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Kilani addressing the media after spring practice this past week. Uh, kialan,

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any idea, any idea when you guys are going to

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scrimmage yet? Oh?

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Speaker 3: Probably on Saturday? Okay, you know so next week, next week?

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Speaker 4: Yeah, and then I like, like I said, there's gonna

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be some live work and uh how much. We'll kind

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of figure it out as we go along, but I

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think we have an idea of what we want to do.

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Speaker 3: But again, it's.

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Speaker 4: Just more seeing some guys that haven't done it before,

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and we're gonna have it in the stadium. So but

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that's probably when we're gonna be able to get some

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life work. I think for the on line D line,

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all of it's pretty much live. They just don't take

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tackles to the ground. But uh yeah, on that, I

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think we scold with our schedule. I like, what the

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what the guys are doing and team looks. I mean,

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we have a chance, so we'll see what happens.

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Speaker 2: Gotta start putting on the pads and playing some real football,

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big boy football. Can't just be doing the two hand

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touch shells rout. Eventually you gonna have to see who

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are the who's the kram della cram, who's the cream

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by the crop? Kalani? With only having a few practices

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per week, do you and the staff have something particular

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you're wanting to accomplish during springball?

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I think we were utilizing the time the right way.

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You know, they're not in game shape yet, but we

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give them a little bit of rest and then we

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can meet and install and build a lot of the

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stuff in between the practice days and so you know

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next week will be Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. I think we're

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we're the science and then trying to get their guys

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their minds right and and but you know, utilize the

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film time that we have and so uh, I think, uh,

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Speaker 3: We we have a good plan. I like I like it.

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Speaker 4: I'm just gonna listen to the guys that are smarter

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than me and with how much you can push their

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bodies and how much you can push their minds.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, part of it is just uh you know, I

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hate to say load management in college football, but it is.

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You want to you want a crescendo. You wanna you know,

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climax at the right time is uh you know, and

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b have a bit of fortitude, neuromuscular strength and uh

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acclamation period prior to going live. So I think they're

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doing it the right way. You trust guys like Colby

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Clawsan and Brett Mortensen and Skyler Maine and Ryan Phillis.

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These strength and conditioning, medical medically trained individuals that are

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are are are wanting retention and limiting attrition of players

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your best abilities, You're availability. We hear that all the time. Uh,

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how you engaged in in high level full contact. When

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you guys Kalani, when you guys got Jay Hill, I

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believe he joined the staff during springball in that respect,

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in that respect, Kelly Pepina has been here for a while,

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does he have a bit of a head start as

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a new DC, and is uh the defense picking up

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where he left off?

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean all the guys that have been here,

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guys that we have on staff, they're familiar with the defense.

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I mean, there's there's a the transitions easy and looking

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at what demo and like I said, lewis played in

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the system, so he knows exactly what we're trying to get.

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And I think it's gone really, really well considering that,

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you know, we had to replace our defensive coordinator and

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our corners coach, So I think we're in a really

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good spot right now and the guys.

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Speaker 3: Are performing at a high level.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, speaking of that, I think one of the biggest

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question marks is, once again it's always been the question

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mark for me, when you replace all those coaches on

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the back end, how do you replace them? And is

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there still cohesion chemistry between the players and the new

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coaching staff. And I think Trey Alexander went on to

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ku Kanek shout out to the Kukonet crew over there,

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and he stated that he's been really impressed by Lewis Walker,

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the new Cornerbacks coach. So good fit, good chemistry, and

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they've been able to align in uh, I think mindset culture.

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And you know you want to be you want to

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be coached up as a young man, but you want

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to have credibility of coaching and tenure of coaching coming

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at you when you are getting that constructive criticism. So

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shout out to Trey Alexander and Lewis Walker for you know,

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I mean we were really concerned. I mean how many

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were you more like Ronnie? Were you more like concerned

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about Jay Hill? The Jay Hill loss or the Gennaro

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loss at BYU Gennaro.

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Speaker 5: Yeah, right, we talked about it. I'll keep reador a

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double minority been. I can say, look, you lead on me.

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brother in the state of Utah, you know as a

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member the church, there are things that come, but you

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have that connection, right, you know that when you're not

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that Ben, there's a lot of other different things. And

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you add like he was able, he's been able to

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recruit a lot of great talent to play well and

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come here. This you said had been the most difficult

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position group to recruit at BYU. He was able to

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bridge that gap. And when Jay left, I said, okay,

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they could replace that. But when Jenna said, okay, that's

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a ding, Eddie Hecker might be a ding.

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Speaker 6: I look at.

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Speaker 5: Those you know in the landscape of you know, the

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recruiting world and you know, a culture at BYU, because

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that's tough. It's that's a hard position being to go

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get another person to fit the culture on what you

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want to build and have that same vision. And he

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was the longest tenured guy on kloney staff, like when

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Kilaney reorganized g State, Right, So, yeah, that was a

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bigger one I thought for sure. But so far it

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seems like that you know it's going well, you know,

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everybody is is pumped up Bible.

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Speaker 6: We'll see how it translates in the field.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm trying to figure out the best way to

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approach this is Like, before it all went down, which

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defensive coach were you most concerned about losing this offseason?

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I think there is an argument to be made for

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General Guildford. I think there's a there's plenty of kugarnation

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that that were more concerned or you know, higher anxiety

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with Gennaro's departure than it was even Jays because you

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felt like, hey, at least you have contentary of coaches

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that are in the building. You have Gary Anderson, Kilani

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k Pop. That's a lot of great coaching experience there,

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with a tremendous amount of play going experience. You were

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maybe more concerned about the possible attrician uh, the technique

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to drop off, the the ability to recruit that position

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with Genaro leaving and going to supposed greener pastures. Now, Kalani,

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is there a position group that stood out to you?

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Now two weeks into practice.

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Speaker 4: Of the Titans out quite a bit to me with

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Roger and Walker leading the way, and you know, you

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have some guys there that have played to Kean and

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and also those guys and then obviously Bear, I mean,

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I think it's gonna come back.

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Speaker 3: To so what he's doing. And you can tell that

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that tracon Orgae.

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Speaker 4: Is really comfortable with the offense, and then you can

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see that Bear is really comfortable too.

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Speaker 3: And then and it's good to see in Aget in

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a lot of reps too.

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Speaker 4: So I would say those two are the ones that

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stand out and defensively the guys that are flying around.

