know, at the same time, I want to learn from Quencha. So, I want to look at his game, and it's like, man, where, where can I get better at as well? You know, that's the type of player I am. I'm always looking to get better, man, I'm always looking to grow as a player. What's your last experience in San? Jule and San. Oh, yeah, he's going to be a great, but he's going to be a great quarterback, man. He's so, so accurate, and so, he's definitely, man, I know Coach Dez is definitely going to get him right. Just, you know, 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.

3:21:54I feel like, you know, the quarterbacks in the past, they've definitely been vocal. And so, I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to ask of Julian San as well. It's to be that vocal leader, and lead the offense, and lead the team. Shoot, man, he has a build like JK Dobbins, and I kind of see them, you know, 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, no, 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. I feel like they play the same. I appreciate you all.

3:24:46I feel like I got coming in last year, I knew it was all so I just tacked every day really the same way. It's a very, very rare. Instically, how different are you? Weight wise, body wise, all that from your. I think I got a lot bigger. I'm like 240, you know, like 240 for right now. Last year, I played it like 236 to 37. Does it feel like a 240 or a belt? You feel like almost a different machine out there. Yeah, like, what does it feel like to be running around out there like you are, but with more, more back? I just feel like I'm like, like, like more downhill, like stronger, like I'm taking all the bloods better. It's a big, yeah. 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. I 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?

3:25:47Is it going to get ready to just play 30 more snaps? But are you, are you, how would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an age standpoint? Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. I'm ready for it. I'm ready for it. The text is open. It's a rematch. So it's not really two different teams, compared to the ones time you all played and stuff. How has that enhanced this camp for you and this team getting ready for an opener of that magnitude? Yeah, with an opener like that, we've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming, so we know we got to do what we're preparing for it. Already this probably worked today. Yeah, I think Rowley ready to play right now. He advanced freshman, like he ended up here in the book. He stood in like he advanced and his measurements was crazy. Like he saw like a saw line to him. So you said you're ready. I think I know you're ready. What was that process like during last season? Could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready? So where did the team needed to meet? Yeah, because that's pretty much what my role was, just whenever I was needed, I had to step up.

3:26:50So 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? Yeah, I think it's pretty much like everything physically, mentally, mostly. I think I'm there. A different thing that you want this year than last season. I asked the one more time. How different is that responsibility? That's what you said you should see most of all that. And before last season, you knew you were a role player. I feel like it's a way bigger responsibility when me having to step up this year. But I kind of go about it the same way. Like last year, I was intentional with everything I did. I feel like this year is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more. For somebody who's some reason that you see that, help me touch. And what word? How's everybody working? I say, describe my game.

3:27:52When you think of me, you think of like a bully, like a silver bully. I don't really bully. I'm always on the ball. That's how I like to play and think. No, I ain't got to be my nickname, but. Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, it's like. How does that fit you? And what are you into doing about bullying in that kind of second? I think it fit me because I just like the defense. I feel like we got, like you said, we got a lot of freedom. And we're moving around a lot. A lot of the terms is like, no, I don't know. I don't really not answer that. That's okay. You can go on your instincts a little bit more, maybe. And it's not so thinking of too much. I don't even know if I say that because there's a lot of thinking going on. But it's like, I just like it's things. I like how it's different. I like what you got going on. What was it sad when CJ left the room?

3:28:52Now, I wanted to say that I was kind of like happy for you. Yeah, that's what you want. No. No. No, that's my dog. So yeah, kind of missing a little bit. But yeah, I'm happy for you. Well, don't thank you. Go ahead one last question. Coach Daze talked a lot about the guys who played some last year, but maybe weren't the starters and the hunger for. That wasn't maybe your national championship you guys. Yeah, how much do you feel that as 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. Yeah, I do feel like I did one of the last year, but like you said, my role wasn't same as how it's going to be this year. So yeah, I definitely want to go get another one experienced that like feeling with me. Be on the field. A lot more place. It's a great. Well, thank you very much. Thank you very much. The championship in Lincoln, you know, be full and everything like that. And also, you get your teeth knocked in, you know, first game. And you can't have that happen because then you know, it really doesn't mean anything. And so just the concept mindset to continually get better.

3:29:53But on the forefront of my mind and forefront of anyone here, you can ask. Yeah. Yeah, no, we look at the class stats every now and then. And they're gone. No, it's been. It's been good. I mean, the guys who are still here, I'm definitely kind of bonded together. Pretty good. Yeah. Yeah, you guys. Yeah, I mean, you know, Mark came in the other days like. Class 21 best class ever. And like, yeah, sure. Yeah, you know, I can't really can't really even, you know, just sitting to that, you know, not much left. But, yeah, I mean, to do what we can and do what we can for this team has been really important for all of us. And I think us now realizing where the veterans, you know, where the old guys now, because men kind of strange, at least to begin with, you know,

3:30:55because you go from all those guys, you like Donnie and Josh and those guys and all of sudden. It's Sunday. We have a team meeting after the like this operation and the shoe and all of a sudden the next day there's gone. And you know, it's just very different. So I think us being able to step up as, you know, leaders and as as vets to help bring along, you know, along the team are units and this program has been really important. What I do overall, just to try. But then you were sure. It's like the first year Luke so that Jake is. Yeah. Yeah. Somebody away through that. What have you been in bus five with Jake? No, it could spend doing really well. I mean, I could go and he goes to work. He's extremely athletic, extremely flexible. You know, he's a young kid, obviously. He's a lot of development, a lot of. He's a little adversity at all of us do. And I think he's going through that right now, but he's been coming out on the better end of it so far and.

3:31:57I'm excited to see what he can do because he's very impressive at this young stage. So I steer over all level of excitement just to be back with the rest of this year off to line group. You guys have something just. Yeah, extremely excited. I mean, trying to just build that culture back up again. You know, like what we had last year. I'm trying to do a little stuff here and there and I can know I think we're going to Ray race. I think we're going to have barbecue. I think tomorrow. So shout out Ray race. But yeah, just trying to get that brotherhood back. Get that, you know, that oblock spirit back. Sure, it's coming soon. Hopefully. But just to kind of get those. Not those same faces, but those same kind of mindsets back in our group is important right now. And it's been fun to meet new guys from different backgrounds and stuff like that. And try to figure out how to build that and mend that together. It's been pretty cool. Now as you are, want to be both experienced veterans on this team. How much do you feel like you have to be a leader for the students here?

3:32:58Yeah, for sure. I mean, I think that comes. It's obviously I don't feel like it's natural to anyone to immediately step up and that's something I've been working on every day and talking to God about. But I have to understand that and that's something I want to continue to work on. I want to be able to be a guy that people can fall back on and like coach was saying before like we're going to have highs in those but the great players, the ones being set our clocks to and I kind of want as my goal is to be one of those people that you can do that. And I think for especially a very new set of eyes in the Woody, not only coaches, but players. It's very important to kind of keep that steady mindset. And I think for me, learning how to be a leader has been important just to not be too hard on myself, but also not let myself kind of slack off in some departments to try to keep steady. Just your story itself, though, is testament of what it means to like for perseverance and stuff to the right car.

3:33:58You don't have to stand up from somebody to say that right? What do you think you've shown more than anything else in their regard? Yeah, I mean, I've been blessed. I've been blessed with a lot of adversity. I think that's definitely made me better on the back end. Coach Dei always talks about it and you don't, great leaders aren't, they can show it, but a lot of people can just talk about it. But to be about it is important. And I think to me now I've went through a lot of that adversity. I went through a lot of that stuff and my testament has been written in an interesting way. But I think for me to take that next step is really important for not only for this team, but for myself personally. Yeah, he's been doing great. I mean, he came in big, freaking strong. He's fun to be in the weight room with. He's kind of quiet. Like that's kind of my first impression on him, but he's actually pretty funny, dude. He and his dad come over and they kind of joke around.

3:34:59So he's been doing a great job. He's been doing a great job for his size. He has like freaky athletic feet, like I watched him do the ladders and that's a lot of massive over on those things. You know, doing a little achy shuffle, but I mean, he was killing it. And so he's been doing a great job. I can't wait to see how it kind of continues to develop throughout this summer. And throughout this fall camp. Of course, it has somebody else going on. Yeah, I heard about that. What did Austin do? Yeah, Piggy's been doing great. I mean, he stepped up. Piggy, yeah. Yeah, everyone refers to him as Piggy. He's his username one time. Nice. Everyone is Piggy. But anyway, you know, Pig's been doing great. He's been able to step up and kind of bring around the long those younger guys. You know, everyone's kind of trying to figure out their new roles. And I think he's been a big bad dude. He's been doing a lot of things. Big body guy that he catch to buy. Can run between the top. His feet are quicker than what you think for a big guy. Yeah, really good feet. We get balanced so that's what makes him good. That's what I saw.

3:36:00Is that a comment for a bigger back like? If I have a personality. I'm probably good playing. For any back. Well, tight end background. I don't know many with that type of background, but when he's high school, he will see that they try to play as an age back. Well, really good. When you look in the portal for running action, we're going to try to recruit running back. Does it matter to you if you have two different styles of running backs? Maybe one guy can do certain things better. One guy can do certain things better. Or is it you'll just say the best running back. You can fight. I want to have different styles. Yeah, I want to do stuff. I'm going to try to take the same thing. You're going to take the same thing. You're going to take guys with different skills. Whether they're big guys, small guys, class catchers, in between type of runners. I don't want to take the same thing. They're all different backs. You guys have a lot of wheel and clinch. You're going to do a lot of throw and red zone story. Guys, I'm going to go ahead and talk. Is it important to find the back of that size? Let's see if it has the opening of it.

3:37:00I have my own opinion on the size of the rune, the company, the race. I had Jordan James out of order. I had my grand zone running show y'all runs in freshman. Probably way to 2-10-125, which is not very big. But they ain't got anything to do with being in it. Some guys you got to know, sticking about in his own. And you play with a lot of aggression down here running. That could be CJ, that could be James. Or it could be the freshman, though, Jackson. It's just you who has no one to give in in his own. That's where I'm going to go with it. You don't have to be 62. No, just because you're being there, don't make it tough. We need to get it, obviously, you know, freshman running back from it in the boat. It's there here, but what do you need to see from a freshman to feel comfortable with that plan? The first thing you're going to do with it on the ball, whether they do it in a little small detail, take care of the ball. The second thing will be how good it is in the past,

3:38:03because that's the hardest thing for high-speed backs. Because if you're not really sure in high-speed, you have to understand the past, but by all their falls on me, me, so like I said, I'm the main person in my heart. So that's why I need to see first, and everything, Jason. I will understand to you, so I have to be able to go in there. Do you feel comfortable with the ball, and is there where they're at, or at least where their time is at? Yeah, I think they're going to find it. Like I said, I tell all the young guys, he's a marathon out of sprint. The first thing you've been on, I'm a Spider-Spot-Spray team. You're on Spider-Spot-Spray team, then you earn the right to be a book out of you, so get that down the field. So I think they're training the right way. First practice, like it wasn't merit, some to build off of, cleaning stuff to work on. Good? Long day.

