Tight end Devin Funchess will arrive on campus in June and enter a situation that should afford him a good opportunity to make an early impact. During his senior season for Farmington Hills Harrison, Funchess moonlighted at linebacker but spent most of his time catching the ball, racking up 452 receiving yards on 21 catches (21.5 YPC), scoring five touchdowns. Most of those stats came when he was lined up as a wide receiver, and Devin has talked about playing a “tight end-receiver hybrid” role to best utilize his receiving abilities and help the team. I’ll be talking with Devin tomorrow evening, so leave any questions that you might have for him in the comments section, and I’ll ask them in the interview.
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what kind of routes are you used to running? do you think those will translate well to michigan and make for an easy transition?
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What kind of routes are you used to running? No offense intended, but that question is real dumb. We could extrapolate to something that allows him to talk, rather than say, "Post and corner routes."
Ask what greatest weaknesses and strengths are, obviously.
If route running is listed as a strength, follow up with, which routes bring you the most success, and which of your strengths are tailored towards those routes specifically?
If route running is a weakness, ask: What is it about route running that presents problems and how are you going to improve your route running abilities?
Don't try to fool me, anon. I know your Lankwonia.
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I agree that using open-ended questions are best for letting players tell their stories, which is what I'm looking for. But I always like it when readers introduce topics that I may not have thought to address or take a role in guiding the interview, letting me know which topics people are most interested in hearing about. I won't be asking Devin Anon 9:51's question verbatim, but I'll bring up route running.
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Uh-oh, it looks like I pulled a Mark Hollis in the first sentence of my reply.
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Have you looked over the playbook and have the coaches told you that you to be ready so you can play right away?
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What did the coaches tell you how you would be used in tandum with the other TE's on the team and how soon? Did they talk about Red Shirting you?
What is the planned goal for your weight?
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Ask him about the Farmington Hills Harrison/ Detroit Case Tech rivalry that he played in during high school and how things are different now that multiple players from both teams will now join forces in Ann Arbor.
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*I meant Cass Tech sorry
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What is the culture around FHH like? I know it's traditionally a Michigan State feeder, what was the reaction like to his and Mario's decision to attend U of M?
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What was the reaction around the FHH community when Mario and Devin committed to Michigan? I know Harrison is traditionally a State feeder, was there backlash or is it more of a friendly rivalry kind of thing?
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