Michigan Wolverines College Football Pregame Quote, 12/29/2022

The fact that you guys have so many different tight ends – you are very different, [Max] Bredeson, Colston [Loveland], and Joel [Honigford]. When you have 12 personnel, how much more difficult is that to prepare for, as if you have six carbon copies of the same guy?

LUKE SCHOONMAKER: We all complement each other so well. That’s what makes our offense even more scarier and hard to defend. It’s just the ability to have guys like that. So many different guys that can play different roles. And, yes, it’s been so fun. We’ve been able to just bring in different stuff based on everybody’s abilities.

So yes, it is great to have such a diverse room of guys that can do so many different things.

The first question being TCU’s defense is kind of 3-3-5, something that you have not seen throughout this season. What are you looking to do. What are you looking to do?

LUKE SCHOONMAKER: I think it’s a great challenge. Just one that we obviously haven’t seen a lot this season. And I think it allows us to use the playmakers that we have and, obviously, just do really well in the running game. And everybody doing their jobs, right?

That’s just something we have to do. It will be a great challenge for us, but we have been practicing so hard for it. And now it just feels good and we are ready to take on that defense.

And whatever they are going to bring to us and whatever changes they will make adjustments that they make, we will be ready for. And, yes, just excited for it.

Do you think there’s any like past moment that you have had that maybe emulates that defense that you are playing?

LUKE SCHOONMAKER: Yes, I honestly think their defense is a bit different than that typical Big 12 defense. I think they play very physical. And it’s very similar to a lot of the Big Ten defenses that have a lot of guys that just love football and can play hard and play through the whistle. So that’s something honestly exciting to see. And yes, it will be fun to play against that.

I think a lot of people will admit that you are one of the best teams in the country, whether it’s defense or offense, what is the single biggest thing of this team? What would you say it is?

LUKE SCHOONMAKER: Honestly, I think just the love that we have for each other and the tightness is what makes the team so successful. So when you have an offense and defense, that can complement each other so well and play with each other so well. That’s success. It shows for itself.

And I think, like, our second-half results that we’ve had are the best in the country and it just shows the ability to play so well on both sides of the ball and continue to do that, be consistent with that. I think our biggest strength is that endurance and the ability to tackle any adversity that comes our way.