Olin Krutz

So it was one of those days where I literally walked into Hallas Hall.

as Ben Johnson is beginning his press conference.

So I'm coming into it like that, and they've got players in the hallway, they've got players at the podium, and just all sorts of things happening out here.

I can tell you that the team is outside practicing right now.

Yes, outdoors, that is what they do, we were told today.

You know, the players that Ben has done a good job of making sure they do practice outside every once in a while.

They'll go indoors to the Walter Payton Center, but they don't have those giant heaters out there either.

So there's really no salvation for the players as they practice and get ready for it, which has been a playful complaint, I'll just say, by some of the players that they don't have those giant industrial steel heaters, which I can tell you from all my years on the sidelines, guys,

Those are a real deal that you get real warm, real fast.

I may have even melted that nice big coat of mine and standing in front of one of those heaters one time.

Yeah, yeah.

It's basically fire, Layla.

Yes.

Heat.

I like when you walk by the flamethrower just to take the edge off.

I'm good with that, Grody.

Oh, yeah.

Trust me.

I found my places when I did the sidelines.

I was like, of course, I would not go near it if there were players that needed it.