In the Trenches 588 - Jake Guarnera, Mike Lynch Transcript
5/27/2026 10:18:00 AM | MGoBlue Podcasts
Jon Jansen • 00:00
Well, as the name implies, in the trenches, we are going there today with center. Last year he was a guard, this year he's a center. Jake Guarnera and assistant offensive line coach Mike lynch going to give us a little bit of a preview from a player's perspective as a and as a coach's perspective, what to expect in the trenches next with those two guys.
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Jeff Laurence • 00:25
Welcome to the official podcast of Michigan Football in the Trenches with Jon Jansen. Presented by Meijer, presenting sponsor of the 2026 Michigan football season and proud supporter of hundreds of local sports teams across the Midwest. Nobody covers Michigan football better than the two-time captain, national champion and Michigan Athletics Hall of Honor inductee with the offensive line.
Mike Lynch • 00:48
It's been really good to get to know these guys. We got a good group of young men here that want to be great. They're smart, they're hung, they want to be coached. And you know, it's just, it's been a fun process so far.
Jeff Laurence • 01:02
This is in the Trenches presented by Meijer. Once again, here's Jon Jansen.
Jon Jansen • 01:08
I'm joined now by offensive lineman and new center Jake Guarnera.
Jon Jansen • 01:14
Going into your third year and I
Jon Jansen • 01:17
gotta ask the question, it's a lot of new stuff. How have you been able to take in everything new that surrounds you? Some new teammates, a lot of new coaches, certainly in the offensive line room.
Jake Guarnera • 01:28
I think that learning from Greg Crippen last year and then also coming from another, like already being in college two years, I think the jump from one college playbook to another is a lot easier than high school to college. So just being able to use what I learned from identifying defenses and things like that and like schemes that I've already ran, it's a lot easier for me to adjust to a new playbook with new guys and be able to bring some of those younger guys along.
Jon Jansen • 01:52
So not only is the new playbook, and I know you were, you know, you were Crip's back up last year, Texas. He goes down, you go over to center. So, it's not a totally new position, but new offense and you're starting off in a new position. How have you been able to make that transition?
Jake Guarnera • 02:06
Yeah, just from what I learned my first year and then being able to work in the off season, just technique-wise at center and then working with Coach Harding to identify, like he calls them, keys to the castle, kind of what the defense is doing, to be able to use that to your advantage is something that has helped me out.
Jon Jansen • 02:24
There's a lot of different aspects. Even though it's one position over to that center position. You already mentioned some of them.
Jon Jansen • 02:29
Right.
Jon Jansen • 02:29
Hey, you're calling out the defenses, you're making all the calls up front, but just the view. Is the view different from guard to center? And how are you taking in the new view?
Jake Guarnera • 02:41
Yeah, I noticed that last year, like, moving to guard, it's kind of like you can't see the whole picture, but once you're at center, you're up on the ball, you're able to see the whole defense. So, I actually like being at that center spot, being able to see the field a lot more.
Jon Jansen • 02:54
How are.
Jon Jansen • 02:55
How is it being now a more vocal part of that offensive line? Does that fit you naturally? How are you taken to that aspect of being a center?
Jake Guarnera • 03:03
I don't think naturally. I don't see myself as a vocal guy, but just being able to, like, work on it throughout the spring and just make myself uncomfortable has been something that's helped me start being more of a vocal leader rather than just someone that comes in and works every day and just puts his head down.
Jon Jansen • 03:19
How much did you review the film from last year and to be able to come up with what you wanted to work on, or maybe you did it with Coach Harding, what you were trying to work on this spring?
Jake Guarnera • 03:31
I knew a lot of things that I needed to fix. And, also, I spent time, like when I was getting, I guess, recruited back here by Coach Harding, talking about things I need to work on and how he would be able to help me improve those things. So, I've just been, like, focusing on one thing each practice that I need to work on, or I want to perfect and being able to do that and emphasize it, one practice will help me get better for the next.
Jon Jansen • 03:56
What are some of those things that you identified?
Jake Guarnera • 03:58
Outside zone, footwork, just being able to gain ground, my first step and then hands and pass pro is something that I'm emphasizing.
