CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: GEORGIA VS TCU

January 7, 2023

Kenny McIntosh

SoFi Stadium

Georgia Bulldogs

Press Conference

Q. Before you guys studied on film, what do you think about the TCU defense?

KENNY McINTOSH: They're very unique, have a lot of talent on the defensive side of the ball, run fast. They're physical. They got a decent drop eight that allowed them to, you know, make offenses get in the zones and have to find little holes to get in there. That's just what we see from their offense, three down team. They can throw it a little four down every now and then. They switch it up every now and then.

So they're very unique on the defensive side of the ball, but I feel like we prepared really at a high level this week. Ready for their challenge.

Q. How does it feel being here?

KENNY McINTOSH: Amazing, man. Dream come true.

Q. What it's it going to take?

KENNY McINTOSH: Hard work, dedication, like we've been preaching to the young guys since they stepped foot on campus. Preparation. The way we practice, you know, the way we go out there and compete as a team. We got good guys on both sides of the ball, and it's just going to make us better. And, you know, as long as we buy into that and trust the process and believe in each and every single body, individual, their responsibilities, the team should be where we want.

Q. What would you say to your friends?

Buying McINTOSH: South Florida, because that's where I'm from. What's going on, you know. I miss y'all, love y'all, appreciate you for showing support throughout the whole year. We're not done yet. We got one more.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: What makes me tick? What makes me, like, keep going? That's what you're asking me? I'd say my family. My mother and father had six, but my dad got ten kids. I'm the youngest. And, you know, just watching my brothers go through this whole process and me being younger and want to be like them, be the best football player I can possibly be. My family really gave me that inspiration. Continue to work hard and get what I want out of life.

My father and mother preached that to me when I was young. Just being able to grow up and, you know, see the example of my older brothers and sisters, it took me a long way, got me here now. Appreciate that.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: How did I see my success? Just, you know, as the season went on, we had goals, team goals. We had individual goals, but we knew the team goals was going to bring the individual goals to players on the team, stuff like that. As just as a team, we have one goal in mind. That's to get where we at now. Win. So, you know, just buying into that and buying into the game plan each and every week. And my coaches, listening to them. Just focusing really more, and I can just see the success coming.

Week by week, game by game, we continued to do what we had to do on the field. It definitely hit me later in the season, rather than earlier, because we put in so much work since last year, or you want to say the summer. We worked hard for moments like this.

Just to be able to be here right now is a blessing. That's how I look at it, and I thank God for allowing me to be in a position where I'm at right now so I can hopefully win another championship. So I just thank God. Appreciate it.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: It means that SEC is, you know, a dominant conference. Physical. You know, really get tough throughout the whole season. Most guys don't know that throughout the whole season, you know, you don't know what can happen. But what we've got is definitely a blessed mentality. What we've got here, being able to have that on an SEC team take you a long way.

Like I said, you don't know what will happen in the SEC conference throughout the season because of how physical it is and how dominant it is. And, you know, just being able to have guys to replace guys out there on the field, you know, takes us a long way. That says a lot about the SEC and how we continue to, you know, come to the final end. No matter if it's Georgia, Alabama, whatever, any SEC team, it just shows a lot about the conference over there, how physical it is.

Q. How exciting it is to have so much on the line?

KENNY McINTOSH: Definitely exciting. Like playing in Mercedes-Benz is another home for us. For us to come out here, like I said, and play in this amazing dome, which I haven't gotten a chance to see yet, but I've seen pictures of it. It looks beautiful.

Gives us more -- we've got to be more dialed in, have to focus more. That can cause a lot of distraction. Going to a new domed facility, it can cause a lot of distractions. The more we dial in, focus in on the game plan, that's going to help us a lot.

Q. How hard it is it to lock in?

KENNY McINTOSH: Like I said, it's a distraction. Guys might not -- older guys might not know where to go on the field. We trying to make it seem similar to our practice field or game field or anything. It might cause distractions, the lights, anything throughout the whole facility.

Like I said, guys just got to dial in and focus in, listen to the coaches and buy into the plan. Win 24 hours. That's our goal, win 24 hours manage this trip the best we can. No regrets. We want to go out there and be prepared as possible.