3:39:03I've just seen some of the younger guys in their room develop. I think about like Patrick Houston is coming in this year, seeing him working with you guys. Josh would make in, so I'll see you coming home. I feel like they're definitely picking up quick. I mean, I was in their shoes one time, and I had Zach Harrison and Jabonte, and Tyler Friedell, in front of me. So that's where 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 freshmen. So what are your thoughts on Zach? JT and Zach probably don't need a ton of their experience. Maybe that's the new opportunity for you to get out of them. Is there a difference in the work that you've been getting through, after champ, for the last couple? I feel like all the camps I've definitely got in a big coursework, and I love that side. I asked Coach Jay for it. I love getting more reps because I just like protecting my craft. So, I mean, some people may not need it, some people need it, but I mean, I just like to get as many reps as I can. What do you think is deep on that coursework?

3:40:03I mean, for me, it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly, like my steps, my footing, kind of just affecting my toolbox, and what we call it, my craft, and just trying to be a... It's like a whenever every place I'm trying to do. Yeah, definitely just getting stronger, faster, everything all day above, but one of my big things is being a leader, and kind of just not trying to still look up to Jack and JT, and kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into it. So, I feel like, you kind of have a lot of leaders on the D-line, and you have to be in position, so we kind of all kind of just count off the children and homes. It's been a tough challenge for me to go through. I'm just a con guy, playing with them all the time, and I'm just trying to be a leader, and try to be a professional, but I'm a leader, so please guys, how's that position going to be? I'm so competitive, and we love it. We all competitive people, we all love to fish each other,

3:41:03and that's what we're bringing to the best side of all of this. We all just kind of bounce it off each other, and see what one person does, and we kind of put it into our toolbox, and we all kind of build on one great thing. Hey, do you know how long I last year, and you got to get the shot, and you know, I think you're going to have to do that in one, and they've put you in that idea, and you're a coach, damn, I mean, how the get come about? Because you're a Jax, and you're a Slotman. Okay. You get to test that. So I definitely did it in high school. I was pulled back, and a little bit of Titan, so I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there, and Coach Wilson, honestly, he loved watching it too, before he left, and he felt like he planned that seed and 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, man? Do you have anything in the screen? New play about Guy to not know yet. Yeah, we've got that far. Yeah, we have that. How tough is that? Yeah, look at that. I like to think myself as a football player, I can really play any position on the field, you need me to just give me a weaker two to learn it, and kind of perfect it, and I'll try to do my best for you.

3:42:04Can you check me the same thing? Oh, yeah. For athletes, that's why. He's just talking to Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations that you saw us start viewing, about how to have some conversations after JT and Jack decided to come back. Just got to wait until those words were respected, and how did that help you maybe get the light mindset against what you need to explain? Definitely kind of seeing it all the way through. I feel like people kind of just see what happened, and they don't know everything that goes into it, how long the season is now, what you got to do to prepare for, and what happened in all that time from here to then. So I feel like we definitely just Coach Day and me kind of connected, and we kind of just talk man-to-man, and he kind of just sent straight to me, and I feel like we kind of both are pretty honest, and we know we're making it. Making each other better every day, and we got the four best DNs, five best DNs, honestly, in the college football, and we're going to be one of the best DLines in college football. How do you feel like a better player today than you were in this year? I feel like I've taken big steps in my roles

3:43:05of just being responsible and being more of a leader, and kind of stepping up and taking a step to kind of get out there more on the team, and kind of bring people in, and I feel like I'm kind of helping out more. I eat record in right across the city of GFC, zip-sail, and dip-sail. I mean, it sounds bizarre, but I mean, the season goes by so fast already, so when you're kind of like week 10 in, you're like wow, it's already week 10, so now it's kind of, it gives you more time to kind of enjoy it, and kind of savor it, because you've come already here for a feeling of refreshments for a slice crazy. You don't want to spend all your time in the first month of the year, right? Oh yeah. There is a light set in that season. Yeah, definitely, definitely going to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks, and all those practices. How much has Larry talked to you guys around a bit? Last question right here. From 2016, 2017, four NFL defense events in the end of the season. How much does he talk to that guy? I mean, he doesn't have to talk about it. We know about it. We've seen it every day.

3:44:05We watch the film. We see them all working together. We know what it could be. We know we're at the right place at the right time. And God wanted us to be here. And he knew we wanted us all to come together and kind of play together and be able to bounce off and just perfect our craft together. And I feel like we all are just great individuals and you come together at something special. Great. How did your expectations like this to meet up with how do you feel you've played at this point in the past? I feel like I've made the plays that came to me. And that's where the Aachengan control had more opportunities as years progressed and been in spots to be here on the ball. But the expectation was to come here and contribute to the team and try to find a way to push the team to win games at high level. And to be better than they were in Laxian for me to play better than I was in Laxian. So really just coming to try to grow with myself and with the team. So that was my big goal.

3:45:05And I feel like I've done a good job and the team has done a good job progressing through the year and getting better. So yeah, that's all I can say about that. Okay, to the right, Tim, may I let him in? Yeah, I feel, just stand here right now. Does this feel like a different season? What does it feel like for you going into the playoffs? You know, you'll get the goal you wanted, necessarily the regular season. But here you are. Right? I mean, what is that sense that you have right now? It's a different game. It's about the regular season. I mean, everybody wants to say it's a new season in terms of. Because if everybody's 0-0 right now, when you keep going, if you lose, you're done. So, I mean, but genuinely, that's how you play every game. You know, they play every game like it's your last game. So for me, I don't think it's really any difference because you have to go play at high level every game. That can't be based at home. It's a player game. You know, it's about every game like it's the same thing. So, I would say in terms of that. No, you just have to play the game with that.

3:46:05What feels difficult is defense right now going into this. You know, you all feel even more. The time we work, you know, the tie that we close together. What was that? I mean, what is your sense of the further it's sort of speak of the defense? I feel like we've progressed throughout this season. We had to make a change after game six, because we lost and we didn't play well in that game. And I feel like we've grown from that and got into a better place. And over these past two weeks, off just realizing, okay, these are the things that we messed up throughout the year. These are what we need to face. These are what this team is trying to exploit on us. So just really going back to everything, seeing what we can do better for this kind of game and for the next one. So, I feel like it makes the game more and more one-on-one game. It makes you receive it just on your DB set the play a second game and then the guys up front. And it makes it, truthfully, like those guys, I think, do their job. And these guys, I think, do your job.

3:47:06You got to be able to stop the run with the people they've had in the run fit. And yet to be able to stop the pass with the people they have out there. So that's what they do and they do it at a really low. So, it's going to be tough to go in. And finally, what's the joy of having a club in this discussion? So, the coach knows the time about the speed at which they're, you guys are here with the call-in players, who's built the tension over the past, and the fans are seeing the play call-in. There's a player with kind of advantages that they get to play. And they're going to be able to play with the players. And then they're going to be able to play with the players. And then they're going to be able to play with the players. So, what's the play call-in? What's the play of kind of advantages that they get to you? Is the speed at which they just call-in? All right. It allows you to be your clean senator. So, earlier, just a ability to see the formation, see what keys that you have before the play, and have knowledge of your job and not really thinking, being able to play and not think during the game is a really big thing. So, whenever you can get the call that faster and play at a high level, and play without thought, that's a really good thing for you.

3:48:08Caleb, thank you very much. Appreciate you. Did you come up back? Did you ever do a Jax-Hawiwers lobby? Oh, yeah. Because it touched down. So, I definitely didn't in high school. I was pulled back and a little bit of tidied in. So, I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there in Coach Wilson. Obviously, he left watching it too, before he left. And I feel like he planned that seed in Coach Day's head, and Coach Day kind of just went for it, and tried to do the best I could to do it. Is that continuing now, mean, or are they? Do you think anything is the screen? I think I've been able to not know you haven't got that far. How tough was that, Steve? You know, looking back off. I like to think myself as a football player. I can really play any position on the field you need me to, just give me a weaker two to learn it, and kind of perfect it, and try to do my best for you. Can you check me the same thing? Oh, yeah. Graphically, that's more... Can you just talk into Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations and sort of start using it, and then you've got it out to have some conversations after JT and Jack decided to come back. Just kind of went into those, and we're expecting them,

3:49:08and how did that help you maybe get the right mindset, against being in this screen? 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 happened in all that time, from here to then. So I feel like we definitely just Coach Day and me kind of connected, and we kind of just talk man-to-man, and he kind of just sat straight to me, and I feel like we kind of both have been on it. Rest blessed, we can't make it in the yard. Making each other better every day, and we got the 4 best Dn, 5 best Dn, honestly, in the College Football, and we're going to be one of the best D-Lines in College Football. But you feel the better player today, any more against the season? I feel like I've taken big steps in my rules, 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 we kind of helping out more. I think record and ran the cost of the team. It's the next sound.

3:50:10I mean, the sounds bizarre, but I mean, the season goes by so fast already, so when you're kind of like week 10, and you're like, wow, it's already week 10, so now it's kind of getting more time to kind of enjoy it, and kind of savor it, because you've already had your career for like, refreshments, and freeze-crazy. But you don't want to spend all your time for the first couple of months of the year, right? And there is that pace yourself, but there is a mindset, I think, that the season has been. Yeah, definitely, definitely going to have that mental stability to handle all those weeks, and all those practices. How much has Larry talked to you guys about? Last question right here. It's 2016, 2017, four and a five, two, five, two, five, two, five, two, and a dollar and so on. So much, does he talk to you about that? I mean, he doesn't have to talk about it. We know about it. We've seen it every day. We watch the film. We see them all working together. We know what it could be. We know what it could become. So we know we're at the same, we're at the right place at the right time, and God wanted us to be here, and He knew we wanted us all to come together and kind of play together, and be able to bounce off, and just perfect our craft together. And I feel like we all are just great individuals,

3:51:10and we come together at something special. Great. You get like good coaches who believe in you, and they give you the tools to go out there and just play with confidence. You know, not their doubt in yourself, like you got your teammates, you got your back. Like, my first play when I got up there to the seat, like when to sail, I got IGB in a germane. Like, first thing they say is like, no worry, just go out there and play with confidence. You know the tools, it's usual tools, it's just go out there and make a play. And we're about to play coming to you. You know, we're just so time and show our job. You just do it. And then like, the same goes for us. Like, He gives me, He puts me in a position like, like the drills we put in, the work we put in, the one-on-one, so I just go out there and perform at the highest level. How much better are you right now than maybe last month at Fortesburg Records? I mean, I got way better just because I've transitioned a little bit to the inside, Nicholas Fawson. Like now I'm essentially like, can't take me getting his, and often, Prevers not, it's not always press at the line, so it's like, not maybe like move my feet, move my hands, like, see, like what I got to do just like, just in case I got to go back in corner, I can, I'll plan off now.

