BJ Ojulari on Culotta today (cliffs inside)

As always listening as I type. Please forgive any grammatical errors!


Hour and 6 mark



-Jordy asked about his health and he's well. Going into the 6th game of the season everyone is a little banged up. Get into the treatment room and get it taken care of.

-Asked about his play on Saturday and BJ wants to be put in the best position to make a play for his team.

-Asked about how Matt House is using him differently. BJ says he's playing in space more now along with his pass rushing ability. Working more in space and make open field tackles is what he wants to improve.

-BJ laughs about his missed INT opportunity and he needs to work on his ball skills

-Jordy complimenting the defense and how they fly to the ball.

-How are they getting over missing Maason Smith. Hurts because he's a great player but they made adjustments. High Praise for Wingo. Props to Coach Cain for losing that caliber of player and stepping up

-Perkins is so damn raw. All he knows is how to make a play. He brings that juice to the defense. He knows how to rush that edge. He can play all over the field.

-Matt House has these guys able to adjust very well. BJ talks about playing all these different style of offenses. Tennessee will play tempo. Coach House expects them to pick up the defense and BJ says of course we will. We're LSU.

-Jordy talks about his draft stock raising and BJ dismisses to talk about his team. Hendon Hooker is mobile and will step up to try to take the A-gap.

-Tennessee has a lot of WR threats and a great HC. Great match up. Excited to play Tennessee.

-BJ laughs when Jordy askes about the 11am kick off. Really wanted a night game but he expects the fans to show up!

-Jordy complimenting BJ about being a captain and how he's more than just a football player.

-Talking about the Sevyn injury and how it kinda took the wind out of the sails and the slow start for the defense. They made the adjustments. "Focus and refocus" what Coach House says.

-Greg Brooks made an amazing play and getting the win for Sevyn was very special.

-BK called the win a "culture win". Jordy asks if they can feel it as in the change of culture. BJ says it's the change in moral and head space. Team always has fight in them.

-Going into Tennessee we have to start fast and keep our feet on their beck. They know it will be hard to come back against them.

-Jordy complimenting the strength and condition on the team. Better shape in the 2nd half even in the FSU game. Coach Flint has a great program for them in the winter and the summer. Not trying to kill them but no wasted movements.

-Jordy asks about how cool it is to wear #18. BJ forgets when he's actually playing but knows those who wore it before him. he wants to honor them. As the face of the defense he loves it.

-BJ's brother has been making plays in the NFL. They go at it back and forth jawing like brothers do.

-BJ wants to improve on increasing more destruction and changing the game. Turnovers are the main goal. Sack, scoop and score is the best highlight in the game for a defense.

-Lloyd asks if the team has turned into a defensive team when everyone expected the offense to lead the team. BJ says it's on Coach House. Defense is starting to find their identity.

-BK says practice is the time to think about it not the actual game. Make plays don't overthink.

-Lloyd laughs about Perkins pick on Koy Moore. BJ says they took what he said and took some of it to heart. Koy is a friend of his and that's his opinion. Obviously LSU wanted to win and that just added to it.

-Perkins played RB in HS. BJ laughs about Perkins tripping in the INT.

-Jordy with some final compliments to the SEC Defensive Lineman of the week!