Ex-Wolverines football coach Rich Rodriguez says coming to Michigan 'wasn't the best move'

Rich Rodriguez

Former Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez is working as an analyst for CBS Sports, and he sat down for a question-and-answer session before the NFL draft.

Among his points: He misses talking to players and he believes too much is made of college players trying to adjust from a spread offense to the NFL and his move from West Virginia to Michigan may have been a mistake.

"I think it's irrelevant whether they came from spread system or pro-style," Rodriguez said on the issue of spread vs. pro-style. "I mean Sam Bradford was the first pick in the draft; he played in a spread system and he did pretty well. Colt McCoy played, Tim Tebow also played as a rookie, and they all came from spread systems."

Rodriguez also spoke about his move from West Virginia to Michigan, which resulted in his firing in January, three seasons after he took over the Wolverines' program.

"We did have a good thing going at West Virginia, and we really enjoyed it," he said. "As you look back at it, wasn't the best move. Easy to say now."