In the Trenches 586 - Zack Marshall & Freddie Whittingham
MGoBlue Podcasts with Jon Jansen
The Varsity Podcast Network
4.8 • 754 Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
We spotlight tight ends on this week's episode of In the Trenches, presented by Meijer. Senior tight end Zack Marshall kicks off the episode by breaking down his unique offseason and previewing the new-look Michigan offense. Then, tight ends coach Freddie Whittingham joins the show around the 20-minute mark to detail his acclimation to the program, offer some thoughts on the players in his room, and recount his fascinating journey to coaching.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, you guys are in for an absolute treat today because if you like tight end play and we love our tight ends at Michigan, |
| 0:07.7 | Zach Marshall is going to join me and trust me, it's a well-versed interview. |
| 0:14.6 | He is a student of the game. |
| 0:16.8 | You're going to love everything that he has to say. |
| 0:18.7 | And we're going to follow that up with the tight end coach. |
| 0:21.5 | New to the program, Freddie Whittingham, all to come on In the Trenches. |
| 0:26.9 | Welcome to the official podcast of Michigan football, in the trenches with John Jansen, presented by Meyer, presenting sponsor of the 2026 Michigan football season and proud supporter of hundreds of local sports teams across the Midwest. |
| 0:41.6 | Nobody covers Michigan football better than the two-time captain, national champion, and Michigan Athletics Hall of Honor inductee. |
| 0:49.5 | Zach Marshall is a kid I recruited out of Carlsbad High School. And actually at Utah thought that we might be his selection. |
| 0:57.5 | And then Michigan came in kind of late and offered him. |
| 1:00.4 | And he couldn't say no to the business school and the program and everything. |
| 1:04.0 | But he said, coach, you're in my top two. |
| 1:07.0 | And I knew at that point that, okay, he was probably going to Michigan. |
| 1:10.8 | This is In the Trenches, presented by Meyer. |
| 1:14.2 | Once again, here's John Jansen. |
| 1:17.1 | Join now by Senior to Be Zach Marshall. |
| 1:20.5 | Zach, thanks for joining me. |
| 1:22.0 | Always great to have you on the podcast. |
| 1:24.3 | And, I mean, hey, you've seen a lot of change here at Michigan you've weathered all the storms |
| 1:29.5 | what's this winter and spring been like for you yeah this is the first time I've ever missed |
| 1:35.8 | to practice here right it's a weird dynamic right to be kind of an old guy knowing that yeah |
| 1:41.7 | I'm going to play next year but I can't I, I can't, like, show it right now. |
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