This is the seventh in a series of Q&As with the state's athletic directors.
This week: Michigan's Warde Manuel, 49, who is about to enter his second full athletic season at the helm in Ann Arbor. He spoke to The Detroit News on Friday about a number of topics, from the sky-high anticipation of the football season to uses for the Big House — and maybe, just maybe, even a visit from the Obamas.
(Note: The questions here were edited for clarity; the answers were not edited.)
u25a0 Question: You've been back at Michigan since January 2016.