Previously: Kyle Kalis

Brian Cole wants to see the field this year. [Fuller]

Next up for the Media Day interviews is slot receiver Brian Cole, one of a few freshmen who was available to speak to the media, presumably because he enrolled early and went through spring practice with the team. Cole has already undergone his first uniform change. While he wore #81 in the spring, he's now rocking #41, perhaps a sign that senior walk-on tight end Michael Jocz (now the only #81) is in line for some playing time.

A couple guys have said they didn't even know it was Media Day until they walked in. How has it been with Harbaugh keeping you guys on your toes?

Oh, yeah, it's blessing us though, I'll tell you that, because he's getting all of us ready for the league, NFL-ready. He's treating it like it's the NFL, so people are just getting a better understanding of what it's going to be like if you play in the NFL.

How big of a transition is it coming from high school to this type of environment? What's been the toughest part of that?

It's very overwhelming, to be honest. It's a lot of pressure. You have your highs and your lows. To be honest, it's been hard, but it's been a good experience.

What's he got you playing right now?

I'm playing slot receiver.

I know you played a lot of different spots in high school. How comfortable are you settling into that position?

I'm still getting used to it since I never really played receiver. So my footwork, stuff like that, I'm still working on it. I like it a lot, though. I want to score touchdowns, too, so that's always fun. Catching them isn't so bad, either. I'm just getting used to it.

You guys have Jedd Fisch as a receivers coach, another guy with NFL experience. How big of a help is it to have somebody who's been there?

It's great. The whole coaching staff, they know what it takes, and having Coach Fisch, that's my dawg, I love Coach Fisch. He's always helping me. He's always on top of me about everything, too.

With you in the slot, do you expect to be utilized as a runner as well as a receiver? How do you expect to be used out there?

To be honest, I don't know. I have no idea.

So they're keeping you in the dark about everything.

Yeah.

How easy has it been to pick up the playbook?

Not easy at all. (Laughs.) It's still coming along. It's just the fact that, coming from high school, our playbook looked nothing like that—like, it was numbers, and that was our play. Having all this extra stuff, audibles, all these extra signs we can do, it makes it a lot harder but you gotta learn it. If I want to play I gotta learn it, so that's what I'm trying to do.

Four hour practices, it sounds like the intensity is way up; how well do you think the team has adjusted to that?

Well. We grinding. We got better every day, so things are going good with those four-hour practices. It's not hurting us too bad.

What are your expectations for this year? Do you have anything laid out?

As far as team goals, I don't know. I know, even not talking to them, I know we want to win, like, every game, and that's what we plan to do. We're going to work, have fun, and just win.

And for you personally, what are your expectations for your play this year?

I just want to play. I just want to touch the field.