Defend the Block 407 - Te'Yala Delfosse, KT Harrell Transcript
10/13/2026 4:00:00 AM | MGoBlue Podcasts
Brian Boesch • 00:00
We have two great interviews for you this week on Defend the Block. Two individuals who are entering their third seasons in Ann Arbor, one a key player, one an important and ascending coach for the women's basketball team. Te'Yala Delfosse, like Michigan men's basketball assistant KT Harrell, came in with an important role, even if it wasn't as high profile as what they possess now. And both of them in their second seasons in town were thrust with even more responsibility for Delfosse, she continued to earn more minutes, more responsibilities and a higher share of any usage on the floor. And for Harrell. With Justin Joyner's departure for the Oregon State head coaching position during the NCAA tournament last year, Harrell took over some of the important scouting responsibilities. He was on the scout for Michigan's wins over Howard and Tennessee in the NCAA tournament.
Brian Boesch • 00:51
Delfosse and Harrell are now expected to be even more important for their programs. Head coach Kim Barnzarico for basketball team has said that Delfosse is a pro. She has a chance to be drafted. There's that expectation now. And when you stand out amongst a junior class that has the talent that the Michigan women's program possesses, that's really high praise. Harrell was an internal promotion after Dusty May's departure, Mike Boynton Jr's promotion to the head coaching spot. Harrell earned an elevation as well, going from the director of basketball operations to Michigan's assistant coach. Expanded responsibilities, expanded expectations for both Delfosse and Harrell, and they both talk about it this week on the show. We start with Te'Yala Delfosse and then we hear from KT Harrell. Two interviews for the price of one here on this week's edition of Defend the Block.
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Brian Boesch • 01:41
We're talking Michigan basketball. Welcome to Defend the Block, where we'll take you inside the basketball programs with interviews, analysis and so much more. Now, here's your host, Brian Bush.
Brian Boesch • 01:54
We are continuing our women's basketball coverage here on Defend the Block. Always awesome to have Te'Yala Delfosse anywhere around, certainly on the show for the first time. How are you? How's the off season?
Te'Yala Delfosse • 02:05
I'm good. The off season is great. I mean, we're, you know, stronger, we're faster. I tell everybody this is something you don't want to miss. This season is going to be awesome and I just can't wait to see what we do this year.
Brian Boesch • 02:16
So last year, of course, you had a breakout. Let's go back to your freshman year. How did the work in your first year here in Ann Arbor? Kind of help set the foundation for what turned out to be one heck of a season for you.
Te'Yala Delfosse • 02:26
Yeah, my first year, I mean, it was a lot of roller coasters. It was ups and downs from injuries to, you know, being on the bench. But I think it really taught me to see like from my teammates what's going on out there, to learn a little bit on how our play is, to learn a little bit of how college is, the physicality and all that, and then be able to get stronger in off season and come back stronger in my sophomore year.
Brian Boesch • 02:49
So then you could be stronger, you can be faster. It doesn't mean you're necessarily going to be more productive or better. You most certainly were. Why do you think that was?
Te'Yala Delfosse • 02:58
Honestly, just dedication to the work and, you know, putting my head down and just, you know, trusting the work and trusting God and that he has the right plan for me and that what I'm going to do is going to flourish in the future.
Brian Boesch • 03:09
It seemed like you were such a spark plug at times. Did you feel when you were really humming along, when you were having a good run, how much of an impact you had on your teammates and on
Te'Yala Delfosse • 03:18
a game in the midst of it?
Brian Boesch • 03:21
Not film study afterward, maybe?
Te'Yala Delfosse • 03:23
When I watched film, yeah. Then I was like, oh, wow. I actually did a lot of different stuff, but in the midst of it I just was like, we need to win this game. And I kind of just locked into that and locked into what? You know, the positions and everybody where they have to be at in plays and who were defending and their tendencies. So I was just locked into the game in a moment.
Brian Boesch • 03:42
You've had several games that have really taken a big time impact for you on the game. But that sweet sixteen matchup with Louisville, what do you remember? Was that maybe the best you've ever played in basketball?
