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Episode 4 | OLINE, TEs, WRs Preview · Return to Glory - Nebraska

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  Speaker 1: Go Big Red.
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  Speaker 2: It takes the numbers, the chaos, Hunter Austin Dak talking
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  Speaker 2: corn Husker football, basketball, and everything Nebraska sports.
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  Speaker 1: Welcome to the Return to Glory Podcast.
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  Speaker 3: Return to Glory Podcast, Hunter Zarberniki here on my own
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  Speaker 3: today featuring the wide receivers, tight ends, and offensive line
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  Speaker 3: preview for the upcoming season. We are live on YouTube
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  Speaker 3: this morning on Thursday, August sixth Austin and I did
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  Speaker 3: try recording earlier this morning, and let's just say we
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  Speaker 3: had some audio issues, definitely user air. We're still figuring
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  Speaker 3: things out here with this new live streaming.
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  Speaker 1: So Austin was on mute the whole time, which is
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  Speaker 1: not what we want.
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  Speaker 3: So here I am re recording here this morning and
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  Speaker 3: trying to get you guys some good content on our
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  Speaker 3: wide receivers, tight ends, and offensive line. Start with our
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  Speaker 3: offensive line, and we probably should have started on Monday
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  Speaker 3: with this group, because as we all know, this is
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  Speaker 3: the most important unit on any successful football team. We
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  Speaker 3: have had our ups and downs with the offensive line
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  Speaker 3: in the history of our podcast, in the history of
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  Speaker 3: our lives. Before our lifetime, we had a very strong
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  Speaker 3: offensive line, and as usual, that correlates with success on
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  Speaker 3: the field. I think this crew could have potential to
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  Speaker 3: be one of the better offensive lines that we've seen.
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  Speaker 3: We've been told that, but really going off of nothing
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  Speaker 3: other than the fact that we are paying them money
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  Speaker 3: to come here and play. This group has powerful experience.
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  Speaker 3: We have a refresh on the coaching staff bringing in
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  Speaker 3: offensive line coach Jeep Wade from Georgia Tech. And can
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  Speaker 3: I say Jeep Wade. If that's not an offensive line
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  Speaker 3: coach's name, I do not know what is.
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  Speaker 1: This group has some experience.
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  Speaker 3: As I mentioned before, last year, we experimented with paying
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  Speaker 3: an offensive lineman from a Power four conference in Elijah Pritchett,
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  Speaker 3: and he's going to start here at left tackle for US,
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  Speaker 3: the second year transfer from Alabama. Early on in the season,
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  Speaker 3: I think there were some question marks with him as
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  Speaker 3: are we getting out of.
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  Speaker 1: Him what we are paying him.
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  Speaker 3: And by the end of the year, I believe Elijah
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  Speaker 3: Pritchett became one of our strongest offensive linemen and that
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  Speaker 3: showed as we finished out the year, even though maybe
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  Speaker 3: record wise it didn't go that way. But he's back
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  Speaker 3: and is projected to start at left tackle for US.
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  Speaker 3: We bring in a couple of other new guys here
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  Speaker 3: on that grip at right tackle, we're expected to get
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  Speaker 3: tree Baba Lade incoming here and he's the right tackle
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  Speaker 3: transfer from South Carolina and we're paying him a good
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  Speaker 3: dime to a dozen.
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  Speaker 1: To start here at right tackle.
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  Speaker 3: At right guard projected right guard the Iowa State transfer
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  Speaker 3: Benjamin Black again, another guy that's had Power five experience.
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  Speaker 3: He's actually a starter for Iowa State. When coach Campbell
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  Speaker 3: then left to head to Penn State, Brendan blackud be
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  Speaker 3: Brendan Black, not Benjamin Black. Brendan Black decided to come
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  Speaker 3: to Lincoln at left guard. We inspect Paul mcbenga, that
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  Speaker 3: transfer from LSU to take over that job and fill
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  Speaker 3: in that void, also paying him some decent nil money
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  Speaker 3: to come play. I guess we're paying everybody, and everybody
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  Speaker 3: in college football is doing that. So I do think
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  Speaker 3: the offensive line group is one that we specifically targeted
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  Speaker 3: though and went out to make sure that we have
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  Speaker 3: a solid group up front. And then lastly, I'm hoping
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  Speaker 3: that our strength of our unit is coming from the
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  Speaker 3: center position of Justin Evans, who moved over from guard
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  Speaker 3: to center.
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  Speaker 1: After taking over for Ben Scott last year.
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  Speaker 3: He has potential to be one of the better centers
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  Speaker 3: in the Big Ten is what I've been hearing and
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  Speaker 3: think that that could come to fruition. I do think
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  Speaker 3: having centers as one of your strongest pieces of your
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  Speaker 3: offensive line is very important. I think the left tackle
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  Speaker 3: position also is important due to that's protecting your quarterback blindside.
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  Speaker 3: But justin Evans at the center position leading this unit,
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  Speaker 3: the most experienced veteran that.
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  Speaker 1: We have on this group.
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  Speaker 3: Some backup guys here that also have seen the field,
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  Speaker 3: which I also think is a positive to provide some depth.
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  Speaker 3: Gunner Getula, Grant Bricks, Sammy Sledge, Tyler Kanak, Jake Peters
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  Speaker 3: backing up at center there, brock Canwts and some different
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  Speaker 3: names that you may have heard of from the previous year.
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  Speaker 3: All those guys are back and will be available if
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  Speaker 3: needed on this offensive unit for the Huskers. I think
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  Speaker 3: the big question that we need to answer, and we're
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  Speaker 3: not going to know really until we start playing some
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  Speaker 3: true opponents and I'm not counting our first three, is
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  Speaker 3: how will this unit do against a above average defensive
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  Speaker 3: line and not only protecting the quarterback As we had
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  Speaker 3: our negative moments with Dylan Royola, last year, but also
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  Speaker 3: just establishing a run game, which was one of our strengths.
