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<v Speaker 1>But let's talk more college football.

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<v Speaker 2>Consistent guest on the show, former ute, former NFL player,

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<v Speaker 2>You know him, you love him. Robert Johnson on a Friday,

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<v Speaker 2>Roger Happy Friday, Man, how are we doing? Hey?

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<v Speaker 3>It was so, I'm doing good.

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<v Speaker 1>How y'all doing doing well? Doing well? I appreciate the time.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's, uh, let's kind of look back before we

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<v Speaker 2>look forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh So, Utah State.

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<v Speaker 2>Last week, Utah rolls up to Logan for the first

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<v Speaker 2>time in twelve years. They get it done. Tell me, Rojo,

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<v Speaker 2>what you saw from Isaac Wilson QB two. What sort

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<v Speaker 2>of questions did he answer for you?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I mean, the biggest question I feel like he

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<v Speaker 3>answered was that he's a he's a baller, he a gamer,

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<v Speaker 3>he is a gamer. And then it took. It's in

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of series before we started getting into the start,

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<v Speaker 3>getting into the tool of things. But I'm really happy

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<v Speaker 3>of our future or will we stand with everything? I'm

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<v Speaker 3>very very happy and proud of him and proud of

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<v Speaker 3>the coaches at least opening up stuff, which was great.

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<v Speaker 1>Were you concerned at all after that slow start?

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<v Speaker 2>You know a lot of yout fans fourteen to three

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<v Speaker 2>looking around you know, no Cam Rising, no Karrede Reid.

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<v Speaker 2>I think there was some certainly some nerves firing up

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<v Speaker 2>around here in the community where you concerned all after

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<v Speaker 2>that slow start from the utes last week.

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<v Speaker 3>Heck yeah, I was like, I say, if you got

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<v Speaker 3>if you gotta post. If you've got a utah, you

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<v Speaker 3>post or your heartbeat utah. Yout definitely was nervous about it,

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<v Speaker 3>or more like just concerned about like last game, how

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<v Speaker 3>it went. Whereas he like popped into the game and

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<v Speaker 3>then where he started, it was like, oh, here we go.

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<v Speaker 3>But he got better. And I always talk about that

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<v Speaker 3>during the summertime of like like when it comes to

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<v Speaker 3>summer ball, it's like I want to see what the

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<v Speaker 3>light bullets look like. I want to see what going

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<v Speaker 3>against an opponent that don't wear the same colors you

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<v Speaker 3>and when he's coming to attack you, how do you react.

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<v Speaker 3>So it was really really cool to kind of sit

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<v Speaker 3>back and watch him and I'm just happy and product

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<v Speaker 3>in the way that he did it, which gave us

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<v Speaker 3>all hope of like we got a good future. We

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<v Speaker 3>got it's it's a good plan behind this. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of the attention, of course, is on the

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<v Speaker 2>health of the quarterback because it's just so important, as

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<v Speaker 2>you know.

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<v Speaker 1>But Rojoe, you're a defensive guy.

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<v Speaker 2>What does this defense miss when Karine Reid isn't out there.

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like they missed a lot. But then I

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<v Speaker 3>was looking on Twitter and popped up on something I

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<v Speaker 3>said that we was trying some new things on defense

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<v Speaker 3>at the beginning of the half. He was trying to

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<v Speaker 3>stuff We want to see what we could do, and

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<v Speaker 3>I think we was already kind of planning to get

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<v Speaker 3>ready for Oklahoma State this week. So our defensive plan

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't really bad at the beginning, but it was more

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<v Speaker 3>of trying things, if that is true, and you see

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<v Speaker 3>we locked it down towards the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I was.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually gonna ask you about that because the conversation was

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<v Speaker 2>Bryson Barnes, Utah States quarterback, of course, was down here

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<v Speaker 2>for a number of years, and they were a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit concerned that Bryson knows the personnel and knows the scheme.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was interesting to here coach With and Coach

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<v Speaker 2>Galli talked about how at the start of the game

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<v Speaker 2>they were trying to change it up to keep Bryce

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<v Speaker 2>and Barnes off their heels, but when they in Kyle's

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<v Speaker 2>when they went back to doing what they always do,

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<v Speaker 2>they settled in and were dominant.

