Press Conferences (Nate Roberts) Elite Edition September 2

0:00What's it like coming into a room like this where you've got guys like Max and Will and that in Jalani, we've all played a lot of football. Yeah, this is like a, this is a room that's great for me I feel like because I can learn from these guys like Will, Will's been through it, Ben has been through it, Max has been through it, like all like Jalani, like all those dudes are veterans like they, they know what it's about like what college football is like. So just getting the learn from those guys and like learning the techniques and the ins and outs of everything like it, they've done a great job with me. I kind of taken me under the wing and really pushing me to be the best that I can be. But it's definitely a great room, we got a great bond. But yeah, overall it's been great and that tight in the room, he's done great, coach and I've also done a great job. What wasn't it made you want to come up here and be in front of all of them? Yeah, it wasn't an easy decision, it was a long decision.

1:00It's hard leaving home when I've been living there my whole life. Growing up as a student or fan, that's kind of like what you had to do when you were in from normal. But just, I knew I had to do what's best for me and just the amount of effort that they put into me during my recruiting process was something that I haven't gotten anywhere else. They proved to me that they were going to produce me and that's what I've really been feeling so far. Overall, it was a tough decision but I knew that Ohio State was a place for me. Do you feel like it's the biggest way you've grown so far? Does it feel like you've gotten here? Yeah, I feel like in the weight room, I feel like coach makes done a great job. It's such a working machine in there. Everything is technical. You're not just going to do something just because it's everything's done for a reason. So they've done a great job with me and producing my body and changing it so far with the

2:01little amount of time I've been here. Yeah. This is a very folks-to-day time, what's it like being taken in from? Yeah, they've done a great job. They knew I was a young guy. They've done a great job being leaders with me, just kind of taking me under the ring and just making sure I'm doing my stuff right. We're getting extra work in every night at 5 o'clock. They're making sure I'm good for the next script the next day. They always do a great job with me. I love the ball that I've built with them. Those are dudes I'm with every single day. I've got to have a good ball with them. I've built that. But they've done a great job with me. What was it like for you coming in here in January and getting to watch this team complete an Arsenal championship run? Yeah, that was something that I've been looking forward to forever, experience and national championship game and rose bull.

3:01That's a benchmark place for me. So being able to experience all those places and just seeing what the team is like during that time period. And that kind of gives me motivation for times like right now. That's what we're working for. That's our end goal. Overall it was a great time. Getting to meet all the guys. It was just a great time of my life. When you've been along for that ride, how much does that make you even hungrier now? Want to go with one yourself? Yeah, it really does make me way more hungry. You just see what those guys did and the amount of preparation that they put in. I feel like we really can't go and do that again. So just having that, just being there and being able to see them do that really just does give me motivation. Do you have any specific goals just for your first year? What do you want to accomplish here? Yeah, just be the best version of me that I can be. Just mix it up as much as I can and just get as much quality in time as I can.

4:05Thank you. Thank you. Thanks. Let's go. How the college players, the tempo, how fast it is. I'm learning from Mecca. I felt like Mecca was a pretty solid pro even when he was here last year and I lied a lot from him. Like I said, understanding just the playbook more is the tempo around our offense and you can like that. I learned. What's your relationship about with your father? We're pretty close. I say we're both. Neither of us are too pretty unspoken, but I mean we're pretty cool. I'm tight with all the guys in the season. It's just interesting. He got here early and such a big impact. We're developing. I think it's really good to have him back together. I guess class was like it was a good time. Come together. Yeah, it was so good. Like you said, I think I heard last year had a amazing impact. Spuces as a fresh and but, yeah, I mean it would feel pretty good. Both of us in the same class that happened to stand kind of in bed. It's been like watching bright hard line kind of step into his role. What do you think of his offense? I like it. I feel like he's more aggressive.

5:05But I like it. He still does a great job coaching himself even though he doesn't. Maybe happens much time, but I feel like he still does a great job with us understanding he has to do with us and the whole offense. He's talking about other guys. How much of an impact do other coaches make helping to keep track of the receiver and the scanners? I needed some of the older guys. It's been a part of the cool one. Yeah, I feel like coach Jordan and the older guys, the fans in our room, will a good job stepping up and coach hard is not available. I feel like coach Jordan did a great job. People who I first back here last year just had the extra meetings with him outside of our already meetings, having extra meetings with him. Just learning more, just taking away from him. I feel like he's been doing great job since I got here. What do you think of the fresh and the ever coming? I think they're solid. You talk about an RC room with the staff. Yeah, I think they're solid. I like all of them. I feel like they all can grow definitely and they all like, I expect. I know what they're feeling because of how I just got here last summer, but I feel like

6:06they're all doing a great job. Do you have to remind some of those guys that just because we've been here a long time has worked too much further ahead than you guys? Yeah, well, yeah, kind of. But I'm not really considering myself like a young guy anymore since I've been here throughout the summer and the season. I kind of just trying to prepare myself to be a bit almost. We're not really a younger guy, but I do try to be like a better person to the young guys. What did that start? When did you stop feeling like you're in the guy? I'd say really just, just the upcoming of the spring and the winter, I'm going to like, I learned a lot as being in season last year with the team and that like I could say I would have a big role and just take a bigger step with the team and all of that. So I don't want to just consider myself learning anymore. Right? Saturday's pride. This just seems like the competition between the receivers and the foreigners is so fast and I can't say watch this how talented those sides are. What would have been thought of that quarterback room and the way that they battle the agency as the correctness?

7:06Yeah, yeah. It's always like that. The IAid is there. I mean, it's their local. I mean, it's always like that. Even when people aren't here to see like we go back and forth and almost like every day we practice. So I mean, it's not new to us. It's just a standard of the IAid episodes. I'd say it's the best dash talker on the other side. I'd probably say ITV or J-Main, they both did after their event. Do you feel like the return game is a place you need to make them back this year? Yeah, I do feel that way. I have did a little bit of a permuturting with some of our returners throughout the spring. I feel like I could have impacted it. How much is it you've been forward to being in the shoot? Saturday being part of the offense? Really been the first time as a partner? Yeah, I'm excited. Just to actually get the step foot and actually like get rolling and in the shoot. It'll be a great feeling. I'm pretty excited for it. I played at Boston College, so that's kind of who I rooted for growing up. Do you do you watch Boston College, or what I do? Yeah, I think I actually met him once. We went up for a game and we were just on the field and I think he was out there with his

8:08little kid at the time. For you personally, to come back here in state of Ohio where you played your high school football, what does that mean to you? It's awesome. I mean, playing football in Ohio is nothing better. The high school football is amazing and I just think it's the best. So it's been great. Does that mean you've been with your own Kazoo? A little bit like the leadership group? Yeah, those guys are awesome. I mean, I kind of asked for a better group to come in with and I'm really bond with showing you up and being with them every day. It makes it so much easier. I mean, so I love it. I think it's different as you've seen from being here versus being at Purdue. Yeah, I mean, I mean, I think the day is still football, but there's differences. I mean, just within the day-to-day routines, there's differences. And the way they coach certain things, it's different. So, you know, but still football, then the- You didn't even level with just playing with these level of 4backs. Right, yeah. I mean, I mean, I think the day is still football.

9:08So I mean, you just go out there, run around, catch the ball, block people. I mean, so- How do you feel like you can congloment this off-hand, help this off-hand? Just help this off-hand? Yeah, I mean, I'm just here to do whatever I can to make the team better. Whatever's asked for me, I'm going to do it full speed and give them all. You're receiving production, obviously, stood out. Yeah. What makes you good in that area of good ground run ever? Where do you feel like you're able to sort of succeed at the past catcher? Right, yeah. I think I just, you know, have a good feel for the game when I'm running routes. And, you know, try to understand the whole play, the whole concept, from a very deep level, and try to find those holes in the defense as well, and be on the same page with the quarterback. Do you ever receive a backhand on a- No, no. So I actually played quarterback growing up until my junior year of high school, so that's kind of when I made the transition to Titan. Why do you switch? There's just some things as a tight quarterback battle, and the coach knew I could play Titan, so, you know, I kind of wanted to do it too. There's something that I was interested in, so it's kind of how that came about.

10:10Do you get to do the D- Do you get to do it when 51 catches last year? Right. Oh, I got to tie it in the title here that way. I'm having more than 40 catches. Yeah. I'm sure you had a lot of suitors. Why come to a place where that's not necessarily been the history in terms of production. Right. Yeah. And I think Coach Key, I mean, he had on all the things I wanted to hear. And some things that didn't want to hear, you know, I mean, and that's real as a coach, and you want to be in an environment that's going to push you in all aspects of the game. And being in Titan, it's not just about past catching. You know, you got to block, and, you know, I think that's something that I want to keep developing. And, you know, going against these guys every day. I mean, running routes and blocking these guys every day. I mean, it's going to make you better. So I think I have a, you know, a vision of where I want to be as a Titan. And I think this place gives me the best opportunity to do that. That's about getting production more about well-rounded yourself. Yeah, I think so. Just whatever way I can help the team, whatever they're asked for me to do.

11:10I'm going to do. So what did you want to hear from you? What was that? What did you say that you didn't like your coach? I mean, I liked everything. But like, you know, coaches, like, they sometimes just tell you what you want to hear. You know, you don't always want that. You want someone that's real. And you get the real with me, you know, you showed some things that like, I need to improve on, which I like to hear, but not everyone wants to hear. You know what I mean? So stuff like that. I'm actually noticing really the ground on it. Which of the defenders so far has been back to getting the best from you? Yeah, I mean, they're all great. There's so many of them. I mean, I think, you know, honestly, I'm not, I'm so locked in on the plays. At the time, they're like, I don't really have time to see who's even across from me. So it's kind of hard to really think about who's giving me the most trouble at this moment. Keating was saying, Caleb and Lathen kind of vouch for you or to pull me, you were a bit more from the, from the brookie and maybe you had a chance to bark the Caleb or Lathen a little bit. Yeah, I did. Yeah, Lathen's awesome. Got to know him a little bit before he went off and started training.

12:12So he was awesome to be around. Awesome to talk to him. Same with Caleb. They're just great people. They're really good to talk to him. They're in your corner. Yeah, yeah. They've been great so far. How much do you just come up here in January and having that opportunity to be with the team as they went about National Junior? Yeah, it was great. I mean, just seeing the culture they have here and how they run things. You know, they had, they had that group of guys that really, you know, led the way and showed, showed me what it looks like to win here. So it was awesome. All right. Thank you. I mean, he's coming to his own. Jim knows that for you, it's complicated reps. And I support the business. Where are you more confident right now? So like I said earlier, just playing a lot faster. I feel like I'm more calm out there. I feel like the moment isn't too big. I feel like getting bigger throughout the year and when I was hurt, definitely helped me. Caleb's a little bit faster than this game. I think the great thing about Caleb is he's such, he's such like a likable person, a likable teammate, a great teammate.

13:22He'll help you, he'll help any of the teammates. He's definitely, he definitely knows what he's doing. He's a great player. And for me, he just pushes me to be better every day. I think with your room being so stacked as this, you guys, you guys, you're high. Do you think that there could be the opportunity though for you guys to all see quite a bit of playing time throughout the season? And not just towards the end of the game's mop of duty kind of playing time, but like some real meaning for reps. I think that our room definitely has a lot of great players, but as far as playing time, I guess a question for Coach Lewis. I mean, if you guys kind of been prepping for that though throughout the court camp, maybe switching in and out and really kind of seeing a lot of room to action. We're definitely, we're all getting like reps at each spot. So like it's not just a just our abandoned anymore. It's not just, it's not just you're here, you're there. We're all playing different positions. We're all learning different techniques. So it's making each one of us more versatile.

14:22So you've been playing so abandoned too. How comfortable do you feel about strong safety? Well, I feel comfortable in any safety spot. So I mean, the more reps you take, the easier it is. And I played both safety spots last year. So it's not really that big of a transition. What are the differences between two spots that you have to be used to? Honestly, this year they made it so they're kind of, they're, I mean, they're both, you have to do each thing in both spots. So like, you have to come down and make tackles at Bandy. You have to come down and make tackles at adjust at home. Obviously it's boundary and feel so that the spacing is a little different. But I mean, you have to do everything that we're both safeies. What's different, what's different this camp compared to last camp? For me personally, I feel like I have, I developed a better routine. I feel like I'm more mature and what I'm doing. And I feel like just go out there and play and have fun. I think that's the biggest thing for me.

15:22Don't get too caught up on the last way. What have you added or what have you improved to your routine? I think just getting here earlier and at times last year, you know, it's hard to maintain that routine throughout the whole camp or throughout the whole year. But this year it's easier to maintain that because I know what to expect. I know the requirements of me and I know that the team is kind of... Were there guys and last year's room that influenced you to show up a little better? Yeah, for sure. Everyone is required. BIA, our standard is so high that we challenge everyone. It doesn't matter if you're going to play this year, it doesn't matter if you're going to play two years from now. It doesn't matter if you're a true freshman. You're going to come in early and we're going to put in the work just like everybody else. It's not just the starters that are held to the standard is everybody. It seems like Jaylen McLean's kind of a similar trajectory as you were last year where he's pushing for playing time right away. What have you seen from Jaylen and the team?

16:23He's all over the field, man. He runs to the ball every play. He hits hard. He's making plays on the ball. Like I said before, he has a lot of potential and I'm excited to see what he does this year. You talked about getting bigger and probably doing the same for the 25th and the last six. Maybe we can keep that weight on, but it looks like it's a candy. Through the season, it kind of fluctuated, but right now I've gained even more weight. I'm at like 195 now. The plan is to get to 200, but it definitely builds confidence when you got to go down there and feel like that. Yeah, I'm actually playing folks at the ball. You say playing some? Exactly, yeah. You were obviously on the wrong end of a play in that Michigan game last year. Just what did you learn from that? I think that coach preaches competitive excellence and that means putting yourself in position to make a play. And that means practicing harder. That means taking each rep, like it's that big moment in the game and that's definitely what I'll try to do this year.

17:25You want to get better and then if you're struggling with some areas, you got to figure out why. How are some of the guys who transferred in? How are they fitting in? Man, they're awesome. I can't talk about, speak about them, how they've been known as well. Ethan's amazing. He's done such a good job being able to learn the playbook and stuff because it's obviously hard here. It's an NFL style offense. It's a lot to learn and goes into playing the positions we play. And I think Phil has also been similar as well. He's done an amazing job as well. So it's been awesome. The young guys are coming along as well. Jake Cook is truly surprised to be in my line. He's ballin right now and he's doing really well. Carter's getting there as well. He's doing great. And then obviously though as well, they're all just good people that need to be in our little offensive meeting room. It's a good crew that we have going on right now. Obviously last year is last year and it's a new year and none of us have earned anything. So we got to go and get it again. But they've been like to transition to be coach by talent.

18:28He's awesome. Coach Boin, he's amazing. He's about him and obviously coach Johnson and coach Dickey and obviously awesome coach, awesome field. Obviously having four guys is amazing because you know it's it's almost like you have four offensive line coaches. You guys have to end of the day like you have five people on the line every time. And for one guy to be able to watch every play and in and out of the hood on stuff like that. That's hard to do. Like you're never going to be able to just like look at all five and could treat, could treat. And stuff like that and it's just good having all four of them here because obviously like there's a set of eyes on one or two guys every time for each guy. They're able to put to every club. Everybody knows everybody do last year. Yeah, they're defensive line right now on the tier that's good. You guys a little bit of. Yeah, I mean, Edrick, Edrick and came out. They got to step up just like some of us. They set up the line. They did a tremendous job and done a great job. I think the guys behind them are doing a tremendous job as well. I think it was his right there.

19:30He's grinding and stuff like that. And it's been good so far. And they're getting better every day and you can totally see it. They're getting some more fitting with coach, but Trisha, it's defensive scheme and stuff like that. And it's been pretty cool. How much do you, you're, I don't know, your status or life, whatever change from this time of year ago. Yeah. Yeah. What's the test? It's a good thing to start getting a percentage because I think I actually, I've seen him be paid last 48 years. I'm a big believer in the Lord and just trust him in his mind and leading on him and leading on his understanding instead of mine. You know, I grew up in a faith-based household and I just leaned on him for a hard time. And that's what's all about. It's a process here as much as you want to say something different. Like being in a high state, but guys, your time's probably the majority of people that aren't freaks like Jay-Jay, like it takes time. You're good, but like it takes time for your other guys. You got to learn to take me, get them off in the scheme. And everyone's times different and that's what I've learned here. It's got to enjoy the process because it's your story and not anyone else's and it's going to be different.

20:31Look, how much time are you spending at center? How's that split between center and guard? You look to build that pushability? Yeah. I think obviously just what coach Day said, just the narrowing down of the roster and stuff like that. And obviously last year what happened, you know, like we had obviously step and Josh go down and a lot of us have stepped up in different ways. And no Carson's going on a guard in the center. I mean, like we're all switch swapping and cross training because we got to do that. Like we got to be able to go play different positions. It's one of playing that in a fell. Coach always tells us there's always only a guy that's traveled. So like everyone's got to know a different position because someone's going to go down and someone's got to be ready to go to that position. What's your comfortable are you at center? How comfortable are you at center? You're comfortable. Yeah, I mean, I play a little bit of a Brian in a family high school. You know, I learned a lot from Coach Kelly last year. With his NFL stuff, because he's obviously coached online and stuff with the centers and coached try as well. And I'm just, I'm getting more comfortable because last year I was doing a lot of season cues and stuff like that for practice with starts.

21:32So it's good. Look, are you asking about Ethan? Yeah. Are you a bummer? Oh, OK, OK. Is your primary position left guard? Yeah, just switching around honestly right now. Yep. Hey, look, look what you got last question. After the streets pay a group today. You know, you and Tag Room. Yeah. That was a testament to it. Yeah. You're saying about Texas. Yeah. The execution was that way also. I've been very good at making a couple of things. No doubt. We'll see what we can make the hard ones that are in the midst of it. Yeah. Yeah, perfectly. Perfectly. And I'll give you this story, this background. So last year we ran a lot, a lot of periods with screens and stuff like that. And we never really want to run in the game. So we're always like toss it out. Like, what are we doing? Like this. We never run this play coach. What are we doing? And stuff like that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So we always joke about it. Like it was the perfect play to the perfect look. And you know, I'm not sure how much time is on the clock. I think it was like 14 seconds or something like that.

22:32So we were getting out there and I'll be lying to you if I said like, obviously, here we go. Like we're just going to run the clock out with this play. Yeah. And it was a perfect look. You know, it was a perfect play to the perfect look. And you know, obviously with all the scheming and stuff we do and obviously running to the plays day and a day out during that time. And what we do now like the work because you know, we're ready for it. And you got to be ready for it. And you know, sometimes coach always talks about just, you know, like when we walk through, we might only walk through play one time before we play the game. But like I'm not sure I also do that and they got to be ready for that. And ready for that certain look that possible to show up. And that's what happened. And we ran it perfectly. And that's just a testament to the coaches continue to stick with it and us continue to stick with it. Jesus. Elise. You've been thinking about you guys proving that you were the best defense on the field today. Was that a big rallying cry for your group to come again? I don't know. We have a confident group. Obviously we knew they were at top defense.

23:33We don't do a lot of talking. We just like to go out in the field and play and have fun. And I feel like we did that today. Yeah. Yeah. It's huge to be able to rotate, to be able to be fresh. I mean, there wasn't even that many plays in the first half. Even I think it was the third quarter. It wasn't a lot of plays either. But when you do have that rotation up front and in the back end of just anybody can make a play on this defense. And everybody is training and preparing like they're the starter. And that's why you see so many guys out there making plays. Anything else? We drive right after the charges in the score there. First one on the first half. Yeah. It was huge. I think the offense we did a great job responding. And we knew what kind of game it was going to be. So I'm just proud of the guys out there for responding like we did, especially after this quarter that first touchdown. Like you said, and going down and putting in drive together. It was good. On that touchdown to Calvin, what were you looking for there? Can you talk about what happened and just of course, how big that play was?

24:35Yeah. I mean, of course, huge play. They were just in zone. A quarter. And you really just, you know, high low on that, you know, hook defender. The hook defender took GP underneath. And Calvin was right behind him. So a great play called an ass situation. Of course, you know, you always appreciate the yack, the yards after the catch that Calvin got us. And of course, it was a huge play for us. Take a picture. Can you speak to what Calvin and Scotty Miller brought to the offense? Yeah. I mean, those guys definitely stepped up today. You know, Calvin doing everything on offense and special teams as well. And then, you know, Scotty too. You know, he didn't, I want to be played last week. So I'm just coming in. He had a big third down conversion for us, broken tackle with some yards. So they both played great today. So you guys threw some exot, they were in the first week's attic. But it's that you guys, you guys were prepared for some of those strikes over the middle. You had the third down conversion and the touchdown. How does it feel to execute something like you guys planted outside and got that goes big play? Yeah. It was great executing. You know, we were preparing for it all week on, you know, certain looks we would get in certain situations. And, you know, like you said, we did a great job executing it.

25:36Aligned it a great job today and, you know, holding up and receivers just being at the right time at the right place. So we heard all week that Dan was about to break on the offense. You guys stop short of scoring that time. But is this what it looks like when that dam is in the process of breaking? Yeah, it is. And I think we've scored one more touchdown if I didn't throw that out of the intersection. So like we say, we're just going to keep working and keep getting better and keep improving. How did you see on that intersection? Yeah, he just smashed the sticker out way too fast. And, you know, I just shouldn't throw on the ball. You know, got hit. But at the end of the day, either should have worked the other side of the field throwing it to the flat or so soft or, you know, throw the ball away, especially when we're already, you know, in field go range at the 40 yard line. That can happen. That can happen against us. Do you feel like you're proving your detractors wrong? Trapped from Chicago today's? I'm not really worried about that. I'm more so disapproving, you know, myself, you know, right. I know, you know, what kind of player I am. You know, I haven't changed kind of my whole life. So at the end of the day, my teammates helped me be great.

26:38So shout out to them, shout out to our defense, shout out to everybody else in the offense for pushing me each and every day at practice. And, you know, it's just a credit to them. So I'm definitely, you know, glad and just feeling good to be in this position to be honest with you. So, yeah. You talked about improving your three last tries. We were in one half of the field a little longer. I'm gonna touch down then the front of the clock out. What do you feel like you improved on as this game went on? And how did you make some adjustments to finish strong like you did? Yeah. We didn't run the ball like we wanted to. So, you know, second half, especially late in the game, we had to run the ball. They're running back and they all wanted a great job. Even in situations where we knew we had to run the ball. They did a great job executing knives and CP. They were hitting the whole great. And, you know, we were getting first downs at the first down. So any time you can get that run game going, you know, this just helps us out overall. So good. Does it feel for the offense to put together a performance like this against such a good defense like the Chargers? Yeah. It feels great. We kind of knew what we were up against. Two great edge rushers. And I think they were ranked number one defense in the NFL coming into this thing.

27:39So we knew we had a big test in front of us. But, you know, we have a pretty good defense that we go up against every day as well. So just going up against those guys on the other side of the ball on our team. Just kind of prepared for this moment. And like I said, everybody came out executed and we put points up on the board. So it felt great. Also, you know, did those lines drives make you more confident in the sense that the longer their defense did on the field, you could open up some more pathways to run as well as play action. Yeah. Not for sure. You know, anytime you can stand the field as long as possible, definitely tires them out. I think the second quarter, maybe before the two-minute warning, they were glad that we actually didn't run a play because, you know, they were so tired. Linebacker kind of made a joke over to us. It was like, appreciate you all because they were so tired. But anytime you can, you know, keep their defense on the field for a long time with their run game and with the play action pass, like you said, and have our defense on the sideline resting. That's a positive for sure. Just this is the first time in your career that you won three consecutive games in the NFL. What does that mean to you and what kind of momentum do you feel like you have through the first three weeks of the season?

28:41It means a lot, but at the end of the day, it's not just me winning games. It's the whole team. So I'm just happy to be a part of this team, happy to be a part of this organization, and we definitely look forward to keeping it going next week versus Indy. What's the biggest opportunity you get? Do you feel yourself getting more comfortable or confident within the system? For sure. You know, I think I've just grown a lot over the past few months, really just this year. So definitely feeling more confident and I'm uncomfortable out there on the field. Somebody guys were saying they read a confidence in you in the second half that you were going to win the game, and they fed off that. What made you confident in the same? I think we kind of knew. We knew, like I said, we knew what kind of game we were going to be in. And we knew that. We didn't play well enough in the first half. You know, we had a couple of miscues in the first half, and we knew we were better than that. So like I told a reporter out there, coach, teach challenges at halftime to play better and be better. And we came out second half and I did just that.

29:41So good. Just if you said you've done a lot of growing over the last year and a half, where do you feel like you've grown the most or your shoulder most grow? Just overall seeing the field. I feel like I'm just very calm out there, cool, calm and collected on the field and really just that sense of peace out there on the field and not really rushing things internally in my brain. Just staying calm in the pocket and just making plays when I can and just doing my job. I did a seed brother Jones stepping out there. Of course he was benched last week and this week he comes out with like he was a big part of the offensive line having a good day. He was part of the offensive. You know, a massive situation pops up. You know, he's not really thinking all week that he's going to play and then Troy goes down Friday. You know, just shows how prepared he was. He prepared all week like he was starter and I definitely showed up big for us, especially with this, you know, defense that we face showed up you. Big shot out of 7-7 for sure.

30:42This is the second time you've had 20 close completions like your last eight games. Do you feel that almost like you're running back in your dungeons that you know, they're probably all where you need to go and you start to find a real. Not for sure. Yeah, I mean, you know, I think the biggest thing is, you know, getting the police on first, second down and I'm saying that third and manageable. So I think that's the biggest thing and second shots when they come. So, you know, anytime you can get in rhythm as a quarterback, you know, you just, you know, feel that, you know, confidence kind of overflow. And kind of like I said earlier, you just feel very calm in the pocket. Yeah. Just, I think you completed maybe first 10 passes. Does that help you get the rhythm? Does that help you down later in the game? I think so. But, you know, our game plan was kind of, you know, we knew they were going to give us completions on first and second down and kind of keep us show over the top. You know, they don't really want, you know, big play. So they kind of play off and soft. So we knew completion were going to be there in the first on first and second down. So I really want to a big surprise, you know, just pitching catch with the guys and, you know, been making great plays and run after cats.

31:42So, yeah. We asked if there's a ball start in the home opener and just want to be your first impressions of playing here in Pittsburgh and this crowd. Yeah. I mean, it was great. Definitely a little bit different from preseason for sure. But the fans showed out great turnout and, you know, it was awesome. It was definitely getting a lot out there, especially when the defense was on the field. So great turnout by Cedar Nation, for sure. What's the success of the run game? What was your thoughts on Cordell Patterson's contribution? He's huge, man. I'm just seeing some of those hits. I'm handing the ball off and just watching them go. I mean, I know I can't do that. So the fact that he's been in the league for this long and still doing that. I mean, it's really crazy to see, to be honest. So he definitely did his thing here there, for sure. Because he had two very pinpoint passes one Friday with my drop in the Calvin. Is that accuracy something that you've gotten better at? Because I mean, they were pretty close. I think I've always been kind of accurate, but I might be a little bit biased. But yeah, I mean, just those situations, what Jackie said. I'm just trying to get in good field position before the two minute.

32:44But I mean, yeah, definitely, you know, definitely need accuracy at this level, for sure. Anyone else? Thank you guys. I'm going to go. And so hard. And every our tight ends, other seevers. I mean, it was just, it was a whole after, man. That was a great job by the entire team. Does it make life easier when you come out of the gate, running the football like crazy? Like the first quarter was like nuts. Yeah. And when you get a quarter like that up on the wall, is it make the rest of the game easier? I think so, man. I think it gave everyone confidence right away, which was important. I think that was important for Malik. And important for all, for all, for all, for all, for everyone. So, I mean, it was huge and it felt amazing. That was fun. How did you, I mean, what were your impressions of Malik, like in the huddle, and how he was handling the whole... I couldn't believe how calm he was in there, man. His play calling was super clear. He wasn't stressed out. Like you could tell, he was very under control, had his wits about him, and did a great job.

33:44There was no issues on that whatsoever. Which is unbelievable. Like that's amazing. You know, his quarterback rating ended up to be like 126 plus his first 100 yard game. That kind of spurs up the confidence of the guys. Well, you know, I mean, it's got to, you know, our front office and everyone, I mean, we brought him here for a reason. Obviously, he can throw that rock around. And boy, he showed it today. Yeah. Everyone's got all the confidence in the world, and that was fun. Just in general, it was probably our bread and butter and Detroit, and glad it's the bread and butter over here. So, you know, this is not going to be too hard of a transition. And, you know, things like that are right up my alley. And then finally, you know, Matthew Stafford, I know you had familiar with him. You're a rookie year, but watching from afar, what he was able to do in LA, and, you know, we saw him kind of get back to help being healthy last year.

34:46As someone who is going to be protecting him, how do you describe him? How would you describe what he's good at and what you need to protect him? I mean, he's in Detroit. We caught him the wizard. You know, he can figure it all out. And he can make anything happen. And, you know, I'm excited to be able to protect him and, you know, let him make us look good and make plays happen. Thanks, Joe. And I congratulate him. Thank you. Adam. Hey, Joe. Adam, we're just coming to register. Congratulations. Thanks, Adam. Appreciate it. Yeah. I'm curious, kind of, what the process looks like. You know, you agree, it turns out two hours into pretty agency. What do those two hours look like? Who are you talking to? You talk to anyone? The range personally. It's like just what do those hours look like, for you? Actually, me and my wife, we were just sitting at home and like the, I guess, 12 o'clock hit. And we were like, we thought it was going to be like immediate, you know, mayhem and kind of sat there for like 45 minutes of my age and was calling me.

35:47It was like, what do you think of Los Angeles? And I was like, I don't sound too shabby. And we talked about it. And, you know, this sounded like the right move, good weather, good place to be, good winning culture, great staff. And, you know, just everything overall was just a plus. So we couldn't deny that. I know this kind of nature of business. What is it like, loaded, make a decision like that? Or such a like altering decision, like gotten such short notice? Yeah, I mean, it is, it is pretty crazy, you know, just the amount of time you have. But, you know, you kind of have a, I've been on the outside looking in at this place for a while. So I kind of had a general idea what's going on. And a lot of familiarity within our building, like, Brad Holmes, you know, he was from here. So I kind of got to feel the people that, you know, they, they've been around and how they run things. So I kind of got a good feel about how it be here. Thank you.

