Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin previews a matchup against the No. 13 Utah Utes.
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00:00 >> What did it mean to this team, what does it mean as a teammate?
00:04 Did what he did and played through that one and
00:07 all the uncertainty all week long even the day of the game.
00:10 >> It means a lot, it shows how much he cares and
00:13 how much he just loves the game, so yeah.
00:16 >> What are some of the challenges that you see in this Utah defense?
00:22 >> Some of the challenges with their defense?
00:24 >> Mm-hm.
00:25 >> They're all effort guys, they all run to the ball.
00:28 They send lots of pressure, try to disguise things.
00:30 So I'm just trying to identify that stuff.
00:33 I think we'll have a good chance, but yeah.
00:37 >> You're the most explosive players in the country this year,
00:39 you're off offense, you're the most explosive offenses.
00:42 What do you think have been the biggest keys to that?
00:44 >> Just knowing our identity, knowing what we're good at,
00:47 knowing what we're gonna execute, knowing we have the guys to do things.
00:51 So yeah, going out there being dogs playing, so yes sir.
00:55 >> You mentioned knowing your identity,
00:58 maybe speak to what you would say that is right now.
01:02 >> I think we're doing a good job of knowing when we're gonna take our shots and
01:08 then also taking the check downs.
01:09 We're not too greedy, we just play smart, so yeah.
01:14 >> How excited are you when you see a single high?
01:17 >> Pretty excited, I know it's a big opportunity for sure for the outside guys.
01:23 Definitely how our offense is built, things like that, so yeah.
01:26 >> Significance of this one, obviously you guys have been at Salt Lake before and
01:31 had some results, but maybe didn't want.
01:33 What do you have going in this one and what's the team's mindset?
01:39 >> For me, it's just another game.
01:41 I think we know that these guys are pretty good, they're another good team.
01:44 We're just going into it as another game though.
01:47 I'm not counting the distractions out there with college game day,
01:50 all the cameras out there and then just the tension.
01:53 So yeah, just another game.
01:55 >> What do you remember from the 21 game there and
01:58 really that whole week, the receiver room that was chaotic?
02:02 >> Yeah.
02:03 >> What do you remember that week and that game?
02:06 >> I mean, it just didn't go our way, it's pretty much it.
02:09 >> Did you get a chance to meet or
02:12 talk with some of the prominent former receivers around here, Troy, like Jeff Mahal,
02:16 or Sammy Parker, Keenan Howard, some of those guys?
02:18 Did you get a chance to learn your career to meet some of those guys?
02:21 >> No, not really, no.
02:23 >> You're competing for a lot of their records.
02:26 >> Mm-hm.
02:26 >> And it's starting to break some of them pretty soon.
02:30 When you get mentioned in the sense of maybe the best receiver in program history,
02:35 is that meaning to you?
02:36 How do you feel about that?
02:37 >> I mean, that's pretty cool.
02:38 I think when I first came up here, my plan was to definitely change how
02:42 the passing game was looked at at Oregon.
02:45 So I think I'm kinda doing that in a way, but most definitely.
02:49 >> All right, thanks, Troy.
02:49 >> Yes, sir, thank you guys.