September 30, 2025 • 8 mins
the West Haven native transfered home from Temple, listened to his mom and is playing a key role at LB for the Huskies
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Back on the Yukon Football Coaches Show. We're joined by
Taekwon King. He wears number ten and he's a linebacker
for the Huskies. I got to tell you this first tie,
and I want to start with this. When you played
for Temple and you played against Yukon, you were one
of the guys that I said in the broadcast booth
doing the game, I wish that guy was on our team,
(00:20):
and luckily for us, now you are. I mean, it's
one of those funny things in life where sometimes you
really admire an opponent, you actually hate him because he's
beaten you up, and then he ends up on your team.
I mean, did you have any idea when the season
ended at Temple you might end up at Yukon.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Honestly, I had no idea in the world.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
But God makes no mistakes and I was very fortunate
and blessed with this opportunity to come back home.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Yeah, west Haven is where you grew up. How long
did you live in West Haven? When did you end
up going to South Carolina to high school?
Speaker 3 (00:55):
My sophomore year in high school, I was in west
Haven up until my sophomore year, and I just finished
my junior senior year in South Carolina and then I
went back home.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Yeah, how different was that? That must have been culture
shock a little bit, going from you know, West Haven, Connecticut,
down to South Carolina and Dylan High School.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
It was a big cultural difference. You know, sports up
north are rather seasonal. When you go down that way,
they're more all year round because the weather never gets bad.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
So it's like you don't ever have an excuse not
to be on the grass.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Yeah, the move to Yukon, this is obviously we're a
big part of the defense, and you were a big
part of Temple's defense as well. Where do you see
yourself in this process right now with the Yukon defense,
you feel like you've kind of fit in now you've
got five games under your belt.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Yes, so definitely getting more comfortable as it's an everyday process.
You know, we're always going to try to take steps
forward and do things to get better.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Yeah, you had seven I think you had seven more
tackles in the game against Buffalo up there on the road.
Let's talk about that. You had two close games on
the road. Did you know, we all say, well, we
could have won them, we should have won them. We
didn't what did you guys talk about when you when
you came out of you know, the Syracuse game that
got away from you and then the Delaware game which
(02:17):
could have gone either way.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Uh. We honestly have to learn how to sustain and finish.
We get our opponents where we want them, but we
just don't know how to close it out. We allow
them to hang around.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
And in college football, it's about three or four plays
a game that will make a difference, and if you
allow them to get those plays, it can change the
total trajectory of the game.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Yeah, we're talking with Taekwon King here of the Yukon
Husky's the linebacker. I know Matt Brock, your defensive coordinator,
was talking a lot about that last week. Finish. Did
you get tired of hearing that word?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
I wouldn't say it get tired.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
It's just like it gets something that you're barey going
to the point where you have no choice but to
go out there and try and finish just to your
best of your abilities.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Yeah. One of the things that Matt Brock brings with
his work as your defensive coordinator. I think for a linebacker,
and you can you can tell me, you know if
this is a fact or not. But it's got to
be fun playing your position with him because it affords
you a lot of opportunities to crash plays and blow
things up and just be a general nuisance, which I
(03:20):
think you enjoy.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Yes, sir, it's it's definitely better.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
You know, in typical defenses, a linebackers sit back and
play gap, but here we're using a lot of different
ways in different variations.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
So yeah, part of it. Yeah, part of that is
getting to the quarterback too, and it is that something
you've done in your career leading up to this, because
you're one of the best pass rushers now on this team.
In terms of getting to the quarterback, I mean, that's
pretty much a splash play that you don't always see
from linebackers.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
That's something I've always worked on my game. I feel
like hand to hand combat is always crucial. It's a
critical factor in football. But I've always known I've been
a great blitzer, but I've never had the opportunity to
showcase that.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
And now that I'm here, I'm finally able to put
it on notice.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Yeah, let's talk about that. Because you are trying to
rush and passer. Let's say you're coming as an extra
man or whatever it may be. You got a lot
of big beef ahead of you, I mean offensive linemen
to go by, go around. How do you decide what
you're trying to do and what you're gonna try to
do to get by the protection and get to the
opposing quarterback?
