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dot com. All right, A couple things before I finished

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the Kevin Young post games out, I want to let

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you guys know jeg Or Demon. I'm really happy that

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everything at Yegor Demon has been accomplishing his first season

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in the NBA. I think he's gonna be a candidate

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for All Rookie Team. And this is nothing that I'm

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making up yeago Right now, averaging just under thirteen points

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with twelve point eight per game, four rebound stream, point

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eight sist and one point three steals per game, Yegor

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is absolutely looking like an All Rookie candidate. For the

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Brooklyn Nets this season. Look the poise the field to

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touch the scoring Gary Trent Junior.

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Speaker 2: Look.

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Speaker 1: I know this is some NBA talk, and hopefully this

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doesn't deter you, but they rip Yegor up at half

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court right because Yego still might have to be a

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little bit stronger on the ball, presses him, tips it,

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gets it through, lays the ball up, starts clapping in Yegor.

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Yego goes down next possession, beats him off the screen,

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shoots the three, and then starts talking right back. I

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love Yegor because Yego is not going back down from anybody,

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and he's definitely gonna trash talk if he needs to.

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So Yegor Dema has been balling out, has been showing

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up for the Brooklyn Nets. And I remember when he

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got drafted. I remember all of the Brooklyn Nets, you know,

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side podcasts, maybe not maybe the main people, but there

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was not a positive reaction with this. There was a

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lot of negativity. People didn't think it would be good

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because of the three point shooting. They okay, the passings there,

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but can he shoot the ball from beyond a perimeter

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And he's been able to do that. Look I told

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everybody that the shot would come. I compared it to

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John Moran. John Morrell was not a good three point

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shooter in college, and a lot of people he did

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not shoot it well when he looked at the video.

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He was able to improve that once he got to

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the Leak. He struggled the first couple of years, and

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now he's a knockdown shooter. A SHOT's always gonna be

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able to find itself, especially at the guard level, when

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they're able to work out one on one. I try

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to give you guys that's inside. But when Jabari Parker

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was playing in the league, grew up in my ward,

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watch him work with the guys one on one.

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Speaker 2: Go up.

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Speaker 1: I remember a couple of times going to some games.

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in the time that you put in. So I'm not

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surprised by diegoor Demon not surprised that he went top ten.

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He was a lottery pick. It's proven everybody that doubted,

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whether it be in Cougar Nation or at the next level,

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he's been doing it. Gotta keep building. Beloved what I

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see from Diego demon right now in the league and

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age of de Bonnce's next. I think Rob Wright's on

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that list. I know the hype might be a problem,

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but I think just as scoring and passing ability, he

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can still play. Richie Saunders, I think is gonna be

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there as well, and Kevin Young and the coaching staff,

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they're gonna continue to develop players for the NBA ages

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next Richie and then Rob and then look, you got

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level as well. You got Abdullah Med He's coming in.

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They got a bunch of guys coming and they're obviously

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going to use a transfer portal as well. This is

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BYU basketball is going to be a very attractive place.

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If Kevin Young is able to get to a final four,

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Elite eight to me is quoting you have to be

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competing for it. If they don't win, then we can

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have that conversation later. But you have to be in

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the Elite A, competing for a final four, and if

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you get there, I think that would change, and not

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even change, it would propel the momentum that BA basketball

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and Athletics already already has Through the roof Michael Jordan,

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the ceiling is the roof love that joke. But no,

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the point in that is that they already have accomplished

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so much in two years. If you get that far,

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the last time you know that BA even got that

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close was you know, Jimmer than Danny Ainge, and not

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even Jimmer. Jimmer was the sweet sixteen Danny Ainge. It's

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been the eighties. So if Kevin Young led you to that,

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look he was eighteen and two. I put this on

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my you know, Cougar basketball pre game notes. But I

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think the last time that that had happened, you know,

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was since Dave Rose eighteen and two the second best record.

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That's tough to do in your first two twenty games

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at home in the non conference slate. So tippecap to

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Kevin Young. He's done everything the right way. He's worked

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extremely hard, and I hope that BA basketball continues to

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build on top of the moment that they have. This

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was per CBS Sports. I want to discuss this, which

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of these teams will win it all? Ever, since two

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thousand and four, a team in the top twelve of

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the week six ap Pole, top twenty five, excuse me,

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Pole has been the eventual champion. So right now, Arizona, Duke, Michigan,

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Iowa State, Yukon, Purdue Houston, Gonzaga, Michigan State, BYU Louisville, Alabama.

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That's interesting. I didn't know that until I saw this.

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I was like, really, but no. When I went back

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and I looked at it, it's very true. Not going

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to go through all the stats, you can do that

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on your own, but this when I looked it up. Yes,

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the last time a national champion was not in the

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top twelve of the week six ap pole was two

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thousand and three when Carmelo Anthony led the Syracuse to

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a title. So will it be BYU? They got a

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great shot, they got a great coaching staff, they have

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the production of players to be able to do it.

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Let's finish up the post game sound and I'll break

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it down. Kevin Young addressing the media yesterday following b

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of the non conference schedule, what were your objectives coming

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into building it and how do you feel like you've minion.

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Speaker 2: In those courses.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, so, I mean, obviously we wanted to beef it

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up and just make it more challenging, you know, which

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we could probably even do could have done more, honestly. Uh,

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there's a you know, it's interesting about my staff because

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coached in college for a long time and guys that haven't,

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of my other coaches, and you know, a lot of

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internal discussion on you know, we could we play more

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you know, quad one type games than we even did

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this year. So that was the overall you know genesis

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of it. I think in this stretch it was kind

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of you know, you still have to fill your schedule.

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like a world renowned coach, and so felt like they

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could present a challenge, which they did some defensively. Uh,

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but this stretch, you know, trying to be home during

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Christmas and finals and all that kind of thing is

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kind of what went behind, you know, scheduling these kind

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of packed in games that we have now.

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Speaker 4: And then what about developing your team during that time? Oh?

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Speaker 3: Huge, I mean that's why you beef beef it up right,

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does it mean to beef it up?

