What's good? Y'all.
My name is Cory Mos, here with the man,
the myth, the legend, the Texas ex.
Now crazy to say.
Roshan Johnson here at the
collective role First officers.
How has these last couple weeks been?
Lean up to the drive? Yeah,
man, these last couple of weeks
there's been a lot of work,
a lot of grinding, a lot of,
you know, talking to different teams,
just kind of, you know,
dotting the I's, crossing the T's
and just making sure we're straight,
wanting to drive a week.
So yeah, I mean, it's been a lot of fun.
A lot of preparation leading
us to this point.
So I'm just blessed to be here.
I know the saying is like,
adapt or die, right?
So you got to keep adapting.
And so speaking about that,
Sark is a big on that.
And so when it came to Sark,
he inherited you, you know,
but he still had the low key like
recruit you to keep you to stay.
So I was just curious,
was there like a conversation
or a moment when you're like,
this is a cool dude that
I would like to play for?
I think that was that was the kind of the
respect that I gained for him over time.
Just kind of seeing his background,
seeing the things that he had done throughout
his career and just seeing his purpose
for why he was doing what he was doing,
why he was coaching at the
University of Texas now.
It was a story that I respected
on his part and it was definitely
something that just gained my respect.
So I think over time,
you know, as he was our coach,
just seeing that side of him,
I think definitely kind of gained
mutual respect and we just kind of,
you know, jailed from that point on.
And you talk about
respect. I know you have a lot of
respect for your running backs coach,
coach, choice, man.
Talk about a dude that's been in the pro,
have been in the pro leagues, NFL.
Has he kind of talked to you at all
throughout these last couple weeks,
months about how this process goes?
Yeah, definitely.
He, he's led me through step by step
and he's basically taught me what to
expect and how to handle everything.
So I have much, much respect to him
and credit to him for, you know,
just being a resource for me as I'm going
through this process for me and Bijan.
Very accessible.
And he, like you said,
he's the guy that's been through it all.
So yeah, I'm more than grateful
for grateful for him and all
the stuff that he's provided.
Has there been anything particular
that he may have said something that
has come up in your process like,
oh, I remember coach told me that
yeah man, it's a lot of things
where that be through protections
or well like kind of what to
expect with certain meetings with
teams and just overall kind of,
you know how we should go about things.
Definitely the the pointers and
tips that he kind of gave us.
Definitely helped out a lot.
And just, I think maybe you'll
made me and Bijon prepared,
you know, for this process.
Yeah. And let's do a little flashback.
Coming into 40 acres,
you're a quarterback, you know,
Came into the scene slinging a rock.
But you made that change to running back.
Did you ever think when you first got to
UT that you'll be a running back prospect?
And when did that really turn?
It'd be like, I can actually make
the pros in a different position.
Yeah, No, I didn't.
I'd be lying if I said I expected
something like that to happen
because it really didn't.
I mean, it was really just
just kind of how the situation played out.
I mean that I ended up at that position,
playing that position.
So yeah, I mean, I would say probably
around my going into my junior year,
junior year after COVID, that was
like when I really made the decision,
like I want to pursue it fully
with everything in me to, you know,
make it to the next level.
So yeah, it was definitely something that.
Was very, totally unexpected.
But I think I just had the right
people in my corner to help me to,
you know, succeed at it.
Yeah, I know. Having that type of
environment, family support to
make those type of decisions and
must have been tough, huh? Yeah,
definitely. You got a lot of different
people in your ear that say, hey,
you should do this or you should
be playing here or you should
be all these different things.
So yeah, having to manage that
is definitely something that
was very challenging, but.
I think ultimately they let me closer to
God and realizing what he wanted me to do.
So yeah, I definitely,
I'm grateful for the experience.
And you talk about the
chatter people in your ear.
There's a lot of that,
especially with the transfer portal.
Nowadays. Everyone's in,
everybody's here,
every five star wants to play
their freshman year.
