Kansas safety Kenny Logan talks about what helps the Jayhawks be so effective defensively.
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00:00 >> Everybody back there is pretty trippy on box.
00:02 Who made it play first, who's doing it?
00:04 But that's what we built.
00:05 We built that type of foundation in our room because everybody wants to be great.
00:08 So we always try to raise the level each week and chase greatness.
00:12 >> What would you say contributed to the secondaries of the board to create
00:17 turnovers?
00:17 >> I mean, just playing to our keys, seeing what the defense give us.
00:22 And then the guys up front and the backers, they just create pressure,
00:25 flushing the quarterback, and just doing different stuff like that to cause them to
00:29 get off balance and get off beat.
00:31 So us just being able to do what we do is exciting to see it come together.
00:35 >> How much of it is instinct?
00:37 How much of it was film stepping and knowing what to expect from the offense?
00:43 >> I would say 60/40.
00:45 40% of it is family study, just to know how a team aligns, what they're gonna do in
00:50 this formation, what they expect in this formation.
00:52 But other than that, you just gotta go play football, you gotta be who you are.
00:54 You can't put too much on yourself.
00:57 That's what I've been harping on all year this year, is just go have fun.
00:59 Don't try to think about nothing else, but just have fun.
01:01 So that's what we try to do every day.
01:03 >> How physical was this game?
01:05 >> It was definitely physical.
01:05 That was a physical team.
01:06 They challenged us in many ways.
01:08 They were kinda big.
01:09 We knew we had to go be physical again, and that's who we gotta be all year.
01:12 >> I'm kidding you guys, I asked Lance this.
01:17 They had 22 carries for nine yards, and
01:19 obviously a couple of quarterback sacks to carry.
01:22 Still to hold them down like that.
01:24 What does it take for the defense to do that?
01:26 >> Just everybody doing that 111.
01:29 Everybody believing in one another.
01:30 I mean, again, the guys up front, they had a game, they played nasty all day.
01:34 So just being able to see those guys get their flowers and
01:37 see them do good was definitely exciting.
01:39 We made sure we gave them time to get back there.
01:41 So just being able to see that, everybody riding into the ball,
01:44 that's the number one thing.
01:46 It was exciting.
01:47 >> I'm just getting over here, so I didn't know if you talked about your pick six, but
01:50 you're gonna give props to Jason Gilliam?
01:53 >> Jason Gilliam and Gert.
01:55 Jason Gilliam and Gert, man.
01:56 Both of them guys made it great plays, tipped it around.
02:00 Me just being who I am, just going to the ball, it fell right in my lap.
02:03 That's my first career pick six, so I haven't popped one or anything.
02:06 So it's definitely exciting.
02:08 Thanks, man.
02:09 >> So do you feel like you can puff your chest out a little bit more now that you
02:11 got the pick six on your belt?
02:12 >> No, not yet.
02:12 Not yet, still more work to do.
02:14 My chest still can't get it a little bit.
02:16 We got some more work to do.
02:17 We got some more things to clean up, but I'm definitely excited about it.
02:20 >> So obviously it was a good win, congratulations.
02:21 But are you already looking forward to your matchup in Austin this weekend?
02:24 >> No, we're gonna chill today, come in tomorrow, see what we did wrong,
02:28 clean it up, and then we'll focus on that on Monday.
02:31 >> Thank you.
02:32 >> Every single time you guys gave a big play, you turned around and
02:34 made a big play of your own.
02:36 What is it about this team and
02:38 about this defense that lets you guys be able to do that?
02:40 >> Resilient, being on break.
02:41 We heard everything that was said about us during the off season.
02:47 So it was just being able to believe in one another, being able to stay
02:51 attacked with one another, being able to stay attacked in this building.
02:54 And just push each other each day in the summertime.
02:56 All these plays right now was made in the summertime,
02:59 cuz we believe in one another.
03:00 So just continue to try to grow every week.
03:02 Every week we're gonna get a challenge, every week we're gonna have to face a new
03:04 opponent, every week we're gonna face some great receivers.
03:07 Just being able to go out there and just have fun and
03:09 put your best foot forward is gonna carry us.
03:11 >> Thank you.