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Speaker 1: And what do you learn?

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Speaker 3: I mean the amount of stuff like we've learned compared

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to last year is night and days, not even close.

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Speaker 2: You know.

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Speaker 3: I think you learn schemes, what's good, what's bad. You know,

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we're talking about the pressure and so forth. Like you

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learn that, you learn where guys need the ball in

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their spots relative to good defense and not just someone

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they can just bully or whatnot.

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Speaker 1: I mean, so there's just a litany.

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Speaker 3: Of things that you learn, and you can't do it

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unless you're playing against really good teams. And so I

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mean the other thing I would say there is I've

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learned college basketball more, you know, I just what, like

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what do other people do that have been doing this

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for a long time. Like when I'm in New York City,

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if a New Yorker crossed the street, I'm crossing with

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them because they know what they're doing right.

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Speaker 1: Same thing with this the scheduling piece.

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Speaker 3: You know, all the good teams schedule tough, and so

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that's what we're trying to be. And this was this

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year was I think a I think hopefully what the

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blueprint can be, you know, moving forward with some of

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Speaker 4: Two more questions.

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Speaker 2: Ten rebounds for AJ is rebounding ability.

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Speaker 1: Where does that stack up among all the great things

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Speaker 2: Can do on the floor.

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Speaker 3: I mean, if you asked his dad, he says, it's

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way up there. You know, that's something he was on

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me about even before AJ signed with his coach. You

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gotta make him rebound, sit him if he doesn't. So

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you know, look, I mean, where where is its head

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for him? Is it?

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Speaker 1: The Knights are transition?

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Speaker 3: It reminds me of Ben Simmons when I coached him

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and Philly back in the day. It was like when

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big guards like that can get in their rebound and

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their dynamic and transition, it goes back to the transition

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opportunities and the fast breakpoint. So that's the defensive rebounding

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and then on the offensive side of the glass. I mean,

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we preach a lot of offensive rebounding technique and numbers,

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and we just talk about it almost at nauseum, to

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be honest with you, and which is great. When AJ goes,

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He's probably gonna get the rebound. When I go, I'm

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probably not gonna get as much as he does, right, and.

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Speaker 1: So trying to get him to buy into that.

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Speaker 3: But I mean, look, we ask him to do a lot,

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you know, and so it can be taxing on it,

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but that's kind of where it rears the value on

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the offensive side and the defensive side.

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Speaker 2: Last question, it's kind of a random question for your coach.

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Speaker 1: You're a man of great quarter zips.

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Speaker 2: Is there a method to your quarters if you're rolling

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out on it?

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Speaker 4: Given night?

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Speaker 3: Oh man? So so Samantha Young, no relation, my executive assistant.

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It's her job to since she sends the text out

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with the picture of which one we're gonna wear, I

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will say, I don't know if Tyson would agree, but

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we have too many this year, like some of them,

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this one even to the point where some are actually white.

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really throws people for a loop. So we got to

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kind of dial that down. Kyle our purpose, our equipment guy.

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Speaker 1: That though, kudos to hitch Our for noticing that. A

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weird tip right there. Ben and I discussed that on

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the pregame show yesterday. Look the fits matter they do,

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and yes they have a lot of Kevin Young is

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a three quarters of guy that the Joggers, the Janowskis

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won't coaching anything different. Yeah, they got too many they

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He likes the black, He likes the gray. And when

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b yu is winning, is whin they're the black winning

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the gray. Don't uh, don't do the royal stay away

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from the blue. But Kevin Young likes the black and

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likes the gray. So shout out to Samantha Young two

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on sending the text message out and getting them dialed

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to make sure that they all look the part. I

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want to get to something that he finished with a

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couple of things rebounding and you know his passing ability

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and transition to Ben Simmons and no bread to tease

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it earlier and talked about it. We're gonna discuss it

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here now. Look the rebounding ability. I think that's funny.

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if he doesn't rebound, sit him, sit him. And look

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that's that's dads. My dad coached me hard and said, hey,

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if he's slacking off, you know what you gotta do.

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You gotta punish him. So no, but I mean AJ,

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And we heard from that sound in the second hour

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of you that'll be on the podcast. But yeah, the

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coaching staff is challenging Aja to rebound better. And I

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think that AJ. I don't know if that if he

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could necessarily be a double double guy because he's not

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a post guy, but I think he can come pretty

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damn closer to it. I think AJ right now in

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college and when he gets the league, I think he

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could be a guy that averages twenty nine when he

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gets the league, maybe averages twenty five when he gets

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to that point. Could be a twenty seven to eight

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rebound type guy, maybe nine, like between that seven and

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nine mark, because of his athleticism, because he wants to

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go hunt on the glass. He likes to play defense,

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right And look, you guys might not notice things. And

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at some point with the pregame basketball sh I'm I'm

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gona get a chance to interview. I'm gonna bok it.

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I'm gonna get a chance to interview who I think

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will be the future number one overall NBA draft pick

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for the twenty twenty six year and who I think

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is the best freshman in this class right now. I

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think it will be a job. I'm gonna ask him. Look,

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you take pride to rebound, you take pride in defense.

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Talk about the gamesmanship. Look, pay attention, pay attention everyone

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to when he stares defenders down, he ripped up. The

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guy goes for the win. Meal aj takes pride. He

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loves the aspect of the game of playing hard and

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then rewarding his teammates and rewarding himself. He loves that

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part of the game. He I think it was the

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riverside game. Gets the ball, gets to what euro step,

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rolls to the basket, lays it up, you know, goes back,

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gets the ball again, dunks and transition and it is

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like has like flexing with the muscle, looking to the guy,

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nod at him, daring him. And then the guy tries

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to dribble past him. Age plays great defense and dribbles

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the ball off his feet, gets excited, claps up, dabs

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a fan up like that's the guy that BYU has,

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that's leading the charge, along with Richie Saunders, along with

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Robert Wright. But look, the athleticism is there. He compared

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to the Ben Simmons. Some people I like that because

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he took the award away from Donovan Mitchell. I do agree,

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Jazz fans, don't get in your feels. The point is

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Ben Simmons had thirty three, you know, career triple doubles.

