Duke linebacker Rocky Shelton II had a strong first career start, recording 2.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks against Notre Dame. Now he's ready to face Boston College's big offensive line. "They could have the New England Patriots line. We'll be ready to go."
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00:00Exciting, I mean, I played in big games before, I mean, high school, but
00:04nothing as big as that, but I mean, I was still prepared.
00:07During the week, I especially prepared, just looking through the playbook.
00:10And I was ready, I wasn't afraid or anything like that.
00:13So, I mean, that was just big time.
00:16I mean, everybody when I got home, I mean, my phone was just blowing up.
00:19My parents were super excited for me, I was excited for myself.
00:23It was a very exciting moment.
00:25Definitely using my hands, kind of getting off blocks and things of that nature.
00:29My hands, I felt like my hands weren't as good as they can be versus Notre Dame.
00:34And I mean, this is a week to correct that.
00:36Well, I mean, he was my roommate last year.
00:39I mean, he's in my class where we've always been together.
00:42Even freshman year, just playing scout team together.
00:45I mean, we have a close bond, and I mean, we weren't really,
00:47we didn't focus on too much of what the outside people said.
00:50We were ready to go, we were excited to play with each other.
00:52Yes, we definitely like to challenge.
00:54I mean, it doesn't matter who's up there.
00:56They could have the New England Patriots on the line and we're ready to go.
01:00He's a big back, he's strong.
01:02I mean, we're ready, we're not gonna back down, so.