Everything Mickey Joseph said after Michigan game

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Mickey Joseph took the postgame podium shortly after the Huskers fell to Michigan on Saturday.

Here is a transcript of everything the interim coach said:

“Chubba has a high ankle sprain. Whipple came back and he called the second half from the box.”

“I didn’t see it. I guess he got wiped out but I didn’t see it.”

“Well we have some really good offensive coaches. They do their normal routine adjusting without Whipple. When Whipple got back we just let them know that adjustments that they made. It wasn’t different than any other time. We had to get Logan ready but Logan was ready because he played a little bit in the first half.”

“He’s been banged up for two weeks but he’s a tough kid and he’s going to play. We had some kids down sick but I don’t think Logan was one of them. We had about three or four down a with stomach virus.”

“They’re really good on the o-line and defensive line. That’s what really good Big Ten teams look like. They move people and they get push back on defense. It was a really good football team.”

“I thought it was better. I thought he (Anthony Grant) was better but it wasn’t much room in there. We weren’t getting much push off the line of scrimmage so just telling the backs one you see it, you have to go because it’s not going to stay open very long. Credit to Michigan.”

“I think overall the kids are playing hard right now under the circumstances that they’re under. They are coming out, giving their all, playing 60 minutes and not quitting. I thought the defense gave a great effort today.”

He’s probably one of the best backs in the country or the best back we’ve seen.”

“We got to have some variety. We got Wisconsin and Iowa left so we got to have some variety. We got to continue to just come to work tomorrow and try to get a game plan to help us be successful. We can execute the game plan but we got to keep going. We’re not going to quit.”

“Recruiting. We have to recruit better. Every position, we are 3-7. Every position we have to recruit better as a staff. And we will.”

“It’s up to Casey, he still has some nerve damage in his pinky. We’ll see how Casey feels tomorrow. I’m sure if I look at my phone he’s probably already texted me and called me that he’s ready to play next week. We’ll take it day by day with Casey. We won’t put Casey out there unless he can play at a high level.”

“Well, Casey is they starter so you get more offense when Casey’s out there because he’s a starter.”