In the Trenches 509 - Rayshaun Benny & Brady Norton
MGoBlue Podcasts with Jon Jansen
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4.8 • 734 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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We catch up with a pair of Wolverines on this week's episode of In the Trenches, presented by Meijer. Fifth-year defensive lineman Rayshaun Benny kicks off the show by discussing the team's work so far this offseason and looking ahead to the opportunities in 2025. Then, around the 14-minute mark, offensive lineman Brady Norton reflects on his decision to transfer from Cal Poly to Michigan and details his first few months in Ann Arbor.
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| 0:00.0 | A couple of big boys today on the defensive side. |
| 0:03.1 | We've got a veteran Wolverine. |
| 0:05.3 | That's Ray Sean Benny, senior defensive lineman. |
| 0:09.6 | And on the offensive side of things, offensive linemen, new to the program, not new to college football. |
| 0:15.5 | Brady Norton joins us today on In the Trenches. |
| 0:19.4 | Welcome to the official podcast of Michigan Football, |
| 0:23.0 | In the Trenches with John Jansen, presented by Meyer, |
| 0:26.5 | presenting sponsor of the 2025 Michigan football season |
| 0:29.5 | and proud supporter of hundreds of local sports teams across the Midwest. |
| 0:33.9 | The former two-time captain and national champion covers the Wolverines better than anyone. |
| 0:38.8 | I looked around, man, and it was just like stunning. You know what I mean? I'm like the campus |
| 0:42.5 | in general and got to the facility. I saw the people. I'm at the coaches. I'm like, yeah, this is home |
| 0:47.7 | for me. It's that gut feeling, you know, so I was like, I got to come here. This is in the trenches, |
| 0:53.3 | presented by Meyer. Once again, here's John J here. This is In the Trenches, presented by Meyer. |
| 0:54.7 | Once again, here's John Chanson. |
| 0:57.1 | Joined by Ray Sean, Benny. |
| 0:58.8 | And Ray Sean, I want to know this year, how is it different this off season? |
| 1:03.9 | The obvious part is you're not recovering from a major injury. |
| 1:06.7 | How has it been different this year than it was last year for you as you prepare for spring ball? |
| 1:12.8 | Really just like you said, I'm not recovering from injury. |
| 1:16.9 | This was really like the first offseason I had to be able to like train and get better. |
| 1:21.7 | So really just trying to maximize, you know, this year. |
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