But I'm curious about your senior
year going into your senior year,
was there a conversation or was there
ever a thought of maybe going somewhere
where you can be the the guy per se?
And if so, what made you stick with UT?
Yeah,
I mean, there was definitely just thoughts.
I was just, you know, different scenarios
and situations that I could be put in.
But I think ultimately,
I think those those situations
kind of helped me grow closer to my
faith and realizing what God wanted me to do.
So I really kind of had to put my
will aside what I wanted to happen.
I mean, everybody wants the picture perfect,
you know, the picture perfect
way to be the starter, you know,
to win a Big 12 championship,
national championship
and do all these things.
But I think ultimately, God,
God kind of just told me what
to do and kind of instilled a
peace among me as I went along
with that decision and stayed
running back and then stay at
the University of Texas. And
I'm sure you tease more than
ecstatic that you stayed First off,
but not just because of
your town on the field,
But people always talk about
your leadership off the field.
Every leader looked up to a leader before.
So I'm wondering who who was
the leader you looked up to,
to kind of have that type of mentality?
Yeah, I think Sam Ehlinger
was definitely a big,
a big help. I'm just realizing
his maturity. He was the guy that
was very wise beyond his ears
and even kind of sensed that
when he walked in the room. He was
just a guy that everybody respected.
So I think he was definitely
somebody that I learned from
when I first came into college.
And you know, somebody that I kind
of just kind of nitpicked certain
things from him and just how he
went about his leadership style and
tried to implement it within me.
You speak about Sam,
one of the guys that got drafted from UT,
but last year there was no guys
that got drafted. From Texas,
which is crazy to say by the way,
considering the program.
But what does it mean to you to be
a part of a group that could have
multiple dues drafted a year after that?
Yeah, it means a lot.
Hopefully, you know I'll try my best
and my my tenure there at Texas to,
you know turn the program around and put
it at the pinnacle that it should be at.
And I'll hopefully,
you know with this year's draft there'll be,
there'll be many more to come as a result.
So yeah, I mean.
I think, I definitely think it's
a big deal and I definitely think,
you know, they're taking strides
in the right direction to get that
program back where it needs to be.
Yeah,
particularly that running back room.
I mean, multiple guys in that room
is going to get drafted pretty soon.
And so is UT running back to you?
Is it going back to you?
Y'all trying to get back there?
What's up? You
know, I definitely think UT is RBUI mean,
you look at the guys that they've
been in the past from Ricky Williams.
Priest Homes. Jamal, Charles,
Earl Campbell. Here's a lot of guys.
And Bijan had to add to the list of,
you know, great, great running backs,
you know, that will be successful
in college and in the pros.
So yeah, there's just a lot of,
a lot of history behind that,
for sure. Yeah.
And I'm interested to know like
throughout these last couple months
trying to prepare for the combine
and preparing for the draft,
has there been anything that you really
couldn't have prepared for that's come up?
I think for the combine, I mean everybody
kind of told me like what to expect,
but I mean you don't really realize
it until you were like in it.
I feel like it's that that that's
definitely an experience that you that
you can't necessarily prepare for,
but you can just kind of know what to expect.
But when it happens, it happens.
Combine was definitely a long process,
drawn out process that I didn't really,
you know, I I knew it was going to happen,
but I didn't realize it until I was
in it like Dang, this is really.
A long process.
So yeah, I would say that was
probably the biggest thing,
but I think I was prepared for it,
if that makes sense. I
bet it's crazy walking in
Lucas Oil Stadium, huh?
You've seen a lot of combats on TV,
but then you're there
in person. Yeah, that was definitely,
that was definitely an experience.
Just kind of like looking around the stadium
and realizing that like I'm actually
there and I'm actually about to like,
you know, put on a performance.
The especially just growing up
watching it on TV for so many years.
And just, yeah, it's definitely surreal.
Surreal experience,
yeah. And I feel like at the combine,
a lot of dudes start
making like relationships,
a lot of the top prospects,
a lot of guys at different schools.
