I'm a junior and I play offensive line for the University of Michigan . There's like an overall theme of advice that I've been given throughout my life that has helped me get to where I am now . I had uh one coach in high school who he would always tell me , uh , there's probably some kid out there who has less than you but is working harder than you right now to get to where you want to be .
And that also helps get through adversities cause a lot of programs you see , there's not good team chemistry when adversity hits , they fall apart , but being able to kind of come together and , and stick together as a unit makes a big difference when it comes to , to winning , you know , an overtime game against Alabama in the Rose Bowl . Uh If I had to tell my younger self , any advice , I would just say to trust myself . Uh you've always got to believe in your abilities and , and nobody's gonna want anything better for yourself than you would .
So on the field , I think the biggest things coaches are looking for is your leadership , your , your mentality and just how hard of a worker you are . I know , uh , the coach I mentioned earlier who gave me the advice about , there's always somebody working harder . He would come out to the games and just every game he'd come off and , uh , I mean , every time on the sideline I'd come off and he would just tell me like , hey , you know , are you giving it all .
And throughout the whole summer of my junior year and then even my senior year I remembered I would have to like , I would go out with my dad and I would take videos of me snapping the football , send them to him . He would coach me on it . He'd let me know what he thought , but I was just making sure I was staying active in the process , making sure he could see me .
My name is James Cavin . Please . I'm a junior and I play offensive line for the University of Michigan .
