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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to Exits and Bros. Matt Sheppard with you

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<v Speaker 1>and Josh preeb is getting ready for the Texas Longhorns

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the Michigan Wolverines, and he joins us here

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<v Speaker 1>on Exites and Bros. You as a three time academic

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<v Speaker 1>All Big Ten selection, last year third team but a

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<v Speaker 1>guy who started thirty games. You come to Michigan from Northwestern.

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<v Speaker 1>How much quote unquote street cred do you have when

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<v Speaker 1>you come into a new program with already that under

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<v Speaker 1>your belt?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? I think, like, you know, the biggest thing when

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<v Speaker 2>I first got here, I was just trying to earn

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<v Speaker 2>the respect of all the guys.

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<v Speaker 3>I was fortunate enough.

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<v Speaker 2>To be able to do all spring ball and do

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<v Speaker 2>that and earn the respect of my teammates and coaches.

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<v Speaker 3>I think, Yeah, certainly haven't experience is great.

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<v Speaker 2>And being able to, you know, hopefully be a mentor

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<v Speaker 2>to some of the younger guys who don't have as

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<v Speaker 2>much experience, but certainly always have things that I'm working

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<v Speaker 2>on and trying to get better at.

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<v Speaker 1>How much did it mean for you to come here

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<v Speaker 1>after growing up in Niles and winning the state championship

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<v Speaker 1>at Edwardsburgh.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, obviously understood how important uh in the tradition

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<v Speaker 2>and legacy of of this football program, and got recruited

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<v Speaker 2>here out of high school, really liked it, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it was just, you know, kind of a great opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>for me when when that door opened to come over

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<v Speaker 2>the time when I did.

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<v Speaker 3>And I've loved to hear so far.

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<v Speaker 1>Michigan offensive guard Josh Pre've joining us here on exus

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<v Speaker 1>and Bros. Your offensive line coach also played here. How

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<v Speaker 1>important is it that you have a guy like Grant

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<v Speaker 1>Newsom who's been in your shoes to a certain extent

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<v Speaker 1>because he was a Michigan man.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's awesome, and I think, you know, it's just

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<v Speaker 2>great because he understands the the standard that this offensive

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<v Speaker 2>line has to live up to, and he coaches super

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<v Speaker 2>hard and pushes us and uh, I think he you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he himself, you know, he wants to be the best

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<v Speaker 2>off offensive line coach in the country and he's always

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<v Speaker 2>looking for ways to get.

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<v Speaker 3>Better and he's been a great mentor to all of us.

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<v Speaker 1>You talk about the standard. This offensive line won the

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Mora Award two years ago and three years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Last year as a semi finalist, if you will. How

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<v Speaker 1>important is that for you as a collective group to

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<v Speaker 1>keep that and uphold that standard?

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<v Speaker 4>And obviously you guys set goals. Is that one of

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<v Speaker 4>those goals? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, Yeah, I went in Jor Mowar is certainly one

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<v Speaker 2>of our goals. And like you said, like it has

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<v Speaker 2>been the standard here in the past couple of years,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think everyone on our in our offensive line

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<v Speaker 2>room is always striving for perfection, perfection and looking for

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<v Speaker 2>ways to get better and achieve those goals and those standards.

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<v Speaker 1>Even though you've started thirty games more than anybody on

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive line, were there any jitters going into the

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<v Speaker 1>opening weekend against Fresno State for you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, a lot of jitters. There's a I mean, I

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<v Speaker 3>haven't started a game or.

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<v Speaker 2>Heck even gone to a practice without, you know, feeling nervous.

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<v Speaker 2>Those are all very normal feelings and really just the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest thing is just trying to embrace that and let

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<v Speaker 2>that be more excitement rather than rather than nerves.

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<v Speaker 1>I think people are fascinated by playbooks. How long would

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<v Speaker 1>it take you to transfer all the knowledge you had

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<v Speaker 1>at Northwestern knowing that playbook for four years and then

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<v Speaker 1>switching over to this playbook.

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<v Speaker 4>How long does it take you? How comfortable are you

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<v Speaker 4>with it?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'd say it took me about a month it, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>because I mean, really like in football, there's there's a

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<v Speaker 2>there's really only so many plays you can run, and

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<v Speaker 2>it's just about learning different terms for plays. If I

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<v Speaker 2>was fortunate enough that, you know, actually the offense we

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<v Speaker 2>ran at Northwestern was really pretty pretty similar in a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of ways to to what we do here scheme

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<v Speaker 2>wise on a lot of the similar plays. So it's

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of changing some terminology around learning that. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I was, like I said, it was fortunate enough to

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<v Speaker 2>feel pretty comfortable even with the playbook going in before

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<v Speaker 2>spring ball there in like February.

