September 9, 2025 • 7 mins
The transfer from Notre Dame, with Mike Crispino on the work as an O-lineman
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome back to the Yukon Football Coaches Show. Mike Chrispino
not joined by Ty Chan. He wears number sixty nine
right guard for the Huskies red shirt junior. He's a
big man six five three twenty. I know you can't
see him on the radio, but let's start there, Ty,
a guy that's over three hundred pounds. And then you
know most offensive linemen these days are over three hundred pounds.
(00:21):
How do you stay in the kind of condition you
need to stay in to be quick and agile and
get to do what you need to do on the
offensive line. That's a lot of weight you're carrying.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
I would say that the biggest thing is just the
preparation within the strength and conditioning room as well as
just practicing. I think Coach Brown and coach Samus definitely
emphasize a lot of fast paced movements in fast paced
conditioning that keeps us in tip top shape. So being
able to continue with that has been a big thing
for me, especially transitioning to an outside zone level program.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Ti Chan with us on the Yukon Football Coaches Show
mentioned Gordon Samus. He was your offensive line coach well
before you got there. Now, he's the offensive coordinator. Does
he still kind of chip in with offensive line talk?
Does he talk to you guys about what your individual
position is.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
I would say that he comes in every now and then.
Still he still still loves the group, definitely is very
passionate about how we play as well. I think it's
one of those things where coordinator or not, you definitely
come back to your roots and being able to give
advice every now and then is always a positive from
a guy that has been coaching for so long and
has a great track record with players.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
You have a team on the offensive line that is
a players with experience. All of you guys have experience,
not always together though, and so my question is how
do you sort of develop chemistry quicker because you want
to be as cohesive a group as you can be
as soon as you can be. Got two games under
your belt, do you see that the chemistry comes with
(01:58):
games or in practice? How to does that work?
Speaker 2 (02:01):
I feel as though the biggest thing that we did
as an O line, especially early when I got here
in the spring, was meet a lot extra with yourselves
and no matter who was on the field at the time,
we all have the same expectation of realizing what we
have on the play. And also communication has been big
for us as a group because a lot of filling
gaps with that is a big part of kind of
(02:23):
how our offense is, you know, I mean, I think
communication is a big thing in any old line, but
especially when it's new guys and new guys brought in
through a transfer reportal it's very important to be communicative
with your buddies.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Now does that mean in practice when you go through plays?
Does that mean during games when you're in huddles when
you say communication, what are you guys talking about?
Speaker 2 (02:48):
I would say it stems a lot from just practice.
In general, I think the game is the end product,
but it is really what is underneath the scenes of
it all, especially even Springball. Think Springball definitely closed the
gap for me a lot of the things that we
had installed, but also just the way that certain blocks
are fit within our system.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
Ty Chand with us number sixty nine, Red Schert Junior
transferred from Notre Dame budd He's the Eastern Guys and
New England guys from Lowell, Mass went to Lawrence Academy
getting back east. How much fun has that been for you?
Speaker 2 (03:24):
It's been really great, you know. I mean, just having
the opportunity to have family members be close by and
also be able to watch me play has been a
very big blessing in it all. And you know, it's
not every day that you get to play in front
of family and be so close, So just that in
general has been a great opportunity. And yeah, I mean
that's definitely the biggest thing.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Yeah, I would think. So you were a top ranked
player in Massachusetts at Lawrence Academy? Is it different to
being alignment to be found by recruiters and coaches and
stuff because you're in the middle of everything, but it's
harder to see what you guys are actually doing. So
being recruited as an offensive lineman, what kind of process
(04:07):
is that?
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Especially when I was in high school, I think the
process of line play is very athletic based and flexibility based.
I think when you're a young old lineman there's a
lot of gray area within technique that when you go
to college it's broken down more efficiently. I know for
myself personally, I felt as though I was always athletic
and flexible enough, but it was just the little details
(04:32):
in the run game, in the past game that when
you get to college you have to polish. And I
think when you were getting recruited by very big name
schools and anywhere in general, it's always about the flexibility
as well as athleticism I think is one of the
big factors, and just overall physicality as well. I think
that's a big, big, big market recruiting as well.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Yeah, you were in the under Armour All American Game,
and what was that experience like? Because you know, you're
with your young guy, you're playing with all these great
players from pretty much all over the country.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
What was that like? I think it was one of
the things that I took biggest from just kind of
the recruiting process was that not only are these guys
just as big and strong as me, but they're playing
at a speed that I had never seen before in
high school other until that moment, you know, and I
think it was a big kind of not wake up
call per se, but like, all right, this is it,
(05:27):
Like these are the top of the top, and like
most of those guys that were in that game where
true freshman playing out the gate, so being able to
block guys like Walter Nolan, cam Newberry, you know, it
was a lot of guys. I mean, Jaheim Otis too,
I remember blocking him a lot. There's a lot of
guys that definitely made me polish from stuff and realized that, like,
(05:49):
this isn't just high school high school anymore. It's it's
the real deal.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
So yeah, gotta be a challenge, no doubt about it.