3:52:10I'm very confident out there. Do you think that Nick was a natural fifth of you, or have you had to kind of convince yourself to transition around? I mean, I feel like his natural feel for me because I feel like me, individually, I feel like I'm a fast learner, a fast learner, like coaches help us like, learn fast, like, because they're always honest about the techniques and stuff, so you like, you play down, like you pick up on all the things and then like, when we get out here, they coach us to like, the techniques always, you just go out there and play like fast spot, and it would be like, you're versatility, you're able to go out there and just compete. Is that where you kind of stuck this spring, or do you get kind of melted? So I've really been stuck there, this spring a little bit, right, whenever you get this like, other things, I just bounce out there every once in a while, just like, just have fun, see if I still got it every once in a while, so it's as good as going through to compete at most spots. You mentioned the technique, what technique, you know, tips and things that you had to pick up and learn from what's walking from taking the inside. I mean, it's always like, you're like, because what, coaches ask you hands, like, see it, you see it,

3:53:10move your feet, and then hit your hand, put your hands on the mat, so it's like, when you get like, when you're out there, you're able to like, just process like the way the receiver comes off the ball, and then you're able to see the tips and see the way he moves, and you're able to pick up like the row concept, you can get out of that, like, so it's being like, under coach walls, I mean, like as a player and just like, him breaking out football to you like, one on one, it's very beneficial. What was the hardest part of making that transition from outside that sense? I really say, like, the corner you've got covered two, you've covered three, you've covered one, it's easy, but then you got nickel, there are so many responsibilities that you're going to be able to do that corner, and just be able to like, everything, quit like a transition, you've got to, you've got to, you've got to move fast, you've got to just learn to move fast. It's like game recognition, where you think maybe you've thrown the balls since you got it. I definitely say, I definitely say, I definitely say, because how you get to like, college is a little bit different, like high school, you don't got to worry about things like that, when you get to like college

3:54:10in a school like this, like your recognition of plays, and like your loyal drops, the way like the coverage is supposed to be played, I understand all your teammates are supposed to be having a few, because I guess easy, what if your product has been, so far? It's very talented, it's a great day, it's a humble day, it's a humble guy, great teammate, very supportive, it's like God actually went around, because you can feed off your energy because you can see like, when you make a play, he's like, he like, he's like, IGB two-pointer, so he's like, maybe I'll throw a guy like that with good energy, it makes you play a little bit harder, and it's like, and then like, when you make a play, he's out there, like, he's helping you, like, it's being out there with him, he's a good player. Lend those hands, thoughts, questions, painful kids, come to Ohio State, obviously, in the last few years, so, I'll be serious now, what is it about Lendville that gets his ready to play at Ohio State? It's a big question, I know the question. Let me just start some

3:55:10questions, because we have so many kids that are like, I leave school, and then like, like, tracks a big part of it, because I mean, it's really good, actually, and I'm going to go, everybody that I run, track, like it's minutes right, you don't really get a choice, you're able to just, like, get out here, like, know how to compete, and then like, like, getting bills that mental toughness into you, so I was like, have you like, have your down, you got to mentally tell me because I'm like, life's not going to be easy, so it's like, being out here, I'm going to be a swat. How do you describe the mentality of the defense right now, getting this opportunity for a rematch in the world? Yeah, hungry, and thankful. I mean, we know how the last, last time when, you know, we, we had a chip on our shoulder. I mean, we were right in high before that game, and we took that loss, and we came back, 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 high stage, for the next game, that's what's on stake, and just to be able to represent

3:56:10this state, and this team, I mean, we understand what's, 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 you, 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 is a, I don't think anybody imagined it, imagined a solution. You know, I didn't, that's for sure, and I think after that, it was kind of hit deep, understanding 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 it goes, your whole season, but I think we did a great job of just understanding, coming together in this room right here, not being afraid of display or hold accountability for one another, and, you know, as that happened, we came back, we grouped, and, you know, we're just,

3:57:10going right now, and I'm just blessed for those specific moments, you know, losing. I mean, no one wants to lose, but the testimonies and the things you're taught within those little situations speaks of all of you. After all of it, Vladimir Drow. Jay, what did you see from Kenya? That last couple of weeks, did you see like a push from him, and, you know, there were many conversations with him, he seemed like he was playing in the same basketball intensity. Yeah, I mean, that's my boy, he's a 2x club too, but, you know, Kiyada, I mean, every time his number is called, he goes out there and makes the most of it, no matter where we are in the game. When he goes out there, he's just hungry. He wants to go make plays, and, you know, we see it in practice, so it's not surprising to us. Bill, we're going to play this back. Bill and Gabriel's obviously very illusive and are talented, 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

3:58:10a difference that way. Yeah, I think it's just a close on being disciplined, no one who you're playing against, like you said, Bill, he's a, he's surely very illusive. I mean, he can, he is making throws, I mean, he get out the puck, he can do everything, so I think for us, we just have to discipline him and just continue to just meet with Coach J, meet with the Coach Nose, and understand how we can just eliminate that. Yeah, what should about you and Jack? I mean, your personality seem to be a little different and you're more on the quiet side, he's not. Yeah. How about it? You've played together four years, both five four 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 can for our players and we'll give everything we got. Room together for four years, correct? Yeah, fall camp. Every room.

3:59:10Yeah, sometimes a go-over there. So the go-over there. So yeah. The neat one, who's the messy one? We have our share of days when we, when I'm neat, he's neat, or you know, we might both be messy, but we do a good job. Yeah, I'd probably say I'm a better-cognitive, 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. Yeah. How much of, are you at square one with the scouting and preparation, or how much do you take from that game? How much do you avoid taking so that you don't have any preconceived notions of what you're going up against now, that's probably offensive line? I say it's pretty 50-50, I mean, that game, like you said, it was a while ago, but at the same time, they elevated as a team, so did we, so we understand that they had, they made some changes for sure. You know, there's, there's a certain density that 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

4:00:10to watch those games, dissect other games and just continue to see what stands out and what they changed from the past game. We got a couple calls on Zoom that will wrap up with, first we have Nick Hamilton from Nightcast Media. Nick? This one to ask you 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 have the question one more time. Yeah, no problem. One to ask you about the synergy, you are able to develop a course of the season, obviously celebrating the triumphs, but also getting through the adversities to where you are or 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 are a lot of things we can take away from all the wins and losses. From those wins, we understood that, hey, we can be the best defense

4:01:10in the country, and from those losses, we understand that there are still things that need to be fixed, and I think when you take all that in, at once, that comes down to the comical or the comment talker, which is, there are always learning points everywhere, and depending on how we, I say those games or how we just continue to come as one and elevate, we continue to just collect all those learning points and just continue to grow from them. And one final question. Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch. Joey? JT, what have you guys done better in the Tennessee game, and just late this season, you think about turning some of the pressures that you've gone on in quarterbacks and the sacks and getting home in some of those situations? Yeah, I think it was more just understanding the defense as a whole, understanding everybody's job. The thing is, as the season went on, we had to understand that, we have to know what's going on in the backhand, we have to know what's going on with the linebacker crew to understand what plays we have in the room

4:02:11with Freelant, and I think once we understood that, and got a better understanding of everybody's job, I mean, it showed this play, because everybody else we each other is doing. It's not like the lineback knows what they're doing. The corners in B.I. They know only their job. I think we all know each other's job, and we continue to ask each other questions, or if they're blitzing how they can get to the quarterback, and if I'm dropping, playing quarterbacks, but I can ask Cody on how to open field tackle it. So, we just kind of lean on each other's understanding, because, like I said, Denzel knows how to play corner better than I know how to play corner. So, he has more wisdom at that position than I do. JT, thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks, man. You're welcome. The first race is the moments like they have in the ball time. I'm really glad. Definitely, a little bit of both. Obviously, I just wanted the team to win. I think we got a chance to win. No, definitely towards it, and then it stretched out last drive. I was a couple of plays here, a couple calls that he made me should have gotten. But, I think the frustration

4:03:13more so it just comes from is no more chance to win or anything. The first team said he was a little surprised, so much attention, right away from the defense. How about you? Yeah, definitely. We maybe gave them more one-on-ones, kind of how the game playing was set up. You didn't have a lot of different coverage out of cloud to my side, and this is kind of how the game goes. What's the process of playing in the elections sometimes where, for whatever reason, just see that. Yeah, definitely. Especially in college, a lot of the game friends defensively were taking the away. You know, we had a lot of success. I was very obviously one of the ball had in different games, the weapons, they're kind of still getting the victories. And I was, yeah, you continue to do a better job doing that here. My last recommendation, the process, been like post-game, getting on the same page with Kyler, just, you guys exchanged text, or you guys didn't. Yeah, film them, definitely. Kind of asking what did I see there, kind of go over and play. And I just, I give them what I saw, and kind of different feedback

4:04:13there, exchange words. Mark, I get it. We're asking questions about the previous game. Are you the type of guy to let a game like that winger, or how do you flush it? You got to move on. Got to move on. It's a long season. Got, like, 16 more of them. Hopefully, you know, I can stay healthy throughout the year and just continue to build and get better, usually. You guys did so much work throughout the off season to get on the same page. How different is it when you get into that regular season? Yeah, it's totally different. It's totally different. You can do a lot of things, you know, insert some shorts and then once you go out there, put practice and get pads on. You do, like, the point practice we give the colds, but there's nothing like actually going out there in live action. And really trying to be on the same page. So I think that relationship will continue to develop and we can better. Is that it, just a matter of rocks then? This one's the biggest. Yeah, definitely, definitely. Like I said, that was kind of my first live action together. So I can continue to give it. When you're early impression, so I'm on the field together and in the crisis, with Tyler? Yeah, but, now obviously I have a death serve respect,

4:05:14JG's call, or preseason, and obviously we all feel really healthy. That's kind of the most important thing. And obviously that's all healthy even going forward. So, Marvin, what are your early impressions of the Rams? What do you think of the Rams? Yeah, I mean, they're a good team. They're a good physical team. I got a new lot of new guys up front, I think, and that's kind of where they're strong, so it is. Kind of a little different to Buffalo, come over to a little match coverage. So I'm excited to go against them. Personally, when the bills take too long, I would say it's hard to decide today. Wasn't many of them. Wasn't many of them, so, I thought I needed it. How much were you thinking versus just playing? You know, not getting a preseason game, actually. I think it was three season. 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 all getting better at, but, I think, definitely say I was thinking a lot out there. Is there anything you can do to improve that? That's from coverage. I didn't do the past, because you're getting the best out of law.