Jon Jansen • 04:06
You just mentioned an experience that I never. I didn't necessarily think would ever be a part of college football, and it is being re recruited back to your school, what was that experience like for you? Because there was a lot of uncertainty as to who the staff was going to be. Were you going to mesh with their personalities? What was that time period, that few weeks like for you?
Jake Guarnera • 04:27
Oh, it was stressful. I think I was. It was only like three days, but it was very stressful. So, I was happy to get it over with, you know? You know, it just. It kind of happened because I needed to see, you know, what all my options were. I didn't want to just be locked in to just one spot if I didn't mesh with the coaches, if something else I didn't like. But, you know, I kind of went back on what I thought when I was getting recruit out of high school. Like, I came here for the education and for the development and the tradition of the program. So, yeah, I came back, met with the coaches, and then decided to come back.
Jon Jansen • 05:02
Your class is for. The offensive line has been very productive. Blake Frazier at left tackle, you know, Andrew Sprague at right tackle, and now you at center. You get. You guys got a lot of time on the line together last year. How are you able to use that experience? And now that it's. It's every other guy, how are you able to use that experience to help gel this. This offensive line?
Jake Guarnera • 05:27
Yeah, I think just having, like, the perspective of guys that have played in the game and be able to use that in practice to help the younger guys develop. And especially me, like, being in the game, I know what to expect sometimes from defenses just based on game experience. So, I think that's added a lot of value to.
Jon Jansen • 05:44
And a rotating cast of characters next to you throughout the course of spring. And I know that, I mean, there are some guys that had a lot of starts last year, but what's it been like having different voices, different bodies next to you throughout spring?
Jake Guarnera • 05:57
Yeah, it's been challenging just learning who's next to you. Sometimes I don't even notice, like, who's on the field with me. But yeah, it's been challenging just getting on the same page and all that. With the newer playbook, some of the plays are different, some of the calls are different. So just trying to, like, learn how each person plays and being able to use that to our advantage.
Jon Jansen • 06:16
At Michigan, obviously, with. With all the hype about Bryce and the quarterback position, just in and of itself, everybody wants to watch the quarterback, but I. Michigan, there's a great appreciation for the offensive line. Certainly, there is on this podcast. So I'd like to know where is this offensive line at this point? I'm not asking you to say who the other two starters are, but how. We asked you how it's gelling. What's it look like? Where are you guys at? Where do you need to get to before spring or before fall ball starts?
Jake Guarnera • 06:49
I think something that we could work on is just spending time, like, outside of the facility. So, like, I know we're trying to plan, like, going to a Tigers game or like going to a Pistons game. We went to earlier in the year, but, like, doing stuff like that or just hanging out with someone's house, getting a meal together, just being able to bond outside of the facility, I think is huge for us.
Jon Jansen • 07:07
I know you're not necessarily from here, but are you becoming a Tigers fan?
Jake Guarnera • 07:11
No, I'm a Yankees fan. My whole family's from Long Island. And that's just.
Jon Jansen • 07:16
It's heartbreaking to hear that.
Jake Guarnera • 07:17
That's just how I grew up.
Jon Jansen • 07:20
All right, so I won't ask you any Tigers questions, but I do want to know a little bit more about this offense. And it's not just about the offensive line now. It's, hey, you got some new bodies at receiver and you're not. You guys aren't always working with them, but the. You get a sense of how everything is gelling, how in terms of when it's 11-on-11, where is this offense and how comfortable are you guys out there working together?
Jake Guarnera • 07:44
Yeah, it's really, like, it's really great to see some of the younger guys step up and be a voice for some of the rooms that don't have as much experience in them. Such as, like, receiver, like Marsh stepping up, being a vocal guy, and then Jay Marsh in the. In the running back room. So, it's been good to see those guys step up and I'm just excited for us to be able to go out and play.
Jon Jansen • 08:06
How have you seen from your unique possession, you're handing the ball or tossing the ball to Bryce every single play? What's. How have you seen him grow?
Jake Guarnera • 08:15
Yeah, I think just being able to be patient and kind of trust in us a little bit would. Has helped him out a lot. Just being able to be comfortable and make throws.
Jon Jansen • 08:25
You're learning from the coaches and the coaches are learning from you guys. What's that been like? Because you weren't recruited by these guys yet? I mean, you still got three years of eligibility to play here. What's. How is that relationship growing not just with Jim Harding in the offensive line room, but with Coach Black on the defensive side of things with Coach Whittingham?
