Mason Fairchild on preparing for bowl games and his final game.
Kansas Jayhawks tight end Mason Fairchild discusses preparing for his final game with the Jayhawks during Media Days at the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix, AZ.
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00:00 >> As you guys prepare for this game, what is the tight end's role in impacting that?
00:04 What do you guys see on the field that makes some opportunities for
00:07 you guys to pass?
00:08 >> Yeah, I think we're just gonna go in there and do what we always do.
00:11 We're gonna try to be as multiple as possible.
00:12 We're gonna be blocking in the run game, blocking in the pass game even.
00:15 Just trying to stretch things vertically.
00:18 They play with their hair on fire.
00:20 Hopefully we're gonna try to take advantage of that.
00:22 But just take what the defense has given us.
00:25 They like to do a lot of things defensively.
00:27 So we're gonna try and just do what we do.
00:29 Just try to be productive.
00:30 >> As a Kansas guy, this being your Jayhawk Swansong, what's this week and
00:34 lead up been like leading up to the holidays and this last outing?
00:39 >> Yeah, it's a great experience.
00:41 The whole bowl experience so far has been awesome.
00:43 Getting to spend that much more time with your teammates,
00:46 those brothers you love and you've been with for so many years.
00:49 It's something you don't take for granted, especially, like you said,
00:52 my last game coming up.
00:53 So I'm excited.
00:54 I think we're all excited to play in this game.
00:56 >> Thanks, guys.
00:57 >> Thank you.
00:58 >> Coming off of a bowl game last year,
01:00 what's the experience like different this year?
01:04 >> Yeah, just with all due respect to Memphis, Phoenix is just beautiful.
01:09 It's just all the views and the hotel is awesome.
01:12 And it was a great game last year.
01:14 Now it's hopefully another great game this year.
01:16 And hopefully we come out on top this year.
01:18 >> And kind of the time difference, obviously, being earlier in the bowl
01:21 season, any differences there or just a different day?
01:25 >> It's tough with the whole Christmas planning stuff, especially for
01:28 a lot of teammates' families, including my family, just with the travel plans.
01:33 I think that's the biggest difference.
01:35 But for us here, it hasn't been too much different.
01:39 >> So what is it like knowing that this is gonna be the last game you'll play
01:43 at Kansas?
01:44 >> It's bittersweet.
01:46 I kind of feel like I've been here a long time, but
01:49 it still feels like it's been super quick.
01:51 So just taking it all in.
01:53 I think when it's your last one, you start to take things like practice and
01:56 walk throughs, I think you start to take that in a little bit more.