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WATCH: Michigan assistants Lou Esposito, Steve Casula talk spring ball

clayton-sayfieby:Clayton Sayfie•04/16/24•

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Lou Esposito
Michigan Wolverines football defensive line coach Lou Esposito is the former head coach at Davenport University. (Photo by Clayton Sayfie / TheWolverine.com)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Wolverines football defensive line coach Lou Esposito and tight ends coach Steve Casula met with the media Tuesday afternoon at Glick Fieldhouse. Watch video of Esposito in the player at the top of the screen and Casula in the embed below.

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Michigan senior defensive tackle Rayshaun Benny has been out with a lower leg injury suffered in the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl. Esposito gave an update on his status this spring.

“He’s still injured,” Esposito said Tuesday. “Not available to play, but he’s still done an unbelievable job this spring of coaching guys and helping guys out. You watch him at every practice, he’s grabbing guys. And that’s the one thing I talked to him about is how do you keep guys involved when they’re not able to physically go out there.

“He’s done an unbelievable job. He meets with me twice a week. We watch his plays from last year. And then when we’re out on the field, he becomes another coach for some of those guys that we’re trying to build depth with. He’s done a great job.”

Added the Michigan assistant coach when asked if Benny will be available for fall camp: “Yeah, he should be back for camp. He’ll be ready to rock.”

Michigan sophomore defensive tackle Trey Pierce, meanwhile, garnered rave reviews behind the scenes last season, with former position coach Mike Elston mentioning him as a player to watch for this coming season. He hasn’t been talked about as much this spring, and Esposito gave the reason why.

“He’s done a great job,” Esposito said of Pierce. “I got to come here. He practiced a couple times, he got dinged up a little bit. He’s come back, got dinged back up.

“But he’s really progressing. I think the biggest thing for Trey was just realizing what he can do. And I feel like for me, I constantly meet with him and talk to him about the things he does really, really well. Let’s keep doing those things really well and then work on the things that we need to maybe be a little bit better.

“He’s been great. He’s been a sponge. He’s been around almost two or three times a week with me one-on-one, so he’s done a great job.”

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