Michigan's new Athletic Director David Brandon, a former University of Michigan Regent and CEO of Dominos Pizza, talks in his office his first day on the job Monday in Ann Arbor. (AP photo)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Dave Brandon joked there’s no place to hide in his new office — a second-story, window-filled space on the corner of a busy intersection near campus.

He likes it that way.

‘‘I’m really excited to be here,’’ Brandon said in an interview with The Associated Press.

Brandon had a lot on his calendar Monday, his first day as Michigan’s athletic director, but acknowledged nothing on his list of things to do was more important than his plan for Rich Rodriguez and college football’s winningest program.

‘‘It’s critical,’’ Brandon said. ‘‘If you look at the annual revenues that drive this department, football is three-quarters of who we are. It’s essential for that program be successful if our entire athletic department is going to be successfu.