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USC Trojans Coach Lincoln Riley, Safety Bishop Fitzgerald, and Quarterback Jayden Maiava discusses the trojans confidence from game 1
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00:00Thinking in terms of just building confidence, how much does a game like this where everything seems to be working help to just go forward?
00:07Well, it's a good start. I mean, it's, you know, it's nothing more than that. It's nothing less than that. It's a really good start.
00:12I mean, it's always great when you're able to play a lot of guys right there in the beginning.
00:17I mean, that's just, it's healthy for the football team, you know, because again, it's not just the starting guys that you see going out there.
00:23It's the guys on scout team. It's the young guy developing that's maybe not ready to contribute in a big way yet,
00:28but we're going to need him down the line. You know, it's just, it's just really healthy for the roster.
00:34So it's, you know, it's a great, great way to start the season. You know, there'll be a lot of excitement to get back to work for the upcoming opponent.
00:41Bishop, you had a near interception on a screen pass and ultimately, you know, took the one that you did intercept to the house.
00:50Can you just talk to me about what you were seeing out there defensively?
00:52For me, it was just repetition. You know, I think the staff did a great job of pairing us for the game.
00:59And I think that just going out there, I've seen a lot of familiar looks. So, you know, it was just kind of like second nature for me to go out there
01:04and do what I've been doing all practice this week.
01:07Being one of the leaders of that back game group, what were you able to see from your teammates there for you guys to have the impact like you did today?
01:14Yeah, you know, it was just a fun night out there. I think going out there setting the tone early, you know, just doing what we've been doing all fall camp, all spring ball.
01:22That was important for us to go out there, fly around and communicate.
01:24And I think we did that and it set the tone for us and then the young guys who got to get in the game a little later.
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