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<v Speaker 1>You played in the system.

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<v Speaker 2>What does it mean when Coach witch as we settled

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<v Speaker 2>back into doing what we always did on defense?

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<v Speaker 3>Is a big sign that growth, That's what I would say,

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<v Speaker 3>because at the end of the day, our scheme is

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<v Speaker 3>the NFL scheme, and when it comes to opponents that

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<v Speaker 3>you play against, you're going to see it like it's

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<v Speaker 3>the same looks no matter what, Like you can get

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<v Speaker 3>that cover one, cover two, cover three, cover four, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>like those are just common looks. But it's one of

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<v Speaker 3>those we gonna line up against you and we're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>try to figure out can you stop? Can you stop

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<v Speaker 3>what we're doing, or even if we show what we're doing,

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<v Speaker 3>can you at least get around it. So I was

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<v Speaker 3>really happy that we went back to our bread and

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<v Speaker 3>butter and show how strong we are with our defense.

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<v Speaker 2>So of course this and it's still early, still early

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<v Speaker 2>in the season, you know, and I tell college football

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<v Speaker 2>fans this all the time. I Mean, everybody just misses

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<v Speaker 2>college football so much and then it comes back and

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<v Speaker 2>we blink and it's over. But it is still early,

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<v Speaker 2>but I wanted to get for you, row Joe, because

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<v Speaker 2>you hear college coaches talk all the time like the

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<v Speaker 2>only thing we can do is win the day. The

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<v Speaker 2>only thing we can improve between this week. It's all

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<v Speaker 2>we can do is to improve between this week and

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<v Speaker 2>the next week through three weeks. From your vantage point,

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<v Speaker 2>is Utah improving the way they need to week by

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<v Speaker 2>week to compete in this conference? Heck yeah, we are.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean to go to go at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 3>the season where everybody was really saying we're going to

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<v Speaker 3>win the Big Twelve and then now seeing how we

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<v Speaker 3>how we're going to me that's one of the biggest

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<v Speaker 3>things of like showing that the team is loaded, the

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<v Speaker 3>team is ready to perform when it comes to big games.

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<v Speaker 3>So this week is a big game. It's a huge game.

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<v Speaker 3>So I feel like in my heart that this is

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<v Speaker 3>this is one of those games where we're going to

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<v Speaker 3>know exactly where we stand at of like if the

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<v Speaker 3>team is strong enough or is the team we need

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<v Speaker 3>to just need to get a little bit better and

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<v Speaker 3>send us off the season very very strong in the

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<v Speaker 3>Big Twelve.

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<v Speaker 2>So Rojo, the fact of the matter is Rashul Faizan

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<v Speaker 2>goes for a buck fifteen and as the team, Utah

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<v Speaker 2>State hangs three eighty five on on the Utah defense.

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<v Speaker 2>So they were able to gain yardage. A lot of

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<v Speaker 2>it were you know, chunk plays here or there, but

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<v Speaker 2>they were able to gain a lot of yards on

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<v Speaker 2>the ground with Rashul Feizon Oli.

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<v Speaker 1>Gordon won the dok Walker a year ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Alan Bowman, just like Cam Rising, is a seventh year

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<v Speaker 2>college quarterback. What does Utah's defense need to improve upon

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<v Speaker 2>this week when they're going to be on the road

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<v Speaker 2>against a better team than Utah State to make sure that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, Oklahoma State doesn't get off the way that

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<v Speaker 2>Utah State was able to at times last week.

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<v Speaker 3>For me, I feel like the ball control is one

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<v Speaker 3>of the biggest things were going into a hostile environment

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<v Speaker 3>because I've heard about still still Water a lot. So

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<v Speaker 3>like they have their fans, they have a big call in.

