Press Conferences (Justin Frye) Elite Edition September 2

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1:02Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgentcairedkit.com slash blue. urgentcairedkit.com slash blue. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything and we're traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic Z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your

2:05doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays, just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. If they're just you know circling back to what we had natural maturation a bit because he's been through a little bit of spring boys, been through a little bit of camps. So you're still learning the terminology, you're learning new skill set, but he just dove right in and wanted to be a sponge and wanted to learn. He's doing a good job and he's improving every day. You know, so that's what's making the battle and the competition and all these graded snaps really, you know, good for us is because they all have that mindset. So from Seth awesome, the unit in the group awesome because there was no combattentance to it. It was let's get in the skull and it's competing and let

3:06the guys win. Just learning the same deal. Young guys you come in, you got to learn how to play in friction. So having you know three tech having a two eye having those guys like right in front of you that every time you take one of those reps and you're out of your base or you're in your base, you feel the good, you feel the bad. So being more consistent that way, you know, you can't make moves or shift guys if they're not mentally there. And so for him, he's got a pretty good football FQ. So he's continuing, he's growing every day, he's working and he's getting beat every day too and he's learning from those, you know, so in the spring time, you know, we have saying in our room we're like in the spring it's yes and it's no and I know it's KNOW. Why didn't the rep work? What happened? And how do I make sure I don't repeat the same mistake? And so whether he's coming in and watching the tape on his own and then come with questions, he's grabbing me and watching tape with me or we're coming doing stuff as a unit. He's learning so that same deal the game can slow down and he gets more comfortable there in friction. So I mean he's his weights up, his strengths up, he's spending all of season with Mick, you know,

4:07there's a lot of development that still has to be had. Obviously not a finished product but being able mentally for a guy to handle that, you know, helps a lot. Are there any good concerns? Similar to Carson. Luke, a leaner guy? Did you tell him that? He paid you to say that? He did not pay me to say it but I will say it. That might be the first time he ever heard that in his life. No. Luke, Carson, whoever maybe that jump of 18 to 19 to 19 to 20 year old kid, that plays a lot into it too. Being in a full year with Mick, I mean all those guys, you coming at mid, you're like your Devo and Dion and Ian more right now. You're keeping your head above water. That's your whole first year. Now you can actually get and we can set. So when you sit and talk about a jam combo or a lock

5:08or whatever the call may be to Luke, he registers that and I like something new because then there's paralysis by analysis. So I think the middle part on top of another year, natural maturity of getting bigger and stronger, that's always going to help. You're not going to guys here, they're not going to regress. It's going to keep adding progress and how fast can we get that going? Is what we're working on every day with him? The guy who said that he would have been all guard to this point and Coach Day has mentioned this several times that Josh could play guard too and you guys are trying to work through that fire. I mean Josh could play all five. I mean he snapped the ball in high school. Josh had a great off season. But for you when you're going to your spring and it's fact finding an experimentation, how much do you want to put them in different spots or not? Because you also have an eye on August to try and settle on five-minute rotations. What's the balance of that for you? You have to get a really good, great,able set so that everybody has numbers of, just like we said before, how many times have we done a run blocking or pass blocking in this situation?

6:09So that all evens out. So that's the, it's not experimentation. It's just making sure that you get a good book of work to work out and grade that. So as we work guys around the platoons and go, just to make sure that everybody gets good, greatable reps so we can sit back by the end of spring and say, all right this is your comparing apples to apples and oranges and oranges. And not apples to oranges because it's completely different that way. So that's kind of the thought behind that as you're going through the spring. When you got here a couple years ago because of that you thought it would have pulled you. You're still now, Chip Kelly, you're going to be here as office reporter of what the juice is. Not laughed. But then I said, you know, it's college football so who knows, right? What's up in like, I'm sure you're enjoying it, what's up in like? Yeah, I mean, he just added to another piece of just good people here. I mean, you still, you're coming to work here with the guys every day, you know, with the kids we talk about a thumb, but then for us as coaches as staff. So adding just another good dude that's in the room. Obviously, as he says something and, you know, he might speak in old terms or terms that we had,

7:10you know, maybe be a little bit of a rosetta stone like, no, no, this is this. He's like, yeah, that's right because that happens to all coaches. That happened to me when I got here first. I was at what coach day sometime with Ryan's like, you know, what do we call this? Because he was in a system like that before. And he's like, oh, this is this now. So I think just the, you know, translation of a rosetta stone there help, but just overall standpoint of adding a great guy that's a great coach that's been around that's, he's going to supplement the room and every time you add something new to the room, then that makes the room better, it makes you individually better. Oh, look how he does that. Maybe I could do that. Maybe I can bring that to my meeting room. Maybe I can bring that to communication to the staff or to the kids or whatever it is. Because he's, he's done it for a long time and he's done a high level for a long time. So it's good to add that guy to us and then continue as us to rest the staff for me and Brian and Key and everybody just learning and growing with that. What does he bring specifically just, I mean, does he from a talent standpoint? Does he see things sometimes, others don't see, I mean, does he, I mean, what does he kind of bring

8:11from the chalkboard aspect of that? Well, I mean, what you're saying. So what does he see? It's good to have fresh eyes come in that maybe, you know, you're getting a routine and you're getting a rhythm and then all of a sudden, you're running games, you're getting a football. You know, he's one of those guys that I think goes into the categories, forgotten a lot of football and some people have learned in their life. But no, his, I believe he coached every position on the field, both sides of the ball, there's whole career. So as he looks up and he writes when he's talking about, well, this will linebacker's going to do that. Then he might have coached that at Columbia, right? Or this is what the three techs going to read on a down block of a tackle. Because he's coached the offensive line and he's been a coordinator for a long time. So just a really good vision of big picture, understanding and, you know, the next step and not just being right now, yeah. What does that just ticker? If you had a theme or whatever, this spring, because I mean, it seems kind of like a, not to make it a break in time for him. The time to step up and step in. This point was nobody cares, nobody cares what, you know, what struggles you have or whatever.

9:15You got to go out there and feel like you can get the job. It's a life point. If you know she thinks different about tech, what do you see about tech? Yeah, he's competing his butt off. I mean, he's kind of living that way. You know, that's why we have the red line over there. When you cross the line, you know, coach, they talk about that here. Like, it's the game doesn't care. You're off the field. You got to come out and step out and do your job. It doesn't care about anything off the field, right? That can sound really negative and harsh. But then it also, if you just spin your tone, like, isn't it beautiful that the game doesn't care? It doesn't care that your skin color, your socioeconomic background, where you've come from. If you just want to do it the right way in the 53 and a third, the game will love you back. You know, and so I think it's the approach mentally that guys take that way. So yeah, for Tegrit, he's, he's taking that approach. Like, he wants to come in and be a guy. So he's fighting and clawing and scratching every day. So when he makes a mistake, he's trying to correct it when he does it well. He's trying to enhance it. And that's what competitive people do. And that's what he's showed up to do.

10:16So that's good that he said that. What's his comment on the field been like as a center? And is that difficult when you're coming into a new offensive line to have that? Or is there something innate about the center position? If you've been experienced at it, like he has where you kind of have that? I guess a command on the field over with any offensive line. So I should say it over and start over again. You're saying the comfort of center with who now? Seth. Yeah, I'm saying like how has his command of the field been? And has it been difficult, I guess, to adjust for him if he's to have a certain level of onfield command? Yeah, I mean, the on command is just great communication, getting everybody on the same page. Yes, having a bunch of banked reps helps. But then when you do come into a new offense, just like we talked, you know, with Chip a little bit earlier. You know, he might have called it yellow and we call it green or something. I don't just make it stuff up, but the transition of that in your head to get going with that. But yeah, the comfort of having a ball on your hand, having a guy, I mean, you talk about acclimation of football.

11:16Like play one handed and have, you know, tie leak this far from your face. You better have command of something, you know. And so you got to understand the communication and the technique and those things there. So yeah, I think him coming into a new place, the game's not as fast as it probably would be for a younger guy. But also there's mistakes there that he can learn from and grow from. And the same day, he's, you know, the one thing we're not having concerns with, and we're not driving right now is the guys just competing and trying to get better after a mistake. Or like we said, we're enhancing as they've done some stuff really well. And he's adapted to that really well. The other thing that he's been doing is the same for Sam and how do you assess their doing by center versus guard? Could they both? They both have been ripping at center. Yeah. For the competition aspect, could they roll out and play guard? Yeah, probably both of them could. How do you assess that? You just got to give them a bunch of guard reps. But if you thin guys out too much that way, then that's not good coaching, you know.

12:19So we got a good plan with everybody. Those two guys included as we're moving ahead. But yeah, they've been really working at center position right now both of them. Would you ask about drop center? No, I have it. Obviously came after spring practice here. How does that seem down here? How has he been in this spring? It kind of speak to how what the challenge must have been for him last year. Not having spring practice stepping in playing that position in the experience for a better. Yeah, same. He's been here not even a four year yet. So coming in the summer, doing what he did, coming in through the fall. And then now I mean the same with him. Sound like a broken record. I think the game's slowing down for him. Those mistakes that may have showed up or the questions that he had through the fall. And as we got going through the season, those are starting to erase a little bit, which is good. You know, his communication level is just talking more. That's probably the best thing that he's done so far. He's a highly, highly talented guy. We're just developing that skills and discipline and does go into communication.

13:20So as he communicates and talks, that's probably the biggest thing I've seen from him, which I think volume and communication equals confidence. And so he's playing much more confident right now. He obviously has talent. He also had a few plays of game where you know, the penalty or whatever. Have you seen him reduce those? A bunch. Yes. Coach, thank you very much. Thank you, sir. Thanks, guys. Thanks. Thank you. Thanks, Chef. You made my bare fans. Thanks, Chef. I understand. All right, folks, we will come back when. You know, the communication and how everything works. It really just understanding football. And what you kind of understand, like how the sense of alignment works. And you know, you're going to get the best investment in Coach J. That's the investment. I think that's what I'm talking about. How can that keep the street in different ways? How many of you are playing in a regular website? I think it's an even here. Like, there'll be things like sometimes you won't have to communicate. Because you just know, you know, like, you're in a group of people out here.

14:20A ball together and it was great. I'm like, this is a talent. It's like, you're a talent. What did you come to this spring? You know, did you pick a ball like to be doing this right after? I came in knowing that just about everything. I mean, like, obviously, I kind of feel like in terms of like physical attributes. I can kind of like move and strong stuff like that. But I think like, there's a lot more to it that I need to work on even to come close to what I can do. To me being able to help it to, like, such as technique, awareness, just just everything. Definitely communication, I think that's like the biggest thing. Opener and those big games, but you got to be able to, you know, call it out. Like, like, the pressure might come and stuff like that. So it's awareness and ball. I'm curious about the two-hour-out. The pitch for I is coming in the summer. If the start resonates, how you feel spring is there a level of understanding how we coaches and what he wants to use for years? And how do you have a down better that can help you?

15:21Folks, we have Dalin, Hayden, not the 20. Yeah, he wants just 100% effort and just work hard. Like, obviously, like, there's more to it, but those are things that he wants to do and want to put back. Like, basically, that's the sum I pick at every day. I'm definitely going to do that for you. I know you're all a foregone. You've got that in my eyes for you. Is it almost like you have all the stuff thrown in the other stuff I had to adjust to? I don't know if it's that. That's a great thing. Definitely, but I kind of, like, when I come here, I knew Coach Fry and staff, like, they were going to, they were going to, definitely, like, scope me into the player. Yeah, scope me into that. Yeah, like, they know that, like, scope, I mean. Yeah, like, just kind of make me into that type of player. I mean, the development factor from Coach Fry and me getting these, like, I didn't even, it's like magic almost. So, I mean, I'm just kind of keep, keep going with him and keep riding with him. Having his free practice, having his summer all has the same thoughts on how much better is the picture? I guess we'll see. I'm going to keep picking that in.

16:21Sure. We'll see what we get. Once my players, the coaches, the strategies, and the pick that. First of all, you're free with that? What do you think they should do? I guess, yeah, I would say sure, but I mean, I can't really take credit for something like that. You know, the way I like that is, you know, the men above, kind of, put that in my dream. How much is running game changing? New odds, whatever you want to call it, with Chip Kelly in charge? What if you noticed this little bit, little new odds as their staff? I mean, maybe like little things. I mean, little things add up to big things, right? Yeah, I mean, yeah. Yeah, where do you think you guys were lacking at some point last year in certain, some of those matchups? I mean, it was a whole new line, so I mean, like, I know the side came a few times with each other, but other than that, it was, I mean, it was a hard game. Nothing's going to be like, for sure, what's going on? You know, you can have some hard times. Yeah. Did Missouri test y'all about as well as anybody? Just about, yeah. Yeah, they were pretty good.

17:21What did you know coming out of there, y'all had to get fixed? To be honest, I felt like we just tried to go out there and just play hard. Like, obviously, we know, number six was a really good player, so we just tried to make sure people either back through as much possible, so that's really, we tried to go to. The striker game a little bit, Josh, wouldn't be well when you saw him go top of those, just striker dancing. Yeah, so as a left tackle, I feel like the number one job is to make sure nobody gets to the quarterback. And that's something that I try to do, make sure nobody kind of get around me or go through them or anything. Just keep the quarterback playing out of the field, a lot more. Yeah, they'll be able to do a well on the player and, you know, more people in the run and stuff like that. But like, that's probably one of the biggest things, not sure if the quarterback is playing. Nobody gets to run. Run a lot for you. How was it essentially self-canadier? Yeah, so I mean, we got, I mean, we have the main deal I'm going to go through. It's always twist game and stuff like that, so in the run, no twist, too. So it's kind of like, I guess you just got to really stay technically sound. That's something I'm trying to do in the run. Josh, if you're going to get Mitchell Melmuch this spring, so what stands out about him?

18:22Obviously, he came back from a couple of knee injuries and stuff. But what just jumps out at you about him? Yeah, you wouldn't even know he had the two knee injuries. I mean, he's so, like, the way he rushes, it's so, like, it's his signature rush. Yeah, it's something that you can't, it's probably the hardest person I've had to block here. Yeah. If I'm being honest, like, he's very twitchy, great with his hands. Amazing, get off. And he has that sneaky power. Like, if you're not really like, setting for it, he'll get you. And everyone gets your take. You know, he came here from San Diego State. Your center, the guy's transferred in Seth McLaughlin, whether he starts or not, we'll see. Right or no. He's from Alabama. Is it amazing to you how college football teams are put together anymore? Yeah. Because he could be a key thing. And what does that just tell you about the game these days? I mean, yeah, I mean, it can go anyway. I mean, Seth is a great player. I mean, he tells me, like, you know, stuff that they did differently than the stuff like that. And I try to take some of, like, maybe some advice he has, because he's been in college football for a little longer than me, so.

19:22Yeah. Yeah, he seemed like a grown-up, didn't he? Yeah. He comes across that way, then. Yeah. What's the line of the line that you're absent with the world on new pieces? And what do you think you're going to change? What's the mindset of the position? Play fast, play physical. I mean, there's obviously more that we're working on. We're learning, like, each other to be honest. I guess it's like, you know, the right side is, like, kind of, like, going a little bit. I mean, not with fire, but, like, you know, we have, like, some people that compete. I mean, we're all competing. I know I am. And stuff like that. So I just, um, we're just trying to play hard and play through. The amateur, most of the way through is through the best. How helpful is, how, how, how necessary is really a spray? How do you have that? Uh, yeah. It's very necessary, especially when you kind of got a new OC and stuff like that. It's best to kind of get, you know, comfortable with the scheme now. Then maybe, like, post-acadabin, like, in like, a few weeks than yet. Yeah, we've won stuff. Yeah. This time last year, you know, like, Jim, you know what, lead on to the future. Uh, I mean, Donnie's like, dude, I owe Don a lot.

20:24Like, he's an amazing player. He gives me, like, inside of him just, but it's like Notre Dame. I've never been, like, more nervous for a game than Notre Dame. I just kind of talked to him. He said, we got it. Keep doing what you do. And we got to, we got to open the web. Probably a lot of the chat. Oh, yeah, especially. All right, Josh. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So, like I said, you know, just sort of been tough on your belief this year. And with the opportunity we got, you know, you only got one more chance left to, you know, to go do something that not many people get to do in their lives. So we're in a blessed position. Yeah, but you do. Look for your final. Oh, man. You have to talk to your friends. You have to talk to your friends. You have to talk to your friends. Oh. And I just think that I was putting good positions. Just kind of let, you know, let loose. We're not there in played ball. Like I know how to. And, you know, my teammates played great too. And coaches called it the game defensively. I mean, you know, we give a 14 total points or 17, 14.

21:2714. I mean, 14 gets a good offense like that. Great team. I mean, that's a good day. So, obviously we didn't get the results we wanted, which is frustrating again. But it's a whole different story. Yeah, I mean, I just think it was, it was collectively a good day on defense. And it all happened to be fortunate to be in position and make some good plays. I mean, that'd be the time for, obviously, some people in your organization. You guys are playing well, but nothing really happens. The most I've done is necessarily never mirror that. Like you kind of had all that. And what those starters, can you feel when we're in a groove like that? And you get that, you get that. Yeah, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season. I felt like myself again. And I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates. And I think that when you come here and you expect to get the feeling to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit. And I think you can look at all of us on the D line as a front. We all kind of had our own journey into how we're playing right now. And now it's all about building.

22:27And I'm looking back and playing how we know how to play and being confident out there. And using our abilities that God's gave us. So I think that this whole next year, you know, you're just going to see a whole different level of playing from all of us. I know you're trying to be kind of the one. Yeah. And that be kind of the one. You know, what you're maybe capable of. You're in a future. You're just going to be able to see this. Yeah, you know, I've knew all along what I was capable of. And I know it's frustrating for a few years, you know, not being able to, you know, not playing for whatever reason on the field. To what I was capable of, but, you know, once you just put that stuff to the side, just got there and play ball. You know how it's just going to take care of itself. Yeah. No, you're good. Did you use the term, don't tell me what issues. I don't know what it does. It's a bit like an emphasis. I'm not focusing on the little things kind of on you on that stuff. And you guys know you're on the talent. And what is it for you this year? Yeah, you know, I think you said it. You know, there's no talent issues here on this team. I think if you look at our team across the board, probably one of the most talented teams in the country.

23:30It's not the most talented team in the country. And so, you know, that's God given though. And what we can work on is our discipline, our skill, our technique. I think if we become the most, you know, disciplined and sound team technique wise, there's not going to be a team of the country as well. So, but it's, you know, it's a long process to get to that point and to get to that season. So I just think that when Coach Day talks about that, you know, it's true. We've got the talent. Just got to go out there and work every day on the little things. What are you specifically working on this spring? I'm working on a flexibility. You know, I'm working on bending the corner a little bit and hands. At D line, you can kind of improve on everything. And so, Coach Johnson's, our emphasis is just, you know, just taking care of the little things, hands, hips, foot placement. So it's kind of a little bit every day in the spring. There's a lot to be excited for, especially all the guys coming back on defense. But how excited are you to play again with JT? Oh, I'm really excited about that. You know, it was cool, really cool. I mean, him going back and forth the whole time just starting, whether we're going to come back or not.

24:30And, you know, when we, you know, I kind of knew before you guys knew when he was coming back. So, you know, I was excited. I was a, you know, a hell of a player and, you know, a really good friend of mine. So just having another year with him and, you know, if I'm going to enjoy it and, you know, hopefully have some fun. You know, we can have a comfortable time. Thanks for all. I'm going to do a new year recruitment for the first guy to come in. And this is a good class. You guys are going to work for Barb Cus in your house. What was it like, I guess, to see a kind of comfortable circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship. And you can recruit guys to come back into the pool and run back on the run. Yeah, you know, it's unique. You know, I think it's a really unique position. I've got great group of guys coming back, man. I mean, you know, it's just so exciting. I just wanted to, you know, for me, you know, and at the same thing, same thing for those guys, how much they care about this program and care about the team and coach day and guys you want to do it for in the city and, you know, the chance. We all knew that, you know, we had great opportunities going in the field.

25:30And we also have a great opportunity to put another one of those banners up here. So, and, you know, get some revenge on, you know, the guys up north, all that stuff. So, you know, when you put in a nutshell, you know, it was a really simple decision for a lot of us. And, you know, we thank God for being in this position and coming back. You know, I don't think anyone's regretted it. And we're just really excited to, you know, to get back on the chase and, you know, not miss a day. Jack, we take a wide view of the defense with the additions made. But Caleb coming in and now you see sunny move closer, a lot of scrimmage. But you just, you have an opportunity to like look at what's out there. How does it change the capability with your defense? Last week, how can it change the way maybe you deploy that you couldn't do a year ago? Yeah, I mean, you look at our, you look at the defense one of the fairly like damn, we're big. You know, corner, we're big, lineback, we're big, D line, we're big, safety we're big, fast. You know, we're just, you know, we're just, we've got a lot of, a lot of weapons to say the least.

26:31And so, you know, when you got, when you know you got those guys behind you, you know, you just make you play so much more free upfront. And, you know, you, you depend and you can rely on those guys behind you. And I think that, you know, if we take that approach and everywhere on the field, offense too, that, you know, we're going to really fun here. Jack, thank you very much. We kind of changed the perception. I know you guys don't pay attention to like outside noise, but also a lot of these things. Hi, this is Dave Roberts. Heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, that's a risk. Summer colds can linger and getting sick on vacation can derail everything. That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgentcare kit.com slash blue, urgentcare kit.com slash blue. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late.

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28:37That's why everyone needs a medical emergency kit. It includes doctor prescribed medications to treat common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. It's like having an urgent care and pharmacy at home. Say $45 with code blue at urgent care kit.com slash blue. urgent care kit.com slash blue. Yeah, I'd say it starts off with like you got to, it starts off with tuning out the outside noise. And what other people have to say about it? And it's really good. I kind of look at it as if it's like a drop in a bucket. If I got a big bucket, there's no one thing I'm going to do to make this bucket full. It's a daily thing where I put one drop in in a day. And you look back over a year, two years, three years, you look back and you're like, man, I've gotten a lot better. And so like I said, I'm just very thankful for the unit. The guys that I have around me push me very hard and I'm just thankful. I mentioned that the development is a part of Tate. What was your book challenging part of you to make all the things into the play of the blind?

29:40Yeah, I'd say definitely the size component. You know, you got to be someone that's, you know, when you got to be big, you got to be strong, you got to be fast with a lot of jobs that you have to do. It's a very asking job. You need to buck the big, some of the biggest guys in the field. But also run routes off some of the smallest guys in the field. And so I think just thankful just to be out here and do exactly that. What was it like to get that shot the other day for the pros counts? Run routes, catch balls, show off. Yeah, no, there's a good opportunity. I think some of the big, you know, reason behind it was just kind of giving those guys that they were at the podium, you had limited numbers. So just get out there and give those guys a breather. But maybe the opportunity to get to go out there in front of scouts. I think that's a pretty good deal. And you're taking only a quarterbacks to this point. The quarterback battle is going on. What's been your take on Will, for example, get to know him. And then of course, David, I think the mindset that we have body around here is ironing, sharpening iron. So that's kind of like, it's not just one room. It's from top to bottom, throughout this whole team.

30:41No matter what position you are, we're here to work. And I think we're all here to make each other better. Whether it's in a cornerback room or tight in the room, we're running back room. All kinds of defense, coach for his coach. It doesn't matter where all just iron and sharpening iron. Especially this time of year in Spring Ball. We're not doing too much game planning for next week. Which we're really just spending this time to get better. And it's a good foundation for ourselves. It's something to work on moving forward. I think Will, how we're fitting in more and more is the practices have gone on. You know, getting to know everybody and all that kind of thing. I mean, I know we've been here for a while. I'm sorry. Yeah, I think I think I think I think it's time goes no matter where you are. You start to adapt and you start to get used to what we have going on here. And so it's good to have. Thanks. Yeah. You're coming in. Thank you. Thank you. What's it been like? Yeah. It's a lot of different. Learning solutions. Yeah. I'd say when it comes to that, I think it's all the glory to the Lord.

31:42And I decided to give my life completely to the Lord a little over a year ago. And that kind of really changed my outlook on the way that I approach football. It's no longer something that I idolize. It's just something that I do. And I think from the time of my life where I stopped, you know, compartmentalizing who God was in my life. God was something that I do on Sundays or something that I do in a Bible study. It went from what I do to who I am. And so now I embody that as who I am. And so some of the fruits of the spirit is peace, patience and kindness. And so those are the kind of things that I've started to embody on this journey. I think it's easy to kind of compartmentalize football away from faith. But ultimately, it's all one. It's all one. So it's giving me a spirit of patience, peace, and joy with the guys around me. And so I'm just, I'm thankful. I'm thankful to be here. But just being quite honest, I just, I know for a fact, I wouldn't be where I'm at right now. And I know I'm outside looking in. You know, I was like, you know, where are you right now? But I wouldn't be where I'm at right now if it wasn't for my relationship with the Lord. It really came into my life and changed around from the better.

32:44G, what did you see from Bennett Christian last year? How did you feel about suspension and how did he work with that? Yeah, I think he did a great job. A lot of perseverance. I think that's no matter who you are, when you're kind of hearing news like that, that you're going to be out for a year, that's hard. No matter where you are. I'm really proud of him because he came up and he came to show up every single day. And he got better. He got better. The easy thing to do in that kind of situation is throwing the towel. Be like, man, you know, forget this or I'll get better next year. But I saw the drive at him. One thing I see in every day, he showed up. He got better. I'm proud of Bennett and I'm proud of this unit. Why is the question like this? You know, you're going to feel like a few days in here. Be your heart. I mean, yeah, I don't know. I don't really know how to answer that question because if you go from one unit to another unit, the moment you trade units, you're no longer in the unit you were initially in. So you're now a tight-end. And so, I mean, to answer that question, I think the time that I went from in the receiver unit to the tight-end unit

33:47is the moment I became a tight-end. You're not going to be in the field. You're going to be in the field. You're going to be in the field. No, Kevin Wilson was my coach. Wilson was my coach. Coach Holland was my coach and I was a receiver. It's just different. It's two different roles. I think I'd say to answer that question. The moment that I decided to come to play tight-end is the moment I became a tight-end. And so, now, over the years, I've gotten better at playing in the position. But the moment that I transferred over, I've been a tight-end. And I'm excited to be a tight-end. Another position I'd rather play. Little buck us. Thank you, Gene. You go. Yeah. We're the issue side and we're trying to attack. And so, I think, you know, that's something that over time, I can feel Lincoln getting a better and better field for it. You know, Lincoln has definitely stepped up from a leadership perspective. And you can see the way that he attacks workouts. And, you know, this winner is so big for all three of them. Just really just set the standard and to understand the intangibles that playing quarterback is all about.

34:52Because there's so much more than just picking up a football and throwing it when it comes to this succeeding on Saturdays. So, I've seen that growth from Lincoln and that's really exciting. As for Julian, you know, last year, going into the year, he was competing for a job and, you know, end up not winning the job. And, you know, he could have turned it down and been bummed out and, you know, not attacked it the way way. But I saw him continue to grow throughout the year. So, I'm going from well and to get to a point this year where we're now he can step up and be more of a vocal leader. And, you know, that's something I've seen growth of him as well. You know, he's put on some weight and he looks good and he's definitely attacked his time in the, you know, the winner. And so, that's been awesome. And then, Tadin comes in and, you know, Tadin, Tadin's, you know, really should still be in high school. Instead, he's, you know, in my office all the time, I learned in the offense. And when he's not with me, he's with Coach Meijer, when he's not with Coach Mechera, he's over there doing academics and sassos. So, his days are pretty jam packed and it's definitely new for him.

35:52But his commitment to wanting to be great and wanting to be to the level where he can go out and compete in the spring has been really impressive. So, I'm excited for all three of them. Does it feel like what August 30th is it just around the corner years now and I'm saying you got to have a guy ready to go against Texas. Yeah, you open. Yeah, I don't think so. I don't think so quite yet. You know, I think we have a unique situation where we've got three really talented kids. You know, they're all young. They all have a lot of room to grow. And I think they all understand that and are eager to attack that growth. But most college football teams or a lot of college football teams going to the world. And they end up having a guy get hurt or something happens. So, as far as having one guy, that's not to go either. We want to develop the room. We want all three of them to continue to get better, to continue to develop and be guys that we can count on throughout the season. Did you guys win a fourth? Scholarship guy? That's still in conversation. What kind of Seattle goes? Obviously, three is a little bit less than we typically have.

36:53But the three that we're really confident in right now. The last year we got Ryan Morgan's quarterbacks to it. The quarterbacks to you. The quarterbacks to Bob. The quarterbacks to you. The first filling out your room. I mean, do you have someone that you haven't mind to come in to meet the assistant for you? Or how do you see that? Yeah, right now, Colin Kienos in helping me. So, Colin was working with me at Akron. He was a student assistant and he was really, really impressive there. So, he's going to come in and he's going to help out with some of the day-to-day stuff. And then, you know, Coach Day and I have built a pretty good relationship where, you know, between my time here is the GA where, you know, I learned the game of football the way he sees it. And that was such a pivotal time in my career, you know, I was so blessed in college and then in my first couple, you know, my first job there that I got to work with Joe Morehead. And, you know, I learned so much football from that man and I credit so much of my career to him to put me in the position. But then, having the opportunity to, okay, hey, maybe I'll see you through a little bit of a different lens and learn how Coach Day sees it.

37:55It was so big for me in my development. So, that couple of years as a GA was awesome for me and then last year to be able to sit in with him and really kind of see the game, you know, in a similar fashion. And I'm always going to continue to learn from him because he's just such a special coach. But to be able to see it, you know, in a similar way and continue to bounce thoughts on them to make sure that him and I are communicating in the same way. You know, Coach Day will always be directly involved with the quarterbacks and now Coach Hartland will as well, you know, as the offensive coordinator, I think as the guy in that chair, you have to have a relationship with the guidance and how I think that's really important. So, you know, him and I have already begun conversations just about how that's going to work out and how, you know, he's going to continue to see the game the same way that the quarterback does and how he's going to communicate to them. Those conversations are already beginning. So, it'll be, it'll definitely be a combination of, you know, us three. And I think Bill Echavian being there from the championship round. How about that? I guess, help with this development. Well, it's pretty cool. Just about every one of those games where he was at a playoff game at the National Championship.

