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MGoBlue Podcasts with Jon Jansen

In the Trenches 279 - Jason Avant & Jack Miller

MGoBlue Podcasts with Jon Jansen

The Varsity Podcast Network

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

4.8734 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

We hear from the two newest members of the Michigan Football radio team - sideline reporter Jason Avant and pregame/postgame analyst Jack Miller. Avant discusses his past broadcast opportunities (2:00), his early impressions on the 2022 Wolverines (8:30), and the journey he took to become a star receiver at Michigan (12:30). Then, Miller talks about the path from his playing days to the broadcast booth (22:00), some of his memories in the Winged Helmet (25:30), and his impressions of the 2022 Wolverines and college football as a whole (32:00).

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0:00.0

Today we get a chance to meet the rest of our radio broadcast team this fall. Jack Miller

0:06.4

and Jason Avant, both two great Wolverines. We'll get a chance to talk to them next on In the Trenches.

0:13.7

Welcome to the official podcast of Michigan football. In the Trenches with John Jansen, presented by

0:20.1

Meyer. The former two-time captain and national champion covers the Wolverines better than anyone.

0:25.6

The brotherhood that I have with, you know, the guys that I played with, but also the respect that I have for university and how I learned that, you know, it's not about me.

0:35.8

And Coach Cart instilled that into me, and it changed my life.

0:39.6

So I love being back to the University of Mission.

0:41.6

I can't wait to be a part of, you know, calling the games.

0:45.1

This is In the Trenches, presented by Meyer.

0:48.4

Once again, here's John Jansen.

0:51.0

One of the newest members of our radio team is former Michigan wide receiver, Jason Avant,

0:58.4

played in the NFL for Jason. How long was it? I know you were Philly for the majority of your

1:02.7

career. Was it eight, nine years? Yes, I was in Philly. So it's 11 years total, but I was in Philly

1:07.6

for most of it eight years. And then a year in Kansas, Carolina, two years in Kansas City.

1:12.9

Welcome to the team.

1:14.5

I know that everyone is super excited to have you a part of this.

1:18.2

I'm excited because you're going to bring a perspective that we haven't had on the radio

1:24.3

broadcast, and that's somebody who is somewhere outside the offensive line so welcome

1:29.1

to the group and thanks for joining me today oh thanks for having me and you know you're a legend in

1:35.6

my mind we always talk to the offensive line of when you played and hutchinson and you and all the

1:41.7

guys so it's a pleasure to be on a podcast with you today.

1:45.4

So just let you know that I respect you as a player for so many years

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