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<v Speaker 3>But on top of a big call in the way

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<v Speaker 3>that outfield is that if we control the ball, we

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<v Speaker 3>can control whether we going to get down to that

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<v Speaker 3>last position or a bigger position. No. So so it's

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<v Speaker 3>one of those things. Sorry, my son, i I'm in

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<v Speaker 3>a supermarket right now. See that's how there you go.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a supermarket trying to shop with my sons and

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<v Speaker 3>they going crazy. But but yeah, like exactly what I

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<v Speaker 3>was just mentioning is that if we can go down

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<v Speaker 3>there and control that ball and do what we need

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<v Speaker 3>to do, as in not having those turnovers early and

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<v Speaker 3>being able to get first down, first down, first downs,

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<v Speaker 3>it could be a really good setup of like a

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<v Speaker 3>last possession and type of setup. And I feel like

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<v Speaker 3>we can win last possessions because Coach, we'd always make

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<v Speaker 3>sure that we're ready for those those grinder games. I'll say, all.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, since you're with your boys grocery shop, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>set you loose, but I'll ask you one more question here,

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<v Speaker 2>because again, Oli Gordon is a very capable back in

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<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma State. So far, his face defenses that stacked the

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<v Speaker 2>box and that's why he's not off to a great start.

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<v Speaker 2>They do have a capable balanced quarterback. But walk us

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<v Speaker 2>through Rojo before I say you lose schematically, how you

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<v Speaker 2>stop a team that has the rushing attack like Oklahoma

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<v Speaker 2>State is capable of having, even though they haven't showed

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<v Speaker 2>it so far this year entirely.

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<v Speaker 3>Turns into that quarterback that quarterback has been there so long.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll put the balls over into his hand where it's

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<v Speaker 3>like make them throw. And to me, our secondary is great.

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<v Speaker 3>We have weapons on secondary wise as well as linebackers wise.

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<v Speaker 3>We have weapons. Now we can force them to throw

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<v Speaker 3>the ball. It could be it could be a win

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<v Speaker 3>on our end for what I feel, because their running

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<v Speaker 3>back is so good. You're right, their running back is very,

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<v Speaker 3>very very good, so he could bust loose every time

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<v Speaker 3>you get the ball. But the goal is to stack

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<v Speaker 3>the box and let's see what that quarterback can do.

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<v Speaker 3>We're trying to read read a secondary or read a

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<v Speaker 3>defense where the nobody knows who's coming. Don't nobody know

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<v Speaker 3>who's running cover three, we're running pressed. What I seen

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<v Speaker 3>those run last week against Utah State. I got a

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<v Speaker 3>feeling that we're going to test out some different looks

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<v Speaker 3>and try to make him hold the ball a little

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<v Speaker 3>longer so than our d line can get there and

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<v Speaker 3>get the sacks that we need because to getting a

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<v Speaker 3>negative play it wins games from what I feel.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Rod, Joe, go chase your boys man enjoy

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<v Speaker 2>the game tomorrow with chat soon.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, Hey, thank you so much.

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<v Speaker 1>Go you all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Robert Johnson, former Utah defensive back, played a number of

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<v Speaker 2>years in the NFL. Always pre appreciate Rojo's time. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>really interesting dynamics of play coming up tomorrow, It's a

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<v Speaker 2>two pm kick on Fox.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember you can watch it on Fox.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, you can listen to the game on our

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<v Speaker 2>radio station beginning at ten o'clock AM with pregame covers

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<v Speaker 2>with Porter Larson and Jordan Winn live at Bout Time

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<v Speaker 2>Pub at Jordan Commons. You've got two twenty year coaches

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<v Speaker 2>and coach Witting Mike Gundy, two seventh year quarterbacks and

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<v Speaker 2>camera Rising and Alan Bowman. So far, OSU hasn't got

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<v Speaker 2>much out of Oli Gordon the second last year. He's

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<v Speaker 2>averaging three point five yards of Kerry only point nine

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<v Speaker 1>He's getting hit hard.

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<v Speaker 2>OSU ranks one hundred and fifteenth in rushing success rate

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<v Speaker 2>so far. But ultimately the quarterback Bowman has been able

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<v Speaker 2>to play pretty well and they've they've been able to

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<v Speaker 2>stay clean. They survived against Arkansas. They should have lost

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<v Speaker 2>that game. Okay State has won seventh straight home games

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<v Speaker 2>versus AP ranked opponents.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's a tough one for Utah tomorrow,