Jake Guarnera • 08:47
Yeah, it's been just like a learning curve and just being able to get them to get to know them personally is a lot of, like, the factor of being able to work together well. And I think that coming in here and the strength staff, like, saying, setting the tone and like, a lot of us have a good relationship with those guys was able. Was able to have an impact on us being able to learn. Other coaches, like, since we trust them, we're able to trust other coaches.
Jon Jansen • 09:10
So yeah, when you look at the schedule ahead, in regards to Oklahoma comes here, you've got a lot of the big opponents, Indiana, Michigan State, you know you're gonna be on the road to Ohio State, you can be on the road in Eugene. But what do you guys see when you look at the schedule ahead?
Jake Guarnera • 09:27
I mean, yeah, it's a tough schedule but you know, you come to Michigan to play in big games. So I think everyone here is already expecting a challenge being in the Big Ten. You know, like you mentioned, it's a, it's a different conference than some of these other conferences. So, I think we were all expecting tough, a tough schedule and we're just ready to go and attack it.
Jon Jansen • 09:48
Before I let you go, what is it that you guys can do throughout the course of the summer to give you as an offensive line to give you that advantage when fall camp hits?
Jake Guarnera • 09:57
I mean just working together, spending time together. You know like after lift go and work on the field. Like do some indy together, just spending time together. I think bonding is the biggest thing the offensive line needs.
Jon Jansen • 10:10
Well Jake, I appreciate your time.
Jake Guarnera • 10:11
Yes sir, thank you.
Jon Jansen • 10:13
Well, thanks to Jake. Really excited about him making that move from the guard position to center. I think he brings a more natural center to this offensive line. Really excited about that transition for him and what I saw in spring I really like as well.
Jon Jansen • 10:29
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Jon Jansen • 11:23
Joined now by a coach has been a coach for a long time and that's the assistant offensive line coach Mike Lynch. Coach, thanks for joining me. And as I look at your resume, you played offensive line but you've coached every single position on, on, on offense. I don't think there's anything unless you're going to separate fullbacks H-backs from the running back position. That's about the only thing I don't see on your resume. I'll ask you this one first. What is the most fun position to coach?
Mike Lynch • 11:55
The offensive line. I mean, I played it.
Jon Jansen • 11:58
I didn't expect anything different.
Mike Lynch • 11:59
Right. It's. You're getting five guys trying to get on the same page together. You know, there's a toughness about it and it's something that I'm familiar with just from my playing days. So. Yeah, it's always been the O line.
Jon Jansen • 12:12
So, you went from playing and you finished up at Montana. And I'm not going to go through all the entire schools, but you did spend some time in the Midwest at Bowling Green.
Mike Lynch • 12:22
Right. Right.
Jon Jansen • 12:23
Now you're back in the Midwest at Michigan. What's it like being back here?
Mike Lynch • 12:27
It's great to be back. We had two awesome years at Bowling Green. We got there and it was set up for success, and we won the MAC championship our second year and, you know, went to Syracuse after that. But, but my wife's from the Midwest, she's from Champaign, so it's really good. You know, her parents were up last weekend for the spring game and it was great to see them and it's, you know, it's really nice for her and for our family and my kids.
Jon Jansen • 12:53
So I'll ask you this one too, because you've been a coordinator, you've been a co-coordinator, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, offensive line.
Jake Guarnera • 12:59
Sure.
Jon Jansen • 13:00
But now you're the assistant offensive line coach. Why would you take that type of a position when you've got this on your resume?
Mike Lynch • 13:09
Sure, because it's Michigan. I mean, that's the bottom line. I mean it was, it was a no brainer. My wife and I talked about it for about 30 seconds and we knew we were going to make the move. I mean, yeah, I was the offensive line coach at Nevada, and I haven't been an assistant to a full-time coach. And you know, it's been a long time, maybe 1999 at Montana, but this was a no-brainer. I mean, you have a chance to come to Michigan. You got to come.
Jon Jansen • 13:38
How are you building that relationship with Jim Harding, the new offensive line coach here, but also with the players?