Te'Yala Delfosse • 03:57
I would say no. There's definitely a lot of stuff that I want to improve on even after that game. But I think I was able to showcase a little bit of what I had and I was able to be that spark for that game. But you know, like we always say, anybody can have their amazing night. And I just happened to have an amazing night on other stuff and not so much the point stuff. So I was actually more happy that I was able to get some blocks and, you know, some steals in there and get some stops on the defensive side and some rebounds. That was huge. Yeah, I think I really focus and honed on that.
Brian Boesch • 04:30
So I don't want to put you too much on the spot, but based on that Answer with how much. Coach Kim Barnes Arico said your teammates talk about how important you were in that game. Seems like you think that's just the tip of the iceberg. Is that fair? Do you feel like you still have a long way to go in your basketball development?
Te'Yala Delfosse • 04:46
Yes, I have a long way to go. I tell coach Arico that my perfect season would be a double digit rebound machine and a double digit points. And then also I want to have like at least five steals. Like I more so want to have more rebounds in my years and try to be a double double machine more so than like a high score or anything else.
Brian Boesch • 05:08
So what do you have to do? What have you been working on this off season to get you to that point?
Te'Yala Delfosse • 05:14
Yeah, obviously I had to get my weight up a little bit. I had to get stronger. I had to, you know, figure out ways to finesse my way through defenses because, you know, I can get maybe a little bit stronger, but there's definitely going to be a lot of people that are also getting stronger. So I got to use my speed to my advantage as well. So that's just been something that I've been trying to read, not crash too deep under the pain and try to give myself some room to create.
Brian Boesch • 05:40
How have you evolved just in the work, because I'm sure you worked hard, high school before that. But this is a program that prides itself on being the hardest working program team in America. How much better, how much harder of a worker are you now than when you stepped foot on campus a little more than two years ago?
Te'Yala Delfosse • 05:59
Honestly, the same. Maybe it may be even harder, but still the same. Constantly just, you know, trusting God that, you know, the work that I put on is going to show on the court, even when it doesn't look like it and even when it feels like days where it's like I'm doing everything wrong. But I still, you know, remember, you know, keep getting them shots of okay, your three is not going and keep getting them up. And then learn to also have fun in the midst of it because I get caught in to, oh my gosh, I need to get this rebound, I need to get that. And I'm such a tough critic of my own that so many people around me are constantly are like, you got this, you're good, you're doing great. And I'm always just like, ah, there's still, there's so much I have to get better at. But, you know, they constantly keep me at this, like, you know, trust the process, trust the journey.
Te'Yala Delfosse • 06:43
And that's just been something that I've held onto.
Brian Boesch • 06:45
In talking to some of your teammates and Coach Arico on the podcast. And then obviously, just around the building, I know what that Texas game, the Elite Eight game, has helped to motivate. How have you utilized that and how close you all got to a historic run and getting to the Final Four to motivate you this offseason.
Te'Yala Delfosse • 07:05
Yeah, I think Texas really taught us, like, you know, this is what it takes to, you know, be a Final Four team. And I think, you know, that's why we went back to our drawing board. Like, okay, what's the main things? Getting stronger. That's something that I've, you know, over the course of my years here that I wanted to do anyways was get stronger and, you know, be able to hold my own against teams that are that big. And they were such a different team compared to all the teams we went up against. Like, okay, they was big, but was they as strong against us? But Texas had, you know, all the strength and they was big inside. And, you know, it kind of taught me a little bit of, like, okay, you really need to dig deep and focus on the small things in order to be teams like that, which is, you know, taking charges or loose balls or really trying to defend your person.
Te'Yala Delfosse • 07:50
And communicating has been huge in our practices now, so that it makes it easier for us to go up against teams like that. And I think that's just going to help along the way this season when we get to that final fourteen. That's going to be the key is, are we communicating? Are we letting folks know where people are so that we can, you know, take away the small things like getting rebounded on or, you know, where they just get it one on one on us. So I think that's been something that's really key.
