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Speaker 4: Hey, I'm not large in stature, but you know I
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Speaker 1: And that's what truly matters. JT.
Speaker 4: BYU basketball did not have enough heart to finish off strong.
Speaker 1: What happened? How did they lose? Why did they lose
with a nine minutes remaining?
Speaker 3: I don't think hart is.
Speaker 2: I mean, I don't think saying that they didn't have
any heart is the right thing to say here, Ben.
I think that they got out coached. You know, that
doesn't happen very often with Kevin Young. I think that
they got out hustled, out played, but not because of
elect of heart, you know what I mean. I think that,
you know, we do need to remember my friend BYU
lost to a top twenty five team that into a
little while ago, was borderline in the top ten. And
so it's not like they lost to a bunch of scrubs.
It's not like they lost to youthah, you know what
I'm saying. So like they lost to a good team.
Speaker 3: And so I.
Speaker 2: Think that as you look into the way the game was,
it was a Texas Stack. Texas Stacks had their momentum.
They never really had a run bit and like throughout
the whole game, it was just a very much a
back and forth battle and in Texas Tech never truly
had their wow wow moment when the crowd got into it.
They happened to have that in the last you know,
eight minutes of the game, which is unfortunate, right, It's
the worst time for it.
Speaker 3: To happen.
Speaker 2: But you know, like you could also tell, like AJ.
Speaker 3: Was run down.
Speaker 2: Richie was now himself only one that had a really
good game out of the you know, out of the
big you know, the brig three was was Robert Wright,
but everybody else, you know, it was just a little
bit lack desiring. You know, I have been very critical
of a few players from the.
Speaker 3: Beginning of the of the year. They're just not doing enough.
Speaker 2: Like it's you've.
Speaker 3: Got to have a support cast.
Speaker 2: You got to have a team that you know, knocks
down three pointers that is able to help.
Speaker 3: We've scoring.
Speaker 2: I mean, think about this, Ben, Like you know, between
the three guys of Richie, in AJ and Rob, I
mean they're scoring, you know, close to seventy percent of
the points and most of the time been seventy percent
of the points. It's coming you know, like eighty, you know,
seventy five points.
Speaker 3: I mean they're.
Speaker 2: Scoring you know, borderlines of like close to fifty five,
you know, sixty points.
Speaker 3: And so it's difficult when you have you know, almost.
Speaker 2: Six or seven other players that can't even score twenty
points are together, that's pretty difficult.
Speaker 4: Yeah, they're the Big three of Texas Texas style played.
I think the brig three of BYU. That's what it
came down to. I will say this, we were discussing,
you know what's missing, what they need. You know, one
of the players, I think be he's missing right now
is what mag that dude's shot almost forty percent from
the three point line. Can we find someone that can
just hit a standing three when one of the big
brig three penetrates and dishes.
Speaker 2: Well, listen, one of the things that my wife gets,
you know, a ton of credit, Well she doesn't get
enough credit. As she's looking at me, you know, never
gets enough credit enough and so but it's the fact
that throughout my career she was always all my years
saying the law of averages, the law of averages, the
law of averages. And you know, I think right now,
you know, Canard Davis is just not knocking down enough shots.
But the law of averages at the end of the
day are going to true up. And so what do
I mean by that. I mean that at the end
of the day, you know it's going to work itself out.
To me, the issue right now, the alarming issue is
that aside from the brick, aside from.
Speaker 3: The Big Three.
Speaker 2: Canard is not a volume guy, meaning that you know,
he can't certainly can get ten, fifteen, twenty points in
a game. He's certainly capable of, but it's not something
that consistently he is going to do. And if the
Uyu just doesn't have that fourth guy, you know what
I mean, like because those three guys caused so much attention,
which is my bit my disappointment this.
Speaker 3: Year with Tyler Morass and Mahilo.
Speaker 2: I mean, the amount of looks that these guys can
potentially have and they're not catching and shooting. You know,
it's difficult, especially as I did that for a living
and I excelled, you know, playing with you know, Players
of the Year and MVPs and all of that around me,
it's difficult when you look at the role players not
doing what they're supposed to do. And to me, Ben,
you know, I understand you said, Hey, the you know,
the Big three from Texas tack over, you know, outplayed
the Big three from Buyu. That to me is not
the issue. The issue is that someone needs to step up.
