Press Conferences (Keenan Bailey) Elite Edition September 3

0:00And it's been great for the Titans. I'll leave it at that, not to get too much in the scheme, but we've definitely benefited and me personally learning every day. Can you look at the, I guess, what was the big experience for your career? Is that true? You've coached for another year or three emergency intensity, a Turkish reticle? Yeah, I think, you know, awesome, that's a great question. I hope not. I think the energy was still there with a guy like Kate. Again, it might have been, like I said earlier, it might have been, you know, the 3000 level course with Kate because he's ran that play for four years before I got him. Right now, it still might be the, what do I got to do? And yeah, I mean, I hope the guys feel that the energy's picked up because the urgency has. I mean, eight number eights, not in the room anymore. Great. We're going to play somebody in a couple months. Right? And there's got to be a tie-dend out there. Hopefully it's two, hopefully three tie-dends out there. So hopefully they feel the urgency's picked up. I mean, the room is structured, but G's been in the long time. But it felt like year after year, it was a lot of fun.

1:01The better guy, the next one, the better guy, the next one, that's the thing. It's like, you have to provide full leadership for the guys. You know what I mean? Is that a good one? You decided to tell me, is that just G's job, even if it's not good for the world? Yeah, I don't know. I'm not going to put it all on G's, right? But again, the leaders drive the culture. Whether it be G or whether it be Pat, who's been here for a long time and played a lot of football, or whether it be Will came in and said, no, this is what it should look like. I mean, I want those guys to take it around with it. You know, on Saturdays, I'm in the box. I'm not cutting off the C-Guy. It's got to come from them. Now, again, my job is coaches to make them hear things they don't want to hear. You know, pushing to do things they don't want to do. So I'm certainly going to do that at times, and I'll keep doing it. But they've done a great job of driving the culture. When you were in the room, when Kevin was in the offensive meeting room for so many years, does this have a chip kind of get you guys back to where you guys were with Kevin? I know that the room has an offensive staff. You guys were kind of young last year. Now to have chip with that experience, is that kind of like what you guys have with Kevin?

2:01You know, some similarities. I think the comparison is that we're talking about Kevin Wilson, and Chip Kelly, two of the brightest, you know, minds and offensive football in the last several decades. So I think there's some similarities there. But yeah, I think it's a loud one coach day, maybe to delegate to Coach Kelly, and let him be the best version of himself, and Coach Kelly's been an awesome leader, right, of driving us, and listening, and providing input. So it's been great. I don't know if it's exactly like it was with Coach Wilson, but it feels great, however it is right now. Kevin, was there initially a bigger role, expected for Jolani in the cotton bowl, and did that not get to come to fruition as much as the way that came played out here? You know, I don't remember exactly what, you know, the expectation was he was going to help contribute. And certainly we wanted him to contribute from the jump, and keep them in there contributing. The game kind of started off, you know, not ideal, and we had Kate in there, and you know, that was his last game as a buck guy. So we felt comfortable riding out with him,

3:02but I think Jolani and everyone else is kind of focused going forward. Did you guys see him going to find during the bowl prep that was a step forward at all? Yeah, oh yeah. He definitely takes that forward for sure. If you are painting an ideal situation for the ball, what does the depth look like in terms of how many guys you'll trust? I think I got six seats in there, so six of the toughest dudes on the team. I'm not sure I'm just giving the coach speak, but I mean, however it shakes out, hopefully we could play 13% or 14% now, and I got guys out there that are going to go a recent heavy, but I don't know. They're going to make that sort of out. Right now I'm worried about whatever Thursday's practice, seeing the toughest dudes on the field. Are you seeing enough of that to feel comfortable saying that that can happen by playing? Yeah, I mean, we're taking strides. We'll see about the end of spring, and then hopefully fall camp. It's a long ways away from wherever we play with going. Yeah, it's been great. It's been great. Pumper turn and kick return, and again, the coach, other positions too, right?

4:02I mean, special teams comes down to technique and effort, right? And that's the ultimate test of the brotherhood, and no one signed up to be a buck out of be on Pumper turn. They want to be first round this, first round that. So it's been awesome. And involved in that. Oh yeah, we're working quite a few guys back there. We got some options. So that'd be fun. I mean, he had more time, right? Just because we have that whole month of kind of December for development. And you know, the bull press a lot like spring ball, and that he has those three or four weeks, you know, to get the reps he wasn't getting during the year, because Cade was taking it. I think good. I think it just shows that, you know, next man in, we trust you fully. Cade couldn't go. No one better than I was G, then it was Pat period. We call their offense.

5:05There's no modified offense or anything like that. So to put our trust in him, then he went out and made a lot of plays. And both of this gets played really well. I think that helps the confidence for him and awesome. Really good. When you look at G now, do you, and this is the easiest question, maybe, do you see a tight end now? You're still one I'm saying from a couple years ago. He moved over from wide receiver and all this kind of stuff. What just chuffed out at you about what he brings to the tight end spot? Yeah, I know what you're asking too. I promise you I never like, he's in the tight end room. I didn't say, oh, but he's a receiver playing tight end. He's a tight end. He's a tight end. So he's going to be greater like a tight end, treated like it. So I never really, but like Kevin talked about when the, you know, first made the move, you want to, you want to get this guy some confidence playing tight end, meaning, I'm not going to say it gets lesser opponents, but having some success out there, you know, like in the run game, the blocking aspect of things and stuff. And he seems to progress big time from that. I mean, do you feel that way too? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. He's going way better. And again, that practices, he's on the left side. He's against JT. If he's on the right side, he's against Shaq.

6:07So I mean, there's no, this is Ohio State. You're playing against the best every day. So yeah, he's definitely progressed. Do you think that collaborative effort you guys having a special team? Do you think that's benefiting you guys in terms of how you're coaching that day? Yeah, I think so. Dan as far as ownership goes, right? Like, I mean, I'm not saying I wasn't invested last year, but shoot. I'm a partner during the kicker journey. I mean, that's Coach Hartlan and I's product out there. And if there's not tight ends all over those units, and they're not going to play tight end in Ohio State, and I bet you Hartlan feels the same way about the receiver. So as far as the buy-in from the staff, heck yeah. Heck yeah, for me, at least speaking for myself. When Coach stayed brought that up, what did you think about that change? And number two, what is he told you he wants that he wasn't getting from a special team two years ago? No, he never told me anything about last year. It was all about, okay, how it going to be? This is, again, Ohio State. Whatever the janitorial staff is supposed to be the best in the country. The tight end coach better be the best dynamic in the country. Same thing with quarterback. Same thing with Pumbertron Coach. On the Pumbertron Coach, I should be the best one in the country. So I got to work with Coach Hartlan and Coach Keeze and everyone else learning this game and techniques

7:11and now we got to put on the field. You fund yourself studying, punt returns, like NFL teams and things like that. How are you doing your prep work? Oh yeah, Coach Hart, Coach Keeze, thanks Gunner. I mean, we bought to ourselves in a room for a week there. I don't think I did any offense. You already have pretty good knowledge of the turn game or the coach, if you'd have to start from scratch. No, yeah, there was no starting from scratch, Dan. I mean, it's all ball. And that's the coolest thing about special teams is, if you're on special teams, it's going to make you better tight. And it's going to be a better DB, you're running back and it's like the technique and everything like that. I think I had pretty fair foundation and then maybe some tweaks and, you know, kind of we have to decide what our identity is going this season. I think we proved it on special teams because he played on special teams before we played offense. And then just reps that practice again against blocking the best linebackers in the country.

8:14It doesn't matter if you're a fine star or if you're a walk on. But to that point, I think sometimes there's a mentality of, but he's just a walk on. That does not exist with Pat. It's went out the window to start a, once you start a plan. Is that how you approach it here? Oh, guys, I'm a 30. I'm about 1130. I'm just having stars. Oh, yeah. Is that help you? Oh, yeah, they know. I think everyone in my room knows and, you know, guys I talked to on the recruiting trail. Kate went down and knew his G and then Pat was right in. I didn't see that in I. I'm going to put the toughest dude out there who goes to the hardest. Right? I don't care if you're from Ohio, your dad's a buck guy, if you're a walk on or a five star, whatever should help us win, you know. We can marry the fans. Not period. Yeah. You still work with them? Or how does that kind of work right? Yeah, we can. I mean, with Max and Toe, it's Face Times and it's encouraging them to get here and watch practice so that when they get here, right after graduation, we could hit the ground running. But yeah, it's much prep work as we could do on the front end with, you know, setting them tip sheets and that's what it thing. We're technology nowadays.

9:14I mean, COVID, we had to do it. So yeah, we could get to work right now. Two more questions, folks. With the special teams question, the collaboration that you guys have, it's three people in one room. Like, how does that work semantically where you guys are all putting your heads together to get one idea? Just how does that play out in the room together? Yeah, I mean, luckily, I mean, it's Coach Hart and I. I mean, that guy, we worked, we see each other every day for the last eight years and luckily, I worked for years with him. So that's so organic, Hart and I just kind of bounce each other, thoughts off each other. We can read each other's minds by now. I think that's how close we are. So this is really organic in there. And then Coach Kees does a great job of kind of setting the direction, giving us some expertise and we just kind of have a flow off each other. Okay. Obviously, the guys react to that. So you're coaching, but that's much of a team's. Yeah, I think they like it because like the accountability, again, if my tight ends aren't on point return to kicker joint, they're not playing tight end and they know that. So I think across the board, it gives us a platform to coach other positions. In a time when the print transport is so big, and the guy like G probably could have left multiple times if he wanted to,

10:15what does that do for the room? To have a guy who's a leader, have just so set that. So I'm like, I'm going to stay here, I'm going to stay here and make an impact. That's the goal. Yeah, I think it speaks volumes. You hit the nail on the head, not just for G, but for the brotherhood. And I know it sounds cliche and people read it on Twitter and kind of roll their eyes to brotherhood. Why did they think the entire defense came back for the brotherhood? We got two goals here. We haven't done them since she's been here. He hasn't hit his two goals, so he stayed for the brotherhood. So I think it speaks volumes for G as a leader in the room. But also, you look around a roster, how many guys could have either left for other opportunities in the portal or in the NFL? So I think it speaks volumes to the brotherhood. Is it different at tight end with the transfer portal maybe? Because for some positions, it's such a development position at tight end where you have to develop run blocking and you have to learn the passing game. Is it different trying to keep kids around maybe in the portal era at tight end? Yeah, maybe it is. And I haven't really thought about that because it's still so new. I think you've got to be so honest in recruiting. If you think I'm going to walk into a living room and say, come be my starting tight end, I should be crazy.

11:16You're crazy. Now, come prepared and get to work before you get here. And I'm going to give you the opportunity to. Again, I'll take a question earlier. I don't care if it's a senior or a true freshman. If you could play, you could play period. I can't wait. Give me a true freshman, you could play tight end. It's still high-estate. You've got to block Jack and JT. And then your dog tired next play. You're getting covered by Downs and Lathen and all those guys. You kidding me? Is this NFL? No, it's Ohio State. Right? So yeah, I think it's a little bit different, but you've got to be honest on the front end. Keena, thank you very much. Also, thanks, guys. Thanks, Coach. Thank you. What did you take out of last season? You mentioned coming straight out of high school. Don't play a ton. How much did you take away? What kind of things did you learn from freshman? I'll say it was tough, you know. But I'm wondering from guys like Mike Hall, Ty Hamilton, Tylie, these guys are pro at guys. So I'm just trying to get, I'm going to ask many questions I have for them. And it's really just getting better, just every day.

12:18Full bag, I like it. No petition, no petition. I just wanted to do my job. I'm a team player, so whenever I got to be from my team, I'm a great player. No, this is not surprising to me. I'm not going to work. I couldn't work my whole life, but I feel like Coach makes this all season. It's really big for me. I like doing what I have to do in my job. I know. I was about to be here. I was just trying to get up. I was just trying to get up.

13:19I was just trying to get up. I was just trying to get up. I was just trying to get up. I was just trying to get up. What are the ways you do that's different from what you do? I want to say a photo of me, but I'm here for a reason. A guy I'm here for a reason, so whatever happens, you know, happens. I love the year. I just know that would be great. That was a lot of times like the player of the year. It doesn't get that often. You didn't do it at the time. I actually imagined it. She had fine shoulder, but it's not always easy. It's just getting better here. I'm sure people here are playing football. Really, yeah, I got a big chip on my shoulder. I don't take no days for granted. I know. Because you got to play every play like your last play. So that's how I do it. I'm just looking motivated. Some big season coming up, 17 games. Somebody got to step up. And a day leading on the young guys like me and Jason. He wrote, it's time wanted to step up.

14:19Can we see you in the back of the spring game? Can we get a touchdown in the spring game? I don't know. I've seen really men talking about it. But I think they're in the season. We got to save him. We got to see him. I want to see him. I want to see him. I want to see him. I want to see him. I want to see him. I want to see him. I want to see him. I want to see him. Can't let the opposing teams know when we got the friends. How did you think that went, sir? In the cut move? Yeah. In the full back. It was awesome. It just felt like high school days. I'm excited. I'm blocking for guys like Kushon, Train, Dalin. I mean, it's going to open up. Do you have to fight with Kayden for that role? Yeah. Because he was just talking about it too. So clearly, is it good work? I think we share a couple of plays. But, you know, whatever it is for my team, I'm going to do it. Is it Kayden doing it or I do it? I think it's going to be a good thing for us. The opposing team, when you're going to the DLL, I will give you the best food. We had the best matchups. I like going against Donnie and Fryer.

15:19What's that? I feel like, these are pro guys. So, I'm going against the best. You are the high-ostate. So, every day, you're going to compete with the best. So, you got to breathe. You mentioned, I was 17 games when that's after. There's got to be more depth inside. Is that competition like when you talked about heroes? Is that competition like a lot of games? I was really competitive. I'm trying to be them to the ball. I feel like all of us, we just work and getting better. You know, we know what's upstate this year. We're trying to be the type of Northwater national championship. That's the only thing you have in mind. But, you just go into the spring, you need to be in for that. Of course, you get ready for the season. How have you tiled time in the set of standards? Well, those are vets. I'm glad they came back. They showed me things, little things. Like, little things I'm working on. Like, technique lines. And he's my game. So, it's not really good for them to come back. Kind of like, little distance. Gady, thank you very much. Just a rushing attack, I think. All right. We'll go to the left for our ballerine. Then we're going to come over to the right to Steven Means.

16:19Yeah, Ryan, when your defense has been dominating as it is and has been. And they break a big one on you. Is that almost shocking? That would something like that happen. It's just, it's one little glitch, I guess. Yeah. Yeah. And, you know, they have a very good scheme. And they do a nice job. And they really milk the clock and try to, you know, shorten the game, which is smart on their end. And they're a good team. And they're going to make some plays. But, you know, other than a couple explosive plays, certainly the long pass. I thought our defense played strong tonight. Did a nice job against, you know, a good, a good deep, a good offense. They, yeah, they, they do a great job. A quarterbacks are very good. But I thought we were physical. We're into the ball, played hard. Again, there's a lot of issues there that we've got to get fixed. There's no question. And again, it's our job to identify and get them fixed. Over here to Steven Means. Ryan, you've often talked about sometimes. You see, look for trends. Yeah, I'm trying to figure out what's wrong with the team. Did you notice some of these red zone issues, maybe in fall camp or the spring?

17:21Or is this maybe something that's been more surprising that you have a lot? No, no. I mean, you know, the throw to, to Carnell, could have been a little bit stronger. I think Carnell wishes he had that one back. He could have taken it over his head. The fade throw to Jeremiah. I thought we could have been cleaner. You know, we just stepped out of bounds on the one. We did have a penalty. And when you start the drive right around the 10 yard line, you can't mess around in that moment. Like when you're trying to get a touchdown from first and goal from the 10, you've got to be on point and everything you're doing. And I just think it was a little bit of a lack of execution. But we have good, good ideas down there. We have the right packages going in. I think we can coach you better and I think we can execute better. Well, stay over here to Bill Landis. Ryan, we saw Lincoln come on for that one short yardage play. Do you guys consider using that at all in the red zone? Is that up in on your mind at all? Coming in to season season. Yeah, and it will be, it'll continue to be because the good news with Lincoln is Lincoln can throw it and he can, any can run it. So I thought he did a nice job reading it.

18:22He found himself right behind that double team and the puller and hit it. So that was a good conversion for us. We do have more things for him. But the whole offense available when Lincoln's in there. So we'll keep looking at that and probably have some of that available. Not that, you know, it's not going to be a surprise. So it's not a secret. Have some of that available in the red zone over having a hard time. Something to go do is, as a weapon. I'm going to go here to Spencer and then to the other side to Bill Rubinowitz. Ryan, you guys have been really good situationally throughout the last time, say, seven or eight games. And then tonight was what it was with two minute in the red zone. How much do you, you take that into consideration when what you're planning for the by-week going forward? And do you have to kind of alter the by-week now that you kind of saw what happened tonight? Well, yeah, we're going to try to identify those things and, you know, you're right. And part of that is playing through it with, you know, some inexperienced guys. But there's no question, you know, you know, we turn them all over to two-minute drill. We don't corner red zones. So we better spend some time on that during the by-week because you're right.

19:23The situations are important. And in a game where, you know, they only have 55 plays and we only have 63. The percentages of situations become higher because you're not playing, you know, 70 and 80 plays. So, you know, we got to get better in those areas and we'll make sure we address them. Over to the left here, builder boats. What's your assessment of Julian's play tonight? The statistically, the numbers are really good, but there are a couple of ones he probably wants back. Yeah, I thought he played well. A lot of good plays. But what you have to learn, excuse me, learn as a quarterback, you know, I say it's just like golf. Like you can have a great day, but if you hit, you know, two in the water, your rounds ruined. Well, it's the same way here. And, you know, a tip ball on a two-minute drill could cost you a game. And then, you know, we got a chance to put them away up three scores. You know, going to get our four score and, you know, in that moment, he knows he's got to take the sack, which is not something that he's had to do before. I think, you know, we had to play open if you're watching on film. Max was open on the sideline. I think he saw that. We got some penetration. Our guard got knocked off.

20:24And so, the end came right up the field in his face. And that moment, you know, he knows he's got a third hand that, which is his chest. Go down, take the sack, take your medicine and live to see another day. So, a lesson learned. But that being said, and he threw some good balls. You know, I thought again he had good timing. I thought his deep balls were excellent tonight. The first one down the sideline of Jeremiah had a lot of air on it, which is allow him to go make a play. And I thought both posts were well thrown. He had good rhythm. But, you know, those are all good. And we got to play through those things. So, it's good in a situation like this. And that's why we tried to, I called the time house to get a two minute out there. Because you got to play through these things. And you got to learn from them. So, you know, it was a spy that jumped in the window on him. You know, how do you get in front of that one? You know, I mean, okay, when there's a spy right there looking at you and kind of mirroring you, you got to make sure you understand that. Because the read was to throw the ball to the tight end.

21:24But there was a guy right there and he tipped the ball in the air and created a turnover. These are all the things the more you play, the more you're remembering as opposed to learning. All righty. Before we come over here to Austin, we're going to send sunny styles and Jalen McLean to the back. We'll come over here to Austin. We're Austin. Go ahead. Ryan, you've said a couple times there are a lot of lessons learned tonight. I'm trying to figure out if you feel frustrated by what you saw tonight or disappointed or like, you're hard to read right now because you still won comfortably. But I know you won't ever be truly satisfied. How do you feel about that overall tonight? I'm definitely frustrated in the first half with our inability to score touchdowns in a red zone. And then encourage with the way we responded in the second half is probably the safest way. Somewhere in there, there's a lot of other things going on. But I think a lot of it we got to get on the film and identify it. The game was moving quickly. But I will say again that I felt like the sideline, the players that look in their eye, there was never any panic, which is a good sign for a young team.

22:24And we've got to make sure we're doing our part as coaches, putting them in the right situation. Alright, we'll do three more. We've got Joey Kaufman and then Cameron T. Robinson. Ryan, what do you like about the way Bo Jackson is running right now? And how do you work him in with CJ and James? Well, the Titans give us some versatility as you can see tonight, just with some of the things we're doing. And then Bo Jackson has some big playability. And he can catch the ball well out of the backfield. So, I thought, James had some runs in the second half that were better for him. I thought CJ ran hard on a couple of good runs, especially the third one with the big grouping in the game. It was a free guy in the hole. And that's sort of short yardage running. You got to run and break B your own blocker. He did. He ran through contact. So there was some good things there. But Bo has some home run hitting ability, which is a weapon for us. And we'll figure out how that fits in moving forward.

23:24And the more he plays, the more he's going to learn. But you can see the vision and you can see the explosiveness. Two more Cameron T. Robinson and then Tim May. Ryan kind of off that. Obviously, it seems like Bo has worked his way into that rotation with those three. How different is the feel or the rhythm of the game with a two back system as you guys had last year? And you guys have worked with me in this year as opposed to working in three guys who you want to kind of get snapsuit and feel the game out with. I think we're still figuring that out. That rhythm to be quite honest. You saw some groupings in the game where we had multiple backs in the game at once. Not a lot of them, but a couple. We have multiple tight ends in the game. I think we're trying to figure out what's grouping gives us. You know, puts the most stress on the defense and puts our guys in the best situation to be successful. But I think the good news is, you know, when you go from three three wide receivers in the game and one tight end to two tight ends, two receivers in the game to three tight ends, one receiver in the game to four tight ends, no receivers in the game, two backs, one tight end to receiver.

24:36There's a lot of different things. Now the defense has to have different packages and prepare for all of those things. So we're still trying to identify because you have an idea what you're going to see in practice. But then it doesn't always carry over to the game and then you see things in a game. And you start to see guys have success. And as coaches, we got to put them in those situations more and figure out how to build on those packages. So a lot of work to do here in the by-week because this run that we're about to go on is going to be a difficult run. We have to go to Washington. Just talk to the team about this. We've got to come back, play Minnesota. Then we've got to go to Illinois and to Wisconsin. And that's going to be a difficult run. There's some good teams there. So we've got to make sure that we got our ducks in a row as we head into this run. We'll wrap it up with 10 May. Yeah, Ryan, what does it say about this team too, though, that two of you real dudes, Jeremiah Smith and Colonel Tate on those poster outs really. I'm not saying bailed you out, but came up big when you really needed the most. But just say about it going forward.

25:36Yeah, I know they're deep deep play threats. And then again, when you can throw and catch them like that, it just. It opens up so many other things. And they were playing pretty low. Lower than probably we expected. Lower than we usually see. And so there was big plays to be had out there. And I think they kind of challenged Julian to throw the ball. You know, young quarterback, let's see what happens. And I thought it was a plan. They did a nice job. And we didn't finish off the drives in a red area. And so they found themselves in a game in a second half. You know, credit to them. You know, they played well so far this year. And they'll have a good season. But. But you can see when we get our, you know, those two guys in particular downfield, they're a major threat. And any type of one on one situation. All right, coach. Thank you very much, guys. Thank you. Thank you. We plan as much. So I just wanted to get like more experience under my belt.

26:38So I can bring younger guys with me because I've been through a lot of. One of those younger guys we're seeing. It's the first time. What have you seen from Will? Because. I feel like last year we all forgot about it because he was hurt. Now he's running, you know, almost a second man out behind you and Ty. What have you seen? Well, it was a workhorse. He he goes, stay quiet. You go and work hard. And that's all I love about him. He focuses. He don't really talk much. He's going to get the job done. Do a job right. Really has any mistakes? So what would be a successful season? 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. Seems like you guys expect the national championship every year. This year even more so you guys have all come back for this. You guys have all decided like that. Does that just keep feeling different? Or is there not really any difference? It's just the same work. It's definitely a difference. Everyone working harder.

27:39We noticed our last run. 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. 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 you were right there. You guys could have won that game against them. Does that tell you anything about like that? Hey, you guys want to win a national championship. But you played to the 59th minute with the team that won the national championship last year. Like you're that close. So I'm saying we just like work harder. That's kind of coach makes a saying, you know, nobody cares. It's 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, as you know, it's frustrating. But you can't change the outcome. You can't really dwell on it.

28:41You just got to, you know, come back and work harder. Do things better than you did last year. And hopefully the outcome will change. As that is, you get older. You kind of learn. I thought I was working hard. And 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, freshman year I was working as hard as I could, but now I look back at it. I really wasn't working hard at all compared to what I'm doing now. So just to learn anything. If the stamina is a 16, then the answer to like, what do you need it to be to be your best? Uh, it is a 75. 80, 85. I mean, I can, it's all on me. I just, I think it's a little higher. I was just trying to be funny, but I mean, it's all on me. I just got to run harder. Yeah, it's been a thing. Yeah, the idea of potentially the 16 and 17 and 17. I mean, I'm sad about that idea. Does it make you nervous about, can you last that long? You're worried. I think I think I definitely get lies.

29:43I 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's like, oh, line, D line. We got to get those younger guys to play, you know, get that pieces on the D line and the O line and everywhere else. So we can last that long. Speaking of the life plan, let me snap. Did you like playing that many snaps again last year? I don't know if any of us were really expected to be playing that next time. Uh, yeah, I did. Unless we were like winning by like a line. 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 is he got a kick. You guys in a second? Oh, yeah, definitely. K-Mac is a K-Mac's animal. Y'all, you haven't really seen it yet, but in practice, he shows all the time. He's just, he's growing right now. He has to work, I think. He just has to get, you know, in the playbook and things like that.

30:44You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to 6th or 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 and getting to play. 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. 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, they're in the all season. So they can play. And not just play, they want to like contribute, like make plays, tackle, and sex. It's a state that I don't work with especially. It seems like these guys get bigs. Each one of the freshmen class is a big, big group leader. Do those guys kind of, does it kind of why you want to solve the first? Yeah, they definitely need some big dudes. And they all work hard. I've only seen much of some lead day two when I'm passing on. But throughout the workouts, they've been working hard, you know, they're determined. I just say that.

31:45And it looks like they're ready to work with me. I'm proud of this, though. It feels like there's a lot of great defense that you have big, athletic defensive tactics who can eat up space, but also move, you know, right? That is that. Is that an environment maybe for 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, uh, detaco, two athletic detacles. Look at Georgia, two athletic detacles. I think that's definitely neat if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. If you think about this, they won't defied by the defense attackers. Like, what's Georgia, Jordan Davis and Daniel Carter? Let's miss you again. It's Chris Jenkins. Couple more questions. You get this funny, like, how? I mean, you understand it because you play it. But I feel like some time I don't know. Are people realizing how important defense tackles are?

32:45A little bit more than they used to? I think so. I think they're starting to develop more and more of these like freakiest detacles. Yeah. Like in the combine, just now, you see in like those guys, they're moving forward to 478 and things like that. So we'll see. And when you think about those freakish attacks, how do you think you fit into that mold of that kind of player? You watch that and say, yeah, that's me. I think I'm top notch when it comes to detacles, but I don't want to, you know, get a big head, but, you know, watch it come on. I watch it do the drills. I have tape here. You're like, you're looking like my film. So I think I'm up there with all those guys. Do you become like an artist who comes to the batting up passes the figure wags and your clanks? When you're going to bring practice, you're not doing as much a weapon or the weapon. That's strong. How do you work on that? Do you have like a goal in mind? I don't remember how much you have last year. Like, you have a goal in mind? How many people do you want to have? I mean, as many as I can have, I think I have more than that, but I think they're counseling.

33:45I think they're counseling some of them. And it's some of them where I like just missed it. So, but I think we work on drills matching the hand. I think that's, uh, goes big. And, uh, what we do is a D line, you know, just affecting the quarterback is, anyway, you can. It's just great for the defense. You know, just that little thing covering his eye, you know, he might throw it a little bit to the left to our player. So, so it's something that you really, really have to work on. You're doing that with what you do. It's, it's really that's one of the things that you've maybe worked on the most. You've talked to me a few years ago. You've talked to me a few years ago. There are a few guys that I've seen. Like, oh, that past year, that's two. We don't have to ask, it's a strategy. We're kind of, kind of, kind of expected for the next one. 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 in his way. And sometimes he just throws it to me. I don't know. How many are you irritated if you want to be a high state quarterback? I'm getting a bad dumb pass. I mean, they get frustrated by, you know, we're a team, you know, we're just getting bad. I should lot of, a lot of different backs, man, they just learn to grow for them.

34:46You 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, I'll give you one. I would say, say, Juan Gibbs and I like McCaffrey. Auto, he was injured this year. I like McCaffrey. Best back in this drive. I lead out of the yard. That's y'all decision. Playing with Will Howard, what I'm going to remember most. We're a Howard, man. He's just such a great lead, such a great leader, man. It's just like in moments where, you know, usually a lot of players they fold, man. He was just always calm and relaxed, man. He just the leader that he was, man. That's one thing I'm going to remember about him. What do you think James P. What do you think James P. 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.

35:47Just that one, two punch with them both as well. They're going to be really good backs. And so James P. 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 U.S. Body. But I'm just having a nice personality and a good approach. I'll keep that open. I'll keep that open. I'll make the same move. Yeah. Coach Hartlund, man. He's full of energy, man. And he's creative as well. You know, I'm just learning from him as well. You know, I'm trying to run more outside the backfield. It was being able to learn from Coach Hartlund. And so he's definitely creative at what he does. And he brings a lot of energy to the team as well. And so I think they'll do really good. Straight away. And he's got to wait for the playoffs. That's what he was trying to say to us. Just the intensity, man. And 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.

36:47Even 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. You just like Ohio State. You know, I definitely feel like Ohio State. They definitely do a good job of preparing us for that. You know, I just remember even before going through this process, I'll talk to a lot of players before that. And they told me a lot of just about how much Ohio State prepared them. You know, for the NFL. And so, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I know I took a couple of days off after the National Championship. And then, shoot right after that. I'm writing sample Florida and I'm 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 would be cool, you knew it? The bucking nears.

37:47No, I haven't. We think it's a city champion. Temple, a champion. Nice. It's a nice city, man. Really nice. The 40 to broad and avert. Train, 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 or something to tap? You're bigger than you and you're getting ready to score a locker. 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 Wil 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 Wil, 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. I mean, 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.

38:48You had to hit the practice field later today. What is something you've been working on right now when you need to? In my game. You can't really work on this, you know, in all season, I feel like. It's more so, you know, you got to put the pads on. You got to go through some inside run, you know, maybe. It's really just continuing to run through tackles. And so, that's, I feel like that's one of the areas in my game. You know, I want to continue to get better. 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, try to look like, I'll let it borrow out there. Get back and see if you can mail them to the world. 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.

