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<v Speaker 1>So let's start off with a very special guest, my

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<v Speaker 1>first opportunity to interview the new offensive coordinator for the

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<v Speaker 1>University of Utah. He is Jason Back on a Thursday afternoon. Jason,

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<v Speaker 1>how are you. Thanks for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing great, Spence, thank you, no problem.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, congratulations on the new job. First and foremost, here's

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<v Speaker 1>my first question, right out of the gates. What Kyle

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<v Speaker 1>Whittingham bronco Minute Hall. What makes them similar? What makes

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<v Speaker 1>them different?

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<v Speaker 2>Both defensive guys, both have a certain culture, toughness, grit

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<v Speaker 2>that they want in their players and they develop in

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<v Speaker 2>their players. Obviously, being on different sides of the rivalry,

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<v Speaker 2>they Yeah, that's brought out a different competitiveness than each

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<v Speaker 2>of them in their relationship. But they are very different.

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<v Speaker 2>And obviously I'm just getting a little bit, but Proker's

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<v Speaker 2>a little more introverted and coach With's a little easier

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<v Speaker 2>and to you know, talk with as I've been out

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<v Speaker 2>on the road with them, and so yeah, I'm looking

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<v Speaker 2>forward to finding that out more though as we keep going.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Jason, the list of coaches that I can

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<v Speaker 1>ask that question too is very very short, Like you're

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<v Speaker 1>the right, there are very few coaches that have experience

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<v Speaker 1>with both.

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<v Speaker 2>That's true, but maybe more than you think. I'm not sure,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, as you dive into it.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and that's one of the unique things about this

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<v Speaker 1>Utah BYU rivalries, you know, the cross pollination between coaching staffs,

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<v Speaker 1>And wanted to get your take on that because from

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<v Speaker 1>the outside looking in, fans like to stoke the fire

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<v Speaker 1>of and of course, you know, whoever you support, wherever

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<v Speaker 1>you went to school, that's going to be.

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<v Speaker 2>How you lean.

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<v Speaker 1>But how would you describe what I perceived to be

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<v Speaker 1>a very unique dynamic. You can look across the landscape

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<v Speaker 1>at college football and maybe one coach from Bama ends

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<v Speaker 1>up at Auburn or something like that. Yeah, but the

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<v Speaker 1>list of coaches on both sides that I've experienced with

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<v Speaker 1>the other is pretty stunning, and it makes this rivalry

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<v Speaker 1>Jason kind of one of one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that is pretty pretty interesting and it's great to

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<v Speaker 2>be a part of because I've been at other schools

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<v Speaker 2>like Syracuse where they kind of have a rival but

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<v Speaker 2>it's not really you know, their rivals Boston College and

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<v Speaker 2>they kind of have a thing with Pitt, but it's

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<v Speaker 2>not near that same, Uh, you know, spirit of the

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<v Speaker 2>rivalry that you experienced here in Utah, which is great

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<v Speaker 2>to be a part of. And so, yeah, that is

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<v Speaker 2>a unique for both those programs and kind of that

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<v Speaker 2>coaches on each side of it.

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<v Speaker 1>So, Jason, I know you've been asked this, but this

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<v Speaker 1>is my first opportunity to have you on this show

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<v Speaker 1>and interview one on you know, interview you one on one.

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<v Speaker 1>And according to reports, you were a candidate for several

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<v Speaker 1>jobs several schools to call plays and be the offensive coordinator.

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<v Speaker 1>What landed you on saw Lake City? What landed you

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<v Speaker 1>on the universey of Utah? What were the elements that

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<v Speaker 1>made you accept this job and say no to the others?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was kind of up for for a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of different P four jobs. And you know, Utah is

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<v Speaker 2>a great program with a great history and a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of success, and so it's a situation where you look

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<v Speaker 2>at it and you can you feel like you have

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<v Speaker 2>every opportunity to be at the top of that conference

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<v Speaker 2>and to have a lot of success and to be

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<v Speaker 2>a part of a program like that was a great opportunity.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Utah is a great state to live in.