Since you know, Uh, Nate Pickings, you know, uh went
out and since Dawson went out. Uy you just haven't
had anybody that can consist give them, you know.
Speaker 3: Ten fishing points a game.
Speaker 2: Now, I'm not asking them to do fishing points a
game because that's that's a lot, but ten points a
game been I mean ten points again literally is three
layup and a few free throws. I mean I need
someone to give them, you know, three layups in a
three point or every game aside from the Big Three.
I'm not asking for much here, my man, you know
what I'm saying, and do he just doesn't have that?
Speaker 4: You know, we need we need a six foot eight,
two hundred and forty five pound four man name named
Brazilian bomber just to sit in the corner and just
bomb three.
Speaker 5: Well.
Speaker 2: I mean, if you literally looked at how I played,
especially my.
Speaker 4: FIE's so perfect, you'd be so perfect for the squad,
bro just sitting there that quick, that quick release, you
know what I mean, just hitting three after three after three.
Speaker 2: Well, and to your point, I mean, I mean, you know,
now I'm gonna I'm gonna put myself in the back
because you know, I broke a lot of records at BUYU,
I won a lot of championships. I want a lot
of individual accolades. Nonetheless, I will say this, you don't
even need an all time player.
Speaker 3: Like I was.
Speaker 2: Mowa Meg would fit in like a glove like you know,
like a cold lemonade. Or do you remember when we
used to do the show at at at.
Speaker 3: At the day give me point golf course and you
used to get an Arno Pullman every day. I never
forget that. I remember those days being.
Speaker 2: Listen, all we need we don't even need an all
time performance, you know, like Mowa Meg would fit in
like a cold Arnold Palmer in a summer day, you.
Speaker 3: Know, like he would.
Speaker 2: And and I don't know if that's a role that
Canard can excel him. Is he capable of I think
so because we've seen him do it.
Speaker 3: I just don't think that that's his cup of tea to.
Speaker 2: Consist simply do it game after game after game, you
know what I mean?
Speaker 4: Hey, uh, I'm right there with you. I'm just wondering
who's gonna step up. I wanted it to be my
high low bucket bitch, right. I mean he's like he's
six ten, six eleven, and he's got a good mechanical stroke.
Speaker 1: I mean, he's he can do it. He just I
don't know. I mean, he just isn't that guy. I guess,
isn't that dude?
Speaker 3: He doesn't If you, I have a question for you.
Speaker 2: And again right, I'm not saying these, I'm not teasing you,
but like I'm a basketball guy that I pay attention
to all of the details.
Speaker 3: That minuscure, right, and the way.
Speaker 2: That you do when the football, like I you know,
you and I have texta doing football games where you're
talking about the secondary and the way that the backs
are dropped.
Speaker 6: I mean you you break down the game like crazy.
Speaker 1: Because I'm just talking about spacing here. I'm just talking
about spacing like there's got it, There's there's everyone. You
just gotta space it out and they're everywhere.
Speaker 3: My point on.
Speaker 2: This is because you're not a super detailed guy when
he comes to basketball in comparison to like, you know,
a coach or maybe me, does any feel for.
Speaker 6: You because you do you do see things.
Speaker 2: A little bit more than just a fin But Maheilo
was shooting way more threes.
Speaker 3: Last year than he was this year? Or am I crazy?
Speaker 2: Then?
Speaker 1: Is he shooting more or less threes? This year? Is
that what you said?
Speaker 2: I feel like he was shooting way more threes less
year than he is this year.
Speaker 4: Man, you may be right. I'd have to pull the
stats on this. I just don't think he's a confident shooter. Like,
I just don't think he is. I don't know why.
I don't know why he's not. Like maybe you can
diagnose that better than me, But.
Speaker 3: I got to look into this. I'm wrong.
Speaker 2: Let's see who gets it for as sure or me,
because it can be Ben, Like, I look at this, and.
Speaker 4: It is at one point, I pulled it up one
point nine three point shots attempted last year per game,
and he's.
Speaker 1: At so it's not by much, not by.
Speaker 6: Much, but he does like so it's about a half.
Speaker 2: A shot, half a shot, half a three point a game.
It feels like way more. And I think it feels
like way more because he's getting more playing time, Ben,
So maybe that's another factor. Right, How is it possible
that he's playing more than he is and he was less.
Speaker 3: Year and he is shooting less, you know what I mean?
And so like to me, he.
