Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Michael Hawkins meets the press on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
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00:00 He always look up to him. He's always giving me advice on the game since he's been through it
00:04 So I just take everything and soaking it
00:06 Soaking all of it and just I stay in touch with him almost every day. So it's been good
00:12 I love it. I just love his tempo to the game. He likes to get the ball out quick
00:24 Gets the ball to the guys in open field and lets him make plays for the quarterback. So I love how he operates as an offensive coordinator
00:31 He's still learning and we're all still learning. So that's the one thing I love about how he operates in the QB room
00:50 It's a crazy environment just getting to like build bonds with a ton of the players and just keeping that
00:56 Bond going throughout spring ball and into the season getting ready for the SEC
01:01 So I really appreciate all the players bringing the freshmen in and just keeping those guys up throughout adversity throughout the offseason
01:19 It was a good build up just hard-working and just staying in touch with the coaching staff while I wasn't here
01:25 Just diving into the playbook when I got here. So that was a big transition for me, but it's been really good
01:32 Just keeping that relationship going and just keep my head down and keep working
01:36 No, it's been a great transition I say the first eight weeks went good
01:45 I say a lot of people got their bodies developed including mine and
01:49 Just standing the playbook has been really a stress for me. It's just like keeping that going and staying it
01:55 So I'm getting ready for this season
01:57 I love the competition. I always grew up loving competition, but at the end of the day, we're all family
02:09 It's a QB room where our relationship has gotten really good since we've been here with Jackson in general
02:16 It's been really good. So I'm keeping that going into the SEC
02:19 Yes, sir
02:21 What's it been like for you working with Seth Luttrell and Joe John Finley? It's been great
02:26 Just getting to build those relationships with those guys. They're great coaches
02:29 I love the way to operate as a officer coordinator co-officer coordinator
02:33 So it's been great getting to know their lives outside of football, too
02:38 Do you feel like it'll be a pretty explosive offensive unit then? Most definitely. Yeah, our offense is really good
02:44 Especially when I receive it. We have a ton of receivers. They can go get it. So
02:47 Our office is very dynamic
02:50 How's it been for you? Just these first they always talk about how grueling coach Schmidty is with his workouts. How's that been?
02:56 It's been good. He's a hard coach. I could tell you that but he's a coach that cares about his players
03:02 So the hard work is always going to be paid off
03:04 Yes, sir, he's a
03:10 I love him. Did he so explosive just coming off the ball and just like coming out breaks. He's just a different
03:17 I haven't seen anything like it. So I'm excited to see what he does in SEC coming up
03:35 I'd say getting the players respect on the field is the biggest thing first
03:39 Just coming in as a freshman and then building relationships with that is a big key. So
03:44 The work you put on in the field will pay off with the leadership standpoint
03:50 Yes, sir, he's on he's always taught me to be a leader growing up
03:57 Lead by example and lead vocally so he's been a big role for me
04:01 I
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