Brian Boesch • 08:16
Along those lines, if you're. If you're putting on more muscle, more strength, and maybe you may not know this until you get into a game against another opponent, but do you notice the difference when you're out there practicing? Do you notice any sort of different things you can do? And maybe some things you have to adjust in your game because you've put on that extra strength.
Te'Yala Delfosse • 08:37
Yeah, honestly, you know, using bumps when I'm going in the drive more so. So I can create for myself. But honestly, for me, it's weird. It's kind of weird using strength because I've never used strength in my life. I kind of just use my speed and finesse my way through things. So it's been something I'm still trying to learn and feel off about, but I definitely felt some changes. Like when I'm cutting, I'm not easily getting bumped off. And I think that's just been something that's been awesome to have. Like, I'm like, oh, my gosh, it's awesome. Like, I could just hold my own. I don't gotta use my speed so much. Like. Yeah. So that's just been a change that I've seen, and it's been very great so far.
Brian Boesch • 09:15
Has your speed taken a hit at all, or do you still feel as quick as you did? Say, this time last year?
Te'Yala Delfosse • 09:20
I think I feel faster than last year, which is insane. There'll be times where I'm driving and I kind of lose control because it's just like, whoa. Like, I was. I kind of blew myself sometimes when I go for a layup and I'm like, whoa. I really moved extremely fast. So I think, you know, still trying to control my speed and change pace at times, I think it's going to be very lethal. So I've been trying to practice on that.
Brian Boesch • 09:42
Te'Yala Delfosse with us here on Defend the Block. Let's talk about some of your teammates and their growth. Liv, who we had on earlier, Syla, who we'll get on at some point here on Defend the Block. How have you seen them take their games to the next level?
Te'Yala Delfosse • 09:56
Yeah, both of them are awesome players. Amazing players. I mean, Silas constantly communicating. Liv is constantly communicating. Their ball decision IQ is awesome. That's something that I'm trying to learn off of them, but they are just so consistent in practice every single day, constantly getting on the floor and, you know, you don't hear that from a lot of people's best players that they are taking charges and getting loose balls and getting dirty and, you know, bleeding and all this kinds of stuff in practice. So I just think that's, like, really huge. And that's what separates, you know, good players from great players. And I think any one of us in that gym can take away from them and their greatness.
Brian Boesch • 10:30
When it comes to Mila Holloway, obviously we know about the injury. So you and the team have been without her for a little while. How has everyone else kind of taken on more responsibility, adjusted a little bit with the fact that such a focal point of this team isn't able to go right now?
Te'Yala Delfosse • 10:46
Yeah, I think Dallas has very much stepped up to the plate. I mean, she's new to the program, but she has been, you know, creating so many different moves and finding so many different people, even as small as she is, against, you know, some tall, lengthy people that we practice with. So I just think it's really huge that, you know, she's taking that step and she's like, you know, I'm here for it and not backing down. I think that's really huge because Mila is a huge spot to fill in. Like, she is so shifty. She is so strong. And I think, you know, nobody can be Mila Holloway, but if we are able to feel a little bit of what Mila can do until she comes back, I think that would be very huge. And so every person has to step up even more than they did last year.
Brian Boesch • 11:25
So we know about you, Syla, Liv, Mila, we, we know about Kendall and Ashley. There's a lot of returning productivity from last year to now. Is there somebody that maybe isn't on the radar outside the program that you think has really emerged in some way, shape or form? Take out Dallas because of what you just talked about, but anyone else who you think has a chance to emerge and maybe be like you? Last year where we saw a little bit as a freshman, it was an ascension. But you really broke out into stardom as a sophomore.
Te'Yala Delfosse • 11:53
Yeah, I think any person. I mean, I could talk about Jessica Fields, I could talk about Ciara. I could talk about Courtney. I could talk about Dev and Foe. I think any one of them honestly can really step up. Fope is so big when we try to box her out. She's just grabbing every single rebound. And it's so hard to, you know, defend her when she's so deep in the paint. She has a lot of, you know, productivity as well. Like, I think she's going to be very huge. She can bring so much size for us. Courtney is just a score. I mean, everybody saw last stand for that woman can score. She can score twenty five points at any given night. She could probably score thirty if she wanted to. Like, she has a lethal mid range. She is very strong. I think she can get inside and move any big person out the way and she, you know, leaks out. And she also gets any rebound that's close by to her.
