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Notes from Vance Bedford & Shawn Watson's availability on 8/14

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Three years in and we're still talking about Swoopes' high school transcript?

Here's the full quote. It was a candid moment from Watson:

"You have to think about it, he came out of a 2A high school - small ball. In a great state, I know, but still small ball. He hadn't been exposed to some of the things you get exposed to at a bigger high school. In that system they can do more because they have more. The people they play at the bigger high schools, they do some more, but it is nothing like college no matter how big it is. I learned this from Gary Barnett - faith, patience and trust. It starts with you and what you believe in as a coach, and you have to believe in your players. As long as there is character there, a guy who really cares, he'll find himself to a very good place if you have faith, patience and trust and you can keep motivating him. That's why I've always been a Tyrone [swoopes] fan because Tyrone is that guy. He's got high character, and I understood where he came from. He came from a small program. He got thrown into a tough situation last year and just all of the different pieces. That's the faith, patience and trust. It's a process, so we help him find his way through it. The greatest thing that happened was Jerrod [Heard] in the spring. That helped him a ton. He needed competition. He needed to feel somebody, and Jerrod made him feel him, and Jerrod has made him feel him in camp. Those two guys are each other's biggest competition and biggest friend. When a play is made by either one of them, the first guy that is on the other guy's hat is that other guy."

 
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