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But you know, my mind kind of goes to the

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offense a little bit, even though I've spend majority of

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my time with the defense.

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Speaker 2: It's a great SoundBite from Kilani. Very rarely do you

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hear Kilanie go into depth about players and personnel and

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really highlight certain players. You have to really really earn

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it with Kalan guys, you have to like, it has

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to be like it's gotta be so like, in my opinion,

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like there has to be. He's such a disparity between

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you and your competition, and like everybody knows it, the team,

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the coaches, the media like it sequences in that way.

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And so the fact that he goes out of his

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west is Walker and Roger. You know that that speaks

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volumes about where this tight end room is at. And

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then he talks about the quarterback room. He likes Bear,

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he likes Trace and he likes Cneck. So uh, and

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then he just says everyone's flying around on defense. So

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thought that was interesting. Let's talk tight ends real quick,

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Ronald three man weaver, what's behind Walker and Roger? Obviously

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he's highlighting those two, but do you think he's also

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alluding to the depth in that position.

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Speaker 6: One hundred percent.

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Speaker 5: And you know, Ben, just to give a comment on that,

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like you said, uh, first being practice to try to

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get Kilowani to say, okay, what guy's not participating nothing

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like he's the Kilowney's not going to give it to you,

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and if he does, it's rare, like you mentioned, so

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shout out to that question and Ben, it goes back

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to my point.

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Speaker 6: Look, I think the argument is gonna be proved over

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time if he.

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Speaker 5: Stays healthy Walker Lions Baby, I think that guy's gonna

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get a lot of targets.

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Speaker 6: Is here anyway to your point of the depth.

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Speaker 5: Now, we saw a guy have a you know the

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first game been he came out, caught a touchdown pass

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and I thought we see more of them, saw him

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a few plays here and there. But I'm excited to

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see a guy like knowing Mulyaki. I want to see

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what he brings to the table. I know Key and

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I think Will Dundale's in that tight end room as well.

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Been correct me if I'm wrong, But no, Mulyaki, he

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impressed me, even I know it was Portland State, but

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I liked his route running ability, so I want to

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see what he brings. But yeah, I think they got

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some dudes behind those guys Ben that can can step up.

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year under your belt, second spring ball and you know

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the playbook man. Even with the guys coming in and I

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have to learn it that have already played, that are experienced,

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you're able to make a name for yourself. So I've

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had to rank out the tight ends. Obviously Walker one,

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Robert Jeli, Pagat two. I think Newi Mulyaki in terms

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of pass catching could be that third guy.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, look yeah, need I think deserves some love. Will

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seen playing time on special teams. Jacob nine, to me,

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is a bit of a dark horse as a red

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shirt freshman out of Belussa, Texas. Ethan Wood also a junior.

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Heber City, you donovxco State. He's also a Snow College guy,

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so he played ball at Snow College. The younger guys

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Josh Davis, Matthew Frederick to be determined, but definitely. You

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mentioned Noah Moyaki. He's been to the program. He was

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the first tight end to catch a touchdown past last season.

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that tight end room, and I like the coach as well,

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and Kevin Gilbright getting the most out of these guys.

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twelve personnel that we're going to be running a lot

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of this season. Now, I will say this much, Roger

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Saliapaga to me looks like he could play a role

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that is akin to Neil Powell's role his junior and

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senior year. I'll continue to pontificate that from my pulpit

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here on Cougar Sports. Rogers Salpaa looks and feels like

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a big, fast, quick wide receiver like un to Neil Powell.

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So keep an eye on that as a flex tight end. UH,

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even lining up maybe off the ball in the slot,

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off the line of scrimmage. UH, in the slot. All right,

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let's continue with Kialani Sazaki head coach b Yu down

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at springball. UH. This segment, by the way, brought to

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you by rubies In rubies In dot Com. Speaking of Trason,

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Is he the definitive backup at quarterback?

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Speaker 4: No, we're gonna keep We're gonna keep pushing it and

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we don't have to name anything yet. So, uh, the

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goal is that there's enough reps for all the quarterbacks

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to get better.

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Speaker 3: So those three, when you see them improve.

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Speaker 2: All three of that Okay, So not gonna be overly

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declarative on that. Uh knee jerk reaction time, Roddie Enick Watson, Goldie,

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are you on board to say that he could be

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could end up being QB two come kick off in

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twenty twenty six?

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Speaker 5: This is pure speculation obviously, man. But I'm I've been

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around it enough, right, I've learned from you. I'm starting

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to gauge in my knowledge. One, you know, and I

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know there's no second transport windows, so they could declare

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it and guys couldn't leave before that was why right,

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some of your name me got Okay.

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Speaker 6: Well I'm not gonna be QB two. I'm gone, So

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I get the competition. But what do we say, Ben?

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Speaker 5: In fall camp, they know, did they know who they wanted?

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Who's going to be taking reps as QB two? But

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in that same breath, you want to say even keeled.

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want to be too eye, too low. If you're leaving

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it open, that means you like the guy that is

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behind the guy who's number two, and you believe that

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he can surpass him with the full you know, off

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season going to the fall camp and competition really rams.

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when you're out there every single day, you know, from

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eleven to four, whatever it is, you could share some

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more light of one. Fall camp will be when you

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guys practice, it brings out the best in you. Not

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saying that spring ball doesn't. It does, but you're not

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going against ones on ones always. Some guys might be out,

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you know two's on two. It's mixing and matching is

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getting the team chemistry, getting guys to get good reps.

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Speaker 6: That's why I think they leave it open.

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Speaker 5: And you saw it right, You saw a guy and

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bear what happened you saw look, and I'm happy to

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be wrong. I thought it was GB three going back

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a couple of years ago and Gary, you know, for

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the first couple of weeks Ben it was his And

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what did Jake said not so fast, brother, he was,

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I'm here, check this out.

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Speaker 6: And what did he do?

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Speaker 5: He turned it on. So that's how it goes, Ben,

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and I think you have to leave it open. So

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I think En Watson's got a great shot. I think

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it's gonna be like Emerson Gollman. Ben, I think they

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like him. And I think maybe at the start of

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the season, or maybe in fault, maybe start a fall camp.

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It could be tracing rightfully, So he's been around. He's

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the veteran, you know, probably the most poisoned locker room

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behind Bear. And if Bear were to go down, then

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it's in. But I think Inogwatson, Goldie, the golden boy.