Speaker 2: Was supposed to be the one, like the difference maker, right,
and that's what's spending right now, and it is it
is extremely it is extremely disappointing because he is someone
the BIU really needs. You know, Canard Davis can can
certainly shoot right, he certainly has a you know, a
discrete shot, right. But as you look, I mean, you know,
his minutes are slightly up this year, but he's shooting
significantly less. He's shooting better from but you know, I
mean he's making the same amount of.
Speaker 3: The same amount of shots. Uh.
Speaker 2: But it's you know, it's.
Speaker 3: Someone needs to step up.
Speaker 6: And to me, that's the bigger story, right.
Speaker 2: Kadeem is not going to be able to do it.
He's not that guy. It's not what they need. They
need another perimeter oriented player. And so which is a
shame that you know, Brody is is injured and he's
not able to play, because Brody Koslowski would also fit
in like a glove, you know, in this team.
Speaker 3: Right now.
Speaker 4: What needs to be done this week h for this
BOU men's basketball team to get back on the right track,
get back to their winning ways.
Speaker 2: I think they just need to realize that they look,
we just didn't play well, right. I think there's a
few factors here. Kevin Young says, first of all, listen,
I got out coached you know, he was able to
make adjustments and Kevin Young didn't really call it time out.
I mean, you and me and Ron were able to
look you through all of that, and you know, he
kind of just let things go a little bit, which
again it's it's a sign of a coach that really trusts.
Speaker 3: His team and wants his team to.
Speaker 2: Figure it out on their own right. And so it's
a fine line that you have to navigate. And so
that's that's number one. Number two is just say, look, guys,
we just need you know, Canard, you just didn't play well,
Like we need you to step up. We need you know, Mahilo,
we need you to knock down some shots. Tyler, you
need to start shooting more, right. I mean, you know,
even as you look into Tyler's stats, it's, you know, it's.
Speaker 3: A little bit disappointing to see.
Speaker 2: And yes, it's a different role, it's a different team,
but you know, like he is just not shooting enough.
Like last year he was shooting thirty eight percent from three.
This year, Tyler is shooting twenty eight percent from three.
I mean, you know, like that's that's almost like one out.
Speaker 3: Of every four.
Speaker 6: You know, even in baseball, those are not good.
Speaker 3: Numbers, you know what I'm saying, Like, and so it's
it's difficult, right.
Speaker 2: And then the other thing that I I would say is, look,
aside from the coaching stuff, aside from you know, a
couple of guys that need to step up and just haven't.
You know, aj is still coming back from a sickness.
You know, Richie was exhausted. And guys, it's not like
we lost to the last place team in the Big twelve.
They lost to the number fifteen team in the country.
Speaker 3: On the road.
Speaker 2: And so you know, like, yeah, I totally agree with
the with the ranking for this week would be why
you're dropping two spots too, you know, to thirteens. But
it is weird that they drop two spots after beating Utah,
you know what I'm saying. So this week's drop makes
total sense. Last week's drop make nonsense. And so it's
you know, it's it's what I would be telling you know, everybody,
you know in the locker room.
Speaker 3: You know, if I were.
Speaker 4: There, Jonathan Tabinari, ladies and gentlemen talking to some BYU
basketball here on your Utah ESPN radio network, Are you
at all concerned about this team right now, it sounds
like you're like, hey, this is this is you know,
just a road loss. A j was a little bit
sick and his shoulder was injured. Texas Tech is a
really good team. Maybe k Y got a little bed
out coached. I mean there's still you know, you got
five weeks until March madness essentially begins. Still a lot
to be accomplished and nothing to really worry about here.
Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I definitely think it's the latter been.
I mean, it's just one of those things like move on,
you know, like it's one loss to a really good
team where we just we didn't play well. I taught
by you played think to be fair, BUYU played solid
for three quarters of that game, and then you know,
the last ten minutes of the game, they just weren't themselves.
And so I think there are positives that you can
take from from this. I think they're you know, lessons
to be learned. But again, you know, no way, shape
or form you should you know, go and say we
have a problem here. You know, you could even make
the argument that uh, you know, uh, Beatle is still
trying to get into the rhythm of things, you know,
Abdullah Ahmed And there's a lot of things that you
can say here to justify this loss. It's not a
terrible loss, but again, right after you win thirteen games
in a row, losing, you know, it's a little bit odd.
