Everything Jesse Minter said about the Michigan football defense before Maryland

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan football is about to embark on the tougher part of the 2022 season journey, as Big Ten play starts on Saturday when the Wolverines host the Maryland Terrapins.

The Terps bring a high-flying offense to Ann Arbor, which should certainly test the defensive side of the ball for the maize and blue. Although defensive coordinator Jesse Minter appears up for the challenge.

Minter spoke to reporters on Wednesday and shared his thoughts about how his defense has performed through three games, what he’s looking forward to about Big Ten season, what’s went well, and what could go better. Here is everything that the Michigan defensive coordinator had to say.

What he’s seeing from Maryland’s offense

Seeing a very productive offense, about 500 yards a game, 40 points a game. Really good quarterback, really good skill, a lot of speed. Good offensive line with a couple of really talented NFL prospects. So great challenge, really good scheme. I think they play to the quarterback’s strengths and kind of what he does well. So it’ll be a great challenge for us.

Will Maryland tell him more about the defense?

I do. I think anytime, regard like, just conference game, first and foremost, definitely have some better pro players probably than what we’ve seen so far. Yeah, I’m excited to see how we play against this team.

Thoughts on the pass rush. Any concerns?

You know, pass rush — it’s a funny thing. I mean, I think a lot of the second and third game was based on what happened in the first game and sort of the other team’s way to try to combat that. So, I’m not overly concerned. I think pass rush and coverage always work together. I like where we’re at. I certainly think guys know that there’s opportunities to win one on ones that we still want to take advantage of. So I’m excited to see how we go.

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