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I think he's got a great opportunity to steal QB

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two and I would not be surprised if that happened

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in fall camp or at some point during the season.

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Speaker 2: Ben, let's take a brief time out. We'll come back

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with more Kalani cuts. We asked him the question is

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l J. Martin out for spring? Ball? Has shown Hima

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the lead running back for spring? Also, how has Kadi

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luluave been inserting himself in practice? All that and more,

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and then talk punt return game. Who's going to replace

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Kolani h Kilani cuts if you will, l J. Martin

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Klana Is he officially out for spring ball? Is Chioni

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taking the lead as RB one during spring?

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Speaker 3: Yeah? I think the long running backs looked really good too.

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Speaker 4: I mean, you know, looking at what has been able

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to do, I think he's returning to his old farm.

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Speaker 3: And then devonick It goes doing a great job.

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Speaker 4: At running back, and you know, we got Preston Rex there,

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and then Logan Payne's done some good things too, So

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Jovesa the moony those guys are, I mean, Jovesa had

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a great Bowl game, and then you're looking at what

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all those guys have been able to do, and I

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mean in the last couple of months. It's it's kind

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of I think Lj's done a great job of leading them.

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He's he's basically another coach for them, so it's been

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really good.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. So he kind of gives the tip of the

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cap to to Sioni mah, and he alludes to the

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fact that Lj's is a coach. Why would we need LJ.

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We don't want LJ to be out there, dude, We

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Ronnie like, don't we want to set him beside, put

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him on the shelf and just keep him healthy and strong,

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keep him explosive, elastic, pliable. He can coach, he can

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get the mental reps, he can do walkthroughs uh, he

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can do some maybe possibly some low impact work in

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team segments. But we don't want him getting touched in

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spring ball. Are we in a court?

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Speaker 6: We're in a court.

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Speaker 5: Don't need him doing shoulder to shoulder right Ben where

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they rap, like, you know, I don't need to rap.

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Don't touch him No, Ben, I'm with you one hundred percent.

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Uh yeah, you want to see that, Ben, And we've

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seen that from a number of BAU players coaching out there,

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you know, doing that when they've been recovering from maybe

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you're nursing an injury.

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Speaker 6: We don't need to see LG. He's proven it.

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Speaker 5: Look, he's the he's the reigning Big twelve Offensive Player

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of the year.

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Speaker 6: Why does he need to be out there for what?

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Speaker 3: I mean?

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Speaker 5: You just look the I always applied to the commandments.

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I'm not trying to be sacrilegious. If you want to

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see LG out there, if you want Ben or myself

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or any of the media member, you might be a

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little bits of breaking the tents with enough coveting, and

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you might be a little bit greedy.

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Speaker 3: No.

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Speaker 5: Number four needs to be resting up so he can

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be for glory when it times to for fall camp.

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No Ben, let these because guess what, you know what

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happened last year, Ben, they had nobody. Give these guys

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a chance to be confident. Let him get playing time,

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Let's see how they get back. If he truly is

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the guy, and it sounds like he's and I interviewed

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him right he's taking the reps. You know, you got

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pressing recks in that mixes well. And then Devon Ekothozi

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your four and the logan.

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Speaker 6: Pain behind that. So let those guys work it out.

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Speaker 5: So let those guys all get reps ben and be

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confident because if LJ you were to get dinged up,

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you know, he's had his fair share of injury. If

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anybody behind the LJ got dinged up, let him be

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next man up and be ready to go.

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Speaker 2: So I'm with it. Boomshota loca. Let's move on to

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the next one. How is Kadu Lave coming around? Is

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he inserting asserting himself well? In practice?

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Speaker 3: Yeah, Katie will Have is a great player. He is.

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He's dynamic.

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Speaker 4: We just have to be careful with him because he's

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he doesn't know how to slow down, you know, he's

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it's impossible to go a walk through with him. He

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only knows one speed and right now we're still trying

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to get him to heal up his hand.

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Speaker 2: He just he's in the.

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Speaker 3: Club and so I kind of have to save him

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from himself.

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Speaker 4: So I don't mind telling someone to slow down but sometimes,

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I mean, he's just so intense and it's good for

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our defense. I mean, he's he's a big playmaker. I'm

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I'm just really happy that he's on our defense.

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Speaker 2: He's only got one speed, baby, Cadu Lave, so you

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could hear it in his voice. He just wants to

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keep kid healthy. And I have it on good good

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you know from some good sources here that when cad

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I was told like like, if Caid's on the football field,

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then he's healthy. On the defenside of the ball. He's

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the best player on the defense and maybe the best

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player on the field period because he goes all the

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dang time. So got to keep him healthy too. He's

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wearing a club right now, so already getting a little

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bit dinged up in springball Hope League, and stay healthy.

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They just got to keep him available come fall camp

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because of that one speed mentality given. And that's what

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you want because as a leader, you look to that.

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And you whispered in my ear when we heard that,

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is he the richie of this team? Yeah, maybe he's

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got one speed baby, and he allows everybody else to

470
00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:24,240
gravitate towards him, and uh, he's set in the tone.

471
00:22:24,599 --> 00:22:29,599
So Caid doing great work as a middle linebacker for them, Coops,

472
00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:30,920
big question, yeah for.

473
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Speaker 5: You, and I know we don't care. We had Chase

474
00:22:33,079 --> 00:22:35,400
you know last year. Doesn't care about preseason you know,

475
00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,279
watch lists and things like that. Right, It's about what

476
00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,200
you finish. But you have to think that maybe Ig

477
00:22:41,519 --> 00:22:44,240
and Caid both might be on that big to a

478
00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,920
preseason defensive teamless like you would wonder with how great

479
00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:49,599
Ig played. I know he was a little big, gimpy,

480
00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:51,680
you know, the g man would say. But with his

481
00:22:51,799 --> 00:22:55,440
playmaking ability, Nucy's pass rushing Cad, I mean, Ben, I

482
00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,279
don't know what else you want like that. That look

483
00:22:58,319 --> 00:23:00,400
BYU is not going to be the best, but if

484
00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,039
healthy like last year, they're gonna have, you know, one

485
00:23:03,039 --> 00:23:04,799
of the best linebacker groups in the country. It's not

486
00:23:04,839 --> 00:23:06,920
gonna be the best, can't say that, but it's gonna

487
00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:08,559
be up there. I think top fifteen, no doubt.

