WATCH: Sherrone Moore provides Michigan updates ahead of Citrus Bowl

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Wolverines football head coach Sherrone Moore met with the media Monday morning to discuss the program and its selection into the Dec. 31 Citrus Bowl against Texas. Watch video of his press conference in the player at the top of the screen.

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Key quotes from Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore

• On Michigan’s run-heavy game plan against Ohio State: “[It was] try to be balanced. Obviously, credit to them. I’m not going to make excuses. They played well. They played better than us in that game, and we didn’t do a good job executing that game. I thought we had a good start and had good momentum. As the game plan went and changed, you got in the red zone, trying to get the ball in the end zone and … first play of the game, you have a successful 20- or 30-yard run, you think that’s going to work, and then it doesn’t.”

• On Chip Lindsey’s workload and potentially bringing in another quarterback coach to help Michigan: “[Michigan O.C.] Chip [Lindsey], he spends a lot of time with [Underwood], and yeah, that’s something we’re definitely looking at is bringing in other people to help, bringing in another quarterback coach. It’s something we’re working diligently on, to get worked on.”

• On hiring Kerry Coombs as special teams coordinator:  ”He’s just so well respected in the field of coaching. Different coaches that I’ve talked to throughout the business and there are coaches that are here that have coached with him, obviously. But people that I really trust in the business have spoken so highly of him in the college and the NFL ranks. We brought him here on an interview and it was instant. You could feel the energy, you could feel the passion, you could feel such a great teacher and obviously a great recruiter. I know he recruited the state of Michigan for so long and was so competitive when he was at that other school. Just felt like it’d be a good fit and good connection to what we needed, and feel really good about it.”

• On Moore’s involvement with the Michigan offense: ““Chip has full autonomy. The offensive staff has full autonomy. I don’t call plays. I don’t make the decisions. I just help out where need be. We just have to continue as a whole offense in the building to make sure it’s the best for the players that we have and continue to work forward that way.”