WATCH: Benjamin Hall, Mason Curtis discuss growing roles with Michigan football
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Wolverines football sophomore running back Benjamin Hall and freshman safety Mason Curtis met with the media Tuesday evening after practice ahead of their team’s game against Northwestern. Watch video of their discussions below.
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Sophomore running back Benjamin Hall
Hall has notched 11 carries for Michigan this season, but didn’t earn any between the third game of the season and the sixth. He got his biggest opportunity last game at Indiana, rushing 4 times for 9 yards.
“I think there’s always room to grow, going out there trying to make the play,” Hall said. “Going forward, continue to work hard and stay ready for when my number is called.”
Michigan’s coaching staff said Hall earned more opportunities due in part to the way he had practiced.
“I just go out there every day and go as hard as I can,” Hall noted. “I think that’s been my story here — just working hard. So just continuing to do that day in and day out, and just seeing what I can do with it.”
Hall said he’s picked up a lot from Michigan’s veteran backs, graduate Kalel Mullings and senior Donovan Edwards.
“Just knowledge of the game,” he said. “Constantly learning, teaching. We’re in that room often just watching film, learning, figuring out what we can do to be better.”
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Hall described his style as a running back and what he brings to the table for Michigan.
“I like to think I can do a little bit of everything,” Hall said. “You turn on the tape, and you can see I can catch out of the backfield, can run down hill, make plays with the ball in my hand. I don’t think there’s anything I can’t do, so I think that my biggest thing is just being able to do a little bit of everything.”
Freshman safety Mason Curtis
Curtis signed with Michigan as an athlete, and many thought he’d play linebacker. He was announced as an EDGE signee, though, practiced there one time and then was moved. He actually spent a day at wide receiver, before moving to safety. He’s settled in there and believes it’s a permanent move.
Curtis said he started off playing outside linebacker and nickel back in high school, before moving back to safety in his final two seasons.
Curtis has been described as a “tackling machine.”
“Ever since I was little,” Curtis said of if he’s always been that way. “It’s always been natural for me.”