Speaker 3 (04:27):
A lot of film study, you know, knowing what kind
of looks you're getting ready to get who may be
the guy to come off and block you Just attack
and react.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
That's honestly the only thing you can do.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
Yeah, it's interesting. You got FIU coming up at home,
you got that monkey off your back winning on the road.
The mindset of the team coming out of Buffalo, how
would you rate it? I know it's you know, still
early in the week. You got to, you know, make
your preparations for the Panthers. But is there a discernible
difference in terms of the mindset you guys have now
(05:00):
after winning one on the road. Uh?
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Yeah, we're definitely ready to hone in this week on
finishing and holding each other accountable. We don't want anything
coming from the coaches. We want everything to be player driven.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Yeah, you got some guys who play at that position
with that are pretty outstanding, and Humar Diamonde and then
Brian Parham. I mean you all kind of came together
this year with this squad. Tell me about that. How
long does it take to get chemistry or cohesion between
a group of linebackers when you get together for the
very first time.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Uh. When we first got here, it wasn't very hard.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
I've been in a few different stops, but everyone here
was very welcoming and we've done a lot of things together,
Like we've built a great bond inside the building and outside.
So it's like we know we got each other's backs
no matter what.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Yeah, and that's something defensive guys have to do, maybe
more an offensive guys, I think.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
Yeah, because as on defense, you got to play as one.
If one guy is not doing his job, you know
things can go a r always.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Yeah, winning a close game and knowing you had to
make a stop. Is that another level that you think
you reached as a team now because you couldn't do
it at Syracuse, couldn't get it done at Delaware, but
you did get it done at Buffalo.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
Yeah, it's just like the proof is in the put in.
Now that we have seen the blueprint, we know what
it takes. We can seed the process and speed it
up and get it done.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
And quick final thought about your head coach, Jim Moore,
because obviously when you move to a new place, you
got to know or at least have a feeling as
to what you're gonna get with your head coach, because
that's the guy that's kind of kind of be directing
the ship, you know, going forward. So what was that
like first impressions there when you decided to make the
(06:48):
jump from Temple.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Uh, when I met with Coach Moore's office and me
and my mom sat in there. I've met with a
plethora amount of coaches, but all those coaches are like
tell you everything that you wanted to hear and will
feed you laws. But Coach More sat there and told
me and my mom what we needed to hear. And
I believed in him. And I've known his dad, like,
I've seen all the things that both of those guys
(07:10):
have done, and I know what is capable of doing,
all the greates, all the Hall of Fame players he's had,
and I just hope and pray that I could be
one of those guys one day.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Yeah, that could be tricky, right when you're when you're
just meeting someone for the first time in person, that matters, right.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
M M all right, My mom like, I'm very like
what she thinks. I believe because she's who brought me
into this world. She knows best for me. So when
she told me that Coach Morrow was a great guy,
I kind of took her word for it. And then
when I when I gave him the opportunity, like, I'm
I don't open up much, but when I open up
the Coach Moore, I definitely was thankful.
Speaker 1 (07:45):
Yeah, mother knows best. You're right, You're right about that,
all right, Ty, We appreciate it. Good luck this weekend,
get back home, get back to the rent and let's
see if the hust season get to four and two.
We appreciate your time.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
Yes, sir, thank you for much.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
God bless It's Taekwon King. He joined us, along with
Chris Freeman, of course, and then Jim Morris. The Huskies
get ready to come back home, try to get to
four and two here and finish off the first half
of the football season. I'm Mike Chris Pino. Thanks for
joining us. We'll be talking to you on Saturday. We
get kick our coverage off around twelve thirty. We're at
the Klota Farms Doghouse. Come join us there, and the
(08:23):
kickoff is at three thirty. For now, let's go Huskies.
