CM: What are the social benefits of being on the football team?
GN: It’s an honor because there’s a lot of people trying to be in my shoes right now. I get a lot of texts saying ‘congratulations in the game’ … All my friends back home, they’re not even going to college right now actually, they’re all workin’. It would kill them to come to a D1 school and at least get a chance to play. So it’s an honor to be here.
CM: You keep in touch with all of your friends back in California?
GN: They watch the game every week, and they’ll call me. They’ll text me at halftime then they’ll call me. I won’t get none of it till after the game, and then I’ll see about 26 text messages. It’s either good or bad or they’re clownin’ on me.
CM: What was the funniest message you got from someone clownin’ on you?
GN: The funniest was when we played UCLA, and I missed a catch and it got picked. I got a text, and it said, ‘you need to put glue on your hands because your hands ain’t sticky enough,’ and I just laughed. I didn’t take it to heart because it’s just my friends, they’re gonna clown me if I do bad regardless.
CM: We heard Jake Murphy talking about how Adam Schulz throws. What’s your take?
GN: He can throw it fast. Like when I first got here and I saw him first throw the ball, I was amazed. The ball was movin’ so fast, and you can tell the difference between him and Travis. Travis is a good quarterback too. It’s just when it comes to canon-wise, I’ll choose Schulz.
CM: He throws harder than Travis Wilson?
GN: I think so, because he’s broken fingers.
CM: On this team?
GN: Mine.
CM: How did that happen?
GN: It was a five-yard-and-in, and he threw the ball so fast. I caught it, but my middle finger was out of place. It was at practice. Don’t nobody know about it because as soon as I figured it out, I grabbed it and I pulled it back.
CM: Do you have any hobbies?
GN: I play every sport. I do love baseball. I started baseball when I was two, basketball when I was four, and football when I was five. I played QB at first, and I moved to D-line because I got big. Then I got skinny again, so I moved to fullback. Then I got skinnier and went to running back then receiver and punt returner.
CM: Alright, let’s talk about baseball. Are you more of a fan or a player?
GN: Yeah, I’m a Boston Red Sox fan. I love the Red Sox. I don’t get a chance to watch it … but I do watch the big plays, I like to see that. I played third, short stop, second, first, catcher, outfield, and pitcher. Yeah, I basically played everything. Wherever the coach needed to put me, I just played it.
CM: A lot of the guys on the team like to play NCAA College Football on Xbox. Do you play?
GN: I’m the best, can’t nobody beat me in that. I only play when someone will actually play me. I’m just naturally that good.
CM: So nobody wants to play you?
GN: Nah. The only person that beat me is my brother. Until tonight. I will play him, and I will beat him.
CM: What else would you want the students at the U to know about you?
GN: I’m very funny at some times. Some times I’m very serious, but right now, I’m just mellow. I’m very tired. I’m so tired right now.