Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez, left, talks with quarterback Tate Forcier (5) on the sidelines after Forcier's fumble in the...

Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez reacts during a post-game news conference after losing 21-10 to Ohio State in a...

Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez, left, shakes hands with Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel, right, after an NCAA college football...

Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez looks up at the scoreboard from the sidelines in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college...

Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez is shown during a news conference after losing 21-10 to Ohio State in a NCAA...

Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli, Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez and Clemson s C.J. Spiller

...Rockets 38-0. (Photo by Charles LeClaire/Getty Images) ANN ARBOR, MI - OCTOBER 24: Head Coach Rich Rodriguez of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 24...

ANN ARBOR, MI - SEPTEMBER 05: Head coach Rich Rodriguez claps after a second quarter field goal against the Western Michigan Broncos vs. Michigan Wolverines on...

Nov 14, 2009; Madison, WI, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Rich Rodriguez looks on during the second quarter of the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall...

CAPTION: Nov 22, 2008; Columbus, OH, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Rich Rodriguez on the sidelines reacts to a score from the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory...

...Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-US PRESSWIRE Nov 22, 2008; Columbus, OH, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Rich Rodriguez pre-game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE...

...of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish shakes hands after a 35-17 victory with head coach Rich Rodriguez of the Michigan Wolverines on September 13, 2008 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana...

ANN ARBOR, MI - OCTOBER 24: Head Coach Rich Rodriguez of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Penn State Nittany Lions on October 24...

CAPTION: Oct 31, 2009; Champaign, IL, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Rich Rodriguez on the field during the first quarter against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory...

Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, left, talks with Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez before their NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, in Ann Arbor, Mich