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Speaker 2: All right.

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Speaker 1: So BA has only acquired nine players out of the portal. Okay,

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nine players thus far. And uh, it looks like they

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got three offensive linemen. They got two tight ends, two linebackers,

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they got a wide receiver, and then they picked up

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a cornerback at of Mississippi State. Uh, he's on the

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line right now. Let's get him. Let's get to know

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this young man a little bit better. The six foot

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two hundred and eighty five pounder at a Mobile Alabama.

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We got Javin Williams on the line. Javin, how are

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you man? Thanks for joining.

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Speaker 3: Us, Thanks for having me. I'm doing pretty.

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Speaker 1: Good, hey man, appreciate you hopping on so we can

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get to know you and uh find out a little

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bit more about you. Number one, How does it feel

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to know where you're gonna be balling out at next year?

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Speaker 3: It was great to be playing one of the best

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places on Earth. So that's what I'm excited about.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean you've you've played a lot of football,

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you know. I mentioned you're from Alabama. Tell us a

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little bit about where you grew up. Let's get to

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know you from from the ground up, if you will.

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Speaker 3: So, I'm from a hometown kid. I'm from Mobile, Alabama.

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That's my hometown. I grew up playing all three sports, baseball, basketball,

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and football. I stopped playing football shortly for a short

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period of time around seventh grade. My mom wouldn't want

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me to get hurt, so she stopped me from playing,

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and I begged her to go back out there around

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my junior year of high school, and she finally let

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me go back out there, and I was blessed to

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get the receiver offer to Kinansas State. I played there

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for three years, and then I entered the portal and

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found a home at Mississippi State. And then now I'm

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here at BYU and I'm glad to be here.

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Speaker 1: What position did you play in high school ball? Have

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you always played defensive back?

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Speaker 3: No, sir, so I was. I was rade receiver. That's

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all I played in high school. I had one highlight

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of defensive back on my film and it was one

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hundred yard pick six. So yeah, I think that's what

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got me to play dB a little bit in college.

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Speaker 1: So when you were recruited at Kanansas State, were they

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they recruited you as a defensive back not as a

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wide receiver.

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Speaker 3: Yes, sir, they recruited me as a defensive back, and

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they also told me I would be getting the ball

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in my hands on offense too, so that was a

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Speaker 1: Yeah, So tell us a little bit about your path

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through Kennesaw State.

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Speaker 2: What was that experience like for you?

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Speaker 3: I was pretty good. I was able to find a

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way to get on the field and make some plays there.

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so that was a good a good thing for me

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being able to get the ball back in my hands

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because I used to be a ride receiver, being able

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to make some plays for those guys. So hopefully I

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can catch some picks this year and get the ball

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back in my hands too.

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Speaker 1: Did did you try to pitch the coaches on your

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punt return skills and or even kick return skills?

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Speaker 3: No, sir, not, Yeah, I haven't all right.

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Speaker 1: Well, once you get to Provo, I'm sure you will.

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the portal there at Kenness State and why was Mississippi

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State the next destination for you?

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Speaker 3: So really, at Knasas, I just went through a major

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coaching change. The coach that brought me in coach Brian Bohannon.

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jumped in the portal because there was like a rule

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where you can get int the portal and kind of

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still be with the team. But I got a call

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from Mississippi State and it was a call for me

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to come on or basically stay at Kennessas State, and

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just go ahead and go to the Mississippi State and

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ball out there, and then now I hit the portal here.

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My reason here was just really I want to be

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the guy, you know, you know, ball out. I made

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a lot of plays at Missippi State. I feel like

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I should have more opportunities to know, to go be

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that guy and make a lot of plays. And also too,

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who wouldn't want to do it in Provo, So that

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Speaker 1: What was your connection to Provo and the coaching staff.

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or at KENNISAW or at Mississippi State? When did you

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become familiar with BYU and his coaching staff.

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Speaker 4: I became familiar with BYU ever since at a young age.

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It's seeing them like balled out on TV and then

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also too like really going on a visit and really

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just understanding what BYU is all about. Just being around

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good people and people that want to be better at

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life and just walk a better life and you know,

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just be a better person. So that was my huge reason,

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and that was kind of my tie into going to BYU.

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Just me and my personal goals just want to be

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a better person and get better at life and grow

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my faith with the Lord. So that's kind of my reason.

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Speaker 1: Who took a visit with you? Did you have family

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memor members come out and check out PROVO with you?

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Speaker 3: Yes, sir, Me and my mom took the visit out there.

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Speaker 1: And what did mom say about Provo? What was her

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experience like on the recruiting trip.