39:49Inside zone from stack, being able to hit that thing downhill. And I'll say the next one is probably just an option route. It's an option route out of the backfield. 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. He comes in with the mindset, he's going to work every single week. You know, every practice, he's working hard. Even shoot, 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.

40:54And a lot of ups and downs, man, it's just how you respond to adversity. And I feel like that's something that God has definitely helped me to do better. Is this, 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 tough. You know, where it's slow. And when you're behind the scenes and you're going through things that people don't know about, he gives you that peace and comfort. You know, even in those moments, man, where it's so hard that you can't explain. It's like, man, I'm going through this, but like, how am I still filled with this internal joy? You know, how do I have so much peace in this situation? And so that's something that only Jesus Christ can give you. And so... The back of the firm, Peterson Power and Judges, is through our back of the firm. Which aspect, the future, those other individuals that you run to, the bottom of the firm, from being around power to him?

41:59Um... 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. 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 then as soon as you know it, you know, he, that running through somebody, stiff arm, and somebody, and shoot, it's a game to 10. And so... You know, some of the things that he does, he just realizes two different gadgets. Yeah. 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, 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.

43:00What's your last experience in the game? Jule and San. Oh, yeah, he's going to be a great, but... He's going to be a great quarterback, man. He's so, so accurate, and so, um... He's definitely, man. I know Coach Dez is definitely going to get him right, just, you know, um... Continuing to grow as a leader, continuing to grow as a player, and so, he's going to be really good for a high state. Thanks, boss. You're welcome. Sorry, I'm in the service. Uh... He's... I know just the quarterback position. Um... I feel like, you know, the quarterbacks in the past, they've... They've definitely been vocal, and so, I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to, um... Ask them Jule and San as well, it's to be that vocal leader, and lead the, um... And lead the offense, and lead the team. Thanks, guys. Thanks, guys. That's what we're going to be doing. I'm really sorry, I'm sorry. Shoot, man. He has a build, like, JK Dobbins, and, um... I kind of see them, you know, similar... Similarity is 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. Um... 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...

44:02Every, um, one of his years here, like, four or five times, and so, man, he was such a great back. And, um... I feel like, you know, when I see JK Dobbins, when I see, um... James people, I see similarities to both of their games. I feel like they play the same. And so... Appreciate you all, y'all. You get back. This...

46:06This... Well, I got coming in last year, I knew the role, so I just attacked Eric Dave, really the same way. Thanks to the band's area, Rob. Physically, how different are you? Weight-wise, body-wise, on that, from the year ago. 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, 237. What does it feel like at 244 or a belt? You feel like a almost a different machine out there. Yeah, like a... I just feel like I'm like... Like, like, more downhill, like stronger, like I'm taking on Bloods Better. It's bigger. 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.

47:07And 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? Is it going to get ready to just play 30 more snaps, so... But, 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. The Texas opener is a rematch in the social space, but it's not really two different teams. Compared to the ones that 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, with an opener like that, we've been... We've been emphasizing it a lot. We know we got coming, so we know we got to do what we're preparing for. Already, this is probably what it is today. I think Riley ready to play right now. He advanced freshmen, like he ended up here in the book. He studied in like, he advanced. And his measurements were crazy. He saw like, saw like, saw like, too. You said you're ready. You know you're ready. What was that process like during last season?

48:07Could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready? So whatever the team needed from you? Yeah, because that's pretty much what my role was, just whenever I was needed, I had to step up. I feel like that's what built me into me being able to say I'm ready for this year. I think I'm ready. Is it more a physical thing? Is it a mental thing? When I say ready, I think it's pretty much like everything physically, mentally, mostly. I think I'm there. A different is that feeling this year than last season? That's possible. That's possible. I asked that one more time. How different is that responsibility? That should be that you can just be emotional. Call that. Anyone last year, who knew you were a homemaker? I feel like it's a way bigger. It's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year. But I kind of go about it the same way. Like last year, I was intentional with everything I did. I feel like this year is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more. Is somebody you, somebody you've been saying, how do you do that?

49:10And what word? How's everybody working? I say, describe my game. When you think of me, you would 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. You know what I'm worried about? No, I ain't got to be my nickname, but. I'm not saying that the thing to be that sort of thing. Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's it. How does that fit you? And what are you going to show me about? The bullying in that kind of stuff? 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 of the terms. It's like, you know, I don't know. I don't really not answer that. That's okay. Does it? You can go on your instincts a little bit more, maybe? 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,

50:12I just like it's deep. I like how it's pretty deep. I like what you got going on. I don't know. What was it sad when CJ left the ring? Yeah. No, I wanted to say that. I was kind of like happy for you. No, 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 though. Well, 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 along the summer year, your classmates? Yeah, I do feel like, um, yeah, I do feel like I did win a 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 go get another one experienced that like feeling with me be on the field, a lot more place. That's it. Great. I'm sure that was a good one. I'm sure that was a good one. It's just been playing this for 24 hours.

51:12Yeah, I'm pretty crazy. What's it? Yeah. I think it applies to me just pretty much. I'll talk to you guys. I just let my play do down to something worth. I'm pretty crazy. Um, yeah, and most definitely is the thing. I'm afraid you're going to say maybe a little too much. Yeah, I do. So those dudes got there when some of the best players, you know, saying they ain't playing the preseason. You know, talking a lot. And they busted out. That's right. So it's not about them. We practice hard. We go about things the right way all throughout camp. We attack this camp and truly a lot of the guys that's been out of the place and said, this is the hardest camp they've been. It's hard. I know. So, so, you know, we did it last year and then I drove in just fake. It is what it is. It's a scrimmage. So those joint practices, you know, we went about them in the right way. And at the end of the day, we didn't play good this Monday.

52:12Not late. But you all want to get in the trap on the ground. In fact, the best camp on the game, you know, why is it just a kind of cool lake that both of them are getting in something. Thank you, okay. Um, I think you just got a lot of time to guys here. We got down the field, you know, we tune ourselves in the field. We got to find ways to keep driving and all of a sudden these plays. You know that? That y'all see all glimpses. We'll happen a little more. We got to find ways to stack plays, stack drives. And, you know, I just, I got to play better, you know, personally. Yeah. What would 49ers go into kind of give you some problems tonight? Um, I just played harder than us tonight. Honestly, I feel like we didn't do a good job with sustaining drives. Obviously, I take that personally on myself. I had a job in the fumble. So I feel like I cost those two sustained drives there. You know, we played a great defense that, you know, did their job very well. I feel like part of it was us beating ourselves and not just being on our details, but, you know, part of it, you know, hats off to the mid to a great job.

53:14You said they played harder than you guys. I mean, is this a little bit of a wake-up? You know what that team is accomplished? You guys are trying to. Right. Yeah, I feel like, you know, obviously, I feel like we have all the talent and pieces that we need in place is just, you know, obviously sometimes you need that type of game to see like what you need to do, where you need to be at and the standard, the standard that you need to be at. So I feel like, you know, we're going to learn from it. Just get, just get better from night to worried about it tonight, you know. 16 teams are on one, 16 teams are wanting to know. Why aren't you worried about it? Just because we know that, you know, this isn't our standard and we know that's not how we need to be playing. So I know we're going to, you know, I'll come back tomorrow, forget about it, watch the film, take the constructive criticism and just get better from it. Also, we're all getting out there with Aaron and what did you see? Or did you see him and then you finally got to look at him again? Yeah, I just, just know that, you know, you got to be real attentive to him. Me and him communicate every play in the back, but I always verify with him as far as protection he wants and the routes I'm going to run out of the backfield.

54:17So, you know, he just came up to me today. I told him I was sorry I didn't play as well as I could have, it's up to my potential and he just, I just don't be a long season, but I'm not worried about it. You'll be fine. So, like I said, I didn't play up to my potential the day. So I feel like as a whole offense, we got to be better for our defense and our defense wants to be better for us. So we'll be fine because we're going to get better as a whole. It's obvious for the first time you guys as an offense looking at their, we've gotten to play this many plays. You'll find a firm from getting back and look at it and kind of just go out over everything that you guys did not be able to get forward with the tape. Just having that experience. Yeah, I think it's just, it just, all of a matter of watching the tape and seeing where we shot ourselves in the foot. I feel like we did do some good things today, but obviously we didn't sustain dry as well enough, which today we're doing and that's why they were able to control the time of possession towards the end of the second quarter through the rest of the game. So I just feel like we've got to continue to be on our details and sustain drives and that's where I probably know myself.

55:17You know, Aaron said he needed to play better and everybody on our offense obviously thinks they needed to play better. But for me personally, I said I had a missed reader to drop in the phone booth. So I feel like I put that on myself, which I'm going to come back and get better. I want my coaches to really, really, I know they're going to coach me and give me the constructive criticism on these. So I can rebound and just be better for the next game. What did you learn about Aaron in the Huddled? I already knew everything about him from him being around us going through camp. It wasn't anything different. He never gets too high or too low. He kind of stays, of course. Obviously it was frustrating because we weren't converting how he wanted to today. But he's a real leader, real captain and a great leader of a team. So I think we're going to be fine. You guys had that drive where you went up 70 yards and scored. Did you feel like you guys were about to start going on an upper track? I didn't know it didn't really happen. Did the field start going on all that?

56:17Yeah, I definitely did. Obviously we showed that when we came up the ball, when we wanted to really high-powered offense. But we just didn't click how we showed up today and that's what it cost us to El hats off to the 49ers they did what they did well. We just got to be bigger at the end of the day. The number is called, obviously. We had Seth go down, Jimmy go down. And you always have to be ready 100% of the time otherwise you just got to be ready. You guys have been doing a lot of different sports. You've been doing a lot of different sports. You've seen that throughout all the guys on the lines. I would say half the line is doing that. I think it's going to be a little bit more difficult to get to the end of the day. Maybe come from Michigan. I feel like that's not too common for a Ohio State player to come from there. What does that experience like? I would say it's not, I wouldn't say it's that crazy because I grew up in Michigan State fan. But obviously I committed to Northwestern because I never got, I never really liked that by the Michigan State coaching staff.

57:18And then obviously they didn't have a great, obviously Mel Topker got fired. So obviously, and then Ohio State promised them like, you can't pass it up. So obviously, Mount here. What is your goal for this season in terms of your development and where do you want to be by the time ball camp ends and season starts? My goal is to skip better every day and just see what I need to be to steam to go when games. Where have you been primarily working this spring? What position? Right guard left guard. I wonder if you changed physically or the last year like, wait, are you up to or just have you changed physically? I got here because I came, I was in summer and roley. So I came in at like 295 and now I just like consistently through 15. I imagine that's right. You'll wait through 15. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You play both cards, I think you're saying, right? That seems like everybody would talk to you as multiple spawns as you were saying. You need to be, you guys learn last year, you have to be a person. Yeah, it's a good core about that if you would. Obviously, because it's not good when you're all American Senegal down last year.

58:21Obviously, Carson was a really good asset. So he started the year before. So he's really good. It's not like we had a big drop off. So we always got to do it. If you obviously lose in coach, probably the guy you've got a little relationship with. If you get in here, he's on campus, but then someone coached, but when he comes in, and they obviously the coach, John, he's coming in right now. You knew from Purdue a little bit at least. Well, always a like to hear that he's coming in and they're like, oh, this is familiar. That kind of already. It's good seeing familiar faces. And yeah, obviously, I like both of them. So it's, I mean, it's not really drop off the price. So it's good. Especially if there's a lot of you I call them. I just walk out. Mike's busy over there. Jerry's gone. I'm going to say any other message. I think it's at the max. I mean, sorry. It's an understatement to say, but what would get no one mean to you guys that? It's all I mean, everything. I mean, that's what we're striving for. We got to build each set of, how good that one. And it's going to feel great. And now all the may sars and the social media stuff. I mean, he's got to tack every day.

59:21I'm trying to look into it because obviously I don't know what's going on out here. And you know, you know, we got it. And we know we can go. We can go and get him. For sure. Coach Walter is saying the other day that he sees, you know, when you guys get things don't go away, kind of panic starts to set in. What do you guys as players need to do to combat that? Yeah, I think it's just not getting too high. Not getting too low. You know, saying in a nice even medium and tacking each play at a time, no matter what the score is and doing it to the best of your ability. What ails this offense the most? I think just saying ahead of the chains and getting past those third downs, converting on the third downs. I mean, that's what we got to be better at. And within the day, we got to put him in zone. We're not doing that. We're not doing our job. So are you guys creating more explosive plays as an offense? Right. I think you stick with it. You know, the explosive plays are going to come.

1:00:21And now he's got to trust that. And they'll be there for us for sure. Coach Stins has been here for highs and lows over the many, many years. He's been with this program now. What sort of his message to your group right now? Or when you're turning to him, what is he saying as far as how to get through this? Yeah. So I think it's just really just coming and attacking every day as you would. Regardless, and staying even through hardship and attacking it the same way every day. That's really all you can do. And you just get a little better every day and see where it takes you. Based on the way things are already we're setting up, but then also the way. Jason Simmons was calling the game on Saturday. It seemed like tight ends are going to be a big part of this as you guys are trying to pull out. And what role do you think you guys are going to have in trying to get this offense? Yeah, I think we think the role is always try to help the offense move the ball. And whether they were called upon to do that in the past game or the run game. We just got to step up and do our job at a high level.

1:01:22And whatever you ask from us, we just got to do it at high level and let the offense go. You're some of leaders on the offense. Some of the leaders. I would say Gus is a big leader. I mean, he's been doing it for a while. And someone that everyone trust is going to do his job at a high level. And I think we have Hudson's a good leader too as well. Obviously, he's a quarterback. So he takes on that leadership role. And I think we just have a good amount of leaders throughout the offense. We were told George might be fairly close to getting back what would mean to get him back in the mix with the tight ends. Yeah, it'd be great. I mean, George is a great athlete. I think that's why we have him out there. It can only help. You know, we're really excited about him and what you can do on the field. So it'd be great. All right. First, I just told him and I did flashes on my hands on the cricket. Maybe it's a little bit loud for him. Yeah. A lot of people realize this. That's fine.

1:02:22Every game. But yes, every game is there's always one moment where you like, if I did do this in the right room and get better at this, then I want to end up in that situation. So pretty much every game. You're going to kill him. That is defensive tackle. How's that going to be? I was really good. I'm not just saying the stone just yet. We've been rotating times to see what the best works. And we've been all grinding at the same time. You see your soul. Is that about the physical stuff? Is that something else that you were having? Most of just giving just to the position. That was the main thing. Just seeing everything. But Tally, Tally, both of them, he's still here. He really helped me out throughout the process. Tell him to get better and get in the way. Go in after him. Go in the message. Tell him if you can. Let's talk. What does that have to do with Tally? What kind of lessons do you have to have?

1:03:22I really, he told me, maybe he would tell me to stop overthinking everything. Just block their play. And that really helped me because you know, new position trying to find my rare stuff. So it was pretty good to give assistance on it. What do you think about the lifting? What do you like about it? Three-tay. I mean, the strength wise, like I said, and speed, get those vards. That's really helping a lot. What were the conversations like when this first came out? That you possibly think, who are you talking to? What was it like in your mind when they asked you about attention? Well, I talked to Coach Jay. Coach Jay was the main one. He wasn't forcing me or nothing. He just said, for moving inside, he can't have not stood dead. And then you can do that as well. But I saw that I could help the team out. Get some death right there. So I chose to move inside. I'm a lot of good guys.

1:04:23Wow. As a young guy, I'm a fucking good boy. I'm a lot of good guys. Where's my son? How? What is better to be back on your list? This part is new. Also, what makes it important to you? Yeah. And Jay too. I'm tightly convinced that you're a real man. Well, Jay, JTE, Tileek, Air Tile, I'm two great leaders. Ordered off the field. They helped me with just simple stuff. If I didn't know where to go, get some down. They'll tell me, or they just like hanging out with me. Doing good and closer. Just a lot of different small things that got bothers closer. Like last year, they already started going this year. I haven't started yet. But I'm going to give it to you. Yeah, I feel like, uh, maybe we teach now. We do that. That anybody can be a leader, no matter what you ask. First, we'll talk more during our scene.

1:05:24Or even if we're walking, everybody can be a leader. Just, uh, yeah. And then when did it hit you last year that, yeah, this technique, this thing can work for me. I mean, don't need to get, you have to grow into it. I had a growing sort of a little bit. It's very new, especially playing D in my own life. But I had a talent, helped me, like I said, throughout the whole process. Yeah, when did it really strike you that I could be a factor? Oh, you know, what game or, you know, how do we do to feel comfortable on this or anything else? I would say closer towards the playoffs, meeting with Tally, a lot. I felt comfortable by, okay, I can actually do this. Because when it showed me some stress, I have like, see, hit my, see, you can do this. And that really helped me get the confidence and know that I can. Yeah, but then you became a factor. You became a factor, especially, you know, basically through the playoffs and stuff. What did it mean to you to be a factor that early? All the word of God, first of all, to keep me healthy, to keep going up. But it's been a lot that co-save, trusting me enough to go on end of the big games like that.

1:06:26And I'm new to now being able to produce. What about your skillset, you think, good so far? Definitely speed and strength. I'm a made-to and I was able to help me inside of those guards. Really run inside. I actually really wanted to be a intervention right? So what's the changes in the moment? The changes in the moment? The changes in the realizing your body's taken you there anyway? What is the moment for you to be able to let that carry you there? Definitely. The Marma made thing also. And so I thought the interview, some of those interviews I said, the main thing was being a team player and moving the three teams was going to help the teams and I was willing to move this hand forward. Let's look up for some Jason and Will and Ty Warren. Katie, just hold on. Nothing to tackle. It's not the time to deal with it. It's very competitive. We all come in trying to see where we need to get better and just to keep moving forward.

1:07:28So it's pretty good competition and I love them. And you made the move during the bi-week last year, was that right? What was the toughest part about that whole crash course? Really, I'm really embracing. I knew that I made the movement side in order to help out the team. And we had some really great years last year, Mitch Martin, JT Jack, Kenny Kerry, and Kenny JT. So it was pretty good, and then moving the three-tank, I also asked Dev down there while still been able to showcase what I got there. Did you feel like you, like, just needed to get down quickly? Like, did you feel that pressure to get it done quickly? Because you needed to be ready for that next game? No, they were all in on me just whenever I'm ready. Just let them know how I feel about moving in or something. Did you still just get asked about, you know, leader in the three-tank pressure? Now it's really good to do. You played as a freshman, so it takes really good pressure. So you see John Williams and those guys actually think that everything is going to be the best.

1:08:28John Williams, Tracy, all the guys that came in are continuing to work hard every day. Even if they don't give it the first time, they don't ask us, what are they doing in this situation to help me out? So they're building to keep trying to learn from people that's playing in their big stage. That's where it really don't keep going. Were you surprised how quickly things did start to click for you inside? Just giving you said they were going to be patient with you. But by the time you get to the playoffs, you're playing quite a bit. And is that the surprise of quickly and just trying to happen? Not really. I knew once I got it, Jose was going to trust me a lot more to keep going out there each and every time. So I appreciate them. Like I said earlier, thank you, Lord. And thank you guys. Thank you.

1:09:57Thank you. What's going on here? This is America Chocolate Marcel from Kelly. About the night I got this role. What's going on here? I got a corner. I got a corner. I got a corner. I got a corner. Where's my meta? We just find it really well. What do you think he can do when he's in the top? You know, when the top is in the top. Yeah, it's the like, the lock is in there. What is the lock in? What's going on here? It's like when you just move in the counter. Or you be in the other corner then. This is a little obvious. It's like, how do you do it? Like, how do you do it? How do you do this later? Yeah, it's just really smooth. It's different being in the out-of-state group here. There's one you were just going to come along with. That is definitely different. So it's flying here. New generation of recruits where I don't think anybody outside looking at you in real

1:10:59questions, the strength of your commitment. Like, you locked in the last eight and sent it over and over. But you're making visits around the country. You see another school. It's almost a totally different mindset. What's that coach in the middle of the last decade? How do you approach those other visits? And how do you communicate with Ohio State about them? What's been the message in the topic? I've never been to a kid's house. I know that I'm always locked in. I'm still enjoying buses. It's been a group. It's only ever one time. I've been to the same places. The other school is outside of life. Yes, we really are. We try to get this flip. So how do you stay in the middle of the year? What is it that's made you want to take those? An advisor to share some words for you. What did he tell you? What does he kind of do? He always tries to give me nuggets. Just throughout this whole season. He just told me. He taught me a lot. Just about the gang off the field stuff.

1:12:00So we always talk. How would you summarize the impact of Brian Young? Oh, do I? You know, guy who played position. God, who just been around the game. So long. You know, we go to practice. We go back to the basics, hand placement steps. Low pad level. So be while he's definitely a great addition to, you know, just taking that role and, you know, doing this thing with him. As the past rush been simplified a little bit, Darren was kind of saying that like over the last four weeks. Some of it. How has it been? Um, we've been scheming up a little differently, but. You know, for the most part, it's just now just be there one of ones and, you know, you just get an opportunity to do it.

1:13:09It looked like just going back in and watching through that the commander has put some extra attention on Brian, Brzee and on the interior every now and then. How does that impact you guys over on the edge? Yeah, it was every home, you know, she'd have one guy, you know, at least one guy one of one. And I think yesterday we just know we're good at just winning out one of ones all across the board. And is that where sort of the fundamentals of what B.I. has been focused on? Is that where that has the greatest impact? We just been focusing on everything has first run game just everything is all. Okay, guys. Thanks, though. Thanks, Chase. Thank you. So, I mean, some people may not need it, some people need it, but I mean, I'm just like you guys may have.

1:14:09What do you think is big on that course, like, to work out right now? I mean, for me, it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly, like my steps, my footing, kind of just perfecting my toolbox, and what we call it, my craft, and just trying to be a second whenever every place you kind of do. Yeah, definitely just getting stronger faster, everything all the above, but one of my big things is being a leader. And kind of just not trying to look still look up to Jack and JT and kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into. So, I feel like we kind of have a lot of leaders on the B line and at the D in position. So, we kind of all kind of just count off the children and those. And I feel like we're all just kind of bouncing off each other and seeing what one person does and kind of biddling into our actual box and we all kind of build one great thing.

1:15:23You remember last year when you got to get the shot at the full back in the boat and did they approach you that idea and you coached them? I mean, how did that come about? Because you're a Jack saw your sloppy to get to touch that. So, I definitely did it in high school. I was full back and a little bit tied in. So, I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there in Coach Wilson, honestly. He left Washington too before he left and I feel like he planned that seed and coach Day's head and Coach Day kind of just went for it and tried to do the best I could to do it. Is that continuing now? Any thing in the spring? New playbook. I did not know you haven't got that far. How top of set? 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 to to learn it and kind of perfect it and try to do my best for you. I can't get you the same thing. Oh yeah. Well, I don't want to. Roughly, that's why. I was talking to Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations and sort of saw you and got out to have some conversations after JT and Jack decided to come back.

1:16:28Just got to wait into those from your perspective and how did that help you maybe get the right mindset I guess in the news for? I'm definitely kind of seeing it all the way through. I like people kind of just see what happened and they don't know everything that goes into it, how long the season is now. What you got to do to prepare for and what happened and all that time from here to then. So I feel like we definitely just coached in me kind of connected and we kind of just talks man-on-man and he kind of just said straight to me and I feel like we kind of both are pretty honest. Nice question. We know what we're making. We're making each other better every day and we got the 4 best Dn's. Honestly, in college football and we're going to be one of the best D-wines in college football. How do you feel about a better player today than you were in this year? I feel like I've taken big steps in my roles of just being responsible and being more of a leader and kind of stepping up and taking a step to kind of get out there more on the team and kind of bring people in and I feel like I'm kind of helping out more. How do you record your head around the posture system at TKFC?

1:17:30Does it sound... 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 giving you more time to kind of enjoy it and kind of savor it because I'm already here for you. You're all freshness for these crazy. But you don't want to spend all your powder in the first month of the year right? There is a not pace yourself that. There is a mindset that I did in the season. Definitely, definitely going to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks and all those practices. How much is Larry talking to you? How would you describe the mentality of the defense right now getting this opportunity for a rehab in the world? Yeah, hungry and thankful. I mean we know how the last time when we had a chip on our shoulder. I mean we were riding high before that game and we took that loss and we came back and had to make a couple changes but I think we understand what... Everything is that stick right now. Just fighting to where another house stage jersey for the next game. That's what's on stake and just to be able to represent this state and this team.

1:18:32I mean we understand what's on the line and we're just hungry and blessed that we get this opportunity playing the Rose Bowl. Right behind your Adam King, WBNH. What do you remember most about walking off the field in Eugene? What was kind of going to see your eyes in that moment? I mean there was... I don't think anybody imagined it, imagine us losing. I didn't, that's for sure. I think after that it was kind of hit deep. I understand that man we still a lot of ball left to be played. I mean you can let it sting for a little bit but if you let it carry over too long then there goes your whole season. I think we did a great job of just understanding, coming together in this room right here. Not being afraid to display or hold accountability for one another. And you know as that happened we came back, we grouped and we're just going right now. And I'm just blessed for those specific moments losing.

1:19:36I mean no one wants to lose but the testimonies and the things are taught within those little situations speaks of all of them. That's our old one, Vladimir D'Rome. Jay, what did you see from Kenyatta in the last couple of weeks? Was there like a push from him and then there were many conversations with him? You can see like he's playing some special moments in the scene. Yeah, I mean that's my boy, he's in the R2X club too but you know, Keata. 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 Rebino, let's play this back. Dylan gave us obviously a very elusive and he's not very tall. How important it could be to just kind of stay in your past rush lanes and neglect a lot of balls and kind of make a difference that way? Yeah, I think it just comes out being disciplined. No one who you're playing against like you said, he's a, he's surely very elusive.

1:20:37I mean he can, he is making throws, I mean he get out the parking to everything. So I think for us we just have to discipline and just continue to just meet with Coach Jay, me with the coach's nose and understand how we can just eliminate that. One question about you and Jack. I mean your personality seems to be a little different. You're more on the quiet side. How are you playing together for four years both five store guys? Kind of describe your relationship with him, friendship with him and just kind of how you cop with each other? Man that's my brother like he said. We're different but very alike. I think outside like you said he's louder I'm quiet but you know once we're on that field we're like the same person. We'll do anything for this team. We'll die for our players and we'll give everything we got. Room together for four years correct? Yeah, fall camps, yeah sometimes go over there, so go over there. There's the meat 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.

1:21:43Yeah, I'd probably say I'm a better coach Jack though. Tony Gertman, like I've heard. 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 with this scouting and preparation or how much do you take in that game? How much do you avoid taking so that you don't have any preconceived notions of what you're going up against offense on the offense flying? I say it's pretty 50-50 I mean that game like you said it was a while ago but at the same time they elevated as a team and so did we. So we understand that they had they made some changes for sure. You know there's a certain tendency we can take back from that game but we also understand that they went on a little run after that and we can see that they elevated as an offense. So we just got to continue to watch those games dissect other games and just continue to see what stands out and what they change from the past game. We got a couple calls on zoom that will wrap up with first we have Nick Hamilton from Nightcast Media.

1:22:43Nick. I just wanted to ask you basically about the synergy of this defense and how you guys were able to not only celebrate the triumphs but get through the adversity be able to be this top notch defense that you are in college football today. Here you need to question one more time. Yeah no problem. One to ask you about the synergy you are able to develop over the course of the season obviously celebrating the triumphs but also getting through the adversity to where you are all the top notch defense that you are today. Yeah I mean like you said that we went through a lot of trials to trials but there's also there's a lot things we can take away from all the wins and losses. And from those wins we understood that hey we can be the best defense in the country and from those losses we understand that there's still things that need to be fixed and I think when you take all that in at once they come down to the comical or the comment talk which is you can there's always learning points everywhere.

1:23:43And depending how we dissect those games or how we just continue to come as one and elevate you know we continue to just collect all those those learning points and just continue to grow from them. And one final question. Joey Coffin Columbus dispatch. JT what have you guys done better in the first in the Tennessee game and just late in the 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 thing as the season went on we got to understand that you know we have to know what's going on in the back can we have to know what's going on the linebacker crew to understand what plays we have room of freedom. And I think once we understood that and got a better understanding of the of everybody's job I mean it it showed this plate as you know everybody knows we're each other's doing it's not like the linebacker know what they're doing. The corners and be I they know only their job I think we all know each other's job and we continue to ask each other questions on you know if they're listening how they can get to the quarterback and you know if I'm dropping the playing quarterbacks back and ask Cody on how to open field tackle.

1:24:57So you know we just we just kind of lean on each other's understanding because you know like I said like Denzel knows how to play corner better than I know how to play corner so you know he has more more wisdom at that position than I do. JT thank you very much. Thank you. I definitely a little bit of both. Obviously I just want the team to win I think we got a chance to win no death he towards it into the stretch that last drive. I was a couple plays here a couple calls they maybe should have gotten but I think the frustration more so it just comes from no wanting to win or anything. He said he was a little surprised how much attention you got right away from the defense how about you. Yeah definitely we maybe give him more one-on-ones kind of how the game plan was set up. You didn't about different coverage out of cloud to my side and I just kind of had to gain those. What's the process been like sometimes where whatever reason just just to see that.

1:25:58Yeah definitely. Especially in college a lot of the game fans defensively were taking me away. You know we had a lot of success at a high up state obviously within the run of the ball having different the weapons that kind of still get the victories. And I was yeah you continue to do better jobs doing it here. My last communication the process been like post game getting on the same page with Kyler just you guys exchange text or you guys getting the film. Yeah film definitely kind of asking what did I see there kind of go over and play and I just kind of give him what I saw and kind of different feedback. Mark I get it we're asking questions about the previous game bar you the type of guy to let a game like that winger or how do you flush it. You got to move on got to move on some long season got 16 more of them hopefully no I can stay healthy throughout the year and just continue to build and get better each week. 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.

