0:00 – The team replacing Nolan Smith

0:25 – How did it feel after getting a sack last week against Florida

0:55 – How do you feel after recovering from injury

1:20 – Thoughts on expectations after Georgia lost a lot of talent last season

1:40 – Any memories of playing Tennessee last season

2:05 – What is the message from Nolan Smith

2:40 – What needs to happen for this defense to excel against Tennessee’s offense

2:50 – Jamon Dumas-Johnson as a leader

3:40 – Tell us more on what Nolan Smith is doing while injured

3:59 – How has the defense practiced this week

4:15 – Tell us about Marvin Jones, Jr.

4:30 – How does a team prepare for Tennessee’s tempo offense

4:50 – Have you done any extra conditioning this week

On his feelings leading up to this Saturday’s matchup given his new responsibility following the Nolan Smith injury…

“Just like we preach here, it’s always next man up, and we’re just preparing for the game like we would any other week. Getting our depth and outside linebacker room like we have all year. We all practice hard every single week and it’s just next man up for this game and for the season on.”

On what it meant to him to have an impact on the defense against Florida with the sack…“Just being able to close out the game and the way we rushed the passer all game – we got to them every single play almost – pressuring them, getting hits on them, just couldn’t finish as much. Me and Mykel [Williams] got him back to back, and that was a great moment.”

On the continued success of the defense despite losing so many players to the NFL draft…“We didn’t drop because it’s the standard here. The defense has a standard that we’re going to be the best of the best and it doesn’t change by who’s here or how many draft picks; it’s just the standard here to have a great defense. We practice like that every single day and that’s why we haven’t dropped off.”

0:00 – Regarding the defense after losing all the starters to the NFL the season before

0:32 – How excited are you to play in a game like this and can you compare it to others

1:13 – Domino effect to losing a player like Nolan Smith

1:35 – Playing mobile quarterbacks

2:00 – What does it mean having Jalen Carter back

2:30 – Tennessee’s running game

2:58 – How is your relationship with Nolan Smith and what is he like off the field

3:25 – The progress of Mykel Williams

3:45 – What do you recall from the 2019 Notre Dame game in terms of game atmosphere

4:24 – Does the crowd noise affect the defense as well

4:53 – What about the first drive against Arkansas last season

On what has allowed the defense to maintain success after losing so many starters to the NFL...“It’s just the standard of play that we have at Georgia. It’s a level of play that we have and want to uphold in practice, so we just have to come in and do that at a high level.”

On what has stood out to him about Hendon Hooker and what he does well...“He’s an athletic quarterback so he can get out of the pocket and run, he can throw the ball deep downfield, so we just have to contain him inside that pocket and play within the framework of the pocket.”

On what stands out to him about Tennessee’s run game and the challenge it presents...“That tempo that they have in their offense, it allows them to run the ball well, pass the ball well, we just have to be stout up front and we’ll be able to hold them.”