Mike Lynch • 13:44
Yeah, well, Jim, Jim has been great. I mean he is, he's awesome to work with, you know, exactly what he wants. He's really clear and concise about everything and, and it's been really good to get to know him. I always knew who he was. Him and I had both spoke at a clinic together in Sacramento. I think it was twenty seventeen and I thought he was really good at that clinic. We didn't really get a chance to meet each other there, but I had always followed his lines at Utah and had a lot of respect for him and what he did with those guys. So, it's been awesome to get to know him and kind of, you know, see why he's been so successful. And then with the offensive line, it's been really good to get to know these guys. We got a good group of young men here that, that want to be great. They're, they're smart, they're hungry, they want to be coached. And, you know, it's just, it's been a fun process so far.
Jon Jansen • 14:35
So, I want to start on the offensive line with Jake Guarnera and really the center position because Houston, KT coming over from, from Nebraska, like it. Whether you're starting or you're back up, you played that center position for Jake. What's the challenge? Even though it's only a couple of feet, but moving from guard to center.
Mike Lynch • 14:54
Yeah. Number one, getting everybody on the same page. You, I mean, you're running the show up there. You're making the calls. You're getting everybody on the same page and making sure there's connectivity there between you and the other four, zero linemen. That's number one. And then number two is you gotta block someone after snapping the ball between your legs, which is not an easy thing to do, especially if you got a head up nose on you.
Jon Jansen • 15:20
Trust me. Yeah, you start in every position or every block, and you've got one hand ready to go and the other one's between your legs. It's, it's a huge challenge. And, and so what's the depth look like at that position? The center position?
Mike Lynch • 15:35
Yeah. Feel, feel good about it. Coming out of, out of spring. That was something that we needed to address with Cripp having graduated, you know, and Jake's sliding in there. He did a really good job. And then, you know, Houston, coming over from Nebraska, Brady Norton did a nice job taking some reps at center, and he's a guy, you know, that's in the mix at guard, too. And then, you know, Ace Hamilton, who's another guy, he's. He's an early enrollee, should be in high school still. He took some center reps this spring and did a pretty good job for having not played the position before.
Jon Jansen • 16:13
Early enrollee is something, I mean, twenty-six years ago when you started coaching, nobody even thought, thought about having a kid come early. And I don't even know if it was legal at that Time. There's been so many different rule changes over time, but what's the advantage of
Jon Jansen • 16:27
Having a kid be an early enrollee?
Jon Jansen • 16:29
What's the. Is, are there any disadvantages?
Mike Lynch • 16:31
Right. I, I haven't thought about it too much from a disadvantage standpoint. Advantages are. There's, there's a lot of them. But number one, you know, getting in and starting your academics and getting ahead in a semester that's not going to count against your eligibility. You go from that to now you're training with your team, you're with Coach E, you're with, you know, your conditioning, you're running, you're learning the techniques and fundamentals, and then you're actually getting to practice. So, you're getting a huge jump-start on guys who don't show up at this time of year, and you learn the offense. And then the other thing that's a great benefit is you, you know, you start to get close to your teammates, you get to know those guys, and it's not like you're coming in in August and just getting thrown. Hey, welcome to fall camp.
Jon Jansen • 17:17
Learning names.
Mike Lynch • 17:17
Yeah. Here's 105 new friends. Here's all these coaches. You know, you've had a chance to adapt, you know, in the spring and winter.
Jon Jansen • 17:26
The guard position, it, it seems like that's probably where the most competition in spring ball throughout the course of summer and in fall camp. How would you talk about the competition for, for either guard spot?
Mike Lynch • 17:39
Right. Yeah, those, those guys have been, have been battling it out, you know, you know, between Brady and Phobe, you know, they, and both, both those guys did a really good job this spring. They battled through some, some, some injuries, and I thought, I thought they did a nice job. Now, Link, he came back and, you know, he played a little tackle and he played guard. So he was kind of a swing guy for us the last two weeks. And, you know, he's, he's a pretty good football player. We didn't get to see him the first few weeks, and then when he got out there, you could see why he played as many snaps as he's played the last two seasons.
Jon Jansen • 18:18
How difficult is it to coach a guy up going from a position where he's playing tackle, he's playing in space to now having sideboards and in essence, playing in a phone booth?
