Behind The Uniform with Ernest Hausmann - Ready to star & to lead; Ready to do whatever UM needs
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🗓️ 30 August 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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In this episode of Behind the Uniform - Season 3, senior linebacker Ernest Hausmann is featured. Recently named captain, Hausmann reflects on his transition from Nebraska to Michigan, detailing his decision to enter the transfer portal and join the Wolverines. He elaborates on how overcoming adversity... particularly being adopted from another country at a young age... has shaped his outlook and approach to football. Hausmann emphasizes the significant influence of those around him, especially his adoptive parents, expressing sincere gratitude for their support. He also offers key takeaways from the "Playbook for Prosperity" seminar with the University of Michigan Credit Union, underscoring the value of effective budgeting, as well as from David Himich of The Himich Group at Morgan Stanley, who spoke on long-term financial planning. The discussion then returns to football, where Hausmann describes building rapport with position coach Brian Jean-Marie and defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, his performance improvements following early-season challenges against Texas, and his emergence as a pivotal contributor to a defense that ultimately overcame Ohio State. The episode concludes with Hausmann discussing his leadership role in mentoring younger teammates and highlighting the team's commitment to preparation for the upcoming season, emphasizing their collective pursuit of high standards, robust competition, and another national championship run.
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| 0:00.0 | And we are back, folks, with another edition of Behind a Uniform. |
| 0:17.7 | This is where we take you inside the field of play or onto the field of play |
| 0:22.1 | where the guys who wear the uniform for the maize and blue do what they do. But we also |
| 0:26.0 | take you inside their lives off of the gridiron, away from the field of play. So you can learn |
| 0:31.0 | more about them outside of Michigan football. And joining us is a young man who broke out |
| 0:37.2 | and became one of the stars of the defense. And now one of the football. And joining us is a young man who broke out and became one of the stars of the defense. |
| 0:39.7 | And now one of the leaders of the Wolverines for the 2025 season, |
| 0:45.1 | Ernest Housel. |
| 0:46.1 | Ernest, how you doing? |
| 0:46.9 | Doing good. |
| 0:47.3 | How are you? |
| 0:47.7 | Doing great, man. |
| 0:48.7 | And so I want to kind of rewind the tape because, you know, |
| 0:52.3 | you've emerged as this leader for this |
| 0:56.2 | michigan football team uh and that's not an easy thing to do ordinarily but to do it as a guy |
| 1:04.8 | who transfers in says something about who you are that you were able to come in and earn their respect, |
| 1:12.9 | basically in the span of from transfer to now. So let's go back to your decision, first of all, |
| 1:20.0 | to hit the portal and then to come to Michigan. Take us through that thought process and what |
| 1:24.7 | led you to it. You know, making the decision to enter the portal was not an easy one. Obviously going to University of Nebraska, that's where I committed at high school. You know, a lot of great memories, a lot of great relationships I built there, and, you know, the fans as well, the fan base. You know, go up there, going to many games with my family, with my friends, so a lot of experiences and memories to be made in Nebraska. |
| 1:46.6 | And, you know, so when it was time to make the decision, it was not easy one. |
| 1:50.0 | I bet it was well thought out. |
| 1:51.4 | And, you know, with the help of my family, support family, and God, you know, I knew that |
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