Robert Spears-Jennings Interview

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Watch Oklahoma Sooners safety Robert Spears-Jennings meet the press after practice on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.
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00:00 >> Well, really they gave me my welcome to college moment.
00:04 I'll be honest, I wasn't prepared to go out there.
00:06 They love blocking, I can see that O-line men love blocking.
00:09 That's their strength of their team.
00:11 So as long as we can take care of the O-line and
00:13 dominate the line of scrimmage, we should be okay.
00:14 >> How would you gauge the belief in the locker room right now?
00:19 >> We all sticking together.
00:21 Everybody on the internet is probably harassing us, telling us how after Texas,
00:25 we fell off, but we all got each other's back.
00:27 So as long as we got each other's back, we're not really worried about anybody else.
00:31 >> Is it hard to reset on a day like today after you've lost two in a row,
00:34 kind of come back in and practice on Monday?
00:36 >> I mean, we can't go back in the future and change anything.
00:39 So we're all trying to go back.
00:41 Now, because we always say, it's living the moment.
00:43 So that's all we're doing right now is living in the moment.
00:44 >> I know you and Jen are tight.
00:48 It's tough to watch a guy like that after he's kind of battled through some injuries
00:53 throughout the season at this point.
00:54 But having to walk off the field in a lot of pain.
00:59 >> Yeah, that was tough because that's my guy.
01:00 We're both from the 918.
01:02 And even both our parents are super close.
01:04 So just seeing that, he was there when I had my surgery on my shoulder.
01:07 So I was there for him, whatever he has going on right now,
01:10 he's always in his right corner.
01:12 >> Is there a comfort in knowing you guys will be back at home after this
01:15 two road games fall?
01:17 >> I mean, I love Sooner Nation.
01:18 I know Sooner Nation's gonna bring the energy.
01:19 So it's definitely a blessing because I know the referee's gonna have a hard
01:24 time hearing because our team and our fans are super loud.
01:26 >> What do you feel like you guys have to do right now as a second day just to
01:31 tighten some gaps in the play?
01:33 >> Just work on our footwork, tune up some little things.
01:35 Really, everything is just inches.
01:37 We're right there.
01:38 So we tune up these little things and we'll be perfectly fine.
01:40 >> What lessons do you think you guys take mostly from last year's game
01:45 at West Virginia?
01:46 >> Get rid of them early.
01:50 We kept them around, gave them the momentum, and
01:52 then they just took it and ran with it.
01:53 So as long as we can get them done early, we should be fine.
01:56 [BLANK_AUDIO]
02:01 >> Appreciate it.
02:01 >> Appreciate it, appreciate it.
02:03 Thank you.