'Whatever team drafts me, they’re getting a guy that’s going to do things the right way. I’m going to add value to the O-line room.' bigolu55 chatted w/ JustinM_NFL about transferring to Michigan, playing for Jim Harbaugh, and much more. NFLDraft
Oluwatimi recently spoke exclusively with The Draft Network. Oluwatimi discussed his experiences in Mobile, his decision to transfer from Virginia to Michigan, playing for coach Jim Harbaugh, and so much more. The 2023 class of centers is a deep one and Oluwatimi is firmly entrenched in the upper tier.Olusegun Oluwatimi: It was a good experience. The Senior Bowl throws a lot at you from a scheduling perspective. We completed interviews with all 32 teams.
Olusegun Oluwatimi: All 32 of my interviews went well. They were fairly basic sessions. Teams wanted to get to know me. Most of the position coaches, coordinators, and head coaches weren’t in those meetings. It was mostly scouts, personnel guys, and things of that nature. JM: That’s an excellent point. Now that you’ve had time to reflect on it, how do you look back on your decision to transfer from Virginia to Michigan?
I’m thankful I made the decision to transfer to Michigan. Things couldn’t have worked out any better for me. He’s coaching Michigan and he’s trying to win a National Championship. He’s won the Big Ten title in consecutive seasons. He’s the man for the job. He knows what he’s doing. He’s putting the right people in place. He’s hired the best coordinators, position coaches, GAs [graduate assistants], analysts, and so on.
I feel like the learning curve is going to be less steep for me in the NFL now. It would have been steeper had I stayed at Virginia. We were in 12 and 13 personnel a lot. We were a run-first team and we ran the ball out of various looks. We executed a wide array of rushing schemes on game day. You have to do different things to combat that. That’s how you win on game day and throughout the week of practice. I had to earn my coaches’ confidence to place me in those situations. They knew I was able to execute.
If you’re deliberate when you’re training and preparing to become a better player, eventually you have those skills in your toolbag. It just comes out naturally. I don’t even have to think about it anymore.
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