36:47Thank you. Stu. Hey, Joe, I'm a Stu Jackson from the Rams. I can't be the one you meant. My fellow Jackson brother. What's up, man? Hey, what's up? Listen, you spend most of your football career, whether it be, you know, college, or obviously the NFL now in the Midwest or East Coast. So now that you're here, what's it like just being out here and being in Southern California now? I will say the weather is beautiful, you know, it's excellent. And definitely going to miss the East Coast. You know, I've got a lot of roots there in the Midwest. You know, I started a lot there, but not like new beginnings and no better place to be there here. And I guess what did you notice about just this offense from afar? I know Jordan asked you about some of the specifics with schematic carryover, but, you know, beyond that beyond Matthew Stafford, what it would appeal to you about being a part of this offense and being a part of this team beyond those things. Yeah, just, I mean, a lot of similarities on what we do, you know, the gap scheme, play action and, you know, having to drop back, you know, I'm comfortable in whatever we've had.

37:55I've had eight. This would be, I think nine. Now nine different offense coordinators since I started college. So I'm comfortable in whatever it doesn't really matter. But, like I said, the pieces to the puzzle were, you know, incredible. Whether it's the wide receivers, they're running back the QB, the O line, the defense, you know, it's, it's a, it's a pretty good team over here. So I'm excited to be a part of it. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Gary. Hi, Jonah. Gary Klein from the last time. Sarah, thank you, Gary. I'm curious. What was it like the part of, you know, a lion, a organization that enjoyed that urge last season? And what, if anything, are your memories of playing against the ramps and that wild part game at Fortfield? Yeah, you know, being a part of something, you know, into Tritwear for so long that the city was dying for a winner and being able to bring it there and, you know,

38:58change the trajectory of everything and bring some light to the situation. It was awesome. And there's nothing like it. But, you know, when you face the LA Rams, you know, they got a special defense and, you know, up front, they, they got the guys, you know, so, being able to be on their team now makes it a lot easier. Sarah, about. We're happy to agree. Hey, Jonah, great to meet you with the AP. Congratulations. Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. In free agency, how did you weigh the opportunities in terms of second contract really important? I mean, that's your money. You got to take care of that. But you also talked about how you want to be in a winning culture. You wanted to be able to be able to succeed with a team, with a culture. How did you weigh those things and how grateful were you that an opportunity, I guess, arose with the team within established winning culture with all this kind of stuff? I mean, yeah, once I heard the Rams were willing to, you know, do what they did and be able to go somewhere and potentially win it all. I mean, there was no denying it. There was, there was some teams, you know, maybe we could have done some more. But I wanted the perfect balance of being able to, you know, set my family up for life and be able to win football games.

40:07You mentioned that the Rams have like, you know, they have a good reputation. What is that reputation that other players on other teams, you know, they'll have a direct connection with the Rams. Think about the Rams. What, what is that? What is that vibe? Well, I mean, you just see it from the outside. You see the quarterback and man, he's second and none. And, you know, just all, like I said, the pieces to the puzzle are just incredible. And then you see Coach McVey and how they run things. And, you know, it's, it's an approachable approachable place you feel. And you feel like it's somewhere you can get settled and pretty fast. And that's why I felt like it was a good fit for me. I think my sciatic nerve and different things going down my leg and it was some way some of the worst pain I've ever, I've ever dealt with. It was not a fun. I mean, it hasn't been fun. This week, last two weeks, it really been the first couple of weeks that I've really been improving and feeling better. You know, those first few days were really tough. And, you know, it's been testing my mentality and, you know, been testing everything.

41:17Because it's hard to deal with pain, especially how these last few years went and how good I was feeling and coming back from the hand and having, having these, this adversity that I've overcome. And then just getting hit with this random thing. I mean, of course, it's not random. Everything happens. Nothing just happens for no reason. But, yeah, it's the main thing was it was a glute strain. And it just was, a lot of doctors were unsure because the pathology and the pain kind of, it wasn't really matching up. But I had some good conversations with some other doctors recently that kind of assured me that that's the only thing that's going on. I had a million scans kind of see if there was anything else going on. Everything's clean, which overall is a good thing. But, you know, you're kind of hoping like, man, I wish they would just find something so we can work on it and get it better.

42:22But, yeah, I think I'm finally over the hump. It's definitely not 100%. But I played feeling worse before. Were you in the hang just sitting watching television? The first few days, first week was just brutal. No sleep. Couldn't sit. I still have the medicine ball at the exercise ball. The house that I stole from here because that was my only safe place was laying on the medicine ball in that fetal type position. I mean, that first day after the flight back was insane. I was laying in the training room for probably six hours on that ball. Couldn't move, I tried to get up and do some treatment and no position work. Still, I can't really sleep. It's last this week has been better, but I'm a back sleeper and I can't really really sleep on my back with the boot.

43:26But I've finally been getting good sleep. I feel just comfortable moving around. I feel much better out there, starting to feel more even on both my legs. I was able to, luckily I was able to stay on my feet, stay on top of my upper body lifting. So I feel strong. My weight's good. My legs are coming back. It was tough and I think the adversity I've dealt with over the years has only made me stronger and has helped me learn more about myself. I'm kind of the things I need to do to be successful. At this age I'm not a fresh, young rookie anymore that can get away with doing some things that I could back then. I definitely hit a low point dealing with this, but it's made me stronger mentally. I've been doing all the work I can with all the tools I have and the people around me.

44:39It's not only helped physically, but helped mentally. I think when I look back at this moment, when you're in it, it feels hopeless sometimes. I don't want to do this, I listen to that. I think I'll look back at this point and all these injuries that I've dealt over the last three years. I think it'll be a blessing in disguise. An important part in my journey and my career that helps me take those few extra steps of things that maybe I wasn't doing before because I didn't have to. This kind of has pushed me to be the best person I possibly can, not only physically but mentally. I've learned a lot about myself and what I need now. I'm just grateful that I have a great team around me, my family, my trainer, everybody here.

45:54My therapist, Roger, shout out. He's the man. He's helped me through a lot of tough times in my career. I know for a fact that I would not be standing here or be as successful as I am without all these people around me. I just want to thank everybody, including my teammates for having my back and not pushing me and just being there for me and knowing that I'm doing the things I can to try to get back. I think I don't have much time left in this game. I do deal with stuff like this, it makes you realize that it can be over at any moment. I just don't want to take anything for granted. I don't want to look back and be like, should I cut a wood? I have a few years, hopefully a few good years left and I just want to do everything I possibly can to take advantage of my opportunity.

47:04What did you think of yourself? Did you think this was the end? You're mine just tends to ruminate and go to the future, go to the past. What if I did this, what if I did that? When you get into that state, it's just important to kind of reel it in and take it maybe not even a day at a time but a minute at a time, an hour at a time. I know it's pretty trendy to talk about being mindful and then staying in the moment but there's a reason it's popular because it's really important. When you're down and you're upset, you're not going to be thinking rationally and making the correct decisions. Just be able to reel it in and be mindful and take it one day, one minute at a time. It kind of puts things into perspective and if you do the right thing, one thing at a time eventually you're going to get to where you want to be.

48:09When the injury happened, it was on that first play. I was not feeling great going into that game. I think that was the start of it after the Carolina game. Then that very first play, my left leg gave out and I just got absolutely planted in the ground which I'm sure all of you saw. I must have maybe strained it worse than or something but I knew I wasn't able to finish that game and I definitely didn't expect it to be as bad as it has been. Even when I was in a lot of pain the first few days, I'm like, alright, structurally there's not anything that's too crazy going on right now. So maybe in a few days, this will calm down and it'll feel much better and then it just kept dragging and dragging and dragging. And here we are for five weeks later, however long it's been so it was tough and everybody's dealing with injuries.

49:16Everybody's dealing with something that's like sore warming up and it's like who's not sore warming up right now this point of the year, even after just week one. It's a tough league and a tough game and yeah, I'm just happy that I stayed the course and I'm starting to see the other side. So you came out of the Carolina game feeling something in the league? I came out of the game feeling good. Like actually right after the game I was like, man, felt good, got limited reps. It was really hopeful for the next week and those next few days just felt weird, felt like there's something going on. Didn't really think that it was the day after the game and I didn't really think it was going to be any problem. I lifted it as normal, I felt good. I didn't practice super hard that week, I wasn't feeling amazing but I definitely didn't see this coming and I went into that Steelers game with not a lot of confidence.

50:23So it was really nervous, I'm sure if you watch me run out of them in the field usually I'm flying off trying to be the first one out there and I was like, this might not go well today. But I thought I'd give it a shot and I figured out pretty quickly that it wasn't going to go well after that first play. But yeah, like I said, I'm just happy that I didn't let those dark thoughts or dark times kind of get hold of me and keep me down because I mean, his bad is football gets. I mean, it's the greatest thing that I've ever been a part of or ever done. It's the best. The only thing I've ever been great at and I just want to take advantage of my time here and it's running out and it's running out for everybody and time doesn't just stop. It just keeps freaking moving no matter what you do. Like I said, I just want to look back and be like, man, I'm happy that I did everything I could to make an impact and be the best player I can be.

51:38I think whoever's in the room, we just got to keep up, keep that stand. What was the most about normal part? The Texas game was a good game. I liked how we put that game out, but obviously the match from championship just went more. The clock hit trippers, zeroes, you just feel like a champion. So I had a national championship, but the Texas game was probably my favorite game. I just that experience that tried to run by. It feels like my junior high school, my senior high school, my state championship, my junior. And I just remember to fill in just one winning so bad again and we ended up coming up short. So I think you just stand on the guys and just stand on myself to do everything we can and just go back to back. It's going to be very hard and we know that. So I think you just got to support. What do you say about my game? It's champion. It's other than obviously climbing up. Just the bulls iron back and I didn't really do much. You got to go be us, be the buck ass for every reason. So I think when we go out there and be us, it just really won't be any problems.

52:39There was some talks in the leaders about taking down the couple of banners and not wanting this year's teams to think that they're champions, kind of building back up from there. Why is it important to do that and kind of not allow last year to a championship? Because most of the champions didn't win anything like the freshman class, they wasn't on the team last year. They don't have a national championship. And most of the guys are like, I wasn't a starter last year. So I want to start. I want to be a bigger regional while we win the national championship. So I think most of the guys that we have on the team this year, we really wasn't champions. You didn't too much do anything. It was most of the seniors that gone. So I think it's just on our own, because you really just won something for our own. Which receivers are we not talking about enough that you're out there covering? Who should we be talking about more and why? I like. I like, I like, I was in a lot of my, I like my. I just move. He's just very smooth. He's a good player. He's a great player. Very much. We all know that.

53:40It seems like every time we're out here, you're one of the guys. You're always celebrating plays. You're always bringing a lot of energy. How much do you do better than the part of who you are just bringing in energy? I think I just, I think a lot of guys can feed off of my energy. So I just try to give the most energy I can and just encourage out of the other guys and encourage even some of the older guys that's here. And probably doesn't have as much experience on the field. So I think it's just giving people the confidence. I think confidence is the most important thing about this game. If your confidence is where it needs to be and you feel confident to do your job, it's going to go well. I've kind of thrown out there for a fire as a freshman in some big moments. What do you think is he prepares you to be ready to play as a freshman? It builds. I think just taking every day, coaches just telling me there's always a very, I think just taking every day. Just like that you're going to be out there and just prepared that you never know when that play is going to come. And you know, like Texas game, I played the whole second half. You got to be ready for that. If you just sit in the center of the side, I'm going to think that you're not going to play anything that I'm not going to get in this and that.

54:40You can get tough for your end and that's when you just your mind start playing tricks. So I think just being prepared, standing ready at all times. What do you think about it? Last question. I think having this is how it handled and really as a freshman. I think he looks better than me, even though I came in and springed. So I think that was going to be a very good football player here. You just have to just come on with the little things, but that was going to be a great football player. I just did. I think I was a little more raw as a prospect. He's coming out. I think he's more put together. He's a big refrain. You know, I think he just he has a little bit like, I don't know how it's playing, but he just I like it. Not really. I mean, it's a long season ahead of us. So I mean, I'm just taking the day by day. You don't see many true freshmen make that the game for you. Play it in the national championship game. What's the key for you to stay hungry? You know, to continue to grow and make this. I mean, just something to me. I mean, just because I made that one play, I have that share. After that, just can't get big headed. I always feel like it's one for improvement.

55:41I feel like you just got it. That's one thing a lot of people mess up one. Feel like they have one good year. Okay, I'm not saying me. I'm no good to do it for years and years to come. I feel like to myself for sure. What do you know about the top 50 quarter? You know, big towers. You just like me. No, just came in campus. I just working on my high BC is future at a higher state party. But you know, that's one for sure. What's the like, you know, it's like the national championship banner and see all the new signage. You know, you played a huge role. I mean, it's no sub blessing. No, the sound plate. No. A role and no, the night he runs out. We had as a true freshman. But no, it's time to move on. I mean, that's behind us. I can't wait for this season to come up. What kind of obligation do you feel to a guy like me? To kind of take on your way and show him how you work. I feel like he already got that. Just coming in. He already got that hard work at it. Quiet. Just like me as I came in. Just all about ball really. Me here early. I mean, spend the time on Coach Hartline meeting and everything.

56:42He doing it the right way. I should say and he have a bright future here. Coach Hartline said he wants you to become more of a good painter. I mean, I'm not going to be a part of it. I'm not going to leave as a group. Yeah. How much rich challenge that you are kind of quiet guy. Yeah, it was a challenge. No, just no stepping on my comfort zone. I mean, something everybody wants to see for me. Not just my coaches, but players on the team as well. We have a leadership meeting. There's a lot of people call me out on just saying they want me to talk more. Working on it takes time. Not really the guy that's talkative or no, but lay by a zombie. But one thing that's definitely working on is trying to talk more and get more of my comfort zone and just build it. Is that open with? I don't feel more than anything on the field. Yeah, for sure. That's definitely the biggest challenge. I can say just stepping on my comfort zone and the guys and the younger guys as well. Do you guys open with Texas next year going back to the playoff game? Do you think about that moving forward just kind of how you were taking out of that game? Yeah, I think not really think about it.

57:42I mean, that's behind me. Maybe we won the game. We ended up going to the national championship. I mean, we see it on week one. I just can't wait to face a great opponent. What's your impression of Devin Sanchez so far? Yeah, big long corner, Corrine, physical. He got it all and I can't wait to see things he do here this year as well. What if you know his difference? Are you anything different about this defense of these first three weeks of spring? The coaching ride? They just passed physical and willing to hit somebody I should say. Saying they nothing really changed for me. Guys, they're going to know what they've been doing over the last year and a half. And so in the year and half I should say. Coach, that makes the quarterback's live like he did for a couple of practices last week. As a live receiver, Cardinal, how do you think your quarterback's responded to that? Over offering? I think they responded pretty good. I did not expect the quarterback to be live. In a scrimmage, that surprised me for sure. Coach Devin surprised me with that.

58:43But I feel like they handled it very well. They took hits. Something we need. They needed, I should say, tough him up. Right. Why do you see this all? How about quarterback seeing? How they handled that since it's obviously not a norm to be that? Learning anything now, but it's definitely not a norm to see a quarterback get hit. It gets his no defense, I should say. But no, guys, they was getting hit for sure, but they was getting right back up. So, command to good ones of them for that. Two more questions. Can you get? Definitely can't get better, no, no, feel like I'm getting complacent. Always one for improvement. No, I'm just taking the day by day and just getting better each and every day. And why do you prepare for this group name? And the expectations you're going to get on the next two seasons here? Off the season you just had. So, not really focused on the expectations that I have coming up or the year after that. No, just focus on spring, spring, and just going to follow count.

59:43And just get ready for the season, I should say. Expectations go be there. Not really something high. No, in my mind right now, I'm just being a leader and just focus on the team. How much changes is right? How much changes? How much changes? I don't really know, we haven't really spoken about that right now. I don't really know. What's the essence of that? Jeremy, a lot of guys have said that they want a lot of championships to take it down. They don't want to see it. It's moving into the CS20 team. What is how important is that for you? And why do you think that's significant for this team? I mean, like I said, we came live in the past, the 2020-2014, they won the national championship. This year, we did it. So, we just took everything down in the weight room and everything. So, we could focus on being ourselves and this is our season. Great job. We had the opportunity to win multiple times and for us not to get it down to Suckland, honestly. How much are you looking into this loss and the frustration in trying to move forward?

1:00:47Because you've got to buy a week and then try to turn the season around. What's that balancing? Yeah, I mean, it's tough, but we've got to move forward. I mean, that's all we can do for what is our problem, which I don't think it's hard to see, which is just executing and hone down on our assignments. And just get the job done. So, we've got to buy a week, rest up and get ready for San Fright. Yeah, a couple of tough plays. The Red Zone, the fourth quarter, that end to being in interceptions. But you're able to mount the drives down to regulation. What is your confidence in you knowing that you would bounce back and be able to reach you in a way that you didn't have final drive? Yeah, total confidence. I mean, he's done it again and again, honestly. And every time we go, we take the field. Again, the huddle. I know we're going to give our best effort. I know if we give him time, we run the right routes. We know what we're supposed to do.

1:01:47He's going to put the ball where it's supposed to be. That's all we can do. That's when we go out there. We just got to stop beating ourselves, honestly. Should you rather have zero yards in a win, but you just had a career day? Well, I just want to know what you take from that. It's probably the loss. Man, I hate losing. You know what I'm saying? Whatever. I rather win. You know, 100%. You know, my confidence level, you know, it's always been the same. You know, I've known that, you know, I could break out and have an amazing game, you know, and never, but it's the wins that count. Can you kind of walk us through the last touch down there at the time of the game for you and taking the big hit and everything? Yeah. You know, corner out, you know, through a perfect ball. Had to put it really back shoulder for me, you know, to make a play on it. And, you know, just made a play on it. Just about it. You know what it is, so what do you have to catch you thinking about absorbing the hit of the second ball there? Yes, sir.

1:02:48You know, I make sure, you know, I see my surroundings, you know, you know, some guys trying to take your head off. So, you know, yeah, I do, but I think, at the end of the day, when I see the ball, it's about the ball and catching it, you know, that's my job. And, you know, I consider all those things, but, you know, getting the job done is first. What about the fourth and five that set that up? What did you guys see on that play? Fourth and five, something I'm encouraged, you know, I'm saying beat your man catchable. Tough guys on that team, we knew they were going to fight the grass off and it's a heavyweight bounce and that's what championship, that's what it's all about. And we knew we were going to take some shots and, you know, keep swinging. Can I speak to the coach today? In that meeting you guys had, you guys were very receiving it. Did you have to stand in front of you guys, a whole team, you're vulnerable like that, and to make changes, what is it say? I mean, it just speaks to how great a coach is. I think a lot of coaches would have, you know, had a lot of self-eagive on that meeting. He didn't at all. I mean, he loves us, you know, all of us like when his sons and we felt that form, you know, that loss, you know, we knew that we had a rebound like we did.

1:03:54And, I mean, I can't say enough like how much he means to me, and that's how it means to me. The way he goes about business, you know, we don't go about it. Like a lot of teams do about fear of losing your job. We go about as a family, it's about love. And we know we had to execute and we did that tonight. How happy are you for a coach today? Anyone have a close to you? Are you our first teammates? You're for him to build a healthy good. Yeah, I mean, it's a dream come true, like I said. I mean, God is so great. And my journey, it took us down and it took us day on. It was family on, I mean, and then I'll be curious like we did tonight. And I'll stay on some of the meetings, everything to us. And to see you have the success, you know, it makes me so happy. I know, I saw the sponsor's wife on her face and stuff that she ever do to me. It's gonna be an ex-columns episode. And that guy in front of his road, it's terrible. And to come out tonight, when this game for them, it's awesome. The team drop and we come and burn all that. The championship for BUS, all that expectations with this team at all. And the things that they do that you have to do with the world.

1:04:54You know, we knew what the expectations were going to this season. You know, we knew that we're at Ohio State and the job of hand every year is not competing for national championship and not doing your job. So, you know, what never a burden is kind of motivating backers. You know, do what we're doing right now. And leave a legacy. And we just left is something that, you know, you can't put in the words how much it means. So, we never looked at this as an burden, but there's an opportunity. And we did that just tonight. Jack, can you talk to your name? The champion. What did you send, sir? Well, look, we never know today was going to fight to the end. You know, during the season, it was during the season you felt that you had to see. I think that before the season, we knew that we were capable of national championship. Just because of the guys we had and the coaching staff, we knew that we were capable of this. And through all the ups and downs, we were able to persevere and keep fighting. Keep swinging coach. They always said, you've got to fight your way out of bad times and life. And as a player, as a coach, as a family, really, for him, you know, he's got to fight himself out of bad times. And he did just that, made the adjustments, made the change that had to get made. And that was champion. So, like I said, God is so good.

1:05:55And the journey brought us on was amazing. Jack, I believe that was the last week, who said you're the buck guy. Obviously, you grew up in Pickerington. So, did you allow yourself to think about what this moment would be like and what it would mean for your legacy, you know, higher state that you can get this done? What did you allow yourself to think about that? Yeah, I know. I mean, honestly, I haven't still even thought about it. You know, I'm just so happy to be able to celebrate this in the school of guys. It's not about me at all. It's about this team in Coach Day and the City of Columbus. I've been waiting for this for a long time for 10 years. And, I'm just so happy for this group of guys and the stuff that we went through and heard. And we keep getting up and keep trying to practice and going as hard as we can. And I'm pretty sure the positive attitude and trust in a God's plan. And, you know, here we are in a national champs. And they can never take that away from us. So, I'm just so happy that we would have finished our job and enjoyed it. You check now that it's on the stage at one point. What were your thoughts right here, Jack? Is it like you kind of dropped your knees at one point and we're giving some kind of thanks or whatever. But what was going on there? Yeah, I was just thinking God.

1:06:55I was thinking God for all the ups and downs in my career. And everyone else's career and then to end it this way is just so special. I mean, you know, when you put your faith in God, you know, he says it's not going to be easy. And it hasn't been easy for any of us. And, you know, we kept trusting Him and believing His plan. And here we are in national champions. You know, when I don't want to say, oh, you guys didn't believe it, but... What if you guys are here doing the thing we could do the job then after we can November. So, here we are in national champs. I feel it's great to say. Who brought those regards? Who brought those regards? Who brought those regards? And I think they did just that. And I think for us, we just had to go out there and just accomplish the plan. And whatever play was called, whatever it may be, just go out there and execute it. One thing we appreciate is execution is really the motive. You know, anything we called, but as long as everybody's mindset has one mentality, which is just go get it and, you know, make sure there's no yard gain. I think that changes the mindset of everybody on the silver bullet defense.

1:07:56Did they feel like big changes to you all as they were ongoing? I mean, at first, you know, it was a tough loss. So, you know, as any of you felt like everything was big, but then when you kind of just take your time to look at everything and analyze everything, it was just like, man, we just need to keep everything simple. Make everything and just about us. And, you know, now, I feel like we're making everything about them. We can dictate what they do. And I think that was the mindset. Did it make? Letterman Rolf? Yeah. JT, I know you get to watch a little bit of video of Caleb and Nathan and Jordan. What stands out about that group from your vantage point? Oh, they're respected. They're relentless, man. I mean, Nathan, Caleb and, I mean, everybody in that BIA Corps, yes, they can cover, but, you know, when it's time to, you know, stop the run, they'll come down 12 yards out, however far off the front line is coming, you know, throw the nose in there. And I respect them for that because, you know, there's going to be times where we need them to make them tackles. And I mean, they're displaying it this whole season.

1:08:57Yeah, how critical are they in a game of this magnitude? Obviously, everybody's critical. But you know what I mean, the sort of the last line of defense, but sometimes the last line of defense is in the middle of it. Yeah. I mean, they play a huge role. I mean, like you said, it takes everybody from the front four. It's like a check reaction. The front four don't do their job. And, you know, it falls, you know, the back end. So we off to work as a collective unit. And I think there's a reason that there's 11 of us out there. And, you know, it's crazy. If one person is doing their job, then, you know, something can go wrong. But if we just all continue to stay, communication with one another, continue to just lay each other and we have each other's backs and just trust one another. And, man, I think that performance is going to be off the charts. Well, for the right, Kelly and Stitz, WSWF. DT, how would you describe the mentality of the defense right now getting this opportunity for a red map in the world? Yeah, hungry and thankful. I mean, we know how the last time when, you know, we had a chip on our shoulder. I mean, we were riding high before that game and we took that loss. And we came back how to make a couple changes. But I think we understand what, you know, everything's at stake right now.

1:09:57You know, 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. I mean, we understand what's on the line. And, you know, we're just hungry and blessed that we get this opportunity playing the Rose Bowl. Right behind your Adam King, WBNS. What do you remember most about walking off the field in Eugene? What was kind of going through your mind in that moment? I mean, there was a... I don't think anybody imagined it. Imagine us losing. You know, I didn't. That's for sure. And I think after that, it was a kind of head deep. I understand it. Man, we still... There's still a lot of ball left to be played. I mean, you can let it sting for a little bit. But, you know, if you let it carry over too long, then, you know, there it goes. There it goes, your whole season. But I think we did a great job of just understanding, coming together in this room right here. Not being afraid to display or hold accountability for one another.

1:10:58And, you know, as that happened, we came back, we grouped, and, you know, we're just going right now. And I'm just blessed for those specific moments, you know, losing. I mean, no one wants to lose, but the testimonies and the things you're taught within those little situations speaks of all of them. That's our old rock, Vladimir D'Roll. Hey, Jay, what did you see from Kenya? That last couple of weeks, was there like a push from him? Did there be any conversation with him? Did it seem like he's playing since the best performance in Tennessee? Yeah, I mean, that's my boy. He's in the R2X club too, but, you know, Kenyatta. I mean, every time his number's called, 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, it's fun. It's this batch. Dylan Gabriel's obviously very elusive and he's not very tall. How important it could be to just kind of stay in your past rush lanes and neglect a lot of balls and kind of make a difference that way?

1:12:05Yeah, I think it just comes out being disciplined. No one who you're playing against, like you said, Dylan, he's sharply very elusive. I mean, he can, he is making throws. I mean, he get out the pike, he can do everything. So I think for us, we just have to discipline and just continue to just meet with Coach Jay, me with the coach's nose and understand how we can just eliminate that. You're a question about you and Jack. I mean, your personality seems to be a little different. You're more on the quiet side. Yeah. How about you play together four years, both five store guys, kind of describe your relationship with him, friendship with him, and just kind of how you cop with each other? Man, that's my brother, like he said. We're different, but very alike. I think outside, like you said, he's louder, I'm quiet, but, you know, once we're on that field, we're like the same person. We'll do anything for this team. You know, we'll die for our players and we'll give everything we got. We've been together for four years, correct? Yeah, fall camps. Yeah, sometimes go over there.

1:13:06So 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 we might both be messy, but we do a good job. Yeah, I'd probably say I'm a better-cooked and jacked up. Tony Gurgman, like I've heard. When you're playing a team for the second time, and that was almost a season to go by now, how much of, are you at square one with the scouting and preparation, or how much do you take from that game? How much do you avoid taking so that you don't have any creative signals to what you're going up against offense on the offense line? I say it's pretty 50-50. I mean, that game, like you said, it was a while ago, but at the same time, they elevated as a team, and so did we, so we understand that they had, they made some changes for sure. There's a certain tendency we can take back from that game, but we also understand that they went on a little run after that, and we can see that they elevated as a offense, so we just got to continue to watch those games, dissect other games,

1:14:06and just continue to see what stands out and what they changed from the past game. We got a couple calls on Zoom that will wrap up with, first we have Nick Hamilton from Nightcast Media. Nick? I just wanted to ask you basically about the synergy of this defense, and how you guys were able to not only celebrate the triumphs, but get through the adversity, be able to be this top-notch defense that you are in college football today. Here, Pete, the question one more time. Yeah, no problem. I wanted to ask you about the synergy you are able to develop over the course of the season, obviously celebrating the triumphs, but also getting through the adversity to where you go all the top-notch defense that you all are today. Yeah, I mean, like you said, we went through a lot of trials, the trials, but there's also, there's a lot of things we can take away from all the wins and losses. From those wins, we understood that, hey, we can be the best defense in the country, and from those losses, we understand that there's still things that need be fixed.

1:15:09And I think when you take all that in, at once, that comes down to the common talk, which is, there's always learning points everywhere, and depending on how we dissect those games or how we just continue to come as one and elevate, we continue to just collect all those learning points and just continue to grow from them. And one final question, Joey Coppin, Columbus Dispatch, Joey. JT, what have you guys done better in the Tennessee game and just late in the season, you think about turning some of the pressures that you've got on the quarterbacks and the sacks and getting home in some of those situations? Yeah, I think it was more just understanding the defense as a whole, understanding everybody's job. The thing is, as the season went on, we had to understand that we have to know what's going on in the backhand, we have to know what's going on in the linebacker crew to understand what plays we have room of freedom. And I think once we understood that and got a better understanding of everybody's job, I mean, it showed this play because everybody knows what each other is doing.

1:16:15It's not like the linebackers know what they're doing. The corners and B.I. they know only their job. I think we all know each other's job and we continue to ask each other questions on, you know, if they're listening how they can get to the quarterback and, you know, if I'm dropping, playing quarterbacks, I can ask Cody on how to open field tackle. So, you know, we just kind of lean on each other's understanding because, you know, like I said, like Denzel knows how to play corner-bending, then I know how to play corner. So, you know, he has more wisdom at that position than I do. JT, thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks, man. He continues to grow and to grow and to grow. Like I mentioned, again, Jolani was another guy at it. Not only tight end position, but tight end on Ohio State. I mean, playing at Ohio State in general, I mean, that's a, you know, it's a high standard. But then to play the position of tight end, it's not easy. So, I've seen Jolani take big strides on and off the field. I think, same with him. I think he's going to have to continue just to put those days in back to back to back. And, same for him, he'll be able to look up one day and be excited for where he's at.

1:17:18He's very talented. He's very gifted. God has given him a lot of great abilities. And I think it's just his job to put into the work, put in the work, and he'll look up one day and he'll be excited about where he's at. Yes, yes, I was really with Movercamp. How much are you trying to push him along? Yeah, I think when his freshman year, I was doing that a whole lot more. His freshman year, I feel like every two seconds, every time I turn around, I'm trying to correct him and get him an alignment. But, I mean, man, he's taking steps. He's taking steps in the right direction. And I'm proud to see his growth. Yes, his freshman year too. No, he didn't drop me nuts, but... Did you drive him nuts? Nope. That's my guy. Do you feel how he has a lot of experience during the tight-hands for you to Kansas State? When you're out there, do you feel that he's seen you on the field running like he's throwing the football? Do you feel like he notices where you're at all times? Yeah, I mean, not particularly.