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Speaker 3: My mom, first of acting, she was really shocked. She

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was really shocked. We haven't been that far out, so

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it was really a culture shocked really, just like seeing

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the mountains and everything too, just seing the new landscape everything.

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herself and she likes it a lot, so she loves it.

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Speaker 1: Well, who is your primary recruiter? Was it to Mario

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Warren Kelly Papinga who reached out to you and brought

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you on that trip?

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Speaker 3: Coach Topinga and Coach Warren. They were my two huge

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major guys that I feel reached out to me the

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most and that I talked to the most, and that

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I built the best relationship with the most. So I'll

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say those two guys.

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Speaker 1: Right there, what were their pitches to you to get

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you to commit to b YU and Provo?

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Speaker 3: Really to just come in and give it a shot,

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just come to see with us. And I mean, once

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you come to Provo, it speaks for yourself.

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Speaker 1: Man.

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Speaker 3: There's a lot of great people there, so everybody's nice

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and it's just a great atmosphere. So that was main

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Speaker 1: Did you get to know any of the current players

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on the roster. Did you have any hosts that brought

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you around Provo? Uh?

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Speaker 3: Yes, sir, I got to know a guy named Jay Chris.

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I got to know Jay Chris. He's number twenty six.

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He's also another cornerback. Great guy. He's a great guy.

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He talked about Provo hoghly showed me around and you know,

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just showed me everything that probos about and also too. Yeah,

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that was one of the main guys that just showed

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me around that was with me on my main visit. Yeah.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, what'd you guys? What did you guys do on

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the visit? Where'd you guys eat? What you I mean,

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I'm sure those recruiting visits there's always just grub like

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just being shoved in front of you the entire time.

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Any activities that you guys participated participated in during the

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recruiting visit.

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Speaker 5: I'll say we just really talked a lot about ball

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and we went to eat. Most definitely we ate that

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the food was great. Actually, I want to say it's

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twenty two. I don't want to be wrong, but the

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name is twenty two something. I would definitely be back there.

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Speaker 2: All right, Well, station twenty two is it? Station twenty two?

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Speaker 3: Yes, sir, it is, Yes, sir it is.

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Speaker 2: I haven't eat there, Roddy. If you eat there.

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Speaker 6: Yes, brother's definitely eating there. Now, this is just to

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talk a little bit so Javen can understand a little

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bit about me. I'm a member of the church, Jayden.

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Mobile Alabama, so we know all about that. So chicken

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and waffles, Gridge been, they got a lot of stuff there,

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the spot when I was down in Provo and College,

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I did go there a lot, not anymore because I moved,

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but that's a good spot. So I like that he

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likes Station twenty two. I'm a fan already.

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Speaker 2: What you eat there? Man?

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Speaker 6: There?

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Speaker 3: I had an omelet also some eggs and bacon.

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Speaker 2: I got to go check it out. I've never been

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Speaker 1: Javin Williams b YU defensive back part of the twenty

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twenty six Transfer Portal class here and here at BYU

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and can't wait to see what he does here. So

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defensive backfield, Javon.

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Speaker 3: I still I bring a great I bring a great

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physical great physical Wait can you repeat that? Question again.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, just your skill set that you bring to

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the defensive backfield. What do you think when you watch

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yourself on tape?

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Speaker 2: What do you see?

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Speaker 3: Yeah, so I think I bring a great physical set

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of skills to the field, and you know, also a

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great mindset. I feel like that's a great skill that

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you have to have too, and also too with my

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you know, my link and my ball skills. I feel

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like I can go high point balls really good, or

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make plays on balls and stuff like that. So I

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feel like those are my main skills, is physicality, being

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the great mental guy, and also just want to play

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balls in the air.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's interesting.

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Speaker 1: So, like Evan Johnson is a converted wide receiver, he's

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part of that defensive backfield, converted wide receiver into defensive back,

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and he's he's been fantastic at takeaways, high pointing football's athletic.

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does the ball skills that you learned as a wide

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receiver translate over to the defensive back room. It's a

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little bit tougher, right, because they're different angles and things.

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You're not maybe expecting the ball to be in those

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those angles, But how do you adapt to that and

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how good are your ball skills?

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Speaker 3: I felt like playing wide receiver really helped me. I

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feel just like tracking balls now also to like on

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the baseball field in high school in the outfield just

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also helped me, like catch those run down those angles

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and catch those balls. So I feel those are the

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best cornerbacks, the converted wide receivers.

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Speaker 1: Did you run track and field as well, Javion or

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was it just mostly baseball?

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Speaker 3: There's mostly baseball and basketball?