38:55You know, our guys were warming up and I grabbed him and say, hey, look around. You've got to take a couple minutes and take this in, right? This is what it looks like. This is what we work for. So, you know, when you get to a really hard day in the winter, right, you just remember not a homework and get to that point. So, for him to have that experience and to be able to see that and, you know, hopefully one day when he's in that spot, he's like, oh, I've seen this before. I know it looks like. I think it's pretty cool, I think, just to have that bank in his memory. I think it comes off, so I've spoken, but he's without question, you know, come out of the show. I would even say you saw spoken last year. You know, I think that he kind of understood that, you know, will was in charge of the offense. And he knew that he was young and was still earning respect. You know, a big part about leadership is you can't just walk into a room and start leading. You have to earn the respect to your peers and truly understood that. And, you know, I think he earned that respect throughout the year. And so this year, you're definitely seeing him step up. Him and Lincoln both, you know, are in that phase where they've earned that respect.

39:58And so they're doing a really good job leading right now. And in Tavians doing a good job earned respect. So we're kind of in the middle right there between those two phases. Really, Lincoln is, I think, still less than two years, just specializing in the community. He was just regretting the actual kind of random twist of the year. I guess where do you think he is harnessing all of that all on flood and mobility and doing a really good job? Yeah, I mean, there's no question how Lincoln's special, I think. And, you know, guys that have that background that have been successful in multiple different sports. You know, one way or another is going to translate to the game of football. So I think that we're continuing to see that from Lincoln. You know, I think as the more that he, you know, is in position to understand and learn the game, which we saw last year, you continue to grow. And so to take that into spring, you know, and combine that with his athletic ability, I'm excited to see. You know, I think it'll be a really good competition.

40:59Can I go? Can you pull back truly lead until he is in quarterback? Oh, absolutely. I mean, the important one is quarterback. Oh, I think so. I think so. I mean, leadership comes in all different phases, you know, in all different ways. There's, you know, there's without question, I've been part of different teams and I've seen it where maybe the guy that was in the starting quarterback was, you know, the strongest leader on the team. So I definitely think that that's part of it. You know, I think once you are in the respect of your teammates and once you show that, you know, you're going to lead by example and they respect you for that. You're in position now that you can be both of them. So, you know, I definitely don't think they need to be a starter named a quarterback to be a leader at all. Even around some incredible offensive minds in college already, what are your, what are the traits you look for specifically as a quarterback being a quarterback yourself? Yeah. You know, I think it comes in a couple different ways. You know, from a tangible perspective, I think that you've got to be extremely accurate.

42:01I think you have to be able to make great decisions with the football and get the ball out of the time. And I think that you have to be able to do it. We solve a problem with the feet. So, you know, it's rare in college football that every protection is blocked up perfectly or everything goes exactly that we drew it up on the whiteboard. So, when things break down, you know, the ability to fix it with our legs. And then, you know, as far as intensible score, I look at, I look at, you know, Guy Lakeville, who had those intangibles about as well as I've ever seen. And that's just complete command and understanding of both the offense and the huddle to know exactly what we're trying to do on every single play. Know what we're trying to attack, understand where the issues are and where they lie and how you're going to combat those issues. To be able to understand, you know, when it's time to move on, throw the ball away and move on to the next play. And then also be mentally tough enough that when things don't go our way, to be able to react the right way and move on to the next away. Did you know last year? What last question?

43:01Did you go fight a question? I don't have a condition at all over your just focus on last year. Oh, no. No, I didn't do this in addition. Oh, I did. When you're coaching and you build a relationship with these guys, you want nothing more than for them to go out and have success on the show. And I think that's so important. Like I sit in that room and it's about them going out and reaching their potential and maximizing their talents and going out and execute on the field. And so last year, I was just trying to find a way that I could help them do that. So to be able to work with those guys last year and to help out and have them see some success. It was special for me, but it was special for me because I know how bad they wanted it. And so that was pretty neat. I always feel like it's one for improvement. Never feel like you just got it. That's one thing a lot of people mess up one for like, oh, they have one good year. Okay, I'm not saying any. I'm a no continue to do it for years and years to come. I feel like to myself for sure. What do you know about that? Because you party no big talk receiver just like me.

44:03No, just came in campus at not just working on my happy see its future here at the higher state. Probably going to be no next one for sure. What's it like seeing all these like the national championship banner and see it. All the new signage. You know, if you played a huge role. I mean, it's no sub lesson. Notice how played 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 now. And I can't wait for this season to come up. What kind of obligation do you do to a guy like me? I kind of think when you're waving show how you work. I feel like he already got that just coming in. He already got that hard work at the quiet. Just like me as I came in. Just all about bar. Really. Me and here early. I mean, spending time on coach hard line. Me and everything. He going in the right way. I should say and he. Have a bright future here. Coach hard line said he once. You come with a good. Yeah. You are kind of quiet guy. Yeah, there's a child. No, just no stepping on my comfort zone. I mean, something everybody wants to see for me. Not just. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. How much for challenge that you are kind of quiet guy. Yeah, there's a child.

45:03I know 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 talk talkative or no, but lay by the end. But one thing that's definitely working on is trying to talk more and get my comfort zone. And just build it. Is that open with you? Yeah, for sure. That's definitely the biggest challenge. I mean, I can say just that my comfort zone. And the deep in 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? Oh, yeah, I think not really think about it. I mean, that's behind me. I mean, we won the game. We ended up going to the national championship. And I mean, we see it on week one. I just know came with no face, face a great opponent. What's your impression of different sentient? Change so far. Yeah, big long corner of the Corrine.

46:03Um, physical. Um, he got it all and I can't wait to see things he do here this year as well. What if you know it's different? Is there anything different about this defense of the, you know, these first three weeks of spring that's a culture ride? Uh, they just passed. Physical and willing to hit somebody else to say saying they nothing really changed for me. Uh, guys still got no doing. They've been doing over the last year and a half and so I should in the year and half. I should say. I mean, I think it makes the quarterback's live like he did for a couple of practices last week. As a wide receiver. Cardinal, right? How do you think your quarterback responded to that over offering? Uh, I think they responded pretty good. I did not expect the quarterbacks to be live in a scrimmage. Um, that's a prize me for sure. Because they definitely surprised me with that. Um, but I feel like they handled it very well. They took hits. Um, something we need. They needed. I should say, you know, tough him up and go. I don't see. There's a lot of people I've been quoted back seeing. I'll they handle that since obviously not a norm to do that. Uh, learning anything now, but it's definitely not known to see a quarterback get hit.

47:07It gets his no defense, I should say. Um, but no, guys, they was, they was getting hit for sure, but they was getting right back up. So command to, uh, who knows if I'm for that. Two more questions. What's that? Uh, definitely can't get better. No, no, feel like I'm getting complacent. Um, always want to prove that. And, you know, I'm just taking the day by day and they're just getting better each day. And I'm, why do you prepare for this? The expectations you're going to get on the next two seasons here off the season you just had. Uh, not really focused on the espacation that I have coming up or the year after that. Um, no, just focus on spring. Spring and you know, just going to tell the fall camp and they'll just get ready for the season. As I said, as best as you go, be there. I really know something high. No, in my mind right now, I'm just, you know, being leader and just focus on the team. How much changes is right? How much changes? I don't really know.

48:08We haven't really spoke about that right now. I don't really know. Once I asked the same guy, Jeremy, a lot of guys have said that they want a lot of championships, got taken down. They don't want to see it. They're going to see it to me team. What, what is, how important is that for you? And why do you think that's a different thing for this team? I mean, like I said, we came live in the past, um, the club, the 2020-14, they won the national championship. Um, this year we did it. So, I mean, we just took everything down and the weight room and everything. So, no, we could focus on being ourselves and no, this our season. Great. You know, deep in, you couldn't stop and what happened? Uh, you know, I mean, they're a great team. We got a great running back, Ryder Leonard is probably one of the toughest guys we've ever played against. And Marcus Freeman is a great job. So, hats off to them and, you know, we knew they were going to make plays. Like you said, they did go right down the field, the first drive, 14 plays. And, uh, what was the team? They were thinking of whatever it was. There's a bunch. Well, I mean, like I said, they're a great team, low coach.

49:09A lot of tough guys on that team. We knew they were going to fight their ass off. And, uh, it's a heavyweight balance and that's what championship, that's what it's all about. And we knew we were going to have to take some shots and, uh, you know, keep swinging. Conor, you can have the coach play. And that meeting you guys had, you guys just ready to season. To him, to stand in front of you guys, a whole team, having a vulnerable like that, and to make changes, what is it? I mean, it just speaks to how great a coach he is. I think a lot of coaches would have, you know, had a lot of self-ego going into that meeting. He didn't at all. He loves us, you know, all of us like for his sons. And if we felt that form, you know, that loss, you know, we knew that we had a rebound like we did. And, um, I can't say enough like how much he means to stand and means to me. The way he goes about business, you know, we don't, 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, uh, I know we had to execute and we did that tonight. How happy are you for Coach Day? You know, how close you are? You were his first kid, right? It's a pretty, pretty, pretty good. Yeah, I mean, it's a dream come true. Like I said, I mean, God is so great.

50:10And during that, it took us down and, uh, it took Coach Day on this family on the main. And then I'll be curious that we did tonight. I'm going to have some games and then it needs everything to us. And, uh, the scene had the success. And it makes me so happy. I know I saw the smile as a wife on her face and, um, it's up to she ever to get me. It's going to be an excellent set of things. And I get my clients where it's terrible. And, uh, to come out tonight, you know, when this game for them, it's awesome. And then you drop them and come and burn them. It's a championship for busts. All that expectations with this team at all point in the world. And things that they do in the world. You know, we knew what the expectations were going in the season. You know, we knew that we're at Ohio State. And, uh, the top of hand every year as a knock of being for national championship. And I'm doing your job. So, um, you know, what never a burden. It's kind of a motivating factor. You know, do what we're doing right now. We just did. And we'll give it a legacy. It was just left as something that, you know, we 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.

51:10Jack, you dropped your name in the microchampion. You dropped it in the microchampion. When did you send it? Well, look, we never know today was going to fight to the end. But it didn't just, uh, you know, during the season. It was during the season you felt that you had to think of before the season. We knew that we were capable of national championship. Uh, just because of the guys we had and the coaching staff. We knew that we were capable of this. And, uh, through all the ups and downs, we were able to persevere and keep fighting. Keep swinging coach day-to-day. And you 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, uh, made the adjustments, made the change ahead of him, made him, and that was champion. So, like I said, God is so good. And the journey brought us on was amazing. Jack, I believe that was the last week, who, uh, said your deep butt guy, obviously grew up in Pickerington. When did you allow yourself to think about what this moment would be like? And what it would mean for your legacy, you know, how it's stayed if you can get this done. When did you allow yourself to think about that? Yeah, I know. I mean, honestly, I haven't still been about 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 and Coach Day and the City of Columbus.

52:10I've been waiting for this for a long time for 10 years. And, uh, man, I just, I'm just so happy for this group of guys. And the stuff that we went through and heard. And to keep getting up and keeping shadow of the practice and going as hard as we can and approaching with a positive attitude and trusting God's plan. And, uh, you know, we have our national champs. And they can never talk that away from us. So, um, just so happy that we were finished the job. And then we're going to grab you. A tag now that it's on the stage at one point. What were your thoughts about here? I said that again. It's good if I could kind of drop your knees at one point and, uh, we're giving some kind of thanks or whatever. But what was going on there? Yeah, I was just thinking God. I was thinking God for all of the ups and downs in my career. And everyone else's career. And then to end it this way is so special. I mean, you know, we put your faith in God. You know, he says it's not going to be easy. It hasn't been easy for any of us. And, uh, you know, we kept trusting him and believing his plan. And here we are national champions. You know, when I don't want to say all your guys didn't believe it. But, uh, what did you guys do here?

53:10I think we did the job then after we can November. So, um, here we are national champs. I feel it's great to say. Who brought those regards? Who brought those regards? I can get it. I could care less. Because I do, I do, I know they sound there. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections that last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we are traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit.

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55:11That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic Z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. As it should be, it should be. I got hurt two major injuries back, 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. It's not like I'm having these little, little dinky injuries and sitting out.

56:13It's something I can't control literally. So that's why I'm not bothered by it. Yeah, I am injury prone. You can say that. You know, but I do think that the chargers 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 a great however many years here. When you've been on the field, you've been highly productive. Yeah, 5.8 years 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 not the two needs? All the confidence in the world, you know, the way I work. I wouldn't 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. Is I don't think I'll be, you know, I think it'll be a great year or whatever. Couple of years however many years he grants me great health, you know, and I think just the work ethic, my prayer, and all that stuff.

57:20That's what help me have that confidence with the numbers will be there in there. They might be higher after this year, you know, and it's crazy to think about it. I had six point yards or six yards per carry, you know, so we'll see. Is it important to run 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, like I said earlier, it's a talented group. You know, we just got put together and win some games, because that's what I came before. Justin, I'm part of the year. I wouldn't say part of the recruitment, but like whenever I decided I was going to sign it, 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 accomplished it complimented 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.

58:22I feel like I could do everything and when we wanted to get tired, we can roll it in. We can keep rolling, win some games. When you, the two of you get going, how do you think this is going to look? The work will be that partnership that's back there. I know. That's a hard question. How do 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. You know, if you look at the team to 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. How do you describe it as a Greg Rowan offense? I would describe it as, you know, 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, you know, and I think it's going to be great. He's often going to be amazing. When we talk to him, you know, I was like, why are you going to build something good for Russian offenses throughout your career?

59:26Which everywhere you fit. And you said that one part of it is just, you got to call the place. You got to call the run the place. As a running back, you know, how much confidence, how much you'd say it is to give you, you know, you have a play collar that's going to stick with it and allow you and the offense to run the team to a rhythm of the rope. It gives me a lot of excitement. You know, it's going to be, like I say, it's fun to play this offense. You know, and I think he does have some good things in the pass game too. But like you said, he sticks with the run and that's that's the identity. You want to offense that has an identity, right? You're going 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 mean full goal for training? That's the expectation. Well, I ain't going to answer any of the four. If it's up to me, yes. Look, because I had this problem like two years, three years ago, I'm thinking I'm full goal.

1:00:27I think I'm ready to go. And then next year you know I'm on PUP. Like, hey, look, some stuff is above my prey, pay gray. So but I don't know. Hopefully I can start. I think I'm ready to start, you know, at the beginning training camp, but that's not up to me as I've learned. How do you feel about it? I wouldn't say that. I think I've been in some great organizations. And I think this organization is a great organization and the training staff is great. This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we are traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses.

1:01:27So if you wake up sick at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no co-pays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgentcairedkit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgentcairedkit.com slash blue. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more.

1:02:29This is Dave Roberts. If you're heading into summer without a medical emergency kit, you're taking a risk most people don't think about until it's too late. Summer colds linger and can turn into sinus infections at last for weeks. Getting sick right before vacation can derail everything. And we're traveling, finding a doctor and pharmacy is stressful. That's why I ordered medical emergency kit. It's like having an emergency care and a pharmacy right at home. It includes essential prescriptions like a moxasillin and generic Z-pack to treat a wide range of common and serious illnesses. So if you wake up sick, at home or on the road, you already have what you need. No waiting for your doctor, no hours at urgent care, no pharmacy lines, no copays. Just match your symptoms to the right prescription in your guidebook or call their telemedicine doctor standing by. Start on your med sooner and feel better faster. Every home needs at least one medical emergency kit. 40 years online in minutes and it's shipped to your door and say $45 with promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue. That's promo code blue at urgentcaredkit.com slash blue.

1:03:30And 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 an 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, if it's up to me, yeah, I'm out there. But never know. Well, any frustration for you during the heading into the agency, you know, dealing with rehab and not, you know, having a full season of aid for the production to go out there. Was there any part of that where you're like, you know, a different market with a different situation, you know? Nah, 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.

1:04:32So, I mean, the dice that I was given to roll was I was coming off a third Achilles. 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? I mean, 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, low risk because you it's a business, right? So I forgot her last year. So not as much money and he's be throwing it. 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, alright, here you can we give you this, but we want you to be healthy.

1:05:35So when I'm healthy, it's going to be great. 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 prove people wrong? Like you've run 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? No. 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, oh, 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, hey, yeah, what happened? No, because I don't care. You're eventually see like I'm like, I'm a guy that's really good. So I ain't worried 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 me being injury prone because whenever I have this great year, it's going to be forgotten, you know, too.

1:06:38Why give that energy? Talk of Justin and all our guys chances. Yeah, 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 on We're 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 didn't know he was like six. So when I first saw him, this was years ago in college. And I'm like, am this really tall? Like, it's cool though. Like I like, I never really got to, I think a lot of those would be kind of, you know, nerdy, but he's cool, dude. I'm not going to be a bad guy. No, we'll face to him. You know, in terms of playing with what you get, 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. So once we'll get, you know, through the protocols and NFOPA, we'll talk about, you know, the schemes and everything. Right.

1:07:40So welcome. When you were in Denver in the three, four, where did you find yourself most comfortable, most effective in my role? I played a lot of different positions in Denver. I mean, early 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 where I find myself to be more comfortable, whether I'm standing up or I'm not, whether it's runner or pass. Those seem to be my best, my best fits. And what is your impression of peak carols defense and whole environment and Seattle? From afar, it seems like he holds in on a defensive lot. I can't really say too much about that. Yeah, I don't know. I know peak carols 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 on the sea? You know, hard knows, hard hat type of team. Definitely on a little more lack side as opposed to being a stuck up or military style. Which is definitely good because this program is one of a lot of football games.

1:08:43They've been super successful for many years. As long as I've been alive and as long as I've been watching football. And definitely this has been a good program. And peak carols have been a hell of a coach for a long-distance I can remember. He and back in his college days. So I'm looking forward to experiencing that. Tell him why. Yeah, 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? You haven't watched the kind of game. Definitely a high motor. Definitely not a one-trick paring type of player. I like to attack. No, whether it's first or first to the fourth now. I like to attack. I'm always on the ply pressure. I'm definitely just a high motor guy. My opinion. Maybe. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the hope you're some amount of money, time, resources, energy.

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1:10:44They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And he has two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. lose money. lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. They're very interesting for me. It's been nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Yeah, this is not a team that really makes big splash sign-in. It's in brand new. 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 a candy store here. You know, got a whole bunch of different options coming at you. You're hearing a whole bunch of different crazy things. And you know, 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. You know, I like these colors for real. What, what did you got to do in Seattle and see since you've been here? Not much. Just kind of just drive around the city exploring. Get down to the market a little bit. I want to get a little, the Ferris will 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.

1:11:47Larry? Yeah, there's been a lot of comparisons with you to Michael Bennett. I wonder if you know Michael Bennett at all. And he thinks they're actually. I know Michael better than it. Like, I don't know about it, but besides his style of play. But I'm honored to be considered in the same conversation as him in a style of play. You know, he's a Hall of Fame type of deep lime and that I've known about since I was a kid. I mean, last time he played here, I was in high school. So, you know, it's cool to. 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. Carmen? Hey, Dream, welcome to Seattle. I know you get to play several seasons for Vic Fangio in the three, four style defense. And Seattle's playing a similar system now dating back to last year. Has the defensive line been one of the things that is most important to be successful in that system? Maybe fundamentals or just playing style to be successful?

1:12:50Um, just from what I learned being gap sound and being patient has always been the biggest thing. And 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 realm of being in the three, four defense. You got to really 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. Um, yeah, Dream, welcome. You're a, you're going to have a state plan because you didn't start playing football till you were in junior high school. And you've already played basketball till then. Just, uh, what made you know, I guess you had to go play football and then was that a hard decision? Did all the kind of move away from basketball? No, no, no. I've always loved football first. Uh, it was just kind of just I'm just playing it out. You know, I love to hoop, but you know, football was definitely about calling and giving. I was a 265 pound powerful and I was like six, three, some change. So, you know, I kind of chose to route that guy gave me. And I'm not six eight.

1:13:51My. Yeah. Yeah. And then I was going to Seattle and you've been. You're in the public. I said, you just. In the dark. And can you just talk a little bit about that? Uh, that. That. I think the same. You know, first time. I'm not. I was. You know, I. I'm just from a standpoint. Like I always get like over overshadowed over look, whether it's. And something, you know, I'm saying like. I feel like I do a lot more than what can be seen by the. The eyes of the inexperienced, you know, scout. And I do a lot of different, different dynamic things that help make place for others. You know, I'm definitely an active player. I'm always doing something whether in the run or pass game. So, you know, I think that goes on. Sometimes and I'm looking forward to playing people on notice. Maybe. What. What do you like to do outside of football? What is going on? Uh, big gamer. Um, I'm definitely. I've been getting to a lot of chess lately.

1:14:51So, uh, just to expand my brain. Uh, I'm trying to get into reading, but if it's not supported later, I 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'm like personally just call me Drain because it's easy because people like to. F my name, but like a lot. And they call me Drainmont. I don't know why you put a Drainmont. T my name or Drainmont T whatever you want to say. I was going to go by Drain to keep it simple. Thank you. Michael Sean. Hey, Drain, what's the sense that you bring to the sea marks as a past? Uh, some of the new era of the crash question, you know, someone who's on the little lighter side of the average three technique and bring that explosiveness, that quickness. Uh, someone who's great with their hands. Someone was very extensible and someone was a go getter when it comes to the run and passing in. Appreciate it. Yeah. John Boyle.

1:15:51Yeah. Drain Jones, that I've said after the trade or after the signing that you actually got they wanted in the trade last year. The rest of the trade that Denver said, no, that's how you're aware of it all. Yeah, I was aware. I mean, like, she'll. They'd be flattered. They want to be even like that. Yeah, I am flattered. Uh, I mean, she actually just ready to be from the jump. Uh, but uh, it was it was cool to, I guess, it 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. I think it's just not getting too high and not getting too low. You know, saying in a nice even medium and attacking each play at a time, no matter what the score is and doing it to the best of your ability. What, what ails this offense the most?

1:16:51Uh, I think just saying I had the chance and getting, getting past those third downs, uh, converting on the third downs. I mean, that's what we got to be better at. Um, but then the day we got to put in the ends on, and we're not doing that. We're not doing our job. So, are you guys creating more explosive plays? Has it been an offense? 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 highs and lows over the many, many years. He's been with this program now. What sort of his message to your group right now, or when you're turning to him, what is he saying as far as how to get through this? Yeah. So I think it's just really just coming and attacking every day as you would, um, regardless. And, uh, you know, staying, staying even, even through hardship and 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.

1:17:57It seemed like Titans 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 whatever you asked from us, we just got to do it at high level and let the offense go. There are some 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. 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 that, 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.

1:18:58Um, you know, we're really excited about him and what he can do on the field, so it'd be great. Can you say about likes and buildings that you guys have great, and how? Um, yeah, I mean, just when you look at the schedule he asked for us and how it takes care of our body, um, you know, just the, um, diligence and, uh, situational football. Uh, Coach McCarty, man, he's, he's a great coach. Um, see you by the day. Just us being, being ready, uh, and this week went open and, um, excited to build on that. Um, I feel like I always feel good, not always, but I mean, this week one, uh, uh, this week one, um, something definitely fresh, but, uh, you know, just got to, you know, continue to, you know, build on that and take care of my body. And, uh, we want to be feeling good in December and January.

1:19:58Oh, it definitely felt great. You know, it's going to touch down, uh, had a bunch of emotions kind of had to lay there and soak it all in, but, uh, you know, it's glad to be back. Very time front. And, uh, first half to work you starting today. I think those guys, you know, played the tell off day. They competed. Um, I think we had a great plan and we went out and executed it. When you were sitting on a bench, uh, in between ways, what do you think about Mike's ever seen? Oh, wow. I mean, I think it was late in the second quarter. And I think I had like 20, 30 yards past 30 yards rushing. I'm like, many boys are out there playing. Um, but I mean, when against that defense all off season, uh, you know, how difficult it is to play them, how to prepare for them. Um, but, you know, they, they stepped up and answered a call. And we have the best receiver unit in the nation. So, um, we kind of, we're kind of jack of all trades. So you've been moved around the office and passed a different things, emotions, different

1:21:02creative ways to get open. But has that increased any knowledge of Helen's here? Or is it kind of the same? Uh, probably stay away from talking about scheme stuff. Yeah. What, what was it that Jeremiah did that you think enabled to be in? Yeah. Um, just coming in every single day and competing. That's really what we're challenged to do. Um, as, as bug guys, when we, when we walk into the way we were coach, make your supposed to be there and show out and show out every single day. And you're not allowed to have a step back and not let it happen off day. He took, he took care of all his, um, you know, the non negotiables of this program. He was never late. He made his weight every single day. He gave his 100% effort. Not the end of the day. He was just winning a lot of competitions and just grinding. So, yeah. And you left left. You mentioned a lot about. Um, Brandon didn't get a chance to do a lot this spring. What stood out to you, even when he wasn't on the bill, this spring that, that makes things like he could be a legit and back play for you. Well, yeah, first and foremost, he got, he got voted on by his peers to the leadership committee on our team, which is a group of about, you know, 16 to 20 of

1:22:08our, of our guys who the team looks to as leaders. So obviously, you can see how people think of him on this team. They think highly of him. Um, and he comes in every day as a very fiery competitive nature. Um, and, you know, he puts in really hard work and days in and days out. So even though he hasn't seen the field too much yet, we have no, we have no, um, concern that when he does stuff onto the field, he's going to make a great impact. He's only been here here. Yeah. Last summer, about him, like, he's done as a specter. He can be on the leadership. Maybe I have to check it for 165 days. Yeah, just his ability to be able to, you know, talk a good game, but also back it up. Um, not in a sense of playing football, but more in a sense of we're going to be the hardest working team on the field. Uh, we're going to go in day in day out. I'm going to, I'm going to beat you even when I don't feel healthy, even when I don't feel good, all that type of stuff. It's, it's all an entirely. And I think from far away, it looks like violence, not just. It's a little bit like young. Right. We're here with you. Like, you see that in him. Like, I'm not trying to.

1:23:11I'm going to pretend. You see that a little bit in the way that he can shift around. Yeah, he definitely is very fluid about the way he moves and we see it in his, in his, you know, his routes and his releases. So, you know, when, when all the white receivers are knowing the film room and, you know, he's getting crapped. He's doing all this body movement stuff. It's like, okay, we could see he got a little sun to him. So it's just about bringing him along. You know, he wasn't, you know, he just got here. It's first here here kind of built on a long. There's steps you got to take, but he's definitely training in the right direction. And a lot of teams get talent for whatever reason you guys seem to develop the receiver's better than anyone. What, what goes on out there that somehow helps Ohio State keep placing guys. We play Denzel, Davidson, Ibnulsson, Germain Matthews, Jordan Hancock, Layton, Ransom, Caleb Downs. That's really what it is. It's a, it's BIA getting this better every single day. So, tremendous credit to the defense and the, the ability to be able to develop corners like that. It's just good on good every single day. That's, that's the way you get better. I like the way it's difficult. I mean, we definitely have a strong second there. I would say this year.

1:24:16But, you know, it's just, it's just, it's not just their talent that makes them special. It's their, their ability to go hard every single day. They show up every single day with a competitive nature. And, you know, we're going back and forth on the field every single day. They'll be bigger and spin at each other a little bit. But it's all love at the end of the day. We appreciate them for getting this better. Let's question the method. You do a lot of things this offense. I have a career in seed like guys. So much. Whatever move around, whether it's just big to anything. You see kind of that same worst how-filled and brand is kind of something you do. Yeah, absolutely. Brandon, you know, he came up, played running back for a lot of his life, played a little quarterback here and there. You know, now he's received very, he can do a lot of different things. So, we just try to put him in a position where he can be the most successful. And the position that makes him the most successful is just the ball on his hand. So, we try to do that for him and a bunch of other guys in the program who thrive with that. All right, Michael. Well, I think it's good. We talk a lot. We communicate a lot. I think it's good with everybody saying we're paying you a lot of those guys.

1:25:17When you look at what you learned, how do you last here? How much do you take that? Try and use it. How much do you also have to be in our government? Oh, man, I try to prepare like him. I like that. He prepared when he prepared. He's intentional. So, that's definitely something I try to do like him, but like you said, I'm leaving. So, but when it comes to preparing and being intentional with studying and how I prepare for practice, I definitely took that to it. Now, Cody leaves. I don't know if it's a different type of rehearsal. Those are my own. Big sheets of film. I don't know. Where's that come from? Just being honest. Like, you can't be more than those guys when they ask you what happened. You try to lie. You get a film, you get this obviously. Obviously lying here. So, it's the opposite. Now, how much do you want to be put in? If you don't know something, you know what I'm going to say.

1:26:20I can't believe the last time that happened. So, that's a good thing. I don't know. Those big sheets of film and Cody know from a leadership standpoint. What has he taken out the door with? Somebody's got a feel in that slot. I think he's definitely some big sheet of film. Cody was a great player, great leader. He's like with a quarterback or defense. He's definitely some big sheet of film. And like, Chris, Laura and I said, you got to be who you are or not. Yeah. You can't just try to be him, but definitely that's what you do. When did you feel like you've lost him last year? They could truly count on you and stuff. I mean, you remember how he came along? I think it started in like fall camp just flashed in there. I had to like the first day, he was wearing a wrong side on his hallline. I don't know what it was like with the presentations. I'm just been great. I like him. I like his personality. I like him all feeling that's not some poor. Yeah. And the life records. What kind of is there going to be any difference as a responsibility as we're in this system?

1:27:23Or is it going to be because it's so hard to kind of say? Oh. We just learn it right now. We just working out. We just working right now. We just learn this to him. What do you think about CJ Hicks and what he can do in his defense? I think CJ Hicks said what he could do in his defense? Or just what he can do this season. You can do this season? I think CJ will pop up this season for sure. I think this definitely going to be one of his years for sure. Got to. What do you think is the biggest difference between French and North Georgia and the defense? To me, it's no different. They both coach you and they both like they hard on you, but they want you to be great. So I'm not taking a difference. We're talking about how you're working out what you guys can do and fitting in. Do you think Jitter's more so trying to plug into you guys? Oh. No, I don't think so.

1:28:23What's the exact same approach you know about the stuff? Either on or off. Or the player or something. I think Sonny is a great leader. First we follow in to him. Sonny is a great leader. I feel like he's like the voice. He can be thinking something Sonny just can't worry about for the whole team to understand. So Sonny definitely a great leader before anything. I'm not sure if you're not a son. He's a leader not just for a wide-backer. I'm not sure if you're a good leader. How does that show itself? Obviously low point. You know, it's important. What is it? It's something that you need to wrap up. You talk about homophilter when he's leadership. Like I said, he's just a great leader. Like you're a vocal guy. Like you say, it shows up on the field too. It's hard to follow out to a guy who says something don't own. They're not on their stuff. So Sonny is one of those guys who he's on his stuff. So when he leaves, everybody listen. Because obviously he's been long string of linebacker success at a higher stage.

