Top to bottom Michigan is about excellence, greatness. You have my pledge I will carry forward the excellence of Michigan football.

I have never asked to be the highest-paid coach in football. I have never asked to be paid like a Super Bowl-winning coach. I have never asked for more power.

I love being part of something that is working toward a greater goal, and there's no more satisfaction in life than achieving those goals as a team and being a part of that team.

Some people say 'Why is a football coach concerned?' I explained I'm an American first and all Americans should care about justice.

People often think that there's a general who makes all the difference, but I would reject that. It's a team effort. It's the power of the wedge.

It can be a great temptation to rest on the field and let the opponent have a play without making him pay for every inch. I must hold his pain where it is. Mine does not matter. ... The punishment I inflict, his fatigue, and that he is up against something that he does not comprehend is everything.

Anything is always a possibility. Wouldn't talk about what we would have done or what we would do. Everything is a possibility.