1:18:18I feel like I trust that he's going to do his job. I feel like he knows his reads, that he's going to go through his reads, and he's going to get the ball, to who he's supposed to get it to, predicated on the play and the coverage that we're going against. And he's done amazing things in the field this entire... I mean, even going back to spring, he had a great summer, and then to see the kind of player that he's really growing into, even as camp, has been great. And so I have just trust and faith that he's going to put the ball exactly where it needs to be. All it's my job just to go finish the play. Did you go back and look to see how much, like when one will, Howard transferred over, did you go wide to check him out at Kansas State? So much he did throw that in? No, I haven't. It was Ben's in it, right? Yeah, no, I haven't really checked it out. I know he was a great player. I know he's somewhere in the NFL right now. But, no, I'm focused right here, building camaraderie with him right here, and putting good things on tape. Will, first walked in, do you think he was a new tie to end transfer? Yeah, he was big. I think he's lost like 20 pounds since he's been here. That dude, it's a big boy. Yeah, what is his presence? I mean, how does it show up out there?

1:19:18Yeah, he does a great job, man. I think that's, he's growing to be one of my great buddies, Subjoron. He's growing to be one of my, you know, really, really good buddies. I'd say one thing with him, he doesn't really, really good job of, you know, the ability to turn it off and turn it back on. I think when we're off the field, or having fun, you know, he's one of my closest friends, but then when we're on the field, he's locked in, and he's, he's ready to roll, and he's able to take the lead of offense. If you could tell, just line in the thermon, one thing, and we'll get him on the field more often this year, what would it be? I don't know, where do I start? Let's see. I don't just keep doing what you're doing, you're doing good things, man. Yeah, what is showing out about him? I guess in this camp. I mean, I kind of mentioned earlier, I'd say, you know, like I mentioned, God's giving him, you know, so many great abilities. I'd say ultimately the ball is in his court to take full advantage of that, and ultimately bring the best out of himself. I think that's one of our missions as a culture is to fight to be the best versions of ourself. So I think if he continues to do that, he's going to be excited about where he's at. Do you, what do you like about this one, Dave? Everything.

1:20:18I like the mindset behind it. Maybe not as much, you know, X's and O's is great, but I love the mindset that we have about our intentions running the ball. We're not just running the ball to be flashy, but we want to be downhill. We want to have smash, play smash on football and just impose our will on teams. That's kind of our mindset going into playing games. That's our mindset going into practice, and ultimately we believe practicing that way is how we're going to do it on the field. What's it like trying to do that against this defense? Oh, they bring it. The defense brings it every single day. It's a constant irony sharpening iron. And as a matter of who's in, ones, two's, the guys are good. The guys are fine around. They're playing fast, they're playing violent, but we're often going to bring it. Did Chip Kelly, how did it become obvious to you that there was going to be a little bit of a new approach to the running game? Mindset, whatever you want to call it, was it a big meeting or was it just y'all got out there in practice and, hey, things are different. You know what I mean? How did it show up, I guess? No, I mean, I wouldn't say there was any catastrophic event.

1:21:19I think there's a mindset shift. Like, we want to run the ball. We want to be the most physical, fast team in America. Running the football is, you know, it's pretty universal wherever you go. Every team's going to run counter. Everyone's going to run zone. Everyone's going to have, you know, it is what it is. It's the mindset going into it. How efficient are we going to do what we do? And I feel like I'm very excited about, you know, the mindset that we have going in and running the ball. That we want to be tough, we want to be physical, and we want to impose our wills on the team that we play. You know, well, I don't run a jet speed, have you guys, uh, I did not know that. You guys, you have to talk about what you do with something. No, I'm not just asking about the head, I had no idea that they did that. That's hilarious. He is fast for a big guy, though. He is. Yeah, he moves very well. You're sitting here, what, blessed two weeks away from the start of what your last season, right? Do you feel like this is the year or maybe where you contribute even more? I mean, just what's your mindset? Yeah, I'd say my mindset is to ultimately be the best, the absolute best teammate inversion in myself that I could possibly be this year.

1:22:23I think if I put in my due diligence of studying film, practicing hard, um, laying everything out there, I also, I have faith in the Lord that he's going to take care of everything else. I don't, I don't feel pressure of numbers or stats or things I need to put on tape. I just know that my absolute best, my greatest effort will be enough. Whatever happens from there, um, it's working for my good. No faith is driven you a lot in your game in general. How does that really help connect the team offensively, defensively and come together for your finances? Yeah, um, I would say I've seen the Lord working a lot of ways on this team and just bringing guys closer. Um, and it's good to have that common ground with different guys on the team, um, when things may be rocky on the field or things may be rocky in the classroom or, you know, in the film room, whatever it may be, to have that common ground that we understand that the Lord is working things that were going through for our good and that, um, that we can just continue to keep our eyes on him in the midst of rocky times when we're in the valleys over on the mountain top that we just keep our face from.

1:23:26Yeah, yeah, we're up in Christmas. Okay. What do I do? I just got lost in up there. You got your lottery to go live. Oh, it's going to be. I'm at the end of the day. We got to put him in the zone. We're not doing that. We're not doing our job. So are you guys creating more explosive plays? That's an offensive. Right. I think you stick with it. Um, you know, the explosive plays are going to come and now he's got to trust that and they'll be there for us for sure. Coach Sins has been here for a high as and loads 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, um, regardless. And, uh, you know, staying, staying even, even through hardship and attacking it, attacking it the same way every day.

1:24:31That'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 a, um, um, Jason Simmons was calling the game on Saturday. It seemed like tight ends are going to be a big part of this as you guys are trying to pull out. And what role do you think you guys are going to have in trying to get this offense? Yeah. I think we, I think the role is always try to help the offense move the ball and, um, whether they were called upon to do that in the past game or the run game. We just got to step up and do our job at a high level and, uh, whatever you asked from us. Try to do it at high level and let the offense go. You're some of the leaders on the offense. Some of the leaders have to say Gus is a big leader. I mean, he's been doing it for a while and I, and it's someone that everyone trust, um, is going to do his job at a high level. And, um, I think we have, uh, Hudson's a good leader too as well. Um, obviously he's a quarterback. So he takes on that leadership role. And, um, I think we just have a good amount of leaders.

1:25:33I, you know, throughout the offense. We were told George might be fairly close to getting back what we mean to get him back in the mix with the Titans. Yeah, it'd be great. I mean, George is a great athlete. So having him out there can only help. Um, you know, we're really excited about him and what you can do on the field. So it'd be great. I've always known so it's all getting better and improving it. Things that were big discrepancies in my game. Did you obviously do some dominant jacks in Josh's part? A lot of guys back in the national championship team. They're at UN, they're at Los Angeles. You think about the depth of the environment? I mean, it's an amazing thing. I mean, we're all pushing tough. It's gonna be great. You know, it's, it's competitive. Which is, I mean, that's the best place to get better. Did you seek out Ohio State or they seek you out? Or was it kind of a joint game? Almost definitely. You did? Yeah. Yeah. And how did you know you had a shot that even come here? You know what I mean, Ethan? Good and no, it was just kind of a whole thing. I mean, I put a lot of prayer to it.

1:26:33I'm gonna talk with my family, talk to my agent, like my old, my old coach is a rice aunt. They're really helping through the process. I mean, without them, I don't know whether I'll be here right now. Yeah, but by the grace of God, I ended up here with a graceful name. Obviously, Justin Fry was the coach when you came here. What was that kind of transition like of him leaving in a tie-up bow and coming in? I'll say it was pretty seamless. I mean, both of them are incredibly coaches. They both know what they're talking about. They're really tuned into the fine details. So, I mean, I wasn't worried at all. It wasn't just business as usual. What are the biggest things you like about playing for Coach Bell in so far? These are really good communicators. Like, we need a lot and he's really good at just kind of like putting out the fine details and how you can prove your game. And then when it comes to different skills and everything, just how to like fine tune it through practicing everything. Would you please sign two more questions? Time for time. How about you, Justin? Well, I guess I'm trying to live by being the hardest working person in this field.

1:27:38So, I mean, that's all I want to do. I want to spend the most time watching films, spending the most time after practicing getting extra work to the end of the road and the edge. I feel like that's how I would describe myself. What do you try to do while you're on the road? Well, I can always be better at a lot of things but just really like for working on the thing. That's the biggest thing to do. That's the biggest thing to do. That's the biggest thing to do. What Coach Bell is really fucking good. You talk about us dropping that weight and writing. You say that's the best thing. Is that an adjustment playing that way through here to hit the table? I feel better. You feel better, okay. So, you didn't lose any strength at all. Did you know you got to lose better? Yeah, I knew and then you were talking to the dieticians and everything. How's your diet change? Well, I focus a lot more on getting the right macros into my meals.

1:28:40That was really the biggest thing. The biggest thing about losing weight is diet. It's like a lot more protein that's carbs, stuff like that. That's your base. And everything. All right. So you can thank you. Thanks, you too. All right, y'all a good day. But yeah, every game is, there's always one moment where you like, if I do this in the way room, you get better at this, then I will be in the end of that situation. So, pretty much every game. You're really good. You guys defensive tackle is how's that going to be? Let the set of stone just yet. But we've been rotating times to see what best works. And we've been all grinding at the same time. You see, you saw it, you see everything. Is that about the physical stuff? Is that something else that you're right about? Mostly just giving it just to the position. That was the main thing. Just seeing everything. But Tally, you really have a lot throughout the process.

1:29:42Tell me you're better at getting the go-and-out room, going to the master church again, and much better. What is your name? What is your name? I'm Tally. What kind of lesson can you have to follow? Really? You told me. The main thing he would tell me was stop over thinking of. Just go out there and 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 this position? What do you like about it? I'm Tiltay. I mean, the Strithwiles, like I was saying, as speed gets those vards, that's really helps me 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 the attention? Well, I talked to Coach Jay. Jay was the main one. He wasn't forcing me or nothing.

1:30:42He just said, if you were moving inside, you can't have not stood dead. And then you can't do that as well. But I saw that I could help the team out. Get some death right there. So I told the moving side. Good luck, guys. Good luck. Have a good one. Have a good one. Good one. Good one. Good one. I'll... I'm expecting that. This part is... What do you think of Jay and JT? It's a tight link about what it left to you. Yeah, Jay. Then, Jay, JT, Tileek, every time to a great leader. Born and I'm the field. They're helping me with just simple stuff. Like, if I didn't know where to go, get something down. They'll tell me, or they just like hanging out with me. They're like, I'm going to get an enclosure. Just a lot of different small things. They got brought us closer to like, last year. They already started going this year.

1:31:43I haven't started yet. But I'm going to give a turn. You feel them? Yeah, I feel like, uh, maybe they would teach us now that we knew that that anybody can be a leader. No matter what year, first year. So I'm going to do your senior. Or even if we're walking, everybody can be a leader. Yeah. Last year, this technique, this thing can work for me. You know me, you have to grow into it. I have to grow into it a little bit. It's very new. It's been playing D in my own life. But I have Tileek helped me, like I said, throughout the whole process. When did it really strike you that I could be a factor? You know, what game or, you know, how do you feel comfortable on this? I would say closer to us to playoffs. Me either with Tileek a lot. I would feel comfortable. I actually do this because it showed me some stress I have. Like see him like, see you can do this. And that really helped me get the confidence in what I can. Yeah, but then you became a factor.

1:32:43You became a factor especially, you know, especially through the playoffs and stuff. What did mean to you to be a factor that early? All the word of God, first of all, to keep me healthy, to keep doing that. But it's been a lot that Coach Z trusted me enough to go on in the big games like that. I knew that I would be able to produce. What about your skillset, do you think? I think so. Definitely speed and strength. Those are my made-to. And I was saying, will help me inside of those yards. I think I will really run into the inside. But you know, I just really want to be a... You know, I'm going to have to win the right tool. What's the changes in the performance? I mean, it's just realizing your heart is taking it in there anyway. What is the moment for you to do that? Definitely. Definitely. My main thing, also, and so I thought the interview was about 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.

1:33:43Let's look up for some of them. Jason and Will and Cintiwan. Eighting. Disvolving. That's a different type of team. It's very competitive. I'm trying to see where we need to get better. Just to keep moving forward. So it's pretty good competition. And I love them. And Drake, you made the move during the bi-week last year, is that right? What was the toughest part about that whole crash course? Really, nothing. I really embraced it. I made the move inside in order to help out the team. And we asked really great bands by Sheren, Mitch Merlin, JT Jack, Ken and Kerry, Ken and Jay. So it was pretty good, Ed. And then moving the three-take, I also asked them down there while still being able to showcase what I got there. Did you feel like you, like, just needed to get done 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.

1:34:45Just let them know how I feel about moving in or something. Can you just get asked about being a leader in the three-prisoning now? Is it really good to do? You played as a freshman? So it takes place a pressure? So you see from John Wayne's names, guys? I think they should be prepared to be the same. Jack, where has Tracy and all the guys that came in they continue to work hard every day. Even if they don't get it the first time, they'll 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 the way it really goes. Are you surprised how quickly things did start to click from inside? Given 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. Is that the surprise I'm quickly and just trying to happen? Not really. I knew what I got it. Coach, they were going to trust me a lot more than two going out there each and every time. So I appreciate them. Like I said earlier, thank you, Lord. And thank you guys. Thank you.

1:35:45Obviously, there's some different guys doing things at Guard. I know you were obviously focused on being a tackle, but how much ownership do you take on trying to get some of those guys ready for what will be obviously a tough challenge, not only this game, but potentially down the road? Yeah. Everything with the guards, I try to give my input to because, you know, for really three years, I played that position. And so I was like, look like what you're doing is not working this way. You got to do it this way because I've had experience to join against next two really good tackles and next playing at a really high level at Guard. I was like, I can help you out with this because I know what it's like or taking my experience of playing next to Paris. I was like, this is what I did with him. And we got to be on the same page in terms of double teams because if we're not on the same page, then that's how we get split. And that's how we work against each other and there's no movement. So trying to get on the same page with the guys playing next to me and the guys side of the line to try to perform at the highest level.

1:36:45Fifth or all right. Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic. I know it's 22. I've been to didn't necessarily go to death rate. But after that mission, I'll also seem like going to that game. You guys will be playing on the free a lot more loose. What experiences can you take from that lead to this lead up? To obviously want to win this game, but just to play free and play on one loose end this game. Yeah, I mean, playing free and playing loose is a lot better than playing uptight. You know, we're just focused on playing as fast as possible. And our coaches put us in the right position to do so. So it's our job to execute it in terms of what happened, you know, what was it two years ago? Yeah, two years ago. I can't really speak on it now because I'm where you all was having it now. But it's just playing with the brothers and ex you, playing for the man next to you. And not trying to let him down rather than your own selfish successes, what we're all aiming for. Right in front of him, Stefan Krasnik, Cleveland.com. Seth is a guy who's had the playup experience.

1:37:46He's also probably stuck in this Tennessee team in years past. I mean, more so than anyone then. How much kind of as a coach now has he been able to help out these last few weeks, whether it be Michigan, we've been not letting up Tennessee? Yeah, you know, he helps out as much as he can. He's always here, you know, maybe not in the outdoor practice that he hasn't really gone to those. But the indoor one's obviously in the meeting rooms. He's a really insolvent person. He's always helping out Carson, always helping out the guards. Because, yeah, you're right. You know, he's played against the team many times, being at his former institution. But he's just given us insight on what we need to do to compete at the highest level against his D-line. Because obviously they're a great group. And then just helping us improve as best he can. So, you know, he's still just as involved as he was before the incident happened. He's just trying to give back as much as he can. Second or right, Bill Landis, games of the North. We've seen, we saw a loop play center summon camp. I know I just played some tackle. He's played some jumbo tight end.

1:38:47What in your mind would make him a good guard for you guys? I mean, all of that is just versatility. You know, I feel like Luke is versatile enough to play plug and play anywhere we need him to be. And he's had some great success at guard in the past couple of practices. But he's shown a great ability to anchor and being able to... He's been playing stronger in my opinion, so he's developing the right direction. But like I said, we just need to write a step up at this point. Because even the younger guys, we need them to have the mindset of that. They could play at any time. Because it's unfortunate what's happening. But like, we need everybody to be able to go. Frank Roe, Bill Rebenowitz, Columbus Dispatch. I don't know when you started the year playing your normal position behind or next to a central four-strike big at Josh. And then two guys who are not to be the Remington trophy winner. Both of those guys who fall on your playing a new position. Tell me what it's been like on the offensive line for you, especially having...

1:39:49Having played the Michigan game and that didn't go well. And now we have a chance to do everything you wanted to do. What's the mindset of the offensive line right now? Yeah, I mean, it has been easy. You lose the best center in the country. Everyone knows he's the best center in the country. He's a brain of the operation. He puts his position to succeed. And obviously you lose Josh Simmons, who used the lockdown tackle. Like, you didn't have to think about who is going against you. Like, no, Josh got it. Like, we can worry about what we got to do everywhere else. Josh is going to handle this stuff. So now we got to take a step back and be like, okay, where can we attack to put our guys in the right position? Because what we did before is not what we can do now. And so we got new guys stepping up playing and they're playing at a competitive level. But we got to put guys in the right position to succeed for games coming forward. And we didn't execute nearly as well as we wanted to last game, obviously. But we, it's a beautiful thing about football, beautiful thing about the playoffs that we have another opportunity to go out there and play.

1:40:54Austin Warren, podcast. What you think back to, you know, we mentioned in camp. Maybe Austin would have to fill in for you in the short term. Like, what advice do you have? Then Zen goes into the line at the end of Carson from his back end. You have this now with Luke. Is your conversation advice communication the same with all four? Have you had to tweak the message? I'm sure you're tired of having to keep going through this process, really. Are they, are all cases the same? You tell them the exact same message no matter who it is, we're different depending on each of those four guys. Yeah, I've gotten really good at giving motivational speeches this year. But yeah, it's, it's always different. You know, with, with Zen coming in, we'll start at the beginning with Austin going in. It was like, hey man, you're fine. Like, this is the same game you've been playing just in front of a lot more people. You know, you've been doing it all for a long time. Just keep doing what you're doing. Then when Zen came in, I was like, look man, I'm here next to you the entire time. Like, you're not doing this alone. Just communicate and we'll be eye. And it's, the message changes varying per position.

1:41:55Everyone takes messages different ways. But the end goal is all the same. It's just to play absolute hardest and worry about the result later. And final question, Tim May. Yeah, let me know. Yeah, I was wondering, is there a common theme when you're going against a talented defensive front? Like, you know, the previous game and in this one, with Tennessee that they may not, they may not be as tricky because they're, they're really good players. You understand what I'm saying? I mean, that they can sometimes win one on one battles and stuff. Just, what does, gotta be the mindset against going against a defensive front like this one? Yeah, I mean, the defense front we're going is Tennessee is very talented. You know, they rotate a lot of guys and all those guys can go like they're relentless. I'll give you a time to breathe because once one guy goes in another guy goes in and he's just as good as the one that just came out. So the main message is just to a strange, strange, you're about to offman. Yeah, you got one year one on one. Like you said, like, they're gonna, they're gonna play you.

1:42:56They're gonna play their defense and it's our job to execute our offense. So a lot of respect for their front. I feel like, obviously, that very talented guys on that front across the board from interior to the edges. But we just got to execute what's called to the best of our abilities. Thank you, Donovan. Thank you very much. Thanks, man. Me having that opportunity is good and you know, I'm going to, I'm always going to come out here and compete. Like I said, I'm putting myself at the bottom. So I'm working, I'm going to work every day like I'm at the bottom and I gotta, I gotta get to the top. How, well, what, what do you feel like it's going to take for you to get from the bottom to the bottom? You know, just, just discipline. They're big on discipline here and you know, competitive and excellent. So it's just staying consistent every day. Just doing the right, having little to none, mental errors. That's going to give me on a field. And you know, I do, I do what I'm supposed to do. That's, that's going to give me on field. How do you manage those expectations for people to think that you should be playing week one on the season program? How do you manage people, business one? You know, I don't really let, let me get to my head because you know, like I'm here, you know, I got dudes in the room that are, you know, like I did, you know, he's,

1:44:02it's been a bit three years started. I got to main person all American, you know, he's going to play this year too. So I can't let what people say on the net, you know, get to me because, you know, anybody can say, oh, he's going to play this year. But you know, I actually got to prove it. So I just got to come out here, you know, work, you know, and that spot. What's the most important thing you've learned so far in your three months here? I'm competing every day. That's the biggest thing. Having to compete, you know, these guys are here. They take winning and losing to heart. So, you know, my first, my first week up here when we did our competitions, you know, I was winning, then I actually, I got that first loss on my belt. And, you know, it kind of opened my eyes to like, these guys take it to heart when they lose, they don't like it. So, you know, I kind of got that now where I don't like losing. You had the opportunity to be around the team for that CFP run. What did you learn from Justbos few weeks seeing this team take that run? You know, being real tight with your brothers, you know, they're real tight. You know, they push each other, you know, it's a real brotherhood. They don't let nobody down. They always got each other back.

1:45:03So, I mean, it's a new team now. So, you know, we got to build that chemistry with each other, you know, just get tight. And I feel like when I was there for that playoff running and I practiced, when they were at the National Championship, you know, I just got to watch, you know, how guys are, you know, real locked in. They're close with each other. They're not letting nobody slack off. And, you know, I feel like we had the opportunity to do that with this team now. How did you handle Luke? You handle that first loss? That first loss, you know, it kind of got to me. It was the IGB. You know, he, you know, he let me hear. So, after that loss, I was like, nah, I can't let this happen. Because it's like, now it's not high school where you used 17, 16 years old and if you lose, you lose. Appears, not. If you lose, the coaches see that. So, and they go see how you respond to it. So, I feel like I had to, you know, open my eyes, I had to go and lock them like, yeah, I can't let this happen. So, I got to go up and, you know, these guys are counting on me too. So, it's really important that I don't lose. If you had to describe yourself as a competitor, how would you do that? I'm a great competitor, you know, I like winning. Who does one like winning?

1:46:05So, I mean, winning is, it's in my blood. You know, my parents taught me that at a young age, you know, going out there competing for anything that you want. And I feel like if you can go out there, I can peep for it, you know, it's yours. And if you can peep for it all the time, who don't take it from me? So, I mean, I'm a good competitor. I'm always going to go out there and try to take what's mine. If it's out there, then anybody can have it. And I'm going to be the one to get it. There's some roles in your room, obviously. You would talk to her, what would your naturalist want to do? I mean, it could come out on me, you know, but I really am a game to the talking for this part. But, you know, if it gets there, it gets to that point where, yeah, I can bring it out. Because, you know, regardless, I'm not just going to let nobody just come out here and just, you know, kiss balls on me. So, if I'm having a good day when I'm consistently getting P.B. News, yeah, I'm going to talk. But, you know, being in that room, you kind of got to talk. You know, the Jermaine, you got IGB, you know, those real talkers in that room. It kind of makes you want to bring it out. And, you know, when you bring that out, they just bring it to energy out on the whole defense. And when you got the whole defense clicking, I mean, you can see you can see what happened.

1:47:05Is there anyone that's kind of a competition you have with IGB? It was during the winter. We were doing, you know, just stuff on the field. We were just having the time of the field. Just a lot of competitions. So, I mean, he just kind of, it was a day where, you know, they had us going up against just a freshman. And then they kind of threw us in there and fired against the older guys. So, we had to, you know, we had to wake up and, you know, we all kind of lost. And it all kind of like, we all kind of can't get that professional group like, what are we going to do about this? Because, you know, they're kind of nice to step up in those roads. Is that coming to you? Welcome to college. Yeah, definitely, definitely, definitely. I work in college moments. You know, just showing that, you know, it's real now, a metal high-oh-state. I'm not in Houston, Texas, no more in my school. I'm far from my family. You know, I got to wake up, I got to grow. I got to mature fast. And, you know, I just got to get ready for the next level. You've mentioned high school a couple times. How did, you know, grow it up there in Texas, playing at that level? How do you feel like that helped you prepare for a high-oh-state? I still like you prepare good, you know. I still like, I want to power house in Texas. We obviously ran the Houston area. You know, we've been running the Houston area for a long time now.

1:48:09And I feel like, you know, we're a real college program. We live just like these guys who do the same lifts. You know, the level of ball I play, the highest level of ball in Texas, 6A. You know, we're going against guys like Dunkin' Bill, no crowded. Those top schools, you know, receive the Corian more I go against. And I want to get some three times in my career. So I mean, those that really prepared me for this level, you know, coming in like, okay, this is not where it's a little school where, oh, they don't believe that I can come here and make an impact. I came from big schools, so they're counting on me to make an impact. Because, you know, I think, I mean, everybody would say Texas is one of the highest, highest-played bars in the country, you know, they go as floated and they're probably Georgia. So I mean, they're counting on me to be ready and that level of ball prepared me real, real well. How'd you do against the Corian? You know, it was when lose, when lose. You know, I went something, he lost something. So I mean, it's just getting better on a shot from higher. Because, you know, he's the top receiver, obviously, in our class. You know, I feel like he's going to have a good impact at the morning.

1:49:11So, I mean, it's just, it's just, just, just, just, you know, what's going to happen next. Looking forward to seeing him again? Yeah, definitely, definitely. And you know, I plan on planning against him. We don't, we want to see him this year, hopefully we see him in the big team championships. So, you know, I want, I want, I want that rematch, you know. Devin, you committed super early in the process six months after that. You shut things now when, quite frankly, someone of your caliber didn't have to do that. You could have, you've seen kids play the game a little bit longer than that. But you chose to not do that. Just kind of lock it in here. Why? You know, because this is, this is what I felt, this is home. You know, I didn't really feel like, you know, standing Texas was a good thing for me. I didn't, I didn't feel like that was home for me. Up here, I just felt like it was home. You know, because of all, because they, you know, they're making it, you know, making me feel important up here. And then, you know, like you could ask, because what, how many times I came up here? Throughout my high school career, I came up here 13 times. So, it got to the point where I was knowing guys on the team, I had their numbers just like that. When I come up here, you know, I don't got to always build the coaches.

1:50:11I can go chill with something the guys on the team. So, it was just, just me, you know, knowing what I want to put in my college ball at, you know, knowing where I felt like it was home and then, you know, it was also my parents too, you know. My mom being, you know, feeling safe that, you know, I'm up here, you know, I'm handling the business and not having to worry about me when she goes to sleep. All right. Fifth throw of middle, Stephen Leonard College football dolls. Yeah, kind of piggybacking on that. How much of it was their offensive line being a strike that are team versus Dylan Gabriel being able to escape and the lack of pressures that we had on our defense? Oh, yeah. I mean, when you got a good offensive line, I mean, it makes it even better for a quarterback, you know, being in the rollout, you know, that your line was going to help you protect you when you're in the pocket. So, I mean, it makes it easier for throws and it makes it harder for us, honestly, for having a good offensive line. So, I mean, like I said before, just being able to attack the offensive line, attack the weaknesses and be able to go after and make it harder for a quarterback, and he's harder for them or a world. Uh, for a right, Andrew Gillick, please even drop out. What's the challenge of similar to Tim's question and, you know, when you play a team like this that runs the level of RPOs that they do that is,

1:51:14how do you stay true and be aggressive and force the issue where, you know, the daily behaviors really make it up great. Oh, yeah. Like I said, just putting pressure on them, I mean, do you be able to get it back there? I mean, we got a lot of different plays that can help us get back there faster in playing and playing to their tendencies, you know. A lot of times they have the RPOs, the RPOs helps them out. It means you get the ball out fast. I mean, I mean, things like Jackson and JTB, and get their hands up. Knock the ball down. Crazy stream amount of pressure for the quarterback when you got hands in your face all times. And final questions, Bill Rebenowitz, Columbus Dispatch? We've asked about Dylan Gabriel and the receivers. They're not one dimensional. They're the running back in Jordan James. What makes him special and what's the challenge for you guys? I think he's definitely one of the better running backs in the comforts of well. I mean, just how hard he runs is it's hard to bring him down at times. So I mean, as a front pro, we probably stopping around. That's the first thing we're going to do as we go on the game. I mean, past rushing is good and all, but we can't stop the running. I mean, they've been running the ball there and throw all the time. So all the time we have to figure out how we're going to stop them.

1:52:15We're going to run the ball and then we're going to take them down. So I mean, it's our job as a front pro to go on there and stop the run. We're going to make them one dimensional as we go out there. I mean, as we get up there every time every mindset we go out there, we're going to get them. We're not going to allow them to get in the yards, let them to get going. We're going to stop and we're going to make them throw the ball. When I, what J.T. was up here asked him about how to compare contrast him and Jack as personalities. What's your take on that? How different are they as just personalities? I definitely think Jack is more outgoing. I mean, the guy he's like the light that shines around me and everybody goes around him. Everybody loves him. He's an outgoing guy. They're going to come to you, shake your hand any time of day. And then J.T. is more of the blue guy. I mean, a lot of guys gravitate to him. I mean, he just has a bright smile on him all the time. He's just a great guy that people like to be around. And they're two good people, so it's hard to tell. And Ty, I do that one more question for you. Tony Irvin, bug out. You guys obviously have faced stuff while you did it last week. What's the key for you as a defensive one facing tempo? Oh, yeah. I mean, we've been going through all week in the past two weeks.

1:53:17It's just getting set. I mean, that's the first thing you do. If you're not set, it means it makes it harder to do your job. So let's be able to get on the ball, get set before they're lined up and set the ball. It's one and more important thing. So when we're set, we're able to do our jobs at the efficiency they can before they can do theirs. How did you call this up? It could be difficult at times. You know, you've got to look to the signline first. You've got to get the call. I mean, the call has to be set down first. It can't be difficult at times, but that's definitely what we've been working on the past few weeks. You just get the call, get the call early, get set. So we can go and be play faster. Is there a time where you've chased a play to one side of the field? And now it looks lined up. They're going to be heading to the other side. So like, you've got to just run the signline side like this. Oh, yeah. I mean, I have been a lot of last game, you know. It's hard. It's definitely tough. I mean, that's what we work on and practice. It's just moving faster. We can simulate in these things. So we can get into the game. It's a lot easier. So we move it around side to side, run around, doing extra conditioning just for moments like this. Time. Thank you very much. All right. Thank you. Thanks, Tom. I'm going to go to the games, you know.

1:54:17So, you know, the guys just definitely getting off that ball. So definitely excited when I'm playing with those guys. So are you pleased with the pressures on them? You got to get the sack you wanted to usually when you get the pressure, those sacks will come with them? Yeah, they're going to come in. I ain't too worried. You know, just keep playing my game and just keep doing what I'm doing. And then I know they will come. Did you feel like the pressure has defected? I definitely did. I think he reinforced in completions, we forced to interception. So I think it definitely had a hand on the game for sure. Dennis said that, you know, a lot of people that were down on you all last week are now praising you all this week. Is it hard to kind of block out that noise and not get too high or too low or is it pretty easy? It's pretty easy for me. I said, I don't really listen to none of it. I'm just like then, like, you know, tunnel vision blinders on them. Just doing my thing. Are you hoping now that deep offenses will pay so much attention to a long detail that it precedes? Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's just, yeah, then that play that we ran.

