In the Trenches 145 - Reaction to Big Ten's Return

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Michigan, College, Sports, Ncaa, Jon Jansen, Wolverines, Football

4.8 • 734 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The Big Ten will resume football in late October! Jon and Brian react to Wednesday's huge announcement (0:45), the medical advancements that helped the league return to football (3:15), some of the key clips from Wednesday's Big Ten press conference (11:15), and the structure of the unique nine-game schedule (17:30). Then, Director of Strength and Conditioning Ben Herbert joins the show to discuss how the team adapted to working away from Schembechler Hall (20:30), the team's ability to stay in shape during these unprecedented times (24:30), and the players' day-by-day focus while the league's plans evolved (25:50). We conclude with defensive lineman Carlo Kemp, who talks about his initial reaction to all of Wednesday's news (33:00) and how thankful he is and how different he looks at things after this unique situation (37:45).

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0:00.0	Football in the big house will be back in 2020.
0:05.2	We know some of the specifics.
0:07.6	We don't know all the details, but we will share what we know.
0:10.8	And obviously you can tell I'm just a little bit excited.
0:14.3	We'll get to my excitement, Brian Bush's excitement, in just a few minutes here on In the Trenches.
0:21.0	Let's go in the trenches with John Jansen.
0:24.2	The former Wolverines captain in Michigan Sports Hall of Famer
0:27.0	will take you inside the locker room with players and coaches.
0:30.4	John, quite simply, Big Ten football is back.
0:35.9	We're back, baby.
0:38.5	We're back.
0:39.8	Once again, here's John Jansen.
0:43.1	Welcome back, friends, and I, my goodness, what a day today is September the 16th.
0:52.3	Football in the Big Ten is back. Mr. Bush, I can hardly sit down at times this
0:59.8	morning when I heard the news I was almost incoherent in what I was saying, simply because I'm
1:06.5	excited selfishly for myself that I get to watch Michigan football, but even more so for the student
1:13.6	athletes and the seniors, the opportunity to play their senior year when it's supposed to be played.
1:19.9	Not ideal, not a full schedule, but this is a big moment for them.
1:24.8	What was your initial reaction and your thoughts right now?
1:27.5	Yeah, dead on, John. The fact that this team, that all the Big Ten teams cannot just compete
1:34.4	for a Big Ten championship, but they're going to have an opportunity to compete for a national
1:38.8	championship. Everything is still in front of them. Yes, as you mentioned, it's unique,
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