1:26:59You can do a lot of things you know in shirts and shorts and then once you go out there put practice and get pads on. You do like the point practice we do the colds but there's nothing like actually going out there. Not in live action and really trying to get the same case so I think that relationship will continue to develop. It's just a matter of course. Yeah definitely definitely. Like I said I was kind of my first live action together. So continue with your early impressions. What are your early impressions of your current year? Yeah but obviously I have a death respect you know JG's call or three seasons obviously be also really healthy. That's kind of the most important thing that I was going to get all healthy even going forward. That's it I think. Marvin what are your early impressions of the Rams? What do you think of the Rams? Yeah I mean they're a good team they're good physical team. I got a new lot of new guys up front I think that's kind of where the strong suit is. Kind of a little different to Buffalo, come over to the little match coverage so I'm excited to build this. Personally when the belts Dave gave me one of my teammates how do you feel today?

1:28:04Wasn't many of them. Wasn't many of them so Bethel had to be good. I'm just what you think versus just playing you know not getting a three season game actually. I think it was three season. It was definitely definitely thinking a lot out there and I think I'll come with reps. I think to think and less and just going out there and playing definitely come with reps and it's something you're on you better at. But I think definitely I was thinking a lot out there. Is there anything you can do to prove that that's your early coverage and anything you did in the past? Because you're going to face that a lot obviously in front of you. Yeah I mean you just got to team you get open for yourself making yourself available. And when the ball does get away making the play. This he's just taking you away that means other guys are having a chance to get open so that's how kind of high look at it. It's no longer since you know offense. That's the best thing of course. That kind of thing would be with Tyler. Is this something that comes pretty quickly in a new game or something like that? 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 really think that.

1:29:04But just a live episode will continue to grow and show. I think how I believe maybe different than somebody else may believe. You know I like to practice at least like the legal positivity. You know what I mean. So he the energy yeah. When we are just all hyper be honest. So I was kind of how I want to be school month. Living my whole life on the NFL team captain. Like specifically in I felt I wasn't a captain in high school. Wasn't a captain in college. But I want to make a joke. I was in high school. I feel like I'm not going to be a captain like he's that I felt. But that would be awesome. You know but you know that happens. I'd be great but not either way. I want to assume a role as a captain from the perspective of guys. On a visual ward and get back in that way. Yeah I mean I can't say that. I mean I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like how you used to be in the past.

1:30:11But it didn't take just the first LTAs. It took training and left and right. Once this season ended because I know what was going to be shared. So it took a lot of reps. I'm just to get back to feeling like myself for the one LTAs. And then that whole first week. But now like today specifically just changing some small things with my feet. I've been talking about the long coach. I've some things I'm going to do with my feet to get to that. To sell that traditional angle that I love to sit on. I thought I felt great already but I felt even better. Sorry I need more excites tomorrow now. I'm getting my feet back and how I like the right side and on the left side. So I'm excited. I mean obviously I feel like in the league whether I left the right or still going against premier guys. So obviously the high expectations for the left and right tackle. But there's definitely like the level of energy and like the expectation is definitely taking the human side.

1:31:13Because now tonight it applies like that's the D tackle role. So yeah I would say in terms of communication as far as even outside of the facility. You just stuff like that like really creating that. The tackle quarterback. Bond even more off the field I think has been something that's even the cool. I got the text one day. And I said hey, you put it up. I was like you can't. Yeah I've been training both. I've been training both. You know I asked after the season they're like honestly you know we'll talk to you. So for the season I just got a text. I don't know what happens with the free agency. So I was like you know what I had a whole season right tackle. So if I get the word I'm going I'm standing right tackle. I'll just do what I did before I'm built on that. But I was trying to let tackle now. As if I'm going to be let tackle. And I'd rather do that than train all the right time with the call. I didn't switch my feet.

1:32:15You know what I mean? So I'm like let me just prepare an advance. I was like yeah it's gone. I think occasionally on third down there would be a lot of twists. I was just not like it's automatic. And I think that was my mindset for like the first half of the season. Like I didn't have to go into the game with some pros. I kind of figured like okay like this is this is the type of freshman. This is how this guy usually rushes. If I get the vibe this is how the ends like the rush you know tackles that are you know first year guys. We got the premier patch on already you know what it was going to be. Already you know we'll be every stud. And honestly just knowing that's kind of an advantage to so you're not you're not you're not you're not oh well the problem twists my side. It was never air-doll but it come out the hot like three plays in a row. Two minutes I do that. You know what I mean I'm watching more everybody else and you really you know it goes out there occasionally. Third down I was like you know what I mean so that it's kind of it's also kind of an

1:33:18original way but it's also exciting like okay I'm going to get the hardest look you know so it's a real real rest you know the things. So really I'm on our way to kind of process. I was like hey when I tell me let me know about I'm just going to train it. I was training all left. So TAs I guess if I didn't hear anything about TAs I would came in like. So you know what I mean. Because just like I'm cool training both continue I would have been cool training both continually but I feel like anybody any position will be like okay like you want to as soon as possible give your feet settled in your hips settled in your hands so then a certain kind of that. Would it have been harder to work both there? No. No. But they're definitely but in terms of the development it's definitely a lot faster to stay on all the way inside but I think having that the weeks that we had the transition with

1:34:22the seasons over you bend like a spine you know. You know I'm trying to get up put up my heart and I think week things out of town right now but when it comes back I'm showing the one house so I just got a house not too far from so I told him I got that house like I got a yellow outside. DJ. You know what I mean so yeah. I mean I had a lot of problems in having a stock or anything doesn't mean anything so we have to play on Friday and that's really all that matters. We're gonna take two more from zoom before turning it back a first one's gonna come from Steven from Cleveland dot com go ahead. I'm sorry hey Caleb we've seen you were talking about the Ohio State office the success 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 after doing that, does it surprise at all to see him having a success he's had as a freshman?

1:35:25No, 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 challenge going against Jeremiah and the other receivers in Mecca and Karnel in practice. And even guys like Brandon and his impression Rogers, they do a great job bringing looks for the defense and create a lot of obstacles. I'll find a question from Zoom is going to come from Dan Hope. Go ahead, Dan. Caleb, you've been had a lot of success against you guys when you played him at Alabama last year. Just what do you remember from going up against him last year and what can you learn from that game? Really smart quarterback knows how to operate their offense. Push the ball in the right places. And then Coach Narkeezan does a great job putting him in position to win. All right, back to you. Yep, thank you, Rob Aller. Columbus Dispatch, Caleb, JT and Jack playing opposite sides. And they is opposite off the field. As they are on in terms of personality

1:36:26and just the people they are. They're offices, but they're also one of the closest people I know they spend a lot of time together. They've come from different sides of the country so they're different people for sure. But they're both really great people, a really great man. I'm sorry, I respect both of them. Did you have the personality? How did you do that? I'm not going to do that. I'm sorry. I'm not going to do that. Go to Austin Warren, podcast. Throughout the season, we would always see you on Wednesday nights. You and Nathan would be some of the last people off the field. For the things that you're working on after a practice, always the same. Is it a routine? What are the things that you're hoping to get out of those extra moments after practice? It's a routine, pretty much, the keys that we need to go into the game with. And then also it changes week to week on based on what our jobs are going to put us into doing.

1:37:28So every week we go through the same things. And then we add certain things that we do for the team that we play is going to ask us to accomplish. Bill, we've been on this column. Is this batch? Yeah, I already got one. Oh, OK. Joe Egoffman called this batch. Killin. When Texas uses play action and they simply use play action for a bit, what do they do? Well, in those spots, what's the key for you guys in those moments with Quinn? They do a really good job with IKandy. And it creates a lot of challenges for defense in order to see if it's 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, roll. Hey, you guys had a pretty good game playing for Tyler Warren when you guys played him. You guys have another Texas as a good tie-in and Gunnar Mountain. What are you guys going to have to do to limit him and what do you think about his game? He's a really good player.

1:38:28He 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've got to make a play when it comes. Right, one of the main drillists. Playman.com. When you need their receivers, it's kind of a whole, they spread ball around. It seems like a lot of what stands out about the way they can spread the ball around those different guys. Well, a lot of really good athletes. I played with Isaiah Bond last year who's a really great receiver, a lot of speed. And then all the receivers have made a lot of plays. So everybody has to be on their peasy cues if we're going to stop them and have it do a really good job. Preparal here, Tim May, Letterman Role. Yeah, kill, but you moved up here. And I don't have to get to tell you when you moved. Basically a year ago. And so it was a little bit of a leap of faith because you know how many athletes are on this team and get athletes to step up. When did you really feel this defense come into its own?

1:39:31And then past that, man, watching you in the Rose Bowl, you're recognition of what was coming seem to be on point. Did it feel like that? I mean, you personally. I think the defenses played really well throughout the season. I think we've had games where we played better and games where we haven't put it all together. But I think that's how all defenses are. So I can't say there's a certain moment where I think we put it together. But what's your second part of your question? You seem really on point against Oregon about recognizing what was coming. I mean, you were really active out there directing and things like that. Did it feel like that, I guess? I feel like, as Luke said earlier, the preparation that we put in goes into that. And just feeling comfortable in what we're doing, comfortable in what we're seeing with the other teams. I feel like that allows us to play fast and can me and Lakers into communicating to everybody else. Did I miss anyone's questions here? Steve, how long have you been playing in the sports?

1:40:31Yeah, Caleb, but you came to Ohio State to play for National Championship. And there were a lot of ups and downs throughout the season. Just to be in this position, the last four teams still live. Just you feel validated by that. And did you always have faith that this is how it was going to turn out? I came to Ohio State to become a better player and to help the team be as good as it can be not to win a national championship. Like that wasn't the only goal for me coming here. Really just wanted to be in the team and be with the brotherhood. But it's a great feeling being in the final four and being with the team and everything that comes with that. But it's a blessing to be here. And one final question, Bill, where Ben wants to play this game? I did a lot of follow up when I talked to you at the back of the game. You said when they scored there, first and second touchdown, you were really hot on the sidelines. What was your message to the team? And that's a good offense. They're going to score against most teams. Why were you so hot? Really just because we didn't execute, which let them score.

1:41:31So we've done that a lot, which is something we can't do. And these big games and these games where it's when they go home. So we got to make the plays when they come. And you got our competitive excellence as Coach Day says, make the play where your number's called. Gaila, thank you very much. Come with me. I feel like they're definitely picking up quick. I mean, I was in the next shoes one time and I had Zach Harrison, Javante, and Tyler Freidel in front of me. So I feel like I'm just trying to be one of those peers that they work for me and kind of just give them the steps to get there. And I feel like they're definitely picking up quick. And I definitely need to be one of the great Russian. So we coached Zach to talk about it. JT and Jack probably didn't need it. It's on a day of experience. Maybe that's the most important opportunity to remove from a lot of them. Is there a difference in the work going because you've been getting a half of champ pretty much the last couple? I feel like all the camps I've definitely gotten a big course learned. And I love that. So I asked Coach J4, I love getting more reps because I just like protecting my craft. So I mean, some people may not need it.

1:42:33Some people need it. But I mean, I just like to give me reps a second. I'm a little bit on that course learned. So what do I write? I mean, for me, it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly, like my steps and my footing. It's kind of just perfecting my toolbox and what we call it and my craft. And just trying to be a second whenever every place you can kind of do. What do you think I'm the biggest student? I don't think I'm the biggest student. I'm just seeing a lot of people that I've been already used to. Yeah, definitely just getting stronger, faster, everything, all the above. But one of my big things would be the leader. And kind of just not trying to look still look up to Jack and JT and kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into. So I feel like we kind of have a lot of leaders on the D line and at the D in position. So we kind of all kind of just kind of talk of children and others. Is that been a tough turn? I'm just using the gloves on. I hope it's up to you guys to play with them all. You're on the field and just like that, it's going to be a lot better now. And it's trying to be a best be like, a leader's best best. How's that transition going to be?

1:43:35It's competitive and we love it. We're all competitive people. We all love to fish each other. And I feel like we're bringing the best out of all of this. I feel like we're all just kind of bouncing off each other and seeing what one person does. And we kind of build it into our actual box and we all kind of just kind of build one great thing. You are going to last year and you've got to get the shot and pull it back in. Pull it back in. And did they approach you that idea and two coached them? I mean, how did that come about? Because you heard Jackson all year was locked in. You're getting a test back. So I definitely did it 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 and coach Wilson, honestly. He loved watching it too before he left. And I feel like he planned that seed and coach day's head and coach day kind of just went for it and tried to do the best I could to do it. Executive chin ring now. I mean, I'm really just doing it. Did anything in the spring? New playbook. I did not know you haven't got that far. Yeah, good day. How tough is that for you? You're looking back. I like to think myself as a football player. I can really play any position on the field.

1:44:35You 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. Kit Jack, do the same thing. Oh, yeah. Don't watch. Graphically, that's why. Kit, he's talking to coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations and sort of sought you and got out to have some conversations after JT and Jack decided to come back. Just got to win into those from your perspective and out of that, help you maybe get the right mindset against many of these things. 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 to happen in all that time from here to then. So, I feel like we definitely just coached JT and me kind of connected and we kind of just talked man-to-man and he kind of just said straight to me and I feel like we kind of both have been going on. That's what we're making. We're making each other better every day. We got the four best DNs, five best DNs, honestly, in the college football and we're going to be one of the best DLIs in college football. How do you feel like a better player today at any work in this season?

1:45:38Well, I feel like I've taken big steps in my roles of just being responsible and being more of a leader and kind of stepping up and taking the step to kind of get out there more on the team and kind of bring people in and I feel like I'm kind of helping out more. How do you record a hit around the cost of the C-B-D-H season? Is it sound? I mean, it sounds bizarre, but I mean, the season goes by so fast already. So, when you're kind of like week 10 and you're like, wow, it's already week 10. So now it's kind of getting more time to kind of enjoy it, and kind of savor it because I'm already here for you and feel like I'm freshness to the face crazy. But you don't want to spend all your powder in the first month of the year, right? Oh, yeah. And there is that pace yourself there. I mean, there is a mindset there, 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. 2016, 2017, 2004, and the FFD FFD's all in the same rotation. How much does he talk to that? I mean, he doesn't have to talk about it.

1:46:39We know about it. We've seen it every day. We watch the film. We see them all working together. We know what it could be. We know what we could become. So we know we're at the same place at the right time and God wanted us to be here. He knew we wanted us all to come together and kind of play together and be able to bounce off and just perfect our craft together. And I feel like we all are just great individuals and we come together at something special. Great. Doing it, what were the deliberations? I'm surprised it's even a conversation. Like, it should always be live. I'll tell you. I'll tell you. Tell you play football. So obviously there's a proximity to the season, which is a little reckless, I understand that. But in spring, when you're competing for jobs, I mean, if I'm a quarterback, I'm asking to be live so I can show him how I'm different than, you know, anyone that can't be live. You know what I mean? They'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,

1:47:39but 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. Right. Jeremiah off the field. We saw after practice on the Saturday that the mob that came to get autographs and things. When you're working with him on all these things you're talking about, but also dealing with the life of being one of the biggest names in college football, how do you help mentor him in that aspect? Yeah, I mean, it's a blessing to be able to be in a position where, you know, can provide insight or, I wouldn't say recommendations, but just, you know, give perspective. Well, he chooses to receive the first perspective or not one and not, I mean, he always does, but which is fine. But to be in that position is really humbling.

1:48:39That being said, he does a really good job on his own. He doesn't need to check that on too much. He's really done a great job. Again, the way he was raised in his morals and humble and always sign and taking pictures. I'm always trying to be the bad guy for him because he's not going to be. And I just says again more about his character. But he's not the only guy. Any guy would kind of do that. We have a group full of awesome young guys, but Jeremiah has done a great job with it, handling it, and it's definitely growing at an exponential rate to say the least. But I think he's built for it and he's been handled at a high level. But those around him were trying to help him out a little bit. What made Quincy the first freshman to do this black striker issue? Yeah, I mean, that's a good question. I think that, you know, frankly, you know, I'm not really fully involved with that.

1:49:40So that can be, but I wasn't. I think that people on the outside, whether it be defense or even coach day or anybody brought it to my attention, you know, we're kind of just going about practice. And that's our expectation and make plays, not make mistakes. And he was starting to make a lot of plays consistently. And I think the consistent level that he's been as a person, being on time and doing his job description on each play and the ball is coming your way or making some big plays. And, you know, it starts being seen by your peers. And your peers start asking for it. They start barking, getting a stripe off all those kind of things. That's the ultimate sign of respect, I think, when your peers, you know, go to your bat and he's not going for his bat. No one know, people are bringing it to your position coach. I think it speaks volumes of the general respect that you're earning through the process. So I think something like that happened. And, you know, as well as they're based on his peers and the other coaches. Step on creation. Cleveland.com. Ryan Day was talking about how impressed he's been this spring

1:50:42with Austin Sereval, all that he's been able to do. And Tyler Bohn was talking last week about the importance of the cross-training and all that that goes into that. And, you know, how much have you seen Austin benefit from this spring and everywhere that he's been and how big of a piece you think he's going to be regardless of where he fits on this offensive line? Yeah, I think Austin's been awesome. I mean, he literally, you know, what was they say? He played every spot, every position, which is the move around, you know. And, you know, he handles it. And, you know, he's one of those guys that 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 he on the O line, your name gets brought up when you're in a good position. Usually not going as well, you know. I mean, they're literally at the point of attack on every single play. So there's nowhere to hide. And so, but Austin, when his name gets brought up, I say, man, that was a good job. Very good job. Pass off that combo. Whatever. It's always positive. And they really impressed with him. He started in the winter. Did a great job through the winter. Again, continue to build their respect for his peers. And then he's going to a good job. Really good job just being very consistent to spring.

1:51:44Are left, Jeff Gilbert, Chris Brost? Brian, since you've been working more with the whole offense, when it comes to quarterback play, what has grown in your, I don't know, appreciation in that position and what those guys have to do and go through? What do you think more about those guys versus maybe what you thought before 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. Oh, wait, but you won't be a very later on. It's all about quarterback play. So I think in that same world, though, to the point is that, in order to be a great receiver or receiver guy, whatever you want to call it, there's only one page, it's the quarterback's page. So everything is based off them. Whether they're progression, they're timing, the stresses they have is what we're trying to minimize. So if you don't fully understand the quarterback play, it's hard to maximize receiver play, I think. That being said, yeah, I'm still always learning.

1:52:44I think that I can't say anything's jumped out massively right now. But I would say that, you know, I guess I would say the preparation level, I mean, the one is required to execute and play at a high level. It's just not capable in the a lot of time, right? I mean, there's only so much time where I'll be with players. If you're not willing to spend 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, aligns same thing, I mean, receiver play sometimes can, you know, get away from it. We do a great job studying and being in the room extra for sure. But the requirement of a quarterback to know, to fix protections, to be our run game coordinator based on the calls, you know, to get us in different checks. I mean, there's so much thing you know. And frankly, you know, the, you know, the aligns only as good as the quarterback, the receivers only as good as the quarterback, the offense only as good as the quarterback.

1:53:45And it's our responsibility to put guys in position to maximize what they're capable of maximizing. But their inability to notice that they can just spend extra time outside the a lot of time, I think is critical. And the amount that it takes, I guess that was maybe a little naive too, but the guys are doing a great job doing it. Just a couple more coaches got a meeting, Rob Aller, Columbus Dispatch. Brian, you know, get reached the mount top, you got a banner out there, national champs. I think keep these guys grounded, being in the moment looking ahead, not back. Are you tougher on them? Because, no, I think that, I mean, I think we have a lot of guys, you know what, I think it's understanding that we were trying to build the map to get to where you wanted to get to. But now that we have the map, doesn't mean we've traveled the path. So, like, we know what it looks like. The guys that are here know what it's supposed to look like. The guys that for us, say an unbelievable example of how to get to where you want to get to.

1:54:47So, the focus is on trying to replicate what they just did and how they operated. We can't say we've done that right now. So, it's very easy to stay motivated because they already know it's not good enough, frankly. So, the last thing they want to do is put in a ton of effort and then not reach their goals. So, motivation, I don't think is needed. I think there is a catching up of those and maybe aren't quite sure what it takes, you know. 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 focused on being forward and knowing we haven't accomplished anything. Steve, it means Cleveland.com. Who would you say is the leader of your YBC member right now? I would say Colonel Tate, Brennan-Annis, probably done the most outspoken, you know, in the room.

1:55:48Yeah, I would say they're doing a good job. Those are probably the two guys that would jump out of my room. I mean, because Brennan, he's been vocal, obviously. Colonel taking on that role more and being more vocal. He's a good football player, obviously, and he's the only other thing. But that process for him and becoming a more vocal leader took for you to say that. I don't know. What was the question? Colonel, like, what have you seen like the growth of the government part 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 a mecha made. And the role he played. And to think that we're going to lose that and then be a better group, probably doesn't mathematically make sense to him. So someone's got set up in that role. And one, and one respects him too. He knows he's capable of it. And it's just the desire and the appreciation, I think, to be at the table now, at the overhead. And appreciate the way I met, could probably win about his business. And so he probably valued that, appreciated that.

1:56:50And he's just being assured we still have that. Final question. Bill Rebellion, it's on this list. Could you assess the running back room? I think it's pretty much assumed. Both was 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. I think that, you know, in college football, in a football, any football, really, you've got to have depth in the running back room. I think that it's very apparent in the NFL. It's usually a two-back system, you know, very inferiorly as it one guy. But in college, I think we saw the benefit of that last year. The ability to complement 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. I've been very impressed with even the younger guys, Sam and Bo, and the way they've come along. Consistency is what you're chasing, right? You're always able to. That's why you're here.

1:57:51But how often you do it ultimately dictates how much you play. So, but overall, I think locks have been 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 and Quinshaw. But no, these guys have done a good job. They're competing. They've been very coachable. It's shown a plot on film. But yeah, I mean, it's always hard on the backs. 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 date has 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 will go with the group be? It's probably based on, you know, the top, the bottom rising, right?

1:58:52I mean, you're gonna have some guys at the top, but, you know, where's the floor? And so I think, uh, Bo and Sam has done a really good job. And maybe some more guys to get healthy. And more guys on campus, but very encouraged. And you saw him improve. And then, um, McCleen, 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 of of those incoming freshmen who still should be in high school. He's a guy, I think you're going to point to and you can see right now he's going to be a player. Over to the right, Austin Ward, the podcast. 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, um, you know, he's a guy that can do a lot of things, uh, drop, fold in there and make plays. You, you see some of that all the time. Really athletic, um, you know, we're kind of loaded at that end position.

1:59:57So he's going to play there. But, you know, like I said last year, we, we haven't needed it, but he's a guy you would point to along with C.J. Hicks, you know, for the, for the long season. Um, people get injured. You get a little light inside. It's always hard on the defensive tackles. But if you're going to play with, uh, three ends, you know, that's Mitch is a guy who definitely can do all that. Over to the left, Joey Kaufman, Columbus, dispatch. Jim, you've talked about this before, but I think in past years where you're going up against, uh, really talented receiver group offense to encourage your players. Uh, it's not okay if they give up the play and to go nearly almost the first half today where you. The offense didn't get in the end zone until the late in the second half just. And you guys have guys down the second area. Just what, what did you think of that sort of trend and how it's evolved in the way you guys almost shut them out of the first half? It's become, um, you know, an expectation now.

2:00:58You know, our DB's, you know, our BIA, best in America, we. Let the country in past defense. Right. I think there's 96. What I, uh, what I got here and it was number one last year. They've, they've taken that spirit. So it's a competitive spirit. It's an expectation now. It doesn't matter who we're going against. It's, it's, they view it as a standard. So that was good to see in the first, first half. Uh, over to the right Spencer Holbrook, Letterman, roll. Jim, we've talked about safety changing the way that you play defense in the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have a defensive tackle changed 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, um, and I've said it before, it helped our defense so much last year, when you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now.

2:02:04It changes the way you call a game, you know, it certainly helps you be, um, in better shape on explosive plays on the back end, you don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out because they're making tackles. So you got to go, you got to go with that, you know, you got to let those guys play and, and, and they're good. So, um, you can't get too far away from the scheme of having those defensive tackles make place because they're doing it and it works. So, um, you got to go over to the left, Tony Gurdman, Buckeye Huddl. Jim Ryan talked about the quarterback run being more of a thing with the offense this year during the season, how much of when you're facing a team like that, how much does that impact your day to day throughout the week preparing for that? Yeah, it's a ton, you know, it, I think it changes everything you do on defense. So, you know, you can start from the NFL on down if you have a quarterback who can make plays with his feet. Your scheme better be designed that, you know, to, to take that away into account for it.

2:03:05So, it changes the way you look at everything when you're game planning. Thank you, Donovan. Over here to the right, uh, Tim May, the Tim May podcast. Yeah, Jim, you might be the interviewer when I asked, uh, Ryan about just, for example, Calvin Simpson Hunt, but the corner seemed to be playing almost with the chip owner shoulder to a certain point. David, as Nick, but no, Tim took the day personally. It looked like, you know, to make us some of the hype going into the game, but what, what do you see from that group in particular that? Are Bui's you going into this off season? Yeah, when you can, when you have corners that you can count on, again, it's just like having defensive tackles in the run game, when you have corners, you can count on that are going to compete all the time, no matter what the situation is. And we've developed that again, it changes the way you call the entire game. I mean, you, you're able to leave those guys on an island. You're able to switch out couverges and they know what they're doing and they take great pride in it. So, um, having those guys out there in the development, it's a big deal. It really is.

2:04:09And it's not jumping into the picture of the board. I just gave it like back to your way. Yeah, I mean, he's, he did come in late and, you know, um, he compete, he's one of those guys that just competes every day, doesn't say much, you know, he's trying to live up to the standard or the other guys. And you, you see him coming along, you know, you see him step by step coming along and, and, you know, put him in a, you know, competitive atmosphere, same step up. That's a great sign. And final question for coach Knowles, Dan Hope, 11 Warriors. You mentioned CJ Hicks a few minutes ago. Have you seen him take the strides you need to see the spring to trust him as a guy who could be a potential starter on his defense? Yes, I mean, 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. Um, you know, he's much better when he's bloodsing or he's directed because he's able to use his athletic ability, but he has certainly shown that he's going to be able to help this defense coach.

2:05:18Thank you very much for your time. All right. And we will bring offensive coordinator and quarterback coach Chip Kelly to the podium now. We'll open up questions over to the left bill Rebenowitz Columbus dispatch. What are your just general impressions of the offense coming out of spring, especially quarterback? We'll look at all 15. So I think, you know, this day is is a big part of it, you know, because it was the first time they were going to play some of those guys that were going to play in front of a crowd. And that was an amazing crowd. You know, 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 in evaluation through the whole process, but it's not something in the players, though, too, that we're not making a decision walking off the field today saying, hey, this is the direction that we're going in 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 decisions can do.

2:06:25I 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 to get him better, but they capitalize on. We really rolled him, you know, if you were at some of our spring 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. You know, we'll put it all together and really come up with, you know, which guy do we really feel is going to make going to help us move this offensively. Over to the far right, Bill Landis, the podcast, Kings of the North. Hey, Chip, you said when we first talked to you that the basis of a lot of your success running the football just kind of figuring out what your guys do best and then leading into that over 15 practices now, how good of a field. Do you think you have for that? And then what did the next few months look like as you try to piece that all together? Really good question. It's interesting because the one thing that I think sometimes makes tough and an evaluation is what a good front we want to get.

2:07:28You know, so for 15 practices, those guys on the other side of the ball were pain, you know, Jack and JT and Tai 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. So I still think we'll have to really evaluate that what we're good at. What we're not what we got to get better on what we got to work on. But I think the work we got against such a quality defense was was really key for us. Over to the far left, Nathan Barrett Cleveland dot com. So you were going this time. It came out of the spring with still a lot of question marks about the offensive line. And even I guess that last season came out with question marks. What have you seen that progress in the time that you've been here and what's your confidence level that that offensive line is going to allow this offense to do everything it wants to do this fall. Yeah, I mean, I've been here short amount of time. So I didn't know. I really don't have anything to compare to. So I kind of tabula rasa 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.

2:08:31They 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 there. You know, I think we we've got about four guys that have played significant amount of snaps and we've got to make sure we can find out who the fifth guy is. But that's similar to where the quarterback spot is. I think. And I also think of the offensive line. You're not going to play a 16-17 game season and just play with five guys. You know, you really have to develop your depth there. There's going to be a number two center that's going to play a lot of football. There's going to be a number two guard, whether it's on either side of the ball. There's going to be a third tackle. I think you're going to get tested, especially with this new in this new playoff format. You really have to think that way. So, you know, you're not looking for five starters. You're really looking for 10 starters because you're going to have to. You're going to have to probably play 10 guys to get when you get through a 16-17 game season. Over to the right Austin Ward, the podcast. I think it was the first play of the game, the T formation and then the reverse center spin move with Will Howard under what's the inspiration for that package and that sort of wrinkle with the quarterback.

2:09:35Mr. Hayes. There's a looming figure around this whole program. You know, we get to go to work every day in the Woody Hayes Athletics Center. So, it was good enough for Woody. We're going to stay with him. We're going to do it. We ran some last year. I think we took 21 snaps at UCLA and T. We've got a short yardage formation for us and we've done some different things with it. But, also, I think our players had a lot of fun, you know, practicing that and doing some different things. It's a small part of our offense. We will not be in the T 21 times in one game. But, you know, we may get it in some short yardage situations. I think it's come back. There's a lot of schools right now that are starting to do that. You know, it's really just you're trying to, you know, you've got a half a yard to get. You'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. So, 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 to this program.

2:10:37Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch, over to the left. Chip, did you look back? Now, 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, close to football team is. You know, some programs talk about a brotherhood. This is really a brotherhood. Our practices, as we talked about, how good our defense is. They're highly competitive, but they're not combative. And those guys really work very, very well together, both the whole line in the D line, the secondary and the receivers. The competition is the, but it's got to be the best there is in the country, you know, and that makes you better. I think sometimes competition, you know, guys can lash out and it gets really combative. And then all of a sudden, the fight breaks out and the fight breaks out. And we're trying to accomplish and get footballed on them. But I think the way these guys cooperating work together as a group is a special bond. And I think you're going to need the closest team and the most connected teams are the ones that win. Over to the right here, Andy Baxter, Letterman, or all.