Q. What's the week been like? Day or two to get ready. What have you guys been working on?

KENNY McINTOSH: All the little things that we seen the film, that game just working on little things. We wanted to work on TCU, see how they lined up and stuff like that, just get a look at the defense, have a feel for it. We're really dialing into things like that and.

Just all the little things; run, pass. Little details, how far they took the route. Anything. Little details that got us to where we are right now and can take us farther. We just wanted to work on the little things so the bigger things can come up.

Q. Did you guys have a chance to look back (no microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Man, it means a lot. Georgia had numerous opportunities that we felt like -- speaking from the fan's perspective, felt like we should have won or been in the mix, anything like that. Just for us finally getting the job done, going out and executing week by week and preparing how we prepared is going to mean a lot for the fans for this Georgia program.

We know we worked hard all season. We've been here. We've been here before, last year, stuff like that. We know what it takes. We know what it takes to get the job done. It's going to mean a lot for them guys down there back home in the Georgia program. To see another championship being in the facility is going to mean a lot, definitely, years from now. So that's definitely a job we want to get done.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Just looking to go out and have fun with my brothers one last time, man. Me growing up and being here four years, seeing everything and everyone, learning new peoples names and their wive and stuff like that. Just like to be on the field with my brothers one last time to get that joyful moment and have fun out there with them.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Well, for me, I just want to be prepared for any obstacle that come my way throughout the game. I want to be the one that gives the team that spark, that momentum. Playmaker. Just go out there and get guys going and seeing that we've been -- just letting them know we've been here before. We know the moment is never too big and just letting them know I got their backs.

I don't know if you see me on the sideline, but I'm on the sideline talking to the defense, the offense. Letting them know the offense, we're going to get the job done. We're going to answer whatever is thrown our way and letting the defensive side know we got their backs. I just want to be that spark that gets the team going, you know what I'm saying?

Let the younger brothers know that I'm never going to give up until it's 0:00 on the clock. As long as they can feed off my energy, even if they don't feel like going out there, they're hurt or anything like that, they see me with that energy, it brings them more energy or gives them energy or let's let them know that I'm on the field.

Letting them know this is the moment we came here for, stuff like that. Just to give them that energy, that spark to let them know we're still here. Never gonna stop fighting for y'all.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: The came from -- like I said, I got older brothers. I got a father in my life, thank God. He definitely taught me a lot. Then with football and stuff like that, my passion came when I was a kid, playing a lot of the league in South Florida. Wanting to go out there and practice, just the ball in my hand. I fell in love with the game since watching my older brothers going out there, being successful at a young age. I knew I had it in me as well. Once I figured it out or seen it, it just stuck with me.

That's actually why they call me the Blueprint. Since I loved it -- that's actually why I got the name Blueprint, because I started playing football at a young age, and they, you know, fans or whatever you want to call them, supporters around the field, they seen the type of player you can say I am or the talent I have. And so for them to see that at a young age is definitely, you know, letting me know that, you know, what God got me here to do or called me here to do.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I'm the youngest. Five girls, five boys.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I got a few. But my number one? Marcus Rosemy. He cannot date my sister.

Q. Why not?

KENNY McINTOSH: True definition of a dog.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: That's tough. I don't know. I got a lot. Top three? Drew Rosenheim, Rick Ross, and I'll just say Quick.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Drew.

Q. What's the weirdest thing you've eaten on game day?

KENNY McINTOSH: Weirdest thing. I don't eat nothing weird. The gummies. I'm going to have me some gummies in my hand, sideline, halftime. Some gummy bears.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Five songs. I can give you five artists. Number one, Cliff Black, Lil Baby, Lil' Shimmy Ye'. That's a Florida one. FCG Heem. That's another Florida one. That's four? That's five? That's five. Yeah. FCG Heem, South Florida.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Junior college? Dang, I forgot, man. We were just talking about that. I can't think of it right now. What is it?

Q. (No microphone)?

KENNY McINTOSH: Jones College, Mississippi. We were just talking about it.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I think it's three. I want to say three. I'm going to go with three. I don't know the name. I think two.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Ten all time? Man.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: A horned frog? A frog?

Wait. A horned frog? I'm guessing it's not a frog. Do you want me to say a frog, but it's not a frog? My friend here gave me a hint. I think it's a dog.

