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BONUS: Why Isn't Khary Wilder Playing More? · Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

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  Speaker 1: All right, we got another bonus show for you. And
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  Speaker 1: right now we're going to be talking about the Ohio
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  Speaker 1: State defense. The vibes there, not quite as shiny and
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  Speaker 1: good as they are with the Ohio State offense.
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  Speaker 2: Not bad.
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  Speaker 1: They played a very good second half against Iowa. The
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  Speaker 1: first half left a little bit to be desired, but
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  Speaker 1: definitely felt like it was a step forward following the
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  Speaker 1: performance against Illinois. Illinois, they ran for almost 200 yards,
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  Speaker 1: had over 400 yards of total offense, 19 points. Iowa,
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  Speaker 1: Not nearly as bad a performance. They kind of got
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  Speaker 1: things together, especially in the start of that second half
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  Speaker 1: where they had the back-to-back three and outs and then
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  Speaker 1: the interception by Jalen McClain that really kind of functionally
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  Speaker 1: put an end to that game. But the run defense
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  Speaker 1: in particular, it definitely was a significant step forward statistically,
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  Speaker 1: but where was the biggest improvement there between the Illinois
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  Speaker 1: game and the Iowa game in Ryan Day's mind?
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  Speaker 2: I thought, um, first off, I thought our, our strike
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  Speaker 2: overall with our hands and then getting off of blocks, uh,
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  Speaker 2: was probably the two major things. I thought we set
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  Speaker 2: the edge of the defense much stronger. Um, some of
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  Speaker 2: the runs that like the, the, the one that hit
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  Speaker 2: for the long run there, I don't know, it was
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  Speaker 2: around the 30 yard line or so, uh, on the
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  Speaker 2: double puller against Illinois. Um, you know, there was a
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  Speaker 2: kick and then the hole was too wide. You know,
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  Speaker 2: I think that we did a better job of, um,
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  Speaker 2: collapsing the edge and then getting off a block so
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  Speaker 2: that there wasn't as much room in the C-gap. Teams
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  Speaker 2: will attack our C-gap. We have to understand that and
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  Speaker 2: be able to win. I think overall there was some
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  Speaker 2: really good clips of guys getting off of blocks, never
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  Speaker 2: going one for one. Every team we play is going
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  Speaker 2: to have some schemed up plays where that's how it goes.
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  Speaker 2: There's going to be a blocker for everybody that you have.
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  Speaker 2: I say it all the time. There's a lot of
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  Speaker 2: good plays and a lot of good defense, but when
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  Speaker 2: you're defeating blocks you know it doesn't matter and that
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  Speaker 2: was the big challenge coming out of Illinois I thought
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  Speaker 2: we took steps in that in that direction and so
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  Speaker 2: that was encouraging to see now where we're going to
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  Speaker 2: go from here is the big question but I think
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  Speaker 2: you know now again it should be like an accelerator
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  Speaker 2: for us right now because now that we've seen that
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  Speaker 2: Guys have the capability to do it. Like I always say,
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  Speaker 2: it's like getting an A in algebra now. You've got
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  Speaker 2: to get an A in algebra for the next quarter, too.
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  Speaker 2: And so the teams that we're playing, we have to
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  Speaker 2: continue to upgrade. These are good teams. What we did
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  Speaker 2: last week can't be the same. It's got to get better.
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  Speaker 2: But those are the areas that I recognize that I
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  Speaker 2: thought we did a better job.
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  Speaker 1: One of the guys who's been a leader on that
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  Speaker 1: defense for a couple of years and was voted a
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  Speaker 1: team captain this year, safety Jalen McClain. He was kind
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  Speaker 1: of overshadowed a little bit last year. playing next to
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  Speaker 1: Caleb Downs. He is now out of Caleb Downs' shadow.
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  Speaker 1: He is now the starter and the captain back there
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  Speaker 1: in the safety room. So he had a key interception
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  Speaker 1: last week against Iowa and then had a couple other
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  Speaker 1: big breakups against Illinois amid some really important plays. How
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  Speaker 1: big has Jalen McClain been in the secondary for Ohio State?
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  Speaker 2: A guy who's been in the program for multiple years, um,
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  Speaker 2: you know, you just start, you see him play with
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  Speaker 2: more confidence. The game's slowing down for him. He's able
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  Speaker 2: to see things clearer, able to communicate better. It started
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  Speaker 2: in the Illinois game with some of those plays he made.
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  Speaker 2: One to end the game and then a couple other
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  Speaker 2: big stops. One was a fourth down. I believe the
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  Speaker 2: other one was a third down down the field. And
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  Speaker 2: so when you start to see a guy make a play,
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  Speaker 2: you know, then it becomes contagious. And so I thought
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  Speaker 2: he kind of got that going the week before. And
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  Speaker 2: then you start to see some guys make some plays
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  Speaker 2: this past week. But that's what you need out of
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  Speaker 2: a leader. You need someone that's not only doing their job,
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  Speaker 2: but making plays in big spots.
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  Speaker 1: This is the first year that Devin Sanchez is a
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  Speaker 1: full-time starter for the Buckeyes. He played a bunch in
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  Speaker 1: that dime role as a true freshman. He was a
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  Speaker 1: five-star recruit, lots of hype, very early on in the field.
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  Speaker 1: So you figured this year, okay, boom, next step is
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  Speaker 1: he's going to be a big-time, all-Big Ten player this
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  Speaker 1: year at the very least. And, well, progress is not
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  Speaker 1: always linear, as they say. and he has had a
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  Speaker 1: couple rough games, had a couple pass interference calls in
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  Speaker 1: each of the last two games. Where does Devin Sanchez
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  Speaker 1: still need to improve?