2:11:37Obviously, there's been a lot of talk about Jeremiah, but Ameca is the big returner in this group. He kind of reminded everyone what he can do today. What's it been like working with him and what kind of weapon can he be for you guys? Good point. And Ameca has reminded me and the other 14 practice sessions of what he can do. Special player, you know, and J.J.'s a really talented player also. But, you know, I think all of the whole group, a Cornell tape, did some really good things watching him this spring. And for all of them, you know, I mentioned it with the offensive line. I came in with a blank slate. You know, I had no opinions formed not that really just wide. I didn't just observe them, but you know that I think that white receiver is really special. And I think there's a bunch of guys in there. And again, you have to play multiple multiple games after the regular season is over. You're going to make sure you're going to need depth like that. And the fact that it's you feel a little bit comfortable right now that we got some guys there that can make some plays on the perimeter. And I think that's really dictates how people are going to defend you. You know, so you got a couple really good running back. You know, so really going to load the box. You really going to load the box and leave those guys in one on one coverage.

2:12:41Well, then it's the quarterbacks responsibility to decipher that and get the ball of those guys. So we're do they at least a double coverage. They list a double coverage. And now it's a little bit lighter box and you can run the ball. So having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second roll left pat Murphy 24 seven sports chip. We've talked a lot about kind of the quarterbacks maybe fine for the starting spot, but some of the younger guys. What have you seen from them? We got an opportunity to see more of them today than we probably have. What's your assessment of them as they kind of get in this. I always am so impressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated and what they do. You know, when you look at Julian and Aaron and JJ, you know, they should be in the hot lunch line of their high school. And they're out here playing in front of 80,000 people. And they've really progressed when you watch them in meetings and listen to them and they interpret, you know, so basically the whole concept to us, we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim.

2:13:41You know, this we didn't baby anything. We don't put the install in with, hey, you guys are in style. We're an install this with the older players. And then you guys, you know, go sit at the kitty table and we're just going to do the really simple things with you. They get it all in 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 form. So those guys have been in process. They're still learning, you know, they were the guys today that we're kind of looking around and saying, wow, there's like 80,000 people here along with the offensive coordinator in the quarterback coach because I was kind of looking around because I'd actually never been in the stadium until yesterday when we had. Our 14th practice in there. So I played Ohio State once when I was at Oregon, but that was in the Rose Bulls. I had never been actually in the stadium until yesterday. So I caught myself when I went into the stadium today looking around saying 80,000 for spring. Again, that's impressive. Got time for just a few more folks over here to the right Dylan Davis Delaware Gazette.

2:14:42Given what you just said about throwing them into the deep end, what stood out the most about Julian's progression through 15 practices and where he is as you guys head out of spring. Julian is a very fast processor. You know, he really thinks very, very quickly on his feet. Like he makes really quick decisions. He doesn't stick on and he can progress and any ceasing is really well for a young player. You know, in not having been exposed to a lot of college defenses and especially what Jim does, you know, Jim can make Jim can make a young freshman quarterback cry with some of the stuff he does. But you know, I never saw that with Jules and I that's been in press of his his ability to retain and you know him and JJ the compliment I would say to him is if you got here and you didn't know what class they were in, you wouldn't say that those guys were freshmen in terms of how they've picked things up. And you know, sometimes freshmen, 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.

2:15:49You on the topic of freshmen James people's Sam got on the second half. You talk about how deep you need to be in this era of college football, but as you search for our B3, 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, kind of, let's just take. Don't worry about what the background is where they're from, who they are. The this guy of this stars, this guy of that stars, it's they're all by guys. And this is how they do it. I think James is got really good feel and vision. He can hit things. I thought sand is some really good things today. T.C. is another guy who really came along during the spring and work constantly talking in our staff meetings about depth. We're very cognizant of the fact that the playoff situation has changed. So you have to develop that depth, you know, used to be maybe have a parent of spare is what everybody says, but I think you may have to have more than that. You're talking about 16, 17 games. You're really going to be tested that way. So I was really happy with how those young guys have come along here in the 15 training sessions that we've had over here to the right. Tim made the Tim May podcast.

2:16:57Thank you, Jerry. You have your own podcast. Yeah. Like these guys all had like a name next to their. Yeah. That's one of the cool. You must have some juice if you got your name in your podcast. Definitely. Okay. By the way, I like it. It's not just the lunch last hot lunch last night. It's a hot lunch. Yeah. Just two quickies. Number one, do you feel compelled to let these quarterbacks know where they stand? You know, it's coming up Tuesday. You know, to me, they're yeah. You know, where does that go? I mean, in your mind. Yeah, we're all sit down as a staff and visit me. He doesn't believe a job of I think all our players understand where they fit and what what the picture is and we'll give them our assessment. This isn't. You know, we're not going to come back. But we do it after every day. They know where they stood after practice. One after two after three after four. We grade everything. They're getting constant feedback in terms of where we are. And then after 15, which we had today, but, but we can't do it unless you watch the film and can really look at the things because you may see something, but you're on the sideline.

2:17:59You know, why did he make that decision? Well, I couldn't really see the field safety from where he was. Okay. Now I understand why you made that decision. So, you know, what, but they'll meetings with all our players and that's that's always been the method. So this week during, you know, between one day through Friday, we're all scheduled. No one's going on the road recruiting until after that. But we're all a player meeting at every position. You know, offensive line defensive line line, our safety is everybody. Everybody's going to sit down with their position coaches and know where they fit. And we see them. But do you feel a pressure with the with the transfer portal looming? I mean, you've been a head coach for a long time. I mean, is that on your mind at Tuesday? Yeah, I think. We're aware of it. And I'm 100% and I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, which what your evaluation was through the training sessions that we have. Guys, we got to have we got real quick. Last two questions. Dan Hope and then Rob all are. I feel like you need to have a starting quarterback named by and whatever biggest things you're going to be looking for between now and then and determining who that guy's going to be.

2:19:02Well, 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. And then they'll go back to working with Mick in the weight room and getting bigger, getting faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. And they do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and even assess. So they're really from a football standpoint on their own until August. So you always want to do it earlier. But I also believe every time I've been involved in this is that it kind of happens organically and authentically. Because the players know. If you say, we decided we're going to be with Joe and they all think it's Tim. They're in the locker room with them every day. Players understand who they'd feel is the guy. And most of the time the decision is very obvious.

2:20:02You know, when you just say, this is where we are with it. But there's that timetable thing. I don't I can't give you an exact timetable on that. Rob. Chip, you talk about Julian. But typically in your experience, you've done it again, like Tim said a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow down for a young QB? I think it depends on the individual. You know, I've had some kids where early, you know, you were like, wow, Marcus Murray, I was like that. Remember vividly second practice. And he got to the fifth reading the progression and threw it out here in his big game. And I asked him, why I do that? I asked why. 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. 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 won't like they got it.

2:21:11So everybody has different learning styles. You 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 that's always kind of what we're working on and studying and thinking about and kind of where we are and how much can they handle and then how much is too much, you know, because this may be a great play. I agree 100%. But if you don't feel it's a good play. Then why is it in? You know, I mean, and that's that's this whole feeling of process that we're all they're learning us and we're learning them. So, I have identities, so do coaches really? Running quarterbacks, is that something you've always sort of lean toward or is it year by year case by case? What advantages do you like about? Because all your guys can run a little bit.

2:22:22Yeah, 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 to two big plays where my homes run. But Patrick 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. 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. And there's times where you have to understand if you do have a running quarterback, we talk about the best ability is availability. You're not low on your shoulder and taking people on, but we are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run. We're not looking for running backs that can throw. So you're not going to see us 20 times a game or running the quarterback. There are people that run it offensive styles and are really successful with it. But with this group we have right now that's not. Now they can hurt you with the feet. We'll did it when he was at case date. You know, obviously Devon took off a couple of times today air took off a couple of times today. Lincoln's a really, really good athlete.

2:23:27Julian 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 and run quarterback ice on quarterback power. But it is a it's another weapon, you know, and if it also keeps defenses honest, you know, if your defensive and is going to continue to bend from the quarterback, closing the edge and he's getting first downs, well then the defensive and 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 is cheating and fitting in on the run. Well, then his responsibility is to make the defense be honest. And that's really air did that a couple of times today. And we had a block that safety was sticking its 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 man. Coach, thank you so much for your time and thank you for being a buck. I was definitely addressed here, you know, this preseason. I think Austin, Sarah, they'll stepped up in a big way, you know, with the thought of being out.

2:24:37And then, you know, Carson can play both guard and center, which is good. And you know, we've actually, you know, sent us done a nice job as well. But it was good to see Austin, you know, he moved from guard to tackle a couple times and even with the ones he was in there battling his tail off. So I think we have built some depth there. But again, you know, we've got to go play some games and see what we got. Rob all are. What's the main thing you want to see out of here? Yeah, you know, again, whether it's whatever happened last year is 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 got to play with technique, but at the end of the play, like knock the line of scrimmage back and play with your hair on fire as hard as you possibly can. There's a lot that goes with the playing in the offensive lines. All the communication is a lot of things that have to get into place. I think Seth has done a nice job of communicating, understands the offense better now. He takes control up front and brings everybody together, which is great. But to me, like that's it. Now we get list of bunch of other things, but to me, we've got to move the line of scrimmage. We've got to be just playing with our hair on fire and knocking people back and playing physical.

2:25:44And that's the start to game. That's the end of the game. This is a destination spot for why we see what we can do. What I have to do is maybe not go online. You see that definitely and how do you get over that? No, no, I don't see it that way at all. I think. We'll see what we got this year, but I feel like we've got some really good young players in the system. I think that we should have the best offensive in the country. That's the standard here has been for a long time. And so we'll keep pushing towards that this year. I think everybody in that room will play the same thing. 20th. Right. I was a situation that will line back. Yeah, so sunny has really stepped up and played well. He's made this transition from safety to linebacker very well. I think he did a nice job in the spring, but you could definitely see as he went into the summer, just bigger, stronger, being more comfortable closer to line of scrimmage.

2:26:46It's different when you're closer to line of scrimmage. He's doing a better job getting his hands on, on, you know, on offense alignment and getting off of blocks. He's in a better job doing a better job with his hands. I think he understands the communication. The linebackers always have to be involved with the front. They can be involved and fitted to the back end. He's doing that. I think he's looking forward to playing in a game and getting an idea of what it all looks like. But I can tell you in practice, he's playing fast, he's playing violent. And I think he's, you know, he does a nice job of taking the meeting to the field, being very intentional about his work, but playing really hard. Yeah, I haven't talked to Jim because we'll make that final decision here over the weekend, but he's certainly a leader in the clubhouse. Can you tell Ryan, I mean, Seth McLaughlin, can you tell he's been there, done that? Is he projected that to the offensive line? You're still when I'm saying from a leadership standpoint, a grown man. How does that just come up? How does it show up?

2:27:49A bunch of ways. It just poised. It's not getting rattled when, you know, coach parks at you. It's, you know, okay, I got this. Let me get it under control. It's seeing something in practice and being able to adjust on the move. It's being prepared when you walk on the field. 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. He seems to be playing it at a fast lover. Spencer, hold up. And there was a point where you got to black stripe off and I feel like he took a step in the right direction. When you come in in the summer, it is very difficult to get on the field, especially early in the season, whether he does or not, I will see.

2:28:56But if he continues to practice the way that he's been practicing, then he'll give himself a chance to be in the rotation, midway through the season or later in the season, which is similar to some of the wide receivers we've had before. You've seen some of those guys get some reps in the season, but then make an impact later in the season. I think that's probably more his path right now. You know, he shows up and starts doing great. And you know, we'll, you know, we'll give him the reps he deserves. We're like Jeremiah is in a different situation because he came in here in January and he was a little bit ahead. Anybody who comes in and January to me, I don't look at them as a freshman anymore. They've been here. They're in the program. And we expect them to contribute. You're still in there right there talking and communicating, but in the scrimmages we've had, it's been offense very deep.

2:30:05So 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 me by that is you know, the cost by communication inside of 15 goes off. There's a lot of things that go on there. We don't really get notification on that. So I'm trying to, you know, just help chip with that and some communication that way, personnel. But I'm very much involved with special teams. I think with a two minute warning, there's some strategic things that are going to go on. And then the half of the game that you know, you're really being involved with. But to your point, just overall just looking guys in the eye and making sure that, you know, they have to right looking 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. And that's not just how that's not how it works. We've got to win the situations. And so, you know, all those things will come into play and making in game adjustments. You know, be involved with all three phases, you know, watching the game on the table to try to identify what happened in the last series. I think all those things will be happening.

2:31:09Right now, Nick is going to be the starter. And you know, that competition will go into next week. But right now, as we head into the weekend, he is the starter and the plan is ready to go. The first punter to go up and go on Saturday and soccer. He's got a strong leg. He's made it a good transition into the country, but also just playing football and not Australian football, which is very, very different. The snap to kick has really improved. You know, that was one thing as he's a taller guy. So the ball has to get out of his foot faster. I think he's done that his hang time has been good. And he's been more consistent. You'll see, you know, he'll kick a few that'll just go right out of the stadium. And they just got a strong, strong leg. So we're looking for that consistency. He's shown that here most recently. So he's got the upper hand right now.

2:32:14And last question, Jeremy Birmingham. Ryan, I don't know if it's because Will maybe took a little bit longer to make a decision in December than some of the other top of the line quarterback to his day. Or because maybe there was a thought he wasn't going to be the starter. It can't stay this year. But it seems like people have viewed him kind of as a game manager type of quarterback. After eight months with him, where do you see his ceiling? What is Will's special trait to you? And where do you see him take himself? I see a bunch of trade. I think the first trade is size. It was big. He can stand in the pocket and he's strong. So I mean, that's the first thing to notice about him. Again, whether it's standing in the pocket with boys, I think that's another trait that he has that's excellent. He he feels the rush. But he stands right in there. I think the next trade is just, you know, his top end speed. And he can run 22 miles an hour at that size, which there's not a lot of guys who can do that. So I think that's an extraordinary trade.

2:33:14I would say his overall leadership command in the huddle is is another, you know, something that he's he's really, you know, grown into in the last few months when he's been here. And then his accuracy has been very accurate since he's been here. And when he knows what's going on and he can anticipate what's happening, I mean, it looks right. Just feel it. And he can hurt you, you know, a bunch of different ways. So, you know, his ceiling, you know, that that's that's going to be kind of, you know, up to how he plays this season. But, you know, I see a player who has a lot of great skills that, you know, translates well to the next level. So we'll see. But I know his first focus is on winning games around here. Coach, thank you very much. Yeah, sure. Coach, we have Taker, Syvola, and the goal line in Donovan Jackson on the 10th. Please, I mean, you have nerves naturally. So that's the first complaint I was good. I was rolling. Also, it's a weird thing.

2:34:14I'm just trying to try to play the last thing. It was also the first start. Yeah, you, yeah, it's like I prepared well and camp and practice all week. And I was, I was ready. I have two multi-year starters. I did a lot. I mean, I couldn't ask them, hey, what we got here, but I was prepared well. I was telling Jimmy and said, like, I would play our blocks. Probably emotional side of it. What is the guy from Ohio? What does it mean? It started to mean it was always my dream to come here and play and start and having that like me. I just got to keep going, keep building those days, those games and keep building. What a much younger Austin, don't you have people to meet with? No, not I don't think even I told like me, I asked my younger self, even committed here.

2:35:15I wouldn't believe that now having a couple of starts. Awesome. Has this happened faster than you? I guess you're technically a sophomore. No, I knew that year two, I was going to see you some playing time. Now starting week one, year two, I didn't see that, but like I was ready in spring ball. I knew I was going to play some stuff. What does it mean to you to not only get the opportunities to play, but do you like to play well enough now? I think coaching staff trust you, you think they can put that there, whatever the situation is. So that's the earn that so early on in your career. I guess it shows like my preparation, my hard work and just everything I put into this and I just finally show up on a field. There are moments, the top season, the end of the spring, and the end of the season. I don't realize that you could play at this high level, high level with the ones, you know, if you need to.

2:36:15Yeah, but definitely was in training camp. I mean, blocking highly can tie every day. It feels a lot of confidence in doing it well and not getting balled or anything. There is defensive tag wasn't that easy. Hero and Jason Morn, all those guys, pretty much anyone on the defensive line gets your face all the time. So, and Kay and Mack as well. Yeah. We've put a lot of them on. I would have more collected how about the stability of that and the great thing is how much can he help you? He helped me a lot and I'm proud that he's our starting center not someone else's but I mean, he's like the captain of a line. He's another voice on the line with guys like Josh Fryer and Josh Simmons, Donnie and Tiger. That means another voice and another captain on the look ways of having that. And I'm with this much experience help. During the game, in the middle of the game.

2:37:15He can tell you like before 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. How much does that benefit of you? You have a guy who's kind of been there and seen a lot of us. It makes us more calm. Especially me and Tay, that's our first start. So, we were up here with Seth. He brought us down and we were like five. Our emotions weren't high. We were settled in. Is that like something he tells you? Is that something you pick up on by how he's acting? How do you kind of sense what he's trying to do? It's by how he's acting. And what I mean, him, when we're on the side of him, both Josh, Donnie, like he was telling us like, Hey, cool. Like we got it. But it's pretty much like everyone. Oh cool group. How much do you do that? As a first time starter, how much did you add in that? Me in a lot. That was my first time ever using iPads. We didn't use the iPads in high school. But I mean, you can say like try to remember the defense.

2:38:16You can come on a silent and bring up what's playing to help us really much. Right. Probably the first or second after that. I thought we'd say our second one. Great. Awesome. Thank you very much. Thanks for playing. Well, yeah. Has you been a part of you settling in the guard? That's um, I want to say maybe I don't know, but I mean, when I'm pretty sure you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo, you know what I mean? I'm playing basketball all life in set up football and I feel like just the fast pace often, so we're running really fits the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw a football like 65 yards, but can you kick a football? 75 yards and blink it just. No. Probably question. Lincoln, what was your question? How is your, uh, your roommate at the beauty? He's a blessing, man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. What's his name? His name's Lincoln. Keen Holtz. Okay.

2:39:16Who's cleaner? Oh, who's cleaner? I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of picked each other as roommates because we're very clean and we don't like our berms really messy. Well, it's true though. It's true. They're both pretty clean, so. Luke, are you still a cross-training at Tag Olsum or have you just been all guard this spring? Oh, so far I've been all guard. I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice, I practice. I could end up being back at Tag Olsum, I could not, but, you know, I'm just really focused in on this past practice and the next one is fun. What does he mean? He's on his own. He's on his own. Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot. You know, you put a lot of work in to play here. And he's been a dream just for being an Ohio kid. I'm from a Ohio kid's perspective. I mean, that's the biggest wish possible out of it, if I would say. That's going to be pretty cool. What was it like just last year at first game getting on the field for the first time? It didn't, like, this is going to be a weird answer, but it feels like I was playing a game, you know, that made sense. I was pretty locked in.

2:40:16I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing. I just went in that first game, was like, shoot out in here now, it's time to roll. You know, it didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't hit me after, but no, mom was like, what'd you feel doing? Like, getting out there at Indiana, I was just like, honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous than I did in high school and I had to make some no sense. What is it? What did you see in the open box? A lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin. I think Friars is one of my biggest role models here, my bigger brother, my first game ever. Tell him about Padilla? I don't know. Padilla, okay. Yeah, no. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, Padilla and Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too, I mean, all three of them. Those are my roommates and they're progressing every day as well. And I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to play on the field with them. Oh, yeah, you know, it's been really helpful. You know, just keeping my mind just settled and straightforward on the next play. What do you think they just... It's a great question.

2:41:18Like I said, I mean, I just need to stay consistent in my work, I think. That's the biggest thing for me is just to stay consistent and worry about the next play. Tigers was something that connects us about those big runs. You guys started turning out. It's hand-pulsing right now. Did it beat off each other? Absolutely, I mean, when you see defensive... When you see defensive start arguing with each other and things like that, I mean, it makes it a lot easier, you know, to have those 10-11 plays around with something. What does that like? It's a nice position for me to start feeling like you guys were feeling like family. First game, I was good quite good at that. Well, they didn't think I was good at second match. I mean, it feels good at rib-bosters. I mean, we put in so much work on those interactions, you know, seeing a product that I'm working on. These guys are just... Tech Reserves since the offensive line-wise is just prepared this week. We've done top and back in there. They've done our own first half really this season. It's not particularly in Austin.

2:42:19It's just more of Donald and Jackson preseason all-married and etc. I mean, enjoying the group, you know. Donald and Jackson is a very good football player, you know. Anyone who's on the field, he makes his presence tough. I mean, we've all been training on that. There's no more just going through when he's on the team. We know it can be... Yeah, there's a seat to be. There was a sense of watching you guys last week. You know, even more of a force. It felt like watching you guys. It maybe even, you know, did it feel authentic? Yeah, I mean, we put in the work during practice. We practice really hard. Coach Day really challenged us to practice hard. I mean, I was just a result of it. When it's rolling like that, what does it feel like being in the mix? It's a long way. It's us. When you work hard for something and you're able to see, like, what comes out of it, like, there's no better feeling in it. Okay, Greg. Can you hear me? I'm hoping. Can you just hear me? It's about to go through it anyway. I'm hoping. It's just for it.

2:43:20It's about to go through it anyway. It's way easier than I thought. No, I mean, I was really funny to see. Thank you, guys. Thank you for being here. Maybe I'm a fraction of it. Take a, what has Seth been off on the practice you guys for the first two games? What's it been like playing XMN for the last two? He's... You know, he's really calm and stormy. You never see real panic and having a guy like that next to you. You know, you're having really played as many meetings for snaps. There's no one outside of the rest of my left and some of my right. For our end set. Those guys, they do so much for this offensive line of peace. People have talked about his intelligence really kind of showing up in the film room and on the field. Where have you noticed that intelligence and how has that helped you? Yeah, like I said, in crunch time, you know, when things aren't exactly looking like how we practice it, you know.

2:44:20We're having a guy like that, like, we'll do this, this, this, and then we're going to execute it. Having a guy like that like this, there's none better than that. Hero? What you got? What's my favorite cake? Well, red velvet. Uh-huh. Uh-huh, no, that one. I almost came back with a couple of sun to go some more. Take a look at it, Marshall. They got a couple guys with a few kids that have big tin bodies. Absolutely. You see when you look at their tape, they've seen 13, 7, a couple of those guys are pretty pretty big. Yeah, those guys, they're real players. They're real players. You can tell their coach well. They go hard, you know.

2:45:21They're real players over there. We've been practicing to the best of our abilities, you know, and the spectra. And I'm prepared for that. We see they being regained, tackled last year. The other day, they're playing. Yeah, they play a good ball over there. And, you know, their defense plays hard. They challenge teams, you know, sometimes they might be overlooked and they still challenge teams. You know, even so they come out there with the mentality like no matter who's in front of us. Like the woman out there. Okay, let me ask you. What has been the biggest challenge? I mean, the actions right there right in front of you right now, which is kind of a good thing and kind of a bad thing. You should shake off the rest, you know, hitting back in it. Inside. Can you talk to your coach? 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.

2:46:23Guys like the one, even Matt Jones returning back. All right, Tyler, thank you. Thank you. And for this year, just be able to contend for that job. I'm thinking a lot. I think my weight, my sister, my height, this, more regard height. When I'm faster, my feet and I just see what you use to tighten your leg right now. Sometimes sometimes like basketball, I want to be on that just like defend, but you know, you got to stay. Stay square or something. Exactly. Yeah, that's a great question. I mean, I feel like these two can answer that for the beer right now. I think KK here, I'll get answer that. I don't know what to say about that. What do you guys think? I go into every day.

2:47:24You know, this man is strong. Right? I'm talking about like, you get the basketball feel. You know, you can't just do a thing. He recover really fast. Just the whole way I'm standing as he had. And he got the grip. That's right. He doesn't get up on the plane. Like you said, he's going to go in and watch the film. He's doing that every day. But you better, man. You should see the hundred feet. From like this one, knock back, it's not you can sit and move and let it go. Here, if you was far off, well, I'll be with you. He's something like a coach, man. He's something like a coach. Chip Kelly's in full exchange. You are mine about maybe like the idea of tackle versus guard. Because obviously his offensive predilections were like, yeah, offensive line play, run game. Has you been a part of you settling in the guard? I want to say maybe I don't know, but I mean, when I'm pretty sure you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo, you know what I mean? I've been playing basketball all my life in 7 football and I feel like just the fast pace often, so we're running.

2:48:26It really fits the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw a football like 65 yards, but can you kick a football? 75 yards, I think Lincoln just did. I actually question. Lincoln, what's your question? How is your room after view? He's a blessing, man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. What's his name? His name's Lincoln. He's a clean host. Oh, he's a cleaner. I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of picked each other's roomies because we're very clean and we don't like our rooms really messy. Well, it's true though. It's true, they're both pretty clean. Luke, are you still cross-training at Tag Goal Sum or have you just been all guard this spring? Oh, so far I've been all guard. I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice, I practice. I could end up being back at Tag Goal, I could not, but I'm just really focused in on this past practice and the next one would come. What do you mean? You're on your own? Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot.

2:49:26You put a lot of work in to play here. I spent a dream just being in Ohio kid, I'm from a Ohio kid's perspective. I mean, that's the biggest wish possible. I would say that's, that'd be pretty cool. What was it like just last year, first game, getting on the field for the first time? It didn't fly me, that's gonna be a weird answer, but it feels like I was playing a game in it, if that makes sense. I was pretty locked in, I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing. I just went in that first game, I was like, shoot out in here now, it's time to roll. It didn't really hit me, I was like, it didn't even hit me after, but my mom was like, what'd you feel there? And if I'd get out there at Indiana, I'd just like, honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous that I didn't high school and it makes no sense. What is it that you've been doing? What did you see there from Austin and Josh? A lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh and Austin, I think, Friars, they're one of my biggest role models here, he's my big brother, my first name. So I'm up to Dianne? No, I don't know. Okay, yeah, no. Yeah, yeah, so yeah, I'm up to Dianne Austin, those are my guys, man.

2:50:28I mean, even Miles too, I mean, all three of them, those are my roommates and they're progressing every day as well. And I'm excited to see where they can get to, I'm excited to play on the field with them. Oh yeah, you know, it's been really helpful, you know. Just keeping my mind just settled and straightforward on the next play. What do you think of Vegas? Yeah, it's a great question. Like I said, I mean, I just need to stay consistent in my work, I think. That's the biggest thing for me is just staying consistent and worrying about the next play. I was born to my game and I was like, whoa, I never had that happen. Like no other school, like just Ohio State field came in my hand and I was like, wow, that's crazy. Do you like, I mean, you're quiet, but also do you like that? Do you want everything that comes in? Do you want anything that you want? I do, but at the same time, I don't just like to be a normal person. I don't really like to take that. So if you're going to feel, are you a showman? I mean, how does he describe his kind of like your heart form? Yeah, I mean, yeah, I want to feel I'm a little bit more chipier, a little bit,

2:51:28but sometimes I still be quiet on the field. What's the competitive part of you? When did you know to say that about your son? Oh, I've been had that, and he says I was like eight, nine years old. I mean, happens, I mean, just high-end house rate, just to be competitive. That's the reason why I chose to come to Ohio State just to compete each and every day against the go against the best DB group in the country. That's what I'm saying is it been enhanced the last several months. I mean, you want to get it being nuts and then things don't hurt, etc. Oh, yeah, for sure. I'm just going to get them two guys, the best two DBs in the country. I mean, that's the reason I came here. This is going to get God just going to make me better each and every day. That's today. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You know, you can say it worked. And then the two plays later, you call, oh, am I working as far down as I can see. You can say it worked out. I said, I said, I said, well, he said, when he defed little boys, he said, I'm here. I said, okay, I'm going to be back. And that's going to be bad. They want to be able to play. I just, I'll just walk off.

2:52:28I said, yeah, I said, I told you I'm coming back, right? Yeah. What's it like to be back to the car now? Staying in the brand-ass state. Okay. It feels great just us three to be on the field together. We're going to make a lot of plays this year. What did you learn from that? I learned a lot, especially from Cardinal, because we both play outside. So me just learning from him and, you know, the things he learned, he just teaching me. And you know, he was behind Mar and stuff like that. So he just teaching me the game for sure. What specifically, if you got better at that, and you can't prepare to what you first got? I said my footwork. That's the biggest thing. My coach, I was looking at that's one thing I need to get better on. So, I mean, I just worked on that in all seasons and just got better over time. What, what can still be a work ethic in here? What can still be a work ethic in here? I mean, just, I really don't know. I can't really answer that. But it just, it just, it's just in me like, I just want to work. That's one thing. I think I say, I get it from my dad. My dad really, really a little reason why I worked so hard, because since I was like eight years old,

2:53:30he just wanted me to just work and be the best at what I do. So, I mean, I really, I said get from my dad. Why is he like, this is a clip of my day, you know, like on tiny day, when I'm on a show, and I think I'm about more patient. Yeah, yeah, sitting. And how close did you come, too? I wasn't, I wasn't flipping out of, I don't know why people made the same idea with that. I was a bugger, and that's it. How did your dad set the table? He set a big example. I mean, just, I ain't go say it was only just my dad. It was, I mean, I have a cousin's name, you know, it's maybe played for the Seattle City Hall. So, I was, I looked at the him as well. He was doing a West Virginia hotel in Austin, in Steadman Bayley. He was a motivation for me. And just all the guys that grew up before me in a Miami-Guarded area, a brow area for sure, I mean, just looking at those guys. I say Brandon and his for sure, he was a class ahead of me. So, I seen the games he was doing in the eighth grade. And I was just like, whoa, I mean, that's something I want to do. What do you think about the expectations for you? I mean, Chris Carter on my podcast, Team Wigs, he's actually the big factor

2:54:33from the first play, first game, et cetera. Those are big expectations. Do you have Brakes, though? I really don't. I mean, I know it's big, especially for me because, you know, no one playing the country coming in and all the hype around me. So, I mean, I just try to block out all that stuff and just focus on the main things, just the team. And I receive a room and a locker room. And, you know, just first game come, if I don't, you know, see the specialization that you have for me. I don't really care. I just want to go out there and win a game. How much of a confidence was for you when people like Chris Carter or Marvin Harrison Jr. are saying, this guy can even expect a sea of real estate. I mean, it's something great. I mean, I just got to go out there on the field and just show you guys that I could beat a net, you know, part of the great Ohio State was able to come through here. So, I mean, it's a blessing and know how that, but I know that's out of go out there and play and show you guys. What do you think about that? I mean, it's a lot for me to be, was it the first freshman?

