WATCH: Michigan OL Josh Priebe, FB/TE Max Bredeson discuss spring practices, new drill
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Wolverines football senior fullback/tight end Max Bredeson and graduate offensive lineman Josh Priebe met with the media Monday afternoon. Watch video of Priebe in the player at the top of the screen and Bredeson in the embed below.
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A Northwestern transfer who joined the program in January, Priebe committed under former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, who soon thereafter left for the Los Angeles Chargers. Sherrone Moore took over as head coach.
“I think one of the things that was really important was the state of the program, what that was,” Priebe said. “I wasn’t necessarily devastated either way. I was prepared that something could happen. I was kind of told that Coach Moore might be put in that position if something did happen. They were always very honest and open with me. So when that did happen, I wasn’t really concerned, and I was really happy with all of the changes that they did make, and I’m still very satisfied.
Priebe discussed the differences between his former team and how things are run at Michigan and his overall impressions of the offensive line so far.
“The practice style is definitely different compared to what I was used to,” Priebe said.
“But I think it’s been really good for me as a player. I feel like I’ve been able to grow and develop, and I think as an offensive line, there are a lot of people, a lot of new people in different positions that I think everyone’s learning how to play with each other, guys are getting shuffled around. I think our communication has been good so far. Just continuing to compete with one another and push each other.”
Added Priebe on the differences between Michigan and Northwestern: “Just the intensity overall. There are certain things. There’s more time invested certainly with the practices — they’re longer, there’s more hitting, there’s more physical contact. And I think that’s one of those things that is, I know, going to make me better as a player. The practices here, I can already tell, are going to make the games feel a lot easier.”
Michigan is 10 practices into spring ball and will conclude with an April 20 intrasquad scrimmage at The Big House.
