I was able to finally schedule this interview, oh, maybe three or four days before we actually

recorded it.

And all weekend long, I was excited because one of my favorite Wolverines of all time is Jared

Irons, two-time All-Big Ten, All-American, two-time captain, and some great moments in Michigan

football history.

And as great as those moments are, he's an even better dude.

I can't wait for you to get a chance to hear the conversation that I had coming up in just a few

minutes with Jared Irons on In the Trenches.

Welcome to the official podcast of Michigan Football in the trenches with John Jansen, presented by Meyer,

presenting sponsor of the 2024 Michigan football season

and proud supporter of hundreds of local sports teams across the Midwest.

The former two-time captain and national champion covers the Wolverines better than anyone.

He said, Jared, this helmet right here is your whole career.

Every game you've played in, you know, your two capt, the two Cs, you know, my lettermans and all that,

and all the games I played in, he said that's your whole career.

And when he did that, I just knew that, like, man, for me, I'm always going to be indebted.

This is In The Trenches, presented by Meyer.

Once again, here's John Jansen. All right, as I mentioned in the trenches presented by Meyer. Once again, here's John Jansen.

All right, as I mentioned in the open, I am with one of my all-time favorite Wolverines, a former teammate of mine, and you guys know one of the great names at the University of Michigan.

That's an all-American, two-time all Big Ten, two-time

captain taught me everything I knew about playing the game of football from an X's-O standpoint,

from an emotional standpoint. That is the one and only. Jared Irons. Jared, man, I'd tell you what, for those, first of all, welcome. I can't believe

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