1:55:20There's a great play, great call by coach. You know, we kept sticking with it. And that boy, that boy, he did this thing. You mean one of the sacks, he ran behind you to go get it. Did you pick with him about A and you took my quarterback down? No, no, you know, you know, sacks. Sacks, you know, they worked a lot. So I'm glad he could pick them things up. What does that, his performance say maybe about his skill and how have you seen him, like as a player? Yeah, I mean, I'll tell you, a great player, fast, physical, you know, just loves ball. I think he's very good and I think he's going to have a very good year. I know you all probably haven't really gotten into a new plan to fulfill me up. It just kind of thoughts on Dag and Dallas and just kind of initial take on them. Yeah, I mean, we know the, you know, good team, you know, discipline team, has great players. But, you know, I think we are that too. So, I think it'd be a good match up and I guess we're going to see.

1:56:20After many things have picked up, going against him over the years? Yeah, you know, I ain't tripping over no cowboys for ever. You know, I feel like just in terms of, because I played in my whole, most of my whole career. Going in the same week, you know, watching him and try to put, you know, try to put ourselves in the best position to win. Being in Washington for so long, do you kind of carry some of that rivalry still with Dallas? Not just more of, you know, knowing what those play them, you know, multiple times. You know, knowing what those guys are about, knowing that we have to put our best foot forward. So, does that have that much extra motivation to go get a sack on deck, even though you'll play too many times? Motivated to get a sack every week. So, that ain't back in the one just doing that. Your pressures were like a team high. To come in right away, like, to one, like, did you feel like you could make that impact right away? And what does that do for the rest of the defense when you are performing at that level?

1:57:20Yeah, man, you know, I know what I can do. I'm very confident in my ability. And I know what I can bring to the table when, you know, I go. So, you know, I'm happy I can help the team, the way I'm helping the team and my job is to keep going. How much does the way that offense played have an effect on what you guys can do defensively? Oh, a lot. You know, when you put points from the board, you know, teams have to pass the ball. That's more. Sack opportunities, more pressure opportunities. As you see, more opportunities to get interceptions and force-train-overs. Do you feel like the offense defense, they're really kind of coming together? When you talked about it a lot over training camp, the team seems like the bond is stronger. Yeah, definitely from this game, you can tell it was a complimentary football. Offense was, they were sitting on all cylinders, literally, and, you know, defense. You know, we did our thing and, you know, we just kind of played hand to hand. Thank you, thank you. I would say I was a physical in high school, but I've been a lot more physical I can tell just, you know, Coach making the strength staff.

1:58:23You know, they help you a lot, just exposing to all that. So I appreciate the strength staff a lot. And, what's the January year with the team? How much has that helped you in the other early enrollments? Not just getting their pair of businesses, but learning the culture of a high school? So, Coach, they asked all the seniors before we came in. They asked if they were okay for us to come with the playoffs with them and they all just give it a green light. They wanted us to experience that for the next time we're in the playoffs. So we can see that I think that's helped tremendously. I think I made this mature just being around those guys and knowing what to do when we do get to that place. Are there ways that you've heard you see that thing all? I definitely can say, you know, just matured you. Why especially from this class? I think we all just came in a little bit maybe immature, but we've definitely grown throughout that process. Just see the way a guy like Donovan Jackson stepped up for a high school. How inspiring is that for you? It's very inspiring. You know me and Donovan were pretty close to like to talk to him a lot. So, you know, just seeing him move from guard to tackle and just make such a huge jump in that little time was just really cool to watch. Carter, especially the three primary coaches you're working on, do they all speak the same language? If you follow my drill?

1:59:26Yeah. Who do you listen to most, I guess, in those kind of situations? You know, they're all from different places. So, at first, I think it was a little hard for them to mention the one that was in the ring open. Now they've got it down packed. They're all at the same exact thing. So, that's been helping a lot. I mean, obviously they can explain stuff a little different if you like them to. But they've been doing a good job of keeping everything together. And coach Dick in particular. What's he brought? What's he brought to you? What were some tidbits or things he's brought to open your eyes a little bit? Just let the little older playstyle. I could say he's not like too fancy on all the techniques stuff. So, I like just how straightforward he is with all the techniques stuff for sure. It's very straightforward. I know you know Luke pretty well, both being from Toledo. How have you just seen Luke Bro here so far going into this year? I think I've been watching him for a while. You know, I've known him like you said. But I'm just seeing him grow as a leader. He's been really cool. Just seeing him a while back. I think I was a software he was a senior. We always played in each other. But seeing him move into that leader role has been really cool to see. What kind of leadership is he bringing to that unit right now? I'm just always talking to the younger guys. Then encouraging us. You know, tell us what we need to do. And not only the younger guys, but the other guys just encourage us as a whole.

2:00:30And what does his story mean to you? I mean, obviously this time a year ago he wasn't even sure where he was going to fit in or whatever. Now, especially through the playoffs, he was a force. I mean, what does it just tell you about perseverance, but also a season? I think it really is just never give up. I mean, obviously you might not start the first game. Maybe not even the second game. But you can always make an impact if you really that's your desire. We've been leading on this. That's going to be a lot of players on team. Nice car. I kind of teach you the ropes. I kind of teach you. Here's a trade. Who, you know, all the offensive lines. I would say Austin and Luke a lot. You know, I talked to them for your office, especially about technique stuff. Austin's been playing a little different places. So he's been helping me a lot of my small technique things. Just what to do for sure. Is it the small stuff that is a big adjustment from playing top? Is that really kind of getting a little bit more stuff? Yeah, it's definitely the smaller stuff. Just like, you know, hand protection stuff like that. Nothing to address it. So it's been good. The trade just hasn't been too crazy. Part of exactly what positions have you been repiting?

2:01:31Only a left tackle. Yeah, so far. You feel pretty comfortable there. I hope very comfortable. These are grown men you're going against. Can Yada and Kaden are like 22, 23 years old. Yeah, yeah. Obviously that's a lot different than high school. You're playing what 16, 17, most 18. So it hasn't been a lot different. I first co-practors were my best, but I definitely adjusted a pretty well this spring. Part of that, I asked Jay von to come to Sancten. You guys obviously coached quite a lot of time. It's very close. He came up to Lido a handful of times and then all the time you get up here, he's gone. How's it been getting them? It's been really good. You know, obviously we had all the freshmen out of really good relationship with coach Fry. You know, then seeing him leave was actually a little hard, but we all kept our minds open with coach Boen. And we're liking him a lot. We've been developing relationships with him and he's been really good to us so far. Good. All right, Carter. Thank you. Thank you. Dude, I still feel a little off. I don't feel as balanced in my stance. Can you show me the small technique? Can you do my feet? Just still doing it. You're not left tackle. Just because it's part of my routine and it's part of my process. I get into my stance.

2:02:35So stuff like that that he taught me from day one. I was seeing Praxas fun just competing. And you know, just to meet at the back of the pocket and to dab each other about whatever you read. That was competing. You know what I mean? So that's my guy. And as much as you love him on the other side, how bittersweet is it that certain matters because it would happen to him? Yeah, that's the thing. That's not how I was definitely know how I thought about a transitional girl. You know, about the home sometime in a car no soul career. You know, I want to play her forever. I mean, I was talking about his plans. So, you know, you wish transitions like one of those fairy tales like to your time now. But again, either way, you know, we talk about it. That's the Togo's. But obviously, you know, he's happy. He's been one of the exporters.

2:03:38Again, I think everybody leads in their own way. Not everybody's the... Guys, come around. That's not everybody. Like I think for me, that's me specifically on game day. With the O-I and after we do the little one, like that's my like, well, hump did it. Like that's my like, a vocal time I feel like. I'm talking about this, you know, just recently. Talking about how what I want to do for the long is I want to bring that hump energy, the Hebrew. Right. So last year, of course, I'm sure he's been doing for years, but the year when I spent my own, he brought a lot of energy and excitement and happiness in the room, which is his natural energy, to where I only had to focus on me. You know, I didn't have to make sure other guys were, you know, feel some type of way when it came in here because hump brought that. I've been on the hump not here, but I saw when he did for the room, I want to be that guy to make sure I want to

2:04:43amptical to practice everybody's, I'm more taking a field team on period, you know, it's a low day, or something, you know, it's a bit of a slip-in, but like, I want to make it feel like hump comes. You're like, you have the pairs of the trippers. I want to bring that because that's what me and hump did to each other, who I have each other, I don't do anything to do. I'm going to be a walker, reflect. So I want to do that. I want to bring that energy, I want to make bring more guys. You want to do that, you know? I want to do that from day one, you know. I kind of, I want to do that from day one. I just want to continue on and obviously spend time, I spend the obvious season before OTA started. Just being in my self-esteem about what the room needs, you know, because I know I knew Rural as one of the years. You know, my mom and I, is that we need a guy like that, is going to make sure the O-line is picked up. We're ready to go every day, I want to help a little things, or have an up-prax and people aren't saying anything,

2:05:44and how I may lead, maybe different than somebody else may lead, you know, like to practice, at least like the legal positivity, you know what I mean. But he, the energy, had to be on just the high-pub-be-on stuff too. So I was kind of, I want to be going on, leading my whole life on the NFL. Team captain, like specifically, and 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, so I feel like I'm not going to be a captain until I get to that, I felt. But that would be awesome, you know, but, you know, if it happens, I'd be great, but not either way, I want to assume a role as a captain from the perspective of guys on the team. They'd be a visual ward, and get back to that point. Yeah, I mean, I can't say that, I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like I would use two of the past,

2:06:46but it didn't take just the first LTAs, it took training, left and right, once this season ended, because I didn't know what it was going to be, so I took a lot of reps, just to give back to feeling like myself for the LTAs, and then that whole first week, but now like today specifically, just changing some small things with my feet, that good thing, talking about the long coach, about some things I'm going to do with my feet, and 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, so I need more exercises tomorrow, now I'm getting my feet back, and how I like the right side, and on the left side, and so on the side. I mean, obviously I feel like in the league, whether I left or right, you're still going against premier guys, obviously you're high expectations for your left and right tackle, but there's definitely like the level of energy,

2:07:46and like the expectations definitely take the human side, because now connect the blind side, that's the tackle world, you know, so yeah, I would say in terms of communication as far as this, even outside of facility, just stuff like that, really creating that, the tackle quarterback, bond even more off the field, I think has been something that's even the cool maybe I got a text one day, and I said hey, you put it left, I was like, yeah, I've been training both, I've been training both, I asked after the season, they're like honestly, we'll talk to you in a certain season, and I just got a text one, I don't know what happens, but with the free agency, then so I was like, you know what, I had an O-season right tackle, so if I get the word, I'm going, I'm standing right tackle, I'll just do what I did before, I'm build on that, but I was like, oh my, I was almost training the left tackle now, as if I'm going to be left tackle, and I'd rather do that than training on right tackle,

2:08:47because I'll call my day, I'll be left tackle, I'm like, who, how do you, how do you switch my feet yet? You know what I mean, so I'm like, let me just prepare an advance, I'll say yeah, it's gone, you know? I think occasionally, on third down, there would be a lot of twists, I was just not like, it's automatic, it's gone. And I think that was my mindset for like the first half of the season, like I didn't have to go into the game with some pros, like oh my gosh, they did that, I kind of figured like, okay, like this is the type of rush I'm going to get, this is how this guy usually rushes, if I get the vibe, this is how the end is like the rush, you know, tackles that, you know, first year guys, we got the premier patch on, you know, what it was going to be, you know, will be every stud. And honestly, just knowing that's kind of an advantage to, so you're not, you're not, you're not, oh, they brought the twist on my side again, it was never air gone, like, well, they come up on my side, three plays in a row, two minutes, I knew that, it was the one that I had, you know what I mean, I'm watching more everybody else, and he rarely, he only goes out there on occasion, on third down, I was like, you know, I was like,

2:09:48he's going to pick me, you know what I mean, so, it's kind of, it's also kind of an energy, but that's all I think, I'm talking to him about this, you know, just recently, talking about how what I want to do for the rums, I want to bring that hump energy, the he brought, right? So last year, of course, I'm sure he's been doing for years, but the year when I spent my own, he brought a lot of energy, excitement, and happiness in the room, which is natural energy, to where I only had to focus on me, you know, I didn't have to make sure other guys were, you know, feels the type of way when it came in here, because hump brought that, and I have a hump not here, but I saw when he did for a room, I want to be that guy to make sure I was an amptical, to practice everybody's, I'm more taking a field team on period, you know, it's a low day, or something, you know, it's a event, but like, I want to make it feel like home's come,

2:10:49like, you have a pair of the trip. I want to bring that, because that's what me and hump did to each other, we would have each other, and do something to do, it's probably going to be a walk, we're a lit, so I want to do that, I want to bring that energy, I want to make bring more guys, you know, to do that, you know? I want to do that from day one, you know, I kind of, I want to do that from day one, talking to him, and obviously it's that time I spent, obviously it's a before OTA started, just being in my self-just thinking about what the room needs, you know, because I know I knew her as one of the leaders, you know, on the office, is that we need a guy like that, that is going to make sure the O-line is picked up, we're ready to go every day, I want to help a little things or having to practice people and saying anything, and how I may leave, maybe different than somebody else may leave, you know, like to practice, at least, like, to be a positivity, you know what I mean? So, but he, the energy I would be on,

2:11:51just to hype up the beyond, so I was kind of, how I would be, go on on, literally my whole iPhone, again, I felt, team captain, like specifically, and I felt I wasn't a captain in high school, wasn't a captain in college, but I want to make a joke, I want to make a joke, I want to make a joke in high school, so I feel like I'm not going to be a captain, like he's that I felt, you know, but that would be awesome, you know, but, you know, if 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 team visual work, and get back to that point. Yeah, I mean, I can't say that, I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like how you used to in the past, but it didn't take just the first day, LTAs, it took training, left and right, once this season ended, because I know what it was going to be, so I took a lot of reps,

2:12:53just to get back to feeling like myself, for they won LTAs, and then that whole first week, but now like today specifically, just changing some small things with my feet, that good thing, talking about the long coach, about 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, I thought I felt great already, but I felt even better today. Sorry, the more excited tomorrow now, I'm getting my feet back, and how I like the right side, and the left side, so the wrong side. I mean, obviously I feel like, in the league, whether I left or right, you're still going against premier guys, obviously, you have high expectations for your left and right tackle, but definitely, like the level of energy, and like the expectations definitely take the human side, because now connectable lines, I bet that's the, that's the tackle world, you know, so, so yeah, I would say, in terms of communication as far as,

2:13:54even outside of facility, and stuff like that, like really creating that, but an tackle quarterback, and bond even more off the field, I think has been something that's, even the cool, maybe it's there. I got a text one day, and I said, hey, I keep going left, I was like, you know, yeah, I've been training both, I've been training both, you know, I asked after the season there, like honestly, you know, we'll talk to you in a certain season, and I just got a text one, depending on how this went with the free agency, then, so I was like, you know what, I had an old season right tackle, so, if I get the word, I'm going, I'm standing right tackle, and I just do what I did before, I'm building on that, but I was like, I might as well just train the left tackle now, as if I'm going to be left tackle, and I'd rather do that, than train the right tackle, good to call it, and do the left tackle, I'm like, who, how do you, I didn't switch my feet yet. You know what I mean? So, I'm like, let me just prepare an advance, I was like, yeah, it was gone. You know, I think occasionally,

2:14:54I'm third down, there would be a lot of twists, I was just not like, it's a automatic outcome. I think that was my mindset for like, the first half of the season, like, I didn't have to go into the game with some pros like, oh my gosh, they did that. I kind of figured, okay, like, this is the type of rush, I mean, again, this is how this guy usually rushes. If I get the vibe, this is how the ends like the rush, you know, tackles that, you know, first of your guys, you got to premiere patch on, already, you know, what it was going to be, already, you know, will be every stunt. And honestly, just knowing that's kind of an advantage to, so, you're not, oh, they brought the twists on my side again. It was never air-dombed, but they come out the my side, like, three plays in a row. And in two minutes, I do that, it was going to happen. You said, you know what I mean? I'm watching more everybody else, and you rarely, you know, it goes out there on occasional third, and I was like, you know, I was like, he's going to pick me. You know what I mean? So, that effect, it's kind of, it's also kind of an advantage in a way. But it's also exciting, like, okay, I'm going to get the, the hardest look,

2:15:55you know, those are real, real reps, you know, the things, so, really, I'm an arid and kind of process, and I was like, hey, when they tell me, they'll let me know, but I'm just going to train it. I was training all the way up. So, TAs, I guess, if I didn't hear anything about TAs, I would've came in like, so, you know what I mean? Because just like, I'm cool with training both continue. I would've been cool with training both continually, but, I feel like anybody, any position will be like, okay, like, you want to, as soon as possible, give your feet, kind of, settle it in, your hips, settle it in, your hands, settle it in, a certain kind of way. Would it have been harder if they had to work both their HOTs? No. No. But, they're definitely, but in terms of the development, they're definitely a lot faster, they're staying on one side, but I think having that, the weeks that we had to transition with seasons over, and like,

2:16:55was fun. You know? Look, I'm trying to get up, put them in the car, and I mean, weak things out of town right now, but, when it comes back, I'm going to show them the other house, so I've got a house, not too far from, so I told them, I got that house, like, I got a yellow outside. Like, DJs! You know what I mean? So, yeah. Thank you. Thank you. What's your mind telling me that? Yeah. My mind says, you know, just go out there, my day just dominated the person I was confronting me. You know, just do what I've been doing for the last, two to three weeks, I should say. But, you know, they play mental men, so I'm just ready for the challenge. Yeah. I mean, feels good, or just say somebody going out there and playing mental men, guess how high your state is going to be. But, you know, they play mental men, so I'm just ready for the challenge. They're not chasing their game plan, but we got to go out there and show them the reason why not the play, man, I'm, man. Well, in the race announcement, about the month 2016, I'm talking about it right now.

2:17:55I'm sure you're going to be the conversation. Yeah. When you go to the car, if you have trouble looking at a state of case, why is he going to have to go to the car? I mean, I don't really, if I be on a car, if I be on a car, if I be on a car, if I mean, it's not really a big deal to me, it may definitely be a blessing for sure, just to be on a car, if I'm on a car, if I'm on a car, if I mean, it might also be an issue because it'll be a huge struggle. Yeah. Are you okay? It's definitely a good one for what you're, um, but, next time, we meet again in the last. I think there's another one right here now. Like on, just in the first episode, we're going to think about this in time. Yes. How do you feel about the day, Movies though. Is anything are you, guys? What do you have with Nahtie, what do you have with you guys, what also you're going to do with you? Is it more as dinosaurs or else? It's OK then. It's OK. Yeah. I'm planning a Rose Bowl as a freshman. I'm planning a Cardin Bowl, not an Astro Champion, so I mean, it's a blessing for sure, but it haven't hit me yet. I'm sure. I'm putting it right here.

2:18:56So why would you frame me on that too, baby? My favorite catch, I would say we play Michigan State. The one I caught over two defenders, definitely probably my favorite for sure. Or you could go the one from Iowa, as I said, and the answer, probably the two. Sure. I mean, yeah, like you said, it's pretty frustrated me having a game that I had in the Rose Bowl. They're coming to the Cardin Bowl, just doing different things, chasing their scheme up against me. But I mean, like you said, whatever, I could do to make a help to team win. It's not really a big deal for me. As long as we win, that's all I really care about. And it got us to national championship.

2:19:57Right here. It means a lot. We put a lot of work in this season. We have highs, we have lows. We have people cutting us out. But we hear now, we just ready to put on a show Monday. Oh, yeah. First of when is national championship, because there was means a lot. I mean, you see everything that he bent through this year. People saying he should be fine and this, that, and the third. But I mean, you see everything that he bent through this year. I mean, I see everything that he bent through this year on seeing everything. People saying my hand on Twitter.

2:20:58I wasn't here. He first got the head coach and job. But I know this year, for sure, we definitely got to win this for him. Oh, I mean, it's a lot. A lot of people in the league, I should say. I can't really say who, but I mean, you had guys like Odele. You had guys like Odele. You had Stefan Dicks. It means a lot of Michael Thomas Chris Carter. Just a lot of, you know, guys that played in NFL and stuff like that. But yeah, really them guys for sure. Very good. What did they say? No, just keep going. You got it. You've messed up for sure. Really, I really, really that. So they said, yeah, two of the top defense. The first one, that's the other game. I'm going to see how they're going to be in the two. They said they're going to be in the two. Like a physical defense, like you said, like people say, like they like to play man. They're not changing their scheme.

2:21:59So we're just ready for the challenge. Like you said, the best defense we probably go see all year. And we just got to be ready to go out there Monday and just put on the show. I'm excited for Will. First coming here in Ohio State January. Our first workout we had together. Just everything that we did through the season. I'm just happy for him to be in this position right now. But we got to finish the job. And that's the winning at the Oman Day. I mean, it's pretty funny. Them saying that because I'm just only a freshman. I mean, it's a blessing for sure.

2:22:59People even say that. But I got two, three more years left for Carlos. And I'm just focused on cars right now. I'm not really worried about the NFL right now. It's very special for me. Just being a freshman, playing the national stage. Appearing for national titles, something that I dreamed of as a very young kid. I'm just happy to be here. And I just can't wait to put on some Monday for you guys. I mean, all of us used to sit on the bench and we just see him hit the quarterback the ball come out. And we all just got up and just started jumping up and down. We all excited. Happy for jacking that moment. We just knew that that moment like, yeah, we're going to the daddy for sure.

2:24:16Me, it shows a lot of me going from high school or winning three state championships. Shabbin' on Madonna then coming to Ohio State. Just competing for national title right now. Me just showed that I picked two great schools. But I'm happy to be here. And I just came with the pool of show Monday. The coolest person. I mean, you got a lot. I can't really say just a specific person. You got a lot of great guys. Rich out in the lead. Odele, you had guys like Stefan Deeks. A lot of other players will just get cut off my mind. But really, really them two guys will show Odele a step on this. Like they say, they play man. So I'm just ready for the challenge. And just get ready to go out there Monday. And just no put on the show.

2:25:16Thank you. You're welcome. Yeah. I'm happy that you're welcome. You're welcome. Yeah. I heard you played against the pool on Ray. So what is right now? Yeah. I'm happy that you're welcome. Just say like this. That's your favorite pool of show. I think it's a good thing. The vice-geno had gave me. I could just keep golf first. I know the reason why I'm here. Yeah. Like he said, just keep golf first. And just no keeping the main thing and the main thing. And the best corner I face this year. I mean, I face a lot of great corners. I can't really say. But yeah, I face a great lot of great corners. Can't really put a name on it. I'm not supposed to throw up. It looks like a teammate. Like I'm a buddy doesn't have a hard shot. Yeah. When I'm letting him in, I'm going to see the other guy. What is your extreme vacation? My dream vacation is a third-cent kick-offs.

2:26:17OK. What brings you here all your life? What good are you? Yes. I say both respect and frustration as well. But I mean, I thought they come out there and try to put to me and they say stick it to whatever door in our year and that's playing man covers which is ready for the challenge. Pretty good group Christian Gary 29 is a great corner, 15, Lenard Moore, two great guys all right there. Very physical but you know we all highest they receive us so we ready for the challenge. Yeah.

2:27:34I'll say just no understanding the defense, understanding the game plan, understanding what Coach Kelly is trying to get done. I mean just coming in I felt I progress from our first game against Akron to now. But I got better each and every week. I mean things slowed down a lot for me. But yeah really just no understanding the defense and no understanding what they're trying to do to me for sure. I'm two guys great part of the best we go see all year for sure. Two physical guys but you know we're ready for the challenge that they're coming with and that's the play man no man and you know we ready to go on my day. I mean the environment is pretty crazy seeing all these cameras. Certainly I never thought I'd see them alive but it's a blessing for sure to be in this position right now.

2:28:37I mean we just had a prayer prayer prayer prayer meeting and you know we all they all just I mean we all discussed the issues because they discussed issues and you know we just want the work. I mean that two and a half weeks we had off before Tennessee game and we just came out there on Tennessee game and we played with a chip on our shoulder all throughout the playoffs and we go continue to play with that chip on our shoulder and that's the championship on Monday. Do you know how that very impactful yeah the very impact on my career I should say you know just going to his games as a very young kid seven eight years old him playing Westfield Westfield G and they played Clemson Orange Bull down in Miami. I mean just going to see his games it's like yeah I definitely want to play on the stage and I can't wait till I get to know that moment for sure.

2:29:45Yeah are you. Okay because they really just in his own his own little space he's just walking around trying to get his mind right trying to get his mind ready for the game. But you know he just gave everybody hype in the locker room and you know just trying to get us ready to go to win the game. Oh yeah oh yeah for sure I mean you go play man against Ohio State receivers I mean just be ready because you know we definitely go to come out there and know give our best and I mean they said not go change what they do so we just ready for the challenge.

2:30:48Not a year later definitely sometime my career college but not my first in college I should say I mean just the being in this position right now is you know a blessing or just a young kid from Miami to be here and I won't take it for granted I'm ready to go out there man thank you for my role. Yeah yeah I mean I was watching my game against was it Georgia I believe yeah I watched it yeah I was watching I gave I was pretty sick myself because I was actually committed at that time so I mean yeah they left a bad testing them off but I mean we ready to go out there Monday to redeem myself and you know just put a show Monday.

2:32:02I mean I just laugh but you know that's what they do they're not going to change what they do just because we're Ohio State so I'm just gonna go out there and put it in and put it in and why not to play man on man against us so we just got to go out there and show them Monday. He said he ain't sorry. My journey here at Ohio State repair me a lot from that's your shape of shit me just going through everything that I've been through my first guy here all the Matt Jules all the hard work guys that we had all the hard practices me just preparing all of us for this moment and I'm just ready to go out there and give it up my all on Monday. Okay okay yeah we just squeezed this.

2:33:02One or nine. 200? Me he is big and strong. Yeah yeah I'll go. What's 20? Yeah that's great yeah it's pretty good.

2:34:02Why not part of the most is the one against Michigan State when I caught over two defenders on that song. Put it out one or the one after that I should say or you go the one against Iowa probably them three probably my best ones for sure. I mean just we'll put in the ball in my area and I just know how to make a play for them even though somebody was grabbing my face I just know I still have to make a play because the ball touched my hands so me just in the ball and the other thing I have to make the play no matter how the ball comes at me. After a big game I mean we really they really feed us Chick-fil-A or piece out of the game so it's really either Chick-fil-A or piece so yeah probably Chick-fil-A for sure.

2:35:22Yeah it went pretty good everybody just speaking with their thing is going right and what they think is wrong. We just a lot of the older guys what's in their opinions on what we need to do to come together as a team but you know that me and definitely help us in a big way because it helped us on the field as well because we're playing our great football right now and we just got to shoot out on Monday. Yeah definitely got emotional can't really say what really was said because that's no players only and coaches only but it was definitely some stuff said that people took and they went with it and that's the reason we're playing the Wies Rowery Plan right now. Yeah make help me a lot this year him being our older guy in the room me help me and Carl Nell as well and Brennan and it's in all the guys in our city room as well me just a great guy as well very smart of me make just been a big part of the reason that I'm having to see that I'm having a well because he's been a big you know older guy been there been a lot of great guys in that room like Chris a lot of it girl Wilson Marvin Harrison Jr. Jackson Smith and Jill but so he seen all the grids I built it there and me teaching us the right thing and the right way and the buck out way for sure.

2:36:51I love it that means they don't know what's coming out of next we got 12 personnel 11 personnel you can throw two of us in the world so you gotta stop it all. What have you made of the quarterbacks of the three of them? Not too much I feel like they all come in here working I feel like everybody's making their throws making their passes and everybody making their corrections. What did you take away from last season? When the next game that was it when the next game go out there on Saturday beat the man in front of you and came out with a national championship and a bench. The strict laws about improving as a individual when you work on this thing. I'm talking about everything I'm trying to get my game as well as playing spirit and I'm trying to come up to fit it on. We hear about either the key roles not just for this group but for the whole team. You should get a step up who has started to step up and your eyes for a place. I feel like we've had leaders from last year that came back and I feel like we got new guys that stepped up into their roles and their roles and around the team.

2:37:58We've become leaders. Being a leader you all always have to be vocal. You can have the same examples on the field. You can be vocal and do both. What was it like to have the same body? What was the last couple years going through that? I was happy for Gia and I saw her grind and I saw her ride and she was grinding and getting an extra work. We come out here and play ball. He's out here doing a pro day yesterday. I just see him ready to make some real money. What ways do you feel like you're a different player now going into this year and maybe you were last year? I feel like every year I've just improved on my overall game. Blocking and catching consists of wires. People used that word but I feel like I'm just overall better. I came in here ready to go. How much does it push you when you're in a room with guys like Max and Will and Bennett that you know you've got to be on your game if you're going to get in the field? I feel like Arya is starting to hire every day. You come in and work and they go push me every day to work and it's just like I'm going to do that.

2:38:59It's not a crowded room. You got Max first. What's the impression of you when you're in a room? I love them all. I love Max, Max Claire, Max LeBlanc, both of them. What's your flashed in the time you're in? Is this the year or the outcome of the other half? I feel like every year is my year but we're going to see this year. I'm ready to come out here and put on a show for the Bucket Nation. I feel like everybody on the field is ready to come and put on a show. We're going to go back and back. You got to play quite a bit though last year, Tulane. What did you pick up from all of that especially in a championship run? They were counting on you. Honestly, just be ready at any time. You can be throwing in at any time just like I was. I probably had some rest while I was just throwing in. You've got to get it done. If you don't get it done, they're going to find somebody who has to do it. I think we asked you this every time we get it. It's a few times a week. We're going to definitely see what you've progressed as a tight end, the all of that needs.

2:40:03Honestly, I'm not even a year old. Honestly, over the spring and some of this, I feel like I've told them I've got a lot of my body. I got stronger in the wheel room. I've also got a little bit faster so I can get in and out of the brakes a little bit better. And just the mind work part of the game. The mental part of the game. If you've got an even better end, how would you describe that? The mind part of the game. Well, I feel like it's a lot more fair. I say the tight ends, we come in here. Five o'clock, every other day, we go walk through more film. Which is more students at a game now. We're like that. Thanks. I feel like it was just an exciting play. I was the last read on it. I don't go out, I can't go out with the catch, so I need to get the first down. You're always the most vulnerable one. Thank you. You're, but I still had a great rookie year. Six yards of carry, you know, things like that.

