I think it's important for these guys to know we love them and care about them and at the end of the day, that's going to motivate them to want to lead, play harder, and all the things we ask them to do. Which is a lot.

I hope we win a lot of games, that's part of the job at Ohio State. But you want to have a bigger impact than that when you're done. You want to leave a legacy behind, you want to make change.

The Big Ten championship game is one of our goals year in and year out. So that's just the focus.

I make sure in recruiting that the families know that the kids can come to me. I think that matters. I can be a mentor and a resource for them. I didn't necessarily have that all the time growing up.

I'd like to think I'm one of the most competitive people I know.

I think any time there's a change in leadership there's a different personality, there's a different style involved with it, different demeanor.

But I think sometimes, coaching less is better. That's the art of coaching, figuring out with each kid what is the right way to approach it?

And some of the best coaching you can do is not telling kids something.

You're working a million hours and you're on the road recruiting and you're doing all these things, but at the end of the day, you're competing for a championship. You're competing for a Big Ten Championship, you're in the Rose Bowl, you're taking your family to the Cotton Bowl.

The 'Team Up North' is something that we talk about every single day. And the best way to respect a rivalry is to work it every day. And we do.