Te'Yala Delfosse • 12:40
So I think that's going to be really huge that we have multiple people getting inside that they're going to have to worry about. And then Devin, you know, she's still learning, but I think, you know, her communication is at a whole nother level. I mean, she done one communication points that we have in practice at a, you know, consistent basis. She's always talking even on defense and she's still learning. But to come into freshman year and be able to talk through, you know, everything without even knowing exactly what's going on, I think is really huge. And she can be a great defender for us. She also has a lethal mid range, I think, as well. And you know, she could shoot that three as well. So I think it's going to be very great for any other people. Even Jess. I mean, she. Yo, she gets in for rebound. She is so tough. She's great. We got Sierra that's as well.
Te'Yala Delfosse • 13:23
Like, she can shoot the three. I think she can mix it up for us. And yeah, I think any given night, literally anybody can score anything.
Brian Boesch • 13:30
When you're done playing, do you want to be a coach? Because that was a very coach answer. Coach Arico had been proud of the fact that I asked for one and you gave me everybody. That was a heady play by you. Well done.
Te'Yala Delfosse • 13:42
Uh, not really.
Brian Boesch • 13:43
Okay, well, you got the interview part down if you ever do.
Te'Yala Delfosse • 13:47
But I'm not, there's some great things to being a coach. I think I haven't, you know, taken on the communication part, that leadership part of it.
Brian Boesch • 13:56
Yeah, you're young, you got a long way to go. It's all right.
Te'Yala Delfosse • 13:59
So, yeah, I think there's, you know, a lot of things that once I get to that coaching, you know, position that I'll be great at certain things. But as a right now, I'm a little scared.
Brian Boesch • 14:08
Oh, well, you showed leadership by mentioning as many teammates as you did. All right, we're getting close to the season. Still some work to do. Does it help add a little juice when the first game is home against UConn. Does that help?
Te'Yala Delfosse • 14:21
Yes. I mean, UConn last year when we went up against them, they really set the tone. We was moving. I never saw us move so quick in our life. Had to go back and play zone. They was probably one of the teams that we couldn't press. So I'm really excited. I can't wait to, you know, go up against them. That's going to be a great challenge to start off our year and honestly start March early. Like, you know, we get that in, then we can kind of gauge where we're at, what we can fix, what we can, you know, get better at, what we can keep doing so that when we go up against those final four teams, those championship teams, once we come April is going to be awesome.
Brian Boesch • 14:55
Te'Yala Delfosse, first time on defend the block won't be the last. That was fantastic. Thanks so much. For making the time.
Te'Yala Delfosse • 15:00
Thank you so much.
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Brian Boesch • 15:12
Great to visit with now assistant coach in his office, not sharing an office anymore. KT Harrell. What's going on, man?
KT Harrell • 15:19
How are you, man? I'm blessed, B. Opportunity of a lifetime, appreciative of Coach Boynton giving me the opportunity to. To coach, to teach, also to learn and work with an amazing staff and amazing players. So, unbelievable opportunity and extremely blessed.
Brian Boesch • 15:36
When did you first have a conversation with Coach Boynton? Of course, there were a lot of moving parts, sure. But Dusty leaves june twenty second. Roughly how long after that did you have an idea that this would go the direction it did with you being an assistant on this day?
KT Harrell • 15:50
Right. It was the same day. Coach. Coach Boynton did an unbelievable job of meeting with everybody, staff players, to kind of see where. Where everybody was mentally and where their head was at with Dusty leaving. And, you know, I kind of. I told him I wanted to be here. You know, I love Michigan and I wanted to make an imprint, continue to try to make an imprint on our team. And so he wanted to give me an opportunity to be able to coach, to teach and elevate me as an assistant. And so I'm extremely grateful for that and trying my best to do the best job that I can.
