PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: College football coach.
MY FIRST JOB IN SPORTS WAS …: as a graduate assistant at Ball state University.
THE BEST BIG TEN TRADITION IS …: Annual Ohio State-Michigan game.
MOST ADMIRED ATHLETE GROWING UP: Frank Gifford, New York Giants running back.
GREATEST ALL-TIME BIG TEN SPORTS MEMORY AS A SPECTATOR: Watching Gary Russell run 61 yards against Michigan in 2005 in the final seconds of Minnesota's game against Michigan.
FAVORITE QUOTE: "Perception is more important than fact."