2:55:34Yeah, I mean, just, that's a blessing for me for sure. Just, you know, shows all the hard work that I put in and off the, I mean, on the way to the room, is that? What is so much of a security come from? My dad early, I mean, the maturity, you know, just be older than, don't ask my age, I go to my age. I mean, a lot of people tell me that I don't ask my age. I'm way, way beyond my years. I mean, just, you just gotta be mature and, you know, don't add like a kid. What is the number of questions for Jeremiah? What is it about? 70-30. 70-30. It's a funny name. It's like a tag. It's just, no, when I see a 50-50 ball, I mean, just, I just think it's, I gotta make a play. It's on me, you know, no matter how the ball is, or if it's a bad ball, I just feel like I gotta make that play. Or what the certain sense of this, you know, matter of it's a bad ball, I feel like the ball is mine, no matter who in front of me, or, no, no matter.

2:56:34Where did that go to? Getting between the ball and the fender come from, though. I mean, that kind of sets you apart in my opinion, in some other ways. Do you always have that neck? Oh, yeah, I did. Always had that neck, because I was like, since I started to parents see you right like eight years, nine years old, I just found the way to, you know, make sure that ball is mine when it's in the air. And I just gotta always find a way, find a way to make my quarterback look good. I guess that's what I heard in talking about, and I can't find a single Howard's looking more, thank you so much. What do you say, I'm gonna say, it's a strange one. Oh, yeah, for sure. He definitely made a big jump from industry. I like his confidence. He's starting to talk more, talk a lot of mess on the field. And I like that about my quarterback, about a lot of people like to talk, and you know, just get around his prayers and make him feel good about himself. Are you talking on the field? No, just, you just said a lot of stuff, I can't say, but he'll go talk for sure. Okay, Jeremiah, thank you very much. Thank you guys.

2:57:38It was on me, my split was too wide. He wanted me to come my split down. So that was on me, that wasn't a good one. The result of that play is science. It's clear that will be offense, the record is if you're single about 401, one on one, brunt's man, they're willing to take that shot to you every time. Were you expecting to have this bigger role in the offense? Not at all. Just coming in, no, this is a Ohio State. And just all the receivers that been here, and I was here before I got here. So I did not have no expectation that was having the role that I had right now. So I mean, I just get all the things to go and then just be able to be in this position right now. Is that so real to you then? To be putting up kind of numbers you already have? Oh, yes, for sure. I mean, but no job, nothing. I just want to ask that to me, finish the handed. What is this thing about the trust that you have? He tells me a lot, each and every day that if you're single, single covers 101, and going to you, no matter who or you, no matter, just throwing it up and school me, I just got to make a play as a... Was there a moment of a spring or just in the trinkamp, or...?

2:58:41I'd say, I'd say fall camp. That's really when he was just trusting me. Just throwing it down, and I'm just going to go get it. Yeah, I should have cut my split. Now I think I was, you know, like bottom of the numbers, I should have been like numbers plus, numbers plus two, I believe. Yeah, something like that. So that's the reason why he just played over top. Yeah. That's just an essential. Yeah, I mean, I love it. I still feel like I'm just a regular freshman, but you know, a lot of people say I'm not, but, I mean, just the role that I have is coming in. It's just, it's been a blessing. I just can't think, uh, can't say it's on me, it's on God, and just the coaches were

2:59:44trusting me to have a put a freshman out there and just to go out there and make plays and just do what I do. Hearing from your teammates, you've been involved in confidence in you, but you said you didn't expect to have playing time when you came in. So what did you actually expect? How much do you think you would have gotten? Uh, not that much, because you know, you got, you got a car in theotape, you got meca a book that I came back, you got a brand name, is that Bihab, you're all, uh, Jaden Ballet, uh, all of them guys. So really my mentality is just coming in and just working, learning and just, you know, play special teams and make plays on special teams. I love my mentality was, um, me just watching them, they, uh, we've been attending the last three teams in place. So I mean, it's gonna be a better team than I have in the last couple years that, um, we played, uh, higher state play them as we could they said. So I mean, it's gonna be a good game. You gotta go to, uh, be a higher state as always. I'd be, uh, so thank you. Thank you, thank you. Thank you, thank you.

3:00:45Thanks, man. Yeah. Uh, yeah, for sure. Uh, we hungry right now. Um, I can see in the air, everybody, uh, everybody in office, all of us in line, quarterback, well, how we're receiving, we definitely hungry for sure. We're ready to go out there and have a dinner and just put on the show. Austin Moore, the podcast, did you, I have a pediclet, but what would it know you more, uh, being interfered with not getting the call or not being able to make the catch anyway? Uh, I say be able not to make the catch anyway. Uh, I feel like everybody's throwing me. I have to catch it no matter how, the different on me or not. I just feel like I have to make a play no matter what. Um, I mean, I played Saturday. I feel like I could have caught it, but, you know, it was a pass in the front, but it touched my hands. I should have caught it. Uh, Dan, hold on. I'm worried. Jeremiah, there's a lot of, uh, discourse from fans this week about you not winning but Sean Alexander freshman year of war. Just what's your thoughts on that? Uh, I mean, me calling is a great player as well. I mean, I can't really not kill. Um, no, Sean is a great guy. I talked to him, uh, two weeks ago, um, it's a great guy. Uh, learned a lot of, uh, things from him outside of football as well.

3:01:48So I mean, I really can't focus on that. Um, I'm just worried about, uh, beating Oregon and, you know, just going out there to pass a deal and just put on a shirt. And anybody else in question, uh, Tom Moore, you mentioned getting ragged is by Michigan. Is that frustrating when we see that from the father teams? Yeah. Is that frustrating? Is that, you know, you, you know, you feel like you always think you're open? Are you still open when you're ragged? Oh, yeah, for sure. I'm still, I'm not a man of my bracket or not. Um, I mean, me, they just came out with a, uh, good game plan to break it me and a mecha. And, you know, uh, me and just, you know, things didn't go as planned as we thought it would. But you just got to keep moving on and just move forward. As I say, uh, Stephen, how are you getting 24, seven sports? Did you mind the, the two touchdown plays that you had with Will Howard? How many times do you think you guys rep that to get, you know, those were perfect throws, perfect patterns and you beat your guy off the line of scrimmage. Just how many times do you think, uh, and what does it take to perfect that? Uh, I think we read the least. I don't know how many times in practice over the weeks that we had off.

3:02:48Um, I mean, just came down to, you know, they pressed me. We, we taking a shot. That's what they told me, uh, the week we was off and he told me, uh, before the game, the locker room, I just got to give you a shot. And that's what he did and I just made a play. The first game he had, story again, just how tough was that challenge against their secondary? I know you have to get the end of the game, but you guys made plays all day long against them. Just what, what's your thought about the challenge those guys gave you? Uh, I say the challenge is going to be, you know, a good challenge. They have some great global guys there. Jabbar Muhammad number seven, uh, Niko Rhee, uh, the other corner of my nine over there. They're great global guys. Um, I mean, probably the best we go see all year for sure. Um, we just got a good name. You know, be Ohio State. That's all Tony. You're not open. Uh, probably wouldn't hold a team on me. I mean, I'm always open for me for sure. Um, me just, no, throw the ball in my area. I'm going to find a way to make a play as I always say.

3:03:48Step on christening, please. You talked earlier about, you know, some of the great athletes that, you know, got challenged and you aspire to be like, I guess, where's that confidence kind of come from for you? How long have you had that confidence that, you know, you have the ability to be, you know, one of the greats in this sport? Uh, I mean, a lot of people tell me that I'm going to be great at what I do. Um, since I was about, um, going to high school, a lot of people tell me that, um, me just, you know, football is all I know. And that's all I really want to do. Like I live, breathe, sleep football. Like that's all I really care about. Don't care about everything outside of football. Like football is all I know. And I just want to play football rest of my life. Thanks for over it. Letterman girl. I mean, like you know, we're trying to connect on some of those defaults throughout the year. You'll be able to finally do those in that moment. That was kind of carried that forward. Was it safe on the way that you guys have been able to continue to progress in chemistry? Um, I mean, just, you know, the weeks that we had all, we were just working on deep, deep shots, uh, cause they tell us, uh,

3:04:52in meetings that we have, uh, we got to take shots down, feel, um, we just got to connect on them and, you know, will tell me before, uh, before the game, like I said, um, you just got to throw the ball out then just give me a chance and I'm gonna make a play for you. That's what that's what he told me and I just got to make a play for him. That's what happens. Adam King, don't be a bad guy. We can all joke, we can all talk about the expectations and the start of this become, you know, you were just 13 games. How you handled that? I mean, just a freshman, how do you take all these expectations? No, when you step on the field, then you're always open and still go out there and play. Uh, I mean, expectations, I mean, I can't know how you stay for a reason. That's what I wanted. Um, when it be challenged, I wanted the expectation, expectations, I should say, um, I mean, Coach Hotline just helped me, uh, throughout the whole year, just preparing me for each game, each week, uh, a mega book, uh, a carnival tape, bringing it in, really the whole receiver on, just helped me, uh, stuff I don't really know about, uh, it just helped me throughout the whole week.

3:05:52And, you know, I can't really say it's all on me because my talent is, but they really been a big part of the reason I'm having the season that I'm having for sure. Uh, Andrew Gillette, Cleveland.com. Jeremiah, over a thousand years, 12th, 12th, 10th, and your first year, when you look back at your freshman year, what was the most difficult part about adjusting to the college game? What was the part that you had not, you know, the hardest part about trying to train this one? Uh, learning that playbook. Uh, I playbook a certain else, uh, just coming in, uh, spring ball, uh, me just new plays in every week. I'm like, well, what is this? Like, this new plays every day in Coach Arlon, like, you, we go, you go to be good. Uh, we got no summer fall camp. You go to be straight. So, I mean, just, you know, that's it. That's definitely what's the hardest part just learning the playbook and a lot of other things have to say for sure. How long have you been trying to get that down? How long have you been taking your comfort? Uh, my, uh, I'm pretty, I'm pretty sure I got it down a pat right now, but, uh, net season, I really want to learn everything, the H, Z, uh, uh, yeah, I really want to learn everything in the, uh, playbook for net sure for sure.

3:06:54That would be 24-7 sports. You mentioned, you know, how many guys it might take because you did not feel ill. So when you are one-on-one and Will's talking about what he sees, you be one-on-one. What is going through your mind as you wind up and realize there's one guy covering you. When, that's all I could say. I mean, as a, uh, Coach Arlon, uh, we do something like in a hotel, uh, Friday night before the game, he asked me like, a question, like, you get one-on-one, something like that, he asked me, uh, what do you do? I say wind and everybody just start laughing. I don't know where I really like. It's true. Like, you got a wind, you're one-on-one, uh, about it. So, yeah. Oh, I'm here for the right. Bill Landis, team's of the North. Jeremiah, did you move to your round? So I'm gonna send a C to the point where you get a couple matchups against linebackers. Yeah. Uh, what goes through your mind when you find yourself matched up against a linebacker? Uh, I just start laughing in my head a little bit. Um, um, I mean, linebackers can't really cover, uh, receivers like that. So I just know like it's most likely to be open.

3:07:54Um, but you know, they just try to movement around a lot because you know, people try to bracket me when I'm outside just alone by myself. So that's why they're moving me around a lot. Or left. They'll have been born the last year. Jeremiah, you mentioned the most difficult part of your freshman campaign as they were learning the playbook. What has been the best part so far? I was gonna rub off on people eventually. Um, and I would also say that, you know, you kind of have to understand who you're talking to. You know, people, certain stuff makes different people tick. So you gotta gotta know your guys. You know, if you gotta get harder on somebody to to make them go or if you gotta kind of relate to them, you know, pull them aside, have a talk. So I think that all goes into leadership and you have to be able to that has to be a skill that you have to be able to develop. And I would say, you know, too much has necessarily changed, but you can tell you how tremendous trust in Coach Kelly. I mean, what he's what he's going to do in the kind of the schemes and everything that he's brought into our program.

3:08:56So the fact that, you know, he has such confidence in him and his play calling ability makes us tremendously confident. So Coach Day has always been coached in and continue to stay that way. But I'm glad he's able to, you know, focus more on what he needs to focus on. I'm just Caleb. He's kind of a field general in a sense, kind of the quarterback on that side. A lot of people may think just, you know, the Mike linebacker, we have Cody Simon who does that as well. But Caleb's kind of that for our secondary kind of make sure things are clicking on all cylinders. He's a very cerebral kid, very smart. He's able to kind of take control of the defense. So make the right calls, make the right checks. So he's definitely annoying for the office to deal with, but it makes us better. I would say impacts the entire offense. It's not like, you know, we're not oblivious to the fact of the caliber player he is, but, you know, as a offense, you come out and you expect to execute on anybody who's.

3:09:57I think that's the first catch. Yeah, I never really thought about it like that, but we definitely come a come a long way since my freshman year. They fall to the lower days, coming all these years and come ahead on straight and allow me to, you know, develop into the person that I am now. But so, you know, coming full circle. It is really surreal moments of being my senior year playing against, you know, the pre-block on my first catch. I remember, I remember Kyle getting yelled at. It was a ball. He was not supposed to throw. And I also remember getting pushed out at like the one or two year online. So that's kind of a bittersweet memory, but it was a great memory. I mean, I have to say yes. If I don't think I should score, I don't think I should be playing football. Who's a minor? Yeah, minor came in. He kind of has all the intangibles that we're seeing.

3:10:57You can tell he just loves the game the way he goes about his business. He runs every route to perfection. He's a very cerebral kid. And every time he gets on the field, he expects perfection. So he's just got to continue to develop, continue to work. And I'm really excited to see what he's able to do for us. Look at how heavy he seems to your eyes. May throw over camp to be able to put this opportunity to start on Saturday. Yeah, I think, you know, it's no secret that he has all the physical capabilities that you would want to receive in really any position you could play. Any position on the football field with his athletic ability. But so a lot of it for him was putting together the mental piece of the game. I just understand what he has on the specific play, but the whole concept. Understanding defense is all that type of stuff. So there's nothing really that can get you ready for that moment for your first nap in college because it is different in high school. But you know, once he wants to get acclimated gets used to it. I have no doubt it's going to take off for us and do tremendous things. And don't you see him face continuing to dream together? Yeah, I mean, it's been a huge part of everything that we've done. Been a huge part of a lot of the reasons why the scenes came back and everything like that.

3:12:02So we have a team Bible study that we continue to do and continue to grow. I'm kind of just preaches truth of the gospel to the guys on the team. And it's definitely permeated throughout the team throughout the years because, you know, looking back a couple years ago, there wasn't that many people on the team heavily into their faith. And along came a couple special people who really changed the dynamics of our program. But, you know, the Bible says one man plans the other man walkers, but God ultimately brings the increase. So we're just trying our best to stay obedience to the Lord and he's done tremendous things. What does true special people do? I would say kind of the founders, I would say of the team's faith. We're definitely master team for one Cameron Bab and Xavier Johnson. So those guys. What do you view as your responsibility as a captain? Really, what I view my responsibility as a captain is just as a person in general, so push everybody closer to Christ. And, you know, by doing that, I try to walk as close to Christ as I can myself. I'm kind of be that example and be that life where people look up to.

3:13:05And I think all the basic principles that are found in the Bible in the Chinese perspective, naturally make you a better leader, a better person, better football player in a sense. So I just try my best to anyway in. I mean, we have specific goals going into every single week. Some of our goals for this week is, you know, things can get sloppy in the week one. You see it all across the country. You know, false stars penalty is all these types of stuff. So we're really just trying to be clean, go out there, play a fast, complete football game, clicking on and firing on all cylinders. So by no means are under estimating it in your opponent, we go out there on the field every Saturday, expecting to pull out whoever lines up across from us.

3:14:11So that's just our mentality. So we're going to hold true to that. Yeah, very, very unseries guy, very funny guy kind of lines the room when you walk in when he walks in. And he's just he's a true joy to be around. You can kind of throw will into any setting and he's going to get along with everybody there. So definitely up the team chemistry locker room. We love having him around. So we're super glad he's part of this team. Oh, line they were getting back there. Look for him and so forth. And we also expected them to play come out. And we like we knew that they were in the team that played in the audience. Like you mentioned, there was some past impact issues. I tried to think that maybe rush will come in place, but when the ball didn't come out, you guys were efficient in the passing game. 13 and 16, 13, 20 years for temperatures. What allowed the passing effect to stay that prolific as even the off of the fly will be. The ball just had to come out quicker and so forth. But we have to see everything goes on the line. I just had to get in that and they're on faster. How much do you feel like that game can be a building block for you in terms of continuing to be a bigger building party?

3:15:17I feel like each game of building like a stack each game and stuff like that. So this I just made bigger plays and stuff like that. I just thought it's another building block from the crowd. They've been doing pretty good. They've been doing stuff like that. New guys, new places and stuff like that. We're all trying to pick up from the injuries and stuff. And you guys are the one game that was the last one to be the top of the driver's seaters. Oh, we do got to get in the box. I don't know why don't you guys get in there. Probably get the safety. Get linebackers or a DN. It's like that. Whatever they need us to do. Touchdown, touchdown. So this is like a ball allows to come down. They came. They're throwing into the wind. What's it like? Did you figure the ball was going to be coming sooner or later this year? They've got three big time libraries. They've made it four or five. Did you figure it eventually?

3:16:17It would find you insignificant. It's significant time. The ball will come our way each and every week. We have plays for each and all of us in stuff like that. It just really depends on what the defense gives us. It gives us one thing. It's not a ball goes away from me. It comes to me and stuff like that. Ultimately, it's not in my decision. It's ball goes. And yet you're blocking a state of point. You feel like you're blocking? It's not a point. Yeah, our blocking from the wide outside has been a big emphasis this year and stuff like that. Because we liked that pretty much all last year. So they've made a big emphasis on blocking it here from the wide outside. So if you've been staying on the video, what just stands out about there and maybe their past and past what's your going to be personally up against them? They are pretty good solid corners. They played man and a lot of things like that. So we got to win our 101's outside of them on the perimeter. How similar are you going to be to get them again last year? How similar are you going to be to share the corner back to what you've made these last year? I'm pretty much the same. I've made covers all around. They've got a little size on them. They got a price. We made the same size all around.

3:17:17Thank you guys. Thanks for having us. Hi guys. I'd say Bennett pressure is off the way. He kind of brings some good energy. Jason Middleton right there too. He kind of oversees Max and Blanc a little bit. So that's pretty fun. We all have some pretty good opportunities for catching them. Especially practice we've all made some pretty good catches. Very competitive for a fish here. Definitely competitive but in a good way. We're all there supportive. We all know our strength and we're all going to have to practice. We're working with each other and hoping to get better. We all know that we're moving to other for those years when we lost season. He adjusts the drop-ups from 4.5 to 50. He's a good one. They're ever a point where you push like, okay, the object is doing some good. I'm part of it. I need to be like, understand all of them.

3:18:18But everyone who is pushing you, definitely not. If you're not, how can people who are helping you? If you're speaking with a town over there. I have a question on that. Someone has taught at Lillian. It was before Rutgers when Rutgers was just a first opportunity. Yeah. I was like, I was like, well, I'm going to wait for you. I'm going to wait for you. I'm going to wait for you. He's definitely on that topic. I like that. I mean, that's what our unit is. We're talking about the toughest thing you know. That's what we're talking about. We're getting rid of the brain. I would say we definitely have grown. What he started in this way.

3:19:19That's where the same started. I'm just trying to get it. Just, you know, going to hunt for the same thing. I mean, I want to really say that it's drilling in the toughness. That's drilling and counting buildings. It's right there. So, you know, if it's a latch, I would fall star in the middle of it. I would say our Hindi, kind of drills at the outside of the roughness. By the way, all right, the latest observing app. Remember when I come running, I deal with faults. I don't know if he's tall. But it's like you vem ourます, the cooking gang. So, probably going against his area. Hat, how much do youおお what you've been up to? Has been a great resource for kind of teaspoon, being players here, yesterday. Being 20 minutes from home is pretty nice and my dad playing here

3:20:21as a big one too. So just being able to go back home and spend time with family is good. It's a good thing. How often do you go back? I would say probably once a week or so, somewhere right around there. There's some different things. Yeah, get a family dinner. Do you ever go back for a high school event? Or go back to being? Yeah. When the schedule permits? Yeah, it's in the play for me if I wait or this week I can go back. So it's a good thing. When things ramp up for a school, how do you balance that? I, yeah, it does. Especially when the skimming system is available. You really have to go to the university for a year. Really now. Now that we're on this, what excited about getting on the field and playing? Meaningful football. You know, the brothers. Seeing the brothers succeed. Just knowing that all the work that we put in

3:21:22and doing that will go for them too. That's awesome. Are you a big guy who had on taking in the environment or you just fall business once you step out of the honest field? I probably said it's a little business. I kind of just kind of went out and I go out there and it was very fun. But there's moments like when we had a big ronic Notre Dame on taking out all that was awesome. There's moments like that when we just kind of had to look at it. When you were at the hospital and getting on the field, what's that? How can you prepare for that for everything that happened? Is there a way that you can get back? Is there a way that you can get back in that moment? Practice. You know, breaking gears. Practice a hundred percent here. So that's when it's in the janitor. And then if it's everything you know, and you work on it,

3:22:22at the game it means just right there about practices. What you think about it, that's what you're talking about the D.D. You know it's the kind of work that you can defend. Practice. How do they push you as to having an identity better than the free food? A little quicker than the free food. So I'd like to get my hands on them a little bit if I can. And I'm just going to break off of that. Well, they're quick and it's kind of helps me get my seat moving. I'm a cat with us. Let's take a look at how down that is by coming with the food. We're on this product. I have the cat on the get-up. Both food and you have as well. You can get the cat on the get-up. You can get the cat on the get-up. I mean, it can't be without the food. So we're on the green side. This is on the top. We're on the green side. This is on the top. We don't have that. We're on the green side. When you think about how many cats have a urine effect,

3:23:22how many people have that? You know, I don't know. I don't know. People don't know what that is. I'm not really thinking about it. I don't know. You can't really make this use. That's a lot of things. I don't know. We have different clothes. We have two women. I don't know. How important is the relationship of the audience? Good. We're close. We talked a lot. How do we have two teams? We're on and off. I would say during mid-Spring after spring, I said, okay, I'm going to do better at this. I've had a really good summer, really good fall camp, and I grew a lot of turns here. What's your like-down reaction? Yeah, I mean, again, I've, you know, I've been a year ago. I'm way past it. You know, so I'm ready for this. What do you feel like your role can be this, you know?

3:24:22Whatever they need me to do. You know, I'm unselfish. I can divide a lot. It's blocking and passing. It's been really, really great. I feel something completely with all the guys. I like them a lot. I feel like they're going to be better. Yeah. How do you feel about the fall camp? Yeah. Yeah. Again, I think we've been down to summer. I don't know if that's me or him. It's a good thing that I feel like. It's great that you deserve to see. The fall camp needs to be in the same area. I think it should be on the spot. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I'm like I said, they're the best in the country. They're the best in the country. They're the best in the country. And they're going against them. Yeah.

3:25:22Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It did, but at the same time, we were different skinned. We were jabbed down 26-pound points just in powdering plays. But here's more. If you do do jab runs, that's more designed. And we've been different bodies of vision. But I think the high-conceiver show I think I want to do. I don't see you feel like there's just an opportunity for all of you in the high-end room. With K now. Yeah. We're at this K for sure, but you know, we're communicating and we're making sure that better. It's your five-odd spray-toe. We're in the top of the pool. And we're in the spring game. One-lot. What if you're waiting for us? Yeah. I think going back to this foundation, I was a little bit as a team.

3:26:26We believe that we're built on toughness. It's one thing to say, but I believe that we, so we can do it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think going back to this foundation, I was just a little bit as a team. We believe that we're built on toughness. I believe that we show up weekend, we got one show of toughness. But to your point last week, I believe there was position groups that were challenged, not necessarily taking it personal, but just challenged to practice harder. Let's see, how hard can we practice? And so I think ever since then, there has been another step that we've taken. But that's the whole goal. I mean, I hope in two, three weeks from now, there's even another step that we take forward for where we are now. That's just the evolution of getting better as a team. And I think one thing I've noticed with this football team is I think every single week we play, we've continued to get better. But I mean, that's just life, right? I mean, I mean, that you continue to do. You have the hopes to continue to get better at it. But I think we're seeing that here with this football team as well. Gia, I think when we talked to you in camp, you said you were excited about how you guys are going to run the ball this year.

3:27:28And obviously, you've done that. Yeah. What point did it become clear to you guys are going to be able to kind of hang your hat for in the ball the way you are now? I just think we're such a balanced offense. I think this kind of going against our team, especially in specifically against our offense, I think there's just too many things we have to remember. You've got to respect the perimeter and you have to respect the run game. You have to respect the stretch and inside zone, all the different things that we can do, putting the ball over the field in perimeter or even taking a shot down the field. You have to respect so many things. That just leaves gaps in the ability to gash the ball for six and seven and eight yards. So I guess to answer your question, the more dynamic we're ever to be on the perimeter, the more we're able to connect when we hit on shots, I think the better it's going to be able to open up the run game as well. But I think Coach Kelly and Coach Dada do an amazing job just putting us in the right position and we don't have to think about that kind of stuff. We just awful minds that is 4 to 6, 8 to B plus 2 to play as hard and as violent as we can.

3:28:28And we'll look at the scoreboard at the end of the game and see where we are. Is that balance the best you've had in here? How would you guys characterize the balance of the ball? I don't know, I don't want to sum up, I don't want to compare. But I think we're just a very balanced team. I don't, it's not much weakness. Now when I say that, we still have the humility to know that we must continue to be better weekend and week out. But when I just look at our team as a whole, I don't just see like, let's go pick on this guy because this guy can't do X-Wank D or we can leave him. I think we have 11 guys on both side of the ball that are able to be dynamic and the physical and strong players. And I think we're just a complete team. But again, I say that with humility. We want to continue to weekend and week out be the best team. We know we have to show up because on any given week you can lose. So we show up every week with the intentions of the National Championship. Let's say, a lot of us, you know, it's been a few days of us, and we've been having this team for the Iowa game.

3:29:30Yeah, congruent. What's going to help you grow as a leader? What's going to help you grow more comfortable? I guess it's being kind of a voice in my mind. I would just attribute that to my faith. In my words, David Jesus Christ. I think before you can lead anybody else, you have to have a sense of foundation who you are. Having a sense of self, an idea of self. And I think the more that I've been able to be strong in my faith, the more confidence it has given me into being able to be a leader to other people. But I think that's where it starts. How can you lead people if you're not really sure of where you are? And then also when it comes to, you know, practicality of football, I think the more you have an understanding of the offense, the more vexing you are in the offense, the more that you know, the more ability you can then hand-value to the next group of younger guys coming behind you. So that all helped the leadership. But I would have turned you out to my faith, my strong foundation, and, you know, no one who I am. Maybe some of the better instrumentalized years that you kind of were able to learn from as well.

3:30:31I noticed that they were pretty good leaders as well. You asked who were some? Others, there were so many. This being my fifth year, I've seen, you know, many, many leaders always going back to my freshman. I was just in a pass bowl in Jonathan Cooper, those guys to then the next group of guys with Chris and, you know, all those different guys going up coming through here. I've seen many great leaders. And I think there's something I would definitely say that's something special with the leaders on this team. The leaders that we have on this team, they're not just leaders, due to seniority, due to, it's just my turn. But I would look at the leaders that we have on this team and say they're sincerely leaders, not just by leaders, but kind of camey down. They're truly, we have great leaders on this team. The first question, Brandon was saying that he feels like Will is just built in the moment. Do you kind of feel that way too? Yeah, I feel like he never, he never gets too high. He never gets too low. He just, he's always locked in and focused.

3:31:37And that's the kind of, I don't know, temperament is the right word, but the right attitude, if you will, for like a better word. That's the right attitude that you want, you know, from the quarterback. No matter what spot we are in the game, we can look to Will and who will be able to lead our huggles. And we have, we have confidence in that. Right. She thank you. Really, man, it's tough practices, you know, hard camp and so far and tough practices. So really just coming in each and every day, man, it's just trying to get better. So, I'm important to establish in the run, especially now in big time. Man is very important. The coaches, you know, they stress that a lot. You know, we've got to run the ball, stop the run, especially in these match-up games, you know, these big team games. So, you know, we've definitely been working, you know, to try to do that. So what's the most intense memory you had the most lost in the game? I ain't going to lie. It's so many. It's so many.

3:32:37Fall count, no, fall count, man. I got so many there, fall count. But yes, it's a lot, man. Okay, what was the first impression when you went shot and all you guys first met? I think when he first got here, he came in the room. And man, he gave us this speech. He was like, I'm a dog. I'm a dog. And man, that's right, that I knew I was like, I weeded it, man. We in it. But, no, I mean, I love Cuz like, man, it's all the deep, brings him in. Thank God for bringing him here, man. He's been amazing, you know, in this room, on the same man. He's been a huge part of the same. So, I was talking to you about, you have had a coach quite intense as with Carlos is. Oh, yeah, man. Coach, Coach Afro was that way. You know, he, he coached me that way. And, you know, Coach, like, Coach, like does it as well. And so, yeah, man, both, both of those guys, man, I'm so thankful. You know, that got up, has allowed us to cross pass. You know, they, they both been really helpful in my life. Maybe on whether, other sets, they're far more to solve the other day or we just kind of generally keeping you balanced sometimes.

3:33:42I was born as a for running back to work on stuff and kind of your off hand and you're not carrying this over. I mean, I feel like it's, it's just a tool, you know, you can use, you know, sometimes that comes out. And so, one thing that Coach, like, hope us work on it, just using different tools. And so, it definitely, it definitely comes to show on Saturday. And so, man, that's, yeah, it's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back. What about contact now? And so, I'll do the perfect over the course of your career. It seems like that's going to scream for you really to see. Yeah. Um, she really, man, just like the part of this program is getting developed. And so, really just getting developed here, you know, um, the coaches here, they've been doing a good job of helping me, you know, grow and become, you know, a better running back. And so, especially having Coach Lock here, you know, he's been a huge part of, you know, the success. Um, I praise God, you know, first of all, most, but, you know, with him bringing Coach Lock here and leading Coach Lock here, man, he's been a huge part of that. So, with,

3:34:42we've talked so much, you guys have talked about it. You know, split carries, but now that you're actually in the season, you feel during for a drive and coach, you know, that you go over that curve drive. You feel that defenses are more worn down where you're not in the first time you're in the career. You split back, those before, but you've always been a feature back. Now you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, do you feel the defenses are a little more worn down than you are when you get in there? You know, first, light first quarter or early second quarter? Uh, every now and, I mean, it really depends on the team. You know, there are some teams that play hard, you know, cool four quarters. And so, yeah, it really depends on the team to be honest. Do you think split carries, what kind of helps you at all in any way? Uh, yes. It has helped me in so many ways. And I, you know, it's a long season for real. And so, the biggest thing is just helping, you know, with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So it's helped in so many ways. You know, you're kind of living anywhere in here to even help you. You know, you're not maybe getting the volume.

