how are you feeling game week it's finally here uh it's a good feeling week one's always a little unique um obviously don't have a lot of tape to look at so we're looking at last year's stuff and um you know what their coaching staff's done in the past and uh got an extra week to prepare so um taking it day by day we feel good feel like we're ready to go um had a really good day today so feel good about it what has stood out to you about Western Carolina yeah I think um you know they were a good football team last year they're really good on offense um not very multiple on defense have shown to do some different things so um we're really focused on us to go out there and have a good game plan to go out there next to watch a little football this week and how cool was that to watch college football you guys not playing yeah man it's exciting I think obviously a really good game in the ACC so um a good one to learn off of just to you know as a football player watching the different uh situations that game were fun to watch so it it was a good weekend of football for sure you were named captain obviously last week just what does that mean to you especially being new to this program yeah I mean one of my biggest goals coming here was to get the respect to my teammates and be elected team captain so it's a special feeling um it's an honor um so I'm really excited about it to to leave my guys every day and um know that the guys trust me and that the coaching staff trust me to lead the guys it's a good feeling kind of yeah I've heard a lot about it uh I to finally see I've heard we got some of the best fans in the country so I think it's sold out so excited to go out there and see all the fans the environment and have you ever been to a game even as a fan say it again have you ever been to a G Growing Up So this has be my first experience so I'm pretty excited how do you kind of like settle those pregame Jitters yeah I mean I'm I'm I'm always nervous going into the game but uh you know once I go there and the ball snap one time I'm usually good to go so uh just really rely on my preparation my training go out there and feel good about the plan when we spoke with Coach Doran last week there's a lot of talk about the offensive line and just how much experience there will be in front of you what have you noticed just in Camp and Spring ball and Bre just having so much experience kind of play in a great group of guys I think coach 2J does a really good job leading those guys every day really pushes the standard each and every day a lot of experience a lot of toughness on that that front five so I feel really confident sitting in the pocket behind those guys and you know really just just love interacting with those guys every there is it different that this is so many of you all's last year pro football yeah I think it makes it unique um you know coach Dorne always talks about The Hour Glass and the sand running out I think um there's a lot of guys in this football team that just have a little bit left in that hourglass so makes the season unique and you know we're taking advantage of every day really soaking it all in and go there and have a really good season this year