Clemson Tigers College Football Pregame Quote, 12/26/2019

Let me ask you a loaded question. Who is your favorite offensive lineman on the team? They all are. I don’t have favorites. I don’t get into favorites.

I told you it would be a loaded question.

That performance in Pittsburgh, you set the tone early. It was just really great just to go out there and score on the first play. Coach is always talking about starting the game early. There’s no other way you can catch that earlier than that, just to go out there and have that. Credit to my offensive line coming out there ready to play.

Do you take pride in the fact that of the top 10 running backs in the nation you got the fewest carries, 176 carries. Everyone else has more than 200. I think it speaks to running back depth, but what are your thoughts on that? I didn’t know that. But I just speak to the group of guys I have around me. Most definitely just them being able to come in and keep me fresh and gives me the ability to go hard each and every play and have success I have.

You set all kinds of records this year. How do you think that’s going to play against the Notre Dame defense? How are you going to get around these guys? I mean, previous factor I get ‚Äì it’s a new game. I had zero against them the first time we played them. So I just bring my A game and be ready to play each and every play. They’re a very physical defense. They have a very physical front. And I mean, I just have to be ready just to play. Be ready for a physical, tough, old school game.

What challenges do you think Notre Dame can present to you on Saturday? They represent a lot of challenge. They’ve got a great defense, and they’re going to give you a big hit. So you’ve got to take what they give you. And they’re a very physical defense. And you’re going to see ‚Äì they’re just very physical. So four physical quarters of the game are going to be tough. And, I mean, you have to bring it each and every play.

What do you think of the whole thing? People don’t know where the Ostradine came from? Yeah. I didn’t hear about it until Coach brought it up. It could be from everything from daily products you use each and every day. It can come from that. So it’s really eye opening. And you got to watch what you put in your body when you go to the store to buy hair products or acne stuff or whatever. You just have to be more aware of your surroundings.

What are the challenges of trying to block out the noise with your teammates? We just have to treat it like an injury, next man up, and rally around them and win the game for them and just try to put them on our back and just take them with us.

We talked about the stadium. You’ve got the 60-yard scoreboard overhead. As a running back tell me about this track. Is this a fast track? Yes. It definitely felt fast through the week throughout practices. It’s definitely a fast track.