Brandon Dorlus Ahead of Pac-12 Championship

Oregon Ducks defensive lineman Brandon Dorlus discusses a matchup with Washington in the Pac-12 Championship.

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00:00 Why is this defense better than the last time you guys have played Washington?

00:05 I feel like this team, not just defense, but body, into constant improvement.

00:13 What can we do better?

00:14 After that loss, it left a massive mark on us.

00:18 We watch that game every week.

00:20 How can we improve?

00:22 I feel like we're hungrier.

00:24 We got more physical.

00:25 We're more amped up.

00:27 I feel confident in each other.

00:29 I feel like it's going to be a great show on Friday.

00:32 Do you watch this game every week?

00:34 I know I watch this game every week because I know I also get my get-back.

00:37 Now it's time to get it.

00:39 What are you focusing on in those watches?

00:41 Taking Michael Penix out.

00:43 He's been quite different statistically since you guys played him.

00:47 There's a lot of talk about whether or not he's playing hard.

00:50 Obviously, we have no idea, but do you feel like you guys may have dinged him up a little bit in that game?

00:56 Yeah, for sure.

00:57 You can always see it in the character, how they're playing the games.

01:01 It's not just like he's hitting him all the time.

01:03 You can just get his feet off the spot.

01:05 That affects him a lot.

01:07 Coach Tosh says he's just standing in the pocket, just standing there.

01:10 He's probably one of the best quarterbacks in the nation.

01:12 But you get those feet moving out of his spot, and the learning to get the rhythmic throws,

01:17 he's a standard quarterback.

01:19 Do you feel like you did a good enough job of that the first time you faced him?

01:22 No, I feel like we had plenty of opportunities to not just hit him, but get some ball shots on him,

01:28 run, run, reach, strip sacks, change the game.

01:32 Those are splash plays, scoring defense type plays we need.

01:35 I feel like this defense knows we can hit him, and he knows that we can hit him.

01:39 I feel like this is going to be a great time.

01:41 First play, that's the goal.

01:43 Brandon, what a curtain call for the Pac-12, potentially the CFP on the line,

01:47 a Heisman Trophy potentially on the line.

01:49 Do you have a moment to just kind of reflect on how special this will be?

01:52 No, yeah. We all see it. It's always on the outside.

01:55 It's exciting, exciting time to play football.

01:58 It's what we worked for since January.

02:00 We always talked about it. We do our job. We're going to be right in positions.

02:03 And we all smell it. It's right there in our hands.

02:06 So now we just got to finish the job.