4:06:14Yeah, I mean, you just got to team, get open for yourself, make yourself available, and when the ball does, get away, making the play. The heat is just taking you away. That means other guys are having a chance to get open, so that's not kind of how I look at it. It's no longer since the senior law offense. That's the best thing of course. That kind of thing would be with Tyler. Is there something that comes pretty quickly on a new game? Or something like that? I'm not sure. Hopefully sooner or later, I think. I'll continue to see. I don't think we're in a bad place right now at all. Obviously, I don't think that. But just a live reps will continue to grow and show. I think how I believe maybe different than somebody else may believe. I like to practice at least, like, the positive, you know what I mean. So, but, the energy I would be on, just like, hyperb, the view I'm starting to, so that's kind of how I want to be. I'm going on, leading my whole life on the NFL team captain, like specifically, and I felt I wasn't a captain in high school.

4:07:15I wasn't a captain in college, but I want me to jump across high schools. I feel like I'm nodding to the captain till I get to the NFL. But that would be awesome. You know, but, you know, that happens up to great. But not either way, I want to assume a role as a captain from the perspective of guys on the big, visual world, and get back to that point. Yeah, I mean, I can't say that, I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like how you used to move past, but it didn't take just the first LTAs, it took training and left and right once this season, and because I know what it was going to be, so it's like a lot of reps, just to get back to feeling like myself for the LTAs, and then that whole first week, but now, like today specifically, just changing some small things with my feet,

4:08:15that is talking about the long coach, and some things that I'm doing with my feet, to get to sell on a traditional angle that I love to sit on. I thought I felt great already, but I felt even better. I feel even more excited tomorrow. I feel like I'm on my feet back, and I like the right side, and I'm on the left side. So I'm excited. I mean, obviously I feel like in the league, whether you're left or right, you're still going against Premier Guy, so obviously you're high expectations for the LTAs. But definitely a level of energy, and the expectations definitely take the human side, because now, compared to blind side, that's the DTAs' role. So yeah, I would say in terms of communication as far as this, even outside of the facility, and stuff like that, like really creating that, but in tackle quarterback, Bonde even more off the field, I think has been something that's even good. Cool.

4:09:15I got a text one day, and I said, hey, thank you for the love. I was like, you know, yeah, I've been training both. I've been training both. I asked after the season, and they're like, honestly, we'll talk to you in some places in, and I just got a text, and I'm like, having what happens with the free agency. So I was like, you know what? I had an O-season right tackle. So if I get the word, I'm staying in a right tackle. I'll do what I did before I'm built on that. But I was like, I'm not always trying to left tackle now. As if I'm going to be left tackle. And I'd rather do that, than training on right tackle with the pro-A, and then left tackle on my pool. I was a pilot, I was switching my feet. You know what I mean? So I'm like, let me just prepare an advance. I was like, yeah, it was a God. You know? I think occasionally, on a third down, there would be a lot of twists. I was just not like, it's on a medical time. And I think that was my mindset for like the first half of the season. Like, I didn't have to go into the game with some pros. Like, oh my gosh, I did that.

4:10:15I tried to figure it out. Okay, like, this is the type of rush. I mean, again, this is how this guy usually rushes. If I get the vibe, this is how the ends like the rush, you know, the tackles that are first year guys, you got the premier patch on, you know, what it was going to be, you know, or the every stud. And honestly, just knowing that's kind of an advantage to, so you're not, you're not, oh, the problems with my side again. It was never aerodon, but it comes out the hot, it's like three plays in a row. It's a minute. I knew that. It was the one. It's a lot of, you know what I mean? I'm watching more everybody else. And you really, you know, it goes out there on occasional third down. I was like, you know, I was like, he's going to pick me. You know what I mean? So, that effect, it's kind of, it's also kind of an advantage in a way. But it's also exciting, like, okay, I'm going to get the hardest look. You know, those are real, real reps, you know, the day, so, really out on our way to kind of process. And I was like, hey, when I tell me,

4:11:15let me know about, I'm just going to train it. I was training all of us. So, TAs, I guess if I didn't hear anything about TAs, I would have came in like, so, you know what I mean? Because just like, I'm cool with training both continue. I would have been cool with training both continually. But I feel like anybody, any position will be like, okay, like, you want as soon as possible to get your feet settled in, your hips settled in, your hands, so then, a certain kind of that. We've been hard of it. You work both very healthy. No. You know. But, they're definitely, but in terms of the development, it's definitely a lot faster if you're staying on one side. But I think having that, the weeks that we had the transitional season was over, and the bike was fine. You know. It was good. I'm trying to get up for the month of the year, and I think week, things that are tied right now. But when it comes back, I'm going to show them the one house. I've got a house not too far from,

4:12:16so I told them, I got that house, I was like, I got a yellow house out. You say? You don't have anything, so. Yeah. That doesn't have any stock or anything. It doesn't mean anything, so we have to play on Friday, and that's really all that matters. We're going to take two more from Zoom before turning it back. Our first one's going to come from Stephen from Cleveland.com. Go ahead. It's the fun, I'm sorry. Hey Caleb, we've seen, you were talking about the Ohio State Office the success that they've had. Obviously Jeremiah has been a big part of that. What's it been like this year going against him in practice, and you know, after doing that, does it surprise you at all to see him having a success he's had as a freshman? No, it doesn't bring 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, it's always a challenge going against Jeremiah

4:13:16and the other receivers in Mecca and Karnan in practice, and even guys like Brandon and his impression Rogers, they do a great job bringing lifts for the defense and create a lot of obstacles. I found a question from Zoom who's going to come from Dan Hope. Go ahead Dan. Caleb, you, Quinn had a lot of success against you guys when you played him at Alabama last year. 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. All right, back to you. Jerry, back to you. Yep, thank you Rob Aller. Columbus Dispatch, Caleb, JT and Jack Lannops and sides and they is opposite off the field. As they are on in terms of personality and just the people they are. They're offices, but they are also like one of the closest people I know. They spend a lot of time together. They've come from different sides of the country

4:14:18so they're different people for sure. But they're both really great people and really great men. I'm sorry I respect both of them. Yeah, I think that's the personality. How did you do that? I'm not going to do that. I'm sorry. I'm not going to do that. I'm going to ask the Warren Club again throughout the season we would always see you on Wednesday nights you and Nathan would be some of the last people off the field. Are the things that you're working on after a practice always the same? Is it a routine? What are the things that you're hoping to get out of those extra moments after practice? It's a routine, pretty much, the keys that we need to go into the game with and then also changes week to week on based on what our jobs are going to put us into doing. So every week we go through the same things and then we add certain things that we do for the what the team that we play is going to ask us to accommodate. Bill, we're going to win.

4:15:18Pull up this dispatch. Yeah, I already got one here. Oh okay, Joe and Goplin, pull up this dispatch. Killin. When? Texas uses play action and Nathan uses play action for a bit. What do they do well in those spots and what's the key for you guys in those moments with Quinn? They do a really good job with I-Candy and it creates a lot of challenges for defense in order to see if it's runner pass and see because that's when they're going to take their shots too as well. So really just having great eye discipline, seeing the line and seeing what it's telling us. So that's what it does. Deep right, Nick Walker, Letterman Rolf. Hey, 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 gunner home. What are you guys going to have to do to limit him and what do you think about his game? He's a really good player. He makes a lot of plays and he has a lot of receiving yards this year. So really just do the same thing we've done all year. Just be disciplined in our responsibilities and if you're on them, you got to make a play when it comes.

4:16:22Right, one of the main drill builders. When you look at their receivers, they spread ball around. What stands out about the way that they can spread ball around those different guys? A lot of really good athletes. I played with Isaiah Bond last year who's a really great receiver, a lot of speed. And then all their receivers have made a lot of plays. So everybody has to be on their peasy cues if we're going to stop them and have a do a really good job. You have a brother on your 10 May, let him grow? Yeah, Kel, but you moved up here and I don't have to tell you when you moved. Basically a year ago. It's a little bit of a leap of faith because you know how many athletes are on this team. When did you really feel this defense come into its own? And then past that, man, watching in the Rose Bowl, your recognition of what was coming seemed to be on point. Did it feel like that? I mean, you personally. I think the defense has played really well throughout the season.

4:17:24I think we've had games where we played better and games where we haven't put it all together. But I think that's how all defenses are. So I can't say there's a certain moment where I think we put it together. But what was your second part of your question? You seem really on point against Oregon about recognizing what was coming. You were really active out there directing and things like that. Did it feel like that? I feel like, as Luke said earlier, the preparation that we put in goes into that. And just feeling comfortable and what we're doing, what we're seeing with the other teams. I feel like that allows us to play fast and me and Laketon to communicate to everybody else. Did I miss anyone's questions here? Steve, how long in front of you in the sports? Yeah, Caleb. 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 in the last four teams still alive. You feel validated by that.

4:18:24Did you always have faith that this is how it was going to turn out? I came to Ohio State to become a better player and to help the team be as good as it can be. Not to win a national championship. Not like that wasn't the only goal for me coming here. I really just wanted to be in the team and be with the brotherhood. But it's a great feeling being in the final four and being with the team and everything that comes with that. But it's a blessing to be here. And one final question, Bill, what's the club that's this bad? I did a lot of follow-up. When I talked to you at the after 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 off that they're going to score against most people. Why were you so hot? Really just because we didn't execute, which let them score. So we've done that a lot, which is something we can't do in these big games and these games where it's winter go home. So we got to make the plays when they come and get our competitive excellence as Coach Dacinus make the play where your number's called.

4:19:25Caleb, 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 on Friday, so I feel like I'm just trying to be a little kind of player. I'm just trying to be one of those peers that they work for me and kind of just giving them the steps to get there. And I feel like they're definitely picking up quick and they're definitely going to be one of the great rushmen. I feel like all the camps I've definitely got in the big course learn. I love that. I think the way Coach Johnson is talking about it, JT and Zach probably didn't need it. It's not as good as they were. It's just a little bit more opportunity to get through it. Is there a difference in the work for you? Does he be getting through after the champ? I think the last double. I feel like all the camps I've definitely got in the big course learn and I love that. I asked Coach Jay for it. I love getting more reps because I just like protecting my craft. So I mean, some people may not need it. Some people need it, but I mean, it's like he has me right beside me. What do you think about that course learn? What's your opinion? I mean, for me, it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly, like my steps and my footing.

4:20:27It's kind of just perfecting my toolbox and what we call it and my craft and trying to be a second whenever every player is trying to do. What do you think about the biggest things in the world? What do you think about the players? You've seen the football team in the audience. Yeah, I'm definitely just getting stronger faster, everything all the above. But one of my big things is being a leader and kind of just not trying to look at the steel look up to Jack and Jay. I kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into. So I feel like we kind of have a lot of leaders on the B line and at the B in position. So we kind of all kind of just kind of talk to children and others. Is there been a tough time in the street doing the job? So hold it up for these guys. Playing with the ball. You're getting people on the table and just like that tonight, you know, and trying to make the best you like. But you need this good guys. What does that transition mean to? It's competitive and we love it. We're all competitive people. We all look at Chris and Jettr. And that's the way to bring the best side of all. We're all just kind of bouncing off each other and seeing what one person does and to kind of build into our toolbox.

