- [Voiceover] It takes toughness to strap up the pads
and play college football. Even for someone as large
as left tackle, Laremy Tunsil,
the game can weigh on you, both mentally and physically.
- (Voiceover) In formation in for Bo, first and ten
at the TCU 47.
- [Laremy] Man I still remember it like it was yesterday.
It was fixing to be halftime. Bo dropped back.
I'm protecting him, and I'm getting ready to
pancake the dude, right?
- (Voiceover) There's a snap, four man rush.
Steps over the pocket, it collapses and he's dropped.
- [Laremy] And then all of the sudden I just
felt like a wind pass me, and like I just felt my leg crack.
- (Voiceover) Injured player here.
- (Voiceover) It's Laremy Tunsil.
- I saw the tail end of the play where they
fell on his leg and obviously you knew he was injured.
And it's tough any time that your best player
goes down, you now it's tough to watch.
- [Laremy] I guess being down there yourself,
it's different man, like everybody is just focused on you.
You get what I'm saying? Like you is like the main
attention at a major game like that and then get hurt.
It's like it's just sad man.
You just get depressed just like that,
you think you won't be the same
you think everything is over, you think your career is over
you think, like, it's crazy.
- (Voiceover) One of the best offensive linemen in all
of college football, and you can tell by what the medical
staff is doing there, that this is a very serious injury.
- That was just a tough moment, just how the game was going
seeing Laremy go down like that; he's one of the
hardest workers on our team. It was devastating.
It was a tough day right there.
- At the beginning it's pretty bad, you know.
You know you depressed, you still going through that
stage like, I don't want to be here I just want to be home.
I just want to be to myself.
Having some of my brothers come check on me was just
it was good for the spirit.
- [Laquon] Laremy is a hard worker. I think he
just stayed positive through it all
and he still pushing to be the greatest
tackle here, and that's been his goal since he came in
and he's still pushing for it everyday.
- And it's just a mindset to compete. And you're competing
with yourself. He attacked it, and he's been here all summer
and he looks great.
- I think he is very very goal oriented, and I think
he's known for a while what he's wanted to accomplish.
And I don't think he's going to let an injury stop
him from reaching those goals.
- He is that type of guy who isn't going to let that
deine him. He's not going to let it beat him.
And I think that's what fills this team up.
I think that's why we're so successful because
when tough times come our way, we just get up and answer.
And that's Laremy is the definition of overcoming adversity.
- For me to look at the film from when I was a
freshman or sophomore to look at the film now,
I think I'm way better than I was before.
Especially coming off the injury, I had moved quicker
I'm more stronger, I gained a lot more weight, man
It's just a blessing, man.
- (Voiceover) If ankle surgery taught Tunsil anything
it's that great left tackles are built from the ground up.
- The first thing I noticed where his feet.
I mean when we take pass sets, and just taking steps
I mean he's, I mean it's like a sewing machine.
It's just fluid and, you know, just up and down.
Just like that.
(pads colliding) (grunts)
- I call him big smooth, man. He's got some good
feet for a big guy like that.
To move like that, man, that's ridiculous.
- [Laremy] I knew you would. I knew you would.
I knew you would. I knew you would. I knew you would.
I knew you would. I knew you was doing that.
I knew you would. I knew you would.
Oh, what are you going to do?
(grunts)
- Great pass blocker, great run blocker.
He's got real nice feet. Probably going to
call him flea-feet at that size, you know.
(pads colliding)
- [Laremy] Get them up! Get them out! Get them out!
Get them out the club! Get them out the club!
Get him out the club! Get him out! Get him out!
Get him out! Get him out!
- [Matt] His initials are LT, and he plays left tackle.
When you saw his tape, you saw a left tackle
and everyone knows how talented that he is and
how good he is on the field, but it's the things
that people don't know about him,
I think that's what makes him special.
- You know Laremy has a, that's just his natural, you know
personality. He's always been you know kind-hearted I guess.
- [Player] Yeah he's really just really kind-hearted. Really
respectful, just days he goes into the locker room
he speaks to everyone. You don't see many players like that
That often that have that calibur to act that way outside
of the field.
- Yeah he's like, you know, he's a softhearted guy
you just have to get to know him. He don't say too much,
but he's going to keep a smile on his face.
(concluding electronic music)