Mike Lynch • 18:27
Yeah, it's a little bit, a little bit rougher in there as, you know, having played all five in your career, it's tight.
Jon Jansen • 18:34
The view is different.
Mike Lynch • 18:35
Yeah, it's definitely different. Not as much room. There's a lot, lot more. There's guys bouncing around in there and, and it's, it's, it's, it's, it's hard. I mean, it's definitely hard. And you got to, you got to be a tough guy to be able to play inside.
Jon Jansen • 18:52
What is it when you're looking at a guy that might make a position change like that, where you look and you say, you know what? I think he could make that move. What are some of the things you look at in a player that says, yeah, he could make that move from. From tackle to guard?
Mike Lynch • 19:06
Yeah. I think number one is the mindset, you know, the willingness to be able to do it. I think it starts with that because there are some guys that are, you know, they don't want anything to do with it.
Jon Jansen • 19:16
You know, on the offensive line, we're always called glory hounds. At the tackle position.
Mike Lynch • 19:20
Exactly. Yeah. Hey, I'm a tackle man, you know, don't put me in there.
Jon Jansen • 19:24
Yeah.
Mike Lynch • 19:24
You know, so number one, it's the mindset. Number two, a guy that's got some really good lower body strength, you know, because you got to be able to move those big D tackles inside. So that. And then, you know, a guy that's willing to put the time in and study the techniques and fundamentals and get ready to go.
Jon Jansen • 19:44
I want to talk to you about the tackle position. And the first player I want to discuss is not any of the starters, not any guys that really anybody knows about, but I did talk a lot about him because I think his story is amazing. And that's Peter Donini. Sure is. You know, a shot put guy, hasn't played since high school. What was it like when he came over here? And I know this is. This is a Jim Harding and it's a Coach Whittingham, but I'm sure you were in a lot of those conversations of taking on a guy that hasn't played football for a couple years, but he's got the body, he's got the athletic ability.
Mike Lynch • 20:18
Right. First of all, when you see Peter, I mean, you can see he has elite features. Like his length, you know, he's super long and, and, and muscular and like, he's got a frame to put on forty, fifty pounds, you know, with hard work, and he's willing to do it. So, you look at the frame first and say, wow, like that he looks different than, you know, most of the people in this world.
Jon Jansen • 20:42
First time I saw him was out of the practice field, and I, I knew all the recruits that were coming in. I Knew the guys that were returning in the transfers. And I looked over at Jim, I'm like, where'd you get this freak?
Jon Jansen • 20:52
Because he is, like, he is long
Jon Jansen • 20:54
and he is a well put together individual.
Mike Lynch • 20:57
Sure. Yeah. And then you combine that with. And I don't know the exact number, but I think he threw the shot put 68 feet. I mean, he's just really explosive. You know, that usually that's a big thing for Coach Harding, like shot put, you know, translates the explosion, you know, is a good indicator for O line success.
Jon Jansen • 21:14
When you have a player with those type of traits yet he does need to put on some weight. He's got to be able to get up to speed. How do you bring him along? Because he hasn't been in football for a while, so it's. He hasn't been doing all the things. While footwork on the shot put may translate to setting on a pass set, it's still different, right?
Mike Lynch • 21:36
There's. There's, you know, a lot of individual work, you know, kind of, you know, reteaching them how to play the game. Because it's been a while for them. It's. It's extra film study coming in. He did a good job coming in on his own, you know, just trying to, you know, increase the football IQ, you know, of knowing what to do when certain things happen. That's big to me.
Jon Jansen • 21:58
Blake Frazier took most of the reps as a starting left tackle.
Mike Lynch • 22:01
Sure.
Jon Jansen • 22:02
Where. Where did you see him make some strides and what does he need to continue to work on?
Mike Lynch • 22:06
Yeah, I think with Blake, you know, he had. He had a good spring. He needs, you know, I think he made strides in his pass pro. You know, he's. He's a little bit lighter than some of the tackles that are in the conference, and he's continued to gain weight. He's been really, you know, passionate about putting weight on and getting stronger. But that his pass pro got better, you know, not as much vertical setting, a little more setting on the angle to distort the pocket, you know, and I think that's the thing. He just needs to keep working on that. He's super talented and really, really athletic kid, and just keep getting stronger.