488
00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:12,920
Speaker 2: Boom love it. Let's get back to it. Kalani Stake.

489
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Has anyone stepped up yet as the primary punt returner?

490
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Speaker 4: Oh yeah, I mean I think there's a lot of

491
00:23:20,079 --> 00:23:22,559
guys that can fill in. I mean Kennon Devreez is

492
00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,200
really good. Tiger Balkmeyer has a lot of experience.

493
00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,640
Speaker 3: Doing that, and I think, uh, you know Legend.

494
00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:31,240
Speaker 4: Legend can be a kick returner too, and same with

495
00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,440
with Eka, so with Devaughan. So I mean there's a

496
00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,880
lot of capable bodies. And Cody Hagen is also a returner,

497
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so there's a lot of I'm probably leaving a bunch

498
00:23:40,279 --> 00:23:42,279
of guys out there, but FESSI could do a good

499
00:23:42,319 --> 00:23:43,319
good job getting them ready.

500
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Speaker 2: All right, So who's your favorite to become the primary

501
00:23:48,079 --> 00:23:51,319
punt returner without Parker Kingston in the lineup? Ronald the

502
00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:51,920
three man Weaver.

503
00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,079
Speaker 6: Yeah, they're gonna go with experience. If Cody's healthy. Ben,

504
00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,720
I think he's the guy, no doubt about it at all.

505
00:23:56,799 --> 00:23:58,480
But we saw this last year with k Pop.

506
00:23:59,039 --> 00:24:01,400
Speaker 5: He when he was this teams coordinator, he was pulling

507
00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,759
guys like if you make a mistake, he he was

508
00:24:03,839 --> 00:24:05,680
not afraid. I think Justin and It's gonna be just

509
00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,240
as cutthroat, if not more, Ben, I'll be honest, So

510
00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:11,480
I think maybe we have to talk to Justin about that.

511
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Speaker 6: But I think Cody's in that mix.

512
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Speaker 5: And then I think, I really, if I'm to be honest, Ben,

513
00:24:15,279 --> 00:24:17,400
I think nothing against Cannon, but I just think Legend

514
00:24:17,519 --> 00:24:19,920
speed been and for the fact that he did in

515
00:24:20,079 --> 00:24:22,960
high school, you know, on you know, kickoff and punt.

516
00:24:23,039 --> 00:24:24,960
I just think, to me, it comes down to two guys.

517
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And I'm gonna be very declarative about this. I think

518
00:24:27,839 --> 00:24:29,200
Cannon could be in the mix on there, but I

519
00:24:29,319 --> 00:24:31,519
really think it's gonna come down to Cody a legend.

520
00:24:31,599 --> 00:24:34,680
That's what I truly believe for punt and for kickoff return.

521
00:24:34,759 --> 00:24:37,799
If I'm gonna be honest, Ben, I think those guys

522
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have a chance to flash because look, you see Cody

523
00:24:40,319 --> 00:24:42,640
and Legend speed. There's nothing like a Cannon is fast too,

524
00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:45,079
but those guys are faster and when they make you

525
00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,039
miss and when they get going, it's just it's really

526
00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,720
a rod and and Justin and the staff and they

527
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like to utilize speed a lot.

528
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Speaker 6: And Legends got the size. They like Cody. So that's

529
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what I'm going with between those two to windows jobs.

530
00:24:56,799 --> 00:24:59,960
Speaker 2: Yeah, right now, he's a punt returner. I am actually

531
00:25:00,279 --> 00:25:04,720
leaning Cannon. I I love Cannon, I really do, like

532
00:25:04,799 --> 00:25:09,559
I know he was he was punt returner three. I

533
00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,039
I liked what I saw for him. Now Tiger is

534
00:25:12,079 --> 00:25:16,240
a bigger body, but I didn't like his decision making

535
00:25:16,279 --> 00:25:19,839
as much about fielding and uh and and letting go

536
00:25:20,079 --> 00:25:21,400
of of certain punts.

537
00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:22,240
Speaker 4: Uh.

538
00:25:22,799 --> 00:25:25,559
Speaker 2: You gotta be judicious, you gotta be careful about where

539
00:25:25,559 --> 00:25:28,039
you're receiving it. So I lost a little bit of

540
00:25:28,079 --> 00:25:30,079
faith there and tell you not to say he can't

541
00:25:30,079 --> 00:25:33,559
earn it back. But right now, I'm a lean. I'm

542
00:25:33,599 --> 00:25:37,279
a lean towards Cannon degrees as my punt returner. As

543
00:25:37,319 --> 00:25:40,920
far as kick return though, I think I like the

544
00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:43,559
idea of putting Devon Ekka back there. If SIONI mo

545
00:25:43,799 --> 00:25:47,039
is truly your RB two, right, Like if it's l

546
00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:51,319
J and Sione, you gotta get Devon on the field asap.

547
00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,079
You gotta figure out ways to get him on the field,

548
00:25:53,079 --> 00:25:55,559
and I think I think kick return is one of

549
00:25:55,599 --> 00:25:58,279
those ways. I would love to see him be maybe

550
00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,799
a primary kick returner and then as a as the

551
00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,799
up back. Another guy that's pretty explosive is because you

552
00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,799
have two kick returners, right, you have your home run

553
00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,160
hitter and then you have maybe your your your guy,

554
00:26:10,279 --> 00:26:13,240
your up back that can block and return with a

555
00:26:13,319 --> 00:26:16,359
little bit of danger, with a little bit of huh.

556
00:26:17,319 --> 00:26:19,720
Of ability, and I think Logan Pain would be an

557
00:26:19,799 --> 00:26:23,519
interesting guy. He didn't mention him, but I like him. Uh,

558
00:26:24,319 --> 00:26:28,480
glasger legend as as the kick returner as well, if

559
00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:31,440
it'd be great. You know, Cody's going to be in

560
00:26:31,519 --> 00:26:33,519
the mix there as well as a home run threat.

561
00:26:33,599 --> 00:26:35,480
You need home run threads. And I know k Pop

562
00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:40,160
Uh definitely love speed. I love the good combination of

563
00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:45,000
speed plus uh arm breaking, you know, arm arm breaking.

