USC Trojans Running Back Bryan Jackson Discusses Being Halfway Through Training Camp

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00:00It's about halfway through spring crawl. How's it gone so far?

00:03Oh, it's been good. It's been good. A lot of competition going around.

00:06Guys having fun. Got a lot of energy coming onto the practice field.

00:09So it's been good. It's been real fun so far.

00:11What's the running back group that makes you feel a little different?

00:14Yeah, it's competition. It's competition.

00:16Every guy coming out of the practice day, they're competing, going as hard as they can.

00:20And we're just loving each other through the way.

00:22Criticizing what we think we need to criticize.

00:25Whether a guy do something wrong, a guy do something right.

00:27Congratulate them when they do right, but also give them constructive criticism when they do something not right.

00:31How do the personalities mesh with the new guys coming in and getting along?

00:36We all got similar traits outside the field.

00:41We crack some jokes in the running back room sometimes.

00:46But it's a great feeling having those guys around.

00:48We all have fun. We all enjoy coming out to the field, having fun with each other,

00:52and building a bond that's going to last forever.

00:55What was your biggest takeaway, I guess, from your freshman year that could help you the most

00:59going into this really beneficial season in general?

01:04I'll say something that I need to improve on.

01:06Maybe just being a better vocal leader for our team.

01:10Like stepping up or seeing if a guy down, lifting them up.

01:14Or if we got to get too high, just keeping them steady so we won't get too high, get too low.

01:20Just stand steady and play the play ahead of us.

01:24The offensive line is a little different too.

01:26How have they looked to you so far?

01:27They look good.

01:28They look good.

01:29We've been having some big runs.

01:31So they're getting the job done for us up front for sure.

01:34Do you have to have kind of chemistry with those guys?

01:36Absolutely.

01:37Absolutely.

01:38You got to have chemistry with the whole line.

01:39That's the number one rule as a running back.

01:41Yes, sir.

01:42Yes, sir.

01:43How many new faces impressed you?

01:44Do you guys know a lot?

01:46Really, everybody's really impressed me.

01:47Like the size of the freshmen.

01:49Like these dudes tall.

01:50Like some of them look like seniors.

01:52So really, everybody's really impressed me.

01:54Like the size and how mature they are as young players.

01:58It's really surprising to me.

01:59It was cool.

02:00The defensive side.

02:01Any opportunity to try to tackle them breaking you down?

02:04Everybody.

02:05Everybody.

02:06Everybody's surprised.

02:07Well, not surprised.

02:08I expect that from those dudes.

02:09But they play some hard football for sure.

02:11Specifically, Desmond Stevens is a guy that you're running back.

02:14He's going to be a stud.

02:19That's all I got.

02:20He's going to be a stud.

02:21Let's see.

02:22He's going to be a stud.

02:24What about with that?

02:25Stud.

02:26Stud one, stud two.

02:28One A, one B.

02:29It doesn't matter.

02:30They both studs.

02:31Both going to be great players.

02:32For our team, for sure.

02:33With Jay kind of getting the offseason as a sergeant,

02:37what have you seen from you?

02:38Do you know anything I can do outside of this kind of progress?

02:42Like I said earlier, becoming a better vocal leader for our team.

02:45He's really stepped up into that role.

02:47And being a leader for his team, getting his guys going,

02:50whenever we look down.

02:51He's really just maturing as a quarterback and a guy off the field.

02:55Just growing into an older guy on the team.

02:58Stepping up when guys need it most.

03:01He's just really just all around just a great dude.

03:04How much block have you guys been working on?

03:07Like pass protection?

03:08A lot.

03:09A lot of pass protection.

03:10We do that a lot with the running backs and linebackers one-on-one.

03:13So we have a lot of work in on that, for sure.

03:15How's it going?

03:16It's good.

03:17It's good.

03:18Both sides are doing great work.

03:19Linebackers, running backs, we compete against each other.

03:20We love to do it.

03:21We laugh all the time when we do one-on-ones.

03:23And even routes too.

03:24Routes and pass blocking, we always have fun to compete against the guys.

03:27Do Coach Jones keep you anything this offseason or spring?

03:31What kind of goals to?

03:32I think it's been really good.

03:34Everything can be really high.

03:35Really just settle in and not taking any moment for granted.

03:38Like always stepping one foot in front of the other.

03:41And just be ready for what's in front of you.

03:44Nothing really too serious.

03:45Let's go, Mark.

03:46How do you start as the body goes?

03:47Is it kind of the weight you want to be?

03:49Or is it working on anything this offseason?

03:51Did you get to any goals that you had for that?

03:54Yeah, I have some goals.

03:56But I'm going to just keep that between me and my coaching staff and Coach Wiley.

04:00But yeah, I lost a few pounds for sure.

04:02I needed to, for sure.

04:04Thanks.

04:05I was going to take a minute.

04:06I'm going to take a minute.

04:08I just need to hang out.

04:10I need to hang out.

04:11It's one time for me, my life.

04:12I've been working at the beginning.

04:13I'm going to do that.

04:14I need to hang out with my coaching staff and my coaching staff.

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