DeepSummary
The podcast episode features an interview with Oregon football players Tez Johnson and Dylan Gabriel. Tez discusses how being adopted by the Nix family at age 15 positively impacted his life, his friendship with Bo Nix, and his unconventional journey to Oregon without taking a visit. He also talks about his unique fashion sense and claims to be the 'drippiest' player in college football.
Dylan Gabriel shares his fascinating recruiting journey, which included decommitting from Army, attending UCF, nearly going to UCLA, transferring to Oklahoma, and eventually landing at Oregon. He delves into the lessons learned from the transfer portal and discusses the challenges of balancing priorities between football and personal relationships.
In the latter part of the interview, Dylan asks Will Compton for advice on transitioning out of professional football, managing endorsement deals and money, and finding a work-life balance. Will provides insights based on his NFL experience and emphasizes the importance of prioritizing commitments and having a strong support system.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Embrace change and discomfort as opportunities for personal growth.
- Prioritize commitments and learn to say no to things that do not align with those priorities.
- Seek out innovative and forward-thinking mentors who can challenge and push you to improve.
- Build a strong support system and surround yourself with positive influences.
- Be open to learning from diverse perspectives and experiences.
- Maintain a balanced approach to managing athletic, academic, and personal responsibilities.
- Take advantage of available resources and opportunities for personal and professional development.
- Stay grounded and focused on your goals, while also being adaptable to changing circumstances.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “I had a clue, kind of like that last two weeks of the season, you know, when I got injured, I was just focused on getting healthy and trying to get strength back. And then I remember talking to my family like, hey, what are we gonna do? You know, like, what's kind of the next step? And I hadn't really thought about it. And just as that season went on, I just felt like, you know, I wanted to be challenged. I wanted to try something new and be in an offense that could potentially push me to continue to get better.“ by Dylan Gabriel
- “I've learned change is hard, but it can be really good for you. Being uncomfortable is the only way to create growth, and I've also learned that, you know, doing it for the right reason.“ by Dylan Gabriel
- “I think she's very innovative in the way she thinks, whether it's scheme or even just how we practice, what we do, how we do, what we do. I think that's very important because a lot of people are doing the same things, but trying to find your edge. And I think that he's done a really good job of that just within my four months of being here.“ by Dylan Gabriel
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Episode Information
Bussin' With The Boys
Barstool Sports
4/22/24
In this episode from our 2024 Bussin' Spring Tour Will sits down with Oregon standouts, Tez Johnson and quarterback Dillon Gabriel. Tez talks about what drew him to the Nix family and how impactful of a role they played in his life. We also learn that Tez didn't even need to take visit to Oregon to commit to Dan Lanning and his staff. Lastly, Tez gets into the benefits of NIL and how he is the DRIPPIEST player in all of college football. Next, Dillon Gabriel joins the pod and dives into everything from asking Marcus Mariota to wear #8 to decommitting from Army, ending up at UCF, almost going to UCLA, transferring to Oklahoma, and then settling in at Oregon. Towards the end of the pod, Dillon becomes the interviewer and picks Will's brain about how to take care of your body, prioritize your time between relationships and football, and what it is like transitioning out of the NFL. These two are absolute studs who will tear it up in the 2024 college football season. 0:00 Intro 2:12 TEZ JOHNSON INTERVIEW STARTS 2:52 How the Nix family changed his life 7:18 Friendship with Bo Nix 11:15 How he ended up at Troy 15:00 Entering the transfer portal 19:00 Committing to Oregon w/o visiting 23:00 Tez has the MOST swag in college football 27:00 Comparing Dillon Gabriel to Bo Nix 31:00 Favorite NIL purchase 32:15 Favorite part about playing for Dan Lanning 35:32 DILLON GABRIEL INTERVIEW STARTS 36:09 Asking Marcus Mariota for permission to wear number 8 37:18 Dillon's INSANE recruiting journey 41:08 Dealing w/ injury AND going to the transfer portal 44:30 How Dillon ended up at Oregon 49:20 Lessons learned from the Transfer Portal 53:40 Favorite part about playing for Dan Lanning 55:00 Tez Johnson doesn't understand DRIP 57:00 Dillon's favorite NIL purchase 1:02:32 Dillon asks Will for life advice 1:11:30 Handling the pressures of money and friends 1:23:00 Dillon's idea to reshape college football
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