Clever puns don’t make a winning team, but when you’re 5-5, sometimes it’s important to find just the right words.

Several key contributors — defensive tackle Kenneth Grant, tight end Colston Loveland — have already vowed to finish out the regular season despite high-level NFL draft projections, and there’s hope internally that All-Ameican cornerback Will Johnson can suit up again before he departs.

Michigan football just had its second bye week following the 20-15 loss to Indiana, and its most winnable game is up next, with unranked Northwestern coming to town. On Monday, head coach Sherrone Moo

"The fundamentals, the little things, make sure we're all in," Sherrone Moore said. "Every piece, no stone unturned. Every T crossed, every I dotted."

Michigan football head coach Sherrone Moore was non-committal on the status of cornerback Will Johnson ahead of the Wolverines' game vs. Northwestern

Getting to a bowl game is important for a number of reasons. It gives the Michigan football team another opportunity to play together, and it gives the team a few more weeks to practice. Those are important things for Sherrone Moore.