4:21:27And we all kind of just kind of build one great thing. Hey, do you have a role last year when you got the shot of the full back in the road? And did they approach you with that idea and you could have seen on my other deck in my bow. Because you heard Jack saw your slot. It gets a test deck. So I definitely did it in high school. I was full back and a little bit of tight end. So I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there in Coach Wilson. Honestly, he left Washington to Forty-Weft. And he played that seed 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 for Chen Rui now? Do you need anything in the screen? New playbook. I did not know yet. I haven't got that far. How took this at the same time? You're looking back. I like to think myself as a football player. I can really play any professional field you need me to. Just give me a weaker two to learn it and kind of perfect it. And I'll try to do my best for you. You're the same thing. Oh yeah. And what about what? Graphically, that's what. I was talking to Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations.

4:22:30I saw you and got out to have some conversations after JT and Jack decided to come back. Just went and went into those. You're perspective and how do that help you really get the right mindset I guess when you need this. Definitely kind of seeing it all the way through. I feel like people kind of just see what happened and they don't know everything that goes into it. How long the season is now. What you got to do to prepare for and what could happen in all that time from here to then. So I feel like we definitely just coached getting me kind of connected. And we kind of just talked. Man oh man. And he kind of just sent straight to me and I feel like we kind of both are going on. I mean, we know we're making it. We're making each other better every day. We're going to be four best DNs, five best DNs, obviously, in the college football. And we're going to be one of the best DLIs in college football. But you feel like a better player today than you were in this season. I feel like I'm taking big steps in my roles of just being responsible and being more of a leader. And kind of stepping up and taking a step to kind of get out there more on the team. And kind of bring people in and I feel like we're kind of helping out more.

4:23:34How do you record your hand around the past 17th grade? That sounds bizarre, but I mean the season goes by so fast already. So when you're kind of like week 10 and you're like wow, it's already week 10. So now it's kind of getting more time to kind of enjoy it and kind of save it. Because we've come already here for a freshman's first place. It's here once been on your cow for the first month of the year. Oh yeah. There is a mindset. Yeah, definitely. I'm going to have to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks and all those practices. How much is Larry talking to you guys? Last question right here. 2016, 2017, 4 and 5, 2, 5, 2, 3, 4, and so much. Does he talk about that? I mean he doesn't have to talk about it. We know about it. We've seen it every day. We watch the film. We see them all working together. We know what it could be. We know we could become. So we know we're right at the same, we're at the right place at the right time. And God wanted us to be here and we 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.

4:24:36And I feel like we all are just great individuals and we come together at something special. Great. Doing it? What would the deliberations be? 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, we're here competing for jobs. And if I'm a quarterback, I'm messing to be live so I can show him how I'm different than, you know, anyone that can't be live. You know what I mean? You're always trying to find an edge. And if you're never fully alive, I don't think you fully give guys opportunity to be who they want to be or who they can be. So that being said, you know, I will cast my vote, but that will not be my final decision on that. But I will cast my vote. I think I can handle it well. It was good for all parties involved. And more we can do that, the better, but I'm sure that is coming to a close here very quickly. So.

4:25:36That would be 24%. Right. Jeremiah off the field. We saw after practice on the Saturday that the mob that came to autograph some 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 first perspective or not one or not. I mean, he always does, but which is fine. But to be in that position is really humbling. That being said, he does a really good job on his own. He doesn't need to check talent too much. He's really done a great job. Again, the way he was raised and his morals and humble would always sign and taking pictures. I'm always trying to be the bad guy for him because he's not going to be and just says again more about his character.

4:26:37But he's not the only guy any guy would kind of do that. We have a group full of awesome young guys, but Jeremiah has done a great job with it. He's been on it and it's definitely growing at an exponential rate to say the least. But I think he's built for it and he's been handled at a high level. But those around him were trying to help him out a little bit. What made Quixie the first freshman to do this black flag this year? Yeah, I mean, that's a good question. I think that, you know, frankly, you know, I don't, I'm not really fully evolved with that. So that can be, but I wasn't. You know, I think that people on the outside would be defense or even coach day or anybody brought it to my attention. You know, we're kind of just going about practice and that's our expectation to make plays, not make mistakes. And he was starting to make a lot of plays consistently.

4:27:38I think the consistent level that he's been as a person, being on, being on time and doing what his job description on each play and the ball is coming your way and making some big plays. And, you know, it starts, it starts being seen by your peers and your peers are asking for it. They start barking, getting a strike off all those kind of things. That's the ultimate sign of respect. I think with your peers, you know, go to your bat. 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 it's something like that happened. And, you know, as well as there based on his peers and other coaches. Step on creation. Cleveland.com. Ryan Day was talking about how impressed he's been this spring with Austin Sarovale. All that he's been able to do and Tyler Bowen was talking last week about the importance of the cross-training and all that that goes into that. How much have you seen Austin benefit from this spring and everywhere that he's been and how big of a piece do you think he's going to be regardless of where he fits on his offensive line?

4:28:40Yeah, I think Austin's been awesome. I mean, he literally, you know, what was they say? He played every split, every position. We just move around, you know, and handles it. And, you know, he's one of those guys. I feel like he watched film over and over again day after day. And his name never really gets brought up, you know, in a good way. Like, you know, in the old line, your name gets brought up when, usually not going there. You're usually not going as well, you know, I mean, they're literally at the point of the attack on every single play. So there's nowhere to hide. And so, but Austin, when his name is brought up, he's like, man, that was a good job. A good job. Pass off that combo. Whatever. It's always positive. And they're really impressed with him. He started in the winter. They did a great job through the winter. Again, continuing to build their respect for his peers. And then he's going to a good job. Really good job just being very consistent through spring. Are we left, Jeff Gilbert? Press pros. Brian, since you've been working more with the whole offense, when it comes to quarterback play, what has grown in your, I don't know, appreciation of that position and what those guys have to do and go through?

4:29:40What do you think? More about those guys versus maybe what you thought before is just a wide receiver guy. Yeah, I mean, I mean, there's no just a wide receiver guy. You are just 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, it ought to be a great receiver or a great receiver guy, whatever you want to call it. There's only one page, just the quarterbacks page. So everything is based off them. There, whether it be their progression, their timing, the stresses they have is what we're trying to minimize. So if you don't fully understand the quarterback play, it's hard to maximize receiver play. You know, maximize receiver play, I think. You know, that being said, yeah, I'm still always learning. You know, I think that I can't say anything's jumped out massively right now. But I would say that, you know, I guess I would say that the preparation level, I mean, the one is required to execute and play at a high level.

4:30:41It's just not capable in the a lot of time, right? I mean, there's only so much time where I'll 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 they need to know. And frankly, the, you know, the online is as good as the quarterback, the receiver's line is good as the quarterback. The offense is as good as the quarterback. And it's our responsibility to put guys in position to maximize with their capable of maximizing. But their inability to notice that they need to spend extra time outside the a lot of time, I think is critical. And the amount that it takes, I guess that was maybe a little naive to, but I think I was doing a great job doing it.

4:31:43And 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. Do you, are you tougher on them? Because, no, I think that, I mean, I think we have a lot of guys, you know what? I think it's understanding that we were trying to build the map to get to where you wanted to get to. But now that we have the map, doesn't mean we've traveled the path. So like we know what it looks like, the guys that are here know what it's supposed to look like. The guys that for us, stay unbelievable, example, how to get to where you want to get to. So the focus is on trying to replicate what they just did and how they operated. Can't say we've done that right now. So it's very easy to stay motivating because they already know it's not good enough, frankly. And so the last thing they want to do is put in a ton of effort and then not reach their goals.

4:32:45So 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. A 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. Steve, please. Who would you say is the leader of your wide receiver? Well, I would say Cornell Tate, 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. Brennan, he's been in trouble. Obviously, Cornell taking on that role, more and being more vocal. He's a good football player. Obviously, there's been a lot of things he'll do there. That process for him and becoming a more vocal leader took you to say that along.

4:33:50What was the question? What do you think, like the growth of it? Yeah, I mean, he's, I think he's pulled guys aside, you know, had one-on-one conversations with him. He's locked in, you know, just, I think he saw the impact that I'm eccomade in the role he played. And to think that you're going to 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, and on respect to 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 older head. 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 Rebell, what's the bonus this time? Could you assess the running back room? I think it's pretty much assumed. Both is running back to CJ and James. I think that's hand-in-system is probably the way you've got to go again. How do you think it's working? And you see third and maybe fourth guys up in the mirror?

4:34:51I think that, you know, in college football, in a football, any football really, you've got to have depth in running back room. I think that it's very apparent in the NFL. It's usually a two-back system, you know, very rarely is it one guy. But in college, I think we saw the benefit of that last year. The ability to compliment each other is really important. And the ability for us to identify what they do great and put them in good positions to be what they are. And what they're best at, I should say, is really important as a coaching staff. It's been very impressed with even the younger guys, Sam and Bo, and the way they've come along, consistency, so what you're chasing, right? You're always able to, that's why you're here, but how often you do it ultimately dictates how much you play. So, but overall, I think locksmen on them, they understand the standard in past pro and not being a guy we got to sell out because you can't pass protect. So we were blessed, especially with Trey last year in Quinshaw. But no, these guys have done a good job. They're competing. They've been very coachable.

4:35:53No, it's really, it's shown a blog on film. But yeah, I mean, it's always hard on backs. I mean, every opportunity you get to go live and break tackles really gives you the most feedback on what these guys are capable of. If you're just playing tag out there, you never get any art. At least you shouldn't. But the running backs on contact days have done a good job. James has done a really good job growing, really excited about him. Everyone's really excited about him. And CJ. So, you know, I think ultimately, how group the, how will, how good will the group be? 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 Sam has done a really good job. And many, some more guys to get healthy. Any more guys on campus, but very encouraged. And you saw him improve. And then, um, McLean, I think, is a, is a great plus. I mean, he is a guy that has football intelligence. He's picked it up. You know, he's kind of one of those incoming freshmen who still should be in high school.

4:37:02He's a guy, I think you're gonna point to and you can see right now he's gonna be a player over to the right. Austin Ward, the podcast. What was a healthy Mitchell Melton? How does he fit in for your defense? What does he bring to it? Yeah, he's, you know, Mitch is that combination player, you know, in, um, in our four down, you know, he's a guy that can do a lot of things, uh, drop, fold in there and make plays. You see some of that all the time. Really athletic, um, you know, we're kind of loaded at that end position. So he's gonna play there. But, you know, like I said last year, we, we haven't needed it. But he's a guy you would point to along with CJ Hicks, you know, for the, for the long season. People get injured, you get a little light inside. It's always hard on the defensive tackles. But if you're gonna play with three ends, you know, that matches a guy who definitely can do all that. He has that.