3:35:44It's not harder, but then I don't have a help at all. Coach, they actually talked about that to be honest on the C-Spress to the team. You know, if you get tired, you know, we got we got we got definitely on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. And so he actually expressed that. Bigger tests to come, but what's impressed you about the office of line? Uh, man, really the work they've been doing, you know, during practice. I mean, I know y'all see it, you know, during on Saturdays, but man, really the work that they put in there and practice, you know, it's hard, man. And those guys do a good job of, you know, just coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So you talk about your thinking, getting off from Sean. And he comes out with a step arm. You got speed off that difficulty. I want to, one of another, one of another. Uh, yeah, man. Like I said, man, there's definitely, um, we build momentum, you know, off each other. And I'll definitely build momentum off when Sean, man. When Sean is a great running back. I believe the shoot of best running back in the country, man. That boy talented man. And, um, you know, I'm so thankful, man, to have him here, man. He's going to be a huge part of the scene.

3:36:47Thanks for having me together. And we got on the field and executed. I thought it was just amazing to see. So as it's team, you know, I gave him the arms and the props. And we got to the end of my bro. That's the hell of a lot, but he's just good. Did you hear him yell from the sideline? No, it was so loud. You could hear it on TV microphones. No, actually, I did. I just seen the blitz. Click up. I would make you want to go out there and hit one for sure. Yeah. For sure. How was your fast program center? Oh, I thought definitely, you know, I didn't get a lot of blitzes as far as I think on the hat. Like, yeah, I didn't have any pressure on Saturday. So definitely want to share. Yeah, I coach Kelly yesterday. Is here. Does he call things differently when you're in the game? When you see your in the game or in when he sees Pravee on the game, he says no. He felt like that too, but the packages, the package, you all just run the planes. Yeah, I think that's the biggest thing, you know, like I don't totally play it. I don't draw anything else because I just got there and just executed. Yeah, I know y'all are trained the same. You know, you look at the guy you see.

3:37:47He's a little bit different from that guy. Yeah. How do you like this package? This is only the first game. So I wish I could say, yeah, definitely how much I like so far. But I think as we continue throughout the season, we get to showcase a lot of different. Otherwise, how does it compare to what you can't go mess stuff in the variety of plays. I think just starting off the season at the point that we're now like, we haven't really done too many crazy games. But still practice. Yeah, there's a few pretty deep. Oh, yeah, definitely it's going to be fun. Which one is it feel like you guys are close in the run game. Yeah, I definitely think so. Like I said, we see on the fan, you know, how everybody has collectively come together and improve things that were missed or love like that. But I think we definitely have a big block that branded in it.

3:38:48What was your point of view of that? We're watching back on film. What's every action for you and how much of an emphasis is that? Definitely, definitely a big emphasis, especially at our position, super important. Just to see what we do in practice together and the equal XB. What's the reaction scene in that box? At the moment, I just like, dang it. I'm like, sure. Coach Kelly was talking about you, great beyond James people. Doesn't matter who's in the game. They call it the same way. James, like, what did you see in his first performance? Do you see some similarities that all between the US? I think in James, man, just saying, I'm going to be super excited with the performance. Like go out there for his first game and see him get the run and get the dirties out. I think just as a team and we're so talented and everybody just works so hard since we've been here. And you get to see what each of our teammates can do.

3:39:48So it's like when they go out on Saturdays and feel surprised. Great. Which one? Thank you very much. Thank you guys. Thanks for watching. It's been a while. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. I'm going to be back. Is there a lot of growth? You don't mind. Really just coming in each and every day, man. It's just trying to get better. How important is the run especially now in big time. Man, it is very important. The coaches, they stress out a lot. We've got to run the boss not to run, especially in these match-up games. these big 10 games. So, you know, we've definitely been working, you know, to try to do that. What's the most intense memory you had the most lost one from Scott here? I ain't going to lie. It's so many. It's so many.

3:40:53Paul County, no, it's Paul County, man. I got so many there. Paul County. It's a lot, man. Okay, what was the first impression when you went shot and all you guys first met? I think when he first got here, he came, he came in the room. And man, he gave us this speech. He was like, I'm a dog. I'm a dog. And man, that's right, that's right. I knew I was like, we in it, man. We in it. But now, I love Cuz like, man, mentality, friends here, man. I thank God for bringing them here, man. He's a man. He's been amazing, you know, in this room, on the same man. He's been a huge part of the same. So I was talking to you around. Have you ever had a coach quite intense as with Carlos? Oh, yeah, man. Coach, coach offer was that way. You know, he coached me that way. And you know, Coach, like, Coach, like does it as well. And so, yeah, man, both of those guys, man. I'm so thankful. You know, that got up has allowed us to cross paths. You know, they both been really helpful in my life. Maybe on whether other sets, they're far more to solve the other thing or we just kind of generally keeping the balance sometimes.

3:41:58I was born as a for running back to work on stuff and kind of your all-time man, you're not carrying this over. I mean, I feel like it's just a tool, you know, you can use, you know, sometimes that comes out. And so one thing that coached lot help us work on, which is using different tools. And so, it definitely, it definitely comes to show on Saturday, you know, sometimes. Yeah, it's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back. What about contact now? And so I'll do the perfect over the course of your career. It seems like that's going to strengthen you really in the season. Yeah. Um, she really, man, just like the part of this program is getting developed. And so really just getting developed here, you know, on the coaches here. They've been doing a good job of helping me, you know, grow and become, you know, a better running back. And so, especially having coach a lot here, you know, he's been a huge part of, you know, the success. Um, I praise God, you know, first and foremost, but, you know, with him bringing coach lock here, him leading coach lock here, man, he's been a huge part of that. So, we've been showing you, we've talked so much, you guys have talked about it, you know, split carries.

3:43:01But now that you're actually in the season, you feel you're in for a drive and the coach comes in, you go over that curve drive where you feel that defenses are more worn down where you're not. You just have to go in the car. You split back, it feels before you've always been with the future back. Now you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, you feel the defense that are a little more worn down than you are when you get in there, you know, first, light first quarter or early second quarter? Every now and I mean, it really depends on the team. You know, there are some teams that play hard, you know, four, four quarters. And so, yeah, it really depends on the team to be honest. Do you think split carries might kind of help you at all in any way? Yes, it has helped me in so many ways. And you know, it's a long season for real. And so, the biggest thing is just helping, you know, with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So, it's helped in so many ways. And you're kind of looking anywhere in here to even help you get me down up like, you know, you're not maybe getting the volume, you're just like, it's not harder or something.

3:44:01I don't have any help at all. Coach, they actually talked about that to be honest. Does he express to the team, you know, if you get tired, you know, we got we got we got definitely on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. And so he actually expressed that. Bigger chances to come, but what's impressed you about the offends and why in the world? Man, really the work they've been playing in, you know, they're in practice. I mean, I know y'all see it, you know, during on Saturdays. But man, really the work that they've been in, they're in practice, you know, it's hard, man. And those guys do a good job of, you know, just coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So you talk about your thinking, getting off from Sean. And he comes out with a step arm. You come out with a thumb. You guys, you got speed off that physicality. I want to, one of another, one of another. Yeah, man, like I said, man, there's definitely, we build momentum, you know, off each other and not definitely build momentum off my Sean, man. When Sean is a great running back, I believe the shoot of best running back in the country, man. Really talented man. And, you know, I'm so thankful, man, to have him here, man. He's going to be a huge part of the scene.

3:45:04Yeah, man, he's been working really hard, man. Even before the season, he had a great spring, great summer, especially throughout ball count. He took a lot of reps and went against the top players, taught defense in the country. So I think I think he's ready to have the build. As a bad game, would you recognize what changes happening whether they bring off the manager goal or then coming in, or against you, where is the strength of the game? I'm not going to last. Sometimes I'm too locked in, I don't really notice it. But it went to me to go down, and it was still clear that it's in K-Land. And so this is trying to motivate everybody. You know, he can do it, man. And then it's a great battle. We have the team trust. Praveen, what are the things you can do as a veteran, as a bag to help those guys? I think the biggest thing, you know, is just continuing to carry each other. And those tough times, you know, when it gets hard, I think that's the biggest thing. I think there's a lot of time with time to be hard, you know, you can get selfish. I think that's how it's done.

3:46:07That's something that God has been helping me work on. It's just, and those tough times, you know, to not be selfish, you know, at all. And really encourage the guys, you know, around me and spread his life. That's when you've seen throughout the team here, almost half a week and a half. Yes, I definitely have seen that, man. We've definitely been listening each other up and encouraging each other. You know, just, they're really trying to put the page and focus on the rascal. We'll talk yesterday about how this lost group has been in the right place. You haven't had a lot of chances. How do you feel like you guys are turning the page? I think really that was that was like the biggest focus when we came in after that loss. I met as a team. It's just like Coach Day really did a good job with that. You know, just like, man, we all got to own up to the mistakes that we made. But, you know, one thing I love in respect of our coach Day is that he took it upon himself. You know, he called himself out and it was like that. So I know, but it's, and really it's not all of us, you know, as a team.

3:47:07So that's one thing I really love about coach Day is that, you know, he was willing to check himself. What was last week's practice like specifically coming off that day? It was, it was, it was tough now. It was, it was a great week of development, you know, getting better and cleaning up the little details. You know, I think, you know, we, that we continue to strive on the little things, the little details, you know, we can really go forward. What's different about coming off the loss early out of this season here to coming up that first loss later in the year? I think the biggest thing is it just, it humbles us. You know, it keeps us focused on the right thing. Like, I believe this is a test of our faith, you know, in the Lord. I think this, I believe, you know, he wanted it to go this way, you know, and test our faith. You know, we, we continue to trust him, even when things don't go our way. And, you know, he's helping us pass that test. You said coach Day called himself out. What did he call himself out on? What, what kind of things do you say? Really just as a head coach, you know, this is his team, you know, he's like the guy.

3:48:11And so he was just like, it really starts with me. And so we love that, you know, I think a lot of times, you know, coaches will pinpoint it on everyone else, but Coach Day, you know, man, he just took it upon himself and like, that's what he's, you know, he's going to get it big. And, you know, he's definitely been pushing us, man, and pointing us in the right direction, man, and helping us clean up things. Try to, Coach, I'm usually the football ground. So how many footballs have you experienced? What do you see for him kind of found the back from that? This week, this week, that we have, but it, procedure down as well. But where is he at in terms of, you know, responding to that? Quashon, man, he's been responding to that virtually really well. Yeah, he's definitely not used to putting, putting the ball on the ground. And so I mean, he's definitely been working hard in practice to get that, to get that fixed man. Quashon is a really great player, and he's definitely going to knock down. Is he the kind of guy you have to go over to right after that happens? To give him some motivation and comfort? You kind of leave it well. Yeah, I mean, we always go to the bench and we encourage each other, man, Quashon.

3:49:13You know, he encourages me. I encourage us, so man, it's like, now we're just sharpening each other, and then, and therefore, each other, you know, when you need it. Sure, you're on the 2014 title team getting on inside of you. Is there a 10-day anniversary? Do you remember watching Zekin and those guys as a kid, and how did they put your memories of them? I'm not going to lie. I did not watch it at the kids. I'm not going to lie. Have you gotten to know them now, or just what's your sort of like, you with that team? Yeah, that team was loaded. That's what I heard about the team. It was really loaded. I see highlights every now and then, I think, when they went off to like the Champions League against Belmer, right? Yeah, he had like four, right? Four tuts, and the four. Yeah, I think so, but I know that team was stagnant, and I was loaded. So a lot of great guys on that team. Thank you for having me. I appreciate you.

3:50:13I think that's right. You know, just coming in, you know, with the right mindset, trying to put it in the work each and every day and get better as a team. What are some ways that you and Genchon kind of contrast the complement one of the things that you may not be able to do as well as the other things that vice versa? You don't know. We'll see. Where is Genchon? He's a really good person, man. Good player. And he comes in every day, you know, just trying to get better. You know, he kind of reminds me a lot about myself in some way. And this is hunger and everything is coming in. He's going to be a great player to him. He's continuing to buy it. You know, it's a little bit over here. And you know, where we're trying to go. You know, he's going to be a part of this offense. He said this person, too. What's the matter? He just made so much joy, man. He's a funny dude. And, man, yeah, I just love a man as a brother, man.

3:51:13I got you, you know, just a chance. I knew James when he was recruited. And so we talked a little bit. And just like being here, man, just being able to help him in search. And we know the local community. It's been a great conversation that we have, you know, just off the field. And so just being able to be that one, you know, when he didn't use it. And I'm just saying this for that. They trade the deal of dollars every situation is set of bills. How does the impact affect the one running down? Yeah. I was, I got like, down. I bet it's good to see guys. I was in the back of the game. Oh, man, Kellidance. He's a good player, man. I was so glad. You know, he's here, man. He's, he's been really good for the defense, man. Yeah, man. He's, he's all around the field, you know, making plays in the right game, past game everywhere. And he shows up everywhere. What is it we always do in response to? As a captain, Jesus teaches greatness of serving. And so I just, you know, I think for me, you know, I just want to be, you know, the Lord's humble servant and just be able to serve others.

3:52:16You know, the players on my team, you know, how I reckon do so and be the captain that the Lord wants me to be. And so, you know, it's a big responsibility, you know, the biggest thing is just like that I pray on it and that the Lord helps me to remember that, you know, I'm trying to please him and not others. And so, you know, just keep them eyes on the Lord and continue to allow him to work on my heart to be a better teammate captain for my team. I think that's, it's, it's going to be really good. Uh, she's not really, man, is this. Yeah, not really, man, I'm just so thankful, you know, that God has placed me in this position and my teammates, you know, they, they picked me to be in this position. And yeah, I'm just so thankful, man, and just being in this position, like I just want to be able to bring more to the Lord's name. And so, like I said, man, just leaning on him, you know, it's tough, man. It's tough being a captain because every day, you know, you got to come in and people are looking at you, the new things, right?

3:53:18And so, um, there's been days where I struggled and just gotten in the secret place with the Lord and just asking the Lord to for help, you know. And he, he bought me through, man, and he's continuing to make me a better person, a better teammate. What do you talk to him? I'm just going to explain to you two steps in his first son, for Saturday and one sitting in the game. But I don't even think we talk much about that yet. Yeah, I don't know how much we talked about that. We still locked in there right now, man, it's just when that time comes, we come. But what would you tell them about the atmosphere going on on Saturday? You can keep on telling us about it. It's a side of, man. It's a side of, especially first game, being back in the shoe, um, the walk and seeing a fans and everything. You know, it's, it's a huge environment. So, yeah, I'm, man, I know he's going to be so excited. You guys are bringing over two in the country. You're loaded. People expect y'all to make a run all the way to the championship game. You know, it's what happens in. How legit is that from your band's point in your city and more your city?

3:54:19I'll trade you on about this team. Yeah. You know, it's a long season. And so I think the biggest thing is that we're trying to do as a team. You know, this year, it's not looked too far ahead and just taking one game at a time. You know, I think that's the biggest thing right there, man. Let's, like, let's just focus on hacking and marsh within the next game, the next game. And then eventually, like, we'll get there, man. We'll get there. But just every day, just trying to focus on one day at a time, putting in the work. And I'm preparing for the opponent. You know, we have each week. All right. Thank you. Thanks, Rick. Appreciate you, John. Appreciate you, man. I'm so, you know, it's been great. And the more that I just throw to these receivers and just get, you know, get around these guys, you know, the more, or we're coming together and becoming a team and it's, it's cool to see. And we just got to keep, keep doing it and keep practicing as hard as we as men. So I practice as in what you like, but not like, you know, right? You know, I think I've, I think I've done a pretty good job protecting football and being smart with my decisions.

3:55:22You know, I think that I want to continue to push the ball down the field when I, when I have opportunities to and be accurate down the field and get, get some more arrow on my, on my deep balls. Those are just a couple things that I've, I've thought about personally, but, you know, I think, I think one of the bigger things is, you know, what are we doing as a team? And, you know, obviously, you know, I'm thinking about myself and how I can be better, but, you know, the bigger thing is, how can we be better as a team? How can I facilitate that being a quarterback? You know, how can I encourage somebody, you know, before we go out there to remind them, hey, you know, if it's a running back, you know, make sure on 60 on whatever protection, you know, you got these guys. You know, doing, doing things like that is, is something I want to continue to grow in for my team, you know, because that's, at the end of the day, you know, all 11 guys have to do their job, every single play. And, you know, being the quarterback, you kind of have to facilitate that a little bit and help those guys and make sure that, you know, we're being the best team we can be. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I felt fast. It was nice to get out and running a little bit.

3:56:31You know, I, I, we made a little, made a little QB call on that play and got out and ran and, they was fun. You know, obviously, it's, it's nice to compete with those guys and running, you know, trying out runs and some, some TVs that are really, really fast. But yeah, it was a good play. I don't know when you're in your, you're like, you want to go to the past and I was a big, if you come in, you feel like you're like, you're like, you're sending that to you. Oh, yeah, absolutely. That's a big part of my game and it's going to need to be a part of our game as an offense. You know, whether that's in a re-game and in the scramble game, whatever it may be. And, you know, I just want these guys on my team to know that, you know, I'm willing to run the ball and go get that extra yard when I need to. You know, because at the end of the day, that's what really, that's what it really comes down to. You know, are we going to run some quarterback, you know, run place, sure, but, you know, at the end of the game, when it's third and five and everyone's, you know, everyone's covered down the field. Am I going to be able to tuck the ball down and go, you know, go get six yards and run someone over that.

3:57:34That's, that's one of the bigger things and I think, you know, I want those guys, you know, they're out there with me to know that, you know, I'm going to go get that extra yard. I've always been part of your game, but some quarterbacks are able to run, but not willing to. You know, I mean, coach, I was a big fan of you. Yeah, as a visit you were Pee Wee. I mean, I've always, I've... Yeah, I've always definitely, you know, when I was a young kid, I was a pretty good runner when I got to high school. I was a tall, you know, skinny pocket passer kind of. And I wasn't really known for my running ability. I ran it, you know, a few times of time. But when I got to K-State, I put on a little weight. You know, I started to get a little stronger in the, you know, in my, in my leg areas and, you know, I'm actually my first start against TCU. Third play of the game, I ripped off like an 80 yard QB draw, which I surprised myself a little bit. Like, you know, I had had some good runs in camp and people knew I was good athlete, but like, I was like, man, I just really just do that. And from then on, you know, it just kind of became a part of my game. And, you know, I just got more and more confident with it.

3:58:34You know, the more you do it, the better you get at it. You know, throughout my whole career there, I obviously ran the ball. I get a mountain. I enjoy running the ball. I think, you know, people always ask me, is it more fun to run, to touch on and throw a touch on. I like to run it. I think it's pretty cool to, you know, run in there and celebrate with the teammates. But, you know, yeah, it's definitely been a, been a big part of my game. It's what we needed to do. Well, the guys who said it. It's a good question. Everything is, everything's heightened here, you know, I think, you know, the, you know, you feel, you feel the eyes a little bit and you feel, I think, I think that, you know, the one thing I would say is that I don't feel like I have to be a hero here. And I feel like I have the guys around me to where I just need to facilitate and just get them the ball and make good decisions. And at the end of the day, I don't have to go out there and do anything super, super human, you know, I just have to be myself and trust the guys around me. And, you know, in going through camp and through spring ball, like, they was talking to you earlier at them, like, going against his defense every single day is a, is a blessing.

3:59:41And like, I know it sucks at times. And I'm sitting here like, geez, like, you know, in a, in a game, like, that guy's not going to be guarded like that. You know, that's just in Zelda being a dude or RGB, you know, making a really good play, but like, that's real. And that is going to happen. And we're going to play some really good defenses. But like, I think we're playing, you know, one of if not the best defense in the country every single day. And that's just making me and us better. And, you know, for, for me, you know, it's just, it's elevating my game. And I love the competition and we all do. So. Where will you play the first day? I think they're doing a really good job. I think they hear in this offense, they're doing a lot of different things and moving around a lot. They're, you know, they're blocking their catching. They're doing a lot of different things and they've shown some really good flash so far in these first couple days of practice. And I'm excited for this group. I think G, you know, G's doing some really good things. And obviously he's, I mean, he's one of those alpha dogs in the offense.

4:00:46Like everyone looks to him. You know, he's, he's one of those guys. And, you know, and Will Kazmeric's doing some really good things to Lonnie's doing some really good things. Like, everyone's kind of stepping up. It's been cool to see. I think that tight end room is definitely bringing the juice coach. He's got him going. And I'm excited to see what they do. He's still like you're the number one quarterback. You approach practice with your discarded mindset wise. How do you go about that? Because obviously it's still a competition. I'm just trying to be the best version of myself every single day. That's, that's all I'm trying to do. And, you know, whatever, whenever I get thrown in there, I'm going to go in there and make the best out of my reps and, you know, show this team that, you know, I'm, I'm going to fight for them and do everything that we need to do to win. That's, that's all that matters to me. I just get me better and be in the best team that I can be. This is the first year that the most, we've coached guys. We're in practice and tricks and village and kind of, you guys more. You're a rep and help the LPSU. Are there new offers? Has that been valuable?

4:01:46It's been awesome. Yeah, I think it was long overdue. I think, you know, we've had these guys that have ton of knowledge. You know, and have all these weird rules that they couldn't coach. But now being able to, you know, have Riley and Billy and Coach Kelly and Coach Day all coaching us. We got really two quarterback coaches on either field when we're doing like two spot like it's invaluable. And I think Billy's been awesome for the room. You know, I think Riley, Arkansas, don't some really good things. Obviously Coach Kelly and Coach there, you know, some of the best in the, in the country, you know, I've developed me quarterbacks and, you know, the coaching that we're getting is awesome. And I think having the analysts be able to be out there on the field has been really big and long overdue. Well, tips that there is no front line. There's a point you guys are looking for. We're talking all the rest. At what point would it be helpful to know who the starter is and who to be able to get those reps? We need a leader more fortunate to take it to the team. You know, I wish I could say I don't really know. And you know, that's not up to me. That's not my decision. I am, I'm just going to be myself, you know, keep fighting to be the best version of myself every single day.

4:02:57And, you know, try to make the, make the most out of my reps and show this team that, you know, I'm going to, I'm going to give them my all. And that's all I can do, man. And we're just going to keep competing, keep making each other better and have fun. So, you're passing. You feel like a different pass or you work day, day, day, and walk? Yes, I do. I think I've, I've tweaked some things in my mechanics. And, you know, I think the coaching that I'm getting here is not not mechanic wise, but read wise and feet wise and all these different things. You know, I'm just I'm getting a different deeper level of coaching and I ever have before. And, you know, I have a deeper understanding of the offense and what the defense is doing and, you know, my movement keys, my pre snap checklist, my post snap reads like everything's just been faster. And obviously, you know, my experience helps with that a little bit. But I think, you know, my work with my, with my quarterback coach has helped a lot Jeff Christiansen, you know, he's, he's helped me a ton. And, you know, I, I feel like I've just gotten stronger and that's helped me a lot too. So, I think I'm throwing the ball with a lot more confidence, throwing the ball a lot better. And a lot of that has to do with the coaching I've gotten.

4:04:03And, you know, that's a credit for those guys for getting me ready and, you know, making sure that, you know, I developed myself in the off season and, you know, I've become the best version of myself going into fall camp. Thank you. Thank you guys. Thank you all. I appreciate it. For my whisper, you know, the quarterbacks they've had just the past five years shown the kind of great numbers and I've just played on things the right way. And I've wanted to come to this offense because by hand, because my coach Kelly, you know, making just the line. So, that was definitely a lot of those questions. I had pretty much contact with them. And, you know, they weren't really a, I didn't know that. I was really looking at things that Coach states is that you don't like to have your hands held, and you can't process. Now, you've played up a knee-age a lot of times with football. What is it about you to drive and you want that much pressure? I would say, you know, in high school, I had a coach that, you know, he was giving me a lot of responsibility. And I knew, you know, a lot of responsibility, I mean, making sure on me.

4:05:03And so, I just, you know, I want to be the best player that I can be and take the need to deal with things the right way and just do things right. I love watching Joe Barrow. He makes that adjustment line. He's a really good decision maker. I like Justin Herbert, but I charge his fans. I watch him play. Some of those guys, you know, I'm just, you know, good decision makers who make the make these mistakes. I would say I live a more quiet, but I'm working on the helpless side here. I'm just trying to get the people, the won't come later out there with the guys that are even on the pressure. So I'll be a leader for him. Definitely, it's definitely quite a confidence. Definitely confident in your ability to play. I know a lot of you have a lot of experience. Actually, I think I've only been here once in a pretty process and I love that. I'm really good to play some, to play some of the B-hanging out friends.

4:06:05I think I've visited maybe freshman or sophomore year. Yeah, just for the camper and visit just the super-cell of these guys. I know it was only a few days, but being in the Alabama program, especially if they prepared for ballpoint front, what did you take away from that short period of time? Yeah, it was really good with the pro-chorice and drift save. It was close to players hard and I saw the work that takes to get to the playoffs and then coming here, just seeing the older guys putting the work throughout the winter. I've seen our older guys all the leaders put in the work and then showing them the happenings. How much of a relationship did you have with air, obviously? He had been committed. You come in, you're both freshmen. What was it like before and what's your relationship? We didn't have much relationship prior. We measured it with 11. We're going to go back to the tournament and then come in here and we're back room, everyone here is really close. We're all pushing each other to be better.

4:07:05We're all taking push points from each other trying to get the tournament. It looks like it was the tournament 14, it might surprise us. It's expecting it. I would say we were caught by surprise. We'll come back from the game and there's a little bit high experience because of the team journey. It was high, high, high, high. How did you feel when that happened? Did you have any experience with the play floor? Did you have a design mix before? Was it first time that I had a good time with all that? There was definitely a lot of emotions but I'd like to have a lean on helping it. I've taken the regular stage and I'm like, you know, some more, but I think it's a little bit of a lot of relationship. How did you feel when you were taking the stage? I'm sure you had a good time. I can't really explain how that happened. I'm just trying to develop and take push push day. I can remember it for Michaelisper and then take push push Kelly. I just want to develop and run the offense when they want it. I'm just taking push points and then I'm trying to get them on again.

4:08:07Did you look at your face and push for you? Maybe I'm not going to find it. What do you think? What about your face and your face? What do you think about the ball? I think that I can be a really good decision maker for the offense and someone who would be absolutely making trust. It's a great quality. I'm a good decision maker. You bet? I bet you're good. You feel it. That's really, that's just what I'm going to do for the future. I think it's kind of a lot of things. I was always around football. My ball was a quarterback at Penn. He was a quarterback at Penn and I was in high school and I was at Penn Fall and his first step. I was in high school and then I just went out of high school and just really just had him on in a pattern. You want more? Who's your favorite Titan? Packard. What are you saying? I was just chasing fire. I'm not having a pepper soul. Why are you looking at it?

4:09:09It's going to show. From a coaching standpoint, it feels a lot better when you're not looking around. You put your right hand down there. Now we had the sickness going back around and it was like you just slide outside in. You're going to two platoon and go both cards today. You got to coach. That was good for both parties. As a coach we can still practice and for the kids getting really good reps out of it. How much does it make this season? It's kind of way you could do it. Yeah, just flip the calendar over to the line unit. You're going to take the criticism. I think the maturity of these guys is probably what sounded or showed with Donovan I wasn't over there. You had to hold his tongue. That's our position. That's who we are. You want to coach this position or play this position. You're going to take those. I think the maturity and the growth of those guys understanding what they need to do and why they need to do it. It's going to pay dividends when we get on the field and start playing in the games.

4:10:17We're playing more and continue to play more like linemen and not lines on a page. I think as young guys and new guys you get in you're kind of like, who do I have? I got burned. I'm going to go get the burn. No blocking you. I don't want to block you. You're right. I want to block you. Thanks guys. But just trying to not screw it up or get there, figuring it out, you know, schematically or whatever. We're now the ownership and we're going to burn. This is how we're getting here and this is the technique I'm using. That's showing up a lot. You know, I can say that starts playing true because we're not. You're not blocking a pop up them. We do pods. We do individual with Larry's guys and you got good on good. And it's showing and that's the positive. As a coach now, I'm saying it's going to be like, it's going to be better about it because we're doing it. And they're doing it because they understand it and they're not just saying, I'm a line on the page. I got to go block the nose.

4:11:17You mentioned Larry's guys. How much is it almost shining a light if you see a weakness on your line going against those guys? I would think it would expose it pretty well. You get a good read on what you have. Yeah, it's another proof though. When you're in a match up game, Brian talks about this all the time. It's you versus you. If you don't take the right step, if you don't communicate or get the right fit to the right identification, then really good teams and really good players are going to take advantage of that. If you give them something that way. So you're playing you. So for us to answer your question, yeah. They expose like, why did I get meat right there? Did he beat me or did I give it to him and he took it? And then Larry's guys can do the same. And what we get at whatever the technique may be on a zone player or a gap player, whatever it may be. And we hit something big. He can watch us say, hey, did you miss their fit? Did they miss their hands? So that good on good that we're getting to go is going to expose a lot of things. Not necessarily how good you are, but when you don't play as good as you are. If that makes sense. Hey, I just, this might be a general question, but how would you see your, I guess,

4:12:18including approach, which would you pitch most change over the course of your team? It's still all about, in my mind, or my next evaluation. Like you have to be a guy that can come here and grow and perform and play. The changing has really been with the NIL landscape. And so figuring out what that piece really is, now vested in how far you have to be in that. What's their priorities? So I think that's always, that's going to be a fluid thing. But at the end of the day, like, you know, I'm sound boring and cliche, right? But like if a kid loves Paul, it wants to be great, wants to get developed, wants to be around and play against Larry's guys and those guys in practice. And we feel like we've evaluated through camp or through tape and we've offered those guys. And we want to go get those guys. Is that 40 is that 60 is that 90? I mean, that's, that's all far evaluation of what we have. So from a, you know, the game football hasn't changed recruiting change. Yeah, and all that. But you still got to take guys that you can go and develop because that day one ready made guy in the offensive line set.

