# Michigan’s 6'7 EDGE Is Ready to Break Out | The Team

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Podcast: [Champ Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/champ-media-7507272)
Published: 2026-05-13T18:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/college-sports-co/episodes/Michigans-67-EDGE-Is-Ready-to-Break-Out--The-Team-e3j9cnb
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Duration seconds: 845

## Resource

If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start your claim in just a click without having to leave your couch: https://ForThePeople.com/TheTeam Michigan defensive end Lugard Edokpayi joins The Team to talk about his growth this spring, becoming an upperclassman, learning from Michigan’s elite defensive ends, and why this year’s team culture feels different. Lugard opens up about being a late bloomer in recruiting, why he chose Michigan, how the new coaching staff is re-establishing a dominant identity, and what it means to follow the blueprint set by players like Aidan Hutchinson, Josiah Stewart, TJ Guy, and Derrick Moore. Chapters: 0:00 Meet Lugard Edokpayi 1:33 Batting passes at practice 3:12 Is Lugard the tallest player on Michigan? 4:51 Playing wide receiver in high school 6:33 Growth as a defensive end 7:43 Learning from Michigan defensive ends 8:54 Thoughts on current Michigan team 9:42 Defensive standouts from spring 10:24 Road games 11:02 For The People Poll 13:40 Closing thoughts Learn more about our partnership with Champions Circle: https://www.collegesportsco.com/news/champions-circle-and-college-sports-co-launch-champ-media FOLLOW CHAMP MEDIA HERE: ► TWITTER | https://x.com/ChampMediaCo ► TIKTOK | https://www.tiktok.com/@champmediaco ► INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/champmediaco ► YOUTUBE | https://www.youtube.com/@ChampMediaCo ► SPOTIFY | ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2tW4bh8jQggJuDCpDnVo9k⁠ ► APPLE | ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/champ-media/id1840236194 ► FACEBOOK | https://www.facebook.com/share/1Dr7P6YEsv/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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