He's really a running back with a quarterback's arm. He can do it all.

In all of our losses, we failed to finish on both sides of the ball.

The kids played hard, that wasn't the problem. I just felt like I didn't do a good job coaching tonight. I guess that's why I'm so frustrated.

I still believe that a lot of defenses beat themselves. There are definitely some big offensive numbers being put up, but I still believe that a good defense should be able to stop a good offense.

It's hard to put into words how important it is to myself and the entire team to come out with a win. You always want to say that you have a good record against a rival. That just adds even more importance to this.

A lot of people compare it to a street fight.

You've got to re-do your game for a scrambler like Young and make sure he's accounted for at all times. It's a whole new ballgame.

I've always been a Michigan fan growing up. My neighborhood at home -- drive down the street and there's always this weekend (when) you would have an Ohio State or a Michigan flag hanging off your front porch. Growing up, to me it was always the epitome of college football.

With a game like this, you have to look at the players that have played on both sides in the past, and all of the things that they've accomplished, and the games that have gone on between them, and the institutions themselves. You have two of the finest academic institutions in the country, and then you combine that with the football tradition. That kind of rivalry isn't found anywhere else in the country.

Troy is probably the best we've seen. Troy was a difference maker out there.