Brian Boesch • 16:26
You were contributing to scouting reports and you, along with Brandon Gilbert, were helping Mike Boynton when he had some of his scouts over the last couple of years. But I know you took on extra responsibilities when Justin Joyner, who we'll talk about here briefly, we'll see him coming up this weekend. When he got the Oregon State job, how valuable was that for you to. Yes, you were contributing before, but in essence, it seemed to me like you were being treated as an assistant coach, basically from the Big Ten tournament on.
KT Harrell • 16:55
Oh, no, absolutely. You know, I appreciate, obviously, coach me giving me the opportunity to be able to be involved in the scouts and help assist Coach Boynton with the. With the offensive game plan. And also what an opportunity for me to get to learn from Coach Boynton and also BG like they do. They did an unbelievable job this past season with the defensive philosophy and our approach and how we're going to defend. So, like, unbelievable job opportunity for me to just to learn, you know, and it kind of put me in position to be prepared for this moment. You know, people always talk about being stay ready so you don't have to get ready. So this past year, I just was preparing myself for this moment.
Brian Boesch • 17:36
So in addition to that, you were director of basketball operations. So how did you kind of taper off some of those responsibilities, understanding that all hands are on deck for everything along those lines.
KT Harrell • 17:45
Sure.
Brian Boesch • 17:46
And what more have you taken on now in this role that you didn't have when you were on staff the last couple of years?
KT Harrell • 17:53
Right. So just being able to recruit, you know, I've been on two recruiting trips so far. Being able to get on the road and. And watch guys and develop relationships with people, and obviously, being on the. Being on the court, you know, I wasn't able to be on the. I wasn't. I wasn't able to be on the court last year, but it was such a great opportunity for me because I got to sit back and watch and observe from a really, like, with an unbelievable coaching staff. I mean, everybody was. Was so elite at. At doing their job and giving out information, and sometimes, like, as. Just as good as giving out information, just observing and watching guys not say anything, because sometimes less is more. And silence can be extremely important in this. In this coaching business and allowing guys to kind of, you know, make mistakes and help themselves, like, kind of work through it on their own.
KT Harrell • 18:45
And so what did I like? It was just. I needed it. You know, I tell people all the time, like, that I ask, like, about my, my time as DOBO. Like, it was. It was a necessity for me in terms of organization standpoint, but also being able to just learn from other. Other great coaches.
Brian Boesch • 19:01
As a coach, where is KT different now? What has he learned now that he didn't have? Say, when you got to Boca for the first time?
KT Harrell • 19:09
Sure, man. So a lot. If I had a lot, man, there's been so many things, so many little nuggets. I got a notebook full of stuff to just write down from my time at FAU to my time now. And it's a multitude of. I would say, man, just to be present and have the guys back and understand, like, you're gonna tell, like, be honest with them. I think that's the biggest thing. If I could say anything that I've learned, what's been the most important key for me is to be honest with them, Even if it, you know, if it's something that they don't necessarily want to hear. They will appreciate your honesty because, one, it shows that you care, and two, they know that you have great intentions about their improvement on or off the court. And so for me, it's. It's just about honesty and always trying to push them to be their best.
Brian Boesch • 19:59
So let's go to this exhibition on Sunday. Initial impressions. What did you like? What were some Areas that. That were part of the focal point of the discussion here in the aftermath.
KT Harrell • 20:08
Yeah, so offensively, I feel like we've been really, you know, harping on our spacing, just playing two Bigs, obviously, like we've been doing for the past two years going on our third year here. Spacing is essential. And so I'm obviously having two new bigs, and JP and Moustapha and obviously J-Reed and Marcus. Like, having all those guys work together and understanding spacing and concepts and getting the triggers, that has been our main focus over the summer. So I felt like we've taken some big strides and yesterday we did a really good job. Still some things that we have to clean up, but from where we were when we first started to now, it's been a big jump. Defensively, I feel like we were all we kind of talked about as a staff, just disappointed in our physicality, with our size, our athleticism. We should be a lot more physical in the rim, in the paint.
