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

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

People talk about cold weather and it'd be tough to catch balls. But the greatest catcher of all time, Michael Crabtree, catches everything. It's unbelievable. In the northern snowlands, down to the tropics' sunny scenes, he's catching the football. Where they throw a football, he'll be catching it.

Football - it's not fun when you lose. That's a heartbreaking thing. But then there's a new week, and a new opportunity and I definitely get happier and happier as that new opportunity approaches. So 'win the next game,' that's my mindset.

I have the best wife and six wonderful children. And I'm proud to report that my future will always be bright with the family that I have.

I have always believed that you win as part of a team effort. I've learned that if everybody does a little bit, it adds up to a lot.

Do we need a top-flight quarterback? Do human beings need air to breath?