In the Trenches 573 - Jay Hill
MGoBlue Podcasts with Jon Jansen
The Varsity Podcast Network
4.8 • 754 Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Last week, we talked offense. This week, we go in depth on the Wolverines' defense in advance of spring ball. Jon goes through each position group and shares his thoughts on some of the key players and storylines. Then, around the 30-minute mark, new Matthew and Nicole Lester Family Defensive Coordinator Jay Hill discusses his coaching journey propelling him to Ann Arbor, the respect he has for Kyle Whittingham, and some of the key checkpoints in establishing his defensive system.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, we're getting a chance to meet a lot of the new coaches. Today, I'm excited about this |
| 0:03.8 | conversation because Jay Hill, long-time assistant coach for Coach Wittingham, former |
| 0:12.0 | player of Coach Wittingham, also head coach at Weber State, the most winningest coach in |
| 0:17.0 | Weber State history. He comes to us via BYU.U. He sits down with me to tell me a little bit |
| 0:24.5 | about what to expect from this defense. What's it look like going into spring and what a |
| 0:31.7 | Jay Hill coach defense should look like. He's up next on In the Trenches. Welcome to the official podcast of Michigan football. In the Trenches with John Jansen, |
| 0:42.7 | presented by Meyer, presenting sponsor of the 2025 Michigan football season and proud |
| 0:47.6 | supporter of hundreds of local sports teams across the Midwest. The former two-time captain and |
| 0:52.9 | national champion covers the Wolverines better than anyone. |
| 0:56.2 | I have more respect for Coach Wood than any coach in the game |
| 0:59.6 | just because he's phenomenal with X's and O's. |
| 1:03.6 | He's extremely disciplined and extremely intelligent. |
| 1:07.1 | Like when you sit down with him, you're like, man, this guy is brilliant. |
| 1:10.2 | This is in the trenches |
| 1:11.8 | presented by mire once again here's john jansen welcome back friends as we let you know what's |
| 1:18.8 | going on in mgo blue podcast this week we've got a few things going on defend the block post game |
| 1:23.8 | episodes from northwestern on Wednesday night. |
| 1:30.6 | That one's going to be in Evanston and then UCLA. |
| 1:33.1 | That's going to be a home game on Saturday. |
| 1:35.9 | And this basketball team is kicking tail. |
| 1:37.7 | We're loving every second of it. |
| 1:40.8 | Took care of those dirty dog buck eyes last weekend. |
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