What Jesse Minter said about the Michigan football defense in Week 12

Need to keep it going the next two weeks! #GoBlue

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan football has, statistically, the best defense in the country after 11 weeks of college football.

The Wolverines are No. 1 in total defense, No. 1 in run defense, No. 1 in opponent first downs, No. 4 in pass defense, No. 1 in scoring defense, No. 11 in opponent third-down conversions, No. 2 in long scrimmage plays allowed, No. 1 in long rushing plays allowed, No. 3 in long passing plays allowed, and No. 12 in sacks. Last year’s unit, which was considered to be among the nation’s best, ended up being No. 20 in total defense and No. 8 in scoring defense.

Jesse Minter’s group is humming, and with the top rusher in the nation coming to town on Saturday in Illinois’ Chase Brown, and Ohio State next week, the Wolverines will need to keep the momentum going.

Minter met with the media on Wednesday, in what’s likely the last assistant coach press conference of the regular season, to discuss the state of the Michigan defense. Here is everything he had to say.