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Behind The Uniform with Cole Sullivan - Body transformation has soph. LB tracking as key contributor

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🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Behind the Uniform - Season 3 - we feature sophomore linebacker Cole Sullivan. The Keystone State star discusses his journey from an under-the-radar recruit to a player who's expected to be a key contributor for the Wolverines this season. He recounts his recruitment, highlighting Michigan's early interest, and his decision to attend despite state school pressure. Sullivan details his physical transformation, now standing at 6-3 and 230 lbs., and his improved performance on the field. He reflects on the challenges of staff turnover, why he stuck with Michigan anyway, and discusses his chemistry with the current staff. Attention shifts to insights gleaned from Behind the Uniform's financial literacy boot camp. Marshall shares lessons learned from the "Playbook for Prosperity" seminar with the University of Michigan Credit Union stressing the importance of budgeting, and David Himich from The Himich Group at Morgan Stanley on long-term financial planning. The interview concludes with Sullivan looking ahead to the season and sharing his thoughts on the depth and potential of the linebacker group, the defense, and the entire team.

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0:00.0

And welcome to another season of Behind the Uniform.

0:18.3

This is where we go inside the careers and into the backgrounds of the

0:24.2

players at the University of Michigan. And not only get the insight into their playing careers,

0:29.8

but get into how they are and who they are off the field of play and joining us on this

0:36.2

addition. The behind a uniform as a young

0:38.6

fellow who we watched come up from kind of behind the scenes, kind of below the radar of recruiting,

0:45.3

but we knew when we saw him on the grassroots over in the Keystone State that he was one of

0:51.4

the best in the country. I'm talking about Cole Sullivan, Cole. How you

0:54.6

doing? I'm doing great. Thank you for having me today. Man, I remember watching you during your

0:59.2

recruitment, uh, feeling like, man, guys really, really missed the boat, uh, you know, your speed,

1:07.2

your athleticism, your tenacity on the football field.

1:11.7

I just felt like it was only a matter of time before you exploded.

1:16.8

And it kind of feels like that explosion is underway, kind of like we're seeing like the fuse being lit.

1:24.0

I don't know if you feel that way.

1:26.4

Like this spring, that kind of diffuses being lit,

1:45.5

you kind of feel like that's kind of happening for you right now? Yeah, I feel like I'm on the verge of something right now. I'm really excited for this season. I just think I could, I have the opportunity to take some leaps and bounds, and, you know, it's all going to come down to me and what, you know, what I do. But I think if I,

1:49.8

if I keep working and do the right things, that I could make a huge impact this year. So let's go back to kind of the beginnings of your recruitment and Michigan kind of getting involved.

1:58.5

It's rare that we see a guy of your talent level kind of fly below the radar, especially in Pennsylvania.

2:08.5

I mean, PA is like one of the most talent rich states in the country.

2:13.6

And yet it really did feel like people were sleeping on you.

2:16.8

Did you, at least I felt that way. Did you feel that way going for your recruitment? Yeah, I mean, maybe a little bit. I try not to worry too much about those things. I just try to control everything that I can do and know that, you know, if I do my best and, like, I keep doing what, you know, the most that I I can do that everything's all going to work out

2:35.9

and I was just glad that Michigan saw that out of me and I think it it honestly helped me in my

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