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Jack Sawyer

Jack Sawyer

American American football player

Aug 31, 2026

10:29
What's your welcome to the NFL moment after this year just passed?
10:33
My welcome to the NFL moment? I would probably say last year during camp.
10:40
Day three, we put the pads on, and I'm thinking it's going to be lighter than college because college camp is crazy.
10:48
That's what I was told from everyone else that went everywhere else.
10:50
That was a setup.
10:51
And then I walk in there, and Danny Smith's cussing me out before meetings.
10:56
What did he say? I can't say that on the podcast.

26 MINS LATER

36:36
He'll never be a
50:36
We good?
50:37
It just speaks to how great of a coach he is.
50:39
I think a lot of coaches would've, you know, had a lot of self ego going into that meeting, and, um, he didn't at all.
50:45
I mean, he loves us, you know, all of us like we're his sons, and we felt that for him.
50:49
You know, that loss, you know, we knew that we had to, had to rebound like we did, and, um, I mean, I can't say enough like how much he means to me and his family means to me.
50:57
The way he goes about business, you know, we, we don't, we don't go about it like a lot of teams do about fear of losing your job.
51:03
We go about it as a family, and it's about love.
speaker_27UNKNOWN
54:01
When did you allow yourself to think about what this moment would be like and what it would mean for your legacy at Ohio State if you could get this done? When did you allow yourself to think about that?

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Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 20m

speaker_15UNKNOWN
184:29
Can you feel when you're in a groove like that, when you get off the court, about getting home as much as you were?
184:42
Yeah, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
184:45
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
184:49
And I think that when you come here and you expect to hit the field and to be a certain way, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
184:58
And I think you can look at kind of just all of us on the D-line as a front.
185:02
We all kind of had our own journey to how we're playing right now.
185:05
And now it's just all about building and not looking back and playing how we know how to play and being confident out there and and using our abilities that God's gave us.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
187:33
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run back on you?

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Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 22m

speaker_5UNKNOWN
179:52
I think that when you come here and you expect to hit the field and it to be a certain way,
179:56
it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
180:12
And I think you can look at kind of this all of us on the D-line as a front.
180:16
We all kind of had our own journey to how we're playing right now.
180:19
And now it's just all about building and not looking back and playing how we know how to play and being confident out there and using our abilities that God's gave us.
180:26
So I think that this whole next year, you're just going to see a whole different level of play from all of us.
speaker_5UNKNOWN
181:13
What is it for you this year that you need to focus?
181:15
Yeah.

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Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 0m

speaker_23UNKNOWN
164:52
From starters, can you feel when you're in a groove like that, when you get off to the court, about getting on as much as you were?
165:06
Yeah, you know, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
165:09
I felt like myself again.
165:10
And I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
165:14
And, you know, I think that, you know, when you come here and you expect to hit the field and to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
165:23
And I think you can look at kind of this all of us on the D line as a front.
165:26
We all kind of had our own journey to how we're playing right now.
speaker_8UNKNOWN
168:01
almost leverage that relationship and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run back like you are this

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Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 20m

speaker_15UNKNOWN
184:29
Can you feel when you're in a groove like that, when you get off the court, about getting home as much as you were?
184:42
Yeah, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
184:45
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
184:49
And I think that when you come here and you expect to hit the field and to be a certain way, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
184:58
And I think you can look at kind of just all of us on the D-line as a front.
185:02
We all kind of had our own journey to how we're playing right now.
185:05
And now it's just all about building and not looking back and playing how we know how to play and being confident out there and and using our abilities that God's gave us.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
187:33
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run back on you?

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Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 22m

speaker_7UNKNOWN
180:05
much as you were?
180:09
Yeah, you know, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
180:12
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
180:17
And, you know, I think that, you know, when you come here and you expect to hit the field and to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
180:26
And I think you can look at kind of just all of us on the D-line as a front.
180:30
We all kind of had our own journey to how we're playing right now.
180:32
And now it's just all about building and not looking back and playing how we know how to play and being confident out there and using our abilities that God's gave us.
speaker_11UNKNOWN
183:10
run back on your artistry?

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Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 0m

speaker_4UNKNOWN
165:33
you were?
165:36
Yeah, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
165:39
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
165:44
And I think that when you come here and you expect to hit the field and to be a certain way, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
165:53
And I think you can look at kind of just all of us on the D-line as a front.
165:56
We all kind of had our own journey to how we're playing right now.
165:59
And now it's just all about building and not looking back and playing how we know how to play and being confident out there and and using our abilities that God's gave us.
speaker_6UNKNOWN
168:27
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run back on the road?