Q. What's Ladd McConkey's middle name?

KENNY McINTOSH: Andrew? Man, you been lying to me. I didn't know that. Is Ladd his middle name? Man, that's crazy. I always called him Ladd. My boy, Ladd, how you doing?

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: It just says a lot about his program and the coaching staff, how they're able to develop young players at a, I don't want to say a record speed or anything like that, but at a good pace. Preparing for maybe not the first game. But later in the season, they'll be ready and prepared to go out there and know.

I give a lot of credit to the coaches and the players as well, coming in here and dialing in and being able to focus and listen to these group of coaches, because we've got a tremendous group of coaches that have been at the high level and they know --

Like, for instance, Kirby time-out last week game was big. We've got a lot of smart coaches, and they definitely put us in the right position to be successful. So that says a lot to the coaches in the program.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I think you said we got to be the next Alabama? Is that what you said? The new Alabama? And you said what's my --

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: You don't really buy into things like that. We're Georgia. We do it. We do it the Georgia way, not the Alabama way. We do things how Georgia do things and how we think going to get us in the best position for success. So we do things differently. I mean, you can see Kirby came from -- he did come from Alabama under Nick Saban. The way we do things at Georgia is just different, and it says a lot about Kirby himself, you know. It shouldn't be based off of Alabama because of Alabama being first and all that.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Kirby is a cool, down to earth guy. He would make me, I say, fall in love with the program. You know, being able to talk to him and listen to how it really is. For a player, that's all you want. You don't want no coach to lie to you or sell you false narratives and stuff like that. You want them to be real and let you know what's up from the beginning. That's what Kirby's been to me.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: He told me, I mean, he basically told me if you come to Georgia, we're going to develop you, but I can't say you're going to play right away. We're going to develop you and get you where you want to go. In my eyes, that's all -- I knew what it was coming to Georgia. I knew I was going to have to earn my spot on that bus and earn that the roster. Me coming to Georgia and hearing that, that's like music to my ears because I knew I had to work to earn my spot. That's where it got me right now.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I wouldn't say it would affect my mindset, but my first thought when I seen it, I woke up and I just going through my feed on social media, and I just seen it. I had to go back and see what really happened. That was a tragic injury or moment.

But I wouldn't say it don't slow me down or anything or have me thinking, you know, about injuries or things like that. If you do that, then an injury is going to happen. You can't go out there on the field worried about injuries or anything like that or anything bad, negative happening to you. Because most times, that's what's going to happen. You got to go out there and play and react.

Football is a physical sport. So if you like it or not, you're going to get hurt -- you're going to get hit. Might as well go out and not think about it.

Q. (No microphone). What are your thoughts on that?

KENNY McINTOSH: Exactly. My thought is that's amazing. I'm thankful, thank God that he's able to speak and wake up and talk how he is now. But that's just amazing, and that shows how much of a team player he is. And he's not going out there doing this for himself. You can see that. He's waking up asking things like that, that's amazing. Yeah, just shows how much of a team player he is. I bet the guys on his team love to be around him. That's my thought on that.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Surprised? I wouldn't say surprised. They got a good team over there. I know they don't have a lot of five stars or four stars or anything like that but they've got a good team. That's another thing here. Kirby don't care about your stars. He lets you know he don't care about your stars. What can you go out and do on a consistent basis. So them guys definitely got a great team over there. They earned a spot to be in.

So I wouldn't say surprised. I really didn't know who we was going to be playing, if we was even going to be here, you know what I'm saying? We knew week by week, go and get the job done, go out. We earned the spot to be here. That's what they did, that's what we did. So that's a blessing for them over there, a blessing for us too being in the spot we in. So give them a lot of praise they earned. So that's it.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Real hard. Like I said, SEC is a dominant, physical conference. Each week -- it's like the NFL, if you look at it. Each week, you gotta give your all because you might slip and lose one week. That might cost you the season. Each week, we dialed in, bought into the game plan, and knew we had to go out and get the job done each and every week to be where we are now.

We didn't want to have regret. We wanted to send the seniors out the right way. That's pretty much our M.O. the whole year. How we want to be remembered, how we want to send the seniors out.

We didn't want to be like 2019 LSU. We didn't want to be like 2019 LSU where we fall off. We wanted to be -- we only lost, what, 15? Freshmen came in, bought into their role, playing their role great. Tremendous job right now.