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Speaker 1: Did like, how did you get into baseball? Because that

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seems like, I mean, it's not always the you know,

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you hear a lot of like football players playing, you know,

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doing like track and field and maybe basketball. You don't

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hear as many baseball players. But you know, maybe you

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grew up in a in a town that was focused.

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Speaker 2: On on baseball. When did you become a baseball player?

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Speaker 3: So I started playing baseball at the age of four

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years old. So it's just been something I've kind of

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been around my whole life and some of my dad

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kind of just instilled installed in me. So it was

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just kind of a thing we just did here in

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Mobile and a lot of people play baseball here mobile,

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So so it's kind of something I was brought up on.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, tell us about your siblings. You got any siblings

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as well? Tell us about them?

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Speaker 3: Yes, I have two older brothers. They played some football

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basketball in their time too, but they didn't really playing college.

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They mostly played in high school.

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Speaker 1: So high school ballers. But it sounds like you come

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from an athletic family. Did mom or dad play sports?

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Speaker 3: Mom and dad did play sports, Yes, yes they did.

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My dad he played a little bit of football, and

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my mom she was a cheerleader for her high school.

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So I feel like that's kind of where I got

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some of my athletic talent from.

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Speaker 1: Love that Javon Williams BYU defensive back, talking some ball

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and a player profile Javon as ye. When do you

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arrive in Provo? When do you get into town and

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enroll and start going to classes?

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Speaker 2: Et cetera?

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Speaker 5: Actually, Robin Provo tomorrow, So hey, Lee's mobile tomorrow morning,

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So I'll be in Provo tomorrow.

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Speaker 2: Nice man, what class is you going to be taking?

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You in a roll? Yet? What's the plan for that?

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Speaker 3: All? Right? Now, we're still trying to just get everything

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situated with my major and make sure that all the

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classes and everything is just going to transfer over. But

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right now I'm gonna interdisciplinary studies major and I'm going

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to be focusing on business and finance.

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Speaker 1: So after football is all done, when I know, I

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know you probably want to take your talents to the NFL,

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what do you want to do as far as a

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profession is concerned.

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Speaker 3: I really want to be a coach just inspired kids

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and just touch on those kids' lives like some coaches

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touched on my life.

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Speaker 2: So high school, college, does it matter.

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Speaker 3: No, sir, it does not matter. I just want to

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have an impact on kids' lives.

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Speaker 2: Love that.

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Speaker 3: Man.

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Speaker 1: You also mentioned the role that your Lord and Savior

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Jesus Christ has played in your life. Could you elaborate

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on that and and why maybe be why you was

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the right place for you to not only develop as

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a football player, but maybe as a disciple of Christ.

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Speaker 3: Oh yeah, like I said, just been around like minded

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people that people that want to, you know, get better

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at those type of aspects of life and and give

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Jesus Christ there. Just give Jesus Christ all their time

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and you know, just become a better human being. So

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that that that's kind of my reason, right there.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I feel you on that, and uh, you

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know it's excited to obviously watch you play ball, and

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uh and and you know, I know Cougarnation wants to

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get to know you. How many years of eligibility do

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you have? Is this your final year of eligibility?

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Speaker 3: Yes, sir, this is my final year of eligibility.

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Speaker 2: So you got to make a count, right, got them?

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This is a this is a big one for you.

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Speaker 1: And as you've been watching, you know, the last couple

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of seasons for BO, you've been pretty special eleven and

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two and twelve and two. Have you watched any of

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the games over the last two seasons that have stood

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out to you?

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Speaker 3: Really? That Utah game always kind of stands out to me.

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That's that's the one I've already circled on my calendar.

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Speaker 1: Is it just a rivalry game that gets you amped

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to get you hyped, Yes, sir, it is. And you know,

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growing up where you where you grew up, I mean

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there's a lot of rivalry games obviously in high school,

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but also in college.

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Speaker 2: Right, who did you grow up rooting for as a

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as a fan of college football?

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Speaker 3: I kind of grew up watching the Iron Bowl, so

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I kind of had to pick between those teams and

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the team my family kind of chose as Auburn.

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Speaker 2: And why was it? Did they.

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Speaker 3: Really? I just think my dad told the team when

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he was younger, and if this being my dad, you know,

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just me going up with my dad kind of just

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persuaded me to choose Auburn.

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Speaker 2: Oh I love that.

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Speaker 3: Man.

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Speaker 1: Well, hey, it sounds like your dad's been highly influential

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on your life. Javin Japon Williams here on ESPN the Fan. Uh,

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outside of football and uh maybe school, what else do

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you like to do? What are whatever your extracurriculars do

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you like to participate in?

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Speaker 5: Some hobbies I have are going fishing and playing golf.

