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Sen’Derrick Marks. That is all.

Getting an interview with an Auburn player was no easy task this week. Leave it at that. Eventually, I just asked, “Who should I talk to?”

The response came with no hesitation: “Sen’Derrick Marks.”

The recomender went on a little more and tried to sell me on the fact Marks was actually pretty entertaining over the phone. At that point, it was all I needed to hear. I knew a little of his story and that he was a very, very good player, so I bit.

A while later, I was talking to a colleague who glowed about his interview with Marks and how much fun he’d had over the phone. Not only was he somewhat sad to hang up, so, too, was Marks.

That almost never happens. So, for a change, I waited somewhat anxiously to talk to someone I’d never spoken to before in my life.

It was worth it.

The phone rings at the preordained time and Sen’Derrick Marks is ready to speak – just not for nearly as long as he’d like. Auburn’s defensive tackle asks for a brief reprieve.

“Let me eat so I don’t have to rush,” he said. “I’ll call you back. Then give me an hour. I like to run my mouth.”