1:29:25You've been long string of linebacker success at a higher stage. You look at Sonny taking that next step this year. I'm motivated. Are you going to be part of that? You need to be one of the great linebackers to play at a higher stage. I'm ready for it. That's what I'm hopeful. It's telling you to alleviate any concerns that you may have about the potential of having to deal with those same problems, those former successors currently dealing with them. That's a great question. A lot of the information and a lot of things before, during the time of those older players are a lot different than the knowledge and information that we have now. We're able to treat concussions. Also, back then, if you got a concussion, they were sending you right back into the game. So now it's a lot different. We got a protocol and it gives your brain time to heal and everything. Things are setting plays now where it's a lot better than before. That's time where we're making problems later on. That's why I'm not really too concerned about it. Did you then do how many recommended to you?

1:30:26Say it again. Did you do how much recommended by the trainer or Michael's dad? No, I just wanted to get into a new helmet. I mean, people have a refer to it. They also, during our team meeting, has said how there's a number of helmets that are better than other helmets right now. So I just wanted to check those out and see what they are. Is this how much of any more severe than the others you had? No, that's one of the other things. I'm not going to give a whole seminar on concussions over here. No, it's not necessary. More severe. Each concussion, just what I learned, each concussion is its own specific concussion. And you gotta give that time to heal and then once that's healed and ready to go, once you get back out here, you're good. So it's not like concussions are building on top of each other. Like, you give it time to heal. But I think before what guys were getting trouble with the long time ago, it was like they get a concussion, not fully healed, then they go right back out there and playing. Denzel, can you see a side or maybe part of it? Can you just reflect on how you've grown since showing up here fairly 21? Is it a player versus your arm? Yeah, I've been here for a little while now. I've been enjoying every second of it.

1:31:27I always came in trying to be a captain and trying to lead these guys as best as I can. And I definitely feel that I've grown vocally and just trying to help build the team up and build myself up. So I'm just trying to do anything I can to help this team. How about in a concussion situation like this? You're so close to your mom and your brother. You have to sort of involve the family's decision. Yeah, definitely. They came down with me. When I was, I had, like, when the team was here doing meetings, I was driving up to a Pittsburgh meeting with the concussion specialists and everything. And they were with me and just easing their mind. That's the biggest thing. easing their mind. They're all, they're worried and everything. But they'll be okay. We saw the play with the Elijah Moore head growing. Say it again. We saw the play at practice. Did you think it would be up for two weeks after that? I mean, I was good. It was that day that I was kind of had a headache and everything. But I was pretty much good after that. But it was just about going through the protocol. I mean, there was no rush back.

1:32:27We weren't playing regular season games. So I mean, I was just really getting the time to heal. It wasn't any rush. You both were already in the cap and still had a helmet to helmet. From your perspective, it has to be an expert. Are those doing what they're intended to do? You know, you gotta take, wear it when he got to. You know what I'm saying? Like, guys are still getting concussions and getting them wearing. Yeah, it's definitely still a physical sport. So I mean, concussion happened regardless. I know if you were in a guardian cap or not. I think it could be looked at too. I know and just talked about it on the guardian cap. I don't think in the back that is as much padding as I would like. But I feel it could be looked at. But I think you get a concussion whether you were in a guardian cap or not. So I mean, stuff happens. This is a physical game. Sorry. Just to clarify this, you said you're going to get any helmet. Also, wear the guardian cap during the game? No, I'm not going to. You feel that about this game helmet that you've been using.

1:33:28Yeah. Was it the name, name, and the brand of helmet? Like any details you have? Oh, I'm not sure the brand of name yet. I have the get it from those guys inside. But you guys will definitely be seeing this soon though. I haven't got it just yet. How do you feel about not playing in a preseason game? You have to say as your career where it's going to be? I want to say it's not a big deal. But I don't feel any pressure any like, oh, I just needed to play in a preseason game. I feel that's a great opportunity for the younger guys to get out there and showcase what they're able to do. Well, I've still been practicing and playing and working out and getting ready for the season. So I mean, I know the game. I'm looking forward to that first game. And I'm not really concerned about not being able to get a snap in a preseason game. What do you think of how MJ did feeling if you particularly during the joint practice against Jefferson? Yeah, MJ is the number one corner. I mean, you guys see it. He's going to be big for us this year. And I think that's what's special about this team. We got three number one corners myself. MJ and Greg, I feel we all number ones. And we able to do different things out there on the field.

1:34:28And one guy is out. Another guy can step in and not lose track or not lose pace on what we got going on. That's how he's going to be. MJ has a role as a leader in the whole year of the year three. And he's kind of taking on this role as a guy that's bringing energy and also trying to bring it along. Yeah, definitely. Like you said, bring it in. That's exactly bringing energy, bringing guys along. MJ is real vocal out there. And he competes as he's in competitor out there and just working hard and trying to be the best. He got the mindset of wanting to be the best and he is. So we just go out there and compete with one another. And we're happy to see CD Lam get his contract signed and be ready to go out there and play this game. So you can face the bad. No, I'm definitely happy for him. That's like changing a contract and everything for him and his family. So definitely happy for him and looking forward to going to having that match up in the game. I always love going against the number one guys and best guys on that team. So I'll be looking forward to it. It turns out we got more to history because concussions that we're talking about. I think when you suffer the latest one.

1:35:29People who cover the team and fans are wondering how loud the discussion. Could you contemplate the tie. Every go through your mind or do you immediately know that you're going to come back? Yeah, like I said, this is a game I love. And I love playing this game. Being with the guys out here. I really don't see myself doing too much other stuff. So unless I'm just really physically unable to play this game. I don't see myself stepping away from football no time soon. And like I said before, I can't take it easy on these receivers out here. So me being out here, I got to give them a good look and just go out there and play. But I answer your question now. I haven't seen myself walking away though. Are you actually out of protocol now? Yes. It's a great cold miles hard in this field of drafts. What have you seen? Say it again. It's a great cold miles hard in this field of drafts. What have you seen from any other camp? And what kind of exciting about him? Yeah, Miles. He's been ballin. Plays against the Vikings and just making plays out here. So it was big for him to make the team.

1:36:30I was happy for him. We all congratulated him. And he's going to be a big piece on our team coming going forward. Dan Soff of another rookie. You mentioned making the receivers better. Where have you seen it? How have you made Jamari talked about how you've helped him as a rookie? What have you seen out of him in his development? Yeah, he's been lookin' good since he came in. I think he's been getting better and better. He's night and day from once he came in so where he's at now I believe I think that's just his competitive nature And what he's been doing out there in practice and us going against one another out there So he's been good and he's gonna be a big piece as well. That's our offense Yeah, I mean, it's a constant communication like if I were to win on a red they may come and ask me What it is that you've seen on that play that you're able to get in position and I'll tell them that I may ask them a question So it's just that constant communication on how we could get each other better Thank you guys

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1:39:41And Just I'm just getting used to the state of college. I would say I'm Kevin has gotten a lot better like I would say that he's got a lot smarter I Was say Calvin is gotten smarter just like his game knowledge like expecting like a different kind of routes and stuff like that I would say In the spring I started to get a lot more comfortable in our defense Yeah

1:40:48You For example those those 101 matchups This preseason or whatever you know how badly who this guy is so Jeremiah He forces me to play the back of if you don't play the ball against him here go get it. Yeah, yeah, uh and you and you do How would you describe this defense now compared to this time a year ago from this standpoint of a Confidence factor you don't mean that you guys feel on the field. How would you describe it? Different about it. I guess I'm fly everybody's a lot more smarter this year Everybody's like I would just say I will go just just just just smart Yeah, but you know when you when you look up and late and ransom decided to come back and Caleb down transfer What did you feel about that? They did just grow stronger in that one week span two weeks span? You're still on up saying I feel like those guys have played at that level those guys have played at yeah, I would say that like

1:41:48Downs coming in What may say he was coming back so it was coming back. It's just so like Thanks, man, cool I'm gonna make a play It was to decide where you and one were on those There's something different you were trying or something that made that communication a problem all the second you guys Or was it something they were doing or? No, it was it was just I don't even know it was just one of the time I got go back watching film and just communicate I said just got to be better and Just can't can't had that out there on game day Playing guys are on free so Yeah, it wasn't really no surprises there. They're a good team A lot of a lot of stuff that hurt us was self inflicted. I feel like and we just got to be better on art and and then clean up clean up our side

1:42:51And to be better so but like so they're great offense great team Once we clean our own stuff up that I think would be good Playing this game football so just coming out here with my guys every day I'm really coming to work with them and playing with them every day and Just trying to find ways to get a win each and every week so That's the main goal trying to find a way to get a win and just enjoying playing a game of football I don't consider wasting a year in my prime That's how I'm trying to get the best I can for this team and the city and Whatever happens happens that's that's the biggest thing, but I don't know if it's been wasted just to be clear We're diagnosed with a concussion I was in a protocol, but I feel great and I'm out the protocol Yeah, I'm good. Please think and nothing to do with

1:43:53Mistakes out there today say to get cushion They have anything to do with the concussions I just got to be better on my end and and make sure we all in the same call and We're all we're supposed to be so that's on me Yeah, I mean all that's up plays effective We got get the call from the green dot and just spread the call around and just make sure we all done the same page and Execute all the assignment You guys are better in defense To have these Communication breakdowns that ultimately end up cautioning you guys in a pretty big Yeah, it is frustrating Because we better than I mean this is probably one of the first times that we even have blown coverage is really all year and But we know we could get a fix and we know we could be a better defense and better team out there and We definitely go work to get a fix though. You guys always talk about rushing coverage

1:44:57For a lot of the first half it seemed like it was either a sack They were completing a chunk in the past play Is that end of the frustration you are getting that sack production from your front that? You know that's happening in the back end. Yeah, I said we got to clean it up and we go we all get to figure it out Playing up and be better and work together Russian Carpentry Do you feel like it's almost like a wasting performance by The past rushers miles with three sacks six sacks and the first end is that is that kind of Yeah, it's our coming because main goal is to get the win get the win in the game But um definitely he had a great personal personal performance But um, yeah, it's definitely a sorrow feeling when I'm not able to put a win out Last concussion you had in August and I'm worried about you just because of the number and you didn't seem to have any added Concerns, so I guess after this week or do you still feel that way and and everything like yeah, I feel great

1:45:58I feel great I'm glad to be a part of this team and I just don't what I can to hope is good win Yeah, definitely still going into the by-week get some rest and get away for a little bit But just to come back or refocus and try to help flip this season around and get a win come next game And so there's been a lot of there's been a lot of You know stuff at the trade deadline coming up on Tuesday Some of it centered around your teammates at areas. Mm-hmm. You just speak to what he means to you guys as a teammate here Man, Zadarius is an amazing teammate for our team and um a captain on his team a leader on his team and a playmaker out there on the field Love happens at areas on the field with me. I was one of my favorite additions to the team when he came on So I say he's a great player and a great guy in the locker room and I'll definitely appreciate the various

1:47:00The player he is and the guy he is Thanks. Yeah, thank you Hey, man, help the team man. You feel that way? That's what I consider the way. Yeah, I definitely feel that way We could have made some adjustments last week Filiate a great game plan they had a great Front seven stop to run so That's just above the road we gonna get better. I'm glad I happened early in the year and so we could bounce back from So this is only gonna make us better. Does anyone that helped you with that mindset? Did you go to anyone for advice about? Not really is just How I was looking on film. I just say want to look weak in a running game Or when I come out and we run the ball just felt like I was kind of weak on myself. So Just trying to take it took a step forward and Like I said try to try to get stronger to be able to make those blocks first of all and Do the dirty work? Is that something you were trying to do regardless? Like I know the system prioritizes it But like if it was a different system that wasn't like really calm like was that something just period

1:48:02It was like I got to do this better. Yeah sure I was one of my biggest weaknesses That I had to improve on so Like I said, I just want to live a week in a blocking game being able to Had to run in bags and quarter bags and lie them and count on me. So that's something I definitely wanted to improve I mean you kind of sorry You can go ahead of your own So you're just talking about how you know when you got drafted you were like you know I'm first runner. I want the ball things like that and you would said last year You know that was kind of hard for you in that Tampa game when you didn't get the ball but you see him kind of like At peace with where you're at now Like is that all part of that you know growth mindset of it's not always gonna be me But I'm still yeah, it's a team sport. I kind of got caught in the kind of the Try catch area pass last year Trying to be the number one receiver, but like I said, it was just a growing. I was young Um Just allowed me to grow with experience and it's not always gonna come my way

1:49:04But as long as I'm winning I'm doing my job. That's the only thing I can control So just trying to control their controlables and Lay everything right up from there Considering the rivalry with the lanah and how last year ended do you feel like there's gonna be any carryover from how last year ended to this week? They always play as good. It's always a good game. We played against them. We know it's gonna come down to the wire Um Big player or great player show up in big time games. So we had to have our best player show up and play at that best It's gonna be a great game. Oh, yeah, now I feel fire shit. I just ran 1050s So I'm getting back in shape Um, so getting in the way where anybody gets strong again. So um, yeah, I'm be ready What potential do you see with this defensive line? Yeah, I mean, uh, you definitely stacked um, I see Lot of great things, uh, you know, we work together Um, things guys are lemon What conversations have you had with some of the veterans like cam or any other people on the d-line? Yeah, just uh

1:50:05Going to cam just um, I'm asking about certain things transfer Um, how he sees offences um, just Whole time he's been leading in terms of formations and how he picks up on little um, pretty snap reads things like that Jason thing Mickey said, you know, you dove into the deep end of the pool How I guess much important to be this invested with his team and how much are you enjoying that investment? Yeah, now it's real cool I love it here Um, only thing I had to get used to is that he Um, but uh, it's real cool um great teammates Um, and everybody welcome you open arms. So it's a great experience. Chase. I'm gonna get work. The answer to this already is uh training camp day one Is that a realistic I'm just focusing on the day Are you running? Yep Martian is another house. They got just having them back in the building just talking with that. Oh, yeah, uh, yeah, uh Big bro, um, you know, it's uh That's a side of the play with him. Um, we always Chatted obviously on different things, but um, I'm definitely excited to the play with him. That's you know, that's gonna be big for me

1:51:12Was that one of the guys who make a decision that you you kind of talked to about what this locker room is like? Yeah, um, Martian, uh, Tyran Um, but yeah, I mean there was um, we got a lot of great guys. It's the um If you look at that, you know on paper You know, I feel like definitely one more talented defensively for sure. Um, now it's all about just putting together and um, you know, coming together as a team I gotta get a shake that's how I'm the good the run was good, but I'm so disappointed that I wasn't in shape and I didn't finish that Two runs I should have finished. How can you do that during the season? Uh, in practice? I can run more gasses Run more sprints and we'll be ready to go. What did you think on the 61 yard or when you were Breaking free you turned around and you saw them coming? Well, no The first 40 I don't like oh, yeah, bye-bye Because I was putting away from him and then After that I was like oh, shit, I got heavy. So I was like all right. Let me just cover the ball

1:52:14Yeah, I got time I got Justin back a quarterback especially Right. Our quarterback is great He can't be Superman, you know, that's what the team is for and that's what that's what they brought me here for To have his back next week. I bet you feel better back We kept hearing this is gonna be Jim. I was gonna run the ball I really have it Oh, yes, I always took with it. I always believe in always fight. I know we're gonna cry You know hard. I knew we're gonna cry some runs. I need your office and I was gonna fight I want to fight with them. I'm gonna have their backs and you saw Jake hey after everything how did that be after everything? How did that feel to have their performance out there for your first team or game with the chargers? Look, look, look, look, look, look, look. Look. Look. Look, get him on camera. Lookah him on camera. Lookah But just look at my He can't be right now

1:53:19Man, it felt good. Though it felt really good, but now We're gonna be ready for next week the type of guy who will have a good game Go back to the drawing board let's get better by how what I want to do for the Romans, I want to bring that hump energy, the Hebrew, right? So last year, of course, I'm sure you've been doing for years, but the year when I spent my own, he brought a lot of energy, excitement, happiness in the Rome, which is his natural energy, to where I always had to focus on me. I didn't have to make sure other guys would feel some type of way when they came in here, because hump brought that. And I'm a hump snout here, but I saw a way in different Rome. I want to be that guy that makes sure I'm on this amptical practice. Everybody's, I'm taking a built team on period. You know, it's a low day, or something,

1:54:20you know, it's a different but like, I want to make it feel like hump's come. Like, yeah, pairs, the trip. I want to bring that, because that's what me and hump did to each other, who had each other, I'd do it like two. I want to be a walker, a blip. So I want to do that. I want to bring that energy, I want to make it bring more guys. You know, should do that. Yeah. I want to do that from day one. You know, I kind of have. I want to do that from day one. I talk into them, and obviously it's that time I spend the hosties of the Ford OTA started. Just being in my self-esteem about what the Rome needs. Because I know I knew a lot of us, 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 account for little things on having our pranks and people aren't saying anything. And how I believe, maybe different than somebody else may really know, like, at practice,

1:55:20at least I can be positive, you know what I mean. So, but he, the energy I want to be on, just, oh, I want to be on, I just want to. So I just kind of, how I want to be, to go on my, really my whole life, all the year, I felt, team captain, like, specifically, and I felt I wasn't a captain of high school, wasn't a captain of college, but I want to make a joke, I want to be a high school. So I feel like I'm not going to be a captain like he's that I felt. Yeah. But that would be awesome, you know, but, you know, that happens, I'd be great, but if not, either way, I want to assume a role as a captain from the respect of the guys onto the visual world, and get back in that way. Yeah, I mean, I can't say that, I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like, how we used to move past, but it didn't take just the first LTAs, it took training left and right,

1:56:22once this season ended, because I know what it was going to be, so it took a lot of reps, just to get back to feeling like myself, for what they want LTAs, and then that whole first week, but now like today specifically, just changing some small things with my feet, that is it, talking about the long coach, about some things I can do with my feet, to get to that, to sell that traditional handle that I love to sit on, thought I felt great already, but my okay, I felt even better, I feel even more excited tomorrow. Now I'm getting my feet back, and I like the right side and I'm on the left side, so the wrong side. I mean, obviously I feel like, in the league, whether I left the right, you're still going against Premier Guy, so obviously, you're high expectations for your left and right tackle, but definitely, like the level of energy, and like the expectation is definitely taking the human side, because now, can that be blindside? That's the, that's the tackle role, you know,

1:57:24so yeah, I would say in terms of communication as far as just even outside of the facility, just stuff like that, like really creating that, but tackle quarterback, bond even more off the field, I think has been something that's even cool. I got the text one day, and I said, hey, thank you, well, 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 some play in the season, and I just got the text one, I didn't want to have this 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 built on that, but I was like, I might as well as training the left tackle now, as if we're going to be left tackle, and I'd rather do that than training on right tackle, we're going to call that a left tackle, I'm like, who, how do you, how do you, I don't wish my feet? You know what I mean, so I'm like, let me just prepare an advance, I'll just go.

1:58:25You know, I think occasionally, on third down, there'll be a lot of twists, I'll just know like it's on a medical card, and I think that was my mindset for like the first half of the season, like I didn't have to, CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the most time, and I hope you're some of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Enjoy big savings with Red Hot deals at Vonson Albertons. This week at Vonson Albertons, baby back pork ribs are 2.99 per pound with membership where applicable limit three racks, and ballpark hot dogs or hamburger buns eight count are 2.99 with digital coupon. Plus personal seedless watermelons or cantaloupe are 1.99 each with digital coupon.

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2:00:29And honestly, just knowing that's kind of an advantage to, so you're not, you're not, oh, they brought the twist on my side. I can't. It was never air gone. But they come up and I say, three plays in the world. Two minutes, I do that. It was the way I had it. So like, you know what I mean? I'm watching more everybody else. And you really, you know, it goes out there occasionally. I was like, you know, he's going to take me. You know what I mean? So, effect, it's kind of, it's also kind of an advantage in the way. But it's also exciting, like, okay, I'm going to get the hardest to look. You know, those are real, real reps, you know, the things. So, really, I'm going to kind of process that I was like, okay, when I tell me, let me know about, I'm just going to train it. I was training all the way. Toe 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, I would have been cool with training both continually. But I feel like anybody in any position will feel like, okay,

2:01:32like, you want as soon as possible to give your feet kind of of subtle, hip subtle, your hands, so then certain kind of that. Would it have been hard to behave and work both, or how to use? No. No. But they're definitely, but in terms of the development, they're definitely a lot faster, they're staying all the way inside. But I think having that, the weeks that we had to transition with the seasons over, you know, you bend the bike and respond. I'm trying to get up, put them on the ground and we think that is a town right now, but when it comes back, I'm going to show them the one house, so I've got a house that's not too far from, so I told them I got that house, like a yellow outside. DJ. You know what I mean? So, yeah. I know, like getting to a super party, thinking about that as a body organ. I think it's a challenge that I'm looking forward to attacking.

2:02:32You know, can't be shy about what's been done in the past, but look forward to the future and then attacking that. You know, I think we got a good team. You know, we could say we're going to talk about playoffs, but to get to the playoffs, you got to dominate during the regular season. And, you know, we're not looking over that. You know, it's not playing for me or any of that. We got to play as a team, and I just look forward to putting my hand in the pile. What is the moment when you really stress how you want to take on any of one home. Yeah. After all this is settled now, what does it mean to you that you don't have the opportunity to be on? That's all I could ask for. You know, the chance to be a one home a guy. You know, it's not just, it's not set in stone. I got to play like it, but that's what I've always viewed it. You know, when I first got here, you know, getting drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers, I couldn't think about playing for another team. And that's always going to go in mind. I told my mom in the car when I was on my way down here to sign, she was talking about how rare it is.

2:03:36I think it's me and Kim Jordan left that are able to say that. But I think it's really special to try to live that legacy in one place. Can you hear from any of those dealers that you mentioned earlier? I heard from Keys. Keys is my guy. Keys is always the first one to text me. I'm always the first one to text him, but I heard from a lot of guys. And I always felt the love from them. Even before it like there was an ounce, when I would see them, they were just like, hey, I'm just keyed in with you doing. We appreciate what you're doing. I hear that from them. That's just love. I do whatever I could help as well. How much do you embrace being that bridge from that arrow to the wall to the wall? The hour's nice, and it's going to be a bit more than on that one? You know, I think I've gotten to see the cycle and seeing, you know, I am the bridge in that accord.

2:04:37But I just want to conquer that mountain that first part got to do. And I've told them about things that have happened in the past and talked about what we've done and what I've experienced. But when I was young, it was just about being a sponge. And just learning from those guys. It wasn't me saying it. It was just me shutting up after the time. So I'm in a different position now, but you can't do it alone. I'm in my musical creates from the mountain process. It's a pretty rare case with God. A coordinator of an NFL team, the game won after the head coach. Should you play Caller? Did you use that at all? Is there like a troche or something where you might be thinking you're seeing something that you're actually seeing something different? I don't know what it is. I feel like my anxiety is so high every year in the first game. I think we always play somebody new that's got something new going on. I don't know why there's just me overthinking it. But I think you just got to rely on your technique.

2:05:40You can overthink a lot of things, and it can get you into trouble. But rely on your technique, play assignment good football. I think that allows you to play better. It allows you not think as much. Because then you're not just waiting for someone to dictate terms. You're dictating the terms. So that's all I'm really worried about. I understand there's new nuances going on in new players, but God, I've got to play still a brand football. When you met with us, the other thing. Did you think this would get better at that time? Man, it moved pretty fast. It was a mixed of a lot. I didn't want to get my hopes up too much. I wanted to just stay locked in. Because you never know. It could go sideways very quick. So I wanted to just see the process through. And you could call it a poker face or what. But I think it wasn't time to really gauge where this thing could go. Can't wait to think about getting different from where this definitely is.

2:06:44I just think we've got a good balance. And we talk about defences being on a sideline. That's a good thing. And I think our offense can sustain that. Defens, I think, we're healthy this year. And hopefully we stay that way. And then we have a component in the special teams. You look at Miles Killabrew. You look at Boswell. And then you have a guy like Cordero Patterson. I think that group of guys allows us to just, it's a complete team. I know you guys might think differently. But in my mind, I think we have a good shot to compete in every game. And yeah, we had to have those a team to be able to talk to each other and communicate how everybody was feeling. Why everybody thought the issues were it? But at that day, we're a team. Everybody here stands with each other and we've got to go play. And at the team, closer and some ways, you can galvanize the brotherhood even more. Definitely. Just getting information out that you have to each other and being more open and honest

2:07:47about everything and how you feel. It's a serious way to express your feelings to somebody that you really care about. You really want the best work. Right by the path, perfect 24-7 sports. The tempo, like I said, is a big conversation. Coach Knows was talking about some of the ways you guys are prepared for that. And for real, when he's in practice, he's going to be like someone who can't be even just to be waiting for teams. How would you felt like that has worked and having played against this tempo before? How would you prepare for your game? I mean, you can only be at the practice fast in terms of getting prepared for the game. Last year we did the same thing out of the demo everybody had been running back and forth. Between drills and between practice, between plays. Pretty much we've been on the same thing here just trying to build up stamina and then being able to play a full game. Because they play like 80 plays a game. So just being able to do that and do it at high levels is going to be a really big thing. In that recognition, you need to know quickly what's happening, I guess, is just as big as getting wind up.

2:08:49Just getting a recall of it being able to get your cleats in your deck is going to be really big. Just be able to play fast and play physical. And you have your eyes in the right place if you have to get the call in the fastest way better than looking for the call. Third girl left there. I hope that Gloria was killed. And there was talk that if you were kind of one of the guys who took on leadership role after that mission in game, kind of the team you guys had, is that true? And if so, what was your message to the team? I mean, I would say I was just a person that I was the whole season. I wouldn't say I did anything more than anything less than I've done all season in terms of leadership. But yeah, I mean, everybody had to step up. And I was kind of like a mega guy. It's like JT, Jack, everybody had to step up in terms of trying to get the team back on track. Where were we going to go? So that was really just the biggest impression for us just to try to move our focus to where we're going to be. Right in front of them Steve, that way I get 24-7 sports. And Kim, this season you've been recognized pretty widely for your play.

2:09:49Just in your mind, what you came to I State to accomplish, how did you expectations, I guess, to meet up with how you feel you could point that to this point of guess? I feel like I've made the plays that came to me. And that's where the Aakman control had more opportunities as he years progressed and been in the spot to be around the ball. But the expectation was to come here and contribute to the team and try to find a way to push the team to win games at eye level. And to be better than they were latching for me to play better than I was latching. So really just coming to try to grow with myself and with the team. So that was my big goal and I feel like I've done a good job and the team has done a good job progressing through the year and getting better. So yeah, that's all I can say about that. We're here to the right, 10-8, 11-7, wrong. Yeah, I can't just stand here right now. It's just feel like a different season.

2:10:50What does it feel like for you going into the playoffs? You know, you'll get the goal you want in necessarily the regular season, but here you are. What is that sense that you have right now that's different playing about the regular season? I mean, everybody wants to say it's a new season in terms of. Because if everybody's 0-0 right now, when you keep going, if you lose, you're done. So I mean, but genuinely, that's how you play every game. You know, you play every game like it's your last game. So for me, I don't think it's really any difference. You really go play at a high level every game that can't be based at home. It isn't a playout game like anything else. You gotta go play every game like it's the same thing. So I would say in terms of that, no, you just have to play the game and play the game. What feels different about this defense right now going into this? So you all feel even more... The time we've got tight on me close together. What is your sense of the brotherhood that's so to speak of the defense?

2:11:51I feel like we progressed throughout the season. We didn't make a change after game 6 because we lost and we didn't play well at the game. And I feel like we've grown from that and got into a better place. Over these past two weeks, off just realizing, okay, these are the things that we've messed up. They're up to you. These are what we need to face. These are what this team is trying to exploit on us. So just really going back through everything we've seen, we can do better for this kind of game and for the next coming years. Last couple of questions. Do you tell me you hurt me? What the hell? How does the Tennessee's wide split with your receivers, in fact, you as a Thunder? I feel like it makes the game more of a one-on-one game. I mentioned receivers on your DVs at the play of 7G and then the guys up front. And it makes it truthfully like those guys have to do their job. When these guys have to do your job, you got to be able to stop the run with the people they have in the running fit and you have to be able to stop the pass with the people you have out there. So that's what they do when they do it at a really elite level.

2:12:54So it's going to be tough to go with. That final question, Joey Kotlin, from the dispatcher. Killed Coach Nolts was talking about the speed at which you guys are able to call in, play, and since it's built for 10-0 because of how fast he gets to play Kotlin, does a player kind of van this, that gives you just speed with the stitch Kotlin? All right, it allows you to get your cleats in it. And I said earlier just a ability to see the formation, see what keys that you have before to play and have knowledge of your job and not really thinking. Being able to play and not think during the game is a really big thing. So whenever you can get the call out faster and play a high level and play without thought, that's a really good thing for your team. Caleb, thank you very much. Appreciate you all. Banked up and then maybe it kept you from making some plays here or there. Is there anything else you want to offer on there? Season everybody's been done. Throughout training camp you and Aziz got very close.

2:13:54How good is to see him back on the field and how were you able to be there for him as he went through that three game suspension? Yeah, it's great to have him back. I'm really happy that he's back and I know he's very motivated to play. I'm excited for him. He's from a team and he's able to, in the season RWA going into the playoffs. He's a leader and we need him around and nothing else that's going to help this team. Playoff vs. our resting players this week. But Domingo said that all you guys are going to play. You think it's important for you guys to get out there and try to get back on track before the playoffs start this week? I can say that. Domingo has a plan for us and we got to trust his plan and go out there and play. So I think it's a blessing to be able to go and play in his league whenever it is. So we're excited to play Tennessee and probably more even excited to play in the playoffs.

2:14:58So I do think that this could help us. You practice against him all year and you see the top corners. There's an engineer the pro bowl will come out this week and last year's alternate. We think of his chance to earn that distinction and what he's done to improve himself. Yeah, he's probably the best athlete I've been around in my life. He's just bossing those speed, strength, size. Just somebody who knows if I've seen him grow as a player. But I'm just very happy for him. I think especially just having this top of the year before, I think he can really negotiate. So I'm not he's about to get a bag and I'm happy for him. He deserves it. So that's not his motivation, which is dope. He's just being a league at football. I think he's going to be great in his league for a long time. You got to experience January football last year. Playoff time. What is it about when the calendar turns in January and the national football league? Yeah, it's a new season.

