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TITLE I DON’T THINK THERE’S ANYONE MORE PROUD OF THIS RUN THAT ALABAMA BAMA’S BEEN IN THAN THE DEFENSIVE BACK. TARYON ARNOLD I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH HIM ONE ON ONE ABOUT THE TEAM’S SPECIAL CHEMISTRY AND WHAT HE’S GOING TO BE DOING AFTER FOOTBALL THAT MIGHT INVOLVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO JOIN NOW. TARYON ARNOLD. UH, THIS IS A ROSE BOWL, BUT THIS IS BIGGER THAN A GAME TO GO OUT TO CALIFORNIA BONDING WITH YOUR TEAM. HAS IT BEEN SO FAR? IT’S BEEN AMAZING. UH, LOTS OF TIME. WE JUST HAD TO GO TO PRACTICE WITH SOME OF US. HANG OUT OUTSIDE OF THE LOCKER ROOM AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT JUST BEING AROUND EACH OTHER FOR A WHOLE WEEK AND THIS ATMOSPHERE AND STUFF, IT’S BROUGHT US CLOSER. IT’S MADE US STRONGER, AND WE REALLY HAVE THAT FAMILY VIBE. LIKE WE WERE JUST TALKING ON THE BUS YESTERDAY, EVEN AS ON THE BUS WE WERE, WE WERE DANCING, WE WERE SINGING AND GETTING CLOSE WITH EACH OTHER. I’VE NEVER BEEN AROUND A GROUP OF GUYS LIKE THIS EVER. AND I MEAN, I LOVE MY TEAMMATES TO DEATH. AND HONESTLY, THE REASON WHY WE GO OUT THERE AND PLAY SO HARD ON MONDAYS AND SATURDAYS, OUR PRACTICE HARD BECAUSE WE REALLY ENJOY HAVING FUN WITH EACH OTHER LIKE WE DON’T WANT IT TO END. YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH JALEN IS INCREDIBLE. YOU GUYS ARE VERY GOOD FRIENDS. WE ALL KNOW ABOUT LINK AND IT’S GROWING. HE’S YOUR BEST FRIEND. HOW DOES A DB WHO TRIES TO PICK HIM OFF FROM FROM PRACTICE BECOME A BEST FRIEND? DO YOU GUYS WHAT IS IT LIKE IN PRACTICE WITH YOU TWO? UH, IT’S COMPETITIVE. I TELL HIM IF HE THROWS IT TO THE LEFT SIDE, HE KNOWS IT’S GOING FOR SIX. I MEAN, HE HASN’T THROWN IT TO THE LEFT SIDE SINCE, LIKE, LAST YEAR. SO I MEAN, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I’M DOING MY JOB, BUT, UH. NAH. JALEN, HE DOES A GREAT JOB OF PUSHING ME AND ENCOURAGING ME. AND I MEAN, JUST EVEN KNOWING HIS STORY AND EVERYTHING THAT HE’S OVERCAME, IT MOTIVATES ME AND IT MAKES ME A BETTER PERSON TOO. YEAH. LINK HAS GROWN INTO SOMETHING REALLY INCREDIBLE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU GUYS TO HAVE THAT AND THEN REALLY PROVE THE DOUBTERS WRONG? OH MAN, I FEEL LIKE LINK SHOULD HONESTLY HAVE HIS OWN EMOJI ON APPLE. LIKE WE NEED TO TALK TO APPLE OR SOMETHING. GOOGLE. WE GOT TO GET THIS EMOJI LINK BECAUSE IT’S BEEN A LOT OF LETTING LETTING NAYSAYERS KNOW. SO, UH, I FEEL LIKE LINK, IT’S REALLY BEEN A TESTAMENT TO OUR SEASON AND EVEN BEEN A TESTAMENT TO LIVES AS FAR AS A LOT OF PEOPLE PROVING YOU WRONG OR SAYING, YOU CAN’T DO THIS OR DON’T THINK YOU CAN DO THIS, YOU JUST HAVE TO GO OUT THERE AND LET THEM KNOW. AND THAT COULD BE WITH ANYTHING. I MEAN, YOU COULD BE A CAR SALESMAN. AND THEY SAY, HEY, MAN, YOU CAN’T SELL THIS CAR. YOU GO OUT THERE AND LANGHAM SELL THAT CAR, BABY. SO, YEAH, I’M WORRIED ABOUT MY JOB BECAUSE I THINK YOU GOT A FUTURE IN THE MEDIA. IS THAT THE DREAM? OH, MOST DEFINITELY GOING TO BE AN ACTOR. UH, AS Y’ALL SEE, LIKE, CHRIS TUCKER, DENZEL WASHINGTON, THE EQUALIZER. WE WATCHED THAT, UH, BEFORE THE A&M GAME. IT HAD ME STOKED. I MEAN, STEPHEN A SMITH. HEY, WE’RE GOING TO BE DOING BUSINESS, BABY. THAT’S WHAT IT IS LIKE I LOVE IT. LAST ONE FOR ME THIS MICHIGAN TEAM IS GOOD. WHAT’S THE KEY. WHAT’S THE KEY TO TAKE HIM DOWN TO GO TO THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. IT WOULD BE THE KEY IN EVERY GAME. ELIMINATE BIG PLAYS AND GO OUT THERE AND FLY AROUND AND HAVE FUN. WHEN WE’RE OUT THERE FLYING AROUND HAVING FUN, THEY’RE GOING TO MAKE PLAYS. WE’RE GOING TO MAKE PLAYS, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE A HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT. AND WE JUST GOT