- Michigan soccer participant Blake Frazier has stepped into the beginning left deal with position resulting from an damage.
- Frazier, a former four-star recruit, feels he’s taking part in properly however sees room for enchancment.
- He credit his preparation and teammates for making the transition to the quicker faculty recreation really feel manageable.
- The workforce is specializing in communication and translating follow efficiency into video games.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A Michigan soccer legacy, Blake Frazier has had excessive expectations, and he is dwelling as much as them regardless of being thrust into motion within the midseason.
With beginning left deal with Evan Hyperlink going out with an damage within the Washington recreation, Frazier got here in and has labored his method up as a starter. Now that he has two video games below his belt because the beginning left deal with, how does he really feel like he is finished?
“Yeah, I really feel like I am taking part in properly,” Frazier mentioned. “Clearly issues to work on, however I have been happy with myself. However I additionally perceive that there is much more that I can work on. And I feel my ceiling’s fairly excessive so far as how a lot I can enhance. So, simply engaged on getting higher week to week.”
A former four-star, Frazier did not gown for a lot of his freshman marketing campaign in 2024, battling accidents himself all yr. However in 2025, he at the very least obtained some early time on job, typically coming in because the fifth lineman, getting his toes moist earlier than he finally heard his quantity referred to as.
On condition that he is comparatively new to the sport, every thing ought to really feel totally different, however the one factor that is been a shock to Frazier (when you can name it that) is the velocity of the sport. He anticipated it, nevertheless, and thus, he is acclimated shortly to how a lot quicker faculty soccer is in comparison with when he final performed soccer, as a highschool starter.
“I do not know if there’s actually been a shock,” Frazier mentioned. “I might say that I feel my preparation has finished me properly. I suppose I anticipated that the video games would transfer a bit bit quicker than I really feel like they’re. However I feel that is additionally a credit score to the fellows that I am taking part in with. Everyone is aware of what they’re doing. And we’re all actually keyed into the sport plan. So, I feel that makes every thing a bit bit slower.”
Michigan is coming off the bye week and can journey to Chicago on Saturday to face Northwestern at Wrigley Area. As head coach Sherrone Moore calls the ultimate three-game stretch of the common season, it is the third quarter. And with that, Frazier says there have been a few factors of emphasis main into the Week 12 matchup with the Wildcats.
“Communication was an enormous one. And taking follow to the sport,” Frazier mentioned. “There have been a pair instances that we noticed one thing in follow and possibly did not execute it as properly within the recreation as we’d have preferred. So, that is been an emphasis for us this week, is ensuring that we’re all keyed into what we’re presupposed to be doing and each look that we’re getting.”