It will be interesting to see how they recover from this,
you know, especially with you know, the the.
Speaker 3: Games that they have.
Speaker 2: Coming up, you know what I mean, Like they as
you look at their schedule and you see that they
play you know, they have a break and then they
play Utah next Saturday, so they are able to get
healthy this entire week.
Speaker 3: Playing Utah at home.
Speaker 2: That's probably gonna get you know, probably gonna be a
game that you know, b YU wins, but they need
to play well. And then right after dead they have
Arizona at home, and then they go to Kansas and
uh and then they have anough and then they have
a tough game at Oklahoma to come back home and
play Houston, and so it's a loaded schedule, right you know.
You know, uh, the SEC in football, you know, is
the equivalent of the Big twelve in basketball, and so
you know, I think everything is going according to plan,
right If there was a loss that was quote unquote expected,
it's definitely this one.
Speaker 1: Jonathan Devnar. Ladies and gentlemen, JQ.
Speaker 4: Who you're rooting for tonight, Indiana or Miami in the
colleg Football National Championship Game.
Speaker 2: I gotta tell you, you know, I when I when when
college football came out and I was, you know, I
was playing a lot with Georgia because you know, my
wife is from Georgia. So a big XN of Carson back.
You won a lot of games for me on video
game against my son. But Indiana's story is really sweet,
right and you know the the head coach and the
way he put the roster together, you know, having the
Heisman winner. It's also really cool and so h plus
he's a Latino guy, so I got.
Speaker 3: A room for one of my own, and so you
know I'm going. I'm going for Indiana.
Speaker 4: All right, Let's go Hoosiers. JT for three four three,
j T appreciate your brother. Great segment.
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acquired nine players out of the portal. Okay, nine players
thus far. And uh, it looks like they got three
offensive linemen. They got two tight ends, two linebackers, they
got a wide receiver, and then they picked up a
cornerback at of Mississippi State. Uh, he's on the line
right now. Let's get him. Let's get to know this
young man a little bit better. The six foot two
hundred and eighty five pounder at a Mobile, Alabama. We
got Javin Williams on the line. Javin, how are you man?
Thanks for joining.
Speaker 7: Us, Thanks for having me. I'm doing pretty good.
Speaker 4: Hey man, appreciate you hopping on so we can get
to know you and uh find out a little bit
more about you.
Speaker 1: Number one. How does it feel to know where're gonna
be balling out at next year?
Speaker 7: It was great to be playing one of the best
places on earth. So that's what I'm excited about.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, you've played a lot of football.
Speaker 7: You know.
Speaker 4: I mentioned you're from Alabama. Tell us a little bit
about where you grew up. Let's get to know you
from from the ground.
Speaker 1: Up, if you will.
Speaker 7: So, I'm from a hometown kid. I'm from Mobile, Alabama.
That's my hometown. I grew up playing all three sports, baseball, basketball,
and football. I stopped playing football shortly for a short
period of time around seventh grade. My mom wouldn't want
me to get hurt, so she stopped me from playing,
and I begged her to go back out there around
my junior year of high school, and she finally let
me go back out there, and I was blessed to
get the receiver offer to Knisas State. I played there
for three years, and then I entered the portal and
found a home at Mississippi State. And then now I'm
here at BYU and I'm glad to be here.
Speaker 4: What position did you play in high school ball? Have
you always played defensive back?
Speaker 7: No, sir, I was. I was rade receiver. That's all
I played in high school. I had one highlight of
defensive back on my film, and it was one hundred
yard pick six, So yeah, I think that's what got
me to play dB a little bit in college.
Speaker 4: So when you were recruited at Kanansas State, were they
they recruited you as a defensive back, not as a
wide receiver.
Speaker 7: Yes, sir, they recruited me as a defensive back. And
they also told me I would be getting the ball
in my hands on offense too, so that was a
good thing.
Speaker 4: Yeah, So tell us a little bit about your path
through Kansas State.
Speaker 1: What was that experience like for you?
Speaker 7: I was pretty good. I was able to find a
way to get on the field and make some plays there.
I was a cornerback and I did punk return also,
so that was a good a good thing for me,
being able to get the ball back in my hands
because I used to be a ride receiver, being able
to make some plays for those guys. So hopefully I
can catch some picks this year and get the ball
back in my hands too.
Speaker 4: Did did you try to pitch the coaches on your
punt return skills and or even kick return skills?