2:41:04I think it was like nine touchdowns, ten, including the playoffs. And so there's always been like, all right, you guys let me show my talent, trying a little bit, like, even when I had the knee. So I had the knee, right? A lot of people don't know, like, I didn't get hurt again whenever I got, you know, you got cleaned up. So I went down in 21, right? Have the injuries, the knee injury. And then came back later the next year. And I played the first few games and I just feel there was a lot of scar tissue in there. So I had to get it cleaned up. I didn't get hurt again. I could have played the whole year, but I got it cleaned up so I can feel like me. And so after I got that cleaned up, the first two games back from the injury, I had over 120 yards rushing. Right? And then went on, had great, great ending of the year. You know, 100 total yards in the play-all game we lost, which I hate the most. It's not going to matter to me, I want to win. But then come back the next year, hurt again, like, 20 kills. So two really unfortunate injuries, but that's just a guy's plan. You know, and I think that the storm is now over, you know, and I do think that I'll be able to shine my light to the whole world.

2:42:13Are you concerned that you have been labeled, you can't stand with me? I could care less, because I do, I know this out there, because as it should be, it should be. I got hurt two major injuries, not back to back years, but, you know, so I haven't been on the field as much as I should. That's true, that is true, but it's not like I'm having these little, little dinky injuries and sitting out. It's something I can't control, literally. So that's why I'm not bothered by it. Like, yeah, I am injury-pone. You can say that, you know, but I do think that the charges are getting a guy that's going to be healthy from now on, you know, God will it. And it's going to be great. And I do think that it's going to be, it's going to be a great however many years here. When you've been on the field, you've been highly productive 5.8 hours of very average for your career. Like, knowing that when you're out there, you're very productive. How much confidence does that give you that really all you need is an opportunity?

2:43:14All the confidence in the world, you know, the way I work. I want to say just from the numbers, but just the way I work, my work ethic, you know, and my relationship with Jesus is like, I have the most confidence when I step out there because I do know like if he grants me the health, it's over with. I don't think I'll be, you know, I think it'll be a great year or whatever, a couple of years. However many years he grants me a great health, you know. And I think just the work ethic, my prayer, and all that stuff, that's what helps me have that confidence. With the numbers, we'll be there in there. They might be higher after this year, you know, and it's crazy to think about it because I had 6.6 yards per carry. You know, so we'll see. You live in Florida right behind this line that they put together? Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, I play with Bradley. I play with him, you know, I know Slater, I know all the guys, you know, and I'm excited. I think it's like I said earlier, it's a talented group.

2:44:14You know, we just got put together and win some games because that's what I came before. I wouldn't say part of the recruitment, but like whenever I decided I was going to sign it was great to have him in the room. Yeah, we're great. We have a great relationship. That's like my brother. I think it complements each other very well. You know, he can do a lot of stuff too. You know, a lot of people think he's just power power power, but I think he has some other parts of the game too, which it'll be great because I feel like I can do everything. And when one gets tired, we can roll it in, we keep rolling, win some games. When you, the two of you keep going, how do you think this is going to look for work? What will be that partnership back there? I know. That's a hard question. How do I think I think it'll look beautiful? You know, a lot of people call this a passive league, but I think you got to run the ball to win a Super Bowl.

2:45:16You know, if you look at the teams who win the Super Bowl, they can run the ball, they can control the clock. And so if we're both good, it'll look great, beautiful. I would describe it as a great offense. I would describe it as a great offense. I think he gives a quarter, he's going to give the quarterback a lot of options. He's going to give the running back a lot of options. He's going to give the receiver a lot of options. I think it's going to be great. He's often going to be amazing. One thing we talked about, you know, is like why are you going to build something good Russian offense this, you know, throughout your career? And you said that one part of it is just, you got to call the play, you got to call it on the play. As a running back, you know, how much confidence, how much you've said it is to give you a play collar, because you're going to stick with it and allow you and the offense on the teams who are going to win the trophy. It gives me a lot of excitement. You know, it's going to be, like I said, it's fun to play his offense. You know, and I think he does have some good things in the past game too.

2:46:18But like you said, he sticks with the run and that's that's the identity. You want an offense that has an identity, right? You don't want to be looking everywhere else to find your identity. You want to have it. And so I think his offense has that. And the guy he builds and puts in there, it compliments that identity. So I think it's going to be great. You mentioned you're around a percent now, so you'll be full goal for training. That's the expectation. Look, I ain't going to answer any of the four if it's up to me. Yes. Look, because I had this problem like three, two years, three years ago, I'm thinking I'm full goal. I think I'm ready to go. And then next thing you know I'm on PUP. Hey, look, some stuff above my prey, pay gray. So, but I don't know. Hopefully I can start. I think I'm ready to start, you know, the beginning training camp, but that's not up to me as I've learned. I wouldn't say that. I think I've been in some great organizations and I think this organization is a great organization.

2:47:23And the training staff is great. And so they just want what's best for me, you know, and they're taking care of me, which that's what you want in the organization. And so that's where that comes from, which I appreciate it. Like I really appreciate that. You know, because I'm a type of guy like I work really hard. So maybe sometime I'm blind to, you know, the danger of something, you know, so I appreciate it. But like I said, it's up to me. Yeah, I'm out there. But never know. Any frustration for you during the getting into free agency, you know, dealing with rehab and not, you know, having a full season of tape or production to go out there. Is there any part of that where you're like, I wish I had hit the public market with a different situation. I like it. I like how would I say this? I like it the hard way. But not, you know, I like it the hard way. I like it. I like trial and tribulations.

2:48:27So, I mean, the dice that I was giving to roll was I was coming off a killer. And that was that was the Lord's plan. So it was beauty in that. Like I was comfortable. I was caught like there was multiple teams, you know, I wasn't it wasn't like I didn't have any other team. But I was comfortable in sitting back and just enjoying the process, letting myself get fully healed. So whenever that team whoever I would sign with who now is the Chargers is going to get the best me, you know, and I think people all around the league know that like, okay, this guy, okay, it's a high risk, high reward type thing, right. Not even a high risk because you it's a business, right. So I got hurt last year. So not as much money needs to be throwing that. But I think everyone around the league knows that whenever I am on the field, the numbers don't last. And so they know that and a lot of teams were like, all right, here, you can we give you this, but we want you to be healthy. So when I'm healthy, it's going to be great.

2:49:34So the chance that I've been giving here, I'm so grateful. And I know that's going to be they won't be they won't regret it. Are you the type of person that likes to be wrong? Like you've done a couple things like the high risk, high reward, injury from, you know, like are you the type of person that really tries to prove people wrong? I hear it. I see it. It's pretty cool. Like you'll never see me unless I'm just like in a bad mood. You never see me like, like if I have a great game or a great year, like I have this wonderful year, I ain't going to go back and you're like, yeah, yeah, what happened? No, because I don't care. Like, you're eventually see like I'm like, I'm a guy that's really good. So I ain't worry about that. But I'm proving myself right that I am one of the best in the league. Right. So forget all the naysayers and people that talk about being injury par on because whenever I have this great year, it's going to be forgotten, you know, too. Why why give that energy?

2:50:36Yeah, I was, you know, we just with him, you know, he's a great guy. I mean, he was in my class. I remember seeing him. We were at an award show because I was a dog walker or finalist. And I'm like, I've seen him play, but I didn't know he was that tall. Like I know he's like six, six. I went at first. I'm this was years ago in college. I'm like, damn, this is pretty tall. Like, it's cool though. Like I like I never really got to I know a lot of those would be kind of, you know, you know, nerdy. But he's cool dude. Very late. But no, we'll face to him. It's just because like the last three years has been disappointed in the season. So I feel like we put more work in. I think that's what we're missing. We're just putting more work in and you just got to do that throughout the summer, the spring fall. And then you've got to show it on the field. I tell you guys just ask, Jack, when you take a, you still like in a moment, you're a practice. You look at it. Who all is on the defense. I mean, you look at the person L change. We're coming in with sunny woman up in the postural line of spring.

2:51:43Like all the guys in the kitchen coming back. What's your like view of what's out there on defense and how it may be allowed you to do some things. I was kind of just like, I don't want to like high part has so much but I kind of look like a like a legendary defense kind of. I feel like we got playmakers everywhere and then moving sunny down. I think that's a great move for him. You know, he's a big athletic dude. He can play in a box. He can play like safety thing that's just showing how like versus how he is and Caleb, you know, he's using Caleb how he plays. He's an animal. He's only a sophomore I think. And I feel like the guys we brought back, you know, we all can we're all dominant. So I feel like as a collective unit, we're going to be like unstoppable. So confident is a problem. No. Well, there's a part of that too. And as I mentioned, they're about pacing yourself. If you get there's that much self belief, then there's also that part of going to build depth. In case you have interest, case of issues. How do you look at spring in terms of getting guys that are next in line as prepared to keep that standard?

2:52:46I think you just got to set a great example for the young guys and just showing them how to how to practice how to like watch for them, how to take care of their body. Because those are the things you're going to need to like go on this deep run. I think it's like 17 games or something that we're not. We add in games. So the young guys are going to have to play. We can't just play fit the games to snap. That's not going to happen. So. Thank you working kind of he running. Give me shape. You played so many. You know what's kind of surprises me that you said you said that was joke. I'm sure it would be like surprising to hear that from you. It's a really healthy snap to play last year. That kind of take a toll on you last year. Do you think that you need to push it even further getting better shapes so you can play all 16 17 games? Yeah, definitely. I've got to get way better shapes than I've been and I feel like it was kind of like it was a joke.

2:53:46Of course, I needed those snaps because the years before I wasn't really playing as much. So I just wanted to get like more experience under my belt. So I can bring younger guys with me because I've been going. One of those younger guys we're seeing it. It's the first time it's heard all your last years. What have you seen from well? We all forgot about it because he was hurt. Now he's running almost a second man up behind you and tied. What have you seen? Well, it's a workhorse. He's going to stay quiet. He's going to work hard. That's all I love about him. He focuses. He don't really talk much. He's going to get a job done. Do a job right. Really has any mistakes? What would be a successful season? A national championship. I ring when all the games we want to lose into thing. We got a mindset that we can't beat and we just got to go show it. That mindset different. It seems like you guys expect a national championship every year. This year even more so you guys all come back for this. You guys have all decided like enough is enough.

2:54:48Does that keep feeling different? Or is there not really any difference? It's just the same work. It's definitely a difference. Everyone working harder. We noticed our last run. Most of us don't have any years after this. So we got to go bigger going home and we're not trying to go home. Finish big. We know what you guys think of Michigan. But when you look at what they did, they won the national championship. And you guys took them down to the final minute. You know what I mean? You were right there. Something goes a little different. You guys could have won that game against them. Does that tell you anything about like that? Hey, you guys want to win a national championship. But you played to the 59th minute with the team that won the national championship last year. Like you're that close. So I'm saying we just like work harder. That's that's kind of coach makes of saying you know nobody cares. Just work harder like those know won't play Georgia. The same thing. Yeah. Last last play. You know, they went on the win in 90. So we just got to get over that hump at the end of the season. I think we'll be fine. How frustrating is that? You're that close against the last two national title.

2:55:51Of course, as you know, it's frustrating, but you can't change the outcome. You can't really dwell on it. You just got to come back and work harder, do things better than you did last year and hopefully the outcome will change. Is that as you get older, you kind of learn. I thought I was working hard 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 fresh me. I was working as hard as I could, but not look back at it. I really wasn't working hard at all compared to what I'm doing now. So just to learn anything. What do you need it to be to be your best? Uh, 85. 80 85. I mean, I can it's all on me. I just I think it's a little higher. I was just trying to be funny, but I mean, it's all on me. I just got to run harder in shape. It's been a thing. The idea of the potential is 16 and 17 and 17. I think I think I definitely can last. I was just, you know, we got to get the young guys to come along with us.

2:57:02I can't play 50 snaps again. That's just too much on our bodies. Just everybody's like online. We got to get those younger guys to play, you know, get that pieces on the D line and online and everywhere else. So we can last that long. Speaking of life plan. Did you like playing that many snaps again last year? I don't know if any of us were really expected to play that many snaps. Yeah, I did unless we were like winning by like a lot. I thought like there are no moments you know, I can go sit down or something, but we're playing them big games like, you know, Notre Dame, too, or those kind of games. Of course, I want to be because I know I can contribute and I won't want to put that on anyone else when I know I get the job done. What stands out about taking McDonald's? You got the thing. Oh, yeah, definitely. K-Mac is a K-Mac animal. Y'all you haven't really seen it yet, but in practice, he shows all the time. He's just, he's growing right now. He has a work ethic. He just has to get, you know, in the playbook, things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen, you're both listening to 6th or your 327. He's 326.

2:58:05Yeah, 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 senior 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 during the all season. So they can play. And not just play. They want to like contribute, like make plays, tackle, sex. Let's stay down about this first one. It seems like these guys get bigger. Each one of the first from the class is bigger or bigger. And those guys kind of those are going to kind of while you're in the cell. Yeah, they're definitely some big dudes. And they all work hard. I'm really seeing much of some lead day too. I'm not passing on, but throughout the workouts, they've been working hard. They're determined. I just say that. It looks like they're ready to work with me. I'm going to support this notes. It feels like there's a lot of great defenses that you have big athletic defensive tactics

2:59:12that you can eat up space, but also move right to this. Is that an requirement 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 detacled, two athletic detacles. Look at Georgia, two athletic detacles. I think that's definitely neat if you want to go on that big run and beat those big teams. If you think about that, they won't define by the defense tactics. Like, what's Georgia, Jordan Davis and Janet Carter? Let's miss again. It's Chris Jenkins. Couple more questions. You get it? How? I mean, you understand it because you play it, but I feel like some time I don't know. Are people realizing how important defense tackles are? A little bit more than they used to? I think so. I think they're starting to develop to develop more and more of these like freakiest detacles. Yeah. Like, in the combine, just now, you seeing like those guys, they're moving forward to 478 and things like that.

3:00:13So we'll see. And when you think about those freakiest out-line defense attacks, how do you think you fit into that ball of that kind of player? You watch that and say, yeah, that's me. Yeah, definitely. I think I'm top notch when it comes to detacles, but I don't want to, you know, get a big head, but you know, watch the combine. I watch the dude that drove. I have Tate Tee, like, you're looking like my film. So I think I'm up there. Do you become like an artist? I think your legs have your legs. When you're going to spring practice, you're not doing as much a weapon on a weapon. That's strong. How do you work on that? Do you have like a goal, what mine? I don't remember how many Adlasts you're like, you have a goal. How many do you want to have? I mean, as many as I can have, I think I have more than that, but I think they're counseling. I think they're gonna encounter some of them and some of them where I like just listed. So, but I think we work on Joe's matching the hand. I think that's, uh, goes big and, uh, what we do is a D line, you know, just affecting the quarter of Vegas.

3:01:13Anywhere 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 can do that with what you do. It's a theory that's one of the things that you've maybe worked on the most. I don't think it's gonna be your time here because there are a few guys that I've seen. Like, oh, that pastor just took us down. We don't have to ask this. We're kind of, kind of expected. I think I just have like a, like, an eye for the ball kind of, I kind of just look at the quarterback and just, I see him, I load up. I just try to get in his way and sometimes he just throws it to me. I'm irritated if you want to be a high state quarterback. I'm in a bad, dumb pastor. I mean, they get frustrated by, you know, we're a team, you know, we're just getting better. Big time to grow, you know. You don't have to have the pig mentality of problem of, of, of instant gratification, you know, you can develop and grow. So, and sometimes you may be behind a guy that's a really good player is nothing wrong with developing and growing and playing when your time is right.

3:02:17And if the time is right right now, the freshman, like, what's your main? Did you play early, you know? So, we try to also sell that, you know, we care about him as people and try to prepare you for life after football. So, it's bigger than just football. We're going to prepare you for life, whether it's the NFL or on with a regular career in the workforce. We want you to prepare you as a young man and we try to sell that and preach that to the parents. With the remain having that, in fact, you mentioned, mowing all these different spots. Do you anticipate, you know, there wasn't a lot of rotation among the cornerbacks last year, what everyone was healthy. Do you anticipate maybe growing him through to rest guys here with the longer season potentially? Yeah, we play it by ear. You know what I mean? We see how goals by time we get in the camp, but, you know, obviously, he's earning his stripes. So, you know what I mean? When you earn your stripes, you know, a lot of jobs to create opportunities for you. You know what I mean? We have to see how it goes with all the other stuff. You know, once we get closer to the season, and we're getting the game plan stuff, but he's doing a great job and he's taking a great step forward. Tim, when you're the way that you build the room, or the way you kind of establish your room now,

3:03:19it seems like it's been, like, son of pieces, kind of relationships, and kind of building bonds. And I'm curious, is that something that you came in, with the, like, a couple years ago, with the intention of doing it, or is it something that you're like, it's kind of been cultivated over the course of your Thomas position, both here and the guys. No, it's been there for a while. I've been doing that for a long time. It's all about relationship. If you develop real relationship and you're authentic in your communication, and you have honest feedback, and you have direct teaching, the guys that have a value in character and they appreciate that stuff, they're embrace that. So, but they have to know you care, and you have to know that it's real, and they have to know that you're really concerned about there. We're being as a young man, and when you get close to them, it's been a lot of time with them off the field. You could coach them hard, and you can say truthful things to them, and then they're embrace it, and you have real conversation, because you know, the only goal is to help them get better as a young man. Did you see computers go up and down the windows to know that the receiver room is so far ahead of the border, or is it a kind of skewed that evaluation sometimes? How does that dynamic change in these two years?

3:04:21Is this group's gotten older and do you have any more talent? Yeah, it's done balanced up a little bit now. That goes with great competition. We go against the best receivers in college football. So that helps escalate your growth process, because if you don't figure it out real fast, you're getting embarrassed. So that competition, but what happened with that, I guys start competing, I guys start growing, I guys got better, and now it's even up a little bit, so where you get really good work at practice today. So it's competitive, it's fun, those guys both on both sides of the ball care about each other, so it's great competition, and they all are real close. So that's stuff that gets us better, that will prepare for Saturday. I asked Denzel, that same idea, and said, first day of practice, actually the receivers kind of got them, because I didn't kind of wake up call, maybe if you're this, this is not the right thing. No, it's just competitive, man. They got the best group in the country that you're going against every day, so you have to bring it every day. We got a great quarterback room, we got a great receiver room, the running backs are really good, so when you're out there going against them, it's deep.

3:05:24So you have to be ready for it, and obviously, we see a lot of good stuff with stay in Coach Kelly, doing over there, so it prepares you a lot, and it helps us grow. So why don't you go into a room playing kind of an exhaustive for three and five weeks? Is that? It's the one that you're recruiting, or a wide-receive room kind of, a part of your recruiting, these are the guys you get to play against. Yeah, because that's where you get better, our shop is our. So you know, you get to see that every day of practice that helps you grow. It's no better thing to go against every day than to see that on a daily basis. I'm also near room massage drawer, looking at to play that in the first part of the room. We just move a lot of guys around. We watch our practice, we have a lot of guys in there right now. You know, we pop out through a four different guys in there, obviously the Renzos in there, Jameen is in there, Caleb. Miles, we have about four or five guys moving around. Right now, we just try things out in spring ball. See what it fit, you know, see what things work together, so it's going to probably be some more guys in there. You know, we move it around to try to just get the right fit throughout the N and C. How it goes by time we get really start the season.

3:06:25What's in the jot about Calvin? He can run any strong, you know what I mean? He's fast, very serious about his business. He's big, he's 200 pounds, he can run, he's strong, he's conscientious. You know what I mean? He's starting to grow and he's starting to get better with it. You know what I mean? So we look for big things for him in spring. Tim, what do you want to see from here in spring? Keep competing. You know what I mean now? He's made the transition competing today. You know what I mean? Start going in that transition is all just like how I'm in your main last year. You throw him in the fire, you let him go, you compete, you go by time we get out of the end of training camp. You have to be them figured out. Yeah, I want to. But now you just throw it all at him. Compete, continue to grow, continue to learn. He has the skill set, he has to let. Now you just got to put it all together and it takes time to do that. And hopefully you see that by time we get in the training camp. It seems like with your springing kind of click for the main last year and you start to see and perform a little better in practice. Is that like a benchmark for where you want to be by the middle of spring? Does he have to be in a certain point where you wanted to start clicking? Yeah, by the time you start getting about two weeks from now that last week, you know, because it takes time because there's a lot of stuff going on.

3:07:28But you know, by the time you get into that last week of spring ball, you'll start seeing the things that you look for show up. And then you get another evaluation again when you get into training camp. See if this stuff carried on to make sure we go it for starting in September. Tim, what's your assessment of the growth of the winters made now that he's kind of got his feet under one. What do you like about him and that knickles? He's very conscientious. He's smart. He can run. He's tough. He's made the adjustment because he's out of Europe on his belt. So now you can see he's not making a lot of mistakes. He competes. He's real conscientious and he has a physical presence. So the growth has been really good and we look to continue that throughout spring. Coach, thank you very much. I can ask one more. All the guys that came back like Denzel, the great example. Was that surprised you as you reflect on all these guys that came back late for the ransom? That could have turned pro. No, the culture here is real. Coach, they does a great job of building the culture. Our room is close knit. The guys on defense are real close. Those guys want to come back. They have an agenda.

3:08:29You know, we want to come back. They want to come back and walk away with something. So it didn't shock me. But it's a good environment for them too. You know what I mean? That's when you see those guys come back. That's a testimony to the culture that's set here. Their brotherhood, their environment. And of course, they run the program for those who want to come back. Because we go at it. It's hard. It's not easy. It's not easy. What we do. So in fact, they come back and do that as a testament to how he runs the program. Coach, thank you very much. As far as intensity, how would you evaluate your games tonight? Yeah, my goal was just to come out and play as hard as I could. It was a little weird last week for the first time in my career playing a game that doesn't necessarily mean anything in terms of playoff contention. And I kind of had to check myself. And this week come in with a mindset of every game matters. And we need to put the best product out there that we can.

3:09:29And that's what I try to do. Later now, it was a good question. Or you looked at the book and into your work and question, but you retired. You didn't seem shaken up right after you kind of just talked about what happened. Yes, Sam just tried to get it on it and caught me. It was more of like a stinger type thing. But the ref wanted me to go to the tent. So I had to go answer some questions. How do you feel about your home? It was like jammed, yeah, my neck. You are helmet. I know that you've got a sort of a different helmet. Yeah, maybe when it hits the top like that, it's not as good. Probably these guys 11 months ago kind of crushed their dreams. Do you get the sense there are kind of a different team or an also that they this was a very important game for them to win? I don't think they're that different. I think they've had a ton of injuries on defense, which hurts them.

3:10:29But the mentality of the head coach, you could see it throughout everybody. It's really a cool team. I could just see from afar that it's probably a fun team to play for. And they've they come out and they play to win every game and I respect that. I've put so much emphasis on the ball, ball meetings, takeaways. And I think you got that too since the by-week. Is there any accounting for that? I mean, is there so many different things that go into a turnover or takeaway? How do you wrap your brand around that? It goes into every level of the defense. When you have your opportunity, I know we had two against Stafford. That could have made, I mean, if maybe if we get those, it sparks a bunch of other ones. So you just have to make your make your plays when they're there and then just be in being the right spots. And I don't think we've done a great job of that this year.

3:11:31The last cycle since night. The soul is all pro. Did you want that matchup? Would you think about that matchup? It's good. He's a really good player and yeah, I wanted to see where I'm at against him. Have you ever seen anything like the Jameson Williams touchdown or his pop act to him? Have you seen something like that? I was in the tent. So I had no idea that happened. There was a play in this game when we saw a kind of a misdirection sprinted all the way across the field to make the play. Did you see the play? I think it was the one Gibbs cut back. Yeah, I had like a ten yard cushion and he ran by me like I was didn't exist. And I tried to sprint and I was just like, I don't have this. And thankfully Mustafa is a heat seeking missile and he made the play.

3:12:32But your mindset tonight was always your mindset against my hand. I mean, I mean, I think we came in with the right mindset as a team. Just myself. It felt a little like dead energy wise. But yeah, it was a learning a moment for me to learn and make sure that I come in with the right mindset every single week. There's a lot of plays where you guys get to the finals, pass breakups, and it'll be like a couple plays in a row. And then there's next close of aloud. What can you believe in on about the ecosystem? Yeah, I mean, we did. We did get them to the second, third and longs. And then yeah, they would make a big play. And you definitely want to capitalize when you back them up like that. We didn't do that tonight. And that's why they scored 40 points.

3:13:32I'm sure. Yeah, I'm sure. Oh, yeah, for sure. You had guys like Chris Carter, guys like Michael Thomas really. Them two guys for sure. I mean, Michael Thomas was talking to me before the game or the Rose Bowl in Chris Carter. And after the game as well, I mean, just giving me advice. Just telling me keep going first and just keep doing what I've been doing the whole year. I mean, I'm God's bug. I legend. So definitely look at them. God's for sure. Make sure to spend. It means a lot of me just to care for Miami. I was able to play an actual championship as a freshman. I'll send it out. Dreamed up as a kid. And I'm here now and there's K-rated Kate. Can't wait to put on the show Monday.

3:14:39He said he got him. I mean, the Tissues know like he says may crazy each and every week playing. But you know, can't can't let it get to my head. I should say. I'm just football at the end of the day, but you know, just know happy business position. Oh, none of us think we could be covered, man. Oh, man. We're actually talking about this yesterday as well. But you know, I mean, that's what they do. That's what they do. I mean, we should go out there and play our game and know. So the reason why not the play, man. Two.

3:15:40Four. Three. One. I go five. It's good. No problem. I'm just doing what I've been doing for the last two to three weeks, I should say. But you know, they play men on men. So I'm just ready for the challenge. I mean, feels good. Just say somebody going out there and playing men on men gets Ohio State receivers. It's something crazy. But you know, we just ready for the challenge.

3:16:40They said they're not chasing a game plan, but we got to go out there and show them the reason why not the play man on. Yeah. But if I be on the cover, I be on the cover. It's not really a big deal to me. I mean, it definitely be a blessing for sure, just to be on the cover of a game. But you know, it's not really a dream of mine. It's a dream of mine, but I don't really think too much of it. I mean, no, not yet. Probably hit me after this season. No, just no playing in the colors football playoffs as a freshman, playing in the Rose Bowl as a freshman, playing in a cotton bowl, not in the national championship. I mean, it's a blessing for sure, but it hasn't hit me yet.

3:17:42I'm sure. My favorite catch, I would say we play Michigan State. The one I call over to defenders, definitely probably my favorite for sure. Or you go the one from Iowa, I should say, and it ends up. Probably them too. I don't. I mean, like you said, it's pretty frustrating me having the game that I had in the Rose Bowl. They're coming to the cotton bowl, you know, just them doing different things, chasing their scheme up for, uh, gives me. But I mean, like you said, whatever I could do to make the, I mean, help the team win. It's not really a big deal for me. Long as we win, that's all I really care about and it got us to the national championship.

3:18:45Right here. It means a lot. We put a lot of work in this, uh, this season, uh, we have, how has we had loads? We have people kind of out. But we hear now, we just ready to put on a show Monday. Yeah. Uh, first of when there's a national championship because there was means a lot. Um, you see everything that he bent through this year. People say he should be fired and this, that the third. But, uh, when you see everything that he bent through this year, I mean, I seen everything I had been through this year on, see everything. People sent my hand on Twitter.

3:19:46Um, I wasn't here. Uh, he first got the head coach and job, but I know this year for sure we definitely got to win this for him. Uh, I mean, it's a lot, uh, a lot of people in the league, I should say, I can't really say who, but I mean, you had guys like, oh, there, you had guys like, uh, oh, there, you had stepfather, digs. Means a lot of, uh, Michael Thomas, Chris Carter, just a lot of, you know, guys that played in the NFL and stuff like that. But yeah, really them guys for sure. Uh, no, just keep going on. You got it. You've next up for sure. Really, I really like push. Yeah. So they said, uh, like physical defense, uh, like like you said, like people say, like they like to play man, they're not changing their scheme.

3:20:47So we're just ready for the challenge. Uh, like you said, probably the best defense week. We probably go see all year. And we just gotta be ready to go out there Monday and just put on the show. I'm excited for will, uh, him first coming here in Ohio State January our first workout we had together. Um, me just everything that we did through the season. Um, I mean, I'm just happy for will for him to be in this position right now, but we got to finish the job. And that's the winning at the old Monday. Uh, I mean, it's pretty funny. Um, them saying that because I'm just only a freshman, but, um, it's a blessing for sure. People even say that, but I got two, three more years left of colors. And I'm just focused on cars right now. I'm not really worried about the NFL right now.

3:22:02Uh, it's very special for me. Uh, just being a freshman, I'm playing a national stage, like a peer for national titles, something that I dreamed of as a very young kid. Um, I'm just happy to be here. And I just can't wait to put on some Monday for you guys. Uh, I mean, all of us used to sit on the bitch and we just see him hit the quarterback the ball come out and we all just got up and just started jumping up and down. We all decided. Um, happy for Jack in that moment. We just knew that that moment. Like, you know, this we're going to the ad for sure. Uh, I mean, it's a lot of me, you know, going from high school or when a three-state championship, uh, Shamanama, Donna, then, you know, coming to Ohio State, uh, just appeared for national title right now. Me just so that I put two great schools. Um, but I'm happy to be here and I just came with the punishment.

3:23:24The coolest person on the board of people. Um, I mean, you got a lot. I can't really say just a specific person. You got a lot of great guys recharging the lead like, um, Odele. You have guys like stuff on digs. Um, a lot of other players will just take kind of my mom, but really, really them to guys for sure. Odele, a step on this. You're looking at other name. You got out of your mind. Yeah. Yeah. Um, I mean, like they say, they played man. So I'm just ready for the challenge and just get ready to go out there Monday and just no putting us off. Thank you. Uh, the vice genome, how you gave me, um, I said, just keep golfers. Um, you, uh, he, I know the reason why I'm here. Um, man, you're like, he said, just keep golfers and just no keep the main thing and the best corner I faced this year. Um, I mean, I faced a lot of great corners. Uh, I can't really say, but yeah, I faced a great daughter.

3:24:46A daughter of a corner is here. Really put a name on it. My dream vacation is, uh, Terence and K-coves. Oh, good. Are you? Yeah. Uh, I say both respect and frustration as well. Um, but I mean, I thought they come out there and triple teaming me and they say you stick it to whatever door in our year and that's playing man covers, uh, which is ready for the challenge.

3:25:46Uh, pretty good group. Uh, Christian, Gary, 29th, a great corner, 15, uh, the non more. Uh, two great guys are right there. Um, very physical, but, you know, we all highest never see, but so we ready for the challenge. Uh, I say just no understanding the defense, understanding the game plan, understanding what coach Kelly is trying to get done. Um, I mean, just coming in, I feel I progress from our first game gets accurate. And now for I got better each and every week, um, me being slowed down a lot for me. Um, but yeah, really just no understanding devices and no understanding what they're trying to do to me for sure.