So I salute them and the coaching staff, like I mentioned, how they prepared us to be ready for moments like this. That's what they did, and the SEC is just a dominant, physical conference. You gotta give your all each and every week in order to be here. So that's what I'd say.

Q. (No microphone). What is it like to spend this time with your family?

KENNY McINTOSH: It's amazing. My mom and dad never been to the west coast. So just for them to be able to come out here, I feel like I'm doing a good job as a son, getting them out of South Florida to travel the world and see a little something different.

So just to be able to, you know, be able to be in this moment and have my family behind me to support me each and every step is a blessing. Most kids don't have parents. I got mine and then some. I got uncles. I got, you know, coaches, high school coaches that are always going to be in my life. Always communicate, like my dad. Just the love and support from the guys that God blessed to be in my life is just amazing. I look at it as a blessing because most guys don't even have their father in their life. I got multitude, and I just thank God.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: The running back room, we definitely work hard. We definitely wanting to prove that we RBU. Said something about a rotation and how we're able to rotate backs, and it's like the offense don't fall off a beat or skip a beat, anything like that. That's because of the preparation we have and how we practice each and every day, especially on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Can you say the last part of your question again?

Q. Just how has that been in individual success, how has it been for you guys and the team (no microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: It just shows that, you know, the preparation we have, the way we go about things in practice, buy in the coach's plan and go out and execute. The team definitely love that we have three, four depth at each position. It allows us to play fast and not skip a beat, like I said, and it just allows us to be in a good position throughout the game.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I mean, it's a brotherhood here. We're not holding no grudges against who out there on the field first or who -- like guys behind me, they seen what I had to go through, and that should give them a prime example of how, coming to Georgia, you have to earn your spot and stuff like that.

So I had to go through it, and there was no complaining from me or anything like that. And I wanted my brothers to be successful. You know, we call each other brothers, and we love each other like brothers. So, you know, ain't no hurt in my heart to see my brothers go out and do what he has for do. I know I had to be prepared for every time my name was called and go out and execute. There wasn't no grudges or anything in the room. We're not holding grudges or mad at each other or anything like that. It's a brotherhood. We love each other. We want each other to be successful.

I can remember watching Cook and Zamir go out there, and I was happy to see them out there with success. I was happy to see them get what they did because we work so hard. We got them talent-wise at Georgia. To be able to see them get the opportunity to go out there made me happy. I know if they did it, my time would come, and I'll be able to do it. So that's all my mindset was. Guys in the room, there's no arguing.

Q. What's harder, getting there or staying there?

KENNY McINTOSH: Staying there. I'd say staying there. Man, that's kind of hard. Getting there, really. Preparation is really hard. I can think summer workouts and stuff like that we had to go through, all the sessions we had. Really getting there is hard, I'd say, just because, like I said, in the SEC, each and every week, we've got to be on point. One week can cost you a whole season. So I'd say getting there just because of all the hard work we had to go there, and I can think back on how hard we worked on the off-season and even throughout the season. So getting there.

Q. Three players this team has that rushed for 500 (no microphone). Can you name them?

KENNY McINTOSH: Percy.

Q. That's one.

KENNY McINTOSH: I want to say it starts with a D, right, and Kenny Mack. Right.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: It's definitely a different feel. You know, guys, a lot of guys haven't been to -- I mean, a lot of guys haven't been to Indiana last year. But guys, definitely, I'd say about coming to California or wanting to come to California to get the experience, just to be here because of all the, you know, famous and just what it stand for here. So your question was again, was how -- is it distressing, did you say?

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Comparison? First of all, it's a little warmer. It's still cold out here. I can remember back last year, guys wasn't -- we wasn't out. You want leaving the hotel or anything like that because of how cold it was. We all was in the hotel, locked in.

And here it's a little warmer, but we still locked in. We're not going out, leaving the hotel or anything. We're still locked in. To be able to get the experience with being in California, take a walk out on the sidewalk, get the experience to look at it, I'd say that's the difference. That's really it. We got one job. We know the job. Just look last year's team, we're preparing a way to be successful, be in the most successful spot. So that right there would be it.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Oh, yeah, yeah. We haven't been there yet. I'm actually excited to see what it looks like. They showed us pictures and stuff like that. Looks amazing. Just for us to be able to go out there and practice in the stadium is, you know, a blessing. I just want wait to see it, really. This team came a long way. We don't want to live with regret. That's what we try to do. We're not really trying to, I don't know, go out there and joke around or anything like that. We came here to get the job done.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: You're asking me what story I'm going to remember about Stetson?

