On Wednesday, the Texas Longhorns took center stage at the SEC media days in Dallas, Texas. Head coach Steve Sarkisian took the stage to answer questions from the media. One player who was among the attendees was starting left tackle Kelvin Banks.
Banks is returning for his junior season along with starting quarterback Quinn Ewers, who was also in attendance. Banks is among the top offensive linemen in the country and should be a top 10 selection in the 2025 NFL draft should he declare early.
While that discussion is a way down the road, Banks did answer plenty of questions regarding Ewers to College Football 25 to his draft status. Here is everything that the former five-star signee had to say:
Banks on former teammate Trill Carter
Definitely a hard-working man. In his time at UT he showed me a lot of his character and the way he goes about business. So hard-working, respectable young man.
Banks on the confidence of having Quinn Ewers return
It gives you confidence because the more you can spend time with a guy and play with him the more you can gel with him. And even then we have guys behind Quinn and other back-ups as well who would gel into our playbook and scheme as well. So it’s very exciting.
Banks on his growth and what he worked on for his junior year
From freshman to sophomore year I felt like the consistency of me being more in tune with the game. I felt like my teammate, Jake Majors, came back from an O-line retreat and he talked about do you like football, do you love football or do you live football? And I’m like, I live for football and this is what I want to do. So just me being more in tune with film and more in tune with my technique, different things like that and going into the off-season being consistent and making sure I stay dominant.
Banks on the rivalry with Texas A&M
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