3:26:46Um, I'm two guys. Great part of the best we go see all year for sure. Um, two, two, uh, physical guys. Um, but you know, we're ready. We're ready for the challenge that they're coming with and that's the play man. Oh, man. And you know, we ready to go on Monday. Uh, I mean, environment is pretty crazy. Uh, seeing all these cameras, uh, something I never thought I'd see them alive, but, uh, it's a blessing for sure. This is the main institution right now. Um, we just had a prayer, prayer, uh, prayer meeting and you know, we all, they all, the, we all discussed the issues because they discussed issues, you know, which is one of the work, uh, I mean, not two and a half weeks. We had off before Tennessee game and we just came out there. Um, Tennessee game and we played with a trip.

3:27:56I took on a trip on our shoulder. Um, all throughout the playoffs, if we go continue to play with that trip on our shoulder and, uh, championship on Monday. Uh, do you know how that very, uh, impactful, uh, you had a very impact on my career, I should say, uh, you know, just going to his games. I was a, uh, very young kid, seven, eight years old, um, him playing Westfield, him playing for West Virginia. They played Clemson Orange Bull down in Miami. Um, he just go out there seeing his games. It was like, yeah, I definitely want to play on the stage and I can wait till I get to know that moment for sure. Uh, cause they really just in his own, his own little space. Uh, he's just walking around trying to get his mind right trying to get his mind ready for the game. Uh, but you know, he, uh, he just gave everybody hype in the locker room and you know, just trying to get us ready to go to win the game.

3:29:00Yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, for sure. I mean, uh, you go play, man, guess Ohio State receivers. I mean, just be ready, uh, cause, you know, we definitely go to call out there and know, uh, give our best. I mean, they said not to change what they do. So we're just ready for the challenge. Just kind of looks for you. You have a vision of what you've seen this kind of situation. Um, not a year later, uh, definitely sometime in my career college, but not my first in college, I should say, uh, just to be able to be in this position right now. It's, you know, a blessing. Just to get here from Miami to be here and I won't take it for granted. I'm ready to go out there and give him my all.

3:30:00Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I was watching that game against was a Georgia. I believe. Yeah. I was in a game. Uh, I was pretty sick myself because I was actually committed at that time. So, I mean, yeah, it left a bad taste in the mouth, but I mean, we ready to go out there Monday to redeem myself and you know, just put a show Monday. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Uh, but you know, that's what they do. They're not gonna change what they do just because we were high up today. So I'm going to go out they're putting on.

3:31:02Why not to play man on man to get some so we just got to go out there show them my day. So. I don't. He said he gets off sorry. My journey here at Ohio State repaired me a lot for not just shape of shit, me just going through everything that I've been through. My first guy here, all the materials, all the hard workouts that we had, all the hard practices. Just preparing all of us for this moment and I'm just ready to go out and give it up my all on my day. Okay. Who just squeezed this? One or nine? 200? Me he is big and strong.

3:32:06Yeah. Yeah, I'll go. What's 20? Yeah, that's great. Yeah. Pretty good. No problem. Yeah. It went out probably like the Moses, the one against Michigan State when I caught over two defenders on the airsoft line. Probably like one or the one after that I should say, or you go the one against Iowa.

3:33:06Probably them three, probably my best ones for sure. Oh, I mean, just we'll put in a ball in my area and I just know how to make a play for them. Even though somebody was grabbing my face, I just know I still have to make a play because the ball touched my hand. So, I mean, just when the ball and the other thing, I have to make the play no matter how the ball comes at me. After a big game, I mean, we really, they really feed us Chick-fil-A or piece after the game. So it's really either Chick-fil-A or piece. So yeah, probably Chick-fil-A for sure.

3:34:10Yeah. It went pretty good. Everybody just speaking with their thing is going right in what they think is wrong. We just a lot of the older guys, what's in their opinions on what we need to do to come together as a team. But, you know, that lead definitely helped us in a big way because it helped us on the field as well. We played at Great Football right now and we just had to tune that one Monday. Yeah, it definitely got emotional. I can't really say what it really was said because players only and coaches only. But it was definitely some stuff said that people took, people took and we're playing right now. Yeah, make helped me a lot this year.

3:35:10Him being our older guy in the room. Me help me and Carl Nell as well and Brandon and all the guys in the room as well. Me just a great guy as well. It's very smart. I mean, make just been a big part of the reason I'm having a seat that I'm having to work because he's been a big. You know, older guy been there, been a lot of great guys in that room. Like Chris Aliveve, Gary Wilson, Marvin Harrison Jr. Jackson, Smith and Jibba. So he's seeing all the kids I've been through there. And me teaching us the right thing and the right way and the buck out way for sure. I was feeling like it's a bunch of people right now. Right, right, right, right. It's a tough way to take it and it's the other thing that's changed. Did you feel underrated as a person? Sorry, no. I feel like I was rated, you know, right. I mean, to my辣, to my辣, to my辣, to my辣, to my辣, to my辣, to my辣. It's got to be different. Not me and I just feel like I had all the offers I think I would have been with. You know what I mean? But obviously, I had to fuck down like it. I heard him work, I was like, no, it doesn't matter. We get hearing of all the stuff I went with. What was it like to make that exception? You know, I felt good. I felt like I had a hard work and I do that spring.

3:36:10I got a teaching ecology. You gave me, you know, just paid off. I just know it was very, very good. I was playing with the camera. They give me two deep breaths. A true freshman, now I'm late for the new, the knowledge of opportunities. I have a bigger role this year. What do you expect going into a second? You know, I just work to beat, you know what I mean? Obviously, I'll be running, you know, whatever. Whatever, with having new savings or whatever. I'm just working just to beat, you know, work my tail laws, you know, make a role for my sanction. How do you treat physical use of all of this in your life? I choose to. I got, I would say like, I got a lot more aggressive and I gave, you know, I gave some weight now. I'm pushing towards 200 pounds now. And I'm not against others. Coach Patricia, what have you, uh, the seat for the day of the day? How has it been like for you? You know, he's a great guy. You know, I like him, you know, and, you know, for size coach, he's a great guy. He cares about his players, you know, obviously football wise. He's a match to the United Hines. He's, he's, well respected giving his football business, you know, in his time being in a family. So, I think it's going to affect you, too.

3:37:10Was there, I wasn't there inside the starter or occasional piece of what? What's he going to expect to see from him, failing the claim and in his bail? I'm not expecting, you know, just to add value, you know, form a move for the team and just make claims. You feel a lot more, I feel this year, you know, for last year, it's a win. Oh yes, for sure. I feel like, you know, I'm starting to use to everything here and I feel like I'm just trying to pull up on the last year. You know, I'm just saying, I think I was going to lose. What? I was going to say, you know, Ryan set up the big annual spring, starting the strategy way, not letting too much of the shadow of the rest of the team to really embrace that mindset and see competitive at that time. You know, you know, we have more of our ideas, you know, so far so, you know, we're trying to stay determined, you know, just trying to dominate and not learning the past anymore, it's like you never been happy to be the son of another one. I think coaches got adventure with their having an A and B, you're holding them with your rules that are going to hold in, get some reps in another position. Well, obviously, you know, right now, playing Staggling for your safety,

3:38:12just trying to, you know, craft myself and just, you know, make myself more versatile for the team wherever I go. And then you get to get some more last part of it. Limiting his reps. Right, obviously, he's living in like a playoff. So, you know, obviously, I'm leaving this now. And for him, you'd be wearing, you know, a lot of this work, you know, I mean, skipping, skiing better. Thank you. Appreciate you, Troy. You know, I mean, Ryan, so like there's some stuff, at least we, you did over there at Notre Dame, that we'll see if we're able to kind of implement something here. I'm sure some, maybe not others, depending on what our guys do best. Probably a side of us CJ, because it's like, it's a fresh start. I do set eyes on him. And I think it's an opportunity to be multiple and use him. And what he does best, you know, or so. That's the exciting thing, you know, when you really studied what coach Patricia has done in the past, is he likes to take like, okay, who are, like who are our players? And then let's build it around those guys. And I think CJ has had a helpful winner.

3:39:12I think he's one of those guys. I'm excited to see how we create up a new zone into the spring. That many seem to be like, float as more of an edge defender, kind of differently than you guys. I think, yeah, I think he has that, I think that's exactly what kind of like potential CJ has, it's the ability to, you know, get on the edge, move around. The nice thing about that is, is that you're not handicapped, just with CJ, doing one thing off the edge, you think you have the ability, because he understands conceptually, zone drops, lineback of terminology, right? You can get really creative with how you use him. But I think he definitely needs to be utilized more as a, just go after the cornerback, go, go be destructive. What's happening? See you about me in your room. I don't know. I don't know. I'm fine, I don't mind that. What about Matt? He's a leader of you guys. This coach is not you. How are you? How's he all fit with you guys? And how are you seeing that? How do you feel about the higher, the first part?

3:40:12I love the higher. I've had a lot of respect for coach Patricia. I've never since he worked me a Marcus out back here. And what we were talking about that when he first was in the interview process, just kind of how fast time goes. But I'm really excited just to continue to learn. Like I said, like there's some, it's funny, because there's some terminology that when I was at Notre Dame, you can use, and I can at least speak some of his language, with what he's called things before. And you're trying to morph everything together right with these things that we've done, what he knows, what we do, it's a lot. But he's been incredible with, I think the staff, he's very organized, he's detailed. You'll have constant, clear communication. You know, and we're going to get together at this time and be like, you're just efficient in your role. And it's been a lot like when you're come from outside and you come back into it, and you have to try to catch him up on the recruiting board. And you know, like you have a lot of these conversations, okay, what are we looking for at these positions now?

3:41:12How do you see it? Because you know, under one coordinator, you might see a, the, the mic line back on used to be this, and under this coordinator, well, I think the mic back on used to be this. So you have to have those conversations at every position. And you just kind of keep going through, and, but I'm just excited to learn. I think the more systems, I mean, look, play in the system here in college, play in the system, under Steve Spagnolo, play in the system, or Tim Baldwin, play in the system under Greg Williams, Dennis Allen, Coach of Galagol, and Jim Null, like, every one of those, there's like different terminology for everything. So you're just, you're learning a different language, Colin Think, you know, I mean, there's his concepts. And I think it was kind of collect over time, what you think is really good stuff, and how you do stuff a bit, a little different, and I'm just really excited to learn from Matt, and it was kind of success. He would seem very excited over there, talking really to me here. Yeah, coaching college, whatever. So long. What's his personality like with you guys?

3:42:13Yeah, he's been great. I mean, his energy is incredible. He's very, he's authentically excited to be back in college football. He could tell there's like a yearning to get back to, like, the while you got in the coaching, right, is the impact, young people, is the impact, and teach the game of football. And so the future has been in front, you know, kind of like talking to the guys, you can sense like he's excited to just teach more. You know what I mean? And kind of ironically, like, you know, still learning a lot about things that chips that last year, right? You gotta get back and you're like, man, I'm just excited to. And so he has that excitement. He's done a phenomenal job, I think, of getting to know the players. Just kind of like walking around versus like popping in, making sure that he's in front of them, and they get to know him, and he gets to know them, and it's a lot, and you can imagine when you come in, and you have all these guys, right? And trying to learn all these guys, and learning recruiting, and learning staff, and learning dynamics, like it's a lot, but he's handled it really well.

3:43:13You know, he's an old-school ball coach, so he's a grinder, so he's doing a really good job. James, some of these probably not going to need to do much this spring. How much more can you get done with the young guy? Let's tell him that. So we got to do a lot. Right there, he said, you know, 50% or 75% or whatever. How much more can you get done with the young guys, or not worry too much about the senior? Yeah, I think, I mean, you're always just looking for competition, especially like at Spring Bowl, and that's what it's all about, right? You're trying to have, it's so cliche, but it's true. Like the Iron Sharpens Iron mentality of, you want your run to be super competitive, to where, hey, the guy in front of me makes a play, my next set of four plays, I go out there, I have the on point, right? And it's a constant driving of the room, and it's forward. And so, yeah, Sonny gets 50 or how many reps, you know, reps off 50% and remember Coach said, and that means more opportunity for somebody else to play, right? So that means more for our Val, is that scheme flexibility with our Val,

3:44:14we're going to pay pierce around, is that TJ Riley, you like all these guys stove, we're all going to get more reps, which I think is great, is what you got to do at this point in the season. But I think, you know, yes, there's still stuff that, within that all of a sudden, is that he's going to be clawing to try to get those reps, because he's a true pro, and, you know, that's been the most enjoyable thing about, I think, working with him is like, you get a kid who's played safety, his whole life comes to the back yard, and he just wants to learn the why behind everything. And, you know, very similar to the fact of Cody, like, would you have guys where that easy to work with? You're not trying to, like, not worried about texting anybody in our room, about coming over and trying to learn all, you know what I mean? Like, were you at, you know, like, they're obsessed with the game of football. They're always around when they're at class, so it's like, it makes it really easy as a coach, because they're passionate for the game, and so strong. You mentioned TJ, in terms of the higher-width map, just what can Sunny, like, what do you envision more with him,

3:45:14with all of that stuff? I think, I think we just have a lot of guys, a lot of length, we talk about sunny styles, long, conron, our valeries, long conron. Like, it's crazy, because you see Sunny, and you're like, okay, this guy, like, I wish I was built like that when I played, and then you see our Val stand next to Sunny here, like, you know what I mean? And so, like, and then you look across the room, like, as the room warms up, you're like, holy smokes, like, we just have a bunch of guys, and that's a lot of credit to make. Coach Mayt has a phenomenal job. I was just talking to Bernie, talking to Burma about it, like, to see even our media guys, what they looked like, when they showed up, during the, like, the bowl of the whole, on that era, and they're kind of hanging out during practice, and you see the high school bodies, you see what they look like today, before they go away, and like, the shoulders are all like, everything is just different, and they've been, indoctrinated into the,

3:46:14the brotherhood, and so I think, you know, there's just a lot to work with, and so, what he's really good at, and he's talked about it. But one year, he has Junior Sayah, we'll even get a smike variable, you know, Roosevelt Colvin, and those guys, and then a couple of years later, he has Brandon Spikes, so he's like, okay, I'm just, I just blitzed Brandon in the middle all the time, because he was 262 pounds and a beast, and he always says he was my best nose guard, and from Mike Bakker, right? And then the year after that, he gets, you know, we've got Jamie Collins and Tante Hightower, so now we can do a lot of stuff, right? So, they're not just like, hey, this is what we're doing, we got plenty of people in there, and they say, hey, here's what we got. Let's utilize it. So, that's what strength will be, while going to lab, and figure out what that means, I'm sure, through Spring Ball, there'll be like, hey, here's what, we do really well, as a unit, because this unit's gonna be different, right? And you know, there's a lot of production, so the unit will be different, so you kind of got to reform your own identity, and you have to re-hearn that,

3:47:15so the bullet, big name, and mantra. How many of you guys can look at our bell, and just, it seems like he's on a very good track, is that, is that, is it a record, what's his ceiling, it's not going to start on a bell. It's just a lot, and right now, he's locked in. He's done a great job, becoming a leader, coming out of his shell, and thinking, I think, for the belly, it's all about consistency, and just preparation, and I'm proud of our bell, you know, he's, through the season, he got way better at, you know, a lot of it's, little things, just note-taking and stuff, like sometimes, these kids are always on their phones and stuff, and meeting runs or anything like that, but just naturally. So, like, to get out of pen and paper, and like, you hear things, and to me, oh yeah, I got it. What you do, until your dog tired, and then you forget, because you know what I mean, but when you really understand it, you know what I mean, like, go play faster. He got so much better through the year, just, a lot of that's, because of Cody, like, becoming a pro, and then now, it's like, sonny's pulling him along, he's pulling him along, and he's pulling TJ, and Riley and Eli, so, like,

3:48:15so, I kind of, I love the competition now, and the way it's made up. Yeah, he's on a great path, right now. How many different guys do you feel like can be in that Mike's spot? Three yet. But that was obviously losing Cody and now having that. Well, I think that's something that's fluid as we kind of go, because, you know, week one, Sonny actually started at Mike for us, and Sonny's smart enough to play him all. Our bell is smart enough to play him all. I mean, he's a smart enough to play him all. And that's also like, how do you, like, depends on what scheme you're running. Where are they? How do they be utilized as well? You know what I mean? So, you can say, Mike, Mike Backer, you know, whether it's Tommy, I can very grow up in research with different people, and Cody's different than those two. So, I challenged to, like, a lot of the guys that come in, and so, you know, we all learn both. The more you understand about the scheme in general, the faster you will play. You know what I mean? Like,

3:49:15if I just sit here and I say, hey, I got to learn Mike. My drop is this, and that's all I need to know. Like, well, no, football happens so fast, and all the shifts, emotions that, like, if you're out there just playing, and you're waiting for a call, and you're just reacting, like, you're so worried about what's going on on your side of the ball. You don't even recognize that the offense is telling you something that's what they're doing. So, if I'm out there, and also I'm not getting a call, I know what the call should be. It's like, hey, are we playing? Let's go, now listen, you get it, you can look, I can see, okay, here's what the tight ends doing, that's what the back's doing, here's what plays are coming. If you just line up the play as a runner pass every time, like, you know what I mean? You've got to eliminate plays in your mind by seeing what the offense is doing. Like, tell you a story every time they line up, they just window dressing. People motion the chance to try to, okay, are they trying to do man's own indicators, are they trying to make sure that, they're getting the same formation that are in the same place, but they just shift the people and then they motion, and they move, and they don't want you to recognize them. So, what worked, you don't mean so, the more you know, the faster you can play.

3:50:15You're not sitting there thinking, oh, what do I have for you? You're reacting, so you already know you have. So, my challenge to guys, like, there's always a no-both. So, I think a lot of it will just be on, on depth of shirt guys, you know, if Sonny is only doing 50 to 75% of the plays, then probably more guys get more will reps than they had, because we need more will bodies, that's technically where Sonny started. But, we'll rotate them through, let the production kind of show what it does, and, think sometimes, you know, you'll live with some of the mistakes, just from being a news spot, but you'll be able to judge too, like, who's actually getting in the book, you know, I mean, who's actually studying? How much a great have you seen from Sonny this time of year ago, through the National Championship game, and then, what's next for you? Man, I mean, definitely, I know Sonny has big goals, and he should, I do as well for him, to see how far he's come, you know, first thing kind of stands out, it's just like his, his footwork has gotten so much better.

3:51:17You know, when you're in the box as a linebacker, you gotta be able to, remember Luke Fickley, to say it all the time, and you gotta be slow until it's time to be fast. And when you're twitchy, like he is, a lot of times, you know, when you're about safety, you're used to pulling a trigger and rolling, like, you gotta, you gotta learn how to shuffle and not cross over, and he got so much better as a year or not. Think a lot of people question whether he'd be able to hold up, physicality wise, and, you know, he was, he was great, you know, he was the season guy, he's really good with his hands, he's a really natural ability to snag, we'll keep challenging him. I think he should be a dominant guy in coverage, like he needs to be a guy that we can put on, a tight end and be like, he's not gonna be in touch with the ball, you know what I mean? Because he has that athleticism, and I think we need to challenge him there, challenge him. I think everything is just, this is not just Sonny, it's everybody's urgency in zone coverage. I mean, the urgency with you if you have to break on the football, to close that space, not at the ball carrier, have so much space on you to cut making mistakes. It's critical. I think sometimes he's, he could be so athletic,

3:52:17you know, you can get away with some stuff. And he knows, like, anything that I'm saying right now, here he knows. So, the best part is a lot of times, like he'll come to me before film, and already say, man, coach on that play, I should have, you know what I mean? Like he knows. And the best part is that he's humble enough. Our whole room is that they just want to be, they want to be pushed, and they want to be coached. And so, the big heck of a loss could be asked for, right? Like, it's like, how is that? Like, what do you need for me? Just, just keep making sure, like you're pushing it, go and be settled. Go and be settled. So, he's probably the best in the room with that. You look at Sonny and Arvel making this kind of your top-view guys right now. Yeah, I mean, I think going into it, you know, I think it's, it's just accomplished the, the plan and whatever play was called, whatever maybe, just go out there and execute it. One thing we've been preaching is, execution is, is really the motive. You know, I didn't even be called, but as long as everybody's mindset is, has one mentality, which is, just go get it, and you know,

3:53:17make sure there's no yard gain. I think that changes the mindset of everybody on the serverability defense. Did they feel like big changes to you all as they were ongoing? I mean, I first, like, you know, it was a tough loss. So, you know, I think it felt like everything was big, but then when you kind of just take your time and look at everything and analyze everything, it was just like, man, we just, we just need to keep everything simple, make everything and just, just about us and, you know, not like, feel like we're, you know, making everything about them. It's, you know, we can dictate what they do, and I think that was the mindset. Did it make? Letterman Raw. Yeah. JT, I know you get to watch a little bit of video, of Caleb and Lathan and Jordan. What stands out about that group from your vantage point? Oh, they're respected. They're relentless, I mean, Lathan, Caleb, I mean, everybody in that BIA core, yes, they can cover, but, you know, when it's time to, you know, stop the run, they'll come down 12 yards out, however far off the front line, scribbling, coming, you know, though the nose in there,

3:54:17and I respect them for that, because, you know, there's going to be times where we need them to make them tackles, and I mean, they're displaying it this whole season. Yeah, how critical are they in a game of this magnitude? Obviously, everybody's critical. But you know what I mean? Yeah. Sort of the last line of defense, but sometimes the last line of defense is in the middle of it. Yeah, I mean, they play a huge role. I mean, like you said, it takes everybody from the front four. It's like a chain reaction. The front four don't do their job, then, you know, falls, you know, the back end, so we off to work as a collective unit. And I think there's a reason that there's 11 of us out there, and you know, it's crazy, if one person will do their job, then, you know, something can go wrong, but if we just all continue to stay, communication with one another, continue to just lay each other, you know, we have each other's backs and just trust one another. And man, I think that, that performance is going to be off the back, that performance is going to be off the charts. For the right, Kelly and Stitz, WSYF. DT, how would you describe the mentality of the defense right now getting this opportunity for a red map in the world in? Yeah, hungry and thankful. I mean, we know how the last time when, you know, we had a chip on our shoulder.

3:55:17I mean, we were riding high before that game, and we took that loss, and we came back how to make a couple changes, but I think we understand what, you know, everything's at stake right now. I mean, just fighting to where, another high stage is for the next game. That's what's on stake, and just to be able to represent this state and this team. I mean, we understand what's on the line, and, you know, we're just hungry and blessed that we get this opportunity to play in the Rose Bowl. Right behind your Adam King, WBNH. What do you remember most about walking off the field in Eugene? What was kind of all your minds in that moment? I mean, there is a... I don't think anybody imagined it. Imagine us losing. You know, I didn't... That's for sure. And I think after that, it was a kind of head deep, but understanding that, man, we still... There's still a lot of ball left to be played. I mean, you can let it sting for a little bit, but, you know, if you let it carry over too long, then, you know, there it goes. There goes your whole season, but I think we did a great job of just understanding,

3:56:17coming together in this room right here, not being afraid of display, or hold accountability for one another, and, you know, as that happened, we came back, we grouped, and, you know, we're just... We're just going right now, and I'm just blessed for those specific moments, you know, losing. I mean, no one wants to lose, but the testimonies and the things you're taught within those little situations speaks of all of you. That's our old rock, Vladimir D'Roll. Jay, what did you see in from King Yada the last couple of weeks? Was there like a push from him? There were many conversations with him. You can see like he's playing some special moments in here. Yeah, I mean, that's my boy. He's in the R2X club too, but, you know, King Yada, I mean, every time his number's called, he goes out there and makes the most of it, no matter where we are in the game. When he goes out there, he's just hungry. He wants to go make plays, and, you know, we see it in practice, so it's not surprising to us.

3:57:17Bill, we're been on this play this back. Bill and Gabriel are obviously very elusive in our talent, and he's not very tall. How important it could be to just kind of stay in your past rush lanes and neglect a lot of balls and kind of make it different that way? Yeah, I think it just comes out being disciplined. No one who you're playing against, like you said, he's very elusive. I mean, he can, he is making throws. I mean, he get out the pike, he can do everything. So I think for us, we just have to discipline him. Just continue to just meet with Coach Jay, me with the Coach Knows, 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. He's not... Yeah. How about you? You've played together four years, both five store guys. Kind of describe your relationship with him, friendship with him, and just kind of how you cop along each other. Man, that's my brother. Like he said, we're different, but very alike. I think outside, like you said,

3:58:17he's louder and quiet, but once we're on that field, we're like the same person. We'll do anything for this team. We'll die for our players, and we'll give everything we got. Room together for four years, correct? Yeah. Fall camps. Every room. Yeah. Sometimes go over there. It's the move over there. So yeah. There's the neat one who's the messy one. We have our share of days when we, when I'm neat, he's neat. Or we might both be messy, but we do a good job. Yeah. Oh, I'd probably say I would better kick the jack though. Tony Gertman, like I held. When you're playing a team for the second time, and that was almost a season to go by now, how much of a... Are you at square one with the scouting and preparation? Or how much do you take from that game? How much do you avoid taking so that you don't have any creative suggestions or what you're going up against on the offense blind? I say it's pretty 50-50-50. I mean, that game, like you said, it was a while ago, but at the same time, they elevated as a team. So did we. So we understand that they had...

3:59:17They made some changes for sure. There's a certain tendency we can take back from that game, but we also understand that they went on a little run after that, and we can see that they elevated as an offense. So we just got to continue to watch those games, dissect other games, and just continue to see what stands out and what they changed from the past game. We got a couple calls on Zoom that we'll wrap up with. First, we have Nick Hamilton from Nightcast Media. Nick? I just wanted to ask you basically about the synergy of this defense and how you guys were able to not only celebrate the triumphs, but get through the adversity to be able to be this top-notch defense that you are in college football today. Here, Pete, the question one more time. Yeah, no problem. One of the answers about the synergy you are able to develop over the course of the season, obviously celebrating the triumphs, but also getting through the adversities to where you are all the top-notch defense

4:00:17that you are all today. Yeah, I mean, like you said, we went through a lot of trials to trials, but there's also... There's a lot of things we can take away from all the wins and losses. And from those wins, we understood that, hey, we can be the best defensive country. And from those losses, we understand that there's still things that need to be fixed. And I think when you take all that in, at once, that it comes out to the common top, which is... There's always learning points everywhere. And depending how we dissect those games or how we just continue to come as one and elevate, we continue to just collect all those learning points and just continue to grow from them. And one final question. Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch. J.T., what have you guys done better in the... Especially in the Tennessee game and just late in the season, you think about turning some of the pressures that you've got on the quarterbacks and the sacks and getting home in some of those situations?

4:01:17Yeah, I think it was more just understanding the defense as a whole, understanding everybody's job. The thing is, as the season went on, we had to understand that... And we have to know what's going on in the back-can. We have to know what's going on in the linebacker crew to understand what plays we have room with freedom. And I think once we understood that and got a better understanding of everybody's job, I mean, it showed this play because everybody knows what each other is doing. It's not like the lineback is not what they're doing. The corners and BI, they know only their job. I think we all know each other's job and we continue to ask each other questions on if they're listening to how they can get to the quarterback. If I'm dropping, playing quarterbacks, I can ask Cody on how to open field tackle it. So, we just kind of lean on each other's understanding. Because, like I said, DeZoe knows how to play corner-bending, and I know how to play corner. So, he has more wisdom at that position than I do. JT, thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks, man. More and more.

4:02:18Can you tell us similar, will you roll the... in terms of playing what you did in Denver? I don't know that yet. I kind of just mentioned previously. I don't know my role. I don't know the engine out yet. Once we'll get through the protocols in NFOPA, we'll talk about the schemes and everything. Great. Hello, sir. Welcome. When you were in Denver in the three-four, where did you find yourself most comfortable and most effective in what role? I played a lot of different positions in Denver. Earlier in my year, I played zero. I played three, two, one. I mean, I definitely more comfortable in a shaded position, mainly being a three-technique and five-technique. That's why I found myself to be more comfortable. Whether I'm standing up or not, or there's runner or pass, those seem to be my best fits. And what is your impression of deep-carrying defense and whole environment in Seattle? From afar, it seems like he holds in on a defense a lot. I can't really say too much about that.

4:03:19I know Pete Carroll very little. So I'm just trying to figure out more. And I'll give you a better answer later. What's the reputation around the league around the C-Harm? You know, hard-knows, hard-hat type of team. Definitely on a little more lack side, as opposed to being stuck up or military style. Which is definitely good because this program is one of a lot of football games. They've been super-exercise for many years. As long as I've been alive, as long as I've been watching football. And definitely, this has been a good program. And Pete Carroll has been a hell of a coach for a long-dark memory. He and Beckin is college today. So I'm looking forward to experiencing that. John Boyle? Yeah, Drew, I know you said you don't know yet what your role can be. But what kind of player are you that you don't understand who haven't watched the C-Harm of Denver? What kind of player does he have to get? Definitely a high motor. Definitely not a one-trick-pulling type of player. I like to attack. Whether it's a first or a first to do fourth now. I like to attack. I'm always trying to apply pressure.

4:04:20I'm definitely just a high motor guy, my opinion. Brady? Are there any other pretty Henderson for me? I've been nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Yeah, this is not a team that really makes big splash sign-in in Brady. Did you think going into it that Seattle would be in play? No, not at all. It's kind of like being a kid at the candy store. You know, got a whole bunch of different options coming at you. You're hearing a whole bunch of different crazy things. And you only get to choose one. And this is the place that we both chose each other. And I mean, I'm loving Seattle so far. I like these colors. What, why don't you have to do in Seattle and see some season? Not much. Just kind of just drive around the city exploring, get down to the market a little bit. I want to get on the Ferris wheel. Do some more like touristy type things, you know. I'm new to the city and I got a lot to learn about the city. Larry? Yeah, there's been a lot of comparisons of you to Michael Bennett. I'm wondering if you know Michael Bennett at all and do you think those are actually...

4:05:22I know Michael Burr, but besides his style of play. But I'm honored to be considered in the same conversation as him. And a style of play. He's a Hall of Fame type of deep lime. And I've known about this as a kid. I mean, last time he played here, I was in high school. So, you know, it's cool. It kind of came full circle a little bit watching him on TV. And now I'm being kind of compared to him in a way. You know, I mean, I'm not touching the surface of Michael Bennett. You know, he's a Hall of Famer. And I'm not there yet. So, you know, I just have to keep doing my due diligence to be a better player. Carman? Hey, Dreamult. Welcome to Seattle. I know you get to play several seasons for Vic Fangio. I know in the three, four style defense. And Seattle's playing a similar system now dating back to last year. Has the defensive line been what do you think is most important to be successful in that system? Maybe fundamentals or just playing style to be successful? Um, just from what I learned being gap sound and being patient has always been the biggest thing.

