Wolverine TV: Jesse Minter, Kirk Campbell talk Michigan win over Ohio State, more

Michigan Wolverines football defensive coordinator Jesse Minter and quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell met with the media Wednesday afternoon, discussing the 30-24 win over Ohio State and the upcoming Big Ten championship game against Iowa. Watch video of Minter in the player at the top of the screen and Campbell in the embed below. As always, follow all of our video content on our YouTube channel.

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Minter said that those at Michigan come to Ann Arbor to play against Ohio State. The Wolverines have allowed only 74 points over the last three meetings with the Buckeyes (Minter has been at U-M for the last two), and he noted that the group is also built to stack up against the Buckeyes.

“Any time you go somewhere and you assess — it started with [former Michigan defensive coordinator] Mike [Macdonald] and then I’ve tried to carry it on. But any time you go somewhere, you assess, what’s the thing that’s kept this place from reaching the highest goals that you might have? Particularly, it was that game. There were so many wins and a lot of success and a lot of really good defense. I mean, No. 1 defense in the country, top five. But is it set up to beat the team that you know you have to beat, that you’re going to play in the last game of the season every year? So, when I interviewed here, it was like, ‘How are we going to beat Ohio State and how are we going to beat Michigan State?’ Because we were coming off a loss to Michigan State, as well.

“So, I think it’s something you work on every day here. You work on it year-round. All the drills that we do, all the physicality, all the things that … I even think our offense has things built in to allow us to be ready for that game — that you see in spring ball, that you see in training camp. It’s a year-round thing, and it’s really important.

“And even after the game, you’re already thinking about what you’re going to do the next time you play them and the answers that you need to have for maybe some things you showed. So, it’s a year-round process, and the guys here have really bought into that, and that’s allowed us to be successful over the last couple times we’ve played them.”