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AJ's ability to be at a pass the ball, rebound

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the ball is like that of a Ben Simmons, Ben

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Simmons six to ten, AJ six', nine and the way

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he's able to. JUMP i think he's got a higher

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vertical Than Ben, Simmons BUT i like that comparison of

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pushing the ball in transition of when he's that, strong

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when he's that, long when he's that athletic coming, downhill

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you have to make a. Decision you have to pick your.

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Poison and with his ability to, pass it just makes

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it easier FOR byu to be able to get what

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they need to get done and. Everything so shout out TO,

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Aj shout out to bou men's. Basketball let's take a

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little bit of a. Transition let's finish up with this basketball.

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Thinking then we'll kick it back over the football with

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as we're here in the world OF Boe sports right

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here on your one to, three nine and ninety eight

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Three UTAHS Espn Radio. Network this is Per Gregor. BELL

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byu currently ranks fourth nationally in per game of tendants

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capacity percentage of CAPACITY ba number four right now Behind. Kentucky,

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ugh you, know Like, Kentucky and that's a conversation for another.

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Day is Since Mark pope will he be out at

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the end of the. Season we'll save that. Discussion But, Kentucky, Tennessee,

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arkansas and Then North carolina's fifth BYU's number four with

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the average attendants of eight thousand thirty. Four that's eight

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thousand thirty. Four excuse, me that's what the capacity. Is

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the average is in this is eight thousand and. Three

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that's what they're. Getting so only thirty one, seats thirty

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one seats not being filled. Up you, wonder Like ben

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AND i talked, about is it those? Donors are you

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then in a lower? Bowl is it? You lower bowl?

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Folks you thirty one seats behind the bou bench that

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are not showing? Up is it? You because if it,

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is do a good deed This christmas and give. Tickets

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there's two games left in non conference before conference. Play

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because you're not giving conference play tickets. UP i know

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that for sure is gonna be sold. Out it's gonna be.

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Loud so do a good, deed those thirty one tickets

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that are not being, used give them for The Abilieen

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christian game This. Friday before The Ablien christian, game catch

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on your catch us on a one to three nine

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ninety eight THREE fm. Network i'll be taking you up

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until tip off AS bou, plays and then catch us

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back Next monday as well as they take On Eastern.

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Washington so give those tickets and then once you get the,

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tickets always tune into the station as we take you

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through Our Cougar basketball pregame. Show SO, boi your basketball doing.

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Works and that's not in The big, twelve, guys that's

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in the. Nation so they're leading to The big. Twelve

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and and they have one of the, biggest if not

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the biggest ARENA i think FOR byu basketball in The Big.

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Twelve this is Per Jeff, fuller you put this out

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just a few hours. Ago this is the twenty twenty

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Five Big twelve average home game attendance percentage. Capacity this

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IS byu six or two, thousand seven hundred eighty NINE.

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Byu b out the likes Of Iowa. State they have

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a good fan. Base Texas Tech. Lubbick they love their

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sports down. There, Wes, Virginia Arizona, State Kansas, state and

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then The utah and the rest of The big TWELVE

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byu had one hundred and three percent over and, Look

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lavelle was rocking this. Year it was The utah game

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was sold, out a couple of other games night. Games

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vampire Kug so shout out to all of the fans

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that make it. Possible, LOOK i know a lot of

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people are upset about ticket prices going, up but the

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season ticket, holders those of you that purchase tickets to,

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rock you, know most importantly making it really difficult in

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for basketball shooting free throws into the rock and you miss.

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That shout out TO Aj richie And. ROB i think

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they were celebrating with fans when The pacific player. Missed

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this Bau cougar football, team a part of the twenty

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twenty six. Class with so many great running backs that

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have come Through Brigham Young university over the, years you

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always look towards the, future who they bringing, in who

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could be that next. Star whether you look back on

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the past and you maybe Love Curtis brown Or Harvey,

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unga Or Jamal williams Or Tyler. Rausier most, recently L.

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J mart who can be that NEXT. Lj? Martin and

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so we're gonna get to know a guy that could

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very well be that in this. Segment he's on the

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line right. Now he's recruited by a number of. Schools

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he ended up CHOOSING. Byu we got five foot eleven

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hundred ninety pounder out Of Lehigh High, School Devon, ekka

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part of THE Byu cougar football. Family, devon how are?

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Speaker 4: You i'm? Good how are you?

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Speaker 2: Doing? Awesome, man appreciate you joining, us letting us get

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to know you a little bit. Better the recruitment's, Done you're, signed, sealed.

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Delivered you're recruited by a number of. Schools San Diego,

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State San Jose, state Sack, Sate Idaho, State Utah, state

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In Northern, ARIZONA. Unlv you chose The. Kougs why was

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being A Byu cougar the priority for?

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Speaker 4: You, honestly once they offered, ME i knew the, place you, know,

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Like i've always wanted to go there since freshman sophomore.

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Year they've been recruiting me for a, While so ONCE

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i got the, OFFER i knew that's the PLACE i

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wanted to go.

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Speaker 2: To and your your primary. Recruiters who were? They who

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are the individuals that were reaching out to you from

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The cougar coaching.

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Speaker 4: Staff Coach anderson he was talking to me the, most

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AND i was talking to Coach i'm got a little.

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Bit so, yeah those two are the. Most who what.

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Speaker 2: Did the Coach anderson the Coach who'm gonna say about

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your skill? Set why is it that they liked what

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they saw on tape what they've seen in person on

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the football?

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Speaker 4: Field uh. Huh they just they THINK i got explosiveness

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THAT i can really add to the, team you, know

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because we've had a lot of you, know stronger backs

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and stuff like. That so they think my speed can

471
00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:35,440
really help it out to the.

472
00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,680
Speaker 2: Offense, WELL i see it on the film, obviously great,

473
00:20:38,799 --> 00:20:45,000
vision good, physicality great breakaway speed as. Well really good football.

