[Hank 91]

I'm also really excited after reading that interview. Here's the part that jumped out for me:

Because as I say to my players, you're a double major: You've come for your academic major, but you've also come here to major in defensive back play. Because you can make a living doing this. I've seen guys make a living doing this. My job is that when they leave here, they've reached their potential as a player. That means they're physical, they're tough, they're smart, they can cover, they're good teammates, they can understand the locker room and how to be a good teammate, they can deflect attention to teammates. All of the above.

I've always noticed that players from certain programs always seem to talk about their teammates and spread the praise around. It's obviously something that is taught, so it's nice to see that Akina will be part of that at Stanford.

[Hank 91]

I'm also really excited after reading that interview. Here's the part that jumped out for me:

Because as I say to my players, you're a double major: You've come for your academic major, but you've also come here to major in defensive back play. Because you can make a living doing this. I've seen guys make a living doing this. My job is that when they leave here, they've reached their potential as a player. That means they're physical, they're tough, they're smart, they can cover, they're good teammates, they can understand the locker room and how to be a good teammate, they can deflect attention to teammates. All of the above.

I've always noticed that players from certain programs always seem to talk about their teammates and spread the praise around. It's obviously something that is taught, so it's nice to see that Akina will be part of that at Stanford.