4:06:24And that's how we've been successful when I was in Denver. Just kind of like relying on each other. I know that sounds kind of cliche, but like this kind of like the... The realm of being in three, four defense. You got to really rely on the guys behind you and the guys on the side of you to really make their... To do their job, to make your job easier. Bob? Yeah, Dreamult. You're a Ohio State Final because you didn't start playing football till you were in junior high school. And you said, what did you play basketball till then? Just, uh, what made you, I guess, decided to go play football and was that a hard decision? Did all the kind of move away from basketball? Well, I always loved football first. It was just kind of just time to play it out. You know, I love to hoop, but you know, football was definitely my calling and given I was 265 pound powerful forward. And I was like, I'm six to three, I'm changing. So, you know, I kind of chose to route that guy gave me. I know, I'm not six eight. My name is Gita. Yeah. And then my welcome to Seattle.

4:07:24And you've been quoted, you've been a couple of other things that you listen in the dark, play. And can you just talk a little bit about that, uh, that enrollment? I think the same as you said, you know, four is kind of counted out. And you might wear it more than that. Um, just from a standpoint, like I always get like over, over shadowed over look, whether it's, uh, and something, you know, I'm saying like, I feel like I do a lot more than what can be, uh, sitting by the, the eyes of the inexperienced, you know, scout. And I do a lot of different dynamic things that help make place for others, you know, I'm definitely an active player. I'm always doing something, whether in a run or pass game. So, you know, I think that goes on. Sometimes and, um, I'm looking forward to putting people on notice. Brady. What, uh, what do you like to do outside of football? What is putting your audience? Uh, big gamer. Um, I'm definitely, I'm, I'm again to a lot of chess lately. So I just to expand my brain. Uh, I'm trying to get into reading, but if it's not supported later, I,

4:08:26I'm really not interested in reading that much, but mainly just video gaming in chess. And then when we write and say your name, do you prefer Drainmont? Uh, I mean, you can say, you can say Drainmont Jones, I mean, but like just, I feel like personally just call me Drain, because it's easy, because people like to, um, but like a lot, and they call me Drainmont Day. I don't know why you put a Drainmont Day in my name or Drainmont T, whatever you want to say, I was gonna go buy a Drain to keep it simple. No, thank you. All right. Michael Sean. Hey Drain, what specifically are you bringing to the C-Law as a pass question? Uh, some, the new era of the pass question, you know, someone who's on a little, a little lighter side of the average through technique, and, um, bringing that explosiveness, that quickness, uh, someone who's great with their hands, uh, was, uh, very extensible, and, uh, someone who's a go-getter when it comes to the, the run-and-pass game. Appreciate it. Yeah. John Shredder said after the trade did, or after the signing, that you actually, guys, they wanted him to trade last year, the Russell of the trade,

4:09:28but Denver said no. It was that something that time you were aware of at all? Yeah, I was aware. I mean, like, shit. They'd be flattered, and they wanted to be even like that. Yeah, I, I am flattered. I was, uh, trading from the jump, uh, but, uh, it was, it was cool to, I guess, a kind of came full circle for Seattle a little bit. I was including to the trade, and Denver said no, and then, Denver kind of, I don't want to say that word, but Denver didn't pay my part respect, so I'm here. Because they respect me from the jump. All right, anything else, guys? Thank you. What have things to do and we're all learning, so, um, it's been really good. I think it came as you got here and kind of going through that first year. Obviously, he's doing his own thing, but just what this is all about. Yeah, I think, uh, having him go through the whole process has been, uh, a big thing, you know, kind of having, you know, him, in my corner, just, uh, you know, talk to him or call him, you know, whenever I need, you know, we still talk a lot, and, you know, I asked him questions whenever,

4:10:28you know, so, you know, I first got here, he was, you still here, you know, training, everything, but, uh, he had a fail, so, um, you know, it's been, you know, like, I have him whenever, so it's really good. What's it like watching you, now in the NFL, with the Texans, guys not seeing you know, pretty well doing, and living out his dreams. Yeah, no, it's going to come up in the super happy form, you know, he's, uh, down there in Houston, you know, he was CJ and everything, I think he, you know, he really likes it, so, uh, you know, I'm excited to see what he does this next coming year. Just how different your team and your, you know, just in terms of, what's the good college student, you know, getting comfortable with that and all those things, and just how different it is, you know, not missing, just the neighborhood to go to the new district. Yeah, I think you kind of realized that, you know, this is, you know, this is your life, you know, you got to, you know, come in here, and play a high state, playing with the best ever since the day. You know, you, you got to put the time in, you know, you got to, uh, you got to make sacrifices, you know, to, you know, what you want to get out of it in the end. You know, along the fight, you know, uh, school, just, you know, live on your own,

4:11:28let's go for you, teach us your lot, and, you know, as you get it, just makes you better overall. Do you graduate from here, what you do, that you have got like, Riley, he's the under you, and you looked up to, you know, guys, you know, guys, you know, I'm saying, I'm going to take that role now, but now you have got to, you know, kind of players and players that we've had to, you know, off the A&T grow, you know, that kind of, you know, Yeah, I mean, just kind of, you know, just shown the way around this building, you know, just, you know, how, how we do it here at the highest day, how we operate, you know, they've, you know, I think all three, uh, young guys coming in have done a great job, you know, they've, you know, great work ethic, you know, I think, uh, you know, for me, you know, the offseason, it was more like, like, you know, like, for example, kind of thing, um, and spring a little bit of, you know, vocally, leadership in there as well, but, you know, just kind of, for the working with them and, you know, kind of showing them how, you know, build a guy's, and how we do things in the room is, you know, definitely carried on to them. And being a part of that, uh, championship round last year, I guess, what did you learn from that, one thing went on, you guys went on, I guess, what do you learn about,

4:12:29like, what do you think, what do you learn? Um, I would just say, you know, staying together, you know, our biggest thing was each week was just trying to keep, keep that group together each week. And, you know, I think last year we had such a strong bond together, you know, with all the guys, I think that was really the motivation, um, you know, just staying together and, uh, like, like a band of brothers. James has talked about the past. I didn't have any exciting in our battle, you know, kind of made that too deep. But James has talked about the past, and you're playing well, you're making plays consistently in practice. You're going to find playing well. You're going to see how we're pressing this set, that approach, you know, you're not at the launch of Skydew Brunsie, you're making a play, you're playing well, you're doing a lot of things. Yeah, I mean, I think, uh, his idea for this, you know, is to start with, you know, coming out to practice every day, you being, uh, put your head down, just, you know, making sure you're going hard, ever, you're going to play, you know, what you're doing, you know, so you can build that trust. Um, but I think, uh, you know, just having the guys around, you're like, you know, like Sunny, Arvel, Peyton, you know,

4:13:29you know, who's, you know, been in there, you know, playing in the games, and everything like that, you know, D'Line on and, um, ask some questions and stuff. So, so you're ready. Where you sit down, like, just like this? I'm like 227. That's still 225 right now, I think it'll come up to like, 238, so, I think it'll come up to like, 238, so, we can't live more. Greatness, Bridget. Do you draw that deal of sense of urgency in terms of, part of that two teams, uh, to provide depth, or maybe more than that, this season, I can go into your team. Uh, yeah, I mean, I think all right now, kind of focus on just getting better this summer day. I think that's kind of what it brings for you, and visually, you know, to continue to perfect your craft every single day. Before that, I think you need to, you know, ski more than that. But, uh, well, yeah, I mean, I think, uh, that's, you know, definitely, you know, something in my head, you know, obviously, you know, can't get a pledge. So, uh, I think that's definitely, it's not a big thing. I think just saying I had the chance and getting, getting past those third downs, uh,

4:14:30converting on those third downs, I mean, that's what we got to be better at. Um, within the day, we got to put in the ins, um, uh, we're not doing that. We're not doing our job. So, uh, you guys create more explosive plays, as an offense. Right. I think, uh, you stick with it. Um, you know, the explosive plays are going to come, and now we've got to trust that, and they'll be there for us for sure. Coach Sins has been here for, uh, high sand loads over the many, many years. He's been with this program now. What sort of his message to your group right now, 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 in, attacking every day as you would, um, regardless, and, uh, you know, staying, staying even, even through hardship, and, uh, attacking it, attacking it the same way every day. Um, that's really all you can do, and, uh, 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, um, um, Jason Simmons was calling the game on Saturday.

4:15:30It seemed like tight ends are going to be a big, part of this as you guys are trying to pull out, and what role do you think you guys are going to have in trying to get this offense? Yeah, I think we, I think the role is always trying to help the offense move the ball, and, um, whether they were called upon to do that, in the past game or the run game, we just got to step up and do our job at a high level, and, uh, whatever you asked from us, we just got to do it at a high level, and let the offense go. We're some of the leaders on the offense. Some of the leaders, I would say Gus is a big leader. I mean, he's been doing it for a while, and I, someone that everyone trust, um, is going to do his job at a high level, and, um, I think we have, uh, Hudson's a good leader too, as well. Um, obviously he's a quarterback, so he takes on that leadership role, and, um, I think we just have a good amount of leaders, you know, 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, so having him out there can only help.

4:16:30Um, you know, we're really excited about him, and what you can do on the field, so it'd be great. They don't care about that up here, so, you know, it's developing yourself to have a great mindset early, uh, you know, having that grown man mindset at 18 years old, uh, it's, it's really important, because, like, the period I don't really care about feelings, so it's about, you know, just coming up here, you know, being a man that you think you are, you know, having to go out there and, you know, prove it. David, what's been the easiest thing and the most difficult thing about your transition years so far? Uh, the easiest thing, I would say, I mean, it's really not that easy about this, uh, you know, coming to a top program like this, you know, especially when I'm coming off a national championship, uh, it's really not that easy, you know, they're pushing for the same thing, they're trying to go back and back, so I mean, we just got to come up here, we got to step up, uh, but the hardest thing I would say, uh, you know, just, just having to grow up, uh, you know, going from high school where, you know, I've been the man there for three years, so I mean, coming up here where you started the bottom again, so I mean, I told my parents all the time, like, you know,

4:17:30I think my history is repeating itself, because when I went into high school, the high school I went to her a powerhouse, so I was at the bottom there and had to work my way up, and I feel like that's just repeating self here, and I met the bottom here, you know, I put myself at the bottom, so I have to work my way up to the top, and so, you know, just going to get these guys, they're competing every day, you're not going to get a day off, where, you know, receive is just coming out here, just be essence, so I mean, you got to, you got to be able to be a piece of cute all the time. When you see what I like to do, go ahead, sorry, Devon, can you skip? When you see what a guy like JJ did last year, coming in here, playing immediately, is that inspired you to want to be able to do the same thing as a freshman? I mean, definitely, you know, just what he did last year is a true freshman, you know, him being able to play an impact team like that, obviously I want that for myself, so, you know, I'm going to push myself to that limit, you know, try to be on the field here with one that's my plan, that's the biggest reason I came here, because I have an opportunity to play here with one, so me having that opportunity is good, and, you know, I'm always going to come out here and compete. Like I said, I'm putting myself at the bottom, so I'm working, I'm going to work every day,

4:18:31like I'm at the bottom, and I got to get to the top. How, well, what do you feel like it's going to take for you to get from the bottom to the top? You know, just discipline. They're big on discipline here, and, you know, competitive acting. So, it's just staying consistent every day, just doing the rights, having little to none, mental errors, that's going to give me on the field, and giving myself, you know, I do what I'm supposed to do, that's how it's going to give me on field. How do you manage those expectations for people to think that you should be playing week one when the season comes around? How do you manage people at this point? You know, I don't really let it get to my head, because, you know, like I'm here, I got dudes in the room that are, you know, like, as you dig, you know, he's going to be a three-year star, I got to main, first in all, American, you know, he's going to play this year, too. So, I can't let what people can say on the net, you know, get to me, because, you know, anybody can say, oh, he's going to play this year, but, you know, I actually got to prove it. So, I actually got to come out here, you know, work, and, you know, earn that spot. What's the most important thing you've learned so far in your three months here? Um, competing every day.

4:19:31That's the biggest thing. Having to compete, you know, these guys are a pair of eight. They take winning and losing to heart. So, you know, my first week up here, when we did our competitions, you know, I was winning, then I actually, I got that first loss on my belt, and, you know, it kind of opened my eyes to, like, these guys take it to heart. When they lose, they don't like it. So, you know, I kind of got that now where I don't like losing. You had the opportunity to be around the team for that CFP run. What did you learn from Justbos few weeks seeing this team make that run? You know, being real tight with your brothers. You know, they're real tight, you know, they push each other. You know, it's a real brotherhood. They don't let nobody down. They always let each other back. So, I mean, it's a new team now. So, you know, we got to build that kimchi with each other. You know, just get tight. And I feel like when I was there for that playoff run, and I practiced, when they were at the National Championship, you know, I just got to watch, you know, how guys are, you know, real locked in. They're close with each other. They're not letting nobody slack off. And, you know, I feel like we had the opportunity to do that with this team now.

4:20:33How did you handle Luke? You handle that first loss. That first loss, you know, it kind of got to me. It was the IGB, you know, he, you know, he let me hear. So, after that loss, I was like, now I can't let this happen. Because it's like, now it's not high school where you used 17, 16 years old. And if you lose, you lose. Up here, it's not. If you lose, the coach will see that. So, and they're going to see how you respond to it. So, I feel like I had to, you know, open my eyes. I had to go, going in and lock them like, you know, I can't let this happen. So, I got to go up. And, you know, these guys are counting on me too. So, it's really important that I don't lose. If you had to describe yourself as a competitor, how would you do that? I'm a great competitor. You know, I like winning. Who does something like winning? So, I mean, winning is, it's in my blood. You know, my parents taught me that, at a young age, you know, going out there competing for anything that you want. And I feel like if you can go out there to compete for, you know, as years. And if you can compete for it all the time, who don't take it from me? So, I mean, I'm a good competitor. I'm always going to go out there and try to take what's mine. If it's out there, then anybody can have it.

4:21:33And I'm going to be the one to get it. There's some role markers in your room, obviously. Are you what's up there? What's your natural? Yeah, I mean, it could come out on, you know. But I don't really, I really know my game through the talking for this part. But, you know, if it gets there, it gets to that point where, yeah, I can bring it out. Because, you know, regardless, I'm not just going to let nobody just come out here and just, you know, catch balls on me. So, if I'm having a good day when I'm consistently getting TPUs, yeah, I'm going to talk. But, you know, being in that room, you kind of got to talk. You know, the Jermaine, you got IGB, you know, those real talkers in that room. So, it kind of makes you want to bring it out. And, you know, when you bring that out, that just brings energy out on the whole defense. And, when you got the whole defense clicking, I mean, you can see, you can see what happened. Is there anyone that's kind of a competition you have? It was during the winter. We were doing, you know, just stuff on the field. We were just having the time of the field. Just a lot of competitions. So, I mean, he just kind of, it was a day where, you know, they had us going up against just a freshman. And then they kind of threw us in there and fired against the older guys.

4:22:33So, we had to, you know, we had to wake up and, you know, we all kind of lost. And then we all kind of, like, we all kind of can't get that freshman group like, what are we going to do about this? Because, you know, some of their kind of mess to step up in those roads. Yeah, come here and welcome that power. Yeah, definitely, definitely, definitely my work on college moments. You know, just showing that, you know, it's real now, a middle-high-o-state. I'm not in Houston, Texas, no more in my school. Far from my family, you know, I got to wake up, I got to grow, I got to mature fast. And, you know, I just got to get ready for the next level. You've mentioned high school a couple times. How did, you know, growing up there in Texas, playing at that level? How do you feel like that helped you prepare for a high-o-state? I feel like you prepared good, you know. I feel like I went to a powerhouse in Texas. We obviously ran the Houston area. You know, we've been running the Houston area for a long time now. And I feel like, you know, we're a real college program. We live just like these guys who do the same lifts. You know, the level of ball I play, the highest level of ball in the Texas 6A. You know, we're going against guys like Dunkin' Bill, North Crowley, those top schools, you know, are able to go in more out there.

4:23:34And I want to get some three times in my career. So, I mean, those that really prepared me for this level, you know, coming in like, okay, this is not where it's a little school where, oh, they don't believe that I can come here and make an impact. I came from big schools, so they're counting on me to make an impact. Because, you know, I think, I mean, everybody would say Texas is one of the highest-foot-highest player balls in the country. You know, they go as us floated and they're probably Georgia. So, I mean, they're counting on me to be ready and that level of ball prepared me real, real well. How'd you do against DeCory? You know, it was when lose, when lose. I went something, he lost something. So, I mean, it's just getting better on a shot of an iron. Because, you know, he's the top receiver, obviously, in our class. You know, I feel like he's going to have a good impact at the awarding. So, I mean, it's just what's going to happen next. Like a part of the scene of him again? Yeah, definitely, definitely. And you know, I plan on planning against him. We don't, we want to see him this year, hopefully we'll see him in the big ten championships. So, you know, I want that rematch.

4:24:34DeVa, you committed super early in the process six months after that. You shut things down when, quite frankly, some of your caliber didn't have to do that. You could have, you've seen kids play the game a little bit longer than that. But you chose to not do that. It's kind of a lot getting here. Why? You know, because this is what I felt, this was home. You know, I didn't really feel like, you know, standing, taking things with me. I didn't feel like that was home for me. Up here, I just saw like it was home. You know, because of all, because they, you know, they're making it, you know, making me feel important up here. And then, you know, like you could ask, because how many times I came up here? Throughout my high school career, I came up here 13 times. So, it got to the point where I was knowing the guys on the team. I had the numbers just like that. When I come up here, you know, I don't got to always build the coaches. I can go chill with some of the guys on the team. So, it was just me, you know, knowing what I want to play in my college ball at, you know, knowing what I felt like it was home. And then, you know, it was also my parents too, you know, my mom being, you know, feeling safe that, you know, I'm up here, you know, I'm handling the business.

4:25:35And I have no worry about me when she goes to school. I didn't practice, he had four of you and I did this in the other room last year just then. I'm a coach hard in my room. I'm a coach of Jordan and step up. And he's helped us out everything we did. He's a big help. And I just like make sure we stand up and much stuff. We were just talking about stepping into a big role in the slot. How much do you watch the I Like That every day, try and take things, whether it's preparation, stuffy those on the field, just loading from a guy like that? Yeah, every time I watch them, I watch him. So, to take some of this game, I had it to my handbrison largest too. I take some of this, all the receivers. Yeah, they always help you out on the Internet. There's lots of life walking into this room, so the civility and tired of staying with all the history of a majority smile. I mean, you know what it means to be a part of this room. What's that? It's a big step. It definitely holds a lot like a shoulder.

4:26:35So, you gotta take it quick. It's definitely a big dream for my team. It's never been to a lot of people. I'm blessed to be here. You want that? Yeah, that's why you come. Yeah, that's why you come. Yeah. What kind of advice you've got from some of the workers that has already been, before Spring Ball started to talk to the Mecca, some of those guys are too hot. I try not to take everything personally. I'll say, when your time will come, we'll make a comment, say, make that play. I'll be looking forward to that every day. I have some Daniel playbook because I actually get you in the father and the father in the game. I like that. Yeah, I like that. As you got back on the game, you was the guy who I played last two years to make a difference out of two. How much is patient to require me to? Obviously, you've got to get off the field. How much is patient to have? 45. You see what I'm saying? Everybody has the same route. Some people always have a living term, but you just have a meal.

4:27:36I can say a meal, maybe Tom, you just have to make that play. And start going from here. Awesome. Thank you. Let's actually do a great thing for you guys to go on. Ever since, just getting off of your period, my life has just been skyrocketing. I just feel like I appreciate this. I mean, obviously, we've got a couple of years to work here. I'm curious about how you get so high on the screen. It's pretty high. You started to get a lot of different games, but I mean, in terms of the game, I don't really know how to do it. It's pretty high. You started to get a lot of different games, but I mean, in terms of the guy who you want to join, I don't really know how to do it. You're a testie car. An anti-missory box for a lot of people. A testie car can throw a camera in there. A picture of a box, a box, a box. A picture of a PX shirt. You get something to play. A great, great scene. You get this work. What do you want out of a corner back in your box? Like a white box. We're missing a testie car. We've got this one. We've got made it to you. One of the most interesting things to do.

4:28:36We've got a bunch of things to get done. Just for the yellow. Just for the yellow. Just for the yellow. Just for the yellow. Just for the yellow. A year. A year. A year. A year. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, bromo's visit to today. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Once again, your visit to our department is on the right. About the night I got to go to the office. First time I met him, we just find it really good.

4:29:36What do you think he can bring to the office? So I think it's a lot of things. I don't think you can do it. I don't think you can do it. I don't think anybody outside looking in the room is the strength of your commitment. But you're making visits around the country. How do you approach those other visits? I'm always lucky.

4:30:39I'm still enjoying buses. This is only one time. I'm very happy to see him. The other school is outside of life. He has a really hard time giving his life. So how do you stay? What does it mean you want to take home? I'm not going to put out one specific thing. I'm going to leave it here. Do you get frustrated in moments like that? Definitely. I just wanted the team to win. I think we got a chance to win. Definitely towards it. I was a couple of plays here. I think the frustration is more so it just comes from. He was a little surprised how much attention you got right away from your defense. Definitely. We maybe gave him more one-on-ones kind of how the game plan was set up. We did it in a different way.

4:31:40Different coverage of the cloud to my side. I just kind of had the game go. What's the process been? Sometimes where, for whatever reason, just to that. Definitely. Especially in college, a lot of the game fans defensively were taking you away. We had a lot of success. I would stay out of the way. One of the ball had in different weapons. They still get the victories. I was continuing to do better jobs when I had. My heart's in the process. The process has been post-game. Getting on the same page with Kyler. You guys exchanged text. Yeah, they're filming them. Definitely. I'm asking what did I see there? Going over a play. I just kind of give him what I saw. I just got a different feedback there. Change words. Mark, I gather we're asking questions about the previous game. Are you the type of guy to let a game like that winger or how do you flush it? You got to move on. Got to move on. It's a long season guy. 16 more of them. Hopefully, no, I can stay healthy throughout the year and just continue to build and get better each week.

4:32:42You guys did so much work throughout the off season to get on the same page. How different is it when you get into that regular season? Yeah, it's totally different. It's totally different. You can do a lot of things, you know, in shirts and shorts. Once you go out there, put practice and get pads on. You do like the point practice video for the colds, but there's nothing like actually going out there. Not in live action and really trying to be on the same case. So I think that would really should continue to develop and look at better. Is that it just a matter of rubs them this much? Yeah, definitely. Definitely. Like I said, that was kind of my first live action together. So continue with me. When you're early impression, so I'm on the field together and I'm in the crisis with cows. Yeah, but now obviously I have a definite respect, you know, JG's call or preseason. I obviously feel awful, really healthy. That's kind of the most important thing. I obviously get a lot of healthy going forward. So, um, that's it. I can say, I can say. Marvin, what are your early impressions of the Rams? What do you think of the Rams? Yeah, I mean, they're a good team. They're good physical team. I got a new lot of new guys up front, I think.

4:33:43That's kind of where they're strong suit is. Kind of a little different to Buffalo, come over a little match coverage. So I'm excited to build this. Personally, when the belts take you one on one, I would turn this. How do you feel today? Wasn't many of them. Wasn't many of them. So, uh, I thought maybe I'm just what you think versus just playing. You're not getting a preseason game actually. I think it was preseason. Definitely, definitely thinking a lot out there. And, um, you know, I think I'll come with reps. I think to think and less, you just going out there and playing. Definitely come with reps. And it's something you ought to get better at. But, um, definitely say I was thinking a lot out there. Is there anything you can do to prove that that's real coverage? Anything you can do in the past? You're going to face that a lot on the side of the front. Yeah, I mean, you just got to team, you get open for yourself, make yourself available. And when the ball does, can you make it into play? Um, this, the beef is just taking you away. That means other guys are having a chance to get open. So, uh, that's how I kind of had it. It's no longer so succeed in our offense. That's the best thing for us. They're kind of going to be with Tyler.

4:34:44Is this something that comes pretty quickly? Is this something that might take months? Hopefully sooner or later, I think. Um, I'll look into you to see. We'll see. I don't think we're in a bad place right now at all. Obviously, I don't really think that. But, uh, just a live rep, so we'll continue to grow and show. So it was about life. It was like, is that it was helping us? Like, saying what coach James coach was, everything's not nice about ball with them. It's about like, focus on like, how do you become a better man? A better player individually? It's only one player that you're interested in. I always did that. I'll keep the offense while I was heading into this next season, kind of trying to push first job. Is that like a confidence booster for you? I mean, I'll say it was a confidence booster. One reason I'll say that because you get like, coaches who believe in you and like, they give you the tools to go out there and just play with confidence. You know, they're doubting those stuff. Like, you got your teammates, you got your back. Like, my first play when I got a third Tennessee, like, when DeZel, IGB and Jermaine. Like, first thing they say is like, no, worry, just go out there, play with confidence. You know, you know the tools, it's usual tools.

4:35:45It's go out there and make a play. And we're about to play coming to you. You know, we're just show time, show job. You just do it. And then like, the same goes for us. Like, he gives me, he puts me in a position like, like the drills we put in, the work we put in, the one on one, so I just go out there and just perform at the highest level. How much better are you right now than maybe last month? I mean, I got way better just because I've transitioned a little bit to the inside. Nick was far-sounding. Like, now I'm actually trying to like catch technique and it's often covers not always press at the line. So it's like, now I'm able to like move my feet, move my hands, like see, like what I got to do just like, just in case I got to go back in corner, I can, I plan off now. I'm very confident out there. Do you think that Nick was a natural fifth of you or have you had to kind of convince yourself to transition to that? I mean, I feel like it's natural fifth of me because I feel like me, individually, I'm a fast learner, a fast learner, like coaches help us like learn fast. Like, because they're always honest about the techniques and stuff. So you like, you write down, like you pick up all the things

4:36:45and then like when we get out here, they coach us to like the techniques. So we used to go out there and play like fast spot. And it would be like, I would like, reverse utility, you're able to go out there and just compete. Is that where you kind of stuck this spring or do you get kind of mounted? So I've really been stuck there this spring a little bit. Whenever we get into like other things, I just bounce out there every once in a while. Just like have fun. Just have fun. See if I still got it every once in a while. So it's as good as going through the compete at most spots. You mentioned the technique. What technique, you know, tips and things that you had to pick up and learn from, what you're from, what you can do at the time. I mean, this is always like, you're like, because what, coaches are asking hands, like see it, you see it, move your feet, and then you put your hands on the mat. So it's like, when you get like, when you out there, you able to like process like the way the receiver comes off the ball, looking at the hips, and seeing like the way he moves, are you able to pick up like the row concepts you can get out of that. Like, so it's being like other coach walls for me, like as a player and just like him breaking out football to you like one on one.

4:37:45It's like very beneficial. What was the hardest part of making that transition from outside inside? I really say like, you've got your cover two, you've got your cover three, you've got your cover one, it's easy, but then you got nickel. There are so many responsibilities you've got to see like the row concepts, you've got to be able to process like diagnosed, rouse faster than what you've got to do in a corner and just be able to like everything's quid, like your transition, you've got to like, you've got to move fast, you've got to just learn to move fast. It's like game recognition, where you think maybe from the ball, since you got to, how did you got to go to the ball? I would definitely say, I would definitely say yes, because how you get to like college, it's a little bit different, high school, you don't got to worry about things like that. When you get to like college in a school like this, like your recognition of plays, like your noial drops, the way like the cover is supposed to be played, understand all your teammates or fuses you have when you feel like it's easy. I hate what if your product is bad? He's very talented, he's a great dude, he's a humble guy,

4:38:46great teammate, very supportive, as I've got that you don't want to wrong, because you can feed off him energy because you can see like when you make a play, he's like, he's like, he's like, he's like, he's like, you get off there with guys like that with good energy, and make you play a little bit harder, and then like, when you make a play, he's out there, like, he's helping you, like, he's being out there with him, he's a good player. Lendville's had first question, handful of kids, I would say obviously over the last couple of years, or so, there's probably some parents now. What is it about Lendville that gets you through any play at Ohio State? That's a big question, I know. It's a big question, because you have so many kids come out of Lendville, and just play at leagues, league schools, and they like, like, track's a big part of it, because to be able to, actually in Lendville, everybody got to run track, like it's mandatory, you don't really get a choice, do you, you able to just like get out here and like, know how to compete, and then like, you like, you ain't built that mental toughness into you, so like, have you like, have you heard now,

4:39:47you got to be mentally tough because I mean, life's not going to be easy, so it's like being out here, being able to compete, and when are you down, just pick yourself back up, I mean, that's what being is down to me, and that's what being is down to me. Play here forever, you know what I mean, talk about his plans. So, you know, you wish transitions like one of those fairytale, like, tear time now. But again, either way, you know, we talk about it, you know, that's the, that's the Togo's, you know, but obviously, you know, he's, he's, he's, happy, he's been one of the best players. Again, I think everybody leads in their own way, you know, not everybody's the, bro, guys, come around, let's go, like, that's not everybody, right? Like, I think for me, that's me specifically on game day, with the O-I, and after we do a little one, like, that's my like, well, I'm dead, like, that's my like, they vocal time I feel like,

4:40:47I've talked to them about this, you know, just recently, talking about how what I want to do for the Rums, I want to bring that hump energy, the Abra, right? So last year, of course, I'm sure he's been doing for years, but the year when I spent my own, he brought a lot of energy, the excitement, and happiness in the room, which is his natural energy, to where I only had to focus on me, you know, I didn't have to make sure other guys were, you know, feel some type of way when it came in here, because hump brought that. And I have a hump not here, but I saw when you did for a room, I want to be that guy to make sure I was an amptical practice. Everybody's, I'm taking a field team on period, you know, it's a low day, or something, you know, it's a event, but like, I want to make it feel like home's home. Like, yeah, parents are trick. I want to bring that, because that's what me and hump did to each other, we would have each other do something to do. It's probably going to be a walk, we're a blip.