564
00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:49,039
Uh you know uh type of runner. Uh, those those

565
00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,200
arm tackle breakers. That's what I would love to see

566
00:26:52,559 --> 00:26:55,240
from a punt returner or sorry, from a kick returner

567
00:26:55,319 --> 00:26:57,680
as well. So those are my favorites right now. And

568
00:26:57,759 --> 00:27:01,599
Kalani mentioned a lot of those guys. Which guys have

569
00:27:01,759 --> 00:27:07,599
been stepping up in general as leaders of this team. Kalani, Yeah,

570
00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:08,319
I think LJ.

571
00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:09,079
Speaker 3: Martin's done it.

572
00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:12,279
Speaker 4: And then uh, you know Raider de Mooney on defense,

573
00:27:12,759 --> 00:27:14,680
Folatile so too, Wala has done a great job being

574
00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:22,319
a leader, Isaiah Glasker, Keanutanovasa, Evan Johnson, and so there's

575
00:27:22,319 --> 00:27:23,920
a bunch of guys that are stepping.

576
00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:24,200
Speaker 3: Up and doing it.

577
00:27:24,319 --> 00:27:27,559
Speaker 4: I mean, I feel really excited. I'm really excited about

578
00:27:27,599 --> 00:27:30,200
the leadership on this team. It's a reason why there's

579
00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:32,960
a great connection with all of them, the reason why

580
00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:34,599
they all wanted to come and do this again. So

581
00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:37,440
I'm looking forward to the senior leadership that we have,

582
00:27:37,559 --> 00:27:40,880
but also the type of team, the culture that everyone's

583
00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:42,519
bought into, whatever the guys need them to do.

584
00:27:42,759 --> 00:27:45,240
Speaker 3: So it's just been it's been fun so far in

585
00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:47,240
the amount of practice that we've had.

586
00:27:49,039 --> 00:27:52,039
Speaker 2: All Right, so leadership, obviously we know that's key. Where

587
00:27:52,319 --> 00:27:54,880
is the leadership coming from? Ronald? You got a question

588
00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:55,200
for me?

589
00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:56,839
Speaker 5: I do I want to bing you what to get

590
00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,319
your knowledge right, because I know that you're connected and

591
00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:01,079
you could think through these things on the spot.

592
00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:02,480
Speaker 6: Way too early.

593
00:28:02,599 --> 00:28:05,039
Speaker 5: Captains, who are the guys that can again to give

594
00:28:05,079 --> 00:28:07,759
the fans, you know, the pitch for it and build

595
00:28:07,799 --> 00:28:10,279
it for you back it up. The players vote on

596
00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:13,319
the captains who they are. Correct me if I'm wrong, Ben,

597
00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,920
Do I think the coaching staff might pick the leadership group.

598
00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,000
I could be wrong about that too, but just that

599
00:28:18,079 --> 00:28:20,160
you're way too early captains. I guess coming out of

600
00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,799
spring ball because I've heard Rader mentioned by the coaching staff.

601
00:28:22,799 --> 00:28:26,480
Speaker 6: I've heard Evan, You've heard Bear Keanu. You know who

602
00:28:26,519 --> 00:28:27,319
do you think so far?

603
00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,119
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think all those guys that you mentioned, I

604
00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:33,440
mean offensively. You look at Bear as a guy. You

605
00:28:33,559 --> 00:28:36,519
wonder if Tiger takes on a bigger role too as

606
00:28:36,519 --> 00:28:39,720
a leader as a senior, you know, because you need

607
00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:43,599
some offensive leaders. I feel like the offensive unit with

608
00:28:43,759 --> 00:28:47,440
so many new faces, right, and so many new players

609
00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:51,640
that are being integrated offensive line tight ends, a wide

610
00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:55,920
receiver and Kyler Casper. You know, there's there's not as

611
00:28:56,039 --> 00:29:00,720
much tenure outside of like Bruce Mitchell and some of

612
00:29:00,799 --> 00:29:04,319
these offensive linemens. So you know, you got Bear and

613
00:29:04,559 --> 00:29:10,519
Bruce offensively. He got lj offensively, and maybe that's enough, right,

614
00:29:10,599 --> 00:29:14,079
Maybe that's enough? Is it Jojo as a red shirt junior,

615
00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,920
does he have the makeup of a leader? Is he

616
00:29:17,519 --> 00:29:21,720
gonna be vocal, to be determined? Right? Like, I don't

617
00:29:21,759 --> 00:29:24,400
know if he's that wide receiver leader. I don't know

618
00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:27,079
if it would be Tiger that is setting the tone

619
00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:30,480
there or if it maybe is one of your your transfers.

620
00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:34,640
Remember Roger sali Apaga is a junior and he's already

621
00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:37,960
been highlighted multiple times. Walker Lyons is a junior. These

622
00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:42,200
guys are supposed to not only be playmakers, but I

623
00:29:42,279 --> 00:29:44,240
think they also need to be leaders and they may

624
00:29:44,359 --> 00:29:49,079
grow into that come fall camp. I think defensively you

625
00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,640
mentioned a few of the names. Obviously, it's Keano Tonavasa,

626
00:29:51,759 --> 00:29:56,559
he's been highlighted as a leader. Another guy offensively Andrew Gentry.

627
00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:59,160
He's a senior too, so I look forward to him

628
00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:03,920
taking on banded role in leadership on the offensive side

629
00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:06,680
of the ball. Love Keto Donavaso. Another guy that I

630
00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:09,839
would love to see step up and set the tone

631
00:30:10,279 --> 00:30:15,480
is body Schoonover. Evan Johnson is super vocal. I love Evan.

632
00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:21,359
He's He's a great I think inspirer uh and uh.

633
00:30:21,400 --> 00:30:23,839
He he brings a little bit of flavor to the

634
00:30:24,119 --> 00:30:26,039
to the group as well, So I would love to

635
00:30:26,039 --> 00:30:29,240
see that. Katie Luave may end up being that guy.

636
00:30:29,359 --> 00:30:32,759
Sialia Sarah also a tenured guy, Isaiah Glasker.

637
00:30:33,279 --> 00:30:33,359
Speaker 1: Uh.

638
00:30:33,839 --> 00:30:35,720
Speaker 2: Look, I think this is one of those years where

639
00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:38,519
you're gonna have a ton of co captains. Quite honestly,

640
00:30:38,599 --> 00:30:43,599
because you're so leyden with junior and senior leadership. You're

641
00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:46,640
laden with it right now, and I think that's why

642
00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:50,400
uh Kilani was probably a would you say would you?

