Duke Blue Devils defensive end Victor Dimukeje discussed the defense, the possibility that he might move inside at times during the season, playing against the offensive line in practice and the ongoing work for social justice.
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00:00 I'm speaking defensively.
00:01 We have a lot of experience.
00:02 I mean, you can see that.
00:04 Guys picking up on the plays quick.
00:05 And also the younger guys know what they're doing.
00:07 So we look fast out there.
00:08 Of course, we look experienced.
00:10 We know what we're doing out there, so we look good.
00:13 We're going to have to play everybody.
00:15 I mean, they all are making strides to play.
00:17 I mean, Anees, Gary, all those guys.
00:21 I mean, Derek and Ben, they're doing a good job.
00:23 You feel me, coaching those young guys.
00:24 And Coach Robert is also doing a good job as a coach.
00:27 So all those guys are picking stuff up fast.
00:29 And we're excited to see them play.
00:31 I mean, the coaches, I mean, they're
00:33 trying to find ways to play us in many different situations.
00:36 So I mean, we really don't know what we're going to do.
00:38 I mean, they're still testing out ideas.
00:41 But I mean, I'm willing to do that.
00:43 I mean, all of us, we're versatile.
00:45 And we can move around all through the D-line.
00:48 I mean, first of all, you've got to start off with Coach Fry,
00:51 the addition of Coach Fry.
00:52 He's doing a great job coaching those guys,
00:54 teaching them new techniques and stuff like that.
00:56 So we've seen the improvement through the camp.
01:01 And they look good as an O-line.
01:03 I mean, we compete every day as an O-line versus D-line.
01:06 And they all look good.
01:07 Of course, Jack was a great leader, a great player.
01:10 But we have the guys to replace him,
01:12 and hopefully do the job that he was able to do.
01:15 I mean, as a Black man, I mean, I just
01:17 have to just continue to learn who I am on this Earth
01:22 and just live the right way.
01:24 I mean, there's a lot going on.
01:25 But I still have to live and just educate the people
01:28 around me.
01:30 If I'm off campus, I've got to do stuff on.
01:32 I mean, nobody sees me as a football player.
01:33 They see me as a Black man.
01:34 So I'm going to be treated differently.
01:36 And I just keep understanding that.
01:39 I mean, still fighting for justice.
01:41 And hopefully, in the future, this stuff
01:43 continues to change.
01:43 It's going to be here for a long time.
01:45 But all we can do is continue to talk about it
01:47 and hopefully inspire one person at a time.
01:50 Yeah, a lot of people, I mean, it starts on campus.
01:52 I mean, as a team, we're doing a great job with that.
01:54 And also, just as an athletic school,
01:58 I mean, you see the basketball team doing stuff,
02:00 the football team doing stuff, the volleyball team.
02:02 So everywhere you go, I mean, you
02:03 see guys and girls talking about this stuff.
02:06 And that's what we need in this world.
02:08 I mean, yeah, we talk to all the athletes.
02:10 I mean, we had a couple of Zoom meetings talking about it.
02:12 But I mean, it started--
02:15 we really focused on football.
02:17 Like, what can we do as a football team?
02:19 And that was our biggest focus point.
02:21 And we were able to talk about it, do stuff about it,
02:24 find ways to help the communities in the future,
02:27 and just keep talking about it and educating people about it.