Well, as the name implies in the trenches, we are going there today with center.

Last year he was a guard.

This year he's a center.

Jake Gornera and assistant offensive line coach, Mike Lynch.

Going to give us a little bit of a preview from a player's perspective and as a coach's perspective,

what to expect in the trenches next with those two guys. 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. Nobody covers Michigan football better than the two-time captain, national champion,

and Michigan Athletics Hall of Honor inductee. With the offensive line, it's been really good to get to

know these guys. We've got a good group of young men here that want to be great. They're smart,

they're hungry, they want to be coached, and, you know, it's just been a fun process so far.

This is In the Trenches, presented by Meyer. Once again, here's John Chanson. I'm joined now by

offensive linemen and new center, Jake Warnara, going into your third year.

And I got to ask a question.

It's a lot of new stuff.

How have you been able to take in everything new that surrounds you?

Some new teammates, a lot of new coaches, certainly in the offensive line room.

I think that learning from Greg Crippin last year and then also coming from another, like already

being in college two years, I think the jump from one college playbook to another is a lot easier

than high school to college. So just being able to use what I learned from identifying defenses

and things like that and like schemes

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