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Speaker 1: We got a lot of good fishing here. They talked

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about it. Did they talk about all the all the

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rivers you can be Uh? You can go fishing in

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here in Utah?

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Speaker 3: Yes, sir. They told me about a couple of spots, Yes, sir,

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they did.

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Speaker 1: All right, Well, we'll have to get you hooked up

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on those locations and get your fishing casting the rod

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Do you have rods that you're bringing with you? You

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bringing you bringing all your equipment?

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Speaker 3: No, sir, I'm not. This is such a long drive.

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I'll probably get it down here shortly though, but I'm

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gonna try to my best bring what i can.

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Speaker 1: All right, man, Well, you know, for like the nil

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opportunities obviously, those are always a part of it. What

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products and brands and things of that nature. And you know,

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is there anything you're looking to maybe align yourself with

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and this year while you're in Provo.

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Speaker 3: Yes, I'm really open to all opportunities. So I'm really

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open to work with any brand and any opportunity that

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comes my way.

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Speaker 2: Love that.

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Speaker 1: Well, Javen, it's been awesome getting to know you. We

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wish you luck. Can't wait to watch a ball out.

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Do you know what number you're gonna be wearing yet?

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Speaker 3: No, sir, I'm not sure yet.

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Speaker 2: All right, Well you'll you'll.

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Speaker 1: I'm sure you'll find out here soon enough once spring

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ball begins. But Javen, appreciate you hopping on any questions

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for us, Man, as you I know you've taken a

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look at Provo and you've gotten to know the coaches

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and maybe some of the players.

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Speaker 2: Any questions that we can help.

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Speaker 3: Out with, no, sir, Not on the top of my head, no, sir.

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Speaker 2: All right, Well, let us know.

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Speaker 1: Can't wait to see you ball out at Brigham And

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we appreciate you hopping on for a player profile.

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Speaker 6: And I got that shops for him, so make sure

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that yeah.

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Speaker 1: Yeah the shops. Yeah yeah, definitely. Oh who you rooting

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for tonight? Indiana or Miami? Who do you think is

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gonna win?

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Speaker 3: I'm taking Miami tonight?

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Speaker 2: All right, Mi, I A here we go.

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Speaker 1: Well, Javin, we appreciate you man, thanks for hopping on today.

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Speaker 3: Yes, sir, I appreciate you'll thank you so much for

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having me.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, thank you. Javin Williams, Ladies and gentlemen. Cornerback the

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transfer from Mississippi State six to two one five. A

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former baseball player, played a lot of sports growing up,

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great ball skills. A converted wide receiver now playing defensive back.

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He was originally recruited to Kanessas State, played there for

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three season. Transferre Tossissippi State this last year and played well.

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Had ten solos, ten, two forced fumbles, one I and

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two one pass defended, and now he's at b YU

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to rep the Y.

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Speaker 2: We'll see how it all plays out. Be what you needed.

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A cornerback of.

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Speaker 1: CB three and UH and Javen's gonna fulfill that role,

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no doubt about it. He may be a starting cornerback

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for the Coops in twenty twenty six.

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Speaker 2: That's our segment. We're sticking out before serving the show. Yes, sir,

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this is now what the third guy.

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Speaker 6: That's that is on this team in the last couple

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of years has converted from wide receiver a safety that's

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no longer a safety. Training in Florida Tannel Wall Evan

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Johnson now him.

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Speaker 2: I'll tell you what. Look, there's something to it.

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Speaker 1: The ball skills, the ball skills skills you bring into

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that cornerback room. Uh, it's nothing to be trifled when

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you got to get excited about it. Javin Williams Bau

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cornerback signee. Guys, that's our show. We're sticking to it.

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roared everyone that joined us. Javin Williams, Jonathan Tavnari, Brandon Huffman,

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Kevin Reynolds. We had some great cougar bytes and soundbites

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from Kevin Young and Rob Right.

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Speaker 2: The Third as well as Parker Kingston and l J.

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Speaker 1: Martin Big Cougar, Orda Brent always bringing the hammer, as

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well as Vic Ramon of course, Ronald the three Man

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Weaver Ronnie.

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Speaker 2: Any final thoughts before we wrap up this show.

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Speaker 6: Yeah, we got thirty seconds. I'll just go with my pick.

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I believe Indiana wins this game. I will say this

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those that are having the ESPN College Football Show, a

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lot of people pick in Miami, including Marcus Freeman. We'll

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see what happens.

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Speaker 1: Ben Nick Saban also going with the Canes. They're taking

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the talent over the culture. Look, let's see how it

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plays out. We'll be back tomorrow as always here on

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your Utah ESPN Radio Network one of three nine ninety

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