 Hi, I'm Allison Lin from CalTV Sports and today I will be talking to star running back Patrick Laird about Cal's stunning victory over Ole Miss as well as the upcoming game against SoCal rival USC. Patrick, thank you so much for joining me today. So you have had a remarkable start to the 2017 season and last Saturday you scored the first Dutch town for Cal. How does it feel to be on everyone's radar right now? It's fun to get some wins and that's what we're trying to get. We're trying to get another win this week so that's pretty much what I think about. Last weekend's game was the second time in a row that the Cal's defense was able to stop the other team from scoring at all in the second half but on the offensive side you guys had to up your game as well, make up for that deficit against Ole Miss and widen the score gap. What is it that you do in those 20 minutes of halftime that has helped you play better or differently? You know, there are some small adjustments you might make or you might have conversations with your coaches saying hey I think this play might work but really it's about just settling down and making sure that you go out there and execute in the second half. You guys have USC this Saturday, both USC and Cal are undefeated at the moment and there is a rich history behind this California rivalry. What will you tell the other guys on Saturday morning to give them confidence? You know, we prepare pretty hard all week and we're probably going to go into this game just the same that we've gone into the previous games and there's not much to say when Saturday comes around. And you are known for having a very unique touchdown celebration. You simulate reading a book. What is this gesture a testament to? Yeah, this, oh thank you. Demonstration for, so about a year ago I used to live with Chad Hansen and he did a bunch of cool celebrations and we were kind of going around the room saying hey who would do what and someone's like hey Pat would probably read a book. Hopefully you have another chance to play right here at home before heading up to Oregon next week. What is the best part about playing right here at Berkeley? The family section is right there and my family gets to travel up to every game because I'm from California so that's probably my favorite part. Well thank you so much for talking to me today Pat. I wish you the best of luck against USC. At California Memorial Stadium, this has been Allison Lynn for Cal TV Sports. Thank you for watching and go Bears!