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  Speaker 2: Well, he's, yeah, I agree. I think he's competitive, and
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  Speaker 2: he has to have a little bit more composure at
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  Speaker 2: the top of the route, for sure. I would say
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  Speaker 2: some of those are close, you know, but hey, I mean,
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  Speaker 2: they get called, so you got to own them, and
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  Speaker 2: so you got to make the adjustment, and we like
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  Speaker 2: the fact that he's aggressive, but we can't get called
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  Speaker 2: for penalties like that. So we got to do a
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  Speaker 2: good job with our technique. Um, you know, coach Walt's
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  Speaker 2: got a plan for it and, um, you know, how
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  Speaker 2: we'll attack it. Um, I think his approach has been good,
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  Speaker 2: but I think he would tell you that he wants
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  Speaker 2: to play better too, you know? And, and so, um,
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  Speaker 2: this is a big week for him to step up
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  Speaker 2: against some, you know, really talented receivers from Maryland to,
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  Speaker 2: to take the next step in his progression because, you know, he's,
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  Speaker 2: he's played for us, but like we need him to
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  Speaker 2: be that, that lockdown corner that we all know he
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  Speaker 2: can be. Um, but you know, he's putting the work
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  Speaker 2: in and he's got the right attitude. So, big week
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  Speaker 2: for him.
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  Speaker 1: This is not the first time that Ohio State has
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  Speaker 1: had a cornerback who felt like he's almost getting picked
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  Speaker 1: on by the referees, getting a lot of flags thrown.
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  Speaker 1: Once you kind of get that reputation for being a
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  Speaker 1: physical corner, they start looking for it, and then that
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  Speaker 1: can always sort of snowball. And if this all sounds familiar, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: it kind of happened with David Sigminosin as well. He,
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  Speaker 1: of course, was a transfer from Ole Miss, came in,
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  Speaker 1: drove Ohio State fans crazy for a little while, and
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  Speaker 1: then kind of got it together, figured it out, and
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  Speaker 1: turned into a second-round draft pick in the NFL. So
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  Speaker 1: is this maybe a little bit similar to Davis and Eggman-Osen,
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  Speaker 1: what's going on right now with Devin Sanchez? And is
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  Speaker 1: the solution to this maybe similar to the solution that
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  Speaker 1: they found for IGB?
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  Speaker 2: Similar. I mean, not the same player, but you're right.
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  Speaker 2: Both very aggressive players, both very competitive. And so there's
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  Speaker 2: no question that we can look back on that and
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  Speaker 2: recognize how we improved Davidson's top of the route with Devin.
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  Speaker 1: One of the storylines it feels like we talk about
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  Speaker 1: a lot of weeks at this point is some of
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  Speaker 1: the true freshmen who maybe aren't playing as much as
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  Speaker 1: the fans might want them to see. And one of
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  Speaker 1: those guys is defensive end Kari Wilder. He didn't play
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  Speaker 1: at all against Iowa. So, okay, what went into that decision?
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  Speaker 2: Not just particular about Kari, but when you're coming into
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  Speaker 2: the program, whether you're a freshman or you're a transfer,
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  Speaker 2: we all say you have an opportunity to compete for jobs.
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  Speaker 2: And guys have certain levels of talent. And we recruit
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  Speaker 2: guys to come in and play. That's why they're here.
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  Speaker 2: We wouldn't invest all the time and resources into each
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  Speaker 2: player if we didn't want them to play. Now, it's
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  Speaker 2: the coach's job to make sure that they're checking all
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  Speaker 2: the boxes and all the requirements to make sure that
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  Speaker 2: they've earned the opportunity to get on the field. It's
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  Speaker 2: also the player's responsibility to take the accountability, to check
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  Speaker 2: those boxes, all the things that they need to do
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  Speaker 2: in order to get on the field. Nobody just gets
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  Speaker 2: on the field because they have talent, but it's the
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  Speaker 2: coach's job and the player's job to make sure they're
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  Speaker 2: doing all the things that they need to do to
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  Speaker 2: earn opportunities to play. When that happens, you've seen we
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  Speaker 2: put them on the field, whether it's a transfer that
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  Speaker 2: comes in day one or a freshman, then we'll do that.
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  Speaker 2: When guys don't do that, then they haven't earned the
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  Speaker 2: opportunity to play, then they need to do that. And
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  Speaker 2: so There's a lot that goes with that. I'm not
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  Speaker 2: going to get into details. But I think we have
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  Speaker 2: some really talented freshmen. They need to make sure they're
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  Speaker 2: doing their part to earn these opportunities. And once they
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  Speaker 2: earn the opportunities, then they have to then do their
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  Speaker 2: job on the field and grade out. It doesn't just
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  Speaker 2: work like I go out there, I don't really do
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  Speaker 2: my job, and then I get another opportunity. Well, you
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  Speaker 2: might eventually, but you've got to do your job when
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  Speaker 2: you get that opportunity. So those are all the growing pains.
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  Speaker 2: That's part of it. maturation of a player. We have
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  Speaker 2: a lot of faith in a lot of the young guys.
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  Speaker 2: We think they're going to be really good players. And
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  Speaker 2: the faster that we can get these guys to earn
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  Speaker 2: these opportunities and then learn what comes with it, the
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  Speaker 2: faster their career and their development is going to take off.
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  Speaker 2: And again, that's just as much on the coaches as
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  Speaker 2: it is the players.
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  Speaker 1: All right, there you go. Another bonus episode for you.
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