Was there anybody that like,
you kind of chopped it up with that?
You're like, man,
that's a good dude.
Yeah, for sure.
From Duce Vaughn to Evan Hall,
Debo McBride over at Alabama,
Birmingham, Ty Evans.
I chopped it up with a lot
of a lot of lot of dudes
that I think we'll probably.
Circle back around once we
see each other in the league
and chop it up again as well.
Have you been in contact with
any team? I'm sure you have,
if you don't mind sharing, Yeah,
there's been a lot.
There's been a lot of different teams.
It's hard to list. I mean,
I've been in contact with Buffalo,
New Orleans, Dallas,
San Francisco, Tampa Bay, Carolina,
a lot of different teams. So
what does combos like?
They trying to pick your brain?
Are they trying to get to
know you more? Like what is?
Yeah, I think. You know,
there there's different types
of business they'll have.
So I mean, if it's like a Zoom or sometimes
teams will just call you over the phone.
Yeah. So I mean, sometimes they try
to just see who you are as a person,
just kind of talk to you, you know,
see what your knowledge is of the game,
how much you know, how much you don't know,
and really just kind of see
what type of player you are.
I think they already have a general
idea of like who you are as a
player after watching the tape.
So really I think it's just a
matter of them trying to see who
you are as a person, so.
Have you been in quarterback,
came up with conversation before?
Yeah, definitely for sure.
Do you like that? Yeah, yeah,
yeah, for sure. Especially when I start
talking coverages and save these,
they they definitely take a hold
into that because a lot of running
backs don't really look that far
when they're diagnosing defenses is
really just kind of the front and a
couple of linebackers here and there.
So yeah, they definitely bring that up.
That's crazy to think about.
Like that set you apart that.
How is that kind of like
transition to your game knowing
that that second level, Yeah,
I was about to say I definitely
think it gives me an advantage.
So, you know, just key save
these and key coverages and
kind of know what to expect
before it happens. There's a lot of times
with quarterbacks, 3 things from top,
top to bottom as opposed to running
backs. We're looking at the front
and then looking at linebackers.
So it's kind of reversed.
So I've been kind of having like
that both both sided vision,
if that makes sense.
I think that definitely helps me
just kind of you know be witty
on certain things kind of know
what to expect before it happens.
So for sure, I definitely
think it gives me an advantage
once you hear your name call, what
do you expect that's going to be like
man, I don't, I don't know.
I know I'm gonna have a lot of
support and a lot of family there.
Are you a crier, man I
I'm not a crier, but like.
If it's the right moment, I'll cry.
Like I'll definitely I'll definitely
been in mama's where I'm like,
Dang why am I crying?
But but for sure I I think that that'll
definitely be something that I'll
probably shed a couple of tears on so
So who's like for sure though
like when she who Who in the
family is it Mom. Your dad?
My mom is going to cry.
It depends if I cry.
If I cry, OK.
I think my brother will cry.
All right. My oldest brother.
My second, my second oldest brother.
I don't know if he'll cry.
He might though.
That's that's it.
That's an interesting that's
an interesting question.
Why? Why are you the pinnacle?
Like why are you the the tipping point?
Because I feel like if she sees
that emotion coming from me,
knowing that she knows how hard
I work to get to that point,
I think she'll like it'll
sit and will sit on her.
But if she sees me like real,
real happy about it,
I don't think that would have inflicted
that type of emotion from her.
So I think it really kind of matters
on how I kind of react to her.
So my friends won't cry, though.
I mean, they'll make fun
of me if I end up crying.
So that's
what friends are for, though, right?
Keeping humble. Yeah.
You got to keep the people around you.
Yeah, exactly. All right, Roshon.
Thank you for giving me the time.
What's up? Going to miss.
You need a jersey,
by the way. Oh, yeah, Yeah. They're
going to need that for sure.
But can't wait to see where you go.
For sure, man. Thank
you. No problem.