Speaker 7: No, sir, not, Yeah, I haven't.
Speaker 1: All right.
Speaker 4: Well, once you get to Provo, I'm sure you will.
What was your experience like why did you ents with
the portal there at Kennis State and why was Mississippi
State the next destination for you?
Speaker 7: So really, at Knasas, I just went through a major
coaching change. The coach that brought me in coach Brian Bohannon,
he ended up getting fired, and I was really I
jumped in the portal because there was like a rule
where you can get int the portal and kind of
still be with the team. But I got a call
from Mississippi State and it was a call for me
to come on or basically stay at Kennessas State, and
I felt like that was my best option, was to
just go ahead and go to the Mississippi State and
ball out there, and then now I hit the portal here.
My reason here was just really, I want to be
the guy, you know, you know, ball out. I made
a lot of players at Missippi State. I feel like
I have more opportunities to know to go be that
guy and make a lot of plays. And also too,
who wouldn't want to do it in Provo, So that
was a.
Speaker 2: Big reason too.
Speaker 4: What was your connection to Provo and the coaching staff.
Were you familiar with BYU coming out of high school
or at kennessaw or at Mississippi State. When did you
become familiar with BYU and his coaching staff.
Speaker 7: I became familiar with BYU ever since at a young age,
just see't them like balled out on TV and then
also too like really going on a visit and really
just understanding what BYU is all about. Just being around
good people and people that want to be better at
life and just walk a better life and you know,
just be a better person. So that was my huge reason,
and that was kind of my tie into going to BYU.
Just me and my personal goals just want to be
a better person and get better at life and grow
my faith with the Lord. So that's kind of my reason.
Speaker 1: Who took a visit with you?
Speaker 4: Did you have family members come out and check out
Provo with you?
Speaker 7: Yes, sir, Me and my mom took the visit out there.
Speaker 4: And what did mom say about Provo? What was her
experience like on the recruiting trip.
Speaker 7: My mom firstally acting she was really shocked. She was
really shocked. We haven't been that far out, so it
was really a culture shocked really, just like seeing the
mountains and everything too, just seeing the new landscape, everything
it was just a great, great time. She really enjoyed
herself and she likes it a lot, So she loves it.
Speaker 3: Well.
Speaker 1: Who is your primary recruiter? Was it to Mario Warren?
Speaker 4: Kelly Papinga who reached out to you and brought you
on that trip?
Speaker 7: Coach Topinga and Coach Warren. They were my two huge
major guys that I feel reached out to me the
most and that I talked to the most, and that
I built the best relationship with the most. So I'll
say those two guys.
Speaker 4: Right there, what were their pitches to get you to
commit to b YU and Provo?
Speaker 7: Really to just come in and give it a shot,
just come to see with us about and I mean,
once you come to Provo, it speaks for yourself.
Speaker 2: Man.
Speaker 7: There's a lot of great people there. So everybody's nice
and it's just a great atmosphere. So that was the
main That's my main reason.
Speaker 4: Did you get to know any of the current players
on the roster? Did you have any hosts that brought
you around Provo?
Speaker 7: Yes, sir, I got to know a guy named Jay Chris.
I got to know Jay Chris. He's number twenty six.
He's also another cornerback. Great guy, he's a great guy.
He talked about Provo. Holly showed me around and you know,
just showed me everything that Probo is about. And also too. Yeah,
that was one of the main guys that just showed
me around, that was with me on my main visit.
Speaker 1: Yeah. Yeah, what'd you guys?
Speaker 4: What did you guys do on the visit? Where'd you
guys eat? What you I mean, I'm sure those recruiting
visits there's always just grub like just being shoved in
front of you the entire time. Any activities that you
guys participated participated in during the recruiting visit.
Speaker 7: I'll say we just really talked a lot about ball
and we went to eat most definitely we ate that
the food was great. Actually, I want to say it's
twenty two. I don't want to be wrong, but the
name is twenty two something. I would definitely be back there.
Speaker 1: All right, Well station twenty two is it? Station twenty two?
Is that what it was?
Speaker 7: Yes, sir, it is, Yes, sir it is.
