Former Michigan assistant coach Jerry Hanlon joins the podcast, giving his takes on U-M quarterbacks, November night games, and more.
Hanlon assesses redshirt freshman QB Brandon Peters, recalls what Jim Harbaugh was like in his formative years as a college quarterback, and offers some insight into Minnesota's squad.
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• Peters' performance and what he did best: "We inserted a new quarterback who moved the team on several good drives. He completed his first three college career passes, and led us right down to a touchdown on his very first drive. It was a good win from that standpoint…
"He was handing the ball off to backs who were getting good yardage [laughs]. That's one of the things about it. We were opening some seams, and our kids were running through there and getting good gains.
"Not only did we run the ball well, but he hit some key passes. They gave him smart throws, where he was able to roll out and hit a tight end for a gainer, then hit a back out of the backfield, which we hadn't been doing. I was really glad to see that.
"Those short, quick passes got us first downs and kept the ball moving. And for goodness sakes, we scored in the red zone."
• Fifth-year senior quarterback John O'Korn: "You can't find a better teammate than John O'Korn. I mean that. He is a good young man. I hated to see him leave the game, but I really felt it was time to see if Peters could do a little something.
"John O'Korn just needs to find himself and settle into a little more consistent play … I've met him and his father. It's a great family.
"I just want him to hang in there now, because I'll be honest with you. Before this is all over with, we may have to have John O'Korn come back in and perform. I'm sure if you put him in the right situation, he's going to react properly."
• The vocal element of being a quarterback: "You want somebody in there who the other players feel is in command. Not having a very loud voice myself [laughs], I had to learn how to do that, too.
"I don't care about how loud they holler or how they strut around the field. I want to know if he hands the ball off in the proper position. I want to know if he throws to his receivers and not to the other team.
"Let's worry about his attitude after we find out he can't do those things. I think the kids enjoy him. They like being around him. He's just a little bit more quiet than some of the other kids. I think they understand him.
"If he continues to do what he did the other day, you don't have to say anything. They'll follow him wherever he wants to go."
• A November night game in Michigan Stadium: "You just took my day and turned it into something that's not very pleasant. This time of year, when you're trying to play games at night, when you've got rainy weather, and cold … the fans need to be considered in the things they're doing in the Big Ten. They just have to be.
"They're the backbone of our football. I know our athletic department thinks about it, but I'm not sure how much control we have anymore in what we do, and that's just not fair.
"They've got to start saying, 'Hey, we can make another nickel here, another nickel there, but we may be losing some dollars over here and some dollars over there if we keep nothing thinking about what our fans have to go through … our fans are the people we have to try to protect and take care of.
"The people who are making decisions have no interest in that at all."
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