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  Speaker 3: Was our strength last year on offense under Dana Holgerson
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  Speaker 3: with Emmitt Johnson. So I think that the first three
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  Speaker 3: games are gonna give us a glimpse. I think these
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  Speaker 3: first three games, we're gonna want to see some production
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  Speaker 3: off of this offensive line and you know, getting.
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  Speaker 1: Third and shorts, you know, third.
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  Speaker 3: And two's, can we open up some holes on first
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  Speaker 3: down for our running backs, And then when it comes
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  Speaker 3: to protecting Calandria, you know, Calandria has some mobility, so
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  Speaker 3: that will help lower the sack number from a year ago.
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  Speaker 3: But at the same time, we're gonna have to do
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  Speaker 3: a better job of not having.
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  Speaker 1: Him right away catch a snap and take off.
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  Speaker 3: And we saw that with Adrian Martinez and what that
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  Speaker 3: looked like with that offensive line group often where you
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  Speaker 3: know you don't even have time to make your reads
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  Speaker 3: in the passing game and go through that. So anyways,
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  Speaker 3: I think there's a lot of optimism for this offensive
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  Speaker 3: line group, which is more than we can say in
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  Speaker 3: some other years where the offensive line has been the
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  Speaker 3: weak point and that usually does not end well for
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  Speaker 3: an offense at the tight end position. Luke lind and
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  Speaker 3: Meyer leading this group, he took more traditional approach of
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  Speaker 3: development where he came in as a red shirt freshman
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  Speaker 3: and has been here since and developed and now has
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  Speaker 3: earned his way to the number one starting job here
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  Speaker 3: at tight end and should be a very solid option
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  Speaker 3: at that position. Carter Nelson, I would say, maybe is
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  Speaker 3: one of the more disappointment stories of development in the
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  Speaker 3: opposite of linden Meyer's way, where as a freshman we
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  Speaker 3: saw some moments and really haven't seen much since there's
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  Speaker 3: been some injuries involved there. But we're hoping we can
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  Speaker 3: see some more out of Carter Nelson, whether that be
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  Speaker 3: a as a true tight end or maybe more of
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  Speaker 3: a receiving split out tight end here this upcoming year
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  Speaker 3: and then the receiving group here and some people are
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  Speaker 3: talking about our receiving core being the quote unquote strength
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  Speaker 3: of this team. I do think it's very deep. It
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  Speaker 3: also has quite a bit of experience. In fact, I
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  Speaker 3: did hear stat just Nebraska in general we are the
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  Speaker 3: third most returning production and they factor in transfer production
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  Speaker 3: as well into this metric in the entire country, So
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  Speaker 3: third most in the entire country and returning production. A
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  Speaker 3: year ago, we were one of the least returning production
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  Speaker 3: and most inexperienced teams. So again another thing, if you
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  Speaker 3: want to be optimistic and start drinking the kool aid
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  Speaker 3: with what you got with this schedule, that's one reason
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  Speaker 3: to be optimistic if you think that even matters. Some people,
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  Speaker 3: obviously with the portal, don't even think that matters. So anyways,
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  Speaker 3: this wide receiving group led by Jacry Barney and Isaiah Hunter,
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  Speaker 3: two guys been here a year ago. I think they're
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  Speaker 3: both going to be leading the team in targets and catches,
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  Speaker 3: most likely Quasi Gilmour the transfer from UCLA. I think
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  Speaker 3: all three of these guys bringing some dynamic capabilities to
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  Speaker 3: this offense.
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  Speaker 1: In their own way.
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  Speaker 3: Jacori and then Janiron Bonner, who's coming off an injury
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  Speaker 3: from last year. Those guys are going to be two
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  Speaker 3: more guys playing in the slot where Isaiah Hunter Quasi
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  Speaker 3: Gilmore are going to be more of.
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  Speaker 1: Your balanced receivers that have some speed to him. But also.
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  Speaker 3: You're going to see some different abilities there with their
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  Speaker 3: possession capabilities too. So the other guys, Quinn Clark, Quartes Mills,
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  Speaker 3: both returning sophomores, this year, coming off their freshman season.
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  Speaker 3: I do think both of them are are going to
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  Speaker 3: have some upside. Give us some depth here. Quinn Clark's
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  Speaker 3: a very tall receiver at six y six, maybe possession receiver,
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  Speaker 3: end zone, red zone receiver, you can call him. And
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  Speaker 3: then the guy that's begin talking about a lot recently
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  Speaker 3: that I'm excited to see and see what all this
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  Speaker 3: hype and buzz is about. Is Jeremiah Jones, the red
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  Speaker 3: shirt freshman he'll he'll, you were on number eighty this fall.
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  Speaker 3: I've heard some different things just in recent days heading
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  Speaker 3: into fall camp and beginning fall camp on his ability
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  Speaker 3: to be a dynamic playmaker even as a freshman.
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  Speaker 1: Here we hear these stories all the time.
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  Speaker 3: We heard them about Carter Nelson as an example a lot,
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  Speaker 3: and you know, you see some of that, but it's
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  Speaker 3: just hard to believe anything until you actually see it
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  Speaker 3: on the field. And with all three of these units
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  Speaker 3: wide receivers, tight ends, and offensive line combine well. With
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  Speaker 3: that being said, we'll talk more about our offensive identity
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  Speaker 3: and episodes to come tomorrow. We hope to be back
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  Speaker 3: at six thirty am with audio working and hoping to
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  Speaker 3: have a special guest on with you well on the
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  Speaker 2: Keeps the faith, keep believing because the Return to Glory
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