In the Trenches 569 - Welcome to the Offseason!
MGoBlue Podcasts with Jon Jansen
The Varsity Podcast Network
4.8 • 754 Ratings
🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Jon and Brian are back to start their offseason coverage of Michigan Football. On this week's episode, they react to the whirlwind that was the last month around the program, discuss the early returns from the Kyle Whittingham era, share some thoughts on the roster's additions and subtractions, and offer some perspective on the playoffs in college and the NFL.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Well, we are off and running, and it's been a while. |
| 0:03.1 | This is going to be an electric year with a lot of changes. |
| 0:07.4 | We'll get a chance to talk about those and more as we begin the offseason of 2026, right here on In the Trenches. |
| 0:16.5 | Welcome to the official podcast of Michigan football, in the Trenches with John Jansen, presented by Meyer, |
| 0:23.5 | presenting sponsor of the 2025 Michigan football season |
| 0:26.5 | and proud supporter of hundreds of local sports teams across the Midwest. |
| 0:30.9 | The former two-time captain and national champion |
| 0:33.3 | covers the Wolverines better than anyone. |
| 0:35.7 | My confidence level in Kyle Whittingham, going off his track record, is he runs an extremely |
| 0:43.1 | clean program, which obviously that was one of maybe the most important part in the |
| 0:50.2 | athletic department hiring Kyle Wittingham. |
| 0:52.9 | This is In the Tren trenches, presented by Meyer. |
| 0:56.7 | Once again, here's John Chanson. |
| 0:59.0 | Welcome back, friends, and we are here. |
| 1:02.0 | It's 2026. |
| 1:03.5 | It's January. |
| 1:04.4 | It's the start of the offseason. |
| 1:05.8 | It's been a while since we've had a chance to chat with the Michigan football faithful. |
| 1:11.9 | And I want to let you know what's going on on MGO Blue podcast |
| 1:15.4 | before we get in the meat potatoes of this offseason. |
| 1:19.1 | Defend the Block. |
| 1:19.7 | We got a lot of post game episodes. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Varsity Podcast Network, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Varsity Podcast Network and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.