KT Harrell • 21:00
We gave up too many paint points, and so we just got to be, you know, more aggressive, more alert, more physical at the rim and just put bodies on bodies, and guys have to fill us defensively. So I think there's, there's, there's a lot of room for improvement in that aspect.
Brian Boesch • 21:16
On the broadcast Sunday and then on my post game podcast, you know, I didn't really want to talk too much about Trey McKenney or a few other guys because you just know, like, we're going to talk plenty about those guys come November and beyond. But it was tough not to talk about Trey because of what he showed. Where have you seen him grow on and off the floor since last year? He was already a mature dude, but it just seems like the strides that he has taken, watching him in the summer and seeing him out there for the first time, I know it's a long way to go, but the bag has expanded.
KT Harrell • 21:44
Yeah, I think, you know, when you think about Trey McKenney, the word is consistency. You won't find anybody that's more consistent than him in terms of his work ethic, in terms of his routine, in terms of how process oriented he is. Obviously the talent is there. He can shoot, he can. He can play off the ball, he can play on the ball defensively, he's aware, he's alert. Like all the things that you want in a player, he is that. But I think what, what it boils down to is just his consistency, you know, you know what you're going to get from him day in and day out. He's going to. He's not going to do anything that is going to, you know, disrupt our flow on or off the court. He's a leader. And so, like, when you. You think about somebody who is a Michigan man, you think of Trey McKenney.
Brian Boesch • 22:26
In watching practices this summer. The thing I keep going back to is last year, yes, there was always competition, but it seemed pretty clear how the rotation was going to be. The minute variance was where I was curious, but seemed like there was a pretty clear top nine this year with. For a number of reasons, it feels like there's a lot more fluidity, potential changes. There could be some ebb and flow.
KT Harrell • 22:50
Sure.
Brian Boesch • 22:51
Obviously, last year's team was incredible. It was special from a development standpoint. Is it more helpful when you have the type of competition, the type of minutes that seem to be on the line that probably weren't around as much last year?
KT Harrell • 23:04
Yeah, I think it's hard to really tell what the minutes are going to be right now. I think these games, especially even the games in Europe, were so such a great experience for our guys because we can throw guys into the fire that haven't necessarily played. Think about Ricky, who never got a chance to play. Obviously he didn't play overseas, but he got a chance to play some time yesterday. You think about Oscar Goodman, who's been in our program for a long time, but he hasn't had the actual game experience. We got a lot. And then our young guys. We got a lot of young guys. And so being able to put those guys and. And game experiences now, early before the season starts, it shows us a lot. And it's more so what our team can be and what we need to work on in terms of the time and how much guys are going to get. It's like we really don't know that yet because there's so much we're still learning about our team, the makeup of our team.
KT Harrell • 23:52
And so we can continue to just put these guys in positions to be successful and continue to narrow, like, narrow down. What is it that we're going to consistently do offensively, defensively, like what our identity, what our identity is. And we're still trying to find out.
Brian Boesch • 24:06
KT Harrell with us on Defend the Block. A few more questions for him. I mentioned Friday night, Justin Joyner comes to town. Oregon State. He clearly built a roster that should compete in the Pac-12. Seem to have a lot of talent. First off for you. What? Because you had a direct correlation, right? Who knows? If he does not get this job, who knows if you're an assistant coach here, maybe you're still the DOBO. What'd you glean from him? Why was he ready and able to take a job that. I mean, this is not a trainer job. Oregon State's got a passion to fan base. That's a good league, all of it. What'd you learn from Justin?
KT Harrell • 24:37
Intensity, man. I think anybody on our staff, even from our players from last year, they'll tell you how intense JJ is an extreme, extreme competitor. And I love the fact that he is who he is no matter where he is, no matter where he is. And I always admired that about him. I know just from his personality that his teams are going to play hard, they're going to defend at a high level, they're going to communicate and they're not going to back down because that's just who JJ is. So if there's anything that I love being around him or I learned from him, it's just the intensity that's required in order to be a great coach.