I'm going to remember most how they called -- he left and they ended up calling him come back, come back to the University of Georgia, and just what we did since he got back to the University of Georgia, how far he brought this team and how he's never been selfish.

I can remember we had different quarterbacks in the same room, and he was like two or three, but he was always there helping, asking questions, answering their questions and stuff like that. So just the type of guy he is and what he does so much for the program. I'll remember about him.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Man, that will be a blessing, a dream come true, like I said. Like I said, Georgia done been in the moments we believe should have been or could have been, and the fact that we're doing it now, got another opportunity to go out there and get another repeat, it's just showing how hard this team worked, dedicated, and how locked in we are into this game of football.

How the coaches prepare us and get us ready week by week, I think that shows a lot about this team and the character of this team, the connection, the composure. This team has it all. For us to have the opportunity to go back and get another one, you know, that's just history. Legendary, you know. So that's how we look at it.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: What kind of impact I can make catching the ball on Monday? Just being that type of running back that can run routes, very explosive outside of the backfield. Like you said, they'll drop, we're going to need a find holes and get in those holes and be able to make explosive -- call explosive plays. So that's what I'm looking to do, looking forward to doing, help my team on offense catching the ball, running the ball. For me to get out and run routes catch the ball, that's definitely a favorite in my eyes because I love catching the ball too. But also, you know, to help my team be successful.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Because they dropping back so many guys, rushing three, like I said, you've got to be able to find those holes. It can cause a lot of confusion to the quarterback throwing the ball because, you know, you got guys all over on the field, and you're trying to find your four, three wide receivers down the field. It's hard because they've got so many people dropping back in coverage. That's definitely difficult. And then they also run to the ball. They got a very fast team. They can run side to side. They plug gaps fast. They cause a lot of confusion.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: What's the key to attacking? You know, just playing physical, doing what Georgia do. Going out there, prepare practice, and go out and prepare for the game.

But just being physical up front, being able to control it on scrimmage. Also, being able to, you know, catch passes, like you said, out of the backfield. So yeah.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: His message is so powerful, like I love listening to drew, his story. Whatever story he got to tell us is going to have a message, and it's going to get you locked in and focused on this moment and what we got to go out and do. He does a tremendous job of, like, attacking what he want to aim for. Like his main point, he gets it across so clear. Makes us dial in, locked in, more focused on our task and job.

A guy like him who gets the team motivated before we got to go on the field, that's something you need, because more people don't want to go practice and do what we do on a daily basis. Just to have him give us motivation like that is a blessing. Definitely get us pumped and ready to go.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Burning the ship, man. He told us one story about burning the ship.

Q. What's that mean?

KENNY McINTOSH: Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide, basically. He told us that as soon as we get the burning ship, meaning that they can't go nowhere, either we're going to make it out or they going to make it out, but we're not going nowhere. We came here to get the job done, pretty much. That's what it means.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I don't remember. But Drew talking about burning ships. That was last year, wasn't it? Tennessee, I believe Tennessee. Definitely Tennessee. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: One thing that I learned from Drew, what can I say? Just to have your brother's back. I remember we talked about 300 soldiers. 300, that movie. You ever seen that movie, 300? It's how they win. They go to battle and fight for the man next to them, stuff like that. So I learned a lot to be your brother's keeper, basically.

Q. How great is it to?

KENNY McINTOSH: In the SEC, it's real hard. Definitely, it's real hard. The SEC, each and every week, you've got to give your all. You might slip up one week, cost you the whole season. Just being able to dial in, lock in each and every week. The coaches get us prepared. The way we practice each and every week gives us the best shot to go out and be successful on Saturdays. Coming back here for a second National Championship, real hard. You see we're undefeated, but y'all don't see the preparation and hard work it took for us to get here. That shows a lot about this team and coaching staff and program.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: You asked me what make me different? I'd say that I obviously can run routes, catch the ball out of the backfield, create mismatch, create explosions. But also that I can say that would make me different, I can also run the sweep and edges and get those tough gap yards. So that made me different.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: You said what are my favorite players in the league I compare myself to?