All right, your two games in here at Yukon Huskies
will win the opener, lose a heartbreaker last weekend at Syracuse.
Bouncing back emotionally individually, first, how do you do it?
How do you get rid of what just happened and
then move forward?
Speaker 2 (06:14):
I think for me personally, I think you have to
take what you did well, but also look at it
in the same way that you look at things well
as things bad. There's a couple of things in the
run game that I personally was a little bit behind
on with my footwork, and all it takes, especially in
our position, is one or two things, and then it's
a TfL or two sac you know. And I think
(06:34):
among me and among my group, there was a lot
of great stuff that we put on film, but it
was down to the little things that really came about
the last moments of the game, and I think as
a team, there was definitely a lot of things that
we did well. You know, I think we had showed
that we belonged. But I think it's the factor of
(06:55):
us finishing that we really need to look forward to,
especially coming up towards a pretty good Delaware team that
had just fought their way through a good battle versus Colorado.
Even though the score didn't seem like it at the
very end, it was a very close game. So just
going forward with the lessons that we learned from Syracuse,
but also applying them and being better with Delaware is
(07:16):
a big part.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Yeah, Delaware is gonna be after you because they're one
on one, but they're at home playing an FBS team.
They're moving up, so I expect a real battle. Good
luck there on Saturday against Delaware on the road.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
We appreciate it, Thanks Ty, Thank you, sir, appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
As ty Chan. We'll be back with more of the
Yukon Football Coaches Show. In a moment on lair field,
Welcome back to the Yukon Football Coaches Show. Mike Chrispino
not joined by Ty Chan. He wears number sixty nine
right guard for the Huskies red shirt junior. He's a
big man six five three twenty. I know you can't
see him on the radio, but let's start there, Ty,
a guy that's over three hundred pounds. And then you
know most offensive linemen these days are over three hundred pounds.
(00:21):
How do you stay in the kind of condition you
need to stay in to be quick and agile and
get to do what you need to do on the
offensive line. That's a lot of weight you're carrying.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
I would say that the biggest thing is just the
preparation within the strength and conditioning room as well as
just practicing. I think Coach Brown and coach Samus definitely
emphasize a lot of fast paced movements in fast paced
conditioning that keeps us in tip top shape. So being
able to continue with that has been a big thing
for me, especially transitioning to an outside zone level program.
Speaker 1 (00:57):
Ti Chan with us on the Yukon Football Coaches Show
mentioned Gordon Samus. He was your offensive line coach well
before you got there. Now, he's the offensive coordinator. Does
he still kind of chip in with offensive line talk?
Does he talk to you guys about what your individual
position is.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
I would say that he comes in every now and then.
Still he still still loves the group, definitely is very
passionate about how we play as well. I think it's
one of those things where coordinator or not, you definitely
come back to your roots and being able to give
advice every now and then is always a positive from
a guy that has been coaching for so long and
has a great track record with players.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
You have a team on the offensive line that is
a players with experience. All of you guys have experience,
not always together though, and so my question is how
do you sort of develop chemistry quicker because you want
to be as cohesive a group as you can be
as soon as you can be. Got two games under
your belt, do you see that the chemistry comes with
(01:58):
games or in practice? How to does that work?
Speaker 2 (02:01):
I feel as though the biggest thing that we did
as an O line, especially early when I got here
in the spring, was meet a lot extra with yourselves
and no matter who was on the field at the time,
we all have the same expectation of realizing what we
have on the play. And also communication has been big
for us as a group because a lot of filling
gaps with that is a big part of kind of
(02:23):
how our offense is, you know, I mean, I think
communication is a big thing in any old line, but
especially when it's new guys and new guys brought in
through a transfer reportal it's very important to be communicative
with your buddies.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Now does that mean in practice when you go through plays?