4:13:18Point of mind if you're finding for me because there's a few far between. You see a roster full with. You know, five stars. I was in the fantasy world. For whatever. And it seems like there's been a little bit of a struggle to get those top guys. Do you feel like you're approached with NIL as a part of it? Do you feel like it's working? Do you feel like it's a high state here? Yeah, because we're not done yet. I mean, you know, keep your head on the swivel here. We're not in December the long way away. And the weekends coming up soon. And you know, where guys are where they're getting recruited, what position before. I mean, that's what we have to do. That's my job. That's coaches job as we go together. It's like evaluating guys that we feel can come here and develop and play and help us to continue to win. And so, yeah, stars matter. Sure. My wife could point out. That's a fact. That's a really good guy, right? But as I said, those. That pool lineman. Is not as big as some of the others. I mean, we shouldn't get him. It doesn't mean we're not working with those guys. And like I said, it doesn't mean that we're done either.

4:14:19That's a long way to December too. So. A couple of questions. Yes. Did one superstar guy. Is that a star pipeline or is it hard to really get this place where you're getting this guy? Yeah, I mean, I think you just look at the recent history all the way through or all the stickers on the wall in there. I mean, you know, yeah, we had Paris. He was with National Five Star guy, right? But then we had other two other draft picks there that the one was in a five star guy, right? Luke was in a five star guy. Good players and they got developed. You know, those guys before. I got here all the guys on the wall. I mean, yeah, that's. You'd love to go get all those guys. But. Do they fit the next up round guys of the four star guys? Are they really a four star? Are they really fit? Do they really want to do that? No, no, no. No, no, no. You just look on the wall in the room and you've seen all those guys that have come from all different levels.

4:15:19How would you say you're the evaluation staff? When you're dealing with so many people wanting to hear before they even play the game of the junior ID that they offer tomorrow at the age, like it seems like the process is just kind of possible. It's a way of being about a valuation, right? It's about attention and all of the cases. How much harder would that be? When you're looking at a kid who's gotten the size you that you're looking for, but maybe the form isn't there, maybe the camp performance wasn't what you wanted to see. How do you get the end to understand? Yeah, I think you got to feel through the relationship of what the kid, maybe the relationship with the coach, and just being frank and honest with them. You know, I mean, I'm not smart enough to tell this guy one thing, this guy the other and the circle back and all of a sudden you come back and it's like, what was the message you gave here? Just trying to be as straight and communicative as you can. I still don't think though you get into early junior year first two or three games, which we're going to do on guys that we felt like right there you needed to see.

4:16:19That's when the next wave of offers and recruiting stuff goes into. If the kids just looking for a check mark on the internet, yeah, I've probably failed at that my entire career early on until you know that they're a bug guy. To be clear, you should have not a pop up dummy, can I have a stomach? You? Yeah. I wouldn't love to block you, but... With one leg or both, which you like. Just... Just... I'm sorry, the language is too... Got you. You got three guys. Last question for coach. That they're all over the country. Twenty-two starts. You got Josh, he's a priors guy. He's 15, he got one, he doesn't have 12 or have none. Where do you thought it was for you to show up with your watching team? It could be, depending on the day, like you're in the dull drums and the grind of camp. Practice 12, 13, 14. That veteran guy that kind of grabs the guys like fellas, we've been here. Let's go. This is the laptop.

4:17:19We got to pick it up. We got to go. Could be in a situational field. It's an hour, it's like eights. We're going to third down period. Well, it's not just another play. Hey, it's just third down. Now they come over walls, they're butts in, watch the picks, watch the twists, whatever the batters may be. I think it'll show them in the games. When we hit the first real adversity through whatever game or whatever quarter or whatever drive that shows up, then that's the next time I'm going to show up because as you said, there's gamesmanship there. They've been in and they know now it's not the first time. Whoa, what's happening? Hey, this is happening. Here's how we get through it. I'm excited. That's something that you think you guys will do. I think you guys will just manifest in the last year with a frame of center to the examples that obviously had gone there. Like, do you guys think you were missing a little bit of that over there to track the future? Yeah, you just have veteran experience guys. You know, I mean, you had Matt there, played a lot of ball. He had Donnie was coming into it, but then yeah, you're replacing the three new guys. You know, one coming from across the country and another two guys that were coming into it.

4:18:22So yeah, I mean, experience helps the time and what's the experience you've said. You know, I've started this many games, which means he's played this many thousand reps. I've started this many games. I've had this many reps in the red zone or this many in whatever situation it may be. I've tackled my freshman year, you know, six, three red tackled, turn of black, jack, so it was fun. But going to guard, you know, obviously helps you draw a soccer to everything like that. But you know, you don't have to sand the ball. That's pretty sick. hands back that's been kind of interesting. I know it kind of like at the end of spring a little bit when I was going in with their eye really didn't know how he's going right hand for a while it come off the ball. But obviously we've developed them we're good with that. So it's been a good experience. I know like me Luke you know take as well I'll play in some right, I'll play in some right guard so I ask you new questions, I ask you Donnie questions on the other side of the ball. I don't know I love it. I mean I just love playing football so I'm good with whatever so good. What's different with Chip Kelly

4:19:24as the obvious coordinator right now? What do you know with the run game? What do you feel that's different? We run the rock we pound the rock man. It's isn't really fun this year. What does that mean when you say that? What pound the rock? What does that mean in your vernacular? I just think the way we run out of the ball and the schemes we're going to implement this year it's made very very difficult for teams to combat that. I think the amazing offensive minds of Coach Kelly, of course are obviously Coach Day and Coach Fry. I think they've come together and made some really really fun plays. Not only you know obviously like really good schemes but there's some cool plays in there as well. I remember my freshman year and last year our defense has been number one defense in the country and now we've been able to really not obviously we're not going to beat him up or anything like that. We've been able to move a little bit so it's been fun seeing that and seeing the guys really get into it and I think Coach Kelly has been awesome and

4:20:26effective. He's a very open-minded coach. We're kind of stuffy tries so we'll be reading the script or reading whatever we're like this is what we're going to run this other way. Okay and it hits like 40 yards and like this is the coolest thing ever so I'm really excited for this year and the year wants to be two. Thank you. Thank you. Sorry, I got a little blue color. Yeah, no I got a little blue color. Yeah, blue color. Amazing. I think you're right. Yeah, I think you're right. Yeah, I think you're right. I think you're right. All right, cool. Perfect. Like we used three tight ends and two running backs to our formation today, Pecker had been the full-backing in that situation so there's a lot of different things you can do in short-range but a little bit of a tribute to Coach Hayes and what he means in his form. Joey Kaufman, the problem is this back. It's over to the left. Chip, as you look back, and even here two months, 15 spring pranks is something you feel best about when you've been able to accomplish the summons. Well, I don't know how to set it up because I didn't think it's that.

4:21:27But I think the most impressive thing is that many of us have really close this for both teams. You know, some programs talk about a brother. This is really a brother. Our practices, as we talked about, other air defenses, they're highly competitive, but they're not coming back. And those guys really work very, very well together, both the whole line of the D line and the second area of the receivers. And the competition is like this is a company that is the best there is in the country. That makes you better. But I think sometimes competition, you know, guys can lash out and we get really competitive and they're on set and fight quicks out and fight for it and so on. We're trying to accomplish the other problem. But I think the way these guys cooperate and work together as a group is a discussion bond. I think you're even going to need to be the closest team and most connected teams are on the line. Over to the right here. Andy Baxter, I'm glad I've been wrong. Chip, obviously didn't want to talk about Jeremiah, but Metka, that's the big return of the group. He kind of provided everyone what he can do today. What's it been like working with him and what kind of opinion do you think he's going to be doing? Good point. And Metka, as you're minding me and the other 14 Brax officials, somebody can do it.

4:22:29Special, you know, and JJ's a really talented player also. But, you know, I think all of the whole carnal tape, it's a really good thing to watch him in this. And for all of them, I'm guessing with the offensive line, I came in with the blind and I had no opinions for him. Not that road just by eye, just in terms of, but, you know, that, I think that why I'm shooting with him is really special. I think there was a budget guys in there. And again, you have to play multiple games after the regular season is over. You know, I'm sure you're going to need depth like that. I mean, the fact that it's, you feel a little bit comfortable right now. That we get some guys in there that can make some plays with the player. And that really dictates how people are going to defend you. You know, so you got the couple really, you're running that. You know, so, you're going to load the box, you're going to load the box, you're going to load the box, you're going to need those guys in one of one coverage. But, it's the quarterback's responsibility to decide me that and get the ball to both of them. Or do they have less of double covers? They're less of double covers. And now it's a little bit later, but you can run them both. So, having too many weapons is a good problem to have.

4:23:33Second or left, Pat Murphy, 24-7 sports. Typically, we've talked a lot about the kind of, the quarterbacks, maybe, buying for the starting spot. And some of the younger guys, what have you seen from them? We got not seen more of them. Today, I know probably we have what's your assessment of them as they kind of getting this. I always, and someone pressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated and what they do. You know, you look at Julian and Aaron and JJ. They should be in a hot, much lighter than Hysl. And they're out here playing for 80,000 people. And they've really progressed when you watch that and made it and listened to them. And they interpret. Basically, the whole concept is, we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim. You know, there's three in, maybe, anything. We don't put the install in with, hey, you guys are in, stop wearing install. This is the older players. And then you guys, you know, go set the kitty tape on. We're just going to do really simple things with them. They get it all in the more they can digest the more when you're in a room, when you're

4:24:36checking for understanding and asking questions. And they can step back to you, the more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call for. So those guys have been in process. They're still learning, you know, they were the guys today that were kind of looking around. And they just had to do it. That's what people do. Along with the offensive coordinator, the corporate coach, because I was kind of looking at them. And I was, I'd actually never been in the stadium until yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there. So I played with half-state lunch when I was at Oregon. That was in the Rose Bowl. So I'd never been in the stadium until yesterday. So I caught myself right in the stadium today, the ground. And 80,000 per string. And that's impressive. Got to have a few more folks over here. So the right Gilland Davis, Delaware, is that you, what you just said about throwing them into the deep end. What stood out to most of you about doing this progression through 50 practice learning is that you guys have had out this spring. Junior is a very fast processor. You know, he really thinks very, very quickly on the field. He makes really quick decisions.

4:25:36He doesn't stick on it. And really, he can progress. And any season is really well for a young part. And not having been exposed to a lot of college defenses. And especially what Jim does. Jim can make it. Jim can make the young freshman more or less cry. But some of this stuff he does. But I never saw that with Gilland. That's been impressive. His ability to retain and image AJ. The compliment I would say is, if you got here and you didn't know what class they were going to do with it. And say there's no question in terms of how they pick things up. And sometimes freshmen act like freshmen. But the guys who are special, they don't act like freshmen. You know that, like football, you know what I mean? You guys are on the surface of that. Far left, Campe teat Robinson, the athletic. You on the top of the freshmen, James P. was the same, that was the second half. You talk about how deep you need to be in this era college football. But as you search for Army 3, what did you see from them today?

4:26:39What has their growth been like in the business spring? Yeah, James really flashed early for being not knowing again. It's just that I don't worry about what the background is. Where they're from, who they are. This guy at this start, this guy at that start, they're all black eyed. And this is how they do it. And I think James has got really good field of vision. He can get things. I thought saying this really good things today. TC is another guy who really came along during the spring. And we're constantly talking in our staff meetings about that. We're very cognitive, simplified in the class. And we've been criticising this change. So you have to develop that. It used to be maybe have a parents' spare. It was wonderful. But I think you may have to have one. You're talking about 16-17 games. You're really going to be tested. That way, it's hard to really have people going to have to come along here within the 15th training sessions that we're having. Oh, here's the right. Tim May podcast. Thank you, Jerry.

4:27:39You're not on podcast? Yeah. You're a great guy. You're more close to that, don't you? You must have some juice if you have your name. Definitely. I like it. It's not just the lustfulness of hot lustfulness, but it's hot lustful. Just do quick. It's the number one. You feel compelled to let your scorebacks know where they stand. You know, it's coming up to you. You know what I mean there? Where's that, you know, me and your mind? That will sit down with the staff and visit me on. I mean, he does an unbelievable job. I think all our cutters understand where they fit and what the characteristics and what they want to do. And more assessment. This isn't, you know, we're not going to come back. But we do it every day. They know where they spend our success. We have to do it at the three to four. We greet everything. They're going to be constant feedback in terms of where we are. And then after 15, we're treating that today. But we can't do it unless you watch the film. And you can really look into that. The things. Because you may see something when you're on the sideline. You know, why did you make that decision?

4:28:39I couldn't really see the field safety from where he was. So I'm kind of understanding why you made that decision. So, you know, we love meetings with all our peers. And that's always been the most. So this week during, you know, between Monday through Friday and we're all scheduled. No one's willing to go to the meeting. We'll have to that one more wall. And I mean, instead of every position, you know, offensive line, you're going to find a line of none other safety. Everybody's going to sit down with their position, which is, you know, where they fit. And then you see that. When you feel pressure with the transfer portal in me, I mean, you're going to hit those for a long time. Meaning, is that on your mind that you see? Yeah, I think it's on your mind. I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, what your evaluation was to the training sessions we have. Guys, we got to have, we got to have real quick. Last two questions, Dan Hope, and then Rob Alder. When do you feel like you need to have a starting quarterback named by him? Whatever they say, you're going to be looking for between now and then

4:29:39and determine who that guy is going to be. Well, between now and whatever, then we're not allowed as cautious to go back out and practice what we're doing in college football. You get 50 training sessions in the field. And the obviously, you know, we'll go back to working with Mick in the in the way room. Get a bigger, get a faster, get a stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. They do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and be obsessed. So they're really from a football center on their own until August. So you always want to do it earlier. But I also believe every time I've been involved in this, is that it kind of happens organically and authentically, you know, because the players know. And we say that, we say we're going to be in a jungle. They all think it's ten. They know. They're under lock rooms and every day. Players understand, you know, who they feel is the guy. And most of the time, the decision is very obvious.

4:30:40You know, when you just say this is where we are with it, you know. But that timetable thing, I don't, I can't give you an exact timetable on that. So I'm not. Chip, I'm talking about you. And typically, your experience you've done, again, like Tim said, a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow it down for a young 2v? I think it depends on the individual. I've had some kids. More early, you know, we were like wow. Marcus Murray always like that. Remember, fifth of the second practice, he got to the fifth reading progression, and he flew out here and was like, game. And I asked him, well, I do it all. I asked why, it's just one of our second. I said, why did you do that? Because I don't know what we call that defense, but there was like a lot of guys over there. And it didn't seem like there was anybody over there. But for him, the process, that thing was right. He came back here the day, and that was cover 60 of the day. And I mean, when you guys call the cover, it was. But it all happens.

4:31:40I've got guys from two years to you, like, they're just, you know, they're really struggling, and the light bulb comes off and you're both. They've had it, so everybody has different worries, guys. Our job and the evaluation processes tonight, kind of five of those learning styles. So, you know, they're cognitive learning, they're an auditorian. I'm totally learning. Do they learn my field? Is it more? A few of them, you know, a more film guy, you know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep hoping and prodding. And for us, his coach is, that's the challenge, too, is, what is the best morning style? And how can we do that? Because education basically is just a transportation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know, but I know what I know. I know what I know, I know what I know, I know what I know, I know what I know. That's always kind of what we're working on, the study, and thinking about, kind of where we are, and how much can they handle, and then how much is too much, you know, because this could be a great time. I agree 100 percent. But if you don't feel too happy, then why are we rising in, you know, and that's this whole feeling of process

4:32:41that we're all learning, also learning that. The office is that identity, sort of coaching, running quarterbacks. And something you always sort of lean toward, or is it, you're by your case by case, what advantages do you like about it? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Right on. Yeah, I think they run a quarterback, plus this problem is really bad. So when, when plays right now, the unscheduled plays, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl, on that last hard to two big plays from a home's run, but catch your homes and not run around. Any, not calling the sign, quarterback runs for the pad. But when the defense matches up in place two men in terms of their bags in the quarterback, well, maybe the best decision is to take off. You know, the second one is, you know, I'm going to give you a score. You know, a lot of guys don't want to go on the hook side. And there's time to react and understand if you do a running quarterback. When we talk about the best ability, the best ability is available. You know, you're not letting your shoulder take a few times. We are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run.

4:33:43We're not looking for running backs that you've brought. You know, so you're not going to see us 20 times a game and we'll run in the quarterback. There are people that run off of the titles that are really successful with it. But with this group, we have right now that's not. Now they can't hurt you. The little didn't when he was at case date. You know, obviously they don't talk about the couple of times today. They air to talk about the couple of times today. Linkens are really, really good athlete. Julian can run. But, you know, we're not calling design quarterback runs. You're not going to see, you know, like tremendous amount of respect for companies in the latest. And they're not here. The straight T is as far as you go. We are not going single way. So we are not going to snap it and run the quarterback by some quarterback by ourselves. But it is a, it's another weapon. It also keeps defense as long as you know, three defense fans. You have to continue to mend in the quarterback closing teams on the edge and is being first down. Well, then the defensive analysis that's on the court. Well, then we can run the ball block and the end of the ball block. Sometimes they don't run any more quarterback. Really, it's a blocker.

4:34:43Use responsible for a defender with the defender was cheating. And the fitting in on the run, the other way, the interest responsibility is to make the defense be honest. And that's really air to them a couple of times today. And we had a block that's taking the space in there. So we're going to check out around the edge. What happens in the next pivot defense is white. And we're going to get the area and the chance to end the ball off the right hand. Coach, thank you so much for your time. And thank you for being a blocker. All right. Thanks. Thanks. So maybe 42, whatever against Youngstown State. I'd be so upset coming out of the game. But seeing how violent this game is from this perspective, now you have to say, hey, okay, not only within games, can we keep guys fresh? Right? But can we do that so that when you get to the last few games in the season that act that are the big ones, right? The ones that you're judged off of when you get to the game, are we healthier? And I think that's, it's kind of a full, a full fan, right? So I feel confident with five guys. And that's going to be a week to week. You know what I mean? Like these guys know, I think honestly, who start to be week to week?

4:35:44If you display during the week of practice that you're locked in and somebody else has a bad mental week, well, I can't reward you with starting if you have six mental errors during the week. You know what I mean? Just because you started last week. I think it's got to be that iron sharpens, iron constant complications through the whole fall. That is something that Jake was going to be doing. It's a player kind of a Jew, as he just alluded to. But is that part of which one has to drive you then? Was it driving you then? You just assumed that was kind of the case when you played anyway. I always felt when I was here that they were trying to out-root me, which is the reality, right? Yeah. Which is why it prepares you so well for the National Football League. That's why Ohio State prepares you so well for the league, because now it's like they're trying to out-draft you. And so I used that as fuel. But I also thought firsthand, you know, like there was a season where it was John Kerr, Marcus Freeman, certain guys rotating week to week. And so I thought like, should it have happened to them that could happen to me? So I just tried to be a certain way in practice. Like, I tell the guys all the time, you have to control the things that take no talent.

4:36:45You have to eliminate all the loves. If you loaf on the field, you're a traitor. Like you should just go play for the other team. You can't be coaching effort. And then you can't have mental errors. Because if you have a mental error, then you can't trust you. So those are the two things I always as a player was like, all right, you're not going to catch me loafing. And you're definitely not going to catch me not knowing what I'm supposed to do. I might get beat, and that's inevitable. It's football, everyone's got scholarship, right? But those two things you can control every single day. What's the next step in the summer in the summer? I think it's just seeing, you know, we haven't done, like any of my senior players. Like any of my series, you know, we know he can tackle and all that. But I think it's just the repetitive grind of a football game from in the box, the constant. And he's been, he's been willing so far, you know what I mean? As far as his hand placement has been good, even more on the strike. He's tough. So it's just continuing to have him challenged to, there's plays right now where he's seeing it from the first time from a will backer. So the next time he sees it, maybe throw catch tackle is up in the reception.

4:37:48You know what I mean? Because he's seen it before from that perspective. Everything he's seen before this has been from top down off the shelf, right? So now it's dropping back, that'll be driving. So he's made great progress and I'm really happy with how son he's done. James, look at that recruiting. This is like it's going really well for you. Obviously, you can't talk about specific recruits, but just overall, how do you feel like that's going? And are you enjoying your recruiting? I am. I am enjoying it. I think it's fun to build relationships and get to know so many different types of kids. You know, Ohio State presents opportunity, right? And so many different ways. You're not going to get developed better anywhere else in the country. You have the largest fan base, largest alumni, and maybe it's his opportunity everywhere, right? So you try to just explore, like explain your passion for the school that did so much for you, you know, especially being an out of state kid, not being formal, Ohio. And then realizing how much Ohio State changed my life.

4:38:49And so now you communicate that to other young kids who kind of see it and try to tell them the vision, like where you can get to. I think the fun thing for me is that most of the kids I'm recruiting are way more athletic than I ever was. So it's like, I tell them if I can, the only way I survived in the NFL eight years was the fact that I had football intelligence, like I knew where I was going. You know what I mean? I knew where I was fitting. And so now if I can impart that information on kids who are extremely athletic, well now you're not, you got something special. How much of you guys have already talked about the long season and the need to play more guys? Well, I think yeah, you're going to have to have depth. That's just the reality, right? It's a longer season. There's more games. And there's no excuse that a place like here, like if you're all I'm playing with a maybe a guy who was third or fourth, you know, matter. You know, like you got to be ready to go. So I think depth is crucial at all of the vision. Because injuries are going to happen. There's part of football, you know. You never want to wish it upon anyone and you're certainly not.

4:39:54But it's just you can't be naive to think that you're just going to have every single starter healthy for the whole season. You talked about your mentality as a player and then you're recruiting different players than you were. How do you, how do you marry that when they made that same mentality that you need and what you want them to have? Well, you figure that out when you get to know them. And there are certainly some kids that you start to recruit to where you see like, you know what? Ohio State might be too big. It might be too big for them. You know what I mean? And so it's not for everybody. You have to want to come in and compete against the best and realize that you have to win every single game to be the best in the world of what you do. That's the expectation that Ohio State. And that's certainly not for everyone. And that's okay. But you have to through the process kind of find out who has that mentality, who really craves football. You know, like who craves football versus a lot of the other fluff that kind of comes with it? Who craves ball? Because when they crave football, then the other stuff will take care of itself, right?

4:40:55And we'll just keep getting better and better and better if they want to be the best. Two more questions for games. I mean, I think that's your job as a recruiter is you got to figure out what's the mindset of the kid. And are they are they serious about football? And you have to talk to the people that are around them and you got to figure out how to talk to coaches. You just got to try to figure out like who loves ball. And they had a felt they do the same thing, right? Now they're attending the massive amounts of money. And they're saying, okay, we're going to get this person money at the change their motivation or they still love balls. So now I mean, and college is the same thing. Like who actually wants to be the best or who just likes the attention that comes with playing football? James, I've already talked about it, but can you tell a little bit of the elevations from our bell from end of the class? And obviously missing time last year with the injury, but where he's at now versus the expectation that he had to move his brain? Our bell, I mean, showed a lot of progress. You know, most importantly, you know, mentally with the playbook and everything. I think our bell last year, there was a couple things, right? Because of injuries on the D line and camp.

4:41:59You know, he moved the end for a little bit and then we brought him off the ball and then he had an injury and he kind of missed some time. He wasn't an early mid-year, you know, so he comes in right in the summer. And so he missed some reps there. So the see where he's at right now is extremely impressive. And for a guy of that size and that much power and his ability to run, he's a special athlete. So our bell's had a good spring. He's got a continue to dive into the playbook and got to continue to learn all the little things. And as you go, right, like week one, week two, you start seeing new schemes, new schemes, things build. And it becomes kind of a lot. He's just got to continue to comb through it all because athletically, you know, he's one of the most gifted guys that we have in the room. What has changed in the time that you've been recruited to now that you're visiting, like, are there any mental differences you've noticed in here? No, I think it still comes down for the most part. Like, NIL is certainly an aspect for some. For some, it could be the most important thing. It's always a factor. But I think you still just need to find out who are the kids that love football and they want to be developed.

4:43:06And it's about the relationship to an extent. Like, a relationship gets you to the final stretch. For some kids, NIL might be the thing that pushes them over the top. I mean, I don't know. Like, every kid is so different, right? I try to view it as you're just building relationships. And are you going to get a young man to trust you to develop them? And to not only the player that they want to be, but the person that they want to be in the future. And can you convince mom and dad that you're the right person to do that, you know what I mean? So I think one of the things that is helpful is my playing experience. I think, you know, when you've played and you've done it and the drills that you're doing, you know that they work. You're not going to waste your time on stuff that doesn't work. And then the fact that, you know, I am blessed to be at my alma mater. You know, so there's no sense of trying to leave here. You know, and the question I get a ton is, what do you see yourself in five years? I'm like, where I'm sitting? My alma mater, you know, my kids love it in Columbus, obviously. I love Ohio State. So I think those are things that can kind of be in the van.

4:44:08Can you let me even work you know, kick off and punch teams as well as what's that looks like for you in general? Again, it's all about that. Yeah, it's awesome. Maybe I love it because it gives you an opportunity to coach the whole team. You know what I mean? Like special teams in a spot where the whole team probably minus the quarterbacks, right? Is all in one team room and one meeting room. So you get to actually directly impact other positions and just your own. And I think it also gives. It gives a little bit of urgency to your own room. Like when you're in there every single time, you better be making an impact on punts. If you're a linebacker, you better be making an impact on kick return or kick off, kick off a turn, put return all those things. You better be making an impact, right? Because your coach is in there all the time. So it's been nice and there's a lot of stuff that I think our coaches have done to kind of push that that sense of team when you're in special teams that we every position matters. Seriously, someone has been in the NFL. What do you think will be in a NFL doing a big kick off now? Do you think that's even good for college? I mean, the thing that stands to take away like the surprise on time, you know what I mean?

4:45:14But all these rules are changing so much for the safety of the game. And I mean, I think it's only a matter of time before it triples down. It seems like everything triples down. So we'll see. As of right now, we'll keep things going the way they are. All right, James. Thank you. Yeah. Thanks, guys. Every day. I mean, we had this finisher at the end of practice where I had to make five in a row and going all the way back to 50. It was actually the people who came to end it. And yeah, I just had to make five in a row where we were running. So we got it. We ran, but we learned everyone. I did one time. Yeah. Yeah. Short turns. I kick it. That way. You were almost that time. Yeah, for a little bit. You know, you always going to perform in those kind of moments. And, you know, I felt like I got the team down. But at the same time, I knew that those guys had confidence in me and.

4:46:22I actually talked with my teammates, Jack and GTE and those kind of guys really really got around me. It really helped me. But as a kicker, you kind of just kind of wipe it clean and go to the next play. But, yeah, you definitely want to make those kicks. Is that something you had to process? Like a week's after or is it just something you got over? It's something you have to get over mid game as a kicker. You can't let their last kick affect you. So just trying to get through it and get through the game. And I knew I could have made that kick. I mean, it's, it's, yeah, it's just one of those ones that got away from you. You always look forward to the next one and you always have to correct your mind and get ready for that. I probably say the same as last year. I feel just as confident as I did last year, even though I didn't get too many attempts from from deep to show that. But, uh, still feel just as confident as last year. 55, 60. Yeah, right around there. Right in there. That's every kicker's drill. That's every kicker's pain. I mean, you saw the guy from FSU a couple of weeks ago.

4:47:25It's my buddy, Ryan Fitzgerald. Really, really great kicker. But, uh, everybody wants that opportunity to show everybody what you can do. What did you ask me to do? Trying to become more consistent always. You can always become more consistent. You're going to miss everyone so well, but just trying to limit the mistakes and the misses that you do have to so that you can become as perfect as possible. I guess it's the way I would put it. I mean, the standard is the standard here. Even we didn't look up to it last year. So you got to correct it and get better. It's a lot of things. It's a ball contact. It's confidence in your teammates. It's trusting that the ball is going to be there when it's there. It's getting more down the field on your follow through. It's not falling through straighter. Yeah, but some of that really were a time of solid through straighter this past all season. So a lot of my balls are going left towards the end of the year. So I had to correct that. And some of you can't really correct mid season. You want to mess with it.

4:48:25But, um, yeah, I corrected that this all season. Coach, uh, Coach Dave said he's going to have a little bit of specialism. Now that I'm going to be able to do some youth. So I don't have an I really like it. I like coach Dave, and around the specialist and all the special teams. It's just feels more involved. It feels, uh, of a higher importance this year. I think you guys saw that in the first game. He's done a great job. Him and coach keys and gunnered anus. They would they've done a really good job. So yeah, I feel I feel it's good. Where do you specifically feel now? Like where does that show up? Do you think what you have personally and the higher? I think the fact that he's paying more attention to special teams. He's seeing the good things that we do. And so he has more confidence in us to put us out there and. Give guys like Joe a chance and you know, he pays more attention to things like that. So it's it's better for us so that we can thrive in those situations that we didn't thrive in last year. And he has the ability to put us out there because his call is a final call. So yeah.

4:49:28With Joe, your folder or the ball camp always got the guys who started under was also the starting call. And Joe got a lot of work over the off season to get him there. And it's not always who the starting partner is. It's just the best that hold him. So we got the job. Well, you're done every time. Second year and being here. I mean me and John are like I said, me, John and Joe are like three best friends off the field. So we work a lot on stuff on the field and nobody's around. And so yeah, we've definitely built a good camaraderie between the guys and yeah, I love John. Great guy. How does it make a difference for you guys when you stay in the other position coaches? I want you to learn about his balance. It just it makes you feel like he has more confidence in you when he's putting you out there because he's watched it a lot more. I know for sure on the kickoff reps, he watches kickoff coverage all the time. He loves to see the guys running down the field. And we actually made that a really big point at emphasis this past game to run through the goal lines. I joined my teammates running through the goal line. It was pretty fun.

