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Chip Lindsey knows a little something about college football rivalries.
A native of Alabama, Lindsey spent several years coaching at Auburn, thus he took part in one of college football’s biggest rivalries, The Iron Bowl. But now that he’s the Wolverines’ offensive coordinator, he’ll get to experience The Game this November.
In Ann Arbor, of course, the biggest rivalry comes against Ohio State, but there’s also the battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy against Michigan State. Both have gotten particularly fierce, especially with Michigan having a four-game and three-game winning streak in each, respectively.
On the In the Trenches Podcast, Lindsey shared his thoughts on the new rivalry games he’ll be a part of this year but cautions that it’s more important to prepare his players than it is anything else.
“Yeah, it’s going to be a lot of fun,” Lindsey said. “Everywhere I’ve been, there’s been a rivalry that’s big for that place. And you know, North Carolina, it’s NC State, it’s Duke. Those are two big ones there. At Auburn, it’s Alabama, it’s Georgia and Iron Bowl and all that. And that’s kind of the one I grew up in the most, being from that state. But, from everything I understand, Michigan State, that’s obviously an in-state deal that it’s a big or important game for both sides and that’ll be exciting.
“And, then the one down South too, you know, I hadn’t been a part of it yet. So next year I’ll probably be able to answer that. But, at the end of the day, once the game starts, the focus is on your team and how (you’re) executing what we’re trying to do.
“And as a coach, you really better kind of focus on that as much as anything, but you can tell, you can feel the juice here though. I mean, it’s one of those things important to our place here, and our guys. It’s been a lot of fun hearing them talk about those different…
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Author : Wolverines Wire
Publish date : 2025-02-19 18:16:00
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