474
00:20:45,039 --> 00:20:49,200
Player you went To Lehigh High. School you won a

475
00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,559
lot of football games. There you come from a great

476
00:20:51,599 --> 00:20:56,200
program and it continues to produce high level football. Players

477
00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,240
you got great. Teammates what was it like kind of

478
00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,599
growing up in that That lehigh air and playing For?

479
00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:02,440
Speaker 1: Lehigh it's been.

480
00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:05,960
Speaker 4: Good i've always had great players around. Me so, practice

481
00:21:06,279 --> 00:21:08,920
every practice felt like a. Game, day so it was

482
00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:12,240
good to prepare for. Them had dogs all around, you you,

483
00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:15,480
know since my freshman, YEAR i had people Like bobby

484
00:21:16,079 --> 00:21:19,160
and every year we just had, dogs commits and all.

485
00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,359
That so you've always got some good players around, you

486
00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:25,200
so it's good to build around, them to build around.

487
00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,559
Speaker 2: Them growing. Up you grew up In, utah right where you're,

488
00:21:28,559 --> 00:21:30,599
born In utah where we were born and.

489
00:21:30,559 --> 00:21:34,079
Speaker 4: Raised born and raised In. Utah, yes, sir, okay.

490
00:21:33,799 --> 00:21:35,640
Speaker 2: So born and race here In. Utah did you grow

491
00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,680
up A byu? FAN A utah, fan A Utah state?

492
00:21:38,759 --> 00:21:40,160
Fan what was the upbringing?

493
00:21:40,279 --> 00:21:42,759
Speaker 4: Like, honestly WHEN i was, YOUNGER i was more of

494
00:21:42,799 --> 00:21:47,319
A utah. Fan but over the, years is going especially

495
00:21:47,319 --> 00:21:52,000
going TO byu actually getting, there it changes. You it's the.

496
00:21:52,039 --> 00:21:55,200
Way so, yeah so you became.

497
00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:59,079
Speaker 2: A byu fan along the. Way and when you watch

498
00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:01,400
your your own, film, right what do you like about

499
00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,599
the way that you? Play how would you describe yourself

500
00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:04,200
as a running?

501
00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:07,920
Speaker 4: BACK i feel LIKE i just play, hard you, KNOW i.

502
00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:11,000
DON'T i don't give up no matter you, know we're

503
00:22:11,079 --> 00:22:12,640
up a lot down the. LOT i just try to

504
00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,599
play my hardest at all, Times SO i. Don't, Yeah

505
00:22:15,599 --> 00:22:18,440
i've never been a quitting, type so that's ALL i

506
00:22:18,519 --> 00:22:18,960
like about my.

507
00:22:19,039 --> 00:22:22,480
Speaker 2: Play, YEAH i describe you as a consistent running back.

508
00:22:22,519 --> 00:22:24,480
TOO i mean it's hard as a running back to stay,

509
00:22:24,519 --> 00:22:27,559
healthy stay, strong and produce year over. YEAR i think

510
00:22:27,599 --> 00:22:30,079
you accumulated three, thousand two hundred and seventy six total

511
00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,599
rushing yards over your high school, career including one thousand

512
00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:35,559
and thirty eight as a senior one thousand and thirty

513
00:22:35,559 --> 00:22:39,079
six as a. Sophomore SO i mean having that consistency of,

514
00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:41,119
productivity what do you attribute that?

515
00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:46,160
Speaker 4: To, honestly just every DAY i, practice we just try

516
00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:49,279
to do the right. Thing you, know code a class, lift,

517
00:22:49,519 --> 00:22:51,640
eat do the same thing every day and when you

518
00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,559
do the right, thing you, know you get the. Result

519
00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,200
so we just try to say consistent every day and,

520
00:22:57,799 --> 00:23:00,119
yeah don't do too, much but don't do to.

521
00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:04,119
Speaker 2: Little Just, yeah you're a multi sport athlete as. Well

522
00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:05,519
what other sports did you play growing?

523
00:23:05,599 --> 00:23:10,039
Speaker 4: Up growing, UP i played basketball and, baseball SO i

524
00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,319
played those big. Three but WHEN i got to high,

525
00:23:12,319 --> 00:23:15,519
school football was just my main. THING i played some baseball,

526
00:23:15,559 --> 00:23:18,240
too but, yeah football.

527
00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:21,640
Speaker 2: Is my main, sport so football transition to majority. Football

528
00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:23,720
but you also played baseball what position do you playing?

529
00:23:23,759 --> 00:23:25,960
Speaker 4: BASEBALL i played center. Field.

530
00:23:26,839 --> 00:23:31,599
Speaker 2: Nice, Nice i'm looking at your your sophomore batting. Average

531
00:23:31,599 --> 00:23:34,799
you almost batted five hundred and At. Lehigh that's a

532
00:23:34,799 --> 00:23:36,319
pretty good baseball, School.

533
00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:40,680
Speaker 4: Yes, sir it. Is, yeah wee, husband, football basketball and

534
00:23:40,759 --> 00:23:43,480
baseball been dominant for, years so it's a great school

535
00:23:43,519 --> 00:23:43,759
to come.

536
00:23:43,799 --> 00:23:46,440
Speaker 2: From what made you fall in love with? Football why

537
00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:49,680
didn't you fall in love with? BASEBALL i don't.

538
00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,440
Speaker 4: Know just SINCE i was, young football just had a

539
00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:54,839
different spot in my, Heart Like i've always loved baseball.

540
00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:56,680
Stuff but, yeah football's has always been my.

541
00:23:56,799 --> 00:24:00,319
Speaker 2: Thing, well it's a great. Sport it's the ultimate. Team

542
00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:03,119
gave no doubt about. It Devon, eica three star running

543
00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:05,119
back At Lehig High, school part of the twenty twenty

544
00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:08,839
six B yu football. Class, Devon you guys had just

545
00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,240
had one of the best classes IN bau football, history

546
00:24:11,319 --> 00:24:14,279
maybe the best recruiting class IN ba football. History who

547
00:24:14,319 --> 00:24:17,680
have you been able to get to? Know, uh that's

548
00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:21,279
a part of that class that you may be shared

549
00:24:21,319 --> 00:24:22,559
recruiting trips, with et.

