Ann Arbor — The words spin in his head, soothing and helping him achieve a certain level of peace.
Before Michigan tight end Ian Bunting joins his teammates as they head out to play a game, he listens to the classic song by The Rolling Stones, “Wild Horses,” punctuated by its melancholy chorus.
“Wild horses couldn’t drag me away …
“Wild, wild horses, we’ll ride them some day …”
It was the song playing when his father, Stephen Bunting, died in February with his wife, Sarah, daughter, Rachel, and Ian, around him.
“Which is why it’s the last song I listen to before every game,” Bunting said Tuesday, explaining why listening to it helps.