Zach, I know it's kind of early in Fall Camp
from just when you all started a couple days ago to now.
Just what's kind of the vibes surrounding this program
just three days in?
It's good vibes -- a lot of hard work,
a lot of work ethic going on.
We're just putting the pieces together
to get ready for the season.
Hey, Zach, what have you thought about --
and I know you guys haven't hit or tackled or anything yet.
But the offensive line you're running behind,
what do you think about those guys?
I think they're great, all of them,
from the left tackle to the right.
I mean, they put in hard work. I mean, we're here every day.
We get out at 9:00 almost every day,
so just here spending the countless hours
and putting in the work. I'm proud of them boys.
I know you and Bentley get a lot of notoriety, and rightfully so.
But just talk about the rest of that running back room
and kind of what you saw
from them kind of at the tail end of spring
and how that's kind of carried over a couple days
into Fall Camp with Judkins and Bentley and so forth.
So towards the tail end of spring, we was working.
We was just putting the pieces together, like I said.
Yeah, Bentley came, but, I mean, the whole room really deserves
their props, from Kentrel on down --
from Matt Jones, Kentrel Bullock.
All of them have been working. They come here countless hours.
We're here early in the morning. We're putting in the work.
Zach, obviously there's a lot of new pieces to this team,
including yourself.
What can you tell us about how this team is meshing
and where the chemistry is at right now?
So, obviously, I wasn't here last year,
so I can't really just compare it to last year.
But the chemistry I'm feeling right now, we're getting better.
We're rotating both quarterbacks, trying to see
which one is going to get to go.
Same with backs -- I mean,
we're just coming in putting in the pieces.
Zach, how good do you think this running game can be?
I think it can be best in the country.
I think it can be great.
Actually, that's what we're working for.
I know you said in the spring one of the reasons
why you wanted to come down here is not just the opportunities
but just the competition that kind of comes with it.
Are you sensing that not just from the running back room,
but from just other position groups
on the offensive of the ball?
I sense it all over the field.
I mean, you've got two quarterbacks competing.
You've got, what -- four, six receivers
are competing for their spot? I mean, it's great.
Everybody across the board, they flat out are flying.
Hey, Zach, I was talking to Ulysses Bentley
a couple weeks ago.
And he tells me that y'all kind of grew up together
playing against each other.
What can you say about that? Oh, that's true.
We started off in Little League playing with each other.
He used to play for the Eagles. I'd play for the Cowboys.
We was actually zoned to the same high school,
but I ended up transferring in eighth grade.
Zach, what have you seen out of Judkins?
I mean, obviously, he impressed in the spring.
But how have you seen him just kind of grow in the summer
and just kind of this first week of practice?
He's literally the most improved in the room --
like, for him to be 17, that's crazy.
That boy's explosive. He's got a stiff arm on him.
He's got a bright future.
Having the depth that you guys have,
how much is that going to help you in terms of staying fresh?
You and I talked in the spring about you wanted a big workload.
You want to get the ball a lot.
Does that help you stay fresh later in the games?
Most definitely, because depending on
whoever works the hardest, like Coach said,
that's the one that's going to get to go.
So being able to have other backs that can come in
and pick up the same amount of work with better production --
better production, because, like I said, Q's 17.
Are you a guy that gets stronger as you get more carries?
Are you a guy that feels like you get better
as the game goes on? Yes, sir, most definitely.
I get better as the game goes on.
And it's kind of funny. As I get hit,
I feel like I get like balance or something. I don't know.
I be feeding off that, kind of, though.
Some of the guys who were here last year
have said they felt the run game can be better
than it was last year with kind of that three-headed attack.
I know you weren't here last year,
but do you get that vibe from maybe what Kentrel
and some of the others have said that were here last year?
Most definitely. I think Ole Miss led the SEC
in rushing last year, right? I expect to do it again.
Now that you've had more than a few weeks --
not just in the spring but just a couple days here --
just in a Lane Kiffin offense,
I mean, since you've been here, what have you noticed
about that type of offense, Kiffin's offense?
What makes it unique compared to some others?
High tempo and explosive plays.
Coming from my last school,
I mean, we had some explosive plays,
but we would really just aerate.
So we really just -- we couldn't even everything out.
Here, he's evening everything out across the board.
I ain't never seen like -- me, personally,
I just ain't been in this explosive offense like that.
And then being able to go against the competition
I'm going against every week, day in and day out,
that's a real big change for me.
Any other questions?
Thanks, Zach, appreciate you.
How do you feel you've been used in the receiving end?
Man, I think Coach Weis got some job for me.
I think they'll slide me to the slot for real.
So maybe that'll probably be a game plan,
like a game scheme type theme.
But I know for sure I'm going to be out there.
I'm going to be out there.
Awesome. Thanks, Zach, appreciate it.
Appreciate y'all.