643
00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:53,559
Would you say that? Kilani was a bit hesitant to

644
00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:56,759
be overly declared of about Unworldblus set of names, and

645
00:30:56,880 --> 00:31:01,640
that's what it because he is because yeah, yeah, because

646
00:31:02,039 --> 00:31:04,839
this is a co captain. This is a co captain year.

647
00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:06,559
We've seen that before where it's like you got like

648
00:31:06,599 --> 00:31:11,880
twenty everybody, everybody, everyone is a captain, everyone's a captain.

649
00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,960
So I could see that happening as well. A couple

650
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,599
of last things from Kilani in the camp Kalanie cuts

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656
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657
00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:35,759
Speaker 4: I think Kapop was the main reason. And it was

658
00:31:35,759 --> 00:31:38,440
always been good great to see Danny coming, you know

659
00:31:38,519 --> 00:31:40,799
and train with our guys in the offseason and so

660
00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:43,640
uh and and it was good to talk to him

661
00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:46,720
about ball and so that Danny's got so much ability

662
00:31:46,759 --> 00:31:49,599
and he's been in he's done it in the highlights.

663
00:31:49,279 --> 00:31:53,000
Speaker 3: Level he's won super Bowls, you know, so to have

664
00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:53,799
that type.

665
00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:57,880
Speaker 4: Of experience and having him coach his position with with tomorrow,

666
00:31:57,960 --> 00:31:59,960
I think it's gonna it's it's it's working really well.

667
00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:02,960
I'm all the Stageties are making big time plays and

668
00:32:03,039 --> 00:32:05,960
that that's Folly and Raider have made a lot of

669
00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:07,960
plays so far, and we want to practice four.

670
00:32:07,839 --> 00:32:15,240
Speaker 2: Times Falle Raider also uh getting getting some love there

671
00:32:15,359 --> 00:32:21,160
from Kalani Satakiwala and Dandy Sorenson a big piece of that,

672
00:32:21,319 --> 00:32:25,839
it sounds like, and congratulations a K pop for uh,

673
00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:29,559
you know his acquisition of Danny. It's it's always nice

674
00:32:29,599 --> 00:32:33,960
to be able to lean on and NFL experienced defensive back,

675
00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:38,119
uh and help you with your eye control where your

676
00:32:38,279 --> 00:32:43,839
your your sequencing begins, you know? Okay, so personnel down

677
00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:47,559
in distance is the ball on the hash? How many

678
00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:51,119
eligibles do I have to my side right now? I'm

679
00:32:51,119 --> 00:32:53,720
gonna get my run past read? What's my footwork?

680
00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:54,000
Speaker 1: Like?

681
00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:57,039
Speaker 2: Where am I stemming? Do I need to get out quicker?

682
00:32:57,079 --> 00:32:58,920
Do I anyed to open up my hips quicker? All

683
00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:02,559
those things sequel and uh, so it's nice to be

684
00:33:02,599 --> 00:33:04,680
able to lean on Danny in that regard a couple

685
00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:07,000
of a couple of other things here for Kilani, was

686
00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:09,519
that a big focus. Was it a big poster to

687
00:33:09,519 --> 00:33:11,200
build up the second to make sure there wasn't any

688
00:33:11,319 --> 00:33:12,599
drop off when Jay left?

689
00:33:14,240 --> 00:33:17,680
Speaker 4: Yeah, and I think to compliment what what Kate Pauk

690
00:33:17,759 --> 00:33:21,279
can do too? So uh and then you know, Yeah,

691
00:33:21,319 --> 00:33:23,200
the other thing is Danny has a lot of experience

692
00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:26,160
at that nickel position too, so he knows how to

693
00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:29,599
use safety's there and these nickels, and he's he's a

694
00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:33,000
dynamic player and and and he's he's actually a great coach,

695
00:33:33,119 --> 00:33:35,680
and so it's great to have him mentor our our

696
00:33:35,839 --> 00:33:39,039
our our dvs. And he's working really well with with

697
00:33:39,279 --> 00:33:42,559
Wesley Johnson and with with you know, with Lewis and

698
00:33:42,759 --> 00:33:43,640
with the Mario.

699
00:33:43,799 --> 00:33:46,000
Speaker 3: So I think I think they're they're a dynamic group.

700
00:33:46,079 --> 00:33:48,200
And uh, I'm looking forward to seeing I mean, the

701
00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:49,599
DBS have done some great things.

702
00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:54,480
Speaker 2: So far in spring they go that's Kilani. Uh, And look,

703
00:33:54,519 --> 00:33:56,319
I think it's a valid question. It's a it's a

704
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question that we broached on our show over the two weeks. Look,

705
00:34:01,079 --> 00:34:06,000
these these strategic acquisitions tell us that by us serious

706
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about recruiting, developing and retaining high level talent in the

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defensive back room. We're in a new era, new age,

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a P four age, a resource rich age, and we

709
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want to bring in the best. We want to coach

710
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up the best. We want to retain the best. Right

711
00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,360
last thing, how interested? How much interest has there been

712
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after Jack Kelly and Chase Roberts, specifically after their combines

713
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have been at NFL agents or sorry, NFL scouts, NFL

714
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:39,719
GM has been knocking on boy's door.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, definitely, And there's been a lot of interest on

716
00:34:44,159 --> 00:34:46,440
the guys that weren't invited to. I mean, Will Ferrinol's

717
00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:48,599
at the combine too, and did a great job kicking

718
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so and so was Garrison, you know.

719
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Speaker 3: So those guys did a great job on the specialist side.

720
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Speaker 4: I don't think anybody gave them a lot of publicity,

721
00:34:55,559 --> 00:34:57,320
but they were proud of them too, you know. And

722
00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:00,480
but there's a lot of guys that that are gonna

723
00:35:00,639 --> 00:35:02,440
perform on the pro day. I think I'm looking forward

724
00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:03,119
to seeing what they do.

725
00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:06,719
Speaker 3: I thought, I thought Jack and Chase did a great job.

726
00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:08,239
Speaker 4: And then there's a I've talked to a lot of

727
00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:11,840
NFL personnel since the combine, so It's is nice that

728
00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:13,800
they're able to do it and and do drills and

729
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:16,400
work work at all the drills with guys that are,

730
00:35:16,480 --> 00:35:17,719
you know, possible draft picks.

731
00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:21,679
Speaker 2: Coach. We had Will on you know you missed our

732
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interview Kalan We we shouted out Will was a great interview.