Back on the Yukon Football Coaches Show. We're joined by
Taekwon King. He wears number ten and he's a linebacker
for the Huskies. I got to tell you this first tie,
and I want to start with this. When you played
for Temple and you played against Yukon, you were one
of the guys that I said in the broadcast booth
doing the game, I wish that guy was on our team,
(00:20):
and luckily for us, now you are. I mean, it's
one of those funny things in life where sometimes you
really admire an opponent, you actually hate him because he's
beaten you up, and then he ends up on your team.
I mean, did you have any idea when the season
ended at Temple you might end up at Yukon.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Honestly, I had no idea in the world.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
But God makes no mistakes and I was very fortunate
and blessed with this opportunity to come back home.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Yeah, west Haven is where you grew up. How long
did you live in West Haven? When did you end
up going to South Carolina to high school?
Speaker 3 (00:55):
My sophomore year in high school, I was in west
Haven up until my sophomore year, and I just finished
my junior senior year in South Carolina and then I
went back home.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Yeah, how different was that? That must have been culture
shock a little bit, going from you know, West Haven, Connecticut,
down to South Carolina and Dylan High School.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
It was a big cultural difference. You know, sports up
north are rather seasonal. When you go down that way,
they're more all year round because the weather never gets bad.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
So it's like you don't ever have an excuse not
to be on the grass.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Yeah, the move to Yukon, this is obviously we're a
big part of the defense, and you were a big
part of Temple's defense as well. Where do you see
yourself in this process right now with the Yukon defense,
you feel like you've kind of fit in now you've
got five games under your belt.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Yes, so definitely getting more comfortable as it's an everyday process.
You know, we're always going to try to take steps
forward and do things to get better.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Yeah, you had seven I think you had seven more
tackles in the game against Buffalo up there on the road.
Let's talk about that. You had two close games on
the road. Did you know, we all say, well, we
could have won them, we should have won them. We
didn't what did you guys talk about when you when
you came out of you know, the Syracuse game that
got away from you and then the Delaware game which
(02:17):
could have gone either way.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Uh. We honestly have to learn how to sustain and finish.
We get our opponents where we want them, but we
just don't know how to close it out. We allow
them to hang around.
Speaker 3 (02:29):
And in college football, it's about three or four plays
a game that will make a difference, and if you
allow them to get those plays, it can change the
total trajectory of the game.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
Yeah, we're talking with Taekwon King here of the Yukon
Husky's the linebacker. I know Matt Brock, your defensive coordinator,
was talking a lot about that last week. Finish. Did
you get tired of hearing that word?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
I wouldn't say it get tired.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
It's just like it gets something that you're barey going
to the point where you have no choice but to
go out there and try and finish just to your
best of your abilities.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
Yeah. One of the things that Matt Brock brings with
his work as your defensive coordinator. I think for a linebacker,
and you can you can tell me, you know if
this is a fact or not. But it's got to
be fun playing your position with him because it affords
you a lot of opportunities to crash plays and blow
things up and just be a general nuisance, which I
(03:20):
think you enjoy.
Speaker 2 (03:22):
Yes, sir, it's it's definitely better.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
You know, in typical defenses, a linebackers sit back and
play gap, but here we're using a lot of different
ways in different variations.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
So yeah, part of it. Yeah, part of that is
getting to the quarterback too, and it is that something
you've done in your career leading up to this, because
you're one of the best pass rushers now on this team.
In terms of getting to the quarterback, I mean, that's
pretty much a splash play that you don't always see
from linebackers.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
That's something I've always worked on my game. I feel
like hand to hand combat is always crucial. It's a
critical factor in football. But I've always known I've been
a great blitzer, but I've never had the opportunity to
showcase that.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
And now that I'm here, I'm finally able to put
it on notice.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
Yeah, let's talk about that. Because you are trying to
rush and passer. Let's say you're coming as an extra
man or whatever it may be. You got a lot
of big beef ahead of you, I mean offensive linemen
to go by, go around. How do you decide what
you're trying to do and what you're gonna try to
do to get by the protection and get to the
opposing quarterback?