Q. Or your favorite running back.

KENNY McINTOSH: Who I compare myself to, like Alvin Kamara, a guy that can run and catch. Christian McCaffrey that can run routes and get mismatches on defenses and stuff like that.

Q. Is this your first time in L.A.? If so, how has the environment been and how does it feel leading up to the game.

KENNY McINTOSH: It's not my first time in L.A. I've been blessed to be here a few times actually. But, you know, I love L.A. It's like a second Florida in my eyes. Florida is the best, South Florida. But it's like a second Florida in my eyes, seeing the palm trees and stuff like that, the sunlight shining. You know, it's great energy here. I love it. I'll definitely come back to visit here.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I don't know nothing about TCU. Just the defense, obviously, but I don't know nothing about TCU. I didn't know what their school --

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I didn't know that at all. I didn't know anything about TCU. When I was a recruit, I don't think I even got recruited by them guys. So I don't know.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Really, I ain't really -- at my eyes, I can say for myself, I don't buy into those other teams or pay attention to, you know, other teams. I'm focused on what this team got to do each and every week. I focus on our responsibilities, our jobs, my job as a senior running back to get these guys prepared.

Kirby always comes to me and tells me get these guys dialed in or locked in to be focused. Like last year -- not last year. Last week, we had a whole week, you know, in Atlanta being able to prepare for this game. So we really wanted to dial in. He had the leaders on the team to have these guys locked in.

I take my job, that role serious because I know what it takes to be here. I've been through it, and I just want to, you know, never regret sending the seniors out the right way, myself included. So I just try to give everything I've got to this team. I'm not really focused on any other team.

Q. Did you have a chance to see them on tape?

KENNY McINTOSH: Definitely.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Fast. Really unique defense. Somewhat similar to K State defense, how they drop eight back and only rush three. It's just like we got certain plays that attack certain areas and stuff like that. It's just a very unique defense that we've been blessed to have a scout team to give us looks and stuff to get us prepared for this moment, stuff like that. It's just a very unique team, real fast. They're a three down team. They can switch to a four. But they're very unique.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: What defines Stetson? When we're traveling here, guys sleep on the plane, were able to have a plane with beds on them. He's sitting right in front of me, but he's not sleeping. He on the computer. He's watching film. He's got a notepad, taking notes. He does what a pro quarterback does.

These guys, he takes the time out of his day, wherever. It's not the first time I've seen him doing this. On the bus, he's watching film, taking notes. He's dialed in. He's got the energy, and they see it. Who wouldn't want to play under a guy who puts his all into the game? For it to be our last game, he's definitely prepared the right way, leading the team the way he's supposed to. That's what I'll remember about him and playing with him and stuff like that.

Q. Your brand, is it pronounced Mix?

KENNY McINTOSH: Listen, I told you it's six. But on the back, the 6 is a B for Blueprint. You hear me? That's not my brand. It's my cousin. We made it. And I just, you know --

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I don't mind because it's an inside joke. If people outside were calling me Bix, I probably wouldn't know where they was. Have to nip it in the bud. Appreciate it.

Q. So in the land of Los Angeles, a bunch of TikTok influencers. How many TikTokers do you think we'll see in the locker room?

KENNY McINTOSH: Our locker room? Oh, from our guys. We got a few. I thought you were saying TikTokers would come in. I would say zero, because Kirby don't play that.

We have, like, off the top of my head, three TikTokers I can think on our team. We don't do TikTok on the team, but there is some guys who do TikTok.

Q. Who is the worst dancer on the team? I want to hear your opinion. I asked three guys.

KENNY McINTOSH: I want to hear what they said. Who is the worst dancer on the team? I'm going to say Kendall. He from Cali, but he only knows one dance, California dance. I can't do it, but it's the only dance he knows. Kendall can't really dance. He only do his -- I don't know what it's called.

Q. Everybody also says Stetson has the worst taste in music. Every single person --

KENNY McINTOSH: Country music. I don't listen to country music. I only know one country song. His is probably the worst.

Q. Branson says he likes country, but the type of country Stetson plays, not at all.

KENNY McINTOSH: The only country song I know, Big Green Tractor. He don't play that.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: It's Florida lingo, you know what I'm saying?