550
00:24:22,559 --> 00:24:26,440
Speaker 4: Cetera, yeah. Legend you, know he's been my he's my,

551
00:24:26,519 --> 00:24:30,039
teammate you, know, family he's been he's gonna be someone's

552
00:24:30,039 --> 00:24:32,440
gonna be fun to go down with and him just

553
00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,319
gonna try, to you, know work through. This we're going

554
00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:37,880
down early, too so it's great to have someone to

555
00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:39,400
go with and compete with every.

556
00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,880
Speaker 2: Day so, yeah you guys are both gonna be midyear,

557
00:24:43,079 --> 00:24:45,000
transfers early enrollees for the.

558
00:24:45,039 --> 00:24:49,039
Speaker 4: Spring, yes, sir we're going down In. January love that.

559
00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,400
Speaker 2: Man get to go down there and compete and ball

560
00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:56,160
out and see if you, can you, know get into that,

561
00:24:56,279 --> 00:24:58,000
rotation into that depth. Chart do you think you can

562
00:24:58,079 --> 00:25:00,559
make an? Impact you think you can be a true

563
00:25:00,599 --> 00:25:03,640
freshman that can see the field the first.

564
00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,519
Speaker 4: Year that's for. Sure that's the. Goal that's What i'm

565
00:25:06,559 --> 00:25:08,640
trying to do the DAY i get. There So i'm

566
00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:10,519
gonna do EVERYTHING i can to do. That but that's

567
00:25:10,519 --> 00:25:11,039
for sure the.

568
00:25:11,079 --> 00:25:13,880
Speaker 2: Goal what weaknesses do you need to address in order

569
00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:21,240
to accelerate your your your production and progress as a running.

570
00:25:21,279 --> 00:25:25,279
Speaker 4: Back you, Know i'm ALREADY i have pretty good, speed

571
00:25:25,319 --> 00:25:27,920
but it's good to get my speed, up get, bigger

572
00:25:28,039 --> 00:25:30,880
get stronger in the weight. Room but, yeah just let

573
00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,240
b yu get me right and get down there and.

574
00:25:34,279 --> 00:25:34,799
Play just.

575
00:25:34,839 --> 00:25:38,200
Speaker 2: Work you grew up in the state Of. UTAH i

576
00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:39,559
don't know if you're a member of The church Of

577
00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:42,119
Jesus christ The latter Day, saints But i'm sure you're

578
00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:45,079
familiar with. It give us a little background on family

579
00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:48,440
and faith and did that play a role in committing

580
00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:48,599
to B.

581
00:25:48,759 --> 00:25:53,240
Speaker 4: Yu, YEAH i. DID i do have family that's, Big

582
00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:57,440
like my, grandpa he's into the. Church my family we've

583
00:25:57,440 --> 00:25:59,680
been going to church SINCE i was, young so that,

584
00:25:59,759 --> 00:26:03,680
Also so that is a big part of me committed.

585
00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,480
There and being so close to. Home so having a

586
00:26:06,559 --> 00:26:09,440
place with a culture like that and so, close it's

587
00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:10,519
just it's too.

588
00:26:10,559 --> 00:26:14,200
Speaker 2: Good love that any any plans we you, KNOW i

589
00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:17,240
always get this, Question so that's Why i'm asking fans always, Asking,

590
00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:21,160
hey any plans on mission after the first year or

591
00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:22,319
the second? Year any plans?

592
00:26:22,319 --> 00:26:25,599
Speaker 4: There, no that's not WHAT i was planning. On i'm

593
00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:27,400
not playing on to go on a mission or anything like.

594
00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:30,759
Speaker 2: That, Okay so we're gonna get you midyear and you're you,

595
00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:32,960
know you may be playing this first year and we

596
00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,640
may get you for four five. Years that's not always

597
00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:39,519
what happens with THE byu student. Athletes at least fifty

598
00:26:39,519 --> 00:26:41,599
percent of them go on. Mission so that's WHY i

599
00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,160
ask the Question Devon ekka here ON espn The fan

600
00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:46,200
getting to know him by you running back for the

601
00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:50,079
twenty twenty six. Class you mentioned legend glasger guys a.

602
00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:52,880
Baller what are we getting in legend as a wide

603
00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:53,359
receiver and?

604
00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,559
Speaker 4: Athlete, uh he saw one who just. Works you, Know

605
00:26:56,640 --> 00:26:59,680
he's not worried about all the outside. Noise he's just

606
00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,680
he's gonna get their. Work and when you need someone

607
00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:05,319
to make a, play you could for sure usin to do.

608
00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:08,400
That so, yeah he think we got a dog coming

609
00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:09,000
in our receiver.

610
00:27:09,079 --> 00:27:13,279
Speaker 2: Here love That legend's gonna be a legend hopefully in

611
00:27:13,319 --> 00:27:17,279
that wide receiver. Room and as you WATCH byu over

612
00:27:17,279 --> 00:27:19,480
the last couple of, years when your recruitment started to

613
00:27:19,519 --> 00:27:22,440
get started to heat, up going eleven and, two eleven

614
00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,759
and two with an opportunity to win a bowl game

615
00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,960
versus a ranked opponent In Georgia, tech what if you

616
00:27:28,039 --> 00:27:30,440
say that you liked about the football program and how they're.

617
00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:35,160
Speaker 4: WINNING i, Like i'm really liking you, know they're staying,

618
00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,680
consistent they're not worried about all the outside. Noise you,

619
00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:41,640
know maybe like with stuff like a coach by the,

620
00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,079
league they weren't worried about none of. That they're just

621
00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:49,319
worried about the next week and getting it. Done after they,

622
00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,279
win they're not. Satisfied they're always ready for more wins

623
00:27:52,279 --> 00:27:54,240
Than that's a PROGRAM i want to be a part.

