ANN ARBOR, MI (AP) --
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez says he
looked and sounded relaxed for a change with reporters because the
focus was on football.
Rodriguez casually chatted with the media Monday and cracked
jokes as he previewed the season-opening game this week against
Connecticut. He has often been tense and defensive at his weekly
news conferences the past two years because of problems on and off
the field.
The Wolverines lost a school-record nine games in his first
season leading college football's winningest team and flopped to a
5-7 finish last year.
The school acknowledged it violated four major NCAA rules under
Rodriguez and defended its embattled coach last month against a
fifth charge that he failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance.
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