Michigan vs. CMU preview: Behind Enemy Lines
The Michigan Insider
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🗓️ 11 September 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Michigan football welcomes Central Michigan to the Big House as the Wolverines look to rebound from a dispiriting loss to Oklahoma.
Adam Jaksa, Voice of the Chippewas, joins the show to explain what new Chips coach Matt Drinkall brings to Mount Pleasant, how CMU's three-quarterback system works, and what to expect this weekend at the Big House.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everybody and welcome to a new episode of Behind Enemy Lines. I'm your host Alejandra Suniga here from the Michigan Insider, Michigan.247 Sports.com. |
| 0:09.8 | On Behind Enemy Lines, we take a close look at the Michigan football team's upcoming opponent with someone who follows that program. |
| 0:16.3 | This week, the Wolverines are hosting the Central Michigan Chippewas for a noon kickoff on the Big Ten Network this Saturday afternoon from Michigan Stadium. |
| 0:25.8 | We're going to be talking to Adam Jaxa, the voice of the Chippewas. |
| 0:29.9 | He's been covering the program since 2011 and can give us the inside scoop for what the Wolverines can expect from their in-state foes. |
| 0:38.7 | It's the last non-conference game of the season for Michigan, a chance to rebound after a |
| 0:43.6 | tough loss to Oklahoma, and there's a lot to get into, so let's go ahead and dive right in. |
| 0:49.2 | Our guest for this week's episode of Behind Enemy Lines is Adam Jackson, the voice of the Chippewas, |
| 0:55.0 | as someone who follows this program. It's one that has been through a coaching change. |
| 0:59.9 | Coach Matt Drinkle comes in. He's the former Army offensive line coach. What are the sort of |
| 1:04.5 | things that Coach Drinkle wants to instill in the Central Michigan program throughout his tenure |
| 1:09.4 | in Mount Pleasant. |
| 1:14.6 | Yeah, the biggest thing is he wants physicality and coming from Army, |
| 1:17.4 | they want to be able to establish the line of scrimmage and run the ball. |
| 1:23.1 | So we've seen them run it a lot over 50 times, I think, in that first game, |
| 1:25.3 | over 40 times in the second game. And they're hoping that they can establish the run again against |
| 1:28.9 | Michigan on Saturday. So that toughness he wants, he wants that blue collar fit because he's a |
| 1:36.4 | Midwest guy. So he had never been to Mount Pleasant before he got hired back in December. |
| 1:42.3 | And he said the first thing when I got up there, I just felt like I was home back in the Midwest, |
| 1:47.4 | Mount Pleasant, that blue collar spot. |
| 1:50.2 | And he said, we want to embody that type of style out on the football field. |
| 1:56.3 | So blue collar, toughness, run the football, and an ability to just be grateful for their situations. |
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