WATCH! Namdi Obiazor Talks Defensive Improvement and Matchup Against Houston

TCU linebacker Namdi Obiazor talks about the challenges facing Houston and how they can build off last week’s performance against Nicholls State.

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00:00 >> And then the two games and how do you feel the transition from safety to

00:04 linebacker?

00:05 >> I feel like it's been a good transition so far.

00:08 I feel like it's kind of just gotta take some reps, like even the spring ball,

00:12 fall cancel helped me, but the game reps, getting more of those has been good.

00:16 >> What's the biggest challenge you think Houston's gonna present for

00:20 you guys on offense?

00:22 >> I probably have to say RPO or

00:24 just the ability of the quarterback being able to run.

00:28 So that I just have to say, we have to have good eye discipline and

00:31 just everybody has to do their one eleventh and then just if he starts to run,

00:35 don't leave your man to early until he crosses the line and

00:38 just make sure we do everything right.

00:40 >> How big of a confidence boost was it for

00:42 you guys last week to hold them out of the end zone?

00:46 >> I'd say a really good confidence boost, I know us as defense,

00:50 we were talking about that, just trying to keep them out of the end zone.

00:53 So we just try to fly around, be fast, physical, just basic legs.

00:57 >> Kinda like I asked Andrew,

00:59 how do you guys prove last year when the flu can kinda keep that chip on your shoulder?

01:03 >> I feel like the chip on your shoulder, to be honest with you, from last year,

01:09 I feel like it really never went away,

01:11 cuz no matter how many games you win, people are always saying something.

01:14 So, and even how last season ended,

01:17 like kinda all summer we're thinking about it, trying to just write a new season.

01:23 >> Who have you seen start to maybe step into a leadership role on the defensive

01:26 side of the ball this year, as some of those guys graduated off last year's team?

01:30 >> I would like to, even though some of the guys that left,

01:36 I'd like to say it's more so like the returners are more so the leaders.

01:40 So people like Josh and Mark are more so the leaders, like vocal leaders.

01:46 Cuz there's also people like me, myself, I'm not really much of a talker, but

01:49 I'm more so the kinda just do actions, just doing the right things.

01:53 and people seeing that and they want it just to keep doing more.

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