Jon Jansen • 22:48
I'll ask you the same thing about Andrew Sprague on the other side.
Mike Lynch • 22:51
Yeah, he's an. He's another guy, the pass pro, having watched the film from 25 to where he's got in the spring. And he's a guy that's came in and, you know, he's wanted to watch more film him and him and Blake. But he's. His pass pro has gotten better. He's more physical, I think, than he was in the fall. You know, he's just a guy that's really important to him, and he just keeps working and keeps getting better. I'm excited about him.
Jon Jansen • 23:20
How do you develop a guy that can't practice? In regards to Andrew Babalola, he's basically a junior. How do you help him continue to develop?
Mike Lynch • 23:31
Yeah, you know, coach, he. He wanted to. To learn and grow. So, he. He actually set up a lot of meetings with Coach Harding. So at least the mental part of it, he's. He's nailing, like, coaching him watch film, he's making the calls. So at least the mental part of it is something that he's continuing to grow, so he's going to know what to do. He. He knows what the plays are. He knows the calls. And then coach was getting to work with him post practice, most days, working on his footwork, the things that he can do right now as he works through, you know, getting back to healthy,
Jon Jansen • 24:05
talking about depth at the guard position. I know Avery Gach is a guy that, you know, hey, as a freshman, you do freshman things.
Jon Jansen • 24:14
Now that he's in his second year, what are you seeing from him and his development?
Mike Lynch • 24:18
Yeah, I see a guy who plays the game physical. He. He loves to get out of people. Yeah, he loves contact. You know, he's. He's, you know, he wants to. He wants to take the other man and put him in the ground and. And do it play after play. And, you know, he's. He's a guy. And again, you. There's a theme here. A lot of these guys are coming in and seeing Coach Harding on their own time because they want to get better. And coach is like, hey, man, they want to get better. I'm here for them. And he's been really helping them. And Avery's been one of those guys that's came in and. And, you know, just trying to pick up the mental part of the game more and more as he moves forward. But he's. I mean, he's a physical kid.
Jon Jansen • 24:59
Ace isn't the only guy that should still be in high school. Marky Walbridge also is a guy that's an early enrollee. What'd you see? What were the early impression of him?
Mike Lynch • 25:08
Yeah, first time I noticed him was in the winter conditioning when we were out running. And he. I mean, he looks like a defensive end, the way he moves, the way he bends, the way he changes directions. Super athletic. He's going to be good. He just needs to continue to gain weight and get stronger, and he's done that. He's been putting weight on since he's been here. He's another guy that wants to be coached. He took a lot of reps, you know, at tackle and at the rhino position, which is that sixth offensive lineman on the field, but just elite, elite quickness and twitch.
Jon Jansen • 25:46
So just as a guy that's coached for 26 years, I want to ask you this question because we talk about this especially since the, you know, every year the NFL draft comes around. We're talking in evaluating offensive linemen and I talk about guys that, you know, pad level playing and by the time they come out of college, I know that you can always coach things better. But some guys bend, some guys don't. And do you think, how do you teach pad level and how can you improve that? Are there limits?
Mike Lynch • 26:17
Sure. I think hip mobility is a big part of that. And that's actually something that we work on every day before practice. We get out there and there's a routine. It's. I think I could be wrong here, but I think it's about 32 reps, about 32 on each hip just to get that hip mobility better. You know, we have them bending under the chutes. We have them fielding tennis balls where they gotta bend their knees and scoop them up. I think that's. That really helps the hip mobility. And it's really, to me, when you're playing low, I mean, if you're 6-foot-7, it's hard to get underneath people, but if you can get your hips underneath the defender's hips, I think that's how you can teach those guys to play a little bit lower.
Jon Jansen • 27:02
Well, Coach, I sure appreciate your insight to the offensive line and looking for forward to catching up with you again.
Mike Lynch • 27:08
Yeah, I look forward to seeing you around, Jon.
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Jon Jansen • 27:17
Well, thanks to both Jake and Coach Lynch. Really excited about this group. A lot of experience. Whether you're talking about the tackle positions, the center position, even at the guard position, a lot of guys got quality time and there's some really good youth, some new players that are going to get some run as well. So, for everything that's going on in and around Michigan football, keep it locked in here on In the Trenches.
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Jeff Laurence • 27:42
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