733
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If you missed it, get it on the podcast Cougar Sports.

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We've been krittle on any one of your podcasting platforms. Uh,

735
00:35:31,559 --> 00:35:33,519
it was a great interview with Will and uh yeah.

736
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But that look, we're gonna get more eyeballs on Brigham

737
00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:40,079
young university athletes. We're gonna have we are undrafted free agent.

738
00:35:40,199 --> 00:35:43,559
You we have plenty of undrafted free agent prospects that

739
00:35:43,679 --> 00:35:46,760
are gonna get signed. It's what we we've honestly done best.

740
00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,880
Because there has been an issue. I think for the NFL,

741
00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:53,960
they're trying to get over it. Maybe they can get

742
00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:57,199
over it in the in the UH in the new

743
00:35:57,280 --> 00:36:01,039
era of the National Football League, but they discriminate against

744
00:36:01,920 --> 00:36:05,000
return missionaries period. If you're older, they look at that

745
00:36:05,119 --> 00:36:08,519
as your biological mail clock and you're maybe you're you're

746
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more injury ridden, you got more wear and tear on

747
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your body, Maybe you have a decrease in TESTA. I

748
00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:15,079
don't know what they're their justification is. I think it's

749
00:36:15,079 --> 00:36:20,400
a little bit archaic. It's it's ridiculous. But guys coming

750
00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:24,920
out of BYU, guys like Danny Sorenson, guys like Harvey Longee. Right,

751
00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:29,119
they they they get into these great deals, undrafted free

752
00:36:29,119 --> 00:36:32,199
agent deals, and then they last a very long time. Uh,

753
00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:35,239
because they're great, high quality football players. But there's a

754
00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:37,719
little bit of a discrimination against them as they're a

755
00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:40,599
little bit older and they've been missionaries for the Church

756
00:36:40,639 --> 00:36:43,920
of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Anyway, hopefully, b

757
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what you get the number of draft picks and a player.

758
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officially signing running back Tyler Aw's year to a two year,

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twelve point two five million dollars, deal ladies and gentlemen.

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They've agreed to terms with the former Falcons running back

786
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after four seasons in Atlanta. I think Tylarzi has proven

787
00:38:26,679 --> 00:38:31,719
to be reliable and productive and he heads to the desert,

788
00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,519
my home state, and I can't wait to see what

789
00:38:34,639 --> 00:38:39,840
he can do for the Arizona Cardinals. Now is is

790
00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:43,559
he an RB one down in Arizona? He has total

791
00:38:43,559 --> 00:38:46,880
twenty eight and seventy six rushing yards and twenty total

792
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:52,960
touching touchdowns as a Atlanta Falcon football player. Now he

793
00:38:53,119 --> 00:38:58,280
may get that opportunity to be the lead back in Arizona. Ronald,

794
00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:00,639
your thoughts, your commentary you make of is.

795
00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:03,559
Speaker 5: Yeah, this is a great spot I think for Tyler.

796
00:39:03,639 --> 00:39:06,079
I know Vic wanted to see him with the Broncos.

797
00:39:06,119 --> 00:39:08,840
I thought the Saints were another opportunity. You think of

798
00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:11,000
running backs on their way out on the last contract,

799
00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:13,280
you really have to look in the nitty gritty. I

800
00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:15,159
know James Connor got hurt, but this is a great

801
00:39:15,199 --> 00:39:17,119
place for him. Been indoors. You get to play all

802
00:39:17,119 --> 00:39:19,960
of your games indoors. So Tyler going from the Falcons

803
00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:21,800
from one dome to the next, it's a it's a

804
00:39:21,840 --> 00:39:25,960
rebuild Ben. They've got they got new organization, new coaching staff.

805
00:39:26,039 --> 00:39:27,920
So this is a great opportunity, I think for Tyler

806
00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:30,360
because I think the competition will be fresh, you know

807
00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:34,559
from what we know Ben. When you change the coaching staff,

808
00:39:34,599 --> 00:39:37,280
you change the personnel, it's a competition's wide open. I

809
00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:40,239
think it's anybody's right now. But Tyler's kind of been

810
00:39:40,239 --> 00:39:42,320
in that mixed fighting for RB one, but RB two.

811
00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:43,960
I think he will get a lot of playing time,

812
00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:45,920
a lot of touches. And I just want to say,

813
00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:47,679
this Ben to be able to get this type of

814
00:39:47,800 --> 00:39:50,079
contract for a guy, and I'm not talking about Puka

815
00:39:50,079 --> 00:39:52,400
because Puoko is always always talented. Someone's gonna ping me

816
00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:54,719
on that, but Puka was a fifth no. To be

817
00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:57,440
a fifth round pick like this Ben to be buried

818
00:39:57,519 --> 00:39:59,079
on the depth chart when I mean buried, like he

819
00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:01,880
was trying to find his footing working at Walmart the

820
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,280
night shift. I remember seeing him been sometimes going early

821
00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:06,360
of like oh my goodness, man, like don't you have

822
00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:08,639
practice like doing that? To be able to have one

823
00:40:08,679 --> 00:40:11,000
of the greatest running back seasons in two years with

824
00:40:11,159 --> 00:40:14,119
Byu to get to the league, this guy's really made

825
00:40:14,199 --> 00:40:16,440
his way a big fan of He has loved to

826
00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:18,679
see him back when he comes, always enjoyed chopping up

827
00:40:18,719 --> 00:40:20,679
with him. Yeah, he's gonna be in the mix bin

828
00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:23,400
whether he's RB one, RB two, beIN. Look the last

829
00:40:23,599 --> 00:40:25,880
years leading rusher, I think you know Perk cam Clark,

830
00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:27,920
I mean in our group chat was talking about that

831
00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,559
three hundred and thirty three yards last year. I'm pretty

832
00:40:30,559 --> 00:40:33,639
sure Tty Psycho T can do more than that. So great,

833
00:40:33,719 --> 00:40:34,159
great pick.

