Will Matthews x Ryan Niblett: The emergence of Niblett in 2025

No one has had a bigger impact in the last two wins for Texas than punt returner Ryan Niblett. Will Matthews visited with Ryan Niblett on the latest edition of "Wednesdays with Will" to discuss his breakout season.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, we have a special treat today. We have

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well wide receiver form a d bag running back kick
returner Ryan Niblett. Ryan super excited to chat with you
today because you burst on the scene. We had conversations
before you were trying to go. Sark told you to stay,
but you wanted to be here. Talk to us about

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why and why is this place so special to you?

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Just the connectivity we have as a culture, just a
coaching standpoint, like the way like coach Stark have a
really unique way of understanding why we have to play
for each other, understanding each other's why, and knowing why
you got to play for your brother on the right
side of you. So I feel like that's the reason
why I wanted to stay Again. I got I grew
closer to the people next to me, So I feel
like just leaving, letting them down, just wouldn't my type,

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wouldn't my taste. So I just feel like being here
was more complete for me.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
You talked a second ago about the why behind every thing.
Talk to us about your.

Speaker 2 (01:01):
Why my while I actually just have a daughter. I
had a daughter earlier of what she about a month though.
Right now, I feel like that's my why right now?
Just that she keep me going. Every time I come
home after game, She keep me smiling, just keep me going.

Speaker 1 (01:15):
Talk us through some of these kick returns. I mean, really,
you've burst on the scene, a big touchdown against Oklahoma,
huge return last week. What does it feel like to
stand back there and get ready to catch that punt.

Speaker 2 (01:30):
It's actually a crazy feeling just trying to understand what
a ball going, trying to understand how to how far
the win pushing it. I mean, everything back there. To me,
it's scary, It's definitely scary. But like I said, Coach
Sark always talked about poison composure and just understanding why
why I'm back there and knowing like me, me being
who I am, like me, understanding why I'm back there.
So it's just a good opportunity just to always just

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go out there and just try to take one home.

Speaker 1 (01:54):
How important to you is it to give your best
to the team. For what I could tell of you,
that's really been a big deal driving you.

Speaker 2 (02:03):
I always try to go out there and give my bits,
like I always try to do my mental rips and
when I'm at practice, when I'm not in so like
when especially when I go in.

Speaker 1 (02:10):
I just try to.

Speaker 2 (02:10):
I feel like every time I touched the ball, I
gotta make a bet play just to set my offense
up for it. And it just get them. It just
get them motivation to go out there and throw deep,
go go harder, you know what I'm saying.

Speaker 1 (02:21):
So, as your role has continued to develop this season,
what should we expect from you that in the second half.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
Just more explosiveness. Just get more explosive, more getting me
to the in zone.

Speaker 1 (02:33):
Okay, more t days. Let's go tuddies, right, good luck