The Daily Emerald caught up with redshirt freshman LaMichael James on Tuesday night to talk about his home state of Texas, the freshman rushing record he just set, the fact that he’s going to run track in the spring, among other things. Here’s what he had to say.
Oregon Daily Emerald: Where is Texarkana in Texas?
LaMichael James: Northeast Texas.
ODE: What schools recruited you?
LJ: I had offers from all of the Big 12 schools except Oklahoma. Minnesota, Oregon, a lot really. I choose Oregon because I like Oregon and Coach Kelly. It stood out more than the other schools.
ODE: Someone from Texas said no to Texas?
LJ: The University of Texas was the first school to look at me. But in Texas there are two types of people. Those who want to go to Texas and those who want to leave. I wanted to leave.
ODE: Are you homesick at all?
LJ: Not really. It’s worked out fine so far.
ODE: What sports did you play in high school?
LJ: At one point I played four sports, but my junior year on I was strictly football and track.
ODE: What did you run in track?
LJ: 100 meters, 400 meters, the relays and long jump.
ODE: Are you going to run track at the University?
LJ: I’m definitely going to run track at Oregon.
ODE: Are you going to run sprints?
LJ: I’ll run whatever they want me to run. I need to get faster.
ODE: What’s the transition going to be then? Finish football then run some stuff in the winter?
LJ: Yeah, I’ll run some indoor and outdoor events. But right now I’m just focused on football and this week.
ODE: How fast are you?
LJ: I haven’t run the 100 in awhile, it’s mostly the 40, but I ran a 10.4 100 meter in high school.
ODE: Who do you live with?
LJ: I actually live by myself.
ODE: Oh, so how much cooking do you do?
LJ: Not a whole lot actually. I need to get better at that. All I can cook is breakfast food.
ODE: So a lot of pancakes?
LJ: Yeah.
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Catching up with LaMichael James
Daily Emerald
November 11, 2009
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