Michigan football coach Brady Hoke has the Wolverines off to a 5-0 start.

Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

Shades of 2006?

The Michigan football team is unbeaten and can improve to 6-0 for the first time since that year with a victory Saturday against Northwestern (7 p.m., BTN).

A 5-0 start, the 58-0 victory against Minnesota and the use of two quarterbacks in the backfield are sure to be among the topics today at Michigan coach Brady Hoke's press conference, which starts at 12:30 p.m.

Hoke has left the building, check out the highlights from his press conference below. Ryan Van Bergen and Kevin Koger also addressed the media.

Brady Hoke: Said linebacker Cam Gordon will practice more and do more this week.

Brady Hoke: Said Troy Woolfolk ran on Sunday and that left guard Ricky Barnum will be evaluated day-to-day.

Brady Hoke: Said he's had guys as tough as Vincent Smith. "I'm just glad he's here at Michigan."

Brady Hoke: On penalties: "We understand that we have to play the game with fundamentals, technique and discipline."

Brady Hoke: Said he thinks his team is overrated. "We're not playing the football we need to play. ... We're not playing well enough."

Brady Hoke: Said how the team runs the option greatly depends on how teams are defending Denard and his particular skill set.

Brady Hoke: Said he doesn't eat on game days before the game and didn't as a player, either.

Brady Hoke: On using the two-quarterback offense at the beginning of the game. "We had a good flow."

Brady Hoke: On if having Denard Robinson helps his team's confidence against a mobile quarterback, "I don't know, it's a good question, I'll have to ask them."

Brady Hoke: On kicker Brendan Gibbons: "He's competing every day (for his spot) just like everybody else."

Brady Hoke: On what impresses him about Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald: "Watching his team and how well he manages a game."

Brady Hoke: On kickoff return coverage: "We're better than we were. ... We still gotta get of blocks better."

Brady Hoke: On Stephen Hopkins at fullback. "I think he did a pretty good job."

Brady Hoke: Said team will not practice at night for preparation of night game against Northwestern.

Brady Hoke: On the package in which both Denard Robinson and Devin Gardner were both in the backfield. "It's another piece to the puzzle."

Brady Hoke: How different is Northwestern when Dan Persa is out of game. "I haven't seen enough yet. ... But when you look at both (quarterbacks) they're both pretty daggone productive."

Brady Hoke: On Northwestern quarterback Dan Persa maybe being out. "It doesn't do anything (to preparation). ... They've recruited well, and it's the same offense."

Brady Hoke: On passing game. "I think the timing was better, I think the routes were better."

Brady Hoke: On being second in the country in points allowed. "It doesn't mean anything right now. ... We still don't blitz worth a dog, and that's gotta improve."

Brady Hoke: On playing on the road. "It'll be different for us."

Brady Hoke: "It was good to keep the Brown Jug, it's good to have the jug here in Ann Arbor. ... Everything gets tougher."

Ryan Van Bergen: On coaches. "If you had a good game, they'll tell you you had a good game. If you play horrible, they'll tell you you played horrible."

Ryan Van Bergen: "We realize that we haven't played as good as we can, yet we're still having these types of statistics."

Ryan Van Bergen: "I'm excited to get on the road. ... We don't know how this team is going to react on the road."

Ryan Van Bergen: "When you're playing like we're playing, it's a lot more fun to play."

Ryan Van Bergen: On Will Campbell's hit on Max Shortell: "That quarterback did not want to get up." Said defense was encouraged to see Campbell's progress in practice translate to production on the field.

Ryan Van Bergen: Said having a two-quarterback backfield would be tough to prepare for.

Ryan Van Bergen: "We have an unbelievable swagger and belief that we can stop anyone on third and one."

Ryan Van Bergen: Said Greg Mattison started a drill this year to rally to any ball on the ground and take it all the way to the end zone, be it a dropped pass or whatever. Said that the team thought was stupid and a waste of time at first. "Shame on us." Credits drill with defense's ability to score and come up with turnovers this year.

Ryan Van Bergen: Said he thinks there has been more effort this year on defense because the guys are on the field less often and can "sell out" more when they're out there.

Ryan Van Bergen: "It's interesting to see the statistics we've put up considering how we've played and graded out."

Ryan Van Bergen: Said he thinks practicing against Devin Gardner and Denard Robinson in practice helps team tremendously when facing mobile quarterbacks.

Ryan Van Bergen: On Hoke thinking team is overrated "He's never going to over sell our accomplishments."

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