Behind the Uniform with Colston Loveland: “The man who put Idaho on the recruiting map”
The Michigan Insider
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4.6 • 855 Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Episode 14 in the series features my recent sit-down with Michigan tight end Colston Loveland reflecting upon his journey to Michigan and his breakout freshman campaign. Loveland reflected upon his rise from recruiting obscurity in Idaho to one of the most coveted tight end prospects in the country. He explained why he chose Michigan despite strong overtures from Alabama and a late push from Auburn (who’d hired Boise State headman Bryan Harsin). He then shed light on his tough transition from Idaho to Michigan as an early enrollee. The conversation then turns to freshman year and his rise up the depth chart. Loveland then highlights his standout performances versus Ohio State and in the Big 10 Championship game. The focus then shifts to offseason preparation, his expectations for next year’s offense, and predictions on breakout players. The episode closes with his advice to current standout football recruits from Idaho like Gatlin Bair and his participation in “Wolverine Weekend” at Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Traverse City Michigan.
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| 0:27.0 | another edition of behind the uniform our series where we go in depth inside what's going on with |
| 0:33.9 | the athletes behind the uniforms that you see on the field every, every game day |
| 0:39.1 | and have had the great pleasure of having several guys come through already. |
| 0:44.3 | But man, been anxiously anticipating the sit down with one Mr. Colston Loveland, a freshman |
| 0:51.4 | standout at the University of Michigan at Tide Inn. And man, based on the way that he debuted in the wing helmet, a lot of expectations about what he's going to be this coming year. He sits down with us on the couches for behind a uniform. Colston, how are you? |
| 1:07.7 | I'm doing great. I appreciate you guys having me on. It's a pleasure to be here. |
| 1:10.9 | Yeah, man, glad that you could join us. I always like to start out going back to the beginning. |
| 1:16.9 | And yours is pretty unique because I remember when you committed, we had to go into the archives to figure out when was the last guy from Idaho who committed to the University |
| 1:28.6 | of Michigan. And it was like the early 1900, something like that. It was a long, long time |
| 1:33.6 | ago. So to go from that stage to the Michigan stage is a big jump. When did you start to realize |
| 1:41.5 | talent-wise that, you know what, the stage in Idaho was big and the challenge, |
| 1:47.2 | but there was a bigger stage ahead of you down the line? |
| 1:51.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:51.8 | I would say about probably like sophomore year of high school, that's when I really knew, like, |
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