Speaker 8: I haven't eat there, Roddy, if you eat there, yes,
brother's definitely eating there. Now this is just to talk
a little bit, so Javin can understand a little bit
about me. I'm a member of the church, Jayden. You know,
we serve you know, the church missions. And I actually
went to Mississippi. My sister went to Alabama Mobile Alabama,
so we know all about that. So chicken and waffles,
Gridge been, they got a lot of stuff there. So
I can see why he likes that place. That's the
spot when I was down in Provo in college, I
did go there a lot, not anymore because I moved,
but that's a good spot. So I like that he
likes Station twenty two.
Speaker 1: I'm a fan already. What you eat there, man?
Speaker 2: There?
Speaker 7: I had an omelet also some eggs and bacon.
Speaker 3: Was amazing.
Speaker 1: I got to go check it out. I've never been
there before.
Speaker 4: Javon Williams b YU defensive back part of the twenty
twenty six Transfer Portal class here and here at BYU
and can't wait to see what he does here. So
what type of skill set do you bring to BYU's
defensive backfield, Javon, I still I.
Speaker 7: Bring a great I bring a great physical great physical
Wait can you repeat that question again?
Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, just your skill set that you bring to
the defensive backfield. What do you think when you watch
yourself on tape?
Speaker 1: What do you see?
Speaker 7: Yeah, so I think I bring a great physical set
of skills to the field, and you know, also a
great mindset. I feel like that's a great skill that
you have to have too, and also too with my
you know, my link and my ball skills. I feel
like I can go high point balls really good, or
make plays on balls and stuff like that. So I
feel like those are my main skills is physicality, being
the great mental guy, and also want to play balls
in the air.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's interesting.
Speaker 4: So like Evan Johnson is a converted wide receiver, he's
part of that defensive backfield, converted wide receiver into defensive back,
and he's he's been fantastic at takeaways, high pointing football's athletic.
And so you're a converted wide receiver to cornerback. How
does the ball skills that you learned as a wide
receiver translate over to the defensive back room. It's a
little bit tougher, right, because they're different angles and things.
You're not maybe expecting the ball to be in those
those angles. But how do you adapt to that and
how good are your ball skills?
Speaker 7: I felt like playing wide receiver really helped me. I
feel just like tracking balls now also to like on
the baseball field in high school in the outfield just
also helped me, like catch those run down those angles
and catch those balls. So I feel those are the
best cornerbacks, the converted wide receivers.
Speaker 4: Did you run track and field as well, Javion or
was it just mostly baseball?
Speaker 7: There's mostly baseball and basketball?
Speaker 1: Did did? Like, how did you get into baseball?
Speaker 4: Because that seems like, I mean, it's not always the
you know, you hear a lot of like football players playing,
you know, doing like track and field and maybe basketball.
You don't hear as many baseball players, but you know,
maybe you grew up in a in a town that
was focused on on baseball.
Speaker 1: When did you become a baseball player?
Speaker 2: So?
Speaker 7: I started playing baseball at the age of four years old.
So it's just been something I've kind of been around
my whole life and some of my dad kind of
just instilled installed in me. So it was just kind
of a thing we just did here in Mobile and
a lot of people play baseball here Mobile, so so
it's kind of something I was brought up on.
Speaker 4: Yeah, Tell us about your siblings. You got any siblings
as well? Tell us about them.
Speaker 7: Yes, I have two older brothers. They played some football
basketball in their time too, but they didn't really playing college.
They mostly played in high school.
Speaker 4: So high school ballers. But it sounds like you come
from an athletic family. Did mom or dad play sports?
Speaker 7: Mom and dad did, Yes, Yes they did. My dad
he played a little bit of football. And my mom
she was a cheerleader for her high school. So I
feel like that's kind of where I got some of
my athletic talent from.
Speaker 1: Love that.
Speaker 4: Javon Williams BYU defensive back talking some ball and a
player profile. Javon as Yeah, when do you arrive in Provo?
When do you get into town and enroll and start
going to classes, et cetera.
Speaker 7: Actually, Robin Provo tomorrow, So hey, Lee is mobile tomorrow morning,
So I'll be in Provo tomorrow.
Speaker 1: Nice man, what class is you going to be taking?
You in? A rolls yet? What's the plan for that.
Speaker 3: All?
Speaker 7: Right now, we're still trying to just get everything situated
with my major and make sure that all the classes
and everything is.
Speaker 2: Just going to transfer over.
Speaker 7: But right now I'm gonna interdisciplinary studies major and I'm
going to be focusing on business and finance.
