Miami Hurricanes left tackle Jalen Rivers explains his leadership role on the Miami Hurricanes. He also chats with host Alex Donno about his new offensive teammates QB Cam Ward and RB Damien Martinez.
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00:00Talk to me about the role you take as a leader Jalen and what does that mean to you to be not only one of the
00:06Team leaders, of course, but one of the offensive line leaders
00:11It means a lot because
00:13When I first got to Miami I got to see how it was
00:17I had you know eyes on all the leaders each year and to be one of those
00:21You know older guys the veteran of that group and be the leader for this year me coop and even sack
00:27Um, we know how it is. We've been through a lot of things in you know throughout the season
00:32We face a lot of adversity to know how to do things and how to you know
00:37Learn from what you know the past few takes we did so, you know, we know what the show the guys
00:42We this is how we did it last year. That's how we did it
00:44You know
00:44we got a build from that learn from that so it means a lot to be one of those guys on the team that people
00:49Look up to and want to hear from so I might not be the most
00:55Rawr a vocal guy
00:58But what needs to bet what needs to be said will be said by me and I lead by example, too
01:02So whatever guys whatever I'm doing right and I try my best to you know
01:07Not be perfect because nobody's perfect
01:09But I try things to do I do my best to do things right and people see that for me and they want to learn
01:13From me so, you know, I set that challenge and I accept that and I'm glad to be one of those guys people look up to
01:20It's gonna be an exciting year at this year for the offensive line when you look at new
01:25Quarterback and new stud running back in town as well
01:28Let's let's start with the quarterback as you went through all of spring football with Cam Ward
01:33What stands out to you most about your new starter?
01:37Yeah, he's a great guy I love to you know be protecting him and be blocking from on
01:42He's a great guy to be like as soon as he stepped foot on campus. It was connection like this right away
01:48He made just not with the skill guys are his receivers with us the whole team. So
01:53He's a competitive guy and anybody can tell you that on the field during spring
01:57He's just talking again
01:59I talked to the defense getting like, you know reaction on them like just it's competitive each day during team reps during whatever
02:05Seven on seven I hear people below they be a mad at him because he'd be talking trash
02:10So, um, it's great to have a person like that
02:14To play for but it's a great person to have at the quarterback position too because he brings a different energy to the team and
02:21Brings that life to our offense and to the team in general and people feed off of that
02:28So it was great to have a guy like that
02:30Yeah new new star running back transferred in I think he's only been on campus now for a couple weeks
02:35Have you had a chance to be around Damian Martinez and any?
02:39Workouts recently and I'm sure because I've talked to a couple of other of your offensive line teammates jail
02:45And I know you guys have watched some film of Damian Martinez, but what do you expect?
02:49Yeah, right now. I haven't spent too much time around him because he's like a different lift group than us and you know
02:55We haven't been around him as much but he's a great guy just to offer a little conversation
02:59We've had before like he's a great person and I'm getting forward to learning him, you know, even more granted
03:05He just got on campus what two weeks ago or last week or something
03:08I can't wait to hang around him more cuz we're gonna be blocked from
03:11So we need a running back that connectivity with you know with all the people on the team
03:16But specifically are you know, our quarterbacks are running backs everybody so I can't wait to be around him more, you know
03:22Talk with him and build that connection