OTF Premium Quintrevion Wisner on Arch Manning's camp, CJ Baxter's recovery and more

[Jeff Howe]

From Thursday's media availability, here are some player-specific thoughts from the junior running back:

On how Arch Manning has looked in camp: “That's my dog — [number] 16. Arch looks real good. He's doing a better job also of being a vocal leader, whether it's to the defense or the offense. He's definitely stepped up and he's playing a major role. He knows what's at stake whenever it comes to him being in that backfield, so he's doing a great job of tapping into everybody. Whether it's a young guy or older guy, he's tapping into everybody.”

On what a healthy CJ Baxter will bring to the backfield: “I’m glad my brother is back. We came in together, so there's nothing like being able to play with the running back that you came into college with. He went down last year, so that kind of tilted things, but just being able to have him back in the room with us and me and him attacking defenses like we're about to, it's going to be crazy. That's what he brings."

On seeing some of himself in true freshman Rickey Stewart: “The thing I could give Ricky, though, for my freshman year, he's faster than me. I can't cap. Ricky's got some speed. But the thing I like most about Ricky — he's good with adversity. Not many freshmen you see come in and could face adversity and keep it going, but Ricky didn't shut down. He faced his adversity, came back and he's looking good right now. He's gaining weight, looking faster and he's keeping his head on right.”

On what DJ Campbell means to the running game: “Coming in my freshman year, over these three years I've been here, being able to participate on this team with DJ, I can see the improvement — not only in him as a player, but him as a person when it comes to the facility and the culture we've got. DJ is definitely an O-lineman that we look to whenever we need that juice and that energy to get going in practice and game day. He's definitely a key factor to the way we run the ball… It takes a real dog to not have someone get him going. DJ could come out and even if he's not feeling it, he's still going to go because that's who he is. That's what we look for whenever it's time to run a ball — somebody that's always on go. That's what DJ does.”