Speaker 4: So after football is all done, when I know, I
know you probably want to take your talents to the NFL.
What do you want to do as far as a
profession is concerned.
Speaker 7: Really want to be a coach just inspired kids and
just touch on those kids' lives like some coaches touched
on my life.
Speaker 1: So high school, college, does it matter?
Speaker 7: No, sir, it does not matter. I just want to
have an impact on kids' lives.
Speaker 1: Love that.
Speaker 3: Man.
Speaker 4: You also mentioned the role that your Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ has played in your life. Could you elaborate
on that and and why maybe be why you was
the right place for you to not only develop as
a football player, but maybe as a disciple of Christ.
Speaker 7: Oh yeah, Like I said, just been around like minded
people that people that want to you know, get better
at those type of aspects of life and and give
Jesus Christ there.
Speaker 2: Just give Jesus.
Speaker 7: Christ all their time and you know, just become a
better human being. So that that that's kind of my
reason right there.
Speaker 4: Yeah, no, I feel you on that, and uh, you
know it's excited to obviously watch you play ball and
uh and and you know, I know Cougarnation wants to
get to know you. How many years of eligible do
you have? U? Is this your final year of eligibility?
Speaker 7: Yes, sir, this is my final year of ability.
Speaker 4: So you got to make a count, right, got them?
This is a this is a big one for you.
And uh And as you've been watching, you know, the
last couple of seasons for BO, you've been pretty special
eleven and two and twelve and two. Have you watched
any of the games over the last two seasons that
have stood out to you?
Speaker 2: Really?
Speaker 7: That Utah game always kind of stands out to me.
That's that's the one I've already circled on my calendar.
Speaker 1: Is it just a rivalry game that gets you amped,
get you hyped?
Speaker 7: Yes, sir, it is.
Speaker 4: And you know, growing up where you where you grew up,
I mean there's a lot of rivalry games obviously in
high school, but also in college. Right who did you
grow up rooting for as a as a fan of
college football.
Speaker 7: I kind of grew up watching the Iron Bowl, so
I kind of had to pick between those teams and
the team my family kind of chose as Auburn.
Speaker 1: And why was it? Why did they choose Auburn?
Speaker 3: Really?
Speaker 7: I just think my dad told the team when he
was younger, and if this being my dad, you know,
just me going up with my dad kind of just
persuaded me to choose Arburn.
Speaker 1: Oh I love that man.
Speaker 4: Well, hey, it sounds like your dad's been highly influential
on your life, Javin Javin Williams here on ESPN the Fan. Uh,
outside of football and uh maybe school.
Speaker 1: What else do you like to do? What are whatever
your extracurriculars do you like to participate in?
Speaker 7: Some hobbies I have are going fishing and playing golf.
Speaker 4: We got a lot of good fishing here. They talked
about it. Did they talk about all the all the
rivers you can be Uh? You can go fishing in
here in Utah?
Speaker 7: Yes, sir, they told me about a couple of spots, Yes,
sir they did.
Speaker 4: All right, Well, we'll have to get you hooked up
on those locations and get your fishing casting the rod
Do you have rods.
Speaker 1: That you're bringing with you? You bringing you bringing all
your equipment?
Speaker 7: No, sir, I'm not. Since it's such a long drive,
so I'll probably get it down here shortly, but I'm
gonna try to my best bring what i can, all.
Speaker 4: Right, man, Well, you know, for for like the nil
opportunities obviously, those are always a part of it. What
products and brands and things of that nature. And you know,
is there anything you're looking to maybe align yourself with
and this year while you're in Provo.
Speaker 7: Yes, I'm really open to all opportunities. So I'm really
open to work with any brand and any opportunity that
comes my way.
Speaker 1: Love that, well, Javen, it's been awesome getting to know you.
Speaker 4: We wish you luck. Can't wait to watch a ball out.
Do you know what number you're gonna be wearing yet?
Speaker 7: No, sir, I'm not sure yet.
Speaker 1: All right, well you'll you'll.
Speaker 4: I'm sure you'll find out here soon enough once spring
ball begins. But Javen, appreciate you hopping on any questions
for us, man, as you I know you've taken a
look at Provo and you've gotten to know the coaches
and maybe some of the players.
Speaker 1: Any questions that we can help out with.
Speaker 7: No, sir, Not off the top of my head, no, sir.
Speaker 1: All right, Well, let us know.