2:15:59It's a new excitement. You know, you know, you know, you know, it's all about, you know, winning that week, you know. And it's when you dump it down, it's like, I get to win four more games and, you know, that's it. You know, so of course it's not that easy, but you know, you have to find a way to motivate yourself. But it's motivation just, you know, being able to continue, you know, and I think it's good for us, you know, to realize, hey, man, we, I know it was going, but I don't know exactly what's being said. But, you know, we put ourselves in this position. It's not by chance, it's not by luck. It's not by people. Other people is about us being a good football team. And I want my team to remember that as like, you know, people going to talk. Simple in playing. We're the ones out there playing and we got into the playoffs by being a good football team and we're going to continue to be that. So, I'm excited, man. It's a new, you all know. And, you know, hopefully we get healthy going into there and be able to, you know, play whoever we play here.

2:17:00Really tough and hopefully you'll win. Your teammates have always mentioned how competitive you are. You won't win everything. Your perfection is the exact nature. But they both say like in-game, you know how to like, not get too high, not to get too close. So, how do you kind of channel that ultra competitiveness and keep it within that tube to want to compete but not get out of, you know, beside yourself? How do you kind of go about now and see that competitive drive but not allowing it to like make you play beyond, you know, out of here yourself? Yeah, I mean, I just say just be myself, you know. I've been kind of this way in my whole life of, I mean, you have matured in a lot of ways in my life. Of on and off the field. But, yeah, I would say just failures have helped me realize, you know, what is important to me. Trying things that I didn't like, doing things that I didn't like, and then learning from it. On and off the field has helped me ultimately with just that, I guess, that calmness that I have now.

2:18:02Even in chaos, I guess. But, yeah, I guess it's just, you know, trial and error. And that's why I don't, I try my best not to like, hardness, or duck, things that are difficult in life because ultimately the values teach you, you know, humility, they teach you, just, you know, they teach you how to get up, you know, and the Bible says that the righteous man falls out seven times and he gets up and, you know, just like Peter, you know, I want to get up. So that's what I plan to do. And, yeah, and so that's all, I feel like why I'm the liar, I'm just being able to learn from my failures. Take your field for a second is there a New Year's resolution for CJ Stroud? I was as probably a lie. Man, I don't know, I really, I've never really believed in New Year's resolutions. It's like, I kind of started this a couple months, months ago. This journey, I started to just, you know, really just locking back in with the Lord, you know, was, you know, kind of,

2:19:06in the lukewarm season, you know, one foot in, one foot out, and, you know, the Lord has helped me to get out of that. And so that's really my 20-25 goal is just be locked in with the Lord as much as possible and, you know, and fast in, praying, you know, being a part of getting discipled, getting a part of a church here in Houston, which I've been able to do. So, yeah, just, that's my 20-25 goal is just, you know, getting closer with the Lord. All right, thank you, guys. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two-thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the longest amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two-thirds of people lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Enjoy big savings with Red Hot deals at Vons and Albertsons. This week at Vons and Albertsons,

2:20:11baby back pork ribs are 2.99 per pound with membership where applicable limit three racks. And ballpark hot dogs or hamburger buns eight count are 2.99 with digital coupon. Plus, personal seedless watermelons or canelope are 1.99 each with digital coupon. Enjoy fresh and delicious savings for every meal. Hurry in, these deals won't last. Visit Vons or Albertsons.com for more deals and ways to save. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two-thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the most time on the money. They're dedicated to their lives to becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two-thirds of people on CalShe lose money. lose money. lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. That's safety, bro. How much is it grown that you can put your finger on?

2:21:15Yeah, I was growing immensely. I mean, CalShe 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 CalShe does, what we do, and Latham. It just goes back to CoSGE's preparation and everyone's preparation to give us more flexibility and doesn't matter who's in those positions. And we can all play every position whether it's covering somebody or running and tackling. Did you feel like that was the case before the Oregon game? You're saying what I'm saying? Is it something that's been added? It just, you know, rely on a little bit more. Go ahead. Yeah, it did. I've probably been a broska game. Me getting more safety reps. And we had a five-week to prepare. So I really learned to play, but a lot more. Even though I knew the playbook, I learned a lot more. Mounting like in debt. You know, so really just after the Oregon game, it helped me a lot to go back to safety, go to NICU everywhere.

2:22:18You guys had a lot of issues of giving up big plays in the passing game of the first game against Oregon. What do you feel like 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. Every dog has their day. Maybe some people didn't have their day that game, but we'll look out there and hopefully change the narrative. And we still play with the same confidence, same technique, and, yeah. Bill Rebellion, what's the best match? 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 Indianapolis, but the fact that you get to play them at the Rose Bowl, I mean, get a second

2:23:21chance. 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 lost a lot of film. The first time we played them, now we've got another six games that they played of film to watch. And it's just, they've grown a lot as a team. Same as us. We've grown a lot. We're not the same team. We were when we played them week one or weeks, weeks, weeks, 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 Coffin. What's the biggest match? Oh, my bad. Not too, Joey. Can't we tee Robinson? The athletic. Hey, Jordan, you've moved around a lot in the second day in your career and now kind of getting some many more safety reps. What is it like at this point when Walt or Coach Mills comes to you and asks you to do something else and just how much can you lean on the experiences you've had moving around when you're trying to learn something new in the middle of the season?

2:24:23It means a lot. We always talk about this is if it's being on selfish, whether that's making plays or not making plays or doing your job so another person can make plays. That's kind of what we pride ourselves on. And it's just fun. Me moving around different positions. I'm always up for a new challenge and a lot of people in the country can't do that. I just hold myself to that standard where I can play any position and excel at it. Okay, if anybody else needs a question, let me know. But otherwise we can go to Austin or the podcast. Jordan, when you were talking about watching film or again, 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 watch what I did, things I did well, things I didn't do too well against them. And their team is, like, their scheme has changed. Some players have been out those those stretch of games. So I really watched the past game we played and I know

2:25:27they're going to go back to some of the stuff that they liked, of course. And different games like Penn State, maybe Illinois, they run a lot of men. So just watching, watching stuff like that every game matters. So yeah. Jordan, thank you very much. Thank you. JJ this break. I'm playing for him. Much longer season than he played before in Texas. So what do you think looks like? Yeah, I think everyone played a lot longer than they ever have. So, you know, I think, you know, heading to the spring, it's just the tear down of the former foundation and the rebuild of a whole new team. I mean, you have to have that mindset. You have to have a mind, a day one mindset in order to progress. You can't rely on previously built culture or schematic understanding. There's no assumptions. You have to rebuild from scratch. We're in the process of that. We will treat day one, like day one that includes Jeremiah Smith. And so great opportunity to, you know,

2:26:28evaluate and grow a new group of guys. I think in spring, I think our opinion is, you know, by fall, I mean, the team, the team, the team, it's what it's all about. But in order to add to a team, in order to add to a collective, you got to focus on the individual. The individual must improve so that collective can improve. And so building the base, I think, schematically and fundamentally, culturally is what we're attacking as we head into spring. How much is Brandon looking forward to a different spring and different opportunity? I know it wasn't fun for him. Having to take a little bit of a backseat to a Mecca. Where do you see him? The fire right now. He gets right to this one. Yeah, I think when you come out of a season, you get out of January and kind of take a breath. Then when you get back in the winter, it's the first opportunity to reestablish the new role that I want to have. Right? I mean, across the board, there's not one guy that doesn't want to improve roles. So I think they're all attacking it that way. I think Brandon's one of them,

2:27:35but he's one of 50. And I think that it's our job to provide opportunities, to grow, to separate themselves, to see peer-to-peer evals, to allow these guys to check a chase a role, at least through through winter they've gotten that started, to continue that through spring. And I think Brandon's fits in line with that. I think Brandon did a great job looking back of finding his role last year and excelling at it. We know we talk a lot about if you want to be a starter, you have to be a starter before you do the starter. And if you're not, they're never going to be the starter. So I think he embodied that. He gave himself an opportunity to get into winter, continue who he is, continue to build his base, build his leadership. And then now he's got to get that in spring. So all the great things you do prior doesn't mean anything. You don't have to go out there and do it in spring. So that's the harsh reality of this sport. What have you done lately? And I think all these guys are

2:28:36chewing at the bit to get back on the field. Brian, everybody brings their own experience. Ryan was a quarterback, you were a receiver. And then to become a play caller, obviously you have an understanding of the whole offense. But what was the process like for you up protections and the run game and quarterback play and just continuing to grow with your knowledge of that part of the game as you prepared for this position? Yeah, I mean, I think you're always growing. I think that you still have a specialty here. You still have an expertise in one area that's seen you have an expertise in all of it. That's just not true. And in my opinion, I've seen multiple coordinators and I know that as a fact. So, you know, for me, I think it's just you have an opportunity to be with the best staff in America every single day with the best coach in America. She just stay off your phone and pay attention and take notes and actually maximize your time. It's amazing the amount of people that don't do that. So every time in a meeting, I just try to make sure I'm

2:29:39getting a nugget or I'm getting information or when things are said, do I truly understand it? And I really, the guys will tell you, I don't care. I'll ask the question. I think I'm, I look dumb. I don't care because I want to know the information. So I think that approach, I think a lot of guys have that approach. That approach allows you to just build, you know, over time and then that'll continue to build from now to game one and enough build to the season. So the opportunity to grow is literally daily. So I just try to make sure I'm finding those opportunities. I'm aware of those opportunities when they're writing my face. Yeah, Coach Jordan's always been a huge part of other receiver room. I think that yeah, he's just understanding that my pull away is real that can happen. So he's going to be on his toes and being ready that we're ready to not skip a beat. Right. So information wise, communication wise, he's got to be locked in on that and just

2:30:41time to assume that, you know, Coach Harbs got it. He never really has. I expect him to continue to do that and, you know, he's been a big part of everything we've done. Is that almost like taken from what Ryan did last year where he shipped away from play calling and handed that to somebody else and shipped him away from being a portback coach where like, if you have somebody you trust and how long did they take you maybe to develop that trust and that relationship with them and to where like, you know, that hey, if I'm pulled away for a second, like, Devin's got this and I don't, I don't have to worry about like, what my room is. I think it's more important that I do a great job being organized. So I'm never pulled away. I will be in that receiver room and they will be coached at the very highest level. So I think there's ways to eliminate being pulled away by being organized on top of things, having the right work and working, right help before that receiver meeting ever happened. Is that important for you? Is that what you've got to emphasize? Nothing's going to change in terms of your dynamic. There's no, nothing's going to change in my involvement in the receiver room. Ryan from Mylon to be going through a full spring, Philoxy in the first time. What do you look at

2:31:43everything? It's areas he can grow to push for playing time this year. Yeah, I mean Mylon is, he's doing a great job. He's growing on exponential rates getting stronger, he's getting bigger, he's got way added, you know, I'll tell you like, you know, I always explain to him like, you don't realize how much you've missed when you come in June versus a mid-year, like it's massively different. Not saying you can't overcome it, some do. At the end of the season, you know, some have, but you know, I think that's probably reliant on the room. You know, and Chris had opportunity to lay alive in the season to kind of make an impact, but it's very, very rare. So, and now, you know, he's going through the winner workout, his growth, his everything he's done. He's like, hey, Coach, I know what you're talking about now, and when you miss that, that section of winner workout. So, that being said, it makes you laugh, but he's doing a great job. I expect expectations for him through through spring, and I don't see that changing. The only thing that's left, the opposite is the average this year is younger than it's been last year's, I think it's the makeup of that.

2:32:47You don't have somebody who's maybe used to it. What's the average? It's like the average, like, is the average age? Is that include support staff? No, it's just the primary. What's it been in the past? A couple minutes, bro. It's two more minutes. No kidding. Dan Lanings, the head coach at Oregon, I was his average. I'm asking. I don't, I'm 38. Can he Dylan Hamles? It's 30s. So, I don't really know. I gave zero thought to that. I think that, you know, I think your ability to get with players is important. I think you probably see a little bit that happening in the NFL as well. I really have given zero thought to that. I don't want to just ramble on that. Yeah, I just didn't know if it was the size of the manager. No thought to it. You were in proportion? What's the next step for him? Because we've heard him make a talk to him, like, he's a mystery consistency, catching a lot of things. He seems to generate a little bit of buzz, but has limited role. Now he's got an opportunity. What's the next step for him to get that out?

2:33:50Take the next step and be a, be everything he's capable of being, right? I mean, I think the guys that you know, are out there are, are, you know, very consistent in all job phases. You know, like, again, I think he wants to be a full rounded receiver. He knows that. I think he loves playing in the slot. The great job there. I asked him to come out to the outside a little bit. Did a good job out there? I think his natural positions is in the slot doing a great job there. But it's just another opportunity to establish himself based on his peers, right? I mean, it's kind of like the draft. I try to explain sometimes to these guys like, you come to Ohio State to compete with the best. It'd be alongside the best. It's always peer to peer evals. That's how it works. Like the draft embodies that. Like, if it's easier to go play somewhere else, then that's fine. That's what we're kind of looking for. I'm not saying that's pricing. I'm just saying it's a very competitive room. And you chose that because of this room. Now you got to beat your peer to play more, play more and do more and all that stuff. So I think that you got to continue to build worries at.

2:34:52And the guys that seem to be starters in our room, really, I think over the last eight years have been NFL quality guys. So if you're in it, become a start of Ohio State, it's a good chance. You're probably an NFL caliber receiver. Again, just go on to the numbers. So you're chasing that. Can't get discouraged. Maybe not doing what you think you should have done. And that goes for everybody. It's not just Bryson, but all these guys are chasing that. As I ramble about Bryson. But, you know, I think that it's not just him. It's at BI. It's car now with everybody wants. It's chasing a higher level of play. And this spring is another step forward to do that. Which is a question. How much in your estimation is that a gift? We have to do it. How much of it is learned? Where do you stand on that? Oh, never gave it a lot of thought to it. I've never, I've never called a play in a game. So for me to have an opinion, I think that'd be a little brash. I would say that like anything, it's probably a skill that you can improve on. They do better

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2:38:00They belong in the room and now they have to just improve. Now they're competing both, individually, between each other. And then as we get into spraying, they'll start competing against each other with the rest of the guys. But as a group, the freshman group are very impressed in the rough to the right start. Go charlotte, thank you very much. Start with Lincoln. I got it going to his third year here. I think when you've been in an office for two years already, you're going to that third year. You've got a really good feel of the scheme. You've got a better feel of college defenses and where our schemes are susceptible and where the issues lie. And what we're trying to attack. And so I think that's something that over time I can feel Lincoln getting a better and better feel for it. Lincoln has definitely stepped up from a leadership perspective. And you can see the way that he attacks workouts. This winner is so big for all three of them. Just really just set the standard and to understand the intangibles that playing quarterback is all about. Because there's so much more than just picking up a football

2:39:01and throwing it when it comes to this. So I've seen that growth from Lincoln and that's really exciting. As for Julian, you know, last year going into the year, he was competing for a job and you know, ended up not winning the job. And you know, he could have turned it down and been bummed out and you know, not attacked it the way way. But I saw him continue to grow throughout the year. So I'm going from well and to get to a point this year where now he can step up and be more of a vocal leader. And you know, that's something I've seen growth of him as well. You know, he's put on some weight and he looks good and he's definitely attacked his time in the, you know, the winner. And so that's been awesome. And then Tadin comes in and you know, Tadin, Tadin, you know, really should still be in high school. Instead, he's, you know, in my office all the time, learning the offense and when he's not with me, he's with Coach Mech and he's not with Coach Mech or I, he's over there doing academics and sassos. So his days are pretty jam packed and it's definitely new for him. But his commitment to wanting to be great and wanting to be to the

2:40:06level where he can go out and compete in the spring has been really impressive. So I'm excited for this feeling. Does it feel like what August 30th? Is it just around the corner years now? What I'm saying you got to have a guy ready to go. I'm against Texas. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I don't think so. I don't think so quite yet. You know, I think we have a unique situation where we've got three really talented kids. You know, they're all young. They all have a lot of room to grow. And I think they all understand that and are eager to attack that growth. But most college football teams are a lot of college football teams going through a year and they end up, you know, having a guy get hurt or something happens. So as far as, you know, having one guy, I guess not to go either. We want to develop the room. We want all three of them to continue to get better, to continue to develop and, you know, be guys that we can count on throughout the season. So you guys went up for it? Scholarship guy? That's still in conversation. We'll kind of see how it goes. You know, obviously three is a little bit less than we typically have. But, you know, the three that we're really confident with right now. You have someone that you've had in mind to come

2:41:15into me, the assistant for you. Yeah, right now, Colin Kienos in helping me. So Colin was working with me at Akron. He was a student assistant and he was really, really impressive there. So he's going to come in and he's going to help out with some of the day-to-day stuff. And then, you know, Coach Day and I, I've built a pretty good relationship where, you know, between my time, here is the GA where, you know, I learned the game of football the way he's seasoned. And that was such a pivotal time in my career, you know, I was so blessed in college and then in my first couple, you know, my first job there that I got to work with Joe Morehead. And, you know, I learned so much football from that man and I credit so much of my career to him to put me in the position. But then, having the opportunity to, okay, hey, I may never see it through a little bit of a different lens and to learn how Coach Day sees it. It was so big for me in my development. So that couple of years as a GA was awesome for me and then last year to be able to sit in with him and really kind of see the game, you know, in a similar fashion. And I'm always going to continue to learn from him because he's just such a special coach. But to be able to see it, you know, in a similar way and continue

2:42:20to bounce thoughts on him to make sure that him and I are communicating in the same way, you know, Coach Day will always be directly involved with the quarterbacks. And now Coach Hartline will as well, you know, as the offensive coordinator, I think, as the guy in that chair, you have to have a relationship with the guidance and how I think that's really important. So, you know, him and I have already begun conversations just about, you know, how that's going to work out and how, you know, he's going to continue to see the game the same way that the quarterback does and how he's going to communicate to them. Those conversations are already beginning. So it'll be, it'll definitely be a combination of, you know, us three. Billy, Fabian being there from the championship round. How about that? Like a help with development? Well, it's pretty cool. Just about every one of those games, where he gives out at a playoff game at the national championship, you know, our guys were warming up and I grabbed him. I say, hey, look around. You got to take a couple minutes and take this thing, right? This is what it looks like. This is what this is what we work for. So, you know, when you get to a really hard day in the winter, right, you just remember not a homework and to get to that point. So for him to have that experience and to be able to see that and, you know, hopefully one day when he's in that spot, he's like, oh, I've seen this before. I know it looks like,

2:43:25I think it's pretty cool, I think, just to have that bank in his memory. You know, I think he comes off, so I've spoken, but he's without question, you know, come out of the show and I wouldn't even say he's so spoken last year. You know, I think that he kind of understood that, you know, Will was in charge of the offense and he knew that he was young and was still earning respect. You know, a big part about leadership is you can't just walk into a room and start leading. You have to earn the respect to your peers and truly understood that. And, you know, I think he earned that respect throughout the year. And so this year, you're definitely seeing him step up. Him and Lincoln both, you know, are in that phase where they've earned that respect. And so they're doing a really good job leading right now and and Tavian's doing a good job earned respect. So we're kind of in the middle right there between those two phases.

2:44:31Yeah, I mean, there's no question how Lincoln's special, I think. And, you know, guys that have that background that have been successful in multiple different sports, you know, one way or another is going to translate to the game of football. So I think that we're continuing to see that. Lincoln, you know, I think as the more that he, you know, is in position to understand and learn the game, which we saw last year, you continue to grow. And so to take that into spring, you know, and combine that with his athletic ability, I'm excited to see, you know, I think it'll be a really good competition. Can I, you know, can you pull back truly lead until he is in quarterback? Oh, absolutely. I mean, the important one is quarterback. Oh, I think so. I think so. I mean, leadership comes in all different phases, you know, in all different ways. There's, you know, there's without question, I've been part of different teams and I've seen it where maybe the guy that wasn't starting quarterback was, you know, the strongest leader on the team.

2:45:33So I definitely think that that's part of it. You know, I think once you are in the respect of your teammates and once you show that, you know, you're going to lead by example and you know, they respect you for that. You're in position now that you can be both of them. So, you know, I definitely don't think that you need to be a starter named a quarterback to be a leader at all. Even around some incredible offensive minds in college already, what are your, what are the traits you look for specifically as a quarterback being a quarterback yourself? Yeah. You know, I think it comes in a couple different ways, you know, from a tangible perspective. I think that you've got to be extremely accurate. I think you have to be able to make great decisions with the footballing of the ball at the time. And I think that you have to be able to do it. We solve a problem with the feet. So, you know, it's rare in college football that every protection's blocked up perfectly or everything goes exactly that we drew it up on the way forward. So, when things break down, you know, and all the ability to fix it with our legs. And then, you know, as far as intensible score, I look at, I look at, you know,

2:46:35Guy Lake Will who had those intensible about as well as I've ever seen. And that's just a complete command and understanding of both the offense and the huddle, to know exactly what we're trying to do on every single play. Know what we're trying to attack, understand where the issues are and where they lie and how you're going to combat those issues. To be able to understand, you know, when it's time to move on for the ballway and move on to the next play and then also be mentally tough enough that when things don't go our way, to be able to react the right way and move on to the next way. Did you go last year? One last question. You go by the question. Did you go last year? I didn't do this one. I didn't do this one. When you're coaching and you build a relationship with these guys, you want nothing more than for them to go out and have success on the field. And I think that's so important. Like I said in that room, and you know, it's about them going out and reaching their potential and maximizing their talents and going out and execute on the field. And so, you know, last year, I was just trying to find a way

2:47:39that I could help them do that. So, you know, to be able to work with those guys last year and to help out and, you know, have them see some success. It was special for me, but it was special for me because I know how bad they wanted it. And so, that was pretty neat. You remember how you came along? I think it started in like Fall Camp just flashed in there after like the first days, weren't around. I was home. I'm just being great. I like it. I like it's personality. I like them all feeling that's not so poor.

2:48:40Oh, we just learn it right now. We just work it out. We just work it out. We just learn it. What do you think about CJ Higgs and what he can do in this new house? Think CJ Higgs said what he can do in his defense? Or just what he can do this season, you know. We can do this season. I think CJ will pop off this season for sure. I think this definitely will be one of his years for sure. Got to. To me, it's no different. They both coach you and they both like they hard on you, but they want you to be great. So, I don't think there's no difference. Do you think you're in fitting in season? Do you think you're doing so? Do you think you're in a club each other? No, I don't think so.

2:49:46I think Sonny is a great year. First before anything. Sonny is a great year. So, I think he's like the voice. He can be thinking something Sonny just can't. Where are you now for the whole team to understand. So, Sonny definitely a great year before anything. I think you're my son. I know that some of you have not just four wide bags. I'm not sure if you could read the video. That's it. How does that show itself? Is he an absolute vocal? Yeah. And you're in the form. That's it. What is... There's something that you need to about that. All in to my whole field or when it's leadership? Whatever. But like I said, he's just a great leader. Like you, you're a vocal guy. Like you say, it shows up on the field too. And he's... It's hard to follow up to a guy who says something don't own and like... They're not on their stuff. So, Sonny one of those guys here, he's on his stuff. So, when he leaves everybody listen. There's obviously been long-term of linebacker success of a high-risk state. Say it again. You've been a long string of linebacker success at a high-risk state. And I need to look at, you know, guy like Sonny taking that next step this year.

2:50:46How motivated are you to kind of be part of that? Then you have to be one of the great linebackers to play at a high-risk state? I'm ready for it. I mean, that's what I'm here for. The most, the most at stake. But, you know, like I said, we're trying to treat it like a business trip. You know, we're not... You know, this isn't a normal bull trip. We're not here to, you know, necessarily go sightseeing or check out the city or anything. We're here to win a football game. That's what we're here for. You know, we're going to be hunkered down, doing everything we can to get this win. Well, if you talk about motivation, getting over that October 12th game, I think you talk about early in the week and trying to balance that, but we're not getting too high on your emotions. How does that motivation for you show up on an idea that basically is what it looks like? More preparation, more film. What does that look like for you? Yes, just really an edge in everything you do. I feel like, you know, carrying that kind of pissed off mentality. I mean, obviously not letting it affect you in a negative way. But, you know, making it, you know, reminds you, hey, like, I'm going to go the extra inch here. I'm going to, you know, see if I can find something extra on film late at night.

2:51:50Or I'm going to, you know, go over this, you know, sheet again, call the plays one more time. Like, all these little things that, you know, I just, you know, we just can't let that what happened last time happened again. Well, earlier this week, I was talking about how you played back here football. He tended to be playing in the Rose Bowl. He grew up in big 10th country. What does it mean to take part in this game? What does this game mean to you? You kind of grow up now? It's a ton, man. It's, it's crazy to, you know, that God is blessed me and put me in this position to, to be here and be the quarterback in the Rose Bowl. You know, a game that I grew up watching every single year. Some unbelievable games that I've watched in the Rose Bowl. Some classics. And just to be a part of it is a blessing. And I think we're all, we're all humbled to be enjoying big savings with Red Hot deals at Vonson Albertons. This week at Vonson Albertons, baby back pork ribs are 2.99 per pound with membership where applicable limit three racks. And ballpark hot dogs or hamburger buns eight count are 2.99 with digital coupon. Plus personal seedless watermelons or cantaloupe are 1.99 each with digital coupon.

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2:55:05You go back and watch the film. I'm critical of myself and I think we all are here. I just look at it and I'm like, man, I don't think anyone this year beat us. I think we beat ourselves over time. And you know, you watch and we had to turn over in our own 20-yard line and they got the kick. That's two possessions. It's the first half and then obviously the way the game ended. And we're still one going away. That's what hurts and it was a hostile environment in their place. I'm just thankful that I said this since the other day but I'm just thankful that we did through the other. Do you feel like you've been looking back two weeks ago and you've been seeing you've been looking back and you've been confused about this group. They may be one of their two shows. You've been putting it all together. What is your sense of the team from that aspect? I think a game like that, you know, and stills confidence in guys.

2:56:07Because it shows us we're the people. But you can't beat complacency and it can never be comfortability. And that's what it has to urge us to be like, man, like we can do this. When we play it our best, I don't think there's anyone in the country that can hang with us. But we have to be on our game. We have to make sure that we can't let anything come back. I'm not people taking this one. I'm not people. I'm not people. I'm not people. I'm not people. I'm not people. I just, you know, at the end of the day, I just want to keep the ball moving down the field. You know, getting in a rhythm, I think it's going to be big for us. And I think we did a really good job of that in Tennessee game. We weathering storm a little bit early and there were a couple of early calls that we got to fail to sound in that game. And kept us going. But regardless, we kept the drive going. And for me, keeping us on schedule, taking care of the ball and making sure that we can turn it on third down in our situation.

2:57:08We can, you know, we do all that stuff. Obviously for me, you know, I want to leave these guys and drive the machine because we got, when we're on our stuff, we're on our stop. So we just got to make sure that we finish our preparation right these last few days and go out there and put our best reward. Thanks for all the good guys. You come out this way. It's going to be a good play. It's good. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Now, when you got a lot of playing time right here, what kind of problems does that keep going? A good one. You know, especially sorry. My whole goal is just to get going. Just keep going. I thought it was going to be great. That's what I was trying to keep you going. You walked on the team, did you ever envision yourself being where you are right now at this point in your career? I definitely tried to.

2:58:08I definitely believe that if you speak something, I'm going to kind of turn the passion about it. It's just really helpful to kind of see the vision and stick to that. So it's a blessing to be here. You spend some of the vibes guys in the high memory and the monitor on a regular schedule thing. And the vibe guys, I'd say, Ben at pressure, he's walked away. He kind of brings some good energy. Jason Middleton right there too. He kind of oversees Max and Bronke a little bit. So that's pretty fun. And then catching. We all have some pretty good opportunities for catching. Especially practice, we're going to make some pretty good catches. Very competitive three fish years. Definitely competitive, but in a good way. We're all there, supportive. We all know our strength and we'll be consistent. And we're all going to have to practice. We're working with each other and hoping to get better. We all know that we're moving to other for the sea. It's going to be awesome. He just dropped his foot off now.

2:59:10Did he even touch your foot on the doctor? I would say, there ever a point where he pushed. Okay, I'm part of it. I need to be right. If you're not helping people who are helping you, speaking with the town of Elbe, I have a coach and I think it's huge on that. It's something that's taught a little. It was before doctors when I knew that. The doctors were just, first off, the team. Yeah, I mean, that's what our unit is. We're turning the toughest. Okay, it has the first lesson.

3:00:11Yeah. Where did we get the brain from? Where you got the heart? I would say we definitely put him, but he started in this way. That's where the same started. I'm just trying to get it. Or just, you know, the hundred or so. I would have been talking about the pilot. I think that's all the way to the head. You guys have different rules. I mean, I want to really say that's real. That's real. And counting abilities right there. So, you know, we found that it's a lot. I mean, it's all started. I know those are. I would say our indie, kind of drills and then for us with toughness. I mean, the toughest were just going to, you know, full reps. We're going to be told that the block is doing that. I mean, I'm just working myself today to get to the end of that. So, you know, I have to split. I mean, I just want to do this. I'll be going to get to this. Yeah. Yeah. How much did you come to your family?

3:01:13About 23 stores. You've been seeing it from a player here at Ohio State. I mean, being 20 minutes from home is pretty nice. And my dad, playing here, is a big one too. So, I'm just being able to go back home and spend time with families good. I mean, it's not very good. How often do you go back? I would say probably once a week, or a season, it's somewhere around there. It's not that hard. There's some different things. Yeah, get a family dinner. Yeah. Do you ever go back for a training high school event? Sure. Go back to being a fun schedule for men. Yeah. You play for me a five weeks or this week I can go back. This is not the end. When things ramp up in the school, how do you balance that? You know, covering the place. Yeah, it does. Especially when the skin is resting. You really have to go to the next week. You really have to go down. Now that we're in this over 10 minutes,

3:02:13what excites you about getting on the field in the end? You play meaningful football. You know, brothers, seeing the brothers succeed. You just know in the old work that we put in and do. That's awesome. Are you a big guy who had on my taking in the environment or you just fall business once you step out of the honest field? I probably say it's in the new business. I kind of just kind of went out and I go out there and play. But there's moments when we had a big run at Notre Dame, I'm taking out all of that. That was awesome. There's moments like that. We just kind of have to look at it. When you were when you had an accident, like you were getting on, you put snacks and what kind of prepare for that for everything that happened for you. Is there a way that you can get back to that moment? Practice. Practice.

