Wolverine TV: CB Josh Wallace, LB Junior Colson discuss Michigan fall camp
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Wolverines football graduate cornerback Josh Wallace and junior linebacker Junior Colson met with the media after practice Wednesday afternoon. Watch video of Wallace in the player at the top of the page and Colson in the embed below.
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A UMass transfer, Wallace has gotten up to speed quickly, by all accounts, thanks in large part to his budding relationship with graduate defensive back Mike Sainristil, his roommate at the hotel to begin fall camp.
“Since I’ve been here, we’ve just been going over the plays together and getting caught up. He’s really like my brother,” Wallace said.
Through two weeks of fall camp, Wallace has established himself as one of the top contenders for Michigan’s starting cornerback job, but nothing is settled yet, and he knows that.
“It’s still [too] early to tell [who will start],” Wallace said. “We’re all competing, and we’ll see by the time game time comes.”
Playing for Michigan co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach Steve Clinkscale was appealing to Wallace when making his decision while transferring. He’s enjoyed working with ‘Clink’ so far.
“Oh, it’s great,” Wallace said with a laugh, discussing his demanding position coach. “He’s gonna be on you every single play, really. You can be lined up wrong, he’s going to be yelling at you from the sidelines. It’s a lot of fun, and I’m learning a lot. That’s really what I came here for.”
Colson, meanwhile is established as a starter at linebacker for Michigan, entering his third season. He gained weight, going from 235 last season to 247 at the beginning of fall camp, and is much healthier after playing last year banged up and rehabbing this offseason.
“A lot of us did change our bodies a lot,” Colson said. “I think it’s going to be really good. The way I move, the way I handle a lot of things, I think the weight has helped me out.”
Added Colson of what the goal was with bulking up: “More power. The biggest thing is more power; I want to be more powerful at the point of contact, more powerful in a lot of things like my strike. That’s one of the biggest things I was working on — power. And then I knew my speed would be good once things healed up.