Speaker 4: Can't wait to see you ball out at Brigham and
we appreciate you hopping on for a player profile and.
Speaker 8: I got the shops for him, so make sure that yeah, yeah,
the shops.
Speaker 4: Yeah yeah, definitely. Oh who you rooting for tonight? Indiana
or Miami? Who do you think you're gonna win?
Speaker 7: I'm taking Miami tonight, all right, Mi, I A here
we go.
Speaker 4: Well, Javin, we appreciate you, man, thanks for hopping on today.
Speaker 7: Yes, sir, I appreciate you. Thank you so much for
having me.
Speaker 4: Yeah, thank you. Javin Williams, Ladies and gentlemen. Cornerback the
transfer from Mississippi State six two one five A former
baseball player, played a lot of sports growing up, great
ball skills. A converted wide receiver now playing defensive back.
He was originally recruited to Kanessas State. He played there
for three season, transferre to Misissippi State this last year
and played well. Had ten solos, ten, two forced fumbles,
one and two one pass defended, and now he's at
b YU to rep the y.
Speaker 1: We'll see how it all plays out. Be what you needed.
Speaker 4: A cornerback of CB three and uh and Javon's gonna.
Speaker 1: Fulfill that role, no doubt about it.
Speaker 4: He maybe a starting cornerback for the coops in twenty
twenty six.
Speaker 1: That's our segment. We're sticking out.
Speaker 8: Before serving the show. Yes, sir, this is now what
the third guy that's that is on this team in
the last couple of years has converted from wide receiver
a safety that's no longer a safety training in Florida
Tannel Wall Evan Johnson now him, Hey, I'll tell you what.
Speaker 4: Look, there's something to it. The ball skills, the ball skills,
the skills you bring into that cornerback room. It's nothing
to be trifled when you got to get excited about it.
Javin Williams bau cornerback signee. Guys, that's our show. We're
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Of course, Ronald the Three Man, Weaver Ronnie. Any final
thoughts before we wrap up this show.
Speaker 8: Yeah, we got thirty seconds. I'll just go with my pick.
I believe Indiana wins this game. I will say this.
Those that are having the ESPN College Football Show, a
lot of people pick in Miami, including Marcus Freeman.
Speaker 1: We'll see what happens.
Speaker 4: Man Nick Saban also going with the Canes. They're taking
the talent over the culture. Look, let's see how it
plays out. We'll be back tomorrow as always here on
your Utah ESPN Radio Network one of three nine ninety
eight point three.
Speaker 3: Esstrixtrad all about it.
Speaker 2: Let's get the latest news coming out of BYU Athletics
with a Cougar Sports press release.
Speaker 8: This is Ronald the Three Man. We were bringing you
the Cougar Sports rushly to number eleven. Bau's nine point
second althlete vanished as number fifteen, Texas Tech rally for
an eighty four to seven win Saturday at the United
Supermarkets Arena, ending the Cougar's thirteen game winning scret. Rob
Right the Third and Richie Sonders combined for a dominant
scoring burst in the second half to.
Speaker 1: Give the Cougar's a nine point lead.
Speaker 8: Texas Tech made its final seven shots to the game
to secure the win. Right the Third led Uyu in
a career higher twenty eight point one, nine of seventeen
shooting the field. The Delaware native product added five rebounds,
three assists, and one steal in the contest. After recording
six points in the first half, Right the Third scored
a season high twenty two points in the second, highlighted
by nine to nine from the free throw line. Sonders
posted eighteen points on seven to fifteen shooting. The senior
had also grabbed four rebounds to assist, a block and
the steal. In Saturday's game against the Rare Raiders, the
Uyu scoring came largely in the paint totally forty points
were twenty four coming in the first half. The Cougars
held Texas Tech the twenty eight.
Speaker 1: Points in a lane.
Speaker 8: However, after holding Texas Tech scoreless for nearly three minutes.
Saunders blocked another three point at ten, but the Red
Raiders grabbed two off defensive rebounds and finally hit a
three that sparked twenty to four run.
Speaker 1: Spanning less than five minutes.
Speaker 8: Texas Tech converted six three point plays during that stretch,
led by JT.
Speaker 1: Toppen.
Speaker 8: With three minutes and forty seconds left, the Red Raiders
led seventy two to sixty five and what ultimately put
the game away. The Cougars now have a week off
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