4:38:05Over to the left, Joey Kaufman, Columbus dispatch. Jim, you've talked about this before, but I think in past years where you're going up against a really talented receiver group offense to encourage your players to, it's not okay if they give up the play and to go nearly almost the first half. Yeah, where 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 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. Yeah, I think it's become, you know, an expectation now. 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, when I got here and it was number one last year. So they've taken that spirit. So it's a competitive spirit. It's an expectation now. It doesn't matter who we're going against. It's, it's, they view it as a standard. So that was good to see in the first, first half.

4:39:08Over to the right Spencer Holbrook, Letterman Role. Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense in the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have a defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively? Yeah, I mean, you're going to play to your strengths, you know, and that's, that's my job is to what do we have and what do we do best? And when you have defensive tackles, 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 in better shape on explosive plays on the back end. You don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out because they're making tackles. So you got to go, you got to go with that, you know, you got to let those guys play and, and they're good. So you can't get too far away from the scheme of having those defensive tackles make place because they're doing it and it works.

4:40:13Over to the left, Tony Gurdman, Buckeye Huddl. Jim Ryan talked about the quarterback run being more of a thing with the offense here during the season, how much of when you're facing a team like that, how much does that impact your day to day throughout the week preparing for that? Yeah, it's a ton, you know, it, I think it changes everything you do on defense. You see it everywhere from the NFL on down if you have a quarterback who can make plays with his feet, your scheme better be designed that, you know, to, to take that away. And to account for it. So it changes the way you look at everything when you're game planning. Thank you, Donovan. Over here to the right, Tim May, the Tim May podcast. Yeah, Jim, you brought me to you when I asked Ryan about just, for example, Calvin Simpson, Hunt, but the corner scene did be playing almost with the chip owner, shelter to a certain way. David, the Nick Benosin took today personally, it looked like you know, to make it some of the height going into the game, but what do you see from that group in particular that Buies you going into this off season?

4:41:14Yeah, when you can, when you have corners that you can count on again, just like having defensive tackles in the run game, when you have corners, you can count on that are going to compete all the time, no matter what the situation is. And we've developed that again, it changes the way you call the entire game. I mean, you, you're able to leave those guys on an island. You're able to switch out converges and they know what they're doing and they take great pride in it. So having those guys out there in the development. It's a big deal. It really is. Yeah, I mean, he's, he did come in late and you know, he compete, he's one of those guys that just competes every day, doesn't say much, you know, he's trying to live up to the standard or the other guys. And you, you see him coming along, you know, you see him step by step coming along and, and you know, put him in a, you know, competitive atmosphere, same step up. That's a great sign.

4:42:20And 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, I think CJ has shown that he has talent and I think it's my job to put him in the best situations for him because he can be a force. You know, he's much better when he's bloodsing or he's directed because he's able to use his athletic ability, but he has certainly shown that he's going to be able to help this defense coach. Thank you very much for your time. All right. And we will bring offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Chip Kelly to the podium now. We'll open up the questions over to the left Bill Rebenowitz Columbus dispatch. Chip, what are your just general impressions of the offense coming out of spring, especially quarterback?

4:43:22We'll look at all 15. So I think, you know, this day is is a big part of it, you know, because it was the first time they were going to play some of those guys that we got to play in from the crowd. And it was an amazing crowd. You know, 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. That's what they have to get ready to play it. So we got better from practice one practice, 15, you know, it's still an evaluation through the whole process, but it's not something in the players bill to the will, we're not making a decision walking off the field today. And hey, this is the direction that we're going in will will be very authentic and look through everything and make sure that we get a really good feel for what it all looks like and then who will best move this offense. That's what our decision is going to be. I do. I think we got a lot of guys there. That part's tough. I think because you got it. There's guys that deserve reps, you know, and they're all competing for it. So, you know, sometimes you'd like to be sometimes when you had a guy who was an initial starter, well, he's going to get the bulk of the reps. He got him better, but they capitalize on it. We really rolled him, you know, if you were at some of our screen practices, you're watching all those guys rotate and rotate out. And as we talk about all the time, you know, the old adage is don't count your reps, make your reps count.

4:44:31You know, we'll put it all together and really come up with you know, which guy do we really feel is going to make going to help us move this offensively over to the far right bill land is the podcast Kings of the North. Hey, Chip, you said we first talked to you that the the basis of a lot of your success running the football just kind of figuring out what your guys do best and then leading into that over 15 practices now. How good of a field. Do you think you have for that? And then what did the next few months look like as you try to piece that all together? Really good question. It's it's interesting because the one thing that I think sometimes makes tough and evaluation is what a good front we want to get. You know, so for 15 practices, those guys on the other side of the ball were paying, you know, Jack and JT and Ty Lee can those guys, but I know come fall. There's not going to be anybody more happy that we have those guys on the defensive side of the ball because of what they can do. I still think we'll have to really evaluate that what we're going to what we're not what we got to get better at what we got to work on, but I think the work we got against such a quality defense was really key for us.

4:45:36Over to the far left Nathan Barrett Cleveland dot com. So you were go at this time came out of the spring with still a lot of question marks about the offensive line and even I guess that last season came out with question marks. How have you seen that progress in the time that you've been here and what's your confidence level that that offensive line is going to allow this offense to do everything it wants to do this fall. Yeah, I mean, I've been here short amount of time. So I didn't know I really don't have anything to compare to so I kind of tabular rassa come in with a blank slate and just observe it. I think we're really athletic. I think Donnie and Seth and those guys inside are really smart and really intelligent. They allow you to be able to make adjustments in game. Just talking football with some of those guys. It's like, well, these guys are wired the right way and a lot of those guys have played a lot of football. So they can bank on their experience. I think we've got about four guys that have played significant amount of snaps and we've got to make sure we can find out who the fifth guy is. But that's similar to where the quarterback spot is. I think I also think of the offensive line. You're not going to play a 16-17 game season and just play with five guys.

4:46:39You really have to develop your depth there. There's going to be a number two center that's going to play a lot of football. There's going to be a number two guard, whether it's on either side of the ball, there's going to be a third tackle. I think you're going to get tested, especially in this new playoff format. You really have to think that way. So you're not looking for five starters. You're really looking for 10 starters because you're going to have to probably play 10 guys to get when you get through a 16-17 game season. Over to the right. Austin Ward, the podcast. I think it was the first play of the game, the T-Formation and then the reverse spin move with Will Howard. What's the inspiration for that package and that sort of wrinkle with the quarterback? Mr. Hayes. There's a looming figure around this whole program. We get to work every day and then Woody Hayes athletic center. It was good enough for Woody. We're going to stay there. We're going to do it. We ran some last year. I think we took 21 snaps at UCLA and T-Metishort-yarded formation for us. We've done some different things with it. I also think our players had a lot of fun practicing that and doing some different things.

4:47:42It's a small part of our offense. We will not be in the T-21 times in one game. But we may get in in some short-yard situations. I think it's come back. There's a lot of schools right now that are starting to do that. You're trying to have a yard to get. You're trying to get your big guys in the game. I think we use three tight ends and two running backs in our formation today with Pecker being the full back in that situation. There's a lot of different things you can do in short-yardage. But a little bit of a tribute to Coach Hayes and what he means in this program. Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch, over to the left. Chip, did you look back? You've been here two months, 15 spring practices. Is there something you feel best about what you've been able to accomplish with this offense? Well, I haven't accomplished anything because I didn't take a snap. But I think the most impressive thing since I've been here is how close this football team is. Some programs talk about the brotherhood. This is really a brotherhood. Our practices, as we talked about, how good our defense is.

4:48:42They're highly competitive, but they're not combative. Those guys really work very, very well together, both the whole line of the D line and the secondary and the receivers. The competition is going to be the best there is in the country. That makes you better. But I think sometimes competition guys can lash out and get really combative. Then all of a sudden the fight breaks out and the fight breaks out. We're trying to accomplish and get footballed on them. But I think the way these guys cooperate and work together as a group is a special bond. You're going to need the closest team and the most connected teams on the ones that win. Over to the right here. Andy Baxter and Letterman, are all. Jay Bobbys, 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 what 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. And JJ is a really talented player also. I think all of the whole group of Cornell tape did some really good things watching him this spring.

4:49:42And for all of them, I mentioned it with the offensive line. I came in with a blank slate. I had no opinions formed. Not that really just wide eyed and just observed them. But I think that wide receiver is really special. I think there's a bunch of guys in there. And again, you have to play multiple games after the regular season is over. You're going to make sure you're going to need depth like that. And the fact that you feel a little bit comfortable right now, that we got some guys there that can make some plays on the perimeter. And that really dictates how people are going to defend you. You got a couple of really good running backs. Are they going to load the box? Are you really going to load the box and leave those guys in one on coverage? Well, then it's the quarterback's responsibility to decipher that and get the ball to those guys. Or do they list a double coverage? They list a double coverage. And now it's a little bit lighter box and you can run the ball. So having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second roll left, Pat Murphy, 24-7 sports. Chip, we've talked a lot about kind of the quarterbacks maybe vying for the starting spot.

4:50:43But some of the younger guys, what have you seen from them? We got an opportunity to see more of them today than we probably have. What's your assessment of them as they kind of get into this? I always am so impressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated and what they do. And you look at Julian and Air and JJ. They should be in the hot lunch line of their high school. And they're out here playing in front of 80,000 people. And they've really progressed when you watch them in meetings and listen to them. And they interpret. So basically the whole concept here is we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim. This three didn't maybe anything. We don't put the in-sell in with, hey you guys are in, we're in install. This with the older players. And then you guys go sit at the kitty table and we're just going to do the really simple things with you. They get it all. And the more they can digest, the more when you're in a room, when you're checking for understanding and asking questions. And they can spit back to you the more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call for.

4:51:45So those guys have been impressive. They're still learning. You know, they were the guys today that were kind of looking around and saying, while there's like 80,000 people here, along with the offensive coordinator and the quarterback coach, because I was kind of looking around because I had actually never been in the stadium until yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there. So I played Ohio State once when I was at Oregon, but that was in the Rose Bulls. I had never been actually in the stadium until yesterday. So I caught myself when I went into the stadium today looking around saying 80,000 for a spring game. That's impressive. That time for just a few more folks over here to the right Dylan Davis, Delaware Gazette. Given what you just said about throwing them into the deep end, what stood out the most about Julian's progression through 15 practices and where he is that you guys head out of spring? Julian is a very fast processor. You know, he really thinks very, very quickly on his feet. Like he makes really quick decisions. He doesn't stick on and read. He can progress in any ceasing. It's really well for a young player.