4:50:30I'm not sure that you guys get now. There's only their coaches in Rob and Gunner from the other side. I mean Gunner was out there last year, but he couldn't give us coaching technique critiquing on the field. But at halftime he would he would talk to us and Gunner played at BC. He was a long snapper. So he provides really good insight into kind of like a I would compare him to like Brad Robinson. My freshman year gives you good insight. It's kind of like a veteran guy. So like when things aren't going your way on the field or you're not playing up to the level that you want to, he's kind of there to calm you down and tell you like, hey, like I've been there before, like the veteran guy even though he's a coach now. So yeah, it's very nice. What is last question you guys? Rob brings a lot. Man, he's he's one of the coaches. He brings a lot of pressure to it. He makes you feel that every kick really matters. He's really good. He definitely helps with the coverages. The covers has been much better this season than they were having that cover kick yet.

4:51:31But you can just tell from the guys running down. They're a lot more passionate about it. There's bigger emphasis on it. Thank you, Jay. Thank you. Thanks, guys. Thank you. Thank you. It was just the first two weeks this season. Yeah, like I just said that it probably wasn't best for the player, but it didn't take back from my want to be out there in the game. But you know, guys stepped up. It's competitive excellence. Guys executed. And so now I'm just grateful to be back and doing what I can. It's just a frustrated player and a coach who knows what's best for him. I thought I was good to go and a lot of people told me I wasn't. I was like, what do you mean I'm fine? And then coach said, you know, talking off the cliff a little bit. But it's just trying to protect me for myself. You know, I've blessed with opportunity to play a lot of ball this year.

4:52:34And so you're just like, look man, let's calm down for these weeks. And we'll get you back after the buy. But I wasn't the most happy camper in the world for a good minute there. It is what it is we're playing football again. And how's that the one that's playing that thing? It was amazing. As a senior, I know I only have a limited amount of opportunities left to play in the other shoe. So just running out of the tunnel, you know, I've never, never said I'd take the game for granted. But knowing that I like the number of times I have to do that, it's whaling down, kind of waiting to wait on me. Those first few games. And so just playing the game to the highest level as fast as I can. And just taking it all in in the moment. I've been doing that for a while. Jackson, what were you going to do with some more injuries that way in your mind? I'm dealing with it in August. And yeah, I've heard people say you want to come back. I mean, when it happened, I've been lying. I've been sitting around, heated obviously, seriously.

4:53:36But I was like, oh my gosh, what happened? And it was kind of a moment of like, okay, how long is it going to take? And then everyone's like, as I am trying to do, we don't know. Everyone's body heals differently. And so just trying to put good things in my body. So I heal as fast as I can, trying to get out of the rest, doing everything the train has done me to, doing everything, coach Ryan, coach Dave told me to do to try to heal as fast as I could. And you're about to feel it. There are moments of uncertainty. Do you remember that everyone feeling differently? No, no. What were you talking about? What was it you feeling that? The decision to come back is you're going to be doing something about the heart in the first few days. And then you have to be with that for the rest of your life. Yeah, no, there were definitely moments of frustration. I'm not going to lie about that. But our training staff, the stew, solo, Sean, Tyler, and Carl the Kelly always gave one there.

4:54:36They told me to trust the plan. They said that they've seen this type of thing happen numerous times. And they know that it's going to take a lot. But you're going to go in and drop the liqueur. And so it's, you know, thinking of it now, it's kind of funny. But in the moment, I was like, don't tell me that. But it's, you know, it is what it is. Yeah, no choice. What do you think of it? Awesome. I'm glad. I think it played great. You know, it's a competitive excellence that we talk about here, you know, making plans, you know, it was called and also some of us called and he did a fantastic job. You know, it's always great seeing young guys as sound old saying that. But awesome going out there and doing this thing. You know, we all know we could do it. There was not a doubt in my mind. He was going to go out there and show us. But it was great seeing 67. You know, you got your way to being is here. You know, leading up to those games. I don't know if it mean, you know, giving tips. What do you want college? Yeah, I know I would, you know, make my voice known here and there, but he's already on his stuff.

4:55:37You know, I do like little new on things like, I mean, like, if he does this, he might do this because. Learning from my mistakes. I like, like, he can do this so you don't make the same mistake I do. But Austin's a fantastic athlete, you know, he's strong as not. And so he did fantastic doing what he does. Well, the team that you hit as much time between, you know, he was every year, little malony and coming back because time heals all. I mean, it was it was that thinking without hard to grasp it. Sitting out with the maybe tough in the long run. The right thing. Yeah, those those difficult concepts from the grass. You know, I've always been a stubborn kid. You know, my mom, but, you know, patients, patients hasn't always been my thing. So when it happened, I was like, I'll be back in two weeks. And in two weeks, Canada was like, it's the hurts. But, um, but, uh, it was just, you know, trust in the process. I know what the, the, our, our chain of staff knows what they're doing. And I knew they're getting back on the field. And so, and I don't know, mom, the field just keep on going. There's a lot of it. There's a hundred percent less weight.

4:56:37I feel a lot better. Feel great. God, what do you guys know a lot of stories on this line when you add a guy like, uh, with that level of experience? How much does that help in that center position? And when we had so much, you have to say, thank you for all. Yeah, you know, I'm very, very sad. You know, Seth is, uh, I would say the tip of the spear of our offense, I would say, they'll be like, if teams play us, they're not going to come out and exactly what we think they're going to do. Because that's just, you know, game plan. But, um, Seth, Seth communicates throughout the entire, almost down to the snap count of what we have to do, to make sure all guys on the same page. There'll be times where, um, well, in this case, and he, like, he yells at me like, Hey, we're going over here. And so I know that just follow what he says, and then we're going to make a good play out of it. What do you make last question? What do you make of the rotation and the hatred and off-shared from your experience in the guard? What are the pros and cons? Maybe you rotate the guy's position? Well, um, it's a great question.

4:57:38We don't get it. I just wait a little bit. I know that, I know that both guys are very talented, and I know that when they're in the game, they're trying to prove themselves. And so just having to compare the other guys can after it. And, uh, as long as we move the ball and get to the end of it, I don't think anyone cares if they do, doesn't? Alright, none of the thank you. Thanks, y'all. We definitely want to be more disruptive and get more sacks, but, you know, if anyone's going to get some high on state, they're not going to let us rush them because they know what was going to happen. So teams are just smart. They know not to hold the ball. You know, they quick screens, quick passes. But if they hold the ball, it will be a completely different story. It's frustrating, but, you know, it is what it is. You know, we cut out half their game playing just by being explosive.

4:58:40I mean, what would lightest come on for Ty Hamilton in the last couple of years? You know, you've been around him and stuff. What's different about him, his approach, etc. I'll say Ty is definitely more of a leader now. He leads the whole D-line, the whole interior. He's that head guy you go to if you need advice for anything. And he leads as a great example for the young guys. Yeah, he's almost like this Simon partner a little bit, you know, but he, last year especially, he seemed to be in the right place at the right time along. That's not a trick, I mean, what do you call that maturity? Like, why would you call him? I'll say it's just his dedication to the game. He takes things serious, the way he's in the way he's in the way he's in his diet, everything. He's top of the notch along recovery, everything you need as a player. And then for you, what's different about you three years ago? I mean right now, as you get ready for this season, obviously you want to stay healthy, you think it's things like that, but where are you better as a player? I think I'm better everywhere. I'm not trying to be like a big head, but I think I've taken a big step since last year.

4:59:42And, you know, I think the whole D-line has, and I'm just ready to show it next Saturday. Yeah, and how will you let you open this D-line? Because it's veterans across the board. I mean, where are you all going to be known for? I think we're going to be the most disruptive group in the nation. And, yeah. I really can work with Faye to talk about how consistent he's set for long-sleeves. Is your hand on it? What do you see in your battles with Seth? Seth definitely knows what he's doing. He has a high IQ, you know. Strong, like he's stout. He's not like a pushover or nothing like that. He's a great player and glad we got him. How do you kind of see him lead that line? Is it better to come in on experience? I mean, I'd say he knows what's going on. He tells other people what's going on. If you don't know the play, ask him. He's kind of that guy. Like he knows everything. He studies with a lot. Strong, fast. Yeah. That's it. That's the first thing you guys have to do. It's a big dude. But, you know, it's good work.

5:00:42I think of the day I'm glad. Glad he's that guard. I think it's a better position for him. You'll be a great guard in the future. Thank you. Last question. Last spring, I think the most we're talking about the options. You said about the Mitchell Belt, and he's the minimum speed in the past Russian style. How would you describe the way that Fitch gets up? Mitch is playing basketball on grass as with Coach Z-Coffee. He has a unique style that cannot be reciprocated within anyone. He's a different athlete when it comes to things like this. I'd like to thank you. Hey, Mr. You just want to do that? I'm just going to do it. Mr. Me too. Me too. I'm not going to stand here. Yeah. You guys can't stand here. Yeah. You can't stand here.

5:01:50You can't stand here. Yeah. You guys can't stand here. There. That's one of the right ones. Socials like this. You can't see all things. Nothing crazy. That's PCK coming back. Oh yeah, it seems really easy for you. What was it like to... You were identified as Leo. You know about Oklahoma State. Yeah. They had big plans for you, right? Did you get your sense of that? Yeah, I definitely saw some likeness to my ability to be Leo. I definitely was excited to get into that position and do what I could do best. It's quite a best of my ability, but of course those things change. You never know what to expect, especially to do in the house. So I'm just going to hit a grind. I'm going to watch you in the Saturday. We can help you watch your dreams and everything. You seem to be playing with a hollow level that you feel like that Saturday during the discrepancy situation. What did you feel going really right for? Yeah, I think for the majority of the spring, I've been feeling more confident in myself in my meetings. Even with everything that's happening in the past, there's something to have.

5:02:52A lot to give and a lot to give in this program. So I think that kind of showed us how to make where I just let loose a little bit in this place and let's not be in this place. You take time with your team and what about the ball? And so we have to make our ball. Yeah, I mean for sure. I think it definitely took a second to just trust myself in that line. Because the past couple years it didn't help me out in the best way. Obviously, but yeah, I mean it's just like, it is very mental. I just found out just like every day. Just like counteract him in fear or then like doubt and like my mind is in the middle of that. And I just think, I think my mental area right now is really different. Do you feel all of my deep sense of being? What's that? Your gear's down, right? Yeah, I don't usually get in. Yeah, I do feel home. I think it's past two years. It's definitely been learning curve, but I think now what the government is definitely comfortable and learning how to do it. And what I need to do is like my skillset and I've been taught me the skillset. But what it looks like for me to be the best possible version of myself in this position.

5:03:52I think the biggest thing in our group is leadership. Because we have a lot of guys like you said in that room. In battle, tends to speak something. Especially come up in this ring and so this fall we just need to be the anchor. Because as he has a minute, he needs to show up every day. Game down. He always likes to play a lot of guys like you. Rotation, he thinks he'll like it. He thinks he'll like it. I think he'll like it. He thinks he'll like it. You know, I think he'll like it. He wants to play on the surface. Especially with a new season, I expect that. I think we're going to be able to play on the surface. I think that's the best way to play on the surface. Especially with a new season, I expect that. You guys can see it. You don't know until it happens. I'm just curious to see what's going on with the season. What is it that name? All these old guys that came back. Got all these films out there.

5:04:53Yeah, it's like a little brother, big brother, that do. You know, a lot of the guys who've been there. We're trying to help out and bring along the under guys. It's definitely a process at times, but I think the love we share in that room is very, very strong. And with that, I think it helps us get to anything and any challenges that we're coming. As well. You mentioned maybe you already asked this. I'm sure you're a partner. Yeah. Come in here and get them to this point. Yeah. You finally kind of maybe get that beautiful experience. It's a blessing. Because you know, a lot of guys in my position, not the same injuries as well, I came back. I'm just thankful that I'm here in the best university in the world and the best training staff. And they got me to this point where I can be back to be back to healthy and better than healthy. Because I feel like I've better than what I was. It's, it was humbling, I think. It was for me. I just, because I remember coming on how to say to something about a dream. You know, I had dreams of being the best version of myself doing all the things you know, to act like it's been, you know, things happen.

5:05:53It took me by surprise. Of course, but I think it also gave me a lesson that I really needed. We lived needed to grow until better version. So I think the journey was needed and it was a blessing for me. You have a rough question. You have a big bad. I can't do that, man. I love this sport too much to do that, you know. And I love the guys around me. I think that's the biggest thing I brought me back. It's just like, I can't do it to them. And you know, I just, I know we have where we can be on the field. So it's like, I'm going to do everything I can to get back in my position. What do you guys think of the match? Um, I'm just trying to go day by day. It's hard. That's what I find myself is always like going to the future and thinking what I'm going to do this thing. Or next day, next day, next day, next day. But it's just like, it's overwhelming. And it's like, gave me stress. I think for me, it's just worried about some harm. And I think it's an old story for me. And then doing whatever I need to do and whatever, and skilling the sharpness. What do you guys think of the game? Um, definitely last season. I think it was kind of hard to like trust it. Last season, but I still think my body was at a movie set last.

5:06:55All right, but for thank you. Thank you. I think what Tiley did, you have to appreciate what Tiley did last season in the middle. I think nobody can always bring their tickets. Those guys did a great job of managing. And that's what I'm going to be helping inside. And so what you want to get out there, you want to get past rest. So you don't want to take those guys off. And be like, you know, totally can't rest. Tiley, you've got to get tired of rest of the cast. So that's the thing that people find out you've got to rest of the cast. Play the world. You've got to bonus them. They're going to leave that big guy to get the rest off. Yeah, we're not chasing Sash, which is chasing on the W first of all. But I think the most important thing, the contents of our defense, how we have to play the final two cuts.

5:08:05We can do it and play the world. And then, you know, I'm okay. I'm not going to stop. That's just a number two. As many games that will change the effect of four to four to four. There's three steps five, seven, seven. I'll say there are hands, magic hands, and we're not going to pass. Those are the things that change the game. And the one you used to use for less satisfied, the cycle that context was, you could get to all the things that were going to be there. You never satisfied, right? You never get satisfied when you're at the end of the team. I think our guys have done a great job. This screen will then stand in this hall, and stand at the exact, what we've got to be the first person. But they really determined things in the office, right? The office kept going against the window. We're not going to let these guys rush, but the ball back here. We're going to control the team. We're going to control the truck. That means it's a nice team. Hopefully we'll be there, right? We're going to put the team here, so we're going to the ball. So it really depends on the game. We can get going, I think that would be a good decision. What is the joy of coaching a veteran, defensive part, and what is the challenge? I think the joy is the fact that those guys are all the guys now have some of them look up to. A year ago, we didn't have that.

5:09:06We didn't have a guy to set the ball on. Now, the jacks and jeans are tightly redded in a great job. I'm setting the bar for you. So that's the bonus point. So now you lay on the veterans' hat. Now the key is to stay consistent. As a unit, as a group, and as the biggest group, can we stay consistent? Can we play our really hard? Can we just say we have a talent? Talent is always small part of what we have to do. Is it built and played hard? And played already at the top of the right towel. Nice, firm and clean back. And so now to get those guys up, let me hear the hearts. Runs the ball, everything I have to say. And that's what we're trying to write. We should never stand in court. You know that the match, the hand can fly. It seems like Thailand could get probably more accepting than most of the things that happen. How much of that is a natural ability, versus that the stuff that you got? Well, we do ball. You know, he's got a Mac court, but we do train that. We call it Mac to the hand. We do drills every Tuesday. Take a break. We do less part of our dream of supermixing. But he's got to give sense of eye hand for it. And there's a moment of ball is coming out. And sometimes that's the best thing. To me, there was a sex.

5:10:06We need to fight to ball. To answer that assumption is pretty cool. But yeah, that's something we train. And he's got a great, great, great feel. Did you challenge Thailand? It's all season. It's all season. It's all season. You know that? After said, the Thai reconset. Yeah. We do it really well. Yeah. We challenge them all. It was just not one guy. You know, we don't train just one guy. We train all four or 16 to the same concept. So I think everyone has some cool�ers. We don't take time to the sides. We just don't know that he's a part of our unit. And I think he's proven to do that. Strong. He's powerful. He just comes into his two blocks. What makes him more effective? I said, thanks for those. But it's a tough position to rest the past. For those who are not as good as you can get slide. You get double lots. So you get lost in the middle of the rest of the past. You're leading one on one. He's got a chance to change. You're getting a tough, tough, tough, tough, tough, tough. You get to cage it and help each other. Do you want to last a few minutes really? How do you send them? Push each other. It's awesome. It's been from the West focus practice. They plan a real high level right now.

5:11:06I think again, Katie and Katie, both different players. They think Katie and Katie are going to be in cage a very strong style. They're going to be in cage a very strong style. And Katie is right behind it. So I think they got a bond. They're really built together. So players want to do the same thing. Now they have a chance to make impact. Do they look like one or the other now? Yeah, I think they're ones. I don't tell those guys or two. They're ones. They're going to be in a philop. It's going to be great, you know. They're going to have to admit you're the same boat. We have five men, I think, really. And we'll like, you know, play. You're not worried about the mission trust. You mentioned Mitchell's weight gain. Like if there are different now, the main last year, from the beginning, that both legs do you think of them? When you want the guy to turn the line back in? Oh, no doubt about it. You could only actually throw your pounds for two, six and eight, you can play the run back. And he's really, he's going to play in a six-tecting play-o-top attack on Titan. He's got to get it to do that. That's the thing I think is improving most of all. And that's when the strength, and he feels really confident where exactly I got this one. He's a bone exceeded.

5:12:06He's done a great job. And to beat him up. Very good. That was the second one you were like the most deep for. But you could have been a huge edge of a lot of them. Oh, no doubt. You know, Russian, you know, Russian and college worked together. And then you've got a very secondary player. And then you get the whole ball a little bit. Certainly, half less a lot. I'll get some points. I think that the guys in the back, they're going to send a great job to you. Does that change any of your messaging or coaching points in camp? Or is that more about are we creating any game preparation type of thing? No, this is every day. You know, every day process. We've got a Russian pass, we've covered that. Which I know it well. But getting there is really tough. And that can be the fact that you change the throw. Make it essential in the back. I think that's important. We try not to look behind us. You know, maybe we try to make sure eyes are focused on what we could do at the front. We never turn around. It's all you call the ball. That's all that's. That's all that's. That's what we're talking about. I'm looking for a first quote. I assume this is spring a little bit, but a different way. What is it about the Hamilton brothers that they come on as they're longer they stay in college? What did they put together that's common between the two?

5:13:07Not the difference. It's a process, right? Everybody goes through a process. I think the law and end tie is going to kind of different, let's say, like they're going to be both great students, and they understand the importance of what they want to do. I think the tie can't happen because they realize that, you know, I guess, I'm finished with this. There's a mark on it. It's a time of great time. What is the luxury advantage between the defense of tackles and claim a lot? Like Pylek, the tie or the TNT for the court. What are they going about today? What is the luxury of that point? The international one. You don't get it every day. That's right. It makes us better. You could stop the run from the inside out, and you've got to see the speed of the special. Indeed, that's the most guys to have great time with hats, hands, and a physical belly, and a lot of those things. And that makes a different point. It makes our ends much trough easier. You have the guy you can manage in that. Okay, that makes a different point. You say it? I'm not so into TNT yet. I still like the rushments. What does the name of the captain, how have you been doing?

5:14:08Yeah, he's been a phenomenal guy in the house. He's been different. I can say a lot of ways. He's focused. He really liked anybody else. He wants to be a great guy. And every day he's a realist, we practice. So to be a captain, you'll have to be a good guy. That's very special. How does the weather be in front of the mountain? Yeah, I'm pretty sweet. I don't know what I was there 10 times. And you show him a lot. You understand how important it is. People cry, the dad is just feeling unbelievable. They're real great. And Jack, thank you. He's great. What a great, what a great honor. The bill land is last question. I heard the news about his national strike. How would he be in his country? We call it the plan of basketball address. That's what he has. He has that in a crossover-move basketball. That is what he says. You can pretty simply just say his move is heading the way. He's on a great job. So as you need, he's fast. He's having a good time. He's taking the ports. That's the best thing. You guys are proud of the working world for you too.

5:15:09The development of that type of question is slow. How much are we going to be driving people after the free land? How and then? And what's happening? Well, it's because it's what defense is getting around. We're allowed to do that all of it. We're trying to let him do that. Take advantage of his skills. So we can let him go and come up with the nose guard tackle. So we can decide how to cover it. And see if we can do a little bit of that. That's what basketball can do. Go, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, appreciate it. Yep. I think you know we had our moments where we kind of got selfish of if anything about wanting to make a play that we kind of got out of our defense alignment and the rest of the mentality which is rushing four guys kind of caves the pocket and keep that quarterback in that little shelf. But other than that, you know, I think you did a great job and I think it showed in the stats. And we saw a lot of things that improved on the course, but yeah, we're good. It's a fine to last year get in games and flash. About the back of the nose. It just matters to not be able to take it.

5:16:10Have you ever worked with physical years on? I think you could do it in short first. Yeah, I think yeah. Some of it was like, you know, it's kind of like my freshman year coming back. We didn't really know how much I could handle. I mean, how many plays I could handle at a certain amount of time. So it was just like kind of trial by air just seeing what I could do in the short amount of time that I had it. But I definitely think there was more trust to be had on the coach's side with me. So I think that definitely came into the spring into this all camp, you know, doing all the plays and doing a lot of repetition of those plays and getting, you know, really home dead on my play with the Kinsam. Talk about feeling healthy now. Maybe you don't have to have to have those kind of decisions. Yeah, I'm a trainer room as much as I can. I've been in there. I believe I leave the facility with like five different body parts. I start, but yeah, I think the biggest thing is just saying consistent. That's probably my biggest challenge going into this fall camp was I'd have moments like that where you said I'm flashing,

5:17:12but it's like where I think it's in every single play and doing my job every single place. I'm trying to continue to work on it. It's just the depth of defense. You're technically a backup. Take the barriers. I think we're back up. You got a jack and get the sort of jacks lawyer and Jake. It's a depth of defense. That's a really good. Yeah, I personally think we're one of the best team or best groups in the country. So I think it's great to have so many guys because you know, it's going to be a very long season. And we're going to leave a lot of rotation. So I guess even when Jack and Jay Z. He came out of the game. I said I just thought I'd be upheld. So that's really what me, Kaden and I, KJF, are finding to do every day. How bad are you? He's going great. I'd say he's very, he's been, I feel like he's found himself in a humble kind of space. You know, I'm saying where he's kind of took a step back and just like put his head down and worked. Nothing has the same for yourself for a lot of the pressure here. But it's really cool to see him motivating. See from the end of that. We think this defense will be known for in October and November.

5:18:12I know you mean it's just kind of hard to frame because I'm not there yet, you know. But I just hope that we're known for doing our job and playing at a violently high level. Leaching every step, doing as hard as you can. And if that's what we are, then I think we can hang our hat on there for sure. Mitch, how much more do you think everything by day? Oh gosh, man. Who you telling? It's definitely like those injuries, like I said, it's probably one of the more humbling experiences in my life. And it kept me grounded. You know, I really realized like this is not something that is going to be here forever. And I'm not going to be playing the sport forever. So I just really got to be blessed and thankful that I'm even in this position right now coming back from those injuries. And saw the opportunity to play at a high level, which I am. So I think I've definitely found myself really trying to stay in the present as much as I can because it's not always guaranteed. And I'm going to be able to do what I can do. By link, it's up for ready to keep the same thing.

5:19:12Yeah. It was definitely hard. I definitely had a lead on some of my loved ones, my family members, my parents, just to like really understand that this is what I wanted to do. And of course it is now. But yeah, it took a second to really just like how to understand what it really took to get my body right. How to recover, how to, you know, rest right. Do everything I can to that I can stay healthy for a long time. Thank you. Thank you. Mike, do you want to get tightly confident? I'm going to be like, well, I'll have five or six of you guys. I have a big picture of you, Chip on this roster. And you got here? Yeah. Everyone did? Yeah. Well, the women's that still use you and then go forward like, how do you instill this is how you want to be changed? You watch everybody who had already been at the fore. Yeah, I think it turns into motivation if anything. Knowing that a lot of the guys that came before us, guys at that point, succeeded and stayed there. So that level of excellence has to be like solidified in each rep that we do.

5:20:12And I think that the leaders of this team have really tried to hone on that. Every rep in every practice, we're trying to like understand why we're doing it and what we're doing at the fore. So I think keeping that on the forefront of our minds and every day and every practice is the biggest part. Getting back here. What's the most important thing that you're doing? I mean, yeah, we understand what's happening these past couple of years and all the things that we haven't done. So I think this year is definitely like kind of a redemption in that right? Understanding that, you know, we've fallen short and we haven't met our expectations. And, you know, it takes a lot to get there. We understand that and it takes more than what we've done. So I think finally, you know, taking that next step and doing everything we can intentionally will be the biggest thing for us. That's what it's often done. Thanks guys. Thank you. He brings us Saturday and, you know, he's putting a lot of hard work, you know, super team first guy and an excellent player from the last scene.

5:21:18So I'm really excited for him to be able to finish Saturday. I'm going to finish last season the way you did. How much confidence did that give you that in this year? Yeah, I think it gives me a lot of confidence. I think for a lot of guys that we start playing, you know, our best ball especially on the defensive side of the ball. That's the second half of the season. And so we're just all excited like I said, you know, you know, just chomping up the bed to get the Saturday. You know, we can't wait to put the pads on and be in the shoe with, you know, 100 plus thousand fans and, you know, put on a good performance. Yeah, we get excited that you know, the year three is the best decision for the professional. What is that look like once? Yeah, you know, we talked a lot about shutouts and I'm not going to say that, you know, that's an expectation. But, you know, we think that our defense is good enough to go out there, you know, win the game for us. You know, there's none wrong with saying that because that's why we all came out. We came back to be the best defense of the country. And I think that, you know, the expectations got very super high for us. We had a whole week through the high standard, which we have. And I'm just really excited to see, you know, it all come together in a game for them and against somebody else other than our offense. What would you do by turning the three points up? They don't need to feel where your position should have at that time together.

5:22:20Yeah, and that pissed us off too. They're getting them three points up. But, you know, we're really excited for the opportunity to, you know, hopefully get one of those this year. As you were with it. Yeah. Yeah. Jack, Jack, how did you see Grown just in the last several months? What do you see about him from this Irish standpoint? You know, I was asking that it's kind of a boss mask. Yeah, to have a Penn State game every week. Yeah, I say so. But we're surprised. I mean, we're surprised that it definitely I get scoring into this season. Yeah, I mean, he's just, you know, JT's just, you know, he's taking that next step. He's super focused in, you know, this whole offseason. And we've been really down and trying to pinpoint stuff that we can get better at, you know, and specifically attacking it and really trying to, you know, focus on and get better on those things. I think that he has. He looks great, you know, this whole fall camp leading up to this game. So far, this game prep week. So he's definitely taking, you know, huge strides. And, you know, I think a lot of people would give him unfair criticism too because they do all expect to have a Penn State game every game, which is, you know, I just want the best defensive games I ever played. So it's unfair to say that, but he's been consistently one of the best defensive games I've ever played.

5:23:23I call the football if you turn on the tape. So I'm really excited to get out there with him this year and, you know, Rickson has a good fight. You move the expectations for both of you guys. You all came in. Yeah. You feel like this is the year it comes to fruition from the standpoint of dominance. I don't know. I don't want to think of that word. What's your sense of that? Yeah, I mean, no, that's something we talked about. I think that's something all four of us. And, you know, really eight of us on the D line talking about is, you know, being dominant. You know, there's no ceiling to how good we can be this year. And we know that it's all about us going out there and doing it. You know, we can talk about it all day, but until we go out there and do it, you know, it doesn't mean to damn things. So, you know, we're all excited to get out there. Man, we're hungry. And, you know, I've seen this at a different level of determination, you know, the chase greatness. And I've seen this in that bin here. So, you know, like I said, we're just, you know, we just can't wait for Saturday. I know the question. You never know. Yeah. Get your phone in a team. If you put a page in the chat, you get some more than our cover. It's a good update. You know, the other name is your definitely. That's the challenge.

5:24:23When you, you're not going to be in the specific way. Right. You know, I think the challenge is that, you know, we're playing an opponent's coming in our house in the shoe. This week, we only get eight shots up in the shoe. And we've got to make everyone of them count and accurate to good football team. You know, good, good head coach. I believe he was the offensive coordinator for Oregon when they beat us here in my freshman year. You know, so they're going to be well coach. You're going to run their offense well and, you know, play good defense. So, the us, you know, in coach day, always says, never about our opponents. Always about us. You know, if we're executing on the high level and playing fast and physical, then, you know, things will take care of itself. So, we've got to get a opponent accurate and, you know, works out of playing the Saturday. You're not here only on the side. I just don't know why I think that there's a more clear, big, big defense. It's more of an emphasis on our dynamic plays. You know, on the other side, you guys playing more sound, I guess. Yeah. The sort of thing. This year, just now just talked about opening up, opening up, and running more groceries. It's not believing how you are playing along the defensive lines.

5:25:23Is there more than emphasis on attacking the line of extremist playing the left hand? Yeah, I know I think that, I think that, you know, huge emphasis, this fall camp, and leading up to the season is to, you know, kind of let us play more downhill, more free with less thinking. So, I think that's been great, honestly, the last few weeks, and, you know, in the camp as well. And so, you know, I think that we are going to, you guys are going to see a more downhill team. And, you know, more of us coming off the edge, and we can have it, you guys all want to see. I think that, you know, we're really excited to go out there, and, you know, and, and, and, and, and, roll it out there in place. So, you know, we're really excited for that. Have you seen signed anything there yet that you walked in on that play? No, I haven't watched it yet. I got no comment on that. Where do you feel like you've grown the most personally from where you were in your year? I think that this fall season was big for me, and, you know, getting my body right. I think that, you know, I don't really like to talk about myself, but I think that I'm a little more explosive than I was maybe in years past.

5:26:23I was really excited for the work that we put in. I think all of us have grown so many different areas with our hands and hips across the defensive line. So, you know, like I said, just, just super excited for Saturday. What do you do more playing this game? I just, I just want to get a little more leaner, you know, really work on that. And, I just work on my technique, you know, my stance, my get off and stuff like that.