Tykee Smith "Blessed" To Be With the University of Georgia
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ATHENS - Juniors Tykee Smith and Nazir Stackhouse spoke with the media Tuesday evening after practice and offered the following comments about the Bulldogs’ upcoming home game against the Auburn Tigers.
#23 Tykee Smith | Sr. | DB
On the transition from West Virginia to Georgia...
"It is definitely a blessing to be here, coming from where I come from. I am far from my daughter, that is the biggest thing. I am blessed to have the opportunity to be here."
On his first start for Georgia against Missouri...
"It meant a lot to me being able to go out there and help the team in the best way possible. It meant a lot ot me to be able to get out there after all of the injuries I have been through."
On his support system over the past year...
"My family means everything to me. It has definitely been hard. I go by the phrase, 'sacrifice now to live how you want to live in the future,' so I have to sacrifice it now in order for me to take care of (his daughter) in the future."
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#78 Nazir Stackhouse | Jr. | DL
On his social media page…
“At first, I started in junior year high school, doing a little bit of it [content creation] all-star games in Texas, the USA team, I went to Nike opening. It was just something that we thought would be fun to do. I just started carrying along with it and who knows when I seen that more people started to like and view it. At the time, I wasn't really too big on social media, I was more subtle when it came to posting and with videos. I think over time, I started to use it as a side hobby, something that entertained me on the side of football. We go through a lot of things as football players. So, I'll use my social media platform, which is Tik Tok, to try to get my mind off of maybe academics, or how hard practice was that day or whenever I get time throughout the day, I just like to spend it either doing schoolwork or if I have just enough time, I'll post a video here and there.”
On transitioning from a joyful guy to being locked in on gameday…
“I feel like I play with controlled aggression. I wouldn't say I play angry because the coaches stress if you play angry, you play out of control. me more. My aggression is more controlled. Sometimes, people would question that a lot. Like, 'Oh, this guy, he's jolly outside of football. How does he lock into game day mode?' I ask myself that question too, because when I'm on the field, I'm a whole different person. You wouldn't really know that from the TV or from the stands, but it's something that I work on doing. Especially when you're striking someone who was not your teammate throughout the week, or that Saturday when you're striking someone who is different, it's more you're playing for you brothers. Whatever happens, I'm always out there playing with physicality, playing with my best ability and potential."