Oregon running back Bucky Irving discusses Noah Whittington's injury and the Ducks' running back depth ahead of facing Stanford.
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00:00 What's it like in the running back room right now with Noah down?
00:02 If you guys know, you're gonna have to kind of handle a little bit more of the workload.
00:06 >> I mean, he would definitely be missed, a big guy in the room that played a big
00:10 role in part of this team last year and this year.
00:13 He's someone that always doing what he's supposed to do.
00:16 Someone that's always kept me on my toes.
00:18 Just my brother that keep me on my hands.
00:20 Knowing that I got his back and knowing that he got my back.
00:24 Just giving me that extra fight that I need each and every day.
00:27 Knowing that I can lean on him and he can lean on me, so he definitely be missing.
00:31 I mean, our coach always tell us, you should always prepare like you're a starter.
00:36 I guess it had to hit home for some of these guys to actually lock in and
00:40 take every day serious day by day and not just take this day for granted.
00:44 Cuz you never know when it's your time or when it's gonna be you.
00:47 So our coach will always keep us prepared for things like this.
00:52 He do a great job of doing that, so we're just gonna keep eating.
00:55 Six gotta know we're just gonna be out there running hard for him.
00:58 >> What are some of the things that he did that maybe were a little bit unique to
01:01 him that you hope to be able to help fill the void up?
01:04 >> I mean, he just a guy that came to work every day.
01:07 He never had an attitude.
01:09 It's just he was hungry about the game.
01:11 Like certain guys go about this game different knowing that we come from
01:15 nothing and we need this.
01:16 So the game to us and Noah is a little bit different.
01:20 Noah come to work every day like somebody that I actually look up to and
01:24 he keep me motivated and keep me going every day just we feed off each other.
01:28 So that's gonna be hard on me for a couple days.
01:31 And then I know he gonna keep me on my toes and tell me I got a job to do and
01:34 I gotta go out there and play hard for him.
01:36 >> Yeah, do you expect Noah will still try to fill that kind of leadership role at
01:38 least for you?
01:38 >> Yeah, definitely.
01:39 He's not a guy that's just gonna be back.
01:41 I hope so.
01:42 He's just gonna be up there still talking and chatting and still watching film.
01:46 >> You've seen some of the younger guys you mentioned kind of an opportunity
01:50 being available.
01:50 Have you seen a change at all from Dante and Jason how they've prepared?
01:54 >> I mean, they should always be prepared.
01:57 I mean, our coach, that's what we got our coach for.
01:59 He do a good job preparing us.
02:02 So I feel like them guys will be ready.