Marcus Major CIN postgame

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Watch Oklahoma running back Marcus Major meet the press after the Sooners' 20-6 victory at Cincinnati on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023.
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00:00 forget about the bad plays and move on forward.
00:03 So I kept that momentum, I kept that in my head,
00:07 keep going each play each quarter, no matter what happens, the guard didn't do you.
00:12 But it was pretty fun being in the running as well.
00:16 >> Do you feel like you gotta prove yourself on each run, each play,
00:19 each attempt?
00:19 >> Yeah, no doubt, each time I get the ball, it's another time.
00:22 I gotta make the most of what I got.
00:24 So I think I did most of that in the second half, but
00:28 I gotta start off with it, so I got a lot of work to do.
00:31 >> That run on 13-19, how'd that feel?
00:34 >> It felt good.
00:36 They was trusting me to get the first down, so I just had to put a lot on me.
00:41 Man, go get it, you know what I'm saying?
00:43 >> You guys are trusting each other, you guys are better in this right game.
00:46 It's time to see you take pride in being that guy,
00:47 who thinks I'm working on the ground.
00:49 You're gonna be the one to step up.
00:50 >> No doubt.
00:52 It's just, like I said, I'm trying to be a better leader as well,
00:56 I'm working on this group, but it's all on me to make the most of what I got.
01:02 And I just gotta be him, be that guy.
01:05 >> The other guys like Spontae and Gavin, they get a lot of touches today.
01:08 Just what's been their message to them this season is,
01:10 the carries might be a little bit inconsistent.
01:11 >> Yeah, no doubt.
01:12 I just tell them, we all in this together, we all know what we are to each other.
01:18 So I just tell them, keep the head up and always be prepared.
01:22 And they definitely are, and they're always prepared to do stuff up and
01:26 do whatever they have to do.
01:27 >> Did adding Dylan to the run game today at some point in this game,
01:30 did it change the complexion, change the way you guys are blocking up front, or
01:33 change the space that you had to run the football?
01:35 Cuz that's when big play started happening.
01:37 >> Yeah, yeah.
01:38 After when they dropped so many guys, and then it's just a free run with DG.
01:44 But DG, he's a playmaker.
01:47 He runs the ball and throws the ball.
01:48 So it was fun.
01:49 I mean, it was great that we got him rolling in the first game.
01:52 That's when we knew we had to step it up in the run game as well.
01:55 >> Yeah, he overthrows.
01:58 >> He makes the overthrow on what should have been a touchdown to Jaleel.
02:02 He lost the fumble down on the goal line.
02:04 What does he do?
02:04 He comes back and scores the touchdown that separates.
02:06 Is that like him in a nutshell?
02:08 >> No, man.
02:09 >> I mean, that just shows what a leader he is.
02:11 >> Yeah, no, yeah, exactly.
02:12 It's what a leader he is.
02:13 He never hangs his head low after a bad play.
02:17 After when he did it, he was on my back.
02:18 He came to everybody, he shook it up.
02:20 He was like, yeah, you all good, man.
02:22 And he knows that he know how to clear his head after a bad play and everything.
02:25 But he definitely was that guy.
02:27 >> Thanks, Marcus.
02:29 >> Thank you.