Michigan Wolverines College Football Pregame Quote, 12/25/2021

On being a record setting Nevada high school quarterback and if playing in the Orange Bowl is a dream come true:

Yeah this is what I envisioned when I decided to come here to Michigan. These are the type of games that we commit to. The success that we’re having this season, this is what we envisioned. I’m super excited and I know the rest of the team is for this week and the upcoming events.

On carrying over the momentum from an efficient offensive game in the Big Ten Championship game:

I think we’ve honestly done a really good job of picking right up where we left off at the Big Ten Championship over the last couple of weeks in practice. I think as we come back here as the environment shifts just a little bit, I think myself and the other leaders on this team are just going to do the best we can to make sure that that momentum carries into practice because however we practice it’ll reflect to how we play in the game.

On an advantage of playing in the Nevada heat and it transferring to playing in Miami:

I think I can play in any kind of weather. I think growing up in northern Nevada, I was able to see all four seasons whether that was playing in 90-degree heat or playing in 20-degree snow. I think the rest of this team just based on playing in Michigan, we’re able to play in all types of weather. I know that in camp especially us, we did really good reps at playing in the heat and the humidity and I think overall we’ll be confident, and we’ll be well acclimated after a whole week of preparation.

On setting records in high school and if winning the Orange Bowl trophy and adding the trophy to the collection is part of the plans:

Absolutely, I think being a winning quarterback in the Orange Bowl for Michigan, that would be just a huge accomplishment for myself. I think also for the rest of this team, winning this game and reaching the goals that we set out for ourselves, this would be a big one for sure.

On Nevada fans back home supporting him:

We just landed but I know I have a ton of support back in Reno and I appreciate that. And I do my best every Saturday to represent.

On words for his fans back in Reno:

I appreciate you guys and I sure haven’t forgotten about you. I miss you guys and hopefully you guys watch me. Thank you.