Penix on Heisman Trophy

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After beating Oregon, Michael Penix Jr. was asked about winning the Heisman Trophy.
Transcript
00:00 - And then Michael, at the end of the game,
00:01 your teammates were chanting Heisman, Heisman, Heisman.
00:04 You're 13 and 0 now.
00:05 What would it mean to kind of take part in that ceremony
00:08 but potentially win the award?
00:09 - Yeah, man, you know, it's just a blessing
00:12 to be able to be in that talk, you know,
00:15 but for me, it was always the main thing always for me
00:18 was to win, you know, and to be able to do that today
00:21 on a stage like this, you know, it's incredible.
00:23 And I'm going to always favor and savor this moment.
00:27 You know, I'm just super excited right now.
00:28 Just really living in this moment, you know,
00:31 whatever happens come this week, next weekend,
00:35 you know, it's going to happen, you know,
00:36 it's already written.
00:37 And obviously I couldn't do it without the guys around me.
00:40 So, you know, I got to thank my office in line for,
00:43 you know, all the work that they put in each and every day,
00:45 you know, to allow me to stay clean on Saturdays
00:47 and, you know, for today on Friday, you know,
00:50 you know, I'm just super blessed for the guys I have
00:51 around me, Coach DeBoer and the staff as well, for sure.
00:55 - Greg, Greg Bell, the News Tribune.
00:57 Mike, you had the whole team around you
00:59 between the third and fourth quarter, back here.
01:01 You had the whole team around you
01:02 between the third and fourth quarter.
01:04 What was your message to them?
01:05 What'd you say?
01:06 - Yeah, just keep believing, you know, and keep fighting.
01:08 You know, the game obviously wasn't over, you know,
01:10 we just got to continue to stay one and O.
01:12 And, you know, just telling the guys, you know,
01:13 we've been in this position before, you know,
01:15 where it gets tight at the end, you know,
01:17 but for us, it was just about trusting in each other.
01:20 And I was just telling them that,
01:21 just look at the guy next to you, you know,
01:23 just trust that he's going to do his job
01:24 to help us win this game.
01:25 And, you know, that's what it's all about.
01:27 You know, just loving each other and, you know,
01:29 trusting each other whenever those moments get big
01:30 or when those moments seem to get tough
01:32 and just having that belief
01:34 that we'll be able to make it happen.