624
00:27:54,279 --> 00:27:58,640
Speaker 2: Of Who who's your maybe favorite player you've loved watching

625
00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:02,079
over the? Years is a as a as a maybe

626
00:28:02,079 --> 00:28:04,759
a fan football player watching The? Boers do you have

627
00:28:04,759 --> 00:28:05,240
any favorite?

628
00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:09,680
Speaker 4: Players i've BEEN. Lj, honestly WATCHING lj player is always.

629
00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:12,319
Fun he's been a dog for, years so he's for

630
00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:13,680
sure probably my favorite player to.

631
00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:17,279
Speaker 2: Watch lj's nice, Man he's A he's a great football.

632
00:28:17,279 --> 00:28:19,079
Player who do you try to model your game? After

633
00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:21,279
is there anybody you look at your, height your, weight

634
00:28:21,319 --> 00:28:24,960
your skill, set your, ability your, Vision ANY nfl guys

635
00:28:25,039 --> 00:28:26,039
or college guys you try to?

636
00:28:26,039 --> 00:28:30,839
Speaker 4: Mimic for, Sure Jamal. Williams you, KNOW i trained with,

637
00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:34,640
him you, know So i'm trying to soak in as

638
00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:37,359
much stuff as i can from, him because, yeah he's

639
00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:41,599
he's a BY. Uk SO i would, Say, jamal what.

640
00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:44,799
Speaker 2: Type of impact Has Jamal williams had on you as your?

641
00:28:45,079 --> 00:28:46,759
Coach he's been coaching you up a little.

642
00:28:46,799 --> 00:28:51,400
Speaker 4: Bit, yeah it's, been it's been, way it's it's. Big you.

643
00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:53,480
Know he helps me get the little stuff you, know

644
00:28:53,559 --> 00:28:57,720
people don't quite. See and, yeah it's it's hard. Work

645
00:28:58,039 --> 00:29:00,960
so every day he's there to, work no matter the

646
00:29:01,039 --> 00:29:05,240
time or. Whatever they're there. Ready so it's. Good it's

647
00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,319
good to be behind people who are always there to.

648
00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:12,079
Speaker 2: Work so, well Lu khan trained him and has been

649
00:29:12,119 --> 00:29:14,519
training him for a long. TIME i, Know, uh Master

650
00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:17,640
yoda Lu, khan he's, uh he's a great coach. Too

651
00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:19,839
how has he impacted? You impacted you as?

652
00:29:19,839 --> 00:29:23,119
Speaker 4: Well he's been impacted me too. Much you. Know he's

653
00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,440
just he's always there making Sure i'm doing the right,

654
00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:29,319
thing trending us to trending us to get to the

655
00:29:29,359 --> 00:29:32,000
point where we need to. Be and he believes in.

656
00:29:32,079 --> 00:29:34,640
Us so it's always going to have someone who believes

657
00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:36,279
in you that makes you want to work. Harder so

658
00:29:37,599 --> 00:29:37,920
love that.

659
00:29:38,079 --> 00:29:41,680
Speaker 2: Perspective you need great mentors and both those guys are fantastic.

660
00:29:42,119 --> 00:29:46,839
Mentors uh to guys like yourself future running backs FOR

661
00:29:47,039 --> 00:29:49,839
Byu Cougar. Football Out outside of, football what do you

662
00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:50,839
like to? Do where do you spend your?

663
00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,720
Speaker 4: TIME i like to hang out with my, friends you,

664
00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:58,759
know play. Basketball we face a little, bit so, yeah

665
00:29:58,839 --> 00:30:01,440
that's probably my biggest. Thing just hang out on that

666
00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:02,519
boy at the.

667
00:30:02,599 --> 00:30:05,839
Speaker 2: Time are they mostly on the football team you hanging

668
00:30:05,839 --> 00:30:06,799
out with most of your football?

669
00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:10,279
Speaker 4: Buddies, yeah my football, BUDDIES i got. SOME i got

670
00:30:10,279 --> 00:30:12,880
some buddies outside of, football but, yeah mostly the.

671
00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:17,519
Speaker 2: Love That Devon ekka here ON espn the FAN byu

672
00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:20,799
running back for the twenty twenty six, class getting to

673
00:30:20,799 --> 00:30:22,759
know him a little bit. Better what do you want

674
00:30:22,759 --> 00:30:24,799
to study AT? Byu is there anything of interest?

675
00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:28,279
Speaker 4: THERE i don't quite know one hundred PERCENT i want to,

676
00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:31,759
do but probably get into like maybe sports medicine some

677
00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:35,440
in that. Field so, YEAH i don't find all though.

678
00:30:35,519 --> 00:30:40,920
Speaker 2: Yet so you like anatomy and physiology and, uh exercise.

679
00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:43,599
Physiology is that something maybe that's down your?

680
00:30:43,599 --> 00:30:48,400
Speaker 4: Path, yeah that's what that's for sure SOMETHING i want to. Look, yeah,

681
00:30:48,559 --> 00:30:49,359
OKAY i like.

682
00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:53,759
Speaker 2: That uh and so uh OBVIOUSLY byu is a great academic,

683
00:30:53,839 --> 00:30:57,000
institution so you, Can i'm sure you get your generals

684
00:30:57,039 --> 00:30:59,279
out of the way and then you can get into a.

685
00:30:59,319 --> 00:31:02,359
Major they do have a couple of different pathways. There

686
00:31:02,839 --> 00:31:05,200
when you when you get to B, yu right and

687
00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:07,880
you start. Competing what do you think is going to

688
00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:10,799
be the most difficult, thing uh to? Do like as

689
00:31:10,839 --> 00:31:16,960
you're acclimating to that new college football regiment of being

690
00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:19,880
at a high LEVEL p four, UNIVERSITY.