834
00:40:34,639 --> 00:40:38,480
Speaker 2: Look James Conners, you know the lead backyard, but remember

835
00:40:38,559 --> 00:40:42,440
he went out with injury after three games last season,

836
00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:45,000
so I mean you never know. I mean, James Connor

837
00:40:45,079 --> 00:40:47,480
been in the league now, I want to say for

838
00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:51,639
eight nine years. He's a tenured veteran running back. He's

839
00:40:52,159 --> 00:40:55,480
he's thirty years old. Tyler Algier a little bit younger,

840
00:40:55,559 --> 00:40:58,119
a little bit stronger. They also have, I believe, I

841
00:40:58,239 --> 00:41:01,320
want to say, Michael Carter, the former Jets running back

842
00:41:01,639 --> 00:41:03,719
as a little scat back, change a pace back on

843
00:41:04,599 --> 00:41:08,679
and on their on their on contract. Trey Benson as well.

844
00:41:08,719 --> 00:41:11,800
I think he had some injury issues too last season.

845
00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:15,920
So uh, they they're going after a durable running back

846
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:19,360
that doesn't fumble the football and doesn't get injured knock

847
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:21,719
On Wood. That's what they're going after because they have

848
00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:25,199
had injury issues with their running backs, their lead backs,

849
00:41:25,599 --> 00:41:29,920
so that could propel our man Tyler Rowsier to RB

850
00:41:30,079 --> 00:41:33,159
one status due to the injury rate of the other

851
00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:36,119
running backs. Trey Benson I think, only played in like

852
00:41:36,280 --> 00:41:39,440
four four games last year twenty nine carries on hundred

853
00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:42,119
and sixty yards before having an injury, So that is

854
00:41:42,239 --> 00:41:46,239
up note. Okay, Tyler Asier going to UH the Arizona

855
00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:49,239
Cardinals and very well could end up being UH the

856
00:41:49,480 --> 00:41:52,559
RB one, But James Connery is also on the roster

857
00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:55,039
and looks to be the lead back, so we'll see

858
00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:59,280
a little running back by committee approach. UH. We also

859
00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:03,880
have little Kiris Tonga news. Shout out to Kiris Tonga.

860
00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:07,000
The former Patriots defensive lineman Kyle Stunka is signing with

861
00:42:07,039 --> 00:42:09,320
the Chiefs on a three year, twenty one million dollar

862
00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:14,039
deal that includes fourteen million dollars guaranteed. So shout out

863
00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:18,519
to Kiris earning that money, and I can't wait to

864
00:42:18,559 --> 00:42:23,000
see what he can do in a Kansas City Chiefs uniform. Ronald,

865
00:42:23,039 --> 00:42:25,440
and you know you're pretty excited about this. Boom shot

866
00:42:25,480 --> 00:42:27,559
A lot of the Kansas City Chiefs. They went into

867
00:42:27,599 --> 00:42:31,039
free agency with needs at nose tackle and running back,

868
00:42:32,159 --> 00:42:35,960
and they got those filled right away in a very

869
00:42:36,039 --> 00:42:39,360
big way. Kansas City also has two first round picks

870
00:42:40,239 --> 00:42:43,880
this this draft season. So your reaction is, Ronald.

871
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:45,599
Speaker 6: Uh, yeah, I won't bore the people with the running

872
00:42:45,639 --> 00:42:45,960
back pick.

873
00:42:46,039 --> 00:42:48,639
Speaker 5: But Andy Reid finally been I'll just say this, he

874
00:42:48,719 --> 00:42:50,320
finally got a running back that he's going to be

875
00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:53,039
forced to run the football because his quarterback is coming off.

876
00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:53,760
Speaker 6: An ACL injury.

877
00:42:54,079 --> 00:42:56,480
Speaker 5: Even Andy might be a little prideful, and they brought

878
00:42:56,519 --> 00:42:59,119
back their old offensive coordinator, Eric b Enemy. So with

879
00:42:59,199 --> 00:43:01,800
that being said, with Kiris on the defensive side of

880
00:43:01,840 --> 00:43:04,840
the ball, Ben Andy Reid, look, I don't want, you know,

881
00:43:05,039 --> 00:43:07,639
want it's tough for our quarterback coming off injury. I

882
00:43:07,719 --> 00:43:09,320
don't expect the Chiefs to be in the super Bowl.

883
00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:11,480
If they got there, wouldn't be surprised because Andy Reid.

884
00:43:11,840 --> 00:43:13,920
But like you said, Andy's on the downhill and he

885
00:43:14,039 --> 00:43:17,159
knows it. He knows that retirements on the table more

886
00:43:17,199 --> 00:43:20,360
than maybe getting to super Bowls, and each year gets harder.

887
00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:22,960
So he's trying to load up. And Kyris, I think

888
00:43:23,039 --> 00:43:24,800
is the perfect fit. Ben, they couldn't really get after

889
00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:28,239
the quarterback stopping. You saw Kyris bull those people on

890
00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:31,159
borsh people with the Patriots. He deserves to be paid,

891
00:43:31,199 --> 00:43:33,360
happy for it, and Andy Reed likes his. BYU guys,

892
00:43:33,480 --> 00:43:35,719
I'm not surprised by this at all, been I think

893
00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:38,840
Kansas City is a great place for Kiris. Porter Elliott

894
00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:42,079
also is over there. You know a guy that has

895
00:43:42,119 --> 00:43:44,920
connections to be all you. Matt Bushman has played Daniel

896
00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:47,639
Swarrenson Dirty Dan. So Kansas City is a great stop

897
00:43:47,679 --> 00:43:49,960
for former Cougar's and I think actually kings leads to

898
00:43:50,039 --> 00:43:52,679
a Matia starting left guard for the Chiefs drafted in

899
00:43:52,719 --> 00:43:55,239
the second round, Ben, So this is Andy Reid likes

900
00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:57,360
his BYU guys and by you guys like Andy Reid,

901
00:43:57,480 --> 00:43:58,519
so matchmde in Heaven.

902
00:43:58,559 --> 00:44:00,880
Speaker 6: I think Kyris will do well. He'll be what they're

903
00:44:00,920 --> 00:44:01,559
with Chris Jones.

904
00:44:01,599 --> 00:44:04,199
Speaker 5: So Andy has another opportunity to been to submit himself

905
00:44:04,199 --> 00:44:05,519
as to go and I told people I think and

906
00:44:05,639 --> 00:44:07,800
he only needs one more super Bowl to do it.

907
00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:10,079
He had the Dynasty team, so we'll see. But shout

908
00:44:10,079 --> 00:44:11,760
out to Kiris. He'll get a lot of playing time

909
00:44:11,800 --> 00:44:12,800
in Kansas City this year.

910
00:44:13,559 --> 00:44:16,719
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