Unknown podcast

Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 20m

speaker_104UNKNOWN
186:06
From starters, can you feel when you're in a groove like that when you're getting off as a four lineman, getting home as much as you were?
186:12
Yeah, no, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
186:15
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
186:19
And, uh, you know, I think that, you know, when you come here and, and you expect to hit the field and it to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
186:28
And I think you can look at kind of just all of us on the D-line as a front.
186:32
We all kind of had our own journey to how we, how we're playing right now.
186:35
And now it's just all about building, not looking back, and playing how we know how to play and, and being confident out there and, and, uh, using our abilities that God's gave us.
speaker_104UNKNOWN
189:03
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run back like you're running this year?

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Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 0m

speaker_43UNKNOWN
182:50
And well, from starters, can you feel when you're in a groove like that when you get off the field about you're getting off as much as you were?
182:56
Yeah, no, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
182:59
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
183:04
And, uh, you know, I think that, you know, when you come here and, and you expect to hit the field and to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
183:13
And I think you can look at kind of just all of us on the D line as a front.
183:16
We all kind of had our own journey to how we, how we're playing right now, and now it's just all about building, not looking back, and playing how we know how to play and, and being confident out there and, and, uh, using our abilities that God's gave us.
183:27
So I think that this whole next year, you know, you're just gonna see a whole different level of play from all of us.
speaker_100UNKNOWN
185:47
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and, and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run it back like you guys?

Unknown podcast

Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 20m

speaker_15UNKNOWN
184:29
Can you feel when you're in a groove like that, when you get off the court, about getting home as much as you were?
184:42
Yeah, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
184:45
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
184:49
And I think that when you come here and you expect to hit the field and to be a certain way, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
184:58
And I think you can look at kind of just all of us on the D-line as a front.
185:02
We all kind of had our own journey to how we're playing right now.
185:05
And now it's just all about building and not looking back and playing how we know how to play and being confident out there and and using our abilities that God's gave us.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
187:33
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run back on you?

Unknown podcast

Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 0m

speaker_12UNKNOWN
183:15
Can you feel when you're in a groove like that when you get off to the court about getting on as much as you were?
183:25
Yeah, you know, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
183:28
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
183:32
And, you know, I think that, you know, when you come here and you expect to hit the field and to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
183:41
And I think you can look at kind of just all of us on the D-line as a front.
183:45
We all kind of had our own journey to how we're playing right now, and now it's just all about building and not looking back and playing how we know how to play and being confident out there and and using our abilities that God's gave us.
183:56
So I think that this whole next year, you're just gonna see a whole different level of play from all of us.
speaker_12UNKNOWN
186:23
recruit guys to come back into the fold and run back on the road?

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Press Conference (Steve Sarkishian) August 69 Massive

Aug 6 · 5h 24m

speaker_62CORRESPONDENT
89:10
Zach, what do you think it took for you to have the type of performance you had today?
89:17
Uh, you know, I just think that I was put in good positions.
89:22
Uh, just kind of let, you know, let loose.
89:25
Went out there and played ball like I know how to, and, uh, you know, my teammates played great, too, and the coaches called a good game defensively.
89:32
I mean, you know, I don't ...
89:34
Did we give up 14 total points, or was it 17? 14? 14, I mean, 14 against a good offense like that, great team, uh, I mean, that's a good day.
89:42
So obviously we didn't get the results we wanted, which is frustrating again, but it's a whole different story.
speaker_65UNKNOWN
93:03
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and, and recruit guys to come back into the fold and, and run it back like you ran it this year?

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Press Conference (Steve Sarkishian) August

Aug 6 · 5h 24m

74:59
Thanks, Coach.
75:01
The games are done, so I think that I definitely probably was in the back of my mind, knew I was going to come back regardless.
75:09
Like I said, it just would have been tough for me to leave this year.
75:13
With the opportunity we got.
75:14
You only got one more chance left to go do something that not many people get to do in their lives.
75:20
So we're in a blessed position.
75:30
I just think that was put in good positions.
speaker_30UNKNOWN
76:17
So starters, can you feel when you're in a groove like that, when you're getting off to the field, imagine getting home as much as you were?