691
00:31:20,279 --> 00:31:22,559
Speaker 4: I think the thing, is you know there's no days

692
00:31:22,599 --> 00:31:25,119
Off like in high. School you know some days you

693
00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:27,839
may you, know feel a little, lazy you feel like

694
00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,160
you take days. OFF i, Know i'm by. You and

695
00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:32,839
in college there's there's no days off if you're trying

696
00:31:32,839 --> 00:31:35,559
to really go do, something really be. Great so you,

697
00:31:35,599 --> 00:31:38,720
know maybe just flipping that switch and just know you

698
00:31:38,799 --> 00:31:41,160
got to come and compete every. Day so that's probably

699
00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:41,559
the biggest.

700
00:31:41,559 --> 00:31:44,319
Speaker 2: Thing love that. PERSPECTIVE i want to go back to your.

701
00:31:44,359 --> 00:31:46,400
Class this is a monumental class that you're a part.

702
00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:49,119
Of uh did You i'm trying to think of your schedule?

703
00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:52,440
Now and and these other guys actually legend you know

704
00:31:52,559 --> 00:31:56,240
him very. Well but there's a lot of local products

705
00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,440
that are part of this. Class Bot mulitalo At Long.

706
00:31:58,519 --> 00:32:02,640
Peak you Have Brock hair From, Pineview Adam bywater At,

707
00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:07,720
olympus you Have Jared, Pula Lopetti mowala At Orum Jam

708
00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:10,519
pule At loan Pe Kennon poole At Loan, PEAK i

709
00:32:10,559 --> 00:32:16,680
believe Uh Kawe akhana At, Orum legend At, lehigh Ridgeline Has, Graham.

710
00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:21,400
Livingston all these guys, there, dudes great football. Players the

711
00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:23,559
the in stinate talent continues to get. Better any of

712
00:32:23,599 --> 00:32:25,559
those guys really stand? Out seat did you play against

713
00:32:25,559 --> 00:32:28,519
any of? Them or we're on sevens with? Them watch

714
00:32:28,599 --> 00:32:29,799
film on? Them what do you make of?

715
00:32:29,799 --> 00:32:33,200
Speaker 4: It? YEAH i mean all those, guys there's some there's

716
00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:35,960
some real life. Guys you Know. Bo i've played Against

717
00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,839
bo SINCE i was. Young he's always been someone you

718
00:32:38,839 --> 00:32:41,920
don't want to line up, against you. Know and, Yeah,

719
00:32:42,079 --> 00:32:46,000
legend The Pula. Twins you, know we've seen the catch they. Made,

720
00:32:47,039 --> 00:32:50,400
Yeah kennon. Made you. Know there's some dogs all, around you,

721
00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:53,920
Know Litt, graham some, speed all. Them so it's a

722
00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:56,720
great constant to be a part. Of just it's great

723
00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:59,799
to see people From utah, too all Your utah people

724
00:32:59,799 --> 00:33:02,720
you be around and to go play with. Them so

725
00:33:02,759 --> 00:33:04,720
that's a big no doubt about.

726
00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:09,519
Speaker 2: It, like so who did it come down to for your? Recruitment?

727
00:33:09,759 --> 00:33:12,079
Uh you, know OBVIOUSLY dyu was the place that you,

728
00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:14,559
Chose but did you have like a final three final.

729
00:33:14,599 --> 00:33:19,799
Speaker 4: FOUR i, mean BESIDES byu Like San Diego, state that

730
00:33:19,839 --> 00:33:21,480
was a bit that was a good, one you, KNOW

731
00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:23,799
V i was talking to him a little, bit but

732
00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:27,200
B yu, once ONCE i was able to get that,

733
00:33:27,279 --> 00:33:30,160
GOING i just stayed with. That so that was my main.

734
00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:31,359
SCHOOL i was focus.

735
00:33:31,119 --> 00:33:34,079
Speaker 2: On what do you like About Harvey? Yunga the way

736
00:33:34,079 --> 00:33:36,240
that he recruited you and the relationship that you've been

737
00:33:36,279 --> 00:33:39,000
able to be With. HARVEY i like.

738
00:33:39,079 --> 00:33:41,839
Speaker 4: That he he kept it riding me the whole recruitment.

739
00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:45,359
Process you, know everything he said he. Met you, know

740
00:33:45,359 --> 00:33:47,519
a lot of these other coaches they might you, know

741
00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:49,880
lie to you or just say what you need to.

742
00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,480
Hear but Coach harvey was strayed up with me the whole,

743
00:33:52,519 --> 00:33:55,359
process you. Know and that's that was probably the biggest.

744
00:33:55,359 --> 00:34:00,079
THING i made everything go smooth. Smoothly so, yeah.

745
00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:02,880
Speaker 2: Well harv's a former B yu great as. Well have

746
00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:04,640
you have you checked tape On harvey?

747
00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:05,359
Speaker 1: Yet your?

748
00:34:05,359 --> 00:34:05,680
Speaker 2: Coach?

749
00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:07,400
Speaker 4: Oh, yeah he was a.

750
00:34:07,519 --> 00:34:11,920
Speaker 2: Dog, yeah he had a unique skill. Set he can

751
00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:13,719
catch the ball in the. Backfield he's great in the

752
00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:18,280
past Pro he's a he was a complete. Back you,

753
00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:21,199
know high. Bar how how can you become a complete. Back,

754
00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:22,719
well you got to be able to be if you

755
00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:25,119
if you lean in on you, know Master, yoda my,

756
00:34:25,119 --> 00:34:28,800
Guy Luke, kahan Obviously jamal And. Harvey you, guys you

757
00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:30,679
got some good mentors there to lean on to become

758
00:34:30,679 --> 00:34:31,199
a complete.

759
00:34:31,199 --> 00:34:33,000
Speaker 4: Back yeah. Exactly.

760
00:34:33,559 --> 00:34:36,800
Speaker 2: Yeah not everyone has access to that type of, resources

761
00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:39,079
those type of people in their. Lives so you definitely

762
00:34:39,079 --> 00:34:42,119
blessed to be in that, situation no doubt about. It

763
00:34:42,159 --> 00:34:43,840
so you're gonna roll at B. Y when do you

764
00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:45,079
arrive on? Campus?

765
00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:46,679
Speaker 4: Uh january?

