LSU CB Ashton Stamps: Year 1 in Baton Rouge

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00:00 Jeremiah Hughes, Ryan Yates, all the young guys.

00:04 How do you feel y'all made some strides?

00:07 Where have you made the greatest strides?

00:09 >> I feel like just mentally, being comfortable, being confident, and

00:13 a lot of that, I feel like it came from our coach, Coach Steve Bruce.

00:16 He keep us there mentally, he's a good coach, and

00:19 he's just giving us confidence every single day that we can do it.

00:22 And he's just trusting us, trusting us, and we just kept going.

00:26 >> What have been some of the challenges in trying to adjust this level of play,

00:29 the speed of the game, what are some of the things that-

00:32 >> I would say the physical aspect for

00:35 me, cuz y'all know I was out for a couple of games, I was hurt.

00:38 It's just being able to take care of your body, cuz the load in college is way

00:42 higher than the load in high school.

00:43 So you gotta take care of your body, stay on top of it.

00:45 Even though you're not hurt, you're still on top of it, so

00:47 we'll get to that point.

00:48 >> What was the injury you were dealing with?

00:50 >> At first, I had a hamstring injury, and then I dealt with the groin injury, and

00:54 I'm still kinda dealing with it.

00:55 I'm managing it right now, but I'm able to perform.

00:59 >> I'm sorry.

01:00 >> It's all right.

01:01 >> Was that the Ole Miss game you got hurt in?

01:04 >> I actually got hurt in the Grandma game, and

01:07 then it just started lingering and just got worse, the Ole Miss game.

01:10 >> But you got your first start at the Ole Miss game.

01:13 We were just asking JV about the Alabama game.

01:16 What did you feel in that first start?

01:18 I mean, you felt like you were comfortable in what you were doing?

01:22 >> Well, I felt like I was ready.

01:24 Even though I was hurt, I didn't have too much focus on being hurt.

01:27 I was just out there making sure I was trying to do the right thing, and

01:30 then that's really it.

01:32 >> How much weight have you gained since you've come to LSU?

01:35 >> Say that again?

01:36 >> How much weight have you gained since you've come to LSU?

01:39 >> I gained a lot of weight.

01:40 I think about 20, 15, 20 pounds.

01:44 I was 165 in high school, and I started, during the summer, I started gaining weight,

01:49 and I got up to 185, and the highest I've got here is 189.