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Press Conferences (Jim Harbaugh) August 6 Elite

Aug 6 · 5h 24m

speaker_52UNKNOWN
164:44
Now, what do you think clicked for you in the final? Like, what do you attribute the turnaround to?
164:51
Uh, you know, I just think that I was put in good positions.
164:56
Uh, just kinda let, you know, let loose, went out there and played ball like I know how to.
165:01
And, uh, you know, my teammates played great, too, and the coaches called a good game defensively.
165:06
I mean, you know, I don't...
165:08
Did we give up 14 total points or was it 17? 14? 14.
165:12
I mean, 14 against a good offense like that, great team, uh, I mean, that's a good day.
speaker_87UNKNOWN
168:37
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and, and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run it back like you guys did last year?

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Press Conference (Jim Harbaugh) August 6 Massive

Aug 6 · 5h 24m

speaker_81UNKNOWN
165:44
Zach, what do you think took for you to finally [background noise drowns out speaker] people talking [background noise drowns out speaker]
165:53
Uh, you know, I just think that I was put in good positions.
165:56
Uh, just kind of let, you know, let loose, went out there and played ball like I know how to.
166:01
And, uh, you know, my teammates played great, too, and the coaches called a good game defensively.
166:07
I mean, you know, I don't...
166:08
Did we give up 14 total points or was it 17? 14? 14, I mean, 14 against a good offense like that, great team, uh, I mean, that's a good day.
166:16
So obviously we didn't get the results we wanted, which is frustrating again, but that's a whole different story.
speaker_80UNKNOWN
169:37
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run it back like you are this year?

Unknown podcast

Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 20m

speaker_122UNKNOWN
202:55
From starters, do you feel when you're in a groove like that, when you get off the field, like you get confidence like you were?
203:01
Yeah, no, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
203:04
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
203:09
And, uh, you know, I think that, you know, when you come here and, and you expect to hit the field and it to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
203:18
And I think you can look at kind of just all of us on the D line as a front.
203:22
We all kind of had our own journey to how we, how we're playing right now.
203:24
And now it's just all about building, not looking back, and playing how we know how to play and, and being confident out there and, and, uh, using our abilities that God's gave us.
speaker_123UNKNOWN
205:53
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and, and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run it back like you guys?

Unknown podcast

Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 22m

speaker_104UNKNOWN
203:37
Can you feel when you're in a groove like that, when you're getting off the field of line and getting off as much as you were?
203:42
Yeah, no, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
203:45
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
203:49
And, uh, you know, I think that, you know, when you come here and, and you expect to hit the field and it to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
203:58
And I think you can look at kind of just all of us on the D-line as a front.
204:02
We all kinda had our own journey to how we, how we're playing right now.
204:05
And now it's just all about building, not looking back, and playing how we know how to play and, and being confident out there and, and, uh, using our abilities that God's gave us.
speaker_104UNKNOWN
206:33
What was it like, I guess, to see it kinda come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and, and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run back on what you guys have?

Unknown podcast

Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 0m

speaker_94UNKNOWN
181:15
For starters, can you feel when you're in a groove like that when you get off this field about you getting home as much as you were?
181:20
Yeah, no, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
181:23
I felt like myself again and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates and, uh, you know, I think that, you know, when you come here and you expect to hit the field and it to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
181:37
And I think you can look at kind of this all of us on the D-line as a front.
181:41
We all kind of had our own journey to how we, how we're playing right now and now it's just all about building and not looking back and playing how we know how to play and, and being confident out there and, and, uh, using our abilities that God's gave us.
181:51
So I think that this whole next year, you know, you're just gonna see a whole different level of play from all of us.
speaker_98UNKNOWN
184:12
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and, and recruit guys to come back into the fold and, and run it back like you are this year?
184:22
Yeah, you know, it's, it's unique.

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Press Conferences (Jim Harbaugh) August

Aug 6 · 5h 24m

speaker_99UNKNOWN
186:19
Jack, what do you think clicked for you on the final day that allowed you to have the performance you had?
186:26
Uh, you know, I just think that I was put in good positions, uh, just kind of let, you know, let loose, went out there and played ball like I know how to.
186:36
And, uh, you know, my teammates played great, too, and coaches called a good game defensively.
186:41
I mean, you know, I don't...
186:43
Did we give up 14 total points or was it 17? 14? 14, I mean, 14 against a good offense like that, great team, uh, I mean, that's a good day.
186:51
So obviously we didn't get the results we wanted, which is frustrating again, but that's a whole different story.
186:56
Uh, but yeah, I mean, I just think it was a, it was collectively a good day on defense and, you know, I happened to be fortunate to, uh, be in a position to make some good plays.
speaker_50UNKNOWN
190:12
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and, and recruit guys to come back into the fold and, and run it back like you are this year?

