WMU Head Coach Bill Cubit

On the game ...  "I thought the kids played really well. The game turned when we went down there, missed some protection, the ball got squared up in the air, and the guy ran it back. Even at that point it was a 14-point swing, and we had just missed a field goal earlier. Coming out at halftime, I thought the drive right before the half -- we went down there and got three points -- so it made it a 10-point game and we were still okay. Then all of a sudden the rain came, and we had bad field position. I give a lot of credit to Michigan. They made a lot of plays when they had to. They made two really big plays on the defensive side. One of the protections on the sack fumble was really not the lines - Alex [Carder] just didn't see it."

On how wide receiver Jordan White played ... "It's what I expect. I think he's really good. I felt really good coming in to the game. I thought our wide outs would win. I thought our quarterback would win. I was concerned about our offensive line. I thought we ran the ball better than I expected. Our kids -- we had one more guy to box at times, and we did some nice things. I'm always looking at the positive end, and I look at it and go 'You know what, we have a chance to be pretty good,' especially with that quarterback there. In the first half we gave them seven then we there away 10 on our side there"

On the decision to call the game ... "Well, like everyone here, Michigan and Western Michigan, we have to be concerned for our players. From what I got, the radar showed that there were a lot of cells out there. We would be sitting here for an hour or two hours and the way kids go play out there after sitting around for an hour, two hours ... I don't know if that's a smart thing. But both of our teams need to look out for the welfare of our athletes because that's the number one thing."

WMU Quarterback Alex Carder

On if losing the opener stings ... "Yes, absolutely. I think we came out and showed what we're really capable of. I guess having the lead is part of the game. It started off really well. I just think there were a couple plays, like six or seven, that really hurt us. A sacked fumble is inexcusable. It was a protection change that I missed. I should have seen it, and I should not have let that happen. I take full responsibility for that one. It was just big plays, and that is big motivation for the other team and you have to avoid them."

On Michigan adjustments in the second half ... "They had the defensive coordinator that just came from the [Baltimore] Ravens. He knows a lot of NFL stuff. I think they made some right adjustments. Some of the right blitzes and not all of those we picked up. We saw some new blitzes, and like I said earlier, when the safety blitzes from the boundary, I should be ready and it ended up costing us. Either way I should have seen it, and it was a mistake and they definitely switched it up on us."

Wide Receiver Jordan White

On being encouraged for the rest of the season ... "At first when you look at the game, we're not so encouraged because of the outcome. But at the end of the day we look back at things like our first drive. We ran the ball down there real effectively -- passing the ball, running the ball, Alex [Carder] making checks, putting us in the right position. We got the ball down there real efficiently and put seven points on the board. They came back and scored and it was 7-7. We're going in for another score to make it 14-7 -- I think around the four- or five-yard line -- and there was the tipped ball, which unfortunately got picked and got ran back for a touchdown. So just a fine line like that can really change a game, especially when you're playing a team like Michigan."

On his reaction to calling the game ... "We wanted to continue playing. They had us wait, and I was talking in the locker room and I said, 'Are we still going to play even if it is 7:30 or 8:00?' and someone looked at their watch and it was 7:30-8 already. I was ready to play and keep going. We had already come back in the locker room once for a break, so what's another break?"