3:03:13You know, play some games. Practice 100% here. So that's when it's in the journey. And then, if you're in different cities, you can help in your work on it. At the game, it's just what they're about practices. What's the purpose of it? What you're thinking about is that you're talking about the D.D. You know what's the kind of working and defense practice? How do they push you as to having a better experience? A little quicker than me. So I'd like to get my hands on them a little bit. If I can, I just kind of beg off of that. Well, that, you know, their quickness kind of helps me get my feet on the ground. I'm happy with those left-handed hate-hows on that. I'm happy about it. I'm happy with those right-handed products. As I'm together, I just hope that you can have as well. I'm happy with those right-handed people. And to think about that, I'm excited for that. For that new goal, what did they might see the top programs? I mean, you've seen a lot of those programs. So I'm pretty much happy with that. I mean, the cable has been sent to the website where I'm doing that. It's just on the top-stacks and how that's going.

3:04:13We're all talking about free now. We all have that as well. I'm just going to ask you what your nails are. When you think about how many dad's rather nervous back in the flight. I'm going to ask you what my life is right now. He's the one I thought I thought I was the one who had to do this. I'm telling you, you know, people don't know what I had. I'm not really thinking about it. Right. I think it's good. Well, I've been in the iron world. You've never seen this before. I've seen this a lot of scenes in the day. You know, they are. That's what I'm doing. I mean, they're doing so much more. I'm doing it. I'm really excited. How important is my leadership on the field? I'm going to be on that field. Good. Yeah. We're close to the top of the line. I'm going to be moving on and off. I think that first utility, a lot of playmaking, a lot of down and dirty blocks. I have got better blocking. Just like just an exciting player. The seat paint have the kind of gear even in the last year as a receiver. How inspiring is that? The seat away tight interview.

3:05:13You used to be. I'm a tireless or a jet highlight more and more. K was just one of the people that stood out this year because he put in that work for a system and not in and out the wood. He's late nights early mornings, even with me sometimes. What do you like to say? What do you like about blocking? Blocking. Just knowing that you can physically move him. He knows he knows you come. That's all blocking is. Knowing that you can get your running back to the end zone. Just by you can somebody else. Is there a few areas you've made the biggest stride? Of course, it was something that I highlight. I first got here knowing that I had to go out and do really too much of it. I was more of a catcher than I was here. But what you got to do is you got to get better. What's the thing you've learned the most about blocking? Blocking. It's all about leverage. It's all about leverage. You bring power. You have good leverage. You're in the block. What's it been like having an air here? That's my dog. It's always good again. Somebody from back home, especially when it died.

3:06:15You already had a connection with for two or three years. And years before that, with football before high school. How have you seen him take your high school? Man, he's dressed with everything. He did not get into the gym from the other guys in the quarterback room. Probably from the other guys that came back during the spring practices. One of my great men is going to be a great guy. How cool is that when you see a guy like CJ Strauss come back here? It was a little shocking at first because I decided to play with him. All you do is get the hair on him. So he's pretty cool. I talked to him a little bit. He said he sold it to the tight ends while he was here. There's a bunch of guys from George's team. Both sides of the ball. What do you make of that? There's a bunch of guys from George's. Hey, George's what it does. Literally the ball roll. Not for dogs. What was the combo? Like you maybe have a good play tonight. I can't get a sprain today. I mean, game plan was come out of wind.

3:07:15I was a part of that beginning then some other guys came in. We could get the job done. Just probably a little bit more better than me. Combos, great experience, bloody trip. It was a great partner experience for the whole team. That's the leader of the wordy for a minute. That looked cool. Vacation. Spent Christmas out there. It was like to have to have patience. I think I'll take you play. You've got a big guy. Yeah. This is your peepily maybe. What's it like to wait kind of your turn? And at the same time trying to prove yourself. It's not. Yeah, it's not really too much proof of myself. It's just me getting better on a day-to-day basis. I mean, it's not the first time I've been waiting to play a little bit. Obviously, some guys. First year in high school, we played JV. I was one of those guys playing JV. You get better. You have moved up. And the worker show. I said air. You got better. And JV, we've been more. Yeah, which one time you come in comes the bulls on his day. Well, air knows the guy.

3:08:16He knows the guy. He knows it a little bit better than me while I was in high school. He showed. He didn't show me the road. But he definitely gave me gems and motivated me while I was making the process. Obviously, Caleb has one of those Georgia guys. It's been like practicing himself. Caleb Downs, from Peter and me, man. I mean, he probably brings it every day. I bring it every day. Or high on state, you're going to get the best of the best of every day. So I love it. Do you have the view of claiming it's baseball? I didn't get to play again. I guess I'm about to. At high school, no. Well, what you see of him in practice, etc. When people speak of him being one of the best in the nation and the best in the safety. Yeah. What are they talking about for your rich? What stands out about his career? I mean, he proved that everything he had to prove to get that title out of Alabama. He showed. He can make plays. He showed. He's a great football player. And all he did was bring his time to a higher state. Can you see Sandy? I mean, you see Sandy. But he wants you to play him. You know, he knows what he's doing for the game. I know for sure, Caleb has definitely did his homework.

3:09:17He's definitely watched for him. And he definitely knows what he's looking for. So it makes the game very easy. All right, so I want to thank you for bringing it all up. And I'm going to say, you know, taking the coach points that coach Kelly and Coach Day give me. And then I also learned from all the guys, you know, William Devon in here. They played a lot of football. And so I'm just taking the points and then I'll try to put it out for you. Can you even put your end to the portal after a few tournaments you're trying to do? And what's that like from a different country or much school? I mean, it was a little bit crazy. You know, I was only in for about two days because I had to make quick decisions. Just because classes starting in January. So it was definitely a definitely kind of a crazy time. But definitely the right decision. Julian was Nick really the primary reason why you left? I would say yes. I came with Coach Sabin. We had great relationships with the green process. And I loved him, what Coach Sabin and I really wanted to play for him. And you know, just the new staff came and we didn't have the relationship prior to where I got there. So I just probably was the best thing for me. So what was it about a high state staff that may be correlated between what you were going into?

3:10:18With Alabama that you felt you could transition over here? I felt like there was a really good quarterback development. Coach Day, Craig Fortback, Westport. You know, the quarterbacks they've had just the past five years shown the kind of great numbers. And I've just really done things the right way. And I wanted to come this off. And it's because by hand, because my coach Kelly, you know, make adjustments to Ryan. So what was that? It's happening. It's happening. I had pretty much contact with them. And they weren't really a high-ender than that. I think that's something. Really good things that Coach Day says. You don't like to have your hand held in that process. You played up in the meantime and you put up a lot of time in the football field. What is it about you to drive you to want that work to do? I'd say, you know, in high school, I had a coach that, you know, he would give me a lot of responsibility. And I would, you know, put a lot of responsibility on me and make control on me. And so I just, you know, I want to be the best player that he can be. And take the need with you. Do things the right way and just depend on him. I love watching Joe Barrow.

3:11:23He makes adjustments to Ryan. He's a really good decision maker. I like just the murder. My charge of defense and I've lost in one play. And someone's dying to death. I'll just, you know, be a decision maker as he might make things in play. I would say I'm living more than one. I would say I'm living more than one. I would say I'm living more than one. I'm working on the Michael's idea of a coach base trying to get me to be more. I'm working later out there with the guys that I need my name. I'm not a coach. It's time to be a leader for him. Definitely. Definitely quite confident. Definitely confident in your ability to play. I know what we do up to. I actually, I think I've only been here once in a year. I love that. Really good to be places to be. I think I've visited maybe freshman or sophomore year. Yeah, just for the camper and visit just the just the facilities. These really good bad. I know it was only a few days, but being in the Alabama program,

3:12:26especially as big prepared for the walk we're up front, what did you take away from that short period of time? Yeah, it was, it was really good with the coach of recent, they were coach of players hard and I saw the work that takes you to the playoffs and I'm coming here to see and the order guys put in the work. Throughout the winter, you know, seeing our older guys and older leaders put in the work and then showing them the attitudes. How much of your relationships do you have with air, obviously? Coming in, he had been committed. You come in, you're both freshmen. What was it like before and what's your relationship? We didn't have much relationship prior. We measured it with 11. I knew each other a little bit and then come in here, you know, we're back room, everyone knows really close. So we're all pushing each other to be better. We're all taking close points from each other trying to get better. I would say we are a cop by surprise. You know, come back from the game. We're a little bit high-screwed because of the team journey.

3:13:28I know there's high-pile by surprise. How did you feel when you got here? How did you feel when you were in the middle of the road? How did you feel when you were in the middle of the road? How did you feel when you were in the middle of the road? I don't know. There was definitely a lot of emotions but I'd like to have a read on it and help me through it and make the right decision. I'm not there in a moment. I have a true question. I want you to be very passionate about it. I can't really explain how that would be. I'm just trying to develop and take close to close to day. I can remember it for a night with a spirit. I take close to close to Coach Kelly. I just want you to develop and run the offense when they want it. And then just take close to close and try to figure out what I'm on there. You look at your face and close to brain. You can't even imagine trying to get better. I don't know. But what do you think, what about your face? What do you think about football? I think that I can be a really good decision maker for the offense and some of you who have the absolutely no contrast.

3:14:29It's the last question. What do you think about your coach? Is that natural change? I think it's kind of a lot of things. I was always around football. My coach was a quarterback at Penn. He used it quarterbackly and I was a high schooler. I was a footballer at Penn. I was always around football. And then I just went to high level off this high school. And you just had a lot of that. Who's your favorite type in? Tiger. What are you saying? I'm a good player. I'm a good player. I'm a good player. I'm a good player. I'm a good player. I'm a good player. Why are you always great? I just think of it like you're doing a good job. Not just sitting there and being like, right? I see them seriously battling for that position. So I developed a great job. Is that where have you been practicing primarily at? Position or left tackle? Left tackle.

3:15:29Okay. Is that your natural position pretty much? Yeah. I played left tackle towards end of my high school career. I played it all the way up until the spring of my junior season here. And I went to write for spring ball a little bit of camp. And I went back to left. I think that I'm much more comfortable at left tackle. You went to write this past spring. The spring before the spring of my junior year. Were you right tackle all of last season? Like throughout the year? No, I played left. Okay. I've probably been left. Yeah. Most of my time here has been left. I'm very, very much more comfortable at left tackle. I'm left handed. Like everything I do. I've been playing left tackle. Are you left-footed too? I'd say. Are you really? Yeah. You kicked it to your left foot. Yeah. Chip made the comment about wanting 10 dies if possible. Because some guys are going to need as much depth as possible, especially when it comes to the offensive line. Do you think right now your room is at that point?

3:16:29I probably legitimately put two. Like not just at the end of the game type thing, but really throughout the game, you get some meaningful minutes. Yeah, with all the stuff that went under in camp, like a lot of guys got a lot of reps. And I thought a lot of guys were able to step up and show that, like, they are reliable. Like, there were days that we didn't know who we had going into practice. Yeah. It was, I think that genuinely I can honestly say that we do have, we have good pieces in our room. We have more depth than I thought. We've had some time in here. You think that would be something that, like, you guys would be able to kind of cohesively agree on, like, it's like, okay, any second unit, let's get in there. And it's, you know, end of the first quarter, second quarter, whatever the case is. And some people may not get, like, kind of touching about that. I got to come out of the game, you know. You think you guys have that kind of, like, relationship, if you will, to be able to agree upon something like that? I feel like we have a great, our room has a great relationship. I feel like that we, you know, everyone's best friends, you understand? Like, we, this is one of the closest, I mean, just the rooms I've ever been in, I feel like.

3:17:30We've been together for so long, and all the young guys have been coming along, so it's been good, I'd say not. It sounds like a bondy sounds like pretty, pretty well. How do you think there's a unit handle that criticism? It's been here for a couple of years, for the O-Line, and then it's just constant. Yeah. We've been at that type of event. Yeah, I mean, when you're at a place like this, and everyone, everything around you, you're going to be able to keep up, and what Coach Friar was telling us is that we have them in our room, so like, there's no, like, it's on us. Like, you look at your brothers next to you, and it's on all of us to uphold that standard, and just keep, kind of, like, fighting to be the best version that we can be of our offensive line unit, and put it out there on game day. What's the biggest thing that feels different for you this year than maybe years past? I would say confidence and just comfortfulness, and then I'm in my fourth year. I'm back at my, you know, playing left-actual, I'm having a good time. I've just been, you know, I feel like I've just been genuinely having fun with it. Not taking it seriously, but, like, at the same time, realizing that, like, it's football.

3:18:30And I feel like that is almost relaxed, man. They're able to play faster, I've been able to, you know, and just be more comfortable. What do you think it is that's instilled that confidence in you? Oh, reps. For sure. reps, just, I've had a lot of reps this campus. Yeah, just like that. Is this a king of the, probably, had the most reps of any campus ever had? Oh, yeah. I mean, probably the first week of camp, I probably, I mean, I was taking, like, 30, 40 reps of practice. I feel like this was, you're going back to back, being honest, and just going ones and twos, and, you know, I'm saying, that guy's sick and whatnot. I got a bunch of reps. So, yeah, I feel like, how have you seen Austin take to playing tackle? He's doing, he's doing good. I feel like Austin, it gets, you know, he gets out there, he's tired. It's like the end of the rack, we're switching off. You don't have anybody, so I think that sometimes it's kind of just like, oh, I gotta go out there, but he's gotten better at it, for sure. Just in general, like him playing both tack or guard. Like, what are the things you've seen for them going into your team? I see Austin going to, I mean, gosh, Austin's like Austin's been such a big jump this year from last

3:19:31year guard. I mean, obviously I didn't see him a whole bunch last year, because I think he was probably, I'm scouting, but this year, especially Spring Ball, I saw him take some strides, but this camp, especially Austin's stepped up so much. I've seen so much more of Austin. Using what we've learned to execute in a game in the improving practice. I've seen him grow the most of just having reps in this system. There's a lot going on in the system, and so having reps, having seen live fire in front of you, and just getting that confidence and, oh, Ryan, you know, after this mentality, you ever have confidence. So just having the other half of the game, adding that to the half of the game, I think it's just going to improve further. Number, where is this line back with three C-Hur? You really stepped up, basically. I mean, taking a bit, where do you want to come from? Where is your student step? Now, I'll just say this whole line for the most part has a lot of playing experience.

3:20:34You know, Seth bringing Seth, he has a ton of playing experience, and then everyone else that on the line that played last year and now coming back how he yearned to the belt. So just the veterans mentality is like, these two are all now not just seen and you're not guessing, you can play fast. And with the tools that we had, with push-by teaching nice things, and just going against, I would say, one of the best feelings in the country you know, you have no choice but to get better. You know, as much as I hate compliments in those guys, but they do get us better. And so I just rolling off the ball, playing with technique, playing with the band, is what we learned about the teaching. Seth, just do more particular things. What is he brought? Can you tell these players, Big Time players? How does that show on the New Year's Day? I'm saying, like, Big Time program, where he came from. How does that show on the field? I mean, he doesn't blink. He's not jittered out there and he's played in the biggest games you can think of. And so you can see his experience, his leadership at the center of position,

3:21:38just communicating down the line and making sure everyone's on the same page. So, what's your situation? I'm really just munked in for the whole offensive line. Starting with day one, illness and everything, having meetings in here. I'm sure it wasn't what you guys expected August to look like. Yeah, I know. Just kind of just had to adapt. We've got some pretty split homes in here. But just, you know, trying to adapt and make sure everyone's one healthy. Where a health comes first and foremost. So we had to make sure we weren't in an area to where we could still learn healthy. And then just make sure those guys are taking care of us. So they come back to come back stronger and healthier. Okay. This has a chip on your shoulder. I know we talked about that before. It's just what happened last year. So the lack of a better term, a bunch of my, you know, in terms of... You criticism, and you guys are taking that to heart.

3:22:41You can't want to show people something in the area. I mean... Yeah. I mean, I added, I added, I swall my words there. But, yeah, I mean, what's been said in our room? Don't have to be said out here. We understand the narrative of, we understand what, uh, some of y'all think of us. I mean, it's, I mean, we just got executed, man. It's, uh, y'all in your report, which I see on the field. So if we want to change that narrative, you got to change that we've come to field. That's what, what we got to do. And I got them a thank you. That kind of surprise me. But I like that it was a little Christmas flair. So... Austin Moore, podcast. What did you guys think of the, uh, rotation on the guards, you know, so... I thought all three of those guys did a really nice job. And I think it's, you know, to develop that lateness season, like we have, um, is critical. I thought it looked really well. Um, but I think when you, when you can kind of keep some guys fresh, you know, most teams,

3:23:43being one, our team being one, Oregon being one, rotate defensive line. And very rarely are you rotating offensive line. So to have three really capable guys inside that, that can spell each other. Um, I think helps keep them fresh a little bit. So, um, you know, I know Justin and coach have talked a lot. We'll continue to, to play all three of those guys. And I think it makes all three of those guys better players. He says not, it's not that common. We don't see it very often. Is that a difficult thing for a coach to do in an institute? It just goes against the notion that one chemistry and cohesion and all the rest of that. Was it a difficult step for you guys to take that? No, I think it's a credit to those, those guys. And I think they've all earned it. So I think that's the one thing about it. It's a meritocracy here. You have merit playing time. You get playing time and all three of those guys have worked really hard at it. So, um, enjoy big savings with Red Hot deals at Vons and Albertsons. This week at Vons and Albertsons, baby back pork ribs are 299 per pound with membership for a applicable limit three racks. And ballpark hot dogs or hamburger buns eight count are 299 with digital coupon.

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3:26:49Yeah. I'm a big Jolani fan. I think he's a tremendous football player. He works his tail off. And you can see him develop. He's certainly gotten better each week this season. And then continues develop. He's a big tall, rangel target. But he's a physical football player. And when you look at him, you see his length and you see his height. And you say, well, you know, that's impressive. But then you watch his toughness. I think on the one play, we'll took off for a first down and fell forward. But when he hit the ground, the ball popped out. And then Tennessee picked it up and he laid a hit on the Tennessee defender. And then he picked the ball up. There's an innate toughness to Jolani that any football person just kind of admire someone. So, you know, combining that athleticism with that toughness, it's a pretty good package. Downspirited. WNS. Coach, obviously, these are kind of uncharted waters. You guys knew going in. The death would be important. But this will be your 14th game. From a fatigue standpoint and whatever. They've never played this many games before.

3:27:51How are you guys handling all that? I think there's a little bit of a break. You know, there was a break between the last game of our season and then the first round of the playoffs. So then I don't know if it's 10 or 12 days between round one and round two here in the quarter finals. And then I think there's a, it's not a week to week thing. You know, some other like it is in the NFL. There's a little bit of a break in there. So you just have to manage it the way you can manage it. But the other teams you're playing are going through the same exact thing. So it's not like one team's at a bigger, bigger advantage. You know, so I know Oregon had last week off. But then, but they did play in a championship game, you know, the week before that. So they didn't have the week off after the end of the season. So it's just how it is. And it is going to be a battle of attrition when you get down to the end. You know, I know like Georgia's lost their quarterback in their championship game. So that's just part of what everybody has to deal with. Everybody's dealing with injuries and losing he guys to keep positions. But it's about guy stepping up and running with it when they can. So, you know, and there's no better model than Cardell Jones and what he did when the last time this team won a national championship is.

3:28:53You know, he started off the season of three, but then he was the quarterback that led them to the championship game. So we talked to our players about that a lot. And then it's when your time comes, are you ready when your time comes? And if it is, then let's go. What I get out of roll ball amount is important. You feel the momentum coming out of that intensity game and you hope it continues now. You do hope it continues and I think our players are in a good mindset right now. You know, I think we're still, I know today, I think you said Jerry a Saturday, right Jerry? Yes. It's Wednesday in our world. So that's kind of how we approach it. So, you know, we had a good Monday and a good Tuesday. So now it's really just having a good Wednesday and concentrating it fully on what we can do today to get better for this game that's coming up in a couple days. Tell me how you think the last time you played on it. I think some of the personnel has changed a little bit. And I think some of the players that did step up, you know, when Birch went down, I've really played well. You know, Mateo's got 10 and a half sacks and has been a really, has been a force on the edge.

3:29:59You know, and I think all those guys have grown as a group, just like our guys have grown as a group. So, you know, it'll be a different game than it was the last time just because of the maturity in both teams. And as well as a really good game and a sporting that can be off-heartedly made and best game as a bug guy, how do you see him approach to me? He's been the same. That's the one thing I love about Willis. His consistency and his approach on a daily basis is every Monday is the same, you know, the same preparation in terms of film study and what we talk about. What's Tuesday look like, what's Wednesday look like, what's Thursday look like, and his growth during the week. So, I think it's that consistent approach that you really kind of admire from him. You know, there's nothing looking forward. Make the proper corrections on a Sunday after a game, whether it's a win or a loss, you know, and then move on to the next opponent. That's the way I think he's approached it since, since the first game of the year. Even me, Cleveland.com. There's more on the rotation. With Austin, I guess his ability to be able to do that in the same game. Donald Jackson has sometimes talked about different screen left, right, right, right.

3:31:02So, just him being able to do that in the same game, and he's great on as a champion in that game, can you evaluate his performance on both sides? Yeah, and I think you make a great point. You know, there's a big difference between playing on the right side and playing on the left side. People really, really realize that. It's a different deal. There's a big difference between being a guard and being an attacker. You know, how you see things and what you see. You know, you see different looks. You're facing different players. You know, you're using different footwork on the right side. You're the right hand's down, the right foot's back on the left side, the left hand's down, the left hand's back. So, that sounds easy, but to drill and to be a great offensive lineman. The technique and the repetitions are huge and have to be able to do it both ways within a game itself. It's a credit to Austin, and I think that flexibility allows us to kind of move those three guys around. Because somebody has to swing if you're going to do that. So, I think... Kalshi's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on Kalshi lose money.

3:32:02So, what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on Kalshi lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money. That's Kalshi in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Kitchen and bathroom professionals know what goes behind the tile matters. That's why trade pros trust Fiber cement, party backer board to keep tile firmly in place, resist cracking, and help block moisture. Chosen in over 40 million kitchen and bathrooms, party backer board, what the best build on. Shop now at participating Home Depot, Lowe's, and floor into core stores. For more information, visit jameshardy.com slashhardybacker. Kalshi's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on Kalshi lose money.

3:33:02So, what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on Kalshi lose money. lose money, lose money, lose money. That's Kalshi in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. He's done a really good job. And I think since the beginning of the year, he's always kind of been that guy that started off a little bit early in the year on the right side. Then stepped in on the left side when Donnie was down for a while there. But then to be able to fill and go over to the other side is a really big deal. And there was a way you guys would run on the ball, obviously, pre- a lot of million different injuries on the offensive line. Just having the time between the last time you guys played and you guys played on Saturday made me revamp whatever you guys need to be back to fit into what the guys are now. Could you do that during the season when you're playing week to week

3:34:02while also trying to mitigate all the losses you're having and when you're playing on the offensive line? Yeah, a little bit. And I think a lot of times your game plan specific in the run game really is dictated by who your opponent is and how they play and how they deploy what type of spacing do they use up front and then what plays are better against that spacing. And then breaking down the individual play of the individual guys. You know, where is their strength? Is it the inside guys? Is it the outside guys? How do they handle certain plays? So there's certain plays that are better against different teams. So there's always adjustments that go on from a week to week basis from that standpoint. Spencer Holbrook, lettering roll. Chips, it's well as come back and type in. What is the game that you guys are missing the time when you miss? Yeah, just having them back, we actually lost them in this game. You know, and then to come back, I think he's a big strong body. He can be a tight end and inline tight end that can block defensive ends, block the C gap. You know, it gives you that matchup in there against, and we're going to need it this week because the ends we're facing are really, really good.

3:35:03But given a guy that can play in line in line up as basically the sixth offensive lineman and can be able to compete like that, he's done a really nice job. And I think it just added more depth and given us another weapon to use on the offensive side. Did you use the tight end to bring all against Tennessee? I think you had a big, Johnny and big catching in the state. Did you use the G, you could store it in, and transfer it so it was pretty good against you guys. What is it about big games? It's a bit of a long, long time. It makes you guys like to get the tight end more involved. It seems like in a big game, often it's just a target right? Yeah, I mean, the tight ends are usually deployed towards the middle of the field. It's a shorter throw for the quarterback. The tight ends are usually bigger targets. They have a bigger catch radius. Just because of the size of the tight ends and what they can do. Sometimes it becomes a matchup game with tight ends. How do they match up against the linebackers? If they're a little bit more athletic than the linebackers then do you put a DB on them? But if you put a DB on them, maybe they're bigger than a DB.

3:36:03That becomes kind of the game within a game when you're trying to control the middle of the field. It's like having a really good slot receiver and we do in a Mecca that can control the middle of the field. But they have a really good tight end. Watching them on tape that does a great job of helping control the middle of the field. And he's really a safety valve for the quarterback knowing that, hey, I got a big guy somewhere in the middle of the field. It's a shorter throw. They don't have to drive the bottle of the sideline to get the ball to him. But you can take advantage of some of that spacing and use those guys. But I think it's the same thing. The teams that are really successful in the NFL, the Chiefs and people like that. The Niners with Kittle, having that kind of security blanket in the middle of the field is a big deal for a quarterback. Folks, this press conference is being zoomed in streamed around the world on the world wide web. We're going to go to a couple of those on zoom right now. A question from Andrea Soto from the Los Angeles Times. Andres. Oh, she you are returning to the stadium that you've all told home for the past six years. Is that at anything that is game for you or is this kind of business as usual?

3:37:06I've got to get more sunscreen looking at the weather report because we haven't seen the sun a little in a while out here at Columbus. But I think more of the game itself and the rose bull itself is such an iconic place and such a special place to play. You know, to be at that two o'clock kickoff on the West Coast on January 1st is it's special. And so I'm excited to be an opportunity to coach in another rose one. I think that's going to be really special. And how would you say you've grown over the past year? Say that again. How would you say you've grown over the past year? Like as a coach and as a person. Yeah, I mean, I think anytime your product or your environment so to be able to be around this group, you know, the players and obviously this coaching staff here is. Has to make anybody better. So I think the fact that I got a chance to spend time with this group is is a truly special time. And I had a great time when I was at UCLA had a great staff and an unbelievable group of players there too. So I think just really fortunate with everybody that I've got a chance to be around the last seven years.

3:38:10Move on to Jordan Mendoza USA today. Hey coach, you at one point almost had Dylan Gabriel as a quarterback at UCLA. So clearly that you have a connection with him. What was it about him that you know wanted you to why did you to have him as a quarterback and what can you say about just the type of quarterback and person that you are? CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the most of your time, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Yeah, I'm not surprised that the success Dylan has had. You know, you could see it. When he was at Millilani in Hawaii in high school and then watching what he did at Central Florida.

3:39:13Didn't surprise me to success. He had at Oklahoma, no other success. He's at Oregon. He's extremely accurate. I think he's really calm. There's a poise about him that I think is kind of special for the quarterback position. Doesn't seem to get rattled too much. Really has a true understanding of what they want to get accomplished there. And it's also really athletic so that if you do take away some of his options from a throws standpoint, he can beat you with his legs. So I think he's the complete package and one of the top quarterbacks in the country. You got time for one more on Dylan. Joe Reedy from the Associated Press. Hey, Jeff, just with working with this offense for the past year, when was the point where you felt like you were really comfortable with this group and everything was kind of operating how you wanted it? That's always a work in progress. You know, I think in some games you're like that was, you know, we were really productive and really efficient in terms of what we did in the other games. You know, you come out of the game and say, hey, we left some things out on the field or we didn't do what we thought we could do against his team.

3:40:19So that's part of the process. But I think we really approach it on a week-to-week basis. We don't kind of look at it and say, hey, I think we've arrived because I think each week is totally different. So, you know, there's been some games where I think we've been really, really happy with what we've done. There's been a lot of, there's been a few games where we know we got to be better. You know, our job is to put those guys in position to make plays and then let them go play. So we got a great group from that standpoint that is a joy to coach because of how they approach every single day here. So, you know, we're excited about the next opportunity that we get with these guys. And then just what's it been like just, you know, being an offensive coordinator after many years of being a head coach, has it been like you thought it would go? Yeah, it's been a lot more football and a lot less overall meetings, I think, that a head coach has to do. But I think any head coach would share with you that part of it. You know, sometimes I think as a head coach, you wear a lot of different hats, you know, obviously as a coordinator and just coaching the quarterbacks, it's a little bit different. So it's been fun.

3:41:20It's been a really enjoyed being back in the meeting room with players on a day-to-day basis as a head coach. You bounce around to different meeting rooms. You know, as the coordinator here with the quarterbacks all the time. So I really enjoyed that aspect of it. At the time for a few more questions here, Tom Moore, what kind of other? We've seen teams kind of bracket Jeremiah at times. As a playholder, how does that make people think things up in when other areas of the field? How does that, you know, is that like an underappreciated part of this game that he's maybe having impact people? It's not different all the time. Yeah, he obviously has an impact every time he's on the field. But I think it's really the quarterback being able to discern that. Are they bracketing him on this play and not bracketing him on that play and understanding? Do we go to option two or option three? If maybe JJ was option one and they are double in him, then we got then hopefully that means someone else is going to be open. So it's really will be able to process that post-nap from how teams are deploying him. And I think it was done a nice job of that.

3:42:20I think it's not going up against the quarterback like Dylan. This is obviously two real, veteran, quarterback. You've had young quarterback somewhat recently as well. Where does that show off the most? Is that during the week that you can just kind of sit through stuff because it's the AAC scene? Or does that show up more on game day? Where do you see the biggest impact from having better and more? I think in both. You know, and I think a lot of times with Will specifically this year, like he sits in on our game plan meetings with us and talk to him about, hey, we kind of like this in this situation. What do you feel like? He'll give, you know, he doesn't always agree. So I kind of like this. So, you know, bounce ideas off of him because he's played a lot of football and has a lot of experience. So, you know, that's enjoyable when you have an older quarterback. Sometimes when you have a younger guy, they don't have the wealth of experience to be able to share with, you know, I kind of like this because they haven't done it. You know, they just lack the experience. I don't like the talent. They just like the experience. So having a veteran quarterback like that, that's played a lot of snaps. And there's things that will say, hey, we're looking to do this. So I did that. You know, that was a two-point play for us a couple years ago.

