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00:00 What is this feeling?
00:02 I can't even imagine.
00:04 It's surreal.
00:06 It's really special, man.
00:08 I mean, we put a lot of work in since January.
00:12 So now, even going back to last year, just the work and those losses we took last year, man.
00:18 We really wanted to make sure we did the season right.
00:21 So, I mean, every day we hold each other accountable.
00:24 Coach holds us accountable.
00:26 It feels great right now to be victorious.
00:28 And what does it say about y'all, man?
00:30 For so much year you had a great offense that scored 40 points a game and obviously had some injuries.
00:35 The defense does what it does.
00:37 Coach Lovell talks about just the way you guys find ways to win games.
00:41 Isn't that what great teams do?
00:43 That's what you want a team to be.
00:45 I mean, when someone goes down, you need other people to step up.
00:48 Everyone needs to step up.
00:49 And you couldn't ask for anything better than an actual team, a true team.
00:53 We have guys that are great players, of course, but teams come together and find ways to win.
01:00 And that's what we did tonight.
01:02 We've talked about for a while the attrition along the offensive line.
01:05 Can you just talk about the mental toughness that it takes going out there and battling, running the ball, the injuries, just the mentality of that group as a whole?
01:11 Yeah, I mean, it's the offensive line.
01:12 We knew we had to step up tonight.
01:14 And we knew it was going to be on our backs.
01:16 But it's just like every week, though.
01:17 We honestly take accountability and take ownership in the offensive success being on our hands.
01:22 So, I mean, it's work each week and then for moments like this, we can go and shine.
01:27 And then kind of adding on to that, when things were kind of tough to get going, what was the mindset on the sideline?
01:32 How was nobody panicking?
01:33 You know, who was kind of coming at you from the middle?
01:34 We've been here before.
01:35 We've been in close games.
01:36 We've been in blowout games.
01:37 So, the mentality is one play at a time.
01:40 Each play is going to be its own play, and we're going to go handle business.
01:42 So, even though we might not have success, every single drive we go out there, hey, what happened on this drive?
01:47 Okay, come and make adjustments, and we'll go out there and fix it.
01:50 Demetri, can you tell us about Lawrence Covey, his game overall all throughout the season?
01:54 I mean, they have come up big here, and they see champions.
01:56 I mean, that's huge.
01:57 We needed him tonight.
01:58 It was huge for him to have the game that he did.
02:01 So happy for him because he's a guy that works very hard.
02:04 I mean, all the backs that we have, I mean, we talk about.
02:08 I don't think I get talked about enough, to be honest with you, man.
02:11 Just proud of him and his efforts tonight, for sure.
02:13 Can you talk about the defense?
02:14 The season low, 16 points, and you guys still win by 10.
02:18 Defense, man.
02:19 We go against the defense every day, so we know what those guys are capable of.
02:23 And from the step-up like they did tonight, big time, big time.
02:28 To like face and fist all throughout the season.
02:30 It's not fun.
02:31 It's not fun playing against them every day.
02:33 But I'll say that him, Josh Farmer, Fabo, guys like that, man, made me so much better,
02:38 made the O-line so much better as a unit.
02:40 And we've made them better, too, but, I mean, this guy right here, he goes hard every day, every play.
02:47 You can't take a play off or he's going to embarrass you.
02:49 And you know how Coach Atkins is.
02:51 So, I mean, it's just been great, bro.
02:54 He's been great.
02:55 I'm happy he's the most passionate.
02:56 What were you thinking when you came here?
02:57 Like, you didn't join an ACC championship program when you came here.
03:01 They were 5-7, going 3-6, 3-4.
03:03 Could you have envisioned, be honest, what's happened the last two years, 19 games?
03:08 I'll be honest with you, like, when I first committed to Fort State,
03:11 I always wanted to help the team get better.
03:13 I didn't know who was on the team, but I knew Coach Atkins, and I obviously got to know Coach Navelle.
03:19 And, I mean, I'm just so happy I made the decision to come here.
03:24 I mean, we really work, we love each other, and, you know, this is a part of it, so.
03:29 Can you talk about Brock Blanch mentality tonight and Justice Moxley tonight?
03:33 He's a killer, bro. He's a killer.
03:34 He's a real deal guy, man.
03:35 He's going to be so great.
03:37 He stepped up big for us tonight, no turnovers.
03:39 That was big.
03:40 It was a great defense we played tonight.
03:42 It was a great moment.
03:43 You see, didn't waver any confidence.
03:46 He's coming out there making checks.
03:47 He's going to be a really good player.
03:49 What was it like in those moments after the game out there celebrating on the field?
03:52 It's surreal, man.
03:54 It's surreal.
03:55 I had a lot of friends and family out there.
03:56 You might not see them in a second, but, I mean, it's just surreal.
04:00 But just being in Charlotte and being victorious, man, couldn't have written a better story.
04:05 We good?