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<v Speaker 1>So would you like and what didn't you like about

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<v Speaker 1>your collective performance against Fresno State?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I think I loved how we we finished that game

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<v Speaker 2>and the physicality that we brought in the second half.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think I think the thing that we have

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<v Speaker 2>to improve on is, you know, just starting the game.

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<v Speaker 2>We just have to start faster and we have to

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of bring that same enthusiasm energy right off

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<v Speaker 2>the bat. We can't we can't kind of wait to

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<v Speaker 2>get that going. We have to we have to start faster.

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<v Speaker 1>With all due respect to Fresno State, I've always been

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<v Speaker 1>a big believer big time programs should be playing teams

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<v Speaker 1>that allow you to get your proverbial feet wet right,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you can dive into the meat of your

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<v Speaker 1>schedule if you will. I know the fans would love,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the USCU, LSU games, but those aren't always

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<v Speaker 1>beneficial unless you obviously win that game. How much does

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<v Speaker 1>it help to have that one game under your belt

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<v Speaker 1>before you get.

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<v Speaker 4>A powerhouse like Texas?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean it's always good to, you know, get

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<v Speaker 2>a game under the belt, especially with a new new

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<v Speaker 2>group certainly, but you know, friends, now State was they

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<v Speaker 2>were a good team, and I think they're certainly going to.

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<v Speaker 3>Have a successful year.

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<v Speaker 2>And they had a lot of talented players, so I think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's great to play an opponent like that,

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<v Speaker 2>you know who who does put up a good fight

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<v Speaker 2>and who who do have some really talented guys before,

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<v Speaker 2>certainly for a really big game like this.

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<v Speaker 4>Are you a football guy?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you watch other football games or do you have

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<v Speaker 1>enough of it watching film and playing your own game

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<v Speaker 1>to not worry? How Texas did in their first game

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<v Speaker 1>of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I definitely definitely love watching other games and obviously

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<v Speaker 2>watch watch their game against Colorado State and going to

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<v Speaker 2>study a lot of what they do. But yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 2>definitely definitely always interested in what's what's going on in

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<v Speaker 2>the football world.

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<v Speaker 1>So what should take on the Longhorns and the challenge

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<v Speaker 1>that presents.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think they're super talented, obviously defensively, and they

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<v Speaker 2>play super fast, really physical, and I think it's just

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be a great, great matchup and super excited.

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<v Speaker 4>For Josh pretty joining us here on exes and bros.

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<v Speaker 1>How much does it help you going up against such

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<v Speaker 1>a stout, stout defense as you get ready for not

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<v Speaker 1>just Texas but also the Big Ten season on a

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<v Speaker 1>day to day.

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<v Speaker 3>Basis, Yeah, it's great.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not gonna get much better competition than what you

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<v Speaker 2>get every day of practice against against our defense.

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<v Speaker 3>Our defense is elite for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, I mean it's it's always great going against

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<v Speaker 2>those guys up front.

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<v Speaker 3>Gonna make definitely gonna make the games feel easier.

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<v Speaker 1>How many people are coming to the game to support you,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I would guess, you know, I'm sure they

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<v Speaker 1>were there every single time for Northwestern, but maybe this

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<v Speaker 1>drive maybe a little bit easier for them.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>No, My my parents always always showed up to always

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<v Speaker 2>come to every single game.

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<v Speaker 3>Brother girlfriend. Uh And it's great.

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<v Speaker 2>Too because I got some family and friends too that

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<v Speaker 2>that live a little bit closer here as well. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>definitely great.

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<v Speaker 3>To be back.

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<v Speaker 1>Brother, older, younger older. Okay, so does the younger brother

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<v Speaker 1>rule the rooster? Does the older brother? Even though he

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<v Speaker 1>may be even smaller than U, does he still have

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a little bit of psychological advantage?

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<v Speaker 3>He always like he.

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<v Speaker 2>Likes to think that he he still holds it down.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think once I passed him up in size,

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<v Speaker 2>and like early on in high school there I think

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<v Speaker 2>I like to think, uh, I got a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of an advantage.

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<v Speaker 3>But he's a he's a very smart guy. Very smart.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, last thing for you, you're into social work, which

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<v Speaker 1>I think is interesting. Where do we go after our

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<v Speaker 1>football career is done? And why the social work path?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, I'm not one hundred percent certainly what

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<v Speaker 2>I want to do. I I got a business degree

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<v Speaker 2>from Northwestern, and unfortunately I'm not gonna have time to

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<v Speaker 2>really kind of finish a finish a full degree here.

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<v Speaker 2>Social work is kind of the kind of the best

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<v Speaker 2>option to kind of fulfill those uh those academic needs

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<v Speaker 2>for right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Best of luck to you, Stay healthy man. I appreciate

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<v Speaker 4>your time.

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciate it, you bet.