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<v Speaker 2>So for my family and I you know, that's a

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<v Speaker 2>great opportunity to move here and live in the communities

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<v Speaker 2>here because it's a great place to raise your family,

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<v Speaker 2>and the stability with coach with and and then to

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<v Speaker 2>coach Scally is a great, you know, opportunity for a

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<v Speaker 2>coach that you're looking for and to find in a

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<v Speaker 2>program that you're choosing.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's let's get a little peak beyond the curtain about

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<v Speaker 1>the interview process. I'm curious and obviously, you know, keep

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<v Speaker 1>to yourself what you need to and that's part of

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<v Speaker 1>the deal when you're talking behind closed doors to peers

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<v Speaker 1>and coaches and people are going to work with and

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<v Speaker 1>work for. But what were some of the questions that

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<v Speaker 1>were posed to you by coach Wit and maybe coach

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<v Speaker 1>Scally and how did you sell your vision to them

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<v Speaker 1>that ultimately landed in this partnership.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, there was I knew there was some interest

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<v Speaker 2>from you through the process early on, mainly coming from

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<v Speaker 2>third parties kind of other people just reaching out to

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<v Speaker 2>gauge interest, you know, that kind of thing. There wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of necessarily interview, sit down, question answer interview

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<v Speaker 2>type of thing as maybe some of the other jobs,

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<v Speaker 2>but there was a deep dive into watching the film

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<v Speaker 2>of you know, what I was doing offensively in the scheme,

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<v Speaker 2>and so you could tell there's a lot of knowledge

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<v Speaker 2>about what what I was doing offensively and why they

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<v Speaker 2>had interest that way that was more unique to the process. So, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I could tell there'd been between with Scaley and other

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<v Speaker 2>people around the program. Man, They've watched a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>film on me, and I'm assuming several other coordinators that

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<v Speaker 2>they were looking at and kind of letting I guess

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<v Speaker 2>that be the resume much more than what you had

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<v Speaker 2>to say in an interview type setting.

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<v Speaker 1>So for our youth fan listeners who are not familiar

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<v Speaker 1>with Jason Beck and his offensive ethos and his belief

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<v Speaker 1>in how offensive football should be played, how much of

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<v Speaker 1>it is simply your system and how much of it

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<v Speaker 1>is simply all right, let me see what sort of

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<v Speaker 1>talent I have at my disposal. Then we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>cater a game plan around that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it is very much personnel driven. Catered the game

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<v Speaker 2>plan to your best players, starting with the quarterback, next

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<v Speaker 2>what the old line can do, and then lastly kind

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<v Speaker 2>of all the other skilled players you're putting around around that.

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<v Speaker 2>And so every year it has been different. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>some years you're thrown it for a lot, some years

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<v Speaker 2>are rushing it for more. You know, it's very it's

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<v Speaker 2>very much catered and built around the personnel.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell me, you know when it comes to obviously you

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<v Speaker 1>haven't been on the ground for that long, but there

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<v Speaker 1>have been so many things that have happened since you

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<v Speaker 1>have been hired. What sort of role, Jason, have you

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<v Speaker 1>had in say, the re recruitment of Isaac Wilson And

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<v Speaker 1>obviously your former New Mexico quarterback is now on campus

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<v Speaker 1>here with Devin Dampier, and you're the offensive of course

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<v Speaker 1>offensive coordinator, so of course you have a seat of

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<v Speaker 1>the table. But was it drinking through a fire hose

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<v Speaker 1>when you landed where there are a lot of things

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<v Speaker 1>that you kind of had to jump right into when

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<v Speaker 1>it came to the reacquisition and then acquisition of some

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<v Speaker 1>of the kids that are going to be playing for

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, with the landscape of college football now, this coordinator

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<v Speaker 2>higher needs to happen pretty fast before that portal opens,

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<v Speaker 2>or ideally it happens before that portal opens. So you're

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<v Speaker 2>heavily involved with that, both in retaining, in attracting players

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<v Speaker 2>and identifying, you know, the pieces you want for what

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<v Speaker 2>you're doing. So, like talking about Isaac when it was

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<v Speaker 2>coming up and it was rumored Devin might be coming,

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<v Speaker 2>there's some concern there, you know, that led to going

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<v Speaker 2>in the portal, and so yeah, it was absolutely a

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<v Speaker 2>recruiting to keep Isaac here because when I watch him,

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<v Speaker 2>he has a lot of talent and a lot of ability,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, my background developing quarterbacks and UH and

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<v Speaker 2>helping quarterback play I thought would be a strong attraction.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I you know, I wanted to keep him here.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's a lot of people are on the program

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<v Speaker 2>that helped with them, that were involved with that. That

