Oregon offensive lineman Jackson Powers-Johnson discusses being the team's starting center and facing the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.
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00:00 >> You've played a lot before this season, but now you've returned to the start.
00:03 Does it feel different?
00:03 Does it feel normal now?
00:05 >> Yes and no.
00:06 I mean, I'm blessed to have the position where I'm at, but I've been preparing and
00:11 I've gotten snaps for it.
00:12 And I've gotten starts to prepare me for this, but it's just football, man.
00:17 It's just having fun.
00:18 >> What's the most challenging part of being the starting seven?
00:22 >> I mean, I really couldn't tell you.
00:26 I mean, I just feel blessed.
00:28 I feel happy where I'm at.
00:30 I think it's more the pressure of commanding the line, but
00:34 I got Superman behind me, so I'll be fine.
00:38 >> When you're looking at this Hawaii defense, their defensive leader,
00:42 their leading tackle, back in the 16s, is out there.
00:45 So how much of you had a chance to see on tape of plays from out there and
00:49 what the kind of impact that might be to identifying the line, to seeing what they're
00:53 gonna do without their lead communicator, leading tackle, guy who you can identify?
00:57 >> Well, Hawaii's a hell of a team.
00:59 I mean, they fly around, they have high motor, they have a lot of pride.
01:03 And I'm really excited to play them.
01:05 But with him out, it's gonna be a next man up.
01:09 Our coaches do a great job with telling those personnel.
01:12 So we watch a lot of film.
01:13 And if he's in there, he's not there, they're gonna still do the same things.
01:18 It's not like one person's gonna change the schematic of the whole defense.
01:24 >> They've had a lot of tackles for loss so far this season.
01:27 What are they doing that makes that so effective?
01:29 >> I mean, they stand around, they move around.
01:31 I mean, they're high motor guys.
01:32 They're not gonna just sit there and not finish plays.
01:36 They finish everything.
01:38 And kudos to their coach and their defensive coordinator and
01:40 how they run things there.
01:41 They're just high motor guys.
01:43 So that's effort, pure effort.
01:45 They got great talent too, so.