Speaker 3 (04:27):
A lot of film study, you know, knowing what kind
of looks you're getting ready to get who may be
the guy to come off and block you Just attack
and react.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
That's honestly the only thing you can do.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
Yeah, it's interesting. You got FIU coming up at home,
you got that monkey off your back winning on the road.
The mindset of the team coming out of Buffalo, how
would you rate it? I know it's you know, still
early in the week. You got to, you know, make
your preparations for the Panthers. But is there a discernible
difference in terms of the mindset you guys have now
(05:00):
after winning one on the road. Uh?
Speaker 3 (05:02):
Yeah, we're definitely ready to hone in this week on
finishing and holding each other accountable. We don't want anything
coming from the coaches. We want everything to be player driven.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Yeah, you got some guys who play at that position
with that are pretty outstanding, and Humar Diamonde and then
Brian Parham. I mean you all kind of came together
this year with this squad. Tell me about that. How
long does it take to get chemistry or cohesion between
a group of linebackers when you get together for the
very first time.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Uh. When we first got here, it wasn't very hard.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
I've been in a few different stops, but everyone here
was very welcoming and we've done a lot of things together,
Like we've built a great bond inside the building and outside.
So it's like we know we got each other's backs
no matter what.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Yeah, and that's something defensive guys have to do, maybe
more an offensive guys, I think.
Speaker 3 (05:55):
Yeah, because as on defense, you got to play as one.
If one guy is not doing his job, you know
things can go a r always.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Yeah, winning a close game and knowing you had to
make a stop. Is that another level that you think
you reached as a team now because you couldn't do
it at Syracuse, couldn't get it done at Delaware, but
you did get it done at Buffalo.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
Yeah, it's just like the proof is in the put in.
Now that we have seen the blueprint, we know what
it takes. We can seed the process and speed it
up and get it done.
Speaker 1 (06:27):
And quick final thought about your head coach, Jim Moore,
because obviously when you move to a new place, you
got to know or at least have a feeling as
to what you're gonna get with your head coach, because
that's the guy that's kind of kind of be directing
the ship, you know, going forward. So what was that
like first impressions there when you decided to make the
(06:48):
jump from Temple.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Uh, when I met with Coach Moore's office and me
and my mom sat in there. I've met with a
plethora amount of coaches, but all those coaches are like
tell you everything that you wanted to hear and will
feed you laws. But Coach More sat there and told
me and my mom what we needed to hear. And
I believed in him. And I've known his dad, like,
I've seen all the things that both of those guys
(07:10):
have done, and I know what is capable of doing,
all the greates, all the Hall of Fame players he's had,
and I just hope and pray that I could be
one of those guys one day.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Yeah, that could be tricky, right when you're when you're
just meeting someone for the first time in person, that matters, right.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
M M all right, My mom like, I'm very like
what she thinks. I believe because she's who brought me
into this world. She knows best for me. So when
she told me that Coach Morrow was a great guy,
I kind of took her word for it. And then
when I when I gave him the opportunity, like, I'm
I don't open up much, but when I open up
the Coach Moore, I definitely was thankful.
Speaker 1 (07:45):
Yeah, mother knows best. You're right, You're right about that,
all right, Ty, We appreciate it. Good luck this weekend,
get back home, get back to the rent and let's
see if the hust season get to four and two.
We appreciate your time.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
Yes, sir, thank you for much.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
God bless It's Taekwon King. He joined us, along with
Chris Freeman, of course, and then Jim Morris. The Huskies
get ready to come back home, try to get to
four and two here and finish off the first half
of the football season. I'm Mike Chris Pino. Thanks for
joining us. We'll be talking to you on Saturday. We
get kick our coverage off around twelve thirty. We're at
the Klota Farms Doghouse. Come join us there, and the
(08:23):
kickoff is at three thirty. For now, let's go Huskies.
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