766
00:34:46,679 --> 00:34:50,440
Speaker 2: Third right around the, corner, man you gotta have you

767
00:34:50,639 --> 00:34:53,920
you already scheduled with classes right? What? What what it's

768
00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:55,800
your twelve? Credits thirteen? Credits what are you?

769
00:34:55,880 --> 00:35:00,639
Speaker 4: TAKING i don't know that off my head right, now but,

770
00:35:01,519 --> 00:35:05,800
Yeah i'm Gonna i'm gonna have to see. That, yeah hey,

771
00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:06,320
man it's.

772
00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:09,559
Speaker 2: Right we still got. Time you Got christmas breaks, still

773
00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:11,159
what are you gonna be doing For christmas?

774
00:35:11,159 --> 00:35:14,159
Speaker 4: Break to get ready to get ready to come? Down

775
00:35:14,559 --> 00:35:16,159
coming down has been the only thing really on my?

776
00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:19,760
Mind so, YEAH i love. It.

777
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:22,039
Speaker 2: Man, well you've been training. Hard i've been getting feedback

778
00:35:22,079 --> 00:35:25,360
From luke And jamal about your. Training where do you

779
00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:27,920
think you've made the most process progress since the end

780
00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:28,760
of the football.

781
00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:33,400
Speaker 4: SEASON i feel Like I'm I'm i'm really conditioned right.

782
00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:36,920
Now you, know before every every workout we get a

783
00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:42,039
sprint in, sprinting you, know. Conditioning so that's that's something

784
00:35:42,079 --> 00:35:44,960
THAT i feel Like i'm good at right. Now like my,

785
00:35:45,079 --> 00:35:47,119
heart you, Know i'm in a Good i'm in a

786
00:35:47,159 --> 00:35:48,480
good place to start to go.

787
00:35:48,599 --> 00:35:54,280
Speaker 2: Into good cardiovascular health is an, imperative especially as you

788
00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:56,960
get into springbo and you're trying to earn your keep

789
00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,360
in that running back, room no doubt about. It Devon

790
00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:02,960
eka here on Your UTAH Espn Radio NETWORK b while

791
00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:05,679
you're running back a part of the twenty twenty six.

792
00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:09,079
Clash uh are you currently wearing one nineties at where you're?

793
00:36:09,079 --> 00:36:11,639
At five five eleven one? Ninety where's the weight at right?

794
00:36:11,639 --> 00:36:14,880
Speaker 4: Now, yeah, Sir i'm probably like one eighty eight right. Now,

795
00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:18,079
yeah one, Ninety So i'm creeping her right around. There.

796
00:36:18,599 --> 00:36:20,360
Speaker 2: Nice how's the weight? Room do you like the weight?

797
00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:22,760
ROOM i don't know if you've done any of your

798
00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,400
max lifts or anything like. That what do you? Lift

799
00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:27,079
what do you push?

800
00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:33,400
Speaker 4: Bench i'm like two five SQUAD i got like four.

801
00:36:33,559 --> 00:36:34,599
Thirty you.

802
00:36:34,639 --> 00:36:34,719
Speaker 2: Know.

803
00:36:35,519 --> 00:36:38,320
Speaker 4: Nice, yeah so that's about WHERE i am in the

804
00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:41,119
weight room bench of. Squad so weight room that's SOMETHING

805
00:36:41,199 --> 00:36:44,280
i for sure need to really really fall in love

806
00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:46,960
with WHEN i get to. College but, YEAH i like

807
00:36:47,039 --> 00:36:48,440
to like you.

808
00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:50,679
Speaker 2: Guys Asked jamal And luke about the weight. Room, man

809
00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:54,559
they hit it. HARD i believe going into his senior,

810
00:36:54,679 --> 00:36:58,119
year transform that. BODY i think he. Was he was

811
00:36:58,199 --> 00:37:01,320
tote in the rock at like two twenty his his senior.

812
00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:03,360
Year he. Was he was, big he was, strong he was.

813
00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:06,559
Fast that's. Sair so you got to fall in love

814
00:37:06,559 --> 00:37:09,000
and put with pushing, weight no doubt about that as. Well,

815
00:37:09,159 --> 00:37:12,000
Devon it's been awesome getting to know you. Men, uh

816
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,639
congratulations on all your. Success can't wait to watch you

817
00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,320
and cover you and uh and and get to know

818
00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:19,599
you a little bit better as you you you find

819
00:37:19,599 --> 00:37:22,800
your path there at B. Yu but, uh final thing

820
00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:24,880
before we let you, go what message do you have

821
00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:28,519
For kugarnation as you becoming a part of the become

822
00:37:28,559 --> 00:37:30,239
a part of the The cougar football.

823
00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:34,719
Speaker 4: FAMILY i can't. Wait i'm working my butt. OFFS i

824
00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:35,800
can't wait to see y'all down.

825
00:37:35,840 --> 00:37:39,000
Speaker 2: There love, It Devon echa ladies and gentlemen doan thanks

826
00:37:39,039 --> 00:37:39,559
for joining us.

827
00:37:39,599 --> 00:37:41,599
Speaker 4: Today, Brother, yes, sir appreciate.

828
00:37:41,639 --> 00:37:44,119
Speaker 2: It thanks for having me therego Devon, eka ladies and,

829
00:37:44,159 --> 00:37:47,159
gentlemen by. You running back three star out Of Lehigh

830
00:37:47,239 --> 00:37:51,159
High school baller chose B yu Over San Diego, state

831
00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:54,920
unl V, Uh San Diego, State San Jose, state un L,

832
00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:59,119
V Utah state and many, others had interest from other

833
00:37:59,159 --> 00:38:03,400
schools and, Decided, HEY i want to be a B Yu.

834
00:38:03,519 --> 00:38:08,719
Cougar love that. THAT i love his. Film, honestly his

835
00:38:09,159 --> 00:38:11,840
film was. Fantastic check it, out check out the. HUDDLE

836
00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:14,480
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837
00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:18,280
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00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:20,559
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839
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