Nick Marshall press conference recap & transcript

AUBURN -- Below is the full transcript of Nick Marshall's Sunday press conference.

It was the first time Marshall, who was cited for possession of marijuana during a traffic stop in Reynolds, Georgia on July 11, spoke publicly since the incident. In a carefully crafted display spanning just over six minutes, Marshall answered 21 questions by using the word "trust" 13 times and "mistake" seven times.

Marshall's mother paid the $1,100 fine on July 24 and the case is closed.

Niether Marshall not cornerback Jonathon Mincy will start against Arkansas on Aug. 30.

Q: Can you explain what happened during the traffic stop?
"Um, once again, I made a mistake and then I'm just trying to gain my trust back from the coaches. I let my family down, and I'm also trying to gain their trust back, and also the Auburn fans."

Q: What did you learn from it?
"I put myself in a bad situation that I shouldn't have put myself in and I'm just going to learn from my mistake."

Q: What do you change going forward as far as learning from your mistake?
"The incident that happened, it's just going to change me as a better man on and off the field, and like I said, I'm just trying to gain my trust back from my coach and also my teammates."

Q: Having experienced what you went through at Georgia, did that day, the next day, did it ever cross your mind that you may have lost a second chance?

"Not at all. What happened at Georgia, that's in the past, that's right there and I'm not worried about that right now. Like I said, I'm just trying to gain my trust back from my team and my coaches and also the Auburn fans."

Q: Your mother, your grandmother, your aunts, have been real important in your life in helping you get past the stuff that happened at Georgia. After this happened, how did they react and what have they done in the weeks since to lift you up?
"I let them down. They're family, they're going to be there since Day 1 and I was sad that I let them down like how I did. It's just I'm gaining their trust back and they're still going to be with me to this day."

Q: What did your grandma say to you?
"She's still open me with open hands and she was disappointed at the time, but then again, you can be mad for so long, she still loves me like I'm here own and I feel the same way."

Q: How hard will it be not to go out there with the first snap?
"It's hard, but we've got Jeremy and then I'm going to be right behind him just like I know he'll be behind me."

Q: When you first called your mom, you didn't mention the marijuana bit. You mentioned you got stopped, according to the officer, why didn't you tell your mother at first about the marijuana?
"Like I said, I made a mistake and I'm just trying to gain my trust back from my coaches and also my teammates and my family."

Q: Coach Malzahn talked about you and Jonathon coming back and apologizing to the team, how tough was that? What stands out about that day to you?
"It was tough because when that happened, it was like that whole team was in that car with me and then also the coaching staff, and I felt bad about it. But then again, I came up here and I apologized and I told them it won't happen again. And they accepted me back with open hands."

Q: How important has that been to you - how you teammates have responded?
"It's important because without the teammates I probably wouldn't be here where I'm at today, and they're just behind me 100 percent. I just have to gain their trust back also."

Q: What has it been like, you have all this going for you, people are talking about Heisman, fighting for the national championship game, now they're talking about this. How tough has that been to deal with that when everything is going so great?
It's been tough because I'm not too worried about the Heisman. Like I said, I'm trying to gain the trust of my teammates and my coaches. And then I'm just trying to go out there and win games with my teammates.

Q: How difficult was that first conversation with Gus?
It's just that I had to talk to him, a man-to-man conversation, between my head coach and me. He's going to tell me what's right and not what's wrong. Then I just accepted my...uh...

Q: What was the biggest thing you took away from that, did he give you a clear message of what he expected?
He gave me a message, and then, just like I said, I made a mistake, and I'm going to just accept my punishment with open hands.

Q: Talk about being able to get back on the field and start practicing. How much fun has it been to be able to focus on football again?

It's been great because we've been working hard, going out there hard every day, practicing with each other and making each other better. The offense has slowed down, and we're just going to be very scary on the offensive side of the ball this year.

Q: Do you have any idea when you'll be in the game against Arkansas?
I have no idea. They haven't decided that with coach. But, like I said, I trust my coach, and I know I'm just trying to gain my trust back with him.

Q: What have you seen from Jeremy?
I see Jeremy coming out there and practicing good every day. He's leading the team just like he's going to be the starter, and I'm just behind him 100 percent.

Q: At what point did you learn you wouldn't be going to (SEC) Media Days?
Like I said, I made a mistake, and I'm just trying to gain my trust back from my coaches and also my teammates.

Q: Talk about your development as a player, you talked about everything slowing down, how much different do you feel as a quarterback now than you did even n the spring?
I feel very comfortable back there in the offense right now. Everything's slowed down now to me. I ain't have to think too much. I just go through my progressions and just be better than I was last year.

Q: You put on Instagram last night, the picture of the Heisman graphic of you and Mariota and Braxton Miller and Jameis, and that being a motivation for you. Last year there was a lot of discussion should character and off the field issues be involved in the voting for the Heisman with regard to Jameis, are you concerned that this year, people will use this incident against you in evaluating your play on the field and off the field?
Like I said, I made a mistake. When I put that up there, it just motivated me to strive for greatness. But like I said, I made a mistake, and I'm just trying to gain the trust back from my teammates and also my coaches.

Q: What do you have to do and what are you doing to regain the trust in your teammates and the coaches?
I'm coming out there every day and leading by example. Picking players up, like leading the young guys, and bringing them on board on how we do it here at Auburn. I'm just going to go out there and play football. That's what I love to do.

Q: How many stadium steps have you had to run?
I haven't had to run any at the stadium.