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<v Speaker 2>was some of the first stuff I was doing. So

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<v Speaker 2>fortunate then they have all the old line coming back

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<v Speaker 2>and UH with coach Harden and the great job he's

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<v Speaker 2>done here, that was pretty solid, and then everything else

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of had to be addressed through through keeping

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<v Speaker 1>Is the plan that Devin's the starter certainly feels that way.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean that's definitely with the history and the

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<v Speaker 2>background and the interest and the commitment all that that's

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<v Speaker 2>for Devin not to come in and be in uh

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<v Speaker 2>uh up front getting reps. You know, that just makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>And my job is to develop and coach all of

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<v Speaker 2>those guys in the room and develop all those guys.

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<v Speaker 2>And because everybody, you know, anybody's a play away. Anybody's

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<v Speaker 2>a play away. So you've got to be developing the

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<v Speaker 2>whole room. But it's nothing's just handed to you. You've

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<v Speaker 2>got to still earn it, improve it, and show it

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<v Speaker 2>all the time. But Devin has a head start. He

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<v Speaker 2>knows the offense, he knows the verbiage, he knows you know,

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<v Speaker 2>how that all works. And so he's coming in in

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<v Speaker 2>that position while everybody else is competing for the opportunities

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<v Speaker 2>behind that. And like we told everybody, I mean, if

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<v Speaker 2>if somebody's clearly out playing somebody else, the best guy's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna play. You know, I'm not coaching my son in

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<v Speaker 2>pee wee football. And so but Devin's in an advantage

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<v Speaker 2>with everything, and he's a really talented player, which is

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<v Speaker 2>why we want and to get him here.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Jason, at the last two years or any indicator,

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<v Speaker 1>you need to be five deep at the quarterback position

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<v Speaker 1>for the Utes. Unfortunately, that's been what has transpired because

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<v Speaker 1>of the lack of health. So besides Devin and besides Isaac,

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<v Speaker 1>how's that room looking right now? And are you looking

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<v Speaker 1>to add to it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we're well, right now we're full in the room.

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<v Speaker 2>We've brought in a couple other transfers. Of course, you

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<v Speaker 2>guys know Nate, he was here previously and he's back

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<v Speaker 2>and so he'll be doing some stuff in the QB room,

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<v Speaker 2>but kind of also seeing what else he can add

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<v Speaker 2>to the offense. Brendan transferred in from Oklahoma, so he's

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<v Speaker 2>in that room working. A couple high school kids that

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<v Speaker 2>were signed by the previous staff with Bird and Wyatt

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<v Speaker 2>or here, they're on campus, so they're you know, starting

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<v Speaker 2>to wrap their heads around college football and what that's

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<v Speaker 2>like and what those expectations are. And then we got

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<v Speaker 2>a couple up good walk ons to the program and

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<v Speaker 2>Drew and Dollon that are also a part of that NIXT.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, right now there's there's seven guys that were

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<v Speaker 2>development and working with for that reason that you're talking about. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully we don't hit that, hopefully we don't see five quarterbacks,

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<v Speaker 2>but but that is the reality. You got to your

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<v Speaker 2>coach and everybody up developing everybody. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>lived in that world as a player, just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>being a play away as primarily a backup in my time.

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<v Speaker 1>Before I said you lose Jason, as a child of

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<v Speaker 1>times where my dad changed jobs. The most important thing,

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<v Speaker 1>as the wife out of the kids, how they handling

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<v Speaker 1>the adjustment.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, they haven't moved yet. We're still in the process

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<v Speaker 2>of doing all that. But you know they've been a

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<v Speaker 2>part of this thing quite a few times. As the

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<v Speaker 2>kid get older, that brings different challenges with it. But

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<v Speaker 2>my wife's amazing, and you know, she's been in this

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<v Speaker 2>thing the whole time. You know, we got married in college,

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<v Speaker 2>so she's been been along for this ride the entire time.

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<v Speaker 2>And she's amazing. The kids are great and has its

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<v Speaker 2>pros and cons as you know, and she just try

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<v Speaker 2>to focus on the best parts of it and make

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<v Speaker 2>the most of all those things.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Jason, we'll finish where we started. Congratulations on the opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>and I appreciate the time, Thank you, sir.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely, Fan's good to visit with you, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Jason Beck, the new offensive coordinator for the University of

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<v Speaker 1>Utah