Unknown podcast

Press Conference (Jim Harbaugh) August

Aug 6 · 5h 24m

speaker_37PANELIST
181:08
Is that fair to say that you were leaning at least to coming back at that point?
181:12
Yeah, I mean, I'd say I probably was leaning towards coming back then, you know, I just, I try to block it out, you know, before a game, and just focus on ball, you know, just take care of the other stuff after, you know, the games are done, so I think that, you know, I definitely probably was, in the back of my mind, you know, knew I was going to come back regardless, so like I said, you know, it just would have been tough for me to leave this year, and With the opportunity we got, you only got one more chance left to go do something that not many people get to do in their lives.
181:40
So we're in a blessed position.
181:50
uh you know i just think that uh was put in good positions uh just kind of let you know let loose went out there and played ball like i know how to and uh you know my teammates played great too coaches called a good game defensively i mean you know did we give up 14 total points or 17 14 14 i mean 14 against a good offense like that, great team.
182:12
I mean, that's a good day.
182:14
So obviously we didn't get the results we wanted, which is frustrating again, but it's a whole different story.
182:19
But yeah, I mean, I just think it was collectively a good day on defense.
speaker_7PANELIST
182:39
Can you feel when you're in a groove like that when you get off the field about getting home as much as you were?

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Press Conferences(Dre'Mont Jones) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 20m

speaker_105UNKNOWN
184:36
On starters, can you feel when you're in a groove like that when you get off the field and get going as much as you were?
184:42
Yeah, no, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
184:45
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
184:49
And, uh, you know, I think that, you know, when you come here and, and you expect to hit the field and it to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
184:58
And I think you can look at kind of this, all of us on the D-line as a front.
185:02
We all kind of had our own journey to how we, how we're playing right now.
185:05
And now it's just all about building, not looking back, and playing how we know how to play and, and being confident out there and, and, uh, using our abilities that God's gave us.
AidenGUEST
187:33
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and, and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run it back like you guys?

Unknown podcast

Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 22m

speaker_76UNKNOWN
203:37
Can you feel when you're in a groove like that, when you get off the field like you did almost like this year?
203:42
Yeah, no, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
203:45
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
203:50
And, uh, you know, I think that, you know, when you come here and, and you expect to hit the field and it to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
203:59
And I think you can look at kind of just all of us on the D line as a front.
204:03
We all kind of had our own journey to how we, how we're playing right now.
204:05
And now it's just all about building, not looking back and playing how we know how to play and, and being confident out there and, and, uh, using our abilities that God's gave us.
speaker_3UNKNOWN
206:34
What was it like, I guess, to see it kinda come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and, and recruit guys to come back into the fold and, and run it back like you obviously have?

Unknown podcast

Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 0m

speaker_12UNKNOWN
181:07
Can you feel, when you're in a groove like that, when you get off to the court, about to get on as much as you were?
181:20
Yeah, you know, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
181:23
I felt like myself again.
181:25
And I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
181:28
And, you know, I think that, you know, when you come here and you expect to hit the field and to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
181:37
And I think you can look at kind of just all of us on the D-line as a front.
181:41
We all kind of had our own journey to how we're playing right now.
speaker_6UNKNOWN
184:12
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and recruit guys to come back into the fold and run back on the road?

Unknown podcast

Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6

Aug 6 · 5h 22m

speaker_114UNKNOWN
203:37
Can you feel when you're in a groove like that when you get off the field about you being confident as much as you were?
203:42
Yeah, no, I think I felt like I was in a groove probably the whole second half of the season.
203:45
I felt like myself again, and I was just out there playing and having fun with my teammates.
203:49
And, uh, you know, I think that, you know, when you come here and, and you expect to hit the field and it to be a certain way, you know, it's hard to get over that for a little bit.
203:58
And I think you can look at kind of this, all of us on the D line as a front.
204:02
We all kind of had our own journey to how we, how we're playing right now.
204:05
And now it's just all about building, not looking back and playing how we know how to play and, and being confident out there and, and, uh, using our abilities that God's gave us.
speaker_114UNKNOWN
206:33
What was it like, I guess, to see it kind of come full circle in a way that you could kind of almost leverage that relationship and, and recruit guys to come back into the fold and, and run it back like you are this year?

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