4:52:46You know, in not having been exposed to a lot of college defenses. And especially what Jim does. You know, Jim can make Jim can make a young freshman quarterback cry with some of the stuff he does. But you know, I never saw that with Jules. And I that's been in press of his his ability to retain and you know him and JJ the compliment I would say to him is. If you got here and you didn't know what class they were and you wouldn't say that those guys are 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 examples of that far left Cameron T Robinson, the athletic chip. On the topic of freshman James peoples of the same guy run the second half. You talk about how deep you need to be in this era cause for ball. But as you search for RB three, what did you see from them today and what is what is their growth been like in this spring? Yeah, James really flashed early for for me not knowing again.

4:53:49Kind of let's just don't worry about what the background is where they're from who they are. The this guy of this stars. That's kind of that stars. It's they're all back eyes. And there's how they do it. I think James has got really good field and vision. He can hit things. I thought Sam did some really good things today. T.C. is another guy who really came along during the spring and work constantly talking in our staff meetings about depth. We're very cognizant of the fact that the playoff situation has changed. So you have to develop that depth, you know, used to be maybe have a parent affair was what everybody says, but I think you may have to have more than that. You're talking about 1617 games. You're really going to be tested that way. So I was really happy with how those young guys have come along here in the 15 training sessions that we've had. Over here to the right. Tim made the Tim May podcast. Thank you, Jerry. You have your own podcast. Yeah. Like these guys all had like a name next to their. You're a name. Okay. That's pretty cool. You must have some juice if you got you got your name and your podcast.

4:54:49Definitely. Okay. I like it's not just the lunch last hot lunch last. It's a hot lunch. Yeah. Just two quickies. Number one, do you feel compelled to let these quarterbacks know where they stand here? Yeah. It's coming up Tuesday. You know what I mean there. Yeah. You know, where does that go? I mean, in your mind. Yeah. We're all sitting down as a staff and visiting me. Then I and maybe he does an unbelievable job of I think all our players understand where they fit and what what the picture is and we'll give them our assessment. This isn't, you know, we're not going to come back and 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 really look at the things because you may see something but you're on the sideline. You know, why did he make that decision? Well, I couldn't really see the field safety from where he was. Okay. Now I understand why you made that decision. So, you know, what they'll we'll have meetings with all our players and that's that's always been the method.

4:55:51So this week during, you know, between one day through Friday, we're all scheduled. No one's going on the road recruiting until after that. But we're all a player meeting said every position. You know, offensive line defensive line linebacker safety is everybody. Everybody's in a set time with their position coaches and know where they fit and we see them. But do you feel a pressure with the with the transfer portal looming? I mean, you know, you've been a head coach for a long time. Is that on your mind at Tuesday? Yeah, I think we're aware of it. I'm 100 percent and I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, which what your evaluation was through the training sessions that we have. Guys, we've got to have real quick. Last two questions. Dan Hope and then Rob Aller. Feel like you need to have a starting quarterback named by and whatever the biggest things you're going to be looking for between now and then in determining who that guy is. What's going to be between now and whatever then 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 off season.

4:56:52And then they'll go back to work and with Mick in the in the weight room and getting bigger, getting faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. And they do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and even assess. So they're really from a football standpoint on their own until August. So you always want to do it earlier. But I also believe every time I've been involved in this is that it kind of happens organically and authentically. You know, because the players know. If you say, we decided we're going to be with Joe and they all think it's Tim. You know, they're in the locker room with him every day. So there's players understand, you know, who they'd feel is the guy. And most of the time, the decision is very obvious. You know, when you just say, hey, this is where we are with it. But there's that timetable thing. I can't give you an exact timetable on that.

4:57:52Rob. Chip, you talk about Julian. But typically in your experience, you've done again, like Tim said a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow down for a 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 always like that. Remember vividly second practice. He got to the fifth reading the progression and threw it out here in his big game. And I asked him why I do it all. I asked why, because I just want to understand it. And I said, why did you do that? And he goes, I don't know what we call that defense. But there was like a lot of guys over there. And they didn't seem like there was anybody over there. But for him to process at that time, he was right. And he came back the other day, whether that was cover 60 other day coach. I learned what you guys call the coverages. But it all happens differently. I've got guys that for two years seem like they're just, you know, they're really struggling. And then the light bulb goes off and you know, whoa, like they got it. So everybody has different learning styles.

4:58:54You know, our job in the evaluation process is to identify those learning styles. So, you know, they cognitive learn, they an auditory learner, you know, do they learn by feel? Is it more a feel guy, you know, a more film guy? You know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep poking and prodding. And for us as coaches, that's the challenge too, is what is their best learning style? And how can we convey it? Because education basically is just a transportation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know or what Ryan knows, it matters what they know. So that's always kind of what we're working on and studying and thinking about and kind of where we are and how much can they handle. And then how much is too much, you know, because this may be a great play. I agree 100%. But if he 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 awesome. We're learning them. So, this is have identities, sort of coaches really. Running quarterbacks. Is that something you've always sort of lean toward or is it year by year case by case?

4:59:56What advantages do you like about it? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Yeah, I think a running quarterback causes problems for defense. So when when plays break down, the unscheduled plays, you know, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl. On that last drive, the two big plays were my home's run. The picture my home is another runner. Andy's not calling design quarterback runs for Pat. But when the defense matches up and plays two men and turns their back to the quarterback, well, maybe the best decision is to take off. You know, the second one he took out, I'm like, he may score. You know, a lot of guys go and they want a hook side, you know, and and there's times where you have to understand if you do have a running quarterback. And we talk about the best of the best ability is availability. You know, you're not lowering your children, 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. Twenty times a game will run in the quarterback. There are people that run offensive styles and are really successful with it.

5:00:56But with this group we have right now, that's not now they can hurt you with the feet. We'll did it when he was at case date, you know, obviously Devon took off a couple times today 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 amount of 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 it and run quarterback ice on quarterback power. But it is a, it's another weapon, you know, and it also keeps defenses honest, you know, three defensive and it's going to continue to bend from the quarterback. Pulls it, he's on the edge and he's getting in 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 it on the run. Well then his responsibility is to make the defense be honest and that's really air did that a couple times today.

5:01:56We had a block that safety was sticking his face in there. So we took off around the edge. What happens in next play the defense is wider. Then what do we get to do? We got a chance to hand the ball off to the running game. Great coach. Thank you so much for your time and thank you for being a buck eye. Thanks. It was definitely addressed here, you know, this pretty easy. I think Austin Saradow stepped up in a big way, you know, with the thought of 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, said it's been a nice job as well. But it was good to see Austin, you know, he moved from guard to tackle a couple times. And even with the ones he was in there battling his tail off. So I think we have built some depth there. But again, you know, we got to go play some games and see what that. Rob Aller. And what's the main thing you want to see out of the old line? Yeah, you know, again, whether it's whatever happened last year or last year. But I know that the message to our to our offensive line is we want to play one of the hardest playing offense line in the country. Now, we've got to play with technique.

5:02:56But at the end of the play, like knock the line of screaming back and play with your hair on fire. It's hard as you possibly can. There's a lot that goes with the playing in the offensive line. It's all the communication. There's a lot of things that have to get into place. I think Seth has done a nice job of communicating and it seems the offense better now. It takes control up front and brings everybody together, which is great. But to me, like, that's it. We did list a bunch of other things, but to me, we've got to move the line of screaming until we've got to be just playing with our hair on fire and knocking people back and playing physical. And that's the start to game. That's the end of the game. This is a destination spot for wide receiver. You can do it. 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 we should have the best offensive in the country. That's the standard here has been for a long time. And so we'll keep pushing towards that this year. And I think everybody in that room will tell you the same thing.

5:04:00Tony Gerbin. I was a situation of little life back then. You should go right now. I see that. Yeah. So, sunny has really stepped up and played well. He's made this transition from safety to linebacker very well. I think you 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 screaming. It's different when you're closer to the line of screaming. I was doing a better job getting his hands on. 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 at the front. They can be involved and fit into the back end. He's doing that. You know, I think he's, you know, looking forward to play a plan in the 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 in the field, being very intentional about his work, but playing really hard.

5:05:04Yeah, I haven't talked to Jim because, you know, we'll make that final decision here over the weekend, but he's certainly leader in the club. Can you tell Ryan? I mean, Seth McLaughlin. Can tell he's been there, done that. Is he, is he projected that to the offensive line? You're still, and I'm safe from a leadership standpoint, a grown man. Yes. How does that just come up? How does it show up? A bunch of ways. It's just poised. It's not getting rattled when, you know, coach parks at you. It's, you know, okay, I got this. Let me get it under control. It's seeing something in practice and being able to adjust on the move. It's being prepared when you walk on the field. It's recognizing how hard you have to play at the position. It's kind of all of those things into one, but he's got great communication up front. He talks to the guys. He's moving quickly in there. And when you have experience like he has, you know, the game seems to slow down at times yet.

5:06:04He seems to be playing it at a fast lover. Thanks for over. I see a lot of people. You see that? You see that? You see that? You see that? You see that? You see that? You see that? You see that? You see that? You see that? You see that? You see that? I feel like he took a step in the right direction when you come in in the summer, it is very difficult to get on the field. Especially early in the season. Whether he does or not, I will see. But if he continues to practice, boy, he's been practicing that. He'll give himself a chance to win the interrotation midway through the season, or later in the season, which isn't similar to some of the water series he'd had before. and then make an impact later in the season. I think that's probably more his path right now, you know, shows up and starts to break. And, you know, we'll give him the reps he deserves. Or like Jeremiah is in a different situation

5:07:05because he came in here in January and he was a little bit ahead. Anybody who comes in and generates to me, I don't look at him as a freshman anymore. We've been here there in the program and we expect him to contribute. I'm glad you're here. I'm glad you're here. I'm glad you're here. Are you serious, especially in the time during the striker season? If you're not talking to him, I'm not concerned for his departure. I'm not really talking to him. You're still in there, right there. Talking and communicating. But in the skirmishes we've had, it's been offense very deep, and so I've mostly been on the offensive side still kind of going through all those types of things. And there's a lot to work through this year, just with the play clock and then it's one of the main advantages. You know, the close to play communication inside of 15 goes off. There's a lot of things that go on there. We don't really get notification on that. So I'm trying to, you know, just help chip with that and some communication that we're a personnel.