Does that mean during games when you're in huddles when
you say communication, what are you guys talking about?
Speaker 2 (02:48):
I would say it stems a lot from just practice.
In general, I think the game is the end product,
but it is really what is underneath the scenes of
it all, especially even Springball. Think Springball definitely closed the
gap for me a lot of the things that we
had installed, but also just the way that certain blocks
are fit within our system.
Speaker 1 (03:10):
Ty Chand with us number sixty nine, Red Schert Junior
transferred from Notre Dame budd He's the Eastern Guys and
New England guys from Lowell, Mass went to Lawrence Academy
getting back east. How much fun has that been for you?
Speaker 2 (03:24):
It's been really great, you know. I mean, just having
the opportunity to have family members be close by and
also be able to watch me play has been a
very big blessing in it all. And you know, it's
not every day that you get to play in front
of family and be so close, So just that in
general has been a great opportunity. And yeah, I mean
that's definitely the biggest thing.
Speaker 1 (03:46):
Yeah, I would think. So you were a top ranked
player in Massachusetts at Lawrence Academy? Is it different to
being alignment to be found by recruiters and coaches and
stuff because you're in the middle of everything, but it's
harder to see what you guys are actually doing. So
being recruited as an offensive lineman, what kind of process
(04:07):
is that?
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Especially when I was in high school, I think the
process of line play is very athletic based and flexibility based.
I think when you're a young old lineman there's a
lot of gray area within technique that when you go
to college it's broken down more efficiently. I know for
myself personally, I felt as though I was always athletic
and flexible enough, but it was just the little details
(04:32):
in the run game, in the past game that when
you get to college you have to polish. And I
think when you were getting recruited by very big name
schools and anywhere in general, it's always about the flexibility
as well as athleticism I think is one of the
big factors, and just overall physicality as well. I think
that's a big, big, big market recruiting as well.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Yeah, you were in the under Armour All American Game,
and what was that experience like? Because you know, you're
with your young guy, you're playing with all these great
players from pretty much all over the country.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
What was that like? I think it was one of
the things that I took biggest from just kind of
the recruiting process was that not only are these guys
just as big and strong as me, but they're playing
at a speed that I had never seen before in
high school other until that moment, you know, and I
think it was a big kind of not wake up
call per se, but like, all right, this is it,
(05:27):
Like these are the top of the top, and like
most of those guys that were in that game where
true freshman playing out the gate, so being able to
block guys like Walter Nolan, cam Newberry, you know, it
was a lot of guys. I mean, Jaheim Otis too,
I remember blocking him a lot. There's a lot of
guys that definitely made me polish from stuff and realized that, like,
(05:49):
this isn't just high school high school anymore. It's it's
the real deal.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
So yeah, gotta be a challenge, no doubt about it.
All right, your two games in here at Yukon Huskies
will win the opener, lose a heartbreaker last weekend at Syracuse.
Bouncing back emotionally individually, first, how do you do it?
How do you get rid of what just happened and
then move forward?
Speaker 2 (06:14):
I think for me personally, I think you have to
take what you did well, but also look at it
in the same way that you look at things well
as things bad. There's a couple of things in the
run game that I personally was a little bit behind
on with my footwork, and all it takes, especially in
our position, is one or two things, and then it's
a TfL or two sac you know. And I think
(06:34):
among me and among my group, there was a lot
of great stuff that we put on film, but it
was down to the little things that really came about
the last moments of the game, and I think as
a team, there was definitely a lot of things that
we did well. You know, I think we had showed
that we belonged. But I think it's the factor of
(06:55):
us finishing that we really need to look forward to,
especially coming up towards a pretty good Delaware team that
had just fought their way through a good battle versus Colorado.
Even though the score didn't seem like it at the
very end, it was a very close game. So just
going forward with the lessons that we learned from Syracuse,
but also applying them and being better with Delaware is
(07:16):
a big part.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Yeah, Delaware is gonna be after you because they're one
on one, but they're at home playing an FBS team.
They're moving up, so I expect a real battle. Good
luck there on Saturday against Delaware on the road.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
We appreciate it, Thanks Ty, Thank you, sir, appreciate it.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
As ty Chan. We'll be back with more of the
Yukon Football Coaches Show. In a moment on lair field,
Popular Podcasts
24/7 News: The Latest
The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.