Brian Boesch • 25:16
You'll be paired up with Kyle Church in the scouting side. You have Oregon State. So we'll talk with you on the pregame show on Friday on radio. But just from a standpoint of what they'll do that will test this Michigan team, once we get to games that count, are there things that you've already seen on your study that you realize, yeah, this is going to help us come November, come Big Ten, play beyond?
KT Harrell • 25:37
Yeah, I think, you know, they're going to pressure the ball, they're going to get into our bodies, they're going to make us have to move without the ball, had to create advantages off the ball. And then obviously, like, they're going to do a lot what we do defensively, you know, they're going to play the ball, screens, two on two, they're going to, you know, fan out the shooters. And so we're going to have to react off the. React off penetration and be able to make plays off the ball. And then defensively, we're going to have to guard their stuff, we're going to have to run really good concepts. And so we're going to have to defend at a high level, we're going to have to communicate, we're going to have to rebound the ball well and they play. Like I said, JJ is an extreme competitor and his person has personality, is. I know these guys are going to. They're going to get after it.
Brian Boesch • 26:18
So before I let you go, do your kids, KJ and Siena, know that this is not normally how it goes in an assistant coach realm. When you go into coaching, Final Fours don't normally come and they are so well behaved. It's crazy how good they are around the team and all of it. But like I think back to, you know, there are things in all of our childhood, you don't realize how good you have it until you get perspective. They're getting it quickly. I mean, do they realize yet just how like, just how fortunate wild all this is? I know you do. I know your wife Krista does.
KT Harrell • 26:50
I know. To answer your question, no. They have no idea. They, they think that this is just how it's supposed to be. You're supposed to win and went at a high level every single year. And I'm like, man, you guys have no idea how, how fortunate, how blessed we are just to be a part of this success. And, and, and I, it's, I'm glad that I've been able to share this with them because I think it's going to do wonders for their maturity, their growth as kids. So as a father, I'm extremely, I'm extremely fortunate that I get to share these moments with them. But like, to answer your question, no, KJ thinks that everywhere he goes, he should win.
Brian Boesch • 27:24
Sure.
KT Harrell • 27:25
Everywhere he plays, he should win. Every time we play, we should win. Like he, he. Yeah, he doesn't quite understand it. And SiSi is just enjoying the ride. She's kind of figuring out, figuring it out how. She's still kind of figuring out what it means to, to be a champion and all that other stuff, but she's just enjoying the ride. But KJ, he, he, yeah, he has no idea. He just thinks we're just supposed to win. So.
Brian Boesch • 27:49
Yeah, well, a lot of hard work goes into it. You been a key part of it. Thrilled for the promotion, like the new digs in here and, and yeah, man, we'll talk to you on Friday night.
KT Harrell • 27:57
Appreciate you, B.
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Brian Boesch • 28:06
Thanks to KT and then before that, Te'Yala, thanks to Tom Wywrot and Sarah VanMetre for their assistance as well. We'll have a postgame episode after the Wolverines matchup with Justin Joyner and the Oregon State Beavers coming to town for a seven o' clock exhibition tip. We'll be on the radio network for that one as well. Excited for it. And then the plan is to have a couple more Tuesday episodes of Defend the Block before we get into the full in season mode with a ton of post game episodes. We'll have YouTube live streams back after games. Talk to the Michigan assistants. Excited for all of that, but that's it for this episode. Great week of content for you on M GO Blue Podcast. I already had the radio replay of Inside Michigan Football posted last night in the Trenches, presented by Meyer on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Savion Hiter, our guest on Wednesday's show, Thursday the preview and Saturday the postgame recap for the Penn State matchup coming up at the Big House.
Brian Boesch • 29:00
And then, of course, conquering Heroes Thursday, Sean Bormet, Michigan Wrestling head coach previews the upcoming season. All right, that's it for me. Brian Boesch, thanks as always for listening to Defend the Block and Go Blue.
Jeff Laurence • 29:12
Thanks for listening to today's edition of Defend the Block, part of our Michigan Athletics Podcast network, M GO Blue Podcasts. The preceding has been a Learfield presentation of the Michigan Sports Network.
