USC Trojans' Rob Ryan Evaluates Linebackers, Defense

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00:00So the linebacker room, you got Eric Gentry coming back and then a lot of

00:04young guys around him. What's your evaluation of the room that you've

00:06inherited? I love him. I'm excited. Like the Gentry, you know, he's a tall

00:12guy. He's big. He's done everything this school has asked of him this year.

00:17Like he's been in the weight room. Those guys do an amazing job. He's got the diet

00:21going. He's built his body up. The guy's been fantastic. And he does the

00:27unnatural natural. Like I love this kid. This kid makes more plays. My god, like

00:32Mike, this guy's gonna be fun to work with. And he's got these vines for

00:38arms. I do great with those guys with the long arms, you know, Vrabel, McGinnis.

00:43Like this guy's gonna be hitting people. The biggest thing is he's gonna hit them

00:46before they hit him, you know, and get used to that. And I can help, you know, a

00:51kid as talented as he is, you know, he reminds me of a honey badger. Just stick

00:55him anywhere, that kid will make a play. Like it is fun. It's gonna be fun

00:59coaching him. I just met him briefly and, you know, like he's a good-looking kid, you

01:04know, so it's like it's gonna be a lot of fun with him. And really excited about

01:08Dez. Dez plays the way I like. He plays violently. I know, I mean, that's not a

01:13great word. You know, I'm not allowed to say he'll dent a helmet, but, you

01:18know, he's gonna hit people. And I enjoy players like that, you know,

01:23cerebral guys like...