4:41:48So I want to do that. I want to bring that energy, I want to make bring more guys. You know, to do that, you know? I want to do that from day one, you know. I kind of, I want to do that from day one. I just talk into them, and obviously it's that time I spent, obviously it's a before until the day started. Just being in my self-just thinking about what the room needs. You know, because I know I knew we were all as one of the leaders, you know, on our offense, is that we need a guy like that, just going to make sure the O-line is picked up. We're ready to go every day, I want to help the kind of little things that are happening at practice and people aren't saying anything, and how I believe, maybe different than somebody else may believe. You know, I like to practice, at least like the legal positivity, you know what I mean? So, but he, the energy I had, going beyond just all height of the beyond, so I was kind of, how I wanted to be going on,

4:42:49literally my whole life, I wanted to get an NFL team captain, like specifically, and 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, so I feel like I'm not going to get a captain from the games that I felt. But that would be awesome, you know, but you know, if it 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 team visual work, and get back to that point. Yeah, I mean, I can't say that, I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like it has felt like how it used to be the past, but it didn't take just the first LTAs, it took training left and right, once this season ended, because I don't know what it was going to be, so it's going to go out of, you know, grips, just to get back to feeling like myself for the LTAs,

4:43:51and then that whole first week, but now like today specifically, just changing some small things with my feet, that good thing is talking about the long coach, about some things I'm going to do with my feet, but to sell my traditional angle that I love to sit on, I thought I felt great already, but I felt even better, starting to work, starting to get on my feet back, and how I like the right side, and the left side, and so on and so on. I mean, obviously I feel like, in the league, whether I left or right, you're still going against Premier Guy, so obviously, you have high expectations for your left hand, or high tackle, but basically definitely, like the level of energy, and like the expectations, they'll definitely take the human strength, because now, it's a matter of blind side, that's the, as the tackle role, you know, so, so yeah, I would say, in terms of communication as far as this, even outside of the facility, and stuff like that, it really cram that, but tackle a quarterback,

4:44:51and bond even more often, feel what I think has been something that's, even the cool, I mean, I got a text one day, and I said, hey, I keep putting that up, and I was like, you know, 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, simply in the season, and I just got a text, and I'm like, having what happens with the free agency, then, so I was like, you know what, I had an old season right tackle, so, if I get the word, I'm going, I'm standing right tackle, and I just do what I did before, I'm building on that, but I was like, I might as well as training the left tackle now, as if I'm going to be left tackle, and I'd rather do that, than training on right tackle, good to call it, good to left tackle, I'm like, who, I didn't switch my feet yet. You know what I mean? So, I'm like, let me just prepare an advance, I'll say, yeah, let's go. You know, I think occasionally, on third down, there would be a lot of twists, I was just, no, like, it's an automatic hook on it. And I think, that was my mindset

4:45:51for like the first half of the season, like, I didn't have to go once again, with some pros, like, oh my gosh, I did that. I kind of figured, okay, like, this is the type of rush, I'm going to get, this is how this guy usually rushes. If I get the vibe, this is how the ends, like, the rush, you know, tackles that, you know, first year guys, you got the premier patch on, already, you know, what it was going to be, already, you know, every step. And honestly, just knowing that's kind of an advantage to, so you're not, you're not, oh, they brought the twists on my side again, it was never air-doll, but it's going to be an up-and-off, I'm not the one who has like, three plays in a row, and two minutes, I do that, it looks like what you got. So, you know what I mean? I'm watching more everybody else, and you rarely, you know, it goes out there, occasionally, I was like, you know, he's going to pick me. You know what I mean? So, that effect, it's kind of, it's also kind of an advantage in a way, but it's also exciting, like, okay, I'm going to get the, hardest look, you know, so those are real, real reps, you know,

4:46:51the things, really, I'm on our way to kind of process, and I was like, hey, when I tell him, he'll let me know, but I'm just going to train it. I was training all the way up, until TAs, I guess, if I didn't hear anything about TAs, I came in like, so, you know what I mean? Because just like, I'm cool with training, both continuing, I would have been cool with training, both continually, but I feel like anybody, any position will be like, okay, like, you want as soon as possible, it will give your feet, kind of, settle it, your hips settle it, your hands, so then, no, certain kind of that. Would it have been harder for you to work both, or how to use it? No. No. But, they're definitely, but in terms of the development, it was definitely a lot faster, you know, you're staying all one side, but I think having that, the weeks that we had to transition with the seasons over, I'm going to like, it was fun, you know. I'm going to try and meet up with

4:47:51a minute or two, and we think that it's time right now, but when it comes back, I'm going to show them to you on the house, so I've got a house that's not too far from, so I told them, I got that house, like, like, I got a yellow outside. DJ. You know what I mean? So, yeah. Communication with the team. You know, I was communicating with guys left and right, and, you know, front office, coaches, teammates, and all I care about is how I am with my teammates. I don't want them to ever think I don't care about them or how I'm not in it. And, you know, you can say whatever you want about me, besides that, but I always dedicate anything I can to them, and I don't want that to every question. I just said that it felt like sometimes you were a hold-up somewhere watching film, you texted me, you said, hey, you missed this, or you want to tweet that? Well, like, the first day, he was batting all of Russ's passes, so I had to let him know. You know, you got to take advantage of that.

4:48:51You got to make sure guys are, you know, know that you still care, and you still want to be a part of this. You know, just watch and practice. There's a couple of little things we're doing different, whether I'm communicating with Gumbarr or other people. You know, Toby, so you're also talking with him, and you get him pointers during the off-season, just a positive communication. How do you see who grows a person, you know, in part of how he's approaching things, and how he's getting ready for this season versus his rookie? You know, I think the thing with Keanu is, he's more comfortable, you know. It's not his first time around the track. You know, it's actually like he can, you know, catch his feet under him. You know, I always think, when you're in your rookie season, you're going from bowl game, I don't even know Wisconsin playing the bowl game. Sorry, Wisconsin, I don't even know, but, you know, personally, I just think, when you go from bowl game to training for the combine to, you know, rookie minicamp, OTAs, you know, many can't,

4:49:52I mean, to train the can, the regular season, you really don't get a time to really catch yourself. You know, you understand to play book now, you can be more vocal, you know, and I think with my absence, and other guys' absence, you know, you need guys like that to step up and be ready for those opportunities. So, the server you had in Yaw City, you know, the same you had during the season, you said more thorough what was in there. Just tightened down everything. You know, on my left side, because I was over-competing a little bit. But, you know, it was, it wasn't anything that lingers, you know, I'll say this, a groin's not like an ACL, it's not like anything's ever going to get affected again, and, you know, you know, feeling good, able to do everything, squat and heavy, with power and speed. So, you know, it feels good to get after a gun. What do you think of what the team was able to accomplish with soft feet in terms of bringing guys like wrestling and things around these days? You know, I think they're all good acquisitions, but, you know, you never want to be known as a paper champ. So, you can't win the off season.

4:50:54I think the work gets done out here on the field, gets done in the classroom, it gets done training, you know, and then you see where you're at in training camp, and then you build on that. You know, I think we got the right guys in the building. It's just about putting a complete team on the field. Can you have typical isn't to separate the business part of the game and the actual football player's on your field? Oh, you know, you always want to, you always have to treat it like a business, because, you know, one day it's going to end, and that's a pretty job. It's not like in college where, you know, you got four years guarantee, well, now you don't even know what NIL knows, you know, it's a transfer portal, but, you know, you have to, I still have love for this game, and I still work my tail off, and I still put everything into it, and that's not going to change, but you have to know what you bring to the team

4:51:55and what your value is. Can you have your own field of field to be out there with your teammates today emotionally? Great, you know. We got a new training staff, I'm still learning the warm-up, a little different, but, you know, I love it. You know, just getting after it, learning new guys, going through the same drills I've been doing by myself. I actually like having more people around, because, like, kind of go stir crazy, when it's just you and another guy, you're like, damn, I gotta go back up for another rep already. And so, you know, it's nice to be up here, and give a chance to be with my guys. Can we confident, and be able to get down with your emotions? Oh, I'm going to try to remain pretty neutral, because, you know, I don't want to be too, either way. All I know is I want to be here, but we'll see what happens. It's my last year here. I've had a great career here,

4:52:56but I look forward to playing, actually. What's that second surgery you said at this time, was on the left side of the first time around, on the right side? Right side during the season, left side, and that was just tightened down my core muscle. It wasn't the same as my ad doctor. You know, you can ask Dr. Bradley, Dr. Zuckerbron, who did the surgery as well. You know, if anything's going to help me, and make me a lot stronger from here on up. I think that you were training with another guy, who have you come to mind? Tyson, I've been training with him for the last eight years. We've always trained together. We got a trainer up north, Shao Kohele, he's my guy, trained a Heath Miller, Brett Kiesel, a multitude of guys that I'll respect, and we've just been getting after him. Can we do very few guys historically, 35, they paid big contracts, and I can't even hear that spelled against you.

4:53:56I think there's not a lot of history behind it, but, you know, for me, I look at as, I'm not looking to be like anybody else. You know, my game is different from everybody else in the league. You know, I like to think, you know, I can play the run in the past, and that's where I'm different. You know, I remember last year of my team just brought to my attention, you know, the thing that's really cool is you watch powerlifters. And, you know, my game's built on power and technique, and those guys go into the 40s. And so, you know, that's what kind of research I'm doing behind the scenes, but, you know, I will see what happens. There's not a lot of history, but I'm here to make history, and I'm here to, you know, win another Super Bowl there, and, you know, have a great season. Do you have a set goal for yourself on how many years you want to play in the NFL? Or do you just take things here right here? It was tough answering that question right after the season. I will say this, guys,

4:54:56I can't keep answering that question right after the season. That is not fair to the season that's not fair to my family. You know, but in my mind, I got three years, and I want to maximize them. I want to play at a high level, and I want to go deep into playoffs. And, you know, we got a good team, and I'm going to do my part to be ready for all those situations. You've planned on practicing when you report to the church, or is it possible that you might fold in and, of course, the issues? I have not even thought that far. I've taken a day. A day, you know, I told my agent, and we talked about it. I mean, we were cool coming out here. You know, I'll be here for many. And then, I'll be there for training, then. I don't know what the work entails, but when we get there, we'll cross efforts. Why didn't you bring you more? For a minus deal, or for three years? You know, there was a conversation between me, Omar, and Mike T.

4:55:58And there are certain guys that are one-helma guys. You know, and I want to be one of those one-helma guys. And, you know, there's a hunger and desire there, but that doesn't mean just hanging it up, and calling a career. To me, I think, you know, I got more bullets to fire, and, you know, I'm excited to do that. What's the meaning? Last one. Can you and Russell Wilson are going to be out there with welterman, welterpayment of the year patch, though? I saw Russ's on social media, but I have been out of the chance to see it. I like the surprise happens when it happens, but, you know, it's cool to have another welterpayment in the year winner. You know, I think it's an honor to be there, and I'll say one thing. I won't be here. I'm just telling you guys, so it's not a big deal. I won't be here because I have to do a welterpayment of the year thing on Thursday, so it's not like I'm skipping. Sorry. But, you know,

4:56:59it's an honor to be with Russ, and, you know, it's an honor of doing things in the community, you know. Doing great work, and, you know, the cool thing is, as much as we get honored and nominated for these things, the work doesn't stop. And, I can see that with Russ this foundation, you know, we had an event for our foundation, and my mom was quick to, you know, tell Russ, hey, we need the partners somehow, and I was like, mom, let's just enjoy the event. But, you know, it's really cool to, you know, be a part of a lead group. All right. Thank you. Thank you. I always been good. I mean, just trying to, it's just a different way of play, and it's a different, it's a different, it's a whole different scheme. So, just learning how they want things done compared to how used to do things is really the... What's the like being in that tight-knit room? Everybody's got that skill-systems. Everybody's different, but y'all do some of the same things. Right. Yeah, no, it's a great room. A lot of really good guys have grown really close with a lot of those guys,

4:57:59so everybody helps each other. It's really nice to learn from Dalton, and we're having those guys. I mean, Dalton's done it for a really long time, so he helps me a lot with things that really aren't coachable things, you know what I mean? You mentioned how to family at the game, but what about working out here at this high school? Are you still in Ohio? Yeah. That's gotta feel good, and I don't know if your high school is like this, man, it's feels good to have a different name. Yeah, I went to Lexington, how it's about the eighth of the size of this place. Yeah, this is not like my high school, but this is a healthy place. It's super cool to be home, and just be back, and give you a little sense of comfort, I guess, for me, especially being away for as long as I've been. So, I've been in the kind of war around the city, and you've been there, and you've much of a fuck out fans that have wanted to get your autographs, take a picture, call you in here. I don't get, I don't go out of the hole. I actually went home yesterday, I went back to the farm for a little bit, which was great for a couple of days. He did with my family and stuff, and see my grandparents and everything, so it was good. But I really haven't been out enough to know, so I try and keep her inside. Yeah. You think it would talk a lot about you coming this,

4:59:01what do you think you can play in that really show-based and stuff them out? Oh, that's a good question. I don't think that's for me. I'm just trying to give. I mean, every time you can be, you can play this game for 50 years, and there's always going to be something you leave to feel with, like, oh, I wish I would have been better in that area. I wish I would have been better in some other area. You know what I mean? Like, it's never going to be. This is absolutely perfect. So, like, to me, that's... Right now, the hardest part of this is just mental toughness of it all. I mean, physical toughness. I mean, you either have it or you don't, in my opinion. So, I mean, I've always felt like I was kind of bred in that area with things, and that's just kind of way happens naturally. I just, I'll have to play that's kind of how we roll. Okay. Good afternoon. Thank you guys. We are now. We got to get you on the spot. Yeah, I was growing immensely. I mean, Caleb, he makes a lot of checks. Latham makes a lot of checks. I listen to them. Whatever they need, if I need to cover somebody, I'll go cover anybody. If they need me to do run support, I'll do run support. And it's really what Caleb does, what we do, and Latham. It just goes back to Coach G's preparation,

5:00:02and everyone's preparation to give us more flexibility, and it doesn't matter who's in those positions, and we can all play every position, whether it's covering somebody or running and tackling. Did you feel like that was the case before the Oregon game? You're saying I'm not saying that? Is it something that's been added? It just, you know, rely on a little bit more. Go ahead. Yeah, it did. I was probably playing Nebraska game, Megan and more safety reps, and we had a five week to prepare, so I really learned the playbook a lot more. Even though I knew the playbook, I learned a lot more. I was really worried about, like, in-depth, you know, so really just after the Oregon game, it helped me a lot to go back to safety, go to NICU everywhere. Thanks, Megan. You've had a lot of issues of giving up big plays in the passing game of the first game against Oregon. What do you feel you guys need to do better this time around, to make sure that doesn't happen? Just the same mindset. We got to challenge these receivers. You know, every dog has their day. Maybe some people didn't have their day, that game,

5:01:03but we'll look out there and hopefully change the narrative, and we still play with the same confidence, same technique, and, you know, Bill Rebenowitz, Columbus, this batch. And Denzel obviously had a tough game, and that one, what have you seen from him and how he's responded? Do you get a sense of, from him, how he's for this rematch? Oh, yeah, he's super stoked for this rematch. His preparation has been very good. He's always been preparing. You know, it didn't go the way he wanted to go that game, but he just always had his confidence, and we're going to see a big game out of him this week. And, you know, I know you guys wanted to play them in anapolis, but the fact that you get to play them at the Rose Bowl, I mean, get a second chance, and people have said you don't get that very often. How determined are you guys to take advantage of it? We're super, super determined. We watched film. I mean, we've watched a lot of film. The first time we played them, now we've got another six games that they played up film to watch.

5:02:03And it's just, they've grown a lot as a team. Same as us. We've grown a lot. We're not the same team. We were when we played them week one, or weeks six or whatever. But now we're out there and going to play fast, physical, and everything like that. All right, Jordan, we're going to jump to the Zoom question here from Joey Kaufman, Columbus, this batch. Oh, my bad. Not too Joey. Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic. Hey, Jordan, you've moved around a lot in the second day and in your career, and now kind of getting some many more safety reps. What is it like at this point when Walt or Coach Noles comes to you and asks you to do some else, and just how much can you lean on the experiences you've had moving around when you're trying to learn something new in the middle of the season? It means a lot. We always talk about the Zeef as being on the surface, whether that's making plays or not making plays, or doing your job so another person can make plays. That's kind of what we pride ourselves on. And it's just fun, me moving around different positions.

5:03:03I'm always up for a new challenge. And a lot of people in the country can't do that. I just hold myself to that standard where I can play any position and excel at it. Okay. If anybody else needs a question, let me know. But otherwise we're going to go to Austin more of the podcast. Jordan, when you were talking about watching film Oregon, which one do you think is more valuable to you watching that against yourself seven games ago, even if you've changed, or the ensuing six games for Oregon, which one do you put more stock in? Kind of both. For me, I kind of watched what I did, things I did well, things I didn't do too well against them. And their team is changing, that life, their scheme has changed. Some players have been out those stretch of games. So I really watched the past game we played. And I know they're going to go back to some of the stuff that they liked, of course, and different games like Penn State, maybe Illinois, they run a lot of men. So just watching, watching stuff like that. Every game matters.

5:04:03So, yeah. Jordan, thank you very much. Thank you. Shoot ourselves a foot high on the hand and run game. How I'm in the passing game and really just stop getting our own way. CJ, first couple of weeks. It looks like you've been knowing more comfortable with off-skrit plays and taking more risks, which you're saying that's something that's over this year for you. I mean, yes and no. I don't choose a run. I run what I have to. I feel like I am agile and I can't get out, but I definitely try to read the defense to get my guys the ball, because they're usually open every time. So, you know, it's just up to the pocket and you know, navigate and that, trying to make my line arrive also. You know, if I have to extend the play. CJ, you guys started going to last year's night to know how much different the things feel this year, not even the whole season after your battle, what have you learned, where have you been like, you guys have grown?

5:05:03Oh, it's too, oh, it's a lot worse than the two, no. So, you know, I'm definitely grateful, definitely, you know, a blessed replay in this great game. But, you know, it's definitely a lot of things we can clean up. I think around the league, you can see that though, you know what I mean? A lot of sloppy ball, you know, some teams playing better than others, but I definitely know that, you know, Texas football was not what we put on the field today, but, you know, at least in the second half would definitely be better for sure. You and you go connected on a couple of scrambled drill style plays. Is that something you guys work on actively? Is that a focus of yours? No. It's just two guys out there making plays. You know, we have a drill that we do at practice that, you know, it does help those things. But, you know, China just be two guys, be dynamic players. Do you think you grow and you're born in that way, kind of mind-mouthed, so to speak? Yeah, for sure, I think. I mean, Nico, we've always had a good relationship and always, you know, you're at each other well on the field, but I think even now, you know, we'll take the next steps. And you can see, you know, step getting involved more, tank getting involved,

5:06:05all of Dalton, Braves, we're just trying to spread it around, you know, and we have so many dynamic players. So, you know, it's a good problem to have. You know, obviously, you know, all two are better than things of that nature. How do you balance, you guys have the win, but you said you guys have been put on Texans football. How do you kind of balance one and correct all the mistakes of the player, while also, you know, celebrating the win that you guys just had today? It's football, it's hard to win, I'm happy. Of course, I'm not satisfied. I'll never be satisfied. There's always things that you can point out. We're not going to let one half of football make us put our heads. And we're going to stay confident, we're going to stay taking shots, we're going to stay, you know, betting on us. So, I definitely, you know, understand, you know, we need to be better, but, you know, like you said, winning is number one. So, we won and now it's time to move on and get better. Can you talk a little bit about what Payne has meant to the team over these past two weeks? And as a quarterback, as an offense, does having a kicker that can hit for long range like that consistency,

5:07:10if you guys have a little bit of extra confidence, you know, once you get over 50, you got to like... Yeah, any guys in his aims, man, I'm super happy and proud of him. And he broke a record today or something like that. So, you know, we definitely need him, you know, all points are big points. And I definitely think like the preparation and just who he is at practice, you know, you can... You know that he's going to knock it down just because how hard he is on himself doing practice. And, you know, it was a great job, especially teams today blocking it. Also, you know, point, Tommy doing his job as well. So, you know, it takes three phases for water and for water game. See that you missed it. Alright, here's a little get those numbers, I promised. It was not long. 4602, now through 17 career games, remember, is the couple a year ago due to that concussion. So, reaches his full quote, unquote, first season, at least, from a game standpoint here in week two of year two,

5:08:10proud when we're looking up at a few. It's different for me. I'm really like a ball player type of guy. Not very, not the most how-going and vocal but, you know, we're not talking about real-life as people listen. So, just taking more of that type of aspect into my game and just, you know, making me more complete as a football player. I'm willing to do so. How have you seen, maybe, change a little bit with Coach Hardline in a bit of a different role? And maybe, whether it be other coaches, coach Jordan or players stepping off time to take that role? I want to say a change. Once he's still super involved, he always tries to stay engaged with us guys. I mean, he's the Oc now and he's more skimmed, economically now,

5:09:13but he's still keeping that relationship strong with us and still really in there with the Civic running. Shout out to Coach Jordan as long as stepping up, taking a big little Coach Jordan. He's a huge factor in our lunch inside the inn here. So, it's a big project because Jordan has been here. How do you feel like the spring's gone for you? Obviously, you've done this now for just what have you taken from us? I'm extremely comfortable, super confident in my ability to do what I do. Just building that trust with my quarterback, just pretty much when I came in when I do it. Just let them know that they got it. They got to revive the opposite of the 13 next time it's on the field. And, you know, just establishing that, showing you, like I said earlier, just showing my young guys a foundation, I was able to come in and do what's the expectation. It wasn't often that real value last year. When he did, he caught me. Yeah, obviously, trust with you to certain extent. How do you felt yourself building that trust with Lincoln? I think it's been good. Just being more vocal with them guys as well.

5:10:13Me and Lil are very vocal, even in practice a lot of times. Just things they go my way in the game, but even in practice a lot. I was very comfortable with Lil. More vocal guy. Working in that honor of our quarterback now, and they're doing a better job. Just going to the receivers and taking our feedback, not for its criticism, but just because we love him and we love him. So, just doing that and just keep growing on that all the way to far and all the way to the first game. You are doing some more outside for cheer, stuff as well. How's that going for you? Yeah, I've been more, the more years you get under your belt, the more experience you get. You start knowing this offense more and more, not just your position or what you're doing, or like everybody's, what you're doing, how you're doing, and why you're doing it. So, I mean, yeah, I've been rapping the outside ZXH. Anywhere, Coach Hanlon means me to just really be that guy and go make a play on it. What's the biggest difference for you between outside and outside? The pace. The route concept, you can kind of get the pace you can play within the slides more, for next game and the slide.

5:11:13Something I got very comfortable with. Just the ways you can attack the defense, I think. Just you know, conceptually and also just, you're placed down. But, I mean, just doing both and just making me a better guy for the NFL. And that's what Coach Hanlon produces on the NFL talent and the NFL guys. I'm feeling very comfortable with that. Do you have to have a different mindset as a slight receive? That's what comes to going on. Absolutely. I think it's more thinking. I think it's more of a, you have to have understanding of the game a lot. And the slide, you've got to have a feel, you've got to have, it's just natural. I feel like it's more natural position. And on the outside, it's just more, you know, get different things and see different countries and see different player types and corners and necklbats and safeties more in the slides. So, just seeing how you can attack, knowing your person, now how you can attack some people, as I say, the biggest difference. Do you have that more courage? You have that more courage in the slide? Oh, yeah, absolutely. It's basically like being myself in the slide faster.

5:12:14Skinnier guy that want to put hands on and want to get physical with you. But you just got to match that and just let them know that you there too. You was at a ball, it's a question of whatever gets you on to, regardless inside, outside, out of the basketball. I'm just willing to make plays and show one one of the best receivers in America. So, if that's in the outside, that's in the inside, whatever coach I'm on in this team needs me help us win and show them one of the best receivers in America. All right, great. Thank you, can you serve? At that time, at halftime, you go back to zero, zero. They scored, they scored a thing in a half, we knew they got the ball back. The defense wasn't quite happy that they gave that touchdown at the end. And we knew they'd get in the ball back coming out, but we was excited because we knew the job wasn't doing it. Bill Rebellion, Columbus, this way. You were a five star guy, and that coming up, all these guys in the room almost were five star guys. And then there's Jeremiah. Does he like all you guys in the room? I mean, I'm not sure it's probably something you got to ask him, but Jeremiah has played with the line.

5:13:18Jeremiah has played with a lot of great guys throughout his career. He's seen all the talent you can see in the world, but I don't know if he's ever in all, but I mean. You went all in. Oh, oh, yeah. I mean, I'm not surprised at anything he does now. Like, I've seen him just out. We were nine years old, so anything he does, anyone hand-kidged, I've seen, I'm not surprised at anything he does. When he was nine, did you know this is not a, this is something special we've been at nine? Oh, yeah. I mean, coaches were coming up to us complaining that we were nine years old. Like, can we get their IDs and stuff like that? So, I mean, I mean, there's definitely some footage that we got to go find, but the place we used to make when we were younger is just to see where he is now. It's amazing. It seems very unaffected by all of the starter. How does that happen? I think how he was raised. He's very level-headed. He knows his goals and what he wants to get done in life. And this is just one step of the way for him.

5:14:19I'm going to throw it back to Texas for a couple of questions on Zoom. Scotty? Yes, sir. We're going to start with Defon from Cleanand.com. Go ahead. Brandon, I want to go back to what you were talking about with Coach Day earlier. Whatever he talks about, this team's success, he says, all the credit goes through players. It seems like the players think that he deserves some of the credit. How big? How influential? He's been in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks. He's been a huge man. Coming here after that team of Northwest, he knows heart breaking, of course. But we came in here. We had a leadership meeting. He was in here, I mean. And then we had a team meeting after that. Hearing the stuff he had to say. And we had to say, going back and forth, we just, we knew, we would have his back no matter what. I mean, there's a lot of stuff set about him and his family and stuff like that. But here we're a brotherhood and we're a family. And we just, we go stand by him no matter what.

5:15:20Our next question is going to come from Dan. Hope Dan, go ahead. Brandon, I mean, I'm sure you came in here to Ohio State thinking you'd probably be starting here in your second year. But it seems like you really embraced the growth process. Just what's kind of that process been like for you of kind of embracing your role this season and continuing to develop? Yeah. In life, things doesn't go the way you exactly planted to. And that just had been, you know, things have been to Mecca last year that allowed him to come back. And that allowed me to learn more. And that's just how I see it. It makes me a better football player for the future. So yeah, I mean, yeah, that's it. Three more on Zoom. Next one is going to come from Stefan Means. Go ahead. Steven, but. That's dark. Yeah, you're good. Brandon, there are a lot of clips of you this year where you're super, super excited after a block.

5:16:25And kind of showing your emotion there. What about blocking do you love so much as a receiver? Just being able to hit another guy with all my power, the hardest I can without any consequences. Except if you hold, of course, but yeah, just bringing that power. I mean, I heard some of the defensive guys telling me yesterday they were like, bro, I hate to go against you. So knowing that from the defensive guys. So I know what the other defensive guys are thinking like, just keep bringing it to them. They're not going to like it for four quarters. That's my mindset. Next question is going to come from Danny Davis. Danny, go ahead. Brandon, what are your impressions of these Texas defensive acts and this kind of we've seen from them on, on, on, to them so far? Yeah, the last couple of days we watched them. They're fast team. They don't give up many big plays down field. They're aggressive, but I actually know some of the DB's they have at corner there.

5:17:26Oh, I play with them. Well, I played with Mollick Muhammad at SFE. So I might know him a little bit and we have a watching them. They're fast team. They're physical. They're disciplined. But we just got to get the job done. Give any Malik stories or any. What is that? Do you think you can give any Malik stories or anything you remember about playing with them? Oh, um. Yeah, but I'm not going to say them here. Yeah, I was just keep that. Our final question is going to come from Kurt Bowles. Kurt, go ahead. Hey, Brandon. One of the issues Texas has had the second half of the year is it's finishing. And I wonder if you can speak to and they had a trouble obviously in the pitch bowl, you know, blue of 16 point league. Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct and you guys obviously seem to have that now? Yeah, I think that started started in offseason training at Fall camp.

5:18:27We always say go plus two. If you're doing a 10 yard pro shuttle, you have to go plus two throughout the line and that's just finishing up as well. Fall camp, we had these long two and a half hour practices or whatnot and then we came out and we had to do these finishers. We called them ask for games late in the year like this and we. I think Coach Day has a great did a great job preparing all of us for these moments and. Yeah, we just were ready to go. We have time for just a couple more questions and clumpets so we can wrap up with our other two guys. Bill Landis, Kingston, the north. And then, maybe on the second touchdown run, it seemed like you took two players out of the play first with your release and then with the guy you actually walked. Was that how it's designed or was it just lucky to the guy decided to take off inside of the release? It's actually designed for me to walk the safety and lead the corner one on one with the running back. But I was surprised the corner I see came in so far my lease.

5:19:27I think he thought it was a pass. But I think he was edge of the defense if you go watch that play but I don't know why he came in so far but it helped out for us and I made my block and turned off score. Is there any lesson there for like a young receiver watching that that even if you know him a play, you're not getting the ball or you're intended to block but you release has to be. Yeah, all point like as if you're going to go pitch pass. Yeah, definitely. Every little detail matters and then type of plays we were in a red zone there so we say every yard matters. It's two yards. So the block I made is just a testament to cow coach hard line prep prep me throughout the week to make that block. And final question. Joy conference. Columbus this batch. Brandon will and then there's been some of the ball deep well lately. And some of especially the way you guys have opened games. What do you think is this quick for you guys and for him and watching those buzz? A lot more confidence. I say throughout the year.

5:20:27We were always there as offense. We had we didn't know we didn't quite know our identity and now slowly but surely I think we found that and we're going to keep on rolling and he's made some great throws and. Yeah. I'm sorry. Brandon I do have one more steep. How many more seven sports? I think there's a lot of things I could work on in my game. I would say continuing to be football smart by IQ just knowing what the defense is going to do before they do it. About routes always can get better. My hands always can get better staying on the jugging machine. Work ethic keep on top of it. Don't get satisfied with anything I do.

5:21:27And don't get too big. Don't get too low. Don't get too high. Don't get too low. That's what they say. You feel like a guy that the people follow it seems like just in your mind even the just second your guy that you're kind of working toward being kind of a leadership type guy. Yeah. I got to have guys that will take that role. Yeah. It's a great feeling of course. No guys are watching what you do and listen to what you do. But I just feel like we do that with a lot of players here and not just myself but the leadership we have on this team is like no other and that's why we got so far I think. Brandon thank you very much. Not knowing anything but to go hard and put his head down. I'm super super proud of Will and I think we can't feed off each other. You know he was a lowly or under recruited guy out high school so he always knows this is to go hard and what that looks like so I'm proud of him. What do you think Max is better at football? A lot a lot of skill. I mean the guy he fits the room personality wise.

5:22:28Johnny will tell you that. He's fun to be around. He's an outstanding route runner and he's he wants to get better. He's hungry so he's a great addition. I think a lot of people from the outside will see that a new guy comes in and you guys have four or five guys who feel like they can get reps to maybe some people want to talk to some of these guys. Why would you guys say why is this group so deep and state even though you guys brought another guy? I mean I think it's just a testament to how strong his brotherhood is. When a coach told us that we were bringing him back so I thought it was a great opportunity for me to like I can worship stuff and he's a great player. And I already have and he's more stuff for me and Will and I think now we have really good guys and really good state fresh. I could try there and ultimately become the best players we can be. I'm sure you're not watching for these offense from you guys.