Hit & Hustle | Former Notre Dame CB Troy Pride Jr. Interview
ISD's Greg Flammang sits down for a chat with former Notre Dame cornerback Troy Pride Jr.
1:44 - CB Troy Pride Jr. joins the show
2:25 - Health update following last season’s ACL injury
3:10 - Speed
4:49 - TPJ Day of Play
7:48 - The start of his football career
9:03 - When he realized he could play college football
11:12 - Virginia Tech commitment and decommitment
15:45 - How Notre Dame came into the picture during his recruitment
18:09 - Thoughts on his freshman year at Notre Dame in 2016
19:20 - How he processed the 2016 season
22:00 - Experience of not traveling to the season opener at Texas in 2016
24:31 - The arrival of Matt Balis
28:15 - Track career at Notre Dame
33:32 - How he worked himself into the rotation as a sophomore in 2017
39:04 - What got him through moments of doubt during his career at Notre Dame
42:06 - Ball State game in 2018
45:10 - How guys break through the wall and why guys don’t break through
48:29 - Georgia game in 2019
50:20 - NFL Draft and realization of achieving his dream
52:48 - Thoughts on Brian Kelly leaving Notre Dame
55:11 - On what was missing from Notre Dame during his time there and impressions of Marcus Freeman
57:45 - Impressions of Notre Dame cornerbacks coach Mike Mickens
59:23 - Tacos or burritos
100:08 - Pride ends the show with a funny story about a meltdown in practice
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