Player Interviews from Spring Practice on 3/27

I recently started listening to Michigan Insider podcasts during the workday and it has a ton of information (including player interviews) as well as other info that help answer a ton of the questions asked on this board. 

Today, I listened to some player interviews from (3/27?) and here are some takeaways.

 

Donovan Edwards:

• Doesn't care how many touches or receptions he gets as long they are winning
• Is up to 214 pounds from 200 pound playing weight in 2023
• Editor's note: all weight gain is good & this makes Edwards "Blake Corum but fast!"
• Edwards said he is focussing on reading defense pre-snap and understanding where safeties are going to make them miss (like Blake)
• Said he wasn't feeling it going into last season and had to evolve his mindset to be more focussed and fired up for this season.
• Ed note: there was a maturity in his responses and the media even alluded to this in their questions - but it was much different than last year when he talked about leaving early for the draft and being the next Walter Payton
• Mentioned "Downhill Donahue" (Sr. Henry Donahue) Donahue is a clubhouse favorite

 

Colston Loveland:

• Was asked about QBs and mentioned Alex Orji first - this seems to be a trend
• Participated sparingly in pro-day to help JJ out and said he had fun playing 
• Feels it's his job now to maintain the culture that J.J and Mikey set
• On portal candidates and who the QB may be: "everyone knows their job and everyone knows they have to step up. Not worried"

 

Kenneth Gant:

• Is working on lowering his weight but didn't mention what his weight is
• Ed note: all weight loss is good
• On music: he listens to rap and Smooth Jazz - a reported jokingly called him "Kenny G"
• On NIL: They interact on each others NIL posts and make inside jokes about it. 
• Ed note: Kenny G isn't a big talker