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: That's just me and my personality, man. I just, you know, like to make people laugh, you know. I'm an entertainer. I look at myself as an entertainer. Just after the -- I can remember when that happened. It started at Georgia Tech last year, and I kind of ran with it. People coming up, giving me their cameras now. It started a trend or something like that. I haven't seen anybody do it before.

I just like to, you know, put my guys in the spotlight. I'm always in the spotlight so I just be able to take their camera around, get whoever I see, the fans. I even get the fans on there, old Blueprint News. That's what it's called, by the way, Blueprint News. Just being able to, you know, put my guys on the spotlight, get them some, you know, have fun, jokes.

Q. (No microphone). Running back by committee, behind the line and you're racing, who is winning the 40-yard sprint?

KENNY McINTOSH: Out of who, the running backs?

Q. Yes.

KENNY McINTOSH: That's a good one. Me. I'm going to have to go with me. Definitely me. We've got some guys that can run. Once they get to running, they smoke. But I'm going to have to go with myself, definitely.

Q. All jokes aside, being a part of running back by committee doesn't work unless everybody is happy to be in there. Where does that chemistry come from? Different guy every single game. Where did that form?

KENNY McINTOSH: Just like a brotherhood. We don't a hate or discourage anything. We want guys to be successful, especially in this room, the running back room. We know what people have done before us, and we know that, you know, our time is going to come. Our time is up with that.

Just whenever you're being called, you're prepared. So we happy for a young guy like Branson to go out and get carries and show his time as a freshman. I remember guys being happy for me to go out as a freshman and get carries. It showed my capabilities and stuff like that. And those guys was just happy for me and just brought me in as a brother.

That's kind of what I've been trying to, as a running back group, we've been trying to do. It's a brotherhood. That's why you decide to come to Georgia and stuff like that, take time throughout the day to listen to it, freshmen or anybody. Makes you closer. Work as a team, as a brother. Off the field, see each other. Guys known each other for years, you know what I'm saying, because that's the type of relationship we have.

It's not even just the running back room. Every room, every person on this team connected, and we buy into that so much. Got us to where we at now.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Like you said, they're a unique team. They drop back eight. They only rush three. They can drop to four down. They're unique and fast. They can make up for somebody busting an assigned. They can make up for it, and, you know, they tackle well. They cover well. They have a good team over there. I salute them and give them the praise they deserve for earning the right to be here, just like we did. So that's what I would say.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I'm waking up, thanking God that I woke up this morning. That's what's going in my head. I'm not thanking God like I do on a normal day. Thank God for waking up this morning. That's what's going through my head. Going about my day.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: Continue to work and always chase your dream. I had a father figure in my life. I was blessed to have a father figure in my life to be that nagging voice in my ear. I also was blessed to have other, you know, men in my life to try to correct me when I'm wrong and stuff like that. So I've been blessed my whole life. For me to go back, I would tell myself to always work hard and to listen. Listen to these guys because they've been where I'm trying to go. So just listen and try to be the best player I can be. That's all.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I feel like a lot of guys. But if I had to go with somebody, it would be Arian Smith. He stepped up a lot. Definitely last game, he showed a lot. But he's been working hard. He's been fighting injuries throughout the year, and for him to be -- help us like he did last week, he's definitely taken lot of weight and you can see it at practice.

Play by play, he's the fastest guy. The way he's been conditioning, the way he's been helping this team out at the right time. I'd give it to Arian Smith for the way he's prepared and playing.

Q. (No microphone).

KENNY McINTOSH: I want to, first, I want to limit regret. I want to have no regret when I look back. I don't want to have it hard to go to sleep at night because I'm thinking about what I could have done. I want to be that senior or that older brother that lets these guys know that, hey, we're here now. Might as well get the job done because, like you said, this is going to be legendary. They're going to forever know our names at the University of Georgia because of what we did and was able to do and had the opportunity to do.

So most teams, like we're the last two teams standing right now. Most teams are back home or guys going to leave to train for the draft, playing for a whole 'nother team. I want to send this team and these seniors out the right way.

I know how hard we worked in the off-season. Y'all wasn't able to be there and see it or anything, but we definitely put in a lot of work at Georgia. Blood, sweat, tears. That's what got us connected as brothers, being able to go out there and sigh my brothers going out there. I want to be that voice, that senior to let these guys know that we're here now. Let's get the job done. Appreciate it.