5:08:07But I'm very much involved with special teams. I think with the two-minute warning, there's some strategic things that are going to go on again and again that you know you're ever really going to be involved with. But to your point, just overall, just looking guys in the eye and making sure that, you know, they have to look in their eye, you know, that 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. You know, like that's not just how it works. We'll get to win the situations. And so all those things will come into play and make it in game adjustments. You know, be involved with all three faces, you know, watching the game and the table to try to identify what happened in the last series. I think all those things will be happening. Oh, I know you guys are getting this thing. 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 players are going to be the first part

5:09:08to go up in the game on Saturday against Acker. He's got a strong leg. He's made it a good transition into the country, but also just playing football and not Australian or football, which is very, very different. The 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 out of his kick faster. I think he's done that his time time has been good. And he's been more consistent. You'll see, you know, he'll kick a few. You'll just go right out of the stadium. And then you just have a strong, strong leg. So we're looking for that consistency. He's shown that here most recently. So he's got the upper hand right now. And last question, do we have a hand? Well, Ryan, I don't know if it's because Will maybe took a little bit longer to make the decision in December than some of the other top of the line quarterbacks we've did or because maybe there was a thought he wasn't going to be the starter. It kind of stayed too short. But it seems like people have viewed him kind of

5:10:09as a game manager type of quarterback. After eight months with them, where do you see his ceiling or what, what is Will's special trait to you? Where do you see him taking stuff? I see a bunch of traits there. I think the first trait of size is big. You can stand in the pocket and see he's strong. So I mean, that's the first thing he noticed about him. Again, whether it's standing in the pocket with poise, I think that's another trait that he has that's excellent. He feels the rush, but he stands right in there. I think the next trait is just, you know, his top end speed. He can run 22 miles an hour at that size, which there's not a lot of guys who can do that. So I think that's the extraordinary trait. And now I would say his overall leadership commands in the huddle is another, you know, something that he's really, you know, grown into in the last few months that he's been here. And then his accuracy. He's been very accurate since he's been here.

5:11:09And when he knows what's going on and he can explain what's happening, I mean, it looks right. His feel and he can hurt you in a bunch of different ways. So his ceiling, that's, that's going to be kind of, you know, up to how he plays his 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. Coach, thank you for the mic. Yeah, you're right. Coach, we have Tendra, Symbola, the goal line and Donovan Jackson. It's getting better. I mean, you have nerves naturally. That's the first complaint I was good. I was rolling. Also, it's a weird meme. I was trying to try to find the highest thing. It was also the first start. Yeah. You, yeah, it's, but like, I prepared well, and camp and practice all week. And I was, I was ready.

5:12:10I have two multi-year starters. I did a lot. I mean, I could ask them, hey, what we got here, but I was prepared well. I mean, I was telling Jimmy and said, it's like, hey, we play our blocks with him. We have to be emotional, excited. What did this guy do in Ohio? What is it mean? At the start of the game? It was always my dream to come here and play and start. And having that like, I mean, I just got to keep going and keep building those days, and go games and keep building. What a much younger Austin, will you be with the people who come here today? No, I don't think, I don't think, even, I told him, like, I asked him, yeah, younger self, even committed here. I wouldn't believe that. I'm having a couple of starts. Yeah. Awesome. Has this happened faster than you had been doing? You were going to come here with the players. I guess you're technically a softball player who plays over a short time.

5:13:10No, I knew that year two, I was going to see you some playing time. Now starting week one, year two, I didn't see that, but like I was ready in spring ball, like I knew I was going to play some softball. But, so. What does it mean to you to, I don't really get the opportunities to play, but you play well enough now. And coaching staff trust you, and they've been putting it out there. What are the situations when you feel like you've learned that so early on in your career? 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 season, the end of the spring, and the end of the season. I don't realize that you could play at this high level, but I have with the ones, you know, 18 or 18. Yeah, but definitely was in a training camp. I 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. So. There is defense attack wasn't that in the title season.

5:14:10Hero in Jason Moore in Taiwan. All those guys, pretty much anyone on the deepened mind gets your face all the time. So, and Kay and Mack as well. Yeah. I was more collected, how about the ability of them to bring in a lot. How much can he help you and how do you think and how do you think he helped me a lot. And I'm proud that he's our starting center, not someone else's, but I mean, he's like the captain of the line. He's another voice on the line with guys like Josh Fryer, Josh Simmons, Donnie and Tiger. That means another voice and another captain on the line. Look, ways of having him with this much experience. Helps. You're in the middle of the line. I mean, a lot. He can tell you, I prefer to play what's going on and how to block someone. Like, what you need to do, and it helps a lot. Tiger is talking about how calm he is. He's very, very quickly. How much does that benefit you have the guys who's kind of been there

5:15:11and seeing what might be the best. It makes us more calm. Especially, you mean, hey, that's our first start. So, like, we were up here, with Seth, he brought us down, and we were like, fine, like, our emotions weren't high. We were so in. Is that like something he tells you? Is that something you pick up on by Hel? He's acting. How do you kind of mean sense with his strength? It's by how he's acting. And what I mean, him, we're on the side of him, both Josh, Donnie, like, he was telling us, like, hey, we're cool. Like, we got him, but it's pretty much like, oh, everyone, oh, cool group. How much do that? As a first time starter, how much did he add in that? Me, and a lot. That was my first time ever using iPads. We didn't use the iPads in high school, but, I mean, you can, just like, try to remember the defense, you can just come on a silent, bring up a play, and get help up really well. How about that? Probably the first or second, but after that, I thought we'd say our seventh. Awesome. Thank you very much.

5:16:11Thanks for the blind fight. We'll be, that's you can, probably settle it in the go. 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, I've been playing basketball all I can settle football, and I feel like, just the fast pace offense that we're running, really fits the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw a football, like 65 guys, but can you kick a football, 75 yards of flickers? No. All right, so I'm gonna question. Lincoln, what's your question? How is your, um, your roommate at the community? He's, he's a blessing man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. What's his name? His name's Lincoln. Teen hoes. Oh, he's cleaner. I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of picked each other as roommates, because we're very clean, and we don't like our burdens really messy. Well, it's true though. It's true, it's a real pretty clean stuff.

5:17:12Luke, are you still a cross-training in Tag D'Alsam, or have you just been off guard this spring? Uh, so far I've been all guard. Um, I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice, 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 is an excellent song. Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot. Um, you know, you put a lot of work in to play here. And I just spent a dream just from being in Ohio, and I was like, I'm not kidding, I'm from Ohio, I'm a kid's perspective. I mean, that's the biggest wish possible. I would say that's going to be pretty cool. What was it like to sponsor a post game getting home and feeling for the first time? It didn't fly. This is going to be a weird answer, but it feels like I was playing a game, if that makes sense. I was pretty locked in. I felt like, just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing really. I just went in that first game, and was like, shoot, I'm here now, it's time to roll. You know, it didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't even hit me after, and I was like, shoot there, and if I get out there at Indiana, I'm just like, honestly, I don't know.

5:18:12I felt less nervous that I didn't hide school, and it makes no sense. What is the thing that you like about this? What is it? What is the thing that you like about this? What is the thing that you like about this? A lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Aniston. I think, prior to it, when my biggest role model is here, my bigger brother, when I first made it. Tell him about Padilla. I don't like this. Padilla, okay. Yeah, no. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, Padilla, I mean, I'm just like, 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 on. And I'm excited to see where they can get to on the side of the planet and feel them. Oh, yeah, you know, it's been really helpful. You know, just keep in my mind, just settled in straight forward on the next play. That's a great question. Like I said, I mean, that I just need to say consistent in my work, I think. the biggest thing for me is just I can't wait about the next one. I think it's actually not those big runs you guys started training out.

5:19:12It's hand plus there, but it's did it beat off each other? Absolutely. When you see defensive and you see defensive start arguing with each other and things like that. I mean, that makes a lot of easier to have those 10-11 plays around something. What does that like? It's the ones for which we played your mouth all day. They were just good. I mean, it feels good to rip off these runs because I mean we put them so much for those in practice. You know, seeing the product of that hand, where you know, these guys are so. Tech Reserves says that just out bits of line wise is y'all prepared this week. We've got Donald from back in there. They tell us, oh, we're starting really this season. Donald and Jackson, pretty season-all American, etc. I mean, John and the group, you know. Donald and Jackson is a very good shoot-off player. When he's on the field, he makes his

5:20:12present stuff. We've all been training on my home. There's no margin. We know it can be. There's a sense of watching you guys actually. You're even more of a force. You put in a work during practice. We practice really hard. Coach, they really challenge us to practice hard. Positions, coaches really challenge us to practice hard. I was just a result of it. When it's grown up like that, what does it feel like being in the mix? It's a long time. It's a long time. When you work hard for something and you're able to see like what comes out of it, like that's, there's no better feeling than that. I don't know. I don't know. It's about the way that you sway you. No, I mean, I was really funny to see. Thank you. Thank you.

5:21:12Take a look at what has been well for you guys for the first of the games. What's it been like playing XN for the last two? He's, you know, he's really very authentic And you've never seen real panic and having a guy like that mess you when you have not really played as many meaningful snaps. There's not one lot of Preda ivelyал kenn's amirat And Farhan's set. It goes well for, they do so much for this offensive handle past seasons. People have told us about this intelligence really kind of display 전�. Where have you noticed that intelligent Like I said, in crunch time, you know, when things aren't exactly looking like how we practice it, you know, having a guy like that, we'll slow down, we'll do this, this, this, and then we're going, we execute having a guy like that, like there's none better than that.

5:22:16You wrote? What you got? What's my favorite cake? No. Right, brother. Uh-huh, and now it's that. I almost came back with a croissant of this and more. Take a look at it Marshall. They got a couple guys on the deep inside of it that have big tin bodies. Absolutely. What do you see when you look at their territory from the scene? 15, 7, a couple of those guys are pretty big pieces of stuff. Yeah, those guys there, they're real players. They're real players, and so they're coached well, you can sell them. They go hard, you know, they're real players over there. We've been practicing to the best of our abilities, you know, and expect that. And I'm prepared for that. You see, they play for G.A. Kevin and Ash, they're different. They take the whole thing. Yeah, they play good ball over there, and you know, their defense plays hard.

5:23:22They challenge teams, you know, sometimes they might be overlooked, and they still challenge teams. And so they come out there with the mentality like, no matter where he's in front of us or when it won't happen. I mean, the actions right there right in front of you right now, which is kind of a good thing and kind of a bad thing. You know, you should shift off the rest, you know, hitting back in it. Inside. You talk to your zirks, you know, that's not what it means. 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 would turn him back. And for this year, just be able to get that job.

5:24:25I think it's a lot of things. I might get my weight, my height is more regard height. But I'm faster my feet, and I'm just going to need to get that technique right now. Sometimes I'm like basketball, I want to be on that just like defend, but you know, you got to stay. Stay straight in some blocks. Yeah, that's a great question. I mean, I feel like these two can answer that for the year right now. I think KK here, okay, answer that. Well, I don't know what to say about that. What do you guys think? Well, I don't know what to say about that. What do you guys think about that? I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I'm going to take a day. This man is strong. Ready? I'm talking about life. You have the basketball here. You can just do a thing. He's a kind of a really fine guy. Just to hope he has a sharp face. And he got the wrist there. He doesn't.