3:43:20So I kind of like that, that operation. So, you know, having that experience, I think, is huge when it comes to quarterback spot. And I'm sure Dan will tell you the same thing about having Dylan over there. You know, I think he's got 60 somewhat starts. So, you know, that experience can't, can't hurt you. Bill, we've been with Columbus Dispatch. So if you coached a long time, you've seen great players pushing NFL. Have you ever seen anyone as good as young as Jeremiah? As young? No. No, not that maturity level that approach those physical skills as a young player, as a freshman. I've not seen anybody like Jeremiah now. And, you guys wrote in the last game, you're undoubtedly going to do it throughout the playoff. What makes you so confident and built for that? You know, I think the one thing about Jeremiah is just his consistency to practice itself. He practices every day. He very rarely is. He missed anything. You know, I think his durability over the course of time.

3:44:20You know, we played 14 games now or 13 games now. And he's, you know, he's been there every day. You know, some other guys have had an ankle, had an knee, had something that would keep him out not for the entire game or but during the course of a week, maybe miss a Tuesday, miss a Wednesday. You know, the one thing about JJ is he's out there every day. And I think he's, he really enjoys practicing. He really enjoys playing. I think the kid loves football, which is awesome to see. So, you know, I think he's built for it. You know, you look at him physically, I think he's. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. What does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the most time, time, time resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more.

3:45:23He can handle the workload. The third Northwestern life. He's ankle got twisted. He didn't miss any practice after that. No, you know, I think, you know, everybody was concerned after that. But when we, because we're off, we run around on Sundays, but we're off on Mondays. When we got back to Tuesday, he was back out there running around. Now, what both things out, the Phil Landis, King of the North. Chip, I think the FST game was the most maybe you guys had moved Jeremiah around. It was his highest percentage of snaps on the week. From the season, I know a lot of you guys do as opposed to the specific. But how much of moving him around was dictated by just how teams have defended him. And what is important, I guess, when you can not always have him this. I think we did it early. We did a little bit against Nebraska, had him inside and did some different things. He caught a post-strike down the middle against Nebraska in some of those situations. So again, most of it's game playing specific in terms of how our defenses that we're facing, trying to defend us in what puts us in a situation to make plays. So that'll really depend on who you're playing and how they approach it more than,

3:46:28hey, this week, let's just try this. There's not anything we're just trying. It's all based upon our evaluation of however many games they played and how they deploy their defense and they're spacing to how we're going to deploy our offense and try to space them out. He's, you know, germized a physical presence and I know he's really wild a lot of people with one handed catches he's made. But what do you guys have gotten in the ball kind of in space in his ability after the catcher was then down? At the point where he was perhaps underrated, how would you be able to build your own game? I don't think anything about Jay Jay's underrated. He was not the freshman of the year. He wasn't the freshman of the year. He wasn't? No. Did he have that? Yeah. He didn't win. He didn't win it? No. Who won it? I don't know. I don't know. I see. Oh, the linebacker? Yeah. He's a good player. But I didn't have a vote. Kids are good players. I'm telling you that the kicks is a football player. But Jay Jay after the catcher, like is that?

3:47:28I guess maybe the football player has to say that's something you want to try to unlock a little bit more as you go forward here in the post. He's just, you know, letting him use his feet or what do we? I think he ran a reverse against Michigan State for a touchdown. He caught a short pass against West from Michigan. He just ran away from everybody. I think obviously he's not just throw the ball up and haven't go get it. He can do a lot of different things. That's what makes him a complete football player. So he can take short passes and turn them into runs after catches and can make some damage that way. But he can also beat you over the top. I think the one thing that may be underrated is I think he's a really good blocker. You know, I think he's done a really good job on perimeter runs in terms of being able to lock up the B's and get his hands on. Because he is such a big guy. But he takes a lot of pride in that too. That's the one thing that's always so good about Jay Jay is that there's nothing that he's not willing to do to help us win.

3:48:28So if it may be a key block in a certain situation or it may be catching a short pass and running with it or maybe catching the ball over the top. Those highlight touches that he's made. It's said he's a complete package. So we're fortunate to have him coach. Thank you very much. Thanks. I'm here. I remember what the title was. They just thought I could be an edge. It's how quick I was. They thought I was going to gain a lot of weight. I was already 235 last year. So they thought I'd lose to like 250 by this time. But you see what you're 40. Do you have like a you're playing linebacker now? Obviously you just have to be your preferred spy. Like what do you like about linebackers? Just persons like if you had stuck with like maybe you've seen on the edge or an end? I like a linebacker more because I feel like I'm more free. Is what I like is too. But I like a linebacker. I'm more free. Not to make a bunch of plays. Do you ask me to linebacker? Did they just push you back in linebacker? They put me back there. I just got one last year. Not being out there for a while. You've heard that really seems to be a little bit of a deep unseeable.

3:49:30It wasn't really difficult. I knew I wasn't seeing a field. It was because what I was doing I wasn't really into the playbook. I was really all over the place. So it wasn't difficult. I knew what the bottom was. That's what I changed. How much did that drive you into this year? I completely changed from last year. This year I'm in the playbook. I'm watching film with my coach. Like Justin Justin. What does that look like day to day when you're in the playbook studying? Coach Day mentioned that was an uptick and preparation going to be joined. What's taking me through like a day? What do you do? I just go over to mistakes. I may yesterday. I just can't make the same mistakes. We don't all make mistakes. But we can't make the same mistakes. So I just go over to mistakes. Obviously watch film with other teams. I can know this coming. You have the mindset you seem to have. I'm watching play. The mindset of a linebacker. You're still what I'm saying. You feel more like a linebacker. You're hard to do anything else. Yes sir.

3:50:30Why is that? How do you feel that? Like I say, I feel like that linebacker. I feel like I have to be around every player. Like make every play. So that's why I'm always running to the ball. You never know what happens. The pop out can be a pick from that. So you just run into the ball being around the ball. Do you have to coach you about that or do you always feel like that? That's just something I'll always be. Just ran to the ball and saw it on the side. That's something I'll always be. If you have a little max on top, some guys have a criminal issue of what's coming before it gets you out. What actually happens? Do you feel like you have that kind of sense of action? Kind of having a feel for what's coming before they run the blind. You're going to say that. That's just come with watching film. Like on the plays I was chasing the ball. I pretty much knew it was coming. The mistakes I made that week is. But I cleaned up on it when I watched it. The first week in Cody wasn't out there. What was that like for you and what did you learn for yourself? Getting so many reps on the foot. It was exciting because I knew I was going to play a lot.

3:51:31I got like 35 plays. I gave my new I was going to play a lot. And I just honestly I learned that like, that's like a five. A pair of four, I have to do it. And when you add Cody back to his lineback around, I mean, you Cody C.J. Sonny, the four of you, very first talk guys, you do a lot. What is it like being with that group and how much is that? Do you have help each other? I learned a lot from those guys. Like especially Cody played a microphone. So me being behind him, I could just watch him learn from him. Like when he's going to walk through, I'm locked in learning. So I just learned a lot from Cody. I got the pressure to you. The kind of player making an impact this year, being from Ohio to the season area. You get the chance to make a play that I have a big house here. It means a lot to me, especially while I come from this season. I come from, it's a lot of guys that came from where I came from. That did the same thing. So just the fact that I can live up, being made sure it means a lot to me. Where are some people you lean down, having grown up, that maybe I've had experience through some things. Yeah.

3:52:31You can't really do anything like that. Can you really say that? We can tell you a lot of football. I've been playing football since I was five. My mom put me into the cell. I said, my mom. Sorry, though. You didn't work at all at the will during camp at all. He never got any work over there. I know a lot of times Sunday we'll talk about how interchangeable the two positions are. I learned about it, but I didn't get too much work there. Sorry, though. The preparation stuff you're talking about, like what flipped that switch? Was it a conversation with Coach Lennettis? Was it something you just saw? Was it a conversation with the team? Like what got you in the film right more? I say, Coach Lennettis made me realize that I could really do it and actually play like he always say like if I just put the time in I could do it. He always thinks something. So I say, I really think Coach Lennettis is just me realizing too like, damn, I really can't do it. So it's in a lack of confidence before things like you were in short. If you were a competent, you could have learned that. Not a lack of confidence, but a lack of like serious.

3:53:37I was like, I was like, I played last. I was in here. I don't want to really involve. I was in here. Did you not know how good you were? I'm serious. No, I knew I'd do that one. What the hell is that? You're talking like a guy who didn't understand how good they actually were. So somebody showed you, like, yo, this is what you're talking about. No, I knew. Were you all struck by the process and everything? Are being here or was it just showing up and going to the motions? You said, yeah. Were you all struck by everything? Is that why you weren't taking a series? You were just trying to process more than you? I mean, I started off at Laundry and I got moved to A. That was so light. You know, light. Is it here? Yeah. Good work, man. When you got hurt, light stress, physical things. What injury was that? And how did that change things for you? I had a good person. It was a kickoff. I had a good person. I was like five games. It didn't really change my body. Was that a hard thing to go through? Yeah.

3:54:37Mine never meant injured like that. But that long. So it was hard. Cool. Last question. Did you just do the marching leg coach say yes to him about a fifth kid? Can I have a leg? No, let me say it. Did you have any of the bloodlines on the condot here? Basically, you have a whole fifth kid. You know, we can have that happen. Okay. You asked about it. Think about that? Yeah. Like, you have to create a fifth. I don't know. Thank you, Arvo. If you end up in Marshall, I'll stand up. I tried to play an ad coach who knows the best for me. I thought I was good to go. And a lot of people told me I wasn't. I was like, what do you mean. I'm fine. And then coach said, you know, talking off the cliff a little bit. But it's just trying to protect me for myself. You know, I've a blessed with opportunity to play a lot of ball this year. And so it was just like, look, man, let's calm down for these weeks.

3:55:38And we'll get you back after the buy. But I wasn't the most happy camper in the world for a good minute there. But it is what is reprintable. How special was this play? It was amazing. As a senior, I know I only have a limited amount of opportunities left to play in the worst shoe. So just running out of the tunnel, you know, I've never, never said I'd take the game for granted. But, you know, knowing that I like the number of times I have to do that's whaling down, kind of waiting on me those first few games. And so just playing the game to the highest levels, fast as I can. And just, you know, taking it all in in the moment. I have a few more jacks than what's on there for years ago. Some more injuries that play in your mind. I love it. The only one that is in August. And I've got a few people to come back. Maybe a different kind of thing. I mean, when it happened, I've been lying if I said I wouldn't take the route. He did obviously seriously. But like, but like I was like, oh my gosh, like what happened?

3:56:41And there was a kind of a moment of like, okay, like how long is it going to take? And then everyone's like, it's an arm-train dude. Like, we don't, we don't know like everyone's body heals differently. And so just trying to, you know, put good things in my body. So I heal as fast as I can and trying to get, like I put rest doing everything to train me to, doing everything, crutch frying, crutch day, told me to do to try to heal as fast as I can. And you're about to feel. Did you have any other moments of uncertainty? You definitely remember that. I remember when I was feeling differently, I was like, you know, you know, you're not going to be able to do anything. Of course you're going to be able to do anything. But for you feeling that, I think you had a decision to come back. And you're going to be able to come back in the early, early, early days. And then you have to be able to back to going to work on your own. Yeah, I know there were definitely moments of frustration. I'm not going to lie about that. But our training staff, you know, Stu, Solo, Sean, Tyler, Karlic Elliott, always came in there to tell me to trust the plan. They said that they've seen this type of thing happen numerous times.

3:57:41And they know that it's going to take a lot of time. But you're going to be going in the back of the lequil. And so it's, you know, think of it now. It's kind of funny. But in the moment, I was like, don't tell me that. But it's, you know, it is what it is. It's not true. What do you think of it? Awesome. I think it played great. You know, it's a competitive excellence that we talk about here, you know, making plan, you know, it was called. And Austin, some of us called and he didn't look fantastic. No, it's always great seeing young guys as a sound old thing. But Austin going out there and doing his thing, you know, we all know we could do it. There was not a doubt in my mind. He was going to go out there and show us. But it was great seeing 67. You got your way to being here, you know, leading up to those games. I don't know if it mean, you know, giving tips. What do you want college? Yeah, I know. I would, you know, make my voice known here and there. But he's already on his stuff. You know, I do like little new on things that I came in like, like, if he does this, he might do this because learning from my mistakes.

3:58:44I was like, hey, like, you can do this. So you don't make the same mistake I do. But Austin's a fantastic athlete, you know, just trying to not. And so he did fantastic doing what he does. Well, to keep it you get as much time between, you know, who's ever in your little malo, they can come back because time heals all. I mean, was it was that the thinking without our data to grasp it, sitting out with the maybe tough and the long run the right thing? Yeah, those those are difficult concepts for me to grasp. You know, I've always been a stubborn kid. You know, I'm mom. But, you know, patients, patients hasn't always been my thing. So when it happened, I was like, I'll be back in two weeks. And in two weeks, Canada, I was like, it's the hurts. But it was just, you know, trusting the process, you know, with the our channel staff knows what they're doing. And they knew they're going to be back on the field. And so now that I'm on the field, just keep on going. Yeah, a lot of them. They just feel 100% less weight. I actually feel happy. Feel great. Yeah. What do you guys have a lot of experience on this line when you add a guy like Seth

3:59:45with that level of experience? How much does that help in that center? When we had so much, you had to say, thank you so much. Yeah, you know, I'm very, very upset. You know, Seth is, I would say that the tip of the spear of our offense, I would say, they'll be put like, if teams play us, they're not going to come out and exactly what we think they're going to do. Because that's just, you know, game playing. But Seth communicates throughout the entire, almost down to the snap count, what we have to do to make sure all guys on the same page. There'll be times where Will is in this cadence. And he like yells at me like, hey, we're going over here. And so I know that just follow what he says, and then we're going to make a good play out of it. What do you make of rotation and hatred and off-shows? From your experience, how does, what are the pros and cons? Maybe you rotate the national official? Well, it's a great coach for our question. I just play a left guard. I know that both guys are very talented.

4:00:46And I know that when they're in the game, they're trying to prove themselves. And so just having to compare the fight and guys getting after it. And as long as we move the ball and get to the end of it, I don't think they're going to care who plays who doesn't. All right, none of the thank you for the match. Thanks, all right. Coming back, we didn't really know how much I could handle. How many plays I could handle at a certain amount of time. So it was just like kind of trial by air, just seeing what I could do in the short amount of time that I had it. But I definitely think there was more trust to be had on the coach's side with me. So I think that definitely came into this fall camp, you know, doing all the plays and doing a lot of repetition of those plays and getting, you know, really home doing all my play with the team. Talk about feeling healthy now. Maybe you don't have to have any of those kind of sessions. Do that still ongoing with the training staff that's nearby? Yeah, I'm in the chair room as much as I can. I've been in there.

4:01:46I can leave. I leave the facility with like five different body parts. I start, but yeah, I think the biggest thing is just saying consistent. That's probably my biggest challenge going into this fall camp was I'd have moments like that where you said I'm flashing, but it's like where I stay consistent in every single play and doing my job every single play. I'm trying to continue to work. It's just the depth of defense. And you're technically a backup. Taking very, technically back up. You got a jack and get the sword of jacks player and JT just the depth of defense. That's really good. Yeah, I personally think we're one of the best team or best groups in the country. So I think it's great to have so many guys because you know, it's going to be a very long season. And we're going to leave a lot of rotation. So I guess even when Jack and Jay Z came out of the game, I said there's a lot to be upheld. So that's really what me, Kaden and Kager are trying to do every now. It's going great. I'd say he's very, I feel like he's found himself in a humble kind of space. You know, I'm saying where he's kind of took a step back and just like put his head down and worked.

4:02:49I don't think that's the same to be said for a lot of the freshmen here. That's really cool to see him motivating to see from the day I like that. We think this defense will be known for not to over and over. But we think that that would be a good thing to say about that. Thanks coach. I know you mean it's just kind of hard to frame because I'm not there yet, you know. But I just hope that we're known for doing our job and playing at a violently high level each and every stat. And if that's what we are, then I think we can hang our hat on that for sure. How much more do you think everything? Oh gosh man, who can tell me now? It's definitely like those injuries like I said, it's probably one of the more humble experiences in my life. And it kept me grounded. You know, I really realized like this is not something that is going to be here forever. And I'm not going to be playing the sport forever. So I just really got. Kalshi's own CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on Kalshi lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy.

4:03:53They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And he has two thirds of people on Kalshi lose money. lose money. lose money. That's Kalshi in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Be blessed and thankful that I'm even in this position right now coming back from those injuries. And so the opportunity to play at a high level, which I am. So I think I've definitely found myself really trying to stay in the present as much as I can because it's not always guaranteed. But I'm going to be able to do what I can do. Yeah. Yeah. It was definitely hard. I definitely had a lead on some of my loved ones, my family members, my parents. Just to like really understand if this is what I wanted to do. And of course it is now. But yeah, it took a second to really just like, I had to understand what it really took to get my body right. I had to recover right. I had to, you know, rest right. Do everything I can. So that I can stay healthy for a long season.

4:04:54I'm going to get you on the get-tied league on the middle. I'm going to be like, well, I'll have five or six of you guys. I have a big picture of you, you took on this roster. You got here? Yeah. Everyone did? What is that that still leads you and then go forward like how do you instill this is how you want to be changing? Because you watched everybody get already been up for it. Yeah. I think it turns into motivation if anything. Knowing that a lot of the guys who think before us, guys at that point, they succeeded and stayed there. So that level of excellence has to be like solidified in each rep that we do. And I think that the leaders of this team have really tried to hone on that. Every rep and every practice, we're trying to like understand why we're doing it and what we're doing at 4. I think keeping that on the forefront of our minds and every day and every practice is the big part getting back there. I mean, yeah, we understand what's happened these past couple of years and all the things that we haven't done. So I think this year is definitely like kind of a redemption in that right.

4:05:55Understanding that, you know, we've fallen short and we haven't met our expectations. And, you know, it takes a lot to get there and we understand that. And it takes more than what we've done. So I think finally, you know, taking that next step and doing everything we've done intentionally will be the biggest thing once we let's go. That's what I talked about. Ready? Thanks, guys. Thank you, Drew. And now we're just hoping to put all of our best games and having it in one. And, you know, just all of us have decided to come back. You know, that's just another year of memories, but another year to grind and get better by each other side. Would you be able to also be here in your core? No, no, but, you know, God has his own way of doing things. And this was his plan for all of us to come back in. You know, we just have to continue to trust in his works, but as well as do our works that we need to do it each and every day.

4:07:04He's more poised. You know, we there's a lot of great reps, great won't be ones. And, you know, he tests me athletically. I test him athletically, but, you know, both him and both Josh is actually they do a great job. They do a great job of just having us stay on our toes. And, you know, there's, I mean, we're going to say the best tackles nation that's going to win. That's the best the ends, the best the line. So, you know, we're just it's just good on good every day. What makes him a difficult guy in the line? He has great feet, very athletic. You know, he's just a he's a freak. He moves well at his size and you know, it tests all of us to, you know, stay on edge. You know, he's only has his has moments. But, he's a great kid man. You know, he's getting better each and every day. Young guy, but, you know, he's a high-simmer. Can I get your thoughts on Tyler Conteis' new secret TMT handshake? I'm not part of it. I always have was.

4:08:04But, you know, that's I just I guess that's how the cookie crumbles, you know. You like the TNT moniker? You like that? You guys are explosively sunny? Yeah. Again, I feel like I could be a part of that. I have a T. But it's probably not in the, you know, my first name, but I do have a T. So, I guess I'm just the cousin of the whole thing. Yeah. Right now they just have me on the side. So, I'm just on the side right now. I think that's high. But I think right now, we're working on all the little things, you know, get off, violent hands, and just staying, you know, taking a making our toolbox. So, you know, of course, that's a that's in mind. But we understand that, you know, that goal would not be reached unless we, unless we don't continue to do the things that we do now and just work on our craft.

4:09:08Man, you know, Cody, you know, once he came back, he just took on leadership role, took on the vocal role. You know, it wasn't, it wasn't easy at first. He's a he just continued to talk, you know, just get that confidence going and, you know, he, he just, he grew and his growth as a leader. You know, I've seen it from when we first started off season to now and, you know, he's a great leader. Great guy. I want, you know, playing, playing behind me and just leading the pack and, you know, I'm blessed to have us. I'm like, I'm back. What is front four going to be known for? Do you think when it turns October, November, what, what, what are y'all going to step in a pay stands for the Birdview on Colorado? Is there reputation you feel? I think for us, the front four, the B1, the R2X, we just want to be known as, you know, the guys that play relentless, you know, like, Cosis has had on fire. You know, never, never seen us, you know, for silent silent as big as we are, you know, maybe 300 or maybe, you know, 260 to 250, but, you know, no matter what, we're going to be fine.

4:10:12We're playing on our, you know, our heads off and just, and just, you know, make sure that relentless effort is a sell to the stadium. Yeah, it was a commentator's around the country stuff. They talk about how good you are. I think it's a good day. One of the things that everybody is having a Penn State game every week. What is your goal in that regard this year? My goal, yeah, I think you just hit on the consistency. You know, my goal for me is, you know, as much as it would be great to have a Penn State game every day every week, you know, as hard. So, you know, for me, as you can't go chasing, I got let it come to me, got to stay, you know, in my warehouse, not, you know, going outside of it. Doing things out of, you know, out the blue, that hurts me more. So right now, it's just, you know, eyes, hands, feet, playing fast, playing physical and just continue to just, you know, be the player I am and just bring that every week. Did you, how excited are you? Yeah, yeah, that's one thing we've been, we've been preaching across the room is a lot of us just being us, but as well as, you know, playing together and just playing fast as we can.

4:11:20Did you, how excited are you? Man, you know, I've been, I've been roommates with him. Jack has, you know, just big praise for him, you know, just seeing him grow and being with him. Jack has been a tremendous leader in and out the, the, the, the live room, you know, for him to be the name captain, you know, for us to have R2SV name captain. That just speaks volume and, you know, he's going to, he's going to continue to lead, continue to push us. I continue to push him and we just continue to just have a hard hat days and, you know, keep our head down and continue to work. But at least here, it's a lot of what I've put you together. Oh, okay. Yeah. I remember, we was just playing in the, in the Rose Bowl, you know, a couple of weeks back, but now it's a senior year. I'm really getting ready for this last season. Man, time flies. That's one thing though. All the guys that came before me told me is just, you know, count your days, make every day count because, you know, when that day comes, you're going to look back and say, man, you know, it's already my, my senior year.

4:12:25I do that every day. He just wake up, but, you know, that just made me understand that how blessed I am playing this game, you know, the position I'm in. I'm just able to, you know, not only, you know, affect the, affect others around me, but, you know, bring, bring a positive message to whoever, whoever's coming after me. Just let them know what the standard is. Let them know, you know, what, on how state, especially, of course, your expects. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate you. Appreciate me. Yeah. We're done here. I'm going to finish out of your catch. Now, I didn't realize how much you were guys to usually practice catch your contact with nothing. And the game, I told him, I didn't think I had that much green grass.

4:13:29Watching it, we trying to see like the same defensive coordinator over there. He like runs a similar, or see how to defend the, like, cover three, cover one, so like the high safety. When you see like, you know, taking the lead, you can pull out of this, so it's possible. Is that kind of catch your guy's attention? Yeah, we know they, uh, kind of play ball. It's a big thing. They play the big team. So I know we, we know they're going to come over and play ball with us. And then what you like about when you get on Saturday and what do you do? I feel like I could, uh, I could have blocked better. I left a couple of blocks out there on the field and stuff like that. I love one catch up on the field and stuff like that. And I always feel like I could play better than what I did. What do you think you are as a perimeter blocker at this point? Well, I think I'm pretty good. I just got to be more consistent with what I do. How do you feel like the world is going to be? Well, the world is going to be like the pressure gets to immediately. He just stirred the world. How would you see your chemistry world? Um, it's going a lot and stuff like that.

4:14:29I don't try to bother him. I try to let him get through all his reasons stuff like that. And I just tell him whenever it goes back down. If you need somebody, I'm there for you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I was the first to, the first bottom like, uh, keep your head over. Things don't come back right back to you and stuff like that. That's what he did. He'll just hit a fine with the ball. That's the game. I know you're going to post a frame to see what he did as a perimeter and game. How much chemistry is that inside you? That excites me a lot. Especially I'm out there blocking from. So I'm going to go my off my dog or something like that. Hopefully you take one to the house this year. Yeah. I want you to take one. That's the first time. Not going to be too long. It's going to come real soon. Thank you. Thank you. I'm going to see. Good. Thank you. You feel more confidence once you see once you see basically about everything you're going to see in a game. You just want to get more comfortable in you just it just feel more at ease and just feel more.

4:15:32Just like football, you know, what do you see your roll out spin this deep? I think just it's a guide I can play anywhere in the back end. It's a guy that can feel me helping special teams and everything wherever they need me at this year. Just go out there and just give it all. Yeah, I've been in the NICL a lot of the spring. I've been going back and forth. So it's been a new transition for me, but it's really not that new. I played at a NICL in high school. I really didn't play that much last year because I was trying to just get back into the group of college football. But I'm back to it now. What's the difference between working outside? I think it's just the two way gut that you get you're being in the slot. You can go inside outside and if you press the catch technique compared to. Back pedal in and you got the sideline, the sideline, the next defender. It can help you. Sorry. Obviously, these great things were meant to allow me back to order to be back. I think it's just about just me pushing them and then pushing me.

4:16:32Last year, it was about me just learning and it was just helping me as the older vets. And now we all back again. I think it's just giving me a chance to learn more and just watch the bed. It's about to be a four-year starter. That's big. So just watching everything he do, how he prepares for practice, how he prepares every day. This is going to help me in a long run. Is patience been your long suits since you've been alive or you had to learn a little bit about patience in the last couple of years? I think you're just like Routier just talking about there. What's your passion as watching others do it? Patience is like, it's a thing that's very hard, especially when you come out of high school, you're more in the higher recruited players. And you come here and you play as much as you thought you would or play as much as you want to. I think patience is just something that you just got to just hold on to and just grab it and just don't let it go. It's easy for a guy like me to run a run away and go somewhere else and you feel me doing whatever I want to do. I think patience is key and I think these last couple of years my patience has definitely gotten better and it's helped me to be a better player.

4:17:37Who's ingrained at it? I mean coach you up. Because Waldover was just talking a minute ago. It's going to be a competitive thing here if you come to Ohio State in Yall's room and you found that it is. But is he talking about that as it's gone along to you? About the patient's aspect? A little bit but you really just know, you would know if not like what's going to go on. I think a lot of it comes with just knowing yourself and knowing what your ability is and knowing where you really are. I think some people get to hit it or think they're hit or where they are really are and just looking at me. And how tough is it when you get your shot tonight but just press the gas in the floor? You just got to go in here and do your job. I feel like that's the only thing. I should be on your mind once you get that chance to go in there and do your job. Because the worst thing that can happen is something. You know just go out there and do your job. You feel me? That's all I got. Well when I say Jeremiah Smith what's for St. Cump tonight?

4:18:41It's like a lot of the same things you see in Marvel but not the same kind of younger right now. The same defensive staff, you know, mostly with BJ back. It's nice. The second year in the season is always a bit in the first. I think we've been embracing it. Like I said, I've tried to make the corrections from last year and just be better. Shum is talking about there's some kind of like mental awareness that goes to the batting cup passes and knowing when you're not going to get to the quarterback. How do you just talk about that as a defensive line as a defensive outside rushing group in terms of techniques or how to work on that element? Yeah, we do some of the drills in practice. We haven't kind of really started yet but those some things you drill in practice. Obviously, you know, if it's a quick game you're not going to get there. So you know just get your hands up. I think it's just more of a field thing. Zach, in particular, seems really good at that. It certainly means that he does well in that area. No, yeah, Zach is definitely good at that. And I think that's something the interior is very good as a whole. Just even hands up.

4:19:41What's your impression of Jonah Ellis now with a few months working with him? You know, Jonah got a lot of natural skill. I think his upside is very high but I mean like in New York, you know, there's a learning curve from playing coming from college and NFL. So I think he's just continue to develop and continue to get better. I mean, I'm happy what I've seen but I mean obviously I know he has high expectations for himself and not only him but I hold units. So I'm just like I said excited seeing Keep Growing. It was the most challenging aspect of that learning curve for you and you came into the leader. Or really I guess you're too. I think the biggest thing was switching from inside to outside. I mean, inside you five yards off the ball kind of versus edge right there with somebody in your face. So just kind of learning how to just that change up. And I think just learning how to get off the ball. You know, inside you have time to read outside. You don't have that much time to read. You have to be kind of very decisive. So just getting reps of that. You know, that was the biggest thing to have me. And I think that it would be something to help the students get reps. Some more reps to get the better view of you. Darren, can you talk to your relationship with Jonathan Cooper and how you guys

4:20:41have hired some rotary kind of forms of relationship up front? Oh, yeah, that's my daughter. I mean, I play with them four years at a high-alt state. So I think just, you know, being in another place, like a high-alt state together and going through that hard training and then making it out on the other side, you know, I think we just able to hold each other to that standard. And I'm afraid to hurt one of the feelings if we don't lift up to that standard. And he know how to push my buttons. I know to push this button. So, you know, I'm grateful to have him as a teammate in this area. You get to play with somebody from your college. How much are experimenting do you do this time here, especially with the defensive bands, just in terms of how you want to rush off each other, how you communicate with all of them? I think it's just the time you learn to rush as a dealer. You know, this is a perfect time for us just to learn how to rush together. You know, we meet together. You know, you ask the guy who's to your side, you know, what you're thinking on this play and film. So you just kind of get a feel for it when that scenario pops up on a practice field or in the game. And just creating that dialogue is, I think, it's a big estate. And asking questions. So...

4:21:41There, you've got an active screen drive on Sunday. Can you tell us a little more about it? Yeah, don't hold it against me if I can't say too much because I've been focused on training camp. So my publicist and my agent's kind of been doing a lot of the lab work in my mom. But yeah, we're just going to have a big event out here. Sunday, I believe, up there in the parking lot. I'm going to have a cone of ice machines, some jump houses. We're going to be donating backpacks. I think I'll be 150 backpacks for the kids for the upcoming school year with supplies and a bunch of different things. But just trying to get the kids excited for going back to school. And obviously helping our families is not fortunate enough to buy their kids and supplies they need for school. So just trying to do what I can to help my community here in Denver. CalShi's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShi lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it.

