Above that’s center David Molk, who was chilling out in the aftermath of the big win. He clearly didn’t want to take that Michigan jersey off for the final time quite yet.
Molk: “I was fine before we got here. As pregame went through, one thing led to another and something happened.”
On whether it was his call not to go versus the coaches/trainers:
Molk: “I was waiting for feeling. Once I got that…it’s humanly impossibly for me to sit and watch football when I’m dressed up. So I figured it out, taped it up…and went at it.”
Chris Balas asked if he was “fighting for his life” on the field:
Molk: “I don’t know if I was fighting for my life. I still had one leg. Come on, I squat a ton [laughs] so one leg’s good enough.”
On the idea of getting a championship ring:
Molk: “We actually talked about. We weren’t even positive we’d get a ring after this game. It used to always be a Big Ten championship or nothing. You know, we didn’t win a Big Ten championship but at the same time, it’s a BCS bowl game. Something to remember you’d want to show to your grandkids and your grandkids’ grandkids. It’d be something to carry on.”
Brandy drops in:
Jim Brandstatter stopped by and praised him for battling out there. Molk said he was “just doing what a Michigan Man is supposed to do.” Does it get any better than that?
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One Comment
Jeff Cummins
We’ll miss David Molk for sure, as well as the rest of this senior class. Not easy to find athletes with that kind of determination, dedication, resolve, and sense of responsibility these days.