4:22:42That is all that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShi lose money, lose money, lose money. That's CalShi in their own CEOs' words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. That's the blessing about being at a school like a high state. Everyone around you, scout team. Those that are on your table and against you are the best players in the country. And that's the blessing offered is if you can perform here and practice, you'll be able to perform in a game no matter who it is. I said last year you came to the world. So you were at the physics rate. What have you changed about your body or your body? And what have you changed about your technical tips? Physically, obviously, the big issue for me was speed. Operation time. So I did a phenomenal job at the expectations of getting that moral. And a big thing for us is not getting blocked. We haven't been blocked in four years, five years. So for me to come in and change what I was doing and speed it up,

4:23:46those are real personal conflict, whereas I want to be the best punter I could possibly be. But that was conflicting with the speeds they wanted. And then I just sort of had to change my mindset and think about truly what I wanted to be. If I wanted to be a school like a high state, which had high expectations, I would go somewhere else. But with that, I just had to commit to it. So I just had to work with Coach Keys, John Filman, our long snap. I live with him now, but we work every night to make sure that what we're doing is game like. And making sure that the speeds that we go out in practice are faster than what it is again. So it's been a blessing to work with him. It's been a blessing to work with the guy from Mara Evans as well as Colin Johnson. More months happens and then obviously be able to see what Joe has been able to do. And the national championship had a phenomenal kick, which was under extreme pressure and extreme, extreme state. So to be able to look at what he did, it was awesome.

4:24:47Yeah, you mentioned the physical obviously adjustment, but you would work with Darren Bennett. You've been over here a few times, but this was your first time living here. What was the emotional and kind of adjustment? Just being a college student, just moving to a different country and also trying to manage being a college student. Yeah, no, it was definitely a emotional toll. It's a bit without your family. It's definitely hard. Time zone differences don't also help the situation. At that time, there was 16 hours, so I'd wake up and now it would be going to sleep or vice versa. So it was definitely emotional and the actual stress of trying to keep up with what they wanted also was a mental, a mental toll. Fortunately, I had a lovely lady called Nicole Kraft, who was one of my teachers and she got me in contact with some pretty cool people. So we're put some sports psychologists and all that sort of stuff to work on that mental side, which was far more important for me than the actual physical side. Because I knew I could physically do it, but it was a matter of getting a mental headspace to perform at the highest level possible.

4:25:49And this is what it is in college football. Just physically, by the way, about the acting company. And so what is changed, definitely compared to this time of year, you could clearly do that. Well, definitely the speed. And then try to build the consistency of the speed. There's expectations of what they want here. And then you've got to meet those expectations and try some passes. So again, working with John and working at night, we had to make sure that everything I was doing was trying to be as efficient and as effective as possible. With that being said, I'm still trying to improve. I'm still trying to be as effective in my contact with the football under the spades that they want. Which again, it's a blessing because if you can perform here, you can perform anywhere. I was going to say, is there any French as in Australian Roots football where everything rivals this in terms of pressure, exposure, what did you want in college?

4:26:49In terms of exposure, not at all. This is the biggest that I've ever seen and been a part of. In terms of pressure, I was fortunate enough to play high level football, Australian Roots football. And the pressure is the exact same. You've got people relying on you, you've got coaches wanting you to perform. There's jobs at stake, there's money at stake. There's all that sort of pressure. And then obviously the own personal goals. Which is again the biggest one possible. I grew up in a household where my brother played for professional sport and the expectation was for me to sort of follow any path and try to surpass him. And that was the expectation. So I had it myself and again, I wasn't able to do that. So again, the opportunity to come here and perform. I had to sort of take a step back and understand that it all takes time. The only thing that's really going to get me to where I want to be is just hard work and having good coaches around me. And that's sort of what I got. And again, it's so much more learning that's got to happen.

4:27:51But with that being said, it's a blessing to be here and it's a great opportunity. So yeah, I'm blessed to be here. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. What have you noticed in his leadership style in the way carries himself? Any difference at all? I think he's definitely getting a little more vocal within the building. And yeah, I mean, I don't think he's ever going to change. I don't think he's somebody that's going to change even when he gets paid next year. So he's a man of faith and kind of reminds me of Scotty Shepler. But except for... Just super humble and really good kid. And yeah, he's definitely famous. He's famous. Do you know Shepler? I don't. Just from watching. You had to use Armstead to get released. Obviously, he meant so much to the defensive line into the team.

4:28:55Let me call him. John, we're pretty open. If they were willing to talk about trading, Divo, or IU draft. Does that just another... what's that feel like in the locker room when those sort of jolt happen? I didn't even know that happened. And I wasn't here. But you're talking about this obviously? Yeah, Armstead will in a warm air game, in the release. So it's certainly one thing. Yeah. It's a tough business for sure. You have to have thick skin and... I haven't gone through that. But I think you just have to understand that it is a business and the team is going to try and get as good as it possibly can with or without you. And you have to look up for yourself. That's why you go through holdouts and do certain things that seem selfish in the moment. But it is what it is. And when everything settled, we're going to come together as a team and try and go get one. What's the overall feeling around the group right now?

4:29:56Like how much does it feel like the excitement of the ramp up to the season, even though it's early? It feels good. It's been a couple of days for me. So I like all the new guys. I'm getting to know everybody. But I think the past is in the past and we're ready to go. You talk to B.A. about? You talk to B.A. about all of our handling of the business part of this. He's going through some of the similar stuff. We chat a little bit, but not too much about the details. I just told him to keep his head up and try and stay positive through it all. Well, we're in the first impression when you... Do you like your schedule would be in that era of auditors this first time? It would be fun. Yeah, it's going to be... Can we give them? Kind of alluded to this. For the fact that last year, we had a holdout to say that the fact that we do some early in the season. If you hadn't had that experience, would you be doing it again? Was that part of the motivation for being here earlier?

4:30:56Just to have the opposite of what happened. No, I don't think that's one of the reasons, but... I just talked to Kyle and he kind of asked me. He kind of stated how he felt about... Kalshi's own CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on Kalshi lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And he has two thirds of people on Kalshi lose money. That's Kalshi in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Why would you be good for me to be here and ask if I agreed and I 100% did agree? So it's not like I'm missing too much. I think out here it's a little less workload than I'm doing back home. So it's kind of a good active recovery thing for me.

4:31:58And I'm getting football stuff, football work in specifically. So that's good. I'm not compromising my training at all and get to meet all the guys. How's it going? I'm fine. You're right. You got to go right down. Oh no, he's there. He's got a new regime over there. Did you play? I actually thought I was coming next week until recently. So I was going to have one more week at home, but we're both in California. So I was saying, what anything you could share about cons, news, and reasons that you agreed with today? Yeah, just the things I already stated just getting around the guys and just getting the football stuff owned in a little bit before camp steps. You've been afraid to be on player safety issues and things like that.

4:33:00The playing service, I think. Like, if the 18 game schedule has been kind of disgusted in here recently, what is your kind of take on that possibility? I don't know how many games you could just be bad at. Yeah, I don't know why I want more needs to be added, but... Yeah, it's not my job. So if I used to say you'd be against it. I mean, I think 16, 4, 4, 4, 4 were the good bull setup, but... So good. I think you could put it. F-A-G-U-D-1 on a buy. Yeah, but then we got a short and off season program a little bit. But no comment. Is that good? Thanks. You don't have to be making strikes on every card. You see the growth of those, and I can see the difference now today.

4:34:00I think it was pretty many house games. Yeah, how Jolani's different right now is all the non-glamour stuff. It's just the daily habits and stuff that you guys might consider boring, but just what are your habits for a day-to-day standpoint? How do you attack the off season? Like, him in the weight room with Coach Mick, this off season is like nothing I've seen yet. So I'm super encouraged, and I cannot wait to watch it translate to football field. Going back to Max. Yep. Last week of the Combine, Layton Ransom said that you may have given you the idea to look at. Yeah, I don't want to give Lay too much credit, but no, no. There was no lies told there. So every Friday night, Layton killed up down, and I said next to each other for dinner. Just a tradition we had last year, and every week I asked him about the opponent, and another game plan. I asked him about the tight ends that they're going to see. When it was Purdue week, they were both going on and on about this kid. So when he entered the portal, Lay was like, that's what I was telling you about. So we watched this film, and then conversations kind of started organically,

4:35:01and then the rest of his history. But yeah, I'll give Layton a little bit. Since you said which one, I'll ask about Max and Long. What's his development been like year now, year after he arrived? Almost. Yeah, sure. Really good. This is a huge spring for Max, and we have high expectations. And he had an awesome workout this morning that he won a one-on-one competition in front of the team. And we've been feeling him more. He's a tough kid and super excited to coach him this spring. You didn't make it all, did you see it at all? I was, you guys wanted me to rock it to the class last year. No, I don't know. It was. What have you seen so far that makes you think that he's a good player? Not maybe that this year, you've got to do large group of guys going back to the attacks. But what excites you about him now, can we? Yeah, I'm super impressed by his maturity. I mean, I think it's credit to go back to his high school coaches, Coach Beller, and those guys at Washington and his parents, I mean, he had a brother who played college football. So he kind of gets a little bit. But he's been so locked in this winter. It has not been too big for him at all.

4:36:02Coming from a place like middle of the Ormanoke, Oklahoma, the Columbus Ohio competing against these guys. Maybe there's an adjustment, but he has not blinked. And I'm super encouraged by how it's attacked the winter. I'm sorry if you're going to have to be additional max. How have you seen the younger guys, the staff of the house, how this max fit in? And where do you see, how do you see the life in the middle of that man? Yeah, no, I would just say that they've messed perfectly. And I think Max come in here and nobody leaving speaks to the room and the culture that's in the room. It speaks to Max one, because I told him, I said, listen, Kaz is coming back, Benny's coming back. Lonnie's coming back. It's not like the cupboards bear at all. And he understood that and he still wants to be a block eye, which says a lot about Max Claire. But then today's day and age, you bring in anybody from the portal. You got to think somebody's walking right out the door, let alone one of the better guys returning at that position. No one batted at an eye and I told him on the front end. And I'm not surprised at all.

4:37:02The brotherhood in that unit is so freaking strong. And I told him the expectations to be the best unit in the country. I don't waver from that. It's a Ohio State. It's not just QBU, YVR, Super U. It needs to be tight-end you. And they know that expectation. So I'm going to sign the best in the country, portal guys, recruit guys, and everyone's on the same page there. So we're well aligned. Is that part of the conversation I gave? We weren't looking for someone to replace anybody in this room. But the best tight-end in the country in London come here. You can't say no. How does that work? Yeah, I don't know if it was that easy. You could not say no. I mean, you can still, everyone else in the country wanted them as well. But the conversation I went to will and I went to, I went to Bennett. And I said listen, I have not talked to him yet with the permission I will. And if he's a culture fit, that was my only promise. If he's, if he doesn't fit you guys, I'm not going to bring him in. But I think he has a skill set that might be a complimentary to you guys, you know, and I think it might make the room better. And they were like, Coach, let's go get them. How much does it help that everybody played last year as a show they could play? They got, they know they'll play.

4:38:03Yeah, you hit the nail on the head. Like we're going to play the best 11. Like think about two years ago and I took it like it was the case to over show. And then you go last year, we had six guys playing the playoffs. We have 13 personnel at Ohio State. We got 14 personnel at Ohio State. Like that people probably would not believe that two years ago. So our guys know the proofs in the pudding now. If you're one of the best 11, you're going to play. And listen, if you're maybe you're not one of the best 11, but you're the top 20, we're going to have a package, you know what I mean? So to your point, like they saw it last year. Now we got to we got to expand on that now. 16 person. I don't know if I have no body. We saw a little bit of this role. People just thought it was like block. But so. Obviously Max does what he does in the past. What does Ben need to do? Maybe to show you. They can do those things because we haven't seen him do any. Sure, I mean, I think I think he was the first tight end in the score last year. Yeah, he showed us that. But no, if you want to play tight end here, you got to be receiving threat and you got to be dominant in the blocking end period.

4:39:06Going off for your same before, how would you define the culture that I guess you've built these tight ends? Well, you know, each year is different, right? That's okay. Kind of had his own little thing going last year. We pro try it ourselves. Like we needed to be the baddest dudes on the field because I told them in the first meeting last year. I was like, we are the least talented unit on the team. Not just to insult them, but like we're not full of all these high profile names. We needed to be the bad boys and we needed to kind of embrace that blue collar image. So that was last year's and I think we did it. Just turn on the film from the playoffs. This year, who knows what it's going to be. I've seen what it was this past winter. It was a bunch of dudes that are super hungry to be. You know, the hardest work in you know on the team. But times you're going to tell, I'm excited to see kind of, and it's on them to set the culture. Is there a point like in the season or in like camp that you realize like what that culture is going to be like? Yeah, I think I think when you come out of spring, you have an idea of sort of the direction we're heading in. And then throughout the summer, then maybe fall camp, you know, like last year fall camp. You know, we all kind of looked around the room and the leaders were like, you know, if we block our tails off, like we got a shot.

4:40:12And then obviously we got to do our job in the past game. We got to do the dirty jobs and they embrace that up until the last game of the season. This year is going to be different. Like we've already talked about it, you know, it's not set in stone. But like the challenge just winter in this spring is that the tight ends need to set the tone. Like you look around the team like we've got so many federing guys who have played. We've got to set the tone like it should come through the tight end room, the energy, the effort, the toughness, the physicality, the production should come through the tight end room. And that's what those guys are saying. So I'm I bought into what there's, you know, kind of pushing for. You say Ben, it was a leader. Yeah, I mean, we've got a lot, but I mean, Ben has certainly been vocal. I mean, that was from the first day of winter training. He's been here for several years and you know, he's definitely been probably probably the most vocal of the tight ends right now. What kind of leader is that? Is that an interesting, you know, four years? Yeah. How jump a net he has a leader given like, he had this fake way problem. What do you see for him as a leader? Yeah, I think to your point, you just made it great.

4:41:12When I think, show me a great tight end, I bet you I'm going to show you guy who has some scars. I don't know that kind of make believe for like a tight end to come into college and it all clicks right away. Ben has had ups and downs and I think guys relate to that. Like this just going to be freaking hard, man. So especially those young guys who's new guys coming in, Ben has kind of, you know, that veteran figure. He's been through hell and back and then we lead down on the stretch and he's out here dominating news and playoff. I mean, he's a lead first guy, but he's been super vocal and I've challenged him to take these new guys in the maxes and the nates and show them the way. You know, you know, Bill is a wild piece. What stands out about him as a coach to get this shot? Yeah, and I don't want to compliment too much because he's one of my best friends, but uh, Billy, right off the bat, his knowledge. He's one of the smartest football minds I've ever been around. Like, you know, like, coach day and then you got a couple of, and then like, Billy's up right up there. Billy and I were roommates during COVID sent my wife back to Cleveland.

4:42:12We don't want to get anyone sick and Billy and I room together and like when that season got taken from us for a little bit, it was like football clinic every single day, 24 hours a day. And I was learning a whole lot more from him than he was for me. So I mean, one is football mind, but also how he relates to these guys. Obviously he's young and he played the position, but his ability to teach, he's off the charts. That was home run higher and super excited to work with him. Do you think that's a couple quite things that you benefit for you guys having such a young office staff as a make-with-house staff? Yeah, I think so. I mean, I absolutely love our office as staff in the sense of, yeah, we're youthful, right? Like we can relate to the guys and we got full of energy. You come to our practices. You guys see like, the starts with Coach Hart is out there running around like madman, and we all got to follow suit. Um, but also the continuity. Like, I've been here going on, damn near a decade, and my two bosses have been Ryan Day and Brian Hartline for 10 years. So like we know each other every day for whatever eight years. So that continuity, even you mentioned Billy Fessler, he was gone and came back. So yeah, we're young, but we've been together.

4:43:13Show me another staff that's been together for eight years that knows each other that well, and that's been this productive. I don't think there is one. How much does it help you, you have experienced the being in all these different position groups, that you now take on that role of C-Wall? Yeah, I think a lot, right? I think, uh, I'm going to try. I mean, my job again is to make sure that Coach Hartline is a best version of himself and make sure he's organized and has everything he needs. But to your point, like, I've been in the running game, I've been in the past game. Um, you know, so to be the guy to help maybe Tyler Bowen out a little bit. Hey, here's what we call that in the past or you know, bridge the gap between running past. That's what I tight end does, and that's what hopefully I could do for the offensive staff. With Max Claire's skill set, I'm going to phrase this wrong. You guys have great slot receivers, Ohio State. You always do a back up with a stud. Could it tighten like that help fill in some of maybe what you lose with them after that physicality of the slot position? Is it tight end, but you can pass catch up? Yeah, I think I, you know, I think we got several guys in the room that if we're in 12 personnel, they could go line up in the slot.

4:44:17They could line in line. I think that alone the ability to do both is a is a is a mismatch for a defense. Right? We we we shot out two or three different tight ends. Like how do you get to treat that? We're going to pack the box and run it. But if we could also spread it out and attack you through the air, I think that could be a mismatch. Just like you said, with way, way Ryan and Ryan, you know what I call here do you think they like 12 personnel? What does a tight end push have to do to show like, hey, we can do this whenever you want to do it. I promise you we have two guys who are ready to do it. Like what's that? Yeah, sure. Sure. Yeah. And just like you said, challenge, that's exactly what it is. Because really, I tell my guys like, they don't have pride. Like the best guys are going to play. It's not like Brian Harlan coaches receiver. So they're going to live in 10 personnel. That's not going to happen. If I just know the guy like he's my brother, like if the four best are running backs, we're going to run the win T or something. Yeah. Like he's a competitor and he's going to put the best 11 on the field to win.

4:45:17And if that's you know, two tight ends, hopefully two tight ends, three tight ends, we're going to play with all of that. And that's why you come to Ohio State. We don't shy away from that at all. Both of those guys, Coach Hart and Coach Day, you know, have NFL experience. Both of them have used 12 personnel in the past. And we're really looking forward to expand that role. But that's really on the tight ends. You know, they got to use this spring opportunity to prove they're one of the best 11 top 20 or whatever that is. You know anything else guys? Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. Kind of like maintained it and got my way to it. So. It's the most from South of the Rock. Being here last year. Yeah, I feel like a set. He's definitely made a big impact on how I play the game now. I feel like I look at the, I look at like first and second down different because I feel like he's gave me a lot of information on how he sees the defenses, how they move and stuff like that. So I feel like Seth has become like a really good factor in my game and how I improved. For a guy like that to come in from Alabama and maybe it's like a ratio itself to you guys to fit in like that.

4:46:20What do you, what insight you get into like what it needs to be? Yeah. You know, I feel like you know Seth, when Seth came in, I knew Seth was a really good player at BAMMA. He's played in those big games. So you know, just learning on everything he's done and how he like takes the next step. And like how he gives his features is something I took took note. Josh, you guys obviously have quite a turning nucleus there. I'm into your line. You are a person that you take a loss. And how do you see just the chemistry of you guys? You're all in the last couple of years. Yeah, I feel like everything is just like binding together. I play a world just playing really good next to each other and everything's been going really well. Do you feel just physically stronger when you're messing up? Because you're in here. Yeah, yeah, definitely. Definitely. I feel like it's a really big thing. Really, it's something I've noticed over the years is that's I've improved on. It's definitely my strength and coach makes definitely got us going. So how do you notice it? I feel like just over like these past summer just getting stronger as I can.

4:47:23And then like you just see it over and over and over. You like can stay in those reps. Those big time reps, you can just like stay in. I'm just kind of learning things that take you notice and things like that. How has that manifested itself along before? Yeah, I feel like Seth, you know what what he's done? How he controls the offense. He makes the ID gets everything going. Make sure it gets off and set. It's something I've took my life. What's the like going back home after like a national championship? You know, it was felt surreal. I mean, something that like you dream of as a kid, you know, as a kid you grow up from Ohio. You know, you always dream about playing for Ohio State. You know, it's just great that I'm able to be here and play in a national championship. It's like wrestling experience still helps you as you're changing the body. Oh, yeah, I feel like definitely. I feel like my mentality still is something like wrestling has definitely developed my mentality and my nap. Calci's own CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on Calci lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good.

4:48:25There are people that spend copious amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on Calci lose money. lose money. That's Calci in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. So like I go out there and try and like basically just destroy some airtime. Anyone I go against, I feel like I'm trying to destroy them. What's going on in your impression of the world? Coach Bill on his death is a great person. He gets his goal and is a really good officer like coach. I'll get the odds on the 20s to bond to your strong on the goal line. Just a minute. Take care of Josh. Good. Thanks for your time. Yeah. What's the feeling of this world right now? I don't know. It's only 14 months and you're going to be in this world. The feeling is great. We've been one more week with our guys. That's really about it. We've been through so much together. We've been one more week.

4:49:25That's what we're making on. That's what we're doing so hard. That's what we're playing very hard on this side. How about the confidence here? I mean, first of all, the first one working really really great. Yeah, confidence is due to roof right now. But we definitely still play with a chip on our shoulder like nobody believes in us. That's what confidence we're coming from. And it's tailored in front of us. That's what we're going to tell you. What jumps out on the local Texas Epic of the challenge is this and the... I mean, you guys have handled Tennessee and Oregon. Why not do... That people like their office coordinator very good. Waterback's very good. The seniors are very good. So top down is great organization. Is there a feeling on the field next man making them make that point? Could I watch you get it? We just had the fun out there. We got great ball players out there. So anybody can make a play at any second to change the game. And we just play out there in confidence because we don't do nice things.

4:50:25We can make it. Any time. Jordan, a lot of the focus with sack numbers. I don't know if it's obvious you're going to go. I get to Oregon especially. A lot of those sacks are covered sack. But they realize that we lock them. Is that a point of pride for you guys in the second area? Like forcing a quarterback to go to the ball or not? For sure, we hop for something that covers and rush working together. It's kind of a sound fight we use but we don't take that lightly. If we hold our own back in and block our defense and defense attack with soul. And also vice versa. It makes it easy for us because we know the pressure is getting on to the quarterback. Jim Knowles was talking about how a lot of the importance of making waterbacks over ball is disguising it to the post-staff they know what kind of interest is coming. How have you guys felt that part of your game as a secondary expand over the course of the season? Yeah, it's definitely helped a lot. Just because me having more reps at safety and stuff like that, it makes it easier for the defense to make me disguise.

4:51:27Maybe early in season I couldn't really disguise. I really didn't know for too much but now it's easy because I feel like it's a natural position for me to disguise and change different looks for the quarterback. How do you feel you and Kate would play off each other when using them and all the feeling of those packages that you're back to? It's easy. I kind of just play off in whatever he does. I'm just trying to make more right through in my person. Where was it hard to figure that out? Like you can think uncomfortable and that's better. Is that just like a football IQ when it comes to the game over? I feel like it's just natural. It just comes easy. Is it something that I place as a low kid just playing safety in a corner? I just go out there and play football. It's also all the same. It's kind of easy. Jordan, you mentioned that chip on your shoulder mentality. Why do you guys still have that mentality? Where does it come from? I'm pretty sure. For real, it's the workouts. The workouts so far that we know that nobody's worth harder than us and we can go out there and play with confidence in the chip on the shoulder.

4:52:27And that's really it for... Is that something that comes from Coach Day or like who's driving that message? I think for me, Coach Mick, that's our strength coach. He... he... he... uh... Coach is very hard. He trained his very hard so we go out there and we know somebody. We've worked harder than the sick gets at this point so that's why. What do you guys think of Front Show? I mean, you're one-one away from playing for the national title. Do you embrace all of it? Absolutely. We embrace all of it. You know, we're built for these moments around here. That's why we've wear the block of. That's where we come to Ohio State to play in games like this. And we're definitely up to the challenge. Man, so I'm just ready for the challenge. Yeah. I mean, feels good. Just to say somebody going out there and playing men on man gets Ohio State receivers. It's something crazy. But, you know, we just ready for the challenge. They said they're not changing their game plan but we gotta go out there and show them the reason why not to play men on man.

4:53:30We're in a preparation announcement of the month 2016. So we're going to be in the conversation. Yeah. When you would call us back, do you have a couple other guys states and states that I used to play in California? I mean, I don't really, if I be on a curve, I'd be on a curve. It's not really a big deal to me. It may definitely be a blessing for sure just to be on a curve 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. Can you talk about the hardest part of the tournament? I mean, no, not yet. Probably hit me after this easy. No, just no. Playing in the Carlos football playoffs as a freshman, playing in the Rose Bowl as a freshman, playing in a Cardin Bowl, not in the National Championship. I mean, it's a blessing for sure but it hasn't hit me yet. I'm sure.

4:54:34My favorite catch, I would say we play Michigan State on the one I call over to defenders. Definitely probably my favorite for sure. Or you go the one from Iowa, as I say, and the answer is probably the two. I'm sure. I mean, like you said, it's pretty frustrating me having a game that I had in the Rose Bowl and coming to the Cardin Bowl, you know, just doing different things, chasing their scheme up for, 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. As long as we win, that's all I really care about and it got us to the National Championship. Right here.

4:55:46It means a lot. We put a lot of work in this, this season. 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. Yeah. First of when there's a national championship because there were means a lot. I mean, you see everything that he bent on this year, people saying he should be fine and there's done a third. But I mean, you see everything that he bent through this year. I mean, I see everything that he bent through this year. I see everything. People saying my hem on Twitter. I 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. 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, oh, there, you had guys like, oh, there, you had Stephard Dicks.

4:56:58It means a lot of my good time is Chris Carter. Just a lot of, you know, guys that played in NFL and stuff like that. But yeah, really them guys for sure. No, just keep going. You got it. You need stuff for sure. Really, I really that. So they said, oh, like physical defense, like like you said, like people say, like they like to play man, they're not changing their skin. So we're just ready for the challenge. Like you said, 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 him first coming here in Ohio State January our first workout we had together.

4:58:04I mean, just everything that we built through this season. 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 out of the Monday. I mean, it's pretty funny. Them saying that because I'm just only a freshman, but I mean, it's a blessing for sure people to even say that, but I got two, three more years left for cars. 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, up here 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.

4:59:15I 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 decided. Happy for jacking that moment. We just knew that that moment like, you know, this we're going to the daddy for sure. I mean, it's a lot of me going from high school, winning three state championships, I saw my daughter then coming to Ohio State, just appeared for national title right now. I mean, just so that I've picked two great schools, but I'm happy to be here and I just can't wait to put on some 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 like, oh, Dale, you have guys like Stefan digs.

5:00:28A lot of other players will just get cut off my mind, but really really into guys for sure. Oh, Dale, a step on this. Yeah, I mean, like they say, they played man. So I'm just ready for the tolerance and just get ready to go out there Monday and just know put on a show. Thank you. We're going to back. The vice genome had gave me. I'll just keep golfers. I know the reason why I'm here. I mean, like he said, just keep golfers and just keep the main thing and the best corner I've faced this year. I mean, I've faced a lot of great corners. I can't really say, but yeah, I've faced a great corner. I can't really put a name on it.

5:01:44My dream occasion is a third of the cake goes. Oh, good. I say both respect and frustration as well. But I mean, I thought they come out there and trip to me and they say stick it to what they've been doing our year. And I'm just going to hand cover is we just ready for the challenge. Pretty good group Christian, Gary 29th, a great corner, 15, Lenard Moore, two great guys are right there.

5:02:44Very physical, but you know, we all have to receive it. So we ready for the challenge. I'm just not understanding the defense, understanding the defense, understanding the game plan, understanding what Coach Kelly is trying to get done. I mean, just coming in, I feel I progress from our first game against Akron to now. I feel like I better each and every week. I mean, things slowed down a lot for me. But yeah, really just no understanding, differences 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.

5:03:47But you know, we're ready. We're ready for the challenge that they're coming with and that's the play man on man. And you know, we ready to go on Monday. I mean, the environment is pretty crazy. Seeing all these cameras. Suddenly I never thought I'd see them alive, but it's a blessing for sure to be in this position right now. I mean, we just had a prayer, prayer, prayer, prayer meeting and you know, we all, they all, I mean, we all discussed the issues because they discussed issues. And you know, we just want the work of me not to know how we, we had off before Tennessee game and we just played 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 in that championship on Monday.

5:04:49Do you know how that very impactful, he had a very impact on my career, I should say, you know, just going to his games. I was a very young kid, seven, eight years old. Him playing West Virginia, and they played Clemson, Orange Bull, Don and Miami. Just going to see his games. It was like, yeah, definitely on the play on the stage and I can't wait till I get to know that moment for sure. How are you? CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And he has two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEOs words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more.

5:05:52Okay, 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 just trying to get us ready to go to win the game. Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, for sure. I mean, you go play mangas or higher stair receivers. I mean, just be ready because you know, we definitely go come out there and know. Give our best. I mean, they said not to change what they do. So we're just ready for the challenge.

5:06:52Not a year later, definitely sometime my career college, but not my first in college, I should say. I mean, just to be able to be in this position right now, just a young kid 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. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I was watching that game against was a Georgia. I believe. Yeah. I was pretty sick myself because I was actually committed at that time. So I mean, yeah, they left a bad testimony. But I mean, we ready to go out there Monday to redeem myself and just put a show Monday. Yeah.

5:07:58Oh, I mean, me. I just live. But you know, that's what they do. They're not going to change what they do just because we're higher state. So when you got to go out there and put it on, put it on why not to play. Man, no man. It gets us. So we just got to go out there and show them my day. Can you say the game? I'm sorry. My journey here at Ohio State will pay me a lot for national championship. Let me just go on through everything that I've been through. My first guy here, all the Matt drills, all the hard workouts that we had, all the hard practices. I just prepared all of this for this moment. And I'm just ready to go out there and give it up my all on Monday. Okay. Okay. Yeah.

5:09:01We just squeezed this. One or nine. 200? Me is big and strong. Yeah. What's the winning? Yeah, that's great. Yeah. It's pretty good. No problem.

5:10:08I might have four. I probably like the most is the one against Michigan State when I caught over two defenders on their side line. 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 gathering my face, I just know I still have to make a play because the ball touched my hand. So me just in the ball and the other thing, I have to make the play no matter how the ball comes out. 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.

5:11:25Yeah. It went pretty good. Everybody just speaking with their thing is going right in what they think is wrong. Which is 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 Deftly helped us in a big way because it helped us want to feel as well because we played at a great football right now. And we just got to do that one Monday. Yeah, Deftly got emotional. 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 they went with it. And that's the reason we plan to win the row we plan right now. Yeah, make helped me a lot this year. Him being our older guy in the room.

5:12:28Me help me and Carl Nell as well and Brendan and his and all the guys in our city room as well. And it was a great guy as well. Very smart. I mean, make this been a big part of the reason I'm having a seat that I'm having to look. Because he's been a big, you know, older guy been there, been a lot of great guys in our room. Chris Aliveway, Garrett Wilson, Marvin Harrison Jr. Jackson, Smith and Jibba. So he's seeing all the grids I've been through there. He teaching us the right thing and the right way and the buck out way for sure. We had it in our hands and we had the opportunity to win multiple times and for us not to get it done and suck, man, honestly. How much are you looking to this into this loss and the frustration and try to move forward because you've got to buy a week and then try to turn the season around. What's that balance? Yeah, I mean, it's tough, but you know, we got to move forward. You know, I mean, that's all we can do. So, you know, I'm sure you know, what is our problem, which, you know, I don't think it's hard to see. Which is, you know, just executing, you know, and hone down on our assignments and, you know, just get the job done.

5:13:31And so out of it, you know, we got to buy a week, you know, rest up and get ready for San Francisco. Yeah, a couple of tough plays in the Red Zone, the fourth quarter that ended up being interceptions. But you're able to mount the drives and the regulation. What is your confidence in you, you know, 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, you know, again and again, again, honestly. And, you know, every time we go, we take the field, you know, again, the huddle. You know, I know we're going to give our best effort. You know, I know if we give him time, we run the right routes, we know we're supposed to do. He's going to put the ball where it's supposed to be and, you know, that's all we can, you know, do. But yeah, we have total confidence when we go out there. We just got to stop beating ourselves, honestly. I don't have zero yards in a win, but you just had a career day. Well, I'm just wondering what you take from that. It's quite the lost. Man, I hate losing, you know, I'm saying whatever I rather win, you know, 100%.

5:14:32My 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, whenever. But it's the ones that count. Can you kind of walk us through the last touch down there that tied the game for you? I'm 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. What about it? What about this kind of, so what do you actually catch you thinking about? Torbine, hit it, and then take it off of all that. Yes, sir. You know, I make sure, you know, I see my surroundings, you know, some guys trying to take your head off. So, you know, yeah, I do, but I think that 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. The port that five has set that up, what did you guys see on that play? Port and five, some man coverage, you know, and saying, be, be too man catchable.

5:15:38Pretty much science, but, you know, it doesn't matter, you get hearing notes on the start of your match. What was it like to make that assumption? You know, I felt good, you know, I'm actually feeling an auto hard work and I, I, I'm, throughout the spring, on the T-Sync, that coach, you gave me, and I just, paid off, I didn't know this way. So, you, they can be too deep as a true freshman, now with the latent of an auto, it's an opportunity to have a bigger ball this year. So, what do you expect to go into a second? You know, it's working to beat, you know, I mean, obviously, you know, you know, whatever, with having these savings or whatever, you know, I'm just working, just to beat, you know, work my tail-offs, you know, make a roll for my sake. I've been trained physically with the ball, so, you know, last week. I got, I would say like, I got a lot more aggressive, and I gave, you know, I gave some weight now, pushing 200 pounds now, you know, I lost my game started. Coach Patricia, what have you, uh, seen for granted now? I've been spending like, really, really good at that. You know, he's a great guy, you know, I like him, you know, he's, uh, you know, besides coach, he's a great guy, you know, he cares about his players, you know, obviously football wise, he's a master, he has, he has, well respect, he has, football business, he has, you know,

5:16:45and it's time being that I felt so, I feel like it's like, you know, I wasn't, I wasn't, I wasn't, it's like the starter or occasional piece of what, what, what, what, what, what, what, what's that you see from, you know, just to add value, you know, formal, for the team in the players, you feel a lot more, I feel this year, 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 off my new last year, just, you know, like I said, I think we could always be players. What, I was going to say, you know, mindset at the beginning was spring, starting to scratch in a way, not letting too much of the shadow of the national team, how was the team really embrace that mindset and say competitive at that time? You know, you know, we have one already, you know, so far so, you know, we're trying to stay determined, you know, just trying to dominate, and we're not living in the past anymore, it's like it never happened, we're just trying to get another one. I have a coach who's got adventure with your hand in the A and B, you have a beer, you have a beer, you have a beer, you have a good roll in, you have to get some

5:17:47I obviously know right now playing strong and for say, you just trying to, you know, craft myself and just, you know, make myself more versatile for the team wherever I go. You get some more last question. Limiting his reps. Right, obviously, he's living it like a, like a coach they said, so, you know, obviously I mean the leap of the snow. And for him, you know, everything we're, you know, like this is all just working, you know, I mean, skipping, just getting better. Thank you, appreciate it. At the end of the day, well, I have to eat all those things, so I'm going to change everything. Has it been, what you thought? Is it been a long time? Thank you. Oh, it's definitely chance because obviously we're at the best, we're at a really good college. So it's definitely been as hard as I thought it'd be for, I would say that. And then for you to, you know, something I have a new coach, six plus every day, how was that? I think coach going is a really good asset to the team, it's really good coach, really good person. And then obviously we got coach Dickie, coach Johnson, coach Felix, we're all going to this new.

5:18:47It's kind of four coaches, yeah, how does that change up practice? I mean, it's, we're a lot more split up because we got more coaches to do more drills and stuff, so it's a lot, it's more efficient stuff. I can't exactly, right garden love very much. You got a little bit more help, but is it still me? Obviously, I need to be versatile because last year people went down and like you got to be ready with your numbers called obviously. Because we had Seth go down, Jimmy go down and like you always, you got to be ready 100% of the time otherwise. You just got to be ready. You guys being different from what you told him. You've seen that throughout all the guys on the list. I would say like half the line is doing that. Maybe come from Michigan. Like that's not too common or a higher state player to come from there.

5:19:47What does that experience like? I would say it's not, I wouldn't say it's that crazy because I grew up in Michigan State fan. But obviously I committed North Western because I never got, I never got really like looked at by the Michigan State coaching staff. And then obviously they didn't have like a great obviously. I was talking about fire. So obviously, and then they'll have state call me. So I'm like, you can't pass it up. So obviously not here. What is your goal for this season in terms of your development and where do you want to be by the time fall camp ends and the season starts? My goal is to get better every day and just be what I need to be for the team to go when games. Where have you been primarily working this spring? opposition? Right guard left guard. Right guard. Got one against the left guard. I've changed physically last year like, wait, are you up to your desire to change physically? I got here because I came I was a summer in Rolly. So I came in at like 295 and now I just like consistently creeped a team. I imagine I try to deal with it. Yeah, you play both guard spots I think you're saying, right?

5:20:47That seems like everybody would talk it just play multiple spots. As you were saying, you need to be, you guys learn last year, you have to be versatile in the old line. Yeah, before about that if you would. Obviously, because it's not good when you're all American center goes down last year. But obviously Carson was really good asset. So he started the year before so he's really good. It's not like we had a big drop off so we always have to be ready. If you obviously illusion coach probably the guy you've got a little relationship with. You have any year's come on campus but then someone coached, but when I come there and they obviously coached Shawn. I mean, I know you knew from Purdue a little bit at least. Well, I was a like to hear that he's coming over like, oh, this is familiar. That kind of already. It's good seeing familiar faces and yeah, obviously I like both of them. So it's, I mean, it's not really drop off. It's right. So it's good. Especially very nice. Sorry, I call it. I just walk out. It's like Mike's busy over there. Jerry's gone. You have to say any other message. Yeah, it's a deal. I put it on us, put it on my plate.

5:21:47So that's the mindset. You know, leave us out there. But at the end of the day, I trust our coaches and our analytics people to make the right decisions. So yeah, you know, and shout out to Anders. He bought out today. Let us see if he'd great dude and just the same guy out there and make that 57 and 58 yarders. That was awesome. There. There's aren't easy situations at the end of the game. But it feels like you guys are getting those situations a lot like 45-ish seconds ago. And no timeouts. How does it feel like the HWD a little bit? That you guys keep ending up in that spot. We just need a few more at the end of the game. CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend the copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money.

5:22:47lose money. lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Now that I look back on it, we have been in it a while. It's tough, man. You know, it's obviously not how you, the situation you want to be in. I feel like we haven't done a great job of, you know, making it happen in that scenario. And at the end of the day, it's a combination of the whole game. We've got to take advantage of the opportunities that come up early. We've got to start the game faster. We've got to play good in the first half and all of a sudden you might not be in that scenario. So, do you want me to ask you more? You were asked this already, but it seems like there's a lack of complimentary for that. Where the defense is rolling and the offense can score and the offense gets rolling. And the defense ends up points. Why is it, it hasn't clicked this year for both of us. Yeah, I don't know. We just got to make sure that we're holding on. And the Bar and both sides got to approach it that way. And all of a sudden, you'll, you know, play better, comp, and many for both naturally. Just because you're holding up your side of, you know, doing your job.

5:23:50Just put your mindset three and eight after the buy-and-week six games. Well, just kind of what your mindset for the four to rest this season? You know, finish draw. Just finish draw. See what that, see what that put us. How much of a toll does this take on your character? Just, you know, how much you care about the game? How much does this weigh on you? The losing. You know, it's been tough, man. I ain't gonna fake it's been tough. At the end of the day, man, I just got to keep going out there and make sure I'm winning my rep, you know, at the end of the day. You know, you better drop it at and, you know, see what that puts us. Yeah, you know, at the end of the day, you know, offensive guard on the score and put it away. And defense has to get a stop. So, you know, it stains on both sides. Both feel like you could have done more. Very frustrating because we definitely should have had a win tonight. So, yeah. It seems like it's always been a thing for us in starting slow for you guys.

5:24:50I mean, you have one first down and late in the first half, obviously you have to touch down in the drive. But frustrating is to get off to such a slow starting game. I mean, regardless of us, you know, starting slow, you know, still put up a decent amount of points. I take the first drive, you know, we had a third and one and I mixed a play up and kind of ran into the right guard. So, you know, that was our, that was kind of a drive killer right there. Third and one, third and two, whatever. But, you know, offense came alive. Try to get defense some more help, but they got out to a decent leave. And we kind of tried to help recover and, you know, at the end of the day, you know, offense has to do our part in the first half. So, you know, we don't even have, given the chance to, you know, come back in a second half. What, what opened the basket these days? Like, like you said, you had no first down. We've told two minutes, told the two of them in the morning, and then, you know, you're scoring, you're going to flip the right foot. Did they reply? Was there something you thought opened up? Was it your first TV? No, like when did we were shooting ourselves in the foot? We just, you know, kind of say, all right, let's go.

5:25:50Come on, like we already dug ourselves a hole. Let's dig ourselves out of it. Guys have been in that situation. At the end of the game, no timeouts, but like 45 seconds. We need to get a few of those like three or four or five times so far. They should, because if you feel like danger, we're almost like you just keep ending up in this situation. Is there a minute to go? We've got to get it done. It doesn't happen. Not really day job, but it was just just a frustrating thing. You can't get the job done, you know, if we, the losses went the other way, you know, we would have, obviously we have probably four or five more wins, but, you know, I don't really know what to tell you. You know, there's no more time for making excuses. You've got to win football games at the end of the day. I know what result you wanted, but did you feel differently about today and connections you were making with Dan? Not really. You know me and Aaron have a great relationship, great chemistry on the field, so not really impressed or surprised or anything like that. It's just frustrating because you make big plays, but you don't win, so it don't matter.

5:26:54Respecting for you guys during the buy, you know, you have six weeks left, six games left after that. How do you guys be prepared for that stretch run? Talk, take restructed criticism, practice, get some rest and revamp and try to get this game thing going. The fans, obviously, we're not happy with the start. Can you really sympathize with them and kind of the emotions they were showing? It is what it is. They're going to feel how they're going to feel. Like I said, at the end of the day, there's no point in making excuses. You've got to win football games. In the moment, as you're trying to get it fixed? Yeah, I think Knows did a good job just helping us allow us the one that's time to go. It's time to go. I mean, he allows the defense advantage of being able to go out through the quarterback when he had the chance in certain plays. We get to do that and then allowing certain guys in certain blitzes to really mess up what the quarterback is thinking, so it allows us to have more pressure and be able to allow us to do more moves at the time because it makes the offense confused. What we're doing is about putting blitzes in there and really mixing up the patch for us. It allows us to get set. Did it make it? Let it be real?

5:27:54Yeah, with that said, for example, S-39 against E-M-A-L-E-A-V-A. I said it right. He was quite elusive and stuff. Was that a good, I don't know, prep for this week? Because Dylan gave us a little bit different scrambler, but he still gets the job done. Yeah, that was definitely good to have because like I said, all the quarterbacks are very mobile and being able to have more experience versus mobile quarterbacks helps us obviously be able to just help us home and learn from our, where we had them going through the hole and how to scrambles, where we can learn from those scrambles. We go from that game and the past game we played against the organ just learning the quarterbacks tendencies and when they like to run, where they like to run, everybody helps us out, really closing the cage and facing the pocket ball. And you're fine line between being aggressive but also being wary, this guy can slip away, you're saying what I'm saying, Tommy? Yeah. You can't just go right at him and go ahead, I'm sorry. Yeah, he's definitely a quarterback and then gets out of the pocket. So I mean, he's definitely a threat. He's a main guy in the offense he runs the show. So I mean, be able to stop him and contain him, really slows the offense down.

5:28:56So be able to cage the pocket and be able to slow him down and make him make more decisions on the run and moving around. It really helps us. Go ahead, do you want to ask about their center? I impress with you with him the last time you guys played. He seemed to have a pretty good game, you know, and he's kind of a tough guy to move out of there and stuff he looks like. What's your impression of him? He's definitely one of the better centers in the conference. He's a really good guy. He's definitely going to be in a beer and there be a the size and be able to move the way he can. It's really hard to get around him at times, but he's definitely having a game plan and working against him, working to tend to see that he has a good work against that. It really helps me. Yeah. You've got the role of Middles, Steven Leonard, college football, fouls. Yeah, kind of piggybacking on that. How much of it was there 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? Yeah. I mean, when you got a good offensive line, it makes it even better for a quarterback, you know, being able to roll out to know that your line was going to help you protect you when you're in the pocket.

5:30:01So 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 that offensive line, attack that weaknesses and be able to go out to make it harder for the quarterback, means it's harder for them or rural. For the right, Andrew Gillick, believe in the dog problem. What's the challenge 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 was in the same place. How do you stay true and be aggressive and force the issue where, you know, Dylan Gabriel is really going to make it up for you. Oh, yeah. Like I said, just putting pressure on him, I mean, do you still get it? Get back there. I mean, we got a lot of different plays that can help us get back to our passer in playing and playing to their tendencies. A lot of times they have the RPO, the RPO helps them out. It means you get the ball out fast. I mean, I mean, things like Jackson and JTV, you only 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 Rebeno and Columbus dispatch. We've asked about Dylan Gabriel and receivers. They're not one dimensional. They were a good running back in Jordan, James.

5:31:01What makes him special and what's the challenge for you guys? I think he's definitely one of the better running backs on the conference as 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 run. I mean, they're going to run the ball there and throw all the time. So all the time we have to figure out how we're going to stop him. We're going to run the ball and then we're going to take him 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 him one dimensional as we go out there. So I mean, if we get out there every time every mindset, we go out there and we're going to get him. We're not going to allow him to get in the yards, allow him to get going. We're going to stop him. We're going to make him throw the ball. When I, uh, JT 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 guys and these like the light that shines around me and everybody goes around him and everybody loves him. I was going guy that come to you, shake your hand any time of day and then JT is more of the blue guy.

5:32:03I 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. I mean, they're two good people, so it's hard to tell. And Ty, I do that one more question for you. Tony Irvin, what kind of guy? You guys obviously have faced stuff while you did it last week. What's the key for you as a defensive one facing tempo? Uh, yeah. I mean, we've been going through all week in the past two weeks to just get set. I mean, that's the first thing you do. If you're not set, 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 is one of more important things. So when we're set, we're able to do our jobs at the efficiency day before they can do theirs. How do you call it that? Uh, it can be difficult at times. You know, you gotta look to the signline first. You gotta get the call. I mean, the call has to be set down first. It can't be difficult at times, but that's the definitely what we've been working on the past three weeks. It can't be just get the call, get the call early, get set so we can go and be play faster. You've changed the play to one side of the field. And now, it's lined up. They're going to be ended to the other side. So like, you've got to just run the signline sideline just to get to my sideline.

5:33:03Uh, yeah. I mean, I haven't a lot of last game, you know. It's hard. It's definitely tough. I mean, that's what we work on and practice. Just moving as fast as we can, we're simulating these things so we can get into the game. It's a lot easier. So we moving around side to side, running around, doing extra conditioning just for moments like this. Alright, thank you very much. Thank you. This is up sometimes. I just try to keep going and not take it to my head a little bit. I have a lot of governments saying they go good, but I just don't really like you doing my job. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I can really honestly, I love this place. I wanted that to be a point of mind. I've been here that I stayed with my son while I was in. I know. He always do like.

5:34:03He had never heard that one, but. Yeah. I mean, I think I'm definitely the new agent of all of the money instead of, you know, to be able to, I guess, but I love everything about our state. I look probably a bit. That's one thing about our team. We all run for a no matter what people make in the game. I want to stay with that. And I feel so many good, like long lasting friends. I've been a part of these team, so. I didn't. I changed my mind. We're doing it. Yeah. I mean, I always treat you as if I was. I'm a parent like I was. I'm a person of trust in the guy who's hitting me. I knew that my time would come, and I'd be ready to take what I take when shopping at home. So I'm just happy that I'm going to do that and still try to put better view to be able to.

5:35:06Where is the confidence in some of the work you've been trying to get since the first year? Where is the lack of love and money? And how big of a burden? I mean, we're a good team. Our confidence comes from our preparation. You know, we practice hard. I want to make sure we get everything in the last look and little detail we can. I think Coach knows a really good job of that. I think we need to continue to do that. I know everything that happened last week doesn't matter if you don't do this week. Our goals are to do our better than we did last week and two of our two-year-old game is going to get like this. You've got to change the role of the club and what you want to really get in the way you're doing that. Everyone's trying to be a nice guy to make fun of. What's your like out there? And that's what the talk was. Yeah, I think that's the biggest thing that football is not to be a fun sport. You know, when you're ready to go out there and run a make-play and have fun on it. You really be brothers with each other.

5:36:07The only time you really make plays on your other phone is you know, having fun, you know, making plays. So, you really have those hands in hand and we're just out there trying to help you out. Ever since just giving it an offer for me, my life has just started. I just feel like it's going to be a great day. I'm just saying this. I mean, obviously, we've got a couple of things for you. They've heard it. I'm curious about how you pitch your high-on stage. I mean, it's pretty good. You started to do the five-year program, but I mean, in terms of guys who want to join us. How do you wish to have a team? You're not a test-teacher. You're not a good student. You're a test-teacher or a good student. You're a hamper. You're a good student. You're a good student. You're a great, great student. What do you want to do? Out of a quarter back in your class. You're a missing identity.

5:37:31Thank you for all those visiting jokes today. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. First thing we did, thank you. What's your missing card? We talked with Marshall. I tell you about that. I guess it was all about the same. I guess it was all about the same. I guess it was all about the same. I guess it was all about the same. What do you think you can bring to the problem? What do you think you can bring to the problem? You know, when you're in a classroom, often you're in a classroom. Yeah, cool. It's like the block should do. What is the lock in the system? What's the link for you to do now? The lock in the system? That's what it's all about. It's like, I don't know. I don't know. It's different being in a state recruit here. There's a one-year hookah law in the L.A.

5:38:32It's definitely different. So, five years. I don't think anybody outside looking at you in the room with the question is the strength of your commitment. Like you locked in the last eight, you set it over and over. But you're making visits around the country. You see other schools. It's almost a totally different mindset. What's that? How do you approach these other visits? How do you communicate with Ohio State about them? The next thing the message is that you're taking care of them. I just like to know that I'm always locked in. I'm still enjoying buses. I just need to recruit. This is only average one time. I'm really interested in it. I'm doing the other school that's out of line. Yes, you really are trying to explain. Somehow, state, you know, is where I want to be. What does it mean you want to take photos with us? And that put them in a hole. Me on a... CalShe's own CEO says it himself.

5:39:33And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So, what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend, hope, your amount of money, time, resources, energy. They've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it. All that and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. lose money. lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more. Sign on like, I'll be back up. Let's go. You know, it was fun out there, man. See how the office is coming together, man. Them boys different up front. So, man, hats off to the old line, hats off to AK, hats off to the receiver room. And them boys did a thing to the... You know, you got your first sack as a saint, but you guys were able to get sacks on the D line. You said if you continue to pressure, the sacks will come. Is this kind of what you guys were looking for? Definitely, definitely, man. We work hard as a team. We work with them sacks today. And, you know, we just try to... The motto is just keep rushing. Yeah.

5:40:33Now, back to back dominating wins. I know it's early in the season, but then see anything about this team. Oh, yeah, I mean, you know, all we're going to do from now on, just keep our heads down. Go back on film. I know we have some things, you know. Make up and check out for them on the boys. So, you know, we just want to keep our head down and keep moving. Yeah, I know this is good, but how much fun have the last two weeks been for you? It was real fun, man. Man, when you got all things like we do, and they can put points on the board, and it allows us to open our rush up and go in our airs back. It's not much more than that, but... You know, you guys get off the field and immediately the offense comes back with a 50-yard touchdown and proceed. What you got to think, I mean, trying to catch your breath. I'm like, yeah, I'm like, oh, my goodness. I said, we all on them like that. Just excited for the offense, man, excited for this team, and just for us to come. In this room in year two, it's kind of like this expectation that's ready to kind of pop off. Yeah. Do you feel like you're one that trajectory and what you burned from your freshman year that's been put you in this position?

5:41:33Yeah, I feel like I'm on a project... I feel like it's my time now. If not, if not, now that win, I feel like I'm ready to embrace that bigger role as we go on. What does it look like? Making plays, but hopefully I have a thousand yards. I'm going to make plays for the team when needed and be that go-to guy. Is that a target that comes in your hands? Oh, yeah, definitely. How many guys could have a thousand yards? All three of us, before we're about to have a thousand yards, because we got two great round of matches. They can have a thousand yards. So we got to come together as an offense and execute. What do I and my wife want to say to my half-dolphist fans? What does that mean to you? Obviously, it has something to do with catching the draft. I catch everything and boss throw them all the way out and make a play. That's what that, that's what he means by that. What's been important about that? I'll just concentrate so you can't get into your head about it. Catching comes from the mindset game. When you start dropping the ball, you can get into your head and stuff like that. So you got to be a confident by keep catching the ball.

5:42:33He's way more relaxed this time around. He's got the mistakes that he learned from it. Next player, bounce back, he's silent to us about when he saw it there, how we can be better in this and that. You guys are going to drop on your speed? Yeah. What do you think is going to be? His speed. I think he probably hit like 220 to it. It's a big bowling ball. I tell you that. What you want to be a tackle back then? It's going to be hard. He was moving on in KC. I've seen a couple of his highlights and he's moving. So he lost a little weight here and got faster. So I can't wait to see him roll. How much is it down there that you guys are going against those B and Bs every day? And I'm sure not to sack them for that. Yeah. That defense, especially with Bb. What is that? What's your answer to that? It makes us better all over the field. Whether it's us inside or outside. We got a great second there. We got Jordan, IGB, Zell, Jermans. They're getting us better each and every day.

5:43:34We got the best DBs in the country. So I don't think there's going to be a game where we face better DBs than what we got here. Who's your favorite corner to do against? It depends on what type of day you have and stuff like that. If you knew you'd hit a boundary, you're going to get hands on one from IGB. So you got to be ready and then Zell. He's going to break. So you got to get in and out of your break with him real fast. You talked more trash than Zell. No. You're going to feel one out there. You're going to hear him. You're going to feel them. So he's making a play. You're going to feel them. For sure. For sure. For sure. You were Brandon Tuxen, more trouble. You gave me started. I could be a hothead. You just got to give me started. That's it. I don't know what's real. What do you think of the model in this first game? He's going to be good. He got the wiggle. He can do it all. Once he just got here. So he just a lot being thrown at him and stuff like that. So when he relax, get the ropes up. He's going to be really good. When you get here as a freshman, I ask hard on the same thing. What's the easiest thing to pick up on right away?

5:44:34What's maybe the most difficult thing for you guys now? What's the most difficult thing for you guys now? The easiest thing is to pick up on your own father by end and stuff like that. And the hardest thing is not getting in your head. We got great receivers all around. So you have a bad day. Another guy having a great day. You just can't get down there yourself and lose confidence. You know, my ass, I was a team. You were freshman. I actually, you were a ton of fans. What stands out the most people about? JJ's a dude. So he goes out, he goes about his business like a dude. He makes the play. You go get too happy. You mess up. You don't get too mad about it. He's just going on like next play mentality. I don't know how hard it talks about. You go around the entire field slot. What do you like about the road? I like you can't really game plan for somebody like that. Because you go on the slot. You can expect him with things. But he's outside. You got to expect another thing. Kojo was just talking to us about his leadership role behind the scenes. How have you seen that? You started specifically about showing Jeremiah kind of the way. But for you or for any of the guys, how has he been a leader? Well, JJ Kojo.

5:45:35Kojo has been good. He's been here longer than most of us. So we're really unprepared to Kojo and stuff like that. So whenever we need help, we ask Kojo. He's a funny player. I think he probably won the funniest in the room. So when you look at him, you always can get a laugh. And he always going to pick us up whenever we're down. Who are your favorite receivers to watch? I'm a lot of your team. I like G5. I like my league neighbors. He's ballin right now. I like the volunteer. I like Justin and Marr. And for people who are, I mean, you're talking like a guy who's ready to like pop off for a little bit here. What are people going to see from Cardinal Tade? They go to the people they play ball and talk about trash with it. You can go ahead and have more questions. People in Chicago think? Oh, yeah, definitely. What's your best advice? Yeah, it's Chicago. Yeah, it's Chicago. I'm playing Florida. I just went to school down there. What's your best advice to your mind at this point? Cardinal. I'll tell them play ball. Keep your head up. Keep your head up. I turn up and play ball. You're going higher up. And you're going higher down. But it's life.

5:46:35Of course, you know, don't want to peel. Just want to get back to the fun. Good again. I feel like I'm getting better. So, you know, it helps. You mentioned after the last game, you little banged up. And that maybe it kept you from making some plays here or there. Is there anything else you want to offer? Yeah. Season everybody's been dead. Throughout training camp, you and Aziz got very close. How good is to see him back on the field? And how were you able to be there for him as he went through, you know, that three games this match? Yeah, you know, it's great to have him back. You know, I'm really happy that he's back. And, you know, I know he's very motivated to play. And I'm excited for him. You know, it's his form of team, you know, and he's able to, you know, in the season RWA going into the playoffs. So, yeah, you know, he's a leader and we need him around. And I think that's definitely going to help this team. Did you make some of the teams that are kind of hard to play off first or resting players this week?

5:47:35But Domingo said that all you guys are going to play. You think it's important for you guys to get out there, try to get back on track before the playoffs start this week? You know, I can say that, you know, it's, you know, Domingo has a plan first and you know, we got to trust his plan and go out there and, you know, in play. So, you know, I'm excited, you know, it's all, it's a blessing, you know, to be able to go and play in this league whenever it is. So, you know, we're excited to play Tennessee, you know, probably more even excited to play in the playoffs. So, but I do, you know, think that this could help us. You're practicing in Sim O'Year and you see the top corners. Derek's in the junior, the pro bowl will come out this week and last year's alternate. We think of his chance to earn that distinction and what he's done to improve himself. Hey, you know, he's probably the best athlete I've been around in my life, you know, just bossing those speed, strength, size, you know, and just somebody who, you know, if I've seen him just grow, you know, as a player, but, you know, I'm just very happy for him, you know,

5:48:37I think, especially just having a stop of year before, I think he can really negotiate. So, mom, you know, he's about to get a bag and I'm happy for him, he deserves it. So, yeah, but that's not his motivation, which is dope. He's just being a league at football and I think he's going to be great in his league for a long time. What do you think you got to experience in January football last year? What is it about when the calendar turns in January and the national football league? Yeah, it's a new season, you know, it's a new assignment. You know, you know, you know, it's all about, you know, winning that week, you know, and it's, you know, when you dumb it down, it's like, I get to win four more games and, you know, that's it, you know, so, of course, it's not that easy, but, you know, you have to find a way to motivate yourself, but it's motivation just, you know, being able to continue, you know, and I think it's good for us, you know, to realize, hey, man, we, I know it's going with, I don't know exactly what's being said, but, you know, we put ourselves in this position, and it's not by chance,

5:49:38it's not by luck, it's not by people, other people is by us being a good football team, and I want my team to remember that, it's like, you know, people are going to talk, simple in playing, and we're the ones out there playing, and we got into the playoffs by being a good football team, and we're going to continue to be that. So, I'm excited, man, it's a new, you all know, and, you know, hopefully we get healthy going into there, and be able to, you know, play whoever we play here, really tough, and hopefully get a win. Your teammates have always mentioned, like, how competitive you are, going to win everything, your perfectionist, things that nature, but they both say, like, in-game, you know, how to, like, not get too high, not to get too low, so how do you kind of challenge that ultra competitiveness, and keep it within that tube to want to compete, but not get out of, you know, beside yourself, how do you kind of go about not only seeing that competitive drive, but not allowing it to, like, maybe play beyond, you know, out of your self? Yeah, I mean, I just say just be myself, you know,

5:50:39I've been kind of this way in my whole life, I mean, yeah, I've matured in a lot of ways in my life, both on and off the field, but, yeah, I would say, just failures have helped me realize, you know, what is important to me, trying things that I didn't know, trying things that I didn't like, doing things that I didn't like, and then learning from it, on and off the field, has helped me ultimately with just that, I guess, that calmness that I have now, even in chaos, I guess, but, yeah, I guess it's just, you know, trial and error, and that's why I don't, I try my best not to, like, hardness or duck things that are difficult in life, because ultimately the values teach you, you know, humility they teach you, just, you know, they teach you how to get up, you know, and the Bible says that the righteous man falls out seven times and he gets up, you know, just like Peter, you know, I want to get up, so that's what I plan to do, and, yeah, and so that's all, I feel like,

5:51:40why, I know I am just being able to learn from my failures. Take your up to field for a second, is there a new year's resolution for a CJ Stroud? I was, as probably a lie, man, I don't know, I really, I've never really believed in these resolutions, it's like, I kind of started this a couple months, months ago, this journey, I started to just, you know, really just locking back here with the Lord, you know, was, you know, kind of, in the, in the Luke warm season, you know, one foot in, one foot out, and, you know, the Lord has helped me to get out of that, so that's really my, my 2025 goal, is just be like, CalShe's own CEO says it himself. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money. So what does it take to be in the other third? You have to do extensive amount of research to be good. There are people that spend, copious amount of money, time, resources, energy, they've dedicated their lives to basically becoming good at it.

5:52:41All that, and still. And yes, two thirds of people